What Makes This Song Great? “PARABOLA” TOOL

[@SpecialistGuava]

I really like Tool. Rick really likes Tool. I really like Rick.

[@SpecialistGuava]

@Andrew Brent Rick is awesome either way.🤪

[@dantierney5563]

So deep.

[@skaterjb]

@Andrew Brent y

[@kevinhawley403]

i like Steve, Tool Rick liker.

[@gognoggler7326]

You got yourself a like triangle there, bud. Except Tool doesn't know who you are :(

[@nicolasriveros943]

Can we all agree that "Lateralus" is one of the best records of the 21st century?

[@javierbenez7438]

Got me really into heavy music back in middle school

[@lordstinson8095]

Most definitely. It's hard to deny even for those who aren't into Tool.

[@rmreader8810]

Yes. Heavy and mystical, loving and brutally honest, embracing all beyond death. Mantras within mantras.

[@nicolasriveros943]

@@rmreader8810 like i said once, listening to that álbum Is like Listening Pink Floyd Having Sex with Pantera (?

[@nicolasriveros943]

@@jessewest2109 yep, pretty much

[@stevec8872]

I love how he's like "This next section you can actually count in four." Ohhh Tool, surprising us with those 4/4 phrases on occasion lol

[@ernestweeks3529]

I wanted to add a like, but it felt wrong to change the 4/4 to 45 likes, lol

[@psuaj93]

Carey: “Let’s put some in 4/4.” Maynard: “Why?” Carey: “Because NO ONE WILL BELIEVE IT.”

[@mattnorris4891]

​@@psuaj93😂 🤘

[@freeman7079]

I used to play in a band called The Cosmic Trigger. We tried to write Tool inspired music with interesting tempo changes....but we failed because we aren’t aliens.

[@yalchi13]

Lmfao 🤣🤣

[@moondog548]

*Interdimensional Beings

[@Lakerfanatic22]

That is one of the greatest and unique compliments to this amazingly talented band!!

[@anonym0usplatypus]

I wish yall were on Spotify... I tried to find the band but could only find a weird electronicy band by the same name

[@jfranciscocaballero7517]

LOL 😂😂😂

[@oisinmcphillips2090]

Tool are a rare band where every member is an absolute master of their craft.

[@gabolujan]

Oisin McPhillips Tool and Rush are the only bands that fall in that category imo. Edit: word

[@nicolasriveros943]

Totally, i've never heard of a band so tightly jointed since Led Zeppelin

[@camnorickotoole7770]

Nicolás Riveros tight but loose

[@Rodrigombia1990]

Don't forget the classic yes lineup

[@ronniefelice2033]

Absolutely, Carey and Chancellor are on par with Peart and Lee. Also Leifson like Jones are so good but get overshadowed by the other two

[@vincegonzalez2297]

Danny Carey is an even better drummer than I thought. I was amazed when I saw them live, but hearing his track isolated was amazing! I'm in awe!

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

Check out his drum clinic!

[@chiptovey6015]

Vince Gonzalez I just saw them this week in Atlanta. Carey is phenomenal. The best I have seen live except Peart. There are some similarities in the complexity of their arrangements. He definitely blew me away.

[@dalekay9ine]

@chonky chink That's "somehow" you're referring to has a perfectly good, logical explanation. It's called PRACTICE. Check out Thomas Hakke spitting his limbs to different time signatures at an even more impressive and blistering pace than Danny.

[@cloudbloom]

@chonky chink the song Third Eye has some crazy simultaneous multi time signature playing, Danny blows my mind

[@robertricci5084]

yeah he's like an octopus it sounds like he has eight hands. whoever the drummer is in Mastodon he's really good to if you haven't heard them you should check them out

[@jasonmclaren8752]

Laterallus is literally the only album i listen to in my car. Over and over again. Masterpiece. Darkside of the moon for a new generation

[@JHimminy]

“Lateralus is my Dark Side of The Moon.” -Me :D

[@TheBlackswanwhite]

what about new album|?

[@Tonystark-jm5jf]

@@TheBlackswanwhite its great, sometimes the best if i let myself feel that way their music gives me so many ideas and fills my mind with something to think about.

[@marwasgaming]

then came Fear Inoculum

[@kenzschueler]

It really is Darkside of the Moon for the 2000's.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Tool definitely deserved another good in-depth analysis! Great video my man!

