First Time Hearing Tool Rosetta Stoned (Reaction!!)

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[@tosh_is_me942]

i hope you read the lyrics during a listen

[@WeaponOut]

So a year or so later where does this song rank in your top Tool songs?

[@poloreacts27]

@@WeaponOut Top 10

[@zazune56]

Lost Keys gets you set up for the story in the song. It adds insight

[@heyskipj]

Lipan Conjuring gets you set up for Lost Keys.

[@HunkyTalkenMonkey01]

"GIVE US EYES!!!"

[@Marklennon]

Faaip De Oiad placed on top of Lost Keys will provide even more context

[@dgage1776]

Tool is my favorite band and I game no idea what type talking about. I just love the music

[@xXxXcrosbykidXxXx]

@@dgage1776 these two songs tell the story of a guy who went deep on a psychedelic trip, communicating with otherworldly/dimensional beings who gave him transcendental knowledge to share with the rest of mankind, but being so high and unprepared he doesn't even have a pen to take notes for him future self to remember, so he can't relay the knowledge he was meant to share with the world. Rosetta Stoned is a first person narrative from the guys point of view about his trip/experience, Lost Keys/Blame Hoffman is an outside narrative from the perspective of the hospital workers of when the protagonist from Rosetta Stoned is eventually found in hospital unresponsive and uncommunicative (because he's experienced complete ego death and possibly a psychotic break due to the insanity of his trip). Blame Hofmann, the alternate title for Lost Keys, refers to Albert Hoffman, the creator of LSD. It's all about existential high dose psychedelic experiences.

[@el-violador]

Only Tool could write a song about getting high on hallucinogens, being abducted by aliens, told the secret of humanities salvation, forget to write it down before soiling the bed and have it sound better than 90% of other bands best songs

[@ethanflynn8137]

i think "shit the bed" is a term standing for messing up, i dont think he actually pood in his bed

[@el-violador]

@@ethanflynn8137 for the most part I'd agree. Except this is the same man who wrote songs; comparing the constant struggle against boredom and overgratification with anal fisting (stinkfist), asking the listener to open themselves to new experiences to enlighten themselves with the metaphor of anal sex (4°) or calling out the hypocrisy of saying a band "sold out" to "the man" when we all sell a part of ourselves in some way and we are all demanding products (hooker with a penis. Get it?! We're both the hooker *AND* the man!!)... That's just Maynard being Maynard

[@MrTarheelAZ]

It’s a song about a story he was told.

[@SonoraSlinger]

​@@ethanflynn8137 It was ayuhaska (or however you spell it) Lipan Conjuring is the ceremony, then lost keys blame Hoffman is the aftermath of the trip, Rosetta Stoned the recount of the trip. He probably shit himself.

[@chadknapp5170]

Stinkfist falls into this same category under different circumstances💪💯🤣

[@timg7627]

Knowing that Tool generally writes and performs their entire songs before having lyrics then present the finished track to Maynard to write the lyrics makes this so much more amazing.

[@Martin-kc1xj]

Maynard said that's how it is now... it was on Joe Rogan before the release of the latest album, which actually explains why he's so absent from it and how they lost that magic. I don't think that's how any of the pervious albums were made. If you think about it, it makes no sense for Wings for Marie, and many more. It probably was a more constant back and forth before, where they come up with something, he adds on top, they take that back and build around it. He even said he was frustrated that he would be working on something and then they would change the whole song and he would have to restart, leading to him just waiting to get the final result before working on it. To me this explains Fear Inoculum 100%.

[@MojoTheWarDog]

The "Overwhelmed as one would be, if placed in my position. Such a heavy burden out to be the one." is not only one of my favorite parts lyrically but overall is my favorite piece of music I have ever heard. The build up to it creates this incredibly divine and powerful feel. Seems like I get lifted out of my chair.

[@Patrick-857]

It's not right without the following: " To write it down for all the world to see. I forgot my pen, shít the bed again.....typical" He takes something really profound sounding, and makes it incongruous. Constantly switching between the ethereal, high concepts, the meaning of life ect, and mundane stuff like forgetting pens and bodily functions. It makes it hilarious.

