I went to the show here in Atlanta last night and I thought it was fucking great! I dont own any Tool albums and only know what gets played on the radio stations... Its tough to get into other live performances when Ive seen PJ 30+ times. Merch sucked. Except for the Poster and the womens Tees.
For a band that's so visually forward, they consistently have terrible t-shirts.
I went to the show here in Atlanta last night and I thought it was fucking great! I dont own any Tool albums and only know what gets played on the radio stations... Its tough to get into other live performances when Ive seen PJ 30+ times. Merch sucked. Except for the Poster and the womens Tees.
For a band that's so visually forward, they consistently have terrible t-shirts.
I like them, but they all seem to be the same basic premise. The one I got in 06 was the one that was different from the standard "TOOL" on the front with tour dates or crazy pic on the back. I did get the one with the fire rings from 07, just thought it was cool.
there are some pretty good audience recordings from some of these shows out there...
if you know where to find them.
got the one from Mohegan Sun. just had to kick the bass back a notch and it sounds great!
Mansfield, MA - Jul 02, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 03, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 11, 2003; Boston, MA - Sep 29, 2004; Reading, PA - Oct 01, 2004; Hartford, CT - May 13, 2006; Boston, MA - May 24, 2006; Boston, MA - May 25, 2006; Hartford, CT - Jun 27, 2008; Mansfield, MA - Jun 28, 2008; Mansfield, MA - June 30, 2008; Hartford, CT - May 15, 2010; Boston, MA - May 17, 2010; [EV - Providence, RI - June 15, 2011; EV - Hartford, CT - June 18, 2011]; Worcester, MA - Oct. 15, 2013; Worcester, MA - Oct. 16, 2013; Hartford, CT - Oct. 25, 2013; Boston, MA - August 5, 2016; Boston, MA - August 7, 2016...
I went to the show here in Atlanta last night and I thought it was fucking great! I dont own any Tool albums and only know what gets played on the radio stations... Its tough to get into other live performances when Ive seen PJ 30+ times. Merch sucked. Except for the Poster and the womens Tees.
I was there as well. I thought it was a good show. It had been 16 years since I last saw them live so I didn't have any big expectations for the show. I agree that the merch sucked. I can only be convinced to drop $40 on a shirt only if it's truly kick ass.....or a Pearl Jam shirt.
We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.--Bill Hicks
I went to the show here in Atlanta last night and I thought it was fucking great! I dont own any Tool albums and only know what gets played on the radio stations... Its tough to get into other live performances when Ive seen PJ 30+ times. Merch sucked. Except for the Poster and the womens Tees.
For a band that's so visually forward, they consistently have terrible t-shirts.
I have an awesome Lateralus shirt but I know what you mean.
I went to the show here in Atlanta last night and I thought it was fucking great! I dont own any Tool albums and only know what gets played on the radio stations... Its tough to get into other live performances when Ive seen PJ 30+ times. Merch sucked. Except for the Poster and the womens Tees.
For a band that's so visually forward, they consistently have terrible t-shirts.
I have an awesome Lateralus shirt but I know what you mean.
Yeah, I probably should've specified the last couple tours. I love the Pre-Seminal Event Lateralus tour and King Crimson co-headlining shirts I have.
Its tough to get into other live performances when Ive seen PJ 30+ times.
No its not. How many times you have seen a band has no bearing on another band. If you have trouble getting into live performances other then PJ its coz the live performances you are seeing suck or aren't for you.
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Its tough to get into other live performances when Ive seen PJ 30+ times.
No its not. How many times you have seen a band has no bearing on another band. If you have trouble getting into live performances other then PJ its coz the live performances you are seeing suck or aren't for you.
"Dear Blair, you might recall that we met a couple of times at Volto! Baked Potato shows 1.5 years ago. I am a neuroscientist that chatted with you about vision science, tryptamine elves, and more. After one of the shows, Danny recommended, based on my interests, that I read "An Homage to Pythagoras". Since then I have been doing some work with contemplative geometry using Robert Lawlor's book "Sacred Geometry" as a workbook. After some time, the pieces began to fall together, my contemplative eye has widened, and the story continues.
