Draith
04-28-2006, 10:54 AM
Not sure if this has been previously posted. Billboard.com's review of the Vicarious single:
"Tabloid media's mind-numbing saturation into the national psyche is the grim topic of Tool's "Vicarious." Instead of tsk-ing at reality TV or celebrity overexposure, it laments desensitization to violence (particularly when it's thousands of miles away) and how bloody images grease the wheels to higher ratings. "I need to watch things die/From a good safe distance," Maynard James Keenan sings in his husky whisper. "Vicariously I/Live while the whole world dies." As if to counter humans' increasing attention deficit, the song lasts more than seven minutes. Justin Chancellor's menacing bass takes the lead here, propelled by Danny Carey's propulsive and intricate drumming. The melody recalls Tool's hit "Schism," but this song is sparser, and a lot of the licks on "Vicarious" have been heard before. Great groove, lighter on innovation."
Not that their opinion really means a whole lot, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
"Tabloid media's mind-numbing saturation into the national psyche is the grim topic of Tool's "Vicarious." Instead of tsk-ing at reality TV or celebrity overexposure, it laments desensitization to violence (particularly when it's thousands of miles away) and how bloody images grease the wheels to higher ratings. "I need to watch things die/From a good safe distance," Maynard James Keenan sings in his husky whisper. "Vicariously I/Live while the whole world dies." As if to counter humans' increasing attention deficit, the song lasts more than seven minutes. Justin Chancellor's menacing bass takes the lead here, propelled by Danny Carey's propulsive and intricate drumming. The melody recalls Tool's hit "Schism," but this song is sparser, and a lot of the licks on "Vicarious" have been heard before. Great groove, lighter on innovation."
Not that their opinion really means a whole lot, but I thought it was worth mentioning.