Old Composer REACTS to TOOL Wings For Marie 1 & 2 | Decomposers Reaction and Review 

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Thats what she said......?

True that

Truth! 🤣

@@jdp6295 What about Bob?

Make sure you listen again with lyrics... just beautiful!!! Thank you for doing what you do!!🤘🤙

Seeing this pop up on my feed excited me more than any other youtube video in recent memory

If you loved this masterpiece, you’re going to really enjoy “Intension/Right in Two” 🧐

Culling voices next, I think it might be my favorite vocal Maynard has done, it was the track, on first listen of the last album that hooked me, been with them since 92. Keep them coming. Peace

I'm still here! Haha. You would enjoy Harvard of the South - Descent

it gets me every time too...

For me it’s “it’s time now! My time now! Give me my wings!”

Me too.

Always gives me shivers

I’ve listened to Wings for Marie hundreds of times. Great song. But I never really looked below the surface. I’ve listened to the lyrics, but never really heard them. Now I’m sitting here alone, a grown man, literally crying. Bawling my eyes out. This is something special.

I will never stop before the end of part 2. Too special and important to be skipped over

I have a few songs like this. From tool, it's these two. For A7X, it's Fiction. For les friction, it's Come back to me. All of them such powerful songs about the death of a close one

Wow, thank you so much for your comment - it means a lot :)

Definitely bro. I came for the tool videos and stayed for the knowledge and passion!

@@KeyOfGeebz I agree so much, hearing your insights into the music brings out and exposes a whole new layer of appreciation for the artistry that went in to these songs, and seeing your passion and emotion for it really connects. I think it would be really cool to see you do maybe a follow up video to some of your reactions to certain songs you found really moving or special where you do more of a deep dive into the composition and music theory behind what is going on. I know you already do a lot but it could be a really neat long term project where you select songs with really unique or interesting elements and really break them down, I think it would be so cool.

Beautifully written, recycling them goosebumps into tears over here, much love.

Agreed. This is very enlightening as much as the music. Turn the Key of Geebz.

You spelled CD wrong.

@@mkmkmk1337 fair enough. *album

Ive been sitting in my driveway for 20 min listening to this haha

I agree, there are better technical songs but this song will last forever since it's emotional statement will always ring true.

It's the reason 10,000 Days is/was my favourite Tool album. Fear Innocuulum is really fucking good too.

@@tjlanglois1989 10K isn't my fav album. But I like it more than most people do. I think it's better than Lateralus and seems like most people put Lateralus at #1. Ænema is my #1.

@@Serit0nin ænima is my sister's favourite I think.

Especially when it comes to it's meaning. What child wouldn't feel this way about their mother if they went through the same? Hits me every time.

I've seen a perfect circle and pucifer in concert but never Tool. One of my dying wishes to see them live. silly as that may sound.

I was at that show! It was wild the thunder happening at the exact right spot! Didn't even care about the rain. THAT moment was once in a lifetime. No concert will beat it.

@@vanessablum9470 Right on! I was hoping someone else who was there would comment. It sounds made up because it was so freaking perfect. Hope you were in the covered section ;-)

@@aaronbiglow6573 Doesn't sound the least bit silly to me :-)

@@thepneumanator Right on the lawns. But it didn't matter. It was all magic.

I know!!!!!!!!!! Especially knowing how "anti-Christain/religion" or whatever he is..or was..

@@poncandn1 he's always used religious symbolism ambiguously

@@dr_fourkk_phd could've fooled me

“... give me my, give me my wings...”

It's the only time I heard that and it gave me chills.

Just reading that gave me goosebumps. Fucking love it

I've unfortunately seen pastors react to this song and say - almsot verbatim - "but that's not how it works. You don't get to decide if you've earned them." Very frustrating deflection but oh well.

Also one of the best recorded vocal tracks Maynard has ever done imo. He's always amazing but that one was on another level and will probably never be topped.

@@LudusAurea To a large degree i would say christianity is about interpretation, it evolves culturally and definintely personally. Most people probably wouldnt call themselves christian these days, but to a degree its inescapable since its such a large part of our heritage in the west. That said, a pastors words do not have to mean much.

Goosebumps for me

" Fetch me the Spirit, the Son And the Father. Tell them thy pillar of faith has ascended"

For me it’s the “daylight dims, leaving cold fluorescence” part that gets me. So cold and descriptive.

