TOOL Big Mele 1993 Kualoa Ranch Hawaii Layne Staley

Whole set. Layne Staley comes on at 39:23
Real cool video I found below.
• Tool 1993-08-15 Kuuloa...

[@Steampunkguitars]

Holy shit. This was my first concert... I was 15 years old. And the ticket cost $32.50. This show began my obsession with Tool.

[@Steampunkguitars]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[@adamstephens4148]

Mocha Washburn dude that's awesome

[@erickdoxey499]

I was 16. unbelievable experience. creepy to realize how much time has passed since that day.

[@bluespupil414]

Very cool!

[@jekku4688]

But not with AIC? 😉

[@CFCMahomet]

Amazing, I was stationed with the Army on Oahu, and attended this concert. The next day I bought Tool’s EP at a record store in Pearl City. Never thought I would see a video of this. Feels like a pretty fast 31 years ago.

[@JonHawaii2003]

Yup, i was 22 now I'm 53. Time flies

[@Middleageman500]

3 years later, in 96, I heard Pushit on the radio. Been happily married to this band since then.

[@gaveup6246]

0:00 Cold & Ugly 5:20 Intolerance 10:00 Hush 12:50 Undertow 18:36 Sober 24:08 Prison Sex 29:36 Swamp Song 35:36 Sweat 39:23 Opiate 46:10 Flood (final part) 49:46 Jerk Off

[@geno1825]

Totally awesomeness 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@geneorr559]

Thank you legend

[@dakotashea3561]

Thank you :)

[@krarava123]

❤

[@jamesdelcol3701]

That was awesome when Layne was just waiting to take the baritone and Maynard went up an octave. It sounds so cool with them singing in harmony. It was great to hear the lower notes from Layne during that explosive crescendo Tool does so well. This was a treat for me. ❤❤

[@doghouse3464]

Gotta love the 90’s

[@templedown]

right before the start of Cold and Ugly, Adam plays a snip of Rush's A passage to Bangkok. Then legend Layne joins them later. Awesome.

[@KevlarVTX]

Heard that too.

[@BredStik]

And Alex just played the A passage to Bangkok in the middle of Jambi with Tool in Toronto this week! The loop is complete! So awesome! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHytfHiCZZ6NqKs&pp=ygUqYWxleCBsaWZlc29uIHRvb2wgcGFzc2FnZSB0byBiYW5na29rIGphbWJp

[@constancemerryweather525]

Just finished Geddy Lees book yesterday so that was cool and coincidental to hear!

[@thisisallthereis]

Still sounds so good all these years later. Great sound mix.

[@tomcruiiseship9461]

Sounds amazing

[@rishikeshpandey330]

This sounds so good for 1993. Especially the drums, they sound fucking clean!

[@JonHawaii2003]

We used a Soundcraft Europa mixing console. One of the best at that time.

[@Ana-mf3tc]

Sounds better than their concert I went to in freaking January 2022

[@znilf84]

This audio sounds incredibly too good for 1993, no way!!!!!! Insane!!!

[@dantemack88]

@@JonHawaii2003 How were you even able to mix anything? where you able to get a hold of the soundboard audio from one of the band engineer techs?

[@JonHawaii2003]

@@dantemack88 each band had their own engineer. That was a very unique show for us because we provided the front of house system but another company did the monitors using our Ramsa console and their own equipment. I set up a DAT recorder under the stage and before each band I would go start recording then just goof off for a while

[@Jessepinkman764]

Layne is an unbelievably powerful vocalist the fact that Maynard can be heard louder just shows how powerful of a voice Maynard has I wish they did more with Layne here though

[@youarepredictable]

I was there. Was 22 and still in the Navy. Went to this one and the one next year, but this one was the best. That whole weekend was a blast. Me and my buddies hung out, got drunk, and saw some of the best live music ever. Still love Tool...still live on Oahu.

[@sabresrule716]

I was on terminal leave from the Navy. Stayed on the island just for this show.

[@heatherhill8644]

I went to this one and the one the following year as well. My sister was in the Navy, and I was there visiting her both times! 💚

[@youarepredictable]

@@sabresrule716 Wise move!

[@youarepredictable]

@@heatherhill8644 Those days here in Hawaii were so much better than nowadays. Back when truly alternative music and radio were alive and well...with Radio Free Hawaii ...and real music festivals...like Mele...not the commercialized vanilla pop culture bullshit that passes for festivals now...

