| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 12/22/2006 8:46:32 AM |
He says you HAVE to see Tool live.
Indeed!
It was one of the best shows I have ever seen!
I love how they were influenced by bands that I grew up with. | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 12/23/2006 11:39:49 AM |
Indeed!
It was one of the best shows I have ever seen!
I love how they were influenced by bands that I grew up with.
I second that. It was so amazing I wouldn't begin to be able to describe it. You just have to be there. I wish everyone could. | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 1/5/2007 9:20:29 AM | I absolutely love the album. It is by far the best that Tool has put out in my opinion. The lyrics and music just grab you and won't let you pull away, you just want to keep on listening.
I've heard rumours that Tool is not finished with Canada and when they do roll around to Toronto again I'm getting tickets! | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 1/6/2007 11:09:49 AM |
I've heard rumours that Tool is not finished with Canada and when they do roll around to Toronto again I'm getting tickets!
Do yourself a favour and be sure not to miss them when/if they come around again. At the rate they release CDs who knows when you may get another chance. I was in the midst of getting divorced last time they came around and had to give up my tix (baaaaaad decision, should have gone anyway  ) but I did get to see them last September in TO. We got soaking wet with rain but the venue was packed and the rain only seemed to add to the atmosphere. The band doesn't jump around on stage like many, Tool are one hell of a visual and aural display. It had to be one of the best shows I've ever seen. The music and lyrics have a lot of layering and depth...I can listen to a Tool CD for months without getting tired of it. | |
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Posted: 1/29/2007 7:35:27 AM | | well see you must of found something in this cd that i have not been able too. to be honest it sort of disapointed me. want to hear a great cd? check out the revolting**** cd****d and loaded. it may suprise you | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 1/29/2007 11:07:44 AM | | 10 000 days definatly showcased maynards progression, though ive found some of the melodies a bit recycled...its thier music thier riffs theyre allowd to expand on it all they wish...nothing this band does has been bad...for a band ive been listening to since i was 13 theyve definatly never failed to step it up a notch since the last album...10 000 is much more mellow and melodic then thier past releases. i like aenima the best for tunes like eulogy and aenima and well every track really...but 10 000 is helping them become the timeless band they are. i will still pick up thier cds when im 60 and i can see kids gathering around smoke pot 20 years from now trippin to tool...just like i did to bands like pink floyd when i was in highschool...haha amazing group.....i never cared it took them so long to release albums, cause it was well worth the wait. and if they never put out another album thatll be fine by me. at least they wont start putting out filler albums just to make a buck...love that artwork too! alex greys awesome...anyway...theres my tool 2 sense...though i cpould go forever. | |
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Posted: 1/30/2007 8:14:02 PM | I love Opeth too...one of the greatest prog metal bands ever....but how you can compare these bands to Tool is beyond me....the ONLY thing that makes Tool "metal" is Jones' "chug-a-chug" rhythm style....they are prog rock plain and simple....
I'm not comparing. I'm saying Opeth is a far better band.
Oh common...they may have gained the popularity of a semi-mainstream band...but try focusing on the music instead of the fact that they are getting more publicity now....
"Semi-mainstream"? All of Tool's albums have gone platinum, and they've become a staple of Modern Rock radio. I don't have a problem with that at all. I just think they're overrated.
...it's funny that your two favorite tracks on the album are the most "accessable"....
99.9% of the mainstream bands CAN'T compose anything remotely close to what Tool puts together....
Well you're right that Nickelback can't compare. I'm just saying that for their style, they're pretty mainstream. That's not necessarily a bad thing, mind you.
Danny Carey is a monster...and he shows it more than ever on 10,000 days....
...but then again...to a lot of people...a complex time signature may go unnoticed...
Oh they're excellent musicians. I'm not knocking their skill. I just find that their music meanders and bores on my end.
he drives that band...and Maynards spiritual, personal, and FAR from cryptic lyrics make them just a little more special....Jones is not my fav....but I've begun to appreciate the "less is more" attitude that he has...
