Most Prominent

[SoulEdge]

Which band member(s) are most prominently heard in Vicarious in your opinion?

[shorabali]

adam

[Valediction]

maynard

[weak&weary]

Danny

[Windir]

They say they all have the same amount of influence on the album.
So my guess, without having heard the single, is all of them.

[hanger25934]

bmb

[steve99_9]

they all have their presences felt in this song

[tyroneslothrop]

bmb

LOL

I also think it is pretty funny that the first four responses to the original question managed to list every member in the band.

However, for my two cents, I was listening to lateralus in the morning and I was really struck by how much more up front in the mix Danny's playing is on this new track.

[dark_Speedo]

danny

[dracomordag]

tool

[TheRuleOfThree]

In the recording, I was surprised and intruiged by the level of Maynard's vocals. They really aren't in the forefront anymore, but they are still just as powerful.

Really... I think this is the most even recording I've heard of them so far. Lateralus was REALLY drum heavy, Aenima REALLY vocal, and Undertow/Opiate REALLY guitar driven. This song seems very much all of them together, although, interestingly, Justin is featured in many spots.

[waffel]

Maynard sucked the lyrics up bigtime.

[#Notion]

apc

[Ganjalf]

all of them?

[Chuck_Of_Wah]

Laibach?

[researchtriangle]

Wagner.

[dracomordag]

Sibelius plz

[Bassmingo]

snakes on a plane.

[Mongeese]

snakes on a plane.
Fucking legend.

[Systolic]

In this order - Most to least


Danny
Adam
Maynard
Justin

[peterpiper]

Which band member(s) are most prominently heard in Vicarious in your opinion?

Either guitarist. The guitars stand out the most.

[supersloth]

i really like the fact that the first four replies in this thread all immediately listed a different band member. that's how it is, thats tool, each one is 1/4 of the whole, they all work together to create better music.

[a big stupid dumbass]

A very hard question to answer. I think of the album cover when I try and hear who is more up front, they have meshed their instrumental identities into one inter-being, like one big holistic tool.

[CalfMan]

Either guitarist. The guitars stand out the most.


This surprised me, as I was thinking that the 3rd and 4th guitarist really were more to the forefront.

And Im also surprised that the flautist has still gotten no props.

[livingdecay]

I was originally disappointed by their decision to even it out, leaving Maynard sounding much less powerful. I think that it sounds better each time I hear it though, so I really don't know how I feel. I think that Adam is strong, as well as Justin. It's a great song--it does showcase them collectively.

[Cid]

danny by far...