[QUOTE=G_Mac07]Tool probably has one of the most distinctive sounds of any modern day band. You can tell a Tool song a mile away, even if it's the first time you've heard the song.[/QUOTE]

unless youre like this

"woah, what Perfect Circle song is that?! its awesome! doesnt sound like A Perfect Circle, but it soo is, i mean its that Maynard genius man of a god singing!"

and then they find out its Tool and then are never the same again

^ Thats true, I know people who've done that :)

i have tool's videos on dvd and they surprisingly resemble the short films of [B]the brothers quay[/B] i wonder if these shorts were inspiration?

[QUOTE=x the patient x6]unless youre like this

"woah, what Perfect Circle song is that?! its awesome! doesnt sound like A Perfect Circle, but it soo is, i mean its that Maynard genius man of a god singing!"

and then they find out its Tool and then are never the same again[/QUOTE]

On a similar note, I saw a review of an APC CD that said:

"...and Maynard James Keenan (formerly of the band Tool)..."

I almost went ballistic

[QUOTE=Kage]On a similar note, I saw a review of an APC CD that said:

"...and Maynard James Keenan (formerly of the band Tool)..."

I almost went ballistic[/QUOTE]
I think by law were allowed to kill that person.

My Peach album says "featuring Justin Chancellor of Tool", but MJK [i]formerly[/i] of Tool?!?! :amaze:

yeah its kinda funny how the line "end no other way" actually can end [I]another [/I] way, ironic isn't it? I'd like to hear Maynards reason for adding that in. Does anyone else think that Jimmy is kinda underrated, or at least undermentioned. I'll put that in my top 5 Tool songs, not because of its complexity or display of instrumental talent, but the raw emotion in the last 2 or so minutes of the song. I'm sure someone out there agrees with me

I love the opening guitar riff of that song. When the bass and drums come in and I'm playing it really loud...that really does it for me.

honestly all u people i really love TOOL. and out of that Third Eye and pu**** thing i really like Third Eye, better even though pu****s mellowy, but i like that reference to the mythology of the crow in native american myths. yeah. plus i think, that the alternative order for lateralus was actually the original layout of their songs, then someone i forgot who( too lazy to go back to earlier pages) mentioned that planet X stuff then i came to think that they put it in the order it is now to show, that it may come. because the Grudge talks about, someone in the keter area of the tree of life, then later on until ticks and leeches, realizes that the crown lies in another planet and then ticks and leeches tells that its coming and hes talking to the creator to ask him " is this what you wanted," then in lateralus he knows its coming and embraces whatever is coming. then at the end the planet is heading toward earth, and the madness inside the poeple when they figure out its coming. then in disposition its when everybody starts to figure it out " mention this to me, and watch the weather change." then in reflection, he's speaking to the moon asking if you are a reflection off another thing then i must be a reflecter of something too. then lastly in Triad its the coming of the Planet and the destruction of the planet, note the time sig. and tempo of the song, then in Faaid De Oaid, since it means Voice Of GOd in enochian, its supoosedly our god telling another thing to create and start a new experience. I don't know but thats what i think Laterlaus may be about IMO, kinda makes sense once you rea about that Planet X **** kinda scary too.

i love the song jimmy, i play it everyday on guitar. it's simple but when you get to the flanged interlude, there is no better feeling. same with eulogy, mainly the solo on to the end, you get an energy playing that on guitar that nothing could match.

Yeah i dont understand why some people cant open up and listen to tool, its so easy to disregard music (for some people).
Also i think tool are so unique that they cant be placed in a sector of music i.e. 'progressive rock', i think this is a reason why they r so interesting.

When I was younger I couldn't open up to them. "They sound cool, but come on, 6 minutes is a little long, isn't it?" Listening to Aenima used to be a horribly slow experience for me.

[url]http://www.toolband.com/news/index.html[/url]

If anyone hasnt been tracking this story, then read now. Especially if you're a Primus fan.

[QUOTE=mudvayne420]honestly all u people i really love TOOL. and out of that Third Eye and pu**** thing i really like Third Eye, better even though pu****s mellowy, but i like that reference to the mythology of the crow in native american myths. yeah. plus i think, that the alternative order for lateralus was actually the original layout of their songs, then someone i forgot who( too lazy to go back to earlier pages) mentioned that planet X stuff then i came to think that they put it in the order it is now to show, that it may come. because the Grudge talks about, someone in the keter area of the tree of life, then later on until ticks and leeches, realizes that the crown lies in another planet and then ticks and leeches tells that its coming and hes talking to the creator to ask him " is this what you wanted," then in lateralus he knows its coming and embraces whatever is coming. then at the end the planet is heading toward earth, and the madness inside the poeple when they figure out its coming. then in disposition its when everybody starts to figure it out " mention this to me, and watch the weather change." then in reflection, he's speaking to the moon asking if you are a reflection off another thing then i must be a reflecter of something too. then lastly in Triad its the coming of the Planet and the destruction of the planet, note the time sig. and tempo of the song, then in Faaid De Oaid, since it means Voice Of GOd in enochian, its supoosedly our god telling another thing to create and start a new experience. I don't know but thats what i think Laterlaus may be about IMO, kinda makes sense once you rea about that Planet X **** kinda scary too.[/QUOTE]

