RAP FANS FIRST TIME HEARING TOOL - SCHISM | UK 🇬🇧 REACTION

[@lonewanderer2287]

Just keep in mind when you ask TOOL fans if they’re gonna stick around and listen to a song again, the answers is always yes. Yes, we do. 🌀

[@Befuddledzebra_6]

We Never, ever, EVER skip or not re-listen to a tool song. Doesn’t matter if we’ve just heard it 2 times before.

[@traviscarter5618]

Rap is great, rock is great, good music is good music.

[@TeddyGreyOS]

couldn’t agree more!

[@Pint280]

@@TeddyGreyOSbro please PINT ALBUM

[@St0ned88Assassin]

@@TeddyGreyOS so more Korn!..please please dont do "daddy' until you have heard 6 more songs from them..or if you are going to react to their debut album...like "got the life" or "clown"...keep up the dope reactions!

[@Faceonthewall]

Preach

[@Dowinohue]

They’re each appreciate for different reasons and some of the same reasons.

[@felinefina8004]

Took a cousin of mine that never heard of Tool to a Lateralus tour show. He looked blown away lol especially with the visuals. He looked at me and was like “I feel like I’m being hypnotized and I don’t even care”. He became a Tool fan after that night lol

[@ddriveddrive4986]

Amazing!

[@DmiracleIZn]

In the early 2000s I worked in a restaurant with a preachers son. I had gone to the Houston show where Maynard was sick and the crowd sung for him all night. At the end he promised to add dates to the end of the tour to make up for the night. I immediately grabbed tix for a later show and offered a ticket to the preacher son if he would be the sober driver. 10 minutes in to the show he said "I feel like I'm on all kinds of drugs and can't explain how I feel, this is beyond amazing!" For weeks at work after that he never stopped saying thank you.

[@docbob3030]

My greatest love in life is watching people discover TOOL. I’m one of the lucky ones from being into TOOL since the very beginning and now as a 52 year old father, I am getting to enjoy seeing my Daughter also enjoying their music and being able to go with her to concerts to enjoy together ❤😊

[@JM-nb4yo]

Same. Saw em in 93 and was hooked. Now my youngest daughter is into em.

[@dougparker1968]

OGT, back from 92? 😉

[@JM-nb4yo]

@@dougparker1968 just O

[@mystikflame1122]

When I was a teen, we had OLD satellite TV and we got the Canadian MuchMusic channel. First time seeing or hearing them was there, and it was Sober, 1993 . Blew. Me. Away. No one else I knew had ever heard of them. I still see the video in my head when I hear the song.

[@lasl6354]

My son just graduated high school and I introduced him as a young one. He knows and loves each album and I am so proud!

[@menotyou8369]

The only band on Earth that can make a ten minute song seem too short.

[@XathexX]

Finishes song immediately starts again... this is a Tool fan!. I used to just leave the CD in my car stereo the WHOLE album on repeat for weeks on end.

[@leeandrews3639]

Weeks? More like months on end.

[@jimmyb2655]

Fear Inoculum has been in my Car CD player as the backup since the day it came out in 2019.

[@crystalscolza1663]

Same. Especially in the year leading up to fear inoculum. No breaks to other music until I had fI in for about 6 months straight lol my poor kids..sorry not sorry

[@TheNewAmericanMedia]

We have listened to TOOL on repeat for years on end.

[@TheNewAmericanMedia]

​@@crystalscolza1663Fear Inoculum was on repeat forever. Then one day, I learned the drum beats, lyrics and parts, then I could take a break. Gotta learn it first!

[@petpresidentorg]

I think everyone here will agree that you don’t LISTEN to TOOL, you EXPERIENCE TOOL, and I can say that, from all of the reaction videos I’ve seen, that rappers and rap fans get that the most. The rappers almost always appreciate both the music and lyrics, and I love that and really appreciate it. Some people react on a surface level and I can tell they are not REALLY ready for TOOL, but you are ready. Keep listening to TOOL, you will find your life changing and the way you listen to music changing. TOOL just gives you something no other band can.

[@The_real_gaston]

From a Tool head, I loooove seeing people’s discovery journey of Tool because it takes me back to when I first started listening to them.

[@lilyrodriguez9956]

Vicariously hearing tool for the first time. I love watching Teddy fall in love with Tool. Definitely reminds me of when I fell in love with them the first time. He sure did some over thinking, over analyzing on this one. ❤

[@IChIDH]

takes me back to around 93 when I was 16 or so learning to deal with the complexities of life with the meanings of Undertow lyrics changing daily.

