HOW TO GET INTO: Tool || The Rock Critic

Welp... all those jokes we made across the last 13 years about the new Tool record never coming out are officially dated...
And I couldn't be happier!
For those of you just getting exposed to Tool for the first time, let me give you a hand navigating their catalog.
#Tool #Discography #FearInoculum
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[@awiseman9429]

I may be in the minority here but my favorite Tool album is 10,000 days. It's heavy, it's pure, it's emotional, and it's totally honest. Love it!

[@dillianbamman8931]

It's slowly becoming my favorite the more I listen to it. GIVE ME MY.... GIVE ME MY WINGSSSSSSS

[@piratealeks6865]

10,000 days in the fire is long enough, you’re going home 😭

[@deeznizzles6457]

Same

[@bigbouncer4196]

Nooo Lateralus hands down

[@siriusfun]

Couldn't agree more! Also ---> JOE BARRESI.

[@jaredstone9768]

Doesn't even mention their best song....Intermission

[@cinematicsterling6897]

Jared stone no joke that song use to my alarm clock for the longest time

[@jaredstone9768]

@@cinematicsterling6897 it still is for me

[@lesclaypoolonbass9431]

that part always reminds me of the intermission in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[@luiss.7068]

It's a classic.

[@vapause7268]

OR, how about the legendary song 'Mantra'? Which, according to legend, is just a slowed down recording of Maynard lightly squeezing his cat?

[@12xx12100]

Now to get into Tool: A) See them live B) get blown away C) done!

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Well said!!!

[@youmustpaythetrolltoll8517]

Looks like I did it right!

[@bishopm4401]

Just gotta sell a kidney first

[@br1an360]

I can agree with you on this. I seen them last year during the North America Tour for Fear Inoculum. It was awesome

[@albertgein3082]

Done and done-laterilus tour👍

[@dannyz4636]

Step one: Listen to literally any Tool album to ever exist Step two: Enjoy :)

[@kool_thing]

Step three: repeat steps one & two

[@Ldawgerino]

@Whosur Caddy Lmao my first few tool albums were Lateralus and 10,000 days and they remain my favourites. I just find them particularly innovative and for me personally, they hold more of a spark than the previous albums (that's purely subjective). I don't think I would've got into Tool if I started with opiate or aenima. ( I am however incredibly fond of undertow. My preferences are a little strange)

[@Ldawgerino]

@Whosur Caddy What was your first tool song? Mine was parabol/parabola (although my favourite will always be h.) It's weird really, I came about them when a character in fan fiction I was reading was blasting parabola in the shower lmao. Thank God for sub par fan fiction, without it I may never have discovered the beauty that is Tool.

[@xanatos68]

You skipped the set up weed and psychedelics step.

[@kkoz2363]

Step One: Acquire underpants Step Three: Profit

[@NameLess-ks4fi]

100% correct on Lateralus. I have listened to this album literally weekly for 15 plus years and it has not gotten old.

[@ryanlusby569]

Addison Bade pretty sure any song with 50+ time signature changes would be impossible to get sick of. I fucking love Tool

[@rubaidaallen2764]

It's a f'n masterpiece

[@philyates7670]

I've only just listened to it as The Holy Gift and it's so much better.

[@joebradford7308]

It doesn't does it? I haven't quite listened to it as "religiously" as you. But when I DO sit down n put it on. I certainly never disappointed. Nor do I believe that I've ever skipped a track. Good stuff for sure.

[@seanbrando_7456]

I was still digesting la ta ra lus when 10,000 days was released. No kidding--I was barely ready for it. If I am being honest, I am still on it. 10,000 days hit me off balance and took me a minute to absorb completely. Fear inocullam is blowing me away. I really love this band and understand the hype around them---there music TRULY IS a tool. It can get through anything if you use it and keep an open mind. "Remember--ignorance is the enemy, that's the fight" (M.J.K) So true Mr. Keenan....so true.

[@Bbpagewolf]

When you do ultimately review Fear Inoculum, call back to this video and tell us which section it would go in.

[@racer24t]

I second this

[@catherinemercy29]

I third this

[@hellonurd8957]

4th

[@snitchez1176]

6th

[@lurkingbanette]

Gotta say, I 8th this.

[@bobsanderz3005]

How to get into tool: listen to them.

