Classical Composer Reacts to Part of Me and 7empest (Tool) | The Daily Doug (Episode 211)

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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm reacting to two Tool songs suggested by guest DJ, DJ-Dan. This is the first time hearing both of these songs for me...and I'm still marveling at their sound in these songs, which were released 27 years apart. Their grounded and relenting riffs, rhythmic complexity, vocals, bass, drums, and a world-shattering guitar solo really thrilled me. Enjoy!
Reference Video: • TOOL - Part Of Me (Audio)
Reference Video: • 7empest
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[@LLAGor1lla]

7empest is a fucking masterpiece. Period. Adam finally said "hold my beer"......

[@daicullinane7746]

I agree Doug. I have always felt that Tool rhythmically are primal and the lyrics and guitar are cerebral. Thus creating the dichotomy of the mind and soul/body with their music.

[@fletcher932]

Your damn straight it does..

[@brianjanssen1182]

It’s the minimalistic cymbal use … also mixed in deep

[@familiarstranger9617]

Adam Jones On 7mpest: hold my sculptures.

[@timtimesbackwoodsshenaniga215]

Best description of Tool I've heard: "There is something Earthy, Primal about Tool. If you're at all at war with yourself or conflicted and need to get reconnected to the Earth's rythms, listen ro Tool; that will fix your issues! Might give you some others though"

[@stevemuzak8526]

This is the most epic Adam Jones guitar performance ever. He gave everything he had is his guitar arsenal skills. Incredible song.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Agreed 100%

[@DavidOakesMusic]

But it also reveals how limited he is that he's throwing everything in and it's still the same licks over and over.

[@stevemuzak8526]

@@DavidOakesMusic Great music isn’t about being guitar shredding master. It’s about feelings and groove

[@Mac_kish]

@@DavidOakesMusic I would rather listen to a nicely phrased melodic guitar solo that’s rhythmically satisfying over tweedle-tweedle-tweedle-tweeeee! There’s plenty of guitarists that play wicked fast but their solos don’t sound pleasing... they’re just fast. Adam Jones guitar style puts you in a trance.

[@CptPandy-tj9ty]

He didn't use every pedal he had so there's a possibility for an even grander performance

[@papajoeman23]

7empest is prob 1 of the greatest songs of the 21st century

[@JorgeRamirez-ij6fo]

To me.. Greatest of all time

[@Robotoda2000]

I wonder if Tool will remembered and studied hundreds of years down the line, similar to how we study Beethoven and Mozart?

[@Randomnpcpage]

No. The greatest

[@jookowa3975]

At 15 mins? Tempest is like 3 of the greatest songs of all time!

[@jiminthecountry3849]

Agreed

[@joeyattaway756]

When Adam starts using the slide down on the neck oh Man it is Gold!! I love his tone!! It gives me Black Sabbath Toni vibes with more dissonance.

[@beamer.electronics]

Doug your analysis of Tool's music is insightful, thank you. After about 35 years of musical doldrums, Tool has brought my ears back to life. Though I'm not sure playing it at full blast in my retirement home is a communally acceptable idea :) All the best, Beamer.

[@DornishVintage]

Be a trail blazer. In 20 years everyone will be blasting Tool at full level in retirement homes anyway. :)

[@beamer.electronics]

@@DornishVintage I suspect all our retirees are secretly listening to Tool on phones already and thinking just like me ;)

[@40retumbe]

@@beamer.electronics jajajajaja

[@matthewwilkie7090]

play it loud n proud

[@timp1390]

A common saying but "When I listen to...(tool)....so do my neighbours"!

[@kennethalbert4653]

18:20 "...and it is uneven underneath it" Sounds like tumult !! TOOL- always brilliant !!

[@johncarpenter3751]

Honestly, we need a lot more TOOL on this channel. As of today we only have six songs in

[@MaddSpazz2000]

Agreed

[@metalmark1214]

Yea, Doug could call it TOOL Time. lol.

[@ted1976hailspiralout]

Agree 100%!!! Doug, more Tool please 😁

[@yibril17]

*Laughs in sarcasm knowing of Ne Obliviscaris and every other band that has ZERO songs on this channel*

[@DaveThomson]

@@metalmark1214 lol needs a side kick named Al

[@Mboogie69]

As a guitarist it’s always good to see Adam get some love. His playing is seemingly simple at times, but his ability to create texture with so many cool sounds and sometimes being another percussion sound is just bad ass. Just a perfect example of not needing to play a million notes to be a great guitarist

[@GimmeJimmy23]

One youtuber said it best, dude paints with his guitar. Hes like the Bob Ross of electric guitar.

