What Makes This Song Great? "Schism" TOOL

[@allankuria9923]

I know the pieces fit cause I watched Rick explain them all

[@loud6037]

😂😂

[@st3althyone]

Revere Tha MC 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ripperplaysclon152]

I sung this over and it sounded amazing.

[@ryu-ken]

Lolololol

[@jsexychoc09]

😂😂😂

[@liamburns4847]

Rick Beato is actually 22 years old and looks damn good for someone who has worked out the theory behind Schism.

[@carlospool7155]

Fucking true!!!

[@coopergoss350]

Lmao

[@ambiorixbelgae9768]

😂

[@randyralls9658]

😂😂😂

[@kristalcampbell3650]

Right I was about ready to jump just trying to count this damn song out

[@newspaperlightbulb]

Danny Carey has said that when he writes drum parts for Tool, he doesn’t count out the music. He just establishes a “pulse” and goes to town. That just blows my mind.

[@Rex-ud7vc]

Carey is an Alien classically trained in alien beats sent down to confuse and mesmerize the inferior little humans. That, or he’s just a god. 🤷🏻

[@petecabrina]

That is where real talent and genius lies, laying stuff down from pure instinct and feel.

[@isabeau82]

I guess he just embodies music and rhythm. I don't think he sits down and consciently says "oh let me use this metric here, and then this different one and then..." he just feels it. But maybe I'm wrong.

[@Chair400]

isabeau82 exactly, I believe Hendrix was kind of the same way. He knew some scales but no music theory. Just a musician through and through

[@unamericano]

Danny Carey simply realized that all music is actually in 1/1 and he just works around that to make everyone else sound good.

[@Nick-Stewbreeze]

"cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion" Absolutely legendary writing and melody in the breakdown.

"Between supposed Lovers"

[@drebeck2542]

@ "Between supposed Brothers"

[@self.improved]

Loves love, either way.

[@Jacob-2796]

Counterpoint: it sounds like sixth form poetry 😬

[@aaronbuff5576]

@@drebeck2542 I hear a clear L being stressed. "Lovers" to my ears.

[@grangerousdesigns4678]

I can only imagine how beautiful music is through Rick's ears, having the knowledge that he possesses.

[@nonsense2369]

I’d argue that listening to music not knowing anything about what is going on is a much more beautiful experience. Once you dissect the frog the frog is dead.

[@jovetj]

You can dissect the frog and figure out and understand how it works and that beauty can add to the frog as a whole. Since we are all different, we can all garner and register "beauty" from music in different ways. Some want to experience it all, some want to feel the bass, and some want to understand the music theory behind it. Dissecting a frog does not have to kill it. It just requires more sophisticated technology than a scalpel. Comparing the life of a frog to a piece of art (music) which has no life is a bit silly, though. Again, if music (like magic) dies for you once you see the innards, then don't watch videos like this.

[@iamdopeasfcuk]

@@nonsense2369 if you're oblivious to the intricacies, then you never notice the nuances. it just "sounds good". knowing the reasons why it sounds good make for a much more enjoyable experience. if you ever develop a skill to the point where you're exceptionally good at it, you'll realize why having more knowledge about a subject makes that subject more enjoyable.

[@sharktroubles]

@@nonsense2369 Precisely.

[@Badz_B34chst4r]

@@jovetj definitely agreeing with you. In an episode of House MD the patient is a magician who is debating with House whether it is better to maintain the illusion or to reveal the how a magic trick is performed. FINN: People come to my show because they want a sense of wonder. They WANT to experience something that they can't explain. HOUSE: If the wonder's gone when the truth is known, there never was any wonder. [...] Knowing or dissecting how Schism is written and performed does not take one single bit away from the experience it creates. Consider only the people who really enjoy this song: I am sure some can play it, some can follow everything beat by beat, some can walk to the beat, some can only tap their fingers to it, and may be some people cannot do none of these things. We all still enjoy it in our own personal way and it still creates a strong experience that we do not find the likes of it anywhere else.

[@lsu1992]

I am blown away. Been playing metal guitar for 30 years, and it took less than 20 mins for me to realize I know NOTHING.

[@Danimal77]

@Nv Johansson Billy Sheehan (the amazing bassist) doesn't know how to read music either, along with MANY other very famous musicians.

[@mufinmakesmusic1210]

Yeah, I think the only reason there isn't more popular music like this, is it requires people to learn theory.

[@yukas1ngas]

@@mufinmakesmusic1210 There are a lot of folk songs in odd rhythms. Theories are not needed to play music, theories makes easier to reason about music.

[@spamsingles5948]

@@Danimal77 None of the Beatles read music either

[@freeman7079]

LSU 19 same

[@J155P]

This is why Tool takes a million years to release new material and I'm FINE WITH IT.

[@sgtflamingo6532]

Its cause of that lawsuit mainly. Once you play in odd time signatures, it becomes second nature.

[@russell_szabados]

Joe P me too! New Tool music is like fine wine. Seriously.

[@KrushKrills]

yeah but lateralus was their last great album, and not as good as Aenima. Now you wait 15 years for an extended jam session between a trio of musicians & some pompous dick who spends a week writing words

[@Moleskineman]

KrushKrills cool opinion nerd

[@MrGuitarmanjustin]

@@KrushKrills I disagree. I think 10,000 Days and Fear Inoculum, while not quite being at the same level as Aenima and Lateralus, are still two phenomenal albums.

