Tool - Ænema + Bill Hicks’ Arizona Bay (pianist reacts to metalhead friend’s suggestion)

Classical musician reacts to Tool’s Ænema and then the metalhead joins him for Bill Hicks’ Arizona Bay bit.
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[@thegoatchild3545]

You're right, Richard. Danny Carey is the best argument for the theory that aliens are already among us. He's 62 human years old, BTW. Great stuff, gents. Keep it up.

[@TheErazar]

62?! Damn

[@thegoatchild3545]

@@TheErazar yeah.....Fear Inoculum came out 4 years ago. It doesn't seem like it, but...

[@slidey1788]

Danny Carey and Nicko McBrain two of a kind.

[@MidwestFarmToys]

No

[@Itsunclegabby]

@@thegoatchild3545 Remember that buzz in science about the octopus being alien?

[@darvoid66]

I just need to thank the algorithm for connecting me to this channel a couple weeks ago. You two are fantastic.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you! And thank you algorithm!

[@Charly_Dont_Surf]

I’m excited to take my son to his first concert in January and it will be this incredible band! My first time seeing them as well.

[@meganturner8438]

Eeek if it’s the Ny show that will be my first tool show and I’m so stoked!

[@drew2real]

How was it bud?? going on the 3rd of feb with my amazing girl and am so hyped

[@PearlDrummerFTW]

I'd also like to know how it was.

[@junkyardheaven]

Bill Hicks was pure genious. Too good...

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

Best band in the last 30 years..

[@kahwigulum]

This is easily my new favorite channel to watch. I hope you both also have a wonderful day. Thank you.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you!

[@rugby342]

The VicFirth drum cam of Pneuma is a must watch. Also, Danny said their most difficult song to play is "Descending".

[@robmartin9782]

I watched a short interview where he said "Invincible" and "Tempest" are the most difficult for him. Endurance-wise it's "The Grudge" apparently.

[@fiverx2159]

@@robmartin9782I think he just makes up an answer. None are difficult for him

[@robmartin9782]

@@fiverx2159 Who knows...maybe he's just being humble again. But even if none of their songs are actually difficult for him to play, there are still some who are more difficult than others.

[@Greatmeasures]

😂

[@Itsunclegabby]

@@robmartin9782 That's really interesting, and makes me want to really pay attention to the work he puts in during those songs. Thanks for commenting that!

[@McBandycars]

Danny Carey's math with the slow and steady pace of Maynard's vocals... such intense calmness. The drumbeats are always so intricate yet SO balanced. I grew up listening to a lot of Travis Barker, Joey Jordison and Danny Carey, along with many other talented drummers.. but all their tenacity and or state of Zen they seem to be in always made me want to TRY to drum as well. I did for a while but it wasn't a logical financial choice where I am from and how I grew up so I just stuck to messing around on every instrument I could get my hand on and always randomly bursting out singing.

[@tristanblack6609]

Love this . Thank you for getting back to Tool. The following song actually has some Bill Hicks snippets in it in the track called Third Eye

[@joshmorris9908]

I got to see tool a couple of weeks ago in ct. Danny is incredible. He’s getting up there in years too. The pneuma drum cam would be a great reaction

[@illuminahde]

The guys from Tool are big comedy nerds too. They were sitting first row during the live taping and they appeared as Puscifer in the 1st Episode of Mr. Show. Maynard used to bring cookies to the set.

[@bumblefluff79]

Tool perfectly captured Bill's antipathy towards fake culture with this song. A match made in heaven. I'd love to know what he would make of the world right now!

[@johncarpenter3751]

Hicks would be rolling over in his grave

[@Lateralus11]

New York I love you but you are bringing me down..... greetings from italy

[@scottw5253]

Bill and his brother were also going to run a media production company named Arizona Bay. Maynard and Bill were good friends, and prior to his death they'd been working on plans to have Bill contribute to TOOL's live show somehow. The entire Aenima album is a tribute to Bill.

[@GassersGhost]

It tickles the shit out of me to watch you guys. I'm 52, very little still tickles my guts anymore.

[@wojecire]

Omg!!!! Thank you for introducing me to LCD Soundsystem!!!! Im obsessed now

[@paulransdell]

I've seen TOOL 14 times. I love them, of course. I never got to see Bill Hicks. But damn do I miss him.