[@MojoTheWarDog]

@@Patrick-857 It also makes it extremely accurate to what you experience in a psychedelic drug experience. Grand intellectual structures become trivial in my experience.

[@Patrick-857]

@@MojoTheWarDog I have only done weed and a couple of uppers. But I'm one of those people who shouldn't do weed. For me it's different than what most people seem to experience. It was fun while I was not yet fully "awake" as in I was still psychologically a child with little self awareness. When I gained more self awareness it was pure hell. It put me in a Clockwork Orange situation, forcing me to see things I didn't want to see. It made me think things that were off the freaking planet, no connection with reality. That's why I'm afraid of anything stronger. There's too much darkness lurking in the background of my mind. I only enjoy things that make me numb, but not very often.

[@MojoTheWarDog]

@@Patrick-857 Yeah psychedelics should only be consumed if you are certain it will be a good trip. If even your subconscious has doubt it will 100% take over. Not for everyone absolutely.

[@derekmaynard5619]

That's always been my favorite vocal part from Maynard. Passenger from Deftones and Maynard is up there to.

[@mudbutt42]

If there's any Tool song you should probably have the lyrics up to follow along it's this one

[@SerpentineSeiđr]

I was gutted that he didn't pick up the lyrics!

[@nospoon17]

He didn’t have the lyrics ? That’s a shame.

[@snuggilyd]

Anyone who digs this song at all in first listen is definitely a legit Tool fan. Took me years to like it.

[@SerpentineSeiđr]

I loved it first listen, but I don't think I'm a hardcore Tool fan, I just love the wild lyrics and the changing musical journey!

[@joaopedrosouzavicentin3601]

@@SerpentineSeiđr Same!!

[@brownbenplumm9027]

For me it was maybe 10-20 listens over the course of a few months! Same with Third Eye!

[@MrTarheelAZ]

This is a DC drum clinic

[@wesleykorisky8600]

I don't think I'm a die hard tool fan, I love them yeah, but I'm not the die hardest fan for sure. This is my favorite song from them though and I think it's because it just breaks the mold of their standard track. It has so much going on, I love guitar solo and build up into the final verse. It's just so good all around and diverse and interesting

[@uGotGot1618]

I think this is the Tooliest song of all Tool songs and for that reason it’s an easy top 5 for me. It’s just epic and that crescendo out of the instrumental is so explosive and emotional. Such a wild ride of a masterpiece Also, some thing that I always feel in the song that I rarely hear others talk about, is how incredibly tragic it is. A guy who spent his entire life being a fuck up, then suddenly he’s in the right place at the right time for the most important encounter in human history, and he fucks it up again. I always feel as though the subject of the song is slowly driving themselves completely insane upon consideration of the fact that they blew the biggest moment that any person could ever have…. All I had to do was remember my pen, and I couldn’t even fucking do that. Typical.

[@soth1sol]

i have a slightly different interpretation of your interpretation. "can't remember what he sad" was less personal lament (44&2) than ringing instructions of a collective's "chosen one" (46&2) "message of hope". like. do not remember what he (ego) said. don't do it. in fact, forget the pen! from "the grudge" - LET GO! stop writing "things" down, stop pointing the finger at everything but the heart, stop defining, confining, controlling ...stop labeling "parts" of nature's infinitely/eternally-nested singular moment, existing. there are no parts. there are no spoons. there are no lines in the sands of consciousness of mind. the map is not the territory. "you all feel the same, so why can't we just admit it?" forget the pen = watch "things" die. -_-

[@craigulatorOne]

so you think someone that hasn't graduated high school is a person who has spent the entirety of their life being a fuckup? Hah! It was a DMT trip, wherein the most exquisite of inter-dimensional psychedelic experiences occurs to any user. After such experiences it is almost always impossible to remember the details with perfect clarity and most post experience journaling is vague but familiar to the experienced at best. Real time event journaling would never happen, not to any level of legible structure, lol. Try it out. Great Song

[@Obi-WanMaroney]

I always took it as the narrator is just on a bad trip and thinks he saw an ET or extra-dimensional being who told him of the end times but it was all in his head and he's having a freakout. His ego views himself as a fuckup and it's just one more thing to add to the list of failures. Bob help me.

[@dgage1776]

What story are you referring to?

