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05-03-2006, 12:40 AM
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Re: New Tool in January?
Some of the tracks linger on a bit much, but on the whole, I'm not disappointed; I like it overall so far. Nice 2ch mix as always, evident on a number of the tracks. Much mellower than I was expecting.
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05-04-2006, 08:49 AM
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Re: New Tool in January?
Amazing a band with so much talent can make something so uninspired boring and mediocre.
Does every track need to have a techno, bongo echo chamber beginning.
I couldnt keep my hand of the fast foward button.
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05-08-2006, 12:45 PM
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Re: New Tool in January?
1.5 listenings, and I'm really digging it. A lot of it is a bit different from what we've heard from them before, which won't work for everybody. But trying new things is (almost) always commendable.
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05-08-2006, 05:11 PM
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Re: New Tool in January?
I think the only song on the whole album that sounds anything like aenima is the first song Vicarious. To be honest, after multiple listenings, it is my least favorite song on the album for that very reason. Wings for Marie and 10,000 days, songs 3 and 4 respectively, are my favorites with 10,000 days being a clear winner for best song on the album. It is long, but I can only imagine seeing them play it live. My understanding is that this song is about Maynards mother, who was paralyzed and wheel chair bound for 27+ years until her death, hence 10,000 days. I find it intersting that on my second favorite song on the album (2: Jambi) he references his affinity for the dark side and how some one turned him around and in 10,000 days obviously is referencing the xtian belief of the ever after and his mothers ascension to heaven. We all know about the gag awhile back where he supposedly quit Tool and was going to devote his life to Christ... ala Brian "Head" Welch from Korn. Either way I love this album for the songs it has, and hope they don't take so long making another one. I think he has said in a few interviews that APC is over, so maybe...
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05-08-2006, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Juan Castillo
We all know about the gag awhile back where he supposedly quit Tool and was going to devote his life to Christ... ala Brian "Head" Welch from Korn.
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Neal Morse from Spock's Beard did the same thing (he actually quit the band to create religious music).
Strangely enough, Morse's solo stuff has generally been superior to recent Beard albums. . .
Faith Plus One! 
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