I sort of had trouble reading what you said
:amaze:

but that's a pretty cool theory. Nice job :thumb:

[QUOTE='kurrptsenate']Ever since that i loved everything MJK put his voice too. I bought APC mer de noms the first day it came out.[/QUOTE]

I didn't know of Tool until music class in 2003 and a drummer in my class played The Grudge and Schism, I was very very impressed. I knew that I had Lateralus somewhere because I had seen it on my dads PC, after falling in love with The Patient and Ticks And Leaches.

So I was bored on the net and decided to checkout what would come up if I typed Maynard sure enough up came APC. One listen to Judith and Orestes and I was hooked. Went out and purchased that album and Thirteenth Step on the same day. I was soo happy :D

Thats how I was introduced into the realm of Tool and APC.

Have any of you guys got the song with Maynard with the Deftones? I believe it is called Deftones - Passenger. It sort of reminds me of Tool, but Maynard 'pwnzorz1!1!' the deftones vocalist.

passenger...yea i think its well done.

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]passenger...yea i think its well done.[/QUOTE]

Track that got me to Tool. I owe it a lot.

/gives song a medal

Really? Were you originally a Deftones fan? Or did you just stumble across it?

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]Track that got me to Tool. I owe it a lot.

/gives song a medal[/QUOTE]


wow, thats surprising...that KINDA got me into Deftones

I think Maynard and Moreno sang very well together, neither one really "dominated" the other.

I was/still am a big Deftones fan. from them , every other band I like today opened up to me.

And it pained me when they played Wembly arena with APC, and they didnt do Passenger.

[QUOTE=Otherside]I think Maynard and Moreno sang very well together, neither one really "dominated" the other.[/QUOTE]

Agreed.

Chino and Maynard both blend amazingly with their respective bands.

[QUOTE='Otherside']I think Maynard and Moreno sang very well together, neither one really "dominated" the other.[/QUOTE]

I just really don't like Moreno's softer voice, to me it lacks clarity. I've got this clip of him doing an accoustic song with Incubus and Adam Sandler, and his voice is really ... raspy I guess, I'm not a vocalist so I don't know much in that area.

And then when you put Maynards voice next Moreno's (IMO) ...

Everything the light touches is Tool's kingdom.

[QUOTE=XyleM]I just really don't like Moreno's softer voice, to me it lacks clarity. I've got this clip of him doing an accoustic song with Incubus and Adam Sandler, and his voice is really ... raspy I guess, I'm not a vocalist so I don't know much in that area.

And then when you put Maynards voice next Moreno's (IMO) ...[/QUOTE]

Chino's voice is one that is an aquired taste. Most fans admit he cant sing, which is what makes him great. I've had some people though who had no clue that MJk sang on passenger, they thought that Chino was suddenly possessed.

Know Your Enemy is a good one too


and how many of you are familar with "Spasm"? well, im sure alot of you are

and i keep on looking for it, but cant seem to find a full version of the song it self

and no, i dont have limewire, kazaa, soulseek, or anything like that, my windows 98 can barely handel MS Word as it is

so yeah

...

[QUOTE=demon_hunter]...[/QUOTE]

Really? I think so too. Although, you could have worded your sentences better. Also, you misspelled "This post has no point".

[QUOTE=Adam Jones is GOD]I was/still am a big Deftones fan. from them , every other band I like today opened up to me.[/QUOTE]

This is exactly true for me as well. Passenger is an amazing song. Deftones are great, I think he and Maynard were perfect together on that song. I disagree that Chino is worse than Maynard, I pretty much like them equally.

[QUOTE=Werny]When I was younger I couldn't open up to them. "They sound cool, but come on, 6 minutes is a little long, isn't it?" Listening to Aenima used to be a horribly slow experience for me.[/QUOTE]

I became a fan of Tool about eight years ago; back when I was in 7th grade in jr. high or something. I first heard them when I saw the video of Sober on MTV. So that was my favorite song of theirs and then I got really interested and bought Undertow and Aenima. I have to admit, at first, the only songs I liked were 46 & 2, Sober, Stinkfist, etc.. the more catchy songs that you can get in to right away.
But I think that as you get older, you begin to appreciate more. That rings completely true to me, because some of my favorite songs of Tool's are the epic ones.