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I will always trust the musical taste of a person talking about Tool while wearing a Mars Volta shirt

To add to this, Tool also pioneered how modern rock concerts look. Does anyone notice how every major touring band these days has a massive screen behind them and its more and more common for the musicians to be backlit instead of in the spotlight? Tool wasn't the first to do this, but their touring technicians developed a lot of the tech needed to achieve this on a massive scale and they influenced other bands of the same genre to do the same.

Discovered Tool one year ago. Still listening to it, i just can't get enough, the drums, the vocals... just an absolute banger

my dad got me into tool, he’s been into them since they started ,, i remember him playing their songs to me and talking reallly passionately about them. very precious moments :)

I have a feeling tool is about to make a huge comeback in terms of popularity. The waves been building.

As a guitar player the freedom you feel when you enter a flow state with your instrument is incredibly beautiful. There's been times when I'm able to play way better then I'm even capable of. It's what keeps me coming back and picking up my guitar everyday. For me that's what music is all about.

There is always a need for more videos about Tool.

I started listening to Tool back in the late 90s. They are the one band I find myself listening to on a daily basis.

I hope you eventually do a video on 10,000 days and Fear Inoculum, your takes and exposition are very good and I'd like to hear what you find out about these

I listened to Opiate so so much in high school in the 90s. That album is amazing! It was so cool to see them progress with each album.

10,000 days is like War and Peace for me - the more I grow, the more meanings and Ideas I find in there. Very personal album. I am not even into metal music so much anymore but this thing is never gets old for me. And I didn't speak English when I started listening Tool as a teen, they spoke with music and I've had some special place in my heart immediately filled by these guys

About the MJK and Jung connection - Maynard has frequently talked about Joseph Campbell's Hero With A Thousand Faces being an important source of inspiration, and he learned about Jung's theories through reading Campbell.

Anima is actually more than you give it credit for. Whilst it is “stuff guys try to avoid” it’s actually a lot deeper. The idea comes from psychologist Carl Jung (who inspired the idea behind 46&2) the idea of the anima is the feminine side of the male psyche which is often repressed deep into the subconscious. The inverse also applies with women and a masculine side of their psyche which he referred to as the animus.

The clip with “ I want waffles’” is from 2006 concert at Pinkpop Landgraaf Netherlands. I actually stood next to the guy taping the whole concert part and I can hear my friend and myself talking in the background. We even helped the guy when it was getting crowded by keeping the area clear. I found out when the bootleg circulated for the first time, that it had to come from that guy. Why waffles? Bedause at Pinkpop there were a lot of foodstables where they sold waffles… you could even smelt them. Right after this part from Maynard they started Jambi.. Maynard even changed the lyrics a bit: ‘… on waffles and flesh never few…”. Hilarious at the time… Nice to see it back again.

The squaring of the circle is as far as I understand it, an ancient mathematical or better geometrical problem. The goal is to construct a square with the same area as a given circle in a finite amount of time. Mathematicians try to solve this problem since than and always failed. You can also prove this mathematically, because pi is an irrational number. I have always understood the line in the song Schism, as an undertaking that can never be accomplished, but is worth trying and that beauty lies in the imperfect and incomplete. "The poetry that comes from the squaring off between, And the circling is worth it. Finding beauty in the dissonance."

“I met Steven Spielberg and he was really short and I was like ‘Oh my god!’” - Adam Jones

There is a bittersweet feeling from TOOL; being 16 the first time I heard of them, during the debut of the Sober video. With a powerful, rich and psychoactive expression. Over time they moved away from videos, without adequately transitioning that focus into another medium. It makes me feel as if something were lost along the way. I still have a deep love & appreciation for their music and how it has changed me. I guess even this is a part of the journey

"....all the other shitty bands of the 90s and early 2000s." Shows Nickelback. You, sir, are truly a man of culture.

Ive been listening to Tool for over a decade and they have been very influential on my life. When i was a teen they influenced my style, the way i thought about the world and introduced me to prog metal

TOOL are the Prog Metal done right. Also, There album art by Alex Grey and Adam Jones are spectacular.

Okay, now I really gotta go and listen to at least Aenima and Lateralus in their entirety. See you guys on the other side.

