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| Tool/driving test
So I passed my driving test a few days ago...now I just
need to pass the written for my license.
It wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be but still.
On a separate note I started listening to
Tool again after becoming sick of them a year or so
ago...and am getting into them all over
again. I still haven't gotten Undertow so these are my
15 favorites from their other three. | | 1 | Tool
Third Eye
The Bill Hicks sample at the beginning does a surprisingly good job and building the song up to the first
verse. From then on the song is a wonderful, frantic, grandiose, and sometimes flat-out unsettling 13-
minute trip. It took a long time for this one to click with me but it's taken its right place as my favorite
Tool
song. | | 2 | Forty Six & Two
This one's full of memorable instrumentation, and features a very powerful and driven performance by
MJK. First song I heard by Tool. | | 3 | Eulogy
The intro may be a little too long, but it really takes off after that with a soaring chorus and passionate
lyrics. | | 4 | Parabol/Parabola
One of Tool's simplest post-Undertow songs, yet undeniably one of their most catchy and energetic.
Master
performances all around, and when Maynard kicks his vocals up from a soft whisper to a mighty scream
in
the second chorus the song doesn't let go. | | 5 | Schism
This one's just a classic. | | 6 | Aenema
One of Tool's most angry tracks. Very aggressive and in-your-face throughout, I can imagine it being a
great live track. | | 7 | Right in Two
The lyrics are a bit out there at times but this is easily my favorite off of 10,000 days. From the sombre
opening guitar line, to Maynard's complacent vocals, to the power climactic finale, this one stands as
one of
Tool's best songs. | | 8 | Lateralus
This was my favorite Tool song for a long time, but at nearly nine and a half minutes long, it grows a
bit
lengthy and repetitive. The guitar work is particular interesting through out with the 9-8-7 work in the
chorus, despite a bit of a monotone performance by MJK. The strongest part of the song would have to
be
the bridge near the end. | | 9 | The Grudge
I really enjoy the drumming on this one. Unlike Tool's other openers this one's a definite slow burner,
but
it features all band members functioning at their tightest when it gets going. Also you can't not mention
MJK's 30 second roar seven minutes in... | | 10 | Vicarious
Running out of things to say here...a fun hard-rocking song. Lyrics are a bit weak but it's instrumentally
tight and has a catchy, accessible chorus. | | 11 | Stinkfist
Fisting. | | 12 | 10,000 Days
Even though this song is well over 10 minutes in length, it really doesn't feel so to me. It's another slow
burner, and features some of MJK's most passionate vocals, as well as some haunting rhythmic
interplay. | | 13 | The Pot
Some of MJK's vocals irk me on this one but the chorus is undeniably catchy. | | 14 | The Patient
This one sounds more like an APC song until the absolutely monstrous chorus. | | 15 | Jimmy
Perhaps Tool's most under-appreciated song. I dig the stoner-metal riffing the solid work provided by
the
rhythm section. It's also pretty damn cool how Maynard's vocals become a little more powerful with each
chorus until he's screaming the last one. | |
Yazz_Flute
06.06.10 | Aenima is easily my favorite Tool album, I included a little more variety though.
Again no Undertow. I've heard most of the songs on it I think but still haven't heard it in its entirety. | WeepingBanana
06.06.10 | id tool that well but i might have to check out #1 just because i love bill hicks
and congratz on the license | ShadowRemains
06.06.10 | get undertow :P
Sober and Flood are fantastic
list is good
congrats on the license | eggsvonsatan
06.06.10 | Third Eye is probably my favorite as well.
Get Undertow ASAP. Its quite simple as far as Tool is concerned, but excellent none-the-less.
I'm seeing them on the 19th. First show of the tour. I have no idea what to expect.
| fr33convict
06.06.10 | I'm seeing them on the 21st. It'll be amazing without a doubt. | Emim
06.06.10 | Gratz on the license, man. How old are you?
Also, glad to see someone NOT hating on Tool around here. | fr33convict
06.06.10 | They do get a suprisingly large amount of hate around here. Then again Sputnik has a suprisingly large troll population.
Oh and I think the lyrics to Right in Two are fantastic. Just my two cents :P | FadeToBlack
06.06.10 | where do u live? in the uk you can't even book your driving test until you've passed the theory bit | megadeth101
06.06.10 | tool is meh | londoncalling457
06.06.10 | man i don't get my license until august and i'm about to be a senior in high school. i guess that's what you get when you wait almost a year to get your permit after you're eligible. | Yazz_Flute
06.06.10 | I'm 16 and a Junior in High School.
And I didn't get it yet, but I passed the driving test. I need to take a knowledge test at the DMV next week to get it.
I go through phases with Tool, I started out loving them, then I joined the whole "Tool are pretentious overrated douchebags" group and now i'm back into them for the most part, mostly just Aenima however.
It's funny how much hate they get considering Aenima and Lateralus both have 2000+ votes and a 4.4 average. | KILL
06.06.10 | undertow is so good | FadeToBlack
06.06.10 | Danny Carey is the best drummer in rock, dispute that and I know you are a dunce. I made a list of all of his gear:
Drums, Sonor Designer Series (bubinga wood): 8x14 snare (bronze), 8x8 tom, 10x10 tom, 16x14 tom, 18x16 floor tom, two 18x24 bass drums.
Cymbals, Paiste: 14" Sound Edge Dry Crisp hi-hats, 6" signature bell over 8" signature bell, 10" signature splash, 24" 2002 China, 18" signature full crash, #3 cup chime over #1 cup chime, 18" signature power crash, 12" signature Micro-Hat, 22" signature Dry Heavy ride, 22" signature Thin China, 20" signature Power crash.
Electronics: Simmons SDX pads, Korg Wave Drum, Roland MC-505, Oberheim TVS.
Hardware: Sonor stands, Sonor, Axis or Pro-Mark hi-hat stand, Axis or Pearl bass drum petals with Sonor or Pearl beaters (loose string tension, but with long throw).
Heads: Evans Power Center on snare batter (medium high tuning, no muffling), G2s on tom batters with G1s underneath (medium tuning with bottom head higher than batter), EQ3 bass drum batter with EQ3 resonant on front (medium tuning, with EQ pad touching front and back heads).
Sticks: Trueline Danny Carey model (wood tip). | KILL
06.06.10 | omg | Relinquished
06.06.10 | i'm copying that down | Jonathan10
06.06.10 | third eye is one of the best songs ever imo | Slipping Away
06.06.10 | props on putting right in two on here as that's my favorite tool song | Yazz_Flute
06.06.10 | why post all of that?
and I live in CT | megadeth101
06.06.10 | tool is meh | Yazz_Flute
06.06.10 | sometimes they are yeah | Tulannical
06.06.10 | i aced my written test. not so much on the driving part.. oh well. i have my license now.
congrats. | Disconnected
06.07.10 | 6 is my favorite. |
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