Tool's New Album Titled "10000 Days"!!!

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I can't fucking wait for this one!!!

www.toolband.com/

Release Date: May 2, 2006

30 second clip of new single Vicarious

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They play Vicarious on the radio station I listen to regularly,,almost all 7 minutes of it, and it is a great song. I crank it up everytime it comes on...


www.kbpi.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html

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They play Vicarious on the radio station I listen to regularly,,almost all 7 minutes of it, and it is a great song. I crank it up everytime it comes on...

I sure hope that the rest of it is just as good. When Tool's last album Lateralus first came out I really loved the first single Schism but then I bought the entire disc and I wasn't all that impressed with the other songs. That's the only Tool album that's ever done that to me.

I was shocked that one of my favorite bands may have jumped the shark on me. I have a feeling this new one’s going to change all of that. I have satellite radio, both XM & Sirius and they’ve been playing Vicarious a bunch on there. I recorded it using my encoding software and I listen to it on my Samsung MP3 player all the time. It really is a damn good song.

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Listening now,Seems great so far several tracks in...The CD case is really cool too.

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Listening now,Seems great so far several tracks in...The CD case is really cool too.

Do me a favor if you could CD. After you listen to it a few times tell me what you think of it. If you’re anything like me sometimes it may take a few times listening before you can completely get a feel for it. I’ve had albums that I really liked at first turn sour after the fourth or fifth time. Other times there’s discs that I didn’t care for very much in the beginning and then later it becomes one of my favorites after it grows on me. That’s why I always wait a while before I offer a personal review. For example, Tool’s Undertow I didn’t really like that much when I first bought it. At the time I was in to hardcore metal like I am now but that was all that I liked. Now Undertow is one of my all-time classics. My taste in music has really evolved and expanded in to different areas and genres. Anyway if you could rate it for me on a scale with a 1 being the worst, a 10 being the best that would be great. I haven’t bought it yet and I’ll use your input in helping me to decide whether to get it or not.

Thanks…….

I just ordered Nile's Annihilation Of The Wicked. It's super heavy but I love it.

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Do you have broadband or dial up KT???

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Do you have broadband or dial up KT???

Unfortunately all that is available in my area is dial-up. We signed up for DSL Lite because we received a letter stating that it would be coming soon and it never panned out.

I don't know if you noticed that I posted about Napster being free again? You can listen five times before having to pay (if that is really "free"). Anyway I was going to try to listen to the new one there but didn't even have enough bandwidth to queue it up.

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Well I'm not one for buying a lot of CD's.There is only a few bands out there that can do an album and i like most of the songs on the disk. Older metallica, Static-x, Pantera, theres a few others but you know what i mean..

This ones doing a pretty good job though 1-5 have got me hooked.

1. Vicarious
2. Jambi
3. Wings for Marie (pt1)
4. 10,000 days (wings pt2)
5. The Pot

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Well I'm not one for buying a lot of CD's.There is only a few bands out there that can do an album and i like most of the songs on the disk. Older metallica, Static-x, Pantera, theres a few others but you know what i mean..

This ones doing a pretty good job though 1-5 have got me hooked.

1. Vicarious
2. Jambi
3. Wings for Marie (pt1)
4.10,000 days

What's number 5? Is the new tool heavier than their previous stuff or more melodic but in a heavy way? Do you like any of A Perfect Circle's stuff?


As far as liking an album from start to finish, how about GNR's Appetite For Destruction? I've always thought that to be one of the best hard rock albums of all time. I can listen to that all the way through and never want to click next.


I agree with you on the older Metallica. ....And Justice For All was great. What really turned me of to them though was when they went after Napster and file sharing networks. At some point their style became watered down and they started to sound too mainstream. They also tried to change their whole image. I remember the band Alice In Chains at the time was saying "friends don't let friends cut their hair" referring to their change. That was a different time though, it’s no longer a pre-requisite to have long hair in metal. Just look at Dillinger Escape Plan. They don’t even look like rockers, but they rock hardcore.

