@headingleyrocks I did go! I wouldn't have missed it for the world man. Now I moved out to Calgary, and hoping they come here. They usually skipped winnipeg, went down to chicago and came back up to Saskatchewan, so I have more of a chance for them to come here now!! I still have yet to see APC live though :(
@Rage00Against I am going to see them on Jan25 in Toronto, I want to bring a small camera with video capabilities. Have they loosened up about this yet? Do I need to hide it? What sort of search do they conduct before you get in? Is it anything like an airport search...your bags and body (arms stretched out and searched with a wand)? My first TOOL concert!!
@headingleyrocks If you're a girl, hide the camera in your purse, if not bring a chick who has a purse. They won't look through things thoroughly but if they find a recording camera they might take it away or not let you in. Tool is a hardass when it comes to their show being filmed. They strictly forbid it. I wasn't even allowed to take pics with my camera phone. I took a few but I was told to stop and put it away.
While I understand where he is coming from, I must say that I VERY HEAVILY disagree with him. I must agree with alnewberry; seeing a live performance online or on TV actually makes me WANT to go see them. Oh well, at least now I know why they don't have proshot videos...well except for that one of them performing Sober back in '93.
This is funny because I used to be a real big Tool fan until I saw them live. Maynard sat by the drums the whole concert. No interaction with the crowd at all. The sound was really good. Come to think of it it was like sitting at my house listening to a Tool Album with 20,000 people.
With all these *^#^% holding their phone's above their heads to shoot video, it has become an UN-needed hassle blocking our view. With WI-FI they even cast it live. The G.Dead gave fans a corralled photo area. Europeans recorded concerts that would end up being sold in record stores by next day. I just went to see Orchestral Movers in the Dark, they record show & flash onto USB to sell when you leave. What happened to when you feared bringing in a camera for a memento shot. Camera OK but no J's?
What an idiotic argument. Videos of performances make me want to actually go see the band live. Apparently Maynard thinks his fans are such idiots that they think a video is a replacement for a live show.
I wish Tool would come to #SWFL so I wouldn't have to get my FIX on a flipping youtube video share ;) <3 bluskyeinmiami (#56627) aka DaniNinFL Member of ToolArmy.com 17 Feb 07
If you've been to a Tool show, you don't need a recording to remember it. You will never forget what you saw, heard, and experienced. I've been fortunate enough to see them twice, and no camera could capture the moments as well as being actually present.
an opinion is just that. an opinion. hes just sayin whatever comes to his head in an interview that he probably doesnt really wanna do. who gives a fuck? this guy is incredibly smart and talented, doesnt mean hes always right or gonna make everyone happy. believe whatever you want about anything. fuck it!
Hey Maynard why not tour more so your fans wouldn't have to rely taped concerts? You know not everyone lives in California or the big shot cities you tour to!!!
I took 3 min od video in Wienna 2006 and about 2 min in Belgrade, thats just for the memories!
Hey Maynard what do you care?, you just do your part and let the rest of the people waste their money by buying the tickets and filming!
BTW. Here is one inspiration for you and i hope new album of tool!!!! Turn the CNN, FOX and other fucking BULLSHIT channels and lay the words on the top of their head with a 20t of hate!
I have to disagree with Maynard on this...anyone who's been to a concert knows they're awesome, when I watch a concert video of a band it makes me want to see them even more.
I am a fan of Tool and I do agree that being at a show is a unique experience, but not everybody can shell out the exorbitant prices for a concert ticket. Not everyone can go to concerts. Record a concert and let someone who can't afford or who can't othewise attend a concert have a small piece of the experience.
937th comment ftw! Tool live was unlike anything else I've experienced. I would like to see videotaped concerts with clever angles, but nothing else replicates the vibrations, smells, and experience of seeing them live.
Yeah sure thing, I really like Tool, APC and Puscifer but c'mon I live half planet away. Don't I deserve to buy a live dvd performance? I'm gonna shit money outta my ass, fly across the planet and watch the concert? Maynard the USA is not the world, you've got fans all over the fucking planet. (This was not a hate comment so don't start bitching over it)
I agree with the first bit he said about the way most live videos are filmed - nearly all of them I've seen are shit. shoddy editing and shots. The most outstanding example of the way a live show SHOULD be filmed is the way the Grateful Dead movie was. The cameramen were all on stage right next to the musicians and truly capturing the magic or out int he crowd filming people dancing and having a great time.
If all live shows put to tape/dvd were captured like that I would be one happy camper.
i love tool, their my fav band. ive been to their concert, i try to find tool merchandise when ever i can although that's limited as well, and i have to say if there were videos of tool concerts i would buy them and would still go to their concerts when i could, so i agree with 00roastedlampsot00 and as much as i admire Maynard and consider him a rock god i also disagree with what he said. seeing the concert and watching a video of a concert are 2 diff experiences, both great
What about to those places where you have a lot of fans yet you don't go to their place? At least, they get to see you perform live in dvd's or something but too bad they don't have option... Better use their imagination instead. Bummer!
Ugh love Maynards music but he's such an undesirable person to be around as it seems. Fuck, now somebodys gonna reply that he'd never hang out with me anyway. NO SHIT!
I actually agree, The energy of seeing this band live is not something you can feel through any sort of Reproduction or video. It's an extremely powerful force when you let yourself become vulnerable to the power that is tool.
Watching or listening to live music allows me to hear tracks I've listened to alot, as different extended versions with special guests at times, extra drummers (if luck be yours.) A fan knows all their music and how it is composed. A true fan will go to any lengths to even hear them live so they can even have the chance to hear ONE track differently in some way or perhaps modified in some way they want to try out and in the process create something that makes YOUR understanding of them evolve.
I disagree, I taped some of dope live at the alrosa villa in colombus. ohio...To show the people out there that may have never heard or seen them live, how awesome they are live, I mean my camera sound sucked but you can get the energy they put out, just by watching them perform, thats the beautiful thing about recording video from a fans perspective, I hope he's not saying that in the perspective that he might lose money because someone seen a song of his and it took money out of his pocket!
