“What a great metaphor, I hope.” Lol

"Something kind of sad about the way that things have come to be. Desensitized to everything. What became of subtlety? But how can this mean anything to me? If I really don't feel a thing at all. But I'll keep digging till I feel something." This song means so many different things but those lyrics always stood out to me from my teens to now. Almost 30 years later and they still ring true.

@jakefromstatefarm1405

5 ай бұрын

Timeless probably. And that make the message really land 🤘🌀

I was working in Alt-rock radio when this song/album was released in '96 and the opening alone (with the light opening leading up to that first power note) simply blew everyone away. It was our most requested song for weeks. Such an epic album. Still one of my favorites.

Crazy part is, this is from the 90s, before our fairly new addictions to devices and content, even more relevant in this day then ever.

@Lateralus46and2

4 ай бұрын

Why? It's about getting fisted

@livaneyuribe3700

2 ай бұрын

You are damn right, did not think about the release date of that album. This song was never that relevant.

Rosetta stoned next those lyrics are hilarious 😂

Stinkfist is such a banging track, I don't hear much chatter around it, but I'm glad to see it being appreciated for a change.

@jakefromstatefarm1405

5 ай бұрын

They're playing live on the current tour, saw it in OKC 🤘🌀

omg I literally just saw them last night in LA! my first time seeing them live and wow! what an experience! I got goosebumps everywhere just from them walking up on stage at the beginning

@JoeMayo1987

5 ай бұрын

I saw them in Biloxi, MS last month for the first time myself. Amazing show, and they played Stinkfist (my all-time favorite Tool song) last. I was in heaven.

Absolute jam with still relevant message, gotta love Tool

Go see them. I saw them last month. I’m 59 and a lover of all genres of music but that concert should be on everybody’s tiny bucket list.

The live version is even better when they add the extra instrumental..so dope

Nice take! It's all metaphor! Maynard is a genious. ✌️

This is so good live. It's a banger. 🌀

One Tool song I haven't seen alot of "first time hearing" videos on is Opiate (either version). Early Tool and oh, those lyrics.

"Stinkfist" as a song is an excellent example of what Tool is, what Maynard does. Quite often in a Tool song (especially these earlier ones when they were younger and more aggro), Maynard will use the "public-facing" surface layer of lyrics to lead with something crass and dirty, while using his _obviously_ excellent vocal style to link up with the music to create something that feels so much deeper and interesting. You can use that as an entrypoint to make that more interesting connection to the song beyond the amusing crassness if you find the spark for it... Or you can just love the absurdity of Tool making this masterful aural experience of interesting and awesome composition, fascinating vocal and production movement while marrying it to metaphors for dicks and foreplay and sexual deviancy LMAO Whichever mode lands the best and lets you vibe, that's the one you keep! It's so funny though, because regardless of how you _choose_ to take it, you _can_ always find something _else_ buried a little further that _also_ makes sense! Lol this band. That said, as ridiculous as this song's lyrics are, it's been a real standout (among greats) all through the years since I first heard it as a teenager. Stinkfist is the song that you will ALWAYS want to turn up a little more because it's just 👏sooo 👏freakin 👏groovy! Also fun fact: Stinkfist hit the radio as "Track 1" because the name was too saucy, yet they didn't really censor any of the lyrics out, nor the interlude part where he repeatedly whispers something obscene in Portuguese :x

@eggstu

5 ай бұрын

Great point. I think Maynard intends to use sexual inuindo on the surface but generally there is a deeper meaning. Sometimes not though, sometime it's just funny

@jakefromstatefarm1405

5 ай бұрын

What's the whispered lyric?