[@TheAskald]

I never realized how long this song actually was. When I listen to it I just get lost in the moment and the whole jamming bridge feels like 2 or 3 minutes but it's much longer than that.

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

"I am prayerful that can start to come together as a society of humans on this little pale blue dot..." And this is why the next time you listen to Tool, it should be the song "Descending", also from the album Fear Inoculum. It's a rallying cry for the survival of mankind. It's a relatively positive message, particularly for Tool, and it's also my favorite song on the album for that very reason.

[@felicius]

Interesting, you were wondering initially if 7empest had anything to do with Shakespeare's The Tempest, if you are curious to listen to a metal adaptation the band Angra made a whole pretty cool album that is entirely based on "The Tempest", named "Aqua". I love in particular the closing song "Ashes"!

[@fonzy721]

Descending is too good. Exceptional. Come to think of it, I am going to listen to it right now. It's been a minute.

[@haarmoma]

Tool's the real new age music. Something that elevates your brain and soul to an absolute higher level.

[@BreadsackHeads]

You have to try Wings Part 1 and 2 and Lost Keys / Rosetta Stoned! Two masterpieces that deserve a deep analyzes like the ones you do

[@sobrietyisoverrated]

Sincerely appreciate the energy and effort you put into your reactions.

[@ipetmycats99]

A lot of the rhythms in this song seem to add up to 21, I noticed it when trying to learn the song. The meter at the beginning is 5 + 5 + 5 + 6 = 21 The break (?) at 12:16 is 4/4 and 13/8, if switched into eighth notes is 8 + 13 = 21 The part at 13:43 is 11/8 + 10/8, 11 + 10 = 21 The section starting at 14:50 is three bars of 7/8, 7 + 7 + 7 = 21 I'm sure there are other examples, too, but the main thing is that they all are technically capable of syncing up with one another. We hear several times throughout the song examples of previous sections being played over each other, and they sync perfectly. I don't know what this may mean within the context of the meaning of the song, but it's something to think about.

[@KarlOlofsson]

Kinda like that it's not a prime number (3x7), everyone is so obsessed with them otherwise

[@benjaminroberts85]

Fell upon your videos just tonight, absolutely the best, genuine reactions I've seen on youtube! I'm a big tool fan and always find little hidden nods to previous songs, affirming messages already conveyed. Watching along with you i picked up on a new one i'd not heard before! At the 26:20, Justin starts a familiar string of notes which is the underlying beginning movement of "Right in two". Anyone else hear it? :) Thanks for the videos!

[@camflanagan3476]

"Part of me" is a reference to an old military buddy of Maynards. I believe his name was Private Parts : D

[@christopherwelsh7008]

Having to work on a beautiful Saturday morning in North Georgia is a real drag, but you got a smile out of me. Well... Part of me! Thanks!

[@PowderedToastMan420]

TOOL is a once and a lifetime band.

[@dyldog]

In a*

[@eyesofchild]

Doug, you nailed what “part of me” is. More succinctly, it is his shadow, or lower self, often the most of it subconscious. You start making it conscious, it often times comes out with this sort of egoic anger, to try to rebirth itself by tricking you, your ego, to call itself out. But whatever calls out the lower self is egoic, and by its nature another form of the activity that feeds the shadow, inevitably. And it’s the same on 7empest, although 20some years on. A tempest must be just that. Acceptance. It leads us to the door, but cannot go through with us. Cheers for tackling those two pieces together. Not many would, or have. 🙏❤️

[@jiminthecountry3849]

Doug's analysis and reaction videos are the best out there. Love the technical breakdowns, he's the only one that can figure out the time signatures and keys/notes etc. Great work man love this song

[@natesoby7626]

The opening is in 21 (3 rounds of “5” and then a round of “6”) hard to hear at first but Adam Jones made a comment about a lot of this song revolving around 7 and subsequently 21 Amazing reviews as ALWAYS!

[@esteban280889]

Invincible and decending are great ones off the same album to do next

[@pauljansen1137]

This is the most hyped song of the Album...but in fact "Pneuma" was the one that made my jaws drop!!!

[@garystocker9450]

That tune came on shuffle at the gym today...instant energy.

[@pauljansen1137]

@@garystocker9450 I understand my man!

[@garystocker9450]

I am sure you have seen this..but if you haven't kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKTWhn-EfLiNf6M

[@ZioCK7]

I agree with you man, Pneuma is the best song of the album.

[@jameslandon4126]

not even close @@ZioCK7

[@darkchiron]

Thanks for discussing why the guitar seems to work so well in 7empest. It's always sounded really outstanding but it's good to know the music theory behind why it does.

