Vocal ANALYSIS of Tool's "The Grudge" by Opera Singer / Vocal Coach

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2 жыл бұрын

One of Kirk's favorite, and a song I believe I've heard before. This has some deep meaning, if you truly dive into the lyrics. I had some help. And I know a lot of you have your own interpretations and will correct me down below. I won't hold a grudge.
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Tool performing "The Grudge”.
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Performed by Tool - Words and Music by Tool
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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@TheCharismaticVoice 2 жыл бұрын

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@acoldwoody 2 жыл бұрын

So did we - isis

@sEndro81 2 жыл бұрын

why don't you make a video about chino Moreno fron deftones?

@bubbasmith7312 2 жыл бұрын

I think Chester has him bet in given up.

@themusicthrills9282 2 жыл бұрын

Catch the Rainbow by Rainbow(Ronnie James Dio's old band)

@ryandannewitz3120 2 жыл бұрын

Okay hopefully Elizabeth can see this. I know you live Dio for his powerful voice. I'm begging you to listen to lilliac do a cover of Holy Diver. . You will be absolutely stunned about her talent. Also lilliac is made up of lead vocalist who's voice is unlike any other woman's voice. Drummer is her sister. Keyboard by her brother. And then their other brother is lead guitar. First time I heard it it just came on as I was running some music in the background and working on my car. I stopped what I was doing and geeked out on their music.

@GraemeRoberts 2 жыл бұрын

I remember buying the Lateralus album as a teenager based on a 5-star review in Kerrang! magazine. I'd never heard Tool before. A few minutes into The Grudge I knew I'd struck gold. It remains one of the best decisions I've ever made. It's an absolute masterpiece.

@richardroberts957 2 жыл бұрын

Same man. My personal favourite album ever.

@MrBaker444 2 жыл бұрын

Felt the same way with them and Deftones

@genxhippie3973 2 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way when I heard a track from the first EP on a alt rock station. The next morning I ordered it from a local record store. In the early 90's Tool had a hard edge that grunge lacked. 30+ years later and they are still killing it.

@mrpzak 2 жыл бұрын

I love hearing about when Tool fans are born.

@ConnerSpeed6 2 жыл бұрын

The greatest album ever produced for me personally

@drowningpooralice5505 2 жыл бұрын

I love when fellow musicians discover Tool and they start counting.

@prestoncarter6328 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@paul-ns7ej 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime😭

@winstonmarlowe5254 2 жыл бұрын

@@paul-ns7ej why you cryin

@theangryintern 2 жыл бұрын

Interviewer: So which time signature do you use in your songs? Tool: Yes.

@quickdryfloorcare8014 2 жыл бұрын

Always a similar reaction. I love seeing it

@jamesshilale2967 Жыл бұрын

That scream is not giving up on everything. Imagine holding a grudge for 25 years. Then you finally learn to let it go......25 years of pain, sinking, depression, anger finally goes away. The release of all that stored sh*t is what the scream encapsulates.

@cmaronchick 6 ай бұрын

Excellent take. Well said.

@CarlosFinanceJunkie 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. She should have the lyrics up

@rray848 3 ай бұрын

25 year grudge... 25 seconds of screaming... very symmetrical...

@TheBurdenOfHope 2 ай бұрын

Pure art man.

@jesselyons8309 7 күн бұрын

Well said.

@meganwoehl5277 Жыл бұрын

Tool drums often have a very tribal feel to them, which drives the "psychedelic" or "trance" feeling of their music. Love it.

@mattyjenninz Жыл бұрын

Definitely! Not to mention, the voice in all his patterns. The melody weaves In and out of those polyrhythms adding polyrhythms in the polyrhythms!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

@augustinaheeisz Жыл бұрын

Yaaas❤

@darrinchristensen2580 Жыл бұрын

The first time I experienced mushrooms, tool was on the Playlist, the grudge was during my peak and I just happened to be looking into a mirror. Tribal doesn't even begin to describe what I saw and felt. Changed my life and perspective ever since

@sandiegoe1 10 ай бұрын

Totally tribal! Our tribe! The term hypnotic comes to mind too.

@cesarbarragancesarjr5279 9 ай бұрын

agree

@John-4649 2 жыл бұрын

One does not simply listen to Tool. It is an experience. Almost ethereal.

@justinburhns328 2 жыл бұрын

"but have you tried..." ~ Joe R. They do create an immersion experience through the use of uncommon time signatures, changeups, and weaving each element. You can usually identify Tools paper music from others, but definitely if you could use transparency sheets and see the collection of sheets for each section overlaid.

@TheDemonAnjel Жыл бұрын

Truer words have NEVER been spoken! You experience Tool...not just listen to them..

@yewcraynian7915 Жыл бұрын

Tool becomes a physical part of you when you hear them. It pure art, above and beyond what you can describe as simply music.

@TheDemonAnjel Жыл бұрын

Tool is an immersive experience...you hear and feel their music...but for me it consumes my soul and heart...I LOVE TOOL!!!

@angelatol5665 Жыл бұрын

Seen them for the second time this year.. ethereal is the perfect word to describe

@colleenw8363 2 жыл бұрын

I saw them live in February. It was my 8th time, but the first without my husband who I lost last summer. This song was so cathartic. During the "Let Go" I escalated along with Maynard and screamed into the void. It was a huge emotional release of grief, trauma, and anger and I was a sobbing mess afterward. I very much appreciated this interpretation. Thank you.

@NativeBeanpole 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. it warms me to see how this helped you.

@colleenw8363 2 жыл бұрын

@@NativeBeanpole thank you

@113KILL5 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@lamiglass1 2 жыл бұрын

My condolences on your loss 😢

@colleenw8363 2 жыл бұрын

@@lamiglass1 thank you

@tRuck3r87 10 ай бұрын

Everything about Tool and Maynard is so carefully orchestrated. Nothing is by accident in their music. Every song is a masterpiece. It's so complex. Every band member is a genius and when they make music together it's mind blowing!!

@jonny555ive 10 ай бұрын

100% agree with you. Absolute MASTERS of their musicianship. And Maynard..... I mean C'mon, the only other person that blows me away, vocally is Mike Patton from Faith no More. Both are absolutely insanely talented, vocally lyrically they just are THE top of their craft. Every one of them is an amazing musician. I wish there was more music like this in the world but I'm glad there isn't because it makes it that much more special.

