Posted by sara schism:
Tool is beyond anything i've ever heard. Maynards dark, mysterious voice is so meaningful and true. and the way all there songs are about something different, different beat, melody, lyrics topic, and feeling. the best song i think is definetly schism. the music video is on my myspace if u want to check it out go to myspace.com/x_saraplrd_x and add me and check it out its the s.h.i.t
Posted by Scorpio7:
I listened to '10,000 Days' last night on mushrooms. F**kin' awesome man!
Posted by Matt:
Tool are simply put amazing
Can I encourage all Tool fans to listen to Porcupine Tree, a British band, who only occasionally sound alike but appeal to the sort of open minded fans of real music that like Tool
Posted by Dan:
Tool is one of the most talented band of all time and the most talented and origional band of the 90s. We need more bands like tool and more bands trying something new like tool. I cant wait for the next album it will be the best day of my whole f-in life. Tool is one of the best of all time!
Posted by JEFF666:
YOU KNOW BY NOW IT WAS ME USING YOUR GODDAMN NAME EDDIE666 POSSER
Posted by JEFF666:
EDDIE I KNOW WHO IS USING YOUR namE. IF YOU cHAGE YOUR NAME I WONT BE ABLE TO LET YOU KNOW WHO THE JACKASS USING YOUR NAME IS.
Posted by oEDDIE666:
IS A WIGGER ASS POSSER.
Posted by JEFF666:
HOW DO GET TO THEIR FAN BOARD?
Posted by ♂Eddie666╬:
Who ever keeps copying my name can go to hell. Its probably some wigger ass sucker, there all out to get me! Anyway tool is a good progressive metal band and I realy respect what they did in the nintys, probably because they killed grundge. A lot of tool fans in my school really love iron maiden
so jeff666 is welcome to there fan board, this might be my last post because I'm losing bandwidth dayly!
Posted by EDDIE666:
TOOL IS MY FAVORITE BAND!
Posted by JEFF666:
TOOL IS THE MOST TALENTED BAND OF THE EARLY NINTYS THROUGH THE NEW MILLENIUM. IF YOU THINK TOOL SUCKS YOU ARE A F-ING IDIOT!
Posted by SERIAL KILLER:
JUST KIDDING. Tool hates god and so do I!
Posted by SERIAL KILLER:
TOOL INSPIRED ME TO BE A SERIAL KILLER.
Posted by TOOL:
WE DON'T SUCK!
Posted by ?:
Tool is better than most bands.
Posted by Jeff:
Tool is just as good pinl floyd and led zeppelin. Tool is for metal fans and rock fans.
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*,:
Tool try too hard to be special. And anyone who compares Tool to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, please don't tool is for metal fans only whereas zep and floyd could reach other audiences tool couldnt even tap into with there (exclusive) head bashing music. Iron Maiden was a far better band than Tool
Posted by Tool youve done well:
Tool are great. Great heavy metal, i dont exactly understand a lot of what Maenard sings about but they are a very interesting band, and thats why i like them. Pop music, well, its pretty predictable isnt it?
Posted by Hobo's Highway:
I'm a big... big...BIG fan of TOOL and to me TOOL is GOD to my ears and to the sh*t talker....f*ck you man!! Go to hell!! AND have a nice day.
Posted by smokinweedandplayintool:
if tool scares to take a few mins out of you life sit your dumba$$ down and really listen to it and it will blow your mind so if you hate it go home lock yourself in your room and play that f*ucking tool and really listen to just how badass they are
Posted by smokinweedandplayintool:
all you need to do all day long is smoke weed and listen to tool cause tool is in your head and say the truth and arent araid to say $hit
Posted by smokinweedandplayintool:
tool kicks all ass cause they know what to say and theres no bad song by tool they are the best band ever
Posted by this is sad:
I believe Maynard said in a song once, "Try and read between the lines, my friend." Did you guys not get the memo? *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~* is clearly not serious. Joke's on you.
Posted by Tool:
*~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~* is a prime explanation for why guns are made. Tool is basicly music for fellow musicians, and intelligent people. Thanks to people that "Dress Urban" we can look at ourselves and be happy about our lives. Thank you gun-toting hip ganster wannabe. That is all.
Posted by Guns a blazing:
*~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*: is a wigger retard child. I willalways slap the crap out of anyone I catch listening to Insync or April Levine
Posted by Guns a blazing:
*~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*: is a wigger retard child. I willalways slap the crap out of anyone I catch listening to Insync of April Levine
Posted by big important person:
best ever. period. pink floyd are the only ones who compare.
Posted by 666:
Tool is awesome. That's all there is to it. So people who hate them and have never actually sat down and listened to their music, shut your f*cking mouths 'cuz we really don't give a f*cking sh*t what you have to say.
Posted by Hobo's Highway:
all of yall need to shut up and listen to thier music. just listen to it. youll feel better.
p.s. yall write to fu$kin much...yes i know..they do kick ass
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bitch
Posted by Geo:
i hope i dont get b*@ched out like some of those other guys...
Posted by Geo:
Oh yeah...I almost forgot to call call GOTIG a DUMBASS.
Posted by Geo:
i want to start off by saying this is one damn long forum of reviews...sh*t. For me tool is my favorite at this point. Im sure later on in life there will be some other band that grabs my attention but no matter how many other cds i get i will ALWAYS find time to listen TOOL. At least us rockers still got a little APC to listen too. i dont like it as much as tool but...with maynard kick'n the vocals with some crazy guitar by billy i still got some new stuff to listen too. one of the coolest things about tool is how the lyrics are intesly deep unlike some other bands that just feed u the direct meaning, tool lyrics make u think a little.
Posted by Rob:
Wow... Tool is a very good band folks, but not the best ever. Danny Carrey may be a great drummer, but not the best ever. For you kids who still live in the closet, there are many other drummers who did what Danny Carrey is doing now, years and years before he was even born (e.g. - Steve Gadd, Neil Peart, SO MANY OTHERS). Ivory Gate is right. Tool isn't really a savior-musically at least. As far as guitars go, look at some of the material a band like Opeth is realeasing. I am not down talking Tool... I love them. But don't take it as far as to say these guys are the best ever. Really no artists who have come out with albums in the past 10 years can even be placed under best ever, because in essence, they all got it from past greats. -r.r.
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Posted by TerminILL:
To meshuggah: Maynard sings with his back to the crowd to give the rest of the band more emphasis. That's why Maynard is usually painted to match the background, to get the crowd to focus more on Danny, Adam, and Justin. By the way, what are you talking about implants? Breast implants? Cause if that was true it'd be some funny sh*t. Anyways, TOOL rocks your socks because at their core, they know what life is, and express the meaning of it through the music. And they are real f*ckin' high on drugs.
Posted by Kaiba (from yu-gi-oh!):
I think this ways great! It helped me alot!
Posted by whale:
and how the hell can someone like agiulera when besides having a good voice shes just sell material and an attention seeking sex kitten
Posted by whale:
i need to get one thing straight. I don't know why people are comparing enya to Tool. They are completely different artists and play completely different music, even if the music they both play is brilliant. Guardian trashed metal without even giving any reason. And by the way you didn't justify why tool is crap in fact your entire basis was because you said it was crap so shut up until you can go and understand good music. And whats "no writing skills" when they use such a range of hooks in their songs and various atmospheric effects, to create a vibe, (which the succesfully do) not to mention effectively creating a perfectly balanced blend of instrumental and vocal sound to help give the true dynamic of a piece, not to mention lyrics which have philosophical meaning and music so deep its mind-boggling.