For the purposes of this email: I believe that I have solved the 10,000 Days puzzle, to whatever extent the word 'solve' can mean here, since the puzzle this album alludes to has been the eternal quest of mankind.
10,000 Days as an album maps on the Kabbalah Tree of Life (TOL). There are several layers:
A) The album has 11 tracks, each of which corresponds to a specific Sefira on the TOL. Although the TOL is read from the top down, I list it here in the order of the album tracks, with the corresponding English translation and meaning. (A) presents the basic structure that holds true across further interpretation, while (B) and (C) iare more of my own perspective on the songs and album and how it all ties in with mystical traditions.
1. Vicarious - Malkut, "kingdom" - (1st chakra); tribal energy; 12 tribes of israel; 12 zodiac signs; 12 apostles; connection to nature, environment, rhythm of physical life; baptism
2. Jambi - Yesod, "foundation" - (2nd chakra); communion with others; vitality; creative force of life;
3. Wings for Marie, Pt. 1 - Hod, "majesty" - (3rd chakra); integrity; majesty of God; confirmation; honor code with oneself
4. 10,000 Days (Wings, Pt. 2) - Netzah, "victory", "eternity", "endurance" (3rd chakra); endurance; commitment
5. The Pot - Tif'eret, "adornment", "balance" - (4th chakra); heart; compassion, love; harmony
6. Lipan Conjuring - Da'at, "knowledge"
7. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) - Gevurah, "judgement", "concealment" - (5th chakra); power of judgement; the right use of one's will
8. Rosetta Stoned - Hesed, "kindness" - (5th chakra); will power, voicing a confession
9. Intension - Binah, "understanding" - (6th chakra); the divine understanding and intelligence of God; intention is developed here in the mind
10. Right in Two - Hokhmah, "wisdom" - (6th chakra, third eye); the energy of wisdom; contact point between mind of the divine and the personal mind; takes wisdom to contact God
11. Viginti Tres - Keter, "crown" - (7th chakra); Divine consciousness
The overarching theme that first came to me in the album was that the album begins in a state of division (Vicarious - "carnivore and voyeur"; Malkut; first chakra; survival) and ascends up the spiritual ladder to a state of Unity in Cosmic consciousness (Viginti Tres; Keter; the crown chakra). Then there are 3 pairs of tracks: Wings 1+2, Lost Keys + Rosetta, Intension + Right in Two, which match up perfectly.
When the pairs are taken as one on the same level, the sefirot correspond to the seven chakras and seven sacraments in the Vedic and Christian traditions, respectively (reference: "Energy Anatomy" by Caroline Myss). The meaning of each sefira also matches up with the rough energy of each song, as noted above. In more detail, Vicarious is the energy and rhythm of the tribe and connection to nature; here the lyrics present the schizoid nature of man in a world that feeds on tragedy. Jambi is the foundation and center of vitality gained by communion with others, here referring to both the sun (Son in Christianity) and perhaps Maynard's own son on the personal side of the coin. Both Wings pieces are majestic odes to the endurance and divine "victory" of Judith Marie as well as Maynard's personal sense of integrity bestowed to him by Marie as well as his own endurance through her ordeal of 10,000 days. The Pot was for a long time for me a stand-alone track in the album, a kind of adornment; it seemed to bring harmony to the rest of the album in some uncanny way. Funny enough, the translation of Tif'eret is "adornment" and implies balance, which in retrospect match my feelings exactly. This track establishes harmony, albeit in a kind of helium-belting rant in an androgynous voice that seems, perhaps, to blend the polarized feminine and masculine sides of the TOL. It's reference to getting high integrates Lost Keys and Rosetta Stoned, as well as provides the cauldron that acts as an alchemical conversion point between the higher and lower sefirot. Lost Keys translates to "concealment", and along with Rosetta Stoned represent the throat chakra, which parallels with the song's protagonist voicing a confession. The "kindness" translation attributed to Hesed (corresponding to Rosetta Stoned) is actually referring to the right use of one's will; how one will use the power of judgement, hopefully for expanding compassion and kindness, according to the mystical traditions. Intension conveys a sense of understanding (Binah) of how the manifest world works, as conveyed by the lyrics that run forward and backwards; intention is developed in the mind in conjunction with understanding and the intelligence. Right in Two is a track that conveys wisdom (Hokhmah), and together with Intension represent the 6th chakra, or third eye. Through wisdom and understanding, God or Divine Consciousness can be contacted from the manifest realm. The Divine Consciousness is represented by Viginti Tres (Keter), which translates to "crown" and correlates to the 7th chakra, from which the TOL begins its downward descent.
