Tool - Rosetta Stoned (Reaction)

[@StephanieLee48]

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[@AndrewRedskin]

She knocked it out of the park on the analysis at the end. Bravo! 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌

[@heyskipj]

Preach, Mrs.Sippington, preach!

[@dubbleplusgood]

Easily one of the hardest Tool songs to understand without reading the lyrics - maybe even a few times. But you got it on the first try (thank the pen).

[@alienskull3000]

As far as the meaning of the song.. you fucking nailed it girl.. on the first try. Super impressive.

[@lowellupchurch1609]

"You smoked a bad one, you shot up a bad one, you snorted a bad one" is what I'll have on my wall in place of "Live. Laugh. Love."

[@KatieBeeTV]

Ok. But also oof

[@tidewell]

That's a pretty damn good analysis after the first listen. Could easily be Tool's most complex and disorienting song. The lyrics were actually based from a long-time friend's story he had told them about an experience he had out in the desert. Also, the song just before Rosetta Stoned is part of the story as well - Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman). It was the ambient music you were playing in the background and is intended to lead into Rosetta Stoned.

[@jonathanbradshaw2665]

Spot. On. Steph!

[@scottmayo7545]

Im impressed by the analysis of this complex song. Im going to subscribe to you guys now because I love the interpretation. Tool is the greatest band ever so I want to see more. Thanks for your intelligent interpretation.

[@Me-myself-b3g]

Tool is the most musical, polished and precise sounding band in the Alternative/Progressive/Rock/Metal band in the game. Maynard Keenan is an absolute genius.

[@markroberts8864]

Love Jay's first reaction, " time to change the sheets"! Hilarious!

[@eatower2]

This is technically one of the nuttiest arrangements tools have produced, right behind Wings 1 & 2. That whole album is a technical and spiritual masterpiece. Great reaction, I enjoyed it. Great notes, you got it. There are always multiple levels of meaning to tool songs. Alien.

[@davidvaughn2380]

The story of why the song was written just makes it great! There friend from green jello took some aside and went to check this spot that is known for allian activities but he came back and told Danny and Maynard that this stuff happened to him Danny said the look of fear in his eyes was so real that they almost felt like this had happen to him Maynard felt inspired by that and wrote Rosetta Stone from it

[@markroberts8864]

Amazing drumming in this song!

[@jokergreeting]

Love the drum and bass in this.

[@brentbirrell1916]

I have heard many takes on this song and have heard it hundreds of times. Steph's breakdown is the best and most insightful ever! 👏

[@jpizzle4516]

First time seeing you guys' reaction videos, it was awesome. Keep up the good work.

[@markroberts8864]

Oh, and amazing bass playing as well...

[@gregheath8106]

Love you both! Great reaction!

[@sevenduster27]

I love how uncomfortable this song makes people feel, weather they realize it or not. GREAT REACTION to a TOOL MASTERPIECE 🔥👽👽👽👽🔥

[@mapexzildjian6361]

DMT can really throw you for a loop.

[@todddole5844]

The drumming in this song is top notch talent

[@biggary9602]

This is dropping someone into the deep end.

[@davidsigmon3860]

Lol....my thought exactly

[@ModoTronic666]

That's what I thought with the looks on their faces. Is this their first Tool song?

[@bobevans3209]

I always laugh my ass off when people react to this song!

[@nauseantrock532]

This is awesome Tool 🔥

[@MicahtheGreat777]

Sorry for being a few years late. I've listened to TOOL for a long while and enjoyed watching an absurd amount of reaction videos of them, but Jay is one of the most genuine persons I've seen and Steph both picks up on lyrics so quickly/accurately and has the most insightful views of her own interpretation of the lyrics. Freaking great.

[@Tarantula_Fangs]

So glad to see you guys back on TOOL!!! 👁🔥

[@horoldo77]

Irony = Forgetting your pen to review a song about forgetting your pen. :)

[@Quest89]

this is one of my favorite tool songs. what I get from it is a psychedelic experience. when tripping, we can think of, or are told, these profound things that change our lives and we want to tell others. When we come down we can't exactly remember the thought, but how it felt resonates in our life. the term 'shit the bed' is an old term for screwing something up. basically the guy in the hospital says he shit the bed because he can't remember the profound thought. Definitely a good take by you two on this as well.

[@nauseantrock532]

Real music❤️

[@StupifiedTrooper]

You guys have become my favorite music reaction couple. I alway have a smile ear to ear watching you guys. Keep up the good work!

