The Official Tool Thread

**Frownland** · 08-07-2019, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DfQMPmJRI

Fear Inoculum means "fear of evolving or growing beyond your mediocre old material"

**Exo** · 08-07-2019, 01:42 PM

I still think 10,000 Days is a respectable record.

**Frownland** · 08-07-2019, 01:46 PM

Well you'll like the new track then because it's a retread of the same ****.

Anteater · 08-07-2019, 01:46 PM

I like the percussion and synths. Reminds me a bit of their Lateralus sound meets late 80's Ozrics a lil' bit. But it definitely isn't breaking any new ground.

grindy · 08-07-2019, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

I like the percussion and synths. Reminds me a bit of their Lateralus sound meets late 80's Ozrics a lil' bit. But it definitely isn't breaking any new ground.

It was admittedly pretty enjoyable until he opened his stupid mouth.
Still overall too boring even instrumentally though.

Plankton · 08-07-2019, 01:56 PM

Jones' percussive guitar approach is pretty neat, being not quite djent but still filling those DB levels and all, but they're a bit of a one trick pony with their tension building.

I still tell this story to the youngsters:

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Originally Posted by Plankton

I've seen them twice. Each time was incredible. Once at Ozzfest '98, and another time when they were headliners, and Mastadon(? I think) opened.

Ozzfest '98 was pretty killer in itself, but Tool really stood out. They carried what looked like a blue plastic statue of Maynard out and it stood in the middle of the stage while the roadies did their thing, then the lights came down and a spotlight hit the plastic statue as Maynard came to life! He stood their motionless for about a half hour and it freaked the **** out of me. The music just pulsed and I was taken away on their journey. Incredible musicians.

At their headlining show, most of what I remember was three naked people hanging upside down from the rafters above the stage and writhing to the music for most of the night. I was like "Man, that would hurt!". But yeah, Tool was real tight. The opening act... not so much.

I think I saw them at Ozzfest '99 too, but that whole concert is pretty much a blur.

The Old Joliet Prison people would love to have them throw a concert together there, but I doubt that'll ever happen. We'll see.

debaserr · 08-07-2019, 04:06 PM

I think it's the font more than anything that bothers me with the cover.

Maybe the art and album are supposed to be intentionally bad, you know, because that would totally subvert our expectations and then they become the best band ever.

Mondo Bungle · 08-07-2019, 06:36 PM

I was waiting for the intro to explode into a maelstrom of intensity but next thing I knew the song was over

Dayvan Cowboy · 08-09-2019, 07:12 PM

well now that tool has risen from the dead I suppose I should listen to tool for the first time......... something i said i'd never do

where start? i think lateral bingo and 69 000 days are the popular ones?

Lisnaholic · 08-09-2019, 09:07 PM

Bloody Hell, Dayvan! Where have you come back from?! I'm guessing Antarctica, as per your location, prison sentence, or amnesia. Welcome back!

Tool, I don't know about. I once enjoyed a track of theirs but have never followed up with anything else.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Well you'll like the new track then because it's a retread of the same ***. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

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debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,467	I think it's the font more than anything that bothers me with the cover. Maybe the art and album are supposed to be intentionally bad, you know, because that would totally subvert our expectations and then they become the best band ever. __________________ Last.FM

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Bloody Hell, Dayvan! Where have you come back from?! I'm guessing Antarctica, as per your location, prison sentence, or amnesia. Welcome back! Tool, I don't know about. I once enjoyed a track of theirs but have never followed up with anything else. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

08-09-2019, 07:12 PM	#699 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	well now that tool has risen from the dead I suppose I should listen to tool for the first time......... something i said i'd never do where start? i think lateral bingo and 69 000 days are the popular ones?