[@ogLogLogLogL]

It's a comedy

[@that_heretic]

What crazy about this one is it grows on you. Listen to it 5-6 times before passing judgement. You really begin to appreciate the musicianship.

[@Patrick-857]

It's in my top 5 tool songs.

[@Mandibles76]

A masterpiece! I didn’t appreciate this song for years and one day it just clicked!

[@pekkalanger5076]

It’s an acquired taste. I love TOOL sober but on some psychedelics It’s pure bliss.

[@sirpseudonymous5555]

Dude, I am right there with you, listened to tool for a while before this song, well...clicked! hahahaha

[@MatchFishingFilms]

I’m exactly the same! Didn’t really like it then it just clicked and now I love it! Happens so often with Tool ❤

[@aaronwolf3587]

I wasn’t crazy about this track at first but it’s definitely a grower. As you mentioned, the payoff at the end makes all the abrasiveness leading up to it well worth it. I kinda consider it one of their joke tracks except the instrumentals are so good that it demands your attention. Loving all your Tool reactions bro. ✌🏼

[@assmaster420]

Kinda the same here. One of my lesser loved Tool songs. I think it’s the hard to understand vocals. Still a great track

[@dgage1776]

I wasn't aware that they did Joke tracks

[@strongemotion]

This started as an "interesting side trip" with an amazing ending vocal tapestry, until, like you, ONE DAY the riffs caught me. And now it's one of my favorites!

[@davidbaca7853]

It’s a very lyrical song and are very brilliant , more of a drug induced alien interaction. Lost keys is the intro into this song giving it a better setting to start from.

[@crayb420]

Especially if you overlap faaip de oaid before the nurse speaks, his words cut out in the transmission by a nanosecond

[@soth1sol]

5. the pot, cannabis 6. lipan conjuring, peyote 7. lost keys (blame hoffman), lsd 8. rosetta stoned, dmt

[@Trepanation21]

@@soth1sol These songs aren't _about_ those, they're just the surface layer. Like how "Stinkfist is a song about fisting lul". It's the joke being used as the front for further ideas.

[@soth1sol]

@@Trepanation21 yeah no "all is metaphor" ..."all is energy". which is from where mjk writes. hence the multitudes of subjective interpretations - "slide a mile six inches at a time", from personal egoic disharmonic lead (44&2) to collective egoless harmonic gold (46&2). from a place of understanding every"thing" is no-thing - all is nothing - "apparently nothing at all". entire point of tool is for "one" (46&2) to get beyond points (44&2), held up by egoic bs. "let go". there are no points. no beginnings ("i don't even know where to begin"). no ends. watch "points" die. phantom bullshit. "la la la la la la la LIE"

[@soth1sol]

​@@Trepanation21 still. the LATERALUS metaphor suggests LISTENER (44&2/disharmonic) - starting at the root chakra (track 1, the grudge) - is being abducted ^UPWARDS^ - through the chakras - by an unidentified ("let go!") flying(?) "godhead" collective (46&2/harmonic) via manufactured LIGHT BEAM (ie the music we hear throughout the album). -_- "mer ka ba" (light, spirit, body) ...it's some kind of psychedelic experience... our body is LIGHT, we are IMMORTAL our body is LOVE, we are ETERNAL ...eternal ...eternal omniscient omnipotent omnipresent w/o judgment (w/o condition) "10000 days" judith marie, unconditional ONE this "abduction via 13 chakra system" "lead transmutated to golden consciousness" idea reinforces itself as you pull ^UPWARDS^ the inner album case (anatomic alex grey artwork, LATERALUS figure) representing "swing on spiral of own divinity" PHI (THE GOLDEN RATIO) ...from its outer liner casing ("shadow" circuitry) representing FIBONACCI SEQUENCE (ie nature's step ladder scaffolding attempt to mimic the golden ratio). this is our (inner) LIGHT BEAM. -_- and reinforced once more (as mentioned), looking at the alex grey lateralus figure itself. note chakra energy centers. compare this to "parabola" m/v leaf scene. "clever got me this far, then TRICKY got me in. eye on what i'm after, i don't need another friend. smile and drop the CLICHE 'til you think i'm listening. take just what i came for then i'm out the door again" -_- kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIbGlYCslp6FpLM "cliche" ...that's all mjk's doing. leaving for our subconscious: breadcrumbs. (reminds me of a david cross bit about the "domino effect ...effect"). ever see inception? reason for spinning top? these songs - everything mjk does - represent TOTEMS. he is setting up waypoints for the collective unconscious' individual subconsciosnesseseseess ...to re-member. if ever you get annoyed that they're selling too much merchandise bullshit, just re-member THIS is what they're really up to. "i sold my soul to make a record, dipshit (44&2). and, you, bought, ONE (46&2)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -_- "you know, that’s what i’m saying. i make things happen. i go for it. you know? i’ll ask a hundred chicks. you know, maybe i get 99 no's. that’s fine, slide it on, slide it on. whatever. ...but maybe that 100th chick? likes to fuck on a pile of trash!" --david cross kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJfSnqaimJeUr5o

