This group just has too many songs for me to pick one. I am fifty years old I blast this group in my car and I don't care what others think of me. TOOL for life!!!
+Daniel Taylor So true man! I love maynard, and tool will always be my first crush. "The Patient" just happens to be one of my favs! Keep flying that tool flag!
I'm soo appreciative for people uploading live stuff. I'm only just now discovering tool, and definitely tear up hearing this. Especially having listened to it 10+ times in a row. Tool, just wow....
@@Itsunclegabby imagine stepping into Adam's shoes as the guitar player and the first time you play with them you have to try and focus on what you're doing with the sound of Danny fucking Carey on the kit behind you.
I think it's cool. On the FI tour, the videos that are out there, in one where they play Pneuma in Budapest, Adam plays the intro just standing there with a red beam of light and he looks so fucking cool, like the fucking boss.
Agreed dude, this song is ranked towards the bottom in Tools catalog which is absurd to me. Rosetta Stoned is another massively under rated song in my opinion
This was just following 9/11, you can almost feel it in everyone's effort. Never heard this song live, one of the masterpieces. Although, at this point I just think every Tool song is better than every other Tool song.
I've been getting into odd times and been practicing to a 5/4 metronome on my FACGCE tuned geetar. Always thought this song was 6/4 but was counting along the other day and was like "oh shit no way" and had to look it up on Tab pro to confirm. Yeah this is some great use of the meter. Holy heck
Not just my favorite tool song which is saying alot but my favorite song. This song gets me pumped up and emotional at the same time plus it really hits home
This song is written probably thinking about Maynard James Keenan's mother Judith Marie, who suffered a stroke in 1976 that left her partially paralyzed and wheelchair-bound. She thought it was a test from God and thought that she would be rewarded for her faith. It's a play on words because it can also mean his mother being the patient of medical care. This song, more in general, is told from the perspective as someone who has struggled to deal with his mother's or loved one's declining health. No matter how close they are, I'm sure the situation weighed on him HEAVILY and made him want to just give up hope.. "if there were no loving embrace to see me through, I certainly would have walked away by now" meaning he is probably just tired of his mother suffering, and if she weren't so loving, he probably would have walked away. But, he remained patient and cared for his mother until the very end (10,000 days after her initial medical issue... get it?). This is the possible interpretation but there is much more. "If there were no desire to heal The damaged and broken met along This tedious path I've chosen here I certainly would've walked away by now. And I still may ... (sigh) ... I still may." You are close to someone you love who is struggling with health issues and you need to remain if there is still Hope to heal. When He sings "i must keep reminding myself of this" He repeats it a lot of times until his voice becomes a sigh, this is fucking painful, you can feel the despair in his voice, this is a brilliant way to add meaning to the words. I feel this song is very sad. His voice is full of drama and pain. He sings like having tears in his throat, like a suffocated cry, never heard so much pain, He seems like a bird in a cage struggling to Fly away like a vocal coach once said. It has a development, in music, very strong. The beginning is pretty dark, the bass riffing is very obscure and his chant is so melancholic ... then the guitar solos after the bridge are mindblowingly heavy , same for the ending part and then again is darkness. It is a portrait of a very inner painful state of mind.
MOST critics have this song ranked very close to the bottom amongst Tools catalog. I think they haven't heard it through loud enough because this song is a top 10 for me for sure, so fuxking good.
Don't know what critics your talking about, but to me this track embodies everything good about Tool and pretty much represents their entire palette in one song
I thought Lateralus all the way through was phenomenal, but I can see why people would put "Triad" on the bottom of the list. I like the song personally, but I can understand if people felt that song was repetitive if they've never listened to Tool before.
my mom passed about 2 months ago from a stroke that left her completely paralyzed and mute. i had listened to tool before but not too in depth. only knew popular songs like ‘46 and 2’ and ‘the pot’. but influence from others has made me dig deeper into their discography. this song perfectly explain how i feel. i am so glad i found this band.
