#1) Aenima #1A) Lateralus 3) Undertow 4) Fear Inoculum 5) 10,000 Days
FI might be a better / more polished album than Undertow, but like w/ Aenima, the nostalgia of my first introduction to the band clouds my judgment.
10,000 days has some great stuff on it, but feels less like an album to me as it does a collection of songs.
I also find Wings for Marie / 10,000 Days to be boring and anti climactic (Blasphemy, I know, it is what it is).
The song literally builds into a climax... A crescendo if you will.
No doubt, but I find that crescendo pretty underwhelming, when considering the buildup towards it (& the fact that it's the title track).
It's at the point where I skip those 2 songs when I listen to the album because when it hits that crescendo I feel like I wasted my time getting there .
It's my opinion that if not for the lyrical content, those two songs wouldn't be half as highly regarded as they are.
“Tell them their pillar of strength has ascended.” That whole set of lyrics…oh man, they just get me.
Agreed, no knock on the lyrics, they're pretty fantastic, and obviously the subject matter is as personal to him as it gets (& a lot of people can relate to it through their own experiences - I'm INCREDIBLY fortunate 45 years into life that I haven't lost either of my parents, or anyone else close enough for me to relate to the song in that way... not that that's a prerequisite, but I've heard a lot of people relate those tunes to the loss of their own parent / someone close).
Still in all, they're some of my least favorite Tool songs, enough so that I skip over them when listening to 10K Days.
#1) Aenima #1A) Lateralus 3) Undertow 4) Fear Inoculum 5) 10,000 Days
FI might be a better / more polished album than Undertow, but like w/ Aenima, the nostalgia of my first introduction to the band clouds my judgment.
10,000 days has some great stuff on it, but feels less like an album to me as it does a collection of songs.
I also find Wings for Marie / 10,000 Days to be boring and anti climactic (Blasphemy, I know, it is what it is).
The song literally builds into a climax... A crescendo if you will.
No doubt, but I find that crescendo pretty underwhelming, when considering the buildup towards it (& the fact that it's the title track).
It's at the point where I skip those 2 songs when I listen to the album because when it hits that crescendo I feel like I wasted my time getting there .
It's my opinion that if not for the lyrical content, those two songs wouldn't be half as highly regarded as they are.
“Tell them their pillar of strength has ascended.” That whole set of lyrics…oh man, they just get me.
Exactly. "It's time now, my time now, give me, give me my wings!"
Wings For Marie/10,000 Days is epic. I can't stand Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned and I skip that every time - talk about boring (I know some love those tracks).
The tracks on FI are just too damn long and I lose interest after a while.
Wings For Marie/10,000 Days is epic. I can't stand Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned and I skip that every time - talk about boring (I know some love those tracks).
The tracks on FI are just too damn long and I lose interest after a while.
I listened to Rosetta Stoned again recently, and while I don't dislike it, I do agree it's way over rated by many fans. It's kind of a mess.
I love the crescendo, but the shit show it takes to get there... it's probably not even in my top 50%.
Right in Two otoh... I was pretty psyched to hear that live earlier this year. That might be my favorite of 10K Days.
Wings For Marie/10,000 Days is epic. I can't stand Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned and I skip that every time - talk about boring (I know some love those tracks).
The tracks on FI are just too damn long and I lose interest after a while.
I listened to Rosetta Stoned again recently, and while I don't dislike it, I do agree it's way over rated by many fans. It's kind of a mess.
I love the crescendo, but the shit show it takes to get there... it's probably not even in my top 50%.
Right in Two otoh... I was pretty psyched to hear that live earlier this year. That might be my favorite of 10K Days.
The drums in both RiT and Stoned are what I love about the songs. They start me on the journey. Then the guitar and bass help my ride.
Stoned is a bit of a childish story but the riffs in that are friggin great. "I forgot my pen, typical.." Love that part.
Wings For Marie/10,000 Days is epic. I can't stand Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned and I skip that every time - talk about boring (I know some love those tracks).
The tracks on FI are just too damn long and I lose interest after a while.
I listened to Rosetta Stoned again recently, and while I don't dislike it, I do agree it's way over rated by many fans. It's kind of a mess.
I love the crescendo, but the shit show it takes to get there... it's probably not even in my top 50%.
Right in Two otoh... I was pretty psyched to hear that live earlier this year. That might be my favorite of 10K Days.
The drums in both RiT and Stoned are what I love about the songs. They start me on the journey. Then the guitar and bass help my ride.
Stoned is a bit of a childish story but the riffs in that are friggin great. "I forgot my pen, typical.." Love that part.
