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Love Atoms For Peace's new album. It's fun/groovy, yet still shows why Radiohead is so great and what happens without the other guys' input.

 

Hoping the next Radiohead is a full-blown return to form for them after that last one.

Blasphemer! The Pot is one of the best straightforward "rock" songs Tool has ever done, in my opinion. I'd love to know the details of how that song "almost broke up the band," according to Danny.

Pretty sure the tabla is Dave from Intronaut.

I often forget that I got to see them play part of a new song on the last tour. And oh did it vibrate good live.

<t>Well to be fair, plenty of bands do it. Trent Reznor/NIN/HTDA makes really good sounding music out of theirs. But I think there's a tangible and clear reason why Tool takes the approach they do, and it shows. It's extremely subtle and for most bands, they don't to go that extra mile (or can't aff...

Pretty cool. I like it, and really hope that is from The Pot.

<t>Also, I'd have to research it (bit lazy at the moment) but I'm pretty sure that "no more 2-inch tape" thing isn't the reality anymore and one of the companies relented and started making it again.<br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> As far as the whole "home studio" thing goes, drums are the biggest culprit ...

Very true. Although if the photos I've seen are any indication, Maynard has a 2-inch tape recorder at his studio in AZ. Still, I highly highly doubt they'd be recording there.

Anything is possible. But history suggests that they really like to seek out the absolute best rooms/consoles/studios to record their stuff and as good as the stuff at The Loft or Maynard's wine cellar might be... I'd imagine that isn't what they're looking for.

Oh good, there's a homophobe here. With that username. Classic.

<t>hellboy1975 said <br/> <br/> joeypants said <br/> Just as an aside, Bob Ludwig masters all of Tool's stuff. He is an amazing craftsman in that arena, and well known opponent of the "loudness wars." <br/> <br/> <br/>  That's an interesting statement, as I've heard him called Bob the Butcher in m...

<t>I don't know why people like to set themselves up for disappointment.<br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> As Hellboy said, Tool is far too big to do the whole "record an album in secret" thing. ESPECIALLY in Los Angeles. Plus, I don't think they'd waste the opportunity to spend a good year milking the whole ...

<r>Just as an aside, Bob Ludwig masters all of Tool's stuff. He is an amazing craftsman in that arena, and well known opponent of the "loudness wars." <br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> If'n you're interested: <br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> <URL url="http://thetrichordist.com/2012/06/28/recording-tips-for-the-lou...

Maynard is an integral part of Tool to me and it wouldn't be "Tool" without him. 

 

That said, I'd donate a kidney to hear a full album side-project with Danny, Adam, Justin and Beth Gibbons from Portishead. 

<t>hellboy1975 said <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> 10,000 Days - The Pot  - Lipan Conjuring - Lost Keys<br/> <br/> That whole section doesn't have the greatest flow.  Going from 10,000 Days to The Pot is kinda jarring and having two segues one after another is not the best.  It's not awful, but it doesn...

You know it's hard for me to pin down. Just a gut feeling really. Honestly I think Aenemia has the worst "flow" of all of them. Not that it's bad or anything.

 

10,000 Days isn't bad at that by any means though. I just think they could do better.

Oh it's definitely going to be one of my favorite albums of the year. I don't feel bad listening, I just prefer to save it all for one big listen rather than hear all of it in pieces and then buy it, knowing what's coming.

<r>Goddamnit. I really did try to restrain myself because I don't want to have heard the whole album before I get it. Nonetheless...<br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.visions.de/news/18114/Intronaut-Exklusive-Premiere"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.visions.de/news/18114/Intron ... e-Premier...

<t>The thing I'd really kill to see them do before it's all over is a "Dark Side of the Moon" type album that's just meant to be played front to back, always, and doesn't work quite as well out of sequence. I know Danny at least has verbally expressed a desire to do this. The problem is, I don't kno...

<t>He meant Rosetta, which they only opened with a couple times in '06. I'd love to see Rosetta come back, although what would really be sweet is Disposition/Reflection returning in the "epic" slot. Or Third Eye again. <br/> <br/>  <br/> <br/> I don't think Eulogy is beyond Maynard at this point at...

Really wish my '07 show had one of those awesome posters. The Crowley, Freud and others were very cool. I saw the in New Orleans and it was the Monkey/Beast one. Didn't appeal to me enough to buy. Harumph.

<t>markuspoop said <br/> If you hit up the potty between opening band and Tool hitting the stage you should be okay on the bathroom situation, no?  I mean unless you got a bladder the size of a walnut or something.<br/> <br/> <br/> Mostly this, yeah. Like I said, no pissing during Tool for me. Ther...

<t>Also, personal preferences and all that... but there are no "bathroom songs" in a Tool set to me. If I were ever forced to pick one though, I'd usually say the first one because there's inevitably awful sound issues in the first song and it doesn't usually settle in until midway through the secon...

Oh good god, the set list changed significantly (for Tool's standards) since 2006. If the 2010/2012 tours didn't quell anyone's propensity for bitching, nothing short of a personal "all requests" set in your living room will.