Arizona Bay is a reference to a Bill Hicks joke, about how he would be happy is California was swallowed up by an earthquake because then his property in Arizona would become oceanfront property. This whole songs is largely based on that Bill Hicks joke. Clearly it resonated with Maynard.

I was born and raised in LA and lived in So. Cal. for almost 40 years. Yeah, everyone's out for themselves. For all it's beauty, it can be a cold, miserable place to live. I saw Tool live at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine during the 2002 Lateralus tour, and Maynard dedicated Aenima and Ticks and Leeches to all the celebrities in the front row :D

I just realized you havent done Wings 1 and 2....I know you'll get ther but seriously cant wait, great reacts man!

The song that started it all for me. I still remember exactly where I was, who I was with, and what car I was sitting in. Speakers cranked, bass up, fkin lost my mind.

Maynard cracks me up when he turns on the troll. I hadn’t heard this clip describing Aenima as reading stool like you would tree rings to find your emotions; he’s so full of shit and I love it.

A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms or Thirteenth Steps!

OMG, Third Eye. Is he ready?

Awwww yiss! I've been looking forward to this! Just saw them last night in Detroit, and it was *insane*. They've smoothed out any kinks in the new songs, and Maynard seems to be in great spirits this tour. He was pretending to auction off some of Adam's equipment to the crowd lol! You gotta see this live, Drew!

Will you react to the 10,000Days album in the future?

In this episode...Irish man wonders where Arizona Bay is. Grats on finding TOOL, Mate.

The album is spelled Ænima however this song is spelled Ænema and pronounced Enema. Hence “flush it all away” :) Nice reaction as always.

Amazing performance of this song last night in Detroit. Incredible.

TOOL - VICARIOUS

First Tool song I really got into. Metal Show, 2FM, Sunday Nights, back in say, lateish '96. The album had been out a few weeks,and this was gettin spinned on the radio, along with Stinkfist on said show. Some of it reminded me here and there of the alternative/heavy grunge that I love- but there was someting totally unique goin on that I did't initially understand, register with. This was more "instant" than Stinkfist, cos of the huge rushing riffs and tempos. I remember talking to a friend about this song at the time,and he too was totally intrigued. We only knew this, and Stinkfist from the radio,and MTV,but they were such a curious band then to learn about. They never appear in their amazing, visually headspinning videos, they were'nt as interviewed/featured in the magazines like other bands of their time. I remember taping the song off the radio,and getting more and more drawn in. Those drums were like galloping wheels of steel that dragged me along and along, propelled along by the emotional rush of riffs, breakdowns,and a near cinematic climax. Fantastic. With Third Eye- the presetting interlude is 4 minutes of howling wind, and impending doom. It does sound like a cool setup to the gargantuan finale of Third Eye, so Id listen to the interlude aswell, as a build up. Looking forward to yer reaction of Third Eye! That for many, is the big one.

A Perfect Circle- Judith

I would SERIOUSLY recommend listening to A perfect circle's - Judith then Wings for Marie part 1&2 after this.

also tool's educational program for swimming

Deftones - White Pony, Diamond Eyes, Around The Fur, Koi No Yokan, Saturday Night Wrist or the self-titled album!

Tool covers some very deep and visceral topics quite often, but they also want their fans to know that they don't take themselves too seriously. Awesome video, I can't wait to watch more of them!

I don't know how many years I listened to this song before I realized there is no such place as Arizona Bay. It would only exist if California sinks into the ocean. Great song! Great reaction, as always.

love the lyrics..goosebumps when i heard them play this live earlier this year!!

Yes! Finally!

Got my Aussie-like 👍 🇦🇺

He managed to refer to: high-colonics, tree rings, ocean core samples, Carl Jung and don’t forget the poop-shake. Classic listen and always fun to hear. One of my favorite songs for a long time; it was hilarious hearing people call it “Learn to Swim” back in the day. Great reaction again, it is better with not so much research beforehand, I agree with this move. It is better for you as a first time listener as well as your audience.

so aenima (the album) in general refers to the flushing of meaningless shit out of the soul, like a cleansing hence anima + enema mixing

Third eye is a fun song, I am excited to see your take on it

Personal favorite Tool song. 💖

I dont listen with headphones.... I blast it on proper speakers!

You should do third eye like you did pushit. Listen to the studio version, then listen to the live Salival version :D

Deftones - 7 Words

Trying to take a hit while headbanging is hard man....and yet, I persisted!

Just discovered your channel... HOLY SHIT you're on Third Eye next... have a nice trip, ya wee wain! We'll see you on the other side...