For me it’s “Judith Marie- Unconditional ONE!”

I'm ready just reading that line

Same. About to start. I'm ready.

👍

This is gut-wrenching, pure emotion. It is not supposed to be entertaining, I believe. It is a cathartic, primal scream.

One more comment- I lost the love of my life, my wife, recently, and this song rips my heart out, but, in a way that makes me feel better.

@@willasacco9898 ❤️

Ugh especially during the slow building crescendo at 25:30 saying "youre the only one who can hold your head up high/ shake your fists at the gates and say/ Ive come home now ..... / it's my time now / give me my wings!" He is demanding for God to give his mother what he and the church promised her all throughout her life. to give her the reward she deserved, but he doesnt think she's actually getting it.

It's also about how ugly and fake his family was.

Excellent eye, oh, and "Jimmy".

When you literally demand from a god that you don't believe in that he take your mother without question into his loving embrace... A god that you once again don't believe in, but need with all your heart to know your mother is there with

@@assortedramblings9132 Beautifully phrased

amen to that

Dear Mama from 2Pac is the only other song which captures such a raw emotion regarding his mother. Both amazing insights into how men view and appreciate their mothers.

@@WesleyThibodeau, Boyz II Men - A Song for Mama and Killswitch Engage - Rose of Sharon are pretty good too.

@@MaddDogg316 Roger that on The Rose Of Sharon.

@@WesleyThibodeau I'd check out Lowlands by gojira, the song was dedicated to their mother and the music video was shot in their childhood home.

Me too. So beautiful. I choked up and had goosebumps the whole time. Wow.

Hey said he would never do more work like this because it was too deeply personal being that it was about his mother that had a stroke and was immobilized for years. Hence 10,000 days in the fire is long enough.

Part 2 always messes me up,

Man, I was in LA when they played this song for the first time. Maynard had to leave during the song as he was choking up. Tool just kept playing and he came back a couple minutes later and continued. I don't think I will ever shed as many tears of pure bliss as I did in that moment. I felt Maynard's pain, I felt the movement of the music, I felt the energy of that moment in full. It was indescribable, almost religious.

What a legendary musician Maynard is, and how lucky y’all are, my father introduced me to to tool when I was 8 years old, I’m now 21 I am still an avid listener, these two songs in particular are my favorites, the passion, and depth these song have, have altered my reality and helped me move forward

Well said, sir. I feel u.

Brother! You just made me cry! Tool army for life!!

Well said Robert, been a fan since 92’ maybe 93’ never got to see them live. I do have a sweet stereo set up. It moves you.

beautifully said!!! agree 100%

@@saigawesnovember Oh, so you're that guy... 'OGT, from back in '92, Tool's first EP' huh? Lol.

Goosebumps every. single. time.

@@IFYOUWANTITGOGETIT I think you guys mean "chicken skin." ;-)

Judith and wings for Mary are definitely linked, both songs are about his mother.

If there truly are 5 stages, I find all of them in Wings for Mary pt1 and 2. Stuff like "You are the light and the way that they'll only read about" are outbursts of anger directed at all kinds of preachers who will tell you that she's moving on to a better place, while relentlessly opposing even the most passive form of life ending measures, causing his mother to be shackled in the way she was for 30 years. Maynard has been clear on the hatred he feels towards these sorts of religious figures. At the same time, the anger is not directed at his mother. Though he doesn't believe as she did, he clearly hopes for her sake she "was right" so to say. Even if she isn't, he wishes for her to finally get her wings ("you are the only one who can hold your head up high, shake your fists at the gates and say: "I've come home now. It's my time now. Give me my wings". Whether anyone believes in the concept of heaven, Maynard is basically saying: the only person who would be worthy is his mother. More than that, after having spent 10,000 days in the fire, she has earned the right to be angry at heaven itself. Ah well, I reckon many people could write countless essays on these two songs. Personally, all I know is that it feels real, visceral, lived through, and honestly, I rarely can sit through these two songs back to back without getting extremely emotional ever since I lost someone to a shitty, debilitating disease. Nothing is worse than just having to stand idly by, watching someone waste away and realizing there is no more "visiting" them, only a gradual "saying goodbye".

​@@rolmops883 I needed a moment after reading your comment to let it sink in. Every line in these songs is so much heavier than I ever thought.