[@BlacksburgEV]

Live on Ohau now and it sucks. No shows.

[@dankreiling2913]

I was there! What awesome times. Sponsored by Radio Free Hawaii, the best radio station of the time. Thanks for sharing

[@germanengineering204]

Lucky bastard lol!

[@BuckleysGhostLive]

Those were the days, loved shows at the Ranch, always had great sound with the mountains to our backs.

[@bradx9275]

The mountains at your back and the tree behind the stage. The was 1st time I saw Tool and have been my favorite band ever since. OMG those pits were ridiculous. I would be blowing dust out my nose for weeks afterwards. Good times!

[@jonduncan188]

not a cellphone in sight

[@chadassmith6685]

We camped out overnight and I was the second car in line to go in the gate. Still the best concert I have ever been too!!!

[@topher174]

Great memories of this concert. I’m on the left there, head exploding when Lanyne walked out.

[@eLiFILMSinc]

Oh, that guy

[@borikuarokero4309]

not one stupid cell phone in sight. Cause they did not exist back then. Just people enjoying the show! Man I miss those days!

[@aaronmayhew2.0]

Me too! The 90s we're the best. People still liked one other and treated each other with love and respect. Now everyone wants me dead 😂

[@Zangodoo]

Remember when speakers didn’t exist? Man I miss those days!

[@Zangodoo]

@@aaronmayhew2.0sounds like a personal problem

[@erickdoxey499]

I was there! thank you so much for publishing these vids.

[@bruddahfos]

I’m in this crowd....somewhere.

[@dankreiling2913]

Me too

[@stephanieteeter927]

Me too!

[@giannismaris6605]

Lucky bastards.

[@christopherwilson3777]

I am too, I'm much younger version of me

[@sabresrule716]

Me too. So drunk

[@TheJuliousness]

Undertow had been out for 4 months. Sunday, August 15, 1993 / Kualoa Ranch, Kaneohe, HI Fishbone Primus Stone Temple Pilots Tool Violent Femmes

[@sonofrobert]

God, that heavy bass is badass! They all sound awesome! Tight band! They were playing with Rage in the Socal desert back in the day and I didn't make it go right to go, from Eugene Or. Dammitt.

[@roberthagen2711]

I was there! Somewhere in the pit on the left. I was 22 years old and stationed at Hickam AFB. That mosh pit was insane! My buddy had to go to the base hospital afterwards because he had mud impacted in his ear canal. Lol Brutal! 🤘🏻

[@JonHawaii2003]

I was 22 also. My Sister met her husband on Hickam in 1987

[@roberthagen2711]

⁠​⁠@@JonHawaii2003Heh. Seems like a lifetime ago. Thanks for posting! The sound quality is amazing.

[@thisisallthereis]

Yeah those old mosh pits were super brutal. I remember some people had to be taken away by ambulance or stretcher or something. They were no joke.

[@russd1957]

For those who want to see Layne you can skip to 39.23, however, you might as well just watch the whole thing. It's great audio, despite the 23 pixel video

[@JonHawaii2003]

Vhs camera from the 80s

[@russd1957]

@JonHawaii2003 oh I'm aware. 83 baby here. I was massaging my knees while watching this (after putting my glasses on). My comment was more or a less poking fun at good old fashion technology.

[@mitchellwilliam95]

What a fucking day to be alive! DAMNIT!

[@mollyteegarden7060]

Jelly of everyone who saw this live.

[@dankoftinoff8119]

God I love this era of Tool, saw them in 94 in Vancouver and it was pretty much like this, just raw anger ball of awesome energy! Went with a buddy and told him these guys a going to be the next big thing , I wasn't a grunge fan, so tool really appealed to me because it was different, I didn't want to mosh out, all I wanted to do was listen and enjoy. It was like watching a band like Pink Floyd where all you wanted to do was take it all in! Great Times!

[@heatheral-hammadi3046]

Omg when he says “Mek-a-lekka heiney ho”. That’s from one of my favorite childhood movies. I think it’s Shakiest Gun in the West with Don Knotts.

[@FELIX-my1pu]

It's from Pee-wee's Playhouse... and then you reply with, mecca lecca high mecca chonnie ho.

[@spearson103]

It's a disservice to the consciousness of the world that this video has only been view ~2K times.

[@1thebillster]

49k now and climbing sir.

[@BlacksburgEV]

I wish Hawaii still had shows....