[@philvissicchio19]

I've always been blown away by Tool , thank you for teaching me why.

[@MrPigFister201]

Omg, I can’t believe what you just said about re-connecting by listening to Tool. Been an OGT since ‘92 and I swear, what you just said is exactly right for me. Feeling like shit & need to re-center?! Yup, I grab the headphones and I hear what I need to to get back where I need to be. God bless you sir, I would love to to see some Invincible stuff. (Sorry if you have & I just missed it)

[@Kaiire714]

Me too! Since 92’🖤

[@zachi70]

23:46 Your facial expression is exactly my very thought for that part of the solo LOL

[@christopherwelsh7008]

I stopped at 22:14 just to enjoy Doug's expression of "stunned astonishment".

[@Moonhox]

19:45 I can confirm about that xD I do that every once in a while. Listening to TOOL is so therapeutic.

[@ssacra22]

Incredible. I remember telling my friend the first time I listened to this song it was exhausting. So much going on!!!

[@solivagant9902]

the friend group joke back in the day was "if you don't know what Maynard's talking about...it's probably about his dad".

[@nathanmiller9918]

Or his d.

[@amirsaleh4152]

7empest is a statement of Adam's guitar insane capabilities, a roller coaster of melodies in the outer space sinks right into a black hole .

[@goldrush49]

In high school my friends were all into tool but I didn’t get it. Years later anytime my roommate drove anywhere he would listen to AEnima on repeat and after about 25 times I started catching on to the lyrics a little at a time. Hooked ever since.

[@killdozer3464]

this whole album is in part telling their story, 7empest lyrics talk about getting older, approaching death (the inevitable), talks about regrets and atonement. "So try as you may, feeble, your attempt to atone Your words to erase all the damage cannot"

[@aoaoa605]

It’s been a great week! Nice selections be DJ Dan!

[@catmanduu66]

I wonder what Doug would've thought if Dan picked Jerk-Off from their first album. Just lyrics wise mostly. Plus that scream.

[@ted1976hailspiralout]

One of the greatest reactions that I have seen, thanks for sharing Doug!

[@aymanhanafy5986]

When I listened to this song for the first time I was like a baby who's tasting the chocolate for the first time :) The solo in this song is a killer!!!

[@logankerlee]

Wow! I super enjoyed this song/reaction! I'm an old school Tool fan. Been listening since the early to mid 90s. This song really struck a chord with me, when I first heard it. I now understand why after listening to your analysis of the song! Awesome stuff, Doug! :)

[@matthewdemartin791]

One of my favorites from Tool. Definitely a modern-day Raindrop Prelude in its construction. The calm beforehand, frightening storm and then calm again. One of their best works.

[@ACM86]

Really like the timing of the Adam Jones recognition... "Unique and singular to him"... shortly followed by one of his greatest masterpieces.

[@chrissennfelder7249]

I just can't get enough of this song. It's everything.

[@RoninWaffle]

18:00 That guitar solo section is in 7/8 and it's got such an immaculate groove (it's also cool thematically to do it in 7 given the track title)

[@stevensonhall]

Thanks for the analysis, Doug! Jambi is another primal-like song from Tool. Killing bass lines.

[@slode1693]

Of all the reactions I've seen to 7empest I have yet to hear anyone point out the awesome mixing in the last big guitar solo where at just past 10:50 (on the record, not this video) the guitar gets panned to dead center, when they break back out to stereo about a minute later it's just chilling. You'll only really pick it out on a good stereo or set of headphones.

[@johnjanovsky]

Studio version of Rush’s Natural Science please. It’ll give you a good excuse to have a glass of The Macallan.

[@garse70]

Opiate is TOOL’S first EP. 7empest intro sounds like King Crimson, with Adrian Belew.

[@phlipmode1]

This is Adam’s Magnum Opus. I get chills every time Adam starts his solo. Every. Single. Time. Edited- I make the same faces when I listen to Adam.

[@rodrigoadiogo]

When you mentioned about the double bass drums, I think Danny is one of the guys that really know how to creatively use the double pedal, instead of obnoxiously repeating fast paced beats. It's the kind of drum beat you can dance along with the groove

[@XXI_Rapax]

Well, Danny Carrey studied a lot a tribal and oriental music and rhythms in his youth, and fits perfectly with their primal feeling.

[@kevintremblay1211]

Great Friday !! you should add The Pineapple Thief to your list (Gavin Harrison is on drums aka Porcupine Tree.) :-) Seen them Live and WOW!