[@L.A.W.Studios]

Absolutely, RC! There's more depth in (particularly) Aenima and Lateralus than a dozen or more bands' full discographies... The writing, playing, overall concepts, production etc etc..

[@RC32Smiths01]

Ahh exactly my man! Tool is a very unequaled complicated band indeed!

[@garettstrath1152]

Henry TheGreatAmerican I totally know what you mean. I used to see their music that way too, until I started really paying attention to them. One of my absolute favorite bands now.

[@nicolasriveros943]

Alice in Chains too, i'm hoping he do something from Facelift, or maybe from their newest records (which imo had excellent production and composition)

[@lluewhyn]

I'd really love to see him cover Reflection or Right in Two, because there's so much to analyze, but those were never singles.....

[@bp9749]

Hearing Maynard's voice isolated in "Aliiive"...made me gasp. Real talk. Chills.

[@tool4132]

The song is greatness, but that Alive is the greatest part of the greatness.

[@bigevilmetalhead]

My favorite part of the whole song. 🤘🤘

[@christopherwelsh7008]

Hearing Maynard's isolated vocals from this song is spine-tingling. Total goosebumps. Makes me feel........A- LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-III-III-IIIIIIVE!

[@RCAvhstape]

19:20 "Now we're just getting to the good part!" LOL the smile on that face. On behalf of all your fans and all Tool fans, we love you Rick. Seriously.

[@Burnie66]

He has so much fun, its the best.

[@cwancyk]

100% Agreed, We love You Rick

[@kyleolin3566]

Rick is the man

[@MrAndista]

Yes, so much fun.

[@coasternut3091]

What makes this song great? It was written by Tool

[@kevinspohn7392]

*mic drop*

[@theovaninsbruck23]

What makes it great is that it’s a great song, the fact it’s by tool is just a given coz no one else could do this;)

[@fredsik]

I don't think that's enough though. Didn't work on their latest:/

[@coasternut3091]

@@fredsik says you

[@Swampster70]

It's one of the rare occasions in life where the following phrase is true: Needs more drugs.

[@ryanoconnell6617]

If you do one of these for 7EMPEST it will be a feature length film

[@T25de]

Ryan O'Connell Yes!!

[@T25de]

Can’t wait for new tool songs on ricks channel

[@jommp]

🤘🏽 MASTERPIECE 🤘🏽

[@anthrop7998]

YES

[@lablondejames200]

@@anthrop7998 Yes

[@xXpapercutsXx]

Certainly no one would mind if there was a Tool #3 vid 😁🙌🏻

[@andrewlockett4569]

Charles Chambers Careful Charles, that's akin to whispering " Candyman ". And you know what happens then.

[@ClassicKrusty]

He should do Vicarious!

[@joesaiditstrue]

PUSHIT 😭

[@mafracao]

Vicarious!!!

[@cm7032004]

Rosetta stoned

[@TheLubura]

That whole album is an undisputed masterpiece. I've been listening to it quite frequently for almost 15 years. Blows my mind every time

[@louistremblay1218]

itso ne of the only, if the THE only album from the last 15 years that ive listened to, and never got tired of it, that tells you its something else.

[@moonmanvic]

Same.

[@ChuckBeefOG]

What would blow my mind is if they could drop an album every 5 years instead of 15. It would blow my mind in 5 of the 11 songs weren’t bullshit random filler garbage like 10,000 Days.

[@TheLubura]

@@ChuckBeefOG Every album of Tool has fillers between songs which are always wierd. Some might say they are bullshit. True Tool fans? Never.

[@louistremblay1218]

wait what ? name something off 10,00 days that doesnt have any interesting intrumentals or good atmospheric.

[@bddaawwgg]

I'm just here on KZbin in August 2019 watching anything Tool related, waiting (im)patiently for the album to drop at the end of the month. Anyone else?

Here with you brother.

[@rabidninjacupcake]

New song comes out at 8 am eastern time today

[@FireBIaze]

Oh boy you have no idea.

[@achafilms3968]

yep! Welcome to the club!

[@kevinspohn7392]

Yep yep 👍🏼

[@handycap9243]

Tool deserves a 'what makes this album amazing' in-depth analysis. I'd watch 2 hours or more of that.

[@iagmusicandflying]

You know that Maynard can sing, but when you hear him soloed, you know he can REALLY sing. Chilling. Amazing band.