My condolences for your loss. Strokes leave people with the most difficult injuries. I know what it’s like to not be able to have the conversations you both want to have because they can’t communicate their thoughts. I only knew maybe three songs until a few years ago, 2019 fear innoculum got my attention then I dove in deep. Everything about these artists’ musical composure makes me feel more alive, more present, less numb. Almost wish I knew of tool when I was younger but the timing of discovery in my life is just right. Enjoy the spiral of discovery and healing. There’s nothing like really hearing and understanding tool for the first time. We’re glad you’re here 🔧
Wow, I was at this show. Outside venue with a large roof over the stage and seats. I had lawn seats. No roof. It was rainy, but I think it added to the atmosphere of the music. One of 3 times I've seen them. Thanks
These guys could have stepped out of a time machine in all of the galaxies and just played to audiences in awe. Sheer genius simplicity with huge meanings behind everything that they do. Tool - timeless.....
I'm a senior now and heard it for the first time 2 days ago, few songs have that immediate effect in my head that makes me think, this shits badass but this is definitely one of them
Went to their Fear Inoculum Tour in Nampa,Idaho, on January 13th 2022, First EVER TOOL CONCERT, best concert ever, heard this song live, it was amazing. And incredibly loud due to be VERY close seats to them as well! But was worth it! Even got the official art concert poster for that show! It’s beautiful! 😮💨 for 23 years old, that’s a night to remember! I feel old now…
How has no one mentioned this concert was held *10 days* after 9/11. The emotions were elevated to a point never seen before. It makes this performance that more exhilarating to listen to.
only maynard james keenan is majestic enough to sound better in live performances. He puts us in a trance because he goes into a trance. I watched him perform "The Noose" live on Halloween night in San Antonio. He fell on his knees and was swaying hypnotic like ...there was so much emotion ....RAW emotion...it was unbeleivable...quite literally.
Probably my fave Tool song. Not sure why, but listening to it one morning going to the doctor back in "06 just really made me luv it ever since. Just so good!
I’m learning this song on guitar as Adam Jones is my inspiration, but, like most Tool songs, there’s a lot to it. So I’m being patient, and learning it one section at a time.
Wow when Lateralus was BRAND new, 20 years ago! 2 decades! They were only in their 30s - insane! In fact Justin was only 29. A W E S O M E! most underrated of ALL Tool songs too!!!
I went to the tool concert last people and co workers were asking what kind of music it is. Very hard to explain lol psychedelic, rock, progressive. Its tool what else can you say lol
That's a big, high note he hits, notice the big breath(s) he takes bending back and forth..that's a lot of stamina, man it kills me to try and sing and move around a lot..although, it looks like he's using the bending to help belt it out. He's a pro now..and then. MJK has a gorgeous voice.
A groan of tedium escapes me Startling the fearful Is this a test? It has to be Otherwise I can't go on Draining patience Drain vitality This paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little old But I'm still right here Giving blood, keeping faith And I'm still right here But I'm still right here Giving blood, keeping faith And I'm still right here Wait it out Gonna wait it out Be patient If there were no rewards to reap No loving embrace to see me through This tedious path I've chosen here I certainly would've walked away By now Gonna wait it out If there were no desire to heal The damaged and broken met along This tedious path I've chosen here I certainly would've walked away By now And I still may I still may Be patient Be patient Be patient I must keep reminding myself of this I must keep reminding myself of this I must keep reminding myself of this I must keep reminding myself of this If there were no rewards to reap No loving embrace to see me through This tedious path I've chosen here I certainly would've walked away By now And I still may And I still may And I still may And I... Gonna wait it out Gonna wait it out Wait it out Gonna wait it out
Great band, they never disappoint. The new stuff was worth the wait. Wish more bands like this existed instead of this imagine dragons pop rock that's being released now.
To me this is one of the best composition, some of the best vocals, drums, guitars and bass lines in an orchestra like matter growing until the climax double vocal line
When I first got lateralus in 2000 or 2001 Whenever it came out. The Patient was the first standout track I heard. Followed by most of the songs that followed this one.
I'm getting a curtain with Maynard shadow in the background holding his microphone going to make it a complete back piece what you think ??? greetings from the best city in the world Buffalo NY
Now after 5years I am listening Pneuma, only this one.I knew the albun was out afetr a long wait, but I wasn't able to listen. This thing occurs to me with all TooL albums. Man!! 10000days took me 10years to be able to listen Rosetta Stoned, and to love it. Does anyone have something like that, i dont know if I am been clear...thanks all
