A First Reaction To Parabola and Parabol by Tool

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[@karleeshayne]

We have forgotten why we are here, but we chose to be here, in this body, in this delusion/illusion (distortion). We have come for this experience, but it is not the all or end of us, we are immortal, the pain is an illusion. So embrace/accept this experience (easier said then done) but its what we are here for, for whatever reason. Im not entirely sure what that reason is, i too forgot when entering this body.

[@helenespaulding7562]

Maynard vocal delivery, when he goes to that hypnotic place, reminds of Jim Morrison and David Gilmore. Not in the sound of the voice, but in their cadence and ability to mesmerize. One of the best vocalists of his generation

[@shawnk7832]

The best vocalist and band of my generation 💯

[@ysinvangulik1004]

Adam talks with his guitar. He is continuing the conversation Maynard started.

[@yannhollister9091]

This Tool song saved my life.

[@johncarpenter3751]

At this point in your tool journey it would make sense to cover their entire catalog track by track in order. There is a story to be told and is the intended way to experience this art

[@shiznitshnitzel4]

Couldn't agree more. It's a disservice to not go in order from the start of their career.

[@scottspears9347]

Facts!!!

[@markgeisler7709]

I agree completely. My favorite album is Undertow, but mostly because of how immensely unique and groundbreaking it was at the time (and Paul D’Amour’s bass). Every album, every song progresses their brilliance.

[@jonathancapps1103]

Hmm. I would agree that Tool songs are best enjoyed within the context of the album. And I would agree that there is a definite trajectory to their growth and evolution as a band that is readily apparent when listening to the albums in order. But I would need to see evidence before supporting the idea that the albums are _intended_ to be listened to in release order. Or even that there is an intended album order at all.

[@johncarpenter3751]

@@jonathancapps1103 😂 I have proof… Each album came out at different time periods. Most of us had no choice but to listen to each album in chronological order. Do t you think it makes sense to start from the beginning, Especially since a band like this through so much with every album. It could be a little jarring if you go from the song like Lateralus and then your next song is hush from Opiate their EP. It just sounds like two different bands stylistically

[@delugesofgrandeur]

Bruh, I've seen so many Tool reactions, but you're the first one to give the outro the deference that it deserved! Awesome review sir.

[@dr.theopolis9877]

Superb breakdown. To answer your question "who else make music like this"? Nobody. Nobody else does what Tool does, they're incredible.

[@bash7343]

Pink Floyd ig but they aren’t heavy.

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

Tool never disappoints, their music is ethereal. From Parabol's soft quietness to Parabola's crashing sounds, that brings the two songs together.

[@Mountainside101]

Hwy man. Don’t kill me was it Ethereal ?

[@helenespaulding7562]

A psychedelic experience…that’s why so many see Tool as the “new” Floyd. The sound of the didgeridoo in Parabol adds to the shamanistic vibe

[@kylekarcher]

I'm not sure if that is a didgeridoo. I play the didgeridoo and it sounds similar but different.

[@helenespaulding7562]

@@kylekarcher you would know, although I understand there are now many different versions of the instrument ….including one like a trombone with a slide! If not didgeridoo, what then? Any idea?

[@kylekarcher]

@@helenespaulding7562 Could be a voice box or throat singing. So many possibilities with all the effects we can use with instruments.

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

No one else makes music like this. You're just getting started. Greatest band ever! More TOOL! Lateralus or Right in Two next.

[@matthewkolp993]

Yes, Right In Two please.

[@ted1976hailspiralout]

I see get goosebumps from these tracks after a 1,000 of listens. So powerful, musically, lyrically, & philosophically! 🤘🏻🌀

[@johnseward2934]

Adam and David Gilmore are cut from the same cloth when it comes to what they do with their instrument and why. Masters of emotion, ambiance, and texture.

[@flipjupiter1]

Been listening to Tool since about 1996. Parabol is my fav Tool song. One of many reasons is the Eddie Van Halen style guitar solo. I also love the lyrics and Maynards vocal style. The chorus is incredible. The rhythmic drum build is fantastic. Different, but reminds me of Pearl Jam's "WMA" which I highly recommend.

[@itzsyfan]

The transition between the two songs and the guitar outro of Parabola still give me chills... great reaction, cool to see you appreciate the atmospheric aspects and the lyrics! I've also gotta continue recommending reacting to Blur one day :) If you like the experimental, more atmospheric stuff, the album 13 is brilliant!

[@victoraguilar4085]

i recommend listening to vicarious or right in two since they both have really unique concepts about human life, and the most underrated band member from tool is justin the bassist since he has a lot of amazing heavy picking riffs.

