Tool - Sober live in Philadelphia's JC Dobbs 1992

Tool live in Philadelphia's JC Dobbs performing Sober circa 1992

[@maynardfangirl]

I'm so glad someone documented this.

[@Arachnoscribe]

Me too...

[@mesutsayar]

+Arachnoscribe also me..

[@johnkaplan3810]

Me too. So raw, it's like seeing tool if they were your buddy's band

[@froey198033]

Haley Wilson me too cause it shows you how far they've come. There's probably not even a hundred people in their and now they sell out 20,000+ stadiums.

[@douglasbennett8184]

They knew they were witnessing history

[@GroovierBigFoot]

I have a feeling that whatever he is staring at isn't actually there

[@frokopop]

It really is there, but only Maynard can see it

[@thunnusobesus9270]

Some poor random at the bar

[@patches6309]

Wrong Thomas, it's there and it's the scariest shit you could ever imagine.

[@topmysteric1157]

Nah man he's staring right through the audience rly makes them feel his story

[@CriticalSurvival0]

@@thunnusobesus9270 Lucky*

[@thunnusobesus9270]

Got a feeling about 10 dudes in 92 have no idea what they just witnessed!

[@evolvedmediaproductions7640]

This crowd had no idea that they were blessed to be witnessing a giant forming before their very eyes.

[@kristintay2019]

I was 17 and missed this?? I live 30 mins away at that time. Wth was wrong with me??

[@ronforyouruncle4406]

Kristin Tay fucking idiot I'd never pass up an opportunity like that

[@gort9623]

A Muncle for your uncle bruh lmao

[@jamesmichael9346]

Dobbs was a bar 21+ so you wouldn't have gotten in...I was 23 & missed it as well...but Tool was fairly unknown at the time as were most nationals that played Dobbs and you can tell by the poor attendance....Pearl jam's first ever Philly show was there as well before they hit...

[@patches6309]

You would have had to have "Fake ID" cause JC Dobbs carded heavily at the door then. I was there, and it was mind blowing, and I wasn't even a big fan of them then? Incredible Live, so glad I got to be here on sheer luck!

[@4ngeliciouss]

@@jamesmichael9346 Me too! I was going to Temple U. On South Street everynight in the early 90s.

[@TJ-pn6cv]

Amazing can't stop watching. 4:51 is my favorite part

[@buckplug2423]

My favourite is that fucking guitar snare at the beginning

[@tickyul]

Amazing!

[@Holmesburgable]

Imagine standing in that room not having a fucking clue what you were witnessing. Mind blowing.

[@INTERPOLFAN17]

EPIC

[@boogeymanblues99]

Maynard is like Satan's love child.. Was he found in a smoldering crater somewhere? Scares the hell out of me! Yet i cant look away.. such an amazing set of musicians.

[@Mygirlfriendisfat]

i laughed out loud there hahaha!

[@PhantomLord]

I love how they're playing this tiny club but the sound is still huge and is very close to the album version

[@FredoNavajas92]

Better than the album version lol

[@MicroGabe-qx1qh]

This place is super super small I’ve been there

[@roelhoremans5887]

Indeed, small room & big sound.

[@dannysheffield2531]

I can’t imagine witnessing this live in a dive. Magic. Shout out to the camera guy. VHS? Excellent work. On point...

[@chickenpermission5570]

i dont think he even blinked

[@ericmiller2736]

My uncle went to one of his concerts several years ago and he claimed Maynard sat indian style with his back to the audience rocking back and forth...sang the whole concert while playing (and beating) Mario brothers on the projector. Kind of random and strange. But that’s Maynard!! He is a genius in my book!

[@darkm12]

Maynard did get hip replacement surgery in 2015 so maybe it was then and he had to stay off his feet for awhile.

[@Kimkim-el6fu]

Seriously The best live performance EVER, out of this world. That voice, the intensity.. even his pronunciation of words gets me.

[@PcaKestheaod]

THSI is how this song is meant to be played. Pure and raw.

[@kanis999]

Don't get me wrong, I love Maynard's voice as it is now, but back in '92 it was on a whole new level. Better pitch, better tone, better delivery.

