Oh yeah! Today I Heard Tool - Jimmy (Reaction!!)

[@poloreacts27]

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[@Levi-ou2zm]

Hope you can get to my buymeacoffee requests. Dropped $20 about a month ago. You can pick from 3 or put up a poll for the people. Sevendust - Denial Breaking Benjamin - I will not bow 311 - Beautiful Disaster Ty Curtis aka Levi

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

Farewell by WHEEL will blow your mind

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

This 1 is great but, you've gotta go back, all the way to the start. The 1st song on Tool's 1st album is Sweat because, if'n you ain't ready to Sweat, just put the Tool in it's case. Don't pick up a Tool unless you're gonna DO WORK

[@cklab_official]

😅❤❤

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

@@cklab_official it's true. Each song deals with a different area of life. The Tool helps us work thru our emotional baggage. But we have to do the work. The Tool doesn't do everything. It just helps immensely. Now, check out Farewell by Wheel. Blows me away

[@edrueter9]

The way he describes the child version of himself wanting to be "freed" and wondering "where the hell he (adult Maynard) has been" hits so hard. Because that is exactly what it is like to look back on childhood trauma as an adult.

[@50NewEyes]

Preach

[@laurabuer4714]

Whenever I'm asked for advice, my common response is to be the person you needed when you were younger.

[@jenynz5334]

Yup.

[@beetr304]

Underrated Tool song imo 🔥

[@jrod112278]

I would agree.

[@derekhatton7799]

By non-tool fans maybe

[@charleysage5827]

One of my favorites

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

@@charleysage5827 same here.

[@snuggilyd]

I agree. It’s slowly but surely become one of my all time favorites.

[@joshuabailey7246]

The stroke his poor mother endured, really opened him up, with very educated anger...he is one of the best poet's I've ever seen

[@snuggilyd]

Jimmy is a hidden gem in their discography. The greatest deep cut imo

[@d1sp0s1t10n]

agreed

[@m.ericwatson968]

Integral

[@yodebone2190]

Absolutely agree. This album is full of bangers, but this song is a standout for me that I often feel gets overlooked. I also love the intro to it. Not sure if it's an organ or calliope, but just an amazing lead-in.

[@condomgraveyard666]

Jimmy was and still is my fav song by Tool.

[@carrierelyea1908]

This is my favorite Tool track. Everything is great, but this song is everything

[@hunterfitch5951]

These lyrics are so poetic and heartbreaking when you understand their context. Simply amazing.

[@m.ericwatson968]

Heartbreaking is a great way to put it in one word

[@Nihilist1974]

Fave tool song

[@pcannella12]

Eleven and she was gone Eleven is when we waved good-bye 😢😢

[@derekhatton7799]

WHO recommended this without the intro song. The change up from the carnival style to the dark end of childhood, haunting tone is critical

[@alanmartinez8943]

thanks

[@3allz]

disagree. dont need the intro to appreciate it.

[@chrisb0803]

@@3allz technically true. But it obviously goes with the song, so why not include it?

[@ajrob77]

When you learn the meaning behind this song, it hit sooooo much harder. It’s actually the sweetest song he’s singing to his 11 year old self (James - “Jimmy”)

[@devanhammack695]

I almost want a 2nd reaction to this where you listen to Intermission (which goes right into this) and you research the whole meaning of the song and the backstory. Its so deep, heartfelt, meaningful... The emotions are crazy... and I think you miss it if you don't (at the very least) read the lyrics beforehand and look into what they mean. Such an underrated song.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

People who request songs from Polo should really remember to tell when to listen to two or three songs in a row and why... So annoying. (and naturally not Polo's fault)

[@tattoodude8946]

Yes! It feels very unnatural without Intermission in front of it. I feel the same way about Ænima (one of my absolute favorite Tool songs) and Cesaro Summability - I can't listen to Ænima without the creepy, echoing baby crying to open the song.

[@almightylsama]

Like Wings for Marie, this is another song that's deeply personal about Maynard. When James 'Jimmy' Keenan was 11, his mother suffered a really bad stroke, putting her in the hospital for months. At that time, James stayed with his stepfather, who was abusive. Needless to say, it was not a very happy time in his life, left alone with an abusive presence that should've taken care of him. So this song discusses 'going back' to his younger self and saving him. It's a really sad song, once you grasp the context and lyrics, but it's also very empowering.

