“There’s no love in fear” is my favorite Tool line ever

i was there in salt lake city when they recorded this, still gives me goose bumps

This song never fails to take me on a trip to goose bump city

“Rest your trigger on my finger” is one of the best lines ever written.

Maynard's voice is just heavenly, I hope that's what I hear when I pass over to the other side

The first time I heard this live version, I listened to it all day at work over and over again. Sometimes words cannot explain the how great this is.

Tool is amazing I have always said they to me are the pink floyd of our time seen tool 9 times and every time mind blown

Somebody's going deep into their TOOLBOX. Got a marathon going, keep digging 👍

Man I've been following you for a while and I always appreciate your perspective. All I read from you is a good man

Thank you, Jamel. For being receptive, open and even a little vulnerable. Tool reaches in deep, if you allow it. The power is inside us, they just help us harness it, channel it, focus it. Some songs elicit anger, fear, dystopia. Others crack open hope, love, energy. Keep exploring, my friend. You’re clearly very intelligent, and broadening your view to include stuff like this will help you grow to be the best Jamel you can be.

"If I say I might fade like a sigh if I stay...you minimize my movement anyway...I must persuade you another way"...gets me every time. I have lived that lyric. This song is a snapshot of the last moments of my last relationship. We loved each other but were volatile.

This version is phenomenal. Great choice my friend

Nice. This live set is pretty amazing. "Third Eye" from this same performance is incredible as well.

Still need to do Judith (A Perfect Circle) followed by the Tool trilogy of Jimmy, Wings I and Wings II. In order. Bring tissues.

This song goes balls deep in my soul.

Tool always has been and always will be my favorite band of all time. I always love seeing people's reactions the first time they hear them. Glad to see you like them.

Might be my all time fave live recording of any band ever. Great every single time.

the beauty of tool...it resonates on a deep and personal level, the interpretation is a reflection of yourself good work

You gotta see the light show they put on for their shows. Makes the music even more intense and spiritual... Shrooms helps with the spiritualness if you don't become naturally spiritual

Goosebumps every time I hear this, the power yet intricacy and the dark beauty, and played live no less!! Pure genius. They have to be one of, if not the, greatest band in history. Having said that I do feel their most recent stuff has slipped from this incredibly high standard, but nothing lasts forever.

I was at this show! It was my first rock concert. Blew my mind

The best performance TOOL has ever done. I love the album version of this song, but this rendition was a once in a lifetime kind of moment.

This song brings me to fkn tears every fkn time....and i love it!!. Saw it live and it was the most emotional experience i have ever had in an environment like that. 18000 wild fans , tears streaming and rocking out at the same time....cannot explain it.....My favorite TOOL song of all time.....the guitar chords are so fkn haunting and emotional it just tosses me into the spiral. Thank you so much for doing this reaction.

Live........this good, live. I never get tired of seeing these guys. Six times and counting, and hope to add to that number many times over.

"Choke this infant here before me" yikes!!! What a metaphor, for saying the innocence has died.

You should do something off their first album like "Jerk Off" or "Part of Me" to see how much Maynard's mellowed (and grown) by this point in their discography

This is one of the absolute greatest rollercoaster rides of music, ever. My favorite Tool song of all time, specifically this version. I mean, if you listen to this and feel nothing, you must not be human.

best band ever. can't wait to see them again in san diego

I just found this dude tonight. I've been a Tool fan for over 20 years. Jamel knows music. Jamel knows humans. Big fan man right here.

If you do some more Tool, I highly recommend Parabol/Parabola. It's pretty important to listen to both consecutively and it should be easy to find a video of them together.

Maynards vocals are so flawless on this song! I personally love this one then the studio song👍👍

lost my uncle to cancer about a year and a half ago, and I listened to this roughly 7 months after. Was numb to it all for a long time and tried to keep it all bottled in and live with it. I listened to this, letting it take me to that vulnerable place and for the first time since his death really let it all sink in and take hold of me... I don’t think any other piece of music has shaken me that close to my core but I bawled my eyes out. I’m glad I did though, I felt much closer to him after and if I didn’t get it all out I don’t know if I would’ve came out the other side

lights down very low, super dope surround sound, this song and a bag of mushrooms.... its transcendental.

Busted the sub in my jeep listening to this sometime around 2005. Never regretted a thing.

This song gets me everytime. I lived through this growing up and it really hits home for me. Thank you for your reaction, I really enjoy watching your channel.

