You know, use the magic whistle if you must summon me.

I dont know where half the memebers who posted here are. We've seen the likes of ToolOwnsYou and deadohiosky9 dissapear since the thread has been going.

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I don't ToolOwnsYou was even around when I started posting...

Didn't Gmac say something about moving? It's been a while since he said that though.

Hmm i have his email if you would like it. Lots of people come and go...I been here from the start though... OGT :)

Clearvision and AJIG, old skool Tool honouaries. :cool:

Toolband.com talked about at least one 18 minute song, in which he (the webmaster or w/e) said it was one of, if not the most complex song they've ever written. He said that Justin's basswork was very impressive, which excites the hell out of me.

So far, every source I've seen on the new album seems to make it more complex, and heavier, than their previous stuff. If this is true, it may dam[color=white]n[/color] well be one of the best metal albums ever.

Let's not get too carried away here. This is all speculation and heresay. I hope they don't try too hard to be complex and have long songs, becuase that's just lame. If it just comes out, that's one thing, but to be all excited about it as if it's better to have long songs than short ones is stupid. I mean, I love long songs and Tool's longer songs (Lateralus, Third Eye, Reflection) are some of my all time favorites, but I just hope there wasn't the pre-concieved idea that it would be cool to write long songs, so let's do it.

[QUOTE=The JoZ]Toolband.com talked about at least one 18 minute song, in which he (the webmaster or w/e) said it was one of, if not the most complex song they've ever written. He said that Justin's basswork was very impressive, which excites the hell out of me.

So far, every source I've seen on the new album seems to make it more complex, and heavier, than their previous stuff. If this is true, it may dam[color=white]n[/color] well be one of the best metal albums ever.[/QUOTE]

I wonder if they'll split up their longer songs again. Lateralus was threatening to be a 6 song album, at the same length (we had rumours of 23 minute tracks for that, and it turned into Triad, Disposition and Reflection)

But Blair's commenting on actually hearing these songs, as well as being in constant touch with the band is what is getting me excited. There are few other sources that i can trust or are any use.

Well, I mean, the dude running Toolband has claimed to actually been in the studio with them. So while it might be heresay, I think it's at least semi-reliable heresay :D

EDIT: AJIG beat me to it :p

[QUOTE=The JoZ]Well, I mean, the dude running Toolband has claimed to actually been in the studio with them. So while it might be heresay, I think it's at least semi-reliable heresay :D[/QUOTE]

Yes, it is indeed a reliabe source, but I just wish Blair wouldn't be setting us up so much...I like going into album not really knowing what to expect. Besides, throughout the course of writing an album, many things change.

What I'm saying is that Blair might be just pumping us too much excitment on something that shouldn't really be relevant in how "good" the songs are.

[QUOTE=Kage]Yes, it is indeed a reliabe source, but I just wish Blair wouldn't be setting us up so much...I like going into album not really knowing what to expect. Besides, throughout the course of writing an album, many things change.

What I'm saying is that Blair might be just pumping us too much excitment on something that shouldn't really be relevant in how "good" the songs are.[/QUOTE]

I think its a little bit of that tool attitude is rubbing off on Blair

Well, I mean, as much as he talks about it, that doesn't mean we know what it sounds like...

An 18 minute song? Ok, that just means it's long. It could be another Third Eye, or another Reflection, or sound nothing like either!

So it's complex. Is it Lateralus complex? Third Eye complex? Or more complex?

We just know it's supposed to be heavy and complex. That doesn't say a whole lot does it? :cool:

i hope the toolband guy keeps posting updates of their studio work, if hes in there all the time, or it might of just been a one time thing i guess.

i was wondering if anyone in this thread would know EXACTLY what pickups Adam uses, i was planning on putting some on my les paul. thanks

i love tool. when will there next album be? thats what im wondering

Man..people have got to stop asking that question..

123....bring Back Search!

I hate that question too, but I must admit, im still asking it everyday to a higher force.....

D'ya think the mods will allow me to write a new first post? Just linking to the toolshed FAQ, explaining that we have no date for the album as of yet etc...just so we don't keep getting the same **** posts? Anything else i should mention if i write it?

EDIT would link AJIG's FA too...that should be read

i asked many many times, and so far, its all been ignored. but it would help amazingly if a regular on here had some control over the first post, so they could update it and link whenever.

We need ToolOwnsYou back, or SFK gigging schedule to go down/

I like emo music..i sit in my room and cry all day. I would kill myself but i am too gay.
/cry /cry /cry /write ****ty music /cry some more

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Second it or summat? cheers

Bartender's idea of starting a new thread intrigues me, if its ok with the regs and majority here, we should go ahead and do it.

Hmm, and link to the old thread? There's so much good sh!t here that i use for reference with the search function...who would want to start the thread?

Close this one, and link to any good/relevant posts.

I can see Joz's opinion about this being the swing vote, everyone else is probably going to be torn.

Is that a nomination for JoZ to start it :p I will draft some points when i'm bored over the next week or something...would we change the title of the thread?

yeah, gotta lose the official title, since they're now resented. (back to our thread title discussion again). And it wasnt a nomination as such, it was merely a case of i can see him having a strong opinion on such a move. But he would be a good example as a person who could update it regularly.

We never did settle on a new name way back when did we..

I don't know, it seems like after 139 pages of Tool discussion, it would be a shame to start a new one. Either way, I don't see a problem with it, but that's my feelings.

i was wondering if anyone knows EXACTLY what pickups adam uses, or if they would have any idea where i could find out, i was thinking of putting them on my les paul

You said that already aenima08 and noone seems to no.