[@freeman7079]

rk6314 he’s on a different plane of existence. One of my favorite people on this planet.

[@moonmanvic]

TOOL is the best band ever!

[@Matt-en1kn]

Mjkis the goat 🐐 🙌 will never change my mind

[@TimiTamminen]

His voice is ridiculously impressive, both technically and artistically! Truly an original.

[@seminole17910]

21:05. "THIS IS WHY TOOL is AMAZING" and then he looks so happy like a kid in a candy store. Love that part.

[@salmonflavored]

I love the wiggle

[@user-bu6nq1ve6m]

That face has some meme potential

[@frooshante]

Rick is like that TV magician in the 90s that was giving away everybody's secrets.

[@Not_Whelan]

The Great Reveal-O!

[@sonnyford2407]

This is the best analogy of this channel ever

[@roadrunner7218]

Except for it doesn't spoil the fun of it all

[@javierbenez7438]

@@roadrunner7218 makes it better

[@tomschmier9427]

The masked magician?

[@thejohnson9204]

From someone who is not a musician, i find it astonishing the way musicians can put all of this together to create something spectacular. You breaking the song down like this, even further demonstrates the genius behind it. Musicians brains truly are on another level. Fantastic video brother.

[@diegodz7510]

we are all here to see the Legendary Rick's Air Drumming

[@uncleflansy5621]

20:08-20:30 looks like somebody fell into the music. This dude is a nuclear physicist of music but Tool still catches him in their trap. I love it.

[@dalekay9ine]

21:05 Yep

[@AndreaBoccarusso]

thank you Rick, these videos are pure gold

[@SpectrumAudiophile]

Fancy seeing you in these comments. Just admiring Tool's masterpieces just like the rest of us. Love your stuff, my man

[@Firefrei]

i literally watch your 50 riff videos 24/7

[@AndreaBoccarusso]

@@Firefrei

[@subhrajitghosh666]

@@Firefrei Same here

[@hiddeninthesnowwe]

Can I just express how much I love music nerds doing music nerds things? This was awesome :)

[@DrNickRiveria]

can you just do Tool songs from now on? We dont need anything else.

[@xabuinternauta]

Couldn't agree more

[@aavila1206]

But Tool sucks

[@eddiejr540]

Agreed!!!

[@WolfGamingWoH]

xD nice try

[@JebusJeeb]

@@aavila1206 I think you are confused. Primus sucks!

[@darthvvaida3185]

Schism. Parabola. Please good sir. We've waited long enough. It's time for Latetalus.

[@kingkeefage]

YES!!!!

[@damelyngdoh2370]

Or Rosetta Stoned or Pneuma or 7empest

[@Qliphirot]

Nah, enough with Lateralus' songs. Now something from Undertow, AEnima...

[@Denny_Boi]

Bit late to the party, but every music KZbinr has covered Lateralus, not much else people can say that every one knows lol

[@jarrodderr]

Dude. We’re listening to Parabola. 😆

[@brianjustbrian7216]

19 minutes in..."now we're really getting to the good part." When he's been breaking down 19 minutes of "good parts" so far. Love that he's that into this song.

[@uneedtherapy42]

You literally have NO IDEA how cool you are Rick! This is so friggin' amazing!!

[@jasonemerick8757]

21:05 “This is why Tool is amazing” and then Rick’s face is exactly how I feel when listening to Tool

[@dixiemanfunk]

"This Hole...ly experience, this hole...ly reality" he drags those out and then he hits "holding" as one word, twice... that is fantastic phrasing. I think that is worth mentioning. It is one of the first things that struck me on first listen of this album when it came out. He is singing about a holy experience and singing about it as a hole..... but when he is talking about being held in his body it is enunciated and concrete. Great juxtaposition of words and concepts... truly adds to the haunting eeriness, perhaps emphasizing the doubt of the Holy, but but he becomes almost staccato when he is talking about the flesh and body. It's brilliant. Think about the part you love this bod..dy, this body holding me. he does the same thing in miniature with body that he drew out a bit with holding and holy.

[@TomTerrier]

When you have to get up in 5 hours but Rick Beato releases another video about Tool...

[@kehaar3641]

Thomas Friese where do live it's 6pm for me.

[@TomTerrier]

Frankfurt, Germany

[@kehaar3641]

Cool, I live in the midwestern U.S. central time zone.