Posted by SaLiVaL:
the music that TOOL play is....have no word to describe it!they can make me feel so f**ked up but I MUST listen to them!!! they play music that goes straight to your hart!i hope u people understand me! when maynard sings u can FEEL the pain he simply has a "magic" voice-maybe to corny but at the same time VERY truee(at least 4 me)....
Posted by Queer:
I'ld like to say that tool is one of the few bands that i have continued to buy their albums. Other bands include Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd, and cradle of filth. These bands all have one thing in common... they can all actually play instruments and lyrics actually have a meaning in their music. Most music "these days" are written by te bands creators and they actually aren't a band, they are comercially made like most of the nu metal bands are, (Linkin Park and so forth)
Posted by The-Becoming:
God guys, don't bash other peoples opinions. Tool f-ckin rocks, I'll agree with you on that, but bashing other peoples musical taste is bland and pointless. You will never change somebody's musical taste.
Posted by Sulako:
GOTIG, you really need to get outta your mom's basement more often, and perhaps make some friends. You know Tool is an amazing band, but you feel the need to slag them 'cause it gets you attention.
Lose the excess weight, get some zit cream, and maybe go talk to a real live girl. Then, once you have done that, listen to Tool and realize they are a band like no other.
I honestly hope it works out for you, GOTIG.
Posted by 4:
GOTIG,
It isnt our fault we like to listen to bands that don't change their wardrobe everytime a new genre hits number on TRL. Thinking is what makes us human superior. Bands like TOOL utilize this simple fact in music. I like being bewildered. Your obviously a dimwit who likes to feel intellectual. Clarifying why you listen to brain dead idiots. Listenters of NIN, TOOL, Alice in Chains, and any other band that thinks, will become our generations modern innovators.While people like you will try to.
Posted by Third Eye Open:
Tool brings music back to the days when it wasn't created by mtv. Tool is the evolutionary process of bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, they are their successors. They aren't out to become the best band in the world, they are out to make music they can enjoy and the fans can connect with on a deeper level. In my mind Tool is the best band to grace the human ear, and it is a well known fact that Tool will not be forgotten anytime soon. Musical juggernauts of the new century is what they are.
Posted by Captain Crunch:
GOTIG you dress urban? is that a differant way to say your a damn wigger
Posted by Captain Crunch:
GOTIG dear GOTIG you are so ignorant Tool will destroy all of the bands you listen to in the long run. In 20 years no one is going to remember Nsync or Nora Johns cause there placed in the market to satisfy the wants of the ignorant ppl for a few years then dissapear it the perfect plan tell someone stumbls on it (me) and some other smarter ppl in this world and refuse to listen to it or be a part of it. O by the way i know y Nora Johns "didnt come" cause she saw your ugly face so wear a bag over your head there buddy ok thanks.
Posted by opiate:
Tool is one of the most intellectal bands out there, and rank among my favorite bands which are December, Danzig, and Superjoint Ritual. Guardian, well your going to get severly bludgeoned by metalheads if you talk sh*t like that. Besides, Shakira, Avril Lavigne or the rest of your insignificant music you listen to can not match that scream in the song "the grudge" by Keenan. that song kicks a$$ along with the other Tool songs. By the way im 13 and metal does not rot my fuking brain, i have a 4.0 di**head
Posted by TOOLtoolTOOL:
ok all i have to say is that there never has been or never will be a band like TOOL. they are the most original and powerful band of the 90s onward, every song is a musical masterpiece and AEnima and lateralus rank as the best 2 "alternative metal" albums ever. PS guardian i cant belive someone would come onto a page like this to preach ignorant self indulgent s**t like that. you f/ing retard
Posted by Better than 95% of music nowadays:
WOW! Ever since i purchased Lateralus ive been a TOol-O-Holic. Awesome! I carnt believe these guys arn't more popular. Their music is pretty stunning,guardian is a s*** eater and should just GET A LIFE (thats right buddy) and quit whinging.
Posted by Gothic Ghost:
Yadda yadda yadda, is your pms over with or is it 24/7? I'll give you credit on Enya, only Enya isn't pop! Enya is new age you dork. Choke on dick.
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*:
Oh and by the way I am not a prep. I dress urban. So that refutes your theory of prepdom.
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*:
Tool are the stupidest, most pseudo-intellectual untalented retards in the history of music. They think they're so grand because they play long songs; well, plenty of bands zillions of times better than Tool play long songs. 9/8 is nothing more than 3/4 with triplets on each beat. Enya uses 9/8, 7/8, 12/4, and all those; and she plays decent POP instead of heavy metal SH*T. The reason they are not popular except among Goth freaks is because they SUCK A$$ and have no song writing skills. Listen to Avril Levine or Norah Jones instead.
Posted by AntiPrep:
bout time tool got respect here instead of put-downs.tool is a great band.(also check out stained-unreleased sober cover on kazza)later
Posted by mykstinkfist:
yes finally a place where i can voice my opinion tool is the best band ever assembled
by far the only other band that gets any respect for being what they want to be and nothing else is pearl jam even though ticketmaster has sold there last to tours tickets
Posted by Gothic Ghost:
Whas happin Captain? Sorry, had to do that.
Posted by Captain crunch:
I laugh at all the ppl who made fun of Tool cause that just proves one thing that Tool is so good that u cant stand that the music that u are listening to doesnt sound more like them so instead of being the bigger person and just accepting the fact Tool is the best band ever u decied to complain about. If u dont like some music u just ignore it when u make fun of a band it just means u have to much pride to just try them out.
Posted by meshuggah:
great music for people-who-want-to-expand-their-minds-psychedelically. It isn't heavy, its not too soft. i went to a gig they played with meshuggah, weird combo, i think, but anyways, maynard was singing with his back to the crowd. Was this cause of his implants(what i heard)? No offense, they are a very talented group.
Posted by ForgottenEmotion:
Ahem many points to add:
TRL is in no way a good way to indicate a "artist's" talent. The reason is this. Pretty much all of the people who actually vote for certain videos on that show are 13 year old preppy girls who have never even tried to be experimental with what music they listen to and don't like art because "art is for fags." I feel no hesitation in saying that the people who vote on that show are not a majority. In facts, I don't know a single person who ever voted for anything on that show. Me and my friends don't even watch MTV because we are able to recognise it as a pop culture leach that never takes chances.
On a similar point, being popular doesn't indicate skill. On the contrary, usually it seems to be how many people you were able to fool (I.E.: Avril Lavigne) Many of the most progressive, intilligent, and experimental bands I've heard are not even close to popular, because it's just "too wierd." Mindless Self Indulgence will never be popular despite the fact that they sound complately unlike anything out there. The same goes for Tool. Tool is just way to complex for the addicted-to-instant-gratification massed. That's the reason why they're not popular, not because of skill.
Just for the record, I love Tool. Actually, Love is not a strong evough word for how I feel about them. They literally changed my life. I wish that there were more bands like that so I could feel less alone in this comercial society...
