Tool - Lateralus (Reaction)

[@karl-erlendmikalsen5159]

Lateralus is about that feeling you get when you listen to Lateralus for the first time.

[@zacharylogan7219]

8/ Why have you done this

[@karl-erlendmikalsen5159]

@Lissette Spanner How did it go?

[@PalaceDude]

And reaching *The Gaping Lotus Experience* after *Opiate* is what Maynard meant by : _"We may just go where no one's been."_

[@miscmeme]

Underrated Comment!

[@GimmeJimmy23]

I'm getting a very hand-drawing-itself-eschery kind of vibe from this comment.

[@Shabutie554]

Tool will definitely stand the test of time. The Grudge and Lateralus came out 20 years ago.

[@BeardManDrummer1999]

And they sound just as amazing and fresh as they did all those years ago.

[@kasual952]

Came out 18 years ago but close

[@seelenwinter6662]

tool isnt only music... tool is a religion... and religion never gets old...

[@TigersTalons]

Shabutie554 it seems to be growing which makes it all a little sweeter. It’s sooo cool to watch someone’s eyes and you can see the “light turn on” to something we have known about all along!

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Both Aenima and Lateralus sound like they came out this morning. F'n amazing!!!!!

[@Yosef1952]

I like your approach of listening to a whole number without interrupting it, and then analyzing it. I like this better than the guys who insist on stopping a vid every 30 seconds or so to make comments.

[@TigersTalons]

Yea , what he said!^^^

[@sammarnold1497]

I agree. I mean first of all it has respected. Second While experiencing a Tool composition There’s so many things in terms of layers and complexity that can get lost. There’s different layers within this song in terms of each band member doing the Fibonacci sequence including Menard in terms of his accents on the beat Ryans music and then they all come together at the end of each section.. The colors black and white most have come to consensus it’s a progression through time starting with an infant you see in black-and-white one of the big themes within the Tool world is the spiral. Anyway it is for you to read into that’s why Maynard writes these great works of art is to challenge the listener.. Always know Menard is challenging you and sometimes even leading you down a rabbit hole.. For example Stinkfist and Pushit. It’s been pretty funny to watch some of the reactions on those two. in the tool community that’s known as spiraling out of control.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

There's a sense of empathy, vicariously watching another musonaut hear something for the first time, as if you yourself hadn't heard it before. The haters can go jump.

[@australianmade86]

Dan J. Boyd YES! Living vicariously through someone hearing music that you love for the first time is amazing, plus you get to share music you like. Plus you get to hear new music yourself recommended by others

[@lilzak1121]

If you understand Tool, the haters really are irrelevant.

[@ProfessorHubertFarnsworth]

I see what you did there with the whole "vicariously watching". You're not to quick for me there, Chief.

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

I like reactions because I can't listen to Lateralus for the first time again. So I get to live vicariously though you, sir!

[@joshfrie3194]

I’ve found that I find enjoyment in watching complete strangers experience music that I love for the first time. That’s all I need to know. Really appreciate your reactions, especially the fact that you can catch, and understand the many little intricacies that lie underneath the top layer of most songs. That’s what makes Tool my favorite band. It’s the creativity, plain and simple. Enjoy the show, look forward to more!

[@kingbassk83]

Josh Frie search for HecticReacts, VinAnd Sori. the other ones i forgot...

[@joshfrie3194]

KingbassK yeah I’ve been following lost in Vegas, hectic and vin and sorri haha they all bring something different to the table

[@kingbassk83]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5TciZyPi66KpqM this is Dylan Caldwell. he's got some cool tool reactions. Or Fish out of water, you can see him become to love tool.

[@theblankslate8324]

There's a sense in which trying to imagine what it's like for this person to hear this song for the first time allows you to notice things that you hadn't seen before. I've loved this song for nearly a decade but it feels fresh for some reason.

[@kingbassk83]

Gabriel Lucas i think that Tool is an intresting band if you have musical knowledge.. play an instrument. because then you know what is happening. in my opinion, tool is just one big metal jam session. Adam and Justin provide the riffs and Dany arranges the song and Maynard is a dick.