@mooseemall even if he is talking about losing money..shouldnt he be worried about that it is after all his job and pretty much ppl arent buying albums anymore they are simply downloading them..making concerts i believe are what is keeping rock artists from going bankrupt..and no seeing a concert is way different from attending one
I'm so torn between Maynard's view and my own. I agree that it's best to see the band live at that moment, especially a band like Tool, but hell, it doesn't hurt to have a nicely produced DVD for the fans!!!
anyone who's ever been to a live show understands that it's not as exciting is a live video recording because you're obviously not zoomin around the fucking stage? i dunno but if you ask me this is a ridiculous reason to not record shows
Yea I love tool, but the fact that he says this and his stance on downloading music shows how little he actually has his finger on the pulse of what is going on with modern music and art. 1. videos and torrents are the reason that so many new incredable artists have even had a chance to be heard 2. Thankfully there are a few live vids of tool in the 90's so that we can see what it was like when maynard could sing the songs....
You see that! You rap fucks ain't shit! (Except the legends like Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop, Ice Cube, etc. They kick ass.) Kanye was shown AFTER they interviewed Tool. Suck on that Kanyack!
@buzzardkiller92 The next tool album will have lyrics penned in by snoop dog. including the two HOT singles "Hot Rollin Smokin Bitches & Weed Remix ( DUB dubble dee OG remix [pass the blunt vol.2])" and "I beat my girlfriend vol.9" featuring Marshall "Slim Shady" Mathers with limited appearances by his life-partner Dre, MD.
I also want to say for the record to all these people filming these vids, STOP FUCKING ZOOMING IN ON MAYNARD AND DANNY OR ANY OF THEM!!! The best part of their show is the overall experience. The visuals going along with the music. You're missing the point of the show and you people can never hold a steady zoom anyway. Pisses me off.
@Sgurd Your mistaken, what you "heard" (because you obviously haven't seen them live) has nothing to do with him not wanting to be recorded on video. Tool shows have always been about the energy, the experience, the music, and not the band members themselves. And he's spot on about how the videos don't capture the overall experience. I still watch some from time to time but I will NEVER miss a Tool concert because nothing beats actually being there.
Takes it a little too seriously it seems. From what I've heard, the last show they played in Vancouver, Maynard sang in the back, barely able to be seen. All because he didn't want to be video recorded.
So because some people can't afford your ridiculous ticket prices, you have to ruin the show for the people that can afford?
this is an absolute true story. a friend of mine went to a tool concert like a decade ago and was in the crowd video taping of the band as they played. about half way through the concert maynard himself shined a laser pointer on him and security came through the crowd and kicked him out of the show. so yea... maynard takes that seriously lol
I have yet to see Tool live, but they are by far my favorite band! I'm glad people were able to shoot videos and put them up on youtube, because it's giving me a far greater appreciation for them after hearing how great they are live. Usually I'm pretty iffy about seeing live music because a lot of musician cant live up to what they do in the studio, but Tool is the opposite and I can't wait to see them!
if i told someone "hey tool's playing in town in a few day wanna come?" and they reply with "naw man ive see them live on youtube" id remove their nipples with a butter knife
What about fans that live 6000 miles away from LA and can't afford the thousands of dollars it would cost to see a show live? Maynard you're a douche.
@toolhead22 They perform all over the world. I have to drive 8 hours 2 ways when they tour. Its worth the time and the money. For people in Africa? Well.. they were fucked to begin with so Tool is prolly not at the top of their list.
Soooo, if recording a show means less people will come to the shows, what effect does listening to the recorded music have on their shows? By Maynard's logic, releasing CDs should also be detrimental to the fan's enjoyment of their performances.
@BassmanSW so by your version of his logic bands should no longer release cds the thing that gets their music out to the public real smart smart ass, he has a valid point in saying that recording shows would narrow the demographic of people willing to pay to go see them live but if they dont release cd's how the fuck is their music supposed to get out?? think the entire scenario out before placing ones input.
@BassmanSW Well that's just awful logic. He's talking about the experience of a live performance being taken away by watching a video recording of alive performance. Studio recordings are not the same as their live performances. How does listening to a studio version affect the fan's enjoyment of Tool's live performances?
He's right, today's concert filming is to put 38 cameras around the venue and for two hours cut from one camera to the next every 1.5 seconds. I hate that shit. HDNet does this and ruins every goddamn show.
Fuck that cunt kanye west at the end. Fuck him. I would be overjoyed if he died today, tomorrow, or anytime very soon. Not because he's black, but because he's a retarded jackass. He does everything incorrectly. It's all attitude. His attitude makes him a great candidate to be tortured and murdered. Maynard on the other hand, is fucking awesome.
@TheMadChilidogger ur honestly saying kanye is the same as maynard?? a pop plastic untalented money whore versus a real musician?? sorry but simply because kanye is black doesnt mean we cant criticize him lil wayne and that thing niki minaj are the things that maynard is referring as the music industry collapse..
No he's right. They shouldn't film live because then what's the point of paying to see a band if you can just look on youtube. Its taking away from the fan and
Anyone who has ever been to a concert and watched a video of one knows that they are nowhere near comparable.
All a video of a concert does is let someone who was there relive the moment or let someone who wants to be there see how the band performs. When I watch a concert DVD, I feel so pumped up and start longing and wishing that I was at that concert.
Also, not all of us can go see the best band in the world =\
@HeavyMetalMushrooms No, but like any music fan I am limited somewhat as to concerts I can actually attend; it goes without saying, particularly regarding the kind of band that tours every 7 or 8 years or so.
Sure I don't hold the same views as Maynard on this subject - fine - but the problem lies in the fact that these views actually alienate those same fans, and demonstrate little to no appreciation of the obvious fact that everyone here would love to see the band live and can't.
@00roastedlampost00 I hadn't thought about it like that. Not many good band come to where i live, so whenever i get the chance to go to a live show i do.
@HeavyMetalMushrooms Besides that, what he said about concert footage doesn't wash at all. Music and film are both art forms in their own right; great music and a beautifully put-together video compliment each other to create something greater than the sum of their parts.
@HeavyMetalMushrooms Cont. Sure, the live concert experience is a completely different kettle of fish - any mug could tell you that. But how many people managed to secure tickets to Stop Making Sense, or Cream at the Royal Albert Hall? The film is for the enduring benefit of all those that couldn't.