[@danwest9900]

He may or may not have met an alien in the desert while he was on acid (L.S.D.) The song is kind of an inside joke for people who have taken acid or other hallucinogens. You have incredible ideas and revelations, but by the time you're coming down from the trip, you can't remember what you learned and you forget to write it down. You forget the pen like Maynard forgot and shit the bed. Shitting the bed does NOT mean literally shit the bed. It's a metaphor for making a huge mistake like not writing down what the aliens told him about how they are going to end humanity. He forgot his pen. He metaphorically "shit the bed".

[@sevenduster27]

YOURE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!! WOW, you nailed the interpretation!!

[@jimmy45481]

Shit the bed is a metaphor for he messed up by forgetting what they said, forgot his pen etc. he didn’t shit his pants believe it or not although the rest of your interpretation is spot on

[@ididthisonpulpous6526]

I tend to think he actually did shit the bed. He mentions urinating on himself earlier in the song. I think it is both meanings, literal and metaphorical. I have seen guys lose their shit, again both levels, on acid.

[@joeelliott574]

Always thought he meant his pen shit the bed ( stopped working)

[@jimmy45481]

He forgot his pen, though.

[@Me-myself-b3g]

Many of Maynard`s song`s have many different interpretations...that`s what makes him a GENIUS!

[@nodaysback1]

"Liked" before I started the song!

[@Soljarag5]

Thank goodness Steph remembered her pen!

[@svvital2141]

Look at y’all at 35k!! I’m so an OG 🤣

[@atlantarantulas]

Maynard meets the DMT elves.

[@sevenduster27]

You’re most vulnerable when and if you take hallucinogens, especially if you’re alone in a strange place. You won’t remember and if you do, it definitely will be bits and pieces. Perfect setup for something very strange to happen to you. 👽

[@nauseantrock532]

You better be here for this one buckle up

[@Squij15]

I know I'm three years too late but that scream at 13:49 is probably my favorite of Maynard's epic screams

[@nauseantrock532]

You guys are awesome 🔥

[@nauseantrock532]

Toolarmy 💪

[@JuicySommelier]

Absolute auditory chaos first listen. Those middle and end riffs stick in your head soon.

[@nauseantrock532]

This is an adventure

[@EiriUesugiKun]

22:10 - aaaand now I'm one of your subscribers. :D

[@EljadedCynic]

Great take on the song, I really liked the video clips you put in as well.

[@thenjry]

What other reaction channels take notes? Love it! For anyone who digs this song, specifically the drums, Danny Carey is their drummer and literally a humanoid octopus. I went down the rabbit hole of how the drums for this song work and it hurts to imagine. Johnkew is a really skilled drummer who does drum covers on YT and he covered Rosetta Stoned. He uploaded his cover along with the song, uploaded a copy of his cover with just his drums alone and a separate video of the entire process of how he broke down this 11 minute long behemoth of a song piece by piece, explaining a lot of it. LONG story short, there are portions of this song where Danny Carey is playing 3 different TIME SIGNATURES with his 4 separate limbs, along with the other members of the band playing odd signatures too. I don't even know how you begin to write music like this. I can't fathom how you can even physically manage to accurately play it. And maybe the most impressive part, I don't understand how they can make something so insanely complex sound so GOOD and ACCESSIBLE. Search 'Johnkew Rosetta Stoned' in YT if you wanna go down the rabbit hole yourself.

[@fenolitto]

Stoned is one of the more difficult to digest of the Tool library. Even often for Tool fans...this one takes time to really 'get'. Suggestions. Listen to Lost Keys first as it really is a stage setting for this one. Literally the intro of the hospital where this whacked out person is at, and Rosetta Stoned is the story. Second. Read the lyrics a few times so you get the story first, because May's pace is so crazy, especially early. Know what's coming helps you connect the energy of each part. Like with the build and drop leading to the "Overwhelmed..." part. It's a buildup of him coming to the realization...and then the drop. If you dig Tool, and this one is hard...give it another chance. Either that, or get stoned out of your mind and go with it. :)

[@Mazzini11]

James Kontos is the Tool fan nobody talks about. Great recommendation. I often wonder if I'd rather see a reaction to someone listening to this song for the 7th time instead of the 1st time.

[@fenolitto]

@@Mazzini11 That's such a niche market, but dammit, I'd be down for seeing at least a couple folks do a "Tool Tuesday" segment where they just listen to D/R/T each week, or Wings, etc. I swear you're right about the time when certain songs just "click". For me, it's knowing when "10000 days in the fire is long enough" is coming. I get all bent leading up to it. I wish I could see some folks have that journey. :)

[@Mazzini11]

@@fenolitto why the hell did my "reply" name you as James Kontos? lol There are so many reaction videos of Tool songs where the reactor is just bombarded with Tool sounds for the first time and they, understandably, don't REALLY get it. It's so tough to listen to the music, the mix, and the lyrics all at the same time for these folks reacting for the first time to any Tool song really. But I'm totally with ya!

