First Listen to TOOL - "7empest" | Bass Teacher REACTS to Justin Chancellor

[@olivervus3655]

"If you ignore the concept of time signatures it just sounds like a big oscillating wash of melodies." Thats probably the most perfect description of TOOL songs!

[@GoldTop57]

Descending is incredible

[@timstreeter9795]

For me the sounds of 7empest flows like a storm, It builds up, its intricacy and strength flows/spins around you, then dying away at the end. Audio Art.

[@Freedom35ab]

You mean... like a tempest?

[@americanagothic7851]

I agree. It builds tension, takes you on an up and down ride, then releases all that tension.

[@chrishexx3360]

I always say it is literally constructed like a passing storm. The quieter reprise at the end of the storm moving off. Rain at the start, wind, lightning, the song has it all.

[@crowbear516]

They did that with Flood, also.

[@supervisedchaos]

26:10 you've just helped me figure out why I love this band so much.. Each instrument plays it's own story. While they might connect at points, they each have a different perspective on the song while still maintaining balance within each others parts. Probably why you often will hear them play somewhat dissonant at times

[@crowbear516]

Heard someone say something like... tool makes sense when you realize they have a lead drummer and a rhythm singer.

[@theratrace2153]

@@crowbear516 ha, thats actually very well put

[@Rossdink]

Invincible is the stand out track after you hear the album a million times. To me at least.

[@yuvalraveh]

I need my daily dose of invincible, what an experience

[@Agostoic]

Indeed, can confirm.

[@traceyclemons7800]

Definitely a stand out for Justin!!

[@aaroncole3941]

Decending is always gonna be my #1 but invincible is pretty epic!

[@Porkins]

It's true. All of it.

[@crowbear516]

Just found your channel. Love how you bring your bass, and learn songs on the fly. Thanks for sharing, brother.

[@mocsimocsi8319]

Been waiting for the next Tool reaction for ages!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Wolf-fl4gi]

Not longer than for the next Tool album though...

[@Strizz484]

Fun fact: The intro riff is pretty directly referencing the main riff of "Frame By Frame" by King Crimson, a massive influence on Tool. Danny Carey just finished a tour with BEAT playing the 80's KC catalogue with Steve Vai, Tony Levin and Adrian Belew 🫡

[@jameshenke9831]

I saw Beat with a friend and my FIL without knowing any KC songs but I instantly recognized that Frame by Frame sounded just like Tempest. Both songs are great

[@SkewtLilbttm]

Frame by Frame is such a good song, nice catch

[@leeteague8126]

This whole album is great. I think culling voices is way underrated

[@coolhandchunk]

I completely agree. When the album was first released, I was just waiting for it to be a 'single'... but it never happened... it seems like everyone slept on it. Amazing to see it played live!

[@BigTyronie]

Im pretty sure a WHOLE bunch of people know all those songs.

[@TheLarknessMonster]

@@coolhandchunk Everyone slept on it because it has Undertow vibes but no aggressive vocals or and goes on for way too long for what it offers its good but very underwhelming. By contrast, Tempest is long but well worth its length and has lots of good climaxes (hence why it won a grammy).

[@alessandrafato5654]

Agree!

[@jacknesbitt13]

Can’t agree enough. Almost best song on the album

[@EastTexasPatriot]

Bro!!! 😎 I’ve literally been listening to this whole song on repeat for about the last 10 days. In fact, the whole album is amazing! Glad to see you’ve covered this one. I’ll watch this one later, but had to say that. Interesting synchronicity. 😏

[@LowEndUniversity]

🌀😎

[@supervisedchaos]

I love these tool reaction/breakdowns love Justin Chancellor and his tone you nailed it. Thanks for this

[@LowEndUniversity]

Very nice of you, thanks so much!!

[@bk_dub7769]

I loved how you picked up on the switch in pace between the guitar and percussion in the intro. I think you're the only reaction that I've seen that picked that up. It's brilliant!

[@jaron91]

This song is Adam's magnum opus

[@FantasySportsZen]

Danny and Justin too. Guys are crazy.

[@blix666]

the tone you've dialed in is awesome my dude

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you! It's a blast to play around with.

[@Stanley_P_Whirl]

enough fungi to feel it and remain able to sit still, laying between the speakers with your eyes closed, volume enough to feel the floor vibrate (i have 2 peavey 112m's under my bed).. this is one of my new favorite, "take me away" albums.

[@mantequilla6680]

Paul was great, but when Justin replaced him the band went to another level

[@50NewEyes]

But at the same time I still miss Paul’s influence…

[@secteurcustom5198]

7empest is my favorite song, and I am glad to see your video, I am grateful for what you did and the sharing. TOOL music makes you feel alive. So so happy to hear your analysis.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Awesome! Thank you, really appreciate you.