[@sardiniaconsult]

Same here. Need to go to work in 4 hours. Didn't care, clicked instantly.

[@HINRG14]

@@zlippery1 Sleep with the dead.

[@metemercan1147]

I loved how the majority of the video's second half was mostly Rick just rocking out and having a great time 😂

[@bigtay522]

I'm here because it is official TOOL day... The new album is incredible.

[@schwags1969]

Yes, yes it is.

[@FelixSalazar]

Everyday is Tool day. At least for my neighbors, wether they want it or not

[@HIMcules2112]

every TooL album has something special but this album for me is their best work.

[@joesaiditstrue]

The GreyJedi2112 you're not wrong

[@TheBlackKnight1o1]

Agreed.

[@Michele1179]

Lateralus is in imho the Revelation album. Something definitely crossed a line from where there is no comeback

[@TheLubura]

@@Michele1179 Ultimate life-changer imo too

[@richtigersoan]

Lateralus is a masterpiece for sure, but I rediscovered Aenima again and learned to love it just as much as Lateralus

[@winter_silhouette]

This is one of my favourite TOOL songs. Thank you so much.

[@marooned6052]

If that is their prerogative

[@PeachGB]

we are gonna just ignore that Maynard almost sings "the lick"?

[@CartrKillsGrunt]

I was thinking the exact same thing, got excited when I heard most of it in there

[@mikeenachos]

Was looking for this comment 😂😂😂🙏🏻

[@helenespaulding9372]

As someone fairly new to Tool....what is “the lick”?

[@marioi.carrillo6264]

@@helenespaulding9372 Basically a music meme that was born in Jazz music. Search "The Lick" in KZbin and you would see.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Adam Neely!

[@scambron]

Tool shared your video on Facebook....btw. Great job.

[@norseca542]

that's cool !

[@Alyaahahahaaa]

That’s dope af!!

[@ccombs2666]

The whole is greater than the sum of their parts and when one of those parts is Danny Carey that is saying something.

[@F87_Frank]

The more I listen to lateralus, the more “the patient” becomes the standout track for me, the polyrhythmic groove sections and dynamics are just beautiful

[@Loctorak]

Yeah it's a funky one and took a while to grow on me but it's great stuff.

[@cheesemaster5713]

very underrated

[@pr0ct3r0]

One of my favourite tracks by tool… killer

[@ToastedCigar]

What I love most about Rick's channel is his versatility. This channel has everything a music-nerd could want: film scoring tutorials, song analysis, jazz guitar, rock guitar, even heavy metal! And the list goes on. Great video Rick, as always! Btw could you do an episode of "What makes this song great" from an Opeth-song?

[@RickBeato]

Thank you and yes I will do an Opeth episode :)

[@Synequanon]

Oh man, I am so looking forward to that ! Thanks Rick

[@julianomedina]

Oh! Since you are entering the helm of swedish prog metal... why not a Pain Of Salvation song? :D

[@stevewood694]

Opeth would be fantastic. If I had to choose one song (so many great ones), it'd be The Lotus Eater from Watershed \m/

[@richardvoyageur]

I think you'd probably blow up trying to do Rosetta Stoned

[@GeeVanderplas]

I thought the same! Would love to hear his analysis on that one :)

[@brennantaft5864]

Or 3rd eye

[@daslynnter9841]

I'd enjoy watching a 30-90 minute mental breakdown

[@estebanduarte5051]

Hopefully he doesn't forget his pen.

[@Explosion-of-consciousness]

@@estebanduarte5051 I was about to say the exact same, lol. Well Played.

[@davidhoxit4274]

The buildup to the screaming of the Word "Alive" is incredible!!!!!! And the riffs that follow, only add to and descend that feeling in reverse....if only every band were this good!!!!!!

[@YeOldeMachine]

I enjoyed the schism vid so much, that I've probably watched it 7 or 8 times. I've never been so excited to click on a vid. You should do Tool's entire catalog. 👍👌

[@swissarmyknight4306]

That's great. Could we get some Tool after this?

[@swissarmyknight4306]

But in seriousness, awesome.

[@mrkrunch4340]

Swiss Army Knight Yeah, I don't think Rick gets it, there clearly isn't enough Tool, he should concentrate on that.

