The Tool Page: Opinion - Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

02-17-2004, 09:20 PM	#1
Swim On Level 4 - Thinker Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Get me the hell outta here! Posts: 42 Bincount™: 1	Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) This one's a bit weird, but hear me out: I was playing a little bit of Tetris Worlds today while playing Lateralus (the album, not just the song) in the background, and somehow, someway it just clicked for me. The object of this game is to turn barren, dry planets into fruitful, living ones...all through making rows of blocks, oddly enough. I just feel like the message conveyed in Lateralus fits into this plot. Needless to say, I played through the entire album. I also enjoyed the irony in Schism's famous line "I know the pieces fit." ...such a grin inducing situation...
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02-17-2004, 09:30 PM	#2
~~Chaos Theory~~ Banned. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reality. Posts: 638 Bincount™: 295	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) Hmmm... I've done the same thing and had no such epiphany... maybe I need better speakers? Seriously though, that sounds pretty cool.
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03-04-2004, 08:34 PM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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"I know the pieces fit."

Tee Hee...that's a good one...

I <3 tetris...hours of fun...I have often contimplated the object this game...

The time I have spent playing it could very well be counted in days, if not weeks...

I always listen to super chillin music when I play though...not really my optimal mood for Tool...

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11-16-2007, 06:43 AM	#4
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11-16-2007, 09:24 PM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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Hmmm... I've done the same thing and had no such epiphany... maybe I need better speakers?

Seriously though, that sounds pretty cool.

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11-16-2007, 09:34 PM	#6
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11-28-2007, 11:53 PM	#7
Master_Of_Nothing On Probation Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Made in New Zealand Posts: 1,883 Bincount™: 189	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) Theres a thread in schism on this as well, the meaning of schism is Tetris. I don't think Maynard could really have written this whole album on the subject on Tetris though
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12-17-2007, 12:39 AM	#8
~��(Đispositio�)��~ On Probation Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 435 Bincount™: 130	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) If your're honestly trying to say Schism or the album of Lateralus are in some way connected to tetris... Just... No
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12-18-2007, 12:00 PM	#9
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12-20-2007, 07:21 PM	#10
~��(Đispositio�)��~ On Probation Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 435 Bincount™: 130	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) More like Lateralus and Tetris (How Stupid...) hahah...
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01-08-2008, 09:04 PM	#11
Tape_Dispenser On Probation Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DC Posts: 1,303 Bincount™: 223	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) One time, I was playing with myself in time to the Grudge and..... My wrist cramped up really bad. Ouch!
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01-18-2008, 03:51 PM	#12
Master_Of_Nothing On Probation Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Made in New Zealand Posts: 1,883 Bincount™: 189	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) i doubt it lasted 8 min lol
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02-11-2008, 05:23 PM	#13
Nikeda-Taylor Level 5 - Deep Thinker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 70 Bincount™: 0	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) Interesting...that sounds awesome!xp __________________ You have a brain. So think for you, use what you were given to make something better.
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02-11-2008, 07:07 PM	#14
Schema Level 7 - Loquacious Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Where I have a high Bincount. Posts: 492 Bincount™: 336	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) Interesting idea... but I doubt it, deep inside. Probably just a poetic coincidence. Though, we could all be wrong and all of Tool is about video games, not deep psychological shit. __________________ I listen to such crap.
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02-12-2008, 08:25 PM	#15
Master_Of_Nothing On Probation Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Made in New Zealand Posts: 1,883 Bincount™: 189	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) Come to think about it, Flood could be based on the lava game where the lava goes up and you gotta reach the surface, you know the one?
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02-13-2008, 11:06 AM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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Interesting idea... but I doubt it, deep inside. Probably just a poetic coincidence.

Though, we could all be wrong and all of Tool is about video games, not deep psychological shit.

Intermission sounds really well in a Super Mario platform game, imo. LOL

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02-13-2008, 12:48 PM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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Come to think about it, Flood could be based on the lava game where the lava goes up and you gotta reach the surface, you know the one?

Don't know the title, but I get what you're prodding at. I've seen things like that in a lot of games.