[@soth1sol]

oops! hole in theory tho! "omni(ONE)-scient/potent/present, w/o judgement (egoless)" - merkaba "the uni(ONE)verse is hostile, so impersonal(egoless)" - vicarious "judith marie, unconditional(egoless) ONE!!!" - 10,000 days "his mother" ("Like Wings for Marie") = "and a WARNING for those who do not... (choose to hear the MESSAGE OF HOPE)" - rosetta stoned ego vs egoless ("message of hope" interpretation hits different)

[@jenynz5334]

🤍

[@TheBuglemouthBass]

This song is haunting as hell. Great underrated track.

[@2Quietus]

Yeh, man...this is why TOOL has held, musically, for over 30 years straight. NEVER gets old and is just as good now as it was then. Their songs just hit very different, lyrically, instrumentally, and vocally than any other band I've heard in my lifetime (I'm 56). LOTS of great bands out there over the years, but none hold your attention quite like TOOL.

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

So happy Polo finally got to Jimmy! It's probably my favorite, but still difficult to choose. It's dark, yet atmospheric; painful, agressive, yet vulnerable. It's a masterpiece in my opinion.

[@christinschumacher2143]

This was my favorite song on this album at the time. Still is one of my favorites. Severely underrated tool song

[@GeschmidtenKot]

Du bist cool.

[@danacasey8543]

Tool is my son's favorite. He was raised on old classic rock like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, etc., so when he started choosing his own music, he gravitated towards Tool. He's 36 now and has seen Tool in concert many times. But he did take me to see Deep Purple in concert a few years ago!

[@nammiiproctor1283]

And to think, Polo hasn’t even really dug into the lyrics of these Tool songs yet. When he does, he will be into the band even more and really start to understand the depth and dynamics behind Tool’s music. He will hopefully start to truly appreciate the meaning and significance behind each and every song Tool have created. Can’t wait to see his first reaction all over again when he realizes the lyrics alone are mind freeing, some of the most thought provoking and spiritual releasing words ever written. Hope to see this day sooner than later, when Polo goes from reactor to connoisseur of everything Tool…

[@jam1870utube]

jimmy / Lyrics What was it like to see The face of your own stability Suddenly look away Leaving you with the dead and hopeless? Eleven and she was gone Eleven is when we waved good-bye Eleven is standing still Waiting for me to free him by coming home Moving me with a sound Opening me within a gesture Drawing me down and in (Showing me where it all began) Showing me where it all began, Eleven He was too scarred to realize You were the voice that's been calling me back home Under a dead Ohio sky Eleven has been and will be waiting Defending his light and wondering Where the hell have I been? Sleeping, lost, and numb I'm so glad that I have found you I am wide awake and heading home I wish that I could see you Turn and run to play Dreams are fading Carry my ancient soul Carry me into the light Aim your body heavenly Enduring a memory I'll come to your light Hold your light Hold your light where I can see it Hold it high Hold your light, Eleven Lead me through each gentle step, by step By inch by loaded memory, I'll move to heal As soon as pain allows so we can Reunite and both move on together Hold your light, Eleven Lead me through each gentle step, by step By inch by loaded memory till One and one are one, Eleven So glow, child, glow I'm heading back home Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Justin Gunner Chancellor / Daniel Carey / Maynard Keenan / Adam Jones / Maynard James Keenan / Justin Chancellor / Adam Thomas Jones / Daniel Edwin Carey jimmy lyrics © Bmg Gold Songs, Toolshed Music

[@Ender7j]

That credit at the end was a nice touch

[@VictoryGrappling]

This is such a powerful song. Lyrically and musically. Masterpiece

[@m.ericwatson968]

masterpiece, truly, how does this track get overlooked?

