Tool fans...

Post by **Eraser** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:19 pm

Some people might remember me saying I didn't think much of Tool.
After having given their album Lateralus some serious play time I started liking their music, very much actually.

Recently I've given Aenima a chance as well and slowly I've become to like it as well. I don't think it's as good as Lateralus (too much nonsense in between the songs like the Ions track or that "message to harry manback" stuff), but there's some good songs on there and "Eier von Satan" and "Hooker with a penis" are a good laugh.

So, my question is that if I wanted to expand a little further into the Tool territory, should I go for Opiate, Undertow or try some Perfect Circle stuff?

Now that I remember, I still have Thirteenth Step lying around. Hmmm, what do you folks suggest I try?

Post by **Deathshroud** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:21 pm

Listen to all of it. Once you listen to all the original APC releases, look up the album of remixes that comes with the APC DVD.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:27 pm

hey moron...Aenima is their best album...

Post by **reefsurfer** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:37 pm

Freakaloin wrote:Aenima is their best album

Post by **werldhed** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:39 pm

If you're going backwards in time, their sound will drift further from Lateralus (duh), so be warned. I personally like Undertow better than Opiate, but if you're just interested in testing out the sound, Opiate will probably be cheaper (since it's an EP).
Personally, though, I'd highly recommend giving Salival a serious listening-to.

Post by **inphlict** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:41 pm

I didn't like tool at first but a couple of summers ago I started listening to them, they are quite good after you get used to them.

Post by **Fender** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:44 pm

reefsurfer wrote:
Freakaloin wrote:Aenima is their best album

At least tracks 1, 2, 3 and the rest of the odd numbers. I can do w/o the strange even numbered tracks in between.

Post by **R00k** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:11 pm

I love Undertow, but part of that is probably a little nostalgic. Aenima is second best IMO, so either of those would be good.

Post by **TempSonicClang** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:14 pm

I love Tool. Always have loved Tool. All their albums are great.

Post by **VoxProminence** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:30 pm

*shrug* undertow is still my fav.

Post by **D3lta** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:31 pm

any one heard the band ISIS ? musicly tool-esque vocals leave something to be desired tho. new albums called Panopticon

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:38 pm

Perfect Circle is good, I always tend to prefer newer stuff for some reason. But their old albums are what got me originaly hooked to tool. Strangely though I've stopped listening to this type of music, I mostly listen to rap and pop nowadays.

Post by **Deathshroud** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:09 pm

D3lta wrote:any one heard the band ISIS ? musicly tool-esque vocals leave something to be desired tho. new albums called Panopticon

Been listening to them for a while. Good stuff.

Post by **bitWISE** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:22 pm

I like all of the APC/Tool stuff. You need all the CDs to really have all the good songs.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:56 pm

VoxProminence wrote:undertow is still my fav.

Post by **eepberries** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:52 pm

Undertow is still the best imo. It's the album almost directly in between their "loud, rebellious attitude" and "spiritual and thought provoking" phases.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:23 am

VoxProminence wrote:*shrug* undertow is still my fav.

lol...music no0b...

Post by **eepberries** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:44 am

Freakaloin wrote:lol...music no0b...

lol...life no0b...

Post by **l0g1c** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:13 am

Salival.

Post by **U4EA** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:32 am

Ænima is my favourite as well. Despite the filler tracks which some people may not like, IMO the rest are so damn solid .. not a single song on there that I don't completely love. Lateralus was damn close too. They should be due for another album sometime over the coming if they stick to their regular schedule.

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:23 am

Ænima

Post by **eepberries** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:23 am

U4EA wrote:Ænima is my favourite as well. Despite the filler tracks which some people may not like, IMO the rest are so damn solid .. not a single song on there that I don't completely love. Lateralus was damn close too. They should be due for another album sometime over the coming if they stick to their regular schedule.

They don't HAVE a regular schedule anymore. Let's see:

1992
1993
1996
2001

Though, heh, I wonder if they're trying to make a pattern (knowing them it wouldn't surprise me). 1992 +1 = 1993. 1993 + 3 = 1996. 1996 + 5 = 2001.

Been thinking about this some more. If the pattern were to continue, the next cd would come out in 2008. Well,

difference between first cd and second: 1 year
1 + 1 = 2
difference between second and third: 2 + 1 = 3
difference between third and fourth: 3 + 2 = 5
5 + 3 = 8.. well, as projected in the previous pattern, 2008?

I know the pattern is inconsistent, but it's weird the little links that are in there. Also it screams fidonaci

Tool, fucking with our heads without even trying :icon19:

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:39 am

fibonacci

lol all that nonsense around lateralus is hyperactive imagination IMO.

Post by **eepberries** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:40 am

Eraser wrote:fibonacci

lol all that nonsense around lateralus is hyperactive imagination IMO.

Yeah the whole track list thing, meh it's interesting at most. Though the drummer or someone did admit to using fibonacci scale in one of the songs though.

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:45 am

yep I don't remember which song it was but supposedly the drummer somewhere does a fibonacci figure with the basedrum or something.