Tool

[aggroculture]

That's a shame, it's awesome. Hopefully they will release some rarities at some point.

[screwdriver]

For whatever it's worth, a few years ago I asked Dave Ogilvie via Twitter if he'd put it out there, but never heard anything back. Maybe more people should bug him on Twitter about that.

can we acknowledge how awesome his twitter bio is:

"Producer/Mixer of the best music in the world! Skinny Puppy/NIN/Marilyn Manson/Marianas Trench/Carly Rae Jepsen"

you know you've lived a pretty great life when that's your life in 140 characters or less. Call Me Maybe FTW

I dunno, I don't think falling into the clutches of Tool's nonsense is all bad. From a lyrical standpoint, Lateralus is pretty much an entire album of rhetoric promoting compassion and kindness, which isn't so bad.

oh, no doubt. I still think its a beautiful album. But for some people -- myself included -- Tool just seems to have this effect of coloring your entire frame of reference. I thought I was growing as an individual, but I wasn't. It's not the message, per se, its that Tool was just this reality-warping field, so seismic that the gravity of it just shifted everything around.

For awhile it really seemed like there was some hidden message to salvation in the music. I woke up a few years ago and realized I was walking around wearing a shirt that identified exactly what I was acting like. Now that I'm older, I find that while I'm way less fixated on the band (I can't remember the last time I actually listened to them), I appreciate the music a lot more for what it is: epic, dorky spirituality-meets-prog.

[theimage13]

I woke up a few years ago and realized I was walking around wearing a shirt that identified exactly what I was acting like.

To this day, I still believe that at least part of the motivation for choosing the band's name was what you just mentioned.

[Khrz]

Knowing MJK, that's pretty much a given.

[seasonsinthesky]

I rarely see anyone who says Aenima would have been a great album if only they'd left off Useful Idiot and Message to Harrymanback.

well, here you go then — all the interludes are absolute trash and i never listen to them when i put on Ænima. does anyone actually still give these the time of day?

[Ryan]

well, here you go then — all the interludes are absolute trash and i never listen to them when i put on Ænima. does anyone actually still give these the time of day?

Only Intermission for me as it gives a nice transition into jimmy.

[Broadbent]

Yeah intermission is pretty much the only filler track worth actually listening to on that record.....maybe die eire von satan

[Ryan]

Yeah intermission is pretty much the only filler track worth actually listening that record.....maybe die er von satan

Yeah I like zat one too.

[staleincense]

Does Die Eier von Satan count as a filler track? Yeah, I dislike them other than Harry Manback and Intermission as well as DEVS if that counts. They just feel kind of pointless and pretentious tbh, one of the reasons why I prefer Lateralus personally.

[pulse]

A short US West coast Tool tour inbound? Talk of Tool playing some dates in California, Oregon and Washington before making their way south of the border. Apparently a radio station in Oregon announced the news that they will be playing on March 9th at the Matthew Knight Arena. Blair posted about some news that was to be revealed today, Jan 17th, that alludes to something coming with a picture of Adam playing. Nothing confirmed, but thought I'd share.

[cahernandez]

http://www.ticketmaster.com/tool-ren...&minorcatid=60

Time to visit Spokane

http://www.toolband.com/news/index.html

[Harry Seaward]

!!!what!!!

[virushopper]

Damn, no So Cal date. Oh well.

[JessicaSarahS]

Woo hoo, SF!!

[Ryan]

Change the Tool logooooooooooo!



TOOL NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2014 E.V. This month's newsletter is a work in progress... so please keep checking back. As it concerns TOOL SHOWS and related info - such as VIP PACKAGES that will be offered with tickets - it will be UPDATED accordingly. Also please keep in mind that tour dates are always subject to change.
THE FOLLOWING TOOL SHOWS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, WITH TICKETS GOING ON SALE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2014
- Tuesday, March 4: Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
- Thursday, March 6: Portland, OR @ MODA CENTER
- Friday, March 7: Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena
- Sunday, March 9: Reno, NV @ Reno Event Center
- Tuesday, March 11: San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic
HAPPY TRAILS

[Krazy]

Change the Tool logooooooooooo!



