Tool - Should I check 'em out?!

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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Lateralus is the only album I have and it is amazing. I think eventually I'm going to get sucked into Tool..... its just a matter of time.
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  • bharQ
    bharQ Posts: 1,201
    i'm not over them.... i dont think i ever will be.. they were my favourite band at a time when there was a lot of good music out in the mid 90s... definitely check out Aenima

    I don't listen to them much anymore but thats not to say Lateralus and 10,000 days aren't great albums! I'm just more into other music nowadays... but if you haven't.... by all means check them out!
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  • lephty
    lephty Posts: 770
    tool is amazing.. you must check them out...

    one of the greatest drummers to exist Danny Carey..

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=JVbFrl9wLBA
  • partyofone
    partyofone Posts: 44
    Saturnal wrote:
    I say you're probably wasting your time, unless you're ready to look at music in a very different way. Tool is nothing like any of the bands you mentioned. They work on a much deeper level. Plus they're closer to metal than grunge, although I wouldn't classify them as metal.

    If you decide to check them out, I'd say go with Aenima.

    Only if you're a person that listens strictly to one type of music. I'm the biggest SG fan, but also a huge Tool fan. Actually, Tool is from the same generation of music as those guys, I don't think they're completely different.
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  • JPS79
    JPS79 Posts: 148
    If you're not too much into the heavier side of rock music I would suggest a perfect circle instead, same singer but a little more melodic.
    Seems the more you make
    equals the loneliness you get
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    JPS79 wrote:
    If you're not too much into the heavier side of rock music I would suggest a perfect circle instead, same singer but a little more melodic.

    Good suggestion! :)
    NOPE!!!

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  • pirlo21
    pirlo21 Posts: 534
    Cheers everyone. All your comments have been taken on board!!

    From what evenybody says, it seems the pros, outweigh the cons. So I think I'll give 'em a go.
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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    I don't like them. I tried and I tried, but I finally came to the conclusion that they are not for me.
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    pirlo21 wrote:
    Cheers everyone. All your comments have been taken on board!!

    From what evenybody says, it seems the pros, outweigh the cons. So I think I'll give 'em a go.

    I doubt very much you'll ever regret it! :D
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    just listen to Isis bro.

    Aenima is good. Undertow is pretty good. Opiate is good. Laturalus is hit or miss. didn't care for 10,000 Days.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Jeanie wrote:
    I am just a worthless liar.
    I am just an imbecile.
    I will only complicate you.
    Trust in me and fall as well.
    I will find a center in you.
    I will chew it up and leave,
    I will work to elevate you
    just enough to bring you down.

    Trust me.
    one of the best verses ever. "I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down is awesome".

    and to the guy who said listen to Isis instead, I still don't understand the comparisons. they sound nothing like each other. both great bands, there's no reason why you can't listen to and enjoy both.

    oh and Lateralus >>>> Oceanic ;)
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  • Oh, Jimmy
    Oh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    When I seen ISIS open for Tool, they sounded like Tool in 4/4 time sig. That and they sounded atrocious, and I was right by the soundboard.
  • Arctangent
    Arctangent Posts: 614
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    and to the guy who said listen to Isis instead, I still don't understand the comparisons. they sound nothing like each other. both great bands, there's no reason why you can't listen to and enjoy both.

    i think its because isis supported tool on the first leg of the US tour last year. you are right jeremy, musically they are nothing alike.

    whoever said tool weren't creative enough made me laugh. i can't think of a more creative band in the field of heavy music at the moment. i would say only neurosis come anywhere close. tool are like marmite though - no middle ground... love or hate.

    you can play any one of their albums for years and still be hearing new things and live they are one of the best bands in the world. all you can do is give them a listen. if you like them, great. if not its no big deal.
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    one of the best verses ever. "I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down is awesome".

    and to the guy who said listen to Isis instead, I still don't understand the comparisons. they sound nothing like each other. both great bands, there's no reason why you can't listen to and enjoy both.

    oh and Lateralus >>>> Oceanic ;)

    It is brilliant isn't it?! :D I love how it's so contained and seemingly sung without threat, but it's actually so vicious. I love that about it! Like it's worming its way into your soul. Does so sum up my ex perfectly! :D
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  • its_ok
    its_ok Posts: 200
    Don't listen to those who dont like tool....my mom doesnt like tool either =)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    its_ok wrote:
    Don't listen to those who dont like tool....my mom doesnt like tool either =)

    My mum LOVES Tool and she's a grandmother! :D My brother is still shitty with me for corrupting her! She loves the videos! :D
    NOPE!!!

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  • Azwethinkweiz
    Azwethinkweiz Posts: 547
    Eh...Tool is overrated.

    They get boring really fast.

    Pretentious and repetitive.
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Jeanie wrote:
    My mum LOVES Tool and she's a grandmother! :D My brother is still shitty with me for corrupting her! She loves the videos! :D

    Your mom is cool. :D
  • harrymanback
    harrymanback Posts: 435
    you cannot try to get into tool ... you do not choose tool, tool chooses you.
    I don't want to be hostile. I don't want to be dismal. But I don't want to rot in an apathetic existance either.
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Mushmouthmatt wrote:
    just listen to Isis bro.

    Right on. Bands like Isis are the future. That's what Tool used to be, but it doesn't quite seem like that anymore. They may prove me wrong and make another album that puts all their previous work behind them, but I doubt it. That certainly didn't happen with 10,000 Days, although I think it's a decent album.

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