i find the filler tracks entertaining, i just find Intermission funny. and Die Eier Von Satan is the one that got me into Tool (the fact that it was a german recipe for cookies is what got me intrested, not the song itself) to me, Pushit was genious, and jimmy was great too, if you listen to them closely

anyway, about Undertow


i like it, every now and then its fun to give it a listen all the way through...i find after listening to it for a few days that the first 3 songs are all i listen to, and then i put it donw, and reach for Lateralus (which dispite being different, still great) or Opiate, the fact that Tools sound changes slightly over each record doesnt effect the way i look at them, Salival is "ai'ght" glad i didnt buy it, id get bored fast...and, theres some intresting things about Faaip De Oiad and Eon Blue Apocolypse here:
http://www.toolpantheon.com/lateralus_meanings.htm

ok later

13. Faaip De Oiad

We have finally reached the end of our destination and we can now hear the "Voice of God", and this is what he tells us. Not what you expected?

Don't worry, JoZ, I already know Opiate is awful.

I think the reason I like "Undertow" so much is because I haven't heard it in a while. I remember getting kind of sick of the last three or four songs, and "Disgustipated" is just horrendous. However, the first four tracks are great.

Fine, 4/10, then.
It's not like the music is awful, just not 8 or 9/10 material.

i give it 7/10. And you people should stop ragging on Flood, I think the intro's pretty cool myself. Not the best song on there, but what the hell.

Aenima > Lateralus
Tool > Music nowadays

[QUOTE=SubtleDagger]Don't worry, JoZ, I already know Opiate is awful.[/QUOTE]

Meh.

I put on Opiate when I just want some heavy rock...

but Part of Me has got to be the most repetitive song done by ANYONE...

w/e...

Tool pxn > you

/me = drunk, so don't mind me.

[QUOTE=The JoZ]Firstly, Eon Blue isn't filler...it's short, but there's actual music going on. I like it. Mantra I skip, however.

Disposition is a bit repetitive, but has one of the best basslines ever. Reflection has grown on me quite a bit, and is also one of my favorite songs.

My 7-track Aenima is as follows:

Stinkfist
Eulogy
H
46 and 2
Hooker
Aenima
Third Eye.

I don't like Pushit all that much, nor jimmy.

Even w/ your rating of 4.5, I still don't see how you can't consider Lateralus a 'truly, truly great album'...

And I'm not trying to fight w/ you, just saying. :thumb:[/QUOTE]

Wow, Pu**** is probably my favourite Tool song. Along with Third Eye of course.

Album Rating: 3.5

Is it just me or does Undertow seem quiter than the other Tool CDs? I dont mean as in composition, but as in actual level of volume when played.

I think it might be just you.

For me, it would go

Aenima
Lateralus
Undertow
Opiate

I can sit through aenima forever and enver get tired, I need to be in the mood to really listen to lateralus; which is often but not as much as aenima. Ive listen to aenima so much Third Eye is starting to skip, lol. Pu**** will always remain one of my favorite TOOL songs; though suprisingly alot of TOOL fans hate it.

great review man

^^^
Not me.

Not you what?

[QUOTE=Bartender]Not you what?[/QUOTE]

He means he's a Tool fan who doesn't hate Pushit.

Honestly, the majority of Tool fans I have spoken to have been huge fans of that song, and most of them can't seem to fathom why I don't like the song.
I don't know why I don't like it, it just doesn't draw me in like any of their other songs. This one seems particularly repetitive and drones on about 4 minutes longer than it needs to...meh. Third Eye owns it either way, but w/e :p

The only part of Push It I really like is the insane breakdown before the quiet part (but the one in H. is still better) and the neat guitar riffs after the quiet part ("Saw the gap again today..." *guitar riff*).

I like Maynard's singing on it, but that's about it..

The breakdown in H is just beautiful.

Well I like Pushit, anyway. As with a lot of Tool songs, my favourite bit ends up being some climax at the end (in this case "Remember I will always love you, even as I tear your fucking throat away").

[QUOTE=The JoZ]Third Eye owns it either way, but w/e :p[/QUOTE]

Third Eye and Push-it are tied for me.....amazing songs; some of the best tool songs IMO.

This was my favourite album ever, but I got tired of it.
It's still the best TOOL album, IMO.

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]Is it just me or does Undertow seem quiter than the other Tool CDs? I dont mean as in composition, but as in actual level of volume when played.[/QUOTE]

Yes, it does seem quieter than the other albums, and less dynamically exciting, which is probably due to the production of it. It's my least favorite Tool CD, but still a **** great album.