@CC_Babblecock 8 ай бұрын

I have to politely disagree with you here! Or maybe partly disagree depending on what way you meant it. He did a video interview with Rick Beato in ‘22, the most I’ve ever seen him talk about his music, and the process (for Tool) is that the three others do the instrumentals, making sure they each feel comfortable with their level of individual focus in the track (how noticeable prob depends on the track, anyway, point being they all try to be fair and equal), then he gets it, drives around listening to it, seeing what vibe or thoughts it gives him, intentionally DOESN’T overthink it, or it will lose that intuitive magic he has, so he does it in an almost subconscious / semi conscious way I guess, and then adds the vocals in making sure everything fits properly. He said he does this really quickly from getting the music to being done with his part. I think it was the same interview? Where Maynard said the others are always saying why was it so quick, and he jokingly quipped “I HAD 50 YEARS!” (He’s actually almost 60, but obv. meaning his life experience) to write them. So I completely agree the production / post is calculated, they’ve always used the same engineer I believe, but I don’t agree for Maynard. He goes with his intuition, and basically treats himself like an audience member hearing it, the only real calculated part is blending with the time signatures and syllables he uses. I would have agreed with you before I saw that, because he’s never spoken about it in depth before. Being called talented myself on at least one main instrument, I can’t get my head around how smart they all are, outside of their talent, that throwing something as intricate as this together is probably the same for them as getting a drink of water. You’d really enjoy the interview - just search Rick Beato Maynard or something 👍 It COMPLETELY changed the way I saw Maynard and Tool. I no longer think Maynard is hugely pretentious. I think he gets frustrated because he is goal oriented and quick, and he had to distance himself because he couldn’t handle the “egos”. He came off so calm and down to earth, I just think he’s introverted, probably had a hard time with the internal drama, and didn’t want to talk trash about his bandmates, so people took that as him being an a$$hole because he wouldn’t talk about Tool. Let me know what you think if you watch it!

@Tetrathegod 7 ай бұрын

its actually not they were bunch of high and drunk guys with a lot of talent and yeah

@jimglass3106 Жыл бұрын

My first exposure to TOOL was seeing them on the side stage at Lollapalooza 93. Maynard kept staring directly at me and my friend while he was screaming. A very...intense experience to say the least.

@LibertySpam Жыл бұрын

he was comfortable with you..

@Cassiee102 Жыл бұрын

I saw perfect circle way back in 2000 when I was 16. Maynard wore the tightest silver pants that were so low you could fully see his treasure trail. I couldn't help but think, who is this strangely intense human, so mesmerizing

@valentin7693 Жыл бұрын

I think he has stage fright, so he tends to concentrate on just one lucky guy. You can see this on the live version of sober, he just stares sometimes.

@jamiepurches2179 Жыл бұрын

I had the same thing happen at Lollapalooza ‘93 in Vancouver, right down to his staring right at me, who was high af on shrooms. Intense doesn’t come close to describing the experience.

@JohnStonebraker Жыл бұрын

@@jamiepurches2179 You're the one Neo.

@CybrSlydr 2 жыл бұрын

I've always taken that scream at the end as not giving up or defeat, but his catharsis at finally letting go of the grudge.

@christopherglock7239 2 жыл бұрын

We all have that moment, mine was total brokenness and Redemption, Salvation Restoration, was Powerful.

@user-gf2ul3oj6x 2 жыл бұрын

Also check out Rush. Clockwork Angels tour the garden. Absolutely magical musical masterpiece

@xStaman 2 жыл бұрын

@@MidwestFarmToys Interesting. I always interpreted the scream as him falling through the water with the anchor (the grudge) pulling him down. Let go Let go..

@Chet_Thornbushel 2 жыл бұрын

To me it’s always felt like the release felt in the resoluteness of a final decision that has been made.

@theoraclehostvessel 2 жыл бұрын

I've always taken it as simultaneous catharsis and frustration

@Duncan_Idaho_Potato 2 жыл бұрын

The scream is nothing short of legendary. And that maelstrom of drums in the finale will never fail to raise goosebumps on my arms and legs for as long as I live.

@pornsakpongthong1092 Жыл бұрын

My science teacher is Donna Maelstrom.

@markserbu Жыл бұрын

I had VIP tickets to a Tool concert in Orlando, FL, a few years back and part of the package was basically a Q&A session with Adam Jones. He said that on some songs he'll be playing in, say, 5 beats per measure while Justin will be playing in 7 beats per measure while Danny plays in some other beats per measure. Every (common factor of the 3 different beats) they come together. Adam said that a lot of times he's just on autopilot and thinking about doing his laundry or something, but that on some of those really complex songs with crazy time signatures he really has to pay attention. Love your enthusiasm listening to this...great video!

@tylerao Жыл бұрын

They play in the rhythm of the Earth. Its an open signature, lots of grounding beats. They are projecting the sound of a tribe through 4 men.

@Psi-Ink 6 ай бұрын

Adam said that sometimes it is unavoidable to not think about laundry etc. but most of the time he is mentally very present!

@darthsmolin Жыл бұрын

I loved this song as an angry teenager full of grudges and baggage, taking the title of "The Grudge" literally. The song hits a lot harder now in my 30's after digging into its numerological references and learning that the point of the song is about choosing to let go of grudges. Great song, crushes me every time.

@mumaac Жыл бұрын

I've been interpreting it as the enlightenment sciency crowd holding a grudge against the gullibly religious masses, creating all sort of mess and destroying society by trying to rationalise it. But superstition always comes back.

@arbuznazarov9326 Жыл бұрын

I think everyone chooses the meaning at different times of their lives, depending of what suits them, or what they'd like to see that's the beauty of tool's lyrics

@laura5425 11 ай бұрын

@@arbuznazarov9326 totally! the scarlet letter man for me meant betrayal. how do you interpret it?

@karowolkenschaufler7659 9 ай бұрын

this one hits me on a very personal level as well. at 29 I actually managed to come to a kind of acceptance about some things in my past. to accept that they were not good but that they just were. I could let some things just be... but just as in the song, every now and then the grudge gets me back for a bit. and I definetly remember wearing the grudge like a crown as a teenager.... and clinging to it as a last straw. the whole song hits very close to home for me.

@markscott4352 2 жыл бұрын

Lateralus(the album) was released back when compact discs were the marketplace standard. The face of the disc was designed to look like a buzz saw, with the teeth circling the outer edge of the disc. So when you inserted the disc and pressed play the first sound you hear is the sound of a buzz saw beginning to spin before The Grudge begins to play. Love that extra detail.

@Drakan583 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if this is actually true or not, but that is an awesome observation that is now part of my head canon for Tool. Thank you.

@onemorechris 2 жыл бұрын

the album art was done really well too: the art you see on this video was actually the entire cd book. the pages were plastic and transparent so the muscles were on page 2 but the circle of eyes was on page 10. very nicely done

@twizted3k 2 жыл бұрын

Never realized

@frightenedsoul 2 жыл бұрын

@@onemorechris 10,000 days packaging is pretty cool as well with the 3D goggles to view the artwork with

@bimbkin2830 2 жыл бұрын

that was a really cool disc

@ma-ma-mamary3946 2 жыл бұрын

I love hearing a classically trained person geek out over hard music & vocals and appreciate all its complexity and technique instead of simply chalking it up to noise. Tool is one of a kind.

@TheTektronik Жыл бұрын

Danny Carrey had the whole band playing different time signatures. He is an innovator.

@hutrod7721 Жыл бұрын

Danny himself plays like 4 different time signatures on any given song it's mind boggling

@hotboxhearse 7 ай бұрын

not downplaying the skill required to play polyrhythms and the general coolness of it but thats not an innovation in any way lmao, tool is great but yall nonmusicians need to stop trying to talk abt the complexities of tool and end up sounding like fools

@fluxfirax5.56 Ай бұрын

@@hotboxhearsewho alive, does it better than Danny?