[@swissarmyknight4306]

Mebbe I just like being a smartass. Mebbe I use it to hide the fact that my spirit is crippled by a deep and abiding sadness.

[@floorsbychrisable]

Rick Beato's "What makes this TOOL Song Great?

[@swissarmyknight4306]

As much as I love Tool, I'd enjoy a regular Nirvana or Radiohead segment more over the long term.

[@psukebariah3435]

Holy cripsicles...I knew Maynard's singing was amazing, but listening to him sing without the band gives me a whole new appreciation. Simply stunning.

[@sagadiablo]

You can tell Rick loves Tool, and I can't blame him. :)

[@temporarymomentary]

Tool's Lateralus album is incredible. Is like a journey into a different world.

[@evergreenrider]

The fractal world

[@alihijazi4451]

Absolutely!

[@MicahRunning]

I think it's more like a journey deeper into OUR world, which is ultimately connected to the cosmos

[@temporarymomentary]

@@MicahRunning We are aliens and Planet Earth is our ship.

[@audeon_visual]

I was astonished when he started isolating parts. I love that he has the session file (I'm new to this channel).

[@sonoluminescent]

It’s because it was in a video game (most likely guitar hero). Vicarious and another song were as well.

[@dalekay9ine]

@@sonoluminescent No, it because he was a producer and is friends of other producers that he gets the stems of the sessions from.

[@silvenshadow]

I loved how this went from melodic analysis to 'omg are you listening to how amazing this is'.

[@alex0589]

I heard Danny Carey sleeps in non conventional hours throughout the day, following the Fibonacci sequence. Also sings "happy birthday" in 17 while washing his hands to know when they are clean.

[@GuilhermeBonfim98]

what the fuck hahaha

[@phillipblount5541]

I take comfort in that.

[@jbz2291]

LMAO🤣😂🍸

[@4zafinc]

Washing Hand part was nice foreshadowing 👏👏👏

[@Zenarchist]

Rick is a beast. Best of both worlds, he gets raw music and he also understands the theory. Makes for the best musicians and producers!

[@RichieRichOverdrive]

How does a human create such heavenly music? Thank you for diving into these tracks!

[@TheGroundedCoffee]

Damn, Maynard's isolated vocals are so good.

[@pressmaster1255]

🤘🏻This album is an absolute masterpiece!! I remember tearing off the rapper and placing the cd in my stereo just as the 3 hits of acid I had just consumed kicked in, and off I went over the spirals!! Changed my life, and how I view the world forever! I would like to say thank you to Tool for writing such great music and also thank you to the hippie standing outside of the waffle house in Louisville Ky for selling such clean acid!!

[@benjio8294]

Oh my god the end of this comment killed me 😂 never known anyone to get good acid outside a waffle house but I’m glad you had a good experience

[@Rex-ud7vc]

I would like to thank you for providing us with such an oddly yet humorously specific comment sir

[@depressedfrogpenis]

I feel like I know which waffle house you're talking about

[@jonbbaca5580]

Thank god you god quality acid! It can get pretty dark if you take garbage drugs and listen

[@ianthompson9058]

He won't be selling there for long as you just shopped him in

[@JuniorExecutive1987]

I think Rick was enjoying the music so much he forgot he was on camera around 20:15. Great video 👍

[@Ando2k10]

It still amazes me that some of your videos are blocked. What the hell do the artists/music groups have against someone praising the property and introducing (possibly) half a million new people to it? Great video. I love the way you break these songs down.

[@fragezeichenwenn]

Don't blame the bands. Sometimes it's taken down automatically, sometimes it'seems the management who does not want it. Maybe the musicians would appreciate this series if they found it, but there are so many things going on in their life that they don't have the time to check every copyright infringement, so they risk taking out the proper uses of their music in order to catch the people misusing their music/ prevent them from earning their well deserved money.

[@moonmanvic]

I don't get it either, TOOL shared it on their so...

[@audiorage82407]

It's probably an automatic filter. I doubt bands are trolling KZbin just to report every channel that talks about their music

[@seb5542]

It's not the band's its the record labels and KZbin's scuffed copyright system as well as the copyright laws needing to be updated.

[@nothingspecial2332]

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW please to what makes this song great: PNEUMA

[@eCroz_8611]

Yes yes yes!

[@WokeSpokes]

...come here my child, out of the darkness...

