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Music : Undertow
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Rating: 
- Pulls me, for sure
How can you choose just one album to call "the best?" Particularly from a band like Tool, which is just incredible. The music is so intense and powerful and emotional and crazy. Just amazing, regardless of how much you like or dislike alt-metal of the mid-90's.
Rating: - Give it more than one listen...
THis is the last album album from tool that i got, because i went out of order, purchasing aenima, lateralus, opiate, then finally this. Each album does take getting used to, and i, realizing this, still doubted this album the first time i listened to it. However, after about a month now, it is now right up with aenima, my fav tool album and quite possibly favorite of all time. Woo- there- woo?
Rating: - Unique sound
These guys are amazing. Starting with the lead singer Maynard James Keenan. This guy can hit the high notes and just use his voice in ways that are truly magnificant. Thats not even boasting. The drummer is all over the place, this guy has great hands, very rapid and rhythmitic. And to top it off, the bass and guitars. Very eerie, and dark. Progressive metal at its finest. My favorite song on this cd is probably "undertow". Maynards lyric writing is great, well put together. There not to tough to figure out and at the same time there not easy either. Maynard makes it a point to tell you he's not religious in the sense. Lyrics are definitely not hear-say. Every track on here has its own special sound and part in it that makes you wanna listen to it over and over. To say they are overrated is an understatement. I'd say there not talked about enough at all. I only started listening to them this year, 4 weeks ago. They were simply a choice on my bar jukebox. I figured out who they were in a rather strange way. I asked a guy shooting pool what the name of the song it was he played and he was drunk as crap, he replied "uh i dont know, "sober?".lol. Ironic maybe?. Very good lyrics on sober. These guys are amazing. I listen to all sorts of music. And there starting to become my favorite. Check them out, you wont be disapointed
Rating:
- Just Plain Overrated
After reading the majority of the previous reviews i thought I'd give tool a try.....big mistake. The music is repetative and monotonous and the singer just annoys me with his shocking lyrics. There is no meaning behind the lyrics just poor music. I've studied music for the majority of my life and I know what talent is and this band seriously lacks it. I Don't see how anyone can be a "fan" of this band, they obviously have no respect for music. Listen to "Atomship - The Crash Of 47" if you want talent in this genre.
Rating: - More than 'Sober', my friends . . .
Not that this album is in dire need of additional scrutinization or anything, but I've now decided to add my two `sense' here into this huge Amazonian mix. So here we go..........
The major thing I need to say about Tool is that you CANNOT take their music at face value, not for a single danged second because once you fall for the brilliant facade, you've basically fallen into the chasm you think you're avoiding by listening to Tool in the first place (more on this later). There are multiple layers of meaning, multiple layers to those meanings, and even layers to how these meanings interact with other meanings. If you look at Tool from only one perspective, then you will completely miss the point of what Tool (or at least Maynard) is trying to show us.
Alright, so why do you listen to Tool? With this album and the "Opiate" EP that preceded it, it had a whole lot to do with a defiant theme of `questioning authority'. I mean sure, the music on "Undertow" is utterly sweet in every musical aspect, laying the foundation for modern nu-metal. But it was the messages of anger and depression and the manipulation of religion that so seemed to torment Maynard that really got attention. This is what got the freethinkers and atheists into Tool, because they, like Tool, `questioned authority'.
Questioning authority is good. Really, it isn't the greatest idea to just submit to anyone and everyone that seems to hold authoritive influence or power of some sort. However, it's one thing to truly search for truth and truly find it, and something else entirely to ignore the truth simply because you don't like it. This album is the story of someone who searches for truth, but somehow prefers desperation. This album is a HUGE slap in the face to those who hear Tool and `question authority', and yet fail miserably in that very regard by not even thinking to question the authority that TELLS them to in the first place! This album, "Undertow", is the beginning of the longest and most complex rock opera ever recorded (more, even, than "American Idiot":-). If you're still reading, pay attention.
Questioning authority truly IS the friggin point, people. Once you question Tool's true motives behind their music, then you will begin to understand what Tool's is actually saying. "Undertow" is the story of someone who questions authority and arrives to the WRONG conclusion, which is that there IS no conclusion. Humanity just blows. He just wants to sleep through this (`why can't we not be sober?'). Depression depression depression. It is patently clear to this character that religion cannot be the answer to anything he's looking for. He questioned that authority, and decided that it doesn't make sense to follow God. But throughout the album there are snippets of this guy looking back, and thinking "maybe I left the answer back there" with religion. "Digustipated", the album's closer, seems to be this guy reminding himself that he doesn't believe in God, that religion is a tool used for greed and manipulation. He's trying to run away from his doubts.
If I had the patience, I would go track by track and explain the obvious meanings of the track, the not-so-obvious meanings, and how each falls into the story perfectly. Unfortunately this can't be done right now, but try looking at it like this: "Undertow" runs seamlessly into the following album "Aenima", which follows the same thematic thread but has the character realize that he has to look beyond himself, beyond his eyes for the answers. At the closing, `Third Eye' is a determination to look for spiritual guidance, and "Lateralus" is the eye wide open and the truth understood. Ever notice all those eyes in the "Lateralus" artwork? Anyway, that was an incredibly inadequate summary, but I'll need to continue with those on their own reviews.
In people's great respect for Tool and their belief in `questioning authority', people are losing Tool's greater meaning by not questioning what Tool is trying to say. If you look at it from multiple viewpoints, it makes more sense than any other musical work I have ever heard. I know a lot of folks will disagree simply because they can't believe Tool could get any more complex then they already thought, but this is what it is. I'll write my other Tool reviews A.S.A.P. and tie it all together, but until then, yours truly can't wait `til Tool album 2005!!!!!
