Tool

So far, I've posted largely unknown bands. I decided to change it up today, and post one that I hope most of you have at least heard of. Tool is one of the three bands that Maynard James Keenan sings in. (The other two, in order of creation, are A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.) Tool is a progressive rock band that was founded in 1990, and have since only released four major CDs. (They've also put out an EP and a live CD/DVD.) However they have said that they are working on a new album, so hopefully that will be released this/next year.

First up, one of their most famous songs, Sober, as seen live at the Reading Festival in 1993. I decided to post this clip, as not only is the song great, but also, it really speaks to how much talent Maynard has to see him that fucked up on drugs and not miss a single beat.

For their next album, AEnima, I couldn't decide on only one song. I eventually narrowed it down to two tracks, the title track (Which is probably my favorite Tool track) and Third Eye. An interesting note here is that both these tracks are based on the works of the late comedian Bill Hicks.

Their third album Lateralus, carries the theme of the Fibonacci sequence. One of the songs, Schism incorporates this in how the chorus is spoken. (see below)

Black | 1
Then | 1
White are | 2
All I See | 3
In my in*fan*cy | 5
Red and yell*ow then came to be | 8
reach*ing out to me | 5
Lets me see | 3

There is |2
So | 1
Much | 1
More and | 2
Beck*ons me | 3
To look through to these | 5
In*fin*ite poss*ib*il*it*ies | 8

As bel*ow, so ab*ove and bey*ond, I im*ag*ine | 13
Drawn out*side the lines of rea*son | 8
Push the En*vel*ope | 5
watch it bend | 3

Lastly, their fourth album, 10,000 Days brought a song about Maynard's' mother, who was paralyzed for the last 27 years of her life (10,000 days). The song was cut into two parts as it's pretty long.

Wings For Marie (Part 1)

10,000 Days (Wings, Part 2)