2001.06.14 - Hultsfred, Sweden @ Hultsfred Festival: Paupas Stage

Source A: Unknown Recording Equipment / Possible: Cardioids > Mini Disc

Notes: The recording itself is strikingly clean, crisp & is of superior quality for most festivals. For some reason, European tapers seem to have a better grasp on taping than does the average American taper. Performance is very strong & quite intense but at the same time, Tool seems to be very relaxed while playing this gig. Hard to describe. I think that when Tool plays at Festivals where they are not the 'head-line' that everyone came to see, persay, the performance is slightly changed. Maybe they are a little more low-key. There is some talkingby the taper & his friends/crowd but that is usually drowned out by the music. Also, there are some weird track-transitions & a semi-shifting sound due to the wind & that this was an outdoor festival. This does not mean that this is sourced from MP3 as it is not; common in all copies. Be wary of some copies floating around with Sober & Parabola in reverse order. They are out there.
Notes: This recording is definitely not the same source as the the Marantz>DAT source. I spent a rather decent amount of time on this particular lack-luster performance trying to find discrepancies and whatnot & there are definitely different sources.

Time: 60:54

Tuva
The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
Eulogy
Schism
Sober
(I want what I want)
Parabola
Lateralus

Source B: DAT --- Marantz EM-8 or Aiwa CM-30 > Sony TCD-D8
Gen: 2nd from Master

Notes: You may wonder why there are 2 mics listed above for the source info; according to Mr. Per (who reportedly found this from the taper), the taper did not remember which microphone he used at this festival. This source could easily be confused for source A. A couple of clues so you know which versions are which. During the Tuva intro, there is some microphone adjustment that is not on the other source + some initial talking as the Grudge begins - quite a bit of phasing during this song. There is a -cough- right before Sober begins on this version. Other than that, the recordings are quite similar. All in all, if I were to go for a good and verifiable source to a relatively decent performance, I would attain this version. Simple as that. BTW, has anyone considered why Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" is referenced in the Grudge?
Notes: And, yes, this is definitely not the same source as the 'unknown source info' of A. I spent a rather decent amount of time on this particular lack-luster performance trying to find discrepancies and whatnot & there are definitely different sources.

Maynardism:
"Thank you very much for your support. We'll be back soon, hopefully. We want you to take whatever it is you are feeling, good or bad, go out in the coming weeks & do something positive with that feeling. Generate some goodness. If you are really lazy, just have sex instead. In fact, you have about 9 minutes left to be naked. And...begin"

 Time: 61:03