(C) Track 6, Lipan Conjuring, is at the center of the album, and its track number ties into its position on the TOL, surrounded by a hexagon. Tef'eret (The Pot) is also at the center of a hexagon and functions as an exchange/balance point. Incidentally, The Pot's alchemical implication corresponds with the sacred geometrical significance of the hexagon as the defining crystal structure of organic compounds (the benzene ring). In Da'at, all the other sefirot in the TOL are united as one. Accordingly, this track is in a sense the central ceremonial fire from which the other tracks on the album reveal themselves; it is the conjuring up of duality so that the Divine Light (emanating from pulses in Viginti Tres, Keter at the crown) can descend and be seen through the crystallizations of the individual tracks. Indeed, a wave-like pulsation is found throughout the album, which to my mind is the cosmic pulsation from Keter. Da'at is not commonly conveyed in depictions of the sefirot and it is not a proper sefira; it is all of them as one. Da'at serves as the connecting point between the sefirot closer to the Source (later tracks) and the sefirot further down in manifestation that deal with emotions (earlier tracks). Furthermore, Da'at is situated in the so-called "Abyss" of the TOL, a kind of no-man's-land between the archetypal and manifest (Real and Unreal, respectively, in Aleister Crowley's words) that acts as a mirror or reflection point for higher and lower halves of the TOL. Hence, the placement of Lipan Conjuring at the center of the album is appropriate: it is from here that a recognition of the higher level patterning of the album begins to be apprehended.
The track ordering of the album is one sense indicative of the songs' spots on the TOL, but in another sense, the ordering is nonlinear and hyperdimensional; it must be contemplated from a standpoint of sacred geometry, mysticism, and repeated listening so that musical patterns and motifs can elucidate the mystery of the Tree of Life.
If my interpretations are not the purported "solution" the 10,000 Days puzzle, I hope that they offered you an entertaining and thoughtful read. If nothing else, 10,000 Days-apart from being an incredible album that has brought me much bliss and divine communion in listening-has been a wonderful link between my own musicianship, yoga, and studies of consciousness. I would love to hear your feedback regardless of whether or I've lost the keys to unlocking this puzzle." Best regards, Gabriel
MY REPLY:
Great job, and it only took a neuroscientist to figure this out. Thanks, my friend!
1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Montreal, Toronto, Auburn Hills 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal 2004: Boston X2, Grand Rapids 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto X2 2009: Toronto 2011: PJ20, Montreal, Toronto X2, Hamilton 2012: Manchester X2, Amsterdam X2, Prague, Berlin X2, Philadelphia, Missoula 2013: Pittsburg, Buffalo 2014: Milan, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Detroit 2016: Ottawa, Toronto X2 2018: Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
2022: Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto 2023: Chicago X2 2024: New York X2
Danny Carey from Paiste Magazine 2012-13: "...Justin, Adam & I are working on some stuff and Maynard will join us in another month or so, once he finishes up with his 'other band'. We'd like to get into the studio by May or June and hopefully get our new record done by the fall...we'll see how things go. Right now, we're throwing riffs around and seeing what feels good. So far, it's turning out to be a bit more on the heavier side... Adam is really rockin' out, so it's exciting."
Danny Carey from Paiste Magazine 2012-13: "...Justin, Adam & I are working on some stuff and Maynard will join us in another month or so, once he finishes up with his 'other band'. We'd like to get into the studio by May or June and hopefully get our new record done by the fall...we'll see how things go. Right now, we're throwing riffs around and seeing what feels good. So far, it's turning out to be a bit more on the heavier side... Adam is really rockin' out, so it's exciting."