[@cristykln78]

Yeeees pleeeease. PNEUMA or INVICIBLE or 7EMPEST

[@pyroman6000]

Have you SEEN the live video, with the camera on Danny Carey the whole time??? Jesus, that freaking guy is a machine!

[@theepie25]

Why the fuck would he do that

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

Rick, you should consider doing DVD's of whole albums done in this format. I'm sure the licensing would be hell to sort out, but I know I would be buying them. There's so much information in them that they all bear multiple watches. Oddly, these are invariably more informative than having the actual producer (and artist together sometimes) going through a recording at the desk. The things you pick out are aspects of a track, like the vocal line at the start, that the people involved could have been unaware of first time round AND second time round.

[@letabarnac9374]

It's cool to watch someone dissecting one of my all time favorite songs... that said, what I have always loved about Tool, and you reinforced that with the comment about Maynard not necessarily constructing his melodies by thinking of what mode he's in, is that while being constantly changing time signatures and subdivisions, it never feels like it's complicated (to my ear anyway). It's the most natural and "organic" non 4/4 I can think of. It doesn't feel forced, it doesn't feel mechanical, it's not a technical demonstration... it just flows like a jam session, and it seems to be built purely on emotions... all fined-tuned to hit you in exactly the right way. Fuck I love Tool. Nothing they play (except for Carey) is even remotely hard to master, but nobody can build a song like they do. Masters of their own sound.

[@alexkulp9727]

Well said! I second that... all of it haha

[@mogsy2112]

They have a way of making odd time signatures accessible to ears that aren't attached to people with music degrees. Natural. Organic. Yes! Watching people headbanging at a Tool show, proves it. Rush is another example of a band that's successful at that.

[@josephgoforth9722]

my understanding from various interviews with maynard over the years, much of the time he gets the music sent over to him and then develops the lyrics/singing structure which would dictate the tone and modes that he uses.

[@tjk21504]

I have to agree. I know guitarists that can play this song, bassists that can copycat this note for note, and singers that can keep up with Maynard for the most part, but even myself a drummer of over 10 years, I would rather slam my head through slabs of granite all day than play another Tool cover lmao and nobody I know can do it either. It's a level of patience i've yet to achieve. I can cover other metal drummers, but Danny Carey and Marthus from CoF are my least favorite to imitate or emulate. God bless them lol

[@4zafinc]

@@tjk21504 Did you ever attempt playing Kai Haahto or Tomas Haake?

[@ConnerSpeed6]

"The snare hits like a ton of bricks!" Danny Carey hits EVERYTHING like a ton of bricks!

[@alonedownthere47]

the ghost notes on the snare blew my fucking mind. i thought "huh, for once that's a pretty simple beat by danny, i could play that." fucking NOPE

[@devwagner4985]

Hopefully not his wife tho

[@Darkko88]

@@devwagner4985 If he beats her like he beats his drumset she probably enjoys it.

[@Rex-ud7vc]

They don’t call them “beats” for nothin 🤷🏻

[@mitchweiner]

When you’re the size of Danny Carey it’s not going to be gentle

[@tommyfraz.]

Lateralus is a top 5 album for me, possibly my all time favorite album. I was 17 when it came out, and fair warning, don’t fall asleep listening to this album. You will be in for a nasty surprise (during the final track) like my entire house was when I left it on my stereo. If you want to know what sleep paralysis is like, this is pretty damn close.

[@kriskringus2191]

Tommy Fraz Yep, it’s no bueno. I found Faaip De Oiad listening to the album for the first time late at night.

[@patrickrkruger]

@@kriskringus2191 I found it smoking pot in a tree about 5am, after a night of partying. Thought it was my surrounding for a moment. Being young was awesome.

[@Mellyouttaphase]

Hahahaha yes! I was 16 and did the same thing 😂😂

[@leetwim]

Pure fear and panic waking up during the track..

[@izakvandyk7215]

Us mere mortals cannot comprehend the talent and complexity of Tool songs. We hear it as one piece and appreciate it for the sum of it. After you’ve seen this video, just remember that this band play this live. Effortless.

[@alldud13]

just take DMT you’ll see

[@MrRosettaStonned]

Wouldn’t say effortless at all. It’s quite a task,and very physical/ mentally demanding. Listen to the playing man, they give it their all every night. “Effortless” False

[@erikarnald419]

Rick might as well start a "What makes this Tool song great"-series because they really have so many masterpieces.

