Tool's Ænima Wants To Flush It All Away?? Vocal ANALYSIS of Maynard James Keenan

[@chriswebb7822]

Parabol/Parabola with NO pause between would be a deep dive for you. Very spiritually deep composition full of the band's magic!

[@exonerati]

Yes pls!

[@lazurusknight2724]

The video with Tricky as The Fool and all that Alex Grey imagery? Yes please

[@rickwarner7729]

Whole album start to finish. 🙌🏼

[@glvdivtor]

Both tracks as one is key

[@Robloxiano6759]

Claro que si

[@willrfrench]

Describing Los Angeles as "one great big festering neon distraction" is probably my most favorite single lyric that TOOL has ever done.

[@christopherholly3475]

Such brilliance when paired with ‘Learn to swim’… the song is pure perfection from start to end - I lived in LA for many years and wholeheartedly agree with the anti LA sentiment!

[@fatguyoutdoors3511]

Pontoon party at Arizona Bay

[@marcokollmann8157]

A tea (or wine?) time interview with Maynard would be awesome. 🤩

[@thegoatchild3545]

Beyond...

[@Hadgerz]

"I cant hear a song today in the same way as i did before hearing Danny Carey in a tool concert" Sounds like she's not after an interview with Maynard!

[@BearanormalPodcast]

I dont know Maynard (at least from past comments) doesnt like talking about the goings on of TOOL. But A Vocal Coach interviewing probably one of the best artists of our time would be a pretty cool interview, and OF COURSE I will enjoy it if she does it or can get it done. The world does need more maynard, dudes a great human.

[@thegoatchild3545]

@@Hadgerz I think she would be happy to talk to both (and Adam and Justin). Also....Danny doesn't sing.😜

[@HenryHaskell-z1j]

Totally agree

[@jamesmahoney4756]

One of my favorite concert memories. I saw Tool at an outdoor venue, many years ago, they were touring behind Lateralus. It poured rain pretty much the entire time. Just soaked through. On "I'm praying for rain," they hit the flood lights and lit everything. Rain just pouring down, obscuring everything, glowing in the light. Very cool moment.

[@Johnny_Eh-theist]

Tool presents this amazing concert dichotomy. As someone that loves being close to the stage or in the pit, I saw tool 2 days in a row, first day I was against the rails at the front. The second I was in the stands. The perspective changes so much to the show vs the songs that just stay amazing

[@marmarsmandalas]

Hell yea!

[@SilverFlame819]

Those little memories, which are fleeting but so visceral, make up like every piece of feeling left in my cold little soul.

[@Jake9066]

Had to look it up, Oak Mountain Amphitheater, Birmingham AL in October 2001? That was my first Tool concert back in high school. I couldn't see shit (I wear glasses and they were kinda unusable) but it was amazing.

[@jamesmahoney4756]

@Jake9066 That's the one! I had on some thrift store corduroy shirt, weighed about 20 lbs by the end. I was only a year out of high school. I also remember that during "Disposition/Reflection/Triad" (I think), the only real lyric was "watch the weather change." The rain stopped and didn't pick up again until the song was over. Just a crazy Carey polyrhythm, backed up with the Melvins drummer, and dancers swaying from cables suspended from the stage's superstructure. Wild concert, good times.

[@Myth1n]

Probably still one of my favorite tool songs, and literally the first i ever heard. The bit about 'learn to swim' is a nod to comedian Bill Hicks who had jokes about ocean front property owning yuppies falling into the ocean. Also arizona bay is the name of Bill Hicks posthumously released comedy album, it contained "Ahhh, ha ha ha, it's gone, it's gone, it's gone. Oh, it's gone. All the sh*tty shows are gone, all the idiots screaming in the f*cking wind are dead, I love it. Leaving nothing but a cool, beautiful serenity called...Arizona Bay. That's right, when L.A. falls in the f*cking ocean and is flushed away, all that it will leave...is Arizona Bay."

[@jessimae7540]

Came here to mention Hicks. Such a good bit. He really hated the celebration of ignorance.

[@Man-vs-Metal]

Pretty sure I still have the original jewel case with the lenticular art cover. So many good songs on this CD.

[@anthonymarcello1265]

Ha! I get the feeling at least one of them is a Bill Hicks fan- i think they use a clip from him on "Third Eye".

[@tjm6983]

​@@anthonymarcello1265They hung out with him. They got him to perform at lollapalooza before them and he asked the crowd to help look for his lost contact lens.

[@CMCrockett]

Hicks was a funny and observant MF.

[@kimkristensen83]

This is literally the only reaction channel where I always watch every second of a reaction, without skipping the beginning or anywhere else. Such great content.