[@MidwestFarmToys]

Oh yeah!? I saw them 15 times

[@mqultra5150]

I love peoples' slow, gradual, transition to Maynard from the 90's

[@julioclay]

Thank you for paying tribute to Bill Hicks, one of the greatest, smartest and fiercest humorists of his time! RIP 🙏 Great reaction too! More Tool please :) Keep on rockin'... \m/

[@jd35711]

thank you for giving me something to look forward to on a very dark day - can't wait

[@Rodrigo_Espejo_B]

new york i love you... but you're bringin' me down...

[@KoarTCN]

Thomas Haake has entered the chat. I think Thomas makes Danny's jaw drop. They both have a massive influence on modern drummers and it would be interesting to see a reaction to something like Meshuggah's Clockworks.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thomas is a monster! I’ve been delaying the inevitable Meshuggah introduction because I didn’t want Judson’s brain to melt. Might have to get to that one soon.

[@6ic6ic6ic]

Eugene Rybchenko of Fleshgod Apocalypse takes frantic marathonesque drumming to the next level. No shade to Danny or Thomas but there's levels.

[@KoarTCN]

@@Greatmeasures That's a very fair approach. Meshuggah is lot to handle. Great content you guys, keep it up!

[@Greatmeasures]

@@KoarTCN thank you!

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

​@@GreatmeasuresI'm surprised btbam didn't make his head blow already hehe.

[@schwartzcl]

I love these reactions! I can’t figure out if he ever likes a song or not. But I can read his body language and almost see the musical math flowing past his eyes as he’s figuring it out! Maybe it’s just a nerd thing and I can recognize someone understanding something that I lost the skill of many, many years ago.

[@Gideonite]

I loved the melodic piano intro thank you for that!

[@bradr9903]

Hell yes hes an alien Richard haha. and Pneuma is def a great example, along with everything else hes ever done haha. The polyrhythm is ridiculous....have to buy an extra snare just to try to learn it haha. Good show gentlemen!! \m/

[@richpeltier9519]

It was right around that time that Maynard moved to Arizona.

[@medhead964]

Since you mentioned Danny Carey's drumming, you all might be interested in a fusion jazz group he was part of recently called "Volto!". He did a podcast where he talked about recording their album. The band recorded everything live in studio together, and they did several takes. Danny said that for all but one of the tracks, they chose their first take to put on the album which amazes me because the stuff they do is technical as hell and very quick.

[@scottybeats5328]

Okay Great Measures... you got me. Subbed. Danny is for sure an Alien. He's like, the only person that can utilize 100% of their brain for drums, everything from velocity control, time signatures, grooves, fills, and transitioning.

[@Baloothepibble]

Happy Thanksgiving u guys! I’m thankful for discovering your channel.

[@arikauraniemi9383]

Bill Hicks was a genius. Thank you for this I love your channel.

[@themadcow71]

New York I love you but you're bringing me down. Loved it.

[@smoking013]

Subscribed and waiting for the reaction to live Pneuma ❤

[@Greatmeasures]

Welcome aboard!

[@TheWorldAccordingToArf]

I love the intros.

[@wesley6221]

Ok thank you guys I'm bout your fifth Tool reaction in .. that Judson has the very most intelligent responses to Tool I've EVER heard being OGT back from 92 since the first EP .. keep em coming

[@RK79KR]

Great piano cover

[@Dexiray]

jesus, finally some TOOL up in this biiieaaash

[@lenilsonxavier456]

right in two by TOOL PLEASE !! you guys are great

[@mattblatchley2061]

great react...thanks for the Bill Hicks clip! :)

[@Peace-Weaver]

Awesauce! I've been loving the song picks so far. You ought to do "Graves" from Caligula's Horse. #proceedrichard

[@caseyjones7404]

Danny Carey will be 80 years old, still jamming. Pneuma is a complete lesson in musical appreciation.

[@Angrymanifestor3699]

Tool Parabol

[@matthewsvensen2569]

Looking forward to the Pneuma reaction Judson is ready for 7empest

[@tristanblack6609]

Sometime you guys should do A Perfect Circle - The Noose . A song all about Recovery and talking about the 12 step program

[@panoptos4163]

I’d like to see his reaction to the music video for this song. Hehe.

