Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning progressive metal outfit Tool are renowned for not only the pristine musicianship displayed at their elaborate live shows, but also the mind-melting visual displays and extravagant stage production that accompanies the experience. However, as some have criticized over the years, the lack of movement from the actual members of the enigmatic outfit onstage has left more than a few concertgoers with a sour taste.
One of those who found themselves bored while seeing the group perform live in the past was Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor. While he admits to finding their live musical ability spellbinding, he stated that he prefers a bit more chaos and interaction when it comes to the concert setting. Given the antics of his bandmates during Slipknot‘s rowdy live shows, his point of view isn’t a surprising one.
Taylor, who admitted to having not seen the band perform live in recent years, expressed his opinion on the matter recently during an appearance on Steve-O’s Wild Ride podcast. He stated of that:
“Tool, to me, is an acquired taste [to watch live] because they’re so dialed that it’s almost like listening to the album. And as a punk kid growing up, that’s not necessarily where I’m at.
They’re amazing at what they do, but when I go to a show, I want to see something as well. And because they’re not as demonstrably active, I get bored.
And I hate to say that. It’s not because they’re boring. It’s because I’m myself bored because I’m so used to shit like Napalm Death where Barney [Greenway]’s walking up walls and fucking jumping on people’s heads.
“But what [Tool] do is so… I mean, Danny Carey‘s one of the greatest fucking drummers of all time. The way they mesh together as a band is so effortless. They take you there. And they’ll extrapolate stuff for minutes upon minutes, they’re just pulling you in. It’s crazy.
Maybe I should go and see them now. As I’m older I would probably appreciate it more than when I was younger.”
The topic came up as Steve-O himself is a diehard Tool fan. Steve-O‘s admiration for the band even managed to find him embarassing himself stanning over Maynard James Keenan while interviewing him earlier this year.
Taylor will have now shortage of chances to catch the band live this fall, as Tool will be embarking on the following North American headlining tour:
09/22 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
10/03 Loveland, CO – Budweiser Event Center
10/06 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
10/08 Indio, CA – Power Trip
10/10 Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
10/12 Idaho Falls, ID – Mountain America Center
10/14 Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center
10/15 Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
10/17 Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Center
10/19 Portland, OR – Moda Center
10/20 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
10/22 Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place Arena
10/23 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
10/25 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
10/27 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
10/29 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Center
10/31 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
11/01 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
11/03 Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boiling Arena
11/04 Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
11/06 Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
11/07 Allentown, PA – PPL Center
11/10 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
11/13 Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
11/15 Boston, MA – TD Garden
11/16 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
11/19 Montreal, QC – Bell Center
11/20 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
11/21 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
[via Revolver]
