Tool - Lateralus (Lyrics) REACTION! THIS WAS A TRUE EXPERIENCE FOR FIRST TOME HEARING IT!

[@Rose-From-the-Dead]

The artwork is from Alex Grey, a very well-known psychedelic artist who does a lot of art for the band. This wasn't part of the album art, but he did do the artwork for this album

[@michaellorden8150]

frostogtaake you beat me to it. My buddy dela-artist does work with Alex and his wife some times

[@lucascortes5358]

frostogtaake I was about to write the same thing but you summed it up perfectly. 😌

[@johns8801]

Yes! Love this song! Very transcendent. Can't wait til Eulogy or Parabol/Parabola hit the list.

[@taylorshidaker4252]

I get so much amusement from people reacting to Tool! It's Awesome! Such a great band! Great reaction video!

[@thelazaruseffect3227]

The Fibonacci sequence is where each number is the sum of the two preceding it. The first few numbers are 1-1-2-3-5-8-13... If you follow the syllable break down of the first verse it will follow the Fibonacci sequence. The crazy thing is if you graph the Fibonacci sequence you end up with a spiral which is mentioned a lot at the end of the song (Spiral Out) This could probably be explained a little better by someone else but hopefully I gave some clarification to what you read at the beginning. I'm not the biggest Tool fan but I love me some Lateralus. If you haven't done Schism yet you really should.

[@grannybemx6729]

Saw Maynard in an interview, he said all music is Fibonacci that they just exploited it by making it obvious in this song.

[@T5Dens1ty]

@@grannybemx6729 Its not that all music is Fibonacci. all music has relation to Fibonacci relating how the music process works in first place. Like time signature

[@grannybemx6729]

Waking people up is why they do what they do. They speak to a part of us that has been ignored and allowed to atrophy.

[@Audard]

So many people have the same reaction when experiencing Tool for the first time. Even years later i still haven't found a band that still sounds not only unique but relevant.

[@jkwlnskash]

One of my favorite songs. The stories I tell in my mind for this song is perfect. This was a great video. I’m glad you enjoyed the song.

[@timbaker4278]

I never UNDERSTOOD why PEOPLE'S said they like to see people's first reaction to tool, and after listening to the band for months now I truly get it tool are a master of their craft and it shows.AND TOOL FANS ARE VERY SPECIAL COMUNITY YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.

[@sovereignking9275]

tool fan almost 30 years.. I am almost 40.. and .... i cant understand how this is new to u LOL .... best music in the world.

[@sovereignking9275]

upvote for sure.... but my fav band is tool and APC... so.... i feel like you beat me to somethine i should have inately done

[@mapexzildjian6361]

You've pretty much hit on the key to the devotion of tools fan base. Thought-provoking intellectual music. All four members are some of the best you will ever hear in music. ....luckily they all met each other and became TOOL

[@brandonhinrichs8657]

I think pretty much all of them have formal classical music training. I know Danny's an amazing Jazz drummer and plays jazz far more than rock. I think that's why they're so unique. There's a lot of classical almost orchestral arrangements and time signatures used in their music

[@chrispereira420]

Had fun watching this. And this dude "gets it" during his first listen. It took me a good 5 or 6 years before I really heard what Maynard was trying to say here.

[@sillymonkey725]

That song was a trip? If you feel like tackling one of the most trippy Tool song, go for Third Eye. Great song, Tool top 5 for me. I still discover new things in it after a thousand listens or so.

[@TheRubeoHagrid]

It's not the album cover, but it's made by the same artist who did the artwork for Lateralus His name is Alex Grey, btw. You definitely should check out his Instagram! (he also did the artwork for Tool's 10.000 Days album)

[@rippermadness2080]

They used that artwork as a huge back drop behind the band during the Lateralus tour in 2002. That was an incredible tour.

[@danielkallsen2023]

Alex Grey is incredible

[@willie1062]

If you want a trip then listen to Third Eye that's a trip of the mind on so many levels.

[@undergroundhiphopvinyl9525]

Ayyee love the reactions mang!!

[@shanerobbins4221]

This is a time to open your mind and shut out the world!

[@Pulsed101]

The first 8 seconds of this video pretty much sums up the entire reason I love music.

[@Scotch_N_Drums]

TOOL are unlike any other band. Meaningful, often dark lyrics wrapped in masterful musicianship. There are lots of bands that try to do what they do. Some succeed in their own way. None will ever do it as well as these guys do.

