Comments on: Tool @ Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, 31 Jan 2007 http://www.swollenpickles.com/2007/02/01/tool-myer-music-bowl-melbourne-31-jan-2007/ Me fail English? That's unpossible! Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:06:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tool Fan http://www.swollenpickles.com/2007/02/01/tool-myer-music-bowl-melbourne-31-jan-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Tool Fan Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:35:40 +0000 http://www.swollenpickles.com/2007/02/01/tool-myer-music-bowl-melbourne-31-jan-2007/#comment-927 I saw the same two shows as you back to back. Muse was definitely the better for me. I've seen Tool a total of 4 times, 1st was at Festival Hall for the Aenima Tour and at the time it took the title of BEST CONCERT EVER for me over the likes of FAITH NO MORE/KORN/RADIOHEAD/SOUNDGARDEN. Since then, the Music bowl show was the only time the experience didn't equal or improve on the previous show. But the complaints I have all stem from the venue. The bowl may be good for a mellow sit on the grass show - but not for a heavy rock show. Usually 3rd row of people in the Mosh would usually put you mere metres from the band - but like you I couldn't see their faces - or their guitar playing playing. The roaring/singing of the crowd almost completely obliterated Maynards vocals also - which I owe to the very different accoustics of an open air venue and the vast distance from the band/amps and the much closer - enveloping crowd. The front barrier being so wide - giving more people a clear view of the band - meant that the hardcore fans that would normally cram the front 20sq metres of floor - were spread very thinly throughout the massive crowd - so the normall INCREDIBLY INTENSE mosh(no Phone Calls here) - was watered down - and never really got going, except at a few rare moments. But it's really hard to get into it when your so far from the band, and most of the people around you stubbornly have no interest in joining in. It's not their fault - but at any of the previous shows - they just WOULDN'T have been in the front row. I won't let Tool come through town without seeing them, but I pray they have a better venue in future. As far as my time keeping went - they played for 2 hours - and I wasn't dissapointed in the length - can always take more though. They have played for longer in the past though - I hadn't heard of the Bowl curfew - but it wouldn't surprise me to know of yet another way the venue lessened the experience. Their previous shows have been much better IMO, and if they're at a decent venue later in the year, I highly recommend going - and see how intense Tool can be. I saw the same two shows as you back to back. Muse was definitely the better for me. I’ve seen Tool a total of 4 times, 1st was at Festival Hall for the Aenima Tour and at the time it took the title of BEST CONCERT EVER for me over the likes of FAITH NO MORE/KORN/RADIOHEAD/SOUNDGARDEN.
Since then, the Music bowl show was the only time the experience didn’t equal or improve on the previous show. But the complaints I have all stem from the venue. The bowl may be good for a mellow sit on the grass show – but not for a heavy rock show.
Usually 3rd row of people in the Mosh would usually put you mere metres from the band – but like you I couldn’t see their faces – or their guitar playing playing.
The roaring/singing of the crowd almost completely obliterated Maynards vocals also – which I owe to the very different accoustics of an open air venue and the vast distance from the band/amps and the much closer – enveloping crowd.
The front barrier being so wide – giving more people a clear view of the band – meant that the hardcore fans that would normally cram the front 20sq metres of floor – were spread very thinly throughout the massive crowd – so the normall INCREDIBLY INTENSE mosh(no Phone Calls here) – was watered down – and never really got going, except at a few rare moments. But it’s really hard to get into it when your so far from the band, and most of the people around you stubbornly have no interest in joining in. It’s not their fault – but at any of the previous shows – they just WOULDN’T have been in the front row.

I won’t let Tool come through town without seeing them, but I pray they have a better venue in future.
As far as my time keeping went – they played for 2 hours – and I wasn’t dissapointed in the length – can always take more though. They have played for longer in the past though – I hadn’t heard of the Bowl curfew – but it wouldn’t surprise me to know of yet another way the venue lessened the experience.

Their previous shows have been much better IMO, and if they’re at a decent venue later in the year, I highly recommend going – and see how intense Tool can be.

]]> By: wamylove http://www.swollenpickles.com/2007/02/01/tool-myer-music-bowl-melbourne-31-jan-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-750 wamylove Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:39:43 +0000 http://www.swollenpickles.com/2007/02/01/tool-myer-music-bowl-melbourne-31-jan-2007/#comment-750 I saw them several years ago and they were great, as you said.. I saw them several years ago and they were great, as you said..

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