Pros: Brilliantly complex prog-metal compositions with mostly uplifting lyrics (no, really!) Cons: A few tracks overstay their welcome; Tool still employs a few shock tactics.
It’s calling me…
One repeating line, buried deep within the bowels of Tool’s much talked-about epic Lateralus, perfectly describes the quandary this music reviewer found himself in a few months ago. When the...
Pros: Creative rock that covers numerous styles Cons: The title track should have been at or near the very end
The follow-up to Tool's prog-metal classic, 1996's AEnima, came out in 2001, a time when lengthy, arty rock was even less all the rage than it was in the mid '90s. So the fact that an album that pushes musical boundaries farther than its ...
Pros: Every song a masterpiece; the album combines its themes beautifully Cons: Only minor quibbles
There aren't a lot of different ways to feel about TooL. Generally speaking, non-fans fall into two categories: those who have never heard the band, and those who have heard the band and could never quite wrap their heads around the band's style or ...
Pros: One of the most interesting albums of this year; much more focused musically Cons: Way too long
Tool has carved a unique sound over the years, for better or for worse, and Lateralus shows them untapping all the potential they've had. It marries their heavier early albums with the sometimes pointlessly/annoyingly experimental Aenima to create a...
Pros: excellent musicianship, provocative lyrics, and oh yeah, it ROCKS Cons: can be a difficult listen, jarring even
In the scope of the history of the earth, five years isn't a long time. It's a mere millisecond in the hundreds of millions of years that this planet has existed. In the music industry, however, 5 years is a millenium. And when you're Tool,...
Pros: The music, the lyrics, and everything they encompass. Cons: Nothing
Tool’s Lateralus has been covered in great depth here on Epinions, but considering it was my first experience with the band and that it’s certainly one of their best, I feel the need to review it. Lateralus is a sprawling ...
Pros: This is the Tool sound you love, but even more experimental. Cons: Five years is an awful long time to have to wait...
Tool is such a band that has reached the plateau where all its fans, and even those who don’t consider themselves huge fans, wait in breathless anticipation for each and every new release. Of course, we all have to take a breath now and again, as...
Pros: C.S. Lewis has been condensed into eighty transcendent minutes Cons: the longest and most boring review ever written
So good to see you once again, I thought that you were hiding... I opened my eye and there we were... ...spent so many years in question to find I've known this all along —Tool; Aenima, “Third Eye” I knew of nothing so ...
Pros: It's Tool. That's definitely a pro. Cons: Mantra
As much as some might love me to delve into the history of Tool and their music, I'm going to cut straight to the chase. To truly feel the effect of this amazing album, you have to listen to it straight through, uninterrupted. This album is matched ...
Pros: Awesome Cons: Not for people with short attention spans
Tool is vocalist Maynard James Keenan, drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and bassist Justin Chancellor. Maynard James Keenan is also writes their uniquely astounding lyrics. Adam Jones is the art director. He’s responsible for their dark ...
Pros: Band is a tighter unit than ever Cons: Drawn-out, pretentious, filler-ridden
Tool is a band with very talented members. That is something you cannot deny. They are the type of band that I would like to listen to without too many bells and whistles. However, they've overdone it on Lateralus. It seems that they've sacrificed ...
Pros: Absolutely mindblowing and epic in every way imaginable. Cons: A bit hard to get into, but hey, it's Tool.
So, what can I say about Tool's Lateralus? Prog fans have praised it endlessly for the past 5 years... it's all been said. But, unlike most other highly acclaimed albums, this one actually deserves all that praise. You will not appreciate it fully ...
Pros: The songs, the concept of the album, the musicianship, lyrics and Maynard's vocal abilities. Cons: The instrumental tracks. (Excluding Triad)
More so than any other year in my 20 years of life on this planet, I'll always remember 2001. I live twenty minutes away from New York city and from my roof top, I saw the smoke rise from the twin towers on September 11th. I wasn't crying, I wasn't ...
Pros: It's darn good... possibly better than Aenima. Cons: It better be good after 5 years.
Tool's fans tend to lean a little more towards the fanatical than the average rock band. Of course you'd be hard pressed to classify Tool as an "average" rock band, so perhaps that fanaticism is warranted. One thing is for certain though, Tool's...
Pros: How am I expected to do that in fifteen words? Too many to list. Cons: It ends, and "Disposition" seems a little out of place.
Lateralus - the third album from what many will say the greatest band of today - Tool. Previous albums (specifically their sophomore release, Ænima) have even been deemed the "Dark Side of the Moon of the 90s" by few. This is also arguably ...
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