That-a-boy Adam
1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Montreal, Toronto, Auburn Hills 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal 2004: Boston X2, Grand Rapids 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto X2 2009: Toronto 2011: PJ20, Montreal, Toronto X2, Hamilton 2012: Manchester X2, Amsterdam X2, Prague, Berlin X2, Philadelphia, Missoula 2013: Pittsburg, Buffalo 2014: Milan, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Detroit 2016: Ottawa, Toronto X2 2018: Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
2022: Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto 2023: Chicago X2 2024: New York X2
1996: Toronto 1998: Barrie 2000: Montreal, Toronto, Auburn Hills 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal 2004: Boston X2, Grand Rapids 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto 2006: Toronto X2 2009: Toronto 2011: PJ20, Montreal, Toronto X2, Hamilton 2012: Manchester X2, Amsterdam X2, Prague, Berlin X2, Philadelphia, Missoula 2013: Pittsburg, Buffalo 2014: Milan, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Detroit 2016: Ottawa, Toronto X2 2018: Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
2022: Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto 2023: Chicago X2 2024: New York X2
Tool were incredible Saturday night, by far the best band at the Festival. My only complaint is the short setlist, the Flaming Lips got a longer set time and they weren't even a headliner. Here's the setlist, nothing new or rare-
Hooker With a Penis
Jambi
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
Pushit
Schism
Forty-Six and 2
Lateralus
Parabola
Ænema
Went Sunday as well, got back a few hours ago, enjoyed Puscifer a lot and thought they were my fave for the day, Flaming Lips were ok but wasted a lot of time dicking around on stage. Dave Matthews was what I expected, I stuck around for 2 hours of them and then left early to avoid the rush for the O'Gara's shuttle.
Tool were incredible Saturday night, by far the best band at the Festival. My only complaint is the short setlist, the Flaming Lips got a longer set time and they weren't even a headliner. Here's the setlist, nothing new or rare-
Hooker With a Penis
Jambi
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
Pushit
Schism
Forty-Six and 2
Lateralus
Parabola
Ænema
Went Sunday as well, got back a few hours ago, enjoyed Puscifer a lot and thought they were my fave for the day, Flaming Lips were ok but wasted a lot of time dicking around on stage. Dave Matthews was what I expected, I stuck around for 2 hours of them and then left early to avoid the rush for the O'Gara's shuttle.
Hooker With a Penis and Pushit - nice!
The rest - typical of the sets from the last 6 years
Tool were incredible Saturday night, by far the best band at the Festival. My only complaint is the short setlist, the Flaming Lips got a longer set time and they weren't even a headliner. Here's the setlist, nothing new or rare-
Hooker With a Penis
Jambi
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
Pushit
Schism
Forty-Six and 2
Lateralus
Parabola
Ænema
Went Sunday as well, got back a few hours ago, enjoyed Puscifer a lot and thought they were my fave for the day, Flaming Lips were ok but wasted a lot of time dicking around on stage. Dave Matthews was what I expected, I stuck around for 2 hours of them and then left early to avoid the rush for the O'Gara's shuttle.
I have no complaints. Tool has only been playing 10-11 songs during shows for quite a while now. This was a normal set and it was awesome.
Oh yeah, Puscifer was awesome too... I even got a bag of peanuts
Hooker With a Penis
Jambi
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
Pushit
Schism
Forty-Six and 2
Lateralus
Parabola
Ænema
Hooker With a Penis and Pushit - nice!
The rest - typical of the sets from the last 6 years
Boy, do they need some new material!!
I agree, but that'll only mean different great tunes being cut. I love the core tunes and I don't think Tool should play a show w/o Lateralus or Aenima, but I do wish they'd try to cover more of their catalog. I think the length of the average Tool song and the way some of them are constructed with 1 "song" actually being 2 or 3 pieced togther is something that holds them back.
Someone,
ANYONE,
please check out the drum solo from
'Right in Two.'
Danny Carey is a freakin' genius!
Cheers.
Yes!!! YES!!! YYYYYEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Probably my favorite tune from 10k Days. Great build throughout the whole song and all the members are doing really cool, pretty unique to Tool stuff.
Can't tell you how many Danny Carey parts I've had to really get down in my head in my pursuit of learning their tunes on guitar, and even without being the one that's charged with playing that stuff it can spin your head just working with it.