Oh his lyrics are great, but they're open to much interpretation.
...but in the end...OBVIOUSLY anyone who still thinks that Tool is metal is gonna be disappointed in their new album....
I dunno. 10,000 days sounded pretty heavy to me. "Vicarious"? Holy cow. I can't believe I was hearing it on radio. I thought it was a Fates Warning song at first. Great song btw, from a merely above average band.
I like complexity too, but I also like songs, and I dislike complexity or obscurity for its own sake. I don't feel that I should have to listen to an album 100 times before I start to like it. I don't believe that a song should be like a puzzle, something one has to "figure" out.
This kind of music is too intelligent/complex a style for some listeners who listen to music as a "trendy pastime" rather than appreciate what it takes to put together something so diverse and meaningful.
Maybe so. I'm not one of those who views music as a "trendy pastime". I feel that I listen to music that is meaningful also as well as diverse. I mean, I just got done listening to the new Melechesh album. Can't imagine the kids rushing out to buy that one.
The new album doesn't fit the current "instant gratification society" trend so some will put no effort into giving it a fair spin. I have well over 600 cds at the moment and this album in no way dissappoints. It's just not for the ADD sufferers.
I gave it an effort and do not suffer from ADD. :) | |
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Posted: 1/31/2007 1:14:03 PM | everyone has thier own taste in music...for years i hated hip hop and pop because the lack of talent that went into them and the fact that the mainstream people werent putting into the thought behind the art. and just buying up crap. then one day i sort of realized that music was original ment to make people happy. the first guy to drum on a hollow log didnt do it with some deep profound intent...he did it to dance to and provoke happiness. music didnt become profound and deep and meaningful till later...no idea when im not a music history buff.
all that being said im in the group that does enjoy profound and deep and thought provoking art. tool definatly fits the bill. im going to have to disagree with you on the mainstream part my friend...tool was borderline mainstream in the 90s because thier videos were getting played on much music (or whatever plays music tv) and thier vidoes are amazing. but it really was the end of undertow start of aenima era...other then that the reason they go platnium is because they are a great timeless band. mainstream kinda makes it sound like theyve sold out and get lots of radio play every kid out there knows who they are. sadly the youngest generation out there can pick hedley out of a line up before tool...sad sad day.
metal? no not metal. tools always had its heavy bits and its softer bits and as they progress, and age i suppose, the soft bits are beginning to outnumber the heavy bits. and thats fine with me. i love my metal but ive never agreed with the metal label they recieved from some cliques. i know 50 year olds that have been listening to tool since undertow and they wouldnt wanna hear it referred to as metal. \not everyone liked pink floyd when theyre were coming out and look at how theyve held on. i really kind of refer to tool as the pink floyd of my generation. im not comparing them to pink floyd per say...but there is definatly some parallels one can draw to the nature of the beasts.
anyway guys back to my original statement everyone likes what they like and thats cool...im just starting to feel old like my parents cause i find myself saying things like "thats not music" and "turn that crap down" oh my what have i become...have fun kids! | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 1/31/2007 5:30:53 PM | | I'll just add that Tool are very metallic and have cited metal bands as influences on their music. | |
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Posted: 1/31/2007 7:52:20 PM | ^^^^
I hear meshuggah influences in 10,000 days....but I would say the bigger influences are rooted in prog rock....they toured with King Crimson for christ sake....THAT is a rarity...
Any band that tours with Crimson can't possibly be mainstream....a mainstream audience would be totally bewildered... | |
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Posted: 2/1/2007 1:46:06 AM | | i caught them this past summer in denver and it was amazing. one of the best shows i've ever seen. it may be adam's cd, but justin rocked that show! | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 2/3/2007 4:51:26 PM |
Any band that tours with Crimson can't possibly be mainstream....a mainstream audience would be totally bewildered...