@sofascialistadankulamegado1781 Жыл бұрын

Probably one of the top albums of all time among many genres. It's a masterpiece of the musical arts in modern times. I cannot stress that enough.

@discreteentropy 2 жыл бұрын

I was at their show last night and The Grudge was on their set list. Maynard still has his pipes. Unreal live.

@chribu5454 2 жыл бұрын

I was at the vegas show! What a performance

@cccccccccccccccc5263 2 жыл бұрын

Took two on my sons to see them in Vegas, best show ever.

@funny_money_ad_infinitum 2 жыл бұрын

I try only listen to Danny to get hyped.

@JJNajee 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait for them to come to Philly in February!

@tootone 2 жыл бұрын

I was at the Utah show on Tuesday. It was incredible "my second time". I could tell Maynard was kinder to his voice, and doesn't scream quite so much. Which is a good thing. But it's definitely different. This some was great live, as was all of the rest. Would have loved to of seen some opiate or undertow though.

@davidmaurizio2749 2 жыл бұрын

All I want to do is listen to her break down every song ever done by Tool. She's brilliant.

@Yvkes 2 жыл бұрын

I love your facial expressions through this whole video. We all know: listening to a tool song is a spiritual experience.

@darylingoteborg3178 2 жыл бұрын

I saw someone else comment on a different clip that she has the facial expressions of a Disney princess and thought “yep that fits”

@christopherbrooksher7538 Жыл бұрын

Also a borderline Orgasmic experience 😉

@nb8894 8 ай бұрын

When I was 29 and a half I met my husband who was a massive Tool fan, he died last year and now this song has so much more impact! ❤

@dariush314159 2 жыл бұрын

I must say I've really been loving your reactions to Tool. It's given me an even deeper appreciation for the music and because I haven't seen others discuss this in the comments, I'll add this to the discussion. Although the use of Saturn in the lyrics has meaning in regard to the planet, the symbolism is far more closely tied to the myth of Zeus' father Cronus consuming his children to prevent them from overthrowing him eventually. The roman name for Cronus was Saturn. "Saturn comes back around Lifts you up like a child or drags you down like a stone To consume you till you choose to let this go " The myth goes that Cronus had, after discovering a prophecy claiming that he would be overthrown by his children (What would become the main Greek pantheon), immediately consumed each of them after their birth. Rhea, Zeus' mother, decided to have Zeus secretly and instead gave Cronus a stone wrapped in a blanket to consume. Zeus would secretly grow up and overthrow his father in the same manner that Cronus had overthrown his own father Uranus, signifying the cyclic nature of grudges and vengeance. The entire song is in large part a message that has been articulated in many ways at many times for thousands of years. The cycle of hatred will continue on, coming back around with each new generation, until you choose to let it go.

@samieltheinfamous 2 жыл бұрын

Cronus was also the god of time, which I think plays very heavily into the theme of Saturn returning, in the sense that history repeats itself. Terry Pratchett has written that time is a wheel, which of course lends itself to the idea that what goes around comes around, particularly in matters of vengeance, violence and holding a grudge.

@grumolch4268 2 жыл бұрын

Very insightful and educational interpretation. Thank you for sharing that.

@DS-ju2sq 2 жыл бұрын

bro fr. can u get ahold of brother Putin and educate its thought processes.

@captcyco 2 жыл бұрын

@@creightonburke5914 there’s always deeper levels with Tool. Look at how they’ve referred to Jung’s work in multiple songs. It’s only obvious if you know

@ThunderBasketball22 2 жыл бұрын

Look into Saturn return if you haven’t already, it could easily be talking about this as well.

@3232jrob 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the heart she puts into breaking down Tool....She catches many things that go over most people's head...THIS is why I love TOOL

@rickmartin7674 2 жыл бұрын

The heart she puts into all the reviews I've seen is awesome. This is why I love her videos (Tool is also awesome)

@petMonster28 2 жыл бұрын

I know you're giving us feedback on vocals and all, but 35:13 is the start of one of the most epic drum masterpieces ever recorded. It's the real star of this track.

@petMonster28 2 жыл бұрын

Nevermind. I spoke too soon. Nice to see you give kudos to Carey on this.

@davidgomersall7185 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen the Vic Firth drum cam footage of Danny playing Pneuma? If not I would recommend watching it to get an understanding of just how incredible his compositions are. It's mind blowing.

@comvoice Жыл бұрын

I'm not a drummer, but THAT is a monster drum fill. I put it up there with Steve Gadd's drumming on the title track "Aja" by Steely Dan,

@solidsnake6512 Жыл бұрын

It's....pretty fucking intense....

@freyabagnariol3135 9 ай бұрын

yesssss. it is hypnotizing and mind-bending and one of the best things I can grace my eyes and ears with. I watch that regularly@@davidgomersall7185

@DigitalHeadShots Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this listen through.. Your appreciation for the entire musicianship of every member really shines through. For this, thank you for your thoughts on one of my favorite songs.

@mwrightinsurance 2 жыл бұрын

As a fan, it’s extremely rewarding/satisfying to have someone who is a student and lover of music describe in such detail and so eloquently what it is that draws us to the experience of Tool. Thank you! Great video, love your passion.

@angelacisneros9282 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always said that Tool is like a Beethoven of their genre.

@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND 2 жыл бұрын

@@angelacisneros9282 That's a good comparison 👌

@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND 2 жыл бұрын

She's a vocal coach, not a student. Although i would say a student in this genre of music.

@mwrightinsurance 2 жыл бұрын

@@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND a student as in someone who studies music, even seasoned professionals remain students of their art form or chosen profession.

@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND 2 жыл бұрын

@@mwrightinsurance She's a voice coach she teaches thus she isn't the student. You could say this about every job in the world. But those who teach aren't students by the very definition. How can a student analyse vocals without knowledge of what their talking about, she has this knowledge above and beyond a student of singing.

@squeegielol 2 жыл бұрын

"A delightful bed of sound for the ears" is probably the best description I have ever heard for this song. As the first album I ever purchased with my own money as a teenager, this brings a warmth to my soul - thank you Elizabeth.

@Ilyas702 Жыл бұрын

The delay on the guitar you mentioned on the beginning is actually the bassist. Justin Chancellor's riffs blend in so beautifully they become part of and defines the music.

@lordyeetus6317 Жыл бұрын

Haha I actually believe this is the very first TOOL video she has reacted to where she has actually mentioned the bass guitar. To be fair, she's usually utterly enamoured by the drums (and fair enough too!), but it also probably speaks to your point about how well Chancellor's bass lines blend in and build the whole TOOL sound.

@ltomolo Жыл бұрын

When I saw Tool in Boston about a year ago and they played this, I definitely had a purge during the "let it go" part, as tears from something (not sadness) were just uncontrollably pouring down my cheeks. It was a really intense stone cold sober experience to have at a concert that I was not expecting, but ended up being super grateful for afterwards, because it felt like I had just gone through weeks or months of therapy during just that one minute of live performance!!!