[@XionLuis]

goosebumps everytime with this song man. how is that possible, every damn time

[@stevenghee654]

I've never had a song (a 16-minute song, no less) give me this incredible body high(an incredible rush/numb feeling)... every. damn. time.

[@DoneAsSociety]

Have to do Descending now (same album)

[@krisswatt]

I get SO much enjoyment from watching you react to and enjoy songs that I know really well. I still remember the chills I got listening to this for the very first time. Heavy. As. Fuck.

[@paulfield6815]

I always click fast on your tool videos ha ha

[@LowEndUniversity]

Appreciate you!

[@ccopps69]

Thanks for the musical insights - it’s always nice to gain a deeper understanding of some of the mechanics at play.

[@HCXWinchester]

Your Tool analysis' are always my fav. Glad you have come to 7empest :)

[@andrewabrahams6209]

Listen a few more times...that is the beauty

[@LowEndUniversity]

Always is with Tool!

[@dukeoholik]

Will you PLEASE do the rest of this album… sincerely, all of us…

[@BronzedTube]

Well... I made it 5 min in... I'm going to listen to tool now. I'll try to come back and finish video. My step son gifted me lateralus on vinyl last christmas. I ended up framing it on some black canvas in a frame.

[@chadsmo]

I know some critics and fans don’t like this record but I’ve loved it since the first time I heard it. The first time I listened to it was sitting next to a campfire in the dark at night by myself with my AirPods Max at a healthy volume. So good.

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction & analysis!! Justin is my top modern day bassist! He fits in nicely with my top all-time bassists in Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones & John Deacon, John Taylor (geez, lots of Johns!) - I'd say he probably rounds out my top 5! This song was such a groove when I first heard it - thus solidifying my love for the Fear Inoculum album! Seeing them play this live (as with so many other tracks) was a real treat! Cheers from Canada, eh!

[@chriswebb7822]

It got a Grammy for best Metal song in 2019, it was pretty well received.

[@inhouseatx]

Some of the most incredible guitar work and well each instrument ,each musician absolutely put in a clinic in this album

[@crowbear516]

23:20 I've been listening to TOOL for years, and I'm no scholar, and I couldnt tell you how many times ive listened, but I hear more every time I listen. These guys have a way of writing songs that change with you.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

I've felt for a couple of years that Maynard is also alluding to Aldous Huxley's Antic Hay, written a century ago. One part he wrote "Seven million people . . . in an empested atmosphere". - Seven Empest

[@Some.Canadian]

This fits way too well for it to be coincidence, the deep reference (what else do people know Huxley for aside from The Doors of Perception and Brave New World), the allusion to a contagion (empest), and thee classic fuck you buddy. You might be on to something here.

[@ericgoodwinart]

The “payoff” you were looking for, to me, are the guitar solo dances over the bass and drum rhythmic backdrop, through the eye of the storm that is a tempest. Ironically, this happens at 22:20, right before you say you are looking for the payoff haha. Also at 23:46 feels very climactic to me. The Tempest is also a Shakespeare play, and in the play as well, this violent storm is a metaphorical one inside of oneself. And the end of the song brings so many disparate parts of the song together, creating the final flashes of lightning and thunder and wind, with the glimmer of hope and sunshine poking through, until it fades into a peaceful resolution and aftermath of a tempest.

[@ericgoodwinart]

Loved your analysis and reaction to this track though! This whole album is a masterpiece, and it takes about 10 listens or so for it to really sink in. Next up I’d recommend Invincible or Descending from this album!

[@BrianSheely]

I'm almost certainly preaching to the choir here, but every member of this band is an absolute musical genius. Their creativity, talent, and understanding of musical composition are on a level above everyone else. Please do Descending.

[@TheActionStack]

I've been listening to this album on repeat since I got it two days before it came out. Unreal album!

[@roadogsc]

A lot of this song plays around 21/8. The "5" you kept counting; you stopped counting one bar too soon sometimes. It is 5+5+5+6 which is 21. Then you have the 7+7+7 which is 21 as well.

[@mremusic999]

This. ☝️

[@mikemeech6344]

Yeah, that bassline near the middle that he kept mentioning but not figuring out is 6-5-6-4.

[@lookandIlooked]

Tool are amazing, truly unique and the best word I can use is entrancing.

[@thatoneguy1839]

Hey man, I hope we can get Right In Two after this one. I always love seeing the TOOL reaction vids from you.

