I've talked about them a lot on here and sung their praises but for some of you other music enthusiasts I must encourage you to give a good listen if you are not that familar. For those that are familar then disregard. But for those who haven't listened to them that much or have no clue about their music and consider yourselve's "music lovers" you need to listen to some Tool.

 

Now I know it's not the type of stuff that floats everybody's boat but for post 1990 music it is as good as it gets, musically. So much talent and so much quality in their music, every song on every album is well thought out and flowing with musical genius. All band members are very educated and most of the song topics take you on a very deep journey. They're not the type of band you can just listen to a song here and a song there and pass judgement, they're more like your Pink Floyd in which you have to listen to the entire album in order to get a full grasp of whats going on. Front to back album to album not many have ever been able to do it as good as Tool. Speaking of Floyd, IMO I consider Tool to be the Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin of my generation. From their albums, to their stage shows, they are the total package of what a band should be. They stay out of the commercial bs, they definitely do not over tour or over record. In fact many Tool fans would argue they do not do enough of either. Debut EP came out in 1992 and they have only released 4 studio albums since then, the last being in 2006. James Maynard Keenan, their front man, stated the reasoning for this was that the band felt like how much can you really grow as musicians if you put an album out, tour extinsively then get right back into the studio, how much have you really improved? As you can tell I am a huge fan of their work and cannot wait on the next and what could be final album. Unbelievable musicians and unbelievable music. The thing I like to say to describe these guys is that they are not making songs they make music.

 

All of their albums are great and all are different in sound and feel. I reccomend all for any music lover who would want to give them a whirl who has not done so yet. Again, may not be for everybody but for my money top to bottom they have been the best band out for a while now and it's not even close. It is a must for some of you to check them out if you consider yourself music enthusiasts or if you have never heard that much by them before.

 

 

 

Their discography as follows

 

Opiate (EP) 1992

Undertow 1993

Aenima 1996

Lateralus 2001

10,000 Days 2006

 

They also have a live album (well an album with a couple live songs) with a couple unreleased studio tracks called Salival which came out in 2001. This album has a cover of Led Zeppelins "No Quarter" on it and to be honest is one of the most high quality covers I have ever heard. Not too many bands even need to attempt doing Zep but if anyone can it is Tool and they show why with this one. This is a studio recording and not one of the live albums on the track. If you are interested in checking them out real quick and just seeing what they are about then go listen to Led Zeppelin "No Quarter" and then go listen to Tool's version. Awesome stuff.

I just listen to good music. Don't really give a dang if other people like them or not...

 

I feel ya. That's me for the most part but they're one of the few bands lately in which that's all you hear, I hear my buddies talk about them all the time. Sadly even some of them who have poor taste in music. I just don't want to feel like a bandwagon fan I guess, or I guess I think about that kind of stuff way too much when it shouldn't even have an impact. To me they're kind of like Mumford and Sons (not musically). Good band thats been around for a lot longer than people realize but just seemed to have exploded onto the scene overnight. Again, just don't want to feel like a bandwagon fan like most of these people are.

Solomon Burke, Curtis Mayfield, Tom Waits, Phosphorescent, and The Black Angels are the first to come to mind for me.

I just listen to good music. Don't really give a dang if other people like them or not...

:thumb:

Solomon Burke, Curtis Mayfield, Tom Waits, Phosphorescent, and The Black Angels are the first to come to mind for me.

Tom Waits is a personal fave of mine. I know his voice is a turnoff for some but I can get past it pretty easily.

I suggest you all check out J. Roddy Walston & The Business.

I've talked about them a lot on here and sung their praises but for some of you other music enthusiasts I must encourage you to give a good listen if you are not that familar. For those that are familar then disregard. But for those who haven't listened to them that much or have no clue about their music and consider yourselve's "music lovers" you need to listen to some Tool.

 

Now I know it's not the type of stuff that floats everybody's boat but for post 1990 music it is as good as it gets, musically. So much talent and so much quality in their music, every song on every album is well thought out and flowing with musical genius. All band members are very educated and most of the song topics take you on a very deep journey. They're not the type of band you can just listen to a song here and a song there and pass judgement, they're more like your Pink Floyd in which you have to listen to the entire album in order to get a full grasp of whats going on. Front to back album to album not many have ever been able to do it as good as Tool. Speaking of Floyd, IMO I consider Tool to be the Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin of my generation. From their albums, to their stage shows, they are the total package of what a band should be. They stay out of the commercial bs, they definitely do not over tour or over record. In fact many Tool fans would argue they do not do enough of either. Debut EP came out in 1992 and they have only released 4 studio albums since then, the last being in 2006. James Maynard Keenan, their front man, stated the reasoning for this was that the band felt like how much can you really grow as musicians if you put an album out, tour extinsively then get right back into the studio, how much have you really improved? As you can tell I am a huge fan of their work and cannot wait on the next and what could be final album. Unbelievable musicians and unbelievable music. The thing I like to say to describe these guys is that they are not making songs they make music.

 

All of their albums are great and all are different in sound and feel. I reccomend all for any music lover who would want to give them a whirl who has not done so yet. Again, may not be for everybody but for my money top to bottom they have been the best band out for a while now and it's not even close. It is a must for some of you to check them out if you consider yourself music enthusiasts or if you have never heard that much by them before.