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Oh I've listened to them several times also, well Vicarious not so much since I've already heard it 90 times on the radio..
1. Vicarious = 8
2. Jambi = 7.5
3. Wings pt1 = 9
4. 10000 Days = 9
5. The Pot =8
6. Lipan Conjuring = ?? still trying to figure this one out...
7. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) = 7

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I think I'm going to buy it then. I can tell that you're a discerning music enthusiast. You've rated it pretty high so far. If nothing else I really like the Vicarious song. I do hate it when the radio over-saturates and overplays songs the way they do. It can ruin them sometimes.

Thanks for the evaluation.

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Wings 1 and 2 are melodic along with lost keys,Intension,Lipan conjuring is some indian chant.
None of its really hard core but the guitar really gets me. The real fact is I'm not a huge CD buying fan. Vicarious had me and most of the songs are up to par with that song IMO. I for one am not disappointed I spent the ten bucks...

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As a matter of fact i went out and bought some speakers for my laptop because the stock ones just weren't cutting it..

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knowthis said:

I think I'm going to buy it then. I can tell that you're a discerning music enthusiast. You've rated it pretty high so far. If nothing else I really like the Vicarious song. I do hate it when the radio over-saturates and overplays songs the way they do. It can ruin them sometimes.

Thanks for the evaluation.

Well I hope you're not disappointed because I gave it high marks..

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The funny thing is my Bush gif bounces to the beat, Or at least it seems so...

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Ahh old Metallica, Kill em All, Ride the Lightening Both one of my favs.Woot GNR another band where i can get into all the songs on a CD.. That and I'm an 80's kid that partied to all the 80's metals bands..

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As a matter of fact i went out and bought some speakers for my laptop because the stock ones just weren't cutting it..

I listen to a lot of music with my MP3 player with headphones. You'd be surprised at the ambience and subtle nuances of sounds you wouldn't notice otherwise that it can pick up.

Well I hope you're not disappointed because I gave it high marks..

I trust your judgment. I'll listen to the short preview clips at Amazon before I order it if they have them up.

The funny thing is my Bush gif bounces to the beat, Or at least it seems so...

That bouncing image cracks me up every time. It makes me think of that autistic kid that Bush took a photo op with and Bill Maher said he couldn’t tell them apart. Bush acts like he’s on Ritalin.

Ahh old Metallica, Kill em All, Ride the Lightening Both one of my favs.Woot GNR another band where i can get into all the songs on a CD.. That and I'm an 80's kid that partied to all the 80's metals bands..

I've turned so many people in to fans of metal singlehandedly with the song One by Metallica. Kids that were in to Phish and Grateful Dead were even blown away by it. My step-brothers used to listen to rap, I played them that song and before you knew it they used it as their warm-up song before their basketball games & even played Pantera's Fucking Hostile at their school dance! ;D

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knowthis said:

That bouncing image cracks me up every time. It makes me think of that autistic kid that Bush took a photo op with and Bill Maher said he couldn’t tell them apart. Bush acts like he’s on Ritalin.

Reminds me of a kid saying "CAN I HUH HUH HUH CAN I CAN I CAN I HUH HUH CAN I"

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cdsnutz said:

Oh I've listened to them several times also, well Vicarious not so much since I've already heard it 90 times on the radio..
1. Vicarious = 8
2. Jambi = 7.5
3. Wings pt1 = 9
4. 10000 Days = 9
5. The Pot =8
6. Lipan Conjuring = ?? still trying to figure this one out...
7. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) = 7

So heres the rest of my grades,Some have changed..

1. Vicarious = 8.5
2. Jambi = 8
3. Wings pt1 = 9
4. 10000 Days = 9.5
5. The Pot =8.5
6. Lipan Conjuring = 6
7. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) = 8
8. Roseta Stoned = 8.5
9. Intension = 4.5 (not liking this one to much)
10. Right In Two = 8.5
11. Viginti Tres = Umm??WHAT THE...

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It doesn’t surprise that your feelings about it changed. Always do. Tool always does have a habit of putting one or two tracks on there that just don’t seem to fit in. You know I was reading the lyrics to Vicarious and I figured out what it’s about….have you?

