First time hearing Tool - Vocal Coach reacts to "Sober" and Maynard James Keenan's LIVE vocals

The time has come! After my reaction to SOAD, this band came HIGHLY recommended so today I'm finally hearing Tool. We're watching the band and lead vocalist Maynard James Keenan perform the song Sober LIVE.
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[@launis2000]

Imagine being able to hear Tool for the first time again 😢

[@Rawr558]

For sure!

[@jessicablattler3133]

Right! Live as well!

[@potato9832]

Hold still. I'll get a frying pan.

[@alamoaudio]

That's what I just did lol. Not exactly my genre, but they're really good. Not sure I'll fall into this rabbit hole, but i'll dig deeper

[@steviecef]

I was at a recent show and met several virgins. I was so happy for them!

[@txsecuritygal9435]

The only thing better than Tool is watching someone else experience Tool & Maynard for the first time 🔥

[@josephroy7021]

8-10 Times Better every time. POET

[@isaclover1983]

Yes!! I watched her face the whole time as he built up throughout and her emotions. There’s no denying what Tool does to a person and how they tap into your soul. It’s a full body experience.

[@MotoFamMayhem]

Absolute truth 💯

[@elsbet1656]

🖤

[@bradhaines3142]

what got me was the first time hearing them on good headphones. shit was unbelievable. i was amazed at how much of it i didnt hear before

[@gr8nesshumility741]

The 1990s was an epic era for music.

[@werealljustvisiting972]

Imo it was the last decade. Go back to decades previous and each had substance too. Everything since the 90s has been fake/inorganic.

[@Adam-ye6wj]

It was OK. The 70s is pretty much the king of music decades.

[@tigerslilly]

​@Adam-ye6wj that's why the 90s was the last great decade, because you had great 70s, too

[@ericharris893]

That’s because you have not discovered metal. All that started in the 90s.

[@CommendedMoth]

It is the final decade of actual music.

[@dallasthe1628]

Watching this woman become a TOOL fan is a beautiful thing... welcome.

[@CassieSchmidt-bz7vu]

if this keeps up I too might wanna start listenin to their music. :)

[@BalefulHead]

This song was the open door for so many people in the 90s. It's unshakable. I appreciate her analysis of everything, but more so I appreciate she's able to truly appreciate what we all were drawn to.

[@rosemariec2518]

It was like reliving the magic of hearing maynards voice the 1st time

[@mcshea415]

Tool birthing ;-)

[@PatrickMurphy-s7k]

She has been reborn

[@michaela4427]

As a tool fan and an addict...she has a very true and real feeling that she can't describe. He isn't performing it, he is letting it out.

[@DarkFire1536]

Well said.

[@cube1007]

Beautifully put !

[@WickeD-of-Oz]

Absolutely! Maynard just...does.

[@kerrijohnson1847]

You just said it all! It's way more than just singing. If you get it, you get it!

[@matthewhughes659]

Amem

[@jnark32]

She perfectly captured what it’s like to hear Tool for the first time. Confusion, bewilderment, but awe, excitement, and beauty.

[@paulah.9797]

and the pretty much involuntary swaying to the hypnotic rhythm...

[@InwardAdventure]

immeasurable depression as well, if I may add a commentary to yours already perfect commentary. The thing about Tool, not only for me, If I dare say, is that they seem to be able to bring the audience to a terrible hell, atmospherically, but they also seem to be able to ascend, to elevate, to remove the listener from that place. how tf they do that is beyond me

[@ThomasBurke-w8d]

Yep!

[@KlitKommander]

I wish I could give your comment more likes

[@hardtymz2517]

She started with EPIC TooL! They’re still good but different. Their angst was so great!

[@zacharymyers1124]

This song came out when I was drinking myself to death and I was very comforted to do so. My childhood was far from ideal and I just wanted to die already. This song brought me to my knees about every night back then. I haven't drank a drop since 1995 and I never will again, but, this song still hits hard even now.

[@yotafan174]

Congratulations on your sobriety.

[@zacharymyers1124]

@@yotafan174 Thank you.

[@Living_EDventures]

Glad you're still with us. Keep up the good work.

[@HayMap]

Good for you!

[@zacharymyers1124]

@@HayMap Thank you.

[@bulletproofair]

His body language during this song is cowered, self-contained, broken, irritated, almost fearful...he is fully in everything he does. His delivery is not only powerful, it's effortless.

[@arthurcummings7965]

You do realize he simulating heroin withdrawals?

[@brucanthwood]

He's both aggressive and tragic at the same time! Really Fantastic stuff

[@Marcus-vk5nx]

You are so right!! Thx for pointing that out!!

[@Jero-P]

Apparently he has stage fright too. Gives me hope

[@fkcoolers2669]

Yeah it's a great piece of performance art in addition to great singing. He really embodies the song and becomes the character in it.

[@nandodimeglio306]

Once she said she’s never heard Maynard before you knew she was about to get her mind blown.

[@jackiemartling5321]

Where the fuck was she?

[@codygarrett7296]

Yeah she definitely had a head trip

[@andymacdougal]

Precisely what I thought

[@yeti-live1429]

​@@jackiemartling5321Main Stream music. That's where

[@goldengoat1737]

Haha I thought the same thing

[@goadfang]

"I am very much looking forward to hearing more from this group..." A sentiment shared by Tool fans since 1993.

