this thread is very interesting

[QUOTE=F3AR FAKTORY]this thread is very interesting[/QUOTE]

It's also very long.

[QUOTE=F3AR FAKTORY]this thread is very interesting[/QUOTE]

Welcome to the boards, and to the awesome Tool thread.

[QUOTE=F3AR FAKTORY]this thread is very interesting[/QUOTE]

You jumped in at a band time...Usually we talk for endless hours about Tool, but due to lack of new topics, we've been talking about various things, from other prog bands, to school. :p

[QUOTE]we've been talking about various things, from other prog bands, to school.[/QUOTE] also to how jake got covered in all those girls in his avatar :)

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]123.. Although my ripper do work, butthere's a scratch on my ænema cd so third eye doesn't work :([/QUOTE]

same here on my Ænima cd. the scratch is on the end of the cd so when it gets to the part where maynards starts singing "so good to see you" thats when it starts to skip. so i have to yet get another one.

Am I the only one who really dig Emotive? I think they captured a "the doomsday is near" feel throughout the whole album.. It's very atmospheric imo

i like emotive as well, the only songs i don't like are gimmie gimmie gimmie and peace, love, and understanding. the rest pretty much set the atomsphere for me.

Med comes through again...you're my hero, man. Thanks a lot.

I discovered that the picture of the asian man (he's actually Japanese) on Adam's site is Masaharu Hori (Masa for short). Masa is a rep from the Japanese division of Tool's record label.

Nothing terribly exciting, just thought you'd all want to know.

[QUOTE=paganman7]I discovered that the picture of the asian man (he's actually Japanese) on Adam's site is Masaharu Hori (Masa for short). Masa is a rep from the Japanese division of Tool's record label.

Nothing terribly exciting, just thought you'd all want to know.[/QUOTE]

random facts are fun.

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]Am I the only one who really dig Emotive? I think they captured a "the doomsday is near" feel throughout the whole album.. It's very atmospheric imo[/QUOTE]
The only tracks I liked were Imagine, Passive, When The Levee Breaks (the only cover where they really did some interesting), and Counting Bodies. Overall, the album felt rushed and unfinished, and that APC took a group of classic songs, and for the most part, took everything away and gave nothing back but awkward industrial beats. Jeordie and James weren't even on the album, Josh's immense talents were wasted, and I don't like Billy's voice.

Meh. Just my opinion.

I only liked the first 5...

Yeah, I too only liked a few select tracks. I [i]really[/i] dig passive though, and Imagine.

I really didn't like Passive... the chorus was very, very week IMO.

I enjoyed just a few. I love Imagine and Passive, and Counting Bodies track is interesting.

Opiate review
 

Your review on Opiate is pretty good, but peoples perceptions will differ person to person, and anyone out there reading this...u have to make your own perceptions on life and everything else! Thats what the whole idea on life is!! And surprising or not thats pretty much what maynard is all about!! Dont get me wrong im a huge Tool and A perfect circle fan but im just trying to make a point!! Sorry if this is crap but thats how i feel...

...Oh yeah, did you know that there is a secret track on the "Opiate" vinyl?? Its a pretty good song, but like most Tool songs, strange at first!! Peace out!!!!

[QUOTE=Macka80]Your review on Opiate is pretty good, but peoples perceptions will differ person to person, and anyone out there reading this...u have to make your own perceptions on life and everything else! Thats what the whole idea on life is!! And surprising or not thats pretty much what maynard is all about!! Dont get me wrong im a huge Tool and A perfect circle fan but im just trying to make a point!! Sorry if this is crap but thats how i feel...

...Oh yeah, did you know that there is a secret track on the "Opiate" vinyl?? Its a pretty good song, but like most Tool songs, strange at first!! Peace out!!!![/QUOTE]


welcome, and yes we all know.

Bought Aenima. Quite frankly, I'm a little dissapointed in it. I love Lateralus, Aenima just seemed like a "nothing" album. Nothing really stood out and it seemed a little try-hard to me, as in they were trying hard to be wierd.

I'll probably love it after a few more spins. However it's gonna have to pry "Scenes from a Memory" from my hands first.

just keep listening. eventually, you'll love it. every ****ing track. trust me.

i like Aenima more than Lateralus, though both are great.

listen to the record several times and you will like it. the more you listen to it, the more you will love it. that's always the same when listening to a new record.