[@vounxd]

My first listen to these two was unreal. I was with my brother (friend) outside at around 1 AM and i was high as i could imagine. My friend says to me "Yo you remember that band i showed you, TOOL? well listen to these two." And i did. I laid flat on my back on a deck looking up at the stars as these two played. Parabol completely fucked my brain over. Made me feel like i was genuinely traveling through space. There are still metaphors from it that will stay in my head forever. When it seamlessly connected to Parabola i was so damn happy haha. that was about 2-3 years ago. I will never forget that night.

[@scottharper6593]

They’re aren’t enough people that gEt Tool, I’m pleased you’re in Great reaction

[@kevindonn10]

Well done Sir!

[@jaydawg-we6yc]

Tool is one of a kind! Been around for many years, they are amazing! Still jamming! Love it!

[@alphajava761]

You're good at breaking the songs down. You actually react to the songs. Most reactors don't breakdown what they just heard.

[@Dopeykilla]

"right in two" is one of my favorite songs ever the writing, the tribal sound, the message. An unbelievable experience

[@ShineOnBenevolentSun]

I saw them live on the Lateralus mini-tour, in the Paramount theater in Seattle. It *~was~* a trip, completely sober.

[@sarajade5111]

No one else makes music like this.

[@martyroy3165]

Really enjoyed your ride!

[@divid3d]

listening to parabol/parabola is such a therapeutic experience 💙

[@SyedRewinds]

Couldn't agree more!

[@mstorrboy]

These guys paint with sound. I find that's the best way to describe it. A lot of what Adam does, if you were to listen to it on it's own, makes no sense as a song. But it is one of the defining textures of what they do.

[@854medic]

Tell me “All this pain is an illusion” isn’t a reference to the Hindu concept of the Maya… So many references to Hinduism in this song- “Choosing to be here, right now…” Great song. Great reaction- thanks for sharing it.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

This is why you should react to entire albums. Interludes, Backward Messages, Hidden Tracks, Segues, Album Artwork. TOOL is a dying breed who STILL create CONCEPT ALBUMS. And yes all of those things are in their LP's. ✌️🤞

[@RayMurberg]

Brilliant reaction, do the whole catalogue please 🙏👏👏

[@heyskipj]

Another thing about Tool is they're very specific in their album track order. This track duo comes right after "Schism," where after almost splitting up, the band is struggling to find that harmony they once had. You're on a spectacular journey, here for it all.

[@kentmains7763]

Adam isn't trying to wow you with his virtuosity, he's creating a soundscape. No other band like them.

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

Adam surely forms the texture, which he carefully builds and erodes in a tectonic movement from which all mountains and earthquakes are born - from his rib.

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

Adam's guitar tones are haunting

[@trashedbodomguy]

Pink Floyd.skynyrd.stones are all just as tight

[@headbangerdnb]

Neurosis, Isis, Godflesh, Jesu... there, I just named you a few that create soundscapes. Even better than tool.

[@stevepower9801]

@@headbangerdnb Love all of those bands and have done for many years. Love Tool equally. They are all superb!

[@robertjones4361]

Subscribed!!! Great reaction...and to answer your question....No one......No one makes music like TooL.....TooL army forever!

[@droneready8278]

Absolute truth my friend I've been listening to tools since the beginning and listening to them daily is absolutely a life-changing experience had to give your channel a sub 👍

[@nonopk]

Nice job. Adam’s ability to create soundscapes reminds me of the classical masters.

[@bobvalentino3710]

Most reaction videos are lack luster but this was probably the best I’ve seen so far. Can’t go wrong with Tool no matter the song. I’d like to see you watch the video for Aphex Twin Window Lickers if you haven’t seen it before.

[@AnthonyLaMastra]

I’m sure people have recommended to you that you listen to the Vic Firth video of Tool’s Pneuma on the “Danny Carey cam.” The whole video is focused on Danny’s playing and what he’s doing throughout the song. Even if you don’t want to post a video reacting to it, watch it for yourself!

[@alethiacraven4305]

OMG YESSS!!! I can't tell you how many times I've watched that vid...just NEVER gets old. Lol

[@momishka7]

You can hear progression over the years, but you have to start w/ Opiate and work your way forward, it's beautiful and enlightening, and recently we got Fear Innoculum which was a long awaited magnus opus, I cried the first time, it had been 13 years! lol ciao Syed!

[@carbon1479]

15:17 - Normally when I ask 'Who makes music like this?' I'm listening to either Photek, Source Direct, Goldie, ASC, or sometimes Plastikman, but yeah - I could see Tool fitting there as well.

[@hanara7848]

haha loved the final reaction "Who else makes music like this?" I remember having this thought 15 yrs ago when i heard them. Check out Lateralus or Schism next. Bold claim but possibly some of the best songs ever made. IMO :)

[@baskoning9896]

The official video adds a lot to the art, and also explains in some way what you already discovered about the song.

