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

[@rubaidaallen2764]

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.

[@mcmondo]

Hell Yeah!

[@willasacco9898]

Someone said that he was not singing about addiction, he was personifying it.

[@mercuryrising9174]

Also it's about kurt cobain... And addiction in general. How some people cannot get out. Fron being sober 13 years it's a death trap 100 percent to stay in any addiction doesn't matter the DOC.

[@stevenarthur2792]

This is the song that got me into Tool forever love it

[@stevenarthur2792]

This is the mental shit I want to see at concerts to get my moneys worth 🤔🤣

[@wadebarton4111]

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

[@Jonile2010]

I was lucky to see them in concert February of 2020 pre rona . It was life changing.

[@Kain3366]

I was lucky enough to see them live in like 95 or so. Small venue. Hands down one of my favorite shows ever

[@franklinzappa7043]

Tool playing Live in Denver Colorado USA, Jan 2022. Tickets cost 150$- 400$ for NoseBleed Seats.

[@tammywagner8032]

2017 here. I was so fucking happy and full of raw gut punching powerful.. emotions? Nah, something else. Emotions are like crawling and that day I was flying.

[@Ughrrjuernuryedfrtrr]

I cry every time I see them live

[@duckduckpajamas3305]

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.

[@bradleyjansen9751]

Imagine that guy just being ripped apart and reborn and ripped apart and reborn again. Melting his soul into a puddle

[@bradleyjansen9751]

Or after that he can't listen to sober anymore because the memories make him stroke out

[@jasontate1732]

He probably was, he suffers from anxiety, and has often said he picks one person in the crowd to calm his anxiety, and sees only them

[@notaflyy]

i feel like he was just high

[@thatguyjamalx]

Still feel sorry for whoever Maynard is staring at.

[@hvitekristesdod]

I’m jealous

[@tpaulalex724]

Seriously??? I would love the be that guy! Instead, when I was about 14 years old, I went to a Cheap Trick concert and the guitarist stared me right in the eye for like five minutes. It lind of creeps me out when I think of it now.

[@prometheusfallen]

Yeah, it was me. Thanks.

[@heatherodonnell7655]

The void.

[@Ughrrjuernuryedfrtrr]

I wish I was him/her!

[@roccomartin3335]

YOU CAN FEEL THE CRAZY IN HIS EYES

[@margaritasaloscerdos5]

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.

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Beautifully said 😌

[@rockerwithawalker]

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

[@rackdaddyandrackaddie4184]

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.

[@mcmondo]

Well said and I couldn’t agree more brother. You will not find a more dedicated and honest performance than this one done by a band that wants and needs you to feel their emotions through their craft. I’ve been lucky enough to experience Tool live four times over the 23 years since I first found them and each time they grip you and trip you out and send you to a place no other band can take you, it’s like an entity travelling through your soul. I urge any Tool fan to remortgage your house to make the effort and see Tool live just once and you’ll be complete, that’s a promise.

[@blaiseatkinson174]

Awesome Randle

[@LeChefLeGusteau]

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!

[@thisisgreatt]

Seeing the original video on mtv back in 1993 at my sisters.. my life went down a different path after that guitar feedback changed my life

[@chriswalton3383]

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

[@Nedarbi]

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

[@medhead964]

I’ve been saying this since Dylan brought his awesome wife on this ride! She’d lose her mind … God damn, shit the bed!

[@V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

Yes, back to back. Just like Parabol/Parabola.

[@forgetaboutit1069]

Watched with lyrics!

[@granthawthorne4112]

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

[@twokidsmovies]

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

[@Soljarag5]

i watched that entire video last night.... sooooo good

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Good stuff!!!!!

[@MrKrushgutz]

Hell yeah!

[@owenjohnston33]

THIRD EYE! IGGY

[@twokidsmovies]

@@owenjohnston33 yyyessss, I love that guy.

[@stevek13]

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

[@jarrodderr]

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

[@jamzales]

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.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Awesomesauce

[@assmaster420]

I won free radio tickets on the floor of Portland Coliseum 2001 a month after 9/11, Maynard ruled the stage in black sports bra and spandex short, i held front rail with wife(girlfriend atm) in front of me for 5 songs(forever) till i sent her over the rail and i barley fought my way to a calmer area....FF 2020 Rose Garden, Paid $550 a ticket for 5 th row on Justin side, could barley see Maynard--both shows totally different but equally unrepeatably great

[@willymoist5197]

I feel like listening to tool while baked off your ass would be a magical experience.

[@Beastbudoo]

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

[@bobbyjo6779]

Best live performers around back in the 90s

[@skeelowzworld]

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

[@corey6393]

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

[@chriscrowley41]

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

[@Ughrrjuernuryedfrtrr]

Paul is Tool...poor guy

[@williamreynolds3487]

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

[@richtigersoan]

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

[@merenthatarrant1860]

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

[@davidigleniec2483]

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

[@natedawg8778]

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

[@sickkyuss]

You guys need to watch 4 degrees live.

