Tool

[repcak]

i will see them on 19.11.2006 - so in 1 1/2 weeks

right now i listen to Tool - no Quarter (Led zep cover) and before i listend to Apocalyptica - Schism (tool cover); both are sooo great.

but what i want to ask: What songs can i expect being played on the show? how is the show? the "movies" in the background and so on..

[something vague]

so you're going to pay money to nap

[TojesDolan]

Expect Alex Grey material. The material in most Lateralus tour by Grey seemed awesome.

[repcak]

who is alex grey?

[Txus]

The most awesome dude ever, He is the one who makes tools artwork.

[repcak]

oh... so he is behind this... i always thought Adam Jones is doing it

[Insipid2000]

Keep this thread up and running I was starting to miss the Tool thread.

[Sleepy]

Yeah, we need a Tool thread since the R&Mocaust wiped out the last one.

I want to see Tool. :( I haven't had a chance yet. I missed them when they came to Vegas in September.

[Txus]

Tool live is like the most orgasmic thing eva!

[repcak]

and does anyone of you know some recent set-/songlists?

[Sleepy]

Tool live is like the most orgasmic thing eva!

Stop making me so goddamned jealous. I haven't hit a show in the longest time and I'm just dying to go to one.

[Txus]

Haha, sorry man.

and does anyone of you know some recent set-/songlists?
I don't have a clue what they are playing in this tour :(

[Sleepy]

Yeah. I know they played the entire 10,00 Days Part 1 and 2 live in Los Angeles when they were touring, maybe some Euro city will be lucky enough to catch that as well.

[repcak]

yeah, i'm curious... but too bad i won't post what they will play on my show, cause i always forget the name of the songs during a show :(

[Txus]

I really want to learn The Pot on bass.

[Sleepy]

I really want to learn The Pot on bass.

I'll look up teh tablatures right now. I don't want to do homework.

[Insipid2000]

That sounds cool on bass.

[Txus]

I already have the intro down :D

[Insipid2000]

Stop making me so goddamned jealous. I haven't hit a show in the longest time and I'm just dying to go to one.

Haha Ive never seen Tool live ever, sucks. :angry: :mad: :(

[Sleepy]

I already have the intro down :D

Yeah, it's nothing spectacularly hard. The timing is the only *slightly* difficult part.

[Insipid2000]

I already have the intro down :D

Justin Chancellor is such a cool bass player and you can really hear his talent come through in songs like:

Disposition
Schism
The Pot
Lateralus
Reflection
Aenema
Third Eye
Forty Six & 2
etc.

[magicbus]

Here's what the setlist might look like:

Stinkfist (Extended)
The Pot
46 & 2
Jambi
Schism (Extended)
Lost Keys
Rosetta Stoned
Sober
Lateralus
Vicarious (w/Intro)
Aenima

That was from a show in August, and from what I've heard they've been mostly sticking to the same songs. It's possible that they would switch a few older ones out, but who knows.

[Sleepy]

Justin Chancellor is such a cool bass player and you can really hear his talent come through in songs like:

Disposition
Schism
The Pot
Lateralus
Reflection
Aenema
Third Eye
Forty Six & 2
etc.

I love his style. Not too gaudy, but still extremely complex. He always cranks out something groovy.

[Txus]

Justin Chancellor is such a cool bass player and you can really hear his talent come through in songs like:

Disposition
Schism
The Pot
Lateralus
Reflection
Aenema
Third Eye
Forty Six & 2
etc.

Great list there. The bolded songs, I already know :)

I really want to learn Reflection since it's becoming my favorite Tool song ever.

[Stoo]

I'm seeing them on the 25th. :)

[Kage]

Great list there. The bolded songs, I already know :)

I really want to learn Reflection since it's becoming my favorite Tool song ever.
The only hard thing about Reflection is having the patience and stamina to repeat the same thing for a million hours.

[Txus]

Hah, I know. I'm going to practice it later but first I have to learn the songs that my band wants to play next which I haven't practiced at all :(

[Kage]

You better get on that then! :p

[Txus]

After watching David Lynch "Filmography", I will :)

[Kage]

Well, that takes priority, obviously.

[Stoo]

NotSoSuperpeer close this off topic.!>!>!>!11111

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Actually Chet Zar does most of the background videos.

[misunderstood]

Tool live is like the most orgasmic thing eva!
I agree! Probably one of the best shows I've seen next to APC's halloween show.

Anyway, saw yesterday that Tool are gonna be on Bruce Dickinson's radio show on Dec.9th. I've got to put down a reminder for this..otherwise I'll forget.
TOOL will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, December 9 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST) at BBC.co.uk.

[CaptainWaits]

Tool's really grown on me lately. About 5 years ago I liked them, but when I went through the whole "pure metalhead" sh*t, I considered them not heavy enough for me.

I love 'em now though. I've got the 4 main albums too...

[Atica]

I also used to like them a lot, but many other bands grew on me so I distanced from Tool, but now because of the bass player and drummer of the band, I am listening to them again.

[omgwtfboogie]

Add the Wings set to the above set list, and there you have it.

[misunderstood]

^If you've never seen Tool before then it really shouldn't matter what you get as long as you're in there. You'll be missing one hell of a show.

[Darkness]

Hello new thread... I have nothing to say about Tool...

:lol: I haven't listened to them in some time, but they still remain my favorite band, and the best live act I've seen...

[VomitStainedCretin]

Justin Chancellor is such a cool bass player and you can really hear his talent come through in songs like:

Disposition
Schism
The Pot
Lateralus
Reflection
Aenema
Third Eye
Forty Six & 2
etc.

Listening to 10,000 Days the other day, Ive come to the conclusion that the bass work is one of the best things on the record and keeps it interesting instrumentally, as Adam Jones' guitar work is a bit bland. I know Danny is a fantastic drummer and his rhythyms are also part of the appeal, but as a guitarist I tend to listen to the strings mostly.