[@seanmahoney2755]

The rhythm of the entire universe is kept by Danny Cary. True story.

[@lpluva1]

I agree, he sounds like the origin of life on our planet AND the death of our sun and destruction of our planet. Or The Big Bang, but at the same time the entropy and death of the universe.

[@CunningCondor]

This is like being in algebra class except with an awesome soundtrack.

[@Kaktuskastl]

lolololololooool!

[@downshammi]

I know this scared the shirt out of mr because im a ear guy .

[@pantheon777]

more like a Mandelbrot put through a 4D transform. The tesseracts man! The tesseracts!

[@artturnerjr]

Math rock for sure. 8)

[@Shoeofsweat]

I’m not bored, but I understand none of it much like math

[@wesguitarguy9536]

I don't even understand what the hell you are talking about, but I can't stop watching it.

[@richtigersoan]

IKR!

[@Johnaxandra]

Haha, me too!

[@thomascogdill2970]

I think ikeep watching on the remote chance it might click in my brain somehow 🤞

[@osocargm]

Hahahaha

[@cristianflores1844]

Same over here, frustrating but f***ing addictive!!

[@DaveTaste]

I still don't know how the pieces fit.

[@e.paradigm7415]

😂 clever! I see what u did there.

[@ryanjones9498]

Tool is probably watching this saying we had no idea we were doing all this

[@juanitadaleslusher9338]

Hahahahahahahaaa! Great response!

[@GloryLog1]

I know... I've done the math and everything

[@lailailailalai]

You should establish a communication with the song then the pieces will fit

[@RobertGenito]

A little hack when counting odd times is to say “sen” instead of “seven”. I’ve played every thing from subdivisions up to 19 beats per meter, and I promise that removing the word “Seven” and “eleven” from your vocabulary and replacing them with “sen” and “len” is completely worth it :D

[@Luke-ofStoke-Factor]

Are you goung to 7/11 grocery Store later?? No, im goin to "Sen Len". Ok, gotcha!!

[@florianstumpf4349]

@@Luke-ofStoke-Factor 😂😂😂

[@ladenbin]

What about 9/11

[@jm3280]

I'm a "sev" guy myself. Yeah. Money.

[@ayoungethan]

i knew i read the comments section for a reason. thank you!! perfect.

[@rva]

I love Rick. He's a gift

[@jokerclown7510]

You haven't done this song yet aren't you?

[@crossfitbilly]

Loved your reaction video to Tool Sober. You get it. It hits you in the feels....

[@dacooooo]

So are you! I love your videos as well.

[@keithhorton4990]

Your reply made me go check out your channel, now I'm a follower of your great work too!

[@JerGol]

Absolutely outstanding breakdown. Thanks Rick!

[@chutzpahboo]

Praise the Lord! Rick is the very first Tool songs "analyst" on the internet, who actually knows what he's talking about AND is fun to listen to.

[@SpicyTrifongo]

Rick is the man.

[@Drew-ft7wf]

i 2nd that!

[@Stillpoint23]

Not that music analysis wasn't already pretty cool, Rick brings an excitement, like a kid discovering red and blue make purple, to the unraveling of a piece of music. Plus his hair brings an Einsteinian feel to the whole presentation, like he put his finger in a 100 amp Marshall's input Jack ⚡

[@johnsummers9660]

I feel like Rick should do an entire series on Tool. Anyone else feel the same?

[@theduckchick]

yes!!

[@qislegit.donttrustthemedia6232]

I'd sub if he did

[@learnimplementshare3431]

I'm in!

[@abyde]

Absolutely!!!

[@danielmarks8402]

Agreed!

[@sunpower4u]

I don't know which is more incredible, Tools musicianship or Rick's ability to analyze and play it !

[@arranod]

Both

[@irishofling2300]

I thought the same!!

[@Scoots1994]

Most "music" people on youtube just stop when it comes to figuring out the time signature.

[@istbkln]

RICK.

[@ZOB4]

You're probably the only person I've ever heard say "We'll write it in 13/8 so it's easier to follow" ha ha ha

[@КостадинДаржанов]

You don't know much Bulgarians and Turkish people I guess? :)

[@12uullaass12]

@@КостадинДаржанов Huh why's that? (i'm turkish and don't get it that's why im asking haha)

[@КостадинДаржанов]

Well, odd rhythm patterns are quite common in our folk music both Bulgarian and Turkish.

[@milllosh]

@@КостадинДаржанов That would be 7/8, 13/11 etc, and it's not common just in Bulgaria and Turkey, it's also common for all Balkan countries. 13/8 not so often, even in Turkey and Bulgaria. [edit] 7/8 is most common of all

[@КостадинДаржанов]

Yes, you are right - 13/8 isn't quite common but any professional musician from Balkan country wouldn't be scared if he or she has to play it. I have a friend from Bulgarian sports university who was taught these types of patterns to dance them. It was just a normal part of his training.

[@benjobluemusic]

1:50, bass and guitar play in unison and then the guitar switches. The 'Schism' begins. Genius.

[@Terrible_Peril]

What I noticed when the album came out was how this piece is based on "parallels" in terms of music. Sometimes there's unison but much of the song is shifting around locked harmonies, that 4th feel. When it hit me how it plays into the theme of the song it was a great moment for me. Both just because it's cool but also because I'd figured it out on my own at the time with my limited theory skills.

[@monkeybusiness673]

@@Terrible_Peril This is the "Tool-Moment" and I have had a couple myself. Probably the single most important reason why this is my favourite band ever.