[@DavidDatura]

Yes, she is the best in this space 🙂

[@alexr6139]

Tom Morello's mother was Adam Jones' homeroom teacher in high school! They grew up in the same town and have known each other since youth. Lived together when they first moved out to California. Rage and Tool have always been closely connected

[@TheBaconWizard]

Well I did NOT know that, thanks!

[@grindnoisegorecore]

Know Your Aenema

[@sunshynff]

Tom's mother, Mary, is an AMAZING person!!! She earned a master's degree in African and Latin American/Peru history in the early 50s and spent the rest of the decade teaching English in Germany, Peru, and Japan while circling the globe on an old freighter. In the early 60s she lived in Kenya where she met and married Tom's father, Ngethe Njoroge, during the Mau Mau Uprising that eventually repelled England's colonial rule. She participated heavily as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement and also is a long time member of the NAACP, the Chicago Urban League and CPUSA (Communist Party USA, and no that's not a bad thing like our govt has brainwashed people to think). In the late 80s, she quit teaching after 22 years and founded Parents for Rock and Rap, an anti-censorship group that stood against Tipper Gore's Parents Music Resource Center. Although Tom's dad left when Tom was a baby, he held many high ranking govt. positions back in Kenya, his sister, Tom's Auntie, was the first female member of parliament there, and Tom's great Uncle become the first president of a free Kenya. Tom himself has a masters from Harvard in PoliSci, so to say Tom was born with an innate instinct to be an activist and "rage against the machine" is the understatement of the late 20th century!! 😂😂

[@lazarristic95]

@@sunshynff And she's still alive, 100years old, GOD bless her!

[@DannyLeeOGT]

This is 100% correct, and Adam Jones's Big Brother played outlaw country music. This is why Adam will play in between the words, or where the where the singer breathes, is where the guitar usually accents in country music. So it's a small world after all!. Thank you for bringing truth to the chat section. I love it.

[@MrStrangeSensation]

Good lord she just gets music so perfectly 😭 nobody does song breakdowns like this with such genuine and deeply felt interest and understanding. You give me a deeper appreciation for music i already love. Elizabeth, I love these videos. You're amazing at what you do.

[@Generic_Man]

Just wanted to point out something that often goes overlooked about this song and album: The album title is Ænima -- as in "anima", or the soul or the essence -- but the song is titled Ænema -- as in "enema", or... well... flush it all away. 😉

[@Thelius42]

Yeah Tool was very good with the wordplay to be deep and childish at the same time. See the band name

[@Libbe4815162342]

Most important line of the song "Don't just call me pessimist, try and read between the lines". He wants humanity to wake up and realize these superfluous things are meaningless. "Learn to swim" is an invitation to look deeper, swim through the subconscious. Tune into yourself. Be present. Side note: watching this in concert would definitely show you this song is very much flows like water. The whole crowd moves like a wave. Even Maynard on stage (in the background), one foot forward, swaying front and back. It's all one big wave. Love your in-depth reactions. Thank you!

[@almitrahopkins1873]

“Learn to swim” comes from the title being able to be pronounced as enema. It can also be pronounced anima, which is what “mom” or Mother Nature is. It has nothing to do with Jung. This is animism, not psychology.

[@Libbe4815162342]

@@almitrahopkins1873 Interesting stuff!

[@420ALI3N]

OK, so, the way I heard it, "Learn to swim" is a literal warning. So, he wants mother nature to come and "flush" LA away with an earthquake. California would fall into the ocean, creating beach front property in "Arizona Bay" that Californians would have to swim to, if they wanted to survive. Have a good one!

[@TherinDaniels]

Mother will one day do just what maynard is telling us.😊

[@korrainomad365]

You should analyze Maynard's other group A Perfect Circle!! The Hollow, Passive, & The Outsider (Apocalypse Mix) are incredible!

[@chadlecraft4971]

Add Pusifer too!

[@snjstr]

@@chadlecraft4971 She has reacted to The Remedy and The Humbling River.

[@youthfulsoul3765]

Agreed! The Noose, The Package, and throw in Weak and Powerless. All would be excellent as well.

[@joshs8685]

Judith, Orestes, and 3 Libras have got to be the best starting places!!!

[@snjstr]

@@chadlecraft4971 I replied once, but at least on my end it has disappeared. She has reacted to The Remedy and The Humbling River.

[@joshuamartin9355]

Tool was a revelation for me, coming from the Australian pub rock scene(think The Screaming Jets, Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil etc) love the drive and complexity of their music. An intensity that can only come a country with 10 times our population, thank you our northern cousins🇦🇺👍🇺🇲🌎

[@CoastPropertyBuyers]

Likewise brother, fellow Aussie growing up w/- the pub music scene of the 80’s & 90’s and will never forget when I was introduced to this EPIC album in the late 90’s. Like nothing else I had ever heard before, nor since.