I like Aenima more than Lateralus aswell.

I think he sings if more emotion on that album. On Lateralus he kinda sounds robotic.

Its not a bad thing, I just like other style better.

Then there is all the rumours about the new singing style. arghhh

[QUOTE=mudvayne420]same here on my Ænima cd. the scratch is on the end of the cd so when it gets to the part where maynards starts singing "so good to see you" thats when it starts to skip. so i have to yet get another one.[/QUOTE]
between me and my briother, i think weve been through 2 opiates, 3 undertows, like 6 Aenima's, and 3 Lateralus. We've managed to keep Salival intact somehow.

[QUOTE=1One1]Bought Aenima. Quite frankly, I'm a little dissapointed in it. I love Lateralus, Aenima just seemed like a "nothing" album. Nothing really stood out and it seemed a little try-hard to me, as in they were trying hard to be wierd.

I'll probably love it after a few more spins. However it's gonna have to pry "Scenes from a Memory" from my hands first.[/QUOTE]


Dream Theater is a classic example of a band that's trying too hard (at least on the last 3 albums). Tool is beautiful in it's subtlety. I've heard people say before how they though Tool was weird, that though never crossed my mind. I see Tool as art, and the songs are kind of like paintings, especially on Aenima. I always thought Aenima was the most subtle of all Tool records. It's a little dark, but it is still positive. Most of the songs are coming from a perspective of being in a negative space looking for the positive in the situation.

Are Tool still out there playing?? i havent heard anything bout them for awhile!! dont know if im just out of the loop or not?? lol

MJK is dead Macka RIP MJK

What?
 

Are you serious?? When did this happen? How? I dont mean any disrespect or anything, but i wanna know what happened!! If someone could please fill me in i would appreciate it very much!! If this is true, then i am deeply devistated! I was crushed after Dimebag RIP...

hes a liar

hes a liar

To concur:

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

[QUOTE=r0und3r]Dream Theater is a classic example of a band that's trying too hard (at least on the last 3 albums).[/QUOTE]
I definately don't agree on that!
Although, none of the albums touch anywhere close as their earlier recordings, I think it's just like with Tool, they went in a different direction, maybe Dream Theater's won't pay off as much as Tool's..

yea.... i saw Dream Theater this weekend...


and whoever said that is a fukking knob.

From a muscian's standpoint, greatest band ever....

Dream Theater is probably the best band I've seen live. I mean they just leave you floored. It's not even the technicality of the music that leaves you floored, it's just the music in general. Alot of people were probably impressed by their virtuosity but some how they just really delivered.

Is Octavarium that disappointing or are people over-reacting?

[QUOTE=Moses]Dream Theater is probably the best band I've seen live. I mean they just leave you floored. It's not even the technicality of the music that leaves you floored, it's just the music in general. Alot of people were probably impressed by their virtuosity but some how they just really delivered.[/QUOTE]


actually for me, its a culmination of everything. I get a lot of inspiration from petrucci. It actually fuels me to stay up a lot and just tackle problems head on, and not giving up.

It seems so effortless for them. They are also not flashy and over the top, as like the Dilinger Escape Plan was, who were terrible

[QUOTE=Sliptallica]Is Octavarium that disappointing or are people over-reacting?[/QUOTE]


people just like to put them down to make themselves feel better in comparison

I have no problem with it, it's still a good album in my opinion.

Man.. I just got overly bored of Dream theater after being a huge fan of them for 2 years.. I can't even listen to their new cd all the way through

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]Man.. I just got overly bored of Dream theater after being a huge fan of them for 2 years.. I can't even listen to their new cd all the way through[/QUOTE]


i really dont listen to any of their CDs the whole way through. To me, id rather see them live then pop in their CD.

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]Man.. I just got overly bored of Dream theater after being a huge fan of them for 2 years.. I can't even listen to their new cd all the way through[/QUOTE]
Really?!
For me it's like the exact opposite, to listen to their CDs I have to listen to the whole thing, especially with Scenes From a Memory.

I usually save Dream Theater for when I go for a walk (About 3 times a week, I walk about 8ks to a golf course :p).