I'm a TOOL noob. They're a band for some reason I have never listened to for no particular reason. This morning I just so happened to click on them after years of them not wanting to be on Spotify and listened to The Pot which I did actually enjoy.
There must be loads of Tool aficionados out there. Which album should I listen to first??
yup...start where they started, their first EP "opiate", first full length "undertow" and so on...some love the later tool, I'm of the earlier stuff
Re: Then new TOOL song
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:45 am
by Mescal
I like Opiate. It's raw and punky.
Never had much love for Undertow though
Re: Then new TOOL song
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 10:17 am
by Hokahey
Aenema was their peak. Lateralus was still incredible, but started to show signs of "paint by numbers" Tool. 10,000 Days was good. The new one does absolutely nothing for me.
It's my fav of them all...for exactly your reasons..and it was the first I heard of tool...i prob wouldn't have listened to their later stuff without it
Aenema was their peak. Lateralus was still incredible, but started to show signs of "paint by numbers" Tool. 10,000 Days was good. The new one does absolutely nothing for me.
I like the new one ...
At least it's not 'paint by numbers Tool. They tried to do something new and it's still Tool.
Re: Then new TOOL song
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:48 am
by Hype
I think Undertow is my ultimate fav, but Opiate is the one that I play the most. TOOL is one of those bands from that era that I find it hard to go back to. Like RATM. They're not timeless, despite how incredible they are. They suit a very specific mood and time and it's difficult to enjoy them outside of that.
Aenema was their peak. Lateralus was still incredible, but started to show signs of "paint by numbers" Tool. 10,000 Days was good. The new one does absolutely nothing for me.
I like the new one ...
At least it's not 'paint by numbers Tool. They tried to do something new and it's still Tool.
I disagree. It sounds exactly like paint by numbers Tool. I can't remember a single song from it.
Re: Then new TOOL song
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 7:11 am
by nausearockpig
Maynards lyrics and vocals on the latest record are weak as.
I know he’s getting older and his voice isn’t there like in his youth but still. That record was not worth the wait. Those lyrics and melodies were phoned in.
I find Undertow to be too dirgy and droning. I only love the first three tracks (Intolerance, Prison Sex & Sober), the rest are too meh.
Opiate is like someone else said, punky for TOOL. From what I’ve read they put their hardest songs on that record. Cold & Ugly, and Part of Me are fucking insane.
Lateralus has some standout tracks but really, it’s 45% filler. Same goes for 10,000 Days.
yup...start where they started, their first EP "opiate", first full length "undertow" and so on...some love the later tool, I'm of the earlier stuff
I would do that but do it old skool. Listen to one album on repeat for a month or three going back to revisit older songs before moving onto the next. I don’t think it’s the same nowadays with the streamings. Back in the olden times we’d listen to an album forever knowing every nook and cranny before the next one came out. Now you can zip thru a discography without fully immersing yourself into a state of true love.
Re: Then new TOOL song
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:00 am
by clickie
When I used to play Undertow I would start around the 4th or 5th song
The Patient - Filler
Disposition - Filler
Reflection - Filler
Three of my favorite Tool songs. Disposition/Reflection are masterpieces in my opinion. The first time I heard those songs I was in a pitch black area at night, watching a summer storm roll in from miles away and feeling pretty mind blown.
The Patient - Filler
Disposition - Filler
Reflection - Filler
Three of my favorite Tool songs. Disposition/Reflection are masterpieces in my opinion. The first time I heard those songs I was in a pitch black area at night, watching a summer storm roll in from miles away and feeling pretty mind blown.
Gold, I love that story.
It's not like I don't like those songs, I just think they're more like background music that can easily be dropped from the record and it sounds as good or better. To me, "songs" like (-) Ions and these are just wanks. But hey, I'm glad you love them. TOOL is so many different things to different people.
Reiterating an earlier point, I can't recommend TheTOOLDrive enough. Get on it y'all! (Murica!)