[@jollycat1374]

Lol for real though!

[@lulu-fp7im]

😂

[@oneschwiftyrick]

And a perfect circle and puscifer!

[@JustCammie]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@u731]

crazy how you just described the word "fan"

[@tyTrades800]

Almost 30 years later still gives me chills..... everytime

[@lakritzpiranha]

30 years later? That can´t be true ! Shit, yes, its true! Yeez, time surely passes, hahahah

[@jessicaestes5163]

Every. Single. Time!

[@d.j.cantelli8074]

Still!

[@tylerfelix8629]

Same

[@coreyhondzinski8097]

Lol I was just talking about that with my friend yesterday. And here I am watching this video today with chills to the bone, hair standing on end, tears in my eyes (if only this woman would stop pausing at all the wrong spots lol)

[@damonstanley7931]

4:33 she starts making the bass/stank face. The greatest compliment you can ever receive as a band/musician. Every tool fan can 100% relate to that exact moment when we first heard them. Was so cool to see her experience that. To watch that emotion wash over her

[@drinnerd8532]

SUPER underrated comment of the year

[@signgod]

30 years later still hits hard

[@SpikeDaft]

I totally agree. This song has been, and always will be, a forceful gut punch. Doesn’t matter how many times you’ve heard it.

[@AndrewMilesMurphy]

It's been a long, long life so far. 30 years, an eternity. Hell on one hand, heaven on the other. I feel Tool, and I love the lyrics so much.

[@russelld2925]

Watching your face as you listen brings literal tears to my eyes. Tool was and is the soundtrack of my life as I moved through 10 years of addiction, 10 years of prison, and now 15 years of recovery. This song specifically means everything to me.

[@chocolaterockpoet5077]

Forty Six & 2 has a nostalgia for me, like the smell of home. Funny how certain bands can get you through. Your comment spoke to me - I wish you well.

[@Uncle--Fatty]

F & A..!! I Hear That..!! This song was right there... in the loss of serenity... the destruction thereof... and the newfound living S E R E N I T Y such a powerful song, and the best performance to pick for a 'First time Ever' vid... First time I heard TOOL was at lalapaloosa, the gorge at gorge... daytime set... no clue... Totally Life Changing Experience..! I've seen them many time since but still, and will always, get the chills... anytime this song is played..! F & A... Congrats on the 15..!!

[@user-uh5tb9er4o]

same here with my response to her response wasn't expecting to be moved by someone caring about a band that means sooooooo much to me

[@sigpi222]

Congratulations on your sobriety. Every day is a new day, a new opportunity.

[@kevinhawley4992]

good on you man...

[@The032750]

I'm 73 years old, seen Tool twice, and I've watched this live version of Sober countless times (not this video by The Vocalyst). Sometimes I sit there in an awe inspired stony silence and sometimes it brings me to tears. I can't think of another song that I've heard since I started to pay attention to music in 1964 that carries the emotional power of this song. Love every Tool song but this one's special.

[@josephfrechette9916]

I got to see them play an instrumental version of sober live. It was definitely one of those "thank you for letting me experience this God" moments.

[@MetalheadCollect]

wish all of our elders thought as you.. right frkn on!

[@josephprice6122]

Builds up from the euphoria Lincoln kind of levels off after turmoil let you sit up there and think about it then it falls in the Darkness select the whole trip through the addiction so many people live through that I've lived through and still living in kind of captures the whole fucking thing thing

[@dozer1642]

I’m 53, when this album came out and I picked it up, I listened to it once and put it away. It was too much for me at the time but it became one of my all time favorite albums. Sober is one of my favorite songs. It is a masterpiece.

[@CoroDan]

Exactly the same here.

[@johnsmith-ug1xx]

watching her fall in love with tool brought it all back for me!

[@jessethomas5473]

What did you think of the fear innoculum album?

[@Mad_AL]

When a vocal coach is lost for words and just cant put a finger on it you know this band is unique. A successful band which stood out from the rest in its genre.

[@aliciaarmstrong9577]

It's haunting and emotional. I am not one to really listen to the actual lyrics at first. I listen to the way the music makes me feel......I am the sort who gets goosebumps from music. Tool.does that. So that happens first I get the feeling then I hear the words usually

[@jamesdean4966]

It's baffling that people don't like them. To deny the exponential talent of these musicians is fucking asinine imo. Danny Carrey is probably top 3 greatest drummer of all time, and Maynard's voice is one of the most unique sounds on the planet.

[@radiactive82]

cant put a finger on bc Who are you to wave your finger? You must have been outta your head

[@tarajoyce3598]

What genre do you put Tool in? I've always left them in their own realm.

[@iainwemyss5978]

Took has a genre? I always thought they were impossible to classify that way. Love this band.

[@jaredg8950]

Tool captured the spirit of addiction and desperation in a song. Its powerful.

[@matthewvillacci7113]

💯 PERCENT NAILED IT!!💯🤟🙏

[@mushroomxxxzzz]

Don't really think this is about addiction.

[@olgi2068]

just the simple, leaned forward, weird posture is sufficient to call for all the saddening pics of fentanyl addicts. Very powerful.