[@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry]

Um yeah, he was younger...

[@matthewpennington3847]

Drugs

[@jordybeau49]

I agree

[@ClarkSnowden]

Age…

[@leogoran]

Dude, Maynard looks like he's staring into the souls of the audience, amazing...lol

[@brianiwanicki4684]

1991/92 may have been the greatest years in JC history. In those 2 years I saw PJ, Tool, Primus, Nirvana and a ton of other great bands...often for No Cover thanks to a friend.

[@ClarkSnowden]

I was born in 1992

[@josephsarao5857]

I can attest to this as I was probably right alongside you. The third floor was epic. Remember sitting with Pearl Jam and my friend telling Eddie Vetter that they were good but not that tight yet. Shortly after they played NYC and were all over MTV. I never let him live that down. Along with the Kyber it was an amazing place to see bands.

[@MatiAldea]

He looks like Taxi driver

[@BeatleJuicie]

Matías Aldea holy shit he does!! 😂

[@stanopera5467]

Fucking awesome haircut.... I will do that too... trust me trust me trust me...

[@sethnickel4032]

Underground rock/metal in it's truest form... Sweat, tunnel vision, intensity like nothing you'll see nowadays. Who's still here in 2019?!?!..

[@ChrisWhite-fm8tg]

Seth Nickel no doubt. 2020 watching

[@Matthew-yw3oi]

channeling a lot of energy. that intense expression of emotion comes from somewhere deep down and just wants to burst out and cuts deep down into the listener. music can be so powerful.

[@jorray3170]

8 dislikes? they should be taken out to the town square and flogged!!! haha

[@Theritalliner]

jorray shun the non believers execute the weak

[@bigbill4real]

Jesus Christ was there at that performance

[@Gambitheart]

Jesus wont you fuckin whistle ....

[@TwistyFreshNips]

Maynard is Jesus

[@MizeryMachine]

I love Maynard, but i can't help but lmao at 4:51

[@Box545x39]

The girl that woo's right after like a terrified witness

[@chrisdoctor599]

Randy Strobel he always does that at tbat part of the song when the do it live for some reason

[@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry]

I bet if you were in front of him, you wouldn't be laughing as he's staring right through your soul to the back of your head at 4:51. And if you tried, I bet you'd be put into a chokehold so quick you wouldn't remember your own name.

[@juny9445]

🤣😂

[@McCracken216]

@@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry LOL yeah sure thing buddy.

[@JohnBrown-ur4iz]

Music just doesn’t feel the same anymore! This is the stuff I love!! Amps turned up too loud back feed from the guitars screaming! This is rock in its perfect form!!! 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

[@sidlin03]

Maynard is the ONLY person the can pull off the mullethawk

[@BritIronRebel]

I'm not sure I can agree that "most every band during this time sounded just like this" TOOL always had a very unique sound. They weren't grunge-like in their sound at all. I don't know of another band that lead with the bass the way TOOL does/did.

[@darkm12]

Primus.

[@SoggyButtowski]

They are and always will be unique

[@robspear03]

@@darkm12 This

[@jeffb8562]

@@darkm12 so did rhcp. But nowhere near comparable

[@adamdominguez7470]

Imagine walking into a bar and seeing this band... and walking out like "WTF???"

[@sqwyze]

this footage is a national treasure. well done.

[@D0N0CIDE]

towards the end when the camera is zoomed in on maynard and following back and forth while he's swaying and moving was pretty neat.. very tool-esque

[@athenaandersen-sparrow7599]

I'm so happy someone recorded this

[@deanoradja225]

How can ten people not like this?must be the new era of kids looking for one direction videos.you guys have no idea what good music is.

[@yolodaswagg]

and since then two more blind children have followed as well

[@lizardqueen6041]

Nobody cares about One Direction, dude.

[@Spindles15]

Wow, that was a great show...I wonder if those guys ever did anything with their talent???