[@MattintheHat85]

Hey guys! Enjoying all the videos and even finding some new stuff I’ve never heard so thanks for that. Would like to see what you think about Darker Still by Parkway Drive. It’s a huge departure from typical Parkway but they killed it!!!

[@mikegLXIVMM]

Such a great song!

[@timmycollins7665]

There is a band I have loved for 20 years now and they never get any recognition from reactors. I would love to see some reactions to Dog Fashion Disco. There is such a blend of genres in their music and I would love to see Judson react to those blends. Most of the do blend metal, and will often have keys involved and sometimes even great jazz Horns. Please fellas give the band a shot.

[@gearspider]

Show the live version of Pneuma, it's better than Studio. Let's goooooooo STRAYAAAAAAAAAA Cheers from Down Under!

[@laurieleiann904]

I have a crush on Jud 😁

[@laurieleiann904]

Can't find GM on threads

[@zacharyprestjohn9474]

I would’ve never guessed that piano song. By the way Creature Of The Wheel, by White Zombie…would be a great react.

[@77Samuel75]

Bill Hicks was actually a friend of the members of Tool. Their song Eulogy was written about, and dedicated to Hicks after he passed away.

[@rizipt]

I came for TooL but I'm staying for Judson. This dude is an absolute trip. I'd like to see what he thinks of what Maynard did with Rocketman. Also I think he would dig the live version of Pushit from Salival. There's a great deal of space to get lost in that one. Maybe you could flip this thing on it's head and have him bring something for you to react to.

[@samuelsammington3572]

just gona put out there: Bobby Jarzombek : Peppered Caner

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Hicks also played all the lead guitar in the music on his comedy albums

[@user-dc2fw1jb7q]

Thought the grey was premature we have. Commonality

[@windog551]

You will have a lot of subs soon I can feel it.

[@Spasstiful]

Pneuma is of course a great watch of him drumming - but there is a whole AI-rendered Drumcam of a Lateralus tour when he was younger. Especially the piece "Triad" is probably my favourite footage of him drumming - you definitely should check it out if you enjoy drumming (regardless of reaction). Also I would love you guys to check out King Crimson.

[@MarkLynskey]

Pneuma Drum Cam I think Judson needs to see next.

[@brandonboucher7090]

Loosey goosey baby…loosey goosey.

[@likeguiltdoes]

"That's the bridge between the two" lmaooooo that's so true

[@TaraRyze]

How Bill Hicks felt about LA is how about FL..and I have lived here my whole life 😭

[@leddygee1896]

A fatalists view of LA...

[@kevinabraham9260]

Proceed Richard

[@18wheelesrollin90]

More impactful with lyrics to read... i go off into another space.

[@razmehlsen2200]

Iove ur reviews - for a drummer at level 11 whilst totally relaxed watch Meshuggah drum cam for Clockwork - Thomas Haake

[@kevinabraham9260]

Sorry to comment a second time, Richard you said it…. But dang it I want the Drum cam Pneuma with Danny Carey

[@Greatmeasures]

Going to try to do it this weekend. We’re planning to get together tomorrow afternoon and possibly Saturday. Hoping to get a ton of videos recorded because Judson’s job takes him out of town for the next couple of weeks.

[@SquakesMahoney]

They take an intermission in their live show now. I'm assuming mostly to give Danny a break.

[@Lateralus138]

Throughout all of the anger in this song I think the one line of "don't just call me a pessimist, try and read between the lines" is the most important here; just hoping for change, not the mass destruction of a whole state of people...

[@MidwestFarmToys]

This was like 30 years ago when it was still possible. If they wrote this today, I'm prettty sure he would say, don't read between the lines. At all. 😂

[@Lateralus138]

@@MidwestFarmToys Nonsense, there's always hope for change. I don't even consider myself an optimist, but I'm not giving up either. Plus Northern Californians are mostly alright, don't want them to suffer for the plague that is SoCal.

[@MidwestFarmToys]

@@Lateralus138 well it was mostly a joke, but still. Good luck over there 😆

[@Dzoni0692]

Beside Tool, you should start your Dream Theater journey also. Would love to see your opinion on Octavarium, Dance of eternity, Glass Prison, Metropolis...

[@TheeKingMaker]

boom!

