First Time Hearing Tool Rosetta Stoned (Reaction!!)

[@MR2GR]

This song was about someone explaining their psychedelic drug trip to the doctor. The doctor being the person that was in the previous song called "Lost Keys Blame Hoffman", which comes after the song "Lipan Conjuring" where the person singing partakes in some form of psychedelic Native American ritual. Good stuff.

[@Lateralus138]

This song is just an embellishment of a story told to the guys by the singer of Green Jelly (Jello damn it! Lol) about a friend of theirs trip he had. He never went to the hospital of course, and he never seen any aliens (of course lol).

[@LudusAurea]

This is also linked to a previous song, the one where the guy with the very distressed voice is talking about how he escaped from Area 51 or something.

[@csachleb]

if you smoke DMT you can see the aliens@@Lateralus138

[@achafilms3968]

I really like to pretend this guy was really abducted, and he is telling a true story while no one believes him..

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

Here's the thing, tho. It wasn't just paranoid delusions. It actually happened. He felt chill and easy up there. This song is when he returned to his body here on earth

[@Spudz76]

"S*** the bed" is double entendre where one meaning is "failed spectacularly" which is what happened during the trip/abduction when he forgot to write down the important message, and then likely at least once meant on the literal reality side because the narrator is in the E.R. for having taken too much LSD and being all freaked out on the street. At the end of Lost Keys the doctor asks the narrator/patient to "tell me everything..." and so he definitely does. It gets slowly more coherent and less frantic toward the end as the LSD wears off, and so does the music. Masterpiece, an opera about LSD.

[@nathanwhitfield7834]

From a negative experience of mine, the start of the song feels like a scared and confused peak. When the line “overwhelmed as one would be placed in my position” comes, it’s laying in bed thinking “oh god that sucked”

[@coryg7051]

10 000 listens later and I still get teary eyed and chilled during that crescendo "Overwhelmed as one would be placed in my position..."

[@hadleyimpact4851]

Yes! Yes! Yes! To me it’s one of their best drops in their whole catalog!!! Glad to see other people think so too!

[@jonnybooks9337]

​@@hadleyimpact4851right there witcha!!!

[@layedlow720]

Yesss omg every time such a beautiful uplifting breakthrough almost like a cry of why don't you believe what I'm telling you what I just witnessed love it sooo much

[@HCXWinchester]

Shit the bed again, typical.

[@chrisrutkowski6182]

Same

[@clos49er05]

I FKING LOVE THIS SONG!! ALSO LOVE WHEN PPL REALIZE HOW CRAZY THIS IS SONICALLY!!! GREAT REACTION MAN!!!!!!!!!

[@tithannisk7470]

The Rosetta Stone is a big black stone discovered in Egypt that had the same text inscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphs and ancient Greek alphabet. The stone allowed the translation of the hieroglyphs that until then nobody understood. In this song, the narrator is the Rosetta Stone that has to translate the message of the E.T to humanity, but he doesn't remember the message. Or maybe, the character is high on psychedelic drugs and is just stoned (Rosetta Stoned). When you understand the lyrics it's a very funny song (in a dry kind of way).

[@Phyto.]

Lipan Conjuring -> Lost Keys -> Rosetta Stoned = one story, gotta listen to all 3 together :)

[@bubbasboyngirl]

Yes,yes, yes!!!

[@chriswebb7822]

Absolutely, must do it for his next 30 listens...LOL

[@hnchmen34]

Exactly... they must be experienced in succession to get the full picture...

[@christianwilliamson9752]

And "shit the bed" is a metaphor for fucking up

[@xstatixtribalelectronicmus2787]

I’m over the moon to say that my wife and I will be seeing them at State Farm Arena January 24, in Alpharetta,Ga! I consider this the holy grail of TOOL songs and they’re currently playing Rosetta Stoned on this leg of the tour😳 😊 I feel like I’ve been waiting my whole life for this concert. Lol 🔥‼️HFS‼️🔥

[@bubbasboyngirl]

You're gonna be blown away!

[@ramdart74]

Seen them in Boston. It’s was awesome.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

That's the opening night of my first art exhibition!

[@sarahsidwell49]

I saw it a few months ago live. Blown away amazeballz! You're going to love it!

