Tool threw followers a significant curveball final night time (Jan. 12) throughout the first of two exhibits at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard, unearthing “Flood” from the traditional 1993 debut album Undertow for the primary time in practically 13 years. The Maynard James Keenan-led group additionally performed the music “Schism” as a show-closer for the primary time ever.
“Flood” had not been performed reside since a Feb. 6, 2011 look at Australia’s Large Day Out pageant. Regardless of its lengthy absence from the set record, it made it again far prior to among the different songs on Undertow, together with “”Disgustipated,” which hasn’t been performed since 1994, and “Crawl Away,” which hasn’t been heard from since 1997.
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Early within the present, the ever-strange and distinctive Keenan chided the Backyard crowd for a less-than-rousing cheer, unfavorably evaluating its quantity to that of Buffalo. As he does nightly, Keenan implored the gang to place away their cell telephones, “keep current” and “go on a journey,” which proceeded to embody 11 sprawling songs set to Tool’s signature laser-flecked physique horror visuals.
Tool returns to MSG tonight and has U.S. dates on the books by way of Feb. 18 in Las Vegas. A month-long European tour will get underway Might 25 in Hannover, Germany.
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