wut where they about??

haha my math teacher last year was impressed that I knew the word Parabola.

Alot of tool songs are really intellegent that way though. That is why I generally think people who listen to tool on a regular basis are fairly bright.

[QUOTE=BlinDecsent]haha my math teacher last year was impressed that I knew the word Parabola.

Alot of tool songs are really intellegent that way though. That is why I generally think people who listen to tool on a regular basis are fairly bright.[/QUOTE]

I passed a maths test by remebering the Fibbonaicci sequence (thanks Lateralus). And I recall there was also a question along the lines of 46 + 2 in it at one point. Coincidence, or maybe the paper was a tool fan too? :lol:

Alright...I'd like to offer up my anylization of the song Hush. (to try take this thread back to its original intent)

Hush is, in a nutshell, about censorship.
In the line, "I can't say what I want to, even if I'm not serious," Maynard is basically saying that the record companies won't let him say certain things that would otherwise be considered a threat, even if he dosen't mean it.

When Maynard sings "People tell me what to say, what to think and what to play,"
he reffers again to record companies, more or less the RIAA and FCC, saying that they control everything and they tell you what you can and cannot watch/do/and say in TV, radio and music.

You could also interpret Maynard singing "**** yourself, you piece of ****, why don't you just kill yourself," as saying to the RIAA, FCC and general media that they should **** themselves and kill themselves, because they are wrong for trying to control us.

Anyway you look at it, this song kicks ***...

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]Although some one will prove me wrong, i think I probably have the most varied music tastes out of those who posted so far
[/QUOTE]

I will prove you wrong :)

Pink Floyd
Slayer
Rush
Morcheeba
Underworld
Dillinger Escape Plan
Radiohead
Johnny Winter
Diana Krall
Willie Dixon
The Cult
The Police
Bedrock
Lamb
PJ Harvey
Primal Scream
LTJ Bukem

I could go on forever...

[QUOTE=Paranoidd]I will prove you wrong :)

Pink Floyd
Slayer
Rush
Morcheeba
Underworld
Dillinger Escape Plan
Radiohead
Johnny Winter
Diana Krall
Willie Dixon
The Cult
The Police
Bedrock
Lamb
PJ Harvey
Primal Scream
LTJ Bukem

I could go on forever...[/QUOTE]

just naming bands, or music you actually listen to? cause if its bands you listen to, bravo...

?

What do you think?

Obviously I listen to all of those.

yea...i was saying good for you, man...

Ah.

Thanks :D

[QUOTE=Paranoidd]I will prove you wrong :)

Pink Floyd
Slayer
Rush
Morcheeba
Underworld
Dillinger Escape Plan
Radiohead
Johnny Winter
Diana Krall
Willie Dixon
The Cult
The Police
Bedrock
Lamb
PJ Harvey
Primal Scream
LTJ Bukem

I could go on forever...[/QUOTE]

*hands over title*

Good to see some PJ Harvey support, shes still got it even today

Definitely...I loved her new album.

Now if only Portishead would do another album...

I dont know why, but i always get Massive Attack and Portished mixed up. very off topic, but eeverytime i hear a song, until I hear vocals, I cant tell which is which

They're both trip hop, I like Portishead better. "Dummy" is one of my all time favorite albums.

I always had a problem defining them, and then once I heard the term Trip Hop, it fit so well. Ill let this thread return to Tool now, ill appreciate that type of music in the other forums, like a good boy

:thumb:

I'm going to try and learn Lateralus when I get home. The power-chord chorus is confusing me for some reason.

[QUOTE=Paranoidd]:thumb:

I'm going to try and learn Lateralus when I get home. The power-chord chorus is confusing me for some reason.[/QUOTE]


Try not to think about the timing too much when you play lateralus, try and get the feel that adam gives out. Im crap on guitar and i can play most tool songs. Im o.k. on drums and i can play any tool song IF i set all my effort into it. I'll try the bass next :wave:

thats pretty impressive that you can play any tool song on drums. I always thought danny was a mad man with drums.

[QUOTE]Try not to think about the timing too much when you play lateralus, try and get the feel that adam gives out. Im crap on guitar and i can play most tool songs. Im o.k. on drums and i can play any tool song IF i set all my effort into it. I'll try the bass next [/QUOTE]

i have such bad drum timing, hands and feet go together at the same time and it just gets messy. kudos on attempting the bass, some tool songs sound quite good, and most are super simple to learn(i.e. Ticks & Leeches). Learn 46 & 2 on bass. especially if you have a distortion pedal. Just beautiful. Relection and Disposition as well.

[QUOTE=Paranoidd]:thumb:

I'm going to try and learn Lateralus when I get home. The power-chord chorus is confusing me for some reason.[/QUOTE]

work on your picking hand more then you're fret hand. adam has very choppy strokes with chunky muted parts. concentrate more on the strumming patterns more then any thing because that is the most difficult part bout tool.

it took me a while to see what Justin was doing on the last verse, but he is using a wah with some distortion...its probably my fave Tool track right now, hopefully, I will learn it after I get done flunking the 2 tests I have today :(

[QUOTE=nrvn55]work on your picking hand more then you're fret hand. adam has very choppy strokes with chunky muted parts. concentrate more on the strumming patterns more then any thing because that is the most difficult part bout tool.[/QUOTE]

Cool, thanks for the tip.

I usually don't like learning any songs by other artists, but Tool stuff is really fun to play. Adam has a unique writing style.

I learn far too many Tool songs for my own good, when im not learning/writing.
I can play most of Opiate, 4 Degrees, The Patient, Schism (need to find a good bassist!) and ive started leaning Ticks and Leeches. Some songs are just fun no brainer warm up songs (Part of Me), and some really test out those pinch harmonics (The patient). So there is a reason to learn them, i ignore those who say that learning other peoples songs is a crap way to get good.

i agree dude, i've jsut starting to leanr alot of tool, right now i'm learning H. not a hard song, but ti sounds great, and i've found it somewhat help me when i'm jsut goofing around on my bass

I downloaded A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine, and I have to say its f.ucking awesome!!!! It is absolutely amazing!

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]I learn far too many Tool songs for my own good, when im not learning/writing.
I can play most of Opiate, 4 Degrees, The Patient, Schism (need to find a good bassist!) and ive started leaning Ticks and Leeches. Some songs are just fun no brainer warm up songs (Part of Me), and some really test out those pinch harmonics (The patient). So there is a reason to learn them, i ignore those who say that learning other peoples songs is a crap way to get good.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, really.

Playing as much Tool as I do...has only helped me big time.

I can play

All of Opiate
Almost all of Undertow
Almost all of Aenima
All of Lateralus, except for a few measures here and there.

:cool:

Took me a while though...and even then, I'm still not perfect.

[QUOTE=deadohiosky9]I downloaded A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine, and I have to say its f.ucking awesome!!!! It is absolutely amazing![/QUOTE]
i liked it to, i compared the originl to the APC verison fo it, i prefer the APC verison but hey what ever floats your boat

[QUOTE=CoopALoop]i liked it to, i compared the originl to the APC verison fo it, i prefer the APC verison but hey what ever floats your boat[/QUOTE]

same here. i downloaded the original too, and i like the APC version much more.

does any one know when APC's new cd is comeing out. I know its soon but does anyone know the exact day?

I wanna book that day off work so I can get the cd and listen to it.

Novemeber 2nd, election day for you guys/girls in the US, the timing was deliberate

Anyone got a download of the new APC, i could only find a stream....