I used to LOVE Rosetta Stoned, and don't disagree, the drums and guitar are great. I don't even mind the story behind it, I just found it to be a mess when I went back to it recently. It just doesn't move the needle for me like it used to.
#1) Aenima #1A) Lateralus 3) Undertow 4) Fear Inoculum 5) 10,000 Days
FI might be a better / more polished album than Undertow, but like w/ Aenima, the nostalgia of my first introduction to the band clouds my judgment.
10,000 days has some great stuff on it, but feels less like an album to me as it does a collection of songs.
I also find Wings for Marie / 10,000 Days to be boring and anti climactic (Blasphemy, I know, it is what it is).
The song literally builds into a climax... A crescendo if you will.
No doubt, but I find that crescendo pretty underwhelming, when considering the buildup towards it (& the fact that it's the title track).
It's at the point where I skip those 2 songs when I listen to the album because when it hits that crescendo I feel like I wasted my time getting there .
It's my opinion that if not for the lyrical content, those two songs wouldn't be half as highly regarded as they are.
“Tell them their pillar of strength has ascended.” That whole set of lyrics…oh man, they just get me.
Agreed, no knock on the lyrics, they're pretty fantastic, and obviously the subject matter is as personal to him as it gets (& a lot of people can relate to it through their own experiences - I'm INCREDIBLY fortunate 45 years into life that I haven't lost either of my parents, or anyone else close enough for me to relate to the song in that way... not that that's a prerequisite, but I've heard a lot of people relate those tunes to the loss of their own parent / someone close).
Still in all, they're some of my least favorite Tool songs, enough so that I skip over them when listening to 10K Days.
Yeah, my husband relates to it/his mom in that sense. Like Maynard’s mother, she was quite devout.
And I hear you — different strokes, etc. I think for me, Lateralus and 10000 Days are the closest to me. The other albums are nothing even close to sneezing at, just that those two are more personal and relatable to me.
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I can't separate Ænima and Lateralus eh. TBH I can't separate the other three LPs either so would have them equal with Opiate and Salival the bottom two.
Not the biggest fan of Wings either. Same with the D/R/T trilogy. Payoff isn't the same as with other epics. Love Tool's sound though so will listen to them much like Culling Voices for the sound. But they are rarities-Tool's hit to miss ratio for songs I like is better than any other band.
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you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
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Agreed, no knock on the lyrics, they're pretty fantastic, and obviously the subject matter is as personal to him as it gets (& a lot of people can relate to it through their own experiences - I'm INCREDIBLY fortunate 45 years into life that I haven't lost either of my parents, or anyone else close enough for me to relate to the song in that way... not that that's a prerequisite, but I've heard a lot of people relate those tunes to the loss of their own parent / someone close).
Still in all, they're some of my least favorite Tool songs, enough so that I skip over them when listening to 10K Days.
Agree here too. Couldn't get into Tool via Lateralus back in the day, but 10000 Days did the trick I had to mature to appreciate Lateralus properly.
1. Fear
2. 10k
3. Aenima
4. Lateralus
5. Undertow
Then that phat bass line kicks in!
10k
FI
Undertow
Lateralus
Opiate
Throw Salival in the middle for Maynard's P.
Not to mention No Quarter, or the live versions of Pushit & Third Eye.
Those tracks are glorious.
Lateralus as your least favorite studio album - not something you hear often... to each his own though, I respect the rankings.
Lateralus
Aenima
Opiate
Undertow
10,000 Days
FI
Wings For Marie/10,000 Days is epic. I can't stand Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned and I skip that every time - talk about boring (I know some love those tracks).
The tracks on FI are just too damn long and I lose interest after a while.
10k
FI
Lateralus
Undertow
Opiate
Undertow was always up there for me but I would love to see it get a remix. Some of the recordings sound off to me now.
I love the crescendo, but the shit show it takes to get there... it's probably not even in my top 50%.
Right in Two otoh... I was pretty psyched to hear that live earlier this year. That might be my favorite of 10K Days.
Stoned is a bit of a childish story but the riffs in that are friggin great. "I forgot my pen, typical.." Love that part.
1 - Aenima
1 - 10k
1 - Lateralus
1a- Opiate
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Lateralus
FI
10k Days
Undertow
Opiate
Not the biggest fan of Wings either. Same with the D/R/T trilogy. Payoff isn't the same as with other epics. Love Tool's sound though so will listen to them much like Culling Voices for the sound. But they are rarities-Tool's hit to miss ratio for songs I like is better than any other band.
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The sound on the deluxe is fantastic, and while the packaging is also great, it's not worth the $.
not sure on mine. Haven't looked. But would get this because it should be easier to remove a record to play......
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
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another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Saw one at Newbury Comics on RSD for < $100
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