[repcak]

Stinkfist (Extended)
The Pot
46 & 2
Jambi
Schism (Extended)
Lost Keys
Rosetta Stoned
Sober
Lateralus
Vicarious (w/Intro)
Aenima
i will make a songlist out of these songs today and listen to it


****... no. i can't - i still haven't transformed the 10,000days album to mp3 :( but i have the original album :D the artwork is fantastic

[mick7]

I absolutely adore TOOL but have not seen them live.

I now currently own tickets to Melbourne + Adelaide Big Day Outs so hopefully I get to see them twice!

Happy Days.

[repcak]

i will see them together with mastodon

[Otherside]

So wait did the old Tool thread get deleted?

[Rage_Against_The_System]

I'm seeing them in 13 days in Dublin at The Point and I can't freaken wait. My first time seeing Tool, my second ever concert overall, first was Korn about 4 years ago.

Good setlist, although I'm annoyed that they're dropping Wings/10,000 Days.

On another topic, I was just thinking, what would it be like if Tool remixed A Perfect Circle's material in their own style?

[magicbus]

I heard that Tool's doing another American tour in the spring, so I need to catch them then, before it's too late.

[Kage]

I think it would pretty much be a disaster.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Bus, you must see them.

Avatar change?

[Futuro]

I havent seen them live this time around yet, but I have been to 3 other tool concerts. =)

[magicbus]

Bus, you must see them.

Avatar change?

Oh I will. There will be no other way. (lol)

Yea I changed the color cause I like blue/green better than purple.

[Huber]

I saw them last September, and I'm going to try my damndest to see them again in the Spring.

[Daven]

I have been listening Lateralus a lot lately.

[misunderstood]

^Hmm..I haven't listened to Lateralus in it's entirety in a long time. I've been listening to 'Pu****' (live) and 'Rosetta Stoned' alot! I wish they'd be bring back 'Pu****' to their setlist during their spring tour...that would be a nice surprise!

[Daven]

Pu**** is awesome. I've been enjoying Reflection a lot lately; its so damn good.

[Insipid2000]

Reflection is a very good track, I like the way it progresses to the end and becomes louder.

[Daven]

Reflection is my favorite Tool track.

[calgone]

I've been listening to 'Pu****' (live) and 'Rosetta Stoned' alot!

mmm rosetta stoned...

[misunderstood]

Yeah, Reflection is a great song. Ranks pretty high for me too, but 'Disposition' is probably my favorite Tool track...just love that song.

[Atica]

A friend recommended me to listen to Reflection and I really liked it.

[penelope weird hands]

i will see them together with mastodon

:eek: !?
lucky sucka.

yes i will be seeing tool for the second time at next years big day out.
i really hope they do their own show here though.

[Txus]

Reflection live with Fripp is sooo damn good.

[Kage]

I don't hear a difference really.

[Daven]

ME neither, just the fact that Robert Fripp is there. Reflection owns in both versions though.

[Rory91]

I saw Tool at Download 2006 and im going to see them again on 30/11/06 20 DAYS!!! With Mastodon and Isis supporting! Should be amazing, I remember them being amazing at Download however they didnt play enough of Lateralus! I cant wait to see them again!

[Daven]

Mastodon supporting must be awesome man. Hope it goes good.

[jacksonguitars13]

i saw tool in hartford,connecticut amazing show.they had all these tripping stuff going on on stage,had laser show.they played songs like prison sex,schism,stinkfist,schism,enima,laterlus,the patient,some of there newer stuff.best show i ever saw and they sounded so perfect live,cant get much closer to sounding like the cd version

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

You got to hear Prison Sex and The Patient? :mad:

[Daven]

....and Lateralus!

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I saw it live and to be honest, I wasn't that amazed with it. I think I may have actually liked Opiate better. :eek:

[Daven]

:eek:

...

Reflection live would own :p

[Kage]

Tool's concerts seem to lack spontenaiety.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I think they'd be too afraid of ****ing up if they started improv'ing.

They actually do quite a few jam session-style stuff between some songs...Before Sober they did some, and the one before Vicarious is pretty amazing. Maynard starts wanking around on a synth while Danny beats the shi' outta his kit and Adam and Justin just go stand artfully close to their amps. I dug it.

[Darkness]

I saw it live and to be honest, I wasn't that amazed with it. I think I may have actually liked Opiate better. :eek:

Really? I loved Lateralus live... had me floored. Opiate was great too though.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I was expecting it to floor me, but it didn't. I was pretty dissapointed. Most everything else did though, no worries.

[VomitStainedCretin]

I thought Lateralus was sh1t hot when I saw Tool at Download, probably one of the top 3-4 songs in the set list.

[misunderstood]

Well, i haven't seen Tool perform lately,but when I saw them back about four years ago, besides 'Triad', Lateralus was the highlight of the show. I thought it was great. Anyway, someone mentioned that they've played 'The Patient'. I'd love to hear the song live (along with some others like 'jimmy' and/or 'H.') but I'm pretty sure they haven't played it during these past recent tours. I don't think they've played Prison Sex either. I usually go over to Toolnavy to check out the setlist for the night (hoping to see some surprising additions) but haven't noticed either song on any of the recent tours. :confused:

[Stoo]

I hope they play Prison Sex and Parabol/a when I see them on the 25th as those were the best songs they didn't play.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Good luck with that, heh. I wouldn't doubt that they would bust out with an even more mainstream set list for their overseas shows.

[Stoo]

Tool do excellent over here. They got into the top 5 in the charts with
10,000 Days, that's pretty much unheard of for a band like them.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I was really surpised how popular they are when 10kd was released. I mean, tons of people who I didn't know enjoyed Tool would come up to me and be like "yo, you heard 10kd yet?!?"

then I'd tell them 'duh, I had the leak the day it came out, bitch. yea, hardcore I know.'

[sportsfan4427]

i almost saw tool live but Maynard got sick or something...really wish he wouldn't have

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Did you get your cash back?