I really appreciate your emotional interpretation of that song. THANK YOU 🙏 for your channel

This is a special one man. Mind bogglingly perfect for a live performance.

I was privileged to hear this version live in Dallas. Amazing experience

I regret that I only have but one thumb up to give. Excellent review and interpretation. Very well done.

I was lucky enough to be in attendance to one of the shows where they performed this live. Tool's acoustics and ambiance are just impecable. They sound better live

This song is written in such a way that it can be taken by many perspectives in many different ways. If you actually look up this song's lyrics meaning, everyone has something different to say. Maynard is a genius!

Got to see them in Toronto in November. I am now complete and ready to leave this world.

This is my all time favorite song so I'm really glad to see the review on it. Powerful and intense, though I have always associated it closer with bad relationships than with childhood abuse, its all very much the same cycle. Probably not worth its own review, but you may want to check out the album version as well. It flows very differently than this, he was serious when he said it was viewing it from a new angle, and hits in a different way. One of the things I love in this song is the way subtle pronunciation changes so much. The lyrics may be 'pushit on me' but a subtle inflection change as he's repeating it makes it 'push it on me' or 'push shit on me'. Same with the idea of 'still love me' gets changed to feel closer to 'steal off me' at points. Also from some of your discussions I think you might really dig 'Prison Sex' by them. It uses a very crude metaphor, but its all about that idea of how the golden rule is rather different for those who have been abused. Do onto others has a different connotation if its just perpetuating the cycle of abuse.

This is, to me, one of the most beautiful, amazing pieces of music ever recorded. Sonically perfect, lyrically ... still makes me cry. Much respect for your openness and honesty. Every voice helps.

My favorite band. You really need to check out their newest album Fear Inoculum. Its a technical masterpiece!

One of my favorites. 💕 I hope you check out the live version of Third Eye off the same album. And No Quarter too! It’s a Led Zeppelin cover. AMAZING.

Maynard said in an interview that this is about a toxic love (hate) relationship, possibly inferring his former spouse.

Remember I will always love you As I claw your fucking throat away this is the most raw energy ive ever heard in two lines.

This is LIVE. 🔥

One my favorites

Thanks Jamel for sharing your own experiences, that really brought a new perspective to this song for me, one that’s inspiring and one that makes total sense. Great reaction and great work.

Pushit in the key of 'H'. Love it.

So good. I've always thought if I could just get someone alone and played this song for them, they wouldn't be able to fight it. I do it every chance I get and I'm never wrong.

Those boys know how to rock.

8:39 The way you interpreted that was really cool. It's not exactly how I interpret it but that's the beauty of most of Tool's songs... They allow you to think and choose how you feel letting the interpretation come to you

Finally! Someone does the right verison!

One of the few live Tool reactions out there. Keep it going brother we hear you.

Tool reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd in that you don't just listen to their songs; you feel them! They always take you somewhere else if you let them.

"No Quarter" from this album. Its a Led Zeppelin cover.

Love you for openong up and shsring your personal story. That opening is what makes us realize we all are one.

this song is one of the hardest songs from my youth. made me cry again. Tool for me is the best think coming in to my life on a jong age

One of the most powerful and emotion-filled song endings ever.

My favorite tool song ever... best thing about this song is you can apply it to so much. It’s almost open ended because everyone has been at a point of feeling trapped or cornered.

This version of this song is undoubtedly one of the five most emotionally wrenching songs I've ever heard. The lyrics, his vocals, the arrangement, it's unbelievable. The line at the end, "remember I'll always love you as I claw your fucking throat away", screamed from the gut of a clearly haunted and broken man. Yeesh.

16:20 THE NOTE!

One of the best tool songs 💚. Bro once you're hooked on 1 tool song you're a tool fan for life. One day you will find yourself listening to a full tool album, by yourself, and it is going to take you to a whole different level and understanding and appreciation of this band. For me this song is about the toxic element in relationships of the push pull dynamic that plays out especially during fights or break ups. I guess the dynamic can be applied to a variety of situations.

Heyyy I wasn't expecting this one, what a nice surprise! Glad you picked this Salival version as well👍🏼

I love how they replicated the album version while taking small liberties that made it that much better

This is one of my favorite songs of all time, especially when you compare it with the studio version. They go together so well, the contrast in delivery of the lines and the music really change the meaning.

Triple entendre. Relationship, sex, addiction. All centered on abuse. Maynard's writing is exceptional and full of metaphors.

