Peace Day (film)

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Peace Day
Produced by	Maynard James Keenan and Kevin Horning
Music by	Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty
Editing by	Grand Rapids Television
Release date(s)	c. April 1987
Running time	34 min.

Peace Day was a VHS release by the American industrial/alternative rock band Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty (C.A.D.). It consists of the band's only known concert, performed on public access television on April 17, 1987 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It marked the first appearance of the band's quintet line-up, consisting of Maynard James Keenan (vocals), Kevin Horning (lead guitar), Todd Horning (rhythm guitar), Stan Henderson (bass, occasional backing vocals), and Tom Geluso (drums) (with Todd Horning and Geluso recruited from Keenan and Kevin Horning's previous band, TexA.N.S.).

1 Broadcast
2 Interview
3 Track listing
4 Band members
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Broadcast

The concert was recorded by GRTV, one of Grand Rapids' two public access stations, during the Peace Day festival on April 17, 1987 (coincidentally, Keenan's 23rd birthday). It was shot from multiple cameras, sometimes jumping to and from various cameras repeatedly. Effects were also mixed in with the video, including what is commonly known as the "psychedelic swirl", and multiple fades.

During the concert, both Todd Horning and Henderson use "headless" Steinberger guitars throughout the show. Keenan wears a black leotard, sandals, and has a blonde mullet, a stark contrast to Keenan's stage attire in his later bands Tool and A Perfect Circle (in which he would often appear shirtless, in boxer shorts, and bald), with some fans of Tool expressing shock and, at times, disbelief. It is thought by some that this may be a contributing factor to Keenan's decision not to re-issue any material from Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty.

[edit] Interview

Following the concert, a short interview is included with Keenan being asked questions by a hostess backstage, saying that C.A.D. would perform at The Intersection "next weekend", hinting that C.A.D. may have played more than once. (Keenan, at the end of the concert, jokingly announced, "See you at next year's Rainbow Gathering" to the crowd).

[edit] Track listing

Songs from both Fingernails and Dog.House were performed, including new renditions of "25 Hours" and "Burn About Out" (both from Fingernails). The new rendition of "Burn About Out" features the same basic melody and first verse as one of Tool's (Keenan's later band) first well-known songs, the 1993 single, "Sober".

All songs written by Maynard James Keenan and Kevin Horning, unless noted.