Interesting take and I agree. Judith is angry that this could happen to such an amazing person. Then wings for Marie he wants the afterlife to be true for his mom

Dave, while I agree with you whole heartedly.... please don’t fall into the trap of automatically trusting those who do. Because if you send 4 million dollars, I’ll send you back 10 million and this song is in my bones! See what I mean? Lol

Sociopaths

I've seen this exact comment on other Wings for Marie videos.

I genuinely DON'T like listening to this song.....I tend to avoid it. Why? Because my mom is still alive. But she's in her mid 60s and I know one day, sooner rather than later, she will be gone. And I KNOW I will listen to this song after that happens....and bawl my fucking eyes out. And that fact....scares me. It's like I know for a fact that one day in the future....I will have that experience. I know for a fact it is in my future. But I don't know when. Really disturbing to think about.... And yet, I know I'll listen to this song then, because it will hurt...and heal at the same time. And that is valuable...to know when that day comes, I'll always have this song to help me through it. But it hasn't happened...........yet. Fucking life....

@@avedic This what I'm here doing. Being the son of a religious parent, these two songs can be one of those triggers where I really hope my Dad got what he deserved for the devotion and service he provided to his god. Always makes me just ugly cry.

by reading your comment i noticed that "judith" and "wings for marie/10000 Days" are (at least for my understanding) 3 out of 5 stages of grief. Anger(Judith), Depression(Wings for Marie), Acceptance(10000 Days).

@@robertlemcke3877 at least Jimmy also is part of the story... and is maybe more on the Denial side of the grief cycle

@@robertlemcke3877 Add Jambi (Bargaining) to the equation and you are at 4 levels.

Thanks for this great video Geebz! At some point you have to do some Gordian Knot! Code-Anticode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d2UkQudlLiI.html

I believe there was a period where he didn't want to sing Judith anymore because she passed away.

✋🏼 I'm at that point right now. All Things Maynard, honestly.

Been a tool fan for years, still learning new meanings and symbology from these guys :D

I am sorry for your loss. This song is absolutely about that and it is absolutely universal and pulls the heart strings of so many who hear it. I almost envy those who don't have an emotional reaction to a piece of art like this. Almost.

I am sorry about the passing of your wife. And thank you for sharing this with us. ❤️

I'll be marrying my fiancee soon, and though she hasn't said anything about it to me yet, I think she's battling her brain tumor again. The way she's been acting lately is scaring me. Im sorry for your loss, I might be joining the widower club decades sooner than I'd like.

Lost mine in 2020 to suicide. Respect brother. Sorry for your loss.

I think you're missing out on Jimmy, it's the first in this whole series... Some people say the end of it all was Horizons by Puscifer

To add on to this: members of the church she was involved in also gossiped heavily, saying that her horrible health was punishment from God because she was a sinner and not “holy” enough.

@@crankyanker2682 nice. That's what you wanna hear 👍🏻

Spot on summation of these three songs by Maynard.

I think you can add in Opiate to this "series" as well, where we really see Maynard speak his piece on what he thinks about organized religion. Maybe even Eulogy. But to me, it's fascinating to put these songs together and see him go through this cycle of cynicism, anger, grief, and hopefully healing eventually. Not something you get to see often.

Soften's you up-Tears you apart-Puts you back together...

Reflection doesnt get enough love

@@danielwake2430 Reflection is my favorite Tool song of all time.

@@awakenedtarot7306 +1... it's such a full song, and personally the lyrics took me from a place of darkness to wanting to love by default

@@YonoZekenZoid same. “Crucify the ego before it’s far too late” always hits me.

That's a total sync in motion they were in the pocket total art in motion. Tool is good...... real good

The Grudge🤘🤘

...and sinking deeper....

@@hanparker9752 yes

Must do grudge, fear innocculum, jambi, invincible, tempest

Man, thank you!

Absolutely. If people want to just listen to the song, they can go and listen to the song. I thought "reaction videos" were a stupid idea until I saw this guy, he's definitely in the

@@samgquinlan There's totally room for reaction videos in the educational department. The only problem in YT reaction videos is the ungriunded faith of the majority in them being in any way special. And lo and behold, there's a significant difference between a ghetto boi shouting "Datz dope!" and... this. Go figure.

J’approuve ton raisonnement! 🙂🤘

YES! I recommended this last video too lmao

yes! would love to hear your thoughts on these 3. or if you don't want to do a video that long please do Reflection! either way thanks for covering so many Tool songs. cheers from Iowa.

