I would personally like the see both of them live.

seen third eye live 2 times. im ready to see the new set up for this tour.

there both great songs. i cant really pick wich one is "better".

I haven't had a chance for Rosetta Stoned to sink in that deep yet. The same thing happened to me when I first listened to Third Eye; it took ten or so listenings for it to truly sink in.

So I don't really have any ground to judge on.

What? And some of you are actually saying Rosetta Stoned? Third Eye is 10 times better. It's one of their best songs period. Rosetta Stoned is just a joke. There are some nice beats, but all in all it's just a joke.

Third Eye for the win

both are epic...i love third eye and i have seen in live....
hmmm but something about RS hits me deeper than third eye
when i say that i automatically go back to...like phosophorescent desert buttons...and i smile and feel guilty for liking RS more :)
ha ha

Third Eye

tough to decide

i like the climax of rosetta much better though

it will take time, because third eye still sounds amazing after a decade

Third Eye > (All Tool Songs minus Maynard's Dick)

As much as I like Rosetta Stoned, I've gotta vote Third Eye - simply because the lyrics on Third Eye kick so much ass that that ass Shit the bed without maynard even saying it.

Third Eye all the way... not even close IMO

Third Eye!! jesus h. man! that song is SO much better than rosetta stoned it's not even funny...

Rosetta Stoned... by a landslide

Third eye.
No questioning (not even authority).

agreed

jesus christ a decade

wheres the time going?

(::still votes for third eye::)

I can't fathom why this debate is even taking place? Comparing two distinct Tool songs is like comparing apples and oranges. They are both independent expressions and cannot be compared by content or the like. What each song means to each of us individually is what is truly important. Needless to say that I like them both quite a bit.

incohesive structure? If it sounds that way you need to lay off the beer.

Oh and Third Eye is a lot better than rosetta stoned.

How can people like Vicarious better than the grudge as well this is starting to scare me?

Opinions suck. That is my opinion.

I don't mind people liking rosetta stoned better than third eye, but saying third eye has a stupid ( whatever ) structure scared me.

Third Eye. It is, and probably always will be, my favorite Tool song. When Third Eye finally hit home or me, it was indescribable (is that how you spell that...? )

I have never seen it live, and I saw Tool 4 times on the Lateralus tour, each time hoping against hope that they would play Third Eye.

I have long clung to the belief that seeing Third Eye live would write one of the final chapters in my concert experiences.

However, Rosetta Stoned is cool, does anyone else here that "Third Eye Riff" that starts about 3 minutes into it... it's almost the same, except that it loses a note with every repeat through the measure.

The short version of this is - Third Eye over RS, for me, Third Eye over anything, if anyone wants to share their experience seeing Third Eye live, please PM me. perhaps I can experience it Vicarously, because I doubt I'll ever be fortunate enough to witness it in life.

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Not even a contest. Third Eye.

rosetta stoned by a land slide, and thats saying alot saying third eye was my favoite song by a land slide up until todays listen of rosetta stoned. The first time through i was thinking, man the music sounds eerly like third eye. then the lyrics just suck you in, and its fucking amazing!

Rosetta Stoned. I've never cared for Third Eye. I agree with whoever said RS is more dynamic & powerful. It's a more fullfilling listen.

YES. its not about which song you like better. its about what you take away personally from the song

Musically Third Eye is hard to beat, but you can't compare two Tool songs. You're just gonna run yourself into a circle. They are two completely different songs.

well, personally i like third eye better. but i havent really listened to roseta stoned that many times yet.
so...verdict= both songs rule

Third Eye all the way. It's like 'good trip' vs 'bad trip' - which would you rather have?

Third Eye, but Rosetta Stoned is already my favorite song on 10,000 Days by a large margin.

However, Rosetta Stoned is cool, does anyone else here that "Third Eye Riff" that starts about 3 minutes into it... it's almost the same, except that it loses a note with every repeat through the measure.


YES!!! That part immediately reminded me of TE. There's a triplet feel in Third Eye and more of a 5/4 feel in RS....(I think). I would honestly take RS and that's only having listened maybe 10 times. I think the lyrics are amazing and it's nice and heavy (sadly enough it seems to be the heaviest song on the record).

Rosetta Stoned at its best is a poor man's version of Third Eye.

Third Eye is better.

how could you even think that? third eye is just in a way different place than rosetta stoned... i would ask you to elaborate but i dont really care

Rosetta Stoned... but not without Lost Keys.

Third Eye is Tool's most overrated song.

i mean dont get me wrong. i love rosetta. i think its a really great song. third eye is definetly better tho imo mainly because i prefer its cryptic lyrics

Rosetta Stoned IS Third Eye. Well, Third Eye and H. And the synth from Reflection. If you add all that stuff together there's actually very little new hook material in the song at all, other than "Shit the bed" of course.

Seriously folks. What the fuck? You take a riff from one of your old songs, move it to another place on the fretboard, lop off a note so it's a nonsensical 11/8 part instead of a moderately cool 12/8 one and then play it for a couple of minutes... and the song is somehow IMPROVED?

Third Eye is quite possibly the most ingenius song ever made, closely followed by h., and Pushit, I'd say.

Rosetta Stoned is my favorite 10k Days song, though.

Wow some-one with the exact same oppinion, I totally agree
Tho I also like 10.000 days (song) very much

Cheers

Very hard to choose, both are amazing songs...I'm going to side with Third Eye though. I'm sure after a few more listens though, my decision will change.