[@stevenmoss7735]

@@sarahsidwell49 did they play this song? I’m seeing them on the 31st in Austin and was hoping they’d play this one live. This track is most definitely in my top 5 of all tool songs

[@scottclarke7595]

Too much acid, saw the aliens, couldn’t remember what they said…god damn, shit the bed. 😂😂😂😂

[@RusShpion]

Don't feel bad about the 25 min reaction. I love it. Or, about not getting the lyrics on the first go through. I have been an obsessed tool fan since 94 maybe a colonel in the army if you will, and I had no idea what was being said when this came out. I caught about what you did. They also didn't have lyrics in the album. So, I was on my own. I would have thought this as throwing you in the deep end a bit too early so I am glad you liked it. The previous track on the album (lost keys blame hoffman) which is the intro for this song sets the scene when Maynard (well, the subject of the song) is in a hospital unresponsive but with solid vitals and a Dr has to convince him to speak. Finally convinced to speak this song is what he says. DMT is mentioned at the beginning of the song which is a powerful hallucinogen that frequently leads to spiritual type hallucinations, and I am told can lead to S the bed. I have never tried it so nobody flame me if I am wrong (open to honest criticism though). Being strapped down in a hospital he cant' really do anything about it either way. Before being in the hospital he is in this trip in the desert near area 51 on DMT and he has a being come to him and give him "the message" to deliver to everyone else. B/c he is high, he ends up not being able to remember it. Whether you believe some special being came to him and actually delivered the message or if it's just a trip is up to the listener. I tend to take the road that he was just high. I have been altered and though of GREAT ideas which either I can't remember the next morning or were just garbage even if I did write them down. Great stuff. Again, love that you enjoyed it, and am hoping you give a heads up for the Aenema album live show. I really don't want to miss it.

[@undertow9547]

Great work on this general Rus

[@danp1871]

Ya man. Lost Keys is the intro to the story. You gotta listen to both back to back. Love your Tool reactions.

[@SC-g-cox]

So many great riffs in that Trac, I feel like they could pull 5 or 6 singles out of there. But they are true to their craft and just put out great music, hence Tool Army.

[@crayb420]

They played this live in Toronto nov21st

[@MrPhooey442]

I love seeing this song trip people up from how unusual it is for a Tool song. Then when it is finally understood it fits right in with any other Tool song.

[@ShannonSpurrell]

Listened to this LIVE only last week in Toronto 🔥

[@bubbasboyngirl]

Saw them do this in Milwaukee nov.1. freaking incredible!!!

[@colbymarshall45]

I don't understand why everyone doesn't do that. Every review of this song I've seen omits it and it's not as satisfying. Lost Keys is what got me into Tool so I have a connection with it but they mesh perfectly.

[@eheath13]

This is one of Tool's most amazing songs. So much depth. I love seeing people enjoy it.

[@CappuccinoZilla]

The part you said “you gotta give me more of this” that particular riff has destroyed my mind for hours… Adam goes so fast out of nowhere with that pick relative to the riff he left and it’s the ultimate mind fuck

[@justaquietpeacefuldance]

10:20 cheers u mug! I fucking like this moment too! "gotta give me more of this!" sound good on a loop lmao.

[@John_in_SoDak]

I've been waiting for this one! Thank you!!

[@saltysir]

Listen to “Lost Keys” before this song. It gives you much more context for Rosetta Stoned. 🌀

[@borikuarokero4309]

really that is the only way to understand what is going on

[@TheBuglemouthBass]

That guitar solo/bass breakdown section is my favorite instrumental passage in Tool's discography.

[@crystalscolza1663]

I've always thought tool, was as if rush and Pink Floyd had a baby. A couple weeks ago the guitarist from Rush played Jambi on stage with tool. And the guitarist from Rush actually said that Adam Jones and his guitar playing, speaks to his soul...and gifted Adam HIS guitar, on stage. PRETTY COOL STUFF.

[@bernardh4635]

That's a fun song. So many references.....great reaction. It kinda puts you in a "what if" and "what if?" moment.

[@thombrady420]

Middle part under the guitar solo is drums doing 3/4, 5/4, and 6/8 at the same time while the bass is holding a pulse in 15/8. I've seen them do it live, these guys are bonkers.