[@joshuamartin9355]

@@CoastPropertyBuyersI wish I'd gone to Wollongong Uni concert, l think Nevana was also in the line up..anyway got to see them at Sydney Entertainment Centre in 00's... Good times.

[@davetoms1]

_giggling_ "Ah! That's disturbing!" _giggling_ I love how perfectly that captures Tool's intentional juxtapositions in this song. Zharoff not only understands music deeply but also deeply _feels_ the music and _expresses_ that depth so clearly, which does a wonderful justice to Tool's music 🤘

[@MrStrangeSensation]

That reaction you quoted really sums up Tool so perfectly 😂 makes me think of the Simpsons meme -- Ralph Wiggum with a smile: 😃 "I'm in danger"

[@davetoms1]

Ah, @@MrStrangeSensation I see you're also a man of culture: A fan of both Tool _and_ The Simpsons! 🤘🤓🤘

[@Scottie4twenty]

Summer of 98. Fresh out of HS, my GF and I just had a baby. Got my first full-time job stocking the shelves overnight at a grocery store. A guy at work was playing a CD on his boom box, and I was absolutely fascinated and ama😢of what I heard. I'm like, dude, who is that? That's Tool! I'm like, wow, I've never heard anything like it and been hooked ever since. IMO, it's the greatest band on the planet

[@martymar8993]

Elizabeth added the caveat of how much she loves humanity, naturally one of Maynards next lines was "Don't just call me pessimist try and read between the lines" as if to say he also loves humanity and that is why he is pissed.

[@somebloke3869]

I think it's impossible to not feel pissed if you have any love of humanity.

[@MedTechMetal]

" didn't just call me a pessimist"

[@joshs8685]

Correction: "Don't just call me pessimist"

[@OrinSorinson]

a disappointed idealist :(

[@TribalBuddha138]

you are exactly right. Maynard is really only attacking the culture of LA and Hollywood. it's not a world view but an example of a City that has gone of the deep end and needs to be fixed.

[@mikewilliams2968]

My wife and I saw Tool on the second stage of Lalapalooza in ‘93 before they blew up with the Sober video. Rage Against the Machine was the main stage opening act, also having not blown up yet. The main stage was Rage, Front 242, Babes in Toyland, Arrested Development, Fishbone, Dinosaur Jr., Alice In Chains and Primus. Best show ever.

[@astrothad]

It was always fun to do this at karaoke places in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills that had people in attendance who needed to learn to swim.

[@metalmark1214]

Imagine Manhattan after the meteor hits 🎯

[@jamesstuart7792]

Me and my brothers use 'learn to swim' if we want someone to f*ck off lol.. if you know you know, you know?

[@kjgreen3]

​@jamesstuart7792 To quote an electrical influencer I like. He says 'Get in the sea' as his version of F.U.

[@jainelson8840]

That’s so funny, I’ve done this at karaoke multiple times. It pisses people off kind of like an Andy Kaufman (sp?) bit.

[@MegaAlan54321]

​@@jamesstuart7792there was a movie called "Rivers Edge". There's a scene where a kid is arguing with step dad. He says, "all you do is EFF my mom and eat our food. MFer! Food eater!" So then my thing became calling someone a food eater.

[@gthug503]

Please please please do literally any song by a perfect circle you can appreciate Maynard’s voice in such a special way.

[@Dravis_116]

She's come such a long way. She even knows all their names now! So proud of our little Tool fan. ☺

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Because she has all that information written down in front of her.

[@turbosnail504]

Who cares? ​@@CliffSedge-nu5fv

[@Eric998765]

Been awhile since Elizabeth covered a Tool song, love it

[@jasonlaviolette2964]

Now I think its time to go back a little further. I think the only song she's done off of Undertow was "Sober". Don't get me wrong, I love Justin Chancellor, but Paul D'Amour was also pretty spectacular on Bass. We need to go back to the beginning. Every song on the EP Opiate is also fantastic and was my introduction to Tool. I'd suggest the last and Title Track off of Opiate... and for some extra comic relief afterward, just continue and listen to the hidden track "The Gaping Lotus Experience" 🤣

[@markfernee3842]

My favourite song on this album is Push it. An absolute force of nature...

[@jimmux_v0]

The live version on Salival is slightly better, in my opinion, for the raw emotive energy. But yeah it's always been in my all time top tracks.

[@GreySelXIII]

Pushit is my favorite on that album too

[@steftones1]

What about stinkfist? Anyone ?