[@wedoalittletrolling9911]

What else can you expect from Tool?

[@HolyReality]

You just blew my fucking mind mate

[@behindthen0thing525]

Omg it's not that deep

[@FractalZero]

Please more Tool. This was such a pleasure to hear broken down.

[@milesbradbury4516]

I love and appreciate the Tool.... I'd like to hear some Puscifer broken down..

[@johnoliphant6209]

i have lots really good stuff

[@agraciotti]

The "cold silence" section is probably my favorite piece of music ever. It ripped me apart the first time I listened to it and it changed me forever

[@anonymousphantom720]

i'm fairly certain we experienced it in a similar way. If you have half of my sensitivity you likely were not overstating the significance. There is something special about that brief piece of music. It's magical and if I don't harden my heart as I listen it will leave me in tears. Just amazing.

[@donwitt]

@@anonymousphantom720 I experience this as well at this particular part

[@MegaByrds]

Love that people are experiencing music in this way. Don't know the segment you are referring to yet.

[@jordanbryant7642]

I was on some trippy stuff the first time i heard it. Took me for a ride!

[@shorerocks]

I am a musicologist (yeah, and I play rock guitar). I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the effort and precision of Ricks analysis of this series. Unbelievable high quality. And the joy he shows while doing it. So glad to have you, Rick.

[@Claypoool]

What’s great is that Rick has created something that no one on KZbin has done exactly!! By breaking down great songs as he does, he captures what listens and musicians alike can appreciate, the emotions and inner workings of fantastic songs and how “the pieces fit!”

[@matejselan3772]

Chris Claypool 12 tone chanel does it too, but a bit different (without original tracks)

[@RickBeato]

Matej Selan You guys realize that I have 430 videos on my channel right?

[@mistermusic140]

430 vids?! Holy crap I'm a new sub I got a lot of catching up to do!

[@Axel_Xirics_Music]

Commenter of the year for that smooth pun

[@donwanna3906]

Yeah...I think I'm going to be busy for a while....

[@martinrheaume5393]

Loved the Gregorian chant parallel

[@f67739]

i love chant

[@ParadoxalDream]

@@Corpus_Callosum Its relevancy here is that both Gregorian chants and schisms are associated with the Roman Catholic Church.

[@amargnwalkr]

What makes this song great: phenomenal musicians.

[@Alejoacuna]

Word

[@tylerleon8888]

Odd meters have A tendency to Atrophy any Sense of a downbeat

[@mikagami69]

Niiiiiiicely done. Fuck this is an underrated comment.

[@LiamDTurner]

HAHAHAHA, 5 months later I read this and spit out my beer...LOL 😂😂😂

[@Mike.Ivory.Music7]

I had to read it twice to hear it was the part from the melodic bridge section

[@xlaythe]

well done

[@TheSlandis]

Nice.

[@tithannisk7470]

Adam Jones about why he doesn’t rock out live during his songs : « I’m too busy counting »

[@joshsutton-smith1245]

Christian Pereira did he actually say that lol

[@tuguspuspayoga]

@@joshsutton-smith1245 Of course not. 😂

[@deadohiosky1701]

@@tuguspuspayoga Yes, he actually did say that in an interview

[@roxymargot7534]

He did say that

[@tuguspuspayoga]

@@deadohiosky1701 What?! Damn!

[@frederickthorne2496]

Amazing! - I am not sure what is more impressive, Tool's performance, or Rick's breakdown of Tool's performance.

[@jaybland2474]

Agreed 10,000%

[@bestboy897]

That's true

[@saidoterodiseno]

I see what you did there :)

[@absolutelysobeast]

Jay Bland ha

[@IceKoldKilla]

The isolated vocals during the breakdown are angel-like!

[@Mountainside101]

I like that profile pic

[@stephenhensley5631]

Gregorian .

[@Jaden48108]

That was my favorite part.

[@L.A.W.Studios]

@@stephenhensley5631 Exactly! ..& Rick demonstrates it @ 6:56, I'd throw in the tabernacle choir as well.

[@nichtsistkostenlos6565]

Maynard gets a lot of credit for Tool's success, but he's honestly still underrated.

[@johnblack3204]

I don't want Rick to go mad, but I really want him to break down 7empest.

[@outragequitter5027]

John Black that would be one long ass video lol. But that’s my favorite off the new album, so yes please

[@jonfoushi9544]

Bloody hell. Just the song itself is over 15 minutes long. I would probably be a 2hr video for Rick to break it down.

[@michellelalcorn]

Break down Pneuma!!!!

[@baileymoyer9777]

7empest (instrumental) is possibly the single greatest song I’ve ever hear. Invincibly and pneuma are also both amazing. I love that mjk take a slight step back and just let all the instruments go crazy

[@MrZZsharka]

Descending!

[@seminole17910]

The part at 13:40 where he isolates Maynard's vocals gives me the chills. That part is incredible!!

[@JAMBI..]

Does it turn you on?

[@JuPac420]

I’ve never seen ANYONE make sense of Tool like this before 😳

[@shawarmageddonit]

Am I the only one who could easily listen to the isolated vocal track in its entirety and still find this mesmerizing?