[@jirikrajnak9047]

a rich tapestry of ever changing sound. like a kaleidoscope. the jagged rhythmicality can feel odd at first, thereby not everyone's natural pick, since it isn't as digestable as their more straightforward stuff. very rewarding to get back to these tunes and uncover a new dimension to them that previously went unnoticed.

[@yadjmir]

Haven't listened to Tool in a while and you chose this song to jump back into. Might have been sensory overload! This song is so complex, and that crest gives me goosebumps every time. Love seeing you vibe to them.

[@R8drdave]

They played this at aftershock in October. So bad ass. Look for it live. They were at their best

[@christianwilliamson9752]

Song is about being high on DMT or acid. He says. Dmt in beginning then fererences 'dead head chemistry.' And 'blotter' both of which are acid references

[@krudman2k11]

That reaction at 12:37! That's Tool hitting you with at 15/16 time signature. This song has more time signature changes than any other Tool song...but, it's also 11 minutes long. I always felt like this song was Tool's reaction to someone telling them they've peaked...that was a mistake.

[@groundhogTJ]

I love seeing how happy this song makes you dude. Tool is one of a kind. Welcome

[@stephenlackey5852]

What Maynard did here is spin an elaborate and beautiful story about the human condition… the narrator using drugs as an escape/coping mechanism, his psychedelic hallucination of aliens who chose him to spread meaning to the masses, and then the aspect that he can’t remember what they said and couldn’t have written it down anyway bc he forgot his pen-that he f-ed up again. For me, that represents a person having difficulty, choosing escapism, that escapism allowing his irrational subconscious to taunt him with meaning and hope, and his rational subconscious delivering the cutting blow that there is no meaning that can be derived from such escapism-from any, in fact… no easy route for someone who’s tried too many easy routes. All that against a backdrop of chaotically beautiful TθθL instrumentals.

[@kevinhale1771]

This shit here is the meat! Be ready to feast.

[@corepuncher]

Now ask yourself, how does one even DREAM UP and put together a song like this?!

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

Danny does use two base drums, and he tunes them to different pitches to get the effect.

[@CappuccinoZilla]

Your face when it hits the part of the song everyone is obsessed with is a perfect facial reaction to what you just went through hahahaha love your content dude

[@patrickfuller2423]

and he, (Danny), plays live and in studio with no click track. put that in your pipe and smoke it. lol great seeing you enjoy this shit.

[@chriszewski]

The tooliest Tool song. EDIT: lul double-take at 12:42 was priceless. Even if you shake your head incredulously, you can't help but shake it to the beat once you find the rhythm. Here's a drum cover that is propbaly the most accurate to the actual album version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaipemRjp894q68 Theres also a deconstruction or "how its's made (interpreted)" on that page. Pretty nuts and worth a watch or two. The percussion on this one is an absolute treat.

[@Spudz76]

"What are these patterns" is also what you'd say on some "deadhead chemistry" (LSD). It's like a plaid and camouflage kaleidoscope but they converted it into music.

[@jeroen1989]

The rosetta stone was a stone slab found in Egypt that eventually turned into the key of understanding the meaning of the Egypt hieroglyphs; and in result give us more insight in that civilisation.

[@heyskipj]

Can’t wait until you listen to this on your own time with the Lipan Cojuring and Lost Keys intros. Then it reeaally takes you there. 🌀

[@prefono]

By the way...this is Danny's absolute masterpiece. I recommend you see John Kew's cover on his youtube channel. There is also the "making of", and even those like me who don't play the drums can be able to understand the absurd level of difficulty and technique, especially compositional.

[@richardbeare11]

Man that outtro is sooooo fire 🔥! It took me a while to give this track a listen.

[@DoomMuffens]

Gotta do lost keys first!

[@MR2GR]

And Lipan Conjuring before that.

[@MassiveDewzy]

I attribute my success as a wrestler when i was in school due to the inner strength and focus I achieved over injury short comings and fear...

[@GregMc_wx]

"Then he looked right through me with somniferous almond eyes Don't even know what that means, must remember to write it down This is so real, like the time Dave floated away See, my heart is pounding 'cause this shit never happens to me" It's poetic and hilarious at the same time, a hallmark of MJK.