[@meegs2943]

Literally just put an album on and do whatever you were already doing. Or shuffle all. /video

[@ZyrusSmith]

@@meegs2943 I don't have the time for a 15 minute intro just to be disappointed.

[@bradydavis5791]

@@ZyrusSmith 1. They never have 15 min intros. 2. Everyone has time for this. Its up to you what you want to do with your time.

[@ArtemyMusha]

Tool are brilliant at making scary soundscapes out of really minor things. Like "Mantra" on Lateralus, which sounds like reverberant whalesong, but is actually just slowed down audio of Maynard annoying his cat.

[@Flamestar320]

Disgustipated is another example of a pretty minimalist song that can be pretty terrifying to people.

[@Jaspertine]

I am completely convinced that Viginti Tres was created using an old audio mulching program called thOnk_0+2, or possibly some derivative thereof. I've got no proof, but I used to make very similar clustered soundscapes all the time.

[@ShipMonster]

Where do you find such information? Lol I love it

[@ColinAverill]

*Squeezing his cat

[@Pusfilth]

Akriloth2160 you learn that from Wikipedia like everyone else?

[@creativeCag]

When I was 13, my brother bought me Aenima. Bring a simple Green Day fan, it was just too much. He insisted I keep listening and bought me Opiate in hopes that it would be a catalyst into “modern” Tool. When I heard Cold and Ugly for the first time, I was immediately hooked. I bought Undetow which was my catalyst to Aenima and now I’m now an astounding 35 years old and Tool is still my fav band.

[@Corpus_Callosum]

To get into Tool, you need to avoid all the opinion, review and silly 'reaction' videos on KZbin and general comment sections. One of Tool's many messages is 'Think for yourself..". You don't need a stranger to hold your hand and tell you want is good or what isn't.

[@wlwhistlelucy1868]

Corpus Callosum All those reaction videos are really annoying.

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

Question authority.

[@TheAliceQuo]

This message brought to you by: Prison Sex. (BTW)

[@johngilbanni6385]

I like those videos. As a long time fan, it isn’t about trying to figure out what’s happening within a certain song. I just like seeing people enjoying it for the first time. I could agree with what you’re saying if they were used as a primer.

[@erikbarrett85]

Ppl think Maynard is a god. Then other ppl hear that, listen to radio cuts, and they think the band is pretentious. But, the WHOLE point is that we need to take back our own personal power over our lives, and TOOL want to be a.....tool, to help you find that ability. I know ppl that I'm POSITIVE would like the music who won't try to get in to it because of the fAnDoM

[@brucanthwood]

The salvial version of pushit is... beyond amazing. Both versions are, actually.

[@TheDaddyRob]

Aye

[@JohnBender1313]

I once thoroughly chewed up and swallowed 2 carolina reaper peppers and a ghost pepper while listening to salivial pushit. Spent a good 20 mins in agony and in darkness enjoying that song and enduring hell. Now i have taken a lot of drug$, but that was one helluva a trip. Ever since then, that song is my favorite. And I question my existence more than ever.

[@brucanthwood]

@@JohnBender1313 wut

[@toprak3479]

The salival version of pushit is literally missing most of the content (riffs, grooves) from the original song. And it also sounds like it really is trying hard to sound epic. I will never understand why people prefer it over the original.

[@brucanthwood]

@@toprak3479 interesting, haven't heard too many people say that

[@rockingbirdey]

I listened to all of Tool albums two days ago. Love this band. Awesome music.

[@Adam-qs5ir]

Welcome

[@zachturner4680]

Debonaire Nerd Lmao, its hard to do. I have a bad habit of replaying songs from ænema and 10,000 days when i go on my tool binges

[@rockingbirdey]

@@debonaire_nerd haha no. Just had two days off from uni so I binged all the albums. Made sure to have six hour breaks in between listens into order to take in the albums

[@IAmMisterTterevel]

What I love about TOOL let me count the ways, Maynard James Keenan's hypnotic voice, the bombastic drums of Danny Carey, the deep melodic basslines mixed with Adam Jones' guitar, the esoteric lyrics and themes and those creepy as hell music videos.

[@IAmMisterTterevel]

Hope i didn't go full Brent DiCrescenzo.

