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My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:17 am
by hellboy
I'm starting a new series of articles on Fourtheye today, mainly due to a general shortage of news. The goods is that there's a competition. Details below!
Things are quiet up in the Loft, perhaps a little too quiet. While we all await some news regarding a new album, I thought I’d take some time to indulge myself and publish my personal Tool top 10. You may agree, you may disagree, that is both expected and welcomed. Feel free to discuss my selections are reasoning, as well as add your own.

If anyone feels like having a bit of fun, then feel free to predict my top 10 in the comments below. Should anyone nail it, I’ll send them a little something from my collection. Just to help you out a little, here’s the first one (as well as a significant hint as to what else I may or may not pick later). Entries close at the same time I post #9, which will be on Friday afternoon Aussie time.

When I first started to create my top 10 Tool tracks, the first thing I did what look at the track listing for each album, and then wrote down my “essential” tracks from each album. This got me to 15 tracks, several of them from Undertow. However while whittling down to create a top 10, I ended up disregarding everything else from the album except for Flood.

Flood to me is an interesting track, more than anything else on Undertow is shows to me at least, the direction Tool will take on it’s next three albums. The track is half instrumental, and to my ears just a little more progressive than the hard rock styles of the rest of the album.

The track also highlights Paul’s work on the bass. The bass sound on Undertow is still one of my favorites, and this track accentuates it beautifully.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:28 am
by markuspoop
10. Flood
9. Eulogy
8. Schism
7. Rosetta Stoned
6. Pushit
5. The Grudge
4. Stinkfist
3. Third Eye
2. Lateralus
1. Aenima

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:44 am
by not tyson
Does it have to be in any sort of order?

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:58 am
by Kittaan
Just gave it a shot. Shit, I sweated getting down to my top 20 tracks. Very heavily Aenima and Lateralus weighted, which comes as a surprise to likely nobody.

Getting those down to 10 is not something I look forward to, so I'll pass for now.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:00 am
by hellboy
Yes, order has to match mine, however since it's unlikely anyone will get the right order, I may award a prize to someone who gets all 10 right.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:29 am
by not tyson
10 Ticks and Leeches
9 Eulogy
8 Rosetta Stoned
7 Flood
6 Hooker with a penis
5 The Grudge
4 Third eye
3 46 & 2
2 Aenima
1 Lateralus

meh

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:42 am
by Busty McCracken
10: Flood
9: Opiate
8: Jambi
7: Aenima
6: 46 & 2
5: Reflection
4: The Grudge
3: Eulogy
2: Lateralus
1: Pushit

Easy! Now give me my prize!

EDIT: If Salival is included, I'll swap Reflection for You Lied

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:44 am
by doors
10. Lipan Conjuring
9. (-) Ions
8. Cesaro Summability
7. Disgustipated
6. Die Eier Von Satan
5. Eon Blue Apocalypse
4. Parabol
3. Message to Harry Manback
2. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman)
1. Intermission

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:23 am
by hellboy
Busty McCracken wrote: EDIT: If Salival is included, I'll swap Reflection for You Lied
All Tool releases are included, however selecting something from Salival is likely to end is disappointment.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:24 am
by not tyson
doors wrote:10. Lipan Conjuring
9. (-) Ions
8. Cesaro Summability
7. Disgustipated
6. Die Eier Von Satan
5. Eon Blue Apocalypse
4. Parabol
3. Message to Harry Manback
2. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman)
1. Intermission
I wanted to do this, I should have done this.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:42 am
by The Boss
Wait, is this your "favourite" top ten, or what you consider to be the "essential" representation of TOOL? While the two may very well overlap, the distinction is incredibly important.

If this is a dumb question, feel free to call me out. All good.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:43 am
by The Boss
doors wrote:10. Lipan Conjuring
9. (-) Ions
8. Cesaro Summability
7. Disgustipated
6. Die Eier Von Satan
5. Eon Blue Apocalypse
4. Parabol
3. Message to Harry Manback
2. Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman)
1. Intermission
Brilliant. Give this man a boobie prize, at least.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:40 pm
by MOG
hellboy wrote:Things are quiet up in the Loft, perhaps a little too quiet
^ Nice another opportunity to take a shot at Tool........fuck i will pass this time have your fun you fucking delusional TTFs.

BTW: 10,000 Days is not their best album but fuck I can't believe no one has included Wings in their top 10. Tool fans *insert random facepalm here*

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:48 pm
by The Boss
MOG wrote:
hellboy wrote:Things are quiet up in the Loft, perhaps a little too quiet
^ Nice another opportunity to take a shot at Tool........fuck i will pass this time have your fun you fucking delusional TTFs.

BTW: 10,000 Days is not their best album but fuck I can't believe no one has included Wings in their top 10. Tool fans *insert random facepalm here*
I'd put "Wings 2" in there if it were an "essential" list.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:36 pm
by markuspoop
Can we just skip the dramatics and give me the prize already?

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:04 pm
by limeygringo
Here's my shot in the dark :
10. Flood
9. Opiate
8. HWAP
7. Jimmy
6. The Grudge
5. Eulogy
4. Pushit
3. Ænema
2. Lateralus
1. 46&2

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:02 pm
by fulcanelli
1. Schism
2. Vicarious
3. Aenema
4. Opiate
5. Reflection
6. Lateralus
7. Third Eye
8. Rosetta Stoned
9. 46 & 2
10 Flood

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:29 pm
by UndKeineZwEier
markuspoop wrote:10. Flood
9. Eulogy
8. Schism
7. Rosetta Stoned
6. Pushit
5. The Grudge
4. Stinkfist
3. Third Eye
2. Lateralus
1. Aenima
God damn it.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:44 pm
by Ravenpig
Jambi
Stinkfist
Forty Six & 2
Schism
Flood
Lost Keys
Rosetta Stoned
Lateralus
Vicarious
Aenema

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:48 pm
by markuspoop
UndKeineZwEier wrote:
markuspoop wrote:10. Flood
9. Eulogy
8. Schism
7. Rosetta Stoned
6. Pushit
5. The Grudge
4. Stinkfist
3. Third Eye
2. Lateralus
1. Aenima
God damn it.
Why does something tell me you would've posted practically the same list as I have........

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:05 pm
by UndKeineZwEier
markuspoop wrote:
UndKeineZwEier wrote:
markuspoop wrote:10. Flood
9. Eulogy
8. Schism
7. Rosetta Stoned
6. Pushit
5. The Grudge
4. Stinkfist
3. Third Eye
2. Lateralus
1. Aenima
God damn it.
Why does something tell me you would've posted practically the same list as I have........
Well because it's clearly the correct list, of course.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:26 pm
by insertcrypticnamehe
lack of Intolerance disgusts me, goddamn hippies

had to register just to register my disgust

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:46 pm
by hellboy
No one has posted the correct list yet, though some are close. Got a little over 24 hours to get you lists in.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:31 pm
by markuspoop
I'd bet dollars to donuts my list is the closest.

Re: My Tool Top 10

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:57 pm
by The Boss
So, no one's going to answer my question?

Thanks.