Michael MacLennan Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 If they play The Pot at the Carling Academy then, oh my, hmmmmmmmmm... what a song. can't say too much about the rest of the album as just been obsessively listening to that song, but I don't see the need for Tool to 'progress', having to make creative leaps and bounds from each album to the next just for the sake of it seems as pointless as making the same album over and over again. It should just be a natural process, so far I'd definitely say there's a difference between this and Lateralus, and if it's not so great as some expected, then that's understandable, but I for one love the directness of some of the new songs. I think if they'd taken another side-step it could have easily become purposely wanky and god knows, there's already enough bands doing that at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 It should just be a natural process' date=' so far I'd definitely say there's a difference between this and Lateralus, and if it's not so great as some expected, then that's understandable, but I for one love the directness of some of the new songs. I think if they'd taken another side-step it could have easily become purposely wanky and god knows, there's already enough bands doing that at the moment.[/quote']Completely agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 is it just me' date=' or the more I hear maynards voice, the more I think it sounds like english folk?...he sounds like he's been inspired by burt jansche...I like the new lp packaging, the 3d viewer is ace...some of the tracks are a bit dull, and sound like laterallus bsides...but, the quality songs make up for it....still to decide my fave track. I am glad I bought it.[/quote']Where did you get that vinyl :OWant it so baddddddddddddddddddddddddd :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I have listened to the album about 5 or 6 times now.Favourite songs for me are definitely Vacarious, Jambi and The Pot - three classics. The last 'proper' track and the one with 'the patient'* speaking in a mega fast distorted voice are also pretty decent. But Wings 1 and 2 are a bit average...Artwork and packaging is incredible! Took me a few minutes to adjust my eyes to the stereoscopic lens, but once you do the art looks brilliant.Overall i would say a marginally weaker album than lateralus, but with three such brilliant songs it's still worth the tenner, and still Tool stand in a league of their own.One thing that I was pretty gutted about though, was the fact that ALL the reviews said it was a lot heavier and meshuggah-esque. Uh... 'fraid not. In fact that is the biggest pile of bollocks ever, and I didn't even hear the vaguest HINT of meshuggah in any of the songs whatsoever.... just seems like Meshuggah are the name to drop these days.EDIT: *hoho, didn't even realise what I did there first time round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Ach Weel it was a shite album ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Where did you get that vinyl :OWant it so baddddddddddddddddddddddddd :Osorry, I am old...when I write "lp", I mean cd...no vynil down in london yet....sorry for the alarm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 sorry' date=' I am old...when I write "lp", I mean cd...no vynil down in london yet....sorry for the alarm![/quote']nooooooooooo. spent a few hours trying to track it!!!!But.......... I did find the double cd of 10,000 days :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medichi Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Given it a few spins - some moments of greatness, moments of tedium - same as Lateralus then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Useful idiot Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Love this album. Got myself a d/ld copy. Its just awesome, was not too sure at the start but i love the direction they have gone in. Vocals seem a lil easier on nard, he must be getting old. But yeah what a song vicarious is, and that wild bit in rosetta stoned with the insanely fast lyrics... just class. Cant stop listening to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 nooooooooooo. spent a few hours trying to track it!!!!But.......... I did find the double cd of 10' date='000 days :o[/quote']and what does the second cd have on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_sc Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 I got 10,000 Days just before our gig on Tuesday, my first Tool album. I love it. Vicarious, The Pot and Rosetta Stoned are brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_matter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Rosetta stoned has an insanely fast bit in it. I sit and look at the lyrics and even my brain can't go with it. It's crazy talk i tell ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Think I'ma have to get myself a copy when I go into town tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Rosetta stoned has an insanely fast bit in it. I sit and look at the lyrics and even my brain can't go with it. It's crazy talk i tell ya.its very strange indeedbut just clear enough to be heardthe madest thing is maynard is able to recreate it live :|http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=E866DA204C75DD62&key=be5fe74948de59ba648b37f97e6161e7a050fb42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Vicarious is so bloody brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 and what does the second cd have on it?Still unclear as to what it has, i think it maybe the original cd but in 5.1 :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Allready picked up two full bootlegs in flac, the coachella one (not bad) and the 03-05 paramount (nice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled Posted May 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Still unclear as to what it has' date=' i think it maybe the original cd but in 5.1 :O[/quote']there are some 'rumours' that this is just a b-side album and the real one is out in a few weeks o_Oim highly doubting this but there are a few websites that have a different album of the same name with a different release date so who knows :Sand where have u got these bootlets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_matter Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 its very strange indeedbut just clear enough to be heardthe madest thing is maynard is able to recreate it live :|http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=E866DA204C75DD62&key=be5fe74948de59ba648b37f97e6161e7a050fb42i was hoping you'd have a link to a live performance of this! i've been dying to hear it live. It's really really un-tool-like. I don't know what to make of it. ?( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 there are some 'rumours' that this is just a b-side album and the real one is out in a few weeks o_Oim highly doubting this but there are a few websites that have a different album of the same name with a different release date so who knows :Sand where have u got these bootlets?from usenet and a clever program called newsleecher that has supersearch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_sc Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Vicarious is so bloody brilliant.Agreed. Although I'm liking Jambi more and more now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Also, I never usually quite get into the lyrical content of albums quite like this... But the song 'The Pot' - has anyone noticed it's doubling meaning; It attacks weed-smokers with a bunch of cool of metaphors ("eyehole deep in muddy waters...", presumably referring to bongs), but also the fact the song is bashing hypocrites and liers ("Now you piss all over my black kettle"). Before I heard the song I assumed the title was about a ceramic container, but I now know is about weed and a metaphor for a hypocrite Maybe I'm just stupid and everyone already 'got' this, but it's fucking clever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Also' date=' I never usually quite get into the lyrical content of albums quite like this... But the song 'The Pot' - has anyone noticed it's doubling meaning; It attacks weed-smokers with a bunch of cool of metaphors ("eyehole deep in muddy waters...", presumably referring to bongs), but also the fact the song is bashing hypocrites and liers ("Now you piss all over my black kettle"). Before I heard the song I assumed the title was about a ceramic container, but I now know is about weed and a metaphor for a hypocrite Maybe I'm just stupid and everyone already 'got' this, but it's fucking clever...[/quote']I completely agree, Tool are one of very very few bands who interest me from a lyrical point of view, their lyrics are insanely cleverly done and not so cryptic that it takes a stab in the dark to figure out the meaning behind them. A lot of their lyrics seem very bitter towards idiots aswell....which I love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I went and bought the album yesterday and listened to it a couple of times. To be honest its not doing anything for me but I will give it time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 A lot of their lyrics seem very bitter towards idiots aswell....which I love.Hooker With A Penis, for example - amazing song, and brilliant lyrics too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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