@carltextor8184 3 ай бұрын

Good music be like that 👌🏼

@motnella07 2 жыл бұрын

I second the guy who said "The Humbling River" insanely good harmonizing

@TheCharismaticVoice 2 жыл бұрын

I am very interested in listening to Puscifer. Maybe soon?

@Johnny_Blaze 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCharismaticVoice Its so different than Tool and APC, but its uniqueness makes it so special.

@Billkwando 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCharismaticVoice Hello! I recommended John Frusciante - My Smile is a Rifle the other day, and that would be awesome 'cos of his unusual technique....but then I saw you did a Queensryche song and realized that you would probably really enjoy the Japanese band L'Arc~en~Ciel, as the singer Hyde (who also has solo stuff) is right up there with the Queensryche guy, vocal ability wise. The songs aren't usually in English, but you did Ave Maria so hopefully that's not an issue. There's an amazing live version (2012 tour finale) of the song "Niji" (Rainbow) you could react to (or Lost Heaven or Hitomi no Jyuunin or even one of Hyde's solo songs, like Season's Call). Check them out! One of the best singers I've ever heard, that's saying a lot. I think you would become a diehard L'Arc fan, honest truth. Your enthusiasm would match well with their many different sounds, and I think you'd be in love. Also do Cult of Personality by Living Colour! 😆

@Billkwando 2 жыл бұрын

Here is, if it survives: watch?v=3KfTd0cMpLs This is the definitive live version, from the last night of the 2012 tour finale. There are similar videos of the same song from other nights, but the last night was by far the best, and had a huge finale the other versions didn't.

@maugrims3109 2 жыл бұрын

YES PLEASE!!!!!!

@MilkHound 2 жыл бұрын

The long scream expresses the pain of letting go. When you hold on to a grudge for long enough it becomes a part of you. It's like cutting off an third arm.

@timcuneen3964 Жыл бұрын

In 1998 I was 20. My best friend loved Tool but I hadn't ever really enjoyed their music up until then. One night we were smoking ganga and listening to the Aenima record. During the second song, Eulogy, it finally hit me. It just clicked. I finally heard the beauty of their music and I never looked back.

@jonny555ive 10 ай бұрын

Like someone turned on a lightswitch huh ? Just all of a sudden it "fits" in your brain and heart. I absolutely LOVE Tool.

@craftistic82 10 ай бұрын

I was 15, and bought a CD with a holographic rolling eyeball on the cover of the case because it looked cool. Just because it looked cool. I'd never heard of Tool. I listened to the entire album from Start to finish. And again. And again. And now I'm 41, and that album has stayed imprinted on my life. What a musical impact. What a time in music.

@jburt779 10 ай бұрын

So it wasn’t just me. I’m glad my own light switch experience has something in common with others out there.

@deadpiratehead 2 ай бұрын

I was introduced by a poser. I listened to AENIMA, and was inducted into the Tool Army. it took 10 seconds. The intro to the album was all it took. I delved into TOOL immediately afterward.

@mariovaldes3921 2 жыл бұрын

As a person who studied mathematics, engineering, fractals, etc in my adolescence, I cannot help but get excited and very stimulated with the odd/unique way of Tool creativity. Also, 90 percent of the time I can’t focus on the lyrics since the music in general is very stimulating and Maynyard voice is like another instrument in the band.

@laura5425 11 ай бұрын

if you dig into some weird numerological esoterics this explains some of tool's charismatic mathematical rhythms. had a fascination for math, physics and metaphysics at that time as well and this music just beamed me to another dimension ^^

@nicolasenemyslayer 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly there isn’t another vocal coach out there that can react and review at this level. The knowledge plus the enthusiasm makes it so entertaining. It’s always fun when tool is involved too due to the sheer depth of the possible analysis. Love it 😍

@Ana-mf3tc 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!!

@michaeldinsen7641 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed....

@flataffect 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Except maybe Chris Liepe but his style is still very different and more vocal focused

@jacobcairnes521 2 жыл бұрын

Check out The Key Of Geebz. Hes a composer that breaks down a lot of Tool. He treats Maynards voice as an instrument

@Audard 2 жыл бұрын

All the other vocal coaches died off because they where fakes and posers. This is the real deal.

@jonasturklbach2705 2 жыл бұрын

I love how Maynard's voice can go from docile to aggressive, back to docile. Great vocalist and why Tool is my favorite band

@natalielaanee 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely

@JaimeWulf 2 жыл бұрын

Everything they do is musical science...

@batmanbear Жыл бұрын

The greatest feeling in The Grudge is after the song ends and you realize that was only the first 8 and a half minutes an almost 79 minute ALBUM.

@richardkasden Жыл бұрын

I read a bunch of comments but not all, I don't know if anyone answered her question that she started with but the song starts off with the sound of an Elevator starting its ascent. It signifies the journey of consciousness raising that this album emulates. If you track the consciousness that each of the songs is coming from, you'll find that these are the steps to healing and freeing oneself of the ego struggle. So the album, from song to song, is a lifting of consciousness starting with the Elevator moving. This album is essentially Tool's way of teaching their listeners how to heal. It starts with the BLAME level of consciousness with this song and finishes with Reflection and Triad which are the freeing from the ego and experiencing Great Spirit. This IS and will probably ALWAYS BE my favorite album of all time.

@adampindell 25 күн бұрын

I always thought it sounded like a reel-to-reel projector starting up 🤔

@aaronclift 2 жыл бұрын

“You can feel as if it’s tearing apart voice.” No, for that, you’ll need to listen to “Ticks and Leeches” later on the album, which actually did hurt Maynard’s voice.

@christopherheiple3979 2 жыл бұрын

Facts. He did and delayed the release of this epic album

@Pulsed101 2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherheiple3979 I always thought it was this song where he couldn't speak for months after?

@krabuh 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pulsed101 nah it was ticks and leeches, apparently the record company wanted a "heavy" song and they did ticks and leeches so maynard just fucked his voice up, you can hear how his voice is just dying he tried to make the scream too "dry" if you know what I mean

@antondavidovic3996 2 жыл бұрын

True, but the scream in this song certainly didn't do any good for his voice either xD

@Abbey144441 2 жыл бұрын

Bad ass song! Worth the damage done. No better ode to the parasitic mind that has humanity by the boo boo.

@fcon2123 2 жыл бұрын

Saw this live a few days ago in Chicago. When the scream was coming up I thought "man, I wonder if he's still got it." You could feel the tension rise as he took a few swigs from a water bottle and I turned to my wife and shouted "he's gonna go for it!" Even after all the years of punishing his vocal cords, he's still got it.

@rred8674 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best parts of the show, I saw em in Louisville!

@pdrozewski 2 жыл бұрын

Skipped Chicago to check out TaxSlayer Center in Moline!

@fcon2123 2 жыл бұрын

@@pdrozewski Haha, we actually considered taking a trip out that way instead since it's only a few hours away from Chicago. How was it over there?

