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Stuart Ferguson's Collection

Tool   06/27/2007

Sears Center, Hoffman Estates, IL
Source Audience
Media CDR   2 discs
Notes lineage: "Version 2" source: Edirol R-09 Internal Mics > Edirol R-09 > USB > Wavelab > FLAC, taper: dirtridere
J-Card Comment notes from taper: Had to be something in the air. MJK wasn't sick. Good
for him. He had to be the driving force behind what was the most ridiculous
entrance search I've ever seen. I've been to plenty of shows, several at
the new Sears Centre, and this was not their doing I'm sure. There was a
huge line outside when we got there, I figured it was for Gen Adm floor,
wrong! They had people walking through the line warning people they would
lose their camera if they used it. "YOU DO NOT TAKE PICTURES AT A TOOL SHOW"
was the chant. When you got to what was like a airport security checkpoint,
you had to empty your pockets. They were taking loose change! What, MJK can
only be pummeled by bills? Ironic, after losing my change, I promptly was
given change at the concession stand! What a joke! After all that, my rig
acted up, haven't had time to check out exactly what isn't working, but no
power to my mics! At least I found out during the openers, which didn't do
it for me. So, if nothing else, this serves as a documentation of the
quality (or lack of, depending on your opinion) of the internal mics on the
R09. As a backup, and no fuss, no wires, no external power needed, not bad
I'd say. You are stuck trying to figure out where to put it to try and get
some heighth, but hey, they saved a show that was otherwise lost. As for the
show, I liked the change in order of the set, and we got Flood, MJK was not
even audible many times, nothing new there. He's got a good voice IMO, not
sure what his problem is, at least he wasn't bitching about not feeling good.
They played a bit longer which was nice, just seems with this long on tour
they would rotate the older material more.
Trades Allowed Yes   Traded from: Tool Drive Project
Owned by Stuart Ferguson · Last Updated May 23, 2023