[@jmack4275]

I just want to say that the way you explain a piece of music like this song lasting through time is so true. Lateralus will be one piece of music that people from the future can appreciate just like how we appreciate the classics now such as Beethoven, Mozart, etc. And i'm so proud to have been around for such an iconic song that will become one of the greatest songs of all time

[@wrenchist]

I will say this song wrapped itself around my soul ever since I listened to it tripping (lsd). I can't help getting euphoric while listening to it.

[@Physionic]

I like your attitude, Jim. I've watched all your TOOL reaction videos. They are the best!

[@P3t3rG1]

Physionic and he havent even heard 46&2

[@docwells7]

Check out King KTF...

[@rexmentula1089]

You should listen to the studio-verson of Tool - Pushit. Then, jump straight over to the live-version of the song from the Salival-album which takes it to a completely different and beautiful direction.

[@cyberdemon1702]

“Cerebral”: one of the many perfect words to describe Tool

[@davidvh]

I would say patience

[@christopherboxford26]

Haha

[@cheesepie72]

Love watching people who really know and understand music listening to Tool songs for the first time

[@jennifer9047]

Check out Dean Wolfe's channel- he's reacted to every Tool song there is (aside from Opiate). Start with his first react to Lateralus. It brought him to tears, and he's been a Tool fan ever since.

[@kylestyyle987]

The coolest part of this song to me is what Carey does in the middle; at 8:20 he's playing on the hi-hat in 5/16 overtop the band's 4/4. Then at 9:02 he goes into a 5/8 groove overtop the 4/4.

[@marcon1259]

kylestyyle987 you’re correct! Not many people can pick that stuff apart. I’m gonna venture you’re a percussionist too?

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

kylestyyle987 I've always wondered what the hell he is doing with the hihat there. It makes sense when I count it out now. Thanks

[@kylestyyle987]

Truth Seeker I'm actually primarily a trumpet player, but I'm also a big theory nerd so I get a kick out of things bizarre time signatures and polyrhythms.

[@jahmoon27]

im a drummer but im no theory expert but drums are 5/16, bass is 6/8, and the guitar is like swung quarters? always been one of my favorite pieces of music since driving around smoking weed on release day of this album having my entire soul changed

[@PatricioHondagneuRoig]

Best Tool song ever. The Fibonacci sequence in the syllabe count is a great touch.

[@evang7954]

It's deeper than just syllables. Its incredible and hurts my head to explain.

[@stevenpask4076]

I love how you're like...'this isn't going to become a tool review based channel'...nek minute you listen to Lateralus and now you've joined the rest of us down the rabbit hole. Welcome home.

[@ilovetacos6092]

Anyone who first discovers Tool, and who has ANY appreciation for the intricate and amazing nature of Tool and their musical ability in general, soon realizes that once they hear their sound find themselves beyond the “event horizon”......permanently drawn into them without the ability to ever hear music the same again. Once you hear Tool, their sound becomes the benchmark by which ALL other music is measured. It is this way for me, and I find I am consistently disappointed by music by other groups simply because I find myself measuring it against what I consider the apex of sonic perfection, Tool....

[@alittel07]

@@ilovetacos6092 Seriously...I log into KZbin while working and all I get are TOOL suggestions from the algorithm. I used to listen to purely classic rock...now it all sounds so simple and sort of empty, if that makes sense. Nothing compares to Maynard's vocals, Danny's fills, and the magic that Justin and Adam create.

[@chriswebb7822]

@@ilovetacos6092 Great comment, I fell the same way...

[@opiateofthemasses]

There’s always haters and shitheads no matter what the content man. Just ignore it. I’m a huge tool fan, and I LOVE watching people experience my favorite music for the first time.

[@Vrog311]

Exactly! Cheers!

[@Adam-qs5ir]

I enjoy this style of video because it's like sharing great music with your friends, great music they've never heard. The reaction from them takes you back to the first time you heard it.

[@lukelarsson]

I’ve had this album for almost 20 years now, and whenever I hear this song I get goosebumps and teary -eyed. Especially at around the 7:21 mark(of the song, not this video) when Justin’s bass comes in. It’s an amazing piece of music. I would give a finger to go back and hear it for the first time.