[@smileygladhands]

​@@mushroomxxxzzzit kind of is. It's about a friend they had who left an answering machine message whilst drunk. But, as Maynard has said, he leaves most lyrics vague enough for anyone to apply them to their life. That's what's so great about Tool and Maynard's lyrics.

[@jd4747]

To me it personifies the dark night of the soul. We all have them.

[@vantasticlifestyle5776]

I'll never stop enjoying Tool first timers. This was by far the best one. The expressions, the breathing, the breathlessness, the eyes. All very real and heart felt. Your valued your opinions in this reaction video because they showed you were touched by the Tool bug. Fantastic! Bravo! Five Star! Welcome to the family.

[@Ca55per]

His "physicality" is enhancing it. He's really "feeling it". His delivery is powerful. I'm happy to hear you speak to this. He's a genius.

[@similarsubstance4885]

Not genius, hes drugged out of his mind.

[@herecomesaregular8418]

@@similarsubstance4885He's not. Maynard has always been health conscious. He's playing the role of an addict on stage to fit the theme of the song. The song itself is his observations of those close to him who he watched be destroyed by addiction.

[@flappy3635]

@@similarsubstance4885he plays on act if you think everything he or tool says and does is 100 percent serious your mistaken

[@Chazzwassah]

@@similarsubstance4885 He's performing. Nobody can be "drugged out of [their] mind" and hit those notes.

[@JW-qf2fx]

@@similarsubstance4885 you have no idea what you are talking about, just be quiet

[@melissahoward3914]

Tool are the kings of building up a song!

[@YouTube_still_sucks]

*F A C T S*

[@coatsandties]

18 years sober and this song still brings me to my knees…so powerful. Than you MJK.

[@karenk7710]

CONGRATULATIONS

[@karenk7710]

The way the world is now.. it’s very admirable to be sober

[@Deam7666]

So happy for you, truly🥰Sad to say I can’t say the same😞This feels like my theme song and it’s embarrassing to admit to🥺

[@ironmaidn543]

He is communicating anguish, he knows it, he’s lived it and it’s raw. As a recovering addict, this song is gripping and touches the darkness some of us are fortunate to survive and many cannot comprehend. His voice is brilliant and executes such pain…beautifully.

[@thekshef]

"He is communicating anguish" I think you nailed it. Perfect way of saying it.

[@TheShadow3130]

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[@DaenNite]

well said. happy to have you here with us

[@jamesauten9414]

w

[@Niwanadrummer]

Beautifully said. Glad you overcame your addiction. My son turned me on to Tool. He was an amazing young man and wrote poetry and lyrics and played several instruments. He struggled with bi polar and it eventually led to him being taken from this world. He identified with Tool’s music. Listening to them brings back memories of him. 😌❤️🎶

[@andrewverburg1805]

Maynard is able to express that part of your soul that you hide. The pain we have in our pyschy longing and yearning for respite during our darker moments. Tool is not depressing its cathartic. Great review of a powerful singer, phenomenal performer, and overall songwriter.

[@johnmcmann7385]

Very well said. Spot on

[@carloskabasoz2707]

Ohh yeah tell me about it 🤟

[@Trish150655]

perfectly stated! 🌀🌀🌀

[@clescell6587]

46 + 2...

[@Davidrcobb]

Step into my shadow.......

[@trevorduncan9580]

growing up as a tool fan, I've seen them dozens of times live, EVERY SINGLE TIME has blown my mind. One of the best bands of ALL TIME. Maynard live is unbelievable. Every show is an emotional rollercoaster and you leave EXHAUSTED. Welcome to the Tool Army.

[@iwantcheesypuffs]

Maynard is in the zone on this song. Acting out the literal nature of the meaning of the song in his presence and posture. So good!

[@ellzedd4113]

You know he wrote this long before Tool ever was? He also sang it in a very fast tempo.

[@iwantcheesypuffs]

@@ellzedd4113 I didn't know that. Thanks! I listen to more of APC than Tool. Very talented artist. And I hear his wine business is doing well too.

[@TheStonedZone]

I think it was this show, I remember reading that Tool accidentally ingested LSD through Gatorade that Al Jorgensen of Ministry gave them while hanging out before Tool's performance. If Al is telling the truth in his writings, I believe it. Maynard looks it.

[@Larkin4840]

​@@TheStonedZone"accidentally". I remember watching a thing on VH1 years and years ago about how he overdosed on heroin and someone was able to save his life by putting ice up his butt and it shocked him awake

[@somedude1324]

Maynard is mental here.

[@BM-tr1bq]

You were just fighting tears. I watched another KZbinr react to lateralus, and he could not hold the tears back. Tool is the most emotional, complex, dynamic band ever. I’ve been listening since the 90’s, and to this day there are times I have to turn them off and back away for a minute so I can gather myself. Greatest band ever.

[@sinatrassunshine]

I've cried to Tool so many times 🥲🤘

[@plumberman19]

ikr! Their storytelling , melodic and literary poeticism, is profoundly moving because its so genuine. Tool has gotten me through some tough times for sure.

[@char_lou]

Yes.

[@ChicagoEspo]

Maynard is ❤ A Perfect Circle is also so beautiful and emotional for me

[@rosemariec2518]

Maynard forever.

[@libchick0458]

“Eulogy!” His voice in that song is perfection. Full body goosebumps every single time.

