tool isnt only music... tool is a religion...

One of the best compliment for sure!

2. @ 8:22 "Use the bathroom before reviewing a Tool song."

My favorite part of the song.

That part is my favorite too. Plus listen to the drums and bass during that part, the polyrhythms. The drums are playing in 1 time signature on the high hats and a different one on snare and kick. and by the end it comes around back together

you haven't heard many verses

Absolutely Agree.

but asking at the beginning, if that is RnB was really tough...^^

I think the lyrics in this song sound almost like a love letter to the band from Maynard. I imagine what he does when he gets a new instrumental track in the mail: he changes into a fluffy bathrobe and grabs a bottle of wine, then listens to what those three guys put down. He goes into a trance and creative juices flow, (maybe does a little Tai Chi) and he's awed at the visceral reaction he gets when listening. He loses himself between the sounds, opens wide to suck it in, feels the music move across his skin, begins to feel connected, maybe sheds a few tears. Then he fathoms the power, witnesses the beauty that his bandmates created. Lateralus lyrically is one big "Thank You" to Danny, Justin, and Adam. When I sing along, I'm singing those words to them, as well! ☺️

Sean Cone fibonacci sequence is a wonderful thing Mind baffling but still makes you see how intricate the design of Nature is.....

and that moment was right now for me 🙏

Sean Cone truth

Yes took me years

Mattison Leaf I remember when dude's where saying this album was no where near as good as there old album's. Now look Damon, this album Is fucking classic

Norman Bates~I was listening to this album all day yesterday & it just gets deeper in meaning even after all these years. As my knowledge has increased over time, I can dissect more & more. I was blessed to buy this the night it was released & before they fixed the typo spelling [Lateralis] with the 2'nd pressing.

Mattison Leaf Well said bro. As you can see from my username logo I'm a huge Deftones fan. Tool and Deftones are my favs. I grew up with both bands. Ænima came out when I was a freshman in high school, and was already listening to Undertow and Opiate before Deftones. So these bands having been around the block for a minute, it is cool to have dudes like these guys freshen it up for us metal lovers just like you said!! Made me go and throw Lateralus in the CD player within 15 mins of watching this video I shit you not! I jammed it from front to back!

their last album 10000 days was letting you know how many days til next album comes out

Been over 4000 days since 10000 days #staywoke

ic0n0cla5t 😂 truth

HAHAHAHAHA :D

I just realized why they might have seemed a bit underwhelmed--The version they listened to isn't high def. Lateralus has to be high-quality audio and LOUD to tickle your brain.

What about mobb deep shook one's part 2 or raekwon incarcerated scarfaces

Yeah like Hooker with a Penis philosophy I hear you my man

@@skippityblippity8656 that song is about ritualistic abuse.

Nuance? Tool's lyrics really aren't that subtle, I can't think of anything else this song's lyrics could be addressing...

Its not just lyrics, its also the music, atmosphere, etc. Like an above user Anthony R mentioned... they incorporated the Fibonacci sequence into their song.. which literally creates a spiral.

What the actual fuck does that have to do with the song? This is why I stopped listening to Tool and interacting with its fanbase... "fibbonaci man! wow!!!"

pigeonkick7 same lol

pigeonkick7 these guys rock

Like their analysis

surely you cant be serious.

They pay attention. They get it. Best music reviewing team today. Smart, open.... Love to see them get immersed in Tool!!!

shout out to my great gramma for being extremely dead as fuk

@@SobeCrunkMonster 😐

Christopher Brooks Maynard wrote and sings Momma Sed. That song speaks to me.

My favorite album of all time.

Same.

This happened when I heard their newest albums second song, Pneuma for the second time (the first time was just taking it in); the same thing happens with the last song on Avenged Sevenfold’s last album the Stage, it’s called Exist. They said they wrote the song as a representation of the Big Bang, with the lyrics coming in to represent humanity. Kind of weird to notice the strange parallels between the two songs themes just now. Weirder that I didn’t notice before. Brooks Wackerman’s drumming is amazing also. No one can top Danny Carey but Wackerman is pretty good.

Same. That part just takes me somewhere different.

+1M for Orphaned Land! Tool & Orphaned land (& Karnivool) are some of my most favorite bands ever. blasting them for years and years now.

I saw orphaned land live last fall and it was like a spiritual experience. Amazing.

@MegaCrasherMusic - I don't think it is the same band (I can't find any reference to Orphaned Land and Radiohead touring together), but I would definitely also recommend Orphaned Land - it's a beautiful band working hard to promote brotherhood between Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the middle east. I think I'd also like to see a reaction for Radiohead - I know absolutely nothing about the band, and I bet it would be fun reacting to a Radiohead song for the first time along with the Lost in Vegas guys!