[@DeadMetal07]

how have we gotten this far into Tool without a reaction to Right In Two!

[@jessefenner2980]

What hE said!!!

[@jessefenner2980]

Or she!

[@tomweather8887]

Ikr. Definitely needs to do something like Right in Two, Eon Blue into The Patient, or DRT.

[@jeffhelton3364]

Be patient....... (see what I did there?) 😜

[@AJ-gn4ki]

Parabol/Parabola too!

[@Floydisgr8]

It took me a good 10 years to fall in love with this song, because I always brushed it off. Now, this is one of my favorite tool tracks. I legit think this is in the top 5 now.

[@dangusrangus]

Same for years I brushed it off now I realize holy shit

[@kinshard6005]

Thankfully it didn't take me so long, only 6 months. Then I just sat down and seriously listened to all tool had to offer and fell in love with literally every song I brushed off earlier. My personal favorite being third eye salival live performance.

[@DylanHp11]

@@dangusrangus Holy fuckin shit!

[@nathanevans2076]

@@DylanHp11😂😂😂

[@alldud13]

dang glad i only brushed it off for like a month or two

[@maureenwagg5305]

I knew what this was the first time I heard it. The whole album, if you listen carefully, flows from one song to the next like a continuing story. I'm 60 years old and I love this band's depth and intelligence as well the music. The bass and drums are front and center which I love. It's all about that bass and those drums and the funky riffs.

[@6ic6ic6ic]

This is one of the detrimental things about listening piecemeal to Tool. An oft overlooked concept to music is the flow from song to song. An album as a whole is different than just song composition. Albums like 10000 days and Lateralus have a flow. The experience is altered into something completely different. My buddy makes his own metal music and the compositions are great but 1 thing I tried to impress upon him was this concept of flow. What's the over arching theme of an album? Is there one? How do we convey that? What's the cadence? Where do we rise and fall. Tool are masters of this well know concept in songwriting and applying it to their albums. Take Eon Blue Apocalypse for example. It's a very minor little piece of music but the way it sets up The Patient is beautiful and adds and changes the feel.

[@pauljansen1137]

Yes...the song I was hoping for....jaw dropping riffs and lyrics you will need being written down for you....don't forget your pen!😀

[@therombaro]

Typical…

[@gapingschasm]

@@therombaroGoddamn…

[@t4terade]

typical..

[@brandonwest434]

One of Danny's absolute best performances! TOOL use a lot of unpleasant sounds and screeches to elicit certain emotions in the listener. But what's insane is that they do it in a way that integrates the contextual landscape and theme of the song in such a magnificent way. I'm quite sure this song will grow a lot on you..

[@brianthompson9241]

“What is that? Somebody’s ass?”

[@brandonwest434]

@@brianthompson9241 You should have some reverence when talking about the almighty TOOL! I am an Almighty tool!

[@brianthompson9241]

@@brandonwest434 did you not notice the quotation marks around the question? Those words came from Polo. His reaction to the screeches you were explaining in your comment. (Your explanation was spot on by the way)

[@brandonwest434]

@@brianthompson9241 Ohhh! hahaha I didn't hear him say that!

[@marcusmatthews8233]

Right in Two! H! The Grudge! Eulogy! Wings for Marie 1&2! Yer just scratching the surface man. Stoked for more! Much Love

[@chrono050]

Saw this live in 06 i had won front row tickets off the radio. I was in awe

[@MikeTaffet]

This is my favorite track off the album and one of my top Tool songs of all time. The squeally part you heard was Adam on guitar.

