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Originally Posted by dubc80
No Prison Sex? No Lateralus? No Sober?!?!
WHY!
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We don't know for sure but there are a few reasons for this.
MJK is rumoured to pick the setlists and he picks what he wants to play.
His voice can't sustain singing some of the other songs.
The light and video show is complex and it is too expensive, difficult or time consuming to retool it for every show.
The songs are too hard for the other band members to play.
Unlike say Pearl Jam, who are known for playing a million different songs and having varied setlists, Tool's songs aren't all easy to play and 4 mins long (generally speaking). Just subbing in one song might totally throw off their entire setlist and timing for the show. This in combination with the lights/videos and difficulty means it is harder to play random stuff at each show.
I think it is probably a little of each. I know having a stripped down production makes changing setlists way easier and when you throw in the singing/difficulty angle, it really makes sense that we can't expect the band members to be able to play this massive catalogue at will.