It was okay, had a lot to do so it wasn't really a weekend. More like running around fixing my life up.

On the plus side, I smashed out a review here finally.

wbu?

Nice! I'll have a look.
Went to see Underworld in Amsterdam, they rule so hard live always. Had a great time.

Album Rating: 3.5

so of course after months of driving people crazy trying to get this thing, just in time for the holidays they're not only keeping it stocked but also releasing a cheaper wide release version



I'm glad I decided to wait for that very reason

Did they announce that? Finally!

Album Rating: 3.5

I haven't seen an official announcement yet but the big version has been in stock on Amazon for the past week (where before it was selling out within a day) and there's a pre-order for a smaller book edition

Album Rating: 4.0

Saw them last night, awesome show.

Album Rating: 1.0

With Killing Joke or nah? If yes how was KJ?

Album Rating: 4.0

Missed KJ due to work



Show was better than I expected. Set list gave us a bit of each era

There was a stretch near the beginning where I think they played Parabol/Parabola - Pneuma - Schism one after the other which was easily the best part of the night. Created a really meditative atmosphere. They played intolerance which ruled.



The new songs sounded great live. The kind of slow burning jam session feel made a lot more sense live than on record. The increased rhythmic complexity of FI relative to the old music was really evident, it was nuts watching Danny pull off some of the patterns. I was surprised that they played CCT/invincible as part of the encore, those didn’t really bring the house down. 7empest would have probably been a better choice. That was my only gripe with the setlist



Maynard was much better than I expected. I guess he can still rip in small doses. He only struggled with the high notes on two occasions: the high notes at the end of Vicarious, and dropped a couple pitches on one of the choruses of 46&2.



Overall awesome show. Easily one of the best bands I’ve seen live in terms of execution.

listening along

was so happy when they actually put the snare on at the end of pneuma lol it sorta marks the first 15 minutes of the album as an intro

everything's tight and rhythmic but I always wonder how musicians who are so good at performing could be so uninterested in harmony. invincible's intro is promising but then it just turns into that typical plucking holding pattern and the snare is back off and maynard's voice makes me think of porcupine tree and if the whole gimmick of the album is gradually letting the guitar notes ring infinitessimally longer before being muted until they turn the snare on and that's your crescendo then i'm going to be really dissatisfed

all invincible's bits are bridges that lead to other bridges

Album Rating: 4.5

Pneuman!

Album Rating: 5.0

all of life is bridges that lead to other bridges

Album Rating: 4.0

deep

"everything's tight and rhythmic but I always wonder how musicians who are so good at performing could be so uninterested in harmony"
Why is this not the top-rated soundoff?

Album Rating: 2.5

take em to the matthews bridge

Has Tool ever written a song not in the key of D

Album Rating: 1.0

I always wanted to make one of those "{band} in 10 seconds" videos for Tool where it would just be every single D power chord they did

Album Rating: 4.0

They have a few songs that aren't in D but they are definitely the exception and not the rule



On this album, the only song that's not in D is Culling Voices (which is in B I believe)

Sync it up so it's in 5/4 or 7/4 and you have a trending video

I thought The Grudge was in Drop B for some reason but no, apparently D.

Culling Voices is my least favourite song on this album. Damn

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah Culling Voices is my least fav too, but still a solid 4.