xZ1mM3r wrote:man a year ago or so i got ripped by members of this forum for saying that COMP was better in my mind than Undertow. And to be honestly they are about the same for me. But if i counted right, so far 4 people have put COMP ahead of Undertow.
I'm one of those people. I think
Undertow is just a product of its time and as such is a bit samey song-to-song in tone and tempo and generally feels dated in terms of it being essentially an early 90s 'alt-metal' record.
For me the idea of
COMP is better than the actual record itself. It's an indication that at least one of the members of Tool is hip to try new things, can expand out into varied styles and therefore will have some longevity. I mean he already demonstrated that with APC but I think overall Puscifer solidified it. Tool - given recent comments that the next record could be the heaviest yet - is in danger of being a group of old guys playing metal, not unlike anyone else still out there doing the same thing... Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer, Motorhead, et al.
This is one of the reasons I for one would like to see Tool incorporate more synths and electronics, along with melodic, spacey, softer stuff in the vein of Disposition/Reflection/Intension on the next record.