@pdrozewski 2 жыл бұрын

@@fcon2123 Another part of the reason I looked there was because Chicago always sells super quickly & I had work when tickets went on sale. I was row 11 on the floor so it would be hard for the venue to affect that but I did walk around after & it was pretty nice. Parking wasn't as much of a nightmare if you weren't super early. It was more of a basketball court floor with seats the same level all the way back & then tiered bleacher style in the side but with actual seats. So how far back you are def makes a difference in maybe wanting side seats instead.

@kingsolomon8946 2 жыл бұрын

Of course he does….

@anony4401 Жыл бұрын

I've listened to Tool on and off since the 90s. Everytime I pick it back up again I am in awe. I find/found myself stopping what I'm doing, closeing my eyes and just listening. There is something very cathartic and healing in every track.

@djssportsmemorabilia6907 Жыл бұрын

The drum outro is so under appreciated. The more you listen to it the more nuance you can detect in the rolls of the fills on the toms and how intricate they are. Then when you factor in the cymbal work on top of them and in between them it’s even more impressive.

@TheVeregat 11 ай бұрын

It is in no way, underappreciated lol.

@Ccastine9 2 жыл бұрын

I once described Tool to my wife as a device that dismantled my brain and put it back together again properly, producing the most lucid and pure thoughts and realizations about myself and the world around me. Its truly indescribable and they seem to have a song that you can use the message to figure out anything in life if you take the time. I know Im not alone in that. This song and many others helped me grow as a person. Their art truly is a tool. And also just an amazing heavy piece of composition. Love your excitement covering these songs, many of them have deep roots in our lives

@gfimadcat 2 жыл бұрын

That... has to be the best explanation of how I experience Tool as well, have an upvote! :D

@txmetalhead82xk 2 жыл бұрын

The Mi-Go experience.

@pamelahinchee8012 2 жыл бұрын

You have described it so Perfectly. I used to listen to Lateralus on headphones for hours. I could fall asleep with it blasting through my head. I was a year in to being clean and sober. Tool was an additional sponsor for me. I reached out for the Random More and decided to Spiral OUT! BTW...I've been clean and Sober for 22 years!

@payla8308 2 жыл бұрын

All of Maynard music. Every new album comes out in divine timing to my hours of need. My love for him borders on saintly. Im so grateful to be alive at the same time as him.

@4speedBuick 2 жыл бұрын

insanely well put. Tool has been part of my life since 1993, been there through the good and bad, and have helped me more than I can explain.

@hollowthere3850 2 жыл бұрын

This CD was in my car non stop for several years, I can't believe I still have it! The grudge was overlooked by many because there's so many great songs on this album! One of the best albums of all time!

@MATTNMEMPHIS 2 жыл бұрын

Yours too? My CD player would not eject it. Just kept playing. I think Maynard played a joke on us.

@New2Me170B 2 жыл бұрын

Best song on the album.

@Ommunimuni Жыл бұрын

Tools music is a special geometric algorithm and hypnotic. They remain my favorite band to this day. I always appreciate when professionals, like yourself, react to it.

@tekboi1984 Жыл бұрын

Their art is badass on all levels, stage lighting, visual art, lyrics, music.. they are the real deal. I love that I can still learn new things about their music even though I’ve been listening to them for 20+ yrs

@MattHarris85 2 жыл бұрын

Impossible to overstate the impact this had as the opening track on an album that people had been waiting five years for. Tool got big from 96 and then took until 2001 to release this

@NotSoDaftGamecraft 2 жыл бұрын

Tool in 2007* 5 years? Hold my beer

@duanedeshotels5549 2 жыл бұрын

I myself have just discovered Tool. Only to find out they've been around since the early 90s, I believe.. now I grew up when led Zeppelin was the hardest hitting greatest band ever quote unquote. Been listening to tool for about 4 months now, I don't understand why I never heard of these guys . I'm so amazed of the professional quality of their music . The lyrics , the changes in the tempo, the hard driven sound. It's like an emotional roller coaster ride if that makes any sense. They're definitely an awesome band ,and I am definitely a fan.

@TheXasti 2 жыл бұрын

Right? Been about a year for me and I'm still blown away by how complex and the depth to the songs. How is music this good so hidden from the public?

@bv5095 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you'll enjoy their version of "No Quarter"

@spillledcarryout 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Same amazement at how long they eluded me!

@HistoryWarCinema 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to Tool’s cover of No Quarter. It’s awesome.

@23Nemesis 2 жыл бұрын

You have not just become a fan you are now part of an Army.

@claudiastockman8438 Жыл бұрын

I love how you analyse a song and break it down through your words with what you hear. Picking out all the little tunes and changes that I might’ve missed or explaining better what I heard year's ago when I first bought their album sooo long ago. This song is hypnotic and has a haunting quality and yes..........just so interesting. All real artistic musician's with layer's of idea's that they blend and weave together to create unique and awesome music 🎶

@giorgiomartinico3774 Жыл бұрын

This is a better world with a special person like you Elizabeth! Thanks so much! ❤

@xmitsuevox 2 жыл бұрын

Ah the beauty of Tool, where every member is in a different time signature, coming together for a second, but performing the ebb and flow ever so gracefully

@maysovulta8574 2 жыл бұрын

The intense chaos this song has is so unique, the overlapping time signatures and the full send on the outro is just amazing

@kelliw5571 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your ability to dissect the entire musical piece and point out things that I’ve never noticed, even after listening to this band for 20+ years. You have an amazing ear. Like pointing out the moment when the cymbals went across and back, I could hear it in my headphones, but I had never actually thought about it before.

@user-dd9ie7pq7n 9 ай бұрын

I saw tool for the first time this year. The best performance I’ve ever seen it wasn’t a concert it was an experience

@josephallen2672 2 жыл бұрын

One of the reasons the time signature changes feel so smooth is the way Dany introduces his polyrhythms. He blends them into each other so gently that you barely notice that it even happened. They then shift each instrument layer by layer into the new time signature. Boom, they just switched and you barely noticed it happened and have a hard time nailing down the measure that it happened.

@jeremiahscarlett1784 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he's known for polyrhythms and a master of complex time signatures. Dude's just an absolute freak of nature. Peart if he was metal.

@alihijazi4451 Жыл бұрын

Man, that's what I LOVE about Tool, the way all the members are so woven into one another, making a whole unit, even though each one is playing his part in different beats, tempos, sub-divisions and time signatures. Like you said, when they shift layer by layer, it changes the whole sound right under your nose, producing those amazing transitions!

@ilikeutubejustfine Жыл бұрын

Truly a genius drummer

@jo6554 Жыл бұрын

His polyrhythms & mastery of drumming melodies is mind blowing. He is a true genius

@Psi-Ink Жыл бұрын

Can you please give an example of when they "shift each instrument layer by layer into the new time signature"? I love Tool and most everything about them but I have never noticed that?

@randalldellwo6365 2 жыл бұрын

You’re lucky to have found Tool now. I discovered them in 1993. Imagine having to wait 5 years between the Aenima and Lateralus albums.

