The reason Maynard's vocals tend to be so low is because he intended for Tool as a band to be the focus, showing everyone's talent equally, not just him being the front man.
i think the beats will bring the instrumentation out too much, specially the bass cuz theyre optimized for pop and hip hop that usually have very loud vocals
The lack of that first experience is slowly being replaced by an appreciation angle afforded by the prevalence of all the teacher/reactor channels covering their work. It's the gift that keeps on giving!
@@paulylewis8512 yea I get what you’re saying. It’s definitely my least favorite album. It just seemed to me like MJK didn’t really have much at all to say on it and some of the music seemed like it was mashed up bits of Lateralus outtakes. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a good album. All their albums are diamonds. This one is just the least shiny diamond out of the bunch.
I'm sad because probably I will never see tool live :( I'm 20 and from Latin America Lol. My dream is to watch tool live with LSD, it would be freaking amazing.
46 & 2 was one of my favorite tool songs for a longtime when I was younger. The energy is just so explosive and the meaning behind the lyrics are really really deep.
This is one of my favorite Tool songs but I will die on the hill that the core idea of the song is kinda dumb. I even like the lyrics but the idea behind it doesn’t hold up.
@@27dollarsand44cents My understanding is it’s about something people call “Christ Consciousness”, where we gain two extra chromosomes and evolve into a higher stage. Not how chromosomes work lol
My dad's best mate gave me Ænima by Tool on Cassette when I was 11 and had started playing guitar. Little did he know.. Tools music would go on to save me from Depression. There's just too much to focus on in the music.. and the lyrics. Too much to think about to stay in one place. When I wasn't doing well.. I would put on my headphones and just focus on the music. I am 32 now. Happy to see people experiencing Tool for the first time. What a feeling 😁👍
Yes! It takes you away. From everything to another place. Even if only for 5 minutes when you are listening you’re literally escaping and it feels so therapeutic! I believe that’s why Maynard doesn’t want cameras at shows. Just be IN the moment, truly.
@@hootanma6351 I am so pleased I got to fully experience listening to Fear Inoculum as a new release. I bought 10000 days when it was new, but I don't think I appreciated what it was on first listens. After a couple of decades listening to tool music, Fear Inoculum was mind-blowing to hear new tracks again. Fear inoc/pneuma/invincible/descending may be one of the best opening track combos ever
Alot of people don't know, even tool/a perfect circle/ puscifer fans don't know that Maynard writes most of the songs for his 3 groups along the Fibonacci Sequence
Prog bands are just different. Dream Theater has one of the best guitarists of all time, arguably THE greatest keyboard player, amazing singer, disgusting drummer, phenomenal bassist.
You sir, genius. To be open to every music genre and appreciate the best of each is a gift. Tool just hits the soul in a way no other band has ever done. 🎉🎉🎉
Tool never makes trash!! i would suggest doing lyric videos. the message of the song adds a whole new layer to the already masterpiece compositions Tool puts together! Enjoy this ride man, its a journey and a vibe unlike anything you have experienced
While I still can't really get into most of Fear Inoculum, I agree they never make trash. Yes, I know I'm totally the minority on this. Each previous album grabbed me immediately.
This song is an incredible representation of spiritual shadow work. The lyrics are essentially about not being able to evolve until we accept our shadow
Just saw Tool for the first time a few days ago. I have never been so mesmerized in my life. The chemistry they have and the consistency of their performance is unmatched. If you have the chance you have to see them live.
O'Keefe Music Foundation did a cover of this using some of their students and it's absolutely fire. They posted the studio recording/performance on RU-vid 7 years ago. It's still up and it still blows my mind.
@@Issafreecrunch Hard relate, man. I often get chills seeing people react to bands I love for the first time, like I get to experience it anew myself through someone else.
I love this so much. I'm in my early 30's, and Tool was my first concert ever when I was 13. Watching you react to this is reminding me of being a teenager discovering them for the first time.
Nobody does this like you. Love your reactions. I loved your stunned "bruh?!?!?" right after the song. From now on, I will use that single word to describe this song to anyone who hasn't heard it yet. Because that is all you can say to this masterpiece. I appreciate your positivity. Thanks!
I was a teenager in the late 90s - I always regarded Tool as some kind of sacred entity that I didn't understand or wasn't worthy to listen to. I was into all kinds of rock music, but they just had this other-worldly mysticism around them. Their musicality is just off the charts and was beyond my comprehension at the time.
Dude wtf I experienced the same thing. Was born in the late 90s but growing up I remember almost being weirded out or scared of their music. My dad would play them and something felt so ...off about the music. I never felt the swing and punch that many of tool's songs have before and am so glad I stuck it out and got back into them more than ever when I was a bit older and could fully appreciate the musicality and creativity. Sorry its hard to put that into words but I totally feel you
I think its because they take typical music theory and throw it out the window. They dont follow normal music flow and rhythm. They make it work so well too.
That's funny that's exactly how I felt, and everyone had that one friend who thought they completely understood Tool and held all the knowledge and never held back on explaining it 24/7 lol.