[@fenolitto]

@@Mazzini11 You can see that in the way so many reactors "phrase" things. And that's frustrating. Tool is not the most approachable band folks. Give the people credit who are trying. :)

[@Mazzini11]

@@fenolitto Oh, I 100% agree with you! Although I don't find it "frustrating" when "reactors" don't know wtf they were just exposed to, hehe. I probably watch way too many Tool reaction videos when I'm up late, but, I commented on your original post because I thought you hit the nail on the head. Depending on where any new listener dives into Tool's catalog, they're not getting the entire picture. Hence me wanting to see someone react to listening to Tool songs for the 7th time, just as much as I do the first time listening.

[@MrChurchie73]

“Shit the bed” is an expression, not literal. Tasked with this enormous responsibility, it was too overwhelming and he “fuck@d up” or “shit the bed”.

[@capt.smackdown]

I've heard this song so many times it's one of my favorites. But I never connected it with being in an insane asylum. 😳 Beautiful insight and explains a lot more than I realized. TY fren 🐸🍿

[@Praephyr]

I don't think it's an asylum more a hospital and he was at least strapped because he is still high and has strange behaviours, we know more from "Lost keys", which is the intro (also the sub title for "lost keys" is "blame Hoffmann" because LSD, braindead chemistry, etc)

[@ryandennler3155]

Danny Carey spent a good amount time practicing with Aloke Dutta (and I believe Aloke performed on Salival with them) to come up with various tabla parts in his songs specifically from this album.

[@JohnSmith-cq7tf]

TOOL ARMY !

[@sevenduster27]

Definitely have to smoke before this one, I’ll be right back! Lol

[@weedman420147]

"Deadhead chemistry" equals psychedelics

[@EiriUesugiKun]

24:02 - Like Arthur C. Clarke said: “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”

[@nauseantrock532]

Hod bless ya

[@christoffsimply3179]

I so love you guys. I sip wine and pull up whatever you've reacted to last on your channel. Just good, fun people to hang with on a weekend. I wish I could buy you some drinks and watch/listen to stuff with you in person. You're open-minded but grounded in the middle of an insane world. Thanks for staying dedicated to your channel. I hope you get more subs and paychecks from all the work you put in. Good luck! I'll be there for your next one.

[@StephanieLee48]

🥰😘

[@aaronm2410]

Tool's sense of humor. Dude's tripping his ass off, trying to tell everyone that some citrus-loving, very cuddly aliens made him the messiah. But aww shucks, he forgot his pen so he won't be delivering that life changing message to the world after all.

[@nauseantrock532]

Toolarmy

[@TheJeskaman]

One more comment, when I started listening to the CD's and tapes back in the late 90's the albums came with out lyrics so I would spend my free time listening to the albums making my own ideas of what the song were about, cool times!

[@mrduffyjones]

U guys r awesome. Please dig in deeper. Know it all starts off very high and with donuts. We all die not knowing(probably s***ing the bed).

[@Soljarag5]

This song takes at least 10 listens to even start to grasp this song lol.

[@prathamdangi3388]

Lmao not 10 listens ... It took me only 2-3 to digest this and now it's my favourite song

[@jokergreeting]

This is a very difficult song to get into with one listen. It’s pretty wild. But I love it now.

[@TheJeskaman]

Man the ending got scary!!!!

[@bernardh4635]

one comment. when yall were discussing the song and re

[@NickyD-99]

Now I know I gotta be on the lookout for chics with pens. Great reaction.

[@MaloLawlo]

Really enjoyed your reaction and take on the song. This album is one of my all time favorites I think you guys would enjoy wings for Marie both parts just to listen to for yourselves not a request but wouldn't mind seeing y'all's reaction to it. Absolutely beautiful songs musically and especially lyrically. Enjoyed spending this half hour with y'all 👍❤️

[@nodaysback1]

4:03 You guys got something stashed somewhere! You didn't think about it enough... What about that half a Jay in the garage on the ledge? The ash tray in the attic? The shoe box in the closet with all the paraphernalia... Didn't u put that "rainy day nickel" in there??