[@LuckyTabbyKitten-pv6tz]

I just listened to that in my car while I was trying to get back home to watch this video lol love it

[@Geo76er]

Did we just become best friends?! Lol.

[@johnseward2934]

That starting vocalization feels so primal because its basically a rhythmic breathing technique. Maynard is not a front man, he's an instrument that happens to be a vocalist. Since the Lateralus tour he's usually in the back. And Danny is truly a generational talent and genius for the very reason you explained, he forever changed the way you think about drums/percussion in music. I never realized the "fret for you..." section was all in one breath!

[@EdwardRLyons]

"Seething." Yes, that is the perfect description of so much of Maynard's vocals.

[@youthfulsoul3765]

Another banger from Tool, along with an awesome analysis. I would love to see your analysis of 7empest. After 30 years of listening and attending 47 live performances I thought I had a pretty good grip on their time signatures. Then I heard 7empest. Mind blown!

[@hikeymoblackout8528]

That's exactly why Maynard steps back, he wants you to see the awesomeness that Danny, Justin and Adam create.. it's magical for sure!!

[@ericwheeler9251]

He started playing in the back when they started touring for Lateralus and the reason is the songs started getting much longer with him having nothing to do while the band is jamming. It’s easier to hangout in the back while the band is playing than standing out front twiddling your thumbs waiting for your part. I mean they have 10 minute songs with him having 3 minutes of vocals and 7 minutes to kill.

[@bkerske7996]

You have become so much more laid back and awesome since you’ve been reviewing heavy metal music…love it!

[@LegendaryRips]

Dire straights into Tool. This is a blessed time 🫴👑

[@JW-gj6kw]

Singing "Circus, sideshow of FREAKS" is an absolutely cathartic experience in this song. gradually building from almost melancholy to angrily fierce. It always gives me chills.

[@jamesstuart7792]

I've tried to explain how funny Tool songs are to so many people. Their sound is aggressive and heavy, and Maynards grit adds a level of anger to their music that completely masks the satire and humour in a lot of Tool songs. This is a great example of it. Even the ' I'm praying for rain, I'm praying for tidal waves' section. Its beautiful, but there's a satire that he's like ' God I wish it would just shit it down and just flush LA into the sea' lol. As aside, when that section kicks in live.. its such an ethereal experience. I'm not religious, but that moment is transcendent and just fantastic. Made my eyes leak last time I saw them lol.

[@Arashmickey]

You're right. For a band that gets combed over so thoroughly it may be the closest thing to an underappreciated side of Tool.

[@clintlandrum9498]

Sung by the singer who doesn't belive in God and was critical of his mother's faith during her last years.

[@keithferris9574]

​@@clintlandrum9498what's your point?

[@clintlandrum9498]

@@keithferris9574 well, I thought it was obvious. I was adding on to an above post that was talking about Maynard's use of satire and humor. Ease up on the attitude, brutha.

[@sidhedanu]

Yes. I saw them in Richmond almost 20 years ago and it was an extremely transcendent experience. No drugs or alcohol, just an incredibly good sound in a great theater.

[@BeaXRSmith]

7:46 - It took me two live shows before I figured out they didn't have a keyboardist, just Danny and his amazing independent tentacles and a kit like no other.

[@andy_roo67]

Maynard played keys when I saw them back in like 2007

[@megleland6320]

I don't want to even imagine my life without Tool on my Soundtrack.

[@TheRealWarWitch]

I don't mean to correct you but there is NO life without Tool on the Soundtrack

[@dmwalker24]

Same. I think of Tool's music the same way a lot of people I've known think of their holy books. At the very least as something far more than just entertainment.

[@jsc315]

For me that's Pucifer, but your sentiment stands. Everyone here especially is in the zone for very few songs ever do.

[@Vivianblue.]

Also Puscifer for me. Absolute magic.

[@CoastPropertyBuyers]

Anybody who has heard a TOOL song feels the same way

[@noizeartzrecords]

Quite possibly your most insightful analysis yet. Well done. Thank you.

[@PortaPooper]

TOOL is very much a mood. Each one of their albums appeals to a certain mood or required emotional sustenance. TOOL appeals to my very soul and often times makes the intrusive thoughts manageable.

[@DeniseVioletta]

An in-depth Maynard interview and possibly even a study on his vocal technique and how he has sustained his voice for so many years would be amazing!!! I think you would love to go up to Cottonwood and see his new hilltop restaurant as well, he might even give you a tour 😀 You don't live very far from him! I live about a half an hour from Cottonwood. The Verde Valley is freaking beautiful.

[@Tuaron]

This is one I often listen to when I'm in a particular mood of wanting to get out a combination of rage and depression. Not the only time I'll listen to it, mind you, just really fits that mood. It's fun to drive along to, as well.