[@LuckykidA]

YES!!!!!!

[@KellyR2761]

12:39 is the start of the most epic part of the song!

[@REDDEADREVOLVER1]

Here IMMEDIATELY!!!! 🤯

[@jrtilley]

Masterpiece. It's brilliantly creative.

[@adamscott98]

13:00 I still feel the same way even after about 20 years later or whatever its been

[@PatrickPowers2112]

Nobody ever got this song without reading the lyrics. Just too fast and jumps all over the damn map. But you got the gist of it even without hearing the Lost Keys which pull the lyrics into context, so great job on that. Just another awesome Tool song. Can't wait for them to give us some more!

[@sasloan]

My favorite tool song

[@brianregan1]

This song is about an acid trip , and a false alien encounter . the guy ends up in the hospital and finally the doctor gets him to say what he experienced. in the end it did not matter because he forgot his pen so he couldn't remember the message from the Extraterrestrial .lmfao. this song is insanely awesome and hilarious

[@myapexodyssey]

Love watching a fellow Tool fan enjoy the music. :) Following along with the lyrics made me think of a different kind of song to suggest. It's not Tool and it's completely different. I guess it's the lyrics that take a weird turn that made me think of Living at the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe by MC Frontalot. It's a fun song. Not the masterful composition of Tool, but still cool.

[@zackliedke2210]

It's pure bliss when he starts that ending. Perfection

[@MrBurnout22]

its been awhile but I just found all your tool videos and im already caught up so we gonna need to pump those out a lot faster now that im here lol jk jk but seriously lol

[@proverbialmind_spread9421]

Æ is symbol for ash in alchemy or fire and brimstone. It's why they used it in Ænema. The song is about judgement on LA. Or bringing fire and brimstone. So you get an enema (cleansing) and judgement (fire and brimstone). Just thought I'd toss that in there since you asked about alchemy. You also mentioned Catholicism...if you listen to Jambi, it's about his mother passing and how he wished he could take away all his criticism of Christianity because his mother was a devout Christian and he understood everything she believed in when the pain of her passing struck him. Thus at the end of the song he says "silence Legion, save your poison, silence Legion stay out of my way!"

[@shep4life]

I love this song

[@carlakane3313]

My all time favorite reaction to this song! Made my 62 year old day 😅

[@jessemccullough1129]

Should've included the intro "lost keys"

[@andyb7638]

Missed you brother!

[@ashclayton3273]

This is my favorite song. Probably ever.

[@chucks1781]

My personal fav tool song of all time..third eye is next lol

[@BenCoultryAfishall]

I blew my own mind by mistake in 2019 when I wasn't paying attention to how much I was taking out of a vape (WAY too much) and heard this for the first time. I think those are two different vocal takes panned hard left and hard right - that's the same concept as hemi-sync, which is meant to synchronize the two sides of the brain. Some sort of veil got lifted that day. Shit's been a little wacky ever since lmao

[@liamwilson12345]

Great song

[@shep4life]

Tool is such an adventure

[@lukebrinton521]

Crazy to think that they have to song lyrics over the polyrhythms 🤯🤯🤯

[@orfunde779]

Incredible song

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

The rosetta stone helped western Egyptologists translate the Hieroglyphs. It had praises for the pharaoh written in Egyptian and Greek.

[@77Samuel75]

The Rosetta Stone was a stone that contained clues which archeologists used to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.

[@hmmttfn]

he wasn’t ready!! 😂😂

[@jkoehler82]

The Rosetta Stone is an artifact that was found telling a story in three different languages. It was the key to decoding the language cypher that was Ancient Egyptian. In the context of the song it could mean being used as a cypher between extra-dimentional beings and us mortal minds. But if only he had written it down...

[@bubbasboyngirl]

Pure sonic and lyrical wizardy!!!!

[@carlakane3313]

You know how you go on a great thrill ride at a theme park and you do it over and over because you crave that dopamine hit? That is Tool. Rosetta Stoned is like a whole different rollercoaster every listen. Dissecting it is delicious.

[@johncarpenter3751]

Tool fans should have warned you to listen to the song before this one in the same video, it provides context.