[misunderstood]

i almost saw tool live but Maynard got sick or something...really wish he wouldn't have
What show was that? San Antonio?! I actually went up to San Antonio and went to the damn venue that day! I had no idea they had cancelled the show until a few hours later when my friend and I went to a nearby mall to have lunch. Some guys came to us and said "hey, sucks that they cancelled the show, huh?" Me: :confused:
Anyway, we didn't get our cash back cause it was 'postponed' until the spring tour! *sigh*

/still bitter about that day. :p

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

The funny thing is that they were probably planning on doing another show in San Anton' in the Spring. :lol:

[Amin3a]

so you're going to pay money to nap

**** off

[misunderstood]

The funny thing is that they were probably planning on doing another show in San Anton' in the Spring. :lol:

:upset: I know...which just upsets me even more cause we got screwed over; though not as bad as those other few shows they completely cancelled. Anyway, hopefully they'll make it up to Houston and Dallas again. Austin would be great! Maybe even Laredo...city no one's heard of but that's where I saw them four years back. (wishful thinking)

[Rory91]

Back to the Lateralus thing i agree it was amazing live at Download 2006!! One of my favs of the set! Does anyone at all, have they played 10,000 Days (wings pt.2) live yet?? Its such a cool song and I was just interested if they'd attempted it yet??

[Txus]

Undertow is becoming my favorite Tool record :eek:

[misunderstood]

Back to the Lateralus thing i agree it was amazing live at Download 2006!! One of my favs of the set! Does anyone at all, have they played 10,000 Days (wings pt.2) live yet?? Its such a cool song and I was just interested if they'd attempted it yet??
They have played Wings/10,000 Days live already. I don't think they've played it in their current tour yet, but I know they did include it in their last US tour.

[Stoo]

I hope they don't play Wings/10,000 Days 'coz it means they'll sacrifice some great songs.

[Darkness]

I hope they don't play Wings/10,000 Days 'coz it means they'll sacrifice some great songs.

What the hell is wrong with you? 10,000 Days is a fantastic song!

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Undertow is becoming my favorite Tool record :eek:

That's weird. I listened to it twice last week and I actually enjoyed all of it, minus Disgustipated. I've only ever really liked the first three tracks, but Bottom always has to ruin it. That's probably my least favorite Tool track of all time. :mad:

[magicbus]

I like Bottom!

Good parts:
1:48 through the whole "**** adds up" part (awesome)
Henry Rollins is cool
Adam's riffs at 5:05
Maynard's scream at 5:52

So many cool parts!

But yea Undertow is really good. I just started realizing how good it was recently, and I've been listening to it a lot. I like Disgustipated too. "This is necessary" sounds cool, and Reverend Maynard's stuff is funny.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I don't like the guitarwork on Bottom at all. For some reason I like the songs in which Adam sticks to the minor pentatonic more than the actual minor scale. Weird, huh? :p

[magicbus]

Understandable, but you have to admit, the vocal parts I mentioned are sweet. Eh?

[Stoo]

I love Bottom.

My favs on Undertow are 2, 3 + 4 :cool:

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

The riff behind the 1:48 section is horrid, which ruins it for me. I do like the reverse reverb on the vox though, that is pretty cool.

I hate the Henry Rollins monologue. :mad:

And of course the scream is wicked, it's Maynard. :p Dead inside, oh yeah.

What mode are songs like Stinkfist, 46&2, Ticks & Leeches, and The Grudge in? Stinkfist and T&L are D minor, but since they're actually in the key of E, it's some different mode. :-/

[magicbus]

The guitar parts on 4 Degrees are so awesome. The Undertow riff is good too.

[Kage]

Isn't the minor pentatonic scale the same thing as the minor scale, except that the former has two fewer notes?

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Yes. It makes a big difference.

the riff to Rosetta Stoned, which is three notes ascending the Dm pentatonic scale, sounds a lot better to me than the riff to Bottom which is three notes ascending up the Dm scale. :shrug: It's probably just me, heh.

[Kage]

Yeah, I was just making sure. Two notes can make all the difference in the world.

Still, I am so sick of the minor pentatonic scale. Tool uses it well, but that explains why I only listen to them in small but intense bursts.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Yeah, I think the only time they deviate from the Dm pent. on 10kd is Wings for Marie which is in Dm I think. :p Talk about being in a rut.

[Kage]

It's so strange that they don't write in any other keys. It doesn't make sense that they're still writing good songs with the same notes over and over.

They've got some sort of special talent, I guess. Most of the bands I listen to these days can't stick to one scale for a single song, if they're playing on a scale at all.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I'm not positive on all the songs from Undertow, but every other song is in D. :-/

[Kage]

They're kind of shooting themselves in the foot because subconciously your mind and ears have to become bored after a while.

[magicbus]

Parabol/Parabola and Prison Sex are both in drop B/E tuning, but everything else is in drop D, which explains why are the songs are in the key of Dm. Its easier to just land on the D string when that's the key of the song also.

[Kage]

That's true, but they're just being lazy. Plenty of people play in different modes other than E in standard tuning.

And, why not use a D maj scale while the bass implies some minor seventh chords and get some kind of phrygian thing going or something? Vary it up a little, I say!

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Yeah, but isn't Parabola still in Dm? :p

Kage - One would think it would get boring.

For some reason Tool in the major key is something I can't process at the moment.

[magicbus]

Yea I don't know about Tool in a major key. The closest thing to that would probably be "The Gaping Lotus Experience".

Jake-Not sure, I guess it could be :confused:

[Kage]

If you play a major scale over some minor 7th chords, it ceases to major key. It becomes something cool and bizarre.

[Det_Nosnip]

The riff behind the 1:48 section is horrid, which ruins it for me. I do like the reverse reverb on the vox though, that is pretty cool.

I hate the Henry Rollins monologue. :mad:

And of course the scream is wicked, it's Maynard. :p Dead inside, oh yeah.

What mode are songs like Stinkfist, 46&2, Ticks & Leeches, and The Grudge in? Stinkfist and T&L are D minor, but since they're actually in the key of E, it's some different mode. :-/

I was thinking about that the other day, actually. The opening/main bass line in 46&2 implies D Locrian (essentially C minor or E flat major starting on D), but when Adam plays the D power chords, the A is natural, which kinda messes with the tonality.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

The only thing that's different from the Dm key in 46&2 is the flatted second isn't it?