[@MatthewParker21]

Yes, so good! I've been listening to this song for years and still pick up on little nuances I didn't notice before, even after 100's of listens.

[@PatrickPowers2112]

This song is a great example of Maynards snarky scense of humor. I still chuckle to myself every time I hear it. "Born to bare and read to all the details of our ending. To write it down for all the world to see. But I forgot my pen. Shit the bed again! Typical " 🤣

[@Patrick-857]

Absolute gold.

[@SerpentineSeiđr]

Me too, it's my favourite part! The melancholic, emotional delivery of "But I forgot my pen! Shit the bed, again! Typical..." makes me laugh every time 😂

[@thirdeye311]

So glad I found your channel…your genuine and completely on board with tool. Best band that will ever walk this earth..PERIOD

[@alexanderwernette9998]

I used to skip over this song when I was younger, but it's become easily a top 3 for me

[@ted1976hailspiralout]

I always recommend that a Tool reactor should react to Lost Keys & Rosetta Stoned at the very end of their discography as it is so complicated but it’s all of their discography all in these two tracks together. This will be on your playlist shortly & will remain there for years, trust me 🤘🏻🌀

[@mikelary88]

Damn you didn’t lead with Lost Keys 😢

[@Unlikely_Hero]

That build is like, the best in music haha

[@GrimmdarkTruth]

Hope he did the lost keys intro with it as well

[@ty_the_RetoVideo_guy5543r]

this is why i am watching...haha i hope he does lost keys too

[@GrimmdarkTruth]

@@ty_the_RetoVideo_guy5543r welp...guess not. 🤣

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

This whole song is a trip in itself! It's such a journey with so many twists and turns! I would've included Lost Keys in the beginning for more context but still awesome!

[@kasbang]

Lost Keys followed by this. Gets me every time

[@Tylmorsea206]

Another amazing song you should do next is called Right in Two. I think you would definitely enjoy it

[@kaprinos]

im still following your Tool journey and it's so much fun:) please keep it coming

[@LZ10366]

I think you’re definitely ready for the Holy Trinity! Disposition, Refelction and Triad. The closing 3 tracks off the Lateralus album (apart from Faaip de Oiad). Listen to all 3 back to back, It’s a journey dude!

[@jokergreeting]

No. Just do them separately.

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

I second this, do all 3

[@jokergreeting]

@@jakefromstatefarm1405 I just think it’s an overrated request and it’s a long time. WAY more songs to get to. And fans waiting for him to listen to all 3 is not necessary to enjoy them. And I’ve never found that listening to all 3 is superior to separately. At all. As if listening to Lateralus from to back is > than separately. It’s not necessary it’s more gimmicky from fans pov. Sorry.

[@Nolan013]

"What instrument is that, somebody's ass?!" 😆 That was Adam squealing the shit out of his guitar.

[@assmaster420]

Seems to be a pinch harmonic with a wah pedal

[@chasferm1105]

Their time signatures are so crazy that it doesn’t matter how you bob your head you’re still somehow in time

[@RailfanJason]

This was the album that completely hooked me on Tool. Had this CD in my car player for the better pat of a year. This song quickly became one of my all time favorites. But yeah, should have listened to Lipan Conjuring and Lost Keys leading into this one first. Three tracks, one video. They rate as one of the greatest works of musical art in human history.

[@xejanfan]

Lol oops, McGraw/Hill graphic, but thank god it’s the right song reaction!! 😂 Love your genuine passion & excitement for this band’s music! Keep going my man!!!

[@navydad1475]

Anxious feeling it must be to have been giving all the answers to present to the world, and forgetting to bring a pen to write it all down. What a great story with badass music.

[@justintorres502]

Never forget your pen 🤦🏻‍♂️. And oh yeah, this is one of the most rewarding songs to "get", after a few listens when you finally know where it's all going and you can really roll with it... It becomes an amazing ride. Shit it still feels fresh to me all these years later

[@coolhandchunk]

You need to listen to Lost Keys and Rosetta Stones back to back. Lost Keys is the intro...it sets up this song lyrically and musically.