I never thought I’d see someone recommend ocean land. Such a great band!

Like any great artist. The Beatles, Hendrix... honestly cant think of many more other than Bach, Beethoven, and a few others.

A good audio setup, and the musical experience is 10 times better 👍 🎵🎶🎵🎶

Anthony R - You beat me to this comment, the music is like a math equation, just brilliant. You really feel like you are spiraling out especially towards the end of the song.

Billy White Jr. I suppose that's what amazing about Tool. You can apply their lyrics to many different things and it still would make sense.

Wow. I have a whole new respect for Tool.

Just wanted to second "Right In Two is a god damned masterpiece." It's easily one of the more philosophical songs of the evolution/intelligent design argument.

Shun Jags I suggest you listen to more of their songs. I haven't been into them for that long and my life has already changed. In a good way.

I love how its not just the lyrics. Its a lot of the song there's the rhythm, hell even the intro of the song starts at 1min and 37.5 seconds in. The golden angle (Fib. Spiral) is 137.5 Degrees. Its crazy how much was hidden in a song that discusses overthinking/overanalyzing.

Yes!I was about to comment that..i freaked out a little when i first understood it

+Kristopher Kowal You just taught me something. Thank you kind sir.

Whats also cool is that the time signatures during the verses go from 9/8, 8/8, and to 7/8. The number 987 is the 16th number in the Fibonacci sequence.

It wasn’t intentionally written this way. They noticed it and expanded upon it to make the song better.

Brian Madigan Heh, i thought that too. Ironic in a beautiful way

Brian Madigan I don’t think there’s any irony. I don’t think Maynard intended that to mean you shouldn’t ever analyze things. More about over analyzing choices in life and limiting your scope of experiences and feelings. These guys are branching out to new genres and bands to broaden their experiences, following the suggestions of the song.

TeeEighchSee oh I know they are and I love that they are branching out.

I only stumbled on this channel a month or so ago but I've enjoyed it. Can't remember his name right now but dude on the right admits to being a BIG Korn fan. It's hard to beleive he hasnt heard some of these older tracks by TOOL or some of the real old school Metallica stuff but I sure get a kick out of watching them enjoy them

Mr. Fakename you and me both. George wears the glasses and Ryan doesn't, just so you know.

Everything that Tool makes is a Masterpiece.

I agree. Every Tool creation is genius...musically, lyrically, artistically.

Yes. This is top 20 songs ever written.

Stoned Meadow Of Doom trust me I'm not arguing, but I almost feel like every song I hear from tool is one of their finest songs. I don't really listen to them often, but I've never heard anything from them that is not great.

Cool to see you here. Have been subscribed for a long time.

Dude you have one of the coolest channels that I've seen on KZfaq. 👍 Interesting to see you comment on this vid. Good stuff man.

SMOD thank you for existing!! best channel on youtube!

damn Lost in Vegas subscribed to you? I always hoped they would get into stoner/doom,etc

One of the best

Truth

He's my personal favorite. The sheer variety of percussion he uses, even live, is incredible.

The man. DC

Skinny Puppy baaaaybeeee!

I agree I think 3 of the 4 tool albums are top 15 albums of all time lateralus being number 1 obviously

@@ELDudero10 aenima and lateralus are peak, undertow and 10,000 days are phenominal but weaker in parts and fear inocolum is good

Henk Kruger got chills reading this explanation

W O W !

Never thought about the time stamp of when he starts singing Kruger! Nice

Henk Kruger I’m with ya though, I’ve said those exact words before, Tool is on another level, for sure!

i can add that the song goes into the main riff at 01:12....so the intro ends at the beginning of fibonacci sequence... then in the coda Maynaard stops to syllabates following Fibonacci sequence and starts singing word after word...shifting out of the spiral...SPIRAL OUT!!!

Culyn DeBeer I 2nd this recommendation

Thirded. MONSTER song and, like nearly all Tool songs, like a shot from the past across the present’s nose.

Culyn DeBeer i fourth this

make it 5 now.

4 more days🎉🎉🎉😉😉

Just to add my two cents, the way the Fibonacci sequence ties into this song and, as a matter of fact, the whole album, is definitely worth looking into. It's really cool. That said, keep in mind the message this song is trying to convey. Don't lose yourself in overanalysis and forget to actually enjoy the music. Listen through your mind but also through your body.