Kage - tab out some minor 7th chords for me plz? I'm trying to construct them myself but I'm sorta lazy, y'know. :p

[Duman]

I was thinking about that the other day, actually. The opening/main bass line in 46&2 implies D Locrian (essentially C minor or E flat major starting on D), but when Adam plays the D power chords, the A is natural, which kinda messes with the tonality.

The bass line doesn't imply D Locrian, it implies D Phrygian (with a raised 3rd), or G harmonic minor. That's why the natural A works.

[Kage]

The only thing that's different from the Dm key in 46&2 is the flatted second isn't it?

Kage - tab out some minor 7th chords for me plz? I'm trying to construct them myself but I'm sorta lazy, y'know. :p

Aight.

[Insipid2000]

Most of tool songs are all related to the key of D somehow.

[Futuro]

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=501008

;) Electric Requiem in the Drum forum got one of those sweet arse Mandalas.

[misunderstood]

:eek: They played Swamp Song at Friday's show in Belgium! Hmm, maybe they'll finally start changing their setlist a bit more.

[Huber]

I remember a long time ago I checked in guitar pro, and I think Pu**** was in C something. But I that was a long time ago. I could be wrong.

[Daven]

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=501008

;) Electric Requiem in the Drum forum got one of those sweet arse Mandalas.

That's awesome. :eek:

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I remember a long time ago I checked in guitar pro, and I think Pu**** was in C something. But I that was a long time ago. I could be wrong.

It's like 46&2 and The Grudge..Phrygian maybe? It's the Cm scale but since it's rooted in D it's technically just a different mode of the major scale.

So really the song is in Emaj.

[bebubly]

QUESTION:

who is going to tool at wembley on monday?? have you got your tickets through yet, because i haven't and i am starting to worry a bit. especially as i got a recorded phone message from ticketmaster telling me not to bring cameras and stuff. it is like, sure, ok, i won't, but where is a bloody ticket??

[repcak]

so guys ... yesterday Tool played in vienna!

the bad news: i had to sell my ticket, cause my tinnitus got worse - i couldn't see them :(

[magicbus]

:(

That's too bad man.

[bebubly]

jeeeeez that really sucks :( hopefully i will be well enough for monday. last time i saw them i was really ill too, i spent the whole hour and a half tube journey home thinking that i was going to throw up. it was worth it though.

[Darkness]

so guys ... yesterday Tool played in vienna!

the bad news: i had to sell my ticket, cause my tinnitus got worse - i couldn't see them :(

Wow that really sucks man... considering they're the best live act I've seen, I wish you could have seen them too.

[bebubly]

my tickets for monday have finally arrived \:D/

[One Groovin Clown]

I saw them back in August amazing show.

Only if they had played the grudge :(

[Rage_Against_The_System]

Well, I just got back last night at 3am from the Point in Dublin, after about 18 1/2 hours out of the house (due to school), and I had just witnessed my greatest ever experience at the Point when I saw Tool.

Mastodon were starting up and they did their thing. I didn't have a clue who these guys were, but after their performance, I was interested to hear more from them.

Anyways, Tool came on at about 9-ish or so, and the crowd literally exploded when the guys started to come on stage.

Here was the setlist:

Stinkfist
Forty Six & 2
Jambi
Schism
Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)
Rosetta Stoned
The Pot
Wings For Marie
10,000 Days
Lateralus
Vicarious
Ænema

Inbetween 46 & 2 and Jambi, Maynard said there was good news and bad news.

He said the good news is that Adam Jones and Justin Chancellor, both with english names, which got a boo from the crowd, and then he said something to slag off the English, mainly from what I heard, Keenan and Carey are Irish names. That got a big cheer from the crowd.

And the bad news...

There is no bad news.

Once after Vicarious had finished, Maynard did his usual "thank you for your support" stuff. He also said hopefully they will come back in the summer. Maybe by then Adam and Justin will have their names changed into something more Irish.

Peace...out.

(Hey, hey, hey, hey...)

I absolutely love every second of it. Highlight was the Wings/10,000 Days song as everyone was looking in awe at the lazer lights.

And also, inbetween Rosetta Stoned and The Pot, all four members were sitting close together at the stage. Justin lit up a lighter to the crowd, which then the crowd started to light up their lighters. That was really cool.

So anyways, my first ever Tool concert and I absolutely loved it. A bit annoyed that they didn't play anything from Undertow and Opiate, but that didn't matter to me.

Now all I have to do is wait for the summer so I can get another ticket the instant the next tour is announced.

[EinzingerIsGod]

I saw them twice on this most recent US tour, and both shows were amazing despite being the same setlist.

[Stoo]

I'm sure Wings/10,000 Days would have been good with the lights and stuff...

...But I'd rather they played more Rockin songs :cool:

Like Prison Sex, Parabola... Etc.

Seein 'em Saturday :)

[Salivation]

They should play right in two but they cant becuase the drum bongo solo thing is layered and cant do it live


*so I've heard*

[Perhaps Crickets]

so guys ... yesterday Tool played in vienna!

the bad news: i had to sell my ticket, cause my tinnitus got worse - i couldn't see them :(

Ghost, have you ever heard someone say "suck it up"?

Although, you have my sympathies. I would've liked to see Tool.

[One Groovin Clown]

They should play right in two but they cant becuase the drum bongo solo thing is layered and cant do it live


*so I've heard*

They do play right in two :p

Great performance all around.

[Mother]

so guys ... yesterday Tool played in vienna!

the bad news: i had to sell my ticket, cause my tinnitus got worse - i couldn't see them :(

tinnitus?? Is that when you get that ringing frequency like sound in your ear ?

[Salivation]

They do play right in two :p

Great performance all around.


Thats just what I've heard man

[Stoo]

Just got back from Tool.

One of the best gigs I've ever been too. Awesome x 1000.

Can't explain the goodness.

[bebubly]

omgomgomgomg i am seeing tool tomorrow \:D/ i am so excited. so so so very excited. i am looking forward to wings pt1/2 most because they didn't play them in the summer.

[JamJar]

They should play right in two but they cant becuase the drum bongo solo thing is layered and cant do it live


*so I've heard*

They played it when I saw them. They definitely do play it.