@iulian2548 2 жыл бұрын

But it was well worth it.

@fatodubs12 2 жыл бұрын

Or 13 for Fear Innoculum!

@jedinxf7 2 жыл бұрын

they release albums according to the fibonacci sequence. next one will be a 21 year wait.

@RezValla 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I was in grade 9 and my friend tricked the bus driver into playing the tape on the bus. Been hooked ever since

@thegiganticgiant4485 2 жыл бұрын

except in 1993 it would have only cost you $20 to see them live, now it's $250 lol

@HikeWithMe9 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had Lateralus since its release. I recently bought the vinyl release, and was blown away and elevated by the music. You have a great show here, and the way you describe what the song and lyrics are emoting is amazing! Please don’t stop!

@Nosfermarki Жыл бұрын

I have it on vinyl but I cannot bring myself to open it.

@thomsmith8876 Жыл бұрын

You have such a perfect way of expressing the feelings and emotions I have had about Tool, Maynard, Danny, the music, and the sentiments expressed in the songs you have reviewed. Wow. I've teared up listening to your analysis. Thanks for finally giving the world the understanding of Tool the world deserves. I am now a huge fan.

@ThunderTaco206 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE all of Tool's records, but Lateralus is hands down my favorite record. The entire record is mesmerizing. I remember picking up the CD on the day it dropped. I took it my parent's house so I could hear it on the nice headphones, smoked a bowl, and put it on. Life. Changing.

@davidrognlie9714 2 жыл бұрын

And twenty years later, we still put on the album on a nice stereo, smoke a bowl, and enjoy. And it's STILL life changing.

@ThunderTaco206 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidrognlie9714 Truth.

@sunshinefogleman127 2 жыл бұрын

Mine too

@kevincrowley6975 2 жыл бұрын

I never cared for the first album, but Undertow got my attention and from that point on, I love them all. Until Fear Innoculum, I would have chosen Lateralus as my favorite, but I'm not so sure anymore.

@pamelahinchee8012 2 жыл бұрын

YES! It is Best on Headphones. It's my favorite Tool album as well and the time for Danny to truly SHINE. I also picked it up on release! Absolute Masterpiece!

@Surferboi1997 2 жыл бұрын

There are several Tool songs that truly send a cold shiver down my spine. This one is at the forefront of the list. Amazing interpretation on Maynard's vocals! Thanks for the upload!

@justinhughes4119 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy the visceral reactions you have to music, you're adorable and so intelligent. Ive listened to this song probably 5k times and you are pointing out things id never get, you're so great.

@matthewhead1465 2 жыл бұрын

I saw them live when they toured for Lateralus. They opened with this song and I was blown away when Maynard pulled the scream off live, it may have actually been longer than on the album. Maynard’s vocal talent is tremendous. I absolutely adore watching your reactions to Tool. The excitement and passion you show for their music makes me happy.

@willgary8792 2 жыл бұрын

They still open with this song a good bit

@tmo42i 2 жыл бұрын

@@willgary8792 it's been consistently the 6th song on the current leg of the Fear Innoculum tour.

@pamelahinchee8012 2 жыл бұрын

I too saw that tour. Saw them in Seattle and was SO EXCITED for them to play The Grudge. Of course they opened with it! I remember being out of my mind with Happiness. I've seen them 4 times and am very Grateful.

@stevesearle9144 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched the Trybals video of them reacting to your singing. I've never heard any of your singing up until now. I know you're an opera singer, but I had absolutely no idea. My mind was totally blown by how powerfully you sang. I was NOT prepared for that.

@MsMtheory Жыл бұрын

Your expression of pure joy at about 2 mins is it. So much how it makes a Tool fan feel every time.

@jordanalison9461 Жыл бұрын

“Everything is just so intriguing!” Welcome to tool my friend

@DoriMc 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching this professionally trained musician get into Tool! That is me too. Classically trained, but love all genres of music. The first time I heard my son play Tool, his favorite band, I immediately loved it too. Maynard is an absolute genius. His smooth voice, then the raging voice. Then power in the drums, the mega charge of electrons every time the guitar comes in, with the the most fantastic bass lines ever played. I exercise and walk daily to Tool...my favorite time of day....leave me alone, I'm in the zone.

@Rayk76 2 жыл бұрын

If you want emotion in his voice "wings for Marie part one and 2" is a mind-blowing masterpiece wave of emotion and spirituality

@KarRuptAssassin 2 жыл бұрын

She did do them a year ago.

@Rayk76 2 жыл бұрын

@@KarRuptAssassin can't find it 😢

@donkane7308 2 жыл бұрын

Songs are about his mother, and Judith from a perfect circle

@Rayk76 2 жыл бұрын

@@donkane7308 I knew that 👍🤘

@VegardLaur 2 жыл бұрын

@@Rayk76 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ba9iesukvpjJnYU.html here you go :)

@TheBlackQueen Жыл бұрын

This is one of many examples of Tool using Polyrhythms. The main beat is 5/4, as you initially said, but the bass and drums at the beginning are playing a 5/16 riff on top of it which is hard to discern because of how fast it is. A great tool for finding 5/16 riffs is a phrase that Frank Zappa coined in his song Inca Roads: "Guacamole Queen" Repeat this very fast with each of the 5 syllables on a 16th of a beat and you'll create a perfect 5/16 rhythm.

@spiralout3942 Жыл бұрын

I’m jealous seeing you listening to this for the first time.. I remember hearing this album the first time, and how much it hooked me. So many goosebumps.

@kakofonik 2 жыл бұрын

Tool gives me goosebumps every time...

@Viccerz 2 жыл бұрын

I got to hear this live last week, and my GOD, what an experience

@thomasdecorail8825 2 жыл бұрын

Did he do the scream in full ?

@NooDLES411911 2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasdecorail8825 not FULL like the record version, but full enough. There's recordings on KZfaq

@baz2084 2 жыл бұрын

"parabol, parabola " please do both songs at once, they are one song in all tool fans hearts.

@ToolApc311 2 жыл бұрын

Love the genuine pleasure of listening to this song. Just saw them live and get chills

@philipaaron1851 2 жыл бұрын

As a drummer, i've never been more enamored with a single snare hit as at 20:22. The sustain on that snare hit amidst the other instruments is genius.

@yellowsaurus4895 2 жыл бұрын

Im not a drummer but that moment always stood out to me nonetheless

@alihijazi4451 Жыл бұрын

Man, I love this moment too! I'd recommend Vicarious for another one of these snare hit moments. At around 3:30 of the song, the snare locks into the bass groove in an extremely satisfying way, allowing a perfect headbang! Such a heavy, powerful riff

@downbytheriver501 Жыл бұрын

I think I know exactly what part of the song you're referring to without even checking it. It seems so random but fits in perfectly. I played instruments for many years growing up, but never truly appreciated percussion until I heard Danny's genius.

@woofspider330 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me a little of slipknot's "Duality" when the snare and ...barrel?...hit at the same time. I dream of creating a sound that powerful/intense one day. Or literally any of Scott Rockenfield's (of Queensryche) snare hits!