[@Oobi666]

This is is so fucking amazing this should be the official music video I amnot even a tool fan but I watch this often Just an amazing performance

[@Oobi666]

I am back

[@BeatleJuicie]

lol same

[@genghiskhando5507]

Fucking epic

[@rexross6808]

god damn danny and maynards timing is ridiculous

[@noahsfuneral9317]

Rex Ross can’t forget Adam bro

[@ClarkSnowden]

TOOL rocks

[@mikexliv]

5 years later I would become a Toolhead..

[@heartbreaker7472]

2 years left

[@ALEXANDERTOWHEE]

Very hard to believe this vid has not yet gotten millions of views. These guys sund as good or better than in the studio, excellent performers. We are lucky to have them and I hope they keep performing and recording. I'd love to see them again sober since I've been totally fucked up the 2 times I've caught their show and missed a lot......

[@Ssv714]

The vid still only has 300,000 😂 . People really don’t know what they’re missing out on

[@natedawg3855]

Maynard has to have one of the best voices in all of music!

[@yolodaswagg]

That's all the applause?

[@THEDC777]

What an amazing video. This is at the beginning.

[@TJ-pn6cv]

Best voice award goes too

[@eyesurg100]

This was their PEAK… I’m not accepting any replies, otherwise…

[@murat_yurttas]

You can smell the smoke.

[@LotsofStuffYT]

I wonder if the people there knew that they were watching a musical genius

[@foreskrin]

I had this entire performance on VHS and regret that I gave it to a girl I was dating at the time.

[@ezzong]

The zoom in was the best

[@francescakatz2884]

Wow! I used to practically live at j.c Dobbs when I lived on south street in Philly. Tuesday nights they had jam night.saw George thorougood&the Delaware destroyers there, pearl jam, pretty poison, Motorhead, biohazard and my favorite Necros which was a kick ass show.

[@BritIronRebel]

LOL...yeah, you can count Maynard's nose hairs! Notice that Maynard NEVER blinks (in any videos, not just here)

[@jawa6066]

I am afraid to ask what he is sees , what a performance !!

[@markpee29]

Thank you for recording this.

[@gray786]

i don't think there is another band that will ever exist that can deliver the chills to people quite like tool does. old maynard just stares through your soul. what an incredible band.

[@adlei8131]

i really love this but im confused on why maynard is singing the wrong lyrics. i understand if it was just a simple mistake because he's human i was just wondering if anyone knew if he was doing it on purpose or not.

[@BritIronRebel]

There were other verses and different renditions of the song back when they played it live often in their sets.

[@Dave_AI]

Maynards intensity is remarkable. Anyone else thinks he looks just like Daniel Day Lewis in Last of the Mohicans here?

[@mbolu349]

Adams feedback control is absolutely perfect!!

[@McCracken216]

Do they have any other good songs?

[@JohnTheRipper2]

maynard's voice sounds AMAZING! SO POWERFUL!

[@preston1111]

I was 11 when u commented that I’m 23 now!!!!

[@tracymontgomery7699]

@@preston1111 Sick math skills, bro.

[@thomasabarber6888]

Was tgere that night instantly fell in love with tool new then tgey were destined for greatness

[@lizardspain1978]

The best song of the history in my list, no words.

[@larrypoland8912]

This is absolutely phenomenal.. never seen focusing like that

[@BritIronRebel]

The entire concert is on KZbin remastered (better video & sound) which improves it a lot. Check that one out!

[@larrypoland8912]

@@BritIronRebel def gonna check that out! Thanks!!

[@crashburn3292]

I used to have a butler. I fried him for stalking.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

Did he teaste good?

[@dogsavethequeen7689]

holy geeze they wer good

[@RCAvhstape]

Dude if you're the one who shot this video you should win a fucking Oscar or something, that is amazing. You totally captured that crazy gleam in Maynard's eyes, the zoom was good and all, too. Just a shame you didn't have a better view of D'Amour and Carrey. Awesome job.

[@ilovejakkings]

if the crowd only realized what they were witnessing... now he hides in the background-- i absolutely LOVE Maynard!!! and would have killed to see him this damn close!

[@jmsparger4339]

EMERGENCY! THE TOOL ARCHIVE THAT HAD THIS ENTIRE GIG FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STAGE IS GONE. IF IT CAN BE FOUND IT M MUST BE SAVED!!