♥️ ♥️ ♥️ I really love all that you put into your reactions. 👍👍

this was the first tool song i stumbeld upon … in the days when MTV played Music. the Video grabbed me as much as the Music. been hooked since .. :)

Well, that explanation from the show, is part of the show itself

Time to pry open your Third Eye. You’re ready. I think you should react to 10,000 Days album next, then undertow and Opiate.

My first impression was he was referring to an Enema, a procedure where they flush all the shit our of your colon. And that he was hoping that mother nature would do the same to LA, flush all the shit away. Anywho, glad you finally got to this one. I always loved this track

I like because you are listening to music like it should be

Awesome

It's funny watching people discover this treasure that I've known for years very entertaining but at the same time it's sad because they're just now finding out

Tool, as prophets of "California"....RIP

In the immortal words of the Joker... "This town needs an enema!".

Great as always🎶🎼😎🎼🎶

A perfect circle - the outsider

You have a fairly good impression of Los Angeles and what it’s like to live there (obviously, good is subjective in this instance). I was born and raised in LA, lived there for 28 years and worked in EMS in LA for a little over half a decade...it’s DEFINITELY not for everyone (moved about 3 years ago, and the only thing I can say I miss is my friends and family that live there). If you’re the type of person that likes some nightlife, the convenience of a major city plus expansive suburbs with a huge variety of things to do and explore (from theme parks to museums to an enormous variety of food), or the entertainment industry is your calling...then LA may be nice for you. But if you don’t care about that, the only thing to draw to LA is the “touristy” option (the variety of things to do), which is a good reason to VISIT Los Angeles, but not a good reason to live there, because at the end of the day...the other two reasons (“nightlife” scene and entertainment industry) are ultimately shallow passions and desires. I’m not saying that art is shallow, or that actors are...nothing of that (don’t call me pessimist...try and read between the lines 🙂). The industry is what’s shallow, because it doesn’t care about actual talent if it can make a buck without the effort, and it’s as true now as it was 20 years ago when this album came out; reboots being the most obvious example of profits over quality in film-making (and the examples are plenty across the industry...it’s no secret talent isn’t sufficient for success; it’s not even clear that talent is a necessary condition for success with the explosion of things like reality tv and, more recently, social media)

Wtf how many other people saw them last night in Detroit I've already seen like 7 lol

Saw them perform this a week ago in Chicago. Phenomenal...

Been a hardcore fan since about a decade back, but I actually hadn't heard that recording at the end there haha 😂 Signature Maynard trolling right there, something you come to learn and appreciate pretty quick I think 😁👍

You hadn't done this one yet? Nice, looking forward to the next minutes!

saw this song live in Detroit last night. you have to see them live

Like one of your commenters suggested (opiateofthemasses)....do 3rd Eye studio version and then the live version from Saliva just like you did w Pushit. Thanks buddy.

This is a lullaby to all the stand up morally superior fine people of LA (Hollywood)

Any live performance of Ænima affords audiences the perfect time to spot MJK doing his weird, bent over, primitive little dance in the shadows. I love that he's the one singer that stands in the back, usually in the dark. He comes to groove, not show off.

Bro can you react to "Dance Of Eternity" by Dream Theater

The song's title actually is "Ænema" while the album is titled "Ænima". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86nema

I think 10,000 Days is for the most “out there” fans looking for an intense psychedelic journey. Lateralus is for those seeking clean, collected, inner peace. Ænima is for those rock fans who like the classical sound but also wants some cool vast vibes. Undertow and Opiate is for people who want angry and solid metal with a twang. 10,000 Days is there best work.

I grew up in LA for 35 years. I pray for the day AENIMA happens in LA. It's been needing a good flush for quite some time. It can swallow San Francisco too!

If it wasn't for T00L and Carl Jung....I wouldn't have found me so easily. The humor makes it much easier to digest and shit it all out. Maynard may be one of the most hilarious genius assholes I have ever loved. He also taught me to be serious about not taking myself seriously...a juxtaposed position.

im pretty sure this is still my favorite tool song. But its so hard to pick, their all masterpieces. This song changed my life though, it mighta been the first Tool song I heard as a little kid. It spoke to my nihilism, let me know I wasn't insane with my thoughts. Then, ofc I got pulled in. Flush it all away, I thought about what that meant, I mean really meant. What it would take to tear the whole thing down. This led me on a journey that helped me to develop my own philosophy of the world. Then I thought about the unlikely choices besides tossing the whole board.

Was hoping you'd do this one!

React to Bill Hicks

Lol dude that concert speech at the end was just Maynard talking out of his ass.

Dude,you totally get them. All of them are pranksters in their own right.