@00roastedlampost00 although i understand what maynard means, I have a live dvd of tool, and i've seen them play live twice, once i even drove 12 hours to see them. The dvd really doesnt do a justice on their live performance.
@00roastedlampost00 Glad to see at least one other person who can think for himself. You're one of the few who doesn't eat all of the shit that comes out of this man's mouth as if he were the Second fucking Coming. I can't tell you how many times I've run into some little shit who has ingested so much of Maynard's jizz, he couldn't have an original thought if his pathetic life depended on it. You say one thing that runs counter to Reverend Maynard here, and you're the scum of the earth.
Look at hos old videos, see why he says that? But yeah, and what about those of us who can't afford to go to concerts? I used to party with Maynard and can't even afford one of his shows now!
However, I highly doubt he was talking about that. He is just talking about the entire experience. The professional camera cuts and angles DO make it seem contrived and takes away from the experience.
So I can see both sides and I am sure he can too, considering what went down with his mother and all. Don't forget about that.
well that explains why the name of the band is "tool". let's start here. i hear a band is playing at a place i like, but i've never heard of them. first place i go is youtube. half of the time i find them there and if i like em enough i'll go and see em. videotaping concerts is a research tool for other people to become fans.
jackass. i love the guy, and i'd really like to see him live. but you can't expect everyone to have the means to come kiss your ass. even if it is sugary.
I dont really care how he feels bout fans taking vid.. I pay to see u.. And I if I wanna bring my cam and get some vid for the hell of it then I will.. TOOL rocks hands down best band ever but you cant stop the fans!!!
@MIZZTOOL You're an IDIOT! Seeing TOOL is a spriritually awakening experience and if you can't respect the artists by not taping then it SHOWS you have ZERO respect for them or their music. Regardless if you paid to go or not, its THEIR material and should be RESPECTED as THEY see fit. If you were a TRUE TOOL FAN you wouldn't disrespect them like that.
I disagree. I've actually gotten into many bands by watching their shows on dvd. As a result I've seen them all live. That's kind of like saying you have the songs on record, so why go pay to see them live. Live music is still alive and people will go to shows regardless of the artist's taped performance. As far as people video taping on their cell phones or whatever, I think that's stupid. But I do agree that you should always see an artist live. It's a whole different art.
PSH. I've seen the live videos, they are shit. The person recording is usually shaky, or you can hear them yelling, or something. But it's normally horrible quality.
LUCKILY, This July I'll be getting tickets to see A Perfect Circle. Just a few rows from the stage.
I think that is good for tool. Tool uses alot of visual art and it would be better just to see them. When it comes to other bands I think they should film it because festivals are expensive as fuck and not everybody can go to them.
Love these guys...but they really need to lighten the fuck up. Sick of this pretentious silliness? Get over yourself a-hole & quit pretending it's a bigger deal than it is- Axl Rose
I understand his view, but only when it comes to processed, edited shit spewed out by the record labels to market as a DVD. I don't agree with him about random footage captured by fans. There is no way that a "bootleg" is edited in such a way that would make me say: "Hey, you know... I just saw their live show on youtube from the tour 2 nights ago. I don't think i'm going to be buying a ticket for when they're in my neighborhood next month. I'll just get my fill from the bootlegged video on YT"
This is just about one of the only times I've questioned Maynard. Watching a live Tool bootleg only makes me want to see them 100x more than I already do. I would never ever ever NOT go to a show if they played anywhere remotely close to me. Maybe Maynard doesn't have enough confidence in his fans...?
Then release a live DVD already you dick hole! We've been waiting like, what? Twenty something years. You sit a stationary camera sitting at your balls, I will fucking buy it just to hear some good quality live Tool AND I will come and see you live. How about that?
I'm sorry maynard, imma let you finish, but if it wasn't for youtube and bootleg videos I wouldn't be able to see one of the greatest bands of all times.. ALL TIMES!
The reason we, the people, would like for you, Tool, to make a video of your concert, is because YOU DONT COME AROUND OFTEN GODDAMMIT! But I appreciate the response. I figured it would be along those lines. Good argument.
Although I fully understand his point of view, I've gotta disagree. I think this is just one of those ways in which Maynard can get a bit pretentious. I can think of dozens of artists off the top of my head that I have seen live, or will pay to see live based on what I've seen of their performance in recordings.
Plus, Tool rarely play around where I live, so unless I'm willing to wait another couple years, I'm not seeing a live performance anytime soon.
I understand his point of view but they never fucking play around here so for me a real professional DVD would be nice. The New Meshuggah Alive DVD was done with great quality.
I've seen some poor live performances from bootlegs that could potentially ruin the credibility of the music or band from the viewers perspective. A thirty second clip could be the deal breaker for a potential fan if a band were caught on an of night or flub. I do agree however that seeing random performances in different settings through bootlegs just makes me want to go to more shows and support great bands like TOOL!!! ...they also have their fair share of flat notes and flubs ;)
I love Tool but have always hated this. I agree that there is a COMPLETELY different and indescribable feeling of watching the band perform live rather than on a bootleg video, but I still love watching the bootlegs. If it wasn't for the bootlegs, I wouldn't have known how good they were live, which wouldn't have convinced me to buy a ticket and go to their shows.
I think he's referring more to those professionally filmed Live DvDs. I could never see Tool doing one of those. They just aren't "back-stage" kinda guys.
desagreed with maynard!! what about those who has no money to go to a concert or those who live in countries tool had never been in?? and never will??
I think he was more or less just explaining one aspect of the filming of live shows. He obviously knows that not everybody can go and see them live, everybody knows that..for those people who have a legit reason for not being able to, that's plenty okay. But, obviously the filming of a live show is nothing compared to actually seeing the band live, I'm not sure how anyone can disagree with that. Besides, people don't need those clips to discover the band....use the actually music itself..
I love maynard, but he completely missed the point of why shows are filmed. What if you are unable to see the band? Yes, he made some obvious points and yes its obviously a different experience, but come on maynard, dont be so short sighted.