Yes, same here!! I knew about Tool in middle school and high school but like you didn't feel worthy or something. I actually got into A Perfect Circle first in early college and then just fell into Tool hard shortly after. It's like others said, had to age/mature a little to fully appreciate.
Look up O’Keefe Music Foundation 46&2. It’s a group of kids ranging in age from 10-17 playing this song. But the icing on the cake is the young lady providing the vocals. Insane!!
Yeah, her name is Kala Rose and she's the lead singer of Saving Escape now. Thankfully she followed that talent! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oYEXeW94z5A.html She's got the Florence Welch vibe.
Tool is literally one of my favorite bands of all time, it is a treat for me to watch people discovering them for the first time. As for the vocal being low in the mix it is an artistic choice. Maynard likes his voice to be just one more instrument in the whole of the music. I recommend you check out the lyrics as you listen to the song to get the full picture. Enjoy, these people never get old! :)
You should look into Vektor if you are in to Thrash progressive metal. They push some abstract boundaries like Tool. Just in a more thrashy way. (Tetrastructural Minds for a good range of what they can do. Echoless Chamber for Heavy Thrash. Forests of Legend for Ambient feel. Outer Isolation if you want a space journey, and many more)
You don't just listen to tool You experience it The lyrics go so deep. Its talking about your evolution of the human consciousness and stepping through the shadow which is beyond ego. Becoming more than we are
I love that you give rock genuine love too, to many people who love certain genres can’t crossover and enjoy other genres. This goes both ways for fans of rock and rap.
One of the coolest versions of this song is done by kids like a "School of Rock" kinda thing. They have some real talent. Definitely worth reacting to.
The hardest part of listening to Tool as a beginner is the pace of the song and the cadence of Maynard’s singing. As a beginner you are always 3 steps behind, keep listening. You will learn.
I bought this CD when I was 14, and it never got old to me. Not one time. They use a melodic tone combined with orchestral style breakdowns... the timing is flawless. One of my favorite bands of all time 💯
@@JMyrk imagine a world where people don’t think the same as you. Shadow work has been essential in many cultures. It’s not just a new random philosophy. The words shadow work probably are but accepting the parts of ourselves we hate isn’t new whatsoever
It blows my mind that there are people who haven’t heard Tool before!! I’m so jealous watching these videos because I know this feeling and you only get it once. A new Tool song is a high you just can’t top!!
Parabol + Parabola are my two favorite tool songs. I’m an avid tool listener. Not many people have done the reaction for those songs and I’d love to see it. They’re meant to be played back to back. I’d love to see you do a reaction. I love the channel man. Keep sending out those positive vibes.
Yesss they are a very musical group! They play around with time signatures- switch between 4/4 and 3/4 and it gives a real like poppy jazz beat. I love Tool because you can listen to a song a million times and pick up something new. Watching you react to it let me see that there was the common pattern in the melody in the drums- never heard it before 😂 shit is straight magical
Imo, it's about discovering the repressed parts of yourself so they don't control you. Know yourself. They follow Crowley, who said you can ascend into a Superman by purging all human weakness ... like mercy and compassion. He also wrote the Bible of s4+4nism.
Imagine aside from the complexity of the music if LayedBak ever did lyric dives for tool. Not just reading them, but actually delving into the meanings full on.
I have seen *HUNDREDS* of live bands. I have seen Tool live 3 times. Let me rank my favorite live performances of all time for you; 1. Tool 2. Tool 3. Tool 4. Um... maybe The Foo Fighters? Idk. Ramstein was awesome. Really it's like a 20-band tie and 4th doesn't even matter here.
@@williamtindol8503 yeah yeah I know. 😁. I just hate getting into a song and bam. Like singing real loud in the car and someone stops the music mid sentence.
@@allisonj6774 reminds me when they would play 'black magic woman' on the radio and stop the song before Santana does the ending guitar solo just to save like 30 seconds...
i think its cool how you have followers of so many different genres of music , im a HUGE tool fan. and ive been watchin your reviews for a good minute. music brings so many people together at the end of the day and that is such a beautiful thing man .
From the heart, love that people from all walks of life can share in these pieces of themselves (songs, experiences, etc). It just shows us that we're all more alike than we are different, even if we all express it in different ways. Keep enjoying and having fun with this stuff. Peace n' love.
Been listening to tool since this album was released. It is so great seeing these reaction videos to people getting to experience their vibe for the first time! Some suggested tracks of theirs that I feel fit in the same style they provide are Lateralus, Pneuma, The Witness, Culling Voices, and 7empest.
Underrated means not given enough attention, he has 1.93 millions subs!!!, people love using that word but don’t use it correctly, he would be underrated if he had 10.000 subs
i love the fact that this dude made the channel that was majority rap and pop, but now we realize this guy just loves *music*. That’s gotta be one of the most respectful things on this platform.
Man, instant sub. Watching this was so goddamn wholesome. If I could go back in time and see myself in my high school bedroom listening to this song for the first time I'd imagine it would be quite similar to this.
The only thing deeper than their instrumental artistry is their lyrical artistry. Noi one will agree with it all, but man is it REAL. Like Pink Floyd real.