[@ReflectionTool637]

Sometimes I hear shades of Yes and Rush in their music, but mostly the genre of Tool is "Tool". Been my favorite band for decades. I feel lucky these gents got together and have kept at it. ONE MORE ALBUM please !!!

[@menotyou8369]

You should also be getting shades of King Crimson, Fripp is one of Adam's main inspirations.

[@ReflectionTool637]

@@menotyou8369 I have tried listening to King Crimson a few times - for that reason. It is ok, but just not for me. So, I don't have a good enough feel for their sound to notice. Maybe on some future day it will chime with me ....

[@SantamanitaClauscaria]

This is really my favorite Tool album. The perfect Tool album, really. I look forward to your reactions to 'Schism' and 'Lateralus'

[@duke_rabbit]

This is one of the best interpretations I've ever heard

[@aaronkessler7773]

So cool you "get it". 👍

[@homeforbreakfast]

I really look forward to the two live videos out there of Tool, Sober and Pneuma. I think you’ll enjoy them immensely when you get to them. Fantastic reactions in the meantime

[@GrungeForward]

Tool is my favorite music to go with "vitamin A" or magic mushrooms. you nailed it

[@brandonx7215]

CHECKOUT MAYNARD'S OTHER BANDS "A PERFECT CIRCLE" and "PUSCIFER"....different but equally amazing. 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@scottspears9347]

Their music is like the perfect drug. You hear it, crave it and can't live without it

[@brettsams6784]

First person I’ve ever heard say Daniel Carey lol. Keep rockin bro. Very cool 🤘🏻

[@nauseantrock532]

Four musical musicians 🔨❤️

[@stairwayscare5205]

The way i took the lyrics is like talking about an eternal moment like being present in your body in the moment. The parabola shape is like a breath in and out.

[@shawnk7832]

You are maybe the most intelligent reactor I have found. Thank you

[@sevenduster27]

Oh man I can’t wait for you to react to PNEUMA🔥👽👽👽👽🔥

[@jhamler1]

You deserve more views. It's that simple.

[@curtischambers8960]

To answer the question who else writes music like tool. No one else to my knowledge. It's "philosophy" metal. What makes Tool so unique is that despite it's super deep and complex meanings at times they are such phenomenal musicians that the average Joe can drink a beer while playing beer pong and never have a clue what Maynard is talking about but love it anyways. The Laterals Album is the most meditative sounding album. 10,000 days also good. What is so amazing about tool is how each album changes in sound and changes in perspective of lyrics. It's almost like tools discography is a lyrical diary of Maynard James Keenan. Even though his mom is main staple in many of his songs each album progresses and reflects his growth through life. Undertow: most raw and brutal - full of self loathing and anger, AEnema: wanting to grow and become something different still very aggressive and trashing self-centered society in the song of AEnema. Lateralus: finding piece within and accepting life and it's lesson it teaches you - if you are open to listening. This a very relatable experience as a self-reflective individual.

[@johnbelton5809]

Don't walk away from this. It will change your life!

[@momishka7]

In the 90's there was a book called Conversation w/ God by Neale Donald Walsch. Where he proposed that God spoke through him like other profits. Boils down to we all made a decision to have a physical experience and that is what life on earth is, but it was made clear that there is no hell, but we are all one cosmically atoms, molecules, energy and shit lol I read about that much and put the book down, and thought Im my own goddess so, as long as Im a good person I have no need of other deities. Im atheist it's my way of taking full responsibility for every decision I make. Let the TOOl rabbit hole continue human love to you!

[@carbon1479]

10:02 - They seem to have started with King Crimson as an influence but blew it into 4D. Animals As Leaders is the closest modern analog to Tool that I can think of.

[@menotyou8369]

Ya got it a little wrong. Adam, Justin and Danny just write music, and give it to Maynard. Maynard then listens to the music, gets a vibe from it, then writes and records the vocals. Any theme comes pretty much just from Maynard.

[@bevrosity]

this is the greatest song of all time imo

[@ronniecorbett6306]

Have you heard "The Pot"? Another great Tool song. Peace

[@dadouttolunch6486]

Peace friend! ✌️🤘🇨🇦

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Now watch a live recording of it, which will have the official video on a massive screen behind the band

[@NickCart87]

My Man U gotta react to the music video which is of both songs, it is crazy

[@DonTryThis]

"who else makes music like this?". Yeah, I think he's a proper Tool fan now.

[@thisistheyear99]

Great reaction vid. You're quite intelligent, perfect for Tool. Spiral out 🌀 👁✌🏼

[@helenespaulding7562]

Syed…do you see a connection between Adams guitar and that of Gilmore? Not in style, but in the shared goal of creating an electronic soundscape? Yes, aspects of other bands, but also unique. Floyd is only comparison that comes close, IMO

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

The interplay between guitar, bass, drums and vocals does in fact remind me of many of the works Pink Floyd. Also the theme style of storytelling is quite similar.