[@gonzalooliveraalves]

4:45 Adam Neely: *Heavy breathing*

[@quackduck4090]

god it drove me crazy

[@agnamOS]

I was about to write a comment about that, man! Well spotted!

[@AlexpPresley701]

Sooo underappreciated comment 😆

[@gimmetreefiddy891]

I feel very uncomfortable about the fact that the LICCCCC never gets a closure.

[@GNARical]

It's incredible to see someone who is extremely musically proficient, still getting giddy and excited listening and breaking down tool. Great videos man!

[@dereksimmons2492]

I remember running to Best Buy on May 15, 2001 for this album. I would circle the block, so a song would finish when playing it in my car. This song has me in a trance.

[@ThReverend6661]

Derek Simmons i bet you drove around the block 50 times before it was over

[@ba_2three458]

I was stuck at a bridge when Schism 1st played!

[@jesuschrist6191]

You should have had 46&2 at episode 46, so you would have had What makes this song great episode 46 tool nr2.

[@KJRUSS0]

Missed opportunity

[@m3nguele]

still could be ep 48

[@andredaniel9540]

46&2 would be episode 48 though would it not :D?

[@benbrennan4953]

Or episode 92 😏

[@russwilson2305]

That 3 over 4 thing: TOOL perfected that. They were getting that element into focus on Aenima. At that point, a few of us suspected that was as tricky as TOOL was going to get. By then Soundgarden had all but given up on all conventional rhythms. TOOL wasn't quite done exploring sophisticated rhythmic groove. But on this song, they probably outdid themselves in perpetuity. It's not the most tech thing they ever did, but Jesus -it's effective. Lateralus is the only work they have along these lines that is perhaps more powerful. It's their Stairway to Heaven.

[@aesma2522]

I've seen Tool perform several times, always great. What I love about progressive rock/metal, is that it goes on and on and on. You end up in a trance without needing to take any drugs.

[@garrettk7166]

Can confirm.

[@russellburnham298]

I just heard the lick. Dam you Adam Neely! I hear the lick everywhere nowadays.

[@MaddesG1]

U didnt heat the flat 7 to the lick tho..

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

Really? I normally smell cheese when I hear The Lick and I didn't smell anything.

[@HollowGolem]

I heard it too (minor shifted, though)

[@TrevaQ]

Yeah, I searched the comments for this as soon as I heard it. Never thought about it until it was repeated by this guy. Suppose the minor version hides it a little bit, but Maynard loves the lick!!

[@desenova9135]

Been listening to this album since it came out, and loudly, and I never noticed how layered that chorus was and it makes it even more hauntingly beautiful and transcending into the ethereal.

[@ratiod2289]

@15:10 wow that high note during the chorus!! This song is the power of 4 geniuses.

[@ferntheyoutuber9960]

Never clicked so fast.

[@dotslashsatan]

FernTheKZbinr same!

[@kuchomik]

SAME HERE!

[@Inkinthegrass]

Yep

[@naps3386]

Ditto

[@JebusJeeb]

5/5: Will click again.

[@alphadork1]

Tool has an amazing ability to play in 4/4 and convince you that it's not, and to play in obscure time signatures in ways to which you can still bang your head. It's not just the crazy time signatures they use so well, but their gift for sucking an infectious groove (with a H/T to the band of that name) out of any time signature.

[@benjio8294]

timwins31 I’ve always felt like his grooves felt tribal

[@kevinspohn7392]

“The Dirge!!!”” LoL, YES!!!! I think it’s so awesome that somebody gave it a name! Every time I listen to this, or every time I’ve ever introduced anyone to this song, I always refer to the ending as, “greasy” or “grimy.” But “the Dirge” is just flat-out PERFECT.

[@HEWfunkingKNEWit]

Holy crapstix !. Hearing the instruments singled out just makes me appreciate them even more.

[@alanmora1977]

We need something from Steven Wilson or Porcupine Tree please!

[@prakashchaudhary1057]

Either Dark matter or any song from in absentia would be awesome!

[@coreyduguid814]

Yes, surely he's heard of them

[@marcelomellado1969]

One from Fear Of A Blank Planet would be awesome. It has got some cool production techniques

[@larkstonguesinaspic4814]

Arriving somewhere but not here

[@alanmora1977]

Rick has a ton of options from PT but i think Fear Of A Blank Planet or Arriving Somewhere But Not Here are so perfect for this

[@HVACsuccess2007]

I cannot play a single instrument but I can hear all the intricacies in their music that you just don’t hear with other bands, no disrespect to other bands but I do believe TOOL is a step above. Love them.