[@MacMc691]

This is the CD that launched this band. They were already known for their first one, but this put them over the top. Music from this CD was played daily for two years straight on the local radio stations. It's during this CD, that comparisons were being made to Pink Floyd for their trippy sound. I don't think I've ever heard a TOOL song I didn't care for, one of the greatest bands out there. If you ever get the chance to see them live Polo, do it, you will not be disappointed. It's one thing to watch them live on KZbin, but it's an entirely different experience to be there in person.

[@SigRho1429]

I keep saying this, but this particular album right here has been my favorite album for a quarter century.

[@joannebarker7694]

This is my favourite Tool song of all time. Hold your light! 🕳💥

[@dametalmonster]

Thanks to whoever bought this man a coffee for this song

[@sweatysam6264]

I remember listening to Tool when I was a kid and I realized now 40 why I didn't appreciate them as much cause you just gotta be a grown open minded universal being to truly incapsulate the grandeur and genius of this band.

[@ejgardner81]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌀🌀🌀🌀 So dang good!!!!

[@jacobnorman2292]

One of my favorites by Tool. This whole album was pure art.

[@Dave.A.Hill.]

Just going to say, this song ought really to be experienced in its original form on the album preceded by Intermission. The transition is fantastic.

[@Ceko]

Exactly what I was going to say!

[@Lisatherobot]

This song makes me cry every time.

[@localhoast2009]

Thank you Thank you Thank you POLO. One of my favorite songs ever. The intro is so unique,. Runner Approved!!!! Intolerance, Bottom and sweat are great Tool songs.

[@ajrob77]

Any person who has suffered a childhood trauma needs to listen to this song whilst reading the lyrics - totally cathartic

[@rastomasstanford7708]

In the 4runner right now and I was just blasting this.

[@zacharyhowell8327]

Brings tears to my eyes every single time and I love it

[@paulspaziante5766]

Also love H on Aenima...crazy good!

[@darioarteaga8857]

Yes he does hold that note ;) I heard it live :)

[@benf1111]

I love what a Tool fan boy you are now after getting upset about folks saying "got 'em" on your first video. It's fun watching you discover them. It's like taking a friend to your favorite movie.

[@tracyraines1059]

And they long as fuck note when he says home! Wow

[@mzondi1970]

Finally. This all goes together with $10,000 days wings for Marie Judith all of them are referring to his mother. Jimmy is what his mother called him. I've been wanting to hear this for almost a year

[@curtism5333]

I absolutely love this track. Very special and very underrated. Maynard’s lyrics and singing are tops. Not to mention the wonderful rhythm that sound better each time you listen.

[@karlbecker8775]

Random side note that may have been mentioned before... If you happen to own the CD of this album, the case is prismed so when you put various pages of the jacket art into it it and move it left to right, you get a 3D/motion effect. Some of it is cool, some of it is disturbing, but it was a nice touch by the band to add a little extra for the fans.

[@LuckykidA]

'Til one and one are one....Eleven. So beautiful!

[@Panyc333]

Actual favorite Tool song, and with any favorite anything, it just hits from a place that takes you back.

[@jordanmarrero9153]

Such a vicious song, one of my favorites from the band.

[@malhondize3898]

i love this album and this song,

[@tracyraines1059]

That scream at 10:23 is one of my faves.

[@allensmith.aaffect.1626]

Back in high-school I used to listen to the songs 4 times to individually listen to each member. So much awesome to catch. And how it's all mixed is great.

[@gicoboyas459]

Finally! I love this song. Each time I’ve commented, I have mentioned this song. Thanks to the person who recommended it!

[@axolotl8694]

if tool’s music is like a drug, it’s a hell of a healthy drug. I find your channel to be an inspiration. nuff said. thank you!

[@d1zturbed221]

I found this song like 3 days ago (09/06/23) and I am beyond hooked and I’ve listened to Tool many times before. Now one of my favorite bands. About to listen to everything they have. 46 and 2 obviously my top favorite song.

[@zunoksu333]

Chevelle - The Clincher they are also awesome 333

[@williamsummerson1204]

Dope reaction polo. Tool is one of the greatest and most important bands of all time. This is arguably my favorite song from them, it's got everything you want. Maynard's voice is unreal and soul piercing. Danny's drumming is ridiculous, Adam's guitar playing is mesmerizing and Justin's bass is amazing. 🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@robjohn9516]

I'd really like to see your reaction to "Opiate" from Tool. You'll love it!

