Album Rating: 4.0

Originally posted by Knifeboy

Definatly a 5/5



And about Eon Blue Apocalypse. It's Maynard, squeezing his siamese cat. I read that in the tool faq at toolshed.down.net .. Written by Kabir.. That guy is as close to real confirmation as you can get

i think i will buy this album.

Album Rating: 4.0

Originally posted by joshmay41465

i think i will buy this album.

Originally posted by Bartender
Cool, could you come back later if you do and give us an update on how you're getting on with it? You too Kaden, it'd be interesting.

^ I listened to this album on a road trip only a couple of days after I got it, so it was still fairly new to me. Listening to the songs as the landscapes speed past and underneath you is a great experience.

Originally posted by YDload
^ I listened to this album on a road trip only a couple of days after I got it, so it was still fairly new to me. Listening to the songs as the landscapes speed past and underneath you is a great experience.

Album Rating: 4.0

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136377&highlight=lateralus



I thought anyone who enjoys the album (or has bought it as a result of the review and is growing to love it) should check out Fibonacci's Alternate Track Order thread in the R+M forum, if they haven't already...so theres the link.

that thread was cool...I was just about to post the link.

excellent review man, would agree with you completely. Lateralus is my faviroute song, when it kicks in after about 7 minutes it is so epic

Album Rating: 5.0

The 'white noise' in Faaip de Oiad is actually a drum solo, the whole track is a drum solo with Danny showing off his skills on both acoustic and electronic drums.

Does nobody apart from me think that The Patient is the best song on this album? :upset: I wasn't happy to see it get a 4.5/5, and the lowest mark of the 'real' songs. Can't you bunk it up to a 5? Please?

^We don't think it's the best song, really: there are so many other good ones, and in my mind nothing will top "Parabola" soon as far as Tool songs go.

Album Rating: 4.0

[QUOTE=3rdplanet]Does nobody apart from me think that The Patient is the best song on this album? :upset: I wasn't happy to see it get a 4.5/5, and the lowest mark of the 'real' songs. Can't you bunk it up to a 5? Please?[/QUOTE]



Well I'm not gonna change my review so long after it was done..I still think, fantastic though it is, its my least favourite song on the album.

Ya, the Patient is one of my favorite songs on the album too. I dont see why the Patient was only given a 4.5 though. After a couple times of listening to the cd i could not stop listening to this song.

The Patient is good for being slow and moody...but to be honest, it's not *that* special. Well, it is, because it's a Tool song...but it's not a song I have to hear fifty million times. It's also not as good for being a driving song, as say, Parabola or Aenima :cool:

Album Rating: 4.0

[QUOTE=boldstranger]

After a couple times of listening to the cd i could not stop listening to this song.[/QUOTE]



That was the point - the Patient didn't jump out at me my first couple of listens; then after a few, it was my favourite track, closely followed by everything else on the CD (I have a very specific memory, for some reason, of writing a letter to a friend I wrote letters to at the time, recommending to her that song in particular)...but then a dozen or so listens later, the Patient just slightly fell out of favour with me, while the others remained as forward thrust in my mind...it was just left behind in my opinion of the other tracks.

Album Rating: 4.0

Nazi Bassist - I like your other reviews, and respect your views and arguments as a Tool fan, sooo could I ask you what you think of the review?

[QUOTE=Bartender]Nazi Bassist - I like your other reviews, and respect your views and arguments as a Tool fan, sooo could I ask you what you think of the review?[/QUOTE]

That made my day :cool:

Overall, I think this review is a bit short. This is one of those bare-bones type of reviews, and it doesn't do each track justice, I don't think. I'm somewhat torn, because sometimes I think my reviews give away too much...but even then...I could tell you every single detail about a song, but nothing gives you the full experience other than hearing the song. That being said, I think there should've been a bit more description in each song here, just a little. Each song has several sections in it, and this review, while not bad, really doesn't touch on them in depth, even a little

In terms of the song ratings...I agree with all but a few...

I don't think Parabol/Parabola either should've been reviewed separately, or given slightly lower. Well, now that I think about it, 5 is probably ok...in my mind, Parabol gets about a 4...it's good, but is quite repetitive by Tool standards...and Parabola, well, I love it to death, I'd give it a 6/5 it's that good...so 5 meets it in the middle...:p

Ticks and Leeches I think is a strong 4 instead of five. The intro solo is amazing, and it is arguebly the hardest Tool song to date. However, that softer interlude section almost kills the song, and kills the mood for me...I don't mind instrumental interludes, but this one is really repetitive, and...it's not bad in terms of musicality, but after listening to it fully the first time, I was somewhat depressed...it might've been better had there been a killer guitar solo at the end to make up for it, but meh.

Also, I believe that Disposition is definetly a five. The bassline is one of the best lines ever in modern rock/metal I think. Granted, it gets repetitive, but it is intensely relaxing (bit of a paradox, eh?) but it's so good. Reflection I'd give a 4...it's a good track, but to me, it seems to drag on...11 minutes for a song like that is a bit long. Triad would've gotten a 5 from me, however, because that opening guitar solo is just so insane...I love the main riff too, it's so heavy, there's a definite tribal feel to it, very emotional despite no words being spoken

And last but not least...Lateralis gets 4.5 simply because the 9-8-7 progression throws me off...:p

^ You sound more like a Nazi Drummer to me, what with the "intro solo" in Ticks and Leeches. It's only on drums, right?

[QUOTE=YDload]^ You sound more like a Nazi Drummer to me, what with the "intro solo" in Ticks and Leeches. It's only on drums, right?[/QUOTE]

How does that make me a Nazi Drummer?

Yes, the intro solo is done on drums...it's a drum solo...