They're talking about the universe being infinite, and it being consciousness experiencing it self. They're talking about the dark energy inside of them that's getting in the way, Danny Carey is talking about being present and being above the limitations of your mind. In schism when Maynard is singing about better communication, he's talking about connecting with others on an energetic level and listening instead of letting your ego take over and ruin the conversation by bullshit, judgement, dogma, strict rules. They're talking about going against control, and when Adam Jones is mentioning opening you're third eye, he's talking about enlightenment. This is as you refer or as Carl Jung refers to as being completely whole between mind and spirit. This also has to do with feeling into your body, because the universe is in your body, this sounds like fantasy, but it's not. When you're in high energetic states, or highly present, everyone's pain becomes your pain. You feel someone's pain as you walk by them, because the ego seperates, but the universe brings us together in mind body and spirit. He's talking not about just becoming whole with your self, but becoming whole with everyone, because the ego seperates and divides, the universe unifies, and the ego is an illusion. We've just been taught by people in society that we're so seperate from someone else by coming up with labels, and criticisms and excuses to judge, when if we're not really seperate, we're just judging our selves. We've been taught that we're seperate, but if you've really felt the spirit, you realize we're not. Tool even says on the same album lateralus in the song Reflection. The lyrics follow "So crucify the ego, before it's far too late, to leave behind this place, so negative and blind and cynical. And you will come to find, that we are all one mind. Capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable." In a simpler way in the way I read it, they're talking about the mind serving the heart, and not the heart serving the mind. I.e letting the energy flow by being in a state of presence, and not constricting it by letting the ego constrict by useless conversation. They're saying to align with nature, accepting the beauty of reality as it is, and not controlling it. This is what System of a down is also talking about in their song Science. "Spirit moves through all things." Energy, presence, the flow, the infinite nature of the universe that is way beyond the small insignificant nature of the ego. They're talking about being awareness, and being a witness to life and watching, instead of trying to ruin a film and corrupt the scenes that are already playing out. Basically, the vibe is everything, energy comes first before thoughts, and controlling life leads to more misery because life is a powerful force beyond control. I hope that makes sense, if you've experienced anything of this sort, if not, practice stillness, and letting go of all control, and practice being a witness. Watch what happens, let go of expectations and see what happens. Their is a great book by this spiritual speaker named Osho, called Meditation, the first and last freedom that I recommend checking out.

Listened to TOOL as a kid on the radio with my dad and was always fascinated but also kinda scared/creeped out by them... Cut to 15-20 years later at the start of the pandemic I listened to them again and instantly fell in love. My #1 band by more than 100 hours with the only other band near them in listening being Porcupine Tree (WHO ALSO IS COMING BACK

Awesome piece man, very deserving for Tool. Agree they influenced a lot of music, I thought you would talk about “The Pot” … true masterpiece!

TOOL takes a lot from esoteric knowledge. Even Danny uses sacred geometry. They r indeed mire than just a musical act. Thanks for sharing these insights, Lie.

dude im so psyched, im going to a tool concert in like a month

Please make videos on Rush as well. Most of the bands you make videos about : Tool, Mastodon, Foo Fighters are either influenced by Rush as a whole or the band members indivdually.

Lateralus was the first song I learned on the guitar in its entirety. But didn’t know a thing about drop D tuning so it sounded off for a bit. When Infinally figured out the drop D thing my mind was blown 😆

Finally a video on Tool

Schism was one of the first songs I learned on guitar and really influenced my guitar style going forward

Sick Golden Sun poster! Legendary game series from the early 2000s :)

Notice how concepts of the shadow are only explored in albums dealing with struggle or identity. For instance the shadow is never mention (if I'm not mistaken) in albums such as Lateralus, 10 thousand, or Fear Inoculum. The character or journey conveyed through their albums has either already reached an understanding or is currently undergoing the growing process, which is a state where the shadow loses its ruling over the ego, leaving the ego to fully explore and self heal. I see Undertow and Aenima as the difficult process of realization and experimentation with various methods to undergo change.

Actually there's another music video where the band members on in the video, and it's sober. There are small flashes at the beginning of each of them.

Was fortunate to see tool for the first time back on Adam’s birthday and I heard The Patient front row. Justin gave me a pick during soundcheck. Made it during the last show at Portland and now seeing them at Eugune

When i listen to them i feel like i gained +40 IQ and the world gets a little more trippy

"Learning Schism on guitar for me was easy" *cries in bass*

"Squaring off" means adopting a fighting stance. In old-timey movies when someone says "Put up your dukes," the next thing they do is square off.