@Rage00Against They were in Winnipeg in 2010...hope you went!
headingleyrocks 2 weeks ago
@headingleyrocks I did go! I wouldn't have missed it for the world man. Now I moved out to Calgary, and hoping they come here. They usually skipped winnipeg, went down to chicago and came back up to Saskatchewan, so I have more of a chance for them to come here now!! I still have yet to see APC live though :(
Rage00Against 2 weeks ago
@Rage00Against I am going to see them on Jan25 in Toronto, I want to bring a small camera with video capabilities. Have they loosened up about this yet? Do I need to hide it? What sort of search do they conduct before you get in? Is it anything like an airport search...your bags and body (arms stretched out and searched with a wand)? My first TOOL concert!!
headingleyrocks 2 weeks ago
@headingleyrocks keister stash that shit lol. ive Never been to a tool concert, but the shows i have been too they dont do it very thoroughly.
dasmushroomcult 1 week ago
@dasmushroomcult Thanks!
headingleyrocks 1 week ago
@headingleyrocks If you're a girl, hide the camera in your purse, if not bring a chick who has a purse. They won't look through things thoroughly but if they find a recording camera they might take it away or not let you in. Tool is a hardass when it comes to their show being filmed. They strictly forbid it. I wasn't even allowed to take pics with my camera phone. I took a few but I was told to stop and put it away.
Rage00Against 1 week ago
@Rage00Against Thanks =)
headingleyrocks 1 week ago
While I understand where he is coming from, I must say that I VERY HEAVILY disagree with him. I must agree with alnewberry; seeing a live performance online or on TV actually makes me WANT to go see them. Oh well, at least now I know why they don't have proshot videos...well except for that one of them performing Sober back in '93.
MrKyel17 2 weeks ago
Hes such a ffucking douche
Meta1Godess 2 weeks ago
Nah I ain't sayin she a gold digga, but she ain't messin wit no broke nigga
colonelsanta 3 weeks ago
hopefully i'll be able to feel that bigger energy in february!
shinigamixheartless 1 month ago
Then why Salival?
Cavisbak28 1 month ago
This is funny because I used to be a real big Tool fan until I saw them live. Maynard sat by the drums the whole concert. No interaction with the crowd at all. The sound was really good. Come to think of it it was like sitting at my house listening to a Tool Album with 20,000 people.
Shanedango32 1 month ago
With all these *^#^% holding their phone's above their heads to shoot video, it has become an UN-needed hassle blocking our view. With WI-FI they even cast it live. The G.Dead gave fans a corralled photo area. Europeans recorded concerts that would end up being sold in record stores by next day. I just went to see Orchestral Movers in the Dark, they record show & flash onto USB to sell when you leave. What happened to when you feared bringing in a camera for a memento shot. Camera OK but no J's?
CONCERTMANchicago 1 month ago
Well I guess I shouldn't buy any of their albums then, since the sound will be lacking live without the production.
Conflikt420 2 months ago 3
@Conflikt420 There are people that only go to live shows and don't buy studio music. Not a new concept.
Luciffrit 2 months ago
Hold up Kanye, I'ma let you finish. . .BUT MAYNARD HAS ONE OF THE BEST VOCALS OF ALL TIME!!!
DrumminBird 2 months ago 9
What an idiotic argument. Videos of performances make me want to actually go see the band live. Apparently Maynard thinks his fans are such idiots that they think a video is a replacement for a live show.
alnewberry 2 months ago 6
@alnewberry I think he just overthinks everything. He thinks too deep, and he probably does think everyone is an idiot lol
WeAreFunniest 2 months ago
@alnewberry Never underestimate idiots...
xxMMxKIDxx 2 months ago
@xxMMxKIDxx How well I know. ;-)
alnewberry 2 months ago
@alnewberry One does not simply record a Tool performance. You do not know about that of which you speak.
TheTako400 3 weeks ago
@alnewberry I don't think you got the argument. Almost but not quite.
neuroticcakes 4 days ago
I wish Tool would come to #SWFL so I wouldn't have to get my FIX on a flipping youtube video share ;) <3 bluskyeinmiami (#56627) aka DaniNinFL Member of ToolArmy.com 17 Feb 07
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GhettoGuava99 3 months ago
If you've been to a Tool show, you don't need a recording to remember it. You will never forget what you saw, heard, and experienced. I've been fortunate enough to see them twice, and no camera could capture the moments as well as being actually present.
skizzurrp 3 months ago 2
you cant even hear what hes saying because of the music
clegger111 3 months ago
an opinion is just that. an opinion. hes just sayin whatever comes to his head in an interview that he probably doesnt really wanna do. who gives a fuck? this guy is incredibly smart and talented, doesnt mean hes always right or gonna make everyone happy. believe whatever you want about anything. fuck it!
JamilAlexandre1 3 months ago 2
Hey Maynard why not tour more so your fans wouldn't have to rely taped concerts? You know not everyone lives in California or the big shot cities you tour to!!!
insane85cricket 4 months ago
Wow, that was pretty illogical.
MorbidGuardian 4 months ago
and i intend to keep it that way
Retina100000 4 months ago
just a troll
Retina100000 4 months ago
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the guy doesnt even know the half of it
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Retina100000 4 months ago
I agree with him and disagree!
I took 3 min od video in Wienna 2006 and about 2 min in Belgrade, thats just for the memories!
Hey Maynard what do you care?, you just do your part and let the rest of the people waste their money by buying the tickets and filming!
BTW. Here is one inspiration for you and i hope new album of tool!!!! Turn the CNN, FOX and other fucking BULLSHIT channels and lay the words on the top of their head with a 20t of hate!
drejtool 4 months ago
I have to disagree with Maynard on this...anyone who's been to a concert knows they're awesome, when I watch a concert video of a band it makes me want to see them even more.
TreverUndeadXpdX 4 months ago
Must see band!! It's not a show it's a transcendental experience.
3libras1971 4 months ago
Tool has one of the best concerts I have ever been too
MurderFeet 4 months ago
seeing iz beliving
tool bdo gold coast 09
0rgazmatron 4 months ago
I am a fan of Tool and I do agree that being at a show is a unique experience, but not everybody can shell out the exorbitant prices for a concert ticket. Not everyone can go to concerts. Record a concert and let someone who can't afford or who can't othewise attend a concert have a small piece of the experience.