[@josemiguelcueto5828]

Yes. That's the best

[@tedduncan887]

My favorite!

[@chuckclark3214]

For me it's Forty Six & 2. I dig this a lot, though. I love Ænima. Love me some TOOL in general, but I'm gonna speak some blasphemy: I don't really care for Fear Inoculum.

[@ronstl76]

@@chuckclark3214 I was the same about Fear but listened to it a few more times and I've grown to love it. But on my first listen, I was just unimpressed for some reason.

[@spec_opsgaming]

I really like his vocals, along with all if the other instrumental sections, especially danny carry's drumming in pneuma..such a good song

[@maximiliandort3489]

Maynards demeanor during this performance is so weirdly, scarily enticing. Truly unique.

[@pichaelthompson4022]

No matter how many times I hear this song, it sends absolute chills up my spine and my skin crawls with goosebumps. I don’t know exactly what it grabs in me - just like practically every other Tool song - it’s beyond mortality. Tool isn’t music, it’s a conjuring.

[@elwood4965]

You took the words from my mouth. This one gives me the chills and gets me all twsited inside with his raw emotion. Spiral out brother

[@JohnBender1313]

It's kind of Maynard's baby. He was playing the same song with Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty in Michigan in the 80s as a glam band. Crazy the journey this song took.

[@dispatch1Logistcs]

He's a perfectionist and his performances are a reflection of himself. He literally bears his soul with each performance.

[@sherylw4910]

I am 65 and my son got me listening to TOOL. I haven’t stopped.

[@texbex9928]

Anyone who has ever lost a loved one to addiction is deeply touched by this song. Bless you all - you are loved.

[@B_rett_B]

My family is in the process of watching my cousin kill themselves. Nothing we do helps. It's like waiting for him to die now. So, this song kills me as addiction kills someone who was once my best friend.

[@texbex9928]

@@B_rett_B yes. I'm sorry.

[@stephy369]

Addiction and suicide. Thank you for your sentiments.

[@definitelynotcainan3353]

I was 21 when my dad, at age 47 finally died from the heroin addiction he brought back with him from Vietnam. This song is a gut punch. I hate it and I love it all at the same time.

[@A7Xspazz]

In my opinion TOOL has one of the strongest discographies of any modern musical act. Especially amongst those still relevant. They have consistently delivered diverse, progressive, and a "unique to them" sound without ever sacrificing artistic expression. Every song sounds like tool, but in every song you get lost in the complexities of the music and are lulled my Maynard's vocals. You are somehow always locked into a groove with the weirdest disconcerting time signatures, and your ears will never get tired of it.

[@sYd6point7]

The new album took taylor swift and her swifties off the charts.

[@skeemeastwood9075]

Rare are the artists that sound as good live as on the album or has albums you can listen to all the way thru. Every single song is good on many of their albums.

[@aaronsmith7143]

​@skeemeastwood9075 I went twice to his show at the smoothie King center in New Orleans. Now, that venue is pretty shit after the first 15 or so rows. They still sounded amazing in the nose bleeds.

[@RoxanaQuintana-s5q]

I love his voice, always have. You can tell he studied music because he knows his voice is a musical instrument that completes the song. But the whole band is incredible, every member 🙌.

[@MicheleMcAdoo]

He did huh!?

[@kai.cornell]

I was told he was trained in Opera at a young age

[@pythonxz]

That 🐙can play mean drums.

[@dergthefarmer]

I’ve been listening to Tool for 30+ years and I still discover things that absolutely blow my mind and to this day gives me goosebumps - endless gems 💎

[@Uncle_Neil]

I pity those who never felt, or through lack of life experiences cannot feel, the power of this band. They are transcendent.

[@EnderAnders]

Well put, however as a fellow Tool fan, isn’t it better to be unable to relate? Just imagine if our lives were such that these song didn’t touch our soul?

[@reneetackett4883]

Absolutely!

[@kelvynguerrero7991]

One definitely need a certain level of life experience to feel this type of music

[@porkchop10]

I'm thankful for the countless weekends me and my buddies spent tripping balls on acid and playing Tool nonstop in high school. When you're in that state, the music itself and lyrics just take you to unexplainable places. I'm a boring 43 yr old now, but Tool literally lives inside me lol. Can't wait to see them again next month!

[@sozeytozey]

They're great, but cool it with antisemitism guy.

[@huntinfishinwithDwayne]

Imagine hearing this for the 1st time, as a teenager when all your emotions are haywire!

[@majorzipf8947]

It literally rewired my brain

[@scottfickerson1508]

I don’t have to imagine…I experienced it!

[@derrickchalk]

Did that lol.

[@FundyisleLegacy]

Right? Shit touched my soul

[@Oursoulsuccess]

Heard them in 7th grade. Had a crush on a guy who wore their shits all the time. Went to the record store to listen so I could talk to them about it. Lol BOOOOY BYE!!! Hello favorite band 😂❤

[@mayzor7]

The magic of Tool. I love how you cannot even explain what you are hearing, because it reaches down deep and grabs you in the guts. A feeling Tool fans understand too well; every, single, time 🙌

[@jenniferharrod6418]

Feeling since the beginning. Everyone in my family shuts up when I put TOOL on.

[@joelfortenberry7865]

Do you really believe that she's never heard this until now?