[@DannyLeeOGT]

Alice in Chains Love Hate Love will blow your mind,,,, side note Maynard was friends with Layne Staley

[@JD_XRMY]

I really appreciate your reactions. I’d like to respectfully suggest Jane’s Addiction as a rock band to check out. Anything off of their Nothing’s Shocking or Ritual De Lo Habitual albums. I think you’ll really dig it. Thanks for the videos.

[@Consider00]

This has one of my favorite breakdowns ever towards the end.

[@tracyraines1059]

Hell yes this is probably my fave tool song so happy you are doing this one it's a really amazing song. Just remember it's about his mom and what happened when he was 11 years old.

[@FredHampshire]

Adore this song, one of my favourite Tool tracks

[@Mr.PeabodyTheSkeptic]

Saw this tour in '95 in a venue holding 1000 people. It was crazy.

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

Those were the days. I met adams parents at one of those kind of shows.

[@Nahinalau]

I knew he was gonna do it. I knew he was gonna do it. I knew he was gonna do it. And he did. Made me smack my phone lol

[@tacotacotacobajablast6821]

this song is about Jim Kelly, maynard is a huge bills fan and this was written right after their 4 superbowl appearences in the early 90s.

[@bradennichols3154]

Troy aikmen destroyed him

[@sarahpope8658]

Happy Toolsday Polo! Thank you for another fantastic reaction to one of my favorite tracks by Tool!

[@dalerimoller272]

God… thank you Polo. Tool has been my favorite band since I discovered them as a teenager. I lost my husband and both of my best friends as well as a handful of other friends and my grandparents the past few years and listening to music I’ve known has been too hard for me; especially Tool though. I can’t pick one favorite song, but Jimmy is a tough contender. I was binging some of your videos and clicked on this- kind of forgetting that I was stepping into delicate territory regarding my emotions that are evoked about my lost loved ones and our time spent listening to these songs together. Watching you experience this for the first time got me through the song though. It was really cathartic. It was like I wasn’t alone anymore; I still had someone sitting next to me but I also got to watch the reaction of another person discovering something amazing. Kind of like going on a hike with someone and watching their face light up once we get to the top to see the view. In this case, the journey is the reward. Thanks for sharing this. I’m pretty glad I stumbled across your channel. 💗

[@tkhcompany]

Welcome to the genre! So glad you’ve joined us 😂😂😂

[@mikerizzle1]

One of my favorite songs

[@Jeezusehchrist]

“I mean, what am I supposed to listen to after that?” 😅

[@profoundpronoun4712]

Killer Tool song. Maynard and his mama… makes for good song writing.

[@davidgalbreath3477]

Def my favourite Tool song. Just everything about it.

[@Glartok]

If you enjoy Tool I would recommend a Band you might not often hear about that will remind you of Tool. That Band is Chevelle, given em a shot. Vitamin R and The Red are good starting songs.

[@TOOLislove]

They're fantastic live too!

[@idsox3986]

one of my favorite tool songs !

[@arckmage5218]

I've been listening to this song followed by Jambi, for a very long time. Something about that duo sounds so great to me.

[@hawks7775]

just like almost All Tool songs this spent time at the Top ! it was so atmospheric and heart felt..and you get more out of it years later when you know the lyrics and know or create your own back story...

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

Totally! He finally got to Jimmy.

[@bwhotwing411]

You know your a tool fan when nothing else really compares and everything else doesn’t give you the same satisfaction

[@mattyjenninz]

Tool or a masters at building tension, and this song really is a great example of that. So many isolated melodies that create tension and then release you and then pull you back.

[@douglasdrain]

I love all of your TOOL reactions. They’re concise and powerful and all make perfectly good points about the music and how it makes you feel. I do feel a bit like a second class citizen because I don’t subscribe to yours or anyone else’s patreon channel. So suggestions made on THIS forum are overlooked by you. However, that being said, keep up the good work and keep the TOOL songs coming !!!

[@doghouse3464]

I love this track too it gets me closer to Jimmy.