Reflection has always been my fav. I'd love to hear the holy3 b4 I pine away.

Indeed. I heard Reflection and Triad live. You want to talk about being moved to tears. My god.

Totally.... I think it was about 6 years till I knew this song was about his mom

100% Couldn't agree more, it also took me YEARS to finally dive into lyrics...and yes. it was like seeing/hearing them for the first time...utterly amazing.

Couldn't agree more, and each album is like a movement through a different phase of the "hero's journey" - Opiate is the rebellious youth being hushed, the naïve follower being fed anesthetic lies; the fool. Undertow is the 20something navigating through the pull of a rebellious youth into something greater, and Aenema is a newly adult cleansing of old habits, old ideas, ridding oneself of false idols to thine own self be true. Lateralus is a movement of maturing through the narcissistic tendencies of learning to stand on one's own, to realizing this light is not our own. 10,000 Days carries this through to reaching out for family - treasuring what we have in front of us and past, and realizing a brotherhood in the end: that we are all talking monkeys in Eden with enough to go around. Fear Inoculum is looking at one's own possible end bravely, and beyond, toward the greater miasma of time and history itself.

I'm so with you. I think I've heard every song from Lateralus, 10,000 days 150 times each and it was the 50th Time I had a revelation and then again around the 100th. It never stops.

@@Headlessthirst YEESSS hahahah they truly are the gift that keeps on giving!

Yeah, all sorts of terrifying

Tool is the rabbit hole you never want to find your way out of, because you fear what will emerge will be changed beyond all recognition.

Peace be with you Levi. My father passed on my birthday. This song always makes me tear up too. 😣

@@tdreff I'm sorry to hear that, you have my condolences. It's been just over a year since my dad passed and at first I think I was in shock but as time passed it became more real and that's when it got hard. They only thing that kept me going was my son. He is the fire in my heart that keeps me going. I hope you find or have found a fire of your own that will keep you going as well.

I listened to this song the day my dad died too.

@@phokas260 I'm sorry for your loss.

For me it will always be the talkbox before "Shine on forever, shine on benevolent sun...." and that vocal distortion.

For me it's the "into the TV" on Vicarious.

I thought for ages it was "damn my eyes"

@@unwantedscrub Haha... oh really?

What about the harmonized chorus of Parabola, "in this hoooooly reality, this hoooooly experience, choosing to be here in..."?

Even her suffering. The beginning is silence, the initial coma and as the intro begins it slowly gains tempo then leveled off, she is back but impaired. Then the undertone is dual, the slow impaired tempo of her body along with the bright hopeful tempo of her spirit.

Judith was before Wings/10000. Its like listening to a prequel... Leave the progression to the Dude. He'll get there! 😝😝😝

That's Perfect Circle - Orestes.

I love all these tunes but "When the Tigers Broke Free" or the song "The Final Cut" are such emotional tunes. Roger Waters is great at it.

Best tool track for a “decomposer” lol

Identify with 'Invincible' too A perfect song for this point of my life

AGREED!!!

Yes, would love to hear your reaction to Invincible. The engineering/mix on the Fear Inoculum album is fantastic. "Evil" Joe Barresi was the mixer/recording engineer

Agreed. I think that's the tour de force of the album. +1 for Invincible.

Your english is great i think!

Agreed excellent English especially for our generation in time and you have came here the same reason I have it's almost like you there with him or even just feeling him feel the song and I appreciate it cause I love this song my mom is my heart and soul couldnt imagine losing her I sometimes listen to this song to appreciate what I have when I feel like I'm being stubborn or stupid

Thanks you very much guys❤️

Che bello bro, non sono l'unico allora🤘♥️

@@kevintrabucchi7 per fortuna no fratè, hahahah🤘😂❤️

The thing that I always loved about Tool is that they didn't try to outshine each other. They're a band, not a bunch of solo artists playing together! It's not about how fast they could play or anything like that, it's about what serves the songs the best. Their most technical stuff is still there to make the sound, not show off. Until Fear Inoculum, anyway, which is basically a Danny Carey showpiece.

Adam isn’t the most technical guitarist by any means. But, he has such a different style of playing, both picking and and ways he uses his fret hand. Not to compare him with any other guitarist, but hes similar in a way with tom morello that they’re both ridiculously talented in their own style.