[@jessehoechst]

Tool is by far the most amazing band ever to pick up instruments

[@robbwiersma2596]

Haunting. The word to describe this performance is haunting. I have have heard this song 1000+ times and seen this video 100+ times. Every time I see this it is absolutely haunting.

[@waylonmiller9212]

Do you know why maynard was acting how he was during this performance??

[@IAmLovesLight]

Haunting 🎯 and gripping.

[@paulh2159]

I clicked on comments to say the same word. Haunting is what she was looking for

[@ReviloWedj]

​@@waylonmiller9212was thinking alright

[@waylonmiller9212]

@@ReviloWedj i still need to know, its driving me up a wall that i couldn't find any answers

[@handlesmademeloseauniqename]

This performance gives me chills, its an indescribable feeling. To see other people enjoy music as much as I do makes me happy.

[@katamyvega]

I got goosebumps just watching her watch them! I love watching her just have a WHOLE EXPERIENCE with it!

[@m80thewolf86]

You've found God's Gift to the music industry. Maynard will never lead you wrong.

[@johnperrine4003]

It’s awesome to hear and see someone become a TOOL fan. Lady this band is deep!! And then you graduate to “A Perfect Circle” my favorite TOOL song has got to be 46 & 2. This is one of those “once in a generation” bands. You can’t compare anyone to them or them to anyone else. They are amazing, they are just….. TOOL!!

[@Jeph78]

46&2 is the absolute best! My fav also

[@williams.9165]

yup..can get enough of 46&2!

[@adambell7907]

graduate to puscifer

[@michaelbalph4984]

I wouldn't say graduating to anything. Perfect Circle & Puscifer are simply other projects of his.

[@naryanc45]

@@adambell7907I came here to make the same comment.

[@mattyjazzz]

I’m going to see Tool in concert for the first time in 10 days! Been a fan for 20 plus years but this will be the first time seeing them live. Cannot wait!

[@farbeyonddriven8173]

going AGAIN in Philly November 16

[@skylarthegreat100]

I haven't seen them live yet, but my buddy has seen them thrice since Fear Inocculum and said it's unlike anything you've ever experienced before. Hope you have a banger of a time!

[@enchantedape8180]

It's soul cleansing.

[@vigormortis6839]

I'm going to see them in Edmonton on the 25th. Been waiting since I was a teen to see them. CHUFFED!

[@enchantedape8180]

@@vigormortis6839 ditto ! It's going to be wild.

[@soundscapes7390]

They were babies in this video still killing it as usual🥹😭😭

[@calibadgerdude6082]

Man, I totally get what you mean about not being able to articulate how this song makes you feel. It’s equal parts disturbing and entrancing, structured and dissonant. You feel uncomfortable, but you’re so mesmerized by what you’re hearing and seeing that you just let it happen and continue to experience it. To me, as one who’s fortunately never struggled with addiction, this piece is a perfect sonic representation of what I imagine addiction feels like.

[@LyleAllbritton]

Can confirm: as a recovering alcoholic and addict, this is exactly what it feels like. Empty, gnawing, desperate. Desperate to find some beautiful feeling that you will never feel again.

[@Lettersandstuff]

Real life art friends

[@LarsonPetty]

@@LyleAllbritton 100%, my man. If ya know, ya know....

[@holliecasey5463]

@@LyleAllbritton I agree with that as a recovering ancient person.. But what I heard when I was young was the anger and dread of "it's coming" and the hope that it would stop. Hope for the day I wouldn't have to endure it anymore. I'm now ancient, and don't have to endure it anymore... So I hear this in an entirely new way. More like how you hear it. This song definitely endures. And it's still so beautiful.

[@MrArgman]

As a recovering addict let me assure you this is nothing like that. This is a song

[@amyRMA]

I often tell my husband, who introduced me to Tool, that there will probably never be another voice like MJK and never another band like Tool. Uniqueness amongst musicians is getting more and more rare.

[@xuim26]

Try listening to Temple of Thieves.

[@bhelliom3]

I was raised on Rush, Pink Floyd, and Zeppelin, and didn’t think there would ever be anything so incredible again, so when I found Tool as a teenager I was absolutely blown away. I never asked to buy a CD but I wish I had cuz I didn’t really get to listen to them until they put themselves on streaming services a few years ago.

[@kerridocherty5744]

There are actually 2 other bands led by MJK you may want to check out. A perfect Circle and Pucifer. You will not be disappointed.

[@hardtymz2517]

A Perfect Circle is kinda like Tool.

[@phalexxxx]

​@@hardtymz2517lol. No. Totally different.

[@drinnerd8532]

I freakin' LOVE how she doesn't even get into the vocals until about 5 minutes later, and only after she's done being mesmerized by the instrumentation. Yes, we feel you me lady!

[@ChrisTheCull]

Really enjoyed your reaction. As someone who is 10yrs "sober" this is my go to song when those urges rear their ugly heads. The anger, despair and self loathing that come with being an addict are portrayed perfectly and serve to remind me of a place I never wish to return to. Thank you.

[@craigmeaders3867]

Congratulations Chris, sobriety is a challenge to maintain for so many and addiction is still stigmatized and I applaud anyone who has made the strides and put in the work to make a better life for themselves and even more so to openly speak on their struggles so others can follow their lead. I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you!