[@lukestoltenberg3836]

Tool should be experienced like Star Wars - in order of release

[@ethanmueller8218]

Really? So, do we have to start with the demo tape?

[@matthewbeebe344]

No, star wars went to shit Tool won't.

[@benhemsworth8555]

Bruh.

[@DhirenSonawane]

Actually, apart from the Star Wars analogy, I agree with you. Progressing with them is beautiful.

[@DhirenSonawane]

That's how I do all great bands anyway. Listened to eulogy first. Went to opiate next.

[@inugamidalton8270]

THERAPIST: Maynard, we've talked about this. The answering machine can't get you. ANSWERING MACHINE: Yes I can. MAYNARD: (yeets himself out of the window and into a conveniently placed shrub before running naked into the setting sun)

[@soveryintroverted6459]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 "The skeleton inside of the therapist" has an oddly nice ring to it, might make for a good song or album name.

[@ANIpJs]

Jesus this made me laugh harder than it should, but I can see Maynard actually doing this

[@Buford_T_Justice]

TOOL is the only band that has never disappointed me with a new album. I've liked every new release as much or more than the previous.

[@natedoe4495]

I wouldn't say disappointing, but I can't bring myself to keep listening to 10000 days too much. Considering I would wear out every other album. High hopes for the new release though

[@ifyoureadthisyoudi]

Dissapointed now?

[@Buford_T_Justice]

@@ifyoureadthisyoudi Absolutely not.

[@kreisplatz5154]

if you like grunge, metal and rock: Start with Undertow. If you like trippy and psychedelic shit: Start with Lateralus. The other 3 albums are if you are into it.

[@Imetral0]

the cookie recipe on Die Eier Von Satan is a recipe for hash cookies btw lol. also Undertow has always been my favorite Tool album. the amount of pure, raw energy on that album is just incredible.

[@toolhog10]

Hell yes. Undertow and Aenima are the ones i find that i play most often.

[@longexpectedjourney]

@@toolhog10 I listen to Aenima the least often cause it is the best! Haha Tripping to Aenima and Fear Inoculum August 30th ;)

[@jamieseifried3253]

i wonder if someone used actually this recipe

[@turdferguson7112]

Same. Undertow is fucking amazing!

[@jakebell6431]

Who else is hyped for Chocolate Chip Trip??

[@angrybirdsman70]

Heard it live, can confirm it's amazing

[@jonathangillis4926]

What lol

[@chiefnova861]

@@Mystic_Apollo cc trip boi

[@BEAUTYandTERROR_NothingIsFinal]

Is it Danny's solo from last tour??

[@bombshell_official451]

Meeeeeeeeee

[@Seargent363]

Bit disappointed you did not talk about the amazing design of the physical cd case for 10,000 Days.

[@TheMullerClan]

The transparent design for lateralus is also nice, but 10kdays is the shit :)

[@philyates7670]

Use the 3D glasses from 10,000 Days to watch the video on the Fear Inoculum CD and it's amazing. Trippy as fuck.

[@ffejpsycho]

Or AENIMA...

[@grg981998]

TOOL is one of those rare bands where every member is goddamn perfect. From chancellors bass to Maynard's vocals... just amazing.

[@brettb205]

For all the talk of suites, no mention of Disposition/Reflection/Triad...

[@lucarzewski3455]

Literally the most important suite they've released I think, maybe after Parabol/Parabola. Seriously though Reflection has over time become a top contender for my favorite Tool tracks

[@piratealeks6865]

I love Disposition

[@peazeralus]

Reflection is one of the greatest Tool songs ever, and also written following Maynard's mother's death. It was the start of the slow deconstruction of the impermiable enigma.

[@lukegallenkamp419]

Yeah...he didn’t even mention Intension to Right in Two which are probably the best two tracks on 10,000 days

[@matthewerwin4677]

@@peazeralus Reflection released in 2001. Judith died in 2003.

[@katenikii]

The very first track I've ever heard of them was Vicarious, some music recommendation app streamed it for me and literally music was never the same. I was 15 at a time and the more I grew the more songs I liked, and now I'm a huge fan

[@tatocancelled7186]

Rosetta Stoned is probably the best metal song of all time.

[@konradnapier4672]

Have you heard that one nickleback tho

[@AmigoRoberto]

But I forgot my pen!

