People stating that Tool had found their sound with lateralus, im going to have to debate that.

Listening to each one, its clear to hear that every album has its own little feel. Sure, differing production make each album sound unique in any case, but if you look at the song writing, tones, rythyms, etc of each one, there is a lot of difference. True, there is an underlying pattern which most of their songs stick to, but each one has its own unique feel.

Opiate, well I think its fair to say that they hadnt even scratched the surface at that point. It was heavy at times, but also introduced what was to come. Its almost like a kid throwing a tantrum in the scheme of Tool's progression.

Undertow had its darker feel, with gloomy guitar tone and MJK starting to put more power to his lyric and vocal style. this is the tennage stage of Tool, the depression, discovery, and growth.

Ænima was the grown up version of Undertow. It had the gloomy tone, but at times it trebled up, and became lighter. It was a mixed bag of an album, not really sticking to a certain style of song, with some dark, some lighter, some epic and some short to the point tracks. Its like a young adult at this stage, discovering as much as it can by itself, allowing any possiblities to be available.

Lateralus is an album. No, not being painfully obvious, what I mean is that each track runs into the next better than any other previous one. It has more of a consistent tone for 2/3 of the album, and shows the full potential from each member. This is the middle age stage, where routines have been set, yet the need for discovery and increase of knowledge is still the driving force.


So, if my little too-much-sugar-and-time theory is correct, the next stage would be an older man, who is wis ein the ways of the world and uses his experience to teach others and create something new and useful out of all the knowledge he has gained.

Or it could just be someone who has retired and wants to have some fun with no more work to worry about (Tool Country Rock album?)



(I actually had fun and a laugh thinking along those lines)

I definitly think we are due for a country-esque filler from Tool :thumb:

[QUOTE=JessJansen]I was wondering if anyone thought this. In Tool songs the chords they use, i thought that maybe its based on some kinda of scale. Cause the chords they use seem to blend together alot and i was jsut wondering if they were part of any perticular scale or if it was most likely some messing around, finding what sounded good together.

And im not sure if this was already poseted earlyer but does anyone know when abouts the new tool album would come out cause ive bin lookin forward to it if they are making one.[/QUOTE]

It's rock, so it is based off of the blues scale. just like every other rock/metal band.
People say june, but no body has offically set a release date, those are all rumors

btw, seattle tool fans:

April 10 at El Corazon, there will be a tool cover show. i might be playing in it, it's not a for sure thing, but i've been jamming with the creator of this show and we've got stinkfist down. all the bands that will be playing are regular seattle bands, so please go out and support your local bands, and me. :D

Here lads sorry to move topic but in Ticks & Leeches he definitely whispers something near the start (dont know the exact time) but i can without a doubt hear him say "me and you" then something else but can hear it properly and when he is screaming hes saying basically nothing and in bottom he whispsers something when Henry rollins is talking but i cant hear what hs is saying can anyone else?

[QUOTE=jamesclelland]btw, seattle tool fans:

April 10 at El Corazon, there will be a tool cover show. i might be playing in it, it's not a for sure thing, but i've been jamming with the creator of this show and we've got stinkfist down. all the bands that will be playing are regular seattle bands, so please go out and support your local bands, and me. :D[/QUOTE]


cool dude, too bad I live in europe

good luck with your show, any chanxce of posting some self played Tool audio fragments?

cheers!

I cannot hear if he is or is not through my headphones. I have the volume all the way up and I would need more than that to hear if he is.

I did not think that Lateralus' songs were too long. I actually felt that they were too short. I honestly think that they could play a song forever, but concerts would really start to be a burden. At least that is what I would think. I have no idea as to what the next album would be like, seeing how the boys like to play mind games with their fans. Plus, you never know if they would throw a horrible album out there just to get the unreal groupies out. I would not ever doubt that from them, *smiles.
Kry

^
the thing is, I listen too a lot of bands who play long songs
(dream theater Opeth , Tool ,Porcupine Tree, pain of salvation, pink floyd, those kind of.)
but the songs they play SEEM like they only last like 3 minutes :upset:

and I'm looking forward to rhe new tool album

[QUOTE=the2stranger]^
the thing is, I listen too a lot of bands who play long songs
(dream theater Opeth , Tool ,Porcupine Tree, pain of salvation, pink floyd, those kind of.)
but the songs they play SEEM like they only last like 3 minutes :upset:

and I'm looking forward to rhe new tool album[/QUOTE]

I swear, man. Ticks and Leeches is listed as 8:10 but definitely seems about 3 minutes long.