[@ChrisTheCull]

@@craigmeaders3867 thanks for your comment dude. It is challenging but the rewards are amazing. Thanks again 👍

[@johnmcmann7385]

Keep on keeping on, man. You don’t need it.

[@michaelgutierrez4845]

Congratulations on your sobriety. That’s amazing. Keep Going!!! ❤😊

[@ChrisTheCull]

@@michaelgutierrez4845 Thank you!

[@StephenStrader-f2z]

This is why voices that carry such pleading and raw emotion stand out from the rest. It’s true: emotional singers blow others away

[@asawe2590]

Ot just reeeeeaaaallly facking high on drugs 😂

[@brettsullivan3849]

I was fortunate to be assigned to be a grunt on the second stage load crew at the 1993 lalapalooza show in des Moines, I really wanted the main stage assignment because RHCP was the headliner, so glad I didn't, I would have missed TOOL's performance, my jaw hit the floor and I think stayed there for the whole show, I saw how it was impacting the crowd, so I abandoned my post stageside to experience it among them for a few songs, life changed!

[@AlphanumericCharacters]

First time I heard Tool I was cramped into the rear jump seat of a early 90’s Toyota pickup. Three of us heading out of town for work. Middle of summer, the truck was black and the AC sucked in those things. One of the rear tires was “out of balance” so if he hit 60 it would vibrate like a bastard. He kept hitting sixty then backing off. Over and over. I already didn’t like the fucker driving but an hour in I wanted to beat the shit out of him. Then he popped in Undertow on those shitty factory speakers with just a cheapo deck and Radio shack sub at my feet adding to my cramping (probably the worst car stereo setup in the history of man). At first thought “what is this dogshit? Can’t even hear the fucking singer. Mumbling son of a bitch.” Part way through Intolerance I thought it was maybe not bad. Prison Sex came on and halfway through I thought they were pretty good. Then the breakdown and I thought “this drummer kicks ass”. Then Sober punched me in the face and I was hooked. No bullshit I remember every bit of my thought process during that whole album. When it was done I told him to play it again. He said “fuck that” and loaded Primus Seas of Cheese which I had never heard either. That asshole had some damn good taste in music.

[@IanHall-s6m]

That’s wild. I was at That show in 93 at Shoreline in Mountain view, CA. I was literally hypnotized when I heard Tool. I watched the whole performance alone. I get to see him again 30 years later for his birthday tour.

[@Chicago85-fr6np]

Ahh yes, a fellow Iowa from the 90's@@AlphanumericCharacters

[@joshdingwall731]

The duh-duh-duh has always felt like a heartbeat or pulse to me. It gets faster when Maynard sings angrily and maintains its normal pace during the verses.

[@italianmiltyfriedman6264]

and the end is what a heart sounds like as it dies

[@brendaneisenburg3959]

It reminds me of the anxiety you get from a strange knock at the door late at night

[@robertsandoval5574]

There's a song called 3 Libras where you can really hear the beauty of his voice. It's not Tool but its another one of his projects from the group A Perfect Circle. Go deeper into that rabbit hole and check it out.

[@mewsikitty]

I was going to suggest 3 Libras by A Perfect Circle also. Maynard's vocals on that song are so beautiful. One of my favorites!

[@StageRight123]

By far my favorite A Perfect Circle song.

[@angelahulsey9172]

One of my absolute favorite songs....he kills it

[@2012Cindi]

Yes, yes, yes..... This is the best rabbit hole I ever went down. His work with Perfect Circle and Puscifer are just amazing, as his work with Tool. Orestes is a wonderful song as well.

[@JDDV69420]

Puscifer is fun, too.

[@seanwoods4883]

Its like each musician is fighting their own demons but in harmony with each other.

[@Lasse3]

Mother Mary! 7:04 This is an A4 note, merely three half steps shy of a C5 (aka Tenor high C) Maynard are capable of singing actual high Tenor notes, with a very pleasant and musically pleasing timbre. It's actually quite remarkable🙌

[@mattyisme123]

Maynard has always expressed his struggles with performance anxiety… this escalated throughout the years. I’ve seen him about 12 times since ‘93 and 5 were him facing away from the crowd (2 times in minimal clothing)….. His talent, performance and powerful presence is breathtaking! I’m just sad I’ve never seen him with APC!!

[@raechel0116]

APC is phenomenal live. They’re doing shows for Maynard’s 60th. It’s APC, Primus and Puscifer. Get your tickets. I’m going to the red rocks shows in Morrison, Co.

[@rosa-gw1xm]

going to see them all in TN!! so excited, especially for primus' bassist 😭 i found him thru oysterhead and that is pure fucking talent right there

[@mokc913]

@@rosa-gw1xm hell yes, I'm going to see them in KC in a few weeks! I'm so pumped

[@kcalbat1]

APC is my drug of choice and watching live was incredible and breathtaking

[@brandonkempff1234]

You are going to love it! Amazing show!!!

[@Daniel-lu5so]

Alice in Chains Love, Hate, Love - Live at the Moore is another legendary emotional live performance you should check out.

[@bigpeeler]

Yes indeed. 👍

[@matthewkolp993]

I would also include Bleed The Freak from the same show... Killer pipes..

