Artist Direct have a new article online where they’ve invited a bunch of artists, including Tom Morello, Rob Trujillo and Bill Kelliher to talk about their love for Tool:
Greg Puciato of Dillinger Escape Plan
Greg Puciato: The first time I heard them was the music video for “Sober”. I watched so much MTV at that time. I was enamored with all of the bands coming out. Being a kid watching MTV, that time period was amazing. There was one great band after another Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, and Pearl Jam. Every day there was a new exciting band coming out. Being 10 to 13-years-old, I was like, “Oh my God!” I didn’t really get into Tool until Ænima though. When I heard “Stinkfist”, I thought, “Wow, this is really next level musically!” They were the first band that I saw really trying to preserve themselves artistically. I latched on to how much they didn’t do. They didn’t do anything normally. They weren’t in their videos. They never did whacky tours with shitty bands. They refused to do anything that wasn’t exactly in line with their aesthetic. That really stuck with me more so than it musically influenced me. I realized what you don’t do is as much if not more important than what you do.
Some quite interesting answers actually. I found Steve Harris from Iron Maiden‘s response a little strange – like he’d barely even heard of the band!
Steve Harris is funny. It’s hard to comment about a band from this era when your band and your music is still stuck in the ’80’s.
I get where Steve Harris is coming from, there’s quite a few bands that I like what I’ve heard of them but have never listened to one of their albums. It happens.
No one in the band has released anything amazing since “LATERALUS”.
Who honestly doesn’t think 10,000 Days is on the same level, if not better, than Lateralus. Fucking brilliant album. Their best so far in my opinion. Can one of you assholes please explain to me exactly why 10,000 Days sucks. I don’t get it.
it doesnt suck by any means but its no Lateralus
I think some of those quotes from bands are old. I remember reading that quote from Trujilo a while ago. Good article nonetheless though
Steve harris always gets a pass. He is a bass God.
Crow, you’re a shithead.
+1
What is it with opinions and how they are perceived on the net? They consider opinions to be holy ground, and assume that ALL opinions are legit, and no matter what they deserve respect. Nope. Sometimes, opinions are crap, and sometimes it needs to be pointed out.
We can joke around, and talk shit, and we can also say that a stupid opinion on 10KD can make you temporarily a shithead. No biggie.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion on favorite albums, but if you don’t think 10,000 Days is an amazing album i really have to question whether your opinion is valid enough for me to consider it. I wasn’t calling crow an asshole specifically, if you went back and read my post again more carefully, i said: ‘one of you assholes’; there is a difference. I do not know him, and, you’re right, it would be unfair to insult him in that manner. I was merely referring to the general population of users in this forum in a humorous manner. Like… Read more »
Tool covering Yellow Submarine would be hilarious…another Beatles track would be more suitable perhaps. Tomorrow Never Knows would be interesting or maybe even George Harrison’s It’s All Too Much..
Children said but i do tend to lean towards the darkness.
LOL, look out guys, we got a badass over here
isn’t that obvious from my profile name and avatar