[@johnseward2934]

Rosetta Stoned now leads you into the deep end of the Tool catalogue. The tracks that are far outside the norm of even Tool music. Third Eye off of Aenima, and then Disposition-Reflection-Triad (all together since they are sonically and thematically linked) from Lateralus

[@Patrick-857]

Disgustipated. Now that's a track....

[@rayyman6934]

This song is structured chaos!🌀

[@izazoz9259]

My man, you kept stopping literally right at the transitions so that you couldn’t get the full feel of continuity of this masterpiece. Love the fact that your reactions are real AND that it’s the Tool/MJ Keenan rabbit hole. Much love from Minnesota!

[@chrisj3318]

fun fact , i've seen Primus and Tool together on Halloween in Arizona, drove from Texas to see it , i think it was Tool's only show that year

[@teamramrod27]

It keeps getting better even after youve heard it for the 1000th time

[@JesseJames7-8-9]

So, I foolishly took some psychedelics one evening and was by myself and listened to this song. I was crying laughing at “I forgot my pen”. No regrets, changed my outlook on life 🌀🌀🌀

[@mstorrboy]

Almost feels like you saw me ask for this on the last Tool video :). To me this song is a perfect example of art and music being combined. From what I read about it, an acquaintance of the band told them of a DMT induced experience and this song came from it. The song moves between the chaos and anxiety and relaxation and the final release that the experience did. And every one in band just went 150% on their parts of it.

[@michaelgriffin1601]

GOD DAMN! SHIT THE BED!!! One of the best tool songs, its just so whacky and perfect hahahaha

[@Stupha_Kinpendous]

I've just been clicking through your videos to find Tool videos that I've missed. You rule.

[@salsashark7386]

That was awesome glad we could share that with you! But you need to check out lost keys it's a dramatized hospital scene it provides context for the narrative of the song to follow. I give that react a 10 well done

[@Flatstick]

Polo: "This is amazing. Goose bumps all through here, my goodness. This must be the climax" Overwhelmed-as-one-would-be: "Hold my beer..."

[@TheKaminoExtra]

The Primus comment Is a great observation. I've listened to both my whole life and never thought of that. Well done

[@CybrSlydr]

I am so here for this one! My only "complaint" is the song before this is really the intro and gives you a bit more standing as to what's going on. Very much a Parabol/Parabola situation.

[@prefono]

If you're really into TOOL and want to understand what a colossal masterpiece this song is, check out John Kew's KZbin channel. He's the only drummer I've ever seen cover songs worthy of Danny. Watch at the covers of Rosetta Stoned and Invincible and you'll understand. You don't need to make a video of it. Watch it for yourself and you will really understand. For sick people like me there is also a video in which he explains the study of this song and says it is the most difficult song he has ever played. Trust me. If it was a waste of time I wouldn't spend so much time writing in a language that isn't mine.

[@Mboogie69]

100% agree. I’ve watch the John Kew stuff multiple times.

[@Dremin2009]

I can vouch for this too. Sadly I haven't seen any new videos from John in a long time.

[@Robisquick]

Seconded this. He murders the shit out of this

[@randomsasquatchwithwifi4090]

What a great day...we got both Primus and Tool.

[@katlinfergusson8169]

Lost Keys is the lead in song to Rosetta Stoned and if you listen to that song before this one it gives some context to Rosetta Stone that enhances the song.

[@mkepler1]

A few of their songs simulate a trip. You got it 😉

[@DavidMiller-dt8mx]

Fantastic. You've had the exact sort of reaction I expected. Rosetta Stoned is easily one of the most unique songs in their catalog (perhaps any catalog?) while remaining obviously Tool. Every time I hear it, it's like discovering it again. I knew it would be right for you to hear - it's such an exploration - every time!

[@LuckykidA]

So excited to watch this. It has become one of my faves.

[@LuckykidA]

So happy that you liked it. During that section where you didn't like the scratchy guitar, try to tune it out and focus on the base rif. It is so dirty and funky. Listen until you can tap the complicated beat...only then will you FEEL this song!!