[@Phoenixhunter157]

This sounds fucking amazing and should be sold as a live album. ❤

[@fokker34]

Amazing Tool so under appreciated, then and now.

[@AhYesIndeedItsFunTime]

Selling out Arenas in under 10 minutes, nobody appreciates them at all!

[@sallysmith8478]

This was such a great show. Different times.

[@kayinkentucky]

I was there... way behind the pit because I was hugely pregnant with a daughter born 10/29/93! She was moshing in utero for all the bands, except Fishbone. 😂

[@joshieboiiyoh]

Thank you so so so much for this video 🙏🏻🤘🏼

[@Jack-ot1zq]

Can we just highlight that Adam had just finished work on Terminator 2 and jurassic park while writing this. 🤯

[@helpyabadself9043]

that sounds kick ass!

[@bdc-muzik]

That girl in front is surfin like a pro.

[@johnnyhubbars9893]

I remember being in the middle when it erupted. It actually got pretty muddy after awhile. Glad I had my Doc Martins. Found this DB in the pit we all hated and sent him flying. Good times! Thanks for the memories!

[@heatherhill8644]

I was at this concert! Absolutely the BEST!

[@user-dq2ym1nn9k]

gorgeous Layne xxxxx

[@megaflux7144]

many thanks

[@graymatters6155]

Takes me back to childhood! Best rock band in human history!

[@kamalu77]

Shut up! This is amazing. I was/we were there!!! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@eLiFILMSinc]

Where

[@t3gt2000]

18:18 "If you buy our album, we do that song RIGHT, on the album -- Not like that" LOL

[@Andrew-gx3bz]

Undertow is definitely my favourite album!! The evil intensity is brilliant!!!🤟🤘👹

[@michaelminnikin4265]

Do you know who else was on this bill?

[@JonHawaii2003]

@@michaelminnikin4265 Fishbone, STP, Violent Femmes, Primus

[@geno1825]

Totally awesomeness 🙌🙌🙌 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@elburden]

It sounds surprisingly good for an outdoor show.

[@AhYesIndeedItsFunTime]

That’s because this is from the board.

[@nonyabizz928]

Layne use to get into the music.... Then he just didnt care anymore. It seemed he just didnt want to be part of it around 1994. So sad. Layne is awesome.

[@JokerHTX5150]

nonya bizz sad cause there hasn’t been a more talented frontman i think ive always been heavily influenced by layne as well as the whole grunge movement

[@EvanTec808]

LS was part of Mad Season through '96. Gotta care to put out a project that solid. Checkit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Season_(band)

[@ItachiUchiha-ry2ju]

I can't agree. He always tried his best with music. He was tired of living. The unplugged performance was amazing in 96 and mad season was a true work of art and that was released in 95

[@Turk_2023]

@@ItachiUchiha-ry2ju Susan Silver said multiple times on the Dirt tour he would try to quit early and she would have to cuss him out and force him to go back.

[@germanengineering204]

@@EvanTec808 true that he definitely put an epic album together with mad season! To bad we only got one!

[@last808]

I was at this show. I went to all the Big Meles. Good times!

[@ebhkkc1]

Love this band

[@williamgroves352]

not a phone in sight. living in the moment. E U P H O R I A

[@youtubebannedme4207]

It's 1993 asshole unless they have time travelers in attendance cell phones didn't exist it the capacity they do now. The looked like bricks and you could only use the for calls. I payed over 2 grand to see tool in November and yes I had my phone out to record a once in a lifetime show as anyone would.

[@Spookje09]

At 0:44, Adam plays Rush's 'Passage to Bangkok' riff. Respect.

[@johnskender4386]

i would gladly donate not one but two nuts to be able to go back to a tool show like this

[@FELIX-my1pu]

Rest in peace Paul Reubens and John Dixon Paragon.

[@giannismaris6605]

I would give my bloody liver to have been there.

[@Darkhound_]

giannis maris how can i contact you? Joke

[@roccodonato6236]

​@@Darkhound_Left my liver in the mosh pit that day 😅

[@johnniecameron8829]

It took 5 years to see this ..2021

[@noahgrove1997]

oh man, this brings back memories...

[@dcraexon]

Tripping balls with incoming flying people, you front row lucky bastards

[@kahalawhat]

Incredible quality for how old it is. I was only ten at the time, probably rollerblading somewhere in kahala lol. Thanks for the rare footage.