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Intermission sounds really well in a Super Mario platform game, imo. LOL

Classic. It would fit well in any of those 8-bit games... Man, I should go trough my collections again.

And, actually... naw, can't think of one off-hand. Fuck.

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02-13-2008, 01:19 PM	#18
alichain Level 4 - Thinker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: minnesota Posts: 30 Bincount™: 66	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) I wonder what I could compare DigDug to.
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02-13-2008, 01:27 PM	#19
Rolo Jedi Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yavin IV Posts: 4,033 Bincount™: 2635	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) Dunno, but with the videogames on my mind i'm looking at the "soundscapes" from the Tool albums (like; Mantra, Ions, Viginti Tres, etc) from a different angle. Just for the fun. :) __________________ JOIN THE ACADEMY
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02-14-2008, 04:58 PM	#20
Master_Of_Nothing On Probation Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Made in New Zealand Posts: 1,883 Bincount™: 189	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) Lol you have way too much spare time!
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02-14-2008, 05:16 PM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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Dunno, but with the videogames on my mind i'm looking at the "soundscapes" from the Tool albums (like; Mantra, Ions, Viginti Tres, etc) from a different angle. Just for the fun. :)

Heh.

One time I played Resident Evil while listening to H. I seriously jumped at that one point where it gets rather loud at about 4:30-5:00 in before the last vocals. And that's not even the most sudden jump in volume on the track...

...huh. Maybe there's a closer relationship between Tool and video games than I thought. But then, where does 4� fit?

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02-16-2008, 04:57 PM	#22
Master_Of_Nothing On Probation Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Made in New Zealand Posts: 1,883 Bincount™: 189	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) 4? could fit in with a metal detector game on the beach lol.
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02-22-2008, 03:59 PM	#23
Rolo Jedi Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yavin IV Posts: 4,033 Bincount™: 2635	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) H� Schema. Lay your hands on Fantomas' "Delirium Cordia". It's a one-track instrumental album (74:17 min) that will scare the shit out of you if you play something like Resident Evil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del%C3%ACrium_C%C3%B2rdia __________________ JOIN THE ACADEMY
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02-24-2008, 04:58 PM	#24
Master_Of_Nothing On Probation Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Made in New Zealand Posts: 1,883 Bincount™: 189	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) I remember you telling me about that piece, but i haven't made any efforts to lay hands on it. Should I?
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02-24-2008, 06:04 PM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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4? could fit in with a metal detector game on the beach lol.

Heh. I just though "Lode Runner. That's what." a moment ago about this.

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H� Schema.

Lay your hands on Fantomas' "Delirium Cordia". It's a one-track instrumental album (74:17 min) that will scare the shit out of you if you play something like Resident Evil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del%C3%ACrium_C%C3%B2rdia

I'll hunt it down. Thanks.

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02-25-2008, 05:03 PM	#26
Master_Of_Nothing On Probation Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Made in New Zealand Posts: 1,883 Bincount™: 189	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) LODE RUNNER!! The awesomest game ever lol i wasted months on that game
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02-26-2008, 02:09 PM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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I remember you telling me about that piece, but i haven't made any efforts to lay hands on it. Should I?

Nah, unless you are interested in an instrumental "soundtrack of horror". It generates a really creepy atmosphere so it is useful in the way i mentioned it to Schema. But for musical pleasure, i doubt that it is worth the effort of hunting it down.

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02-26-2008, 02:37 PM	#28
Inner_Eulogy Level 12 - Scurrilous Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,480 Bincount™: 135	Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...) lol, wow...me thinks this whole thread has too much time on it's hands..lol __________________ "WITHOUT A LITTLE EVIL, GOOD WOULD NEVER EXIST"
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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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Would it do alright as a background to a musical play or something?

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02-27-2008, 01:50 PM

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Re: Lateralus and Tetris (How Strange...)

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Would it do alright as a background to a musical play or something?

Judge for yourself;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ifuhp5l0CM

The video is not related to the music. I posted this just so you can heard a little fragment of the album.

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