maynard writes the lyrics and billy pretty much writes all the music well except the new album of course because those are all covers

i think "passive" and "counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums" were written by maynard and billy.

[QUOTE=music=good]i think "passive" and "counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums" were written by maynard and billy.[/QUOTE]

Passive was written by Maynard and Danny Lohner, possbily Billy too, but I don't think so.

Ok, I re-bought Aenema this week and I'm listening to it now. I just noticed something that I had never noticed before though.

In the Cover Booklet track order, it states
3. H. (0.39)
4. Useful Idiot (6.03)

but now that I listen to it, it actually plays as
3. H. (6.03)
4. Useful Idiot (0.39)

Is everyone's CD's like this? and why?

hey ive just started to listen to tool for the very first time and i downloaded Aenima on mp3 and i like that song...what other tool songs sound like that?

get eulogy, third eye, if your into the flanged bends get stinkfist, Forty six and two, are the best imo, but get them all dude.

further to the Harry Manback discussion...
from what i remember reading, its a combo of all the bits that everyone's mentioned so far:
Harry M was a friend of MJK's flatmate....and MJK/flatmate booted him when he was visiting. So the message (i think) was intended for the flatmate, but MJK was quite taken by it...
for more info, take a walk to toolshed and visit the tool FAQ

i think it was that Harry manback stayed over maynards place with an italian friend ( the guy on the recording ) and the italian guy apparantly took advantage of maynards place, ate all his stuff, made a mess of the place and ran up his phone bill until maynard booted him out and then gave him that message.

i think that was on the tool faq on toolshed.down.net

god bless that faq.

yeah that faq comes in very handy

I'm fairly sure it was a hotel Maynard and the friend were staying in, not Maynard's place. Whoever left the message apparently checked in under the guise of being some kind of attendant, ran up a big mini-bar and phone call bill, left that message, and left.

ok i have another apc question
in the credits for passive, why does it have trent reznor? did he help sing or something? or did he help write the music.

I can't believe Trent would degrade himself to having his name on an APC record.

Shut up.

He probably produced the track.

Just venting my anger about the fact that APC is taking so much time away from Tool, and now they have to steal so many posts away from their thread.

Plus, NIN > all

I hated Tool a few months ago because I didn't like Maynard's voice in Eulogy. I then listened to Third Eye and I love them! I'm listening to it as I am writting this.

[QUOTE=punkdoodster]I hated Tool a few months ago because I didn't like Maynard's voice in Eulogy. I then listened to Third Eye and I love them! I'm listening to it as I am writting this.[/QUOTE]

Good job man. :thumb:

[QUOTE=Kage]Just venting my anger about the fact that APC is taking so much time away from Tool, and now they have to steal so many posts away from their thread.

Plus, NIN > all[/QUOTE]
APC is on temporary hiatus right now. Which means Maynard's back with TOOL.


And for the last time, "Passive" was a remix of the song "Vacant/Perfect Enemy" by Tapeworm. Tapeworm was a project that Trent and Maynard had going for awhile before it was disbanded.

^^^ I was looking forward to Tapeworm so much... I couldn't believe it when it just sort of disappeared.

thanks for that^^^
does anyone know how many songs Tapeworm had? or was it just that one

I want Tapeworm Mp3's, anyone know where to find em?

[QUOTE=clearvision]I want Tapeworm Mp3's, anyone know where to find em?[/QUOTE]
There's only one and it's either on the TOOL page or TDN.

[QUOTE=deadohiosky9]Passive was written by Maynard and Danny Lohner, possbily Billy too, but I don't think so.[/QUOTE]
Oh man that's a great song. I'd give the new APC cd an 8.5. :thumb:

[url]http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/dannycarey.html[/url]

From our friends in the drum forum. Any drummers on here who havent seen it, check out the thread about it [URL=http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263942&page=1&pp=25]here[/URL]

He rarely plays it in most songs, but its more of a tool legendary thing now, as it represents (insert what i forgot it represents here) that apparently releases evil energies.

uhh, ok, I heard something about it ages ago, but now its blanked completely on me dammit.

Now all I need is an AJ walkthrough guide to the solo in that song. Or maybe I jsut need to improve my tremelo pinch harmonics

I have... 3 Tapeworm songs. IM me if you want them

[QUOTE=Fast Fingers]I have... 3 Tapeworm songs. IM me if you want them[/QUOTE]
You do, huh? I'm not sure I believe that.

So don't believe it.

AJIG - They aren't actually that hard if you hold your pick the right way. You have to be able to hit them with your index finger and thumb which makes them a little stranger than usual pinch harmonics. Basically, sloppy tremelo picking is the easiest way to learn.

I can do both seperately well, pinch followed by a tremelo. Its just combining the two that sucks. But i havent really spent much time lately attempting it, maybe when I start trying again ill nail it. But cheers for the advice

Also try doing the tremelo by rotating your wrist quickly instead of moving your full arm like you're supposed to for tremelo. It makes the harmonics easier to hit.

[QUOTE=Fast Fingers]So don't believe it.
[/QUOTE]
Well hey, if you have them, more power to you.

Are they good, or just some random bull**** that you can live without?