Glad someone else mentioned it before I could!! Lol

just to touch on the subject a little further for those who have no idea what kevin is talking about, it's in the syllables of the lyrics, fibonacci sequence is every number after the first two is the sum of the two preceding ones: ie: 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 , 55 , 89 , 144, so if you look at the lyrics from a syllable perspective, first it counts up to 8 syllables: [Black] 1 , [then] 1 , [white are] 2 , [all I see] 3 , [In my infancy] 5 , [Red and yellow then came to be] 8 Then starts counting down: [Reaching out to me] 5 , [lets me see] 3

vicarious84 Well shamalama-ding-dong. Every time I think I've gotten smarter, someone ties my shoelaces together and smacks me in the back of the head. On the other hand, next IPM I'll play this song during story pointing. :)

Probably should've looked to see if anyone else mentioned it first, because I just made the exact same comment basically lmfao

this pattern also applies to the phrasing in the music, its not just the lyrics.

Josh Cooper absolutely

Josh Cooper Whatever do you mean?

You wana really blow your mind, get this. The whole album is in the wrong order, if you re arrange the tracks in the proper Fibonacci sequence you get a endless ever-flowing song. Look up took the holy gift, someone has already arrange them in on video so you can hear how the songs go directly into each other. On top of it in that order the lyrics are much more cohesive song to song.

Yeesss, They miss the point of the song. 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 and on. It's a great natural sequence. It's why I love math.

banality is the best word of the web people praticaly for classify immediatly, more than the music is hard to explain at the first listening, that happen for evrything : for the serious thing or for the superficiality of the things, do it reflect :)

Same here. Tool gives me chills, and watching them enjoy it is awesome!

Thanx guys. Great review. Try more tool songs.. its all great

Wisdom89 Yeah, ok. Tool is just another Arianna Grande. So shallow. Right. /s

Awesome review! One of my favorite TOOL songs! You nailed it!

LedPESRule Definitely like your suggestion for Rammstein, I’m sure Du Hast is suggested more but I like sonne more myself.

Great suggestions but I would select Harlequin Forest for Opeth and Orion for Metallica

Fight fire with Fire for Metallica. Floods for Pantera. 🔥

out of the silent planet is catchy af actually :D they will totally enjoy it edit: maybe Montsegur as well

I 2nd Toxicity. All the others are worthy suggestions but Toxicity really nails a point of difference with the dramatic but smooth transitions and dynamic exploitation of rests.

that fibbonaci shit doesnt add anything to the quality of music, its just some nerdy shit fans like to jerk off to

Digital Bath You sure like to copy and paste comments don’t you. Although I do agree with you in part, the artist himself said he’s not proud of it and finds it as a cheap child like trick and he believes they can do better. He actually hates the way many of his fans over analyze his songs and worship them

iSoul im not hating on tool but on the fanbase lol

For sure. Tool is so hard to describe if you haven't heard it. It's rock-ish, but it is always so slow building and dynamic that it becomes trance-like too.

martinaee And explaining how lyrical they get and the themes mentioned just seem to turn people off. "It's mainly Progressive Rock, maybe Art Rock. Much thought goes into their work. Maynard the singer goes into spiritually, our consciousness, the bigger picture of humanity, etc. It can get very instrumental as well. A unique and powerful band." For those interested in listening to new things, maybe but usually people don't want to leave their comfort zone. I can't even get my work colleague to listen to Tool and he listens to Rock. Why? He made an image of them before even listening to them. Thinks they overthink things. I guess that's what a simple minded person would say.

LandOfBeerAndHoney I was just scrolling the comments to see if anyone bought this up. Good job my friend. My hat's off to you.

LandOfBeerAndHoney beautifully said my friend

And a really nice juxtaposition against the lyrical theme of avoiding overanalysis

Most important comment in this video.

Zac Borrows that's actually really clever, all these years and I've never noticed that contrast between the lyrical message and intricate and methodical construction of the song. This song is really something special when you look at it in its entirety.

Garrett Shirley My favorite band of all time also.

They are outstanding!

my fav as well, me and my son a lil disappointed they didnt play it at the concert we went to, but what a show

david hewitt I feel the exact same way Dave. These 2 intelligent black men that are usually stereotyped to only know about hip hop/rap, are bobbin' their heads to some fkn Tool!! I love it! They're unbiased and they are accurate in the analysis of the bands/artists they take the time to review. These two dudes rock!

