This is one of the greatest songs ever written, in my opinion.

Anytime you’re not sure what the sound is in TOOL, it’s probably the bassist Justin.

Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to upvote this song.

"Don't these talking monkeys know that Eden has enough to go around?" - Gets me every time

Brother, you're the ONLY reactor who picked up on that sick drum fill. The TOOL army loves you because you obviously know what you're talking about. Keep spiraling out, Boss...

Still here. The Grudge will blow your mind.

Never completely believe anyone saying "Tool does not do this, does not do that." They do overdubs, they use synths, they throw pianos and sample their cats. They do anything that is required to make the music sound as insanely good it sounds.

Tool MUST HEAR tracks still: Descending, The Grudge, 7empest, Stinkfist, H, Ticks and Leaches, Jambi, Vicarious...

As a lyricist, Maynard doesn’t get nearly enough recognition. He is among the greats IMHO, just as a lyricist. Combined with his ability to utilize his voice as a multi faceted instrument is very well executed.

Also I’m still here and wanted to highly recommend “Ticks and Leeches” to show a time when Danny Carey goes absolutely insane on drums it’s truly captivating

Can't wait for Tool - Disposition Reflection Triad breakdown , it's gonna be 1 hour video

You are the most down to earth individual I have seen read about, heard about in quite some time. There’s no mystery to you ..what you see is what you get. You have the undeniable ability to dissect things in ways most of us can only dream about. And most to fans will agree that we really don’t take kindly to people who try to dissect tool that think that they can dissect tool. But you came into this blind and naked and you left us all with a sense of warmth and a better understanding of the dynamics (as you put it) within these great songs, that we all love so much. I will speak for us all and say we are very blessed to live in a time where you sir have come along and have given new depth, light and excitement to these tracks that we have enjoyed all these years. I hope that you will continue doing this and giving your honest assessment... but lastly I must say watching your facial Expressions is beyond precious and gives me the chicken bumps. It’s really like almost hearing it for the first time all over again. Thank you thank you thank you ♪🎼🎵♪🎶♫🤘🏻🥁🎸🎧

"Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of his fleeting time here".... jeez. More prefect words might have never been written.

For what its worth, I sincerely appreciate your authenticity. Honestly, it's what its all about and its why I click in the first place. It's a bit odd to simply click on a video to watch a person reacting to a song, but you give the audience something to think about and that's what its all about. Appreciate your insight

It haunts me to this day that whenever I listen to this song, specially knowing the lyrics so well, I can only think about the history of human war during the instrumental breakdown.

Tool - “Descending”. You won’t regret it

I like how with the first "right in two" the bass bend becomes a chord. It divides in two.

I am still and will always be here! Dude, I've watched many react channels (predominately Tool) and I have to say I absolutely love your channel. I can't even remember how I found you but I am so glad I did. I've been on the internet since 1998 and I have never posted a comment to anything on KZfaq Until this post right now. I was drawn to your channel, not just because of Tool, because before my daughter was born 5 years ago I was in a band for 9 years as the drummer but I also had a hand in the production/mixing side of the few EP's we released on a small local scale. I just had an interest and an ear for it. I was by no means any where near your level of ability or skill, so I am fascinated by these nuances that you can pull out of the music you are guided towards listening to by the people commenting on your channel. I do hear the things you focus on in Tool, but never gave them much thought until you point them out. I love the fact you are doing this for the sake of your love of music and not monetising your channel. I have been a Tool fan for many, many years and I also meditate so I know exactly what you are talking about when you have an emotional/energetic reaction to Tool's music. Keep doing what you are doing, we love it, and the fact your subscription total is growing rather quickly shows that others do too. I watch your videos regardless of what band you are reacting to because I enjoy what you do and how you do it. I hear you have many requests for Parabol/Parabola so if you do it, please do a back to back like you did with wings of Marie we will be here with you all the way! Okay, I'm rambling on now so Peace and love to you. Spiral out, keep going ;-)

"Maynard to me is an instrument." He has said the same thing himself. This is one of the reasons he stands back on the stage. As for lyrics, he has said, years ago, that people can derive whatever meaning they want from them. When referring to Adam making videos for the songs, he said that he gets one meaning from the song, Adam gets another meaning, and the fans get another meaning.