Posted by AntiPrep:
What gives you he right to judge people because of their taste in cloths and music?It's their lifestyle not yours so why you tryin to hate on em for it? I'm gonna be nice for now but word of advice to gaurdian,non-tool,lauris, and the retards with different names to hide their origional identities hrmmm gothic what! you suck because your insolent shut it while I'm ahead.
Posted by Gothic Ghost:
Gee, you've really sold me dude. I think I'll change completely due to your inspiring words of wisdom. And to fill you in buddy, I never did buy a Tool album. You can sell yourself to corporate bull if you want though. Have a decent offence before you decide to run at the pie hole, prick.
Posted by green figured drummer:
Hey the dude below me. You know Tool's drummer drums like half songs in 9/8 timing right? If you can drum a 9/8 solo maybe you have a little room to talk, but no other drummer out there can fit an entire drum solo around lyrics! They are real artists, because they actually have passion in their music. It's cute to see all the people on this page who mock them, because I bet 3/4 of you don't even know how hard it is to write like Tool does. If you think you can do better... PROVE IT!!!
Posted by Gothic what? :
Maybey someone should let Gothic Ghost know that "Goth" went out a long time ago. No, actually it was never in. So stop defending Tool, its not like they care what you or I think. All they want is the money in your pocket. They are not real artists.
Posted by Gothic Ghost:
Aww, do you perfer your men large and tasteless? Take your sexual fantasies somewhere else.
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*:
Tool have small tools, which they use for homoerotic activities with Korn and all those other sh*T bands!
Posted by Gothic Ghost:
So, how long exactly did it take you to type that statement? Two days perhaps? Stop brown nosen.
Posted by whoever:
To tool sucks: you are so correct in that statement. Tool is a band made of exactly that - tools.
Posted by tool sucks:
tool sucks
Posted by non tool:
killer, I have no idea what I was going on about, probably trying to impress my mom or something, ha, ha! Fukkin tool is so fukking good baby, they are about real music, all the band members playing together to create something together, they are not all just there to backup the lead singer.
Posted by Gothic Ghost:
Tell me Lauris, what is your nationallity? Cause whatever it is I'm sure that a good amount of that nationallity resides here in the US of A. I do agree that bands such as Tool are people that turn their music into an art form, yet music has a interesting feature to it...it has no home country unless it's traditional folk music. Sure the musicians themselves may be americans but an american has no one nationallity so in a sense you've just insulted your own people. Do yourself a favor pal, jaust folk off.
Posted by Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.:
non tool, you're right, I'm exactly 17 years of age; I'll be 18 soon. You're not bad at "Guess My Age" but is there something wrong with the way I write that would make you not take me seriously? I'm kind of offended.
Posted by Lauris:
tool is not about what kids want to hear. The Third Eye live version is a show. Questining authority is jaust a sayind, an intro. tool would never go so far to give us simple instructions like others may do. Their lyrics are jaust an interpritaion of the music as Mynard said once
Posted by LAURIS:
STUIPID AMERICANS. You should be proud that you have bands like Tool, Dredg etc. Its an art.
And to the last replay. I think you should go and read some Deckartes. mybe then you will understand..hehe
Posted by You listen to who?:
I've never really been a big Tool fan, but I recently went to a concert in Baton Rouge, La. just to see how it would be. Now I know why I'm not a Tool fan. It was the worst concert I've ever been to. I had to leave the floor to go to the balcony so I could go to sleep. This has got to be one of the fakest bands. Tool should be playing with Vanilla Ice. Tools big idea at the concert was to incourage teenagers to "question authority" and "think for yourself". This is a great idea, but shouldn't you practice what you preach? Honestly, the lead singer of what you people call a band was a corporate attorney. Do you you think he questioned authority through law school? Do you think he thought for himself working in a buracracy? No! So don't be stupid and believe this guy is original. He is just saying what kids want to hear because he's in it for the money.
Posted by matt maynard:
Hey im a huge fan and ive recently heard about saliva i went to cdnow and they're selling it on cd and vhs, i knew it was live but www.toolband.com has it up before lateralus as a normal cd, heeelp whats on it, whats the extras etc.
Posted by non tool:
Two options... 1)GOTIG is making fun and intentionally maddening this web site. 2)he is serious. seems like #1 to me but then I realize that there are actually people out there that act like him...sad. Mate.beman.bechildish.Kill. you are not over 17 years old and so I take your writing with only mock interest or importance. I am listening to tool right now and for 3 minutes now it has just been the band playing. This is not done these days is most music groups. It is extremely impressive. also if they have the same or better sound in concert, that is impressive because so few can be good live. Scott, I wish more people thought like you. It is just so hard to say some music is music. What do you think of Moby's songs where it is just 1 or 2 sentences repeated over and over again to the beat of electronically produced beats? Can that suck? I must say that tools' drummer is one of few that actually is allowed to stand out in the music. most bands don't ever focus on drummers. Best Tool song ever is #69 on undertow. Baaaaahhhhh! The poor carrots.
Posted by Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.:
*~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*, why don't you check out the Godsmack fan review. I believe I bitched you out pretty good there a while back. Maybe it will open your mind or hurt your feelings one. If anything, Tool expands your brain. Their music can take you to an incredible mode of thinking. For the sake of your feeble, dying mind, I suggest that you listen to some bands like Tool or A Perfect Circle. They have the same singer and they both kick ass. I'm not trying to say that your music sucks,...well, yeah I am(cruel laughter), but anyway, you come off to me as a very closed minded person. Just because you don't like a band or a certain genre of music doesn't mean that they suck, kinda like Scott said earlier. You should be grateful that their are more simple minded people like you that make simple minded music for people like you. F!ck off and die.
Posted by Specter:
I got a better idea, how about we stop listening to you. That is of course if anyone really takes your advice.
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*:
Tool are fukkin gay! Stop listening to them, or else your brain will rot. Heavy metal makes u stupid. Listen to some SHAKIRA!!!
Posted by BassHead420:
People have been misunderstanding tools music ever since their first album. Tool is not trying to make a prolific statement, about life , or trying too change people, or get them to evolve. I belive that tool make there music for the people to hear listen and enjoy.........and maybe induce a new thought in there mind..................
Posted by John:
I'd just like to say that I have never looked up to anyone as an idol and never wanted too. Maynard is the only exception though because he is a prophet of all musicians. Justin, Danny and Adam are just as great. Ive seen them live a couple times and it was a phycadelic experience. These guys kick mother fuggin' ass!
Posted by Scott:
Jordan i give that a FUKK YEAH! I saw them live when they came to el paso and my god they were awsome. The arena was fuken filled! Ne way in reference to g.o.t.i.g. and everyone else here just about, no music "sucks." If i said tool sucks that would be a bigarsed lie considering i love their music and millions of others do also. And if i said country sucks i would also be lying. It may not be wat i listen to at home but millions of others listen to it. How can it suck then? All music has its fans and no music "sucks."
Posted by Tommy:
Specter, that was pretty cool insight. I feel a little down about the fact that Tool thinks us as "seconday" though. But it's more honest to say that than lying about it. It's better that they put the work into the music than rather try and please the masses. Besides, It worked out anyway.
Posted by freddie:
I agree with what most people are saying on this board, that TOOL is one of the greatest bands that ever lived. Also, I agree that Maynard's voice is incredible, comparable only to Freddie Mercury of Queen. Mysterious lyrics, great vocals; just a great band.