[@joeroberts1408]

Gotta have headphones for TOOL

[@InfamousDominion]

Rosetta Stone= When it was discovered, nobody knew how to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Rosetta Stoned might’ve been TOOL’s way of saying aliens visited with information but the dude didn’t remember it. Also, (Blame Hofmann) should've been play prior to this song.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

16:39 - Don't worry.. This song was hard to everyone when it came out. But after you listen it to couple of times.. First you naturally try to listen to the lyrics and you are somewhat confused.. But then you start to listen to the music ... and hear Maynard just at the background.. And then you start to hear them all together.. And then you realize how amazing Adam-Danny-Justin -sound is ... and how well MJK's vocals are on top of that... And then you just enjoy the wall of sound overwhelming you. xD **edit** 16:50

[@devinlaster371]

Boyz n Da Hood shirt I'm diggin

[@ralfkohler3671]

Damn! You got a smart ass woman by your side, brother! Damn! 👍🏿

[@GothDuck]

Try not to cry challenge? 🥲🙂 The Avett Brothers - Ballad of Love and Hate (live) Tool - Wings for Marie pt.1 & pt.2 Aurora - Murder Song 5,4,3,2,1 (live at the Nobel peace prize concert) Band of Horses - No one’s gonna love you Iron & Wine - The Trapeze Swinger Chris Cornel - Nothing Compares to you Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren

[@defbatface]

Great interpretation on the human being sitting on the left from my perspective.

[@johnquinn7794]

It’s always about Aliens

[@wazzupi-pubg]

Aliens

[@paulashanks3129]

You need to react to their song Sober. And Maynard is also the lead singer of A Perfect Circle and I love their song Pet 🎵❤

[@StephanieLee48]

We did that one. Please check it out

[@pwph8361]

somebody change the sheets... hahahahaha

[@joehynes5452]

Deemers, aliens, and the desert...WHat a story, despite him losing his pen

[@g.k.2400]

This song is absolutely hillarious.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

5:14 - I think this goes too fast... o_O Or am I just too slow? I'm pretty sure that this song is going too fast... **edit** I checked my KZbin settings and it was my fault.. Somehow my video playback was on 1,25 ... which is weird since I never speed up any vids.. :D

[@thehalfnavajo]

Wow a great observation of the song. 1 try wow.

[@Romulux]

I think you're right on track. I dont think he literally shit the bed, it's a saying that means he fucked up. He keeps trying to remember what he was told during his dream, but he can't, so every time he wakes up he shit the bed again.

[@dennislehman3897]

Listen to the preceding song called, lost keys, and things will be even clearer.

[@prefono]

You need headphones my friends. They tell you to take notes because the dude in the song forgot to take them. It's only a story but your analysi is great!

[@KatieBeeTV]

You said it was called NaturallySteph ???

[@StephanieLee48]

Yes the link is in the pinned comment below🥰

[@ChanceC5]

Justin Chancellor is one of the greatest rock bass players out there.

[@jakecameron2976]

I’d party with you guys.

[@plankthereturn]

I think the point of the song is that the guy is actually on drugs and just had a crazy dream

[@ryukan250]

Never mind the wacky lyrics, you guys just listened to one of the world's best drummers doing his thing on arguably his most difficult song. This song is all about Danny Carey pulling off insane polymeters and swiss triplets and Maynard's lyrically rambling is just a side show.

[@johnquinn7794]

Shit the bed means ya done messed up A-Aron!

[@theamaranththeory]

A man trippin' absolute balls gets confronted by aliens, who mistook his psychedelically addled brain as the most enlightened being on the planet. They gave him a warning and message for humanity, and his drugged out mind shattered under the weight of the experience.

[@EiriUesugiKun]

20:45 - .... nothing to add here..

[@chrisgriesemer1596]

Ok mark Morrison, volume 10, and to change it up for rock bullet with your name on it. Just search these names

[@ryanhoard3842]

You threw out a twist on this song that i never considered. 🤔🤯👍

[@ryanhoard3842]

But the song did reference x dmt and deadhead chemistry(L S.D.)

[@jademonolith]

They say Lateralus was the best Tool album. Well, that album didn't have Rosetta Stoned.

[@arkadiuszwozniak4462]

Some acid corelated short term memory problems i see there "the blotter got him right" definately XDDD

[@nauseantrock532]

What’s my man’s Hannel

[@shep4life]

This will destroy your mind

[@stuckinaloop6637]

We been in the cut. Waiting. Hating. Possibly mating.

[@angelabordack]

🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️

[@stuckinaloop6637]

@@angelabordack Shhh they might find out.

[@stuckinaloop6637]

@@angelabordack Shhh they might find out.

[@angelabordack]

@@stuckinaloop6637 😉

[@stuckinaloop6637]

@@angelabordack i promise not to tell