[@Jess-ky8mp]

This

[@danielvickery1233]

There's a great line in the Barenaked Ladies song, Helicopters, that goes, "Buried in the din of rotor noise and close explosions, I do my best to synthesize the sounds of my emotions." I've always felt that it perfectly captures what great artists are able to achieve.

[@michellemorris8365]

Yeah. You feel Tool in your bones. You find yourself holding your breath. Incredible vocals. Pure talent.

[@mrmars8848]

Tool always makes me so emotional. Maynard is a musical genius and it really makes my soul sing. The talent is unbeatable. 2nd is deftones for me. & when he wrote the song passenger by deftones! I bawled my eyes out hearing them both on the track.

[@whitney8676]

I really want her to do deftones

[@aaronolson762]

I stopped scrolling at this. Both great emotionally driven bands that are so underrated.

[@TheLarainsd]

@ MrMars8848 .... I, too, am as MASSIVE Fan of BOTH Tool & Deftones ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 So, that being said, Lemme just say that I think YOU would absolutely LOVE the band "OURS" material ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ The singer Jimmy Gnecco = his vocal range is STUNNING ... and the LYRICS .... Wow!! A Heroin Addict ... Enough Said .... some of their songs will break your heart!! 💔

[@aliciaarmstrong9577]

Uuuuhh yes deftones!!!! Uuuhhhhh.........yyyeesssss

[@calyodelphi124]

This is honestly an amazing first song for you to jump into TOOL with. Part of what I think makes this song so _powerful_ is that the _music itself_ feels like it's in agony, suffering in the cycle of addiction and withdrawal right alongside Maynard's vocals and lyrics.

[@whatisoceanwatching]

This is a perfect description!

[@Traeborian]

This was my first tool song too on youtube like 15 years ago, this live version is amazing

[@davidsimi2322]

I still can't believe this is a live performance. They are so good

[@dohcdelsol93]

You couldn't auto tune your way to success as a rock band in the 90s. Tool, stp, sound garden and Alice in chains. They put most of today's singers to shame.

[@tala_linden_colenso]

I’ve seen them live 3 times and each time it was pristine magnificence

[@gniawd]

Man, I love watching people who love music watch Tool for the first time because everyone can tell this band is crazy talented at conveying a story through emotion.

[@terriefoshie1086]

Watching someone fall in love with this song for the first time is a beautiful experience.

[@Jayme8096]

Tool is one of the greatest bands to ever exist. Danny Carey is the most gifted drummer and Maynard is one of the most talented vocalists of all time. Hands down! Just listen to his words. His voice will tickle your soul while his words wrap you up and carry you away!

[@holliecasey5463]

This was the soundtrack of my youth. The horror of my abuse. The rage, acceptance, and gagging impotence of it. This is also the soundtrack for my recovery. There's no other band, no other voice, no other lyrics that tell the whole story for me. From beginning to end. Maynard still makes me laugh at where I am, but I still weep for my child self.

[@allensupcycle1958]

Was just thinking how this song helped me cope and heal from my chemical abuse. We rejoiced In song with maynard and the boys

[@breakingchris6889]

Speechless.. Tool has that effect on millions of people

[@cnamongrl]

I feel like after she turned off the camera, she watched the performance again with her eyes closed and cried. 😭 She was on the brink. I was there with her, even though I've seen this video many times. 😍

[@gemfyre855]

I think one of the reasons I got into Tool was because of Maynard's voice, which was oddly soft and melodic, but what he was singing about was just weird and disturbing. And then of course there are the moments of rage. I don't know why it took me forever to discover/get into A Perfect Circle and Puscifer - THREE bands where I can listen to this voice.

[@Jesusluvz]

The Outsider by A Perfect Circle is amazing. There’s a live performance he did for it that’s better than the album. It’s great.

[@GuerillaWelder]

i have absolutely no idea how my algorithm found you but im in. this was great thanks 😅❤

[@Laenthal]

The performance gets extremely connecting to ones' soul when the listener IS NOT sober. Outstanding work on catching it.

[@AllisonMariePhD]

I have never watched your channel before, but this video was recommended based on my viewing history (big TOOL fan here)... Watching you react had me in tears. That was wild. Thank you for making this video.

[@jromanweekly1630]

Same. I don’t know how I got here

[@jasont4783]

Tool is one hell of a journey to be on ... Maybe the greatest of rabbit holes to fall into. You will not be disappointed, musically, vocally and message.

[@PaulaVejar]

Tengo 45 años, desde los 18 años que oigo a tool, y por fin vendrán a mi pais...chile ! El universo no sabe lo feliz que estoy desde la semana pasa que me entere de su visita....solo hay plenitud en mi existencia ❤

[@hifilofiwifi]

Watching you experience this for the first time is incredibly powerful. I still feel it all no matter how many years go by or how many times Ive listened.

[@captainredbeard9660]

Is the sadness,heartbreak,guilt, the self loathing and hatred personified in his performance of the song. Brilliant and heart wrenching

[@Ghost3lite21]

can see this song slowly sinking into her as it sank into us.. the look in her eyes as the wheels turn... to be touched by metal and it become you, songs like this make it so easy.

[@FosterScott]

"It's very captivating to watch... I just can't put a finger on it, um...but" You mean it ROCKS!

[@sukulmati]

Going on 30 years now and this song is still a gut punch every time.