[@ruthlessadmin]

This band is proof that when your bass player doesn't suck, your guitarists don't need any extra strings, and your band sounds more rich and defined as a result, because the guitar isn't sharing frequencies with the bass (leading to mud), pluss now you have two unique instruments contributing to the band's overall sound (leading to so many dynamics). Anyway, I have to wonder if the band thinks in these time signatures and counting, or if they just feel it. That's how I do it anyway...I've never been limited by time sigantures. And amen about that melody "Cold silence haaaas..." Great video. Thank you!

[@Mike.Ivory.Music7]

Great comment, all 3 points agreed

[@docelvis01]

agreed!

[@stigmurder99]

I think Danny counts it and Justin and Adam are vibing it. If that makes sense... I don't know, to me the pieces, just fit.

[@grimdimly]

One of the best examples of what you're saying is what Pete Townsend has to say about John Entwistle's contribution to the Who's sound. There's a video on KZbin here of him talking about having to replace what he did with a veritable orchestra.

[@grandwazoodebris1015]

Motorhead always had bass and guitar frequencies muddying up everything, and it was holy holy holy sh*t. But this Tool stuff is great too, just different approach.

[@AustinWaring]

I wish my dad was still alive so we could appreciate this together. RIP.

[@lauraelles1988]

:c

[@bradcollier7288]

If you are passionate about music I'm sure he's enjoying it with you. But I understand what you mean.

[@SloeGin-ip1xk]

I’m the same. My Dad and myself would sit and listen to music I’d bring him and we would talk and break it down together. It was awesome. I miss that and also I didn’t get into Tool until after he passed.

[@adammorvant]

Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion. Best line in the song

[@AdamSmith-ux5if]

Adam Morvant well said. Genius of Maynard’s lyrics.

[@ryanduray1]

Adam Morvant I've used that line on girlfriends who were mad at me and using the silent treatment.

[@Man-vs-Metal]

Between supposed lovers?

[@thiagopagot9981]

I personally prefer Doomed to crumble unless we grow and strengthen our communication

[@Jack_DP]

@@thiagopagot9981 I personally love the bit with pushit, it’s 4:57 around there in that song

[@alexthomson7465]

Just shows Tool are some of the most talented and expressive musicians on the planet. Truly amazing band

[@RaduStochitoiu]

I wanted to like the comment, but you had 42 likes, so I'll leave it this way 😛

[@francoisaube7652]

It should be forty six and 2 ​@@RaduStochitoiu

[@shaggycan]

I would pay real money to hear Gregorian Chant versions of Tool songs.

[@kevinschmidt6343]

Search for "Tool songs slowed down". That's what you're looking for 👍

[@Egilhelmson]

What? War Pig in Medieval Latin and Gregorian Chant wasn’t good enough for you? As I remember, they did other Black Sabbath tunes, as well. Try Googling it.

[@fritzk3627]

Yes!

[@Jah4400]

Not Gregorian chant but if you haven't already, listen to the Vitamin String Quartet cover albums of Tool, schism is one of many they do.

[@lancehandy6648]

Then just listen to tool lol. Tool cover ensembles are as close as that might be

[@jayreyes828]

The Gregorian chant idea was SO COOL!

[@DanHenry]

I thought I was a musician until I watched this.

[@Sam-oq1zm]

Dan Henry r/gatekeeping

[@yadvendraCE]

I thought i understand music until I watched this.

[@JustinOliverMusic]

Mr too, Brother... me too 😢

[@slrflre]

@@Sam-oq1zm how in the world is this gatekeeping

[@garrydaniel5210]

Lol!

[@BlackhaloZ]

Damn. Rick is talented as hell to be able to deconstruct this so well.

[@SiljCBcnr]

When I learned playing the bass I took this to my teacher because I wanted to be able to play it but of course I couldn't figure it out for myself. He have had not been hearing any Tool up to that point and was going "Wow this is interesting" "Great engineering" "That's really something" etc. and tought me to play it just from listening to it and figuring it out, sounding a lot like Mr Beato in this here video. This was before you would go online and just search for bass tabs.. Great memory. Also this song just blew me away when I listened to it for the first time. Lateralus still one of my favorite things of all time; such a masterpiece in its entirety!

[@SpicyTrifongo]

I had an almost identical experience but I told me guitar teacher I wanted to learn the bass part. He also got to introduce pinch harmonics with the opening thing Adam does.

[@pitpride1220]

Thank you! I love that tool is basically a band that functions as a rhythm section. Love their work and focus.

[@SlapNSniff]

I'm gonna go play "Mary had a little lamb" on my bass now

[@geoffreyanderson4719]

Tool had a little lamb? Would be tight

[@slidey1000]

SRV does a cool version

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Remember, it's in 5/8 + 7/8.

[@carlosb6205]

LMAO! I'm here plucking my guitar like a jack ass lol

[@stupidthefish4981]

The most metal way to play a children’s song

[@timothyholmes4588]

it's weird how complex the timing is but over the years learning these songs just feels normal. tool expands your thinking on a level that makes it natural.

[@lordofthestrings86]

I'd just like to add that one of the things that makes this song so great is THE LYRICS. As anyone who's ever been in a relationship with communication problems (probably everybody) can attest, these lyrics really hit the nail on the head. "Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion between supposed lovers."

[@theunderbite]

"Great fill" = Danny Carey grows four more arms and snorts a red bull. Beato revealed stuff I've never heard in this awesome song.Thanks!

[@Hisdudeness9500]

I could be a bit tired, but this had me in tears.

[@jjlwis]

I fucking now... I never really understood this song... until I watched this video... now I know even less.. but appreciate it more! FUck MY lYfe!