[bebubly]

yep, they played it when i saw them in summer.

[Huber]

Yeah, they played it when I saw them too, and he doesn't overdub the elctronic drum part. He does it all live. I think the only thing they can't do is Intension, which really sucks. I thought that track was so boring until I noticed how mindblowing the electronics were.

[niobium]

I wish bands wouldn't play the same setlist. That bothers me a lot.

[EinzingerIsGod]

They have to due to a really intensive stage show (video and lights/lasers)

[Iceman-rocker]

lmfao. i think the last 30 posts have been people saying "omgzors im going to tool tomarrow! its gonna be so much fun!"

dont be expecting too much extreme moshing action though if youve never seen them before. when ive seen them, theyve never played extremely loud. i could barely hear them on the lawn so i had to move into the pavilion. then it was nice, but still no extreme action. they play all of their songs though without ****ing up. very good performance.

in otherwords :
soad = much better live act.

[Stoo]

LOL are you taking the piss mate?

I've seen SOAD...

Tool >>>>> SOAD as far as playing live is concerned. Tool is one of the best if not the best gig I've been to.

[magicbus]

Yea, I'm hoping there isn't moshing next time I see them. **** that, listen to the music.

[penelope weird hands]

lmfao. i think the last 30 posts have been people saying "omgzors im going to tool tomarrow! its gonna be so much fun!"

dont be expecting too much extreme moshing action though if youve never seen them before. when ive seen them, theyve never played extremely loud. i could barely hear them on the lawn so i had to move into the pavilion. then it was nice, but still no extreme action. they play all of their songs though without ****ing up. very good performance.

in otherwords :
soad = much better live act.

Hell yeah, man.
People listen to Tool for extreme moshing action.

[Txus]

Tool is like the best band to mosh to and make walls of death :lol:

[Darkness]

Tool is like the best band to mosh to and make walls of death :lol:

Yeah man, Lateralus is such a br00tal track.

[misunderstood]

Heh, I've seen both Tool and SOAD live and well...Tool > SOAD.
Not that the latter wasn't a good show, but it just doesn't compare to the intensity there is at a Tool show.
About the whole moshing thing though, the time I saw them there was so much damn moshing! I couldn't believe people were fvckin' moshing to 'Parabol'; then again, it was in some small sh!t hole town in south Texas and this was the first concert that had ever come around the area so...alot of stupid people in there that night.

[Moses]

lmfao. i think the last 30 posts have been people saying "omgzors im going to tool tomarrow! its gonna be so much fun!"

dont be expecting too much extreme moshing action though if youve never seen them before. when ive seen them, theyve never played extremely loud. i could barely hear them on the lawn so i had to move into the pavilion. then it was nice, but still no extreme action. they play all of their songs though without ****ing up. very good performance.

in otherwords :
soad = much better live act.

:eek: srsly?

[Migraines]

Yeah, I don't think anyone moshed when I saw them over the summer.
Great show...but I wish they would have played a few other songs (i.e. sober, parabola, right in two, and ticks and leeches <-even though that kills the throat)

I didn't see the first comments, but how can you you guys even compare SOAD to Tool?
SOAD=shitty nu-metal band about poorly thought of politics
Tool= pretty much Alah... not Jesus...i.e. Eulogy.. haha

[Stoo]

I just realised they played Swamp Song on Saturday in Glasgow. So much for no Undertow.

[Migraines]

The album artwork for Lateralus with the skinless guy and the eye things everywhere...
I'm writing a paper on that image and I don't know the name!

Does anyone know the name of that artwork?

Here's a link incase you don't know what I'm talking about.
http://www.utrum.cz/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/lateralus.jpg

[Kurrpt]

check Alex Grey's website. You'll find it there

[bebubly]

The album artwork for Lateralus with the skinless guy and the eye things everywhere...
I'm writing a paper on that image and I don't know the name!

Does anyone know the name of that artwork?

Here's a link incase you don't know what I'm talking about.
http://www.utrum.cz/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/lateralus.jpg

i painted a copy of that for my art course once. when i find it i will take pictures. it is layered and it meant to be lit from behind.



here is what i posted after seeing them last night on the tool navy forums, probably not as much on the actual performance as there should be, but meh:

wow, last night was AMAZING. i got there at about 3.20 and the queue was tiny, i was really amazed. i sat there drinking cheap cider by myself (tramp) and made friends with the coolest people in the queue. unfortunately, before my boyfriend turned up, i managed to lose his ticket, but the guys outside who worked there were really helpful, and because they had seen the ticket before, they gave him a wristband anyway.

so yea, inside, WE WERE ON THE BARRIER!! right in front of adam. brilliant. we met more cool people in there, they were really nice despite the fact that one of the guys was scarily coming onto me. a couple of guys up from us decided to piss all over the barrier, but the guards didn't say anything.

we suffered mastodon, and i hate to be rude, but it really was suffering. their sound was terrible, but i can't imagine it being much better if it was any different. and although this has nothing to do with their music, they really need to learn to shave. still, some twat behind us decided to hit my boyfriend over the head for putting his finger up at them.

then, after mastodon, because my boyfriend didn't want to lose his place, he decided to pee in an empty cup, and he got chucked out. i faked an asthma attack to try and get him back in, but it wouldn't work, so he had to buy a ticket off a tout for another tenner outside. grr.

but as for tool themselves, absolutely ****ing amazing. wow. highlights for me were probably swamp song (i wasn't expecting that), lateralus, wings pt1/2 and rosetta stoned. wings could not have been any more amazing, i loved the combination of such a fantastic and emotional pair of songs with the lasers. the way they opened up at the beginning gave you a real sense of judith-marie's presence.

i wish maynard had come to the front (i am sure he did at hammersmith). i am so so happy because i waved at adam at the end and he waved back. and their whole hug thing was too cute.

i was pretty shocked at the people around me, being at the front, they must have queued for a fair amount of time, but none of them seemed to know the words to anything.

was the gas mask for the aenima noise, or was it just another part of maynard's interesting costume thing?? the jacket was great, i want it.

the amount of empty seats was more than i had expected, it didn't seem right. the stewards were absolute nazis for the most part, i will be avoiding wembley arena unless i can help it in future.

cannot wait for summer. i will so be there.

did anyone notice how they put the borat theme tune on loop after the gig??

