Adam Jones has revealed via Instagram that Tool‘s Aftershock show almost didn’t go ahead due to Danny suffering from a serious staph infection:
The good new is that Blair also commented on the problem, and suggested that Danny is already feeling better, so here’s hoping the rest of the tour goes as planned!
BMB: In speaking with Danny tonight, he is feeling better (happy for a Chief’s victory), following the doctor’s orders the best that he can, and NOT ruling out a venomous spider bite. Even though the doctors’ who worked on his leg on Friday thought it would be better if he didn’t play the show, Danny insisted on performing. As always – a real trouper, Tool fans!
Gives me even more respect for the man. Didn’t think it was possible.
I would have never guessed he was hurting throughout the show.
Wow what a trooper.
It makes sense now why he was too early on some crash cymbals in Parabola and the Forty Six & 2 “drum solo” wasn’t quite as mind blowing as usual. He was all fucked up!
Unlikely that it would have occurred if they were making a conscious decision to not play shows anymore until they could pull their heads out and finish writing the album.
The setlist was the same old crap.
And before you start Hellboi, they’ve played third eye in recent years…
I’m well aware of the lack in variety during Tool sets.
That doesn’t diminish my excitement though – Third Eye and The Grudge is a great way to start the show!
To be fair, about twenty-five different songs have been played since 2009. Complaints about setlists, especially over the past four years can’t be taken seriously.
Jeff Hanneman never really played again after a 2011 spider bite, and then he died a few years after (doctors say it couldn’t have been the bite that killed him)….the Flaming Lips wrote “Spider Bite” when Steven Drozd lied and said he got one when he shot up heroin wrong and got sick.
Haha A. It wasn’t the spider bite that killed him. B. I HIGHly doubt DC dabbles in H.
Cool facts though, maybe you weren’t implying that they relate to this
As I said, Hanneman didn’t die from the bite — he to liver failure, but the bite gave him necrotizing fascitis because of his lowered health/immune system — that’s the issue that he struggled with the last couple years.
Skin popping heroin can look like a nasty bite, and that was Drozd’s issue. I don’t imply that this injury is life-threatening, or made up, or anything like that…. just that a couple of contemporaries had the same issue 🙂
For the record I never saw Danny C. as a drug shooter, though he has about the same creative output that a junkie has (an album a decade) LOL
“NOTHINGS going to stop us from gettin’ dem checks.” Putting a new album out, now that’s a different story.
Unlike Blair to have erroneous apostrophes. Wonder what’s up with that.
It means double album 2017 confirmed.
interesting news. You’d have never known Danny was sick judging from how he played that night. incredibly tight and the show was fun if not a bit boring?…. tool are great musicians. but the show has become very repetitive with the same visuals used over and over, same goes for merch. i glanced at the tool merch section and its the same logo with the same swirly eye’s Adam has been drawing since the first EP. i pushed up front and got super close and had a good time. nearly everyone around me had never seen tool. so good for… Read more »
Yeah interesting, I think they seem to be still super into it. Find it weird Maynard doesn’t join the group hug at the end.
But this was show #6 for me. Still my fav band, but since I’d only seen primus once and never seen Meshugah, they were more exciting to me live. That opiate mid section though… Holy fucking shit its soooooo good
yeah… I was more stoaked for sweat. Which kinda made me chuckle as a few older fellows (like myself) started screaming once the song started, whereas some of the newer fans didn’t seem familiar with the older tool material.
Baroness was rad, Meshuggah was amazing as always. Primus is always great.
I don’t think mayjay ever joins them for the group hug. He normally bows and is gone before Danny has even left his kit…cant even determine how many tool shows ive seen but I’ve seen more than a lot.
Yeah the old stuff sounds amazing with the modern level of production. Tighter, cleaner, more techy. But still that same heavy raw feel. Such a complex, intricate emotional meltdown of the senses every time idk how they do it.
Can’t believe danny was all ill ..
Why ya reckon mayny ghosts it like that? I find it weird like undermines the solidarity but who knows I guess
someone should ask him that at one of his book signings.
Sounds like the questions at the book signings are going to be screened, so I don’t think Maynard will be answering any he doesn’t want to.
most of my friends were split down the middle… half of us bolted for slayer and the rest of us stayed for tool. its funny but in the video posted above, we’re about 4 people to the left of the chick on the dudes shoulders…. she came down hard once third eye ended. I thought mayjay sounded really good too, I don’t know why he bolts from the stage. there were times during the lateralus tour where he joined them for the group hug. my guess… lead guitarist disease is combating lead singer disease… malaise all around. no new tunes…… Read more »
Yeah maybe, I mean its hard to think of a non personal reason.
Idk why you didn’t see all the bands, I went and saw slayer, they were OK.. Left 20 mins before tool start, got to the middle OK, few disgruntled yanks aside 😛
they’ve switched it up on songs over the years decently. But they don’t play some songs EVER which makes no sense to me.
I will ask the quick exit question in Chicago next month. I am sure HB is right and it will probably need to be submitted on a note card or something.
You need to submit a question before you get the chance to ask it. From the Puscifer FB page:
We’re gathering questions for the upcoming A Perfect Union of Contrary Things book readings featuring Maynard and several guest moderators. If you are going to be at one of the readings, and would like to ask your question, please submit it here or tweet to @puscifer. If your question is selected, you will be notified, and will be invited to ask it in person at the event.
