sounds great but MJK is just messing with us. the chorus of the first released song includes "weave my allegorical elegy"

Tool seems to hit those same specific never-shut-the-fuck-up-about-this-one-band neuroreceptors that Frank Zappa and the Grateful Dead hit, but for dumb guys from midwestern exurbs.

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I iike "Undertow" and "AEnima".
Lateralus and 10,000 didn't do much for me.

I'm sure I'll hear some of the new stuff, but they lost me a long time ago.

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Tool continues to improve and push the limits of their songwriting. They'll never lose me.

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Vicarious, Parabola, Rosetta Stoned, Eulogy, Stinkfist, Forty-Six and 2! I could go on and on.

Add in APC and Pucifer and you have one hell of a play list. Maynard is a fucking lyrical genius.

"Jump down
Get off your fucking cross
We need the fucking space
To nail the next fool martyr"

The Pot, Jambi, and of course, Disgustipated....

"Let the rabbits wear glasses!"

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Hush...


Fuck you! I can't say what I want to, even if I'm not serious. I can't say what I want to, even if I'm not serious. Things like: "Go fuck yourself! Go fuck yourself, you piece of shit, why don't you just go... kill yourself?" I said, "I can't say...

First heard Tool on The Blaze 103.5. That station was great for introducing lesser-known bands such as Dream Theater (Pull Me Under), Extreme (Am I Ever Gonna Change?), and Tool (Sober).

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A rock station playing Dream Theater is unimaginable today. Not the biggest Dream Theater fan but I'm glad they got commercial airplay.


You know, of course, that I am an insufferable completionist Frank Zappa fan. Kindred spirits, we.

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i enjoy dream theater but i hate dream theater fans. would prefer speaking with juggalos quite frankly

We've done a Worst Band Subcultures thread here before, haven't we? We must have. I think Juggalos were #1 and Parrotheads were #2. If they weren't, how were they not?

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Parrotheads are fucking horrible.

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I think there were a few years in the early 2010s where the only acts that ran Alpine Valley were Jimmy Buffett and Dave Matthews Band, and both commanded fleets of shuttle buses from LG to East Troy. I wonder how much overlap there was.

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Speaking of which, 15 years ago today was the dreaded Dave Matthews Poop Bus incident.

#NeverForget
#KinzieBridgeSmellsFunny

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Too much.

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I like their new single. Looking forward to hearing the full album.

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15 years...wow, time is flying.

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Yeah, I finally got a chance to listen to it yesterday afternoon...really good.

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i've listened to it 6 times since yesterday morning.

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Just listened to it again. It's great.

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album is out.

Listened 3 times so far.

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U cant beat Undertow and Aenima.

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Fixed.

They begrudgingly played Tool, and only Sober. And only in 1994 as grunge was in full force.

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i never really liked tool. i like their meaning and lyrics and stuff, cool band... but their fans are so fucking miserable it ruins the enjoyment for me

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

It's really good. Invincible got me hooked.

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I've only seen them live once. It was this awesome visual concert and the first 45 minutes were pretty memorable. Then they played Pushit and I swear to god the lead guitar just hit the same fucking note every minute or so for about 25 minutes while everyone just sat down and was like what the fuck is going on. Completely killed the buzz for the rest of the show. I'm assuming the newer stuff probably won't translate live, but its not half bad. Seems like continuation of what Maynard was doing on the later Perfect Circle album and some of 10,000 days.

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so, the physical copies of the album sold out and people are putting the three variants online and asking $150 each for a $35 retail. pretty crazy. another batch is supposed to come out in a couple weeks.

Invincible is my favorite song.

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This album is so fucking good. Daily listen since it came out.

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I got tix for the Chicago and Milwaukee shows!!!!

I'll likely be selling the Milwaukee tix once Ticketmaster lets me do that in 48 days...

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