TOOL NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2014 E.V. This month's newsletter is a work in progress... so please keep checking back. As it concerns TOOL SHOWS and related info - such as VIP PACKAGES that will be offered with tickets - it will be UPDATED accordingly. Also please keep in mind that tour dates are always subject to change.
THE FOLLOWING TOOL SHOWS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, WITH TICKETS GOING ON SALE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2014
- Tuesday, March 4: Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
- Thursday, March 6: Portland, OR @ MODA CENTER
- Friday, March 7: Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena
- Sunday, March 9: Reno, NV @ Reno Event Center
- Tuesday, March 11: San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic
HAPPY TRAILS

They should change their shit website.

Contest: what comes first, new album or updated site?

Correct answer: asteroid will wipe us all out before either happens.

[ManBurning]

Sad there is no confirmed Vancouver date... would fit in perfectly right before Spokane, but I guess they don't wanna deal with international board-crossing on this mini tour.
I'd love to hit up one of these shows if I could, but not enough time to plan around my work schedule which is already out for that time and am scheduled to work on all those days except for the 9th, but not gonna take a 1 off day to Reno and back just for TOOL. Oh well...

[Krazy]

http://www.ticketmaster.com/tool-ren...&minorcatid=60

Time to visit Spokane

http://www.toolband.com/news/index.html

ill be there- assuming no issue with getting a ticket. Flight/hotel is booked.

Went to Spokane for NIN back in November so I'm curious to see if this is gonna have a bigger crowd. NIN cut off half the arena and many upper seats were available.

[Rdm]

Well its been awhile I'm assuming this means new songs. I'm in….

[ManBurning]

I'm assuming this means new songs.

Knowing this band, I would not be so quick so assume that...

I would not be shocked in the slightest if it was a run of the mill 10,000 days setlist... would go well with the everlasting theme of that album and tour taking 10,000 days to end.

[Krazy]

I'll be shocked if they play any new, "full" song. Maybe they'll throw in a segue with a new riff or something.

Except for Reno these are cities they haven't played in awhile.

[aggroculture]

Tool, sit down.

AND FINISH THAT GODDAMN ALBUM BEFORE ANY MORE TOURING GODDAMNIT.

OK, you can go now. Take care.

[Reznor2112]

At this point in time...FUCK TOOL lolz

[Harry Seaward]

Tool's playing five shows. Time for everyone to start bitching.

[Krazy]

Looks like the days of Tool shows being GA are over. Just like in 2012 the floor is seating area. (I looked at Stubhub tickets and they got the maps up)

I'm a towering 5'4" giant (played center for the Lakers for over a dozen years!) so doesn't really effect me. I know a lot of people prefer the GA experience though.

[october_midnight]

Tool's playing five shows. Time for everyone to start bitching.

I'm as much of a Tool fan as the next guy, but eight years man...that's a long time lol.

[Ryan]

I'm as much of a Tool fan as the next guy, but eight years man...that's a long time lol.

Almost as long as it's been taking you to get it up for me in the bedroom lately.

Damnit Tool.

[fragility3.1]

I'll be shocked if they play any new, "full" song. Maybe they'll throw in a segue with a new riff or something.

Except for Reno these are cities they haven't played in awhile.

They were playing some new riffs as segues during the short 2012 run. I wouldn't expect a full song with lyrics, as it seems that Maynard hasn't heard anything yet based on recent interviews, but they might play some extended sequences during their acoustic segues, similar to how they did pieces of Wings/10,000 Days during the Lateralus tour. After seeing the Vegas and Grand Prairie shows during the '12 run and being surprised with Hooker, Ticks, Pushit, and Parabol/a, I'm definitely hoping to catch them in Portland and SF this time around and looking forward to some more shake ups in the post-10,000 Days setlist.

[theimage13]

The five upcoming shows are "album" shows.

They'll be playing Opiate straight through.

And then leaving.

[Ryan]

The five upcoming shows are "album" shows.

I wish that were true.