[@linzyaz920]

Great reaction to this amazing song! It is an experience for sure. 🎶🤘🏻💕

[@Jablan11]

Tool makes you feel a ceartain kind of way when youre listening,which no other band can do for me at least.

[@letters5002]

lol...all these years I thought I was the only one

[@jordanwillett8456]

I can confirm you are correct no matter how many times I listened to the songs it still hits me in a place No other music ever has

[@tannerkey1121]

Yup them and pink floyd

[@ThisGuyDrives]

Need some TOOL Cold & Ugly LIVE and Jerk-Off LIVE reactions please!

[@chriscary516]

Imagine this song being played live in a stadium full of people just saying

[@randydiviney4156]

Closest thing to a religious experience ive ever had

[@mikeb1659]

Dude this is one of my favorite tool songs...... but if someone else mentions the fibonnaci sequence of the lyrics in this song again to me, im gonna lose it. Lol the time sig is not in that sequence but the lyrics are laid out that way. Great great song. Good video dude, i envy anyone who hears tool for the first time.

[@2ndjoshua268]

No its not just you my guy. Tool is great at making you think while acting like they just facilitate to "tools" MJK is a master of his craft. Fun fact, Maynard said this was a clumsy or obvious attempt using the Fibonacci sequence, which is crazy if you just get to know the work that goes into the drumming alone. ✌

[@redpractition]

also, lateralus is pronounced “latter-alice” just fyi!

[@joeroberts1408]

To each his own but I like to think its pronounced Lateral-US because the song is about US moving away (laterally) from the center. Either way, great reaction. I get goose bumps every time. The Grudge is an awesome song by TOOL

[@redpractition]

Joe Roberts yeah i see what you mean, but i’m just going by how the band themselves say it’s pronounced ;p

[@lottt86]

The song, given by the album cover, is pronounced lat-er-a-lus

[@lottt86]

@paula No, it doesn't, if you get a d sound from a t, you're doing it wrong. Lat Er A Lus. Read it slow, then put it together

[@self-transforming_machine-elf]

LA|TE|RA'|LUS

[@napukapu]

Welcome to Tool bro! Experience Disposition/Reflection/Triad from same album, they're written to flow from one-another. Enjoy this amazing unique band

[@shawnlovering1841]

Thank you for this.

[@whitejosh444]

I almost died watching this live right in the front of the stage

[@kaekazakas4597]

Tool - The Grudge

[@donaldwiggins9890]

Omg, that Golden Girls poster kicks ass.

[@bigshirtlover1876]

you seem like a genuinely cool dude, so I'll give you a subscribe, great song btw! love tool

[@clairash2004]

Well, welcome to the rabbit hole that is Tool. I jumped in 23 years ago and have never regretted it🙂

[@josefsieffen18]

Shout out to Danny Meteorite. You've consistently convinced many reactors to check out Tool. Good on you.

[@rockyschannel5246]

Amazing reaction bro

[@BillyYouSoCrazy]

Thank you!

[@rockyschannel5246]

You r most welcome

[@JasonPeters-v8j]

Um...yea it's not just you,glad you discovered tool!

[@thedrizzle06925]

That pic falls along the lines of their art work, 10,000 days had a cool 3d packaging with it

[@STILL-KICKIN]

Just an observation if you don’t mind. While wearing headphones people have a tendency to speak way louder than they normally would. Your listeners are wearing headphones as well, probably turned up pretty loud. So I think you might understand where it could be a problem. Great reaction though! Spiral out 🤘🏻

[@willie1062]

Oh Danny and his poly rythems insane drummer.

[@randydiviney4156]

Btw, some other bands have rabbit-holes, but Tool commissioned M.C. fucking Escher to dig theirs, and H.R Geiger for the light fixtures

[@DetrikXanthos]

Probably my second favorite Tool song behind "H." But, check out 1.618 by Allegaeon!!! Please!!

[@joshcanaday9865]

Let’s get the Wintersun conversation going!!!!

[@trigintatres9787]

Yesss... sounds like a great idea :D

[@Kylotheson]

i love it

[@fritzk3627]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@StarsDie88]

This song is both instrumentally and lyrically based around the fibonacci sequence. Pretty cool how they did that.

[@sergioomar9090]

Life changing!