[@jeremysalazar2631]

Rick can do a whole series of What Makes Tool songs Great. Thats how good Tool is imo

[@shamanism171]

Parabol/Parabola is just an amazing work of art. One of my favorite pieces of music of my time. Born in 1967. Tool is one of the best rock bands of the 2x centuries … so far.

[@sciwiz57]

Rick you are an amazing musician in your own right just by being capable of taking this song apart!

[@wheelsinthesky9676]

Finally, someone who really appreciates Tool and then can intelligently break down a Tool song. Rick's genius and Tool's genius. Enjoyable synchronicity!

[@AlexGonzalez-qo7yp]

Thank you Rick great stuff, Tool is probably one of the best bands around. And I've been around. I've listened to every type of music, and plus being around music all my life when I was a kid growing up in the early 70's I can remember being at family holiday functions and my family singing uncle's playing guitar, panio. And my self being musically inclined. I watch a lot of your videos, thank you again keep up the great work.

[@chrisblenkinsopp8588]

Rick, how can you be so CLEVER....??? I'm so envious of your musical knowledge...bless

[@marendenison3550]

This guy is opening my eyes to how awesome Tool actually is. Thanks Rick, your music knowledge is astounding

[@pitpride1220]

Love that you repeated with TOOL! Great work!

[@ElderTobias]

Whoa, the chords you play at 4:34 are the same as in Disposition later on the album. I never realized they were the same as the part Justin is playing on this song. I love it when bands take musical ideas from other songs on the same record and reuse them in a fresh way. I feel like it gives the album an even greater cohesiveness which is wicked cool. Thanks so much Rick, more Tool is always welcome!

[@wereoursouls3472]

This is why it takes them 13 years to make a new album.

[@JAMBI..]

Underrated comment.

[@lucavieira3401]

one hour special episode of Lateralus (the song, not the hole album)!

[@BlueSparkMid]

I wouldn't mind an entire album!

[@coyleigh2860]

* whole not hole

[@aldoparziale2631]

It's a "Tool" album not a "Hole" album 🤔 lol

[@phuse99]

Thank you for doing this. This is one of my favorite songs of all time and I never expected to see such an amazing analyzation of it.

[@williamfilipovich833]

Instant Sub! 👍 As a drummer, bassist & vocalist. This is by far the most comprehensive, Incredible analysis & breakdown of a very engaged, integrated & Intellectual band! Very well done! Thank you! Have you considered doing a similar analysis's of perhaps any Rush? Preferably from any album, pre-1980. Excluding their self titled Debut Lp.

[@tommysoleaujr2344]

I would love to see you breakdown every song off of this album. Especially Lateralus itself, that song is amazing.

[@boomanchu78]

Still absolutely one of my favorite Tool songs and songs by any artist honestly. Great video. I can tell you enjoy the music as much as we do. Watching this makes me think of a conversation I had with my wife when we were still dating about a song I liked. She said “I don’t listen to music the same way you do.”

[@leonardodufloth9309]

I see Beato, I see Tool, I click

[@alexeyshestov7294]

I see Beato, I click

[@susiecreamcheese2705]

@15:10 I never really paid attention to that harmony before. Thank you for isolating it. Mind blown.

[@schwags1969]

It had the same effect on me also.

[@christopherwelsh7008]

Maynard's vocals on this track are always astonishing. Hearing the vocals isolated is simply soul-crushing!

[@rebeccahaines9839]

Lateralus is a great song but this is my favorite song from the album. Just amazing from start to finish, and my favorite part of Parabola is @19:32. Parabol actually got me through the birth of my son, it helped me focus on the moment and prepared me for what was going to happen. I know I'm going DefCon fangirl here but it's true. I love these videos!

[@SlugTicker]

Man I love your breakdowns of all these songs

[@TheodorePfeifle]

First time I heard Parabol lead into Parabola, the hair on my arms stood on end... And didn't lay down until it was over! Such a powerful song!

[@michaeltimothy4617]

"This is why TOOL is amazing" Rick says. You got it buddy. They are friggin amazing.