[@THE.kevman237]

Always awesome seeing someone experience this song for the first time! You're right, it's a masterpiece on every level, including technicality. This track would be perfect in a music theory class!

[@jillakers6693]

Ive ALWAYS compared TOOL to classical masterpieces because of the ability to put such complicated compositions out that work and sound amazing!

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Preach!!!!!!!

[@BluRaykay]

For that future Tool reaction, Right in Two is a masterpiece and the most under rated in my opinion. keep it up super chill videos

[@TheSkookat]

Chris Hansen amazing Song indeed. While I was in Afghanistan my wife gave birth, I was listening to Right In Two when my boss ran in and told me to call my wife as she gave birth. 9 years later every time I hear that song it takes me back to an extremely happy time in life.

[@needfoolthings]

Yup. Poppy they say, cheesy sometimes. But it has one of the best riffs of all time and it's played only two times and then it's deconstructed and put together less beautiful but more intense and rips your melodic heart right in two.

[@scottjackson3347]

knightkrawler - I don’t mean to offend, but how is that song “poppy” or “cheesy” at all? I’ve never heard that, ever.

[@needfoolthings]

@@scottjackson3347 ...among other Tool songs, I mean. I've heard that.

[@damienducote1851]

I do love that song so much I can never find anything that can get tool up loud enough and I have about 3000 watts all together in my single cab truck

[@kuolemanlaakso1696]

I love watching Tool reaction videos to see that joy in people for the first time. Yours are especially great because, unlike most, you allow the song to play in it's entirety without lots of pausing. Thank you for this! I watch others too and understand why they do it, but I appreciate someone who gets it enough to wait.

[@merkab7154]

The strangest thing to me is no one suggesting 46&2, that just shows how many amazing songs Tool has.

[@W1relessRevlution]

My favorite song in the library so far.

[@odiousmortem9896]

My favorite Tool song, 46+2

[@danielbowen5157]

They're such an amazing band. Fkn incredible. Should you get the chance to see them live, I highly recommend it! Definitely an experience!!!

[@Geo76er]

Always loved the way this song builds and builds...

[@rubaidaallen2764]

Me too.

[@gabiesiren]

when I first came accross your channel, first I thought how many Tool songs this guy is listening to. I've never heard of Tool before and the more I hear their music, the more I like it !

[@tomgrant29]

At 8 mins the hi hat is in 5 and everything else is in 4 mind bloooooown

[@kregmaffews]

The band used the ultrasound of one of their wives with child for the intro. Fun factoid.

[@JimNewstead]

Aha! I was right!

[@CanadensisKrew]

Citizen Kreg which member’s wife?

[@rcrampulla4831]

So they brought an ultrasound machine into the studio?

[@j.prt.979]

RC Rampulla maybe they went to the hospital 😂

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

You are correct. Timeless music. I think ahead of their time. Many people are just now discovering TOOL and it isn't old sounding. Not like when we were listening to Led Zeppelin or the Doors in the 90s. My kids love it.

[@MUN00K]

Everyone is born color blind and that is that order of colors you learn to see. It's about growth and change. Tools music is pure art. Their Guitarist and Bass player write all the songs and they approach it as a classical composition instead of "how can we make sure this is catchy and sells?" The Grudge and this song are the best tracks on the album in my opinion. Loving your reaction!! The band was sued before this album came out and the litigation has kept them from re-releasing their music on streaming services. So youtube is the only place you can hear their music, other than CD and Vinyl. Probably why you are getting bombarded by requests on here. Keep it up.

[@frogdeity]

The song is absolutely about Hermeticism and it's wonderfully done.

[@djmir4]

I absolutely adore the way someone's face lights up the first time listening to a tool song. It brings me back to my discovery days. One might say I live VICARIOUSly through these reactions haha! Ha... I will see myself out.

[@JimNewstead]

Haha! You're very welcome here, my friend!

[@luckieshel]

Daniel M I wish I can get into a time machine to hear their songs for the first time again.

[@kotavu6004]

Hey Jim...Long Island here. Love your Tool reactions and the way you breakdown the meaning of the songs. Welcome to the Tool fam. I’ve been listening since I was 14 back in ‘93.

