And when you think about it, Maynard was holding on to The Grudge until that exact moment. He was pro'ly holding on the Grudge even as a baby. Too much? Just sayin it's a BIG scream.
I’ve always imagined this song to be from the perspective of the drug/addiction. Crawl away from me after you hit bottom? Maynard was known and recognized for his screams before he blew his vocal cords singing Ticks and Leeches off of the Lateralus album. The guy’s range was insane. The original Tool bassist was Paul D’Amour, he helped establish Tool’s bass driven sound. He wrote about half the songs on the next album (Ænima) before he quit. He didn’t agree with the direction the band was taking. Justin Chancellor joined, helped finish the album, and helped the group continue in their new direction.
That's what I'm getting out of it the more I listen to it. Could also be the verse are bridge is from the perspective of the addiction and the chorus could be from Maynards perspective. The lyrics "if I could I'd stick a knife in," definitely sounds like from the perspective of someone trying to get over the addiction but can't quite kill it off. Appreciate the comment 💯
@@Skullzrapper i feel its more so from the angle that the addiction or thing that drug him down to the bottom only wants to do harm and dosnt care what you truly want you can see that in the verse as a whole. " What you tryin' to say Is you don't want to play What you want And what you need Don't mean that much to me I can see your back is turning if I could I'd stick a knife in"
This is a great interpretation, especially based on the narrative of the album. I always put it in the perspective of a bad relationship finally ending (which I guess a substance abuse relationship definitely counts). I know from experience that when a toxic romance turns sour, the vitriol can get out of control, on both sides, and that's what I get from this.
Paraphrasing here but Maynard has said that he sometimes chooses a topic he has some negative emotion for and instead of attacking it, he attacks himself from its perspective. This may be one of those switcheroos where the lyrics are from the perspective of the addiction responding to him trying to quit it.
I also feel like some lyrics are him projecting his own shit onto others. Or at the very least can be interpreted that way. Not in this song necassarily but I've noticed it in a couple 💯
You really need to listen to the Opiate EP which released before undertow. Jerk off from that EP was my favorite song for many years and the scream in that song is absolutely primal.
All that work you were talking about to get that TOOL experience is really just the right dudes put in a room together. TOOL gets even better the next album, that’s when they get a new bass player and he steps everything up 100
The 'This is Love, This is my Love for you' section is one of my favourite parts of the Album. Head banging in the car while listening to this as a teen is such a good memory
Being molested as a kid causing addictions and an angry outer shell to protect from others being able to hurt you leads to people leaving you or crawling away. It affects all relationships negatively.
TOOL grows on you. A lot of songs are absolutely mind blowing right out of the gate, they just get better over time. But some of the songs are definitely a slower burn, you might even dislike them at first, but after a few, or a few dozen listens, your whole perspective will change and they'll become your favorites.
100% agree with that! Deep ideas take deep understanding and you can't understand anything deep on the first listen. Ive enjoyed almost all Tool songs even more on the second listen 💯
This album grew on me. I prefered most of their other stuff until one day listening to some of it i just liked it more. Maybe i gave it more attention or something idk. But there are a few songs on here i really like
Man, I heard this song for the first time when I was in middle school. It still give me chills during that breakdown! Probably my favorite on this album but it’s hard to pick favorites with Tool! 🤘😎🤘
The intro; "Oruro Tierra de Ensuenõs". Oruro is a city in Bolivia a few thousand feet above sea level, known as the Land of Dreams. The song was played by a pipe band that just happened to be there in the neighbourhood of Sound City Studios, whom the guys recorded. Nirvana's Nevermind album was also recorded there, as well as numerous others.
I've always loved that intro yet, hardly anyone mentions it or let alone knows the background of how it came to be on the album. I believe that if they didn't go with Massey, opiate & undertow wouldn't have sounded anything liked they do.
I would argue that bass sound first makes it appearance in early Nirvana shows circa ‘88/89. Blew off Bleach etc. TooLs first ep came out in ‘92 I wouldn’t be surprised if Adam Jones saw Nirvana live before he formed TooL.
Fuck yes, keep em coming! Please don't stop with this album either. I know you have to vary your content, but keep going with Tool however long it takes. You owe it to yourself.
Spot on analysis bro... luv it. Tool has been ALWAYS on my playlist from their conception for sure. And on another tangent, requests for a couple of Nightwish stage theater songs you'll love. Devil & the deep dark ocean And 10th man down. Totally badass, and both from Buenos Aires concert are best. Thanks for the reactions from you.
Yo please if you are going to do tool in order can you please make sure you go back and do opiate and also you have to do the album salival it’s was a live album of mostly covers but like you have to do that on your journey Don’t skip any And also there are a few songs you have to listen to part one and 2 together (Aenima album) H./Intermission/jimmy (together) (Lateralus album) Eon blue apocalypse/the patient Parabol/parabola (together) Mantra/schism (together) Disposition/reflection/triad (together) (10000 days album) Wings for Marie / 10000days (together) Lost keys / Rosetta stoned (together) Intention/right in two (together) You will make a lot of tool fans realy happy if you do them the way it is meant for to be listened to because a lot of people consider tools later albums to be one journey every some in a row but there are some songs that are meant to be listen to together ! Enjoying your videos a lot keep ‘em comming hopefully you see this comment up vote so he see :)
What might help in understanding. Maynard said he never writes lyrics until the tune written by the other 3 is done...so not that's easy, but Maynard can vocalize to specific beats....
This album was well before Staind and nobody before them (except Primus) really featured the bass at the forefront of the song. If you think this scream was something, you have a lot to look forward to. This album is straight fire. Not one wasted song on here.
Yeah I know this album dropped in 93 and Stainds first album was like 97-98. The song just evokes so many artists from the 90s. Made me curious who coined it lol. Seems like a lot of people say Nirvana. And bro, I seriously can't wait to see where they go! They're amazing!
i wouldn't necessarily say it's purely about drug addiction. Honestly, it's about a toxic relationship where you don't care how your partner feels, as long as you own them. An addiction to someone that destroys the other person
Let’s go! A suggestion if you are going to do all the albums. Go back and listen to Opiate before moving on the Aenima. Opiate is very good and similar in sound to this album.
Could also be from a drug point of view. It can show you love. Your turning your back on the drug. Just a thought since the perspective was shared from sober
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