10,000 Days

you've already listen it?

The Tool album that leaked isn't the real thing.

From the September 2005 Toolband.com Newsletter:

"Now where was I?.. Oh yeah, TOOL!.. I'm not going to reveal my source, Mister Patience, but do you want to know the kind of things that have been going on while this record was being recorded? Okay, first there was the decoy record just to confound all those would-be bootleggers out there. This took, oh, about a year, just because the band members wanted it to sound pretty close to the real thing (so as to be believable), along with equally believable art design."

http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2005_09.php

Tool have certainly created monsters out of their fans with this much anticipated release.  I have the leak, will comment no more on it...but seriously, if some of you think it's fake, be prepared to be terribly terribly disappointed come May 2nd. 

Tool were always jokesters it's true and the impact of such legerdemain has had an obviously negative affect on the fans over-analyzing, warping, and discreditting every single speck of information they churn out.   The problem I see is that most of these fans are obsessed with the raison d'etre the band made of themselves IN THE PAST as opposed to the present. 

Get over it, this is the album they've decided to release nolens volens.  Hell, I'd like to be proven wrong in my thoughts, but first off don't believe anything that comes out of Blair (their webmaster and close, close friend to the band - particularly Danny) in general and let alone a YEAR AGO!  This is the next phase of them, get used to it, like the Crimson fans - stop clinging to the past. 

To discredit I'd say: 1) yes the leak is the new album indefinitely and if ANYTHING is off it's perhaps in an unmastered state, 2) this is most likely NOT the last album they'll make, and 3) Tool fans need to get a life.

Regardless I'm curious to see the whole packaging, they always manage to put together a strong product that for once I'll shell out some cash for.        

Bryan wrote: The Tool album that leaked isn't the real thing. From the September 2005 Toolband.com Newsletter: "Now where was I?.. Oh yeah, TOOL!.. I'm not going to reveal my source, Mister Patience, but do you want to know the kind of things that have been going on while this record was being recorded? Okay, first there was the decoy record just to confound all those would-be bootleggers out there. This took, oh, about a year, just because the band members wanted it to sound pretty close to the real thing (so as to be believable), along with equally believable art design." http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2005_09.php

The leak I have is definitely real and It's the opposite of hideous. There might have been some other leaks which were fake, but the one which came last week is real.

Well it will be in the stores aready on friday so I will be 100% sure then.


Edited by GFoyle - April 26 2006 at 02:46

It is real.

There might be second disc of some bonus material, who knows?

well seems the other thread I made is not working out

I'm a little skeptical on the second-disc, cause I don't ALWAYS trust this friend... however, there is weight to his claims.  Look up 10,000 Days on Amazon.com.  There are two versions, one mysteriously labled as an "Import".  It's twice as expensive as the other version.  Seems to implicate a second disc, does it not?

HeirToRuin wrote: I actually thought the album was rather boring...basically old Tool with more spacey atmosphere stuff...like they're trying to compete with Mars Volta to see who can take up the most space with meaningless drivel. Some of the tunes were good, but some are just downright boring. Yes, it's the real thing.  Maynard's voice.  Carey's tribal drum patterns.  Jones's guitar sounds.  It might not be in final mastered form, and there may be a bonus disc with the actual store album or possibly some additional tracks (doubtful...it totals over 70 minutes...about half of which are wasted). Yes, I pre-ordered a copy.  Yes, I downloaded it.  I'm entitled.  Sue me if you disagree.  I probably shouldn't have ordered it because I've played it 5 times and I'm considering trying it once or twice more, but I'm not hopeful.

You are a truly wise man indeed :)

You have the same sentiments as I. Let us be friends now and rejoice in the land of Gentle Giant.


Edited by DeepPhreeze - April 26 2006 at 22:51