[@HerrTelef]

And Im a little jealousy cause these guys listen to this first time.

[@seasonallyferal1439]

If you're dealing with mental illness. Tool is like coming home with someone who understands.

[@BanditHeelerOhBiscuits]

👏

[@juliekelly1349]

Perfectly said ❤

[@natasha8302]

I think the term you are looking for is "polyjamorous" 😊 you would be surprised how many people say they identify or are into one specific type of music but are actually polyjamorous 😂. I admit I like songs from all type buy there are some types that takes an extra something for me to dig, like country or rap. Those musical genres require that something special to peck my intrest like Snoop Dogg, Miss Elliott, Dolly Parton, or Jon

[@jennywilkinson5069]

💥💥💥

[@samlarson1028]

Absolutely

[@traviscarter5618]

Tool has a way of shifting your mindset. They are one of the most special bands of all time. Excited to see you enjoy more

[@natasha8302]

I agree! There is just something about seeing peoples' reactions to things you like that could be a hit or miss but not Tool.......they are in their own category. You anticipate their reactions when you know they will be caught off guard 😅. I can't help but think "yeah, I know it's so good" before they fully react 😅😂

[@nathanmintz8185]

Maynards mastery of words just hits different

[@chriswebb7822]

@@nathanmintz8185 Modern day poet for sure!

[@nathanmintz8185]

@@chriswebb7822 indeed

[@pauldavids7167]

Agreed, they are like no other…. They truly on another level of consciousness 🙌

[@JackChurchill101]

Best bit is that mid section "tearing the fabric of time" sound is the bassist, wailing on a wah peddle, whilst cracking the volume nob up and down with his right hand, and hammering the notes with his left hand. Love an innovator.

[@keithmilne5350]

Came here to say this. I was in the front row, right in front of Justin, when I saw him do this and it blew my tiny little mind.

[@jasonbogartcovers]

I’ve always thought he used a volume pedal like Adam damn that’s crazy

[@DevinChastain]

Gotta do Lateralus next

[@MizzBirdieBee]

🌀 spiral out, keep going! 🫡

[@juliekelly1349]

I second that 🌀

[@adrianskinner5676]

Agree. The fibinaci pattern is insane

[@PaulMella-f4b]

Best song they've ever made. But I think he should hear a few more first.

[@KayVee87]

Definitely. Lateralus is still an emotional and spiritual experience for me. Spiral out my friend. 🌀

[@VoxMundi884]

Best is when you thought it was over and checked then said, "Thank god for that"

[@spookyspacekook5426]

I discovered tool years ago when I was in Bosnia. Blown away. The full power of their message didn't hit me until I retired after 31 years in uniform. When I blacked out and fell face down in front of my wife. Sober.

[@LumpsIsHigh]

“Overthinking everything”…..that tells me your next Tool song should be Lateralus. “Overthinking, over analyzing, separates the body from the mind” - Maynard

[@esoterictrinitarian1990]

My favorite of theirs. It just has so much delicious esoteric yet easily understood philosophy and inspiration in it. Not to mention the music as always.

[@Cramsee]

One of my absolute favourites of theirs. Fingers crossed he experiences it soon! :)

[@MrToolhead82]

Yes, it’s hard to believe he hasn’t done Lateralus yet. It’s a must. It will blow his f’n mind!

[@monstanna]

More tool - no matter what the Patreon poll says!

[@MichelleHutchinson-r3h]

I've found my new pastime. Watching people get off on new music sets my sternum alive and on fire. So many people just do do not get TOOL. I've tried to explain, in vain, and mostly learned either people get it 1000%, or they don't get it at all. Watching someone who would have otherwise not listened to TOOL, totally get into "it" and move their body and face showing they are totally "IN IT", makes my chest soar and wanna cry. Before my dad died, I bought him a copy of "10,000 Days", and told him to smoke a big fatty, put on his headphones, lay back, close his eyes and just listen. I told him it would change his life. I hope he did. I really hope. Thank you for bringing me PURE JOY. I hope you have a wonderful, music filled life.

[@jonfernandez4271]

It really doesn't matter which Tool song you react to next, they're all gems. But all roads lead to The Grudge

[@snarkyguy2657]

Schism is one of the greatest songs ever written. Musically, lyrically, everything. Glad you've been able to experience it.