My wife and I hung outside the venue for the Pygmy Love Circus / APC tour one time. Danny hung out after PLC’s set and then afterwards/outside we got to meet Josh F, Iha, and Billy. But 2-3 hours later, once the bus pulled out, the few of us still around realized that strange looking woman with the awkward blonde hair who got on the bus way before anyone else could only have been MJK in drag trying (successfully) to avoid the rockstar treatment. Heading to Voodoo for show #23 and my 2nd consecutive Halloween Tool gig. Can’t wait to… Read more »
He probably just thinks a group hug is weird. Cos it is.
Yesss!!! Too good to ignore! You hit the bullseye. Right there is the fourth eye opened.
Although I’m pretty conservative, a group hug with my ‘work family’ absolutely wouldn’t be out of the question because they are some of the best people I’ve ever known, and that’s saying something.
Maynard did the group hug on the Lateralus tour because they were a functioning unit then.
Now,- he’s trapped in a money generating farce with most definitely one person he has nothing but seething contempt for…
Sure he doesn’t care much for the other two either.
Don’t understand why a showing of bromance is weird between 4 guys who changed half the crowds lives. Seems entirely appropriate to me. Ahh metallers and their repressed emotions…
Why you guys say contempt by the way? Evidence..? Seen mention of tension and schism obviously but.. Seething contempt??
Holy fucking hash tags and emojis. Like a 14 year old girl or douchebag celeb wrote that.
Glad danny is ok. What was MJK dressed as?
How dare he speak in a way that doesn’t suit your narrow world view. What an outrage!
Also, MJK was dressed in his SWAT outfit. A sign of supreme maturity and adultness.
Of all things, Tool now resembles Creed,- inverted.
Too bad its inverted, – Maynard could release albums with 3 other guys under the name AlterTool.
Attention, everybody attention!
We got a graduate from Clown’s College here!
Thank you!
I was at the show last night in Denver and thought I’d share a few observations. I’ve been to 10+ shows in the past decade and they’re really starting to feel like a nostalgia act. An enjoyable experience for sure, but so overdue for new music, AND a completely reworked live experience. – Maynard still has it, nailed 90% of his vocals. – Best part of the show was Danny’s drum solo. – I’m not sure if they skimped on the displays, but the visuals seemed “soft” and not as sharp as they used to be. – Some Tool fans… Read more »
Anyone confused or hurt by Maynard not staying on stage for a public hug just needs to remember Dimebag Derrell. That’s it. Nothing more nothing less. I’m sure they have all the group hugs in the world in private.
I just saw the band at the SLC show. Several things I noticed. Maynard’s vocals have improved immensely, I might have noticed a spot where he put the lyrics in at the wrong moment (not sure I’m not really good at noticing that). Maynard sounded SO incredibly good, seriously he must be getting extra lessons or practice. Perhaps working on the new material is getting Maynard into perfection? I was up close and I was watching Adam and Justin closely and comparing the sounds I heard … I noticed MOST of what I hear is backtrack prerecorded music … which… Read more »
Can you elaborate on what you mean by back track pre-recorded stuff? Danny triggers plenty of samples with his kit, but the tone of your statement suggests it was more than that?
This dude doesn’t know what he talking about at all. They don’t use prerecorded music.
I’ve read a magazine article that stated “even bands like Tool use prerecorded backtrack music during live performances”. I’m not a professional audiophile or musician of any sort, don’t get me wrong. I could be way off. But, what I can say is I’ve been to nearly 100 live concerts, this was probably my 8th or 9th Tool show. All I’m saying is I was watching Adam and Justin picking their axes and listening to the music and I know what most of Danny’s material sounds like. Hardly any of the key, loudest notes I was hearing were timed with… Read more »
I’ve also been to 100s of concerts, and a bunch of Tool ones and never witnessed anything like you describe. I’ll try and watch some bootlegs of the show and see if I can see anything that sticks out.
and this magic is caused by delay pedal…
I find it extremely difficult to believe that Adam and Justin were using prerecorded material at a live show.
I would need to see proof of that.
TOOL do not use backing tracks. Danny might use a click at most but I doubt even that. Danny Walker uses a click as well and there’s nothing wrong with that it keeps his rhythm on track so everyone else can follow along. Adam and Justin use a lot of delay and they run some of their pedals in stereo so there is a panning effect. The way sound travels with delay would make them look like they aren’t exactly on track. TOOL live is very organic which means far from perfect and that’s one reason they are so awesome… Read more »
Maybe you were looking at Adam and expecting him to play something, but it was actually Justin? They switch parts all the time. Good example – Grudge. Adam is actually playing the bass in the beginning and JC is taking lead. In the VIP session, Adam had a Line6 delay / recorder he used to play the new material and parts of Vicarious. It was the bass line and he played over it. I don’t think it’s in his live rig though. I just saw them in New Orleans and I’m usually focused in on the two of them. Didn’t… Read more »
No “backing tracks” and no click track.
As others have mentioned, sometimes people confuse Justin’s playing for Adam’s and vice-versa. Those 2 don’t play the standard bass player/guitar player roles.
I guess what he means are synthie-tracks, vocal-doubles and stuff like that.
he seemed to be saying Adam and Justin weren’t matching what they were playing which is actually insane to say, considering how often I hear Adam fuck up chords and notes early in a tour.
Yeah, I have seen Adam fuck up many times – not so much these recent shows (because I haven’t seen any of their recent shows) – and I would find it so unusual for for Tool (of all bands) to use prerecorded stuff during live shows (beyond all the obvious prerecorded stuff).
I’m pretty sure it’s a loop station that Adam uses on the new part of opiate.