[@konradnapier4672]

Shit the bed again

[@klou6615]

@@konradnapier4672 typical...

[@xnfect5636]

@Tato Boi Maynard is also rap god in Rosetta Stoned

[@nephimcknight5832]

Opiate not aged well?!? I'll have to disagree with you on that. Jerk off is still one of my favorite songs.

[@Multiabuse]

And like Jerk-Off, the title track Opiate has morphed amazingly over the years into something ageless.

[@CharlieZColt]

Multiabuse hey do either of you know why they made a different cover art for Opiate? Like I think the new one is beautiful but what was wrong with the old cover art?

[@uroskomnenovic4180]

It is good but not frst listen recomandation in my persnal opinion i think lateralus is best to start with

[@Multiabuse]

@@uroskomnenovic4180 I had the fortune (or age) to have been able to listen as each album was released. Each one was so perfectly put into words and music for the stage of life I was at. I tend to agree with you on starting with Lateralus, though I may revisit after Aug. 30.

[@Multiabuse]

@@CharlieZColt I believe it was for the re-release. New version helped me get what the original was going for. Cover art aside, the art printed on the original CD itself was awesome!

[@ShroomRPG]

I think Jambi is one of the most beautiful songs ever composed, its a statement of completely selfless love toward another person, and a willingness to sacrifice anything to stay with them till the end, easily my favourite Tool song.

[@thebatman1482]

That song live is a fucking banger. When that breakdown hits, it hits hard. And then right into Adam's talkbox solo. Completely mindblowing.

[@idoalittletrolling4867]

Die Eier Von Satan reads how to make Weed Cookies, not just cookies.

[@ffejpsycho]

Yeah he kinda passed right over the "turkish hash" ingredient.

[@idoalittletrolling4867]

@@ffejpsycho Yeah, if ur gonna make cookies make em right. Only the best Turkish hash for my cookies

[@davisfamilykids]

Man you have the quality of a 2mil subscriber KZbinr and you only have 21k! You earned a sub!

[@tedgoings7850]

So I am 41. Tool has been my #1 band since Undertow hit. Saying that, I may be biased because I essentially heard each album as it came out. I feel like in order of release is the best way to do Tool. Opiate, Undertow, AEnima, Lateralus, 10,000 Days. I believe this because you have a chance to hear the evolution of Tool from something raw to something very refined. I believe that it would be very hard to love Opiate (my favorite Tool recording) once you have heard Lateralus. They came so far between those recordings. Just my two cents. As you said, there is no bad Tool, and anything that gets more people hearing them is great.

[@deadohiosky1701]

At first I was like "no!" But then I was like, yeah, you're right. Just stick with it.

[@dancartwright2505]

Lateralus is the quintessential Tool album

[@joshreleford8807]

Step one: Hit play Step Two: There is none, just enjoy

[@lopa4473]

My guide: 1. Buy tickets for a festival with Tool as a Headliner. 2. Now that you have the tickets you for sure want to know who this band is... Now it‘s time to learn the hits. 3. See them live, get blown away and become obsessed with Tool. 4. Learn everything about Maynard, his life and other bands while listening to the more difficult tracks. 5. I am currently here. 6. ???

[@ThierryRocksTV]

Flashback to your Top 10 Nu Metal Bands video from 2015 when young Crash asks "how's the new Tool album? Wait it's still not out yet?!"

[@shaggymatt92jacobs70]

Its almost out now....Yeet!

[@SwashBuccaneer]

You do not get into Tool. Tool gets into you.

[@gentelmanjunkie542]

that's what she said

[@oliverhayhoe]

I’ve got the warm-ish take that 10,000 Days is the best record. I love how it takes the weirdness of Lateralus and the energy of the first two and smashes them together. And it’s so emotional.

[@thebatman1482]

I think Lateralus is their apex, both as a statement and as an esperience since it's so mysterious and monolithic, but 10000 Days is a complete masterpiece in songwriting and execution. It's the one i listen to the most too.

[@jimcoughlin5988]

That Beatles impersonation was fucking hilarious👍🏻😂

[@arsenal_616]

As far as Salival goes, I don't know if I ever listened to the whole thing, but the live re-imagining of Pushit and the cover of No Quarter are totally with checking out.