[@EMan-tp4zp]

Same. you can always learn for sure. Sh*t i heard a harmony in a kiss song id never heard...like 30 yrs. surprise. I like this guy...he needs a vacation

[@tycho_m]

I came here after watching a drum cam video of a live version of Pneuma. What a BEAST

[@Danimal77]

By far my favourite Tool song, not only musically, but lyrically as well. And yes, I've been a fan of the band since 1992. This song moves me on such a profound level.

[@williamjosephdunn5879]

"Back in '92...? From the first e.p.?"

[@AlanHoey86]

William Dunn OGT.

[@oustetsuo]

and in between sips of coke did you tell him that you thought he was selling out, laying down, sucking up, to the man?

[@fortj3]

This and Sober are my favorites from Tool. The first time I heard Sober, I was blown away.

[@seccrecc67]

This song is one of the most addictive songs ive ever heard, it will pop into my head randomly and get stuck there for hours, and i don't mind that at all. It is hypnotic and yet it is also a countdown to an inevitable explosion, that you can feel coming. The intensity is massive, and I love it.

[@kevinspohn7392]

I love, love, love, LOVE the fact that there are people, like you, in the world that still care this much about music…let alone care this much about an extraordinary, exceptional, and epic band, like Tool. Thank you for this 😊

[@12321benno]

Man, I must've listened to this song a thousand times but you've made me appreciate it in a whole different light (especially with that bass during the interlude). You're awesome!

[@jasina556]

Yeah I've listened to and played on a guitar this song for a thousand times but never got that BEAUTIFUL bass part

[@abdaniel487]

Same! The bass line really does sneak under the radar. I loved hearing the chord dynamics when he jumped over to the keys, too; it puts the song into a whole new perspective and light for me.

[@JTR42]

That bass part gave me goosebumps .. I never heard it like that .. this whole song is so much better to me after watching this

[@notenlightened]

Rick, you are so awesome. This analysis is amazing. I've been a veteran Tool fan since I was thirteen, and I want to strongly recommend to you to have a good listen to the entire Lateralus album. You seem to know a lot about musical complexity, and that album is just a monolithic puzzle box. I STILL hear new sounds in it once in a while, and I've listened to it 10,000 times. If you ever want to do more Tool, please pick from that album! And thank you for doing this

[@RickBeato]

Hey Troy do you think I don’t know the record? Haha

[@notenlightened]

lol i should have known better

[@andrewlockett4569]

I think he would have listened to it by now!! Probably when it hit the record shops I imagine. Get real.

[@FernieCanto]

"A monolithic puzzle box", yes. The album as a whole is every single bit as complex as the 2 minutes of Frank Zappa's "The Black Page".

[@ajanaya8055]

I see what you did there.

[@jackfriday31]

Lord knows I've listened to enough Tool to tire of certain albums but listening to Rick dissect and Understand each part is like hearing these songs for the first time. Please do an entire Tool series! Anything like this that rekindles a musical romance is and incredible service to your fellow man! Thx brother

[@dankowalski6925]

I know. Rick is incredible

[@baileycrombie2267]

My girlfriend was in band from 5th-12th grade. I've been wanting to get into music so she's been helping me find rhythm in songs and other basics. I showed her Sober by TOOL because I was fuxking lost and it actually stumper her haha. I love this band so much

[@aaronbiederman1256]

Not a drummer but if you imagine playing the drums it feels like life. It feels like living. Like a heartbeat. There’s no other way way for me to explain it but the music ties directly into life itself.

[@gib59er56]

I understand you Aaron. I am a guitarist and one thing I have NEVER done in 40+ years is actually count time. Most musicians say "Dude you gotta count your time or everything will be chaotic. BULLSHIT! I have no problem staying in time with the drums, and never have. I am not Ed Van Halen or Frank Zappa. Meaning that I am not even in the same league with Ed`s rhythm playing (forget his tapping, it is just the way he played. It was never a gimmick or a flashy thing, it is because he was a percussive player. He was a drummer on a six string) and Zappa`s music was very complex, with many time sig.`s constantly shifting. I just tap my foot at all times, and I FEEL the changes without a thought. If your brain is counting all the time you lose the natural ebb and flows of a piece. Never think too much. Play and feel the music in your body and you will be much more loose and creative. And if you watch Ed live, look at his feet. One foot is ALWAYS tapping or sometimes stomping. And , yes I know most VH is 4/4 time, but he changes accents alot. Example: Unchained. The pre chorus (thought youd never miss me till I got a fat city address) is 5/4. Live, he makes a change for an easier 4/4 so Mike can sing and play without a problem cuz it is choppy at 5/4. So, yup, you got it dude....a heartbeat!!

[@Sunny_Ray911]

Nobody has ever explained music like you just did for me. Tool was my inspiration for my guitar style. Been playing about 13-14 years. I can't read much sheet music, but I understood everything you said. Literally nobody around me that I've jammed with has gotten it. Huge props as one musician to another.

[@craigphantomv2630]

Christ on a bike. This is like a forensic crime show but with music. Utterly compelling. In a film remake Rick would be played by Benadryl Cumberglatch.

[@Jpopolopolous]

I think Benadryl Cumberglatch might be my new favorite

[@samhancock3683]

I thought his name is Blueberry Bandersnatch

[@interpol31290]

Bendydick Grumblegash

[@MrMOGHammer]

Really have to fuck up one of the greatest actors name like that? Shame on you

[@interpol31290]

@@MrMOGHammer who? Bovril Googletrash?