Posted by Jordan:
I would reccomend Anybody who listens to TOOL to go check them out live. It is the best experience that I have ever had At any concert. Maynard's voice is as if you were listening to the CD but you are at the concert listening to his real voice. Oh yeah and Danny Carrey's drumming is even better then what you hear on the CD. Danny Carrey played A fricken 10 minute drum solo which would blow you away I just could not believe how good the band sounded Live. I will say in My opinion TOOL is the best Live show if you want awesome muscianship and awesome artistic interpretation of their music Go check out A TOOL show you won't regret it!
Posted by Specter:
Actually Tool has secondary reguards to the fans. The foremost goal is to have fun. They've had tough lable and manager problems through the years and have been toying with other bands, particullarly their previous bands. Bringing in newbies to the group for part-time and working their ass off. They don't want recoginition for their works, hence the make up and lack of commercial production in pictures and such, instead the idea is to stay alive and enjoy the ride that they built. Tool is very talented and they know that. Manyard J. Keenan in particular has been a driving force that has made the Tool fanbase so prominent. But the loyalty, mind you, is still secondary. People are dumb, this is a fact. Masses are thoughtless sentients that follow a idea that seems to be good at the time. Individuallity is lost in things like media publicity. Prime example: the hoax Tool did a while back on the study of lachrymology which they claimed to be a 'thing' they were into. No such thing exsisted, and the gullible masses feel for it. They got a good laugh the first time around, and the second. The next time they made rumors about a new Cd, here: Before the album finally hit stores, Tool would subject the public to yet another prank: in the beginning of the year of 2001, they circulated erroneous info about the album, namely, that its title was Systema Encephale and that its tracks included names such as "Encephatalis," "Mummery," "Coeliacus" and "Pain Canal." But the joke was actually a retaliatory action by Tool against certain profiteers who had cropped up during the past year. And, of course, it worked. These guys are about themselves and the music. The fans are a bonus. And in all honesty I'd rather most bands be that way. As a final comment, I.P.I.G, you are no different than any other cynic and your trying to prove anything is a wasted effort. Trying to piss people off because of good fun and out of your own distraught thoughts is a piss poor reason for being here. Your not impressive, and to me, your just another guy trying to get noticed for being an a-hole. You're no better at being one then the next guy. I'm not intending to insult you, instead I'm warning you. It gets you no where and you get nothing from it but perverse satisfaction. And out of dignity, don't be an ass about sexual preference. I don't like the guy either but, there are other ways to insult ones intelligence. If bigotry is another level you wish to pursue I know of several groups that you can join but, if you don't then back off. Thanks for your time.
Posted by Insensitive_Politically_Incorrect_Guy:
Good.
Posted by Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.:
Damn man, that hurts...Oh well, it was a thought.
Posted by Insensitve_Politically_Incorrect_Guy:
You kids need to find a matchmaking site and make your adolecent magic happen there. To answer your question, no I'm not. SOAD sucks.
Posted by Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.:
Ok, thanks Amanda. Yeah, I don't get how pop manipulates the mindless masses, especially since alot of them don't right their own stuff. They aren't musicians, they're entertainers and with entertainers, their image is the most important thing. Pop may be big media music but bands like TOOL hold the true fans.
Posted by Amanda:
aww mate, feed, kill, repeat i feel loved now:)
Slipknot kicks @ss too.
I would recommend u get Undertow next then Aenima.
oh yeah guardian at the gates or whatever that music u mentioned makes me wanna jump off a f*cking bridge let me tell you i mean holy sh*t
and btw do u think those biatches even wrote any of that sh*t that inspired u to live/ i think now with TOOl i know it comes from the heart and i cherish it even more. and also one more why do people who hate TOOL come on here in the first place i mean if u hate them so much why do u waste ur time on here? Anyway I saw TOOL on the 13th and the show f*cken rocked!!!
Posted by Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.:
Amanda, I think I'm in love with you. Just kidding, but I do wish their were more chicks like that around this hellhole i live in instead of brainless blondes. I recently got the Lateralus cd. It kicks as, kind of like I would like to kick *gUardianf!ckbot*'s ass. This is a question from me to experienced Tool fans: which album is the best? I need ideas on which album of their's I wish to aquire next. Insensitive_Politically_Incorrect_Guy, are you by any chance a System of a Down fan? When I saw your name in reminded me of P.L.U.C.K., by soad. Anyway, give me some feedback. The only song I remember hearing by Tool not on the Lateralus album is "Prison Sex" and once you here a Tool song I doubt you will ever forget it!
Posted by Insensitive_Politically_Incorrect_Guy:
G.O.T.I.G, are you gay? Honestly? Cause you play on this site, like pop, sound fem, sound intellectual, and take band so, are you gay?
Posted by Here_just_once:
Well, I'm not totally sure how these things work, but damn knows I won't be back for a while. Anyway, in refrence to that little matchbox 20 convo goin' on (or was going on-whatever), I have a few things to say.
1)Rob. Alien. Maybe, but I was thinking more along the lines of Hobbit. He seriously looks like a hobbit.
2.Matchbox 20 is actually good when you give them a chance. I hated tool until people started listening to it all the time around me, and I liked it.
3.Just because MTV says someone sucks doesn't mean they do. Honestly, do you know how pathetic you sound? "Matchbox 20 sucks cuz mtv says so". Yeah, and monkeys will fly outta my ass.
Well, I'm done.
Posted by Specter:
Fair enough. I think I'll pass on the musical advice when I become depressed though. Mind you, not all metal heads or rockers listen to rock and/or metal because we're a depressed society, it's just appealling to our ears. But on your comment to insult out of the blue hell and giving excuse is not exceptable. And I must disagree reguardless of your field, which not to be an ass is only high school level. There's a talent to come up with the unique riffs and vocals. You're not a Tool fan therefore you wouldn't agree, am I right?
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*:
Whoa, chill out offended Tool fans! Y'all have to realize that I don't *hate* tool, I merely believe that their chops are subpar and their riffs highly uninteresting. (This is the definition of the word "sucks" in Guardianspeak.) But I beg to differ from the opinions of the posters below me: 4:30 Boy, how can you say that Tool aren't a moshing band? It is my opinion (remember this is America, a free country)that Tool sounds like thrashy mosh-pit heavy metal. Hey Amanda and all other near-suicidal folk that music has helped: note that my favorite band (Spice Girls) has helped me through suicide attempts too. Please don't diss pop. Here are the (partial) lyrics to "Never Give Up On the Good Times", the precise song which is the reason I am here. "Never give up on the good times, living it up is a state of mind. Never give up on the good times, always believe in the love you find." Inspirational and deep, huh? Beautiful is what I say. If you're depressed and want some uplifting deep music, here are some songs I'd recommend: "Never Give Up on the Good Times"-Spice Girls "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"- Britney Spears "That's the Way It Is"-Celine Dion "Survivor"-Destiny's Child "I'll Never Break Your Heart"-Backstreet Boys "Another Day" some band that sounds like Backstreet Boys, "Goodbye"-Spice Girls. The reason I dislike Tool so much and was angry enough to insult Tool fans as "nerds" is because their musical skills are so low and yet they are so popular. (at least in my local high school). What is my qualification to make such a judgement? Because I am a musician who plays multiple instruments and analyzes music carefully. I will stop dissing now, if y'all are going to be so peeved. And lay off Britney. If you want some music that is "alternativey" listen to Genesis, because they are neither vulgar nor untalented. Guardian over and out.
