2002.07.27 - Houston, TX, USA @ Compaq Center

Source A: Mini Disc --- Core Sound Binaurals  > Sharp MT-877

Notes: This is perhaps one of the 'worst' shows (performances) of the tour, according to some. This is also a very interesting performance to others. Myself, I think that it may be both. If you notice, there is not either AEnima or Opiate as 1st act closers this evening.
Notes:  Sound is very clear although there is a little bit of crowd talking & assorted noise(s). Certainly not the worst though; pretty good actually. As for Maynard, shit, he seems simply -off- tonight. Listening to him stumble through The Patient is a tedious path; his voice just can't handle it. He has to leave the stage for a while. The rest of the band doesn't seem especially on either; esp. Adam. Concert reports of this show say they had a verrrrrrrrrry long intermission. If you notice, Reflection was -not- played tonight due to Maynard's sickness or whatnot. I think this show is the only time Reflection was not played (purposely, that is).  When I first read the reviews of this particular show, I really wanted to hear it. From a collector's point-of-view. This may be the shortest performance of this leg of the tour.
Notes:  On the majority of copies of this show, there are -slight- track transition issues between tracks & 'checked' wave-forms that prove a MP3 source. This is not the MP3 CD. The disc times for the MP3 sourced discs are: CD 1 = 77:44, CD 2 = 28:54 

CD 1
Time: 69:54                                                                         

CD 2
Time: 36:46

Tuva
Sober
The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
46 & 2
Schism
Parabol
Parabola
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient
Intermission
Disposition
Triad
Lateralus

Source B: Mini Disc --- MDR-QR33L/S Sony MZ-R55
Taper:      Adam
Gen:         1st from Master

Notes: This is perhaps one of the 'worst' shows (performances) of the tour, according to some. This is also a very interesting performance to others. Myself, I think that it may be both. If you notice, there is not either AEnima or Opiate as 1st act closers this evening.
Notes:  The audio clarity of this taper's 'equipment', headphones, is better than quite a bit of 'real' microphone recordings I've heard. One thing though, the equipment used here picks up quite a bit of crowd noise & volume more so than some other mics. Perhaps a decent comparison to the sound is that of a Sony ECM microphone. On the other hand, the sound seems to be quite a bit more fuller than a standard ECM although you can tell the weaknesses but also the strength of this set-up, really. All in all, a decent audio recording. The taper stood front of the soundboard. If you did not know that the 'microphones' were really headphones plugged into the mic-in slot of a Sony MD recorder, you would not tell the difference between this and other audience recordings from this era.

  CD 1
Time: 62:57  

CD 2
Time: 33:52

Source C: Sony DCR-TRV330 Digtal8 Video w/ Sony ECM-MS908C
Taper:      musicforauction
Gen:         1st from Master

Notes: This is an incomplete video. Relatively good close-ups but very MJK centered. All in all, ok. But it is incomplete. I would leave this for collectors. The filmer, who's name flashes "musicforauction" during the beginning of the recording put this up on eBay via VHS copies. This is a VHS>DVD transfer. There must be higher quality copies out there...

Maynardism: "Mike & John from Tomahawk. Thank you very much. They met because both of their Dad's were in Asia, the band, not the continent. Thank you for sharing this moment with us. Hopefully we've inspired you all to go home & have sex. You can start now if you'd like...”                                                                                 

Time: 62:12

Fripp
Tuva
Sober
The Grudge
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
46 & 2
Schism
Parabol
Parabola
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient
Intermission
(Incomplete)