[@thomass2881]

Layne and Tool on the same stage. OMG, I would sell my 2nd daughter to see this again. (BTW, only have 1 daughter, but I would still consider it)

[@jamsloftchannel1541]

Wow that snare sounds like it could knock a tooth or two out if one was there that day. Great footage by the way, thanks!!

[@capslock4959]

jealous of anyone who got to see this live

[@thecraftking113]

I remember most of this concert

[@jasonwiggins5906]

The reason it sounds so good is because of Paul!! He wrote those unreal riffs from those first three albums! Sound changes with Justin

[@S_CampbellFOC]

Which 3?

[@JBrooksNYS]

@@S_CampbellFOC Opiate, Undertow and Aenima

[@S_CampbellFOC]

@@JBrooksNYS he isn’t on Aenima

[@acason4]

No. You can barely hear is bass & Adam was their main riff writer even in the early days & the band is 100x better since adding Chancellor. His bass playing & composition is light years ahead of Paul's abilities.

[@yrmthr]

​@@S_CampbellFOCpaul did contribute to the writing of some Aenima songs tho

[@leriri]

Que live mas precioso ctm los mas grandes en un escenario llore hermano maynard hola soy fan vivo en villa la reina

[@BoaRepublic]

Fucking amazing recording amazing show fuck ya thank you for posting this!

[@jekku4688]

Ted Fahrfegnugent, ladies and gents. LOL

[@jasonwiggins5906]

I was at a show in 96’ anema had just came out they were so crazy sounding that night Timothy Leary in the background saying the point of life is too know yourself! It repeated over and over as Maynard had a bra and panties on! I mean who the fuck could ever do that!?

[@GhostofCicero]

Man, I remember that pit, it was vicious. I recall Violent Femmes getting all pissy about it.

[@drk321]

I was at this show. I believe there were at least two Mele's so I may be mixing them up but I remember Tool just owning the place. I was pretty far back enjoying the rest of the place, beer gardens, smoking. I remember seeing Maynard just going nuts and thinking that I need to look into this band some more. Other acts that were there (but may have been at the following or previous year) were Porno for Pyros, Social distortion, Stone Temple Pilots, Chokebore, Blind Melon...probably more. The stage was facing the Koolau mountain range. Our view was the Pacific Ocean and Chinamans Hat (a small islet) and a hurricane was approaching. It rarely got much better than that. Great lineup, amazing setting. Impending doom. Now I am old and agreeing with my wife that we should try to catch Nora Jones sometime, somewhere. smh

[@jennibishop718]

My husband says the same..but i Strongly disagree! He always asks me to show my "softer side" more often LOL

[@siddmann]

That lineup sounds like the '94 Mele. This one ('93) was Tool, Violent Femmes, Fishbone, Primus, STP, and maybe some others that I'm forgetting.

[@drk321]

@@siddmann I went to two Meles so am easily mixing up the performers almost 30 years ago. Thanks for the clarification.

[@siddmann]

@@drk321 Apologies if I came across as being rude, that wasn't my intent. Stumbled across this video, and it led to a flood of memories...I guess I was just 'remembering out loud'. Regardless of who played which show, this was such an incredible time to for music, and just to be alive.

[@drk321]

@@siddmann you weren't rude. This was a long time ago.

[@saimaexotics]

..I always love it when Maynard stirs a Punjabi Cooking Vessel from the inside 45:10

[@fonkyjunkie]

Rip Layne

[@GettingColder2024]

The scream at the beginning of hush was fucking awesome

[@OFLIMBO]

This is rad!

[@b52down3]

I was in that pit somewhere

[@rogerdebougainville889]

I was not at this ... but I should've been ! I live in Hawaii on a different island, and in these pre-internet times I was a bit behind the curve and not yet fully into the new-ish hard-rock bands of the day, in part cuz I wasn't a radio-listener ... I didn't really know this 'Big Mele' festival had happened on Oahu until it was over and done ... later I realized that I'd missed TOOL, Primus, Stone Temple Pilots, Fishbone (and oddly, Violent Femmes) .... I've flown there to see TOOL there 3 times now (2001 2006 2011) ....

[@GreggsonWong]

Bummer bruh, were some of the best times.

[@JonHawaii2003]

@@GreggsonWong I worked for Audio Hawaii from 1991 to 1997. The scene in Hawaii was amazing. I wish I had started a few years earlier though. Best time of my life. Look back on it fondly. Busted ass but it was all worth it

[@GreggsonWong]

@@JonHawaii2003 I worked at Radio Free Hawaii from 1991-1993. Yes, the music scene was the shiet. Plus, going to Pink's Garage, Factory, Blaisdell gardens, World Cafe and can't think of the name of that place in Puck's Alley and others lol. Supah gud times bruh...