[@victoriabrowning785]

Everyone gets the "first time" feeling everytime we listen to TOOL. That's their magic. It's what sets them apart and makes them so special. One of the greatest bands to ever exist! 🙏🙌

[@adamgarner711]

I recommend ‘The Grudge’ as the next Tool reaction. Absolute masterpiece ❤ Great take on this song and its meaning.

[@biddygow]

Parabol/Parabola but must be played together in one take no gaps. That is mind altering .. live your reactions. Carry on 🤘🏼

[@chriswebb7822]

YES !!

[@takaroth]

schism is a good word, and this song is a good description for it. basically two parties / factions who used to be one, start to fundamentally disagree about something crucial, which leads to irreconcilable differences and resentment between two sides who were once the same.

[@nathanthomson1931]

One of the best-written songs ever. Just incredible dynamics that shift seamlessly.

[@kylesheehan5697]

The Part that gives u Shivers.... Makes Me Cry.... It hits my soul...! Im 58 & have listened 2 TOOL since Day 1..... Greatest Band Evaaaaa

[@BakouchMichael]

You are going trough a rabbit hole with TOOL once you get in there is no way back ! TOOL is another level of music your journey is just on a starting point Lateralus (album) is a master piece go trough it from the beginning to end it will change you and your perception of music forever. There is the known and the Unknown and between there is T.O.O.L

[@juliekelly1349]

I love the way you worded that! I could not agree more! 🌀

[@BakouchMichael]

@@juliekelly1349 ☺️

[@chriswebb7822]

That's a fact jack!!

[@RosettaStoned462]

Tool army here.. more Tool please ❤ Tool is the ONLY band that has ever hit me in a way no other band has. I didn't grow up listening to Tool. My husband introduced me to Tool when i was in my 30's. It took me about 2 years to fully grasp what i was hearing. Now, I'm at a point of no return. Lol. Both me and my husband have tried listening to many other bands. And, whilst we enjoy other music, nothing has come even close to Tool.

[@Grampa84]

I get where ur coming from, I don't know if u listen to modest mouse, but if not I suggest listening to the album The Moon and Antarctica. Really pay attention to his lyrics. Only band that can illicit even close to the emotional shotgun that Tool does for me.

[@MinimumGnome]

I am happy to listen to tool on repeat with you anytime.

[@The_real_gaston]

27:27 When he pounds his chest that shit had me in tears because I could FEEL what he was feeling in that moment!

[@ThaBeatConductor]

"The invention of headphones, so great" Couldn't agree more. It's like having personal surround sound all the time if you have good ones. omfg, "im not the smartest........ im not the smartest cup in the..... cup" Too funny.

[@matthewanderson7619]

yes made me laugh

[@toolica2]

this month I'm going to my first Tool concert. a dream of more than 15 years ago will finally come true :)

[@natasha8302]

This is one of my favorite Tool songs! I have been listening to Tool for around 30 years and I still get goosebumps with this song..... oh hell..... I just outed myself as being old af 🤣

[@PaSeBlu]

For "Tool" a recommendation is to definitely listen in to "Vicarious", my favourite song of this band - such great lyrics and overall an incredible song! Other than that, as we commented in the live chat, "Heilung", "Krigsgaldr" or "In Maidjan" are another great discovery for you - not quite "metal" but still somewhat related. Or Maria Franz' second project, "Euzen" with "Phobia" (or other songs) are great, too!

[@Poifoprill]

Yes! Please! Its amazing!!

[@heatheral-hammadi3046]

Omg. “That sound in the middle sounds like it’s tearing the fabric of time”. I love that.

[@23marian]

💯 Schism? Oh my...get ready

[@Eto_Kusay]

29:57 Maynard had very (very) religious mother, Judith Marie Keenan, who died after 27 years after being paralyzed. That's where 10000 days album naming come from. And yeah, I suppose being around her affected Maynards view on a religion. Unanswered prayers, no signs of presence in the hardest days is what he tells us in that album Tool lyrics is like magic - once you hear it as a fisting competition, other time as a deep philosofic texts

[@OliviaNeilson-j7j]

No we get the feeling to, every, single, time which is why we love them so much Schism has always been my most listened every single year and it doesn't matter what time you listen to it when that slow part hits you really do ascend and feel it deep in your soul, it really transports you to another place and puts everything into perspective, as a tool fan until the end, your reaction to schism is how we all want everyone to reach to tool.

