Yup. The other day i was cleaning my house, and as no one was home, i decided to put on Lateralus REALLY fucking loud- then i just collapsed on the sofa and my mind sort of drifted off (while staying awake), only realized when it finished that i had been sitting there for an hour and was thirsty as hell.
relaxing?? it ends on a (sort of) relaxing note... but i would NEVER consider Lateralus relaxing...
__________________ Then the lights came on, it was all a scene
Bend back, give head it's not pornography
If you do it with lights then it's art you see
If you do it with a twist
Yes, artistically
i like lateralus when i an reading stuff or doing schoolwork. Most of it is mellower than Opiate/Undertow/Ænima/Salival. I dont have a favorite tool album because i love each one for what it is. I am currently addicted to The Grudge and that 20+second scream not 'Nardo hits. me. love. tool.
reflection is unbelievable... disposition also of course.. but i can't get along with triad... dont know why but... hell... back to reflection.
i cant explain how much it cleared my mind when i heard the words "this full and bright as i am, this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me.... etc. pp. until the crucify the ego and pine away thing"
my GOD i felt like alot of shit in me just burned away, i even couldnt recall what exactly it was but it all seemed so senseless when i heard it and... just wow ...
well just hearing the song Lateralus changed my entire way of thinking on life and existence...Schism changed my opinion on what love actually was and Reflection makes me feel like...something hard to put in words...
best album of all times, no question about it.
(i havent heard 10,ooo days yet:-))
im on the same opinion as cold and fated anger above, it really changes your way of interpreting the happenings of life. The Grudge, Schism, Lateralus, etc... amazing stuff. Aeon Blue Apocalypse and tracks like that are just giving you a brake, not to drown.
kinda strange for relaxation.
I almost always "relax" while lateralus is on, because i am not able to do anything else, but it as well makes me feel weak and tired and vulnerable. so its not an ideal music to relax. for me:)
__________________ -- One day this chalk outline will circle this city --
The best albums in the history of music score at most a 9.5 out of 10, because to hit 10 would imply its perfection. Lateralus does not score a 10 out of 10 because perfection is simply an understatement and insult to its divinity. 11 out of 10. I tip my hat to Tool.
i like lateralus when i an reading stuff or doing schoolwork. Most of it is mellower than Opiate/Undertow/Ænima/Salival. I dont have a favorite tool album because i love each one for what it is. I am currently addicted to The Grudge and that 20+second scream not 'Nardo hits. me. love. tool.
Definitely. question on the scream: HOW THE FUCK DID HE DO THAT??? is that actually him screaming the whole time or did they edit that? i also change my personal favorite EVERY time i listen to it...literally! i think last time i heard it my fav was reflection. i don't really know. i love the entire CD. start to finish. i find mantra and faaip de oiad kinda weird though. for some reason those two tracks bug me. but the rest of it is VERY thought provoking. i can't wait til i get my copy of 10000 days. from what i've heard it's not as thought provoking at all, but hey, it's poetry and the beauty of it is that you can pull shit out of your ass for any poem and as long as you can back it up, it's a respectable interpretation...even if it only matters to you. that's why i love tool...most poetic band i know...and most ambiguous, but not bullshit ambiguous. it all actually does make some sort of sense, even on the surface.
__________________ A few of my ideas...and other things. Little old. I know it needs updating, but I don't know if I'll get around to it anytime soon.