Check out the lyrics. It sounds to me like it's speaking to the sensationalistic Fox News, Aruba Factor, Duke rape type tabloid news that people are so engrossed in these days.

Whenever someone’s missing, murdered or raped the news covers every graphic detail and the world sits close by and swallows up every tid bit like a bunch of controversy starving bottom feeders. Marilyn Manson once said, “is adult entertainment killing our children or is killing our children entertaining adults”? I think that’s kind of what Vicarious is about.

I’m still not sure of the significance of 10,000 Days though? If you know, let me know.

Vicarious

Eye on the TV
'Cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavour
It happens to be like
Killed by the husband
Drowned by the ocean
Shot by his own son
She used the poison in his tea
And kissed him goodbye
That's my kinda story
It's no fun 'til someone dies

Don't look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the tv
Stare like a zombie
While the mother
Holds her child
Watches him die
Hands to the sky crying
Why, oh why?
'Cause i need to watch things die
From a distance

Vicariously i, live while the whole world dies
You all need it too, don't lie

Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit it?

We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
Neither the brave nor bold
The writers of stories sold
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing

I need to watch things die
From a good safe distance

Vicariously i, live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same so
Why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain come down
Drawn on grave and ground

Part vampire
Part warrior
Carnivore and voyeur
Stare at the transmitter
Sing to the death rattle

La, la, la, la, la, la, la-lie

Incredulous at best your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men
Pull your head on out
Your head believes it give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile
So impersonal
Devour to survive, so it is
So it's always been

We all feed on tragedy
It's like bood to a vampire

Vicariously i, live while the whole world dies
Much better you than i

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knowthis said:

You know I was reading the lyrics to Vicarious and I figured out what it’s about….have you?

Check out the lyrics. It sounds to me like it's speaking to the sensationalistic Fox News, Aruba Factor, Duke rape type tabloid news that people are so engrossed in these days.

Yes it does seem so....


I read Wings for Marie was for/about his mother dieing,I would assume that 10,000 day is a continuation from that... not sure though..


Did you get the CD???

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Did you get the CD???

No....not yet.

I read Wings for Marie was for/about his mother dieing,I would assume that 10,000 day is a continuation from that... not sure though..

I found this. You're right, it all ties together.

www.glidemagazine.com/2/reviews1256.html

Tool’s signature elements, such as epic songwriting and grungy metal chops, return revamped in their new release, 10,000 Days, replete with the dark and borderline-creepy cover art one might expect from the band. As per usual, they involve latent, sophisticated references in their songs, including the genie from Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, “Jambi,” and 10,000 itself, which refers to the time period from the point at which Maynard James Keenan's mother (for whom he names track “Wings for Marie (Part 1)”) became paralyzed due to a stroke until the point she died. “The Pot” fuses together cynical lyrics and Maynard’s passionate vocal delivery with the hard edge of bassist Justin Chancellor. It's easily deemed commentary on irresponsible stoners, especially compounded with the imagery of “Rosetta Stoned,” but in a recent interview, guitarist Adam Jones acknowledged that the title refers to “the pot calling the kettle black.” Regardless, the album still seems to make several references to herbal substances.

The segue tracks between songs give an other-worldly, other-century feel until Maynard’s clear, stable voice brings us back to present-day. Combining everyday noises (rain, hospital noise, conversation and wind) with eerie synth effects, the resulting sounds provide an intriguing flow of energy that has its own momentum. Drummer Danny Carey is hard-hitting when needed and chaotic when necessary; he even gives a soft touch with the bongo-like beats, perhaps from his Vince De Franco electronic drum pad, in “Right in Two.” Overall, their continued uniqueness makes this disc another instant Tool classic taken a step further.

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"The Pot" is about the hypocrisy we live with each and everyday..Not to sure what "Right in Two" is about yet, but man that song is taking over the No. 1 spot for me, kick ass song for sure, think I'm going to have to up my rating on that one to 9.5

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"The pot" Lyrics

Who are you to wave your finger? You must have been out your head.
I hold deep in muddy waters, you practically raised the dead
Rob the grave to snow the cradle, then burn the evidence down.
Soapbox house of cards and glass, so don’t go tossing your stones around.