[@C2JPUNK35]

I always love when Gordon Rhode, The Garden Road Guy shows up in your episodes. That answering machine message has had me dying laughing for about ten minutes.

[@Flamestar320]

I very recently bought all of Tool's studio albums, I didn't get _Opiate_ yet. Being into the bass guitar, I took a listen to the band because of how bass focused the band is. Rocked indirectly got me to listen to the band thanks to his Regretting the Past video on Good Charlotte.

[@deXXXXter2]

I started when 10000 days came out, with this album, and it was a perfect beginning for one simple reason - two starting tracks are heavy, catchy, and have just the perfect combination of tool's unconventional ways and being still pretty grounded to standard paridigms in music. What happened later is history.

[@TAG037]

There’s actually a live version of Bottom where Zack from RATM appears in Henry Rollins place. Fitting seeing how MJK appeared on Know your enemy

[@hvitekristesdod]

Taylor Gibson I burned the album to a CD-R when I was first getting into them and the version that I got off Limewire or Kazaa was the Zack live version and that’s been my preferred version ever since

[@hvitekristesdod]

I’m not even sure I knew about the Henry Rollins original track for a while there lol

[@tomawsomeSaUCE]

There's also a pic or two of Brad Wilk filling in for Paul D'amour on bass.

[@danyalahmed3995]

I don't know why, see you in Crash in a suit with sunglasses and a cigar in his hand and a Gold Cup was just the image I needed to see today

[@tinacofalls9202]

First time Tool listener watching this video - THEY’VE ONLY RELEASED FOUR ALBUMS?!?!?

[@DJsocial7102]

Its still like 5 hours of material

[@ffejpsycho]

Oh you naive soul...

[@scottbruckner4653]

STOP! stop. Stop. Stop. This isn't how you get into fucking Tool. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS: 1. Buy Doom 3 BFG Edition off of steam. 2. Listen to the menu music and realize it slaps. 3. Look for the menu theme for the game. 4. Look in the comments to see it's based on Lateralus. 5. Find out Tool had LITERALLY U N L E A S H E D their discography onto the internet. 6. Watch the music videos. 7. Listen to the other stuff. And that's how you get into fucking Tool.

[@puffin_time]

Salival is my 2nd or 3rd favorite Tool thing. It's so great! Every song builds so crazily. You Lied might be my favorite, it goes on and on and then Maynard blows the top off!

[@freeparking301]

I remember being in high school in the early 2000s and having to track Salival down track by track on Kazaa because of its rarity and risking my computer getting peer to peer STDs but it was all worth it. “You Lied” was the track I heard first that led me down that rabbit hole and it’s still one of the best things they ever recorded. Not to mention you get to hear what Tool sounds like with two guitarists. I’m also in the camp that prefers the live versions of “Third Eye” and “Pushit” over their studio versions even though those are great too. And “No Quarter” was covered to perfection. I look at that album almost like what would be included in an Aenema deluxe edition.

[@jeremydraper733]

Real tool fans sit through the 7 minute silence in disgustipated for that last little bit

[@o.steinman3855]

I was gonna mention Pitchfork’s Lateralus review but you went and beat me to it

[@RanterInShades]

You have pretty much my same ranking of the studio albums, and it was weirdly enough the order I had listened to them. The way I got into them was kind of interesting. I had found a PDF of the results of a voting poll for songs to appear in Guitar Hero 3, because I was interested if there was a leak of the soundtrack list. And this PDF had a huge list of bands that people were voting for songs from (basically any popular rock and metal band you could think of), and I made it a mission to listen to them all. Among these names was Tool. And when the creator of the PDF listed his own list of songs he wanted to see in GH3, he listed a BUNCH of Tool songs and said and I quote “If you don’t know Tool, don’t listen to the music you’re listening to.” So I knew I had to get my hands on their music somehow. They weren’t on iTunes and this was before I learned how to torrent. So my drum teacher gave me a copy of Lateralus in hopes that I would try to learn a song or two from it (I didn’t), and from there, I bought the other 3 albums whenever I went CD shopping. I might even keep the tradition going with Fear Inocolum, who knows?

