Ticks & Leeches & Angry Maynard

[@voidwraithprime8521]

The middle, airy section makes more sense when you realize this track was a big F you to the record label that asked Tool to write a "harder" more marketable song. Nothing says F you like a few minutes of wind and inaudible lyrics in an 8 minute song that no radio DJ will ever play.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Love this. :D Don't Mess With Maynard. New album, coming soon.

[@spencershaw4419]

The record label had no idea who their audience even was.. ironically it succeeded in the end to the benefit of Tool

[@exerciseforidiots2296]

Nicely said 👍

[@hvitekristesdod]

Wind noises and impenetrable meanings… very David Lynch 😀

[@dougc9130]

This is Maynard's response when the record label asked for a "harder song" so that they could market as a single. "I hope this is what you wanted, because this is what your getting."

[@jaysonkelly4830]

Yup, and even better is the huge quiet part in the middle…making it completely unfriendly to radio. This song is a giant middle finger to their label.

[@mr.monroe4076]

This is what I came to post. Thumbs up.

[@ilovetacos6092]

I love that Maynard delivered exactly what they asked for, in a completely unusable “radio friendly” format.

[@horoldo77]

Great reaction again. The angriest OG "Maynard" is on Jerk Off BTW

[@brismithejedi]

I think that Tool has some of the best and most complicated "diss" tracks in the game. This and Hooker with a Penis are perfect examples of this. This is definitely a huge "diss" to the record execs in every way, from the lyrics to the music. Gotta love it. As always, I enjoyed your reaction. "Caption Lauren" has been on point lately, in particular.

[@longingbydesign]

"Hooker with a penis" is a must-listen, period.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Happy Friday! I've been waiting well over a month to share this with you. Hope it was worth the wait. See you for the next one. :D

[@-LOST-eb5xz]

Hey Lauren! Maybe react to “Jerk-off” off of their Opiate EP. It’s a live version and it definitely has some Angry Maynard for ya!

[@emmanuelavila8233]

Absolutely worth! :)

[@Shawn0428]

❤

[@hypnotizedskip]

hey lauren can you check out red light by scarlxrd he is a trap metal artist (a combination between metal and hip hop)

[@dnrdni1466]

I believe this was an "F you" to record Exec who wanted them to add another song that would be radio friendly. Thus the anger and the loooooong interlude.

[@johncarpenter3751]

Another angry Maynard song would be “Hush” It’s only a few minutes long but worth a listen

[@longingbydesign]

That is probably the OG angry Maynard of all things. Love it, despite it not even being 3 minutes long.

[@da9pauly]

Rosetta Stoned!!!

[@MostlyCloudy]

First! So this song was literally made as a 'fuck you' to the music exec's that wanted them to put a fast, angry, radio friendly song on the album. So they made it too long with that soft interlude in the middle, and lyrics pointed directly at the powers that be. Lol

[@frankydominguez6581]

Crawl away is a great angry Maynard.

[@dianajemison105]

Hi Lauren! I stumbled onto one of your Tool reactions last night and have been up all night watching them. They have all been great, but this one really had me laughing. I love angry Maynard, too. And livid Maynard. A lot! I really like your honesty and dry humor. Ok, I have to go sleep the day away. I'll be back later to watch the rest of your Tool videos. I look forward to more in the future. I'll see what else you've got here, too.

[@gregfurr2235]

Another great reaction video Lauren! I love how the "Hope this is what you wanted" line worked so well with this reaction vid :) I really look forward to when you eventually get to the Fear Inoculum album, which is somewhat a culmination of all their prior work, with every song being a perfect masterpiece. But I am enjoying you getting to know their earlier stuff first. Would love if something from Undertow would be next, like 4 degrees, or Pushit off Aenima. Though if continuing with the Angry Maynard theme, Hooker with a Penis def should be next!

[@jeffhelton3364]

Tool Army General checking in, Private Lauren.... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@BrianBenton-f9x]

Maynard will speak to you in different ways on every song each time you listen to any song!!!