[@amberraybellydance1889]

I've watched a lot of her videos and this one is different, I've never seen her so quiet, captivated and speechless

[@jts12fan]

How in Gods green earth have you not heard Tool until 2023?!? Are you from another planet?? With that said I absolutely loved how you articulated the song, the vocals, the lyrics, you captivated everything Maynard said.

[@czarman0182]

Sober was the first song I heard a million years ago on MTV's 120 Minutes. Her initial facial expressions are exactly how I felt the first time that I heard and saw the video. I was captivated. The next day, after work, I drove to Music + and bought Undertow. ❤❤

[@katyfaucheaux2348]

I use to tape 120 on my vhs, bc it came on so late and I was a junior in HS.

[@camilosandoval457]

Me too

[@sabina27800]

Tool is by far the best band I have ever and will ever see live. The way that every song sounds as good or better than the album is just amazing to witness. Maynard is a GD genius and his vocals are always 110%

[@meezymac]

Man you ain't lying. I saw them live & it was hands down one of the best life experiences I've ever had. Maynard commands your attention & you listen.

[@Ca55per]

Maynard's body language is incredible. Tool is such an example of "performance art". Just incredible. The music video is in stop animation film. It's also incredible... on a completely different plane...

[@terriwoodrow]

One of the best songs ever made!!!!

[@kaisersozaay]

Your closing words are exactly what we've all gone thru. TOOL is not a band, it is not a sound. It is an emotional journey that takes you thru all that you have felt, and all that you will feel without the understanding of what has just happened to you. So, if you need a moment or several moments to collect yourself is...... well..... Welcome To the beautiful and crazy Rollercoaster ride that is TOOL. You've made it 💙

[@bearsfan42]

Was thinking this exact thing when she first tried to figure out what was going on….

[@clydddlhppr1]

Indeed

[@Moleskineman]

I'm a big Tool fan but man I hate Tool fans like this

[@andymacdougal]

I love how you put my feelings about the band so eloquently and accurately in a way I could have never done myself. Thank you.

[@Μαρίαπ-μ8β]

If you explore more of them,surely you will never regret it.They simply are unique and phenomenal musicians..

[@nikolah.8472]

For Starters to really get a clue, i never recommend the overcomplicated songs for TOOL. Best starter song in my opinion is "The Pot"(Maynard sings higher then usual on this track), short song for Tool but every musician get its shining moments and you didnt get bloated by to many changes and polyrythm. It starts the hunger for more and you search for new songs. After I recommend: Parabol/Parabola(ALLWAYS TOGETHER WITHOUT PAUSE), The Grudge(Obvious for the Looooooong shout at the end), Vicarious, Forty-six and two, Schism, Lateralus, Right in Two, Jambi. Have fun on the ride ;)

[@JohnHondo11997]

I disagree, just throw them right into Rosetta Stoned or Ticks & Leeches and see who sticks around to the end of the songs.

[@kimjongun5691]

That would be a fun ride for someone's mind to get blown

[@love.drones]

i hope you watched the official video as well. thats the real treat.

[@scottn322]

I grew up in a super sheltered, Christian home in the US. I can still remember the first time, at the age of 14 as a freshman in high school, listening to Forty Six and 2, and the way the music felt like it was racing through me. There are a lot of amazing bands that formed around that time, but they were the first 'rock' band I ever listened to, and still my favorite.

[@Dirkadew]

And now you’re going to hell 😂

[@Vannabanana46]

I feel so lucky to have grown up listening to them. I discovered them when I was 12 and while my tastes have meandered quite a bit I always come home.

[@TheValad]

Maynard James Keenan definitely channeled something during this performance, truly out of this world

[@vincentwhitley1119]

His posture is terrible for singing but this isn't a performance but a Release

[@mandylray]

I’ve seen them 22 times. I remember the first concert VIVIDLY- I knew right then & there that I’d never be the same

[@playbassken]

Maynard is such an animated vocalist and it really brings the emotions of the song through even more when you see them live. Absolutely stunning band.

[@m80thewolf86]

Maynard James Keenan, the singer, also sings for A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. I'd highly recommend checking out both, as well as more Tool. The evolution of his music, even though he doesn't write the lyrics for APC, is astounding. Maynard will be on the list of Musical Gods right next to Trent Reznor.

[@zeusnitch]

You had me until mentioning Trent Reznor; different tiers. Both are great, but this is about vocals not composition

[@BigBlackDad]

What is ACP?

[@user-im8dc1wc9c]

​@@BigBlackDada perfect circle, another group MJK signs for

[@beanMosheen]

Sweet baby jesus on fire....

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Trent Reznor? 😂😂😂 wtf? A guy who mostly uses synths instead of actually playing music is a musical god? Okay 🤣🤣

[@alexhaalck8674]

Parabol/Parabola never ceases to bring me to tears. I have never had music move me as much as Tool’s does. Pure, primal, and doesn’t hold back. It seems like they know exactly what emotion they are trying to invoke from the listener. They really are a tool for whatever you happen to need it for.

[@rwldebruijn1979]

I absolutely love your articulate analysis of these songs. Very relaxing and interesting at the same time. And reliving these songs really brings back the goosebumps.

[@ivanbondarev9391]

Sounds better than 95% of live gigs