[@kel246781357]

I remember the first time I heard tool was in guitar hero when I was 14 or 15. But I didn't start listening to them till I was around 19. Dont know why I waited so long. I could have been enjoying them much earlier

[@tiago9679]

Do Pink Floyd next! (not immediately, I mean, you release these like once a year)

[@samuelsherman5513]

I just started listening to Tool about a year and a half ago. -first heard 46 & 2 -Then Schism and Jambi -And then The Pot and Parabol/Parabola Then from there I started listening to their albums start to finish. The first 40 minutes or so of 10,000 days (from the start to the pot) is one of my favorites to listen to all together.

[@michaeljob4624]

I started in 92 as a college freshman. Tool literally got me through an engineering degree through 95. Still a fan to this day and can’t wait to see them again soon.

[@minsiuh8960]

Same here from 92 and in college hehe

[@john6603]

Comparing undertow to other tool albums the criticism that it’s too “simple” is somewhat understandable. However when comparing undertow to other bands “simple” is absolutely absurd.

[@benjaminknotts745]

Agreed

[@Ashannon888]

German... only language where a cookie recipe sounds like you're invoking Satan to rip the souls of your enemies out of their bodies whilst you loot and pillage their lands.

[@jhaz89]

Cool to see he admits he tears up on the wings for Marie songs. Only song that has ever made me actually tear up. It's crazy

[@itz_premium]

Literally heard this suite a hundred plus times... And i CANT NOT get swelled up and goosebumps when i listen to it.

[@freeparking301]

Count me in that club as well. No other songs has ever gotten me close to welling up but when Maynard sings “give me my wings” I can’t help it.

[@Krustenkaese92]

Just wanted to say that I see that 'So Jealous' album cover there behind you and that I appreciate it.

[@ChipmunkAsylum]

Start with Sober, Stinkfist and The Pot, then you can get into stuff like Schism and 46&2, then listen to the song Lateralus and you’ll be in deep

[@drabgothita2884]

The 72826 demo tape was available for purchase in iTunes and other platforms for a very short time, but then were taken down. I guess they wanted to jeep that alive as a rare relic that only the biggest of Tool fans get, but it's so weird because they dropped this album out of nowhere and it was suddenly gone.

[@TravisBickle910]

I popped for the return of the pimp cup in the beginning.

[@corporalpunishment924]

I remember how I really got into Tool: I took over an 8th of mushrooms and let it really sink in, then I happened to be sitting on the couch when my roommate unexpectedly put on the music video for “Stinkfist” which Neither of us had seen before. Not to mention I wasn’t super into them at the time, had only heard a couple songs hear and there over the years. Needless to say It changed my life forever while instantly and permanently gaining them a spot on my top three of all time. I still get chills to this day every time I listen to that song, but I think most of the people would flip out and completely lose it before hitting the 60 second mark especially if you don’t know what your in for. I doubt I’m the first person to have this experience. Or am I?

[@tenchu006]

As a huge tool fan I LOVED this video Thanks for doing us all such a great service man

[@CrashThompson]

Thank ye kindly

[@blackjohn193]

@@CrashThompson I second his statement. New subscriber.

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

The Metamucil gag is one of my favorite jokes you've ever done X'D

[@TheHernanNoguera]

Ehh... does everything... have... to end... with a... question mark?

[@convictedmelon4608]

Lateralus is the Brain Ænima is the Mouth 10,000 Days is the Heart Undertow is the B A L L S Opiate is a kick to the balls

[@kylehegedus5498]

Convicted Melon Then what is “Fear Inoculum?”

[@Kolateak_]

Said 10,000 Days could be a big daunting to a new listener But when I first got into Tool, 10,000 Days was kind of my favourite album

[@SuperTank121212]

Yeah I feel it's among their most accessible records

[@tribefam16]

One of the best trips I ever had was listening to every album back to back. The longer it progressed the more the spaceship they built came more and more to life

[@FormerfishsFinds]

I feel like Undertow and Aenima are the 2 albums to listen to first. Then start backwards and forwards at the same time.

[@Velocisaurusman]

10,000 days is my favorite song ever and you perfectly explained it, thank you

[@Velocisaurusman]

Dan Maler 10,000 Days (Wings for Marie Pt 2), literally the name of the song

[@carlkellner1310]

As a long-time Tool obsessive, I love your video. I appreciate your detailed and knowledgeable descriptions of their albums. Your description of Lateralus is absolutely spot on. Great job!