@MrStrangeSensation 2 жыл бұрын

Her smile says it all 😀 I love seeing someone who doesn't normally listen to this type of music (maybe she does, I don't know) really appreciating the talent and work that went into it.

@GrrillaFinger 2 жыл бұрын

She's more into black sabbath

@humanfromearth9671 7 ай бұрын

I walked through the rain in the night in the middle of nowhere with this pounding out through my headphones almost every night for a year

@bretthalpern3499 5 ай бұрын

I love that you love them, as i do as well! Watching your face as you listen is so entertaining. Your expressiveness makes watching and hearing the song and your interpretations of it so incredibly fascinating and your appreciation is just so infectious!

@toneshepherd8300 2 жыл бұрын

I played in a Tool tribute band years ago... it is just as amazing learning their songs as it is to listen and analyze them... and the more you listen to their music, the more you are drawn in to their vibe

@katieamarsh 2 жыл бұрын

It’s beyond me how drummers can do it!

@limesox.420.69 2 жыл бұрын

I listened to this album EVERY DAY for a whole year. It is without a doubt part of who I am. It's lovely to see someone appreciate it like this. Spiral out. 🌀

@Refiningforge Жыл бұрын

Ditto, holds a special place in my journey

@wegnostyk60 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, in detail analysis with the focus on interesting aspects for me. Also your emotional reactions are pure gold, you are so engaged and full of emotions which is so infecting!

@PhilMow83 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant analysis of an incredible song. The one feeling I wish I could experience for the rest of my days, is hearing this song for the first time. It astounded me when I heard it on the day the album came out and it still does to this day.

@kirbys1370 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Elizabeth, this is my first time listening to this song, and I loved the performance. Being the 1st song on the album, "The Grudge," is quite the opener and is very impressive. It has the power, the softness, the rhythm changes, and Maynard's incredible scream at the end. Thank you, Elizabeth!!! 💙

@TheCharismaticVoice 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kirby! I know it's one of Kirk's favorites, and has a LOT of meaning to him. When Saturn comes back around, is when his life turned back to the better.

@richtigersoan 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Rabbit Hole Kirby :)

@insufferablethrashelitist9305 2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievably good album.

@CorySwanson 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing album… and they are fantastic live!

@blackmetalpaganbushcraft9542 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCharismaticVoice Saturn's return to its native position in the natal birth chart every 28 1/2years..I think...if you don't learn from the first 28 years and first return then the following 28 do not get any better. Saturn being the great disciplinarian, can express very coldly... but the reward factor is amazing when you begin to work in your headspacebwith the start energy. I feel Kirk on that regard as well, Saturn has a strong influence in my natal chart has been very strict but rewarding for me! This song, to me, best encapsulates the Saturn affect!! Also, at 29 and a half I was sitting in prison.

@st3althyone 2 жыл бұрын

For me it’s all about the drums, and there’s no one like Danny Carey to show you what’s possible when you reach his level of experience, just amazing! Also, I view that 25 second scream near the end as a catharsis, it’s the best way I can explain it. Thank you for featuring so many songs from my all time favorite band, I am and will continue to be a Tool listener for life! They may not be the most consistent bands when it comes to releasing new music, but what they put out is so out of this world that it makes up for it, it’s a quality over quantity issue in my opinion.

@WittyCaMoNinja 2 жыл бұрын

danny has reached a stratospheric level … as a drummer i always appreciated danny’s playing, but he has reached a crazy high level.

@st3althyone 2 жыл бұрын

@@WittyCaMoNinja I definitely agree with you about Danny’s druming, he’s reached the peak of what any drummer would even aspire to. I love his way of keeping multiple time signatures with each hand and foot, it’s a treat watching/hearing him play. I’ve caught a few of Tool’s concerts and they’re so epic live, it’s on another level, it’s mind-blowing.

@wizardofid4896 2 жыл бұрын

It's all about the drums always

@lesflynn4455 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. The drums have no peer. But imo it's about so much more than the drums. Just imagine if Brett Michaels or Sebastian Bach got the vocals job back in the late 80s. They'd still be singing about girls, drugs and beer.

@braxus6416 2 жыл бұрын

@@lesflynn4455 what are you trying to say?

@andylowe364 Жыл бұрын

This album is a masterpiece. My all time favorite! Enjoying your take on it as well. Very interesting to hear from a professional regarding the technical aspects to go along with the "religious-like experience" I get from it.

@czechmate9497 Жыл бұрын

Just a fabulous song and even better review! Your incredibly in depth review was spectacular! That's how I hear this song every time I listen to it!

@jonathonschott 2 жыл бұрын

Trivia fact: you keep mentioning the production value of this album. When they were in the mastering process for lateralus they took different masters. Burned them to cd, and walked around the neighborhood the studio was in and asked random people to use their stereos just to see what it sounded like so that they could find the perfect middle ground so that it sounded good on any sound system. Many many NDA's were very willingly signed that day.

@michaelburman2108 2 жыл бұрын

How do you know this ?

@jonathonschott 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelburman2108 an article I read, maybe a decade ago, before 10000 days was released even. I wish I had been one of the lucky ones that day to know firsthand but the article included quotes from Danny who retold the story, or maybe an interview with him(?). He talked about how it was just a bunch of random stereos, cheap cd boomboxes, some good ones, I think even a car stereo or 2, they didn't care, they wanted it to sound good on everything so they tried anything. It was just such a unique story describing ones dedication to their own work I've never forgotten it. I couldn't tell you the exact source at this point but I'm certain it was quoted from Danny.

@danieldemayo6209 Жыл бұрын

There was also a 20 bit (I think) version included on the original release. I could never get it to work :(

@jamiepurches2179 Жыл бұрын

I have a producer friend who uses my sound system the same way.

@Psi-Ink Жыл бұрын

Trivia fact: Music Production 101. Every producer, at least, and serious artists, always check the sound on multiple stereos and in mulitple formats. Been so since forever.

@LoriFahy Жыл бұрын

Tool basically raised me.. and i still listen to them now .. I had the priveledge to see them live .. the music, the lyrics.. its all just amazing.. i never get tired of it..

@deenayls5055 Жыл бұрын

Your so spot on when u describe something that is why I dont have any other vocal coaches analysis on here!! You hear in the music as I did when I first listened to it I can remember as you described the sounds you were hearing in the song and how you felt even your expressions are so delightful to watch as I know your hearing it the same way I did!! Its nice to see and hear someones opinion that matches mine when listening to prog rock!! thanks and keep em coming I love it!!!