[@azrallye]

At 10:46 this part has always been my favorite part in this song. Everything completely changes and then melds back together. It gets me every time. Great video Thank You!

[@MK-gv7qr]

Watched every Tool reactor on KZbin and still think your Tool reactions are the best FWIW.

[@JimNewstead]

Thanks so much. I do it for the love of the music rather than being best, but by not being sensationalist about the reactions, perhaps it’s the authenticity of my vids that’s catching people’s eye! Just being me and listening to music 🤪😃👍🏼

[@MK-gv7qr]

@@JimNewstead hopefully we can get some new music soon from them for you to react to. You should do one for Adam Jones The Witness.

[@kuguar13]

Man i wish i could discover Tool in 2018

[@lukelarsson]

kuguar13 I feel the same way! It’s inspiring that a band that hasn’t released an album in 12 years and only have 5 albums total in 28 years can be gathering new fans in 2018.

[@gridlox9900]

I discovered tool in 2019

[@ParkourStormer]

TOOL put me back on metal after a 3year hiatus, thanks to a great friend who introduced me to them

[@jschober1424]

They got me in 2019

[@austinholthaus1525]

I feel blessed to have found them at 18 with Undertow and continued on a 20+ year journey as I’ve grown older. I appreciate their growth.

[@tomwolfe6063]

There are a few bands of my generation( 90’s) whose work has withstood the test of time. These bands are Tool, early Metallica and Alice In Chains. I have even heard high school kids blasting Social Distortion and Bad Religion like it was new. Immediately, my faith was restored in today’s adolescents.

[@JimNewstead]

Hmmmm, I know of Alice In Chains, but am ashamed to say I don't think I could name you a song that they're ever written. My bad!

[@tightenurscrews]

We request Tool often because we feel u appreciate the skill n depth of the band in my opinion that said i think ud like Opeth as well thnx n best to ya

[@LONE-WOLF-FILMS]

Do a reaction for Wings for Marie part 1 and 2 from the 10,000 days album. It will take you on a journey for 18 minutes and drop you off back home in time for dinner :)

[@nznegativeions]

Tool2142 what a fucking gay description

[@cyberdemon1702]

thats not very Jesus like

[@LONE-WOLF-FILMS]

Fuck you Jesus

[@lottt86]

I'm dying here

[@sunlannex126]

For some reason I feel like Wings should be saved for after hearing most of AEnima, Lateralus, and 10,000 Days. I think a lot of people do these songs too early and can miss some of the story behind the lyrics and emotion in his voice. But just throwing out some thoughts I had about it after watching Hectic and Vin and Sori reactions. But great suggestion no matter when he does it. You can't really go wrong with Wings v:)

[@amygoss4708]

First off, I want to say it is so kool to see so many people who understand music so we'll! I am a lyrics person and I felt as though he was describing the desire to see the world through the simplicity of a child's eyes. As adults we complicate things.

[@YaHozna1]

This is the best song. Unbelievable drumming.

[@rubaidaallen2764]

I could listen to this all day, everyday. Its FUCKING BRILLIANT.

[@oldwolf3218]

Love your reactions brother…❤️🇨🇦 And I LOVE TOOL!!!

[@thecasualape6689]

I'm by no means a professional musician BUT music is my most intense passion. And I look at music on the same level of analytical appreciation for the raw talent and genius in music. And your reaction videos are amazing because you articulate exactly what I hear and listen for. Love your content sir. Dont ever stop.

[@nicolisowski3591]

Love your approach to Tool. Many people listen to the music in a surficial kind of way and they don't even get 10% of what Tool is about. Keep your open mind great channel!

[@MilledgeVillain]

Fuck me sideways, I love watching it click for the first time in someone who gets it!!! This is like chasing that first Tool high all over again! Thank you so much, Jim, for your deep and thoughtful reactions to great music! Please keep’em coming. Check out Right in Two- very significant and relevant in our current point in history right now, in my opinion!! Flood is amazing as well.