[@Wizzard033]

TooLs music is magical. Not sure if you have heard "Right in Two" yet but it's also awesome

[@ruidos38]

Very good work. For me the influence of David Bottrill is fundamental for the sound of Tool about the Adam Jones is very similar to Steve Hackett, check the song any sound of Genesis album Selling Ingland by the pound . My respect for you my friend .. Getting from Chile South America

[@alexanderwernette9998]

Maynard gives me monk like vibes in the intro

[@StrongStyleFiction]

You tend to like atmospheric stuff so I would recommend the track Drapery Falls by Opeth. Also you may want to check out some doom metal like Candlemass and My Dying Bride. Those bands don't get a lot of reactions on you tube since they are a little more niche.

[@nilsbossiusklintenberg3623]

Yeees! I would love to see someone go deep with My Dying Bride.

[@helenespaulding7562]

NEver heard of the last two. I’ll have to check them out..I like the atmospheric sounds as well

[@nilsbossiusklintenberg3623]

@@helenespaulding7562 the song ”Fall with me” by My Dying Bride is a favourite of mine. ✨ The singer mostly does clean singing these days but he also does some really special harsh vocals - The song ”The price of beauty” is a very good example of this and is also an amazing song. 🤗

[@StrongStyleFiction]

She is the Dark is probably my favorite song by them.

[@kurtev]

bro is officially a Tool fan now

[@cobblepott4169]

Nice work! Here's your friendly reminder to do a reaction for Lost Keys + Rosetta Stoned. :)

[@momishka7]

I think I love Syedbhai

[@efjefe]

Tool is the soundtrack to my spiritual realms. Its the music of the Jordan Peterson spirituality

[@brandonx7215]

TOOL: "RIGHT IN TWO", "SCHISM", "LATERALUS"...enjoy!🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@ronniecorbett6306]

Tool is great, any song they do is a journey.

[@kurtev]

the worst part about tool is they make any other music sound like shit

[@kennethalbert4653]

15:06 I don't know but if anyone does please let me know ! I don't want to wear out Tool but I can't help but listen to them %90

[@evolveVIII]

Not only adam. Dana kills it. Justin kills it. Too good

[@johncarpenter3751]

God I hope we don’t come back after we die

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Interesting, you used the word 'psychedelic'. They have a live song called Merkaba - a version of which is on their Salival boxed set - where a prerecorded excerpt loops "...aving some kind of psychedelic experience/aving some kind of psychedelic experience..."

[@efjefe]

Tool is like having Jordan peterson giving you Mushrooms. Its godly

[@scottharper6593]

Ok man when you listen to The Grudge are you gonna give it a sneak peek first? You’ll understand what I mean when you hear it, it’s not the scream, which is legendary it’s the guitar Nice reaction man

[@rayyman6934]

Now check out the official videos for these songs.

[@tasos0140]

Pink Floyd, King Crimpson, Genesis, God speed you! Black emperor are some of bands that made spiritual esoteric music like this. Tool are great, but it's not something that we have never heard before.

[@davidballentine6585]

You should do Tool's version of Led Zeppelin's No Quater.

[@kylehagerty4919]

You should do a reaction video to Sokoninaru's song, Tenohira de odoru.

[@aoischmidt]

"who else makes music like this?" We all know the answer, right? No one!

[@tswell75]

“Who else makes music like this!?” No one

[@crow7505]

Karnivool is a band you should check out if your into tool

[@martinellul1604]

Watch the music video, the end is epic

[@TW3701]

Who else makes music like this?

[@burleighboy42twenty]

I almost hit the unsubscribe button when you paused just before the face melting moment of Parabala kicking in..but you redeemed yourself with another great reaction to one of my favourite bands and songs..who else makes music like tool..errr…no one..

[@divid3d]

i was so ready to be mad about that too but he did redeem himself 🤣

[@jonathancapps1103]

You might dig King Crimson. I'd be really interested to see a reaction to The Construkction of Light: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWilhGxrotOjjJY Is King Crimson music similar to Tool music? Eh, yes and no. Neither band are concerned with track length, or radio friendliness.

[@bobbyboogie2603]

is there a Paraboli or Parabole?

[@americanhwyflower]

Oh now you went and did it. You said "mathematical". That means Lateralus amiright #toolarmy ?

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

Can we expect Parabolb?

[@dieselbaits]

There's TOOL....then there's the rest

[@Timshot100]

Great but the deepest you yet to do trust me do Vicarious it will be the deep analysis on today's Society and I bet you could talk for days on how spot on this song is Vicarious