- Pulls me, for sureHow can you choose just one album to call "the best?" Particularly from a band like Tool, which is just incredible. The music is so intense and powerful and emotional and crazy. Just amazing, regardless of how much you like or dislike alt-metal of the mid-90's.
Rating:
- Give it more than one listen...THis is the last album album from tool that i got, because i went out of order, purchasing aenima, lateralus, opiate, then finally this. Each album does take getting used to, and i, realizing this, still doubted this album the first time i listened to it. However, after about a month now, it is now right up with aenima, my fav tool album and quite possibly favorite of all time. Woo- there- woo?
Rating:
- Unique soundThese guys are amazing. Starting with the lead singer Maynard James Keenan. This guy can hit the high notes and just use his voice in ways that are truly magnificant. Thats not even boasting. The drummer is all over the place, this guy has great hands, very rapid and rhythmitic. And to top it off, the bass and guitars. Very eerie, and dark. Progressive metal at its finest. My favorite song on this cd is probably "undertow". Maynards lyric writing is great, well put together. There not to tough to figure out and at the same time there not easy either. Maynard makes it a point to tell you he's not religious in the sense. Lyrics are definitely not hear-say. Every track on here has its own special sound and part in it that makes you wanna listen to it over and over. To say they are overrated is an understatement. I'd say there not talked about enough at all. I only started listening to them this year, 4 weeks ago. They were simply a choice on my bar jukebox. I figured out who they were in a rather strange way. I asked a guy shooting pool what the name of the song it was he played and he was drunk as crap, he replied "uh i dont know, "sober?".lol. Ironic maybe?. Very good lyrics on sober. These guys are amazing. I listen to all sorts of music. And there starting to become my favorite. Check them out, you wont be disapointed
Rating:
- Just Plain OverratedAfter reading the majority of the previous reviews i thought I'd give tool a try.....big mistake. The music is repetative and monotonous and the singer just annoys me with his shocking lyrics. There is no meaning behind the lyrics just poor music. I've studied music for the majority of my life and I know what talent is and this band seriously lacks it. I Don't see how anyone can be a "fan" of this band, they obviously have no respect for music. Listen to "Atomship - The Crash Of 47" if you want talent in this genre.
Rating:
- More than 'Sober', my friends . . .Not that this album is in dire need of additional scrutinization or anything, but I've now decided to add my two `sense' here into this huge Amazonian mix. So here we go..........
The major thing I need to say about Tool is that you CANNOT take their music at face value, not for a single danged second because once you fall for the brilliant facade, you've basically fallen into the chasm you think you're avoiding by listening to Tool in the first place (more on this later). There are multiple layers of meaning, multiple layers to those meanings, and even layers to how these meanings interact with other meanings. If you look at Tool from only one perspective, then you will completely miss the point of what Tool (or at least Maynard) is trying to show us.
Alright, so why do you listen to Tool? With this album and the "Opiate" EP that preceded it, it had a whole lot to do with a defiant theme of `questioning authority'. I mean sure, the music on "Undertow" is utterly sweet in every musical aspect, laying the foundation for modern nu-metal. But it was the messages of anger and depression and the manipulation of religion that so seemed to torment Maynard that really got attention. This is what got the freethinkers and atheists into Tool, because they, like Tool, `questioned authority'.
Questioning authority is good. Really, it isn't the greatest idea to just submit to anyone and everyone that seems to hold authoritive influence or power of some sort. However, it's one thing to truly search for truth and truly find it, and something else entirely to ignore the truth simply because you don't like it. This album is the story of someone who searches for truth, but somehow prefers desperation. This album is a HUGE slap in the face to those who hear Tool and `question authority', and yet fail miserably in that very regard by not even thinking to question the authority that TELLS them to in the first place! This album, "Undertow", is the beginning of the longest and most complex rock opera ever recorded (more, even, than "American Idiot":-). If you're still reading, pay attention.
Questioning authority truly IS the friggin point, people. Once you question Tool's true motives behind their music, then you will begin to understand what Tool's is actually saying. "Undertow" is the story of someone who questions authority and arrives to the WRONG conclusion, which is that there IS no conclusion. Humanity just blows. He just wants to sleep through this (`why can't we not be sober?'). Depression depression depression. It is patently clear to this character that religion cannot be the answer to anything he's looking for. He questioned that authority, and decided that it doesn't make sense to follow God. But throughout the album there are snippets of this guy looking back, and thinking "maybe I left the answer back there" with religion. "Digustipated", the album's closer, seems to be this guy reminding himself that he doesn't believe in God, that religion is a tool used for greed and manipulation. He's trying to run away from his doubts.
If I had the patience, I would go track by track and explain the obvious meanings of the track, the not-so-obvious meanings, and how each falls into the story perfectly. Unfortunately this can't be done right now, but try looking at it like this: "Undertow" runs seamlessly into the following album "Aenima", which follows the same thematic thread but has the character realize that he has to look beyond himself, beyond his eyes for the answers. At the closing, `Third Eye' is a determination to look for spiritual guidance, and "Lateralus" is the eye wide open and the truth understood. Ever notice all those eyes in the "Lateralus" artwork? Anyway, that was an incredibly inadequate summary, but I'll need to continue with those on their own reviews.
In people's great respect for Tool and their belief in `questioning authority', people are losing Tool's greater meaning by not questioning what Tool is trying to say. If you look at it from multiple viewpoints, it makes more sense than any other musical work I have ever heard. I know a lot of folks will disagree simply because they can't believe Tool could get any more complex then they already thought, but this is what it is. I'll write my other Tool reviews A.S.A.P. and tie it all together, but until then, yours truly can't wait `til Tool album 2005!!!!!