James C-What day is the gig on? I live about 3-4 hours away from Seattle, and if it's convinient enough for me, I may just be able to make it. :cool: Also, where is it? Sorry if I missed that part, but just repost it if you already said it. Thanks :thumb:

EDIT: I found the info, but where the hell is El Carazon?

Has there been any OFFICIAL word on a new Tool album?

[QUOTE=Rothmans]I dont know about the new album they said they were gonna go heavier (which is good) but im hoping they keep the intelligent songwriting aswell
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im also hoping that the new cd becomes heavier but keep the songwriting from lateralus or aenima, although the lyrics from undertow and opiate arent bad, but i prefer lateralus and aenima

[QUOTE=Med57]No release date has been set, so beyond the fact that we know for a fact they are working on it, no, we haven't heard anything official on it, I think I'm right in saying, although it's pretty much accepted as true it'll be out this year. I don't know if even that's been confirmed though.[/QUOTE]

this is the first post of yours i've read for a while without downloading some awesome music off a link in one. I demand you sort this :angry:

I think the new album is planned for june but will be pushed backa month or two

the albums always have initial release dates that are way too early. i bet it wont be out until early 2006 (janruary is my guess), if its true that they just resently went into the studio. i would imagine there is quite a while of production, mixing, and mastering that go into a tool album

I'm guessing November or December.

I'm going to be an optimist and say before fall swings around.

[QUOTE=In Chains 36]I'm guessing November or December.[/QUOTE]

This probably isn't too inaccurate. While it's hard to really get a good guess (and that's all we have at the moment--guessing), I think late this year will be the ticket. Summer would be awesome, though.

Although I've heard that they're not doing the usual routine (write/rehearse/demo, record, mix, master) and instead writing a song, recording it, repeat. If this is true then I'd imagine it would be sooner than the former.

Also keep in mind that when MJK was touring with APC that the other band members were already starting on the album.

Have your radiostations been playing A LOT of Tool lately? I remember they played a lot of Tool from '02-'03 obviously from Lateralus. BUt then after that, it was pretty rare. But in the last month, I've heard a BUNCH of different Tool songs. Or at least a lot more than usual: H., Lateralus, Schism, Sober(mainly), Stinkfist, and Ænema.

Tool rarely gets played on my radio stations here. Aside from the occasional Sober or Schism play, I don't think I've ever heard them.

However, one time when I went on a car trip from Houston to New Jersey, in three major cities along the way I heard stations playing Tool songs, and a lot of other good stuff too. The main song they played was Ænema.

In conclusion, the radio where I live sucks. Everytime I go to a different city there's what seems like great radio compared to my usual. No big loss for me, though, I rarely listen to it.

I've only ever heard Tool on the radio one time. They played Schism. I don't ever recall hearing them beyond that. What a sad world we live in.

I actually got into Tool after hearing Schism on the radio. It was a freak chance, I guess, and a good one. I remember thinking, "Now this is a really weird, cool song." I went home and downloaded it along with Sober and loved it.

Where could I find some of Hicks' material?

amen to that
[QUOTE=In Chains 36]I swear, man. Ticks and Leeches is listed as 8:10 but definitely seems about 3 minutes long.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Vampyre de Mort]Yeah, dissectional is pretty awesome, Maynards Dick is pretty sweet game...but I cant get past level one...[/QUOTE]
game...?

why didnt i know about this?

link plz

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]Where could I find some of Hicks' material?[/QUOTE]
Some tool fan sites have his material, If i find a link ill post it.

I dont listen to the radio and they wouldnt play it on the radio anyway (no alternative or rock stations) its all about TV here ive seen all there videos aside from hush really on mtv2 from time to time

My radio station plays Aenema all the time, Thats about it for tool though.

The only Tool song I ever really hear on the radio is Schism.