What part of "overthinking, overanalysing, separates the body from the mind" didn't land with you? This is exactly what MJK was talking about on Monday when he told us to "close the door to the shit room." This song is trying to inspire us to see the world around us in a new way and rethink how we live our lives, taking more risks and appreciating the beauty in what comes our way. There's some maths in there but they're just quoting the Fibonacci sequence not solving 5th order homogeneous differential equations. It's a neat easter egg that fits well with the meaning of the song and it's very impressive that they wrote such a masterpiece to those constraints, but it's really not that layered or 'sacred'. If you really think you'll never fully appreciate it, you're coming at it the wrong way and if you keep at it you really never will. The message here, while brilliantly conveyed, is really rather simple.

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Chris Stone it’s the simplicity that makes it so “sacred”. The song is built in part on the concept of harmony between the “divine” and the material world, and the mind and the body. It carries elements of Zen philosophy, talking about feeling the moment and using your intuition. Maynard isn’t telling us not to look at things at all. He’s only saying that you shouldn’t get caught up in tiny details or minor symbols. There is a difference between analysis and understanding.

@@ChrisStoneinator nah, let the dude have his own interpretation or have a different point of view about it. That's what music is about after all: it's subjective.

@@ZaphiroAnejotrue

Gin-Jesus right on man, not many people catch that sequence in this song!!! They are masters of mathematics in the rhythm! Parabola is freaking great too!!! Peace love and Tool!!!

Can you point out that sequence to me please?

the syllables in the verse progress as 1,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 5, 3 which is the fibonacci sequence.

Steven Hey man you can check this out too kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rblndr16r7zcdo0.html This video explains about the sequence in the song and how they used it. Pretty interesting. There's a few written articles on reddit too I think but I figured it would be nicer to read about it while the song is playing in the background. Hope you find what you're looking for.

The fibbonaci sequence and the golden ratio that comes from it is evident in everything from human anatomy to spiral galaxies to sunflowers and tree branches and ..... everything in nature. These guys put it in the song from everything from the lyrics themselves, the syllables in certain verses, the length of the song, and the drum counts in certain sections. Spiral out.

Crisp Music NC or Reflection

Nope

Noooooop

Aenima or ticks and leeches for suuuure

Ticks and leaches would be great, at some point I’m sure they would get out of their chairs lol

I think just watching the music video for that can lead you to get that motif.

Right in Two is another good shout.

Definitely hope to see vicarious on the channel.

hahaha

Raheel Hafeez TesseracT!!! They'd probably like "Of Matter"

TESSERACT is a must for them im sure theyd really like them at the very least find them interesting.

I’d watch a half hour video of them listening to Concealing Fate in it’s entirety tbh

Passive is better

Kyle Phipps Thanks bro.. I knew this but now it's clear

Its pretty interesting but after hearing people talk about it for years & years, it gets mundane. Hell, even the writer of those lyrics, Maynard Keenan even admitted on the JRE that he considers it to be a juvenile structuring concept for lyrics.

Yeah, I sort of agree. I do remember him saying that it was a complete accident and unintentional, so they went with it.

While we're at it might as well mention that 987 is F(16) in the Fibonacci Sequence. The time signature from 9 to 8 to 7 is just for the chorus though. The intro is in 4/4, the verse is in 5/* and the awesome finale is in 3/* (*never got around to figure out when it's supposed to be an 8 or a 4 there) Btw: As be-low, so a-bove and be-yond I i-ma-gine (13) drawn be-yond the lines of rea-son (8) Push the en-ve-lope (5) Watch it bend (3) Awesome tune, this whole math thing is little bit silly though.

Someone said that they did it to the fibonacci effect or something rather on timing

ajr4888 amen to that

Passenger is one of the most perfect songs ever created, I swear. There is not part of it that's not that's not pure auditory bliss

ajr4888 Roll the window down this cool night air is curious!

Absolutely

Agree so much, and not just harnessing our evolution as a species but also understanding the collective nature of this species' consciousness and the process it plays in ascension of the collective's being. Spiral Out brother. May The Camp Be Guarded!

D G same as your flag give us latinos hope

They really do! So cool seeing 2 hip hop dudes appreciate heavy music :)

Thormentor Cortes on the Mexican side of the border. Here there a bunch of whiny fucks that riot in the streets and cause problems. No I'm not racist but on the American side of the border they aren't very classy people for not even migrating legally, 😂

no entendi ni mierda jajaja pero poner de avatar una bandera que ha y sigue matando miles en nombre de la libertad y cree que entiende metal, rock y arte en general esta completamente cegado o no entendio nada de lo que escucha

Lost in vegas if you all have not done Jambi by TooL its a must!!!! This band will make you think and open your mind into thinking beyond the box of reality. And also listen to 10,000 days prt 2

LAN they should react to their concert in Armenia lol

Spiders is honest to god my favorite song by them so I approve this comment lol

Couldn't have said it better myself. This is my personal favorite song for lots of reasons.

leafsfan1728 LMAO... That would be epic!