[@PintoPintoBean]

I'm so glad I found you. I've lived in music my whole life, and Tool combines talent with intelligence. The music is so full of layers, colors, and shapes but isn't overwhelming. Plus I relate to the lyrics. You're able to put into words what I'm thinking and felling when I listen to music.

[@dvpemberton]

Saw Tool at the AO in Manchester in June this year. They were phenomenal. Carey's solo was epic. If you get chance to see them live, I'd definitely recommend seeing them. One of the best gigs I've been to this year.

[@dishwaser]

One of the best live acts I've ever seen hands down. And I've been to nearly 1000 shows, maybe more

[@jackbeechey2636]

I was there too, what a show

[@bryantcochran5065]

The thing I love about Tool is the musicality can be enjoyed on its own, and at the end of the concert your ears don't hurt. Their music is complex which reminds me of Rush.

[@richpeltier9519]

(Liked before premiere, because I got faith in you)

[@israelolguin1156]

I look forward to watching you interview Maynard. That would be awesome.

[@sibhodeath]

I saw Tool in concert right after this album came out. There were technical difficulties so Maynard interacted with the crowd a great deal. He did two of the vocalizations from the beginning and told us they were “a pair of pants” 😜

[@Futuresolidsnake]

This channel always captures the spirit of the music with such open heartedness. It’s truly a fun ride every time. I’d love to hear a reaction to “Right in Two”. It’s one of my personal favorites. 😃

[@christopherzajonskowski7123]

This one will be a treat... Potentially the best Tool song.

[@emerje0]

Definitely my favorite one to sing along with in the car!

[@kaijade588]

Fun fact I have the tattoo Learn to Swim on my side. And numerous other Tool lyrics and images. They really were a huge influence on me in my younger years and still to the day give me goosebumps when I listen to anything done by them. Great reaction Elizabeth ❤❤

[@orbislame]

So glad to see you back analyzing Maynard. Please do Third Eye for your next Tool song. Also, Perfect Circle’s “So Long and Thanks for All the Fish” has a similar theme to Ænima, though the tone is very different. Love to see you analyze that song too.

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

Yes, this

[@KlockoFett]

Third Eye? That'll be an hour long react vid, and I'm all for it.

[@matthewcurry7835]

Glad to see you doing more Tool videos, the renaissance of people discovering and analyzing Tool is fantastic for us long-time fans. :)

[@Cadinho93]

"I'm praying for rain, I'm praying for tidal waves." Always gives me chills, which to think this song came out in 1996 and still slaps. Also, Ænima as an Album is dedicated to Comedian Bill Hicks, who the band toured with early in their careers and became close friends with him. He died of cancer in 1994 and a lot of the songs on this album refer to things Bill said. "Arizona Bay" was a bit he did where he talked about how shallow, how awful LA was and how he couldn't wait till it dropped in the ocean. Thusly, Arizona Bay.

[@dmitryowens]

Eulogy is one of the best songs from Aenima.

[@Arashmickey]

@@S-K-log-W Hello Mr. Manback, glad you could join us.

[@miggyhypocrypt9407]

My favorite part as well

[@SomeGuy-xf9bc]

Bill died, but at least now we have Alex Jones. ;)

[@robertgreen6433]

The feeling about L.A. is also kind of the same sentiment Maynard has about the place and helped with his decision to move to the Jerome Arizona outside of Sedona.

[@jdjarmer1207]

Anytime people like yourself deep dive into Tool it grabs my attention. Great breakdown as usual Elizabeth! Shout out to Caduceus Cellars wine! I just sent two bottles to my sister for her birthday. Fantastic gift for wine connoisseur’s.

[@dmitryowens]

One of their best songs. I used to have Maynard's classic rant as my outgoing answering machine message back in 1997 when I was living in Mesa, AZ (which made the lyric "I'll see you in the Arizona Bay" very apropos).

[@EricTheMusicNerd]

This is by far one of my favorite Tool songs. It was my intro to the band. I like to describe it as "painfully beautiful." From the intricacies of vocal layering, cord construction, and Danny just being, well, Danny. Maynard's lyrics are always eye opening, deep, brutal and yet beautifully delivered. I get so much joy watching you fall more in love with Tool. 😊❤

[@emilyl2213]

This was my first Tool song I ever listened to back when I was a freshman in high school, 20 years ago!!! So memorable.

[@Ghostsiouxtech]

Same here. Time really flies.

[@jaans3712]

Back then music hit so hard. Tool, Opeth and Porcupine tree was my holy trinity

[@DonTheBass22]

My first one as well, but I was 10 😂 I know people mention Slipknot, Korn, etc. as gateways to metal, which I did listen to, but even back then Tool stuck out way above the others, and they're the only ones I still listen to today.