I dunno how many have paid attention to past posts but I've always had something driving me to learn about every Tool song and got some friends on board for something a bit more formal. Had some real revelations with it lately. They have quite a few simple tunes, but once Tool really starts to do what makes them Tool, they get to be a real chore when everybody isn't dead on. And even when they are, the way the instruments cross over and weave in and out makes it impossible to keep count. So often, the best way to tell that I'm nailing my part, is b/c it feels wrong.
Someone,
ANYONE,
please check out the drum solo from
'Right in Two.'
Danny Carey is a freakin' genius!
Cheers.
Yes!!! YES!!! YYYYYEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Probably my favorite tune from 10k Days. Great build throughout the whole song and all the members are doing really cool, pretty unique to Tool stuff.
Can't tell you how many Danny Carey parts I've had to really get down in my head in my pursuit of learning their tunes on guitar, and even without being the one that's charged with playing that stuff it can spin your head just working with it.
I dunno how many have paid attention to past posts but I've always had something driving me to learn about every Tool song and got some friends on board for something a bit more formal. Had some real revelations with it lately. They have quite a few simple tunes, but once Tool really starts to do what makes them Tool, they get to be a real chore when everybody isn't dead on. And even when they are, the way the instruments cross over and weave in and out makes it impossible to keep count. So often, the best way to tell that I'm nailing my part, is b/c it feels wrong.
It's hard as shit to play, I can play a few songs on bass. I think the easiest one to play for me has been Lateralus
Flaming Lips were ok but wasted a lot of time dicking around on stage.
sadly that never changes, seen them numerous times and it's always the same...
91 - 11/22 Detroit (opening for RHCP)
98 - 7/14 Los Angeles Forum (missed Tenacious D)
00 - 8/24 Jones Beach, 10/24 Los Angeles Greek (can't find a Better Van!), 25 San Diego & 28 San Bernadino (Glen Helen)
03 - 6/2 & 3 Irvine, 5 San Diego, 6 Las Vegas MGM (10th Annivesary), 7 Phoenix
05 - 9/2 Vancouver
06 - 7/9 & 10 Los Angeles, 12 Hollywood (Fonda Theatre, it's a Worldwide Suicide), 15 & 16 San Francisco
08 - 7/12 The Who Tribute at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion! (Love, Reign o'er me! with orchestra) 09 - 8/23 & 24 Chicago United Center, 9/26 Portland, 9/30, 10/1, 6 & 7 Universal City Amphiteatre, 9 San Diego (2nd row)
10 - 5/20 & 21 MSG, 10/23 Bridge School
12 - 6/20 & 21 Manchester, UK
13 - 11/19 Phoenix, 21 San Diego, 23 & 24 Los Angeles, 12/6 Seattle (finally)!
14 - 10/16 Detroit, 20 Milwaukee (YIELDED), 22 Denver
16 - 8/20 Wrigley #1 18 - 8/18 Wrigley #1 (40th show!), 8/20 Wrigley #2
Comments
For a band that's so visually forward, they consistently have terrible t-shirts.
I like them, but they all seem to be the same basic premise. The one I got in 06 was the one that was different from the standard "TOOL" on the front with tour dates or crazy pic on the back. I did get the one with the fire rings from 07, just thought it was cool.
if you know where to find them.
got the one from Mohegan Sun. just had to kick the bass back a notch and it sounds great!
I was there as well. I thought it was a good show. It had been 16 years since I last saw them live so I didn't have any big expectations for the show. I agree that the merch sucked. I can only be convinced to drop $40 on a shirt only if it's truly kick ass.....or a Pearl Jam shirt.
It's a 2 minute walk to the free parking at the mall :ugeek:
What You Giving
I suggest you step out on your Porch.
Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
I have an awesome Lateralus shirt but I know what you mean.
Yeah, I probably should've specified the last couple tours. I love the Pre-Seminal Event Lateralus tour and King Crimson co-headlining shirts I have.
No its not. How many times you have seen a band has no bearing on another band. If you have trouble getting into live performances other then PJ its coz the live performances you are seeing suck or aren't for you.
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Haha. True.
E-MAIL SUBJECT: "10,000 DAYS PUZZLE..."
