Album Rating: 3.5

“It destroys 10K and wrestles Lateralus.“

Perfect description. I still like lateralus more but H, Eulogy, and Third Eye are some of their best tracks. There’s just too many goddamned interludes.

Album Rating: 3.0

Interludes have always been their problem. Apart from that Aenima is easily their best one.

Album Rating: 4.0

“It destroys 10K and wrestles Lateralus.“



Wow, one of the first times I actually strongly disagree with you Dewi. I think it wrestles 10k and can't even hold a candle to Lateralus. Nothing on here except 7empest comes even close to the genius of The Patient, Schism, Parabola, Lateralus or Reflection.

"Wow, one of the first times I actually strongly disagree with you Dewi."

And that's alright my friend, we all have our favorites and reasons for it ;)

Album Rating: 4.5

A Black Mile to the Surface is a masterpiece. (2)



Wow. Pika, we actually agree on something. You gained some respect from me on this eighth day of September, 2019.

Album Rating: 4.5

But yeah, the bit in The Grudge where the band builds up to MJK singing "and sinking deeper!" and then there's that slight pause before the whole band comes in. That's a masterclass in tension building and release.





Classic. Yeah def one of their best songs. When I saw them in Tallahassee on the Lateralus tour, his voice cracked with sheer passion and emotion at that part. This was where MJK’s inspirational and emotional involvement peaked. He was all in on that Lateralus tour (saw eight shows). He was incredibly into it man, his little “spider” dances were so cool lol. He was standing on top of a screen that was projecting the videos and just fucking nuts with it.



Lateralus was peak Tool and all those shows are a Big reason that Lateralus is my favorite album of all time. It came out when I was 20 and I’ve never connected with an album as strongly as I did with that one.

Album Rating: 4.5

H is rad but there are plenty above it imo. I’m not usually one to pick favorites tho



Yeah it’s a great song, but Eulogy, 46, Third Eye, title track and maybe even Stinkfist top it for me as far as Aenima tracks go. That said:



Without the skin

Beneath the storm

Under these tears

The walls came down

And the snake is drowned and

As I look in his eyes

My fear begins to fade

Recalling all of those times

I could have cried then

I should have cried then

And as the walls come down and

As I look in your eyes

My fear begins to fade

Recalling all of the times

I have died

And will die

It's all right

I don't mind

I don't mind

I don't mind



One of my favorite Tool moments of all time.

Interludes have always been their problem. Apart from that Aenima is easily their best one. [2]

Album Rating: 4.5

Tbh, Lateralus t/t seems underrated to me, at least here. It’s absolutely my favorite Tool song, but people rarely mention it here. The Grudge is probably number 2.

Album Rating: 4.5

It destroys 10K and wrestles Lateralus. (2)



Sorry about the multiple posts fellas, just catching up on the conversation after being at work all night. I’m passionate about Tool lol.

Album Rating: 4.5

Lateralus is definitely their best album guys, don’t kid yourselves. Their magnum opus.

Some more posts and you would have filled a whole page Lark, possibly setting a sputnik record.

Album Rating: 4.0

Agree that FI > 10k Days

Album Rating: 1.0

Wow. Pika, we actually agree on something.



We actually agree on most things. Except for Tool and Trouble Will Find Me haha

Album Rating: 5.0

Agree that FI > 10k Days

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Album Rating: 5.0

Thank you lark. Great posts, aka I agree with it all.

Album Rating: 5.0

No doubts there. Massive 2.

Album Rating: 5.0

This album, for me, is very familiar and overwhelmingly warm.

Album Rating: 1.0

Reading this thread is ideal for relentless procrastination, thanks guys. Backtracking a little with some of these, but a few thoughts...



Why are people complaining about the interludes when a) there's a version of the album that doesn't include them b) choc chip is the most interesting thing here... but mainly a) due to opinions etc.



Agreed with whoever said the lack of crescendos could be seen as a problem on here due to Maynard's delivery, but that Lateralus doesn't have the same issue, it's an unfair criticism of the latter imo.



Quick hitters: The Grudge is cool, Enema is better and where's the nu-metal thing coming from? Sounds like some people want to tar these guys with a generally undesirable descriptor, one that had long since been forgotten in relation to the band.

Album Rating: 5.0

There is a list of insults we must go through, and nu-metal is mandatory.