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TheSpaceMan
March 4th 2022


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"because the band always found a way to use key motifs and melodies to bring them back around in a meaningful way, which is something they couldn't always accomplish in the last two albums"



100%

DarkSideOfLucca
March 4th 2022


19182 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Agreed on the pacing of 10,000 Days being a bit of a mess. It has some of my favorite highlights like Vicarious, Jambi, The Pot, Wings, but something about how it's arranged makes the whole feel like the pacing is way off

DarkSideOfLucca
March 4th 2022


19182 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

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TheSpaceMan
March 4th 2022


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

my 10k days synopsis:



i think vicarious is perfect and one of their best songs



jambi has never really done it for me. it coulda been a solid short song cause the riffs unique but cmon that talk box solo is so lame



the t/t on 10k days builds so much momentum, then they just like... have a early morning hippie fest drum pow pow for like 3 fucking minutes, then bring back the intensity.



the pot is a banger but also seems to be too long. it coulda been shorter. common theme here. nothing really stands out as the useless part though it just doesnt provide enough to be that long



rosetta stoned is wayyy too long. it rocks hard but like its hugely bloated. biggest offense is the entire useless fucking section after the second chorus. shoulda just ended after shit the bed. when all the songs on this album are pushed to be so long, a massive song on top of it doesnt feel special it just feels like you got to the last flight of stairs in a skyrise and realize its 7 times as long as what you just climbed



intension would be fine if there werent so many useless interludes already. its a good song



right in two's middle section is so boring and drawn out. i get it, cuts the song right in two. not worth it.



every song i didnt mention shouldnt be on the album



Koris
Emeritus
March 4th 2022


22631 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Here's how I personally would have arranged 10k Days:



1. Vicarious

2. Jambi

3. The Pot

4. Lipan Conjuring

5. Lost Keys

6. Rosetta Stoned

7. Intension

8. Right in Two

9. Wings for Marie 1

10. Wings for Marie 2



And then scrap Viginti Tres altogether because the track is completely pointless

DarkSideOfLucca
March 4th 2022


19182 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Koris arrangement ftw

TheSpaceMan
March 4th 2022


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i agree ending with right and two is really really odd. i honestly cant really see the hype of that song. that one breakdown thing at the end is cool and the intro riff is nice but its really boring to me otherwise and lyrically awful

Koris
Emeritus
March 4th 2022


22631 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Considering the importance of the Wings for Marie suite in Tool's catalog - as well as Maynard's life - I don't see it going anywhere else on the tracklist except for the end as a grand finish. Seems like a perfect climax to such a reflective album

JohnnyoftheWell
March 4th 2022


64287 Comments


considering the importance of tool's catalogue and maynard's life i don't see it going anywhere beyond the realm of who gives a shit

GhandhiLion
March 4th 2022


17793 Comments


Lol

Koris
Emeritus
March 4th 2022


22631 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Just gotta ride the spiral, man, that's all

JohnnyoftheWell
March 4th 2022


64287 Comments


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_duck

keaton_86
March 4th 2022


1380 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"Here's how I personally would have arranged 10k Days:"



Remove #9, or have it in position #1 and you're good to go

Egarran
March 4th 2022


36867 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

>who gives a shit



lmao that's good irony



Good track list tho, Koris

Koris
Emeritus
March 4th 2022


22631 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Thanks guys, love ya ❤️

ChrimzonCanine
March 4th 2022


2080 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Good track list tho, Koris[2]



Koris
Emeritus
March 4th 2022


22631 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Thanks ❤️

Koris
Emeritus
March 4th 2022


22631 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Seriously though, if that was the 10k track list, the album would have been at least a 4.5 for me

Egarran
March 4th 2022


36867 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

You have the power to reconfigure, don't be afraid to use it.

Koris
Emeritus
March 4th 2022


22631 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I’m not gonna reconfigure quite yet, but i’ll get there soon 💪🏻🤘🏻



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