Pioneers don't have to shred. Adam Jones has certainly influenced my playing the past 20 years. His ability to serve the arrangement and the emotion is top shelf. Not to mention mastery of feedback and dynamics. God, and being able to play in a completely different meter than the rest of the band.... List goes on lol

@@serclintalot4497 and as a visual artist...amazing

@@Bramble451 I would agree. But you can both be super technical and still pull it off. Wintersun for example is good at that. Symphony X as well, and Winds, and I'd say Opeth and Ne Obliviscaris too.

He really needs to do this one, I agree.

Yes!!

Dude his video on that trio is gonna be like an hour long and I'm gonna love EVERY minute of it lol. Can't wait!

YES!

who is rick beato?

GREAT idea, that would be a good time, I love ricks stuff. Honestly, this old decomposer is the only other I’ve seen that can really break it down so well. Great ears for sure!

oh hell yeah, they would get along very well i think

@@Bliggers420 Producer, also does these kinds of breakdowns, but a lot more technical...90% of the time it's over my head since I don't have any musical edu. Defiantly worth checking him out.

I love The Patient

@Theorem my favorite song on lateralus and I had no idea😅

The patient is a gorgeous song and super innovative the way the guitar is gliding and harmonizing around maynards vocals most of the second half of the song.

HAAAAAAAAH

Tool fans are patient, it's in our nature lol

What's a 40 minute video when you're used to waiting over 10 years for an album to drop? ;)

We also never tire of hearing about how great Tool is.

Gives me chills, every single time.

Agreed. Some of Maynard's best lyrics.

Love the word selection. “Fetch” is the perfect choice for that line.

I listen to it almost daily, it's the only cd that stays in my car year around for the last two years 😁

Who could deny

My thoughts exactly. The cover of all covers

Never got the hype with that

@@efcdk92 Being one who generally hates "covers", this one stands out. It's generally felt that Tool exemplifies the emotion that Zep was trying to achieve, but the zeitgeist that rock and production simply didn't allow, was actually achieved through their interpretation. Production, tonality and effects were in their beginning phases during LZ's composition of this song, where tool was able to take it to a new level that was intended, but not attainable at the time of its original writing. I'm not sure if it's worthy of a compositional breakdown, but certainly worthy of a side-by-side comparison of the construction of someone who understands composition.

TBH i'm a huge fan of both bands, but i never liked this cover, i couldn't tell why :/

Maynard covers your song..... Its his now 😂

Luckies and Sugar Tits for me

Hells yea. 420

Momma sed is good too.

Thats such a good one. Love that song

YES

I appreciate that!

Give me my.. Give me my.. Give me my.. FIIIEEEELD

I feel the same. Your epic man!

It was giving me chills and I wasn't even listening to it on headphones lol. Love this song.

Sorry to hear that, IKK. You don't know me at all but I've read your comments all over the internet for years. I hope you're still well. 🌹

Saw them open back to back shows in January 2016 in San Diego...FUCKING AMAZING!!!

Yes he's got to do the tool cover No Quarter

Make sure to have the correct audio files or else there's a half second skip as the tracks change (cds also work to avoid that) I swear that half second ruins the build up crescendo every time for me

@@assortedramblings9132 💯 I feel it in my soul everytime that happens. It's even worse if you're listening to your music on shuffle and it doesn't play the next song.

@@assortedramblings9132 Watching the music video also works.

Yeah the music video works too. I had to thumbs down parabol on Pandora ( it hurt to do) because it jumps to another song immediately after the intense ass buildup, and then it's the itch you can't scratch until you listen to the whole thing.

@@assortedramblings9132😂 That's a good way of putting it and I know exactly what you mean. Btw he did a video for Parabol/Parabola about 20 hours before your first comment. I'm going to check it out in a bit.

I did the same thing until I forgot to skip one day and without realizing I had the melody in my head. Then I played the album without skipping and actually paid full attention to the songs and was blown away.

I had the same feeling towards these 2 tracks when i first listened to this album, I'd also skip past until about a year or so later I remember really "hearing" them for the first time, getting extreme goosebumps and realizing how powerful this music is. Wings 2 is my fav Tool track I think..

Bass is so good in these songs

Lateralus is Danny's album, Fear Innoculum is arguably Adam's album, but 10,000 Days is Justin's album. His work on all the tracks is mind-boggling.

It’s the blood circulating the veins and arteries, it holds everything together and feeds it life.

@@JasonLevine1178 I never thought of it that way, you do have a point.

I'm still here, bro Montana

I second and third that..