[Zedthephish]

The gas mask is Maynard's reaction to the more relaxed smoking laws overseas. You guy's can smoke, he can protect his voice.(that's basically the reasoning.)

But you guy's got swamp song! I saw them twice on this tour, only to get the same setlist, oh well.

I guess they used to play louder... but the second time I saw them they were cranked up.

[Huber]

lmfao. i think the last 30 posts have been people saying "omgzors im going to tool tomarrow! its gonna be so much fun!"

dont be expecting too much extreme moshing action though if youve never seen them before. when ive seen them, theyve never played extremely loud. i could barely hear them on the lawn so i had to move into the pavilion. then it was nice, but still no extreme action. they play all of their songs though without ****ing up. very good performance.

in otherwords :
soad = much better live act.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

This guy delivers!

[bebubly]

The gas mask is Maynard's reaction to the more relaxed smoking laws overseas. You guy's can smoke, he can protect his voice.(that's basically the reasoning.)

But you guy's got swamp song! I saw them twice on this tour, only to get the same setlist, oh well.

I guess they used to play louder... but the second time I saw them they were cranked up.

that's weird, because the venue was 100% no smoking, and you got chucked out if you even tried to light up.

[Spiritofmosa]

whats wrong with maynard ? doesnt the band smoke psychedalic drugs during their free time ?

[misunderstood]

Not sure if you guys have seen these already or not, but there are two interviews up. One with Maynard which I thought was pretty interesting. Talks about alot of stuff including that video that's floating around the net where he 'beats up' a fan. Also talks about the recent opening acts they've had and how some he personally would have never chosen to go on tour with. Check it out:
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/55757

And then there's this one with Danny. Heh, talks about how they almost killed each other during the making of The Pot.
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1321251

[magicbus]

Awesome interviews. I liked how Danny mentioned the possibility of a Live DVD or CD :)

[Neoteric]

I just realised they played Swamp Song on Saturday in Glasgow. So much for no Undertow.I was gonna go to that but I never got a ticket.

[Stoo]

How not? I don't think the seating tickets sold out.

[Rory91]

Im Seeing Tool Tonight!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Neoteric]

Im Seeing Tool Tonight!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!I'm guessing you're excited.

[magicbus]

Ok, so my brother's friend, who has never heard Tool before, wants to get into them. My brother came to me to make a mix for him. I never thought I'd make a Tool mix (you should really listen to the albums in full), but I wasn't about to burn 6 CDs for some kid I don't know. After careful planning, my friend (huge Tool fan) and I (huge Tool fan) came up with a pretty good mix.

1. Stinkfist
2. Eon Blue Apocalypse
3. The Patient
4. Hush
5. Right In Two
6. The Pot
7. Schism
8. H.
9. Lateralus
10. Disposition
11. Vicarious
12. Jambi
13. Aenema

When choosing and ordering songs, we wanted to make sure we covered most of Tool's career, covered the diversity of their songs, got a nice emotional contrast going on between the tracks, checked out the transitions between each track, and wanted to fill up a whole disc (the total time of the mix is 1 hour, 19 minutes and 44 seconds, leaving a total of 16 seconds unused.)

I was really happy with the turnout, so I thought I'd post it here. I'm gonna listen to it all the way through later, see how it sounds.

[Darkness]

Go in order man. Start with the Aenema stuff, then Lateralus...

[Kage]

I think that's a good mix.

[Daven]

You're missing Reflection, though.

[Drone]

And The Grudge.

[misunderstood]

and Rosetta Stoned ..:p
Nah, I think it's a good list.

[Huber]

If you posted that list on Tool Navy saying it was the Holy Gift a bunch of them would make dumb jokes, but I bet half of them would try it.

[Darkness]

If you posted that list on Tool Navy saying it was the Holy Gift a bunch of them would make dumb jokes, but I bet half of them would try it.

I know I would. :upset:

[Merkaba]

Go in order man. Start with the Aenema stuff, then Lateralus...

Right, so

I take it you havent been listening to tool too long?

[Wintermute]

So I saw Tool tonight. Right at the front, centre stage. I could see every band member head to foot without moving my head. :D

Awesome gig. I was impressed that they actually did Wings for Marie/10,000 Days right through, and did it so well too. 10,000 Days and Lateralus were probably the highlights of the night.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Why would it surprise that they would play 10kd all the way through?

[Wintermute]

I'm not sure, on reflection. But I was glad they did. One of my favourite Tool songs.

[magicbus]

Thanks to everyone's responses.

In regards to Reflection, I definitely wanted to include it, as it is one of my favorite tracks off of Lateralus. I decided not to because it's pretty long, and in addition to subtracting from the total disc length, it's length might turn off the first time listener.

I decided not to include Rosetta Stoned because A) it's pretty lengthy and a first time listener might not want to sit through it, and B) we felt it didn't work without Lost Keys before it. Lost Keys just added to the overall length of the disc, and we felt it wasn't worth including in an "essential" mix.

Also, thanks Kage :p

[Stoo]

Ok, so my brother's friend, who has never heard Tool before, wants to get into them. My brother came to me to make a mix for him. I never thought I'd make a Tool mix (you should really listen to the albums in full), but I wasn't about to burn 6 CDs for some kid I don't know. After careful planning, my friend (huge Tool fan) and I (huge Tool fan) came up with a pretty good mix.

1. Stinkfist
2. Eon Blue Apocalypse
3. The Patient
4. Hush
5. Right In Two
6. The Pot
7. Schism
8. H.
9. Lateralus
10. Disposition
11. Vicarious
12. Jambi
13. Aenema

When choosing and ordering songs, we wanted to make sure we covered most of Tool's career, covered the diversity of their songs, got a nice emotional contrast going on between the tracks, checked out the transitions between each track, and wanted to fill up a whole disc (the total time of the mix is 1 hour, 19 minutes and 44 seconds, leaving a total of 16 seconds unused.)