[@brandonhinrichs8657]

That song's so fucking rad! I love pretty much all of their shit but that song is next level

[@eddiequinn2321]

I have been sober for nearly 7 years now and tools music has never touched me more then in this last 7 years with my eyes truly open

[@danielmcqueen1024]

I've been a Huge Tool fan since 1994 and love watching people's reaction when they get the taste of Tool... They are hooked as I was :) Who know that 10,000 Days was how long we had to wait for maybe the final Tool album.

[@mattb6646]

it's about the journey of life and embracing it for what it is and making the most of it.. imo.

[@thebatman1482]

Wow, you understood lots of the strange timings and complexities of the song at the first listen (like the ending with the drums in 2 or 4 and the guitar in 3, meeting after some measures and the bass making those pitch shifting noises with a pitch shifter). The Fibonacci sequence It's in the vocals in the verses (count the syllables). Yeah, It's my favourite song by them and one of the best songs ever written imo. A masterpiece like the rest of their discography.

[@thebatman1482]

Well, about the pitch shifting bass part in my previous comment, he uses a pitch shifter live, but maybe he used a fretless bass for that part.

[@DavidDArcy1975]

check out the video of Danny Carey drumming this on his own... phenomenal ;)

[@bhumps6309]

Tool = Brain music. I've never heard anyone put it like that but it's an excellent way of putting it. I love your analysis on this video and it seems to be very genuine. It's my first time here and I look forward to more of your content. Thanks for putting the time in.

[@davideldridge9021]

I notice so many people have this theory about the colors and the relation to some kind of trip. It's more simple than that I believe. When we are born we first only see in black and white shapes. As our eyes develop we start to see colors. Really it seems so obvious that the song shows us that to truly grow we need to take chances, push the envelope as is stated. Some of the lyrics show us what impedes our quest for growth and some how we may achieve growth. The spiral refers to the pattern produced in nature according to the golden ratio, thus as with nature we should spiral out, or keep going (growing).

[@corbelius6]

Cheers from Nebraska! You rock. please keep up the great work and content.

[@marcos_bm13]

Thank you for reacting to this song. Don’t think about it too much. Just play it and enjoy it.

[@campnou69]

That part with the bass "swirling" or "spiraling" towards the end... reminds me of water swirling or spiraling down the drain... which makes sense with the whole fibonacci spiral theme.

[@JimNewstead]

Good analogy!

[@musicmademejester]

Tool's song greatly benefit from multiple listens and get better with each one. There is a reason they've been around for 27 years (1991 I think) and will defiantly withstand the test of time.

[@rizipt]

Wow that's damn near 10,000 days haha

[@ZMB-on5ub]

Never stop. Love your stuff!

[@clearasil11]

I've been thinking of making a video or something in defense of reaction videos. I used to hate them, but only through videos of people reacting to Tool have I realized how entertaining they can be. I've listened to Lateralus for, what, 18 years now, and even though it stands the test of time, it's never quite like I heard it the first time. This song really changed my life. I still spiral out. It made me better. Watching people experience it for the first time reminds me of the effect it had on me. It's like showing a video to your friend that you really find meaningful, and seeing if they enjoy it too. It's to feel connected.

[@mpfiveO]

A lot of Tool songs take you on a journey, I would have to add Parabol/Parabola to that list. An epic combination of melodic lyrics and complex music, I think you would really enjoy it. One of my all time favorite Tool songs.

[@cantrosebuchanan]

Really enjoy your vids and your reaction in this video particularly reminded me of the first time I heard Lateralus. Epic piece of music. Keep up the vids, love it!

[@besprutad]

Black then white are all I see in my infancy, red and yellow then came to be - You have to listens to this song over and over again

[@austinwray1545]

Saw them in my hometown of Columbus Ohio 6 days ago,, shit was incredible

[@LittleRifflemanX]

Tool is actually an experience more as it's simple music... the best part of tool is that it urges you to think and overthink, urges you to grab new perspectives of things you saw as a straight line. many people changed after listening to it. it's amazing band that requires you to analise it deeply, not just to understand the words, but to begin from there, with that knowledge in mind, searching for answers within yourself, putting that what they taught you in practice and reform your psyche, expand... that's why they are Tool, a tool for your mental expansion.

