Album Rating: 5.0

I just got this album. Sounds pretty good on a first listen. I'll wait to rate it tho. Nice review, Dancin Man, tho I agree with Shadius - Tool's stuff can take weeks to fully appreciate.

I agree in saying this was a let down after being lead to believe it would be "the album of '06".

I really thought Tool's new release, along with Radiohead's, would really define '06. Hopefully Radiohead's album isn't such a let down.

Album Rating: 3.0

Sppon of Grimbo - I've had the opportunity to listen to all these tracks for the past week and a half. Whether or not I took that opportunity, I listen to tons of music and know what to listen for.



Scruples - True enough, brother.

Album Rating: 3.0

Oh dear.

Album Rating: 4.0

tooluver31 - How can an album be a classic when it's only just been released?



As i've said before, I feel a 3 is perhaps too low a rating, but he's entitled to it. 5 is definately too high at this stage.

Album Rating: 2.5

My experience has been with 10,000 Days that it takes quite a while to grow on you. IMO, nobody should have reviewed it within the first month of hearing it.



I also disagree completely with the assertion that 10,000 Days sounds too much like Lateralus. If anything, I found the album as TOO MUCH of a departure...my first reaction was "this is Tool?"



The "Wings" series was a completely different sound for the band, as was "The Pot." Really, when it comes down to it, "Vicarious" and "Jambi" are the only songs that really sound like previous Tool releases.

Album Rating: 5.0

I have to agree with Det_Nosnip and say that this album doesn't sound much like Lateralus. Its a totally new sound again - obviously, parts of it sound similar to previous Tool stuff, but if anything 10,000 Days is a new direction for the band. And I - for one - like it.

As for the tracks Det_Nosnip mentioned, "10,000 Days (Wings Part 2)" and "The Pot" are probably my favourite tracks on the album.

Album Rating: 3.0

I still say it sounds like the riffs that got rejected from Lateralus. And the Meshuggah bit in Jambi annoys me because it is clearly referencing Meshuggah but isn't done nearly as well. It doesn't have the precision or speed and comes off sounding like a cool little idea to be thrown into a song rather than the monumental experiment in heaviness Meshuggah uses it as.

Album Rating: 5.0

I enjoy it a little more each time I listen



Deffinelty takes time to grow on ya

I found it more straightforward than Lateralus. I agree with you about the Meshuggah section in Jambi, it has none of the energy of Meshuggah (and Danny's china sounds incredibly weak).

Intension could possibly be the best thing Tool has done, but I really don't think the electronics suit it. They almost remove all the emotion from the track.

I enjoyed Lateralus because it seems so long, absorbing and epic. They really make it seem like a flowing experience, it's almost like watching a movie. After listening to it all the way through I felt like I'd had an experience.

A lot of the riffs on this feel very non-musical. They just sound random and have no catchiness, unlike Lateralus where they sound so natural that I never thought they sounded technical.

My 2 cents.

Album Rating: 3.0

I found it more straightforward than Lateralus.

They almost remove all the emotion from the track.

I plan to review this album in the next couple of weeks. One concern I have noticed, does Maynards vocal tracks seem to be buried in the mix or is it just me?

Umm, are we talking about the same album here, 10,000 days is a masterpiece not yet realized... and all of you will jump on soon enough... with tracks like Right in Two and 10,000 days (wings part 2) the evolution of the band is apparent to me and blatantly obviuos... it is a step in another direction from Lateralus in that the aggression is suppresed behind an emotional curtain of control and perfected technique... From a musician's standpoint 10,000 days is most certainly Tool's most difficult and intricate album to date, something tells me most of you arent musicians, and as far as lyrically, this is by far the most stimulating and personal album. I now know what Danny meant when he described this album as their blues record, you beg and beg musicians to open up emotionally to their fanbase, and now when they do it you knock them for it... you guys commenting and reviewing are way out of your league...sorry

Album Rating: 5.0

Good word jwbud89 - I think most of these people have listened to like 2 songs and basing their opinion on that. If they'd heard the whole album they would know that the songs are way more defined and varied than on Lateralus. 10,000 Days is a masterpiece, as simple as that.

As for the guys who are saying that "Jambi" rips off Meshuggah ... umm, are bands not allowed to do anything that sounds remotely like something another band did? And what makes you think they are "referencing" Meshuggah? The dumbest part is that you're basing your opinion on an assumption that they purposely copied the Meshuggah sound ... just ridiculous. Frankly, I think the high-speed guitar part at the start of Jambi is fantastic - the way MJK fits the vocals around it is unbelievable. Simple as that.

As for MJKs vocals being lost in the mix in parts, that would be the only downside so far on 10,000 Days - although, I can see why they would do it the way they have.

Album Rating: 4.5

I strongly disagree with your review. While Vicarioius sounds quite a bit like Schism, your claim that Tool has not done something new is untrue. Take the electronic drums on Intension, for one, or the Michael Jackson-esque vocals on The Pot. The bass has also changed. Justin has gone from more simple harmonies (with Schism as an exception) to complex, interesting basslines. The constant triplets in 10,000 Days are an example.

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh man, I cannot wait to get this album. I'll probably get it later tonight!

Ok so I went out and bought the album today and first things first. My main attraction to this album for the first 10 min. was the 3d glasses built into the case...irrelevent to the quality of the cd i know, but still cool.

All right, Im not gonna go into an in-depth opinion of the album but rather thoughts that instantly popped in my head my head after listening to this album. Ive come to the conclusion (in my eyes anyways) this is Tool's heaviest album. The guitar and drums are much more intense than any other Tool album (and yes I own them all and listen to them lots) which was a very pleasent suprise for me. After reading the rest of these posts I would have to agree that 10k Days is much more like Undertow than Lateralus.

Last thought...Its sounds too much like a heavier version of A Perfect Cirlce (not that thats kinda already what Tool is anyways), but its not the instruments that reminds me of APC, its Maynards voice. Maybe Im just partial to his vocal style on Anemea but his voice doesnt bring me in the way that it did

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Vicarious is similar to Schism. The Pot is similar to the stuff on Undertow. Just listen to the guitar. I find all the other songs very unique, and Maynards voice is awesome. I don't find it to be drowned out at all.

Album Rating: 2.5

Intension is simillar to Disposition IMO

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Yeah, Intension is very similar to Disposition.



I like the way in which this album ties in all others, but also provides something else unique. At first I was like "what the fuck is this" but now I'm just loving it imensely.