That should have been fun.
Though it doesn't make my top 3 concerts of all time, TOOL was JUST outside of the top 3 for the experience alone. I've never seen a show like their's as far as production value and visual effects goes. You hear folks all the time say " TOOL live is an experience!" And you get it once you see them. It's not that the band is fully energetic and running around the stage ( though Maynard is a showman and Danny Carey is now the best living drummer after Neil Peart's passing), it's seeing the lights and lasers, the videos in the backdrop and the timing and sequencing of the music.
I’ve mentioned it here before. One of the tunes my youngest used to teach himself bass, was Tools “Schism.” And that would be the only song I can tell you that Tool has done. That was 20 years ago and when it comes on the radio I know it as soon as the bass kicks in. He actually got pretty good at doing the bass line for it.
To be honest, when Undertow came out and they gained their initial popularity; I was 50/50 on them. By the time Aenima came however, I was obsessed because it was an epic leap forward. Then it just keep raising the bar with each album, though admittedly, Fear Inoculum took me a few listens over to really enjoy it. I love it now but compared to 10,000 Days it's a much slower build up
That's a good question really. I guess he just follows the melody and time from memory.