You must have been high
You must have been high
You must have been…

Foot in mouth and head up ass, so whatcha talking ‘bout?
Difficult to dance round this one, till you pull it out, boy.

You must have been so high
You must have been so high

Steal, borrow, reap and save your shady inference.
Kangaroo done, hung the juror with the innocent.

Now your withered seeds are chosen
And the golden images up in your eye.

When you pissed all over my black kettle, you must have been high, high.
You must have been high, high.

Who are you to wave your finger? So full of it.
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters, fucking hypocrite
Liar, lawyer, mirror show me, what’s the difference?
Kangaroo done, hung the guilty with the innocent

Now your withered seeds are chosen
And the golden images up in your…
High, high.

When you pissed all over my black kettle, you must have been…

So who are you to wave your finger? Who are you to wave your fatty fingers at me?
You are clearly out of your mind.

Leaving things out in the ground, trapped without a reason, leaving things out in the ground…

Liar, lawyer, mirror, foil, what’s the difference?
Kangaroo, beast, don’t needs guilt in every government.

Now your withered seeds are chosen
And the golden images up in your eye, eye.

When you pissed all over my black kettle, you must have been high, high, high, high.
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters. Eyeballs deep in muddy waters.
Catch up with lies.
You must happen.
Hurts on mine.

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Right In Two, pretty self explanitory once i found the lyrics....

Angels on the sideline,
Puzzled and amused.
Why did Father give these humans free will?
Now they’re all confused.

Don’t these talking monkeys know that
Eden has enough to go around?
Playing in this holy garden, silly old monkeys,
Well there’s one who's bound to divide it
Right in two

Angels on the sideline,
Baffled and confused.
Father blessed them all with reason.
And this is what they choose.
Monkey killing monkey killing monkey
Over a piece of other ground.

Silly monkeys given thumbs,
They forge a blade,
And then theres one bound to divide it,
Right in two.
Right in two.

Monkey killing monkey killing monkey
Over pieces of the ground.
Silly monkeys give them thumbs,
They make a club
And beat their brother down.
How they survive so misguided is a mystery.
Repugnant dismal creature who would squander
The ability live, to die, and have a conscience
Brothers live and die here

Cut it all right in two (x4)

Fight over the clouds, over wind, over sky
Fight over life, over blood, over prayer, over head and light
Fight over love, over sun, over another
Fight...

Angels on the sideline again
Been so long with patience and reason
Angels on the sideline again
Wondering when this tug of war will end

Cut it all right in two (x3)
Right in two (x2)

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Lost Keys fades into Roseta Stoned, which I'm pretty sure go together...

In Lost Keys you can hear a nurse and doctor talking about a man that just came in to the hospital, Roseta stoned Seems to be about alien abduction, or a bad acid trip , maybe the mans from the Lost keys' story....

Lost Keys:

Excuse me
Doctor, If you have a moment?
A moment what's the crisis?
More of a situation: A gentleman in exam three
What's the problem?
That is the problem
We're not sure
You got the chart?
Right here
hmm, not much here is there?
No doctor
Nothing on his physical turned up (not sure about this one)
mmm, vital's are stable
name?
No sir
Someone drop him off?
maybe we can speak to them.
Let's get some background on this guy.
No Id, Nothing
And he won’t speak to anyone
Well then let’s say hello

Good morning
I’m Doctor Marcy
How are you today
How are you today (echo)
Look son
Your in a safe place
We want to help you, whatever way we can
But we need to talk to you
We can’t help you otherwise
Now what’s happened
Tell me everything

Roseta Stoned:

alrighty then
picture this if you will

10 to 2 AM
and actually eating up an old box of Krispy Kremes
and my need-to-know potion.
I was just outside Area 51
contemplating the whole chosen people thing
when a flaming stealth banana split the sky like, wide open.
I never expected to see it in a place like this.
I do believe I spilled a diamond sundae
or something wet on my Birkenstocks
and [you're yelping]
Holy fucking shit

then the x-file beings who were like
some kind of blue-grey [Jackie Chan]
with Isabella Rossellini lips and breath that reeked
[Theyre wicked-shot terrorists all by making the sound]
abananadabanana so when I opened up my bug eyes, my gaping jaw and my sweaty lower and upper lip
and all I could think was
I hope that my partner here doesn't notice
that I pissed my fucking pants

