Tool - Sober Live (Reaction) We thought we were ready but than again this is Tool 

The rawness, the anger. This is REAL. There is absolutely no way that performance wasn't genuine. I will forever be in awe of this.

Tool is one of those rare bands that are even better live than on recording.

Still feel sorry for whoever Maynard is staring at.

Very intimate. I feel like Maynard was looking directly into one person's eyes the whole time. So fucking raw its just dripping with emotion. I love it.

it gets me every time, and also goosebumps. This is exactly an embodiment of anger and anguish and every single feeling you can put on something so dark and deep as an addiction. First of all, we are not used to see artists performing their REAL feelings in shows nowadays, there are some yeah, but secondly, we are not used to see ANY body (not only artists) bringing out such dark, deep and powerful feelings. Because those cant be shared... or expressed... and that's our burden. I have never seen another performance like this. We humans have been conditioned to repress the more negative ones and that in the long term is a problem for us. I love tool and I love Maynard because they dont give a sh*t about what's expected and just bring those feelings up for us to make them visible so we can heal them. They are amazing.

YOU CAN FEEL THE CRAZY IN HIS EYES

One of the most raw performances you'll ever see, highest of emotion and probably maynard in his prime vocal voice.. so good lol

Next you two should do "Lost Keys" and Rosetta Stoned" What a powerful experience!

I saw them on the Undertow tour for 17 dollars. It was badass even though it was drizzly rain for the majority of the show. I was so fuckin baked it didn't matter.

Literally 2 hours ago I was watching your reaction to Descending for quite possibly the 20th time. It’s my favorite song on Fear Inoculum and my favorite reaction from you two. As I was watching, I thought to myself, “I know they haven’t reacted to Sober live, but have they seen it?” The Tool gods have answered. Listening to their albums(almost everyday since 94) takes me to a special place within myself, but when you see them live, it just hits you different. The passion they have for their craft exudes from each one of them. You feel how much it means to them. Your reaction was just as expected. Subdued. Maynards raw emotion in this performance sucks you in and leaves you in awe.

This is probably the best live performance of sober tool ever have done. Best pro shot footage.

I’ve listened to every tool song countless times and whenever I see you guys react to another one it gives me that same feeling like when I first heard it again. Much love!

We all hear Tool our own way but this song has always been my addiction’s letter to me. But to each their own. 🤘

I’m so used to seeing Justin live that seeing Paul in this always makes me go “oh yeah!”

This is as real as it gets: The first time i seen Tool was in 96 in san antonio im gonna tell you this. When i left i did not leave saying that seeing Tool was something that I did I left saying that something was done to me.

Gotta do one of their songs from their famous live session at the Glass House. Amazing concert!

Totally about addiction,"...I will find a center in you, I will chew it up and leave..."!

Check out Tool live 1992 Philadelphia remastered. Tool just starting out in a small club. Phenomenal

An intimate performance, yes... And one of those very rare live pro-shots you see of them

I forgot I was listening to a reaction and almost shat myself when he said wowwwwww lol 😂🤣

Gravity is another twisted song about being overwhelmed by drugs! (Perfect 👌 Circle)

That verse has been one of my favorite drum parts since I discovered this song.

Welcome to tool 🙏

Tool - Jerk-Off live Lollapalooza 1999

Maynard is a such a performer... Another level... Not everyone can get it.... I love bass job on this song... Amazing...

I've never seen them do the PG version in concert. Went to the best concert ever back in 94-95. Was Tool -Megadeath - Ozzy ... Ozzfest😈🤘

It's incredible how he sings so well with such an unnatural posture. He just manifests what the song is about. Any Orbit Culture coming up?

Yes, more from the Undertow album please! Speaking of the old claymation videos, not sure if you remember the Three Little Pigs video but they were involved in that song. Danny was drumming for Green Jello, Maynard did some of the pig voices, and Adam worked on the video. He also did Tool's videos.

This is high art. A timeless masterpiece.

Best live performance ever....Tool is awesome...

Till this day this performance makes me emotional! Gets me every time! No matter how many listens or views! You can’t fake this ✌️

what a performance..

Gotta do Harlequin Forrest live at royal Albert hall!!! come on you guys

He performed it same way in 1992 when i saw them at the whiskey in LA. I said in an aerlier reaction video I was the person he stared at for the whole song. MINDBLOWING! There is a performance from 1992 at a club called JC dobbs here on youtube. His stare is even more pensive. The smaller venue works better for the song. In between their set at the whiskey and white zombie's i spoke to adam jones about my liking of the band's performance. TY for the reaction D music life!

One of my favorite live performances from tool and in general. Definitely check out the 98 performance of ‘no quarter’

You guys need to watch 4 degrees live.

Hey you two. Yeah, bad thing about Tool (probably the only thing that can be considered bad) is that there isn't a lot pro shot live performances. There are a lot of good bootleg videos here on RU-vid that are suprisingly good quality. There is a page on here called Tool Live Remastered. They have a lot of great live performances tat are mostly made of fan shot video that are mixed together real well and synced with great quality audio. If you want to do more reactions to live Tool, that would be a great place to find some good choices. Take care, stay safe 🤘

They never fail to bring it. Pure emotion, genius talent, epic lyrics. Simply the best at what they do.

Should now check out Burn, About Out, Maynard's original song with this riff, with his previous band, Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty (CAD). There's a live performance of it from 1987.

Watched this at least 30 times over the years. It’s like an alien has taken over his body.

Tool Playing Live in Denver Colorado USA, January 2022. Tickets cost 150$ - 400$

“It feels intimate” .... like an intimate riot feels intimate.