Tool has been my favorite band for over 20 years and this is my absolute favorite song of theirs I’m so glad you’re doing this one!

Well, it's official... You've illicited a loud, vocal “wooHoo” from me today as I scroll for something to watch at the gym. These are always so great 🤗

Tool is very bass forward in their composition and in the mix. People sometimes don't realize how much of tool's sound is Justin. He's a beast!!!!

There's two kinds of people in the world. Those that like Tool and those like my ex-wife.

Beard of Harmony's cover of this is gorgeous.

I love how Danny uses the drums and patterns used to represent the evolution of mankind and how we wage war. Starts simple and then tribal and ultimately industrial. The same with warfare and killing each over pieces of the ground.

This is one of those songs that often gets overlooked by reaction channels yet it might be the best song in 10000days. Kudos!

There is no such thing as 'too long' when it comes to Tool.

Maynard doesn't publish lyrics for months after the album comes out because he wants you to listen the song as a whole, not just follow the words. You're doing this right by just treating him as an instrument

I always forget that this song is nine plus minutes. It just flies by for me. Just like this video. When it was over, I saw it was 25 plus and was in disbelief that it went by so fast. I believe that’s a credit to how engaged you are with the music and with us, your audience. Great work! Also, love the shirt.

One thing is certain, you can never speak, explain or theorize too much with such beauty and perfection. I lay here listening with tears trickling down my cheeks, even after hearing this song hundreds of times. It's so good for the soul to know I'm not alone in feeling this. Edit, still here.

"Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of his fleeting time here"

I think you should do Vicarious at some point. And The Grudge. And Descending. And 7empest. And...

Can’t wait to hear what you think of “invincible” and “7empest” off the new album, by the way

Even after 2 yrs, you are still the maestro of breaking down songs 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. You pick up on the smallest of nuances that they do that blows my mind. I love to go back and listen to these reactions to dive back into the deepest of details of each Tool song that you react to. Congrats brotha

I'm still here :) As someone who used to cover Tool songs for fun back in the day, I can confidently say these guys use more pedals than a church organ. One of the most critical effects to get the sound right in my experience was the delay pedal timing. Mixed with a chorus you can get these really cool interference patterns, but it takes a long time to get everything to line up juuuust right. Also, Justin used a bass Whammy pedal in a lot of the stranger sounding stuff for pitch shifting. But at the end of the day you can never be totally sure because of how secretive they are about what exactly they are doing. Also, stop apologizing man! The content is great. Don't be afraid to talk about something a little long if it feels right. It is interesting to hear about the technical stuff going on behind the scenes.

Still here, young one. And still waiting for "The Grudge".

The noose A perfect circle please

Many have mentioned it, so shall I. Tool "The Grudge".

This is my favorite TOOL song and I love watching your decomposition of TOOL songs, I love that this was recommended to me.

I'm still here. You rock! Thanks for decomposing these masterpieces! Allllllll Riiight!

I now live for your Tool reactions. There's a reason why you're averaging almost 20k subs a month lol

Please do DESCENDING from Fear Inoculum. Please Please That is another Masterpiece

Puscifer Humbling River.....you won't be disappointed. I promise.

Jambi! Will rock your socks. Everytime I see a new Tool upload, I literally stop whatever i’m doing.

This guy explains music like parents explain birds and the bees, I love it

one of my favorite songs of all time, the "bass solo" is so filthy

I love watching you and Rick Beato tear into a song!

The tabla solo is supposedly two angels talking to each other (like Maynard's singing about). Some people that studies divinities and more specifically "enochian" claims that Angels speak like that, using rhythmic patterns of a constant sound instead of different sounds or even melodies (if you can call speaking a type of melody).

HOW THEY SURVIVED SO MISGUIDED IS A MYSTERYYYY THAT RAISING NOTE/EFFECT AT THE END OF IT LOVED THAT HE CLOCKED THAT! 9:34

Honestly as a massive Tool fan for my entire life, you're a composer. You dissect the sound. That's what we're here for. And it's BRILLIANT to behold. Other channels the lyrics. And we watch them for that. What we hate is reactors that do neither. This music is just too meaty to catch everything on one listen. Fret not, musically obsessed friend! Love your breakdowns! Spiral out🤘

You bring so much joy to all of us, please continue with everything you are doing. Cheers from Czech Republic.