So alive in this way
Like an apparition
you have me crying out
fuck me
It's got to be
dead head
Chemistry
The blotter got
On top of me
got me seeing
E mother-fucking T

and after calming me down with some orange slices
and some fetal spooning
the ET revealed to me his singular purpose
he said you are the chosen one
the one who'll deliver the message
a message of hope for those who chose to hear it
and a warning for those who do not
me, the chosen one, they chose me
and I didn't graduate from fucking high school

You had better...
You had better...
You had better...
You had better listen

when he looked right through me
with somniferous almond eyes
don't even know what that means
must remember to write it down
This is surreal
Like the time they floated away
See, my heart is pounding
Cause this shit never happens to me

I can't breathe right now

it was surreal
like I woke up in Wonderland
all sort of terrifying
I don't want to be all alone
when I tell the story
and can anyone tell me why
It was a repeat experience
will I ever be coming down
this is surreal
finally it's my lucky day
see my heart is racing
cause this shit never happens to me

I can't breathe right now

You believe me don't you
Please believe what I just said
See they're telling the truth
And this wasn't all in my head
See they took me by the hand
and invited me right in
then they showed me something
I don't even know where to begin

Strapped down my bed
feet cold, eyes red
I'm out my head
am I alive am I dead
can't remember what they said
god damn shit the bed

hey hey

Overwhelmed as one would be placed in my position
such a heavy burden now to be the one
Born to (bear and read to) all the details of our ending
to write it down for all the world to see
but I forgot my pen shit the bed again
typical

strapped down to my bed
feet cold and eyes red
I'm out of my head
am I alive am I dead
Sunkist and Sudafed
Gyroscopes and infrared
won't help the brain dead
can't remember what they said

don't know, oh no

god damn shit the bed

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OH I just thought of something KT, Goto your local library. If they're current and up to date they may have the CD..I know our library carries all the latest CD's..

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1. Vicarious = 8.5
2. Jambi = 8.5
3. Wings pt1 = 9
4. 10000 Days = 9.5
5. The Pot =9
6. Lipan Conjuring = 6
7. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) = 8.5
8. Roseta Stoned = 9
9. Intension = 7.5 (This ones growing on me)
10. Right In Two = 10.0+
11. Viginti Tres = Umm??WHAT THE... (still wondering)

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I really like the lyrics of Right In Two. It makes me think of the religious right and wedge issues used to divide people "right in two" in to two opposing sides. These divisive issues create the “us vs. them” victim mentality which allows the politicians to step in and divide and conquer. Things like abortion, gay marriage etc. It also reminds me of the schism that exists within organized religion. No two churches of the same denomination even seem to agree on everything.

OH I just thought of something KT, Goto your local library. If they're current and up to date they may have the CD..I know our library carries all the latest CD's..

I was planning on going eventually to see if they have any movies. My Aunt from NY says she finds a bunch of up to date movies at the library in Syracuse, NY. Not sure what I can find in this highly Conservative area of Middle Tenn. though? Everything entertaining gets banned.

I see you're ratings have a changed a bit again? Looks like it's getting better. It'll be a while before I get it. I'm also looking to get the new anti-Bush Ministry CD. You probably already saw the link and lyrics I put up? I heard a bit of it on a commercial ad for the album on Headbanger's Ball. I liked what I heard.

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knowthis said:

I really like the lyrics of Right In Two. It makes me think of the religious right and wedge issues used to divide people "right in two" in to two opposing sides. These divisive issues create the “us vs. them” victim mentality which allows the politicians to step in and divide and conquer. Things like abortion, gay marriage etc. It also reminds me of the schism that exists within organized religion. No two churches of the same denomination even seem to agree on everything..

Wait till you hear the tune,It'll blow your mind.....


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