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Tool.
Such a general name isn\\\'t it? But it works, it fits, and it explains everything that this band strives to create and use.
The band started in Los Angeles with Maynard James Keenan. Maynard was traveling to an ancient ar |
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Tool.
Such a general name isn\\\'t it? But it works, it fits, and it explains everything that this band strives to create and use.
The band started in Los Angeles with Maynard James Keenan. Maynard was traveling to an ancient architect/ temple to look over some historical ways that the ancient civilizations created ressurrection and sacrifice. But before he set off to this temple, there was another soon to be member in Libertyville Illinois. Adam Jones, as a child, drew pictures and loved art. As an adult, he enjoyed sculpting his art with clay and claymation. Adam traveled out to Los Angeles to get a job, and get near the same architectures that Maynard was interested in, however Adam wanted to come up with some sculpting inspirations from the art and murals he would hope to find within the architect. Maynard James Keenan and Adam Jones then met up at the temple. They both expressed their interests in the paintings and pictures painted on the walls of the architect. The two explained to eachother their musical tastes and before they knew it, they decided to pump up a little \\\"for fun\\\" band while they worked out their lives in Los Angeles.
Adam Jones and Maynard James Keenan did pretty well for a \\\"for fun\\\" band, and when they were heard by a worker at Volcano Records, they were given an opportunity to make a demo and sign with the label, but first they had to grab a drummer and a bassist. First came Danny Carey from Paola. Next came bassist Paul D\\\'aumore. The band was all set and ready to make a quick EP for Volcano/ Zoo.
Maynard James Keenan(Vocals/ Samples)
Adam Jones (Guitars/ Artwork)
Danny Carey (Drums/ Custom Percussion)
Paul D\\\'aumore (Bass)
In early 1992, Tool got their EP done, \\\"Opiate\\\" which combined Hard rock with heavy metal riffs, along with some old school metal twists in songs like, \\\"Hush.\\\" The EP blew away Volcano/ Zoo, and was put into marketing until Tool could produce a full-length album.
In 1993, \\\"Undertow\\\" Tool\\\'s first full-length album was released. It was a combination of the hard rock tone they had sad on, \\\"Opiate\\\" but with a new Alt. sound they created. It gave chills, thrills, and a lot of head banging to fans of the album. The first music video from the album for the single, \\\"Sober\\\" striked fear in just about all who watched it. It was directed by Adam Jones of course, and featured some high quality claymation. In early 1994, Undertow went platinum. Another music video was released. This time for the single, \\\"Prison Sex.\\\" The quality for Adam Jones\\\' claymation had gone up greatly, and the video recieved an incredible amount of awards for best artwork in a music video. Tool was on tour for a great amount of time for their Undertow release.
It had been 2.5 years since Undertow was released. All that time was shows, award acceptions, and work on a new album. Bassist Paul D\\\'aumore was forced out of the band because of his obnoxious performance in the final show of the Undertow tour. He was replaced by Justin Chancellor in early 1996. In October of 1996, Tool released a phenomenal break-through album. \\\"Ʈima,\\\" an album that introduced Tool\\\'s brand new sound they had founded themselves. The name was hardly understandable by anyone, even fans. For it was two words combined. Anima, which is Latin for \\\"Soul\\\" and Enema, which is anal clensing. The album was a high success, but there was a lot of anger between Tool, MTV, radio stations, and Volcano Records. The first hit, \\\"Stinkfist,\\\" recieved high radio play, and the first music video Adam Jones had done without claymation. The most ridiculous incident however, was caused by MTV. They didn\\\'t want the term, \\\"Stinkfist,\\\" being used to title the video when it came on, so they went and changed the name of the video to, \\\"#1.\\\" Next, the song Eulogy became a huge radio single, but the band refused to produce a music video for it, since Volcano/ Zoo was forcing the song to be on the radio without the band\\\'s approval. Either way, the album Ʈima went platinum at the very end of 1996, and some great success rose from the band. Of course they went touring for a while, but while touring, Maynard James Keenan began to question all the publicity that was messing with them. Their record label disobeyed them, MTV. wouldn\\\'t let them keep the name of one of their own videos. Their next video was for the song, \\\"Ʈema\\\" which expressed hatred on Hollywood, and signs of how the world will eventually end. This anthem was loved and sung by fans across the world. At the end of the tour, Maynard James Keenan announced he and Tool were still going to be together, but he wanted to take a trip very quickly into the political hatred and emotional scene.
Maynard and Tool, did half of the work for their next album, then Maynard recieved a call from James Iha, who told him that The Smashing Pumpkins were breaking up soon, and he\\\'d be happy to link up with Maynard and begin a side project. Maynard, James, and a few others formed the band A Perfect Circle. Their first album was released in 2000, it was named, \\\"Mer De Noms.\\\" After the album\\\'s release, the band toured for a medium length of time.