I was really happy with the turnout, so I thought I'd post it here. I'm gonna listen to it all the way through later, see how it sounds.

Why the hell did you include that? And where's Intermission?

I have a random Tool CD for my work. We all listen to it in the kitchen.

Stinkfist
Vicarious
Parabola
Forty Six & 2
Schism
The Pot
Prison Sex
Hooker With A Penis
Bottom
Jambi
Aenema
Sober
Lateralus.

:smoke:

[Kage]

Because Eon Blue Apocalypse is almost essential to the Patient's atmosphere.

[magicbus]

Yea. The Patient comes in too abruptly without EBA. The same goes for Rosetta Stoned without Lost Keys before it. Also, it filled up the overall time more.

[Darkness]

It seems Tool will be shooting a video for The Pot over Christmas. Pretty sweet...

[Txus]

Hmmm, pot....

[Salivation]

It seems Tool will be shooting a video for The Pot over Christmas. Pretty sweet...


Shooting? Live action? or another one of adams masterpieces?

[penelope weird hands]

I just witnessed the Vicarious video-clip.

Please tell me it's taking the piss?
I'm possibly failing bad at observation but it begged the question.

[Darkness]

Shooting? Live action? or another one of adams masterpieces?

Probably the latter.

[Eliminator]

so how about them tool guys

[Brokensticks]

Danny Carey is a wicked drummer. He is fantastic, the band as a whole is amazing.

[Eliminator]

tool ruins danny carey

[Darkness]

tool ruins danny carey

I think it's time for you to leave.

[Eliminator]

danny carey is a great drummer

it's not my fault that all the other bore mongers in tool have to gay everything up

[Darkness]

danny carey is a great drummer

it's not my fault that all the other bore mongers in tool have to gay everything up

What did I just say?

[Eliminator]

sorry i don't suck tool's dick and watn to discuss music in a thread

[Darkness]

sorry i don't suck tool's dick and watn to discuss music in a thread

That's better. Apology excepted.

[niobium]

If they're doing a video for The Pot, they did a video for Vicarious, or not?

[Kage]

Wait, has the Vicarious video been released?

[Darkness]

Nope. Theres no videos for the new album yet. The Vicarious one has been delayed.

[misunderstood]

"The Vicarious video will be entirely computer generated, which is why there have been delays....Adam is yet to see the video for himself" ---from some German magazine that interviewed Tool just recently.

By the way, have you guys heard that supposed Tool cover of NIN's "Terrible Lie"? It's not really them, right? I don't think it sounds much like Maynard but some people insist it is. Anyway, whoever it is...terrible cover. I didn't like it.
So here's a page where you can find the track anyway.
http://egobrainsn.castpost.com/470237.html

[omgwtfboogie]

---from some German magazine that interviewed Tool just recently.

By the way, have you guys heard that supposed Tool cover of NIN's "Terrible Lie"? It's not really them, right? I don't think it sounds much like Maynard but some people insist it is. Anyway, whoever it is...terrible cover. I didn't like it.
So here's a page where you can find the track anyway.
http://egobrainsn.castpost.com/470237.html

It's not.

[Insipid2000]

Nope. Theres no videos for the new album yet. The Vicarious one has been delayed.

Jeez, bloody slow come on. Its been like 8 months. :mad:

[Kage]

Computer graphics? That sucks johnson. I was looking forward to some claymation or whatever it is Adam does.

[penelope weird hands]

You can watch Vicarious on youtube.
I can't be bothered finding the link ;p

If it's legit I don't know, but it's ****, imo. :/

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

It's not.

[misunderstood]

Not that this really matters to the band or any one else for that matter, but just thought I'd mention that grammy nominations were announced today and Tool are up for 2 (Hard Rock performance and Album Packaging). "Vicarious" is up against NIN's "Everyday is Exactly the Same"..which personaly I think is one of the weakest tracks on WT. They're also up against SOAD and Wolfmother, i think.

Anyway, doesn't matter if they win or not but I have to admit, it's always kinda nice to see one of your favorite bands pick up any award...even if they will go back and put it up somewhere in their bathroom like they do with their album plaques.

[Stoo]

There's a Grammy for album packaging? That's pretty gay.

[The_Boul]

i saw tool in dublin there about 2 weeks ago, it was such an amazing gig.
set list was:
Stinkfist(extended)
46 & 2
Jambi
Schism(extended)
Lost Keys-Rosetta Stoned
The Pot
short break
Wings parts 1 & 2
Lateralus
Vicarious
Aenima.


i was hoping they'd play right in two (listening to it right now:)), and a bit annoyed they dropped the undertow songs(they'd been switching between swamp song and sober) but i'm not gonna complain since it was my 1st time to see them, and i might see them again in the summer.
and i also like to mention how i only just realised how great justin is on "intension"

[One Groovin Clown]

My favourite part of Intension is the breakdown, where it is only Adam playing.

It starts at 3:53, always makes me think. I love it.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Not that this really matters to the band or any one else for that matter, but just thought I'd mention that grammy nominations were announced today and Tool are up for 2 (Hard Rock performance and Album Packaging). "Vicarious" is up against NIN's "Everyday is Exactly the Same"..which personaly I think is one of the weakest tracks on WT. They're also up against SOAD and Wolfmother, i think.

Anyway, doesn't matter if they win or not but I have to admit, it's always kinda nice to see one of your favorite bands pick up any award...even if they will go back and put it up somewhere in their bathroom like they do with their album plaques.

There's no way 10kd could lose the packaging award.

[One Groovin Clown]

There's no way 10kd could lose the packaging award.

It's the best packaging I've ever seen.

[misunderstood]

Yeah, I really hope they do take the packaging award.
By the way, found a link to a brief Mike Patton interview where he expresses his dislike for Wolfmother...I know it's not Tool related but it's kinda funny.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=r98WLLWMq3o

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Haha, I watched that once. That guy is a real nutcase.

"People really are stupid huh?"

haha

[EinzingerIsGod]

Haha that was great. I can't stand that band.