[@studentaccount345]

My favorite pastime is watching black people trying to decipher Tool lyrics/meaning

[@elijahcantu811]

Can’t wait to see them on Jan 31st in my hometown Corpus Christi, TX, I can’t believe I’m going to see them, never thought I would be able to cause there tickets are expensive but I’m actually going and it’s gonna be great, and this song is on their set list!! Can’t wait

[@nikkothegoblin]

This is a hard song to get into at first but god is it funny and musically incredible.

[@Reverend_BurrEyce]

Rosetta Stoned is part two of the song. Part one is called Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman). It ends with the doctor telling the patient that was dropped off at the hospital by an anonymous person. "We want to help you, in whatever way we can, but you need to talk to us. Tell us what happened." Rosetta Stone begins with. "Alrighty, picture this if you will." The Key to the whole thing is the hallucinogen DMT. Produced naturally by the Pineal gland (also called the 3rd eye) in the brain. DMT is released as you dream and during the moments of death. It is responsible for the light in the tunnel effect people that have died and been brought back to life claim to experience. It also is produced by a plant, cooked down into a potent smokable powder. The effects only last a few minutes and are not addictive but often life changing for the user.

[@Ender7j]

Mushrooms and tool did it for me

[@jja5220]

Hey man I think you forgot to add this video to the Tool fan is born playlist

[@johncarpenter3751]

This one is a deep cut! I wouldn’t consider this a song, more of an experience. Shit I’m not ready for it 😂 and I know this song

[@arronknox2884]

oh he cooks, Die Eier von Satan. loot it its lyrics, you'll love it

[@thepooz7205]

Kinda profound when you said the music is like boxing. That is a cool analogy.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Dave floated away into the monolith in "A Space Odyssey 2001"

[@Mandibles76]

A masterpiece!

[@ivanmilite371]

Dude, this is a nightmare...in a good way 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@omocat4944]

This " okay then " i didn't know what's coming 😂

[@zak2986]

I take the lyrics as a sort of parable (tool pun not intended) about hallucinogens, and how you can have these incredibly meaningful epiphanies while on the trip, but then not be able to remember the details/specifics after you come down. Bring a pen 😁

[@ubiquinoxxrosiles2766]

After you think about it, then realize its only 3 dudes making this music, a guitar, bass, and drums.. THATS ALL!!!!! Then you put maynard in afterwards. Sometimes they use a synth. But i mean, THREE. 3. Playing instruments in this. Adam, Danny, and Justin. This song is literally Out of this world. Love this song. Love this reaction! Spiral out, keep going.

[@jeffsechrist3897]

Have you reacted to Jambi?

[@dennislehman3897]

This was all due to a trip on LSD. You need to listen to the song before this one. It will give you more insight.

[@zazune56]

Uncle Martin refers to a Martian from the 1960 comedy show called MY Favorite Martian. The man refers to the Martian as his Uncle Martin so people won't get it that he is a martian.

[@Mafisera]

i think its a fever dream about aliens but he still worried about his real world connections

[@michaellamb9596]

Once again, Mug gets high on the genius of Tool

[@travispeterson8952]

It definitely supposed to be all over the place. Is it a dream? Is it a real abduction? Is it a drug story? We aren’t supposed to know we just know the story teller is out of his head.

[@justintorres502]

"This song is a nightmare... In a good way" Dude I've yet to hear someone describe it that way but I know EXACTLY what you mean 😂. A psychedelic trip where aliens to you aboard their ship and revealed to you that you were their chosen one WOULD be a nightmare and the entire song evokes that sonically. Good call man lol ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@kbrunson82]

Full Metal Alchemist! ♥

[@Ender7j]

I think we all know at least one friend from high school that peaked in the 10th grade. The cool stoner who progressively bought into more and more episodes of Ancient Aliens and dropped too much acid at concerts. I’ve known people who get by on the hope that one day they will be the person everybody depends on…but no one has it them to be honest…because he is still a good dude, just a little dumb…

[@77Samuel75]

Maynard has a rap song called Drunk on Power with his band Puscifer. You should do a reaction to it.

[@primus86]

Someone should send Mug the John Kew drum cover of this song.