[@shep4life]

That middle interlude is the deep breath before the end lol

[@stevenmiller9419]

I don't think I've ever saw you smile and laugh so much. Great reaction. Do we have to find more Livid Maynard now?

[@rayyman6934]

I think the middle section is for Danny to drink a few Red Bulls so he can finish the song strong.

[@shep4life]

This song blows a hole in the universe. Love the drums

[@rosendoza]

If you want more angry Maynard maybe check out songs from Opiate or Undertow? Jerk-off. Intolerance. Bottom. Cold & Ugly. Crawl Away. All these and more are great angry Maynard tunes.

[@thomsevilla4956]

This and "Jerk Off" are my Angry Maynard songs....

[@da9pauly]

She’s gotta react to Rosetta Stoned!!!

[@Duck-xy3gx]

He lost his voice for so long after making this song he thoght it was permanently damaged lol

[@Duck-xy3gx]

Voice forgot that word

[@johnare3617]

Maynard hates you. Endless entertainment!

[@MaraxisArcanist]

This reaction is everything I hoped it would be! 🤣

[@biggary9602]

This is fun indeed. The song is a literal response from the band to your request. I like angry Maynard as well.

[@thefutureistubes5838]

Eulogy for another game of Maynard or an instrument

[@johnnyb6067]

I’ve heard it’s snippets of him making sound through a megaphone played backwards. I have now idea if it’s true but it sounds feasible.

[@da9pauly]

Rosetta Stoned is what she needs to react to!!! She’ll be like WTF???

[@scottspears9347]

Who knows? Maybe by the end of your discography of Tool they may possibly become your favorite band because you have only scratched the surface with them

[@Soljarag5]

I hope this is what you wanted 🤣

[@bernardcinco4917]

i love angry maynard day!

[@danielrivera1005]

🤘🙌...thank you!!

[@clarkfloyd2669]

Angry Maynard is good but Danny Carey was God on this song.

[@dutchmastah07]

iirc Danny won an award for this song.

[@dutchmastah07]

Tried to google and couldn’t find anything. I must be trippin

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

LIVID MAYNERD The angriest Maynard of all

[@16dbuse]

Good shit, great reaction.

[@TheDudeManitee]

Hooks with pens LOL

[@zacharychapman6691]

It would be amazing if you could react to thier entire opiate EP from 92. It's thier heaviest and most aggressive piece of music. Maynard is totally different and angry in that EP. It's literally nothing but angry Maynard lol.

[@edcummings2379]

Even though this won the angry Maynard poll you should still listen to the runner up HWAP

[@breezyamar]

Lauren! You really need to do The Patient from this album!

[@coolhand62]

So the rumor is...when the record execs, whoever they were, heard the tracks for Lateralus they came back with something like 'could we get a little metal on the record?'. Obviously you don't tell an artist how to paint and Maynard obviously would be the quintessential example of who not to tell to do anything, thus we get 'Ticks and Leeches'. A song about how Maynard feels about how talentless dicks try to run other people's lives and I don't think anyone could've been more blunt, while creating such a great song, with of course a nice metal sound to it. If that rumor isn't true it should be. It certainly explains the narrative to a tea. LOL

[@sicboi80]

I grinned really big before I even clicked on this video. Can't wait to see what you think about this one, hahaha!

[@Shawn0428]

Love all of the Tool reactions. There is some sense of newness I have watching you react to songs I've heard thousands of times. Still waiting for Jerk-off. Hopefully, soon. :) p.s. the hait is looking great! A new haircut, perhaps?

[@DecapitatedPlaythings]

You're Welcome for the suggestion for this song a month ago.. LOL.. Be careful what you wish for...

[@da9pauly]

You gotta react to Rosetta Stoned!!! It’ll be your most entertaining reaction ever!!! It should be the lyric video cause it’s pretty crazy!!!

[@jasonblam7218]

Has anyone ever told you that you remind em of Kelly Reilly?? Or I am the first one it occurred to lol just sayin 👀🤷‍♂️ love the reactions!

[@teddykowalewski8006]

Your awesome.