Looking good. Make sure to use a lapel mic while shooting video. The audio quality will increase 1000%. Thanks for the video!

Squares are drawn with straight lines and represent the male or masculine. Circles are curved lines which represent the female or feminine. Schism is literally a divide or crack between two things. The "squaring of the circle" is an occult alchemist term which symbolizes the merging of spirit and matter, or the coming together of two opposites, i.e., male and female, to create something new and harmonious. This is what I think the song Schism is about. How the duality in the nature of humanity seems to be escalating and dividing itself further away from a sense of connection and oneness, and that we are heading down a path of destruction unless we establish better lines of communication and resolution between these opposing aspects in the hopes of truly evolving towards a better world as a species. Just my take on it.

I disagree with the complexity of the tempo in tool music, the intervals and sections are so deep and complex and mixed with the other instruments and vocals in a way that is precisely crafted, there is nothing random but also there is nothing unnecesarily complex, they use their music as a way to transmit emotions, which when u compare to animals as leaders for example or other new technical metal bands, i don’t get that deep connection, as I think is not just make something complex and elaborated but Tool really digs deep into the soul and beyond like no other band has been able to even dream about.

I’m no Tool fan but my respect for them has soared after this. What a fantastic insightful piece of film making. Thank you. If I end up liking Tool now it’ll be your fault 😂

The three gaints of Alternative Rock : tool , porcupine tree and opeth .

You missed a big part of why Tool’s music and time signatures are complex.. there’s meaning behind it, like the Fibonacci sequence for example in Lateralus. It’s not just math rock for the sake of it.

Im 43 and I believe Tool is the Led Zepplin of my generation they had that mystyque in the 90s

How did they? Simple. Uncle Al slipped acid in their drinks at lollapalooza early to mid 90s. Since then, they went less with sludge and more with psychedelics

I remember hearing TOOL for the 1st time ,it was the summer of 93 & I had a driving job in the DMV/Baltimore area & 1 day the radio station I had on (98Rock in B-More) introduced a song from a new band who was on that summers Lollapalooza ....it was “Sober” by TOOL & i had never heard anything like it .....here it is almost 30 years later & after seeing them live 4 times I can honestly say that TOOL is & has been for a minute the best band on the planet 🖤

I just hope we get at least one more album out of them. Fear Inoculum was incredible. Though if it is their last, it's a hell of an album to go out on. I want more though!

Without watching the music video right now, there are flashes of at least some of the members playing their instruments in the Sober music video, towards the end while it is showing a wall with stuff running through a pipe I believe.

I love Tool! We need a video on Coheed & Cambria or another particular Mars Volta album, my pick would be Frances!

I can't believe I didn't know your channel. I LOVE IT

I don’t think Adam could help but being influenced by HR Giger the guy who did the original Alien art, creature concepts were influenced by his artwork and sculptures

Tool is the band that got me into Prog music, one of my favourite music genres... I have learned most of their songs because I love them!

It’s so awesome to learn about jones’ film aspect, I had already noticed it in a few songs (Right in Two with human eras, Reflection sounding like a tribal song in a bubbling swamp) but now That I think about it, third eye also has some sort of that! I wonder which other songs have that aspect?

Amazing video! did you ever see tool live? Greetings from Argentina.

Love the golden sun Poster behind you

Carey is also/probably talking about being free from tight time signatures and flowing with the track/music vs sticking to time signatures ..perhaps

Love the golden sun poster

I know exactly what you're talking about when you mentioned the "flow state". Occasionally when I'm playing guitar, I'll get that myself. It only happens to me when I'm really focused on learning something I haven't learned before. If I sit, for maybe a hour or two, and work on something that's challenging enough to make me ignore everything else around me and just really focus, it'll get into this certain headspace where my focus, coordination and creativity are all just dialed in perfectly to where I feel like I can play ANYTHING. I love getting into that "flow state" but it's not easy to do...

*twelve seconds of Sonic Youth-ambience* *jumps into a fuzzed-up early-Helmet/Unsane riff* ZOMG THEY CHANGED MUSIC! :-O

This was a perfectly good video until you had to reach to tie in Jordan Peterson. Completely unnecessary and off-putting.