[@richpeltier9519]

The only pure thing in LA is the love musicians have for comedians and the love comedians have for musicians. Everything else is poison. TOOL is Pink Floyd for the new millennium. Rich the Ancient Metal Beast and Drummer with Discalculia Born in The County of Orange, but moved up north before any permanent damage was done.

[@davidwilson-kl7up]

Should've started with laturallis, this dude is a composer don't hold back lol

[@FlatShoeLance]

Do Pnuema very next please!

[@darrenmetal3338]

Great reaction to a great band. Took me awhile to get into them though but once you get there there's no way back. Can't wait to see the reaction to Pneuma. Danny is a beast on drums. BTW: does Judson play other instruments besides the piano and the guitar?

[@Greatmeasures]

He can play the hell out of the ukulele. There’s really no instrument that’s off limits for him. It’s infuriating. 😂

[@darrenmetal3338]

I thought so. Some people are just blessed with such a gift! @@Greatmeasures

[@ted1976hailspiralout]

🤘🏻🌀

[@pattyfree2970]

I quit after the intro. As much as I love Tool, they were not going to beat that sound for me at the moment. That piano was amazing! Keep Truckin!

[@ericcotter1984]

Show him Where Shade Once Was and then I am the Wooden Doors lmao

[@gilsorger6548]

Now I know where Dream Theater got influence gor "The Great Debate".

[@AshBrooks-qg2gc]

Where is the Wintersun?

[@Kira_Komatsu]

Starting it off right... "...Like a rat in a cage, pulling minimum wage, New York I love you, but you're bringing me down..." ;3

[@vonclod123]

Disposition/Reflection, off Lateralus might be a good reaction, could get lost in those tracks. Descending, or Culling Voices from Fear Inoculum could be interesting

[@antiqueguy6397]

2 words.... Marco Pitruzzella

[@pepeestopellan5670]

¿What’s the name of the classical musician?

[@bingsterc7621]

RIP Bill Hicks.

[@pattyfree2970]

Apologies if the comparison is ill advised, but your playing screams Thom Yorke to me. Screams in the best possible way.

[@judsong]

One of my personal heros!

[@MrGmonkeywillruleyou]

Pneuma drum cam!

[@shortbus6560]

The "Heys" are hate, hate, hate i hate it.

[@user-mf4gz3sp1q]

...no...they aren't...they're not even words...

[@shortbus6560]

how to tell me you never went to a tool show with out telling me you never been to a tool show

[@user-mf4gz3sp1q]

@shortbus6560 ...2 actually...Aenema was played at both... ...the sounds aren't words...

[@shortbus6560]

@@user-mf4gz3sp1q enjoy having your opinion and ill enjoy having mine. if that's not enough for you go stub your toe.

[@georgeconradie4854]

pneuma. Make it happen :-)

[@CMill78]

In all fairness, Pneuma isn't that complicated of a Carey song. It gets mentioned because of the cam, but Rosetta Stoned, Eulogy, Ticks and Leeches, the end of The Grudge, Lateralus are all far more complicated.

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

Um what

[@theonexx762]

Exactly

[@scottw5253]

Are you retarded? That poly rhythmic breakdown section is like 6 layers minimum. That tune is exceptionally complex and technically challenging

[@jeremyeyles735]

They're all complicated. Pneuma is up there, but it's more just beautifully composed.

[@johncarpenter3751]

Piano sounds off key might need to get that thing tuned , or is he doing that on purpose?

[@TheBFN]

Ive been listening to tool for a long time..but i never analyzed the lyrics in there songs.. I just always liked the music and the tone of keenans voice.. But the more i learn about the lyrics meanings the less i want to know about lyrics... For me it takes away from me just enjoying the music... Im kind of loke that with all art.. I dont want to know about ? The artist is trying to convey or say.. I like my interpretations better most of the time... Keenan seems to be fixated with bodily fluids and the vulgure things pertaining to the human body..from prison sex to this song... Or its a shock value thing idk

[@user-mf4gz3sp1q]

...good stuff...happy trolling...

[@alexkenley1]

learn to swim.

[@molloyju]

This is one of those songs who's lyrics have aged badly imo. Feels a bit edgelord or Bro Rogan. To me anyway, for whatever that's worth

[@milkit6607]

Proceed Richard