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Zargus
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Joined: May 08 2005
Location: Sweden
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Points: 3491
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Posted: January 19 2007 at 18:56 |
The best prog band right now.
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Prog-jester
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Joined: June 05 2005
Location: Love Beach
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 05:50 |
^I tend to agree with you, though I'm a bit confused.The MOST POPULAR, I'd say
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Visitor13
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Joined: February 02 2005
Location: Poland
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 08:08 |
Philéas wrote:
On the lyrics bit: It's very easy to criticise, but try doing it better yourselves. It isn't always easy I tell you.
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Sure, it must be very difficult. And I'm not saying I could do better. This doesn't mean I shouldn't criticise though.
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TheLamb
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Joined: November 18 2005
Location: Israel
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Points: 416
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 08:14 |
Well it's a matter of taste, yada yada yada. What I can say is that Tool are acquired taste for some people. I always liked Tool to some extent, But not until just recently have I started to really love what they do. Im a huge fan now, and back when I first heard them I thought they were good, but not "all that good". So don't jump to conclusions after 1 or 2 listens, because it took me like over 100 (not exaggerating) to love em. and no, its not brainwash. I can tell when it is and when it isn't
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laplace
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Joined: October 06 2005
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Points: 7606
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 08:24 |
Tool are a hard taste to acquire? as proven by their large fan base rooted in many different age groups and musical contexts, not to mention the fact that they're successful enough to have produced memorable videos? :P :P :P
they're just a little bit more clever than most bands, a little more judicious with their payoffs and choruses. They do have the image of being mystic travellers and so forth but I think it's a cynical thing to some extent. you may think it takes a genius to put down the lyrical themes of life, which every intelligent person already constantly considers, but I do not.
I find Lateralus to be seventy minutes of a very good forty minute album.
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Evans
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Joined: July 15 2006
Location: Sweden
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Points: 3004
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 08:38 |
laplace wrote:
Tool are a hard taste to acquire? as proven by their large fan base rooted in many different age groups and musical contexts, not to mention the fact that they're successful enough to have produced memorable videos? :P :P :P
they're just a little bit more clever than most bands, a little more judicious with their payoffs and choruses. They do have the image of being mystic travellers and so forth but I think it's a cynical thing to some extent. you may think it takes a genius to put down the lyrical themes of life, which every intelligent person already constantly considers, but I do not.
I find Lateralus to be seventy minutes of a very good forty minute album.
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well, to be fair, he DID say "for some people" so... you lose! :)
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..'
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darkmatter
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Joined: November 23 2006
Location: New Jersey
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Points: 2760
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Posted: January 20 2007 at 12:05 |
I think Tool can be an acquired taste, they were for me. My brother got Lateralus I think back in 2001 or 2002 and he listened to it very often, so I was exposed to it quite a bit. I have to say, I didn't like it at first. Then he got Aenima and Undertow, and they still didn't appeal to me all that much. But I gradually started to like them and I was able to appreciate Aenima and Undertow in particular. But I'm still trying to get into Lateralus, although I really like some parts of it.
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Kill Fede
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Joined: April 19 2006
Location: Italy
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Points: 153
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Posted: March 30 2007 at 06:14 |
Tool is an excellent prog metal band,with great musicianship and some very good albums in their discography(Lateralus is a prog metal key studio album )
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