[@SkindrixX]

it was actually Aenima where they started experimenting with psychedelics hence the song Third Eye

[@tristanwright9733]

Disgustipated. 4 degrees, Flood . Even before Aenima. All of Aenima is inherently some kind of psychedelic

[@SkindrixX]

@@tristanwright9733 i was just using the most obvious one as an example, that album is what got me into psychedelics

[@SkindrixX]

@@tristanwright9733 my first concert and trip was in 1997 in San Antonio the Aenima tour I was officially hooked , i thought i was hooked before that but nahhhh, lol, i was thinking that me and my wife would be the only ones tripping but that was not the case , it was like a freaking rave , ppl literally walking around handing the shit out , I have seen them 14 times in all 9 of those tripping balls , but i would do anything to go back and do 1997 San Antonio Tx Live Oak Civic Center all over again

[@tristanwright9733]

@@SkindrixX dude im so jealous man. Thats amazing. I only know Tool 2006 and after and its so sad. That ive like seen. Obviously ive listened clear back to their demos but its different. Living in that time.

[@SkindrixX]

@@tristanwright9733 living in that time was way different , for one my view was not being blocked by the cell phone of the jackass in front of me

[@Dear-_-Agony]

I think there should have been more of a recommendation made for the pot, that got me into Tool heavily and it's still their best song in my opinion. Different and really good!

[@sirum3n262]

Bro Faaip de Oiad genuinely blew my mind when I first heard it. I knew exactly where that voice sample came from and yet it still blew me away with all that production around it! Also TOOL is one of the best bands ever and I will stand by that!

[@OctoberRust02]

I haven't really appreciated Tool's work until very recently. Yes, I liked a lot of the songs I heard before listening to the albums, but I honestly thought they were overrated. But now, after going back and listening to all of their stuff, I can definitely say they deserve every last bit of praise they've gotten over the years. As for my favorite Tool album, I'd probably go with Aenima (just a hair above Lateralus). The title track and Pushit are two of my absolute favorite songs out of any band (especially the title track omg I fucking love that song) Wow I'm rambling a lot, so I guess I'll end this by saying thank you, Crash, for another absolutely stellar video.

[@elwayfan01]

I agree with literally all of this, except swap pushit with Eulogy for me. I never got into them much until a few years ago. Always had the utmost respect for their musicianship etc but the songs never really appealed to me at the time. Then I decided to jam the wifes Ænima CD in the car one day and I was totally blown away. You know the moment when you think to yourself "How did I not like this?"

[@grifftastic2745]

Unique experience. Teddy Ruxpin, Tool on cassette, "Disgustipated." When that adorable little snout starts chanting "This is necessary. Life feeds on life, feeds on.." your life will change.

[@CrashThompson]

Hahaha! Oh my God! That's hilarious. 😆

[@damianpaterno7900]

I believe my first intro to them was Vicarious back in middle school and I was hooked

[@aspyn.j_]

that's a damn good introduction!

[@chickenterrorist6986]

Tool was my first concert that I ever went to! Spokane Arena 2014! Finally we are getting some new music from this awesome band!

[@IceKoldKilla]

It's pronounced "Ah-Ni-Mah" if that makes sense. They've pronounced it in old interviews.

[@redpractition]

hey dude, i see you all the time on r/tooljerk

[@itz_premium]

Its two pronunciations. The title track and the album name are DIFFERENT. Aenima, Aenema. Ah Ni Mah, Ah Kne Mah. They ARE different. Check it out not bullshitting lol

[@ffejpsycho]

They also liked to say it as if it was an Enima for the asshole of usa... L.A.

[@DavidSaintloth]

What you called a flaw I see as absolute positive for 10,000 days. I can't listen to Wings for Marie without playing pt 1 before part 2.

[@axelotl86]

David Saintloth exactly. It’s a masterpiece.

[@bryand3286]

New listeners to the genre should wait to listen to Lateralus. Everything else will just sound like a disappointment otherwise

[@jhaz89]

The best thing to do would be to listen to like the two most "popular" tracks from each album. Then afterwards just start from undertow or aenima onward then revisit the older stuff after. For me, undertow is their first real album, and Aenima is their first REAL album. Aside from that, my album ranks are: 1)10,000 days, 2)Lateralus, 3)Aenima, 4)Fear Inoculum.