[@NooDLES411911]

​@ilFactotum I remember my introduction to Tool was when I was 11. My mom had heard Schism on the radio and got me to download it on Napster or Limewire lol. Got to see them with her in 2019 on the FI tour

[@kevinrempel4059]

Exact same! Thanks Aaron Waselick.

[@MaciekKleczar]

Love your Tool videos. Until I met you I knew I love Tool but, lacking music education, I was not fully conscious why. You make me understand better why I love it and why Tool indeed is best band ever. Thank you!

[@828fergie]

it's probably already been said but I think we need a Tea Time with Maynard. Come on Kirk!!!! Make it happen!

[@Kinderl]

Designed with logic but fueled by emotion. Perfectly put 21:51 and spot on. Bravo!

[@Μαρίαπ-μ8β]

I think that the burst of emotion is Maynard and his personality,a guy who was in the military for years..and the patience and wisdom comes from his mother's life example and personality,the religious side of his worldview which his mother gave him and he respected it fully..

[@DGog224]

You need to check out a video of him performing this live, front and center covered in body paint, from 1996. Amazing how he can replicate this live with his while doing his Maynard dance moves

[@evlredsun]

Yay, more tool. Someone probably already commented but RATM has at least one album release song featuring maynard, and several bootleg recordings from when they were on tour together many years ago. Not sure if you or your team read these comments but here are a few suggestions of stuff i would LOVE to see analyzed: Lisa Hannigan - Undertow f Loah Night Tapes - Human Sevendust - Licking Cream f Skin (Skunk Anansi) Make Them Suffer - Uncharted OR Doomswitch OR Contraband Beards of Harmony - Right in two (tool cover) Portishead - Anything from the rosland live show (glory box or roads or cowboys would be my favourites) Even if you don't do an analysis, these are some great tracks to throw onto a playlist so hopefully someone browsing the comments gets to hear some new music!

[@michaelperez4513]

This in depth analysis with plenty of awesome “tangents” earned my subscribe. I dig your perspective!

[@donskelo]

This a song that must be heard live.... So freaking amazing

[@paulschultz5368]

Also if you're lucky, they use the lighting to make it look like the concert hall is underwater. It's a fun touch.

[@eyemoeba2]

Great analysis Elizabeth. Tool are a very important band for me, and this album was my medicine for years. An intriguing blend of emotional frailty and jaw dropping power all set over Adam 's disquieting tone and unique playing. Good luck with the excellent research 🫵

[@JakobeOG]

First Tool song I ever heard, been hooked since.

[@Brian-qe3ys]

I dont know if Elizabeth actually reads these but one of the most interesting things i've learned about Maynard's vocal composition was for APC's first album. He never intended to tour/perform it live when he recorded it, he said took it as a challenge to give the most he could give vocally and recorded it that way. I've been lucky enough to see TOOL over a dozen times in all phases of their career, APC in their first club tour, and have been a fan of his since OGT 92 being a California native with friends in the music business.

[@ToolCCR]

Talking about the instrument in front of the vocals, check out Rosetta Stoned off of 10,000 Days. The "overwhelmed as one would be, placed in my position...' part of the song does the same thing. One of my favorite Tool moments.

[@MedTechMetal]

That's one of my favorite musical moments ever. And the best part is the melody is so cathartic and the lyrics are a giant piss take

[@Futuresolidsnake]

Truly a masterful album! One of my favorites! 😃👍🏻👍🏻

[@robertreedy7140]

A lot of people dislike the album Emotive by A perfect circle but Counting Bodies like Sheep is such an insane song. Maynard's voice is great and the fuckery that happens in the song vocally I love. It's not a life changing song but I love it so much.

[@bretbret5221]

I highly recommend reacting to Apocalyptica - 'Bittersweet' feat. Lauri Ylönen & Ville Valo The stark contrast between Ville's and Lauri's voices is unbelievable yet they fit so well and sound beautiful together!

[@shaylevinzon540]

You're the best listener and analyzer I've seen. I learn so much, even though I understand ~70% what you are saying.

[@jani11]

The song didn't get a freaking Grammy for no ræson. So many parts working together so well.

[@jjshred]

The dynamics in this song are amazing.

[@derpderpington824]

Arizona Bay is a Bill Hicks album and concept/joke. Maynard likes Hicks.

[@Man-vs-Metal]

There is an artist rendering of him in the original CD booklet. As a surgeon if I'm not mistaken.

[@ChristopherPurdy2112]

@@Man-vs-Metal Aiding Maynard in opening his third eye no less..

[@nracan94]

Was hoping I’d find someone mentioning this!

