1998.07.15 - Kalamazoo, MI, USA @ Wings Stadium (Non-Ozzfest)
cu.org DAT-1 clone

Source: DAT --- Sound Board > XLR > Sony TCD-D8 (line-in) @ 48 KHZ
Position: Front of Rail
Transfer: DAT-M > Tascam DA-20 > coax > Audiophile 24/96 > Sound Forge > WAV (transfer by cu.org/GSP)
Taper: Jeff Sebastianelli
Gen: Master Recording or "0" Generation (in WAV)

Notes A: This recording, as told to me, was luck. The taper was somehow hooked up with The Melvins (opening band). The taper pulled SBD audio the previous night as well as Kalamzoo ‘98 for The Melvins but did not score Tool both nights; “only” one, and here it is. CU.ORG can confirm SBD’s of The Melvins from 7.14.1998 as well as this evening. The taper was plugged into the SBD for The Melvins on a very long XLR > 1/8” stereo and, to his surprise, the feed was hot for Tool after The Melins. Sonically, Tool was touring with Ozzfest but this was a non-Ozzfest date so the band was able to stretch out a bit. Listen to Pushit from this performance, it is perfection. And in SBD clarity, just nothing better.

Notes B: I think people would be surprised about how low the recording's levels are at. Better to be safe than sorry, right? Yeah. In 48khz one can definitely hear nuances that are lost in the CDR versions at 44.1khz. Hard to describe; hearing this on DAT leaves one with a sense of intimacy with the band that is just lost on an AUD recording. This is the only known, verified sound board recording of Tool post-1993 known to exist*. The existence or creation of this was a fluke & a happenstance of fate - let's just say that it was an oversight on the part of a few parties. The Tool SBD capture was definitely a covert, stealth operation & although not sanctioned by anyone, really, somehow this taper, Jeff, managed to pull off perhaps the greatest capture of Tool - ever. The DAT tape has about 12 minutes of intro music. Then, the recording begins with a cut-in of Flood. What I think happened is the taper hit pause or stop in the unit, when the band came on stage he thought it was recording (which it was not) & he pressed record (again) when he checked. Still, this is... well... this is a real SBD recording. Really, this recording continues to, simply, blow my mind. I doubt there will ever be another person to accomplish such a monumental achievement; a SBD Tool recording. Among other recordings, this is definitive evidence of the skill that this taper had and why he is one of the most accomplished Tool tapers - ever, period. So your friend figured out how to work a piece of (sorta high tech) technology? So you pulled 5 sources at a Tool show? So you video taped a show with 14 video camera all in HD while smoking crack while getting head from a midget at a Tool show? This guy pulled a SBD of Tool in 1998. I encourage any & everyone to attempt to pull something as cool as this recording. Go ahead, do it! Oh wait - no, you aren't. And... what a set list. Man, tops!

* It is well documented that the band has multiple sources of each show captured be it SBD, AUD, RF or otherwise. This is in reference to real flotation. There has been a long running rumor of a series of Ozzfest 1998 SBD captures that someone within one of the touring bands got a hold of some of the Ozzfest dates during the performance and recorded a handful. This, CU.ORG, can confirm is accurate. To be clear, this recording, has nothing to do with Ozzfest.

DAT Master
Time: 1:36:22

Flood

‘Are you ready to do some of the Good Lords work tonight? Well I’m afraid you have come to the wrong place.’

Hush

‘Jesus Christ this suit is hot. Let me introduce the cast and characters to you, if you will. On our revival team we have; the reverend Daniel ‘The Lion Fucker’ Carey. Reverend Maynard `The Slayer of Able´ Keenan. Justin Chancellor unfortunately a Jew. And ‘The Original Sinner’ along with Eve, the reverend Adam Jones.’

Forty-Six & 2

‘Buzz, Buzz. We are gonna have a special guest come out with us on this song. His name is Buzz, he’s in the Melvins. He’s gonna rock the fucking house and kick some ass. So let me hear you say yes! Say yes! Say maybe! Say perhaps! Let me hear you say Buzz!’

Stinkfist

‘We are gonna keep Buzz out here for another song. This song is specifically for Michigan. This week; praise God…zilla.’

Stranglehold

‘Don’t tell Ted how badly we ruined his song.’

Sober

‘We are gonna try something. Let us try something really special tonight. I want you all to find that space; it’s kind of a comfortable space, and at the same time it’s kind of vulnerable. I want you to shut your eyes. I want you to go to that space, comfortable, but vulnerable. We are gonna take a look at something from a different angle to see if we can see it in a different light.’

Pushit
Eulogy

‘Let us try this once again; let me hear you say yes! Now let us hear it in French oui! And now in Spanish sí! Thank you for coming down, we are gonna see you again soon. This is another song and then we are gonna go.’

Ænema

‘Thank you, goodnight.’

Jerk-Off