Tool???

WhyGo91

I love this band!!! anyone else??? If so, whats your favorite member, albums, song, or moment from the band and why???

catefrances

yes. adam jones. i like his brain and his playing aint bad either. aenima. prison sex. seeing them live at sidney myer music bowl in melbourne january 2007. oh and whilst leaning against the 'D' barrier at this years BDO sydney i looked up to see adam, justin and danny walk past me on their way back to backstage after taking a peak at rammstein. that was nice.

LloydXmas

Tool is the best. I've seen them 4 times and they never dissapoint.

Wings for Marie > 10000 days is amazing. I also love eulogy parabol and parabola.

I went to Jerome, az this summer and did a tasting at maynard's wine bar. Great place and the wine was really good. Rent blood into wine if you haven't seen it.

WashMyLove

a fan! I am hoping they come out with a new album and tour soon

catefrances

WashMyLove wrote:

a fan! I am hoping they come out with a new album and tour soon

yeah its been the requisite 5 years since 10000 days. but i saw them live this year so i can maybe hang out for another tour.

megatron

i drove out to tampa by myself to see them in 08 after finally "getting in" to them.

i bought a last row ticket and at the ending of 46 and 2 i rocked out so hard i fell over the seat in front of me into the next row.
that was awesome

conman

love me some TOOL.

catefrances

megatron wrote:

i drove out to tampa by myself to see them in 08 after finally "getting in" to them.

i bought a last row ticket and at the ending of 46 and 2 i rocked out so hard i fell over the seat in front of me into the next row.
that was awesome

and funny for those watching. :P

belinda27

tool are great,love opiate,undertow,anenima,salival,lateralus i even like maynard's side projects like a perfect circle, puscifer is a bit out there though! best song vicarious

pjl44

One of my favorites. Most memorable show was at the Hammerstein Ballroom in 01, right after Lateralus came out. Tremendous setlist, split into two sets:

The Grudge
Stinkfist
Forty-Six & 2
Prison Sex
Schism
Pushit
Disposition
Reflection
Sober
Parabol
Parabola
Ænema
Opiate
Lateralus

See 'em while you still can kids. Maynard's voice is (self-admittedly) on the back nine.

capthowdy1027

My favorite band other than PJ. I got hooked the first time I heard Prison Sex when it came out.

Me and my wife's first concert together was Lollapalooza '97, we went only to see TOOL and even though it was only an hour long show it was amazing. Maynard did the thing he did back then when half of him was painted blue and the other half orange. It looked cool as hell when he would stand in front of the video screen and the screen would turn blue and it looked like half of him disappeared.

Since then I've only seen them 3 times, all on the 10,000 Days tour. I had tickets to see them on the Lateralus tour in Dayton, Ohio but it was the day after 9/11 so it got cancelled. The last time I seen them was at the PNC Pavillion in Cincinnati which is a pretty small 6,000 seat outdoor venue and I managed to score pit seats and I was like 2 rows from the stage. It was unreal.

Aenima and 10,000 Days are my favorite albums.

Eulogy, Aenema, Third Eye, Lateralus, Parabola, 10,000 Days > Wings for Marie, Rosetta Stoned, and Right in Two. I could almost live off of only those songs for the rest of my life.

LloydXmas

No quarter cover = bliss

eeriepadave

Yep, love them. Seen them twice. Once at Ozzfedst '98 and right at the beginning of their 10,000 Days tour at the Tower Theater near philly.

Kinda partial to Aenima and 10,000 Days

Fav songs:
Stinkfist
Parabola
H
Vicarious
Aenima
Die Eier Von Satan
The Pot
Prison Sex
Rosetta Stoned
Crawl Away
Ticks & Leeches
The Grudge
Pushit
46 & 2

also like the No Quarter version on Salival

jopetto75

the drummer founded this band and he is a complete bad ass behind matt of course.
i saw them lallapalooza 94 Rage opened unreal! tool was great but so was primus and
alice in chains headlined, the only time I got to see A.I.C. seen tool 4 times total and they sound better live
than on cd. to me thats how you can tell if a band is good, thats why i love pj so much
live shows gotta love em

DewieCox

jopetto75 wrote:

the drummer founded this band and he is a complete bad ass behind matt of course.
i saw them lallapalooza 94 Rage opened unreal! tool was great but so was primus and
alice in chains headlined, the only time I got to see A.I.C. seen tool 4 times total and they sound better live
than on cd. to me thats how you can tell if a band is good, thats why i love pj so much
live shows gotta love em

Danny Carey would waylay Matty C in a drum off...The guy is inhuman.