[@vhveloz]

Love TOOL....but something tells me I want to see you enjoy Tommy the Cat. 😂😂😹

[@cheebamonkey4073]

is that the primus song?

[@BricktowneMedia]

Figured I might add some insight into what this video was trying to get across during the song (annoyingly) *[c&p'ed from a previous comment left on a different video, and then edited here to expand a bit further on a few things.]* The song is heavily influenced by a mathematical sequence of numbers known as the Fibonacci Number Sequence. The sequence goes as follows... 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it. Interestingly, this can also be plotted out graphically, as a spiral...and not just ANY spiral...but a very specific one, which can be found literally everywhere in nature...for example, the curl in a chameleon's tail, the seed pattern in the middle of a sunflower (and many other plants follow this spiral as well) , to the way hurricanes are shaped, allll the way up to the Spiral Arms of our Milky Way Galaxy. In the opening verse, Maynard is describing the beginning of life, and the process of gaining vision, at fist everything is black, then you are born and slowly contrast becomes necessary to discern, so whites come into play, more like light vs dark...and then once our light receptors (Rods) are formed in the retina, Cones begin to develop, and the first 'colors' we see are in the longer wavelength of light, and so reds and yellows. There are also other interesting correlations to this section, but im sure they have been covered in the comments by now. SO, check this out Black (1) Then (1) White are (2) All I see (3) In my Infancy (5) Red and yellow then came to be (8) Reaching out to me (5) Let's me see (3) (its an ascending and desceding Fibonacci number sequence going by syllables, also, just like a spiral, growing larger, then shrinking) and again with the bridge : As below, so above and beyond, I imagine (13) Drawn beyond the lines of reason (8) Push the envelope, (5) watch it bend (3) This song also has three general time signatures within the 'main chorus' section, one in 9, then in 8 and then in 7....987 is one of the numbers in the Fibonacci Sequence. In the end, this song attempts (and succeeds) in highlighting the interconnection of all and everything, as below, so above. From the twist in our double helix DNA to the very shape and form of our galaxy, the pattern runs through it all. After making this point, he urges us to embrace our humanity, To feel inspired , To fathom the power, To witness the beauty, To bathe in the fountain...to live life as a human, but still be aware of our oneness with the entirety of reality, our Divinity. The song ends with a strong and clear message to open yourself up to the universe, and to enjoy the ride while we are here. And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been Spiral out, keep going :0) (again, yes I know...I'm a year late to the party, and I do apologize if this comment is redundant.)

[@krckajac7]

Love the reaction. Keep it up

[@cunninglinguist3201]

Another one you must experience (I say experience intentionally) from TooL is Wings for Marie/10000 days. Do them both together, as that is how it was meant to be played. Lyrics are a must. It's Maynard's closure to the life and loss of his Mother. And it's the most beautiful love song ever written.

[@shortbus6560]

hit like, then play

[@Kottonmouth3]

thought i was watching weaboo for a second when he tried to pronounce Lateralus lol

[@xenophon343]

BillyYouSoTrippin

[@JonnyPhive]

Do Right in Two by Tool

[@DOMINICK-rx3kk]

their art work

[@amalke1]

GO BILLS!

[@BillyYouSoCrazy]

#billsmafia

[@joesansone1023]

Patriots!!!

[@RealJohnnyG]

Those posters look cool, man.

[@UserBeenBanned]

Yo you should check out a video called "How Tool Used Math to Create "Lateralus". I think you will enjoy it

[@ConnerSpeed6]

Ladder-Al-Us Nice work, bro. The background picture is most likely a fan made picture as well, but it does have the same feel and vibe as a lot of the official Tool art. Keep up the Tool, and the views will flow! Parabol & Parabola back to back. Same video. You're welcome

[@BillyYouSoCrazy]

Thank you for teaching me how to say it!!! Reason ima keep stressing kids to stay in school lol But ok will do!! Appreciate it

[@ConnerSpeed6]

@@BillyYouSoCrazy you got it, bro! Keep grinding and getting these subs 🙌😎

[@jontomasik3668]

La-tear-ah-lus

[@nilsbossiusklintenberg3623]

The artwork is done by Alex Grey who’s done the album covers for Tools two latest albums. The picture in this video is not an album cover though.

[@musicfeedsthesoultg5318]

LMFAO! Stay in school kids!! Funny AF

[@aRorschachTest]

Picture is a painting by Alex Grey.

