I have no idea what you guys are talking about when it comes to seeing maynard naked. I guess the US likes that kind of thing :confused:

There's a picture where Maynard is naked, but I think it's computer graphics and it's really hard to make out anyway. Does your version not have the picture where there are people sitting on a couch watching a person bend himself into a ball or whatever?

Nope. Never heard of that. When I'm sober I scan my album art and give you a gander, just so you can see the differences.

Oh ohk cause my cousins cd is different and I looked in the local cd shop and it was also different to mine

Yeah, I also seem to have the boring non-holographic version. Sucks living in the UK for this, I guess.

[QUOTE=Kage]There's a picture where Maynard is naked, but I think it's computer graphics and it's really hard to make out anyway. Does your version not have the picture where there are people sitting on a couch watching a person bend himself into a ball or whatever?[/QUOTE]


Thats what I have and usually what I keep as the album cover...It's actually quite interesting. When I first got it I must have looked at it (and all the other images) for hours, heh.

[QUOTE=The JoZ]Long time no post in the Tool thread.

If someone would post, updating me as to what's going on with the Tool cover tracks, I would appreciate it. I have started working long days, and then I have band practice at night, so, I haven't had much time to do Tool stuff...

This weekend, I'm hitting the studio with my band, so I doubt I can do much...but don't think I've forgotten about our little project...I know there are still people waiting it out for more bass...I've not forgotten your requests, I've just been real busy :cool:[/QUOTE]

Kurrupt uploaded his guitar version of Part Of Me, which he also posted in the guitar forum (people criticised your tone :eek:). Im still out the loop completely thanks to financial restraints. And Ken is still (hopefully) going to upload his drums soon.

Not a lot in other words

Hey guys, you know what tomorrow is?

It's the 4 year anniversary of the release of Lateralus. That'd be awesome if we got some type of info on the new album in honor of the day, but what do I know...Tool are weird.

[QUOTE=Pigs3differentones]Hey guys, you know what tomorrow is?

It's the 4 year anniversary of the release of Lateralus. That'd be awesome if we got some type of info on the new album in honor of the day, but what do I know...Tool are weird.[/QUOTE]
I hope something happens.........................................

I usually don't like seeing naked men on my CD covers, but to each his own.

The eye is the best IMO.

You know, in my opinion, and it's probably the same as a lot of other Tool fans, each one of their albums has been better than the last. To me, Lateralus is a brilliant, complete album, and I'm just wondering if Tool will be able to come up with an album even better than that. Anything they put out will be judged against Lateralus, and that's really a lot to live up to. Do you think they'll be able to make an album even better than Lateralus? I really hope so. I just can't wait to hear what they come up with next.

Madey is allowed to like naked men. And the JoZ is pretty ope......


..but anyway, most of the tool pictures are disturbing. Undertow being the worst. And Ænima ones were funny

Lateralus was a very, very, very, very good album but I still think that it's brilliant. I still believe that Ænima is the best.

But to answer your question, Lateralus is definitely an album that Tool could improve on. I would say that Danny's work on that album was BRILLIANT but other than that, it was just an extremely good album. However, I have heard better.

[QUOTE]Madey is allowed to like naked men. And the JoZ is pretty ope......[/QUOTE]

Ahhh, I was making a joke, but whatever. I always got the impression that madey was a lesbian, though.

[QUOTE=In Chains 36]Lateralus was a very, very, very, very good album but I still think that it's brilliant. I still believe that Ænima is the best.

But to answer your question, Lateralus is definitely an album that Tool could improve on. I would say that Danny's work on that album was BRILLIANT but other than that, it was just an extremely good album. However, I have heard better.[/QUOTE]

I see. What would you consider a better album than that?

BTW, AIC rocks.

I think their next album will be very comparable, if not, the best. They have improved over all of their albums, although, I can't decide if I like Aenima(I really need to learn how to do the cool letter thing) or Lateralus better.

[QUOTE=In Chains 36]
Ahhh, I was making a joke, but whatever. I always got the impression that madey was a lesbian, though.[/QUOTE]

I might quote this every page till she reads it. :lol:

[QUOTE=satchforever]I see. What would you consider a better album than that?