"Dear Blair, you might recall that we met a couple of times at Volto! Baked Potato shows 1.5 years ago. I am a neuroscientist that chatted with you about vision science, tryptamine elves, and more. After one of the shows, Danny recommended, based on my interests, that I read "An Homage to Pythagoras". Since then I have been doing some work with contemplative geometry using Robert Lawlor's book "Sacred Geometry" as a workbook. After some time, the pieces began to fall together, my contemplative eye has widened, and the story continues.
For the purposes of this email: I believe that I have solved the 10,000 Days puzzle, to whatever extent the word 'solve' can mean here, since the puzzle this album alludes to has been the eternal quest of mankind.
10,000 Days as an album maps on the Kabbalah Tree of Life (TOL). There are several layers:
A) The album has 11 tracks, each of which corresponds to a specific Sefira on the TOL. Although the TOL is read from the top down, I list it here in the order of the album tracks, with the corresponding English translation and meaning. (A) presents the basic structure that holds true across further interpretation, while (B) and (C) iare more of my own perspective on the songs and album and how it all ties in with mystical traditions.
1. Vicarious - Malkut, "kingdom" - (1st chakra); tribal energy; 12 tribes of israel; 12 zodiac signs; 12 apostles; connection to nature, environment, rhythm of physical life; baptism
2. Jambi - Yesod, "foundation" - (2nd chakra); communion with others; vitality; creative force of life;
3. Wings for Marie, Pt. 1 - Hod, "majesty" - (3rd chakra); integrity; majesty of God; confirmation; honor code with oneself
4. 10,000 Days (Wings, Pt. 2) - Netzah, "victory", "eternity", "endurance" (3rd chakra); endurance; commitment
5. The Pot - Tif'eret, "adornment", "balance" - (4th chakra); heart; compassion, love; harmony
6. Lipan Conjuring - Da'at, "knowledge"
7. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) - Gevurah, "judgement", "concealment" - (5th chakra); power of judgement; the right use of one's will
8. Rosetta Stoned - Hesed, "kindness" - (5th chakra); will power, voicing a confession
9. Intension - Binah, "understanding" - (6th chakra); the divine understanding and intelligence of God; intention is developed here in the mind
10. Right in Two - Hokhmah, "wisdom" - (6th chakra, third eye); the energy of wisdom; contact point between mind of the divine and the personal mind; takes wisdom to contact God
11. Viginti Tres - Keter, "crown" - (7th chakra); Divine consciousness
When the pairs are taken as one on the same level, the sefirot correspond to the seven chakras and seven sacraments in the Vedic and Christian traditions, respectively (reference: "Energy Anatomy" by Caroline Myss). The meaning of each sefira also matches up with the rough energy of each song, as noted above. In more detail, Vicarious is the energy and rhythm of the tribe and connection to nature; here the lyrics present the schizoid nature of man in a world that feeds on tragedy. Jambi is the foundation and center of vitality gained by communion with others, here referring to both the sun (Son in Christianity) and perhaps Maynard's own son on the personal side of the coin. Both Wings pieces are majestic odes to the endurance and divine "victory" of Judith Marie as well as Maynard's personal sense of integrity bestowed to him by Marie as well as his own endurance through her ordeal of 10,000 days. The Pot was for a long time for me a stand-alone track in the album, a kind of adornment; it seemed to bring harmony to the rest of the album in some uncanny way. Funny enough, the translation of Tif'eret is "adornment" and implies balance, which in retrospect match my feelings exactly. This track establishes harmony, albeit in a kind of helium-belting rant in an androgynous voice that seems, perhaps, to blend the polarized feminine and masculine sides of the TOL. It's reference to getting high integrates Lost Keys and Rosetta Stoned, as well as provides the cauldron that acts as an alchemical conversion point between the higher and lower sefirot. Lost Keys translates to "concealment", and along with Rosetta Stoned represent the throat chakra, which parallels with the song's protagonist voicing a confession. The "kindness" translation attributed to Hesed (corresponding to Rosetta Stoned) is actually referring to the right use of one's will; how one will use the power of judgement, hopefully for expanding compassion and kindness, according to the mystical traditions. Intension conveys a sense of understanding (Binah) of how the manifest world works, as conveyed by the lyrics that run forward and backwards; intention is developed in the mind in conjunction with understanding and the intelligence. Right in Two is a track that conveys wisdom (Hokhmah), and together with Intension represent the 6th chakra, or third eye. Through wisdom and understanding, God or Divine Consciousness can be contacted from the manifest realm. The Divine Consciousness is represented by Viginti Tres (Keter), which translates to "crown" and correlates to the 7th chakra, from which the TOL begins its downward descent.