[@GregTourville]

Wow, what a show.

[@johncoleman3669]

I was at this show!!

[@timothyryan8753]

That Rickenbacker sounds so good

[@jasierraji]

excelente sonido ..

[@dustintoma6048]

Damn sounds like recording straight from the board

[@JonHawaii2003]

It is

[@turtlenecks]

That Opiate scream...miss old Maynard

[@joshcruz75]

🗣️ I am , FRIGHTENED TOO

[@jamesmochoa]

This looks like it was recorded on a home phone

[@JonHawaii2003]

Nope, one of those video cameras that weight about 25 pounds. I think I still have it

[@sallyschildcare]

I wasn't there

[@joshj392]

I was at this SHOW!!!!!!

[@0_fksgvn955]

Man that scream at the end of opiate.

[@jtlemay4878]

The tree is getting into it

[@KevlarVTX]

Ted Farfagnugent sounded great.

[@j-dawg9893]

Them fucking up undertow breakdown was hilarious

[@michaelmonthly5152]

Is this heaven?

[@metallifan84]

You wouldn't happen to have attended and recorded footage of AIC at Aloha tower on 1.8.93?

[@JonHawaii2003]

Nope. sorry

[@christopherwilson3777]

It's recorded in my mind

[@SubharmonicCity]

Ah I would have LOVED to see Violent Femmes and Primus footage. But I could imagine you only had so many batteries and tapes available. Crazy how limiting the technology was just a few years ago.

[@JonHawaii2003]

Someone from STP's crew shut me down.

[@SubharmonicCity]

@@JonHawaii2003 No way! Well damn, that sucks. This stuff is so beyond appreciated all these years later. I’m sure every single band that played that day would love to see this stuff now.

[@user-vy6qm8kc6c]

Fuck this is good!

[@juharistila4311]

Have this taken straight from the table? I mean sound. Excellent quality… Sounds better than most live albums.

[@JonHawaii2003]

Yes. Straight from the console

[@Joemcncheese]

Do you have the stems for each instrument? I'd love to mix this to have the vocals louder

[@JonHawaii2003]

I don't

[@thisisallthereis]

It sounds pretty great as is though.

[@coffeygrinds]

I was at this show..Radio Free Hawaii was the best station ever..Cant remember the the guy that started it name slips me..Hal/Mel/Dave anyone? ...NORM...that right

[@JonHawaii2003]

@@Nova1725 TOOL, Fishbone, STP, Violent Femmes, Primus. I thought TOOL was the best

[@JonHawaii2003]

@@Nova1725 I still have the VHS tapes.

[@JonHawaii2003]

@@Nova1725 The VHS has the microphone audio, this has the soundboard audio so this is better IMO

[@youarepredictable]

Dave O. Day was a big Radio Free Hawaii name back in the day. The station was started by Norm Winter. Those were the days. I was young, in the Navy, just met my girlfriend(now wife) who was a local Japanese girl. No worries when I wasn't at work..just hanging out with our group and doing stuff like this. I still love Tool and I still live on Oahu. I didn't realize that Radio Free Hawaii was going to be such special thing/time in my life. Oahu sucks without Radio Free Hawaii.

[@siddmann]

@@Nova1725 I was at the '95 show, as well as this one. Had completely forgotten about that. If I remember correctly, the bassist's - believe it was Paul D'Amour at the time - wife went into labor just prior to the show, so they had to cancel last minute. Don't think they were replaced by anyone, but they honored Big Mele stubs at their next show...which, again if I remember correctly, was at the After Dark Waikiki. I was at that show, too. Damn, haven't thought about this stuff in years. Mahalo for the nostalgia, @JonHawaii2003

[@Baxxter101]

Someone smart needs to run this through some AI upscale shit.

[@97warlock]

most singers triy to emit a tough or cool image persona, Maynard went the opposite idea lol

[@lunatico981]

why is everyone throwing stuff like every 5 seconds?

[@eLiFILMSinc]

Any lineup from 93-99 would have been great to go to. This one being obv the only one I would need. Probably kill myself later that Night. Just to have it as my last memory before the DMT sinks in and I fade forever into the Universes cold dead but warm neon embrace.