[@nickman287]

Yes! First taste of them: "the final thing on my mind"

[@kchez5586]

Yes! Part Zero (Live) is also a great starting point

[@troytalbot5746]

Part of Me -Tool, was recorded next and in the same building as Killing in the Name of - Rage against the machine. Why they sound like they may play off of each other.

[@eealec2138]

4:24 Doug: "So who's he talking to..?" Maynard; "YYOOOUUUU!!!"

[@Sparxeb]

Yea you are spot on about Adam. He is genuinely an incredible minimalist on the guitar. Although, there are a few tricky riffs and licks he knocks around, this song included. That is why I have always looked up to him as a player so much. I think that is why a lot of my old shredder buddies never liked Tool.

[@alphaenemyplus8376]

Tool are indeed rhythmically unique. Also very uniquely rhythmic bands are Meshuggah and Leprous, who just released a HELL of a song this morning. Highly recommend that one as an introduction to that band. It has all their elements. Superior band, Leprous.

[@dlens2606]

Doug: Feels like it's building, this is building Also Doug: talks over the climax jk love you Doug

[@listonheinz9103]

Amorphis “The Bee” for metal Monday. Would be fun.

[@Godlobber]

Like like like like like Amorphis the best band that is not nearly as well listened to as they should be

[@1TYSL]

I second that. Well third now I guess.

[@yibril17]

Majestic Beast, just to illustrate the purpose of double bass drumming and growling...

[@MostlyCloudy]

@@Godlobber good shit 4 sure

[@stefanopaladini8914]

Amorphis is a good band to do an old&new comparison video

[@lenarobinson]

I have just been inspired to start listening to Tool again. My brother plays drums and sings and used to do covers of them in the late 90’s but forgot how good they are. Thanks for the reminder. 7empest is fantastic. 👍

[@tilman9506]

I recommend agalloch. In the shadow of our pale companion, you were but a ghost in my arms, and not unlike the waves are all good to start with

[@duanegran]

My understanding is that some of the songs on this album were effectively finished 8 years before August 2019, so trying to find out a contemporary meaning in 7empest may be challenging.

[@Brousey]

End of the world

[@EiriUesugiKun]

25:41 - A little Yoda-moment there from Maynard "Your words to erase all the damage cannot". :)

[@duncanstan3419]

It's interesting that you chose these two songs. Many of the riffs in Tempest were originally written back in the early Tool days, but finally found their place in this song. I think a good comparison would have been Sweat and Invincible or Pneuma. Regardless, great reaction!

[@neilpatrickhairless]

7empest is obviously Adam's "baby" and I am not even mad. The guy cleverly adds a LOT of the texture to this band's music

[@99bajakid]

When I first heard this song the day the album released the main "clock riff' reminded me a lot of King Crimson's "Frame by Frame" - which isn't surprising as they're heavily inspired by King Crimson. That main riff in the beginning of 7empast changes time signatures - it is actually 6/8 to 5/8 repeating. I would write out all the time signature changes on this track, but that would take a ridiculous amount of time.. there are so many changes.

[@THETYMEKK12]

"Descending" from the same record next!

[@PeteOliva]

Great assessment on Part of Me. I've heard so many theories about who he's talking to being people but I have always seen it as a battle in his own mind. 🤘

[@chester-chickfunt900]

7empest___And it sounded exactly the same in concert...a sure sign of artistic mastery. This is what the Quantum Field and the Collective Unconscious sound like to the human mind.

[@oswing]

and Danny the drummer of course, what a beast !

[@lparksession]

If you like how the guitars play similar melodies but come apart and come back together based on different times you should check out 80’s King Crimson: Frame By Frame, Discipline, Neal and Jack and Me, Waiting Man

[@spiderbass65]

Danny Carey’s favorite drummer.

[@garry_thomas]

Especially frame by frame.. I feel almost all tool can be taken back to the riffs in that song.

[@diegoep23]

a couple of songs by tool i would like to see are "ticks & leeches" and "forty six & 2"

[@ShoegazeBen]

Thanks Doug. My grandfather was the chair of brass dept at a college and I desperately wanted to share lateralus with him but he said, music will mean less if you force analytics.. n refused to listen... thanks for giving me what I wished to happen that day.

[@MinussHuman]

Please make a breakdown of a Tool - Rosetta Stoned. This song is mindblowing.