[@lastborn11]

I got the song when the album dropped because i had been primed from the previous saturation of other Tool songs … but then I got the ritual experience of seeing it performed live and its a new journey … when I am officially retired, I will probably experience it in a completely new dimensional plane … or dementia ly 😊

[@joseramirez-rp1id]

I was fortunate enough to see them open with this song at the hard rock hotel in Las Vegas.

[@John-vm2sq]

You nailed it at the 8 min mark in the track. This is the pinnacle of Tool imo. 8 mins of structured chaos, to get to the overwhelming and powerful payoff to bring the entire track together. This is Tool at it's best. I always say that once you favor Rosetta Stoned, you haven't graduated Tool University yet. This is as good as Tool gets. The "buildup" takes 8 mins. And the drop when Maynard comes in with, "Overwhelmed as one would be..." is the best moment in all of Tool's discography. It's the final payoff imo. Getting to it and coming away loving this song means you've gotten your Tool degree. And you nail all the aspects of this to me. "Ask me in a month where this track lands in my list of Tool songs." I'll answer it for you. It'll be your favorite. Favorites do change sure. Descending was also one of my favorites for a while. But I always come back to Rosetta Stoned and the drop at 8 mins as being the best event in the entire Tool catalog. The last thing I want to do is "gatekeep", especially in something as subjective as art/music. But I firmly believe that if Rosetta Stoned isn't in your top 3 favorite Tool tracks, then your Tool journey isn't over. There's more work to get you there. Seems like you vibed with it and evolved with it extremely well for a 1st listen. Meaning, my friend, I think you just got your Tool degree.

[@jamesstuart7792]

Hey Polo, loving your Tool reactions :D. As an aside in this tune.. I like to think of it as the ultimate in Tool satire, humour and storytelling. Is he just high and imagining it all.. or was he abducted by aliens? The feedback guitar solo that you didn't enjoy, i always take that section as like a noise in his head.. white noise.. is he just really high and freaking out, or is this part of an operation by E.T. in his skull lol :P? and the satire of being given the key to saving the world by E.T... but he forget his pen and cant remember it. God damn. Shit the bed. Always makes me laugh.. especially as its all wrapped up in one of Tools most complex arrangements. Absolutely genius track. Funny, dark, musically mind blowing by everyone involved.. This could only come from Tool.

[@windog551]

THIS SONG IS LIKE AN ACID TRIP. OR SHROOMS.

[@nessarigby5911]

It’s funny one of the first things you remark on is how this track sounds like Primus, and that got me because back in 2016 Primus opened for Tool when I saw them January of that year in OKC!

[@dubvkillab]

Yay. Finally lol. 🎉 I wasn’t crazy about this song in the beginning. But it’s my 2nd favorite song now. It’s so complex and amazing ! Wish u played lost keys first cause it makes this song so much better. But keep doing ya thing POLO

[@claywangerin9423]

Great song, great climax.. been following your Tool journeys, Parabol/Parabola is a must

[@jeffhelton3364]

You can throw a little credit to producer Evil Joe Baressi for that buildup that you were talking about around The 14-minute mark with Maynards vocals.

[@cure4knowledge127]

On your next relisten, I suggest listening to the track 'Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)' leading into Rosetta Stoned. It sets this track up and gives more context to it.

[@justintheTV]

That mathematically perfect drumroll at 4:40...*chef's kiss* (in 11/8 time no less). I'd be a hack to try to explain it more- there's a video by Austin Burcham that breaks it down in a very legible manner 🤘

[@simplelifedays3692]

3 days ago you reacted to this live and I missed it.... WTAF. Subscribed and turned on all notifications

[@CappuccinoZilla]

You have to get to know this song… it took time for me too at first but I knew it was nuts… the Adam triplets sounds so money, and Maynard’s vocals at the end are amazing

[@JonJaques0]

yaaassss dude. You're getting into the good stuff!

[@markgeisler7709]

I can’t believe this song (a 400 level) was recommended over more foundational songs such as Undertow (the song), Crawl Away and FLOOD!

[@travisraymond5888]

I've never heard this song without the context from it's preceeding song Blame Hoffman. I suppose it isn't essential, but I've always considered one leading into the other like Wings for Marie pt1 and 2

[@Aaron-kz7ee]

I highly recommend listening to it on repeat with Lost keys, it’s like the intro to prepare you Rosetta Stoned. BUT FINALLY you hopped on the rosetta stoned wagon

[@justintime1234]

Don't let this song slip off your radar. Takes a couple listens for some. But it is most triumphant when absorbed. Is one of their best IMO.

