How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
I hear everyone boast about sober, how great it is, how it needs to be played at every concert, bla bla bla. Well, Prison Sex has been undermined for too long. It's a fucking awesome tune with more punch, heart, and melody than sober. I say this is the new undertow track that should be present at every concert.
Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
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Originally Posted by iota
I hear everyone boast about sober, how great it is, how it needs to be played at every concert, bla bla bla. Well, Prison Sex has been undermined for too long. It's a fucking awesome tune with more punch, heart, and melody than sober. I say this is the new undertow track that should be present at every concert.
Who's with me?
I agree. Prison Sex and Undertow.
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Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
Thank you, fateless. As ive heard it, it's always been played out a bit too much. I think my opinion is biased (duh), since i was suckered into Tool with PS... i LUV that foken t00n. foken luv it.
Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
I was always more into sober than prison sex and fucking loved seeing them paly it this tour - in terms of emotion it had the most for me compared to any other track I saw them play live this summer. however I have been really getting into prison sex lately and totally agree that it would be fucking awesome to hear them play this live - guess it's just another one to add to the list of least likely to's though... shame.
Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
I'd pretty much prefer any song from Undertow instead of Sober live just because I've heard it live so many times and I'm just not that big a fan of the song. Intolerance would be nice.
Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
I support this thread. Sober has been played on the radio a bunch, and that's what people usually want to hear(songs played on the radio). They don't know any better.
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Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
Yeah, and Prison Sex got in the whole MTV "controversy", so people couldn't watch it on TV. It just never had the chance to get popular, even if it is one of Tool's best songs ever.
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I would be whole-heartedly with you on this campaign, however, I cant make up my mind between two of the finest songs buttsecks ever created--prison sex and 4 degrees. I love da buttsecks soo much (used to not love it soo much, then Maynard sings about it and now I cant stop), my dream is to have buttsecks with someone (my wife wll do, and listening to each song pumped in separate earphones. Sort of a sterioaduiosodomy experience.
I guess Ill go with Prison Sex. Much more aninmalistic.
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Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
I'm with you on this one - prison sex is definitely the seminal track - I saw them unleash that live (it was in '95 or '96) - best track of the show - fuckin blew me away
Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
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Originally Posted by iota
I hear everyone boast about sober, how great it is, how it needs to be played at every concert, bla bla bla. Well, Prison Sex has been undermined for too long. It's a fucking awesome tune with more punch, heart, and melody than sober. I say this is the new undertow track that should be present at every concert.
Who's with me?
I'm with you all the way.
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Re: How come this isnt the seminal track of the album?
Seriously. Crawl Away, 4 Degrees, and Flood are my personal favorites. I like Prison Sex, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite by any means. I wouldn't say Sober is either, though. Actually, Sober is pretty much the odd man out on Undertow; all the other songs have a similar tone, but Sober is just out there. (Okay, 4 Degrees is a bit off too, but not as much as Sober.) However, Sober is important because most people get into Tool through it (I certainly did). Actually, it's pretty typical...eventually you leave the song you cut your teeth on for better, if less popular, ones (nobody who gets into Tool by themselves listens to Lateralus - the song - first, and damn are they missing out). There are exceptions, but only in crappy bands.