[@killanjonwilkesboothus8278]

I’ve been a TooL fan since I first saw the Sober video in ‘93. I’ve seen TooL 11 times, A Perfect Circle 6 times, and Puscifer twice. I’m going to see APC and Puscifer in 5 days. And I’m telling you Teddy, out of all of those songs ROSETTA STONED takes the cake

[@PaulMella-f4b]

He better be into alien abduction stories. He didn't really seem to consider the extra terrestrial aspect of Aerials for System of a Down.

[@hazzytastic]

I just saw them in Phoenix for Maynard's 60th. You're in for a hell of a show dude

[@PaulMella-f4b]

I also saw them in Phoenix in February! I wonder if we were at the same show. I'm about to see APC, Primus, and Puscifer in 3 days. I cannot believe how fortunate I am to see Maynard perform 3 times in one year (saw Tool back in Oct. As well).

[@OkieGurl68]

I've seen Tool 9 times, APC 3, and Puscifer 5. The Tool live experience never gets old. And I will be at the Sessanta Tour to see APC and Puscifer again on the 30th. I can't wait!!!!!

[@traehanson6013]

Have fun at the concert today!

[@karowolkenschaufler7659]

the relief at the realisation that the song keeps going for a while longer. 😄 I feel that. and I love the anger in the end of this song. "no. we are not going to let this relationship fall apart. we are not going to watch ourselves grow apart until we can't bridge the gap any more. we are gonna talk this through and we are gonna keep talking. because I know that this can work. I have seen it work. it's just a matter of us sitting down and connecting. we're not gonna let this relationship go to hell just because we let our connection fall away. we are not going to split up just because we are too lazy to do relationship work. not gonna happen. the pieces fit!" I take from this song that it is about a fundamental thing in every kind of relationship. between whoever. always the same mechanic. making it about the relationship between a person and their god is something I never thought about. but yea. still applies. it's about a core mechanic of any and all kinds of relationships.

[@RomeInRuins]

Great stuff as usual, brother. Your original take on the lyrics actually made me rethink the meaning of the song, which I've been listening to for the last 15 or so years. I think you'd love Lateralus, 46 & 2, Vicarious, and Wings for Marie. All are fantastic tracks. I always thought this song was an attempt to reconcile faith with reason. Both pieces fit in the sense that they provide answers for many aspects of life, but often seem to be at odds/unable to meet in the middle. Watching them fall away is a metaphor for growing up and either losing faith or holding on to it so fervently that science/reason seems at odds with your truest beliefs. For an unrelated but interesting suggestion, I think you'd have a fun time reacting to We Got the Moves by Electric Callboy.

[@GobigredNEB]

Don’t stop the tool rabbit hole brother absolutely love you!!

[@stephenlackey5852]

How you talked about wishing you could give us all this feeling… all of the people who are glad you “finally switched over from rap” [

[@lilyrodriguez9956]

Yeah he really nailed it with that comment. I think Teddy knows a lot of good music that I've definitely never heard of. Because I've never been exposed to it. But I'm open to listen to anything. So It would be cool if Teddy would share some of his favorites with us. I don't doubt that his suggestions might blow my mind as much as Tool does.

[@biddygow]

Now THIS I’ve waited for 🤘🏼

[@timbrawdy2249]

You have the best reaction to this song. Outlooks on the lyrics most people don’t think about. Hell yeah man!

[@mistameanor1]

Tool is magical. Each song crawls under your skin in a way that makes you feel like you are the song. It’s hard to explain but when you get it, you get it.

[@samlarson1028]

Maynard is in a category of his own when it comes to music. I'm 65 and living through the 60s, 70s, 80s and on and on taught me to open my mind to all sorts of genre. When I heard Maynard in A Perfect Circle I felt like finally I found a band I could listen to 24/7. Orestes and Judith are my favorite. Then came along Tool, I love every song. Danny Carey is a drummer God. Then came along Puscifer and my life was complete. Tyvm Maynard.

[@jasonchiappardi2768]

The smile on your face during the instrumental sections is how all Tool fans feel listening to their music as we all feel what is going on. Right In Two may blow you away also. You will love it.

[@Gecko-Steve]

Tool is like that departed granda spinning a long tale that makes you think twice about life. Love from my granda and me 🤘

[@sweatysam6264]

Third Eye/Push it/Ticks and Leeches/Right in Two/Rosetta Stoned are some of my favorites.❤🤘✌

[@stefancristian6128]

liked for your favourites, those are most of mine too !