Tool are Prog Metal (Polymeters) and everything Maynard writes is a Metaphor/Analogy (Sarcastic)... Transcending Emotions/Intellect (Thoughts & Feelings)... Beyond Duality... Wisdom

Way u said stinkfist all innocent had me in stitches 😂

This was a super fun one. Shocking how many giggles this weirdo band can bring you. Giving you that sweet algo ❤ ** P.S. Gave yo band Lemon Tech a follow on Spotify, added “Outside The Lines” and “Heartbreak In Hawaii” to my SuperChill playlist, shared with a friend for a music game were playing, and got you penciled in for rotation for our monthly music night I host as part of an online philosophy group I organize… Thanks for being dope and adding so much value to this big beautiful earth 🌎

It feels like a song about social media before it was even imagined.

I love their breakdowns

“What a great metaphor…I hope…”…..lol😊

I ❤ Val Loving your Tool reactions team

Automatic thumbs up, love you guys!

Always an adventure. Nothing is as it seems😂

saw them play this live last month. so good

Good to see you back buddy 🤘

I like the live version where he puts the Sugarhill gang, White Lines ! And Elvis, Suspicious Minds , in the breakdown .

The over stimulation is everywhere and this is written before 96 when the album came out. I've always heard the 2 different vocals as a conversation

lol what a great metaphor... I hope!

Aenima is my favorite Tool album. The song Aenima and Eulogy and Hooker with a Penis is a must, heck the whole album is. Keep going, you are "learning to swim"

Reading a book can reveal alot Of ideas behind these songs

It’s shoulder deep!

Best song eva...lol

Pushit (studio version) next!!

Check out Tool "push it"

:58 "Drums?" Yes, electronic drum pad(s) to be more precise.

I know the guy claims to know TOOL and have heard the songs, but he's stopped them at the very end a couple times now, and they played them as if he was expecting there to be more than what was left. Which makes me believe he's actually not really either listened to these songs himself, or doesn't actually really know them as well as he thinks. Lol. In essence, he's actually listening for the first time too.

Wings for Marie next. Please and thank you

It’s about desensitization

why the last pauses ? lol . with 5 seconds to go

@shiznitshnitzel4

5 ай бұрын

Same with 46 and 2 reaction lol

@urbanshamanproductions9092

5 ай бұрын

It’s easy to get lost in the music

@vespadoeliseu

5 ай бұрын

@@urbanshamanproductions9092 we just want your coleague to be happy. Check the time bar before pausing. Anyway, thanks for the video.. what a marathon. Was hoping for fear inoculom first song. Hugs.

Yes ,it is a great metaphor,I hope. Ha ha. Now you just have to get through Prison Sex and things should become more comfortable, so to speak. Great job.

My roommate and I split the cost on this one... 96?

Bass in the beginning, right?

@Insolent8

5 ай бұрын

Danny is the one playing the intro in the more recent live videos of it so I'm not positive, but it's probably him on the album version too.

@heyskipj

5 ай бұрын

ty! @@Insolent8

Y’all are really hitting your groove with these now. As for the song and the year it was written, if Maynard were to update it for today (almost 30 years omg) we’d be well beyond the shoulder. Maybe full on body with just a foot sticking out. Turn around and grab my toe.

Call away or bottom doesn't get a lot of reviews in their

Just a thought - I don’t see many lyric reaction (or audio) for HWAP. Ahem Just saying’ But, Val will need to read the lyrics - with first hearing.

must keep scrolling… feeling weak.

here is a short list of best tool songs in no order, ... aenima , 46/2, eulogy, stinkfist, sober, the pot jumped on eventually.... notice how it's been decades since... it's not an accident oh, and since "misinterpretation" is kind of like the favorite pastime if not an actual credo of many tool fans, i just want to point out that these are the absolute, unquestionable best songs the band has ever produced but NOT their only good songs... they've made many many more songs that are actually good and can be listened to repeatedly... but these are better

@digirack5379

5 ай бұрын

I’m confused by this comment lol

@thedrumfreak97

5 ай бұрын

@@digirack5379 You're not alone...

Your guy is sooooo f!!!!!!!!

Too much low mids in your vocal but otherwise very cool!

Too much stops. Say to you guy that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!