[@bertalanbalazs7326]

You're so great! Make a lot of Tool reaction i sooo enjoy that! Just push it! from Hungary!

[@darryllyle5250]

The song does use the Fibonacci sequence, during your reaction you even said it sounds like it is "spiraling" that is what the Fibonacci sequence is. Spirals, Fractals, etc.

[@illuminahde]

Yo. Let the tears come. Trust me, I get it. Still gives me chills. Listening to Tool with good sound is an emotional experience. Oh and I once read that the earliest forms of the human eye began with identifing simple black and whites. Then came red and yellow... get it, spiral out... evolve. Desire to feel connected, push the envelope, bathe in the fountain... live life to it's fullest...

[@litawells8803]

TOOL Pushit, Jambi, 46 and 2, H, Eulogy, Parabola, The Pot, or Ticks and Leeches all will blow your mind

[@TheUselessGeniusX]

I think "Lateralus" is about Maynard's approach to writing. First it starts out as a theme; an idea. Black and white. Then, the more he listens, the ideas coalesce into more specificity; red and yellow. He's able to place himself in the middle of the music, let it flow through him; getting emotional. It starts as a simple idea, it then spirals out into more, and more detail. Ever expanding into what he wants it to communicate. The ideas as they come together tend to go where they've not been before. Through either catharsis, or exploration of ones feelings, spiritual, or otherwise, we end up someplace we weren't before...

[@Kingofbarsoom]

The feel I always get from this song is.... to Not Think so much all the time. You miss out. :) Love your videos Jim!! Keep at it!

[@pitviper8795]

Its about the how we come into this world and what we see first hence the colors and then the constant striving to be better and go further and never settle. Yes theres alot of other things that he brings up but the general idea is to never quit moving forward.

[@andrewowens92]

Black and white is the first colors babies see, then red and yellow as they get older, then the full spectrum of color by the time they are no longer infants. The purpose of the song is to always be reaching outside the box. The references to the spiral are because so many things in nature look like spirals, including our galaxy. Riding the spiral to the end is riding the spiral in our galaxy never knowing what happens next.

[@LONE-WOLF-FILMS]

YOU WILL NEVER KEEP US QUIET, DO YOU HEAR US....... NEVEEEEERRRR!!!! :D :D :D

[@johnyoung7851]

Hey man, these have been my favourite band since I saw them in 2002. Ive never obsessed over a band so much and its good to see a similar reaction. Listen to Lateralus front to back, with all the interludes. Then Aenima and 10,000 days. They will consume you and everything else you listen to will pale in comparison. Enjoy my friend. Enjoy.

[@coolhand62]

I hope enjoy Lateralus as much as I do, almost every single day! One of my favorites to work out to. I can see you'll discover you can never listen too much to this song. Maynard has many voices. Birth, growing, reaching, discovering, life. "Black then white is what I see", birth and what a baby sees, but eventually the other colors come into play. Possibly one of the great rock songs ever written. Peace out!

[@Corneliussong]

The high hats you mentioned are in 5-4 over a 4-4 riff, Tool really nailed it on this album with their arrangements, it’s an album you must listen to in its entirety to appreciate it completely, enjoy.

[@sol-raal-kemet2642]

I love this song. It's extreeemely alchemical, I had to study it for initiation. Crazy cool honesty.

[@doctajuice]

Hearing this song for the first time is truly an otherworldly experience

[@GimmeJimmy23]

Maaaan.... Right around 18 minutes, you made such a good point, and it's something I've never given thought to. Way back when Mozart was crafting his works, there were also probably odd-ball musical groups whose works were never transcribed or communicated to the next generation. There may have been 19th century folks making industrial music, and we would be none the wiser! (Unless there was an account of it, of course.)

[@Easy_Skanking]

Haters gonna hate. We are here to see how you are amazed with Devin Townsend, count times of Tool and so on. As a long time musician and metal head. I find it interesting to see how you experience music I have loved for a while. Keep it up and keep enjoying yourself, good sir. Peace...