Posted by Amanda:
First of all anyone who doesn't like Tool can come over and suck my c**t. Second of all come over and look at my arms. TOOL has changed my life in a monumental way. I have loved them ever since I was 13. Their music touches me on a deep psychological level. After listening to their CDs I feel completely emotionally drained because the music takes so much out of me. I can cry, laugh, hurt, and love all during one song. Their lyrics are truly inspirational. their music was the only thing that made me want to live when I had some f*cking razor blades and vodka handy. All you teenie boppers out there who do not have the mental capacity to stand TOOl need to go out and instead of getting another boob job should get some f*cking self-respect and should get your brain enlarged so that MAYBE you could take in at least 10% of the great magnitude depth and force TOOL's music will have over your mind.
Posted by me:
4:30 Boy the point of the/a tool show isnt to mosh its to share the experience that was taking place between the people being in the music, not to jump around like morons, i went to edgefest and people moshed to 3 doors down like a bunch of morons no one moved for tool and tool s show was 3290870923847349573465 times better
Posted by me:
4:30 Boy the point of the/a tool show isnt to mosh its to share the experience that was taking place between the people being in the music, not to jump around like morons, i went to edgefest and people moshed to 3 doors down like a bunch of morons no one moved for tool and tool s show was 3290870923847349573465 times better
Posted by JesseL:
to the 80's Rock fellow, first off i will say i do love quite a bit of 80s music (Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen) i am a guitar player myself and love guitar solos from guys like satriani and vai, but music isnt just whether the guitar player did a solo, i can play alot of maiden songs and the time signatures cant even touch Tool. Tool isnt one of those bands, i used to hate tool up until my younger brother got me to actually listen to it if your complaining about Adam's guitar playing than i guess i should complain about Nicko's drumming, compared to Danny Carey he is pathetic, maynard, well i dont even think i have to comment on his voice one second he's singing things like part of me, or ticks and leeches where he is screaming his balls of and the next hitting amazing notes in apc and in other tool songs with the most beautiful voice
Posted by Specter:
Wow, you got me there. The older buffs here must be wrong too. I suppose the kids at the local highschool must also be wrong. And not to be judgemental but, Blink-182 is also pop. If you'll notice the overwhelming charts across the globe, they consider the Pop industry the most siginicant of musical genre. I don't see it because I don't listen to it. But would it just be a fluke if there was always someone new comming out. And yes what else can a kid be exposed to when the media plays them non-stop? By exposed do you mean heard of? To have one listen to other music will not deground them to start listening to something else. Having heard other music doesn't necessarily mean they are exposed. Especially if they are so flooded with one kind of music. And no, Tool is not a group that is TRL material. Why? Because Tool is not aimed for younger audiances, now are they? Nor do I believe the members of Tool would want that. Tool goes a little deeper than a song about a fling with a ditz. Their music doesn't relate to the majortiy of young audiances because they don't sing about that kinda crap. They are the Arch Deluxe of music, except they don't suck (that was a bad example, cause the kidz meal kicks ass). And who said the there were "millions" of anti-Tool fans. And since when is someone an anti-Tool fan. Or in the pop-world terms: "Tool haters". Well maybe for you. No one's wrong, everyone just has different taste. I'll hold my tounge this one time on pop to be cyvil. Tool is the new Pink Floyd (quoting ben). If you don't like em too frickin bad for you. Like too bad if you don't like a certain fruit, your taste buds just don't agree with everyone elses. It's not a bad thing or anything. Just don't listen to em if you don't like em, it's really that easy. And one more thing if you're still listening, I will ask you NICELY to stop insulting fans of groups whom you do not like. I'm gonna be the bigger man, whether or not you do the same is entirely up to you.
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF ThE IvOrY gAtE~*:
Quite frankly, it is not the media that "forces pop down kids' throats"... it is the people themselves that choose to listen to what they listen to. Pop isn't even popular anymore in the local high schools; I see many kids in Tool shirts walking around after school. Rock bands such as Blink-182 are consistently shown on TRL, which disproves the theory of pop domination. If everybody in the world listened to Tool, that's what MTV will show. See? Pop fans are not forced/brainwashed into listening to Top 40 music. I am a teenybopper, but I listen to independent pop divas from MP3.com and so do all my friends. Most pop fans I know *have* been exposed to other types of music, and many of them are male, older, or are professional musicians. This is proof that Tool sucks. Millions of Anti-Tool folk can't be wrong.
Posted by Specter:
Other bands to listen to if you like Tool: FLAW and/or Downer. Just a suggestion.
Posted by Specter:
G.O.T.I.G, ahem... did you say TRL is the gold standard for music? LMAO! Sprout a Brain? You must mean dissolve a brain. Votes by thoughtless airheads, I suppose, is a great honor for musical artists. Puh! I have a real hard time grasping the fact someone out there like yourself actually exists. Sometimes I think this site has some editor possing as you just to keep up the circulation for readers to respond to your irritating comments. TRL consists of screaming fans all under 30 yrs of age and overwhelmingly female (not to be sexist), whom usually don't listen to anything else, otherwise they might grow a decent taste in music, and we wouldn't want that now would we. For God's sake, take a look at the crowd! No one there has been exposed to any sort of real music, nor does "the great golden standard" let them. Your reasoning for your opinioning is pathetic and poorly thought out. Using mainstream musical reach is not only degrading but sad. Watching this media draining mess is poison to the human mind. I pity you. You seem intelligent but blind. It's one thing to speak well, but what about is another matter entirely. The best stuff, my friend, is what comes from the back of your mind, not from the thoughts of L.A. producers trying to sell away the next "big thing". Nuff said.
Posted by ben:
If you've read my review below,I made one terrible error,which im sure all you people spotted..Adam Jones is the GUITAREST and Justin Chancellor is the BASS PLAYER...I'l never forgive myself for such a mistake... :-(
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF thE IvOrY gAtE~*:
TOOL IS WACK IT IS FOR NERDS !!!! If it's so good how come they don't show it on TRL, huh? TRL is the gold standard of great music today, because it is by voting. Go watch some MTV and maybe you'll sprout a brain.
Posted by KATARINA:
IT WILL TAKE YOUR BRAIN TO THE ANOTHER DIMENSION(S).MAYNARD IS A GENIUS-THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VOICE I HAVE EVER HEARD.
Posted by Christian:
TOOL = the most unique and creative band i have ever come across.
a tool is object used to change something. and this is exactly what Tool has done for me. Tool has helped change my views on many apsects of life for the better. I am thankful for this.
TOOL rocks.
Posted by Slipknot loves your moma:
Forgive me fellow tool fans, for I have sinned. My sin is the fact that I do not own a single TOOL cd...But I love TOOL and they are awesome. Their music videos are no where in the norm. They are (sic) and it makes me love them even more. Oh, my dear John Crane, ROT IN HELL YOU DUMB SON OF A B*ITCH!! And d*ck beater of the ivory gates can suck a goat d*ck too.
Posted by Specter:
http://communities.msn.com/Theominoussilence
It's a commmunity I just created. I figured Tool fans are pretty interesting people so, check it out. Yeah I know, one intelligent comment after another. I'm so pathetic.
Posted by Specter:
Damn refresh button! Make me look upid!