[@stefancristian6128]

deffo glad seeing Third Eye/Push it/Ticks and Leeches/Right in Two getting love

[@stefancristian6128]

may I add The Patient

[@sweatysam6264]

@@stefancristian6128 Gorillaz fuckin rule.

[@michaelpelletier7987]

Don't forget "right in two" "

[@kimchurchill2497]

His little face. So happy ❤

[@heighleybaily8037]

Tools music can be interpreted in so many ways, that it's relevant to everyone's own experience. For me, that's what makes it so incredible

[@margaritasaloscerdos5]

What's brilliant is to see your genuine smile after having listened to it AGAIN and totally loving it! This is what we love about others discovering tool's greatness... there's no way back, and you are totally getting it, and we'll be all here to experience it with you!

[@jamesjacques6344]

You won me over. Not only discovering a new love, but articulating and relating such a journey to us all. I am a Tool fan, reason I am here. But you are the reason I will return again and again.

[@gunleikbergethaukeland4980]

Awesome reaction, mate! You should check out their song ‘Right in Two’ next. It’s an absolute epic! 😁

[@shiznitshnitzel4]

Tearing through the fabric of time... dude I LOVE the way you explained that.

[@daemon4202]

its always great when someone new to tool reacts and genuinely attempts to understand why they're being pulled into the music so much :D imagine being among a group of toolheads and hearing this music for the first time the day it premieres, after aenima being the last album release.. and just having your brain explode.

[@CADAVRR666]

the beauty of these lyrics are that they could be meant in any way for the listener. the last lines "Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion between supposed lovers" reminds me of a failed relationship, but for someone else it could remind them of the struggles of a successful one.

[@nozee77]

My absolute favourite band! ❤ Seeing them live this summer on my birthday for the second time, this time with my significant other. Can't wait for that shared experience!

[@annamaysdaddy]

Lateralus is my favorite Tool song of all time! It uses the Fibonacci sequence in the beat and lyrics and the song is so deep! I think you will love it!

[@AFKeveryday]

i'm probably one of your oldest fans, age-wise.. you've come so far, man.. and i know you are going to kill it in the future. All the best from America. Cheers. Edit: to say i'm subscribed now

[@mindslayer8252]

I think you got the point with "why am I emotional about a mountain you can't see...?" They each play a different thing, in a band there is back up and lead - with these guys, they ALL play lead and they all come together it's fascinating. And between the music and the lyrics it makes you feel so much that reaches to the corners of your heart and brain you may or may never have reached. Replenish yourself ❤

[@lindsaykangas7861]

I love watching you fall for my favorite band ☺️ You need to add parabol/parabolic (2 songs but they go together), jambi, right in two, The Patient, and Eulogy to your Tool list. And (may have mentioned in another Tool video of yours) Judith, The Outsider, and Three Libras by A Perfect Circle.

[@JourneyofOne971]

I love how you got to the middle of the song as it started to mellow out, and saw that it was only half way done..."Oh! Thank God.." I know just how you feel. Hoping it never ends. Spiral out.

[@phistoroboto8419]

Lateralus, Vicarious or Jambi should be your next pick. Honestly can't go wrong with any of those choices and the musicality as well as lyricism in them are just top tier.

[@suzys937]

Yes these!!

[@PaulMella-f4b]

He needs to prepare for Lateralus first.

[@JustinSeara]

1:02 the inner TOOL brain was activated

[@danyukhin]

thanks for being a real one

[@PoliticallyAffiliated]

14:00 the fact that the 2 people or 2 things had such a deep connection, is what makes a schism even possible.

[@nathandiefenbach1274]

That therimin sound is Justin's bass with a wah, fuzz, and echo pedals. It's amazing.

[@zoranafilipovic5361]

You miss the joke with "I'm not the smartest TOOL in a shed" 😭 The greatest band in the world. 🤟🔥🔥 every song is journey for soul and mind... You are right, it is about religion, they are that deep.

[@Hawksmoor1]

3rd video in a row!! Thankyou for the most honest, open reactions, love it. As a massive tool fan o can't agree with you more, there's literally no place for snobbery when it comes to music, there's amazing stuff in so many genres and people should always try to embrace new stuff!! One of the greatest experiences I ever had at a live show was funkadellic and primal scream back I'm the 90's, an absolute world away from tool. There's so many things I'd love to recommend to you mate, but one that I'd love you to hear is push it live from the salival box set, I warn you it's over 13 minutes long but it's one hell of a journey (maynard even calls it a journey at the start)

[@pr0pagandhi511]

Thanks for these reactions man it's a joy to watch you. The way you conducted the lingering bass at the start just made me happy Also Mildew is basically mold, just white (a type of fungus growing on rotting food). What you're thinking of is just (morning) dew.