[@mileschamberlain3135]

The lyrics are in the sequence. Black 1, then 1, white are 2, all I see 3, in my infancy 5, red and yellow then came to be 8

[@solodizzle]

Thank you for doing this! Puscifer and A Perfect Circle are Maynard's other bands. Quality stuff there as well. Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Baroness are two of my favorite other bands.

[@syx3s]

their music is very exact but at the same time i'm positive they play it almost purely by feel. i mean, that being said, i'm sure that as far as the instrumentals go these guys play by feel almost perfectly in sync with the sheets that they've created. just listening to it creates an amazing picture.... i can only imagine what the guys that actually created this see in their heads when reciting this.

[@vaguesage]

Jambi.

[@sunlannex126]

I second this one Jim. It's so different but somehow still so Tool's style if that makes any sense lol. Also just one a week would be great :)

[@WarrenLeggatt]

You got the syllable stuff right. There is also a moving time signature near the start that runs in a 9/4, 8/4, 7/4 pattern with 987 being the 16th or 17th number in the sequence depending if you start at 0. The length of the song and when the intro ends also hooks into the fib pattern

[@determinismofmorality8513]

Gojira - Flying Whales

[@sundor5401]

the last two minutes of the song are pure bangers

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

Tool- Parabol/Parabola next please...

[@lucaspegoretto1561]

Omax Pi yessssss

[@dprob1985]

Lucas Pegoretto yes...wings of Marie is cool...but i definitly dont reccomend for a new tool listener. Can easily turn them off with the pacing of the song. Kinda eerks me when i see that request for new listeners.

[@Glue303Lover]

Fckgogle Pluss agreed. That and Rosetta Stoned(which he already did and didn't seem to like it much). He needs some basics. Stinkfist, parabola, the patient, sober, opiate, pushit, H.

[@Kobra7049]

The colors stand for the colors a baby is able to see as it eyes develop after birth. Hence the ultrasound in the first of the song. In this song it represents progression and growth of the mind as a person embraces the randomness of life.

[@crazydrummer181]

Thanks , Jim! Awesome to see you enjoying this band. This album seems to be a good start for you. You may want to consider Parabol/Parabola off of it.

[@XxExoNine]

Just ignore the people shitting on your videos man, if you let them get to you then they win. Keep doing what your doing, your videos are awesome!

[@keithm1008]

when you're born you see in black and white then colors come along slowly

[@satellite_anomaly]

Excellent. Had loads of fun with this one. In large part, you remind me of Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. Super fun to listen to.

[@Azrial01]

There are over 400 comments on this video so someone has probably already said this, but I interpret the song to be about not letting your anxieties hold you back. He's saying to step outside of your boundaries. If you stay within yourself your intuition whithers. He's telling us to ride the spiral of life, because it will take you to places you've never been.

[@hollis68]

This song pushes you outside the bounds of comfort/predictability. Black and white sounds like a rigid view which when alllwed to bend, red / yellow seem to represent an openness to possibilities.

[@ryutheargonaut]

I hate reactionvideos, but you are one great human being. Really liked it. Keep it up that way! :)

[@BustedSoulO]

It's MATH! LOL Band meeting: Drummer walks in. Writes a full chalk-board of a mathematical sequence/formula. Turns to the boys, "This is the next song. Here's your parts. Seeya Tomorrow in the studio."

[@Heatwave9000]

You made a good point about what songs will stand the test of time. I feel like there isn't any songs that are capable of becoming timeless classics in mainstream music. Everything is so digitized and lacks soul without the live instrumentation. I'll never understand how the masses enjoy listening to songs that have nothing meaningful to say. Tool has their own, original sound which is partially why I think a lot of their songs are timeless.

[@ingobordewick6480]

I think it's about "being open minded" and constantly learning. "Keep going, spiral out." The colour section is just another analogy to "growing", it's the way little children start seeing the world. First they only can distinguish between dark and light (black and white), then red and yellow comes in and the other colours follow later. ;-)

[@camillebrenes]

Lateralus is my single most favorite song. I don't play favorites either. The lyrics, and dimension of this song speak to my soul though like no other. I'm open to the possibility it could be topped, but that hasn't happened yet. It sounds like a soundtrack of my life in one single perfectly made song.