Tool - The Grudge

So much fun hearing TOOL through your ears! Thanks for this on a Friday night! 🤘

Still here, Geebz. Hey, I'm not sure if you're up for this challenge, but there are 3 Tool songs (Disposition, Reflection, Triad) that, for me, play like 3 movements of a symphony. 22 minutes of perfect music just kind of stuck in right after the song Lateralus that flow so well together, so that I never listen to them as individual songs but always listen as a whole. In fact, back in the day, when I originally ripped those songs from my CD I purposefully edited the series so they would play as a single track. So yah, I challenge to you to try this same approach if you feel like to reacting that way.

You sir are a genius. This is my first comment on you tube, I felt compelled to thank you for the break down you did on my favorite tool song. I never quite knew why it was my favorite or why it stirs up such emotion in me. Just randomly came across your reaction vid of 46&2 today and just watched this one. Thank you so much for your insight into these songs and the honest way in which you share your understanding of what your hearing. Your experience and background and the way you can articulate what your hearing is just unparalleled. It’s nice to see your passion for music in general.Stay cool man and thank you again. Keep up the great work

This song never loses revelance

Whoever said there's no synths or overdubs is lying. Danny is a big synth nerd and has a collection of synths. He definitely uses them on Tool albums. I don't know why people say that shit.

“This is a safe place to stop” you’ve picked up on the band’s moments and changes and the timing on their songs breaths! Thanks for always pushing the idea to use high quality cans/buds. I’ve always had a similar “musicians” approach to Tool where I don’t focus on the lyrics really as his voice and vocal patterns are so instrumental. These lyrics got me though. It’s so refreshing to watch you break down Tool in a way that resonates with me. It’s like you’re saying all the things that I’ve thought but haven’t had anyone to say it to! But then there’s also vicariously listening to it for the first time through you that has most of us so hype. Expect a cup of coffee on me my friend, as always.. I’m still here 🤙

This song is towards the top of the list of songs I want to see Danny's drum cam for.

One of my favorite songs all time...

"Its not the fact that he has the ability to do that......its that where do you tastefully place that...?" Man, I have been saying this for years and years (though I've never been able to convey that thought as well). Its not necessarily that this guitar player is so damn talented and can play anything, its how they implement the riff/lick whatever, into the song. Ill never forget Brian Johnson of AC/DC commenting on fans that talk crap about the simplicity of their guitar riffs by Angus...."Well if its so simple and easy, then why didnt YOU write it?" A song doesnt have to be complex in its structure or have really wild/insane riffs throughout. If you take something simple and insert a bit of creativity at the right moment you can come up with magic that sounds amazing and a lot of people love, but remains very simple at its core. And tool are masters at that. So much of what Adam Jones does is very simple at the core of his sound but hes mastered the extra, more complicated things and has learned how to insert them into just the right parts without disrupting the core of the song. I struggle to find another example of a guitarist that does so much with so little without feeling like they just tore the song down while trying to be creative in the right spots.

Justin has a whammy pedal. That’s that lunge in the beginning behind Adam there.

I'm still here. This is by far my all time fav Tool song! I'm even getting goosebumbs just hearing the song's name :D Thanks for your insight and reaction to it - it's pure gold!

When you do listen to Parabola make sure you listen to Parabol first as they go together.

I had the privilege of seeing tool November 22nd 2019 Atlantic City fifth row Center Stage incredible experience!

Man, "first time listening to"... incredible. I can remember listening to this back in 2006 when it dropped; simply brilliant and timeless. One of these days please do a surfing vid. Music and surfing...doesn't get much better than that. edit: just noticed the Cheech & Chong T. lol, outstanding :)

If you’re hearing something in a TooL song that you’re just not sure what it is but you know it’s not Adam..... It’s Justin. Greatest band to have ever graced a stage

I do a yearly pilgrimage back to tool and always discover something new in the music, this year your breakdowns have given me a new appreciation again. Thank you!