 

 

 

Their discography as follows

 

Opiate (EP) 1992

Undertow 1993

Aenima 1996

Lateralus 2001

10,000 Days 2006

 

They also have a live album (well an album with a couple live songs) with a couple unreleased studio tracks called Salival which came out in 2001. This album has a cover of Led Zeppelins "No Quarter" on it and to be honest is one of the most high quality covers I have ever heard. Not too many bands even need to attempt doing Zep but if anyone can it is Tool and they show why with this one. This is a studio recording and not one of the live albums on the track. If you are interested in checking them out real quick and just seeing what they are about then go listen to Led Zeppelin "No Quarter" and then go listen to Tool's version. Awesome stuff.

 

Aenima is far my favorite Tool album.

Back in the day when I was into Cds I would go to Best Buy every Tuesday to check out all of the new releases.

I wasn't big into Tool but I did like the two songs they had videos for on the album undertow!

 

I was at Best Buy on a Tuesday back in 1996 and I came across Aenima.

I picked it up because it was on sale and it had a cool looking 3-D cover.

Plus it came with a 10" four song picture vinyl record,this was before I got

back into vinyl!

 

Even though I'm not a huge Tool fan Aenima is my second favorite album of all time,right behind The Beatles white album.

About four years ago I finally pulled the trigger and got a vinyl copy on ebay that set me back $200 not a bad investment considering they still sell for $200+.The 10" picture disc I got for free sells between $50-$100.

I also have the live stuff you are talking about in the box set Salival.

 

In my opinion 1996 is one of the best years in music ever.

 

What's your favorite tool album?

Tom Waits is a personal fave of mine. I know his voice is a turnoff for some but I can get past it pretty easily.

 

A few years ago at the Goodwill in Harrodsburg I picked up Closing Time,Foreign Affairs and Rain Dogs.All for 50 cents each in NM condition...

Gotchya.

 

For me I would probably say Stevie Wonder is someone I've been meaning to dig into more - I've only really listened to his more famous songs.

 

I would recommend going with the four-album arc from 1971-73 that includes:

"Where I'm Coming From"

"Music Of My Mind"

"Talking Book"

"Innervisions"

 

That's one of the most impressive creative outputs in a three-year window in rock'n'roll history.

A few years ago at the Goodwill in Harrodsburg I picked up Closing Time,Foreign Affairs and Rain Dogs.All for 50 cents each in NM condition...

 

I don't know how you do it man. That is a very impressive haul for $1.50 (or any price for that matter).

I don't know how you do it man. That is a very impressive haul for $1.50 (or any price for that matter).

 

It's all skill.:lol:

Just joking.I believe it's all luck.

 

It seems like things lately are drying up.:irked:

One day you need to pick up Schue and slide over this way.

We have a Peddlers mall that has a booth with a lot of good albums.Jim has spent a few bucks in there.:thumb:

I would recommend going with the four-album arc from 1971-73 that includes:

"Where I'm Coming From"

"Music Of My Mind"

"Talking Book"

"Innervisions"

 

That's one of the most impressive creative outputs in a three-year window in rock'n'roll history.

 

Not to hijack the thread but...

 

Others of note are Led Zep I, II, III & IV, 1969-1971 and CCR, pretty much all their hits on six(!) albums, 1968-1970.

Aenima is far my favorite Tool album.

Back in the day when I was into Cds I would go to Best Buy every Tuesday to check out all of the new releases.

I wasn't big into Tool but I did like the two songs they had videos for on the album undertow!

 

I was at Best Buy on a Tuesday back in 1996 and I came across Aenima.

I picked it up because it was on sale and it had a cool looking 3-D cover.

Plus it came with a 10" four song picture vinyl record,this was before I got

back into vinyl!

 

Even though I'm not a huge Tool fan Aenima is my second favorite album of all time,right behind The Beatles white album.

About four years ago I finally pulled the trigger and got a vinyl copy on ebay that set me back $200 not a bad investment considering they still sell for $200+.The 10" picture disc I got for free sells between $50-$100.

I also have the live stuff you are talking about in the box set Salival.

 

In my opinion 1996 is one of the best years in music ever.

 

What's your favorite tool album?

 

Yeah I have looked for Tool on vinyl but unfortunately I'm not at the point in my life where I can shell out $200+ on it, but eventually I look to find every album although they are tough to come by and expensive.

 

 

I was slow getting into them, got my first real taste as a frosh in high school (2001), Lateralus had first came out and "Schism" was one of the first tunes I heard. I liked them then but it wasn't until the years went on that I really got into them. I had heard some of the stuff off Aenima before but hadn't gave it much play. Plus let's be honest it isn't until you reach older adolescence do you really get a sense of what good music is. After I finally got all the albums purchased and listened to them non stop I was hooked as a Tool fan for life. They are one of the few bands (aside from Zep, Floyd, and The Doors) in which their music never gets old to me. I've been listening to the same albums (outside of 10,000 days) for 10 years now, probably heard some tracks hundreds of times and I still can put them on right now and get maximum enjoyment. Just a great all around band with a great sense of musical integrity.

 

 

 

As for my favorite album, that is a tough decision, I like them all so good. I'm right there with you on Aenima, great album. In fact I like to call it the soundtrack to the end of the world. With all the 2012 talk and all the chaos going on I cannot listed to Aenima without getting chills, especially the track Aenema. Great album front to back, "Third Eye" is quite possibly the best closing track I have ever heard on an album. I am also very found of Lateralus though. The way the open the album with "The Grudge" and the way the album progresses it just does the trick for me.

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