[@Man-vs-Metal]

@@ChristopherPurdy2112 I'm going to have to dig this out of box to look at it now.

[@erichaynes5826]

They were friends

[@SirSamuelDee]

Tool's music features so many cool motifs, the way that they play with water vibes is profoundly dope. Their album Undertow often gives a feeling of being at the bottom of a muddy river, not just because of the lyrics, but somehow the music itself makes you feel like a creature in the muck. I feel their other main vibe is being in a dark desert, ifykyk

[@keithrussell6766]

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

[@jeffc1753]

THIS

[@agodlike_tazmaniandevil2305]

i need her to react to I Appear Missing that would be glorious

[@timrushing81]

I can't believe she hasn't done one song of Queens. It needs to happen.

[@bhurzumii4315]

Couldn't agree more! QOTSA are such a rich rabbit hole with so many brilliant tracks!

[@NandR]

@@agodlike_tazmaniandevil2305yeah he really starting showing off his voice on that album. Also Vampyre of Time and Memory. I prefer to listen to the older stuff but that album was really interesting.

[@nuiun0495]

Hi Charismatic Voice I love you AEnima was the first Tool song I ever heard waaaaay back in 2005 when I was in grade 9. This brings back so many memories :) Thank you for analyzing this one and thank you for your awesome channel.

[@conradmarcotte6749]

Really excited for this one

[@jorgenskram4817]

Thank you, thank you so much! I had a pretty crappy day, but to be able to finish the day with you reacting to my favorite Tool song of all time made it all so much better! Your love of music is so infectious, thank you! ❤ Also, I'm your neighbor from New Mexico! 😊

[@richardhenderson9767]

Love this song...❤❤❤ Sober, Prison Sex, Schism, and Stinkfist are needed reactions...❤

[@all_is_alchemy]

Prison Sex and Stinkfist should def be a double header reaction. Pun intended! 😂

[@emerje0]

She already did Sober.

[@richardhenderson9767]

@@emerje0 cool. Haven't been here forever..😀

[@DannyLeeOGT]

​@@all_is_alchemy4 degrees and you can go both ways

[@brettmarlar4154]

What I love most about Maynard's approach to vocals (at least where Tool is concerned) is how he treats his voice as just another part of the ensemble. What makes Tool, Tool is that it's all about the collective. No one part is more important than the others, and that each part serves to support and enhance another part.

[@brutesquadbbq2268]

Danny isn’t doing blast beats there, he’s doing quad rolls. Basically playing 16ths and sextuplets breaking up each individual part of the note between both hands and both feet. Quads and Swiss triplets are a go to crutch for Danny and he uses them incredibly well. And I say they’re a crutch because that’s what Danny called them in a Modern Drummer interview from many years ago.

[@codymoe4986]

They are perfectly fine, given the appropriate musical selection, style, etc. Just because Danny Carey says it, doesn't make it true. It is simply his opinion... And I guarantee he'd agree with me...music is art and art is subjective. Once again for posterity's sake, just because you or Danny Carey don't agree, like, etc, doesn't make it so...

[@brutesquadbbq2268]

@@codymoe4986 I don’t disagree, I think the way he uses them is great, but if the man identifies them as crutch in HIS OWN playing then I’ll agree with him. And it’s FINE to have a crutch as a musician, we all have them.

[@statich1]

Ebb...and flow...and BURST. Best definition of a TOOL song I've heard put to words. Well done :)

[@FaithsFallen]

What a song what an album

[@bryandavidson4414]

I appreciate how much you appreciate Adam Jones’s guitar tone. I’ve been a fan of theirs since Sober was a new single and have been playing guitar about that long and his tone has always been one of my top three favorites.

[@gemfyre855]

As a nihilistic 16 year old, when I heard "I'm praying for rain, I'm praying for tidal waves", I felt it in my soul.

[@SilverFlame819]

Well, shit. I'm 44 now, and still feeling that. 😂

[@djblaklite]

literally same

[@merkaba0635]

That's wish for destruction. Not nihilism.

[@merkaba0635]

Nihilism means it doesn't matter. You don't care. You want something.

[@jaimep.1977]

You're a TOOL fan! When you say those words you said about seeing their concert, made me melt. Maynard & the band make you just feel your hair breathing.

[@christopherholly3475]

this. A million times this!

[@homebarproductions]

I remember sitting in my friend's car in the 90's listening to this. This was exactly how we all felt about the world at the time. This was one of many anthems that were the backdrop of our youth. In a weird way, it's another reminder for me why Woodstock '99 was burnt to the ground. We welcomed the end of the world. I don't know if it was right or wrong to feel that way at the time, but I don't think right or wrong is the point either. It's just what was happening. It still feels that way a lot of the time.