Hahaha...yeah no shit!!! Oh, wait....

Duzzit Matter George: ok let's get into these lyrics a little bit... "Knuckle deep inside the borderline, this may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to" Ryan: 😳...

Or prison sex

Ive been trying to figure out Stinkfist for over 20 years lol. Great song.

Luke May Omg same 😂 I almost dropped my phone in excitement.

Luke May i couldn't wait to get home to see it!!

Lmao, likewise

*counts on fingers* Holy shit!

And then - isn't there a connection to the shape of DNA strands being a spiral? Some kind of metaphorical tie in to the potential evolution of species (such as in forty-six and two). Supposedly the Fib sequence in symmetry gives plausibility to the shape of DNA, being that of a superior shape natural in its construction toward optimization of life? The whole "ride the spiral to the end, we may just go where no ones been". Does it sound to far fetched? A desperately reaching fan theory? Or have you heard anything similar from a more authentic source? These two commentators are relating the message to the evolution of open mindedness... but I'm pretty sure it's more related to the evolution of species by natural development and/or synthetic influence.

Seth Hohman swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human~

The titular track on Lateralus contains the most prevalent use of the Fibonacci Sequence. For one, it alternates between three unusual meters (9/8, 8/8, and 7/7) that together comprise the sixteenth number in the sequence (987). More convincing is the vocal pattern during the first verse as you point it. The syllables in each line are sung as follows: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 8, 5, 3. These ascending and descending sequences tie thematically to the “spirals of our divinity” mentioned later in the lyrics by mimicking “The Golden Spiral”-a special shape that expands infinitely by a constant factor and it is the very factor the Fibonacci sequence presents.

I'm really stupid can someone explain this to me lol

Deftones Mike so much truth to that statement or even H

Chris McQueen Yeah H. has some deep lyrics, well don't they all, but I feel what you're saying. I used to love playing that song on my guitar when that album came out. I was playing guitar for about 2 yrs at that time so that song was a challenge! Nice choice with H though bro.

Deftones Mike these guys are a breath of fresh air when their choices criticism and patience with records they might not all the way like but i definitely have a garbage list full for them lol

Chris McQueen For sure! Many have a huge list of shit they'd love to hear these guys dissect. I'm just gonna say it, fu** it. I love how because these guys are black, a lot of rock music fans expect these dudes to ONLY know hip hop! To hell with that!! These are two interesting and intelligent dudes that are unbiased to any genre of music!! And listen to them dissect Tool, which is a tough band to understand, and they nail it! At least I think they killed it with they're interpretation of Maynard's lyrics and it takes a few listens to even mold what he's saying, cuz face it, Maynard is the shit... Simple. To see 2 intelligent African-American guys bobbin' their heads to some Tool is awesome. I hate racism in life let alone music. I live in the city where Eminem was born. I'm in the city as I type this... Warren, Michigan. He wasn't supposed to be anybody because he was white in a so called black folk's genre. Now look who has sold more rap albums since 2000. So kudos to these guys for rocking some Tool and I'm sure with all these requests, they're not done analyzing Tool songs. Especially with the new album coming soon. Can't wait, as I'm sure you can't either lol!!

Deftones Mike i really love the fact that i see myself in these brothers i also am africam from the the ghetto of ny but rock alternative metal 50s 60s have resonated with me throughout all my yrs and no matter how much i love my rap and hip hop ivw been a rock fan since the early 90$ early bush soundgarden weezer old lady peace alice stp deftones tool rhcp etc my list can go full on but u get my drift

"Passenger" is so good, still holds up today.

I've been pushing for this one as well. Back when they did 46 & 2 & then again with [DT] Digital Bath. That song just Steam Rolls right over you!

I've been pushing for this song since October...epic song.

Pattorihanzo fuck yes man

The entire record of "White Pony" does.

Edin Kreso anything off dark side of the moon would be great!

Pink Floyd - Any one of their songs, they're just so f*cking good

Right?! I'm all in my poor little angsty high school feels over here. Giant smile the whole time.

siddhartha626 if they reviewed the whole album it would take a week as much as they pause and chime in

scott brown maybe they can do a weekly tool update lol

I messaged them yesterday requesting either Right in Two or Jambi. Laughed when I saw they did Laterus finally. Hope they can get in a song from 10,000 Days next.

epic from start to finish

Hermanocleas literally just requested both of those before I read the comments 😂👌