Maynard rushed back to Volcano records and argued with them about the Eulogy radio play incident. At last an agreement was formed! Maynard and the band hooked up once again and finished their third full-length album. \\\"Lateralus,\\\" was released at the very end of 2001. The first hit, \\\"Schism,\\\" got some decent radio play, and a music video that shocked people and scarred them for life. The next single, \\\"Parabola,\\\" was hardly viewed as a music video, or heard on the radio for its enormous length. The song \\\"Parabola\\\" itself was only 6:03, however it was always accompanied by its interlude, \\\"Parabol,\\\" which was 3:04.
After touring for the album was finished, Maynard and A Perfect Circle hooked up once again, and created 2 more albums over the years. 2003\\\'s \\\"Thirteenth Step,\\\" and 2004\\\'s \\\"Emotive.\\\" Tool worked on their next album after the release of \\\"Emotive.\\\" On May 2nd of 2006, Tool released the album, \\\"10,000 days.\\\"
Tool is one of the most message influencing, hardest, strangest, and publicly hated/ loved bands on the planet. It\\\'s nearly impossible to create a sound like their\\\'s. Each and every one of the members of Tool pushes the physical limits of their portion of the band\\\'s music.
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How stupid.
That's all I have to say.
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| | Get the fuck out. | AIC4LIFE | I'm afraid I can't do that. I
haven't made my point yet.
You're just too ignorant to ask
'why,' aren't you? | losersalwayswin | Why do you think Tool's stupid? They're
a great band! I bet you've never even
listened to any of their music, have you? | riff_master | | Or you could get the fuck out. | AIC4LIFE | I have listened to their music. I thought
they were good for about twenty minutes, Half
of their music is good, and half of it is
boring as hell.
And when you average that out, they still
kind of... suck. | losersalwayswin | really, get the fuck out....
Many people like them a lot, you listen to
them for 20 minutes and say they suck. How
ignorant is that? | Rocktheworld | You are a real idiot, my love. I didn't
say I listened to them for 20 minutes...
dumbass.
Read it again. | losersalwayswin | losersalwayswin, why do I see you everywhere
being a retard? Don't you have anything at
least semi-intelligent to say? | -47- | | What the FUCK | draintheblood | | who likes to smoke weed? | metalCHAINS | Dude, if you dont have the patience to listen
to epic's then leave listen to some other
gay ass band. anyway you are probally not
intelligent enough to understand half of
there lyrics.There songs are not boring they
are songs you have to open up to show your
true meaning of existence and life on this
planet | Dull | | I'm allergic to weed... | a7xroks | You should be allergic to living since you
enjoy the presence of music by A7X. You can
go to hell for all we care. Straight after
you get convicted in a court house that is. | Bgrotha | Awww...that's so cute...your idiocy is
amusing...besides, I'm already in hell
honey...and my music interests have nothing
to do with what I have spoken of...I was
simply stating a comment to answer another
poster...but thank you for proving my theory
that most people are morons...
;-) | a7xroks | Which C.D. were you listening to, and what
about them don't you like. You should
listen more closley to the lyrics and
you'll find truly amazing poetry with
meaning. | Scarcella | well i agree with that chic tool is geting
sucky at least half way anyway they used to
be freakin chill | GaLoRe | 10,000 days is by far the worst CD by tool so
far its not the same w/o mynard | GaLoRe | ^what are you talking about? That is
Maynard... | a7xroks | "Awww...that's so cute...your
idiocy is
amusing...besides, I'm already in hell
honey...and my music interests have nothing
to do with what I have spoken of...I was
simply stating a comment to answer another
poster...but thank you for proving my theory
that most people are morons...
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Did you even have a theory? You're an a7x
fan remember? no thinking for you. | Bgrotha |
"Which C.D. were you listening to, and
what
about them don't you like. You should
listen more closley to the lyrics and
you'll find truly amazing poetry with
meaning."
are you joking? You must be. This is not
halloween. "SHE'S A DWELLING PLACE
FO DEEEEEMONZ" yes yes genius, she is
in fact a dwelling place for demons I love
that line. Or how about this one "I
TRYEYEYEYEYYE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE
NIIIEEEEEAT" really? I don't have
to try I do it anyways. "CANT' YOU
HELP ME AS I'M STARTING TO BURN"
you're an idiot for catching on fire in
the first place, and quit singing, your vocal
chords already exploded we don't need
anymore nazally whining.
"Look into the past, look into their
faces.
Never, the thought of being time
fucked."
not only is that one stupid, obvious, and
simply put pathetic, but I love how he
randomly incorporates FUCKED to sound cool. | Bgrotha | Tool is absolutely exploding with talent they
have wicked awesome musicians and if you say
that their music is boring you obviously know
nothing about good music so just do us all a
big favor and shut the hell up | PaperclipsAndKetchup | yeah ive listend to the words and shit but
the words from the albums/songs way back when
mynard actually wrote tool songs cause he was
in the band, make a whole different message
then some of tools shit these days | GaLoRe | and mynard is in A PERFECT CIRCLE looser he
doesnt do tool anymore he still helps write
music and some lyrics but e remains with a
perfect circle now and tool sux w/o him | GaLoRe | | well almost sux! | GaLoRe | | He's still in Tool | Sick_of_Life | A Perfect Circle is no more.
Learn your facts before you form an opinion. | Addie777 | | | |
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