[@ravenofroses]

the fantasy of an apocalypse can be very cathartic when you're feeling hopeless and helpless. imagining mother nature punishing the shallow self-obsessed assholes of the world by wiping california (a veritable beacon of mindless consumerism and hunger for fame) off the map feels GOOD. but it IS just a fantasy, and eventually you have to decide what you personally want to do about all the bullshit you see around you. i think this was tool's moment to revel in an apocalyptic fantasy, but you can see in many, MANY other songs how they've chosen to channel their anger and their hopes for humanity in the long run.

[@Enl1thened1]

I think the way Tool assembles it songs on album and sometimes within a song is like the cleansing of the pallet when changing song tempo, they alternate power and then a kind of interlude between the next track, much as you would do when wine tasting?? Food for thought!

[@lisamerrell4383]

The most fitting song for these days!!! Love Tool!!!🤘🎸❤

[@peopleareloudmovers]

“Sometimes… one mind goes insane and just ekes out this creation that is complete brilliant human expression.” - this is profoundly worded and so accurate. I have had those moments of creativity where I have just been so in tune with my art but completely out of sync with the rest of the human experience. I strive for those moments for the sake of art but they are so damaging if not managed correctly. The pain in art is too real to not discuss, so thank you for understanding.

[@beba18]

Does anyone remember Tool's cover of No Quarter? I think it was on a cd that came with my vhs videos for Aneima / Sober. I haven't been able to find it on streaming. Man, it was incredible!

[@jeffkoenig7402]

I haven't looked for it in a while, btu I first heard it on KZbin and have always been able to find it on here when I was looking. Which, of course, doesn't mean it hasn't been pulled down since then. Good luck with the search.

[@AboulSAM]

Archive website has all the salival live album

[@aELLimA]

That was on Salival. It was a box set that came with a CD and either a DVD or VHS. It’s never been re-released for streaming, but you can listen to it on KZbin because a few users have uploaded it.

[@DericAnslum]

Salival ...a singular masterpiece... ...greatest cover ever... ...greatest tribute to the Zeppelin influence...

[@drew.168]

I love no quarter on salival, but apc cover of when the levee breaks is probably my favorite zeppelin cover

[@TheDivergentDrummer]

I've waited a long time for you to hit this one :)

[@chucks1781]

See you down in Arizona bay

[@Futuresolidsnake]

I love your channel, you never disappoint! 😃👍🏻👍🏻

[@melll1972]

It’s funny, during the livestream for the kickstarter they were doing voice exercises, kinda growling “hey hey hey hey”, and all I could think of was the intro to this song….

[@craigivison2951]

i enjoy watching your appreciation of this

[@brickwitheyes1710]

One of the greatest songs ever written

[@keithferris9574]

Ever

[@jaydeus]

The whole ass album 🤌

[@brickwitheyes1710]

@jaydeus anything even loosely inspired by Bill Hicks is going to be fire

[@returnofthejezi7504]

This feels like full circle for me as it was your analysis of ‘Sober’ that had me subscribing to your channel

[@johndef5075]

Do Judith by Maynards other band A Perfect Circle. Intense and heartbreaking subject matter.

[@flederfox]

Hi Elizabeth! Love your channel and everything that you do. This is by far my favourite Tool song and has been ever since it came out. I absolutely adore Maynard and all that he does. Could i please please please ask that you react to his band Puscifer, with their song (I think their best - I mean, i want it at my funeral best!) Grand Canyon. I think you will really appreciate the nuances and meaning of it with your incredibly intelligent and in depth thinking. Its also a great homage to "Mom" referred to in this song (our planet) and Maynard's love of Arizona. Never stop being you! Forever in thanks - Emilee

[@dennislarsen6052]

You have to do H next, the closest you will get to a rock ballad from Tool! On RATM, Maynard lived and rehearsed with Tom Morello, in the days leading up to the creation of Tool and RATM, Tom and Adam knew each other from home, and they rented Danny's rehearsal space (that they still use to this day) So Maynard is actually on a RATM song ("know your enemy" i think" and on Green Jelly's "Three little pigs". Tool and RATM sorta grew up together and toured a lot together in the early days.

[@kylewatson9107]

Such a great breakdown!

[@Ted_Stryker]

Can't go wrong with Tool. 🤘

[@EZEmmitting]

This song and 'Third Eye' are love letters to the late comedian Bill Hicks, who was the inspiration for the album in the first place, using clips from some of his performances in 'Third Eye' and used the reference of Bill's "Arizona Bay" joke for this song. They even put an art piece of him in the album booklet with the line "Another Dead Hero" Much love fellow Tucsonan 💛