The fact that Paul D'Amour is the one that created all those awesome parts on "Stinkfist" and "Eulogy" means he's even greater than I thought.

The closest to hearing these songs for the first time once again

These demos are a reminder that beauty is a process but the process can be beautiful

It’s so cool to hear all my favorite bass lines in Paul’s sinister growl

The beginning of eulogy is so fucking brilliant

I'm glad these still exist! I knew Paul was credited for a few of Aenimas tracks. Paul is my cousin.

SETLIST 0:00 - Stinkfist 4:43 - Eulogy 12:32 - Pushit 21:33 - Ænema ...

Wow! The rough draft. Never heard this before. My favorite album of all time.

If I heard this in '94 I'd know for sure they were going to blow up.

I love hearing demos of my favorite albums. Sometimes hearing the music stripped down to its infancy can be amazing, especially when it's recorded raw.

Finally gave these a listen. This is 2019, and after knowing about this being released in 2007. D'amour's, crunchier, more percussive sound is definately there, and reminds me of TOOL'S vintage sound. I like the way the album came out though, with Chancellor adding his more subtle bass tones. But, it makes me appreciate where D'amour took the band. Good listen, I'm glad I finally gave this a listen after knowing it existed all these years.

Wow this really shows off how much Maynard was a natural tenor and developed his lower range and weight of his voice over the years

Ænima, Undertow edition. What it sounds like to me.

The raw “to breath, to feel to know I’m alive” part is so damn good. But the polished version of this song is a modern masterpiece.

I love the demos. I always like to listen to the demos of my favourite records and see how the songs evolve untill the original record version. Thank you for uploading 'em.

I'm seeing a trend with Stinkfist that Maynard would progressively sing the heavier sections softer as the years go by. He sounds so raw and impactful here, more than the final album version.

Paul deserves more credit

Danny's patterns can really be heard on these! Picked up a few things I missed listening to the studio track for... yeah, that long.

I’ve never heard the demos for this album. It’s still one of my fav tool albums. It definitely has more of an Undertow sound than what Aenima ended up having. Thanks for posting this !!

Outta this world! I heard that these surfaced in 2007 online well over a decade after the album was initially released (my favorite tool album), MJK sounds sounds so young, like undertow era! Excited to see these guys on tour they still kick ass! Hopeful for some new material however them just continuing to stay together as a band is enough for this OGT.

The scream at the end of anima. Probably one of his longest recorded screams.

3:27 so different but also it sounds good

Multitalented old school bass skilled Paul D'Amour !!!

Whoever the fùck found and loaded this, THANK U

These demos are fucking EVERYTHING 😍

Every TOOL fan needs to know about this. Especially the end of Euology.

Danny Octopus Arms Carey is really the true highlight here. Maynard sounds so raw and hungry for success, Paul has that raw bass sound that is very guitar like and blends with Adam very well and adds so much punch to their sound. Adam has a way to make simple melodies sound great and are laden with so much emotion and creativity. TOOL definitely created a niche all their own and doing so created a aperture of endless possibilities and perspectives ✌🏽♥️

Holy Shit! I love this! Even these guys are human! You see how the songs actually evolve into their final form... lovely! Thank you for this!

These songs where so far ahead of their time when the album was released, let alone in 94’. Incredible. Also I’m surprised the interlude bass in Pushit was Paul, though Justin played it with more fluidity on the album.

Baby Eulogy sounding strong already 💪👶

Man you can feel this raw version!

Like listening to tadpoles of my favorite album ever! Freaking awesome!!

not enough i need more nothing to seems to satisfy i cant i dont want i just need it to breathe to feel to know that I need to go download this

i never knew this was a thing

RIP Bill Hicks.

sounds absolutely incredible for the raw versions!

I was buying the bootleg VHS tapes of their live shows prior to AEnima releasing and these early version of those songs always hit harder than the studio mix on that album for me.

God I love listening to how different Maynard sounds here. Not that I don't like how he developed later on and improved.

this is like the "rogue one" of the tool discography

The algorithms have failed me, incredibly have not heard or known about this until now. What I find the most fun is hearing which elements were there from beginning, and which were added later, especially regarding the vocals - how some small details were completely semented for the demos, when some of the choruses were not at all finished and nowhere near as epic as they would end up. Love it.

Paul was really great. I still think of Justin as the new bassist even though he’s played with tool longer and done more albums with them. Weird how that works.

Awesome, AENIMA with a Rickenbacker bass. If only someone were to cover this with that bass...

Increddddible! Never heard the demo's!! Having a completely new TOOL experience right now!!!! The last time this happened was Nov 11, 2020, hearing F.I in Toronto live. Shivvers!

im late to the party but so were these demos, thanks for sharing...i actively listened to this band for many years and downloaded anything i could possibly find related to them, but never stumbled onto this one

Pushit went through such a transformative process. From this demo, to the studio version, to another spin they did during a live show (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gq2SmM9hs8DUiKM.html). Phenomenal song.

12:02 went fucking full-Maynard on that one.

Glad I discovered this I love tools music.

Goddamn Eulogy was damn near perfect way back then!!!

Best album ever!

The beginnings of the greatest album ever

Grateful for this intriguing snapshot of history, thank you.