Well KC had a gold album. "21st Century Schizoid Man" has become a staple of classic rock radio. Just because they toured with them, doesn't mean they aren't mainstream. Mainstream isn't necessarily a bad thing. They'e too popular to be considered underground. | |
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Posted: 5/21/2007 9:28:37 PM | Took me a while I see but I just got into Tool this month or so and this is by far the most amazing album..I can't believe I didn't get into them earlier on .. ..10,000 days is absolutely incredible, glad i read this thread a while back which triggered me to give them a listen, and thanx to internet god for letting me d/l every album/demo tape lol ..thanx guys..
Sweet Regards,
GF
waiting patiently for my wings as I live out my time in the fire | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 5/26/2007 11:33:50 PM |
21 May, 2007 (03:14pm)
TREY & PAT TONIGHT IN TEXAS
King Crimson members Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto will be performing at tonight's TOOL SHOW in SAN ANTONIO, and then again in CORPUS CHRISTI.
I just about fell outa my seat when I read this.....anybody hear anything about openers for this tour? I'm headed to the St. Paul show in June....if Crimson opens for them I'll F*CKING CRY!!!!!!! | |
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Posted: 5/27/2007 11:13:36 PM | I fell in love with tool, corey taylor has done great with all his bands slipknot has achived the great and have to be the most popular "hard core band" out there rite now
Stone sours rite up there in the mainstream and tool is just amazing. If you thought there cd was great go see them live it left me breathless and disoriented | |
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Posted: 6/3/2007 10:27:11 PM | These goody-goody underground listeners that think because something sells a lot of copies, it's "mainstream". "Oh no! A lot of people listen to that now. They must not be good." What a joke. I can tell you that if that were me, I would love that many people to by my album. Especially in the manner that Tool has. For a band that has never put themselves in the spotlight (interviews, tv, special events etc.) and let the music speak for itself, they've accomplished more than most bands could ever dream of. They have never changed because of it. As a matter of fact, they even wrote a song for people like this titled "Hooker with a Penis". Just because it is "underground" doesn't make it good and I'll bet if you ask anyone of these bands that you call "underground", they can only wish for the success that Tool has been able to achieve.
The only ones that are overrated are people like you. By the way, Opeth is a fairly common band within the group of metal lovers. The reason bands like Tool can get so many fans is because they can relate to them and they transcend genres and musical bounds. Who gives a rat’s azz if they call it metal or prog rock or jazz? They perform and lots and lots of people listen. Success beyond success, something that apparently translates to failure to people like you. In the words of Maynard, "You can point that f**king finger up you azz!" | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 6/4/2007 9:35:28 AM |
It's a good album. I still prefer Aenima.
I agree with you on this one. But it could be because I have not played the new cd hundreds of times yet??? It is growing on me but I just don't like it as much (yet). | |
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Posted: 12/3/2007 4:44:08 PM | | They are playing on my town tonight, and the tickets are WAY too much. Lovely scalpers... | |
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Posted: 10/21/2008 10:04:10 AM | OMG yes Tool is one of my favorite bands. When 10,000 Days came out I got it the very first day. At first I didn't know what to think of it. Then after listening to it again and again I think it's a good album but not there best. In my opinion I think Undertow & Aeinma are my fav CD's. Yes I have seen them in concert twice~they kick ass | |
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Posted: 10/29/2008 3:15:46 PM | | Sadly I've never seen them live... although I get get 10kdays two days before it came out :D | |
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Posted: 12/20/2008 8:18:44 PM | | Noticed there wasnt any tool threads, so I revived this one... Danny carey has got to be my biggest inspiration when it comes to drumming, the mans a genious. | |
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| new TOOL album - 10 000 Days
Posted: 12/23/2008 2:10:39 AM |
Danny carey has got to be my biggest inspiration when it comes to drumming, the mans a genious.
Mine, too, buddy. His drumming is the reason I started experimenting with polyrythms, and oh how how the floodgates of possibilities just opened right up for me. | |
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