[magicbus]

Mike Patton's cool.

Tool is cooler.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

True words have never been spoken. By a drunk.

[Inkstar]

Yo, I'm new to Tool... only album I have is Lateralus. It's pretty freakin sweet stuff. What album should I get next? I'm more into the heavier side than the ambience side (if I can call some of it that)... if you know what I mean.

[VomitStainedCretin]

Yo, I'm new to Tool... only album I have is Lateralus. It's pretty freakin sweet stuff. What album should I get next? I'm more into the heavier side than the ambience side (if I can call some of it that)... if you know what I mean.

Aenima or Undertow. Though its not like there are that many Tool albums to choose from.

[Inkstar]

Ah, that is true.. haha. Sorry, I venture from the land of Dream Theater (don't hurt me!), so I was stuck in the mindframe of 8 albums. :p

[Darkness]

Go with Aenima or the new one, 10K Days. They both have some heavy parts, but still have that proggish style to them. Undertow's the most aggressive, but it has 0% prog in it.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

Lateralus is pretty much their most mellow release to date; actually, it's probably the most inconsistent one because there are the extremely heavy moments, like Ticks and Leeches, but also some very intimate times in Disposition and most of The Patient, etc..

I'd reccomend Ænima, then 10kd, then Undertow, then Opiate.

Mike - I read a post on last.fm where somebody called Undertow a prog masterpiece. :lol:

[magicbus]

I don't think I'd say Undertow has 0 prog elements (4 Degrees), but yea I'd definitely agree that it's there least proggish (excluding Opiate).

[Stoo]

I hate when Tool do "Prog" tracks. I mean, I don't particularly like 10,000 Days/Wings for Marie, nor do I think it's cool that you buy an album and get Lipan Conjuring and Lost Keys right next to each other. And 5 minutes of Viginti Tres at the end.

I realise they're are more prog elements in their music.

I just hate the pretentiousness of some stuff they do.

Mantra?
Eon Blue Apocolypse?
Faaip De Oaid?

Oh there are more!

[Huber]

I think I'm the only person who doesn't skip the segues. I listen to them all except a few on AEnima.

[Kage]

Most of the segues on Lateralus are really cool because they set the mood for the next track.

But the ones on Aenima can get pretty tedious.

[Darkness]

Mike - I read a post on last.fm where somebody called Undertow a prog masterpiece. :lol:
That is awesome. :lol:

[magicbus]

There are only a few segues that I don't listen to. "Faaip De Oiad" and "Vigniti Tres" because they're both on the end of the album, and occasionally I'll skip "Message To Harry Manback" and "Cesaro Summability" cause they can get creepy.

[Kage]

Message and Cesaro are the ones I like for the very reason you just cited.

[magicbus]

:lol: Yea they're cool, but out of all the short stuff, those are probably the only few that I don't listen to every time I put on an album.

[Kage]

I've actually grown tired of Die Eir Von Satan and I don't like Hooker with a Pen0r that much either.

[magicbus]

:eek: Hooker! I always considered that an actual song. Same with Die Eir Von Satan, but I can see why you wouldn't. Anyways, I love both of those ones.

[Kage]

Oh, I consider it an actual song, I just felt like mentioning it because it's a song that brings Aenima's listenability down for me a bit. Die Eir Von Satan is pretty much a song but for some reason it just doesn't push my buttons anymore. The problem with Aenima is that the strong-as-hell songs are punctuated by boring stuff. Otherwise I would listen to it a lot more often.

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I hate when Tool do "Prog" tracks. I mean, I don't particularly like 10,000 Days/Wings for Marie, nor do I think it's cool that you buy an album and get Lipan Conjuring and Lost Keys right next to each other. And 5 minutes of Viginti Tres at the end.

I realise they're are more prog elements in their music.

I just hate the pretentiousness of some stuff they do.

Mantra?
Eon Blue Apocolypse?
Faaip De Oaid?

Oh there are more!

Wings isn't even that progressive at all. Just long drawn out and tediously put together. :-/

[Kage]

Most people think long songs = progressive music.

[Stoo]

:eek: Hooker! I always considered that an actual song. Same with Die Eir Von Satan, but I can see why you wouldn't. Anyways, I love both of those ones.

Lol, course it's an actual song.

Most people think long songs = progressive music.
I don't think that, but a non-prog band wouldn't have made 10K/Wings

[magicbus]

Lol, course it's an actual song.

Yea, I thought he was still talking about the filler tracks he didn't like, not any tracks he didn't like.

[Otisbum]

First song I heard by Tool was Sober. It was pretty awesome.

[VomitStainedCretin]

Who else thinks the video for Prison Sex is awesome?

[magicbus]

Yea it's definitely a cool one. I love all the videos, but I remember seeing the Undertow videos when I was younger and thinking Tool was an evil *** band.

[Daven]

My favorite Tool video is Parabol/a

[Kage]

Who else thinks the video for Prison Sex is awesome?

Me. I also love the Sober one.

[Moses]

Mike - I read a post on last.fm where somebody called Undertow a prog masterpiece. :lol:
They were probably talking about the PoS song, which is a masterpiece.

It's the one song of theirs that Kage likes.

[Kage]

True. That song is really really great.

[Druumer89]

My favorite Tool video is Parabol/a

doesnt jones direct/have some part in the video making process?

[niobium]

I watched the video for Celtic Frost - A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
(http://www.sendspace.com/file/3sccre)

It reminded me of a Tool video. Very dark and disturbing. Made me long for a Vicarious/The Pot video

[niobium]

bump

[Guerrilla Soldier]

doesnt jones direct/have some part in the video making process?

with the exception of 'hush', he's gotten director credit for all of them.

[Druumer89]

He is a very talented man, which is an understatement

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

The Hush video sucks. He probably just decided that he didn't want his name associated with that. :p

[omgwtfboogie]

True. That song is really really great.

It's too bad nothing else by them is as good. I love both Undertows.

[Druumer89]

what?

[UpperDecker]

Tool better not take another 5 yrs or however long of a break they took between Lateralus and 10,000 days.

[Kage]

And if they do they better release something revolutionary.