3cdmorgan 4 months ago 2
Why would I see the band live if I could just see a video on it? Because the experience and energy is totally different, that's why Maynard.
TearsOfWar1 4 months ago
937th comment ftw! Tool live was unlike anything else I've experienced. I would like to see videotaped concerts with clever angles, but nothing else replicates the vibrations, smells, and experience of seeing them live.
Threeshammy 4 months ago
Yeah sure thing, I really like Tool, APC and Puscifer but c'mon I live half planet away. Don't I deserve to buy a live dvd performance? I'm gonna shit money outta my ass, fly across the planet and watch the concert? Maynard the USA is not the world, you've got fans all over the fucking planet. (This was not a hate comment so don't start bitching over it)
caralhocomesteyoutub 4 months ago
u cant film energy.
GEEFLEXZ 4 months ago
@GEEFLEXZ Exactly but you can record memories and that's why I think people filming shows is a good idea. Tool won't be around forever.
Stinkfist43 3 months ago
@Stinkfist43 actually he has a very valid point, other bands do it cause their sell outs their greedy and want the money
blazerdude89 3 months ago
this dude is a fucking idiot. simple as that.
TheBobaflex 4 months ago
@TheBobaflex Coming from a Bobaflex fan that's pretty fuckin' funny. This guy is a genius, not everyone will agree with his opinion.
TreverUndeadXpdX 4 months ago
@TreverUndeadXpdX I'm not even a fan of the band bobaflex numbnuts, go fuck ya self trev
TheBobaflex 4 months ago
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@TreverUndeadXpdX I'm not even a fan of the band bobaflex numbnuts, go fuck ya self trev
TheBobaflex 4 months ago
I agree with the first bit he said about the way most live videos are filmed - nearly all of them I've seen are shit. shoddy editing and shots. The most outstanding example of the way a live show SHOULD be filmed is the way the Grateful Dead movie was. The cameramen were all on stage right next to the musicians and truly capturing the magic or out int he crowd filming people dancing and having a great time.
If all live shows put to tape/dvd were captured like that I would be one happy camper.
PinkFloydrulez 4 months ago
i love tool, their my fav band. ive been to their concert, i try to find tool merchandise when ever i can although that's limited as well, and i have to say if there were videos of tool concerts i would buy them and would still go to their concerts when i could, so i agree with 00roastedlampsot00 and as much as i admire Maynard and consider him a rock god i also disagree with what he said. seeing the concert and watching a video of a concert are 2 diff experiences, both great
brycehoff 4 months ago
What about to those places where you have a lot of fans yet you don't go to their place? At least, they get to see you perform live in dvd's or something but too bad they don't have option... Better use their imagination instead. Bummer!
Maldito1085 4 months ago
Ugh love Maynards music but he's such an undesirable person to be around as it seems. Fuck, now somebodys gonna reply that he'd never hang out with me anyway. NO SHIT!
SuperiorSwagon1 4 months ago
I actually agree, The energy of seeing this band live is not something you can feel through any sort of Reproduction or video. It's an extremely powerful force when you let yourself become vulnerable to the power that is tool.
crimsonakd 4 months ago
Watching or listening to live music allows me to hear tracks I've listened to alot, as different extended versions with special guests at times, extra drummers (if luck be yours.) A fan knows all their music and how it is composed. A true fan will go to any lengths to even hear them live so they can even have the chance to hear ONE track differently in some way or perhaps modified in some way they want to try out and in the process create something that makes YOUR understanding of them evolve.
tigsobango 4 months ago
If the tape is not sold - just passed out for free, etc - than performers should be OK with live shows being recorded.
SupernautG 4 months ago
I disagree, I taped some of dope live at the alrosa villa in colombus. ohio...To show the people out there that may have never heard or seen them live, how awesome they are live, I mean my camera sound sucked but you can get the energy they put out, just by watching them perform, thats the beautiful thing about recording video from a fans perspective, I hope he's not saying that in the perspective that he might lose money because someone seen a song of his and it took money out of his pocket!
mooseemall 5 months ago
@mooseemall even if he is talking about losing money..shouldnt he be worried about that it is after all his job and pretty much ppl arent buying albums anymore they are simply downloading them..making concerts i believe are what is keeping rock artists from going bankrupt..and no seeing a concert is way different from attending one
lefthandovRA 5 months ago
How many times does he say clever?
surgeyX 5 months ago
I HATE kanye-----
Fehkia 5 months ago
Wrong.
JonasLikesDonuts 5 months ago
anyone else notice the postal service hat, well if its on maynard its ok
garrett200000 5 months ago
I'm so torn between Maynard's view and my own. I agree that it's best to see the band live at that moment, especially a band like Tool, but hell, it doesn't hurt to have a nicely produced DVD for the fans!!!
VJelectro 5 months ago
Tool live is an experience all of its own but I would would still buy a live DVD - Maynard don't you want my dirty dollar?
Retcrow 5 months ago
completely disagree with maynard
globalchaos1984 5 months ago
anyone who's ever been to a live show understands that it's not as exciting is a live video recording because you're obviously not zoomin around the fucking stage? i dunno but if you ask me this is a ridiculous reason to not record shows
MattyCreed 5 months ago
Yea I love tool, but the fact that he says this and his stance on downloading music shows how little he actually has his finger on the pulse of what is going on with modern music and art. 1. videos and torrents are the reason that so many new incredable artists have even had a chance to be heard 2. Thankfully there are a few live vids of tool in the 90's so that we can see what it was like when maynard could sing the songs....
aristurtle1 5 months ago
You see that! You rap fucks ain't shit! (Except the legends like Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop, Ice Cube, etc. They kick ass.) Kanye was shown AFTER they interviewed Tool. Suck on that Kanyack!
buzzardkiller92 5 months ago
@buzzardkiller92 The next tool album will have lyrics penned in by snoop dog. including the two HOT singles "Hot Rollin Smokin Bitches & Weed Remix ( DUB dubble dee OG remix [pass the blunt vol.2])" and "I beat my girlfriend vol.9" featuring Marshall "Slim Shady" Mathers with limited appearances by his life-partner Dre, MD.
TheMadChilidogger 5 months ago
Live videos are a tool to get people to your shows Maynard. Only a tool would not realize that.