[@ozman1975]

Epic song, one of my favorites on this album. Please consider "Reflection" from Lateralus album 🙏🏼

[@dukeoholik]

You really have to listen to it a lot. And even then, you have to be in a certain mood. And if that happens, it’s the greatest of all time

[@Agostoic]

It's their crown achievement if you wear it right.

[@Brousey]

25:25 Is exactly what happens to me everytime that bridge plays... Fckn epic song!!

[@prefono]

7empest is a nice epic piece, but I certainly wouldn't say it's the standout on the album like you've been told. Tracks like Fear Inoculum or Pneuma itself for example, are on a higher level from a musical/compositional point of view. My favorite on the album though, by far, is Invincible. Invincible isn't super complex, but it's a monumental piece that gives me chills from start to finish and has boldly entered the ranking of my favorite TOOL songs (and consequently my favorite songs in general). If I may give you a piece of advice, you should try to make a video about Invincible if you want to continue discovering this album.

[@defur45]

I have listened to Invincible a thousand times and some, and Danny's parts get better and better every time.

[@cognitivedissonance8406]

I believe this is the absolute pinnacle and apotheosis of Tool’s creative expression It all built to this

[@billiamcambellino4259]

You are so right! Tool can make an odd time signature sound smooth. (Like Descending) But they make a straight 4/4 sound disconjuncted. Ha! I love it

[@Bigandrewm]

Fear Inoculum is one of my favorite jazz albums of the last decade.

[@garse70]

Beginning intro sounds a little like Frame By Frame, king crimson. Second part of the song has that Undertow feel too.

[@claudiorndm]

Tool is fantastic!!!

[@darkySp]

15:30 It isn't random. Justin is just playing an over-bar phrase/pattern over everything else. It's the same thing Meshuggah have built their whole sound on. There's a pattern that you can lock into if you just think about the bass part, but in-between Danny's accents and Adam's extreme legato playing, it starts to shift around.

[@eggstu]

Decending is calling

[@dankelly8441]

“I’m just waiting for the payoff” but pauses right in the middle of it 😭😭

[@TheLarknessMonster]

Hey so the Bass part that confuses you at 12:23. Its groups of 6-5-6-4. So the reason it sounds weird between Danny and Justin is because the 2-2-3 is repeated 3 times during Justin's 6-5-6-4. So 2-2-3 / 2-2-3 / 2-2-3 is 21. Justins riff going 6-5-6-4 before it repeats is also 21. So Danny has to play his pattern 3 times before Justin's riff pattern starts over again. The pattern as a tab is 12-12-12-0-0-0 then he shortens it with 12-12-0-0-0 then back to 12-12-12-0-0-0. And the tail end is 8-8-10-10. All picked at the same tempo.

[@Janokins]

for that 7/8 section in the middle I always imagine the bass pattern in the groups of the notes 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2... if people could hear me counting it in my head they'd think I'm mental lol

[@wjackter]

Best song on the album

[@zenzenzen4741]

SURPRISED NO WARWICK FOR THIS ONE!!😔

[@jeremypoolet]

I started learning bass recently (incorrectly i know) by learning songs from 2 bands. The Beatles and tool. Lol these analyses are really helpful. 👍🏻

[@labgnat]

A very King Crimson sound to it. cool listening to you break it down.

[@philthyphil7651]

Love that they remembered undertow on this song

[@vinniejudilla3921]

21 against 8. Counted in three groups of 5 and one group of six. Seven plays right over it.

[@MrZip420]

Adam said ''fuck it'' on this one

[@undernails]

I see Tool, I click! That's it. Would you consider a react for Test For Echo by Rush?

[@mikekusmann5825]

It’s about goddamn time!

[@angelhollow9735]

Drop a gear video man, really interested in how you modded your Jackson JS3V with emg pickups (I want to do the same lol) other than that great video💪🏽

[@jonathancapps1103]

"The octaves, kinda random. It's like 2, 5, 4, 3, y'know...." 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2. Rock solid pattern for sooo looong :D I love it.

[@amievil3697]

A day without a TOOL volume swell is like a day without sunshine!!!

[@MunroB0T]

My first tool album was Undertow. Got to watch them lean more and more into their version of prog metal over the years. Despite all the punk/ska being my main music ive enjoyed since young, ive always had a side soft spot for tool.

[@willbennett9533]

Id love to see you chew on some King's X or Moev, hyper underrated bass playing and tone for years.

[@vanilla_milkshake]

the guitar solo part is confirmed (by the band) to be in 21 or 7+7+7 I've also heard it described to be 7/4 + 7/8

[@Tegardener666]

I had my phone siting next to the PC as I watched this, Shazam says its Rosetta Stoned

[@adrianodenaro6499]

Your bass tone is freaking amazing, what have you used for it?