Thankyou uploader 🙏🥳😇💚😤🥰👏😂💙🤔🎁🤫❣🤍🧡💫🎈🔮😍🤡🎏🎏🎯🤬🤣💥😆⚡💜😉💀☠👺👽👾👹👿🤖

I think this is a perfect example that you could say when you change one band member you change a little of the Dynamics about a band. Now I remember why I enjoyed Paul Bass so much. Quite honestly I enjoy both Bass styles. But I think Paul doesn't get the recognition he so deserves for his sound.

Definitely preferred Tool’s music with Paul in the fold. Where more of a “forward thinking hard rock band” then the straight up Prog-Rock act that they are now

Cheers brother.

hell yeah these are awesome

Thank you.

its pretty incredible how different the lyrics for Pushit are

Holy fucking wow! amazing. Push it is the greatest of them all.

I know Paul wrote these songs with Tool and did most of the writing, but IMO Justin just owns them. Especially Ænema and Pushit. Not saying I hate Paul (Stinkfist could have been on Undertow and it would have been perfect), but I don’t think the band would have evolved musically with Paul the way they are now.

3:28 I like this better than the finished product

Stinkfist is so raw I love it

Holy fuck the bass on this is AMAZING!

INVALUABLE !

Liked and subscribed thanx

GOOSEBUMPS AT 13:03 I wish they would’ve kept that part 🔥

I have to wonder where Paul is these days. He definitely added a creepy factor to the sound that made them what they've become. I dig JC, but Paul has more bottom end and punch to it. I first heard Tool in 94 and was immediately bitch slapped by the bass. I think if he and the band are still getting along it would be stellar to see him and the band reunite for a few gigs. Double stuff like Oreos ...this is killer, thanks for sharing. Question Authority, Think For Yourself...🤯👽

Amazing ❤

Just wow... Thank you, Sour Grapes..

21:32 Ænima

love this

Maynard. Amazing range

I'll love forever his young vocal timbre. And personally i prefer old Tool than Chancellor's era.

I didn't realize Paul damour wrote the bulk of anemia I thought j Chandler came in ànd was the Bass wizard so Paul d amour U are a the wizard of aenima

Best bend ever

Best demo ever

i love you

Why does KZfaq serve these on my suggestions only now after 12 years?

I want to hear the fortysix & two demo aswell as Jimmy. The original lyrics would be nice as well

D'Amour is great

I wonder if Lateralus has a demo out there?

Tool could play fucking Green Day and make it sound good. Well that's pushing it. ;) But still amazing. We waited so long for "Fear Inoculum" (13 damn years). I, for one, loved it. "Descending" and "Invincible" were AMAZING! The rest of the album was great, but "Aenima" is untouchable. I loved the whole Tool journey, and when I saw them live again in Philly on 11/19/20, I almost cried. Ok I did cry at the end of their 30 minute encore. I admit it. Talk about a standing ovation. Holy Christ! Maybe Fear Inoculum was their final encore. But now with this COVID quarantine, I hear they're working on a new EP. Yeah buddy! Why can't Tool play forever?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can tell david bottril was a great choice on this album. Can’t be understated.

Paul is sorely missed.

This is so fucking dope

8:34 Love it. So dramatic

12:02 is the moment for me

haaha sounds like the Melvins.

Where the hell did you find this?

Aenema definitely changed a lot.

Paul D'Amour is a god

Rawest but still emotional...

Do you have more info for the demos?

I like a lot about these, but most of the things they changed were worth it. Still cool to hear a lot of great ideas they didn't end up using tho.

Holy $hit this is badass

Basically undertow maynard sings some AEnima songs lol

Maynard does sound funny in this version. Thats paul d'amour on bass right.

The Bass riffs on Undertow have long made it my favorite album. Paul’s playing has more punch than ‘89 Mike Tyson. However, the man himself is pretty cunty. When the Lesser Key album (so great, make another one) came out myself and my friends and bandmates were the only people who knew who they were and got pretty much a private show at a small club. Paul locked the keys to the tour van in it. I had AAA so I had them come unlock the van and bought everyone in the band a beer till they got there. Myself and my buddy even helped them load their gear up to help out. Everyone in Lesser Key was super cool, except Paul. He acted like a total prick even though we were the only ones there to see his band, I got his van opened for him and loaded up his goddamn gear for him! That being said he’s still one of my favorite musicians. Being a great artist and being an asshole go hand in hand sometimes. Justin really murdered it on 10, 000 Days but I feel he has taken a minimalist approach since. Every time I listen to 7empest I just can help but feel it’s Adam’s best guitar work ever and JC just plays the same bassline for 7 minutes and doesn’t do it justice. But the bass on Rosetta Stoned is some of the best playing ever. Let’s get Tool at The Sphere in Vegas for 4 nights: 1st night Opiate and Undertow with Paul on the Bass, and another album each night with terrifying graphics 200ft tall behind them. Make it happen some rich promoter somewhere.

Does anybody know what he’s saying at 3:28? I’m also wondering what he’s saying at the part of the chorus where in the studio version he says show me that you love me and we belong together.

Saidddde SHEOWAH OF!!!!!