High up on the average Tool fans wish list is a limited edition Undertow CD, and I know many were emotional wrecks after it was sold as a tour exclusive at recent shows. Fret no more Tool fans, this limited* edition reissue is now available for $250 from the Toolband store. It looks great for the most part, and was designed by bassist Justin Chancellor with a pretty nifty package… Read More »$250 Undertow CD now available
Loudwire have a new article online today in which Maynard, Adam and Danny each talk about Undertow on it’s 22nd anniversary. They talk about the album, the motivation behind the band in those days, as well as some further insight into the difficulties they were having with Paul D’Amour at the time: “Paul really wanted to be a guitar player early on,†Carey says. “Even before we started on Undertow,… Read More »Tool talk about Undertow on it’s 22nd anniversary
Word from Tony at KATT FM in Oklahoma is that Maynard has donated platinum copies of Tool’s Undertow and A Perfect Circle’s Mer De Noms to support Oklahoma’s Animal Resource Center which was affected by the recent Tornados. Both albums are signed and there’s even a couple of photo’s to certify that they are legit. According to the webpage: Our first 2 items for auction are the personal RIAA sales… Read More »Maynard donates platinum Tool and APC albums to Animal Resource Centre
Occasionally I get asked to help sell some rare Tool memorabilia, and last week I was approached Tool collector GNX to help sell a rare Undertow studio DAT. This Digital Audio Tape is one of three mastered recordings – one for the CD, one for the LP and one for cassette. This particular one is the cassette version. According to GNX it is the same recording as used on Undertow,… Read More »Rare Undertow Studio DAT silent auction
Got an email today from Rick, who is selling what he claims to be a Master recording of the Undertow album on DAT tape. From the Ebay sale page: There is not much to explain I mean this is the real deal . It was obtained from a personal friend who knew people who worked at larrinkin Management. This particular MASTER RECORDING is for the Cassette Version. NEVER in the… Read More »Undertow Master, Adam Oil Paintings, BDO Updates
A couple of Fourtheye readers today pointed me to a new Youtube video of more Tool footage from the Undertow recording sessions. Features some more footage with Henry Rollins, as well as a stack of drum tracking and general playing around. Also Maynard kissing a parrot. Good times!
I stumbled across an article on Mix today by Sylvia Massy (producer of Undertow) in which she talks about the challenges associated with recording Maynard’s voice on the album. Well worth reading, especially for tech heads: Tool’s Undertow album is filled with blood-vessel-popping screams, like on the song “Crawl Away.†I had heard them in rehearsals, I heard them onstage. But in the studio, Maynard’s screams were lackluster, even with… Read More »Gear Stories With Sylvia Massy
For the Tool Collector who has everything, you can now buy Maynard’s Pants. That’s right – this Ebay auction claims to have the actualy leather pants worn by Maynard in the Undertow photo shoot. According to the description they are “beyond dirty”, and who knows if they’re legit or not! Bidding starts at US$185. Thanks to MrManBack from Toolarmy for the tip.