[@jerryg1708]

Ironically,this song doesn’t Suck!👍

[@BrianBenton-f9x]

I didn’t like you much at first, I mean but now when I listen again I think I feel like I really like you?!! Hahah

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

He's like Mayniewize the Clown under the bridge

[@Egoblivion]

If you had only said, "yes, I got too much of what I wanted and I am cho...*makes choking sound."

[@jpthorp]

You should do Vicarious next! It has awesome instrumentals, angryish Maynard and an all together awesome song!

[@LordParticle]

She did! That one's next!

[@da9pauly]

Rosetta Stoned!!!

[@BrianBenton-f9x]

Fuck. Three years ago? Shit the bed. I think I’m hooked on you and now I realize I missed it all for three years!

[@Andrew46_2]

Hope this is what you wanted. Cuz this is what you're getting. 🤣

[@R.Nashoba]

One of their best ❤

[@joeroberts1408]

At the other end of the spectrum is the live version of PUSHIT (Salival album), there you will hear smooth, sensual Maynard, with a dab of angry at the end. "THERES NO LOVE IN FEAAAAAAARR!!!!

[@sebfaucher8508]

try passive-agressive maynard ( Eulogy) 😁😁

[@kaekazakas4597]

Tool - H.W.A.P.

[@devlindeboree5287]

Well he does end on a hopeful note....

[@johncarpenter3751]

I hope this is what you wanted 😂 cuz this is what your getting 🤘🏻

[@SkindrixX]

you want some angry Maynard, Listen to their entire first album, it is an EP entitled " Opiate " that album is Raw

[@bobevans3209]

Hmm did no one recommend Hush for an angry song?

[@hvitekristesdod]

I have to say you’re kind of the best lol :D

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

No. You are. :)

[@scottspears9347]

What songs had you heard by Tool before you started your reactions to them?

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I see you've found the answer to this. :)

[@alejandroberrios4756]

At 10:36, Lauren: “is it the suck line?” Me: woah, there’s a suck line? Where can I line up for that? Also me: eh, maybe I shouldn’t post that joke, don’t want Lauren to think I’m being creepy Nearly 2 minutes later, Lauren: Maynard’s just sucking in the back, in the back of the studio. Me: 👀🫣😳🫢🤭😏😎

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

😂😂😂

[@MilledgeVillain]

Try Pushit, studio version. There’s anger, pain, love and healing. You won’t regret it.

[@hvitekristesdod]

I think this song is a response to any fans that think they went soft

[@TRIUMVIRATEMEDIA]

When Lauren here's drums she looks like a cute guy just flirted with her.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

lol true

[@mr.monroe4076]

So I'm request I'll ng songs off Undertow because theres lots of anger and awkwardness throughout. Happy Friday!!!

[@PongGod]

Can't believe "Hooks With Pens" didn't win the poll!

[@da9pauly]

She’s gotta react to Rosetta Stoned!!

[@Dude-6969]

You want angry maynard Opaite and Undertow Albums must listen.

[@josefsieffen18]

This song is essentially one big fuck you to the record company when they asked for more angry songs, since Slipknot and other metal bands were getting big at the time. Well they made an angry song, and they put in 4 minutes of gentle, smooth guitar and drums into the bridge to lengthen the song. So guess what bitch, you don't get to put this on the radio!

[@vnnxyz1473]

Let's say he was sarcastically angry! lol Wrong Lyrics? R-U Sure?

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I ALWAYS get comments about the lyrics being wrong so now I just assume they are. :) But I'm reading lyrics from google as I watch, instead of watching the lyric video that you see.

[@anillegibletombstone]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee problem is that's where the lyric video most likely got the wrong lyrics. 😬

[@southernfarmer182]

You need to check out funny Maynard (Roseta Stoned), and funny angry Maynard (Hooker With a Penis).

[@tidewell]

I see you found the 'angriest' Maynard! 🤬 This was the last song he recorded vocals during the Lateralus sessions... he blew out his voice for a week or so after. PS - Contrary to a lot of Tool fans beliefs, this WAS NOT directed at the record label.

[@freezeGmd]

to who was it directed at then

[@Alix777.]

Probably the worst song Tool ever did.