[@Nemisis1509]

In my personal opinion, the difference these decades have made is, now when Maynard James Keenan et. al walk into a studio to lay down tracks, the producers are standing back and saying, "you do you, we'll be over here counting the stacks of money" instead of "you can't do that, the audience won't understand it!" XD

[@facespaz]

7mpest is one of my favorite Tool songs, both musically and metaphorically. I personally think its meaning can apply to any demagogue who shamelessly manipulates and divides constituents to a point where a destructive "storm" wreaks havoc on everyone. Seeing as how this was released in 2019, it's pretty clear who they're talking about, especially when considering the events that would lead to January 2021. Tool, like many of us, saw a storm brewing back then and this song served as one of the best prophetic warnings of the time. Amazing stuff, & great episode as always Doug!

[@BloodMythos]

Tool are talking about the NWO and the dark enlightenment. We live in an unsustainable Orwellian nightmare which will soon collapse. Has nothing to do with Jan 6 or any other liberal talking points, to think otherwise is mental gymnastics.

[@jakemorrison482]

after 5 years of being patient and they release this im in tears of FUCKING quality.. adam in that brings me to my knees.. its fucking crying beutiful

[@qmiller9]

You're awesome, Doug! I very much enjoy your musical mystic math mouthings.

[@tullfan2560]

Adam Jones guitar reminds me of Mick Box of Uriah Heep. Lots of memorable idiosyncratic notches in the playing in amongst a smooth, slippery overall tone.

[@martinom.6801]

React to Learning to Live by Dream theater

[@boltron7674]

Love to hear your take on King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard. They have 3 microtonal albums that are incredible and different.

[@feral_orc]

Yes, I would pick one song from each album. Ataraxia, Interior People and Supreme Ascendancy would be my picks, but there are so many great choices. I need to see some experts do King Gizzard

[@MrTelorix]

Anything from Polygandawanaland would be great

[@michaeledison7074]

Awesome tool reactions buds. Check out Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned from the 10,000 Days album. Also Wongs for Marie pts 1&2 !!!

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

"They're anchored to that D" made me laugh!

[@graymain]

Been a big tool fan for a long time , this is my favourite song of all time :)

[@beatmasterbossy]

"Part of me" If you think of the bands name, that's what Maynard is talking about. Yes, they pretty much play exclusively in D For a composer, this is probably a bit monotonous, but that's the flavor they like. Some bands hang around drop D, some like C#, C or B and stay there, because that's just convenience of the open low note. The anchor.

[@timtimesbackwoodsshenaniga215]

7empest might be Tool's best song so far!

[@ianscottt3642]

He’s talking to himself about himself in every song

[@tullfan2560]

A soliloquy?

[@ianscottt3642]

@@tullfan2560 Not exactly, more like inner dialogue. But it’s Art so there’s much more, like social commentary, and more, it depends on the song.

[@calebwarren5841]

Dan has some impeccable taste in music

[@christianwilliamson9752]

Love your reviews Doug. Loved yesterday too

[@darthvvaida3185]

Take it from an old Tool fan. "Part of Me" is simply about Maynard's junk. No need to over think it.

[@99bajakid]

All tool songs are about buttsecks

[@clubracergt1]

Yep. Maynard would laugh at this breakdown.

[@420graffin]

I was wondering if anyone had the heart to tell him.

[@musstakrakish]

So is the bonus track named Maynards Dick

[@sharpshizz]

+1

[@Johnny_Blaze]

Wings Part 1 and 2 - The lyrics are such a statement from Maynard around the passing of his mother. Incredible song.

[@matrixc2701]

If Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd had a baby. It would be tool

[@Kimsta]

Fantastic review!

[@stoppropaganda2573]

I keep forgetting to complement you on your choice of headphones, the best! You can't go wrong with TOOL!

[@GimmeJimmy23]

DJ Dan is a proper badass, with his music selection. All hail the sacred order of the Dans! ( I'm not just a member, I'm the founder.)

[@chriscoote2690]

Ha ha...Doug’s head explodes at 23:48...I had the same reaction first time I heard it...

[@hillbillyheadspace]

The EP is called Opiate... A clue who he's talking to...

[@michelnormandeau-voyer7491]

Why not something from the mighty VOIVOD I suggest 2 piece : tribal conviction(short) : Jack luminous(long)

[@themusicfan2179]

The cover Astronomy Domine is SO great

[@sethkaicer319]

I would love to hear astronomy Domine. That is the best cover version of that song I've ever heard my existence.

[@MaddSpazz2000]

More Tool! Pushit Salival will blow your mind

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

Adam shines on this one like crazy

[@johnwyatt5826]

Great analysis! I always learn a lot watching your videos. Would love to see you do Coheed & Cambria “The Gutter”. Keep up the great work!

[@citeav57]

Body and mind. That’s what I’ve always thought the battle was between.