Still here, and still loving your channel! Keep up your own version of happy thoughtful and honest reactions/decompositions - we're digging it!

this has to be in my top 5 TOOL songs.

I think you have a good enough understanding of Tool's evolution throughout their discography that you could start the ultimate journey called "Fear Inoculum" ;)

Don’t worry about the trolls my man. They exist like taxes

Really enjoy watching other people become TOOL fans

Still here...with every Tool video. Thank you for sharing your insight and great energy 🙏

This song is one of the best of our Generation! Once you understand the lyrics a light turns on. Thanks G

There are some India guys that cover this song on a rooftop it's amazing

I love all the Tool but I really need to see you decompose “Welcome Home”- Coheed and Cambria.

I hardly ever listen to Right in Two without listening to Intension first, feels like I’m missing the intro without it

Still here, and I couldn't be happier Geebz! Awesome review & reactions. Excellent shirt too.

The song instantly puts you in a trance. Makes you realize where your at in the grand scheme of things and for that I'll be grateful

1. Yes... No song is complete without headphones..! 🎧 2. You were the perfect person to make Tool reaction videos..! 😍

"fucking coffee" made me laugh

My seven year old son said, "I want him to start it now!" LOL

Intro was Justin Chancellor on the bass open harmonics through a pitch shift with a tremelo for ambience

You truly seem like such a chill dude, and your decomposes are stellar. We keep coming back to watch these videos to see how YOU react to them. Keep being you and doing what you do and we will keep coming back. Can’t wait for the next Tool video. Cheers.

"Ok what the hell kinda drum fill was that? That was killer!" Welcome to the School of The Octopus, my friend!

"The tootsie trolls ride in on the douchebag canoe" LOL I love it

As a guitarist I always loved how Adam never tried to stand out like most metal guitarists.. I mean how many people do you know that say they can play lead and solo their ass off. And they can't play a muted triplet

This is the greatest song ever written by Tool, possibly by any group of humans. I understand how even a professional could be flustered by this; I covered this song in a band in my early 20s, and learning this bassline took me 8 months. The trick for me wasn't counting the meter, but feeling it like a pulse. It's fucking ORGANIC, their composition and arrangement is like a damn living creature made of music. Unparalleled. "Repugnant is the creature who would squander the ability to lift his eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here"... greatest line in a song. Your channel is fantastic, and I love your breakdowns, I've watched damn near all of them by this point; keep it up!

Still here! Man I love these videos. And I'm glad you're talking more.

I think it's time for The Grudge

Hey dude... The ending isn’t synths. It’s Justin on bass using a digitech whammy pedal and harmonised harmonics. Peace ✌🏻

Two for Coheed - In keeping secrets of silent earth: 3 or The Dark Sentencer. Just as a start.

Robben Ford omg!!!!! I grew up on his music, thanks to my parents. Saw him live in Santa Cruz CA some years back when I was a teen, and he was always my biggest inspiration when learning guitar. Sorry I just got so excited haha I've never heard any other reactors mention him before! 💜

Got to say...for me when I hear you say Maynard is an "instrument" I thought..EXACTLY! Thing I have always loved about this band is ....it is not about a singer. Awesome as Maynard is....for me this is just clear pure music, sound, vibe. Not a guy singing with music playing. It's a whole unit. Thanks for your take...it's been really fun to watch

I'm still here!!! Tool is my favorite, and I love hearing about them from a technical aspect. I don't play any instruments, so it's nice to hear what a composer has to say about how awesome they are 😊

One of my favourite Tool tracks, I recommend checking out Ernesto Schnack's acoustic guitar cover of this (not as a reaction just to appreciate!!) as it draws from all the vocal/guitar/bass/drum parts all on one guitar!

Dude, whoever is telling you Tool does not use synth or electronic instruments has never seen them live or watched a live show, period. They use synth A LOT. Thanks for this, friend. This song is a doozy. 10,000 Days is a fan favorite. You can't go wrong with this album. Cheers!

IM STILL HERE! Keep up the awwesome vids my man, and ofc the work with the kids! :)

Still here. Always a treat to see anyone, be it aficionados of other genres or experts on music in general, discovering the pure magic of Tool.