[@ninjxxitty]

i remember hearing tool for the first time as a kid and not quite sure how to take it. rock and metal were still new to me at the time so tool kinda blasted away everything i thought i knew about rock. i couldnt appreciate it. aside from listening to radio hits what started to draw me in were their songs featured on guitar hero. around the age of 15 or so i began to get more involved with their music until they became one of my favorite bands.

[@sablemae8853]

Lateralus and physical graffiti are probably my two favorite albums of all time

[@RichieL1991]

Ions: "this goes on for 4 solid minutes"... Not when you're tripping. Then it goes on for 6 solid hours, until you look at the clock and it has only changed 2 minutes.. backwards.

[@RayVinyard]

Die Eier von Satan = The balls of satan

[@chokovok7231]

The EGGS of satan

[@jirosomer1204]

Tool: Trolling before you even you even knew trolling was a thing

[@mattfleming2287]

This is easy. Just go backwards from 10,000 Days. They have gotten better every album, so start with the most mature and go backwards to the more aggressive and vulgar.

[@devinberry8361]

Matt Fleming Ænima & Lateralus are so much better than 10,000 days

[@mattfleming2287]

@@devinberry8361 Well, that's where you and I disagree. I think 10,000 Days has some of their best work. I'm OGT( sorry, I had to) and have been amazed at the growth in every album. I love all the albums (he's right-there are no bad Tool albums) but so far my favorite overall album is 10,000 Days.

[@devinberry8361]

Matt Fleming I respect & do see your viewpoint

[@DemonicCollusion]

"I can't say what I want to, even if I'm not serious. I can't say what I want to, even if I'm just kidding" Hasn't aged well? I'd say it's more relevant today than it was over 25 years ago

[@regularguy3879]

How to get into Tool ? Be edgy but intellectualy honest :>

[@bzizina2]

Salival has versions of Aenima songs that are actually an improvement over the originals imo. also You lied and the No Quarter covers are absolute bangers.

[@hendrixjcs10]

1:49 Crash looking like a Ric Flair looking, hard rocking, cash grabbing, Weezer pimp cup drinking, Richie Rich wanna be mother fricker. Woooooo! (Omg, what’s wrong with me.) Anyway, I actually needed this when they dropped some of their discography on Spotify because all I knew was the “iconic” bassline of “schism” and that’s that. So this will come in handy when I’ll give the albums a spin next weekend. So thanks Crash, you’re the best when it comes to this and other stuff. 🤘🔥

[@TheCatThatNobodyKnow]

Thank you for saving me. I almost began to question my enjoyment of Lateralus because I was using Pitchfork to cross examine what album to listen to next.

[@DrumDeath667]

You should do "How to get into: King Crimson".

[@manwithtwoeyes6911]

Lateralus was the very first song ive heard from Tool. That was a year and a half ago, I am now a gigafan.

[@hellonurd8957]

I'm a simple man. I see Tool. I click

[@ItsCrashy]

Now that we finally are getting a new Tool album... We need System of a Down to release a new album, since they haven't released an album since 2005 (14 years! Almost as long as Tool!)

[@balockaybumblebee]

Honestly... seeing tool live. They are like the new age pink floyd. So your comparison of the two... means a lot actually.

[@beans7777]

Should you see your maker's face tonight
Look him in the eye, look him in the eye, and tell him
"I never lived a lie, never took a life, but surely saved one" If there is a song more emotional and beautiful, just keep it faaaaar away from me lmao

[@GrapeFlavoredAntifreeze]

Opiate is actually a lot more complex than people give it credit for

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

Great video my dude! Fingers crossed you can do a similar thing if System of a Down ever decides to get their shit together and release a new album aswell.

[@pushon10]

13:42 sounds like something out of Resident Evil

[@IceKoldKilla]

They tried drugs way more in the early days more so than during Lateralus but they do keep very quiet about those things so there's no way to confirm unless you ask them. More likely to get an answer from Danny imo. He's more talkative. 😁

[@josht2136]

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[@mgonzalez8880]

Maynard said on JRE years ago that he had never taken a psychedelic drug. I believe he was telling the truth....