(C) Track 6, Lipan Conjuring, is at the center of the album, and its track number ties into its position on the TOL, surrounded by a hexagon. Tef'eret (The Pot) is also at the center of a hexagon and functions as an exchange/balance point. Incidentally, The Pot's alchemical implication corresponds with the sacred geometrical significance of the hexagon as the defining crystal structure of organic compounds (the benzene ring). In Da'at, all the other sefirot in the TOL are united as one. Accordingly, this track is in a sense the central ceremonial fire from which the other tracks on the album reveal themselves; it is the conjuring up of duality so that the Divine Light (emanating from pulses in Viginti Tres, Keter at the crown) can descend and be seen through the crystallizations of the individual tracks. Indeed, a wave-like pulsation is found throughout the album, which to my mind is the cosmic pulsation from Keter. Da'at is not commonly conveyed in depictions of the sefirot and it is not a proper sefira; it is all of them as one. Da'at serves as the connecting point between the sefirot closer to the Source (later tracks) and the sefirot further down in manifestation that deal with emotions (earlier tracks). Furthermore, Da'at is situated in the so-called "Abyss" of the TOL, a kind of no-man's-land between the archetypal and manifest (Real and Unreal, respectively, in Aleister Crowley's words) that acts as a mirror or reflection point for higher and lower halves of the TOL. Hence, the placement of Lipan Conjuring at the center of the album is appropriate: it is from here that a recognition of the higher level patterning of the album begins to be apprehended.
The track ordering of the album is one sense indicative of the songs' spots on the TOL, but in another sense, the ordering is nonlinear and hyperdimensional; it must be contemplated from a standpoint of sacred geometry, mysticism, and repeated listening so that musical patterns and motifs can elucidate the mystery of the Tree of Life.
If my interpretations are not the purported "solution" the 10,000 Days puzzle, I hope that they offered you an entertaining and thoughtful read. If nothing else, 10,000 Days-apart from being an incredible album that has brought me much bliss and divine communion in listening-has been a wonderful link between my own musicianship, yoga, and studies of consciousness. I would love to hear your feedback regardless of whether or I've lost the keys to unlocking this puzzle." Best regards, Gabriel
MY REPLY:
Great job, and it only took a neuroscientist to figure this out. Thanks, my friend!
1998: Barrie
2000: Montreal, Toronto, Auburn Hills
2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal
2004: Boston X2, Grand Rapids
2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
2006: Toronto X2
2009: Toronto
2011: PJ20, Montreal, Toronto X2, Hamilton
2012: Manchester X2, Amsterdam X2, Prague, Berlin X2, Philadelphia, Missoula
2013: Pittsburg, Buffalo
2014: Milan, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Detroit
2016: Ottawa, Toronto X2
2018: Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
2023: Chicago X2
2024: New York X2
That-a-boy Adam
1998: Barrie
2000: Montreal, Toronto, Auburn Hills
2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal
2004: Boston X2, Grand Rapids
2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
2006: Toronto X2
2009: Toronto
2011: PJ20, Montreal, Toronto X2, Hamilton
2012: Manchester X2, Amsterdam X2, Prague, Berlin X2, Philadelphia, Missoula
2013: Pittsburg, Buffalo
2014: Milan, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Detroit
2016: Ottawa, Toronto X2
2018: Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
2023: Chicago X2
2024: New York X2
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1998: Barrie
2000: Montreal, Toronto, Auburn Hills
2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal
2004: Boston X2, Grand Rapids
2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
2006: Toronto X2
2009: Toronto
2011: PJ20, Montreal, Toronto X2, Hamilton
2012: Manchester X2, Amsterdam X2, Prague, Berlin X2, Philadelphia, Missoula
2013: Pittsburg, Buffalo
2014: Milan, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Detroit
2016: Ottawa, Toronto X2
2018: Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
2023: Chicago X2
2024: New York X2
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It's working now, no news.