1awaken33 5 months ago
how did they just go from TOOL to Kanye West? come on!
islamiscrap8888 5 months ago
TOOL FUCKING KICKS ASS LIVE
jmp17x 5 months ago
why see the band after seeing a video....because TOOL fkn ROCKS
MrMrMinds 5 months ago 2
I would come to every show but you guys are never in my back yard .. he is right but fuck bring the energy to me ..
thisisgreatt 5 months ago
Ok, but, tour more often please !
Aeternuss 5 months ago
I also want to say for the record to all these people filming these vids, STOP FUCKING ZOOMING IN ON MAYNARD AND DANNY OR ANY OF THEM!!! The best part of their show is the overall experience. The visuals going along with the music. You're missing the point of the show and you people can never hold a steady zoom anyway. Pisses me off.
Enlilofnibiru 5 months ago
@Sgurd Your mistaken, what you "heard" (because you obviously haven't seen them live) has nothing to do with him not wanting to be recorded on video. Tool shows have always been about the energy, the experience, the music, and not the band members themselves. And he's spot on about how the videos don't capture the overall experience. I still watch some from time to time but I will NEVER miss a Tool concert because nothing beats actually being there.
Enlilofnibiru 5 months ago
Takes it a little too seriously it seems. From what I've heard, the last show they played in Vancouver, Maynard sang in the back, barely able to be seen. All because he didn't want to be video recorded.
So because some people can't afford your ridiculous ticket prices, you have to ruin the show for the people that can afford?
Sgurd 5 months ago
this is an absolute true story. a friend of mine went to a tool concert like a decade ago and was in the crowd video taping of the band as they played. about half way through the concert maynard himself shined a laser pointer on him and security came through the crowd and kicked him out of the show. so yea... maynard takes that seriously lol
Prymer55 5 months ago
this is retarded. just put on a good show every time so people dont see bad videos of it.
grungerobotnow 5 months ago
I disagree. What if Jimmi Hendrix was never filmed? Think about it.
jamgrieve 6 months ago
I dont know what language they were speaking but im pretty sure the lady said "turn the channel now before you have to hear about kanye west.."
TheFeeez21 6 months ago
@TheFeeez21 Best comment ever.
gaboiturra 5 months ago
@TheFeeez21 lol!
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alienXtasy 6 months ago
I have yet to see Tool live, but they are by far my favorite band! I'm glad people were able to shoot videos and put them up on youtube, because it's giving me a far greater appreciation for them after hearing how great they are live. Usually I'm pretty iffy about seeing live music because a lot of musician cant live up to what they do in the studio, but Tool is the opposite and I can't wait to see them!
travisjt11 6 months ago
Seeing live video, and knowing the band is... GOOD live, makes me want to see them live more. Disagree Maynard.
EvilNoz51 6 months ago
if i told someone "hey tool's playing in town in a few day wanna come?" and they reply with "naw man ive see them live on youtube" id remove their nipples with a butter knife
DyingFetusSkinless 6 months ago
@DyingFetusSkinless please continue, what would you do to them next?
TheMadChilidogger 5 months ago
Tool never released a non-bootlegged or non-promotional concert DVD.
creativenameisnotava 6 months ago
What about fans that live 6000 miles away from LA and can't afford the thousands of dollars it would cost to see a show live? Maynard you're a douche.
toolhead22 6 months ago
@toolhead22 you realize they do tours right?
atalacus43 6 months ago
@toolhead22 They perform all over the world. I have to drive 8 hours 2 ways when they tour. Its worth the time and the money. For people in Africa? Well.. they were fucked to begin with so Tool is prolly not at the top of their list.
jimbobanalbeats 6 months ago
maynard is wrong about this
martinez1671 6 months ago
Oh....I just videotaped some of APC last night in Ottawa...guess I won't do that again lol
Hammersmashed68 6 months ago
Soooo, if recording a show means less people will come to the shows, what effect does listening to the recorded music have on their shows? By Maynard's logic, releasing CDs should also be detrimental to the fan's enjoyment of their performances.
BassmanSW 6 months ago 10
@BassmanSW Then how would people know they even exist.
david611g 6 months ago
@BassmanSW so by your version of his logic bands should no longer release cds the thing that gets their music out to the public real smart smart ass, he has a valid point in saying that recording shows would narrow the demographic of people willing to pay to go see them live but if they dont release cd's how the fuck is their music supposed to get out?? think the entire scenario out before placing ones input.
blazerdude89 3 months ago
@BassmanSW Well that's just awful logic. He's talking about the experience of a live performance being taken away by watching a video recording of alive performance. Studio recordings are not the same as their live performances. How does listening to a studio version affect the fan's enjoyment of Tool's live performances?
RussianAssassin21 3 months ago
i see where he's coming from but i think he has it totally wrong... every tool video i watch just makes want to go see them live even more!
hero2342 6 months ago 8
Yet tool releases concert dvds. Maynard's clever at acting. He'd make a great used car salesman :)
fishdirt 6 months ago
I like his USPS hat
RamTerritory 6 months ago
"and I get less money."
what about the people who want to look back on the concerts they attended?
jeffrokc 7 months ago
"and I get less money."
jeffrokc 7 months ago
He's right, today's concert filming is to put 38 cameras around the venue and for two hours cut from one camera to the next every 1.5 seconds. I hate that shit. HDNet does this and ruins every goddamn show.
hummarstra 7 months ago
Fuck that cunt kanye west at the end. Fuck him. I would be overjoyed if he died today, tomorrow, or anytime very soon. Not because he's black, but because he's a retarded jackass. He does everything incorrectly. It's all attitude. His attitude makes him a great candidate to be tortured and murdered. Maynard on the other hand, is fucking awesome.
FUCKYOUIAMOVER18 7 months ago
@FUCKYOUIAMOVER18 they both act the same what the fuck are you talking about lol. The whole "I'm not racist but..." thing screams insecurities.