Posted by Specter:
Well said.
Posted by Specter:
Well said.
Posted by ben:
Ok,where do I start...1st of all,I hate almost all modern music simply because its offensive...offensive in the way most bands all sounds the same:the same formula,same riffs,and dont get me started on brittany ,backstreet and co.Although they do make the money the music industry need and i must complement them on being able to suck in all the millions of 'sheep' to fork out endless amounts of money to hear the smae repetative crap only under different names.Quite frankly,im sick and tired of people saying things like "korn and limp bizkit kick ass..etc etc..",because i dont know how you can be satisfied with being a carbon copy of everyone else;liking something because we are told to by television,magazines and radio..I only started listening to TOOL a couple of months ago,but in TOOL I found something quite original and extremly creative.Their music talents have no peer at the moment,and wont for sometime.The lyrics themselves are one reason to love TOOL..I know Maynard sounds like he just swallowed the oxford dictionary,but i think it's just his way of saying "be silent for a bit and just listen"..if you dont understand some of the words ,LOOK THEM UP!...it's far to easy to discard a band like TOOL,simply because it takes a bit of time and patience to fully understand where they're coming from.Even look up on the net and find out the meaning of their songs;only then will you have some understanding on what makes the mighty TOOL machine tick...Personaly,i cant comprehend how Maynard can go from being so melodic and gentle one second to a demonic scream that makes it seem as though his throat is going to cave in.Surely THE most emotive and powerful vocalist since Cobain.Danny Carey sounds like he has eight arms propelling like a windmill,the speed and precision that he beats those skins is damn near unbelievable.Justin,the man with the the softest hands i've heard since David Gilmour,can also belt out a riff that makes your hair stand on end,quite often all at the same time.And then there's Mr Jones,the bass player who you would swear was a guitar player..every note hits you like a shot to the chest (trust me ,i've seen them live),and also an artisitic genius...how you come up with some of stuff Adam is truly amazing.God knows where you head is at when you think of some of this material,but keep it up...truly amazing.On behalf of all your fans,and there is many,i can assure you,I say thank you...I honestly think that your band will be THE band people look back at 30 years from now..You guys are the PINK FLOYD of our generation...If thats not saying something,I dont know what else will...Thank you Maynard,Justin,Adam and Danny for your vision and heart,its a true inspiration.
Posted by 80'S ROCK:
Don't forget Pantera Slayer ect...ect all 80's bands so F.O.
Posted by 80's rock:
These guy's are a joke.The only reason I went to see them was that my wife loves them she told me how great they were live.lol what a joke.NO solos????? cum on, this is why most of todays music sucks.if you want to hear some groups with real tallent put in some maiden,priest,ect....ect...hell I saw ratt around the same time and even they were better.Let,s get back to real music with people who can play at least a guitar,and attempt a solo.
Posted by Specter:
Tool, great music. Maynard voice is a force to be reckoned with. They've been around for a decent time and have stayed strong. You gotta give them credit where it's due and that's a lotta credit. G.O.T.I.G., I hope the Tool videos continue to give you nightmares, I still haven't fully recovered from Christina Aguilera's "Come on Over." Real music!?! What the hell are you doing here anyways? Go back to pop-media-brain-washing sites, where your "brain expansion" is at a minimal. Teeni Bopper.
Posted by lateralus:
maynard james keenan is amazing.i have know idea how he thinks this sh*t up.
" i embrace my desire to feel the rythyme,to feel connected enough to step aside and weep like a widow.to feel inspired,to fathom the power,to witness the beauty,to bathe in the fountain,to swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human."
*lateralus*
f*ck anyone who does not like tool
Posted by lateralus:
maynard james keenan is amazing.i have know idea how he thinks this sh*t up.
" i embrace my desire to feel the rythyme,to feel connected enough to step aside and weep like a widow.to feel inspired,to fathom the power,to witness the beauty,to bathe in the fountain,to swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human."
*lateralus*
f*ck anyone who does not like tool
Posted by *~gUaRdIaN oF thE IvOrY gAtE~*:
Tool are a silly, pompous, overblown, GEEKY rock band. Isn't that rather defeating the purpose of rock and roll? Rock, especially the heavy metal sphere in which Tool operate, is for fun, not for brain expansion. Their actual music isn't of a very high calibre, either; it is rather dull, and their lead singer either mutters incomprehensibly or screeches. All of their albums sound the same (and I have listened to them at the behest of my schoolmates)and their music videos give me nightmares. They are also indecently vulgar: what sort of a song is called "Hooker With A Penis"? The final consensus? Tool is Korn for the high IQ crowd, and not as a form of rock either, more like a boring textbook than the festive poetry that is popular music. (After being forced to endure the crap that is Lateralus, I quickly put on a soothing medley of Genesis, Yanni, and Christina Aguilera- REAL music.)
Posted by Thor:
Lateralus is a collection of thought patterns that compel the soul and subconscious mind to pay attention. However, the average person who has no patients or deep thought will listen to it maybe once or twice or a couple songs at a time, while on their cell phone or talking with friends and then say, it sounds the same as Ζnema, you can only do something so many times before it gets worn out. And then that will be it. To appreciate the massive intelligence of the whole thing you have to first (shut the f*ck up), sit down in a quiet place with no interruptions and listen to the whole thing. Once you do that, you will be in agreement that this is the best offering yet from TOOL. Then you will not be able to stop hearing it in your head. The quality of the musicianship is several steps beyond what is considered great in the rock world today. And then there is the drumming. MY GOD, a feat of talent and taste that will last 1,000 years. Tool is not a band of weekend hit making pliable wiener heads so they create what they like without taking a poll like some popular bands and politicians. Buy it and keep it in the protected stack. Total talent. Cheers!
Posted by kaylee:
oder is supposed to order if u haven't firgured already. sorry 'bout that.
Posted by Kaylee:
Yea, Tool is an amazing band and they broke sounds barriers years ago that other bands cant seem to touch today, but gods? People saying that sound more like nsync freaks than true rock fans. Anyone looking at tool and each person that makes up the band as more than a skilled/talented/seriously bored PERSON doesn't deserve the right half of their brain. But yes, in review of tool, I think they're great. The lyrics are full of mysterious psychological ideas, and maynard has an amazing voice. The guitar and bass are beautifully harmonized and speedy, and, ahem, just a little on the creative side. I can't even begin to imagine how Danny does the drumming and all the different instruments so fast, in perfect oder, AND in perfect rythem. They've discovered the perfect formula.
Posted by Sean Griffith:
There is no reson why anyone shouldn't like Tool. Every song they make reaches everyone in a psycological level and let everyone enter a new world of music. Tool is changing the music level like Led Zepplin and Nirvana did. Tool will be my #1 band forever
Posted by Samantha:
Tool.. ya gotta love em! Some of the best lyrics ever written. It's such powerful music. And although I'm more faithful to NIN, Tool has got to be my 2nd fav band. Luv you Maynard!
Posted by a deftone:
tool are one of the best bands ever. but resently i was watching an interview and they seemed a bit up themselves (now i know tool dont like doing interviews)but dont diss other bands for not hating doing them. in the interview they were dissing korn,slipknot and other late 90s bands saying that they are all fake and are only in it for the marketing and money side. It was at this point i couldnt help thinking GET OVER YOURSELVES!