[@FredoNavajas92]

Any luck finding it?!

[@3adCompany]

holy fucking shit I can't imagine what it would've been like to be at this show and then see how far they've come now even the greatest bands gotta start somewhere :)

[@cellardoor199991]

damn there was like 10 people in that crowd small place.. nice. The early years.

[@maynardfangirl]

I think I'm legit in love with Maynard.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

was Maynard getting it at the end, or what? most of the song he was just waiting like a Stalking Butler. then lunged the visible knife right into his gut.

[@HEKTIC458]

God i wish i was there.

[@2morrowillcome]

he does. hes just blinking exactly when you are. how? he knows. he just knows. ;-)

[@MrDonKiwi]

Lars ulrich liked this

[@ParkerFritz]

2023. ffs could you imagine, knowing, and then .. or being there.

[@jamborl]

it's fantastic, the hair stands up on my back,a heavy drinker who understands what it is about the life of.... thank you for upload

[@vtwinlunatic]

Thats fuckin awesome!! Classic early footage, a song and performance of such magnitude and only about 5 people clap at the end!! Still, imagine being one of those 5 people!!

[@GoodStuffCheap94]

This performance is badass

[@Biend]

hahahhahah he does look like an orc ;D

[@mbolu349]

Tool: we are gonna play a new one Crowd: ugh Tool: Plays Sober

[@Desante]

Makes me sort of wish I was born earlier, and closer to Philly... :3

[@Death2Agony]

holy shit!!! since 2007 there has been no dislikes!!!!!! amazing!!!

[@zuriiima936]

The way Maynard just feels the music and gives his all in his performances is amazing !

[@soranaru]

So me calling you a troll (which you are) somehow means I use "fail" and "mom jokes"? Well, you're going around telling people who are simply commenting on this video that Tool are generic and were just "lucky", of course I'm going to call you a troll. How does this make me a conformist?

[@TecmoRaz]

It's a shame I was 11 at the time and missed this show!

[@rue-mell5856]

What a awesome performance. Fucking 90's music is better than trash music today

[@marsvoltian]

@protossalliance Actually Maynard doesnt say that. It is a quote from Bill Hicks - Sane Man. Maynard is most likely not high in this video. Tool is not worthy of the facade that they are always on drugs. Its just not right. They are above that

[@Muzikrazy213]

@WickedWitchKING toolband.com, ckliick "toolband website" at da top on da menu bar, ckliick "identity". under dat r three liinez leadiing to three places/siites. ckliick "band bios" and ther ya go.

[@shaynejohnston452]

Merry Christmas, who's still here in 2020

[@howsoonisnow1985]

Thanks for posting. Wow I was still in the service when this show was on. Lived in Philly recently and got to see a few shows there at Dobbs although I would drink at Mako's across the street then to Lorenzo's for a slice.

[@shinre]

That's the south street life for real.

[@splatt232]

wow. i've seen bands in jc dobbs. cant even begin to imagine how awesome this had to have been.

[@srvfan42]

4:12 STOP I'M GONNA BE SICK!!

[@Death2Agony]

@surfrusty12 im sorry!!!!!!! damnit this always happens to me =/ oh well at least we kno theres people in this world dont like true music

[@danielmoriarty692]

Best live version out there.

[@ramblinman111]

lol very funny for ppl to say maynard messed up he does what he wants whos to say he didnt do it on purpose just cuz he can (he does a lot)

[@donnybrooks1979]

Not complaining or anything this is amazing. But they skipped the guitar part at around 4:00. Anybody else notice?

[@Mahnstermosh]

Kevin Harper dude I was like shit... What happened? But maybe he just didn't have the pedal that helped him make the effect as on the album at the time.

[@Sharenge]

Even if you didn't like the song, you clapped anyways cus you were afraid of what Maynard would do to you if you didn't... lol.

[@Roop433]

You can tell how into the music he is. the focus in his eyes is something to be seen

[@marttram2183]

Maynard just always looks like he's the exact opposite of sober lol