TheMadChilidogger 5 months ago
@TheMadChilidogger ur honestly saying kanye is the same as maynard?? a pop plastic untalented money whore versus a real musician?? sorry but simply because kanye is black doesnt mean we cant criticize him lil wayne and that thing niki minaj are the things that maynard is referring as the music industry collapse..
lefthandovRA 5 months ago
No he's right. They shouldn't film live because then what's the point of paying to see a band if you can just look on youtube. Its taking away from the fan and
mrmanfui 7 months ago
we don´t know cause you`ve never came to sudamerica!!!!...come on!!!!!....what are u waiting for!!!!!?
lalein69 7 months ago
As it happens, I disagree with absolutely everything he just said.
00roastedlampost00 7 months ago 28
@00roastedlampost00 Me to, i think maynard can really go over the top sometimes
funkymunky6996 7 months ago
@00roastedlampost00 likewise.
Anyone who has ever been to a concert and watched a video of one knows that they are nowhere near comparable.
All a video of a concert does is let someone who was there relive the moment or let someone who wants to be there see how the band performs. When I watch a concert DVD, I feel so pumped up and start longing and wishing that I was at that concert.
Also, not all of us can go see the best band in the world =\
Needlefeet17 5 months ago
@00roastedlampost00 So you would rather watch a video of a concert than go to the actual concert?
HeavyMetalMushrooms 4 months ago
@HeavyMetalMushrooms No, but like any music fan I am limited somewhat as to concerts I can actually attend; it goes without saying, particularly regarding the kind of band that tours every 7 or 8 years or so.
Sure I don't hold the same views as Maynard on this subject - fine - but the problem lies in the fact that these views actually alienate those same fans, and demonstrate little to no appreciation of the obvious fact that everyone here would love to see the band live and can't.
00roastedlampost00 4 months ago
@00roastedlampost00 I hadn't thought about it like that. Not many good band come to where i live, so whenever i get the chance to go to a live show i do.
HeavyMetalMushrooms 4 months ago
@HeavyMetalMushrooms Besides that, what he said about concert footage doesn't wash at all. Music and film are both art forms in their own right; great music and a beautifully put-together video compliment each other to create something greater than the sum of their parts.
00roastedlampost00 4 months ago
@HeavyMetalMushrooms Cont. Sure, the live concert experience is a completely different kettle of fish - any mug could tell you that. But how many people managed to secure tickets to Stop Making Sense, or Cream at the Royal Albert Hall? The film is for the enduring benefit of all those that couldn't.
00roastedlampost00 4 months ago
@00roastedlampost00 although i understand what maynard means, I have a live dvd of tool, and i've seen them play live twice, once i even drove 12 hours to see them. The dvd really doesnt do a justice on their live performance.
HeavyMetalMushrooms 4 months ago
@00roastedlampost00 Glad to see at least one other person who can think for himself. You're one of the few who doesn't eat all of the shit that comes out of this man's mouth as if he were the Second fucking Coming. I can't tell you how many times I've run into some little shit who has ingested so much of Maynard's jizz, he couldn't have an original thought if his pathetic life depended on it. You say one thing that runs counter to Reverend Maynard here, and you're the scum of the earth.
billbenblue 4 months ago
@billbenblue *herself.
00roastedlampost00 4 months ago
Came***
Pendejo123666 7 months ago
God bless the video stopped before that asshole cane on!!!
Pendejo123666 7 months ago
Please never again defile musical genius like Tool by even showing the face of a talentless clown like kanye west next to them. Thank you.
Tikayyan 7 months ago 2
@Tikayyan Nice : )
21Hosey 7 months ago
nobody truly gives a shit about anything he does except his singing and lyrics. he needs to shut the fuck up.
gleader 7 months ago
@gleader big man.... biig man.
SoulCalibrator 7 months ago
come to Argentina and we do not see the videos :/
Robertitaaa 7 months ago
Look at hos old videos, see why he says that? But yeah, and what about those of us who can't afford to go to concerts? I used to party with Maynard and can't even afford one of his shows now!
JRRICA 7 months ago
cool stuff,
but dudes, have you heard about this new Phenom!!! LizZard?
seriously this is some stuff to be follow and enjoy like a new addiction in the ROCK/METAL world
something from the same planet where come from TOOL i think
search
LizZard The Orbither
and ..woaw..
patriota54 8 months ago
There are people that simply cannot go.
People with advanced ALS is one good example.
However, I highly doubt he was talking about that. He is just talking about the entire experience. The professional camera cuts and angles DO make it seem contrived and takes away from the experience.
So I can see both sides and I am sure he can too, considering what went down with his mother and all. Don't forget about that.
TheCyndicate 8 months ago
so then come to fuckin portugal, since i cant buy any live stuff!!
petecarvalho 8 months ago
well that explains why the name of the band is "tool". let's start here. i hear a band is playing at a place i like, but i've never heard of them. first place i go is youtube. half of the time i find them there and if i like em enough i'll go and see em. videotaping concerts is a research tool for other people to become fans.
kettler4 8 months ago
jackass. i love the guy, and i'd really like to see him live. but you can't expect everyone to have the means to come kiss your ass. even if it is sugary.
sarrahysf 8 months ago
I didn't hear a fucking thing he just said...was totally mesmerized with his mouth
BuggsBonnie 8 months ago
I dont really care how he feels bout fans taking vid.. I pay to see u.. And I if I wanna bring my cam and get some vid for the hell of it then I will.. TOOL rocks hands down best band ever but you cant stop the fans!!!
MIZZTOOL 8 months ago
@MIZZTOOL You're an IDIOT! Seeing TOOL is a spriritually awakening experience and if you can't respect the artists by not taping then it SHOWS you have ZERO respect for them or their music. Regardless if you paid to go or not, its THEIR material and should be RESPECTED as THEY see fit. If you were a TRUE TOOL FAN you wouldn't disrespect them like that.
CMC21010 8 months ago
Seen tool live and i would still go to any future concerts but i would like some concert dvds to watch at home when they are not around
Maxpow33r 8 months ago
Hm, I don't think I heard him make any reference to fan recordings. To me it sounded like he was focusing on organized, large scale recordings.