[@Nakia_sydney]

This is an amazing series. I know nothing about the technical side of music, but I can't stop watching. What a great teacher.

[@thetranz13nt52]

My favorite thing about TOOL is that the meter changes are done so smoothly that you're brain doesn't even register that they're unusal. That takes an amazing amount of talent

[@C0maT0ast]

When a musician smiles all through his break down of another band's song, you know it's a gem.

[@Bladnoch15]

Dude, your breakdowns and how you explain this is just...freaking awesome.

[@devonmcnare7820]

You've taken a song that I've liked for years, and made it exponentially deeper to my ears. I was struggling to keep up but thank you!

[@scottshields3054]

Rick I really like how you break down the time signatures to how they feel to you. You also mention that there are other ways to do it, but that's just what works for you. I had a teacher in audio school always tell us the great thing about music and audio is that there are 4 ways to do everything; on the flip side, the bad thing about audio is that there are 4 ways to do everything. I like how you know the difference and can teach things like this in multiple ways that can appeal to almost everyone.

[@likethecheeze321]

Also after watching this allllll the way through, I am so happy to hear that Tool is a personal fave for you. Tool is one of the bands that has brought a lot of beautiful people into my life, including my hubby. He's a drummer, I am a string-player/vocalist and we have a DEEP love of this band in the modern prog genre. We are both avid watchers of your channel, and it's so refreshing to find someone who can appreciate the theory behind so much prog.

[@familiarsting4108]

You guys make any music together?

[@phillagettie]

So awesome to read guys - Music for life :)

[@TheJay1979]

The line "I know the pieces fit" is so perfect for the description of TOOL. I have never heard a band where all the pieces fit so perfectly together. Pink Floyd comes the closest, in my opinion.

[@GNXClone]

Jay Peterson And maybe Rush?

[@YeOldeMachine]

I've ALWAYS said that Tool is the contemporary version of Pink Floyd

[@_Culling_]

You are so missing the rest of there lyrics in this section. I am a MASSIVE Tool fan, but their lyrics float between dark and angry, disparaging and miserable about life and about how you can transcend this existence and how to deal with the messed up people that come into your life. This has nothing to do with pieces fit, but more about the struggle to put it back together after you watched them decay and basically be destroyed. I get what you are going at with the comment but it is so distorted from the true message. I know the pieces fit, 'cause I watched them fall away Mildewed and smoldering, fundamental differing Pure intention juxtaposed will set two lovers souls in motion Disintegrating as it goes, testing our communication The light that fueled our fire then has burned a hole between us so We cannot seem to reach an end, crippling our communication So that is the despair then hope I know the pieces fit, 'cause I watched them tumble down No fault, none to blame, it doesn't mean I don't desire To point the finger, blame the other, watch the temple topple over To bring the pieces back together, rediscover communication The poetry that comes from the squaring off between And the circling is worth it, finding beauty in the dissonance Then back into despair. I really think that people focus far 2 much on the incredibly talented musicians that make up the band and gloss over the lyrics without really understanding them.

[@darthdarthbinkss]

It's about a relationship actually. I even think they said this. I saw it perfectly explained in some other comment section, maybe a music video, but basically it's about a relationship that used to work or something but it's falling away, and you know it is but you don't know exactly what to do or how to fix it, or you don't know what to say. Something like that.

[@YeOldeMachine]

*Fun fact* Schism is formally defined as: a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief. It is normally used to describe a church or religious faction that splits into sects.

[@Marius-vw9hp]

The drums are absolutely insane.

[@darrenbroad2504]

I saw these live at the Manchester Apollo in Uk a good few years ago. Two things about Danny Carey. 1 - I felt EVERY drum beat in my nose. It was an incredible experience. 2 - He looked so relaxed whilst playing, you really thought he could have brewed a pot of tea without missing a beat. Just astounding to watch.

[@richardjacquez1361]

Rick is the best at breaking down songs and also being a fan. Amazing talent.

[@andrewlockett4569]

Despite the detractors, and there's plenty of em, this analysis shows why Tool is a master band. The amount of work and arrangement to create songs like this is just mind boggling to me. Superb deconstruction by Rick, and one of Tool's most brilliant tracks.

[@drphalanges1520]

Tool is my favorite band ever and always will be. Honestly, I know their songs so well that trying to actually count them out just confuses me. But everything is so well written and put together that it's never confusing no matter what time signature they're playing in. They're just such a cut above everyone else, and totally unique.

[@matthewd6306]

They have the Amazing ability to write complex songs that sound so natural. Nothing feels forced unlike other Prog bands, looking at you Dream Theater.

[@Fahmbo]

@@matthewd6306 Thank you for pointing that out. That's why i don't like most prog rock - sounds "forced"

[@k-ondoomer]

@@matthewd6306 most new dt sucks but awake has some amazing deep cuts man. Very underated album that gets ignored because lol dt. Honestly up until that album they did good

[@k-ondoomer]

Check out scarred

[@ironmyno]

They'll still be talking about Tool forty years from now justas we're still talking about Led Zeppelin now.

[@danielmarks8402]

I cant tell you how happy it makes me to see all you appreciating this so much. In my little world...its hard to find people who appreciate it like you all and i do. To see it broken down like this is something new and very cool ! Despite the fact tool has been one of my absolute favorites since i was in elementary school. Undertow came out when i was in 3rd grade! Ill never forget.hearing "sober" on the radio on the way to school. Ive never turned back. Tool's been at my side through everything.Such wonderful and honest to goodness talented musicians. I cant get over how cool this video is

[@carguysr8163]

12:48 one of the most beautiful bass melodies in music.