[@MitigateOurRuin]

Yay!!! My favorite, after a few minutes ago being The Grudge.

[@jpizzle4516]

I've been suggesting this one for a while now. It's been my favorite song for at least 4 months now. One of those hidden gems I always skipped past. Look up lyrics and meaning. "This must be the climax" Morgan Freeman: This is not the climax.

[@jasonfarmer5193]

Parabol / Parabola! The people want Parabol / Parabola! 😉

[@AcuraTechMan]

You need to listen to this and the track before it for the full story. The track could be a psychedelic experience or real, or both. Absolute genius. Also your least favorite part has arguably one of most challenging drum beats to ever be created.

[@soth1sol]

have you thought about it from perspective of a new born baby birthing?

[@Blown4v]

My 10 year old always comes and tells me when you have a new tool video. Been waiting for this one, give it a few more listens and understand the humor embedded in the lyrics and you’ll love it

[@johnwilson1794]

Thanks for the reaction. Your initial reaction isn't unusual. It takes many listens to fully appreciate the brilliance of this piece of art. It is a masterpiece and it took me a long time to realize it. I just wish you'd done Lost Keys as well which is part one of this story.

[@jack_rabbit]

the greatest chorus in tool history... and the build to it is so well earned, it is like an eargasm.

[@jnarayan11]

This maybe one of their most funniest songs. To be chosen by a higher intelligence to deliver a message to humanity. “Me, The Chosen One? They chose me! And I didn't graduate from fuckin' high school” 💀 😅

[@Djdbot24]

Somniferace almond eyes dont know what that means must remember to write it down

[@Cauthon]

It took me some time to fully appreciate this song as well, but it's fucking amazing. For context, listen to the prelude to this song Blame Hoffman, which is just a doctor and nurse talking about a patient. The build-up is even better when you don't stop it all the time.

[@Dan-ji4db]

You should be reading lyrics along with the first listens. Thanks for this one, maybe my fav Tool song.

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

This one generally takes people plenty of lestens to warm up to. I know it did for me, but now I absolutely love this song 🌀

[@nattofirstofthefermented]

Thought it was a joke when the album came out. In my top 3 now.

[@jasonkeith5537]

That instrument would be the guitar. Both Adam and Justin can get some amazing and original sounds out of their instruments.

[@tomaspalma7775]

People have already recommended other amazing songs, but I haven’t see many recommendations for Jambi, another must listen

[@HunkyTalkenMonkey01]

I get it bro. You like this this a LOT more than I did like the first twenty times I heard it. It "clicked" when I saw it in concert. Maynard seemed pretty sedate until they played this. Dude went ape shit; singing from full backbends, making lizard- like climbing movements, whiping around in circles. It's like this song was a vibe I couldn't catch until I saw someone feeling it. I know the song like the back of my hand now, and I consider it a masterpiece.

[@markwillis675]

This is one of those songs that come in two tracks. Should have listened to "lost keys" as an intro. Like Parable/ Parabola. They are ment to be listened to together. Don't fuck up Parabola, or you'll miss one of the greatest transitions in Rock!

[@vanilla_milkshake]

bruh I feel you. Out of all the songs from 10,000 days this one took the longest for me to "get". Its probably their most "technical" song so it'll take a few listens, but I promise you it will only get better!

[@mtmonesf]

Thanks to the folks on KZbin who posted the lyrics to this song,And others! Totally appreciate the time vested! Great Talented Band… unique!

[@cms2art]

Glad you enjoyed it. Obviously, check it out at least once with Lost keys intro. Cheers.

[@RyanKim-lg1iv]

I'm glad you love and appreciate that riff as much as I do at 9:55 really feels like the character in the song is ascending and experiencing astral projection

[@13lueBerryBluntz]

Disposition / Reflection / Triad. Do all three together. Commenting every time until it happens 😝😝

[@Ender7j]

I contributed! Awesome reaction vids so far!

[@Mushpoie]

"What instrument is that, somebody's ass?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