I know it’s two years late, but I’d love a failure appreciation video

Can you do a video on David bottrill? I've realized some of my favorite albums have been ones that he produced. Tool, muse, circa survive, mastodon. What's the common thread?

Analyzing Tool lyrics is a personal road, man. I see the lyrics in Schism as someone who was in a relationship that is over, that is doomed, but they look at it like a good learning experience nonetheless. The line about square and the circle mean that the fighting in the relationship was inevitable but he learned from it. Because you can never square a circle. It's a mathematical impossibility. No matter how hard you try. Yet each person tries anyways because they love each other, but that isn't enough to get past their differences.

My first encounter with Tool's music was 12 years ago, with 46 & 2 but It didn't capture me. My girlfriend loves them, and for almost three years I tried to like their music, but I found it boring. Then, sharing a psychedelic experience with her, we listened to Parabol/Parabola, and It was so beautiful. I'm not a fan (I'm a Volta fan since 2005) but definitively I'm rediscovering Tool with a new vision

I love how people are starting to finally see Maynard as a predictor or scientist but he literally stated that he just made the song of real scientist’s hypothesis but nobody would listen

i liked not only for the amazing vid but for that sweet golden sun poster in the back

I know that Maynard is into AA and the ideas behind it. The idea Carl Jung came up with called "The spiritual malady of madern man" is at the core of AA. Jung treated one of the founding members. Looking at Tool and Perfect Circle's themes like "Sober" "13th step" etc.

My mother and father introduced me to this band

Interesting take on Tool. Learned a little bit more thanks to your video.

Speaking of videos like Sober... You should give a shout to the Brother's Quay films, which obviously GREATLY inspired the stop motion videos for tool

Tools definitely one of my favorites✌🏻🧙🏻‍♂️

i liked a deftines video years ago and then i started a playlist and found you, shortly ago. then i spotted the golden sun poster...bruv...

Just watching this makes me want to learn more

You know this band has very intelligent members with this level of analytical depth in their songs and videos

Really well done OP. I politely demand more. :) 🌀 out.

Well done sir...well done

awesome job on guitar ,and timing :) dont give up !

I think the one other time you see the band in a music video is at the beginning of sober (not easily noticeable, but theyre there for a second).

46 and 2 is the link you looked for to Jung.

I still find it hard to believe people can't understand Tool and their arrangements...like they don't hear amazing music for what it is. Like their head is closed but their ears are open. I love Tool. The symbolism, Timing, awesome cohesion makes them...them. also Maynard....being Maynard helps abit.

Lol, Peterson doesn't have a grasp of Jung's philosophy, he's just a pseudo-intellectual. Tool, in the other hand, they understood everything.

Nice T-shirt!! I have the same one!!

This video is literally tell me you’re a guitarist and not a drummer without telling me you’re a guitarist and not a drummer

I, too, like Britney Spears' musical composition.

Excellent vid. Well done, and thank you. Will there be a part 2?

Tool has been my favorite band since I was 16 or 17. I remember seeing Sober on MTV late at night and thinking is was creepy as fuck. Then Aenima came out in 96 and it's all me and my friends listened to for months. We kept saying "this is the best song" until someone finally said "every song is the best song on this damn album". Then I saw them live in 97 at a small college arena tripping on mushrooms and that was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Aenima is still my favorite album.

Sweet Adam Jones tone! What pedals/amp did you use to get that tone?

Their album "Undertow" was waaay ahead of its time.

Max Derrat is the man

Sweat is about tripping on acid , or really good mushrooms 🍄, but lyrically it sounds more like acid.

I love TOOL

Love Max Derrat

nice video but, are you going to talk about their latest album?

04:07 more like brothers Quay if anything

4:15 Darker than Burton is a feat.

That riff you were playing at the end was one of the first drop d riffs I ever learned. Never cared about the timing or imagery aspects or anything. All that aside that’s just a neat riff tho :)

Great idea - love your other vids - Would you be so kind as to summarize in a few bullet points how Tool changed alternative music? Great topic. Maybe do another vid that only talks about how they changed what was there. So many great bands are influenced by Tool and Rush and Dr. Jung ... for example Sight - Heroica. Could do some vids on this topic as well? Thank you for your work helping us understand music more deeply.

Cool shirt! Is that from the clouds hill drop? I just got one in the mail too!

The problem is that since you put tool music in the background of your commentary, I can not stop myself from going to listen to the specific song , and I can't finish the video.