First song I heard from them in 91 , I was 20 , been hooked on Tool ever since 😊 that entire album is amazing 😻

Maynard man!!! No words needed

Seeing clips of this in the news back when they were on this tour got me to run out and get the album. Hooked ever since.

Death shirt? Fuck yeah. My favorite band and my favorite album.

The lady on the left was ready for the madness the dude on the left had his brain melted hahaha

Left click the thumbnail - auto like - press f - play!

Hello hello! Watching Tool perform a CLASSIC in front of more than 1.4 Million people.....Priceless!!! Btw, Maynard, as the rest of the artists in this, are unmatchable!

“You remember the video? It was claymation? It was dark?” That’s like every Tool video bro 😂

Always a badass live song of Tool! never gets old! You guys should check out Pain, or Fear Factory 🤘

You guys are great !

At 2:56, my man was feelin' that back beat on the snare. 😏

he wore a onesy and he kicked more ass then has even been kicked.....Legendary

Speechless, thank you two

You guys are awesome. Great video!

Love y'all's Tool Reactions SO Much!!!! Rock On!

This performance encapsulates the craft of Tool, the pure dedication to the art and form.

You guys are the best reactors out there for Tool!!! Love you guys.

Thanks for displaying your reactions in the beginning, that's smart and appreciated.

Adam is all about that tension invoking dissonance.

Thanks !

Now they under your skin!! Go deeeep!!

I love u guys, your reactions are epic, even more with incredible artists like Meynard

The various looks on your face made me smile wide. Thanks for this one. TOOL fan since the start.

How could i miss this reaction video?! 🤔 Nice shirt bro. 🤘

This is one of the most incredible live performances ever!

You have in last few reactions become alot more connected to Tool you truly getting it now..

I love this song so damn much. Never have I have ever seen a singer so locked into a different world while delivering such a dramatic, powerful performance that captures your attention and draws you in. Makes you feel the music and lyrics deep in your core. Goosebumps. Gets me every damn time

Death and tool my top favorites

Great reaction love you guys so much please keep doing with any song of tool 😅

One example of thousands of why Tool will forever be one of the greats. Just remember we’re all blessed to be alive at the same time as Tool putting out music and performances. Add to the reaction list Wintersun Time or Sons of Winter and Stars at sonic pump studios and Devin Townsend The Death of Music at the Royal Albert Hall.

The intensity of the guitar is just overwhelming when he keeps saying I want what I want people over look that powerful sound with those words.

This is the 1st Tool song I heard,.. on Mtv. Next, I heard Sweat, and the rest of Opiate, cos it was cheaper. I'm glad I got the older stuff first.

Your reaction is so cool! 😂😂😂🤘

Art

Leprous - Slave(Live At Rockefeller Music Hall)...... you will love the drumming!

The DEATH shirt, nice fit!

I was at this show, the first time I saw them live. they were the first band on on the forst day of the festival.

love the "death" shirt!

At that time in their careers, they had already had many colleagues and friends become addicted to substances. I don't know if you guys remember, but in the early 90s, heroin was really big. Performers like Layne Staley, Mike Starr, etc. had already developed an addiction. And these were friends to everyone in Tool. I imagine some of the members of Tool had their encounters with substances as well. Sober marked a dark, dark time in rock music. It was raw and emotionally charged because it was a raw and emotional time. From then to now, how many rock giants have we lost to substance abuse and misuse? Too many, I think. Great video, as always!

Dude, I appreciate your response. I mean, you "get it"" And that's the whole purpose of Tool. It's why they were put here.

Man I would die to see you guys react to Mastodon. Especially Tread Lightly, such a powerhouse song. Seabeast, Oblivion, The Czar. There's so many. But yall are missing out. Mastodon is one of the best rock bands out there today.

How the bleeding shit does Adam make those sounds? The guy is a master of his instrument.

Look at that crowd

Conjuring is 100. The demon of addiction poured out. So powerful. Thank you for reacting!

Did you guys know that the bass player in the video is not Justin? That's their first bass player?

They do not have a lot of quality live videos unfortunately. Most are crappy cell phone sound quality. Plus they do not allow any recording of their shows so the camera work is all over the place since it’s done incognito. There are some decent ones, but the two best are this one and the Pneuma drum cam

Blow me Away You(niverse) by Gojira from The Link Alive will totally blow you away!!!!

Would be keen to see you guys react to Soilwork (also from Sweden if you aren't familiar) from back in the day, say Follow the Hollow. 20 years old and still fresh AF

The best TOOL live footage I've seen on YT is Coachella 1999. Fantastic! 👍👍 Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned, please!!! Oh, and you can include Lipan Conjuring...it sets the mood perfectly. Love you guys!👍👍🤘🤘

Sick shirt dude! lol

I'm listening to your Tool vids. And other bands I know, which are few

The rage is real

First time viewer of the channel. Loved the format. Your mic levels were perfect, and playing the song in the background while you talked at the end was a nice touch. The gentleman over ran the lovely lady a few times (a lot), but in his defense, he was pretty jacked up from the video. Liked and subbed.

I like that Maynard is dressed somewhat like an infant, maybe a metaphor for his own spiritual infancy? And his costumes evolve over the years and reflect the ways he sees himself growing

Knew you two would freak lol. Incredible performance. Can't wait for you to do Forty Six & 2. Hope you also check out the rest of the Undertow album along the way. Crazy tracks. Cheers ✌🏼

If you ever want to get really crazy and watch a whole set, Lewiston 98. No contest. "Tool Live Lewiston 1998 (Full Concert) REMASTERED" on ToolArchive channel.

His face! LOL He was NOT ready for Sober live! hahahah :p

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