[@Varek.50]

If only you knew the words to these songs, and understood the meaning behind those deep and profound lyrics. The music is all you know. When those lyrics set in, I promise you, you'll find places inside of you that you never realized needed those words, to heal and to sooth you from the inside out. Peaceful mind numbing happiness. A TOOL for your therapy.

[@soth1sol]

consider this tho "omni(ONE)-scient/potent/present, w/o judgement (egoless)" - merkaba "the uni(ONE)verse is hostile, so impersonal(egoless)" - vicarious "judith marie, unconditional(egoless) ONE!!!" - 10,000 days "his mother" ("Like Wings for Marie") = "and a WARNING for those who do not... (choose to hear the MESSAGE OF HOPE)" - rosetta stoned ego vs egoless ("message of hope" interpretation hits different)

[@73av8r5]

One of my favorites. 👍🏻. When I got the album I instantly loved this song. Don’t exactly know why….lots of emotion.

[@m.ericwatson968]

"Jimmy" is an important Tool song that does get overlooked, even by the band and the fans, it's integral musically and lyrically to the entire Tool and Perfect Circle voyage, it's the exposition of a characters backstory and it shouldn't delve too long yet it should be deep, emotive and meaningful, they really came into their own on AEnima

[@jamesdavisjr6937]

Love this one in my top15 tool songs

[@tracyraines1059]

My fave part is moving me with a sound opening me within a gesture

[@chill-pill-delightasmr]

I LOVE, love, love how you have expanded your music ear and all that goes into producing rock music. TOOL has helped me a lot through out the years. I love how you call it TOOLSDAY 👍👍👍👍

[@korilester7195]

This song is about his mom. He was also the lead singer of A Perfect Circle. Listen to Judith, which is also about his mom.

[@charleysage5827]

When he says "under a dead Ohio sky", that gets me. My dad had a project out there for almost a year and it was the most miserable time of my life

[@sarahappleby1800]

Ohio sucks, as someone who has spent most of their life in ohio.

[@jonathoncurran7996]

Keep going my friend. The more you listen the deeper you get. No bad tracks from these guys. Never a skip. IMO 🌀

[@TheJuliousness]

Hadn't listened to it in a while... So good.

[@Tateorsomething]

"What am I supposed to listen to after that?" Lmao. I feel ya man. This may be my favorite from Aenima. Maybe. Idk. My favorites revolve and evolve. Great reaction as usual.

[@Chyrnobyl66]

this might just be my favorite Tool song

[@lmkeniston216]

One of my faves.

[@bubbasboyngirl]

Just beautiful poetry!!🔥🔥🔥

[@jamesherter9481]

I was going to request this one!!!

[@CitizenInGame]

BOUT time man!!! lol I've been waiting for this one :)

[@Haunting1981]

If you haven't reacted to Eulogy yet, you got to check it out. The sound design and mixing on that song is extraordinary. The whole album is amazing, obviously, but that track has stood out for me as the most innovative and unique on the album.

[@MrJag90]

On the this album they a song called intermission which is before Jimmy and it a really good beginning for jimmy

[@camswanson7403]

He's totally right about Adams style. Beautifully simplistic, kind of like Kurt. Love him.

[@mflambert]

Ahh nice, finally got to jimmy! Great track

[@homer9k655]

Love the song and great reaction. Tool is a hard act to follow but I'm gonna keep asking lol The band Soen has some great tunes! Savia Opal The Words

[@billyoliver4000]

Polo, Metallica Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) live 1983. Cliff Burton giving possibly one of the greatest bass performances ever! 🤘

[@mr.righty6985]

Nobody has as much talent as Tool

[@strangenate27]

Top 5 Tool song for sure

[@albertjacobs4312]

Very powerful song

[@andyswainson4451]

Hey Polo, love your reactions bro, here’s a couple of suggestions I think you’d enjoy! Drowning Pool - Bodies A Perfect Circle - Pet

[@bardsimpson1404]

I wore this album out when it came out. I dont even listen individual tool songs, it's always the whole album. All my fav bands are that way, zepp, sabbath, pink Floyd, aic, the real experience is in the whole album. All killer, no filler👍