Why Should Anyone Bother Listening To Tool?

Tool

Tool was another one of those bands that just took me a long time to get.

I remember listening to "Rosetta Stoned" and thinking it was the most retarded song I had ever heard.

I don't know how, but somewhere along the way, it just clicked.

I think it was when I first heard the song "Aenima" and read the lyrics along with it. I just sat there with my jaw open and thought "Wow"...

I was taken by that. And ever since that point, Tool has been in my Top 5 Bands of All time.

They are amazing.

I have actually played a cover of "Vicarious" in Concert with my band before. Although due to technical difficulties, you couldn't even hear the bass...so...I mean...Tool with no bass pretty much isn't anything at all.

I don't even think I have to tell you how much of a failure that was.

By the way, Tool has the coolest album covers known to man. They really like to reinforce the value of having a physical album, and they won't even let their songs be put up on iTunes or any other services like that.

And one way they entice people to buy the physical copy is to make the album worthwhile, not just with the music, but by having lots of extras on the albums, such as really cool art and such.

Noticeable Traits:

The Most Incredible Bass tone to ever exist
Maynard's Insightful Lyrics
Thick Palm Mute's
Changing up Riffs very slightly as songs progress
Excellent Use of Reverse Time Signatures (See Vicarious Before the Chorus).

My Favorite Songs

Tool - Vicarious

Tool - The Pot

Tool - Aenima

Albums

Undertow (1993)

Intolerance
Prison Sex
Sober
Bottom
Crawl Away
Swamp Song
Undertow
4°
Flood
Disgustipated

Aenima (1996)

Stinkfist
Eulogy
H.
Useful Idiot
Forty-Six & 2
Message to Harry Manback
Hooker with a Penis
Intermission
jimmy
Die Eier von Satan
Pushit
Cesaro Summability
Ænema
(-) Ions
Third Eye

Lateralus (2001)

The Grudge
Eon Blue Apocalypse
The Patient
Mantra
Schism
Parabol
Parabola
Ticks & Leeches
Lateralus
Disposition
Reflection
Triad
Faaip de Oiad

10,000 Days (2006)

Vicarious
Jambi
Wings for Marie (Pt 1)
10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2)
The Pot
Lipan Conjuring
Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)
Rosetta Stoned
Intension
Right in Two
Viginti Tres

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