[@twally87]

accompanying one of the realest set of lyrics to a common theme in our lives: "Cold silence has a tendency to / atrophy any sense of compassion / between supposed lovers". Just chills every time

[@qlqnen]

18 years of listening to this album and I never really picked up on the bass breakdown at 12:57. That's amazing on its own.

[@samlauricella3872]

maybe my favorite to play tbh

[@maltymission]

After seeing Tool live last Friday, I feel another ‘what makes this song great’ about tool is due. How ‘bout ‘pneuma’? If you’re reading this @Rick Beato 🤞🤞🤞

[@sima2164]

Pneuma may just be the most brilliant composition of music ever created. I saw them last February in Boston and Pushit leading into Pneuma was the greatest 25 minutes of my life.

[@MaruneThaBabune]

@@sima2164 I saw them in London and watching them play Pneuma was mind blowing. Then out of nowhere they did the tour debut of the Tempest and the rest of my mind melted

[@sima2164]

@@MaruneThaBabune Yes I can't wait until they start playing Tempest regularly on their next American tour. I have yet to see it live and seeing a Tool song live for the first time gives you a whole new perspective on the brilliance of the song.

[@karl0s67]

​@@sima2164I saw them play it in Auckland New Zealand Feb 28th 2020 just as Covid hit us (in fact the first recorded case in NZ was at the show!) and they played Pneuma obviously not long after Fear Inoculum had been released. STUNNING!

[@garrettk7166]

⁠@@sima2164they played Pneuma in Winnipeg. Absolutely amazing! Unfortunately, no 7empest.

[@Umbinator]

Everyone always talks about the time changes...everyone always says the song is complex, etc, etc... Well sure, but Rick just explained it to my dumb ass...and I totally understand it. I'm not even a great musician, I'm just a beginner. I know I can't play it, but....you've unlocked the magic behind this magical song. Thanks so much! I found this very interesting. So many of your videos break things down in such a genius way. Keep it up, you're doing a great service to the industry as a whole.

[@chzzyg2698]

They spend so much time in the studio working on the little details of every little thing. That's what makes their music so timeless. Every time I listen to Tool and A Perfect Circle I hear something different that gives me chills. Not many bands do this much work anymore and it's sad. And then add on top of that, Maynard is a brilliant poet and vocalist.

[@danutd94]

Hearing Maynard’s isolated vocal track in the “cold silence” section. Indescribable. That can’t be the work of a human, it’s just from somewhere else. Angel dust.

[@JerryDodge]

Tool: "Nobody's ever gonna be able to figure out the timing..." Rick Beato: "Hold my beer."

[@StefanMedici]

Best comment. Love how he totally digs what they're doing too. Tool he has to stop most to explain what what is happening. Hope he does some early King Crimson soon. Tool are self professed KC fans and even toured with them. Think early 2000s in US.

[@northof4912]

Awesome comment!

[@Scp716creativecommons]

@@StefanMedici I didn't know they toured together 😱 that's a nice moment to have in time

[@StefanMedici]

@@Scp716creativecommons Yeah, it must have been amazing for those who got to go to those shows.

[@aussiegaming9097]

TOOL says the "official" time signature is 6.5/4

[@brentcrude8565]

Imagine having a year-long internship at Rick's studio to learn music theory in full. I'll be happy to do that in exchange of simple lodgings and food, and I'll do all the grunt work: moving studio equipment, amps, tuning instruments, cleaning up.... Anything for an education like the one Rick can provide. TEACH ME, MASTER BEATO!! 🧙

[@no_iris9868]

💯

[@DebbieBarrette]

Just do what he did and graduate with a Master’s degree in jazz studies at New England Conservatory. Yes, it will take you longer than a year to be like The Beato!

[@swettm4223]

@@DebbieBarrette This. If you can learn Jazz theory, nearly everything else is pedestrian

[@stoneysdead689]

You're in luck- 100 bucks gets you every course he teaches- you just have to wait for the sales. He runs one every once and while- his ear training course is amazing- from what I hear- get it? Yeah- his teaching is better than my jokes- and he just updated and expanded all the material recently. The ppl who had already bought into the course previously got the updated material too- apparently once you're in, there's no getting back out- it's like the mafia, but with guitars.

[@bch9124]

I've always loved Tool, I've seen Tool in concert, but not until today did I appreciate Tool in the ways you just enlightened me through.

[@yobench]

I didn't understand a single thing in this video ... which explains why it takes 10 friggin' years for tool to make an album

[@karlbuttplugbuttplug6809]

13 years !!! CONGRATULATIONS 💋

[@crisguerrero99]

Hahahahaha this made my day xD

[@nahtesalinas1917]

The wait is OVER. 🎵🎵🎵

[@mikealexander2005]

Worth every second

[@jodybarnes9466]

A buttplug so nice he had to say it twice.

[@chiyanrealestate]

Friend 1: What tempo are we playing? Friend 2: Tool

[@MrBoker69]

LOL. Love it!!

[@sarahsmile2883]

Oh ok🤯

[@tavicotavio]

Also know as every one at the same time but also none

[@jpgduff]

'What tempo we playing?' 'Yes'

[@larvaedadindex]

@Jason Johnson why do so many people get this sort of thing twisted?

