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YakNips
August 23rd 2014


20114 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

it's w/e tho don't let my opinion diminish ur enjoyment of the album i was just expecting a lot more than what i got

TheSpaceMan
August 23rd 2014


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

if the bassline in 46 & 2 doesnt give you an erection idk what instrumentation will



but I mean I guess opinions are cool too

Rowan5215
Emeritus
August 23rd 2014


48423 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1

Yeah Maynard's voice when they go heavy kinda sucks but this is still a jam dammit yak

YakNips
August 23rd 2014


20114 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

idk i just lost track of how many times i was like 'yeah, i get it'



i'll re-jam soon i guess maybe ill like it more

ArsMoriendi
August 23rd 2014


42337 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Yeah, I mean half of the album is pretty great and half is excessive wankery so a 3 fits perfectly. It's also the opposite of a grower since I liked it less upon each listen...



The way that "H." ruins itself at the end still makes me mad.



What also makes me mad is that it's obvious that is Tool stopped being so pretentious and dropped the whole "prog metal" attempt and instead made some regular alt. metal, they're probably be amazing.



Which is why "Hooker with a Penis" and "Aenema" are great songs. No excess prog metal bullshit.



Not that anything is wrong with prog metal, it's just that Tool is bad at it...

YakNips
August 23rd 2014


20114 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

i hate using 'pretentious' as insult because it's so lazy and dumb but idk i guess it kinda describes this

YakNips
August 23rd 2014


20114 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

yeah that's a good way of putting it



but doesn't change the fact that they don't do anything for me

TheSpaceMan
August 23rd 2014


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"Which is why "Hooker with a Penis" and "Aenema" are great songs. No excess prog metal bullshit."



Aenima is one of the proggiest songs on the album though, aside from Third Eye but thats dabbling into psych

Rowan5215
Emeritus
August 23rd 2014


48423 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1

sup SpaceBro

ArsMoriendi
August 23rd 2014


42337 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Exactly, when I look at other alt. metal bands like Faith No More and Primus I see creative, crazy and experimental leanings that really attract me toward them.

Or even Rage Against the Machine's political vibe.



Or all three's dabbling in funk metal.



I get none of this from Tool, so I don't know... they're kind of boring in comparison. At least I think so.

ArsMoriendi
August 23rd 2014


42337 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"Aenima is one of the proggiest songs on the album though"



Compared to "Third Eye", "Pushit", and "Eulogy" ? Nah.

YakNips
August 23rd 2014


20114 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

well tbh as boring as this is i'd rather it be boring than brainless shite

FearThyEvil
August 23rd 2014


19397 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

ditto

Rowan5215
Emeritus
August 23rd 2014


48423 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1

Are you calling FNM brainless shite cos if you are please refrain from doing so

ArsMoriendi
August 23rd 2014


42337 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Brainless shit?



I feel like you're referring to Primus.



Primus is technical, diverse, and silly. Being silly doesn't necessarily mean it's brainless.



Often I really like silliy artists because it's a good contrast to the huge amount of artists who take their music way too seriously. Plus when a normally silly artist writes something serious they actually seem to have someone to say that's interesting or makes you think. ie. "Too Many Puppies"

TheSpaceMan
August 23rd 2014


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

sup Rowan just finished round three of watching season 1 of True Detective

Rowan5215
Emeritus
August 23rd 2014


48423 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1

Only seen each episode once but man eps 1-6 are absolute fuckin killer

YakNips
August 23rd 2014


20114 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

no it's not brainless because it's 'silly' it's brainless because it's music with no other point than to be that way. it's so fucking uninteresting because it's just a band fucking around, not even trying to make anything cohesive or unique, and then idiots will be like OH WOW THIS SURE IS WEIRD HAHAHA when literally that's like the only quality that makes that music what it is, it's so shallow and ugh just lifeless. and just because a band doesn't take themselves seriously doesn't make them good. there are plenty of bands that don't take themselves seriously and are great but because they write interesting music instead of just doing the same trick over and over.

TheSpaceMan
August 23rd 2014


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

whole season is imo, one of the best shows thats been on TV in years... whats up with you man don't see you around the Floyd threads very often

YakNips
August 23rd 2014


20114 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

and yes i am referencing primus if that isn't obvious



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