[@jessicanewmantol]

Hey Teddy, new to your page. I am loving that you are growing to appreciate every band members contribution. Most start with Maynard and his ridiculous vocals, quickly following they hone in on Danny - GOAT as everyone says. You hit Adam quickly on I think your reaction to Sober with his amazing guitar in the intro. I would love to get a reaction from you for a newer song - Invincible has one of the SICKEST baselines I have ever heard during a break, Justin at his best IMHO. Pretty please??? At the end of the day, all 4 of these guys are at the top of their game and absolutely brilliant individuals. Together, man, it's definitely always a Journey.

[@jeremywren3489]

Hell Yeah! F***ing amazing watching a TOOL fan being born! 🤘 So appreciate your reaction! Keep it real bud!

[@thelunaraussystem1729]

Tool is one of my go to bands. They are an experience, not just music. You feel it deeply. You should check out Lateralus! 46 and 2 is another amazing one as well as Righ in two

[@georgeriffle4156]

Was watching one of your other vids and this came up... i was like...Schism, this is gonna be good, you didn't disappoint. ❤🎉😊 i still say you gotta see them live.😊😮❤

[@GimleGrey]

Half way through “thank hod for that” dude doesn’t want it to ever end! I’m with ya. Tool is a national treasure! Only 5 albums in 30+yrs but they’re some of the best you’ll ever hear. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@littledb26]

This is by far my favorite reaction to this song. No other reaction channel that I've watched has reacted to this song this deep and passionately and I'm loving it!!!

[@TrishMenzies]

I get shivers from music too, Frisson I think it's called! Only get them from very special performances. Tool gives them all the time. It's a journey in beauty, pain, anguish and anger. The lyrics :Squaring off to me is an argument Circling is when the argument just goes in circles. Dissonance is they are arguing about nothing. I love watching you feel your way through each song. Spiral out my friend, the journey has just begun. Lateralus has to be next! Ive been a tool fan for decades...my husband heard me playing that song and it blew his miiiind. Fibonacci sequence included...that is a masterpiece.

[@lightowl7854]

I just want to say I appreciate how much you enjoy music and that you want to share that same joy you had. Had a similar experience when I first listened to Tool…this was the first song I heard, you reminded me of that and it was chilling ❤

[@justinehecht1197]

You look like how I feel when I listen to Tool and it's fantastic

[@mrciccalol6245]

Man I can't stress how much I appreciate your genuine, uncut, unprepared reactions. You bring so much energy and a really great personal visual insight. I've seen a ton of reaction pieces to music, Tool especially, and you really bring me back to the feeling of discovering some of these incredible songs for the first time. GG man

[@kittyd832]

Schism was the first Tool track I heard back in 2001 as a teenager. That was also my reaction - rewound to the start & listened to it over & over & then I was hooked on the band XD I love this reaction, how excited you are & the analysis & how it reminded me of that initial discovery. Thank you

[@Sea_snek]

Oh man, I just found your channel and I'm loving these Tool reactions! I immediately have so many suggestions for other bands and songs based on what you're pulling out of these, I'll drop some below! Schism was my introduction to Tool back in high school and is still one of my all time favorites. The music video is amazing too, completely unlike anything else being made at the time. It broke open my teenage brain in such a good way! Like a psychedelic trip even without adding substances to the mix. The mountain imagery you were talking about resonates for me too - their music is so cinematic, it can totally envelop and transport you. First suggestion for another band: Alice in Chains, absolutely essential for any metal education. "Love Hate Love" live at the Moore is where I'd send you first. It showcases Layne Staley's incredible voice and the raw emotion he poured into their performances. This one is a total dirge, operatic and melodramatic and tortured but cathartic. Second, since you're loving the lyrics, instrumental effects, layering and all the production details with Tool, you'll probably also love Nine Inch Nails. Definitely a genre defying project, but plenty of it is at least metal-adjacent. "Closer" is super popular but I'd suggest "March of the Pigs," "Wish," "Head Like a Hole," "Reptile," "Into the Void," "Physical" - there are so many! Third, have you tried Black Sabbath yet? If not, you should check out their song that's also called "Black Sabbath," the opening track from their (also eponymous) first album. 1970. 3 chords that launched the entire genre. Slow, spare, haunting, cinematic. I've got a bunch more ideas for more metal, and things that are not quite metal but might hit similar buttons in your brain based on your reaction here. I'm excited to watch through more of your stuff!