My favorite member is easily Adam Jones. I've basically learned guitar from him. He's a tiny bit responsible for me owning a Silverburst LP Custom.

Aenima is their peak, imo. Just destroys me/all from beginning to end. Lateralus is just behind it, just needs a hair more emotion. Been revisiting 10k Days lately and while it's truly awesome there's a few riffs and patterns I feel like they've used before.

catefrances

DewieCox wrote:

Danny Carey would waylay Matty C in a drum off...The guy is inhuman.

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agree... though matt does have his soundgarden to fall back on but even with that carey would eat him... but man itd be fun to watch both of them going at it.

maynardsux

Who?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5irce-bVeyc

Don't even get me started!! Ahh, the good 'ol days and Danny Carey is a BEAST!!!!

LukinFan

Great band. Saw them twice on the same tour, but months apart, and my only complaint is that they played pretty much the exact same setlist. I would see them again though

LloydXmas

LukinFan wrote:

Great band. Saw them twice on the same tour, but months apart, and my only complaint is that they played pretty much the exact same setlist. I would see them again though

You're right. I think they only mix up 2 or three songs. Definitely not a band you would want to travel around for. I like that they wait a while to come out with a new Material. Makes me jones for them more when the rumor mill starts churning.

EBowie

catefrances wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

Danny Carey would waylay Matty C in a drum off...The guy is inhuman.

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agree... though matt does have his soundgarden to fall back on but even with that carey would eat him... but man itd be fun to watch both of them going at it.

It really depends on the style of drumming we're talking about here. For example, I'd like to see how Danny would do playing jazz---a la Harybu McCage. I don't know whether Danny plays jazz at all but we certainly have seen/heard that Matt is competent in that realm. Basically, I'm saying that its too broad a statement to say that so-and-so would beat so-and-so in a "drum off". What is a drum off?

capthowdy1027

BabaBooey1979 wrote:

LukinFan wrote:

Great band. Saw them twice on the same tour, but months apart, and my only complaint is that they played pretty much the exact same setlist. I would see them again though

You're right. I think they only mix up 2 or three songs. Definitely not a band you would want to travel around for. I like that they wait a while to come out with a new Material. Makes me jones for them more when the rumor mill starts churning.

That rumor mill really needs to start churning a little bit more right now. I guess the official site posted a release date a couple weeks ago and then removed it, so that's really all we have at this point.

Of The Aggie

Danny is the man!

Lateralus is in my top 10 albums of all time. I actually didn't even get into Tool until Lateralus came out, but that album hooked me from the first listen.

My favorite songs:

Lateralus
Reflection
Pushit
Prison Sex
Aenema
Hooker With a Penis
Opiate

restlesssoul

seen em 3 times....listen to them a lot.

just cranked Jerk_off (live) yesterday in the headphones....


tired of waiting..........DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!

dcfaithful

I was high on mushrooms when I first saw Tool in concert, in 2006. This sounds really stupid and airhead of me, but it was literally one of the greatest things I've witnessed.

The lights and everything was mind-blowing. Their performance of "Lateralus" was something for the ages.

Overall, a wonderful band I think. In my opinion they did the unthinkable and rivaled Led Zeppelin by covering one of their songs masterfully. Tool's take on "No Quarter" is an A+.

Undertow though is probalby my favorite record. I wouldn't say I have a favorite member, I think they all make Tool great.

Favorite song??

