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Not Tyson wrote:Maynard's dick is my pick for #1, we all know how hard Hellboy has been riding it for over a decade plus.
This... was actually fairly funny. But seriously, if it's Aenima you should post the shitty bootleg from the live Canadian (I think Montreal) show with Maynard painted blue and white and dancin' a foo.
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Many of you have already worked out what my number one is by using your powers of deduction. The same powers that you use to pull the mystery clues from each of Blair’s newsletters.

Number one is of course Aenema. To be honest the top 3 tracks on my list (Third Eye, Lateralus and Aenema) are pretty much interchangeable.

There’s a number of reasons I like Aenema enough to proclaim it number one. Firstly, the lyrics are the perfect blend of metaphor and straight up anger. And they are delivered in the best possible way. Sure, Maynard hits some higher notes in other songs, and the screams maybe aren’t the best, but as far as nailing the theme and emotion of the song, Maynard nails it here.

Musically, Danny shines on this track as well. While the first half of the song is pretty standard Tool fare, the brutal second half shows off some of the more unique moments Danny is able to bring to the band. Justin and Adam both make solid contributions to the track as well, albeit in a more subtle way than Maynard & Danny.

Lastly, Aenema also has the best Tool video. I can never get enough of that little guy being thrown around the box.
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hellboy wrote:Many of you have already worked out what my number one is by using your powers of deduction. The same powers that you use to pull the mystery clues from each of Blair’s newsletters.

Number one is of course Aenema. To be honest the top 3 tracks on my list (Third Eye, Lateralus and Aenema) are pretty much interchangeable.

There’s a number of reasons I like Aenema enough to proclaim it number one. Firstly, the lyrics are the perfect blend of metaphor and straight up anger. And they are delivered in the best possible way. Sure, Maynard hits some higher notes in other songs, and the screams maybe aren’t the best, but as far as nailing the theme and emotion of the song, Maynard nails it here.

Musically, Danny shines on this track as well. While the first half of the song is pretty standard Tool fare, the brutal second half shows off some of the more unique moments Danny is able to bring to the band. Justin and Adam both make solid contributions to the track as well, albeit in a more subtle way than Maynard & Danny.

Lastly, Aenema also has the best Tool video. I can never get enough of that little guy being thrown around the box.
what do you think their second best video is?

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Parabol is the second best video.
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What the fuck

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I've always loved Aenema but this version is just terrible
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Yeah the Parabola video has got to be my favorite... surrealism at it's finest.
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Note I said Parabol for a reason - that part of the video is much much better than the second half (which is still pretty cool).
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hellboy wrote:Note I said Parabol for a reason - that part of the video is much much better than the second half (which is still pretty cool).
racist bastard haha
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It's not rocket science, he's referring to Tricky
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Not Tyson wrote:It's not rocket science, he's referring to Tricky
Yeah, I get that, not sure what that makes me racist though.
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it doesn't. hence the 'haha'

it's just the only part of any of tool's videos with a black dude. funny you singled that portion out as subpar.
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Never said it was sub par at all.
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hellboy wrote:Never said it was sub par at all.
I hope the next Tool album doesn't have one song that can be described as such.
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Can any TOOL song be described as "sub par"?
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children wrote:Can any TOOL song be described as "sub par"?
nope and here's to keeping that streak going. the 7 years of writers block worries me, slightly.
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My top 10 Tool songs would go like this:

10. Rosetta Stoned

9. Flood

8. 46 & 2

7. Jerk-Off

6. Jambi

5. Pushit

4. Third Eye

3. Wings I & II

2. The Grudge

1. Lateralus
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The only sub par Tool song is Swamp Song. Fuck that song.
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hellboy wrote:The only sub par Tool song is Swamp Song. Fuck that song.
I've been warned not to post, refer to or even think about that song while you're online lol.
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hellboy wrote:The only sub par Tool song is Swamp Song. Fuck that song.
Fuck off with that shit. Swamp Song is FANTASTIC

Now the first half of The Pot.....borderline sub par ;)
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Well you could kinda say they're both sub par, they're both about SUBterranean murkiness.
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N.Y.H.C. wrote:
hellboy wrote:The only sub par Tool song is Swamp Song. Fuck that song.
I've been warned not to post, refer to or even think about that song while you're online lol.
never fear, Hellboy is just weary of the depth of lyrical output on that one... for him, it's quite a scary exercise in self loathing
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I'll have to think of my top nine in order but I know that "reflection" has been my fav tool song maybe fav song period , it's just about perfect in every way.
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Time to revisit this thread now that Fear Inoculum is out. Here's my old list (at least what was my top 10 when this thread started):

1. Aenima
2. Lateralus
3. Third Eye
4. The Grudge
5. Stinkfist
6. Pushit
7. Eulogy
8. Hooker with a Penis
9. Jambi
10. Flood

After 30 seconds of thought, my top 6 would remain the same, but:

1. Aenima
2. Lateralus
3. Third Eye
4. The Grudge
5. Stinkfist
6. Pushit
7. Invincible
8. Jambi
9. Pnuema
10. Flood

I reckon Descending would be knocking on the door at no. 11. I would say that anything down to about 15 I'd find pretty interchangable depending on mood. I'd probably include 7empest in that as well.
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