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thanks Adrian! Using a Line 6 Helix for all my tones here on the channel!

[@carlsonloggie]

it's 21/8 for the intro.

[@michaelmorales3819]

I did not realize it was 16min 😂 I’ve listened to it a lot lol

[@albertomzelaya]

😂 for the first time, I see you struggling a bit. Ridiculous song but so great. Love your videos

[@LowEndUniversity]

Yeah, I enjoy that! Helps me to keep learning by listening. Tool are tough! Cheers!

[@mfc902]

Tool: Time signatures? We don’t need no stinkin time signatures! They’re the musical equivalent of ADHD, each chasing their own squirrels - and I love it.

[@jacksychov]

If you are looking for a climax, Descending is the song

[@jasonhumphreys8355]

Totally unrelated to this, but since you read comments, you should check out GODFLESH *Like Rats*. Heaviest, most most percussive bass you'll ever hear. Mike Patton at the time called them the "heaviest band".

[@LowEndUniversity]

I’ll see what I can do!

[@jasonhumphreys8355]

@LowEndUniversity OMG please do. You will not be let down! There's nothing like that album!

[@BathrobeBassist]

I think Adam and Justin work well with each others tone because they reversed the traditional tone of their instruments. Adam is very low and low mid heavy and Justin is very high and high mid heavy.

[@philippgrunert8776]

May I kindly ask your signal chain here? Your tone is so clean jet this slight grind

[@lt_johnmcclane]

I think the bass in the 7 part is alternating between 7/8 and 7/4. That’s why it’s so hard to get a grasp of at first

[@nosnitsttam]

Wait... Is it Christmas?

[@Mr_Case_Time]

One of these days if you want to listen to ‘70s acid jazz, I highly recommend “One Word” by Mahavishnu Orchestra. Great musicianship overall, but also some phenomenal bass work.

[@jakefoxx7978]

Even with the pauses you made, that did not feel like a 16-minute song. I got that same feeling from The Pot and Vicarious where they felt shorter than they actually are 😆 always visualize a circle being drawn over and over with their music, because it feels like it's played in a circular motion, if that makes sense.

[@cikame]

Now that i'm focusing on the bass i notice how they sometimes "set up" the listener for the next part, like a little preview, Justin will sometimes start spoiling the next guitar riff then when it eventually catches up and comes together it's a satisfying resolution, and then obviously Danny's doing whatever the f***

[@666mailliw]

Tool will teach you how to appreciate music if you listen well enough. You don't need to decode it, but it's certainly fun to try.

[@spankystokes]

Check out EXU with Justin on bass and Aric Improta on drums - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn-VZX-HobKges0si=ijMI4AJ2FU1WJ08N

[@KakashiH25]

They timing of your finger tappong to the next effect threw me off at 1:05

[@mikegalifos7145]

It’s crazy how people who know time signatures listen to tool. And they are confused with time signatures just a day at the office for these geniuses.

[@JoneyJefe]

TOOL!!

[@Ruprecttt]

The whole album is stand out

[@mlwsf]

Therre's something very Adrian Bellew about the opening guitar.

[@frankdaily8932]

The only way I can figure out Tools time signatures is to ignore it and treat each part as a melody. Then it clicks

[@todoesmentira5866]

i was waiting for the part that says "this is what you wanted..." oh wait...

[@cameronwalker4473]

23:33 I know the pieces fit… I watched them fall away…

[@Andrew_Haase]

…Dude, constructive feedback here…you are eloquent in your analysis & also with excellent insight (I especially dig your visual click use, my drum instructor did the exact finger movement for que’s)…but bro, ignore interpreting the lyrics & PLAY THE RIFFS MORE!!!…you’re more than competent on your instrument & your tone & rig sound are spot on…give the audience what they want to hear a bit more…💪🎸

[@simply11believelane47]

Hey idea for upcomming videoS. Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar. He plays the Bass for the group!🙌

[@Rossdink]

Are you using your camera like a webcam or recording to sd cards? How do you pause the KZbin video and keep it all synced up?

[@Mintis-bh4rr]

Wish you'd just do the whole album.

[@iamajediirl6444]

Never been here this early

[@gonzalorubilar634]

How do you get that bass sound?? its 10/10 Justin sound

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thanks! A little time, and a Line 6 Helix 🤓

[@salcontreras8500]

You should check out La Union Lobo Hombre en Paris ( werewolf in Paris) or Mana Oye mi Amor or Molotov Here we come

[@violet04nunya98]

A slow burn? Are you new here? Lol 😁 Just kidding…I love your videos.