@ajrob77 2 жыл бұрын

This song is actually so positive. He screams “Gooooooooo””” then repeats the mantra “let go, let go, let go”… Maynard is a big student of yoga and meditative practices (many more than I will list)… This song to me is like a wise teacher explaining what we are doing that is negative and then helping us transcend by ripping off the chains - This song opens the Lateralus album. It definitely sets the tone for an entire transcendental metamorphosis

@nickolasvettleson3272 2 жыл бұрын

Kind of the whole direction of the whole album

@d3sc3nding 2 жыл бұрын

@@bring-out 😂😂😂

@lesflynn4455 2 жыл бұрын

Nice post mate. 👍

@Scp716creativecommons 2 жыл бұрын

I often do the so called "holy gift" remix. The whole album, by the end there's sweat, tears, ribs aching from laughter, itd make a good video for like a prayer... id actually love to hear Maynard cover madonna 😂

@leselshouseofchaos 2 жыл бұрын

Tool, taking the idea of concept albums of the 70's by bands like Yes, Jethro Tull, Rush, and of course the masters of it of their time--Pink Floyd...etc and blasting it through the stratosphere to a whole new level.

@zchrmills 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite things to do is watch Tool reaction videos where people hear them for the first time, and get happy when they get happy. You've listened to Tool for a while now, but your reactions are always so fresh and genuine. And I really appreciate you breaking down the technique and musicality of everything happening after you've given yourself a second to feel it. Thank you :)

@DavidWilson-rk2zf 2 жыл бұрын

For everyone who does not know this already: The sound at the beginning is a sample of washer or dryer starting from a King Of The Hill episode. First season I believe.

@harsharavi150 2 жыл бұрын

No way...! That is such a tool thing to do. Thanks for the wild little insight.

@Snerts 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! I had no idea, that’s awesome. Probably a washer right? Like washing away your grudge, etc

@adam326327 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel! This was one of the best Tool reactions I’ve seen. Fantastic. I love when a professional dissects Tool. Thank you! Great stuff! 💜

@danabomb100 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most impressive ‘acts’ of Maynard…..performing ‘Push It’ live and a fan manages to jump on stage-a bit to close him….he ends up taking this fella down & puts him in a rear naked choke hold WHILE never missing a note-not even a change of breath. He keeps singing and holds (tightly) the guy until the song finishes.

@joshuasmith6950 2 жыл бұрын

Dude is a BJJ student.

@darylingoteborg3178 2 жыл бұрын

Now I’m imagining him working his way through an entire wrestling tournament while simultaneously singing about the experience

@dkrueger85 Жыл бұрын

I had no idea that happened and just looked it up…… pure insanity / amazing

@danabomb100 Жыл бұрын

@@dkrueger85 - impressive isnt it? Maynard is a wiry lil beast lol. His breath control though…..amazing

@Nosfermarki Жыл бұрын

Maynard and the Fan. Such a random thing that ended up being so impressive.

@She-RaPOP 2 жыл бұрын

I'm just discovering Tool myself, and I have found myself both enamoured and in awe of Maynard's style. That line "lift you up like a child" where his voice does that strange uplift through the word child always makes me grin, it's so 🔥

@robertmattis683 Жыл бұрын

This is probably the best reaction video I've seen. You have an amazing mind!! Thank you for this 🤘

@jamesbraun7550 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Elizabeth. I found you fairly recently and binge watched all your videos. I love your analysis but your reactions to the soundtrack of my life is priceless. The noise you asked about is Danny’s front load washing machine.

@dunn0r Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment.

@PowderedToastMan420 2 жыл бұрын

MORE MAYNARD! Need some Puscifer HUMBLING RIVER. Maynard and CARINA ROUND HARMONIES are SUBLIME!

@joelucas6871 2 жыл бұрын

I agree but maybe start her out on The Remedy.

@leighannenight 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Yes YES to the Humbling River!!! So beautiful!!

@deananderson2571 2 жыл бұрын

I recommended humbling River in my list a while back. Great song

@matrav 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe autumn from the money shot live stream

@sheripetrey4257 2 жыл бұрын

@@joelucas6871 0

@redskysaturn75 Жыл бұрын

Tools modern prog rock. I've been sitting on Undertow for so long and only recently visited Laterus, and oh my, it's my gym music now. So technical yet not boring or monotonous. it's up there for one of the greatest albums. Parabola is just a masterpiece. Drumming beautiful, vocals just enough and in place. And this reaction is so precise. Thank you.

@loc-o5282 Жыл бұрын

Loved the analysis. Really felt your enthusiasm. I felt moved by the combination of the the music and your reaction.

@Wolf_1775 2 жыл бұрын

The reaction at 29:33 was priceless. Wait until you listen to "Ticks and Leeches". Maynard's vocal range and texture is something else. He uses his voice as another instrument to compliment what the other members of the band are doing, and vice versa. The synergy between them all is what sets them apart.

@braxus6416 2 жыл бұрын

Like to see her reaction to Manowar - Black Wind Fire & Steel ! Almost double that length with more dimensions!

@theangryintern 2 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Ticks & Leeches is the only song that Tool have never played in concert. I read that Maynard had to take like a 2 week break after recording the song as the screaming just wrecked his voice.

@jsan2548 2 жыл бұрын

@@theangryintern I thought they played it once on the last show of one of the Lateralus legs because it was their openers favorite song on the record (Meshuggah maybe?).

@freddy_the_fish 2 жыл бұрын

@@theangryintern They’ve played it plenty of times live, just look it up and you’ll find a couple different videos of it

@byerenny 2 жыл бұрын

@@braxus6416 or Jim Gillette from the 80s kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbSdg9B7ysy7p40.html

@Zeta9966 2 жыл бұрын

That “delay guitar” you referenced toward the beginning is bass. Justin Chancellor takes a reaaaaally unique approach to bass composition.

@attiliogrisi4673 2 жыл бұрын

You sir just made THE understatement of the century 😂

@braxus6416 2 жыл бұрын

Baby bites off Cliff Burton

@Jonnis69 2 жыл бұрын

I was just coming here to leave this comment. Lol. I love how the guitar is playing a bass line and the bass is doing a delayed lead melody. Then when the drum comes in ( I dont know what it is, roto-tom? some timpani sample on his pads? ) then the analog synth growls "Wow" its so cool and unique. A perfect build up to when the vocals come in. By the way, Ms Charismatic Voice, I love your reaction to this song. Your wonder and joy and enthusiasm is just beautiful and your knowledge of music theory and composition is inspiring. Im definitely going to subscribe and check out more videos and hopefully some original music if you have any. Or a rendition of someone elses song is fine too, Im just wanting to hear you sing. Keep up the great reviews.

@braxus6416 2 жыл бұрын

Not unique. Go listen to Cliff Burton

@Jonnis69 2 жыл бұрын

@@braxus6416 WTF are you talking about? I've done my fair share of listening to Cliff 30 years ago. I knew how to play Pulling Teeth when I was 14. I love Cliff and he was good but all you need to sound like him is a Rickenbacker bass, a fuzz pedal and a wah and Cliff just borrowed his sound from Lemmy. Im sure if Cliff lived longer we would have seen so many amazing things from him but hes gone. In my opinion Justin writes Bass that is much more complex rhythmically, tonally, and technically. You' are entitled to your own opinion but when you come and drop a stupid Troll comment and spread negativity for no reason at all you look like an idiot. Grow up and get your facts straight. You have no clue. Dont bother replying to me with any more stupid, negative comments because I wont waste my time. If you want to have an intelligent conversation about music feel free to message me. Have a nice day.