Can't choose just one:

Prison Sex
Intolerance
Bottom
Lateralus
Eulogy
H.
Stinkfist
Pushit

10,000 days is my least favorite effort of theirs, and yet it still has great tracks. Aside from their fillers, which some are even pleasant to hear and mix in perfectly, I think every Tool album is excellent. I would lump them into the category of bands that consistenly put out great records.

dcfaithful

LukinFan wrote:

Great band. Saw them twice on the same tour, but months apart, and my only complaint is that they played pretty much the exact same setlist. I would see them again though

I've seen them twice, different tours, 2006 & then in 2007 and I would say if I had any minor complaint, that would be it. Regardless though, they put on an awesome show.

twisted thoughts

I love Tool!!! Unfortunately, Ive only seen them once and that was on the 10,000 days tour. Really wish I had seen them on the Aenema tour. That's my favorite Tool album, and most definitely on my list of albums to bring with me on a deserted island...It gets pretty regular play for me. Lateralus is close second in their discography.

Its funny b/c usually, Aenema is the first song, alphabetically on my ipod. So whenever i change up the ipod, and plug it back into my car, it automatically starts playing Aenema. I cant ever bring myself to change song until its done. Great fucking song!

Really hoping a new album comes out sometime, anytime, preferably sooner than later. Im afraid that it will be the last album from them, due to Maynard's lack of interest but im really hoping for a new album and tour regardless. The recent APC show left me with a sour taste in my mouth, and more negative feelings toward the front man, but still...its not gonna stop me from going to a Tool concert.

And favorite band member?
No Question...the beast behind the drums! And he most certainly would slay Matt Cameron...(sorry Matt)

capthowdy1027

twisted thoughts wrote:

Really hoping a new album comes out sometime, anytime, preferably sooner than later. Im afraid that it will be the last album from them, due to Maynard's lack of interest but im really hoping for a new album and tour regardless.

I agree with that. I highly doubt there will be another new release 5 years from now. Hopefully they close it out with a bang.

dcfaithful

capthowdy1027 wrote:

twisted thoughts wrote:

Really hoping a new album comes out sometime, anytime, preferably sooner than later. Im afraid that it will be the last album from them, due to Maynard's lack of interest but im really hoping for a new album and tour regardless.

I agree with that. I highly doubt there will be another new release 5 years from now. Hopefully they close it out with a bang.

Maynard has been quoted as saying "Tool will continue to make music until one of the members dies."

Then again, he's a known prankster.

restlesssoul

dcfaithful wrote:

I was high on mushrooms when I first saw Tool in concert, in 2006. This sounds really stupid and airhead of me, but it was literally one of the greatest things I've witnessed.

The lights and everything was mind-blowing.

i had the same type of experience. with the stage and lights, from the right angle on that tour, it looked they were swirling in another dimension. one of the trippiest shows ive ever seen. when JAMBI got going, with the flames and fire and everything, it was beyond intense.

catefrances

EBowie wrote:

catefrances wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

Danny Carey would waylay Matty C in a drum off...The guy is inhuman.

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agree... though matt does have his soundgarden to fall back on but even with that carey would eat him... but man itd be fun to watch both of them going at it.

It really depends on the style of drumming we're talking about here. For example, I'd like to see how Danny would do playing jazz---a la Harybu McCage. I don't know whether Danny plays jazz at all but we certainly have seen/heard that Matt is competent in that realm. Basically, I'm saying that its too broad a statement to say that so-and-so would beat so-and-so in a "drum off". What is a drum off?

im talking about balls to the floor rock drumming. but not so much them going AT each other but coming together and doing it together...taking each other places, separating but still complimenting each other.. like a dance... or perhaps a spar.

pjl44

LukinFan wrote:

Great band. Saw them twice on the same tour, but months apart, and my only complaint is that they played pretty much the exact same setlist. I would see them again though

You know, this really doesn't bother me. The visuals and stage setup are so elaborate, precise, and connected with the songs that it doesn't really lend itself to varied sets. I would get aggravated when I saw the rigidity as the tour started and the setlists rolled in, but was blown away when I finally caught the shows. I'd rather they stick to a fairly stable setlist on a given tour and not scale back on the visuals.