BTW, AIC rocks.[/QUOTE]

Ænima
Dirt
OK Computer
Mezzanine
The Downward Spiral
The Fragile
DSOTM

Some of these are better and some are equal, IMO

See, I would disagree with you on every one of your album choices. I like all of those. In fact, I love Aenima, Dirt, and DSOTM, but I wouldn't say any of those are better than Lateralus. It's all about preference, obviously. To me, Aenima is a little too repetitive and a bit sloppy at times, and I just prefer the crisp sound of Lateralus. I happen to like the lyrics better, especially in songs like "The Grudge" and "Reflection", but I can easily understand why you would like Aenima better. I'm just obsessed over Lateralus, that's all. Hah, obsessions are healthy, right?

Well.. of course it's all preference. However, Lateralus is a lot more repetitive than Ænima, imo. Lateralus is more of a progressive album but Disposition, Reflection, and Triad are extremely repetitive. I think those three songs are mediocre as studio versions.

I think Lateralus is a better live album because they add so much in. The drum sequence in Triad and just the overall ambience was unparalleled.

Actually, the thought that, instrumentally, Blackwater Park was a better album than was Lateralus. However, I'm not a big fan of growls.

[QUOTE=In Chains 36]Well.. of course it's all preference. However, Lateralus is a lot more repetitive than Ænima, imo. Lateralus is more of a progressive album but Disposition, Reflection, and Triad are extremely repetitive. I think those three songs are mediocre as studio versions.

I think Lateralus is a better live album because they add so much in. The drum sequence in Triad and just the overall ambience was unparalleled.[/QUOTE]

I disagree. I think repetition in Disposition, Reflection, and Triad is what makes them so great. It works to set a mood in there. Kind of like in Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V), the guitar solo before the singing starts, is very long, but it helps establish a mood to it and gives it a very satisfying feeling when it's finally done. To me, Disposition is an intro to Reflection in the same way that Parabol (which could also be considered repetitive) is an intro to Parabola. It works for me very much, I guess.

[QUOTE=In Chains 36]Well.. of course it's all preference. However, Lateralus is a lot more repetitive than Ænima, imo. Lateralus is more of a progressive album but Disposition, Reflection, and Triad are extremely repetitive. I think those three songs are mediocre as studio versions.

I think Lateralus is a better live album because they add so much in. The drum sequence in Triad and just the overall ambience was unparalleled.[/QUOTE]

Just remember that the all used to be part of the same song. They only split them to give each section its own title. Ænema was less repetitve in places as it was sepearated by filler tracks every other song, which gave it a more spaced out feel.

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]Just remember that the all used to be part of the same song. They only split them to give each section its own title. Ænema was less repetitve in places as it was sepearated by filler tracks every other song, which gave it a more spaced out feel.[/QUOTE]

I understand that, but when you think about it, there really isn't much to the songs. I know they're different types of songs but I like the other progressive stuff on the album like The Grudge and Lateralus because the songs change more, throw in twists, and have great endings.

Disposition, Reflection, and Triad were all drawn out too long. They really should have just done live versions for those songs because the studio versions are too dull for Tool.

[QUOTE=In Chains 36]I understand that, but when you think about it, there really isn't much to the songs. I know they're different types of songs but I like the other progressive stuff on the album like The Grudge and Lateralus because the songs change more, throw in twists, and have great endings.

Disposition, Reflection, and Triad were all drawn out too long. They really should have just done live versions for those songs because the studio versions are too dull for Tool.[/QUOTE]

Well, again it's all about preference. I love the length of the songs, to me, like I said already, it really sets a mood for the song. It's just my opinion, and I'd imagine it would sound better live.

Songs like 46 & 2 and Stinkfist aren't as good live, imo. I think that the longer songs with more ambience are much better live because they add so much more. Whereas with the radio-type songs like Stinkfist, the clarity and beat is a little off.

Instrumentals were meant to be live.

[QUOTE=In Chains 36]
Instrumentals were meant to be live.[/QUOTE]

Partly agreed. But I listen to many instrumental bands, so my opinions on this are biased

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]Partly agreed. But I listen to many instrumental bands, so my opinions on this are biased[/QUOTE]

Do the Black Mages tour at all?

[QUOTE=Otherside]Do the Black Mages tour at all?[/QUOTE]

Not any proper style tours. They've played shows across japan, and they'll be performing at the Final Fantasy concert in LA.

I should start a petition to get them playing other countries. They would make a good festival addition.

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]Partly agreed. But I listen to many instrumental bands, so my opinions on this are biased[/QUOTE]

I listen to a few consistently. Have you heard Explosions In The Sky?

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]Not any proper style tours. They've played shows across japan, [B]and they'll be performing at the Final Fantasy concert in LA.[/B]
[/QUOTE]

Otherside of the country from me :'(

BTW, AJG, how fast is your internet?