The last time Tool came through the American Airlines Center, our reviewer was not impressed. The band’s most recent album, Fear Inoculum, had only come out a few months prior, and COVID-19 was still a distant threat. The album divided fans and critics alike. Some praised it as Tool’s most...
, had only come out a few months prior, and COVID-19 was still a distant threat.
A Tool audience is an unexpected and diverse one and not what you’d expect for the audience of a decades-old prog-metal act. But there they were: doctors, lawyers, business executives and families all die-hard fans. Tool’s reach is truly stunning.At 8:30 p.m. strands of thread came down, shadowing Tool’s stage in a veil of mystery and anticipation.Drummer Danny Carrey took the stage first, playing sparse rhythms until joined by Justin Chancellor on bass and Adam Jones’ guitars.
The opening chords to “Sober” were a call to attention. The lyrics a call to sing along. The audience was in darkness as the band was illuminated while the video for the song played in the background. At the song’s conclusion, the threads that had been blocking the audience’s clear view disappeared as the audience roared. Then everything went black, and then purple and blue with a liquid background.
There’s something about watching Tool perform in front of a triangular backdrop with lasers shooting out of it that can’t help but bring to mind another classic band that preferred to let the music speak for itself. Tool may not be our generation’s Pink Floyd, but its shows are going to be just as memorable in the minds of those who experienced them.
Keenan made a rare appearance at the front of the stage in Tool’s penultimate song, sitting next to his bandmates for a surprisingly intimate performance of “Culling Voices” as confetti rained over the crowd. Keenan returned into the shadows for the remainder of the encore, making his appearance in the light brief but memorable.
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