Posted by If you only knew:
Tool is the best band ever if you only listen to there words it makes you feel alive..it makes you feel so "down to earth"...when everything comes down to it Tool is very inspriational...think about it
Posted by 4:30 Boy:
I am a big Tool fan and I was really looking forward to the concert at First Union Center in Philly. I must say, I should have stayed home and listened to the cds. The concert was lame. To slow. At no point did a good mosh pit break out for longer than 5 minutes. If people are going to just stand around, then have seats instead of general admission. People sat down for most of the show BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW. I COULD NOT BELEIVE IT. The person next to me (not with me) was asleep) I know this reveiw will make a lot of people unhappy but this show was not good. Call it a 4 out of 10
Posted by Rain:
While Tool is a great band I must say that they aren't as innovative as many people think. If you really listen to some older music such as: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rush, King Crimson and later Alice in Chains stuff. They aren't that innovative at all. It's how the musicians take that to a different level which makes that innovative.
Posted by OG:
TOOL is the greatest band that ever lived. There music so undescribable. There lyrics are inhuman, there rythm is the most facinating thing i've heard in my life. Tool is truly the greatest band that ever lived.
Long live rock and roll and my our lives be forever touched by our passions. Take care of each other.
Posted by MP:
Tool is one of the most innovative bands of all time. Their musical and lyrical capabilities are astounding, and cannot be equaled by very many bands. A few that may equal or come close-Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Rush. As with all these bands, the music may not be to your liking but you cannot trutfully deny the intelligence and raw talent that every member of the band possesses and puts into all the work that they do. And for those of you who say they sold out with Lateralus-you are all morons. Yes, Lateralus is a little different from their other albums. But, Aenima was different from the first two, and Undertow was different from Opiate. Why do people think that every album a band makes has to be the same? The ability to keep their main principles and qualities the same, yet change their direction somewhat is waht makes Tool such a great band. Who wants to hear the same exact thing every time. If that is the case then any band would only need one album. Tool simply performs their music exactly how they want to without regards for what anyone thinks. That is what makes them such a special, satisfying band.
Posted by loot:
THESE GUYS ARE F*CKING GODS. TRIAD IS WAY COOL.
THEY MAKE ME ,WANT TO PICK UP MY GUITAR AND PLAY. ALEAST TRY
Posted by Leechmaster:
can any one tell me how the hell manyard sings like that? he like sings and screams all at once! f**ken damn near immortal dude.
Posted by John Crane:
Look at me ive got bonus money. i like insest and i listen to matchbox twenty because im a f*get who has a crush on rob thomas. big bonus money there.
Posted by Defiled Metal Zine (Brandon Maynard):
Tool- Saliva (Volcano Entertainment) 10 out of 10
Inexplicably, Tool has somehow managed to be lumped in with the nu-metal scene, which is quite possibly the most ignorant f*cking thing I have ever heard. Tool, rather than simply being a band, is more of an entity. The thing I love most about them (other than the absolute brilliance of anything they do) is the fact that everything is for the music, the art. Notice that the videos never show the band. Saliva is a wonderful example of this ideal. One disc features a live show as well as some killer unreleased jems, such as their FAR SUPERIOR version of Zeppelin's No Quarter. The second disc (or video, if you live in the stone age) is a dvd featuring all of Tool's videos minus the newest one from Lateralus (reviewed elsewhere). For those of you who have never seen these, they are mindbending spectacles of pure art with stories apparently unrelated to the songs they are supposed to represent. Also includes a lavish booklet. One detail that initially seems to be a negative is the difficult nature of the dvd, which takes hours to learn how to use. First you get pissed off, then you realize, "Hey, maybe Tool want us to THINK". And that is the nature of the beast.
Posted by noone:
tool and deftones are the only true hard core no sell outs left in the bizz.
Posted by Spoon:
Well, first, I hope to God that John Crane was not serious in his pathetic review. Because it was pretty flawed. Flaw #1; assuming that Matchbox 20 was good. (they suck, and they even ripped off the name on their last cd, which is why it became "mad season by matchbox 20" instead of just mad season). Flaw #2; decarling everclear as being talented. All their songs are about his f'n dad. Oh and then the fact that they keep making really bad covers of old songs. A really $hitty cover band gets famous. Good thing there's a band like tool out there, to show what talent is. Maynard's voice is truly phenominal. Anyone who says it's $hit (john crane) should go record his voice and listen to how dissimilar the two are. Go ahead, try to sing like Maynard. It's next to impossible. And there's nothing better than driving with my windows down, cranking any tool whatsoever, watching my mirrors and windows shake, and scaring old people. The world needs more music like that. OLD PEOPLE SHOULD LEAVE IN FEAR.
Posted by fu*k john crane:
finally got to reading this and all i have to say is that tool does use all six strings, and occasionally seven, i play guitar, and they have some of the most technical $hit ive ever seen
Posted by merkaba*:
Ok, first of all, John Crane, you make me laugh. :) Which is good, because I'm really bored. So bored that I can't remember how the hell I came to this site. But that's ok. Matchbox 20 really freaks me out. I think that Rob Thomas is some kind of alien. Look at him and you will see it to. I think Maynard is probably an alien as well, but that's ok, b/c he's amazingly talented and d*mn sexy. And anyone who doesn't think that man can sing, I'm going to personally find you and bite off your little toes will I make you listen to Tool.... b/c I think that's a very good way to convince people. And just for that Tool sounding like Korn comment, I think you're probably an alien as well, but you're the ugly,scary kind like Rob Thomas. And just because you said that, I went and ate Korn's toes. They were pretty d*mn nasty, I don't think they take showers; not very often, anyway. I mean......Tool......and then Korn.....not only are you an alien, you're probably deaf. This must have been caused by the annoying noise of Korn in your head. Oh yeah, and Maynard's real phone number would be (302)450-6103. Just in case anyone wants to tell him anything. But don't talk about Korn; he doesn't like them very much. Speaking of corn, it's not very good on the cob. All those strings that get stuck in your teeth are really annoying. By the way, I hate Linkin Park, I hope someone eats their toes very soon. Just thought I'd share that. They, however, are not aliens, just a bunch of former N*sync members who have yet to hit puberty and decided to form a very lame band. Thank you for your time and patience. Creative genius is dead, except in the presence of a few.
Sorry, I can't spell worth crud.
Posted by Lupus:
In 1995, TOOL gave their last from Undertow, and Aenima at Soldier Field.
Posted by BleedingMetalBastard:
By the way John Crane, whens the last time they played Matchbox 20 on TRL? I got news for ya, MATCHBOX 20 SUCKS CAUSE MTV SAYS THEY SUCK!
C**K
Posted by BleedingMetalBastard:
By the way John Crane, whens the last time they played Matchbox 20 on TRL? I got news for ya, MATCHBOX 20 SUCKS CAUSE MTV SAYS THEY SUCK!
C**K
Posted by John Crane:
and im even better at blow jobs!
Posted by BleedingMetalBastard:
Oh look no further, incest, boy band loving john crane is back.
Posted by Wandarah:
Can I add that this is a wonderful forum, with many bright and intelligent people sharing thier opinions of the new album, eloquently and articulately. I shall include mine, thusly:
'I thunks Laterisals is a good labums! i likes the grusdge and sometimes da voiz of gawd. theys not ass good as limp bizkiets though! cookies for nookies haw haw haw'
Thanks for letting me express myself iconofan.com!