A 3 ring circus is an american term describing a low budget traveling circus that moves around the country. In this case complete with the sideshow freaks. You pay a little extra and they let you see bearded ladies, midgets and oddities. It's the freak show. Knowing Maynard's tendencies as we do, he probably means what you said as well. I don't know if it's real popular anymore, but people used to get enemas. Basically flush the shit out of you. In true form, Maynard's comedically saying LA needs an enema.

Like how this one starts out faster and harder.

Sober - tool reaction bro

Aenima loosely means Soul cleanse. That bit at the end was just Maynard doing a little comedy.

Should have added Negative ions to the beginning of this.

Maynard fucks with the listener, like in Lateralus. He says that you shouldn't over think or over analyze. Yet they make the most intricate song, coinciding with the Fibonacci sequence, which is totally overthinking. They are brain trolls.

Almost like the album was dedicated to a comedian

Tool makes your realize that there is a deeper nerve to touch, flick, and traumatize.

I think he was talking about a circus. Have you heard of a three ring circus?

I live in la and just saw them a few weeks ago at the staples enter. Maynard seemed very checked out during the show lol

2 people live in L.A.

Danny Carey is fucking godly

If you haven't done lateralis yet, please do the fibanocci scale video.

Hollywood, specifically. If you read the line "Don't just call me pessimist... try and read between the lines..." He's just wishing for a change. And I as well. I despise southern Cali. I used to live in Lake Havasu City Az, which is on the Colorado river which is where it will break off if it does lol. While he is a troll in his music and life there is some genuine truth to what he writes. He has real anger and real fun. You can have both. I try to hope southern Cali will change, but I don't think it will be any time soon...

I hated third eye for years and would skip it but over time it became one of my all time favorites.

I mean he said that as a joke like come on “ blow it out into a cup” and “ Read like tree rings” tool’s members tend to like to mess with people especially regarding names and meanings of songs anima(Latin) means soul or spirit enema Is shooting hot water up your butt take it as a soul cleanse. Ænima wash the shit out

Hi again, could you please react to BLOODYWOOD - Ari, Ari? They are damn cool Indian street folk metal band, and I think u gonna love it.. 🤔😉 Greetz from germany

The song is about a Bill Hicks joke, and tied in to how sick maynard is of materialistic, fake, fame-chasing people. The title is in reference to wanting to refresh the city (LA), and syphoning out the crap. This ties in the jokes "learn to swim, see you down in arizona bay."

You should check out gojira.

react to Tool - No Quarter [Led Zeppelin Cover] after 3rd eye ;-)

Check out some old school TOOL , prison sex, 4 degrees, cold and ugly, flood...plenty for yah bro

the song Ænema is a combination of two words Anima, and enema. Anima referring to the unconscious, feminine side/soul of males. (Hence the kinda emotional take Maynard has on this song, just saying "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck ..." you don't really see that with him too much in music, blaming others that is.) Enema is what Maynard was talking about at the end of the video, cleaning your colon. So you could say he's talking about a soul cleansing in this song, hence the lines "don't just call me a pessimist, try and read between the lines." He's obviously messing around and adding a comedic twist to it, because he's really a troll deep down, but that's what all of that means. IMO anyway.

whether it's living in a tent city on the sidewalk

The explanation Maynard gives in that clip is a troll. The title comes from a combination of the words Anima (from the Latin for mind or soul), and Enema (a liquid that flushes away impacted waste). It's a sort of spiritual or mental cleansing.

go for more 10 000 days

Translation: Maynard likes fucking with us.

He wants California to fall off into the Pacific Ocean. Arizona is the next state to the east. Thus Arizona bay.

Learn to swim.

Maynard loves to troll and he hates LA.

You were close on your analysis of the three ring circus sideshow. Three ring circus is American idiom. When you use three ring circus in comparison to someone's life or lifestyle as in LA, you're saying that it's a mess and a disaster and too many different things are going on at once just like in a three ring circus.

Er chicoria reacting to Ænima

Will you react to any fangclub songs ?

And now you know why they called it enima hahaha

...and now a reaction to each song on 10,000 Days?

DREW....I WAS SKIMMIN YOUR PLAYLIST AND I DONT SEE ANY "ALICE IN CHAINS" REACTIONS WTF IS GOING ON? I KNOW YOU WILL BE HOOKED ONCE U START. HERE ARE SOME YOU WILL DEF. ENJOY BLEED THE FREEK ( LIVE AT THE MOORE) ROOSTER (MTV UNPLUGGED) WOULD ( STUDIO VERSION)

Ah yes, Maynard's love letter to LA, lol, California needs an enema to purge the sickness that is LA is the point of the song I think.

Mom please flush it all away... Anima is the female spirit, an enema is a rectal flush, to flush out the bullshit. That's the meaning.