HolyPhallus 8 months ago
I disagree. I've actually gotten into many bands by watching their shows on dvd. As a result I've seen them all live. That's kind of like saying you have the songs on record, so why go pay to see them live. Live music is still alive and people will go to shows regardless of the artist's taped performance. As far as people video taping on their cell phones or whatever, I think that's stupid. But I do agree that you should always see an artist live. It's a whole different art.
starlessskylark 8 months ago
PSH. I've seen the live videos, they are shit. The person recording is usually shaky, or you can hear them yelling, or something. But it's normally horrible quality.
LUCKILY, This July I'll be getting tickets to see A Perfect Circle. Just a few rows from the stage.
Fuck Yes. :]
deadlyxcrime17 8 months ago
fuck kanye west dumb mother fucker can eat my cold shit
beerisgoodnstuff 8 months ago 6
I think that is good for tool. Tool uses alot of visual art and it would be better just to see them. When it comes to other bands I think they should film it because festivals are expensive as fuck and not everybody can go to them.
poopdroop69 8 months ago
Love these guys...but they really need to lighten the fuck up. Sick of this pretentious silliness? Get over yourself a-hole & quit pretending it's a bigger deal than it is- Axl Rose
lonerworm 9 months ago 3
i was ready to drop 500-600 bucks to go see a tool concert butt sadly they were sold out
ChiZRice 9 months ago
I understand his view, but only when it comes to processed, edited shit spewed out by the record labels to market as a DVD. I don't agree with him about random footage captured by fans. There is no way that a "bootleg" is edited in such a way that would make me say: "Hey, you know... I just saw their live show on youtube from the tour 2 nights ago. I don't think i'm going to be buying a ticket for when they're in my neighborhood next month. I'll just get my fill from the bootlegged video on YT"
dkwuhn 9 months ago 3
kanye, what a punch in the face
FlipMollc 9 months ago 23
This is just about one of the only times I've questioned Maynard. Watching a live Tool bootleg only makes me want to see them 100x more than I already do. I would never ever ever NOT go to a show if they played anywhere remotely close to me. Maybe Maynard doesn't have enough confidence in his fans...?
Spenc2010 9 months ago 3
Then release a live DVD already you dick hole! We've been waiting like, what? Twenty something years. You sit a stationary camera sitting at your balls, I will fucking buy it just to hear some good quality live Tool AND I will come and see you live. How about that?
bobbieholbrook 10 months ago
As for any other excuse, your limitations are only self-imposed.
killemall771 10 months ago
If Tool doesn't play around where you live and you enjoy their music enough to pay any price, go fly your asses to where they are playing.
killemall771 10 months ago
I'm sorry maynard, imma let you finish, but if it wasn't for youtube and bootleg videos I wouldn't be able to see one of the greatest bands of all times.. ALL TIMES!
daliend 11 months ago
Trust me Maynard, you have nothing to worry about. You're shows are still waaaay more bad ass in person.
intervene1284 11 months ago
The reason we, the people, would like for you, Tool, to make a video of your concert, is because YOU DONT COME AROUND OFTEN GODDAMMIT! But I appreciate the response. I figured it would be along those lines. Good argument.
NaSdAt63 11 months ago
Although I fully understand his point of view, I've gotta disagree. I think this is just one of those ways in which Maynard can get a bit pretentious. I can think of dozens of artists off the top of my head that I have seen live, or will pay to see live based on what I've seen of their performance in recordings.
Plus, Tool rarely play around where I live, so unless I'm willing to wait another couple years, I'm not seeing a live performance anytime soon.
davethehostage 11 months ago
I understand his point of view but they never fucking play around here so for me a real professional DVD would be nice. The New Meshuggah Alive DVD was done with great quality.
nephilymbass1 11 months ago
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I've seen some poor live performances from bootlegs that could potentially ruin the credibility of the music or band from the viewers perspective. A thirty second clip could be the deal breaker for a potential fan if a band were caught on an of night or flub. I do agree however that seeing random performances in different settings through bootlegs just makes me want to go to more shows and support great bands like TOOL!!! ...they also have their fair share of flat notes and flubs ;)
HajiDNatrix 11 months ago
jesus, someone needs some editing skills....Kanye is a whiny bitch
H8CHylde 11 months ago
I love Tool but have always hated this. I agree that there is a COMPLETELY different and indescribable feeling of watching the band perform live rather than on a bootleg video, but I still love watching the bootlegs. If it wasn't for the bootlegs, I wouldn't have known how good they were live, which wouldn't have convinced me to buy a ticket and go to their shows.
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HajiDNatrix 11 months ago
cool its on norwegian nrk 1 :)
qonnon 11 months ago
I think he's referring more to those professionally filmed Live DvDs. I could never see Tool doing one of those. They just aren't "back-stage" kinda guys.
Mechstyles 11 months ago
From mother fuckin Wolfmother... To mother fuckin Tool... To... ugh GODAMNIT GAY FISH!!!
mee11mee 11 months ago
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desagreed with maynard!! what about those who has no money to go to a concert or those who live in countries tool had never been in?? and never will??
juanchodelasriveras 11 months ago
I never knew maynard was a mailman..
FUCKNSHITFACE 1 year ago
tool is the best band i have ever seen live....never a let down!
MsAmytha 1 year ago 22
@MsAmytha my body crumbled last time i saw em live, i let loose and the show was an unforgettable tangible experience
crimsonakd 8 months ago
@MsAmytha They sound better live than studio. Maynards voice bounces off the walls; however far away they may be
Mimasfriend 5 months ago
hey, I'd LOVe and KILL to see you alive ANYTIME..but you never come to south america, how are we going to be part of this experience?
shangaimorrison 1 year ago
One of my goals in life is to see one of Maynard's bands live in concert. Let's just hope I can before he retires from preforming.
ummmwhatnow 1 year ago 4
I think he was more or less just explaining one aspect of the filming of live shows. He obviously knows that not everybody can go and see them live, everybody knows that..for those people who have a legit reason for not being able to, that's plenty okay. But, obviously the filming of a live show is nothing compared to actually seeing the band live, I'm not sure how anyone can disagree with that. Besides, people don't need those clips to discover the band....use the actually music itself..
xReinhartx 1 year ago
I love maynard, but he completely missed the point of why shows are filmed. What if you are unable to see the band? Yes, he made some obvious points and yes its obviously a different experience, but come on maynard, dont be so short sighted.
ryanb113n 1 year ago