[@SolZer]

Great reaction, Teddy! Love to see people really diving into Tool. My recommendation for more like this would be The Grudge, Lost Keys / Rosetta Stoned, or Lateralus. ✌🏻

[@gringrin3979]

So glad I checked your KZbin when I didn't see it on your Patreon. This album came out 10 days before I graduated high school - and I still listen to the whole thing on repeat. I considered it kind of like a graduation gift that keeps on giving and never stops giving. It was so cathartic watching you feel the music, much like I do. It's visceral - TOOL are musical, production and lyrical alchemists - like a gift for your brain, a tuning fork to your nervous system. Enjoy your trip, =) You can't go wrong with any song off of this album (Lateralus)

[@meatball1974]

I ignored rock for 20 years. Grew up on PE, the JB's and ATCQ. At 25 I "Discovered" Zeppelin and eventually Tool amongst so much good music. Still love my hip hop, but Tool STILL makes the hair on my arms stand up now and then. It just hits so hard. I'm 50 now. the more you listen to, the more you know.

[@Tbanyas1]

I love the visceral reactions. Not sure any other band can use this. This is what Gene enjoyment. I am grinning ear to ear and I’ve heard this song 1000 times but nothing makes me happy to see somebody new react to them and for the first time. One day I will explain my experience with before, but I took a long break from them for decades and rediscovered them again after seeing them live in the early 90s twice. I was stuck on the first two or three albums and rediscovered a few years ago

[@Kitti_B]

Seeing them live is on anoter level of this experince. The visulas, the lighs with the live band are literally breathtaking.

[@cherryhollowdesign9999]

What you called a tear in the fabric of time I’ve always thought sounds like a baby’s heartbeat that you hear through an ultrasound.

[@77Samuel75]

Just think, you've only scratched the surface of the Tool journey. You don't just listen to Tool's music, you experience it!

[@Useful_Idi0t4]

This is one of the greatest albums ever conceived and my favorite album ever. It holds many secrets also. To name a few the song “Lateralus” was written based on the Fibonacci Sequence. Also the album can be played in a specific order to be listened to as one long song. The track order of 13/1/12/2/11/3/10/4/9/5/8/6/7 all run into one another. Cheers

[@BrokenKrayon]

I was vaguely aware of this song in my teens, went through some grim depression and recovered, discoved this song a few years back when "healed". I cried throughout. Just sat in the garage between lifting weights and it was just beautifully cathartic. Anyway. If anyone is going through it, the key is to get through it.

[@laststepout]

“Tearing the fabric of time” that’s exactly what tool does and they take you on a philosophical journey that you won’t come up the same after listening to one song. I hope you’ll react more to them, they are brilliant

[@gcramer30]

Its actually very fun to see a tool fan made over the course of a few videos. Tool is absolutely a journey. And with each one you do, you gain a different appreciation for some aspect of tool. Pneuma you get wowed by Danny. The pot can get you hooked and help you realize theres more to tool than at first appears on the surface. Sober, seeing it you get the sense of Maybard and his struggles. Schism is the song that made ME fall in love with the band. Its just layers of deep and hard sounds. And alot of their stuff dabbles on religion. Its just cool to see someone on their tool journey.

[@jeanineluedemann4049]

Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion... between supposed lovers. My favorite lyric in this song.☺️💕

[@beatnicksbeats]

Yes! Love your reactions! More Tool! Reminds me of when first heard them properly, although I feel like you understand them quicker than it took me!

[@klausjones9012]

Why, sir, now you know how to enjoy an eargasm. Multiples, I shall say. I like your reaction to Tool so much. It makes me feel like I was back in the time discovering them! The whole Lateralus Album is great. As some already commented: Parabol and Parabola!

[@andrewboulay5423]

The end of the song, the instrumental is supposed to reflect the mind racing and someone going crazy trying to "make the pieces fit" it's such amazing song writing. Great reaction!

[@chantelneko3178]

Teddy did you move?!?! What's this new angle!? I like it!

[@alexandrepinto8118]

Much respect for your beautiful reaction.