I've seen Tool three times. They were great the first two times, and kind of meh the third time, even though they covered a Ramones song for their opening tune. It was 2001, and I think Joey Ramone had just died. I'm almost certain they played "Commando." Anyways, by that point their theatrical shit was more important than their music... All kinds of really cheesy stage props and light show crap happened starting about midway through the show.... the first thing I thought of was fucking Spinal Tap...
like the band alright, though. Undertow, Aenima, and Lateralus are all albums I still put on and enjoy. Especially Aenima.
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Opiate and even Undertow (though I still like about half the songs) haven't aged as well as Aenima. That is their classic, Bill Hicks samples and all. Unfortunately the last 2 don't match up either. Still wouldnt mind seein em live, maybe with Meshuggah opening again.
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the Undertow era is when they were a great band...although, if you wanna talk songs to take a massive bong hit to...or even just a shot...or a plunge of heroin...the first hit of this track is truly, truly unstoppable...
the occult shit is to give idiot money-payers an aesthetic and some mystery to get behind. think "paul is dead"
tool pretty much just makes fun of their hardcore fans, as near as i can tell.
seen 'em thrice. 2 shows were pretty damn phenomenal, performance wise. 1 show was pretty damn horrible, they kept getting out of time from each other and trainwrecking. fucking TOMAHAWK blew them off the stage that night, for chrissakes.
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saw them in 96. they were sick and people didn't know the words to every song on aenima yet. i'm not going to be defending them in this thread though..
fallbacktostone wrote:saw them in 96. they were sick and people didn't know the words to every song on aenima yet.
+1
i'll also keep my opinions to myself
if there's anybody in the world who'd be fucking unobservant enough to actually damage themselves with trap-soap I guess it'd be the guy with dialup in 2007
TheDOAD wrote:Shit band. Always has been, EVERY single tool song sounds the same. Perhaps its just that pompous horse braying ass they have for a vocalist.
TheDOAD wrote: EVERY single tool song sounds the same.
come on. this is a board that was originally formed around music in which every song sounds the same...
if there's anybody in the world who'd be fucking unobservant enough to actually damage themselves with trap-soap I guess it'd be the guy with dialup in 2007