Posted by Wandarah:
During the years since the release of the last album, 'Rectal Probe' - I have been keeping the members of TooL interested in life by sharing with them some of my gardening secrets. Many weekends have I spent, with Danny, Justin, Adam and Maynard quietly relaxing in my garden. Moving plants from one section, to another. I must say, Danny sure is a whizz with those garden shears! Maynard isn't only bald on his head, either.
LOOT
I have been listening to Aenema for over 2 years now and i am still noticing new sounds in it. A bnad like tool will live forever because they can write brilliant music but haven't been soiled by all the record companies trying to cash in on them. Lateralus defininetly has a different feel and sound to Aenema but it is still musical genious and does not sound like any other band (especially Korn). Oh, and John, Matchbox 20 is definetly not metal, and eithir is Tool for that matter.
Toolchic
Tool f,ucking rocks a$$!!!!
LISTEN
All the naysayers....
YOU CANNOT DENY THEIR ABILITY AS A BAND TO MAKE GREAT MUSIC.....even if you are a fool
Me
mjk is a moron, in his tirade about how he hates ignorant people, he was proving his own by spellinG it IGNORENT.
doug kelly
My review of Tool is that they have achieved what few bands do, which is put out great albums everytime. Other bands that have accomplished this, are bands like Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd. There really is no other band that is still together that can still make great music every time like Tool can
Amanda
The lateralus album is one of the best yet. I think anyone who likes tool should go out and support the band. KEEP THE ALBUM AT #1!!!!
Colby Blair
Hey dude, some people may not dig what tool sounds like on a record, on a sold cd, in a capital economy, but that is not what they are about. After such a long time making such meaningful music, they are not afraid of making a sound and then saying "No, that sounds too much like another band" because weither or not those other bands were there, they would still be making that same music. They don't get on t.v., aim to sell out, or advertise their name until you are sick of it. They make records so you can listen to it, and if they could live for free and make free records, the records would be free. They are one of the last bands making music just so they can make music, and it turns out that they are really good at it.
Lateralus
Let me start off by saying...LATER EL AS, I think youre a complete moron. NO WAY Tool will ever sound like korn. They couldnt sound like korn even if they tried to suck. Come on.its no big secret you got your early cd off napster you big loser. Tool is the most original and creative band to come out of the 90's and dont even trying to put in your crappy 2 cents about them. I love the new cd.and if you dont...You can eat me bloody.
OA88
LATER EL AS is an idiot.
Boing
Boing
Big Red, The Spawn of Satan
YOU SUCK, JOHN CRANE! Matchbox 20 isn't metal, you stupid grape!
CHRIS FROM THE ZOO
Everyone in here has no idea what art is all about...until you do, you can and will never appreciate the depth Tool has to offer to the music world
sober
sounds like korn? thats the most dumbass thing i ever heard.
negative sin
btw...Tool owns ;]
negative sin
Some of you i believe have some biased opinions the one that i really enjoy most of all though is by LATER EL AS, seeing how he cant even spell the title right unless he's trying to be a mexican g-homie type person, whatever. The comment being made about Tool sounding like Korn? I dont know what kind of crack your smoking but damn buddy I think i need some. Tool sounds nothing like Korn and if your like many other people who surf napster and download those supposible songs by tool, you are wrong, they were done by a garage band in seattle that has no life. Personally I think Tool is one of the damn best bands out there, most of the other bands out there are just trying to imitate Korn's sound. Korn...sounds more like Korn-E to me but thats my opinion. And with what Maynard from tool had to say about such bands sounded like Korn one being Papa Roach "They nothing but a Nirvana Happy - Garage Band"
Jamison
Tool is one of the most original and creative bands of our generation and if you don't think Danny Carey is the best drmmer on the plant then you can f#ck yourself.
Jamison
Tool is one of the most original and creative bands of our generation and if you don't think Danny Carey is the best drmmer on the plant then you can f#ck yourself.
LATER EL AS
I was the bigest tool fan in the world untill i got the new tool album 'lateralus' and i must say it sounds like korn more then tool!! i know what your thinkin 'how the hell did you get the album early?' well i cant post that but lets just say i know tool when i hear it, and it was definitely tool. but unfortunatly it was very bad, sell-out tool. Schism which most tool fans have probably heard already does fit in with the rest of the album and is by far the best song on it but thats not saying much, anyway do as Maynard says "bye, send more money,f*@k you buddy"
and check out the album and make up your own mind
*ME FISTING MAYNARD*
I LIKE TOOL CAUSE THERE GAY AND THEY LET ME FIST THEM.
APERFECTBAND
TOOL WOULD HAVE TO BE THE BEST BAND I HAVE EVER HEARD. ANYONE WHO DOESNT AGREE WITH ME SUX ASS CAUSE THEY HAVNT REALLY LISYEND TOOL AND THEY GOD DAM SHOULD, SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO DOESNT LIKE TOOL PLEASE GIVE THEM A GOOD HARD STINK-FISTING FOR ME. UNTIL LATER IM SHURE YOU CAN TAKE COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT AN INTELIGANT PERSON LIKE ME LIKES TOOL ALSO
mrmister
is better than tool
mjk
hey john were u born in a barn...tool uses 6-strings they just use low tunings...believe me i know my band opened for them in 95 and i still go to their concerts to this day..and if u don't believe me yet go pick up this months guitar player mag. there is a huge article on his awesome playing....and any vocal coach would agree with me that maynards voice is amazing..it is almost unreal how a person could scale their voice like he does.... i don't care if its your type of music just don't go sayin stuff like that......it just proves your ignorence and i sure hope u feel stupid now knowing that tool has never recorded and album with a seven string even lateralus which is very low and crunchy is just a 6 in a loaw tuning.......so stop thinkin they use 7 strings.........ignorent ppl piss me off
peeps
tool is the greatest band ever!!!
enarc nhoj
Actually fool his voice is amazing, id like to hear you mimmic his art. you heard his album A Perfect Circle? its pure beauty, a masterpiece, the way he scales his voice... its as if , something else is helping him with his tones ;]
John Crane
I think the singer sucks, Money! trust me my crickets in my backyard sing better than him i hate tool they are the worst band ever and are a bunch of fakes. everybody that likes tool is stupid you all should be listening to bands like everclear and 9 days band that use all 6 strings. Word up money g bonus! you will all see someday that bands like macthbox 20 will live on forever cause talent like that doesn't come along everyday. they are the true heavy metal band of the world.
PiRaTe
THEY R THE BEST FULL STOP, THERE'S NOTHING MORE U CAN SAY ABOUT TOOL THAN WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID. THEY R GOD'S THATS ALL THERE IS TO IT. THEIR MUSIC IS PURE AND ORIGINAL. LONG LIVE THE GODS
Call Me
That number is fake, you should really call (919) 303-0083.
bobby frye
tool is better then anybody. And everyone here who reads this call this # to talk to maynard james keenan, trust me, (919)-848-1137
Bobby
Tool needs to start a new religion, because they are the real God in this world.
Mike D
Tool is the best band of all time.
torie blackfox
I believe that Tool is by far the best band ever made!!
God
Tool is Fu**ing awesome. They bring meaning where there is none and destroy it where it once was. I'll vouch for them any day.