LOVE THESE REVIEWS. seeing someone that can appreciate this art and make it make sense into their own life is like rediscovering it again for the first time. Thank you for making that possible for us.

I'm a big fan of these react videos, I'm always trying to get my friends into the bands I like. Usually to no success. Something about watching someone discover a band you've known about a while brings back the feeling of discovering them yourself. I can tell the genuine interest and fascination you have in Tool and Primus (My 2 favorite bands). So watching you're reactions feels a bit like watching all these songs I've loved for years for the first time again. So thanks for making these videos, hope you keep making them!

I took this song as someone who wants love but pushes it away in fear.. Saw this live and I cried ..

Imagine going through a divorce and this dvd drops and you hear this version for the 1st time.

This is a good version for sure and great reaction as always. There is another version of this song (studio version) which is different in several ways. Both great songs! Love to see you react to the studio version as well!

And I thought I was going to get something done today

Love your interpretation and reaction! Talk about a journey I'm glad to be here seeing yours!

Can never go wrong with any tool song

Yessss! I've been waiting for you to do this one! Salival version is the best!!!

My heart goes out to you. Opening up and sharing...One love. Keep moving forward.

Hands down the best song I’ve ever heard in my life.

This song changed my life back when it came out that winter of senior year... That reaction was awesome but that bit at the end you shared with us was truth and I understand that truth all too well. Thank you for that and thank you for doing this song version of this song.

Dude your videos are awesome. Can tell just by the way you go about it that you’re a cool dude. Thanks for making these!

Nooo wayy, your shout out made my month man!!! I saw your uploads today and was like....wait did he read my comment...? You're the best, love how genuine you are and I hope you've enjoyed yourself some Tool. I grew up listening to a ton of R&B and my stepbrother introduced me to these guys when I was in high school. Changed my taste in music which in turn changed my life. Not to mention it gave me a huge appreciation in lyric writing, since Maynard is a lyrical genius. Cheers man, hope you had a good new year.

That song, takes me on "emotional ride"...During my divorce...we walked away as friends, but will never be the same.

some requests that would be awesome. 1. Chimaria: Power Trip or Pure Hatred 2. Mushroomhead: Sun Doesn't Rise or Solitaire/Unraveling 3. Boondox: They Pray With Snakes or Death Of A Hater 4. Behemoth: O Father, O Satan, O Sun or Havohej Pantocrator (Lat) 5. The Misfits: Die Die My Darling or Last Caress 6. Iron Maiden: Flight Of Icarus or 2 Minutes To Midnight 7. Alla Xul Elu: Down For Life or Forever Face 8. Type O Negative: World Coming Down or Christian Woman 9. Twiztid: LDLHA-IBCSYWA or Mutant X 10. Lex The Hex Master: The Boss, The Teacher, and The Preacher or It Begins 11. Electric Six: Dance Commander or Danger! High Voltage 12. Clutch: Electric Worry or Quick Death In Texas

Since you did the Salival version, you should do Tool - You Lied(Salival)

Going to see tool live on January 22nd! This will be my 11th time seeing Tool live and I’m still super pumped and psyched to go just as much as the first time seeing them live back in 2001!

This was my favorite version back when. Glad they did this one when I saw them

Mars Volta reaction please 👍

Hey dude. Sorry about your 49ers. I love that you are willing to take the time to get this. I'm 63 have been a tool fan since they 1st started and this is absolutely one of my most favorite songs other than Tempest and eulogy and every other song they've made. If you get my drift

34k!!!??? Where we at tool fans!!!!??? Give this brother the love he deserves!!!!😎👌 my guy

There is no damn way that I could have handled hearing this version as my first exposure to PUSHIT. Especially while still in the early(ish) stages of the journey. Respect sir, respect. 🌀♾️🌀

This is the first band that YOU'VE introduced ME to. Thanks! Great commentary as always Jamel.

Please please PLEASE react to A Perfect Circle-Orestes. One of Maynard’s most powerful songs about his mother. I have listened to it a million times and cried a million tears. I lost my mother nearly 3 years ago and I can barely get through this song, but I assure you it will NOT disappoint.

Thank you for sharing your experiences

Much respect for taking on this one

Another awesome review! What a journey when you actually dive deep into tool! So rewarding

Might I suggest wings 1 & 2. With lyrics. Deep, profound songs

Thank you for what you do. Your openness and intelligence are really rare. You talking about your experiences is very courageous and important. You are a true positive force and a delight to watch. Thank you.