* Cincinnati, OH 6.24.2006 *
* Columbus, OH 5.6.2010 * Noblesville, IN 5.7.2010 *
* East Troy, MI 9.4.2011 * East Troy, MI 9.5.2011 *
* Pittsburgh, PA 10.11.2013 *
Yeah it turned out to be nothing
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ANYONE,
please check out the drum solo from
'Right in Two.'
Danny Carey is a freakin' genius!
Cheers.
Tool @8:45 P.M.
Hooker With a Penis
Jambi
(-) Ions
Stinkfist
Pushit
Schism
Forty-Six and 2
Lateralus
Parabola
Ænema
Went Sunday as well, got back a few hours ago, enjoyed Puscifer a lot and thought they were my fave for the day, Flaming Lips were ok but wasted a lot of time dicking around on stage. Dave Matthews was what I expected, I stuck around for 2 hours of them and then left early to avoid the rush for the O'Gara's shuttle.
Hooker With a Penis and Pushit - nice!
The rest - typical of the sets from the last 6 years
Boy, do they need some new material!!
I have no complaints. Tool has only been playing 10-11 songs during shows for quite a while now. This was a normal set and it was awesome.
Oh yeah, Puscifer was awesome too... I even got a bag of peanuts
I agree, but that'll only mean different great tunes being cut. I love the core tunes and I don't think Tool should play a show w/o Lateralus or Aenima, but I do wish they'd try to cover more of their catalog. I think the length of the average Tool song and the way some of them are constructed with 1 "song" actually being 2 or 3 pieced togther is something that holds them back.
Yes!!! YES!!! YYYYYEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Probably my favorite tune from 10k Days. Great build throughout the whole song and all the members are doing really cool, pretty unique to Tool stuff.
Can't tell you how many Danny Carey parts I've had to really get down in my head in my pursuit of learning their tunes on guitar, and even without being the one that's charged with playing that stuff it can spin your head just working with it.
I dunno how many have paid attention to past posts but I've always had something driving me to learn about every Tool song and got some friends on board for something a bit more formal. Had some real revelations with it lately. They have quite a few simple tunes, but once Tool really starts to do what makes them Tool, they get to be a real chore when everybody isn't dead on. And even when they are, the way the instruments cross over and weave in and out makes it impossible to keep count. So often, the best way to tell that I'm nailing my part, is b/c it feels wrong.
It's hard as shit to play, I can play a few songs on bass. I think the easiest one to play for me has been Lateralus
Oh and Opiate too
He laughed after one of the fuck ups
sadly that never changes, seen them numerous times and it's always the same...
98 - 7/14 Los Angeles Forum (missed Tenacious D)
00 - 8/24 Jones Beach, 10/24 Los Angeles Greek (can't find a Better Van!), 25 San Diego & 28 San Bernadino (Glen Helen)
03 - 6/2 & 3 Irvine, 5 San Diego, 6 Las Vegas MGM (10th Annivesary), 7 Phoenix
05 - 9/2 Vancouver
06 - 7/9 & 10 Los Angeles, 12 Hollywood (Fonda Theatre, it's a Worldwide Suicide), 15 & 16 San Francisco
08 - 7/12 The Who Tribute at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion! (Love, Reign o'er me! with orchestra)
09 - 8/23 & 24 Chicago United Center, 9/26 Portland, 9/30, 10/1, 6 & 7 Universal City Amphiteatre, 9 San Diego (2nd row)
10 - 5/20 & 21 MSG, 10/23 Bridge School
12 - 6/20 & 21 Manchester, UK
13 - 11/19 Phoenix, 21 San Diego, 23 & 24 Los Angeles, 12/6 Seattle (finally)!
14 - 10/16 Detroit, 20 Milwaukee (YIELDED), 22 Denver
16 - 8/20 Wrigley #1
18 - 8/18 Wrigley #1 (40th show!), 8/20 Wrigley #2