[@antdujar]

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

[@laza2761]

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

[@dtpfeiffer]

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.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

6:40 - You doing my Aussie accent on the "daaaaaark" there Dylan? lol

[@SkindrixX]

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.

[@alexissancho4565]

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

[@newhorizonstone9429]

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

[@supplechasehopeviewfarm]

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

[@velvetj9521]

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!

[@jgilbertify]

This is one of the most incredible live performances ever!

[@nancywade3428]

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

[@daduka]

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

[@jerrykeck1494]

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😈🤘

[@Ughrrjuernuryedfrtrr]

Luck mfer. I was 8 lol

[@thomasanderson1969]

Welcome to tool 🙏

[@jason-7956]

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.

[@samanosukeakechi4388]

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

[@alaskantool]

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

[@calebjohnson8718]

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

[@goranilincic2644]

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

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

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.

[@franklinzappa7043]

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

[@wakingribbons]

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!

[@jeremymorse4315]

Speechless, thank you two

[@MrJocky82]

Maynard man!!! No words needed

[@raysalsa1]

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!

[@epicmage82]

You guys are awesome. Great video!

[@rosswoodland6449]

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

[@frankjones4357]

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.

[@jamesswingg5251]

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.

[@kaiwue4280]

Your reaction is so cool! 😂😂😂🤘

[@russellcleave1435]

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.

[@Balchjh]

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.

[@crf7604]

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

[@thegoatchild3545]

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!👍👍🤘🤘

[@Ember2539]

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

[@paulx3733]

Kids, this is an introduction into the world of hurt through art. ANYONE who saw that performance that day would've bet their entire fortune that Maynard would follow Cobain ( RIP) to the grave. This is ART. Portraying an empty soul so totally that the performer is confused personally with the performance. Much Respect.

[@ToddKeener]

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

[@violetbaudelaire7353]

The whole album has the theme of addiction and recovery, right? Amazing album 🤘

[@hermanbernard4537]

what a performance..

[@prometheusfallen]

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

[@chrisweidner4768]

This is high art. A timeless masterpiece.

[@1nintool]

Just type TOOL live 1997...That was my first tool concert in Montreal,unreal...

[@ttrain2227]

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

[@Liamjames7472]

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

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

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

[@frankk8018]

You guys are great !

[@whitejosh444]

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

[@hvitekristesdod]

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

[@neo21b21b]

Thanks !

[@dattjah]

The DEATH shirt, nice fit!

[@Scrub_Jake]

Guys I really reeeally like your channel and have been watching for a while now, but this is my first comment ever ✌️ I want to suggest something new and out of the box! An acapella group that only uses their voices in every single song they produce. They have 3 Grammys, 5 members and can cover any song or create their own amazing originals. Please check out Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody. From there is an almost endless rabbit hole of songs, music videos, live concerts and live studio recordings, and you can’t pick a bad one. If you like them also try Hallelujah, Evolution of Music or Sound of Silence. Please enjoy these amazing musicians and never stop reacting! Love you both!! 💕

[@randelmatt]

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

[@scottcirmo1609]

love the "death" shirt!

[@aaohknsn]

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?

[@Xanderj89]

Try to sing along with it, I found it actually helps express the emotion rather than just purely what would be best 'note' wise you know, just fully immerse in the emotion. Having expression to fall into instead of trying to posture for whatever expectations you feel make it weird to act like that kinda lets your body relax and just do it's thing, you can be on autopilot so you can just focus on the encompassing tingling of raw emotion and pour it out into your voice (idk how he does it without tearing up tbh)

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

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.

[@yardner1963]

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

[@forthrightnight]

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.

[@patbinkley2107]

Now they under your skin!! Go deeeep!!

[@Qliphirot]

Tool - Jerk-Off live Lollapalooza 1999

[@MoshpitKilla_]

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

[@jeffreygrimm9343]

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

[@treysalazar7791]

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 KZbin 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 🤘

[@CappuccinoZilla]

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

[@CappuccinoZilla]

Dude on the right* I’m not sober

[@mrgboxx]

Sick shirt dude! lol

[@mattrainwater526]

Would love for you guys to do the whole album of Lateralus! Spiral 🌀 Out 🤙🏻

[@scooterreacts1822]

Dylans facial expressions are a crackup!... :)

[@SV-hn7xx]

I miss live music more than anything!!! Luckily the last big live show I saw before pandemic bullshit was Tool & I'll never forget it... thanks for bringing me back 🤘☮️🤘

[@hvitekristesdod]

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

[@shatteredstiks7392]

Death and tool my top favorites

[@marcusmintz6530]

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

[@apptouchtechnologies3722]

Man I love these two. This performance is everything to anyone everyone everywhere that has lost someone to addiction despair and depression. When they leave they take part of you your soul and you never get it back. Want to experience forever sadness, lose a child and then watch this fucking TOOL truth tell told through a possessed Maynard.

[@jessietaylor790]

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.

[@thisistheyear99]

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 ✌🏼