I agree with Lateralus being by a long way the best Tool album. For one, it tries and achieves more than Aenima does. But I also believe it's got the best (and most rocking) songs.
I thought that while Aenima's a great record, many of the songs seem come across as almost grandiose, containing plainly superfluous moments and unnecessary prolongations that do nothing for them. Lateralus on the other hand is the one album where Tool make every second count.
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