[@mattarseneault]

Judging by the dislikes 194 people quit playing music after this video.

[@derikmckenzie1910]

Lmao

[@jokornerq]

194 kids grabbed their parents phones and just hit buttons, or all those kids dont know what real music is like

[@johnsuttoniiijs]

Righteous

[@jaybennett9026]

They gave up trying to play music and said screw it! I'll just make rap songs, because no talent required to do that stuff.

[@Scarygamer-it9it]

jokorner4891 q I’m 14 and I know tool isn’t just music.. it’s art

[@YorkshireDave]

Lateralus is a 10/10 album and Schism is a 10/10 song. Changed my life Thanks for such a cool vid!

[@kennygibson8538]

Everything Tool is amazing .

[@peetena1481]

One of the most underrated drummers of all time IMHO. Without him it simply wouldn't work. The sheer syncopated genius of the whole is what makes TOOL TOOL, period. No need to say any more because that really is the entire story from the 3 piece instrument section. Not to minimize Maynard's frenetic vocals and his brilliant lyrics in this collage of sonic bliss (that is the whole) but let's be real here without the dynamic dual edged sword anchor that is TOOL's rhythm section none of it makes for compelling playing on it's own from a technical standpoint (percussion excepted). With TOOL less is more. It is one of few bands where the drummer leads the whole much like Kieth Moon's brilliance drove the WHO's iconic sound in perfect harmony with another bass virtuoso, John Entwistle. These acts are far and few between and when one comes along it is almost always very special. TOOL has another unique distinction IMO not a single one of their records has ever been a dud and often the entire records are perfectly crafted with incredible flow from beginning to end, first rate production and mixing. I love them.

[@edsmeds7233]

Agreed. DC really roots TOOL in trance-driven tribalism, without which the guitars might be a bit too heady and disorganized to swallow.

[@TheCrazyhumans]

To be honest I thought that Maynard may not be a great singer. I watched a video of a vocal teacher reacting to a live rendition of sober and he mentioned how Maynard is amazing. But, as an amateur drummer I can say that what Daney Carrey does is just out of the world.

[@triffle69]

Peete N/A I don’t know from where you get that info or you should read more often but Danny is far from being underrated ,personally he has reshaped the face of metal drumming like Copeland did ...( rock)

[@sennendillane4705]

Danny is one of, if not the best, metal drummer, and that is almost universally recognized, so i wouldn't say he is underrated

[@Danimal77]

@@sennendillane4705 Saw Mastodon live last year and their drummer (Brann Dailor) honestly rivals Danny. He is on another level. Literally an octopus behind the kit. I've been a drummer since 12 years old (I'm 41 now) and not taking anything away from Danny, but Brann is on another level.

[@kineahora8736]

I love 17th century, jazz and classic rock, I am familiar with and have sung Gregorian. Discovering Tool now for the first time....WHOAAA why didn’t I know this band before?

[@PerformanceArt19]

I have to say that "tool" is one of the most original bands in the last 20 years and maynard is a genius and all his bands are great.

[@wesleyball1205]

You should try his wine.

[@ΙωάνναΜουστάκα-χ4π]

Genious i agree

[@BeatsAndMeats]

If Rick Beato was your uncle, you would have the coolest uncle EVER!!!

[@MelvynHaas]

Some Meshuggah would be really cool, since it has all these polyrhythms and such.

[@tomj2683]

Awesome!! Primus would be a good one to do next.

[@waveoflight]

we all know that "Primus sucks"

[@dvldog_]

This makes me appreciate Tool's music even more...... incredible... and Rick's explanation is just phenomenal!

[@willelrics9027]

Brand New TOOL - "Fear Inoculum" led me back here. Love this one! NEW TOOL !!!

[@adamkoyn792]

This is genius. You only remind me why Tool is my favorite band; they're an inspiration... Thanks man!

[@qwertyasdf66]

Rick trying to nod his head along to a super intense drum fill is one of my favourite things to watch.

[@Drewg351]

This guy's a genius. Unbelievable amount of talent. Thanks for sharing it with us Rick.

[@RCAvhstape]

I regret that I have but one like to give for this video, Rick, been waiting a long time for this one, and you did not disappoint! Tool is one of my favorite bands of all time. Subscribing to your channel was certainly a good idea. I won't be this happy again until you get to a Rush song!

[@SansBinky]

Helium Road Finding My Way!

[@dougdavidson3260]

Tool and Rush. That sounds like a great pairing to have continually playing on a long road trip. I think us old Rush fans woulda been Tool geeks if growing up a generation or two later. I am older but love Tool. Incredible players and lotsa time changes. Isn't that what makes a song great?

[@NAUSEA1]

this video is one of the highest points of internet ever. Thanks Rick!.

[@rogerpbsmusic]

Remember this in 2001 when I was a kid. Absolutely loved Tool then! Was obsessed with Schism. Still a great band 🤟

[@Quantum_Zebra]

Holy hell the soloing of the bass around 13:00 ... incredible. Gave me a new appreciation for an amazing song.

[@MisterRorschach90]

When I was a kid I had a monster old amp and speaker setup in my garage. I would put songs on the stereo and play along with them. My friend showed me this song and it was so crazy I thought it was guitar. I showed my dad and asked him to show me how to play it and he stood in the doorway of the garage listening to the whole intro riff with a confused look. He asked me to rewind over and over again. Didn’t moved only gestured to rewind. Then he tried to play it once and gave up and went back inside.