[@BlackAngel-wk1ir]

Parabola next

[@sovereignking9275]

EON blue apocolypse WITH TWIN!

[@lucassmith1886]

Yea that is artwork for tool from their artist Alex grey check his shit out he's badass

[@Vexelpops1]

first tome hearing it

[@joshcanaday9865]

Please, PLEASE bruh! Give Wintersun “Sons of Winter and Stars” a listen? Even if you don’t do an official reaction, it’s so worth a listen!

[@TheRubeoHagrid]

YES!

[@TheRubeoHagrid]

The live version is sooooo awesome

[@joshcanaday9865]

We could just start off with how damn awesome their vocals are (referring to The harmonies), THEN....

[@joshcanaday9865]

HOW SICK THE MUSIC IS FROM START TO FINISH!!!! The neo-classical performance behind some of the hardest riffs ever are simply awe-inspiring

[@trigintatres9787]

YES!

[@loganlion6314]

I’m not sure about their knew album ( cause I’m not that into the new sound of APC) but Tool hasn’t failed me yet You really can’t help but spiral out when you listen to tool.

[@davobard]

Three letters to summarize Tool imagery: DMT

[@MrDeathyness]

If you’re doing music, watch Notorious Thugs by Biggie and Bone Thugs. It’s probably my favorite song to smoke to

[@AJ-gn4ki]

Yes, definitely! Bone thugs and Tool are two of my favorite groups to come out around the early 90's. Very original sound, both of them, amazing!

[@couyonuniversity96]

Wings for marie part 1 and part 2

[@billrobertjoe]

tome

[@grannybemx6729]

Would love to see hate me and/or a blank canvas by Vin Jay

[@JaredWingate]

It's not just you, man, Maynard is wide awake.

[@bullpup33]

Google on your own the video that explains the song. It will blow your mind. Fibonacci sequence.

[@VerifiedGroove]

Jinjer - Who Is Gonna Be The One (live)

[@randydiviney4156]

Tool fans, you may have noticed, do NOT fuck around

[@tawanablanton686]

I would love it if u would react to one of my favorite bands of the 80s skid row please like i remeber u , youth gone wild any of them

[@trigintatres9787]

CMOON Fam it's time for some "Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars" :D Let's do it!

[@jordanwillett8456]

He's done opened the door to TooL once you've opened that door you can never go back again no-one else even comes close this is the only band I've ever seen that hasn't put out music in almost 2 decades and still sells out every single place they play

[@alpegg75]

Pretty sure it's 'following our will and whim'. Not 'will and wind'.

[@jordanwillett8456]

Bro etc is a tome I feel like I'm missing out it sounds cool

[@Hunter_Evans]

Link to original video plz?

[@undergroundhiphopvinyl9525]

Please react to The Color Morale "Learned Behavior" lyric video!!

[@syx3s]

what tool is really good at.... is music.

[@shrøømpizza-u1t]

Do metallica - orion , you’ll love it man is their best instrumental

[@jmathieson15]

If you like songs that are deep try listening to Stinkfist. It's really deep🤔

[@clairash2004]

This was the song that got me into Tool. Still love it 23 years on😁

[@jeffjohnson3191]

Check out the video Sober not the lyric video

[@jessemendoza6881]

React to Blesser by Alejandro Aranda an American Idol Contestant but his own song.

[@ladysinomen3335]

momma sed By Pucifer ♥

[@jethrotool8740]

Or ladder all us. Different strokes for different folks

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Later ah lus

[@bugmandeskins]

I'm gonna keep dropping it lol Judge us by DARKENSIDE. Give it a listen man it's killer. Or fire in us all by DARKENSIDE

[@surfpunx6459]

What is that song in ur background??

[@wazzupi-pubg]

Rosetta stoned

[@johcee8314]

U want a trip??? Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned

[@crudesolo]

I get goosebumps every time the "I embrace my desire to...." part comes on. Also if you liked this album, check out the Holy Gift. It's basically the entire track list of the Lateralus album arranged in the Fibonacci Sequence. The songs flow so much better with each other.

[@vovindequasahi]

You should learn to find the Divinity within.

[@HevyDevyD]

PLeeeeease react to The Silent Life - Rivers of Nihil

[@lottt86]

You want a Tool songs about life lessons? Listen to The Grudge.