I love how people get confused in denial when TOOL starts playing in 4/4

@PeteOliva

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly you CAN feel parts of it in 4 but the song is not in 4/4. As a matter of fact, different band members are are playing overlaying different time signatures in some sections!

This whole album is Adam's best work with Tool. His guitar playing on FI is phenomenal.

@mixedmeter

10 ай бұрын

I agree, also think it's Danny's best work too.

I believe it was Justin Chancellor who said this in an interview after the album released that Adam had the main riffs for this as early as Aenima, but they could never quite make sense of it... He said at some point in maybe 2016 or 2017 Danny revisited it and figured out he could do it in 21, and off they went.

@thecoconutgum

2 жыл бұрын

Damn

@joshuaburgin5995

2 жыл бұрын

Damn. That’s cool.

@LIBERTYorD34TH

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard Danny and Justin both talk about the fact that they have a ton of unreleased material, as in full songs, not to mention the many many many many riffs, beats and sections that they have yet to work into full songs, it's kinda crazy. I absolutely looooooove this album and it still seems quite new to me even though it's a few years old, but, I'm dying for them to release more new material.

@GimmeJimmy23

Жыл бұрын

It is completely reasonable that it took 20 years to write this song.

Plus they won a Grammy for this song

@miscmeme

6 ай бұрын

And don't forget sales and streams dethroned Taylor Swift's Album from the number 1 chart. Good times.

watching you try to figure out Tool time signatures is the content i live for.

@crawlingcrabs8306

8 ай бұрын

I'm late to this particular party, but the title of this video should be "David Heretic tries to figure out Tool's time signature."

@leithal1546

20 күн бұрын

It’s annoying.

@gurglinghermits3043

20 күн бұрын

@@leithal1546 that’s just like your opinion man

3 bars of 7. Danny Carey talks about how proud he is of Adam Jones to come up with this monstrous solo. Very well done!

@Egoblivion

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think he said "he went 'stranglehold'..." It's true lol that long spaced out solo section is like Tool's version of "Stranglehold," which is a great song!

@sebfaucher8508

2 жыл бұрын

7x3mpest indeed

Jones wrote part of the song in a super-complex 21/16 time. But 7 is a prevailing theme for this album. It was released on Aug 7th, the album has 7 tracks, and switches between 5/4 and 11/8 time signatures (or a constant, tricky stream of 7/8).

When Tool throws you off so much, you don't even realize a section is in 4/4 at the start 😎 but yes, the main riff that Justin Chancellor wrote in the bulk of the song was in 21/8... the band also noticed that a number of songs they had written on Fear Inoculum were in 7, so Maynard decided to play off that in "7empest" and added some Easter eggs like: 1. a 2. tem- 3. pest 4. must 5. be 6. just 7. that 🤔

I read this on reddit: "I think it'd be most accurately noted 21/16. Compared to the 4/4 sections, the beats in the solo sections come out as semiquavers. It's easier to follow if you try to count them as 3 sets of 7, or vice versa. It's not actually easy, but with practice I'm sure we'll all be headbanging in precise rhythm in just a couple of months."

"More thinking than I wanted to do" 😆 That's Tool for you man: you have to work with them.😉 I'm waiting to see if you ever get to hear Rosetta Stoned by them. It has the most time signature changes of all their songs. I personally love songs that are challenging like this. My favorite Rush song? Cygnus X1 book2.

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Hemispheres is a pain to play live.

@achafilms3968

2 жыл бұрын

Another vote for Rosetta Stone. I cannot find the words wich describe that song.. its not only music, it is something else.. mindblowing.

I think you need to hear Descending next. It’s a sonic masterpiece, and Adam does some incredible guitar work on that one.

@MaddSpazz2000

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, and Invincible

@rubaidaallen2764

2 жыл бұрын

Descending is just the most gorgeous song. I was heartbroken when I didn't get to hear it live in '19. Its absolute perfection 😌

@MaddSpazz2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@rubaidaallen2764same, already had tickets and everythimg. shame

@rubaidaallen2764

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaddSpazz2000 Yeah. The show was incredible. One of the best I've ever been to since seeing them in 2002 during the Lateralus era. Hearing Descending would've been the icing on the cake. Had VIP tix for April 2020 then covid ruined everything. Tears were shed.

@inthedream9127

2 жыл бұрын

Descending might be the greatest song ever written

You don’t need a Eddie Van Halen solo when you have that monster on drums

Also, Maynard was at it again with the timing of his syllables: "A Tempest must be just that"= "1, 2 3, 4, 5, 6, 7"

@chrisdriver7776

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that's why they put a "7" in the title... Just occurred to me.

@pablerry

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisdriver7776 after maynard listen to the music with Adam, he told Adam, "the number 7 comes to my mind" Adam replied "mine too". Watch that in an enterview when they asked MJK about Why the 7 in 7empest.

@jimbojones8978

2 жыл бұрын

@@pablerry If you can remember where, I'd love to watch it. Cheers!

@hvitekristesdod

2 жыл бұрын

Third Eye uses a lot of 7s too

@jamiewatton7732

2 жыл бұрын

CALM be FORE the TOR rent COMES.

Always enjoy your reactions to TOOL! Keep them coming brother.

The time signature working out section 😂😂😂 brilliant 👏

Love people try to count out TOOL songs. LOL

@never5068

2 жыл бұрын

They get confused by the weird pauses. I always thought this intro sounds like old Soundgarden, like "Loud Love".......

I hear a lot of David Gilmore in Adam's guitar work. Adam does more with fewer notes then Slash and Eddie (RIP) COMBINED. ✌

@justinrisen1929

2 жыл бұрын

Omg thankyou.. Ive been saying this since i first listened to Tool in the 90s. Been a PF fan my whole life and David is an idol for me with my guitar playing.... Adam to me is a modern day Gilmour but in Metal obviously. Says so much with a single note and with mastery of sound manipulation. God i love Tool

Great review. Adam Jones is the most underrated guitarist in the history of the rock. There was or is nobody that sounds like Adam, maybe Tom Morello who is also very underrated. They both are close friends who hung out together in LA since the beginning of both TOOL and RATM. Danny gets all the accolades and fame which deservedly so cuz he is the GOAT of drummers, but Adam and Justin are as good technically on the he guitar and bass. Both Top 10 all time on their respective instruments but yea Danny is the GOAT.

@_7empest_10

2 жыл бұрын

Tom and Adam went to the same high school together. Tom’s mom was Adam’s home room teacher in high school.

@jager9022

Жыл бұрын

Tom Morello... underrated?

This album kept getting better for me every time I listened to it. Got to see them live before the pandemic and they played 3 songs off their new album- I wish this would have been none of them. Great reaction as always! 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

Absolute Adam Jones song, yes.

@littledittymusic727

2 жыл бұрын

I love your profile pic! ❤️🤘

Really enjoyed watching you break this down man.. well done D

Dude, your reactions are awesome!! I would like to recommend Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned next, o or Levitation 21 by Tigrian Hamasyan! :)

When I saw Tool in 2019 , right before the pandemic shut everything down, they played some stuff on this album for the first time but the cool part was Danny was wearing a basketball jersey (like he always does) but it was number 7.

@richiec6372

2 жыл бұрын

Feb 21, 2020 Melbourne. Last live show ive seen since lockdown after lockdown 🤘🏻

This is my favorite song off of this album .. Adam's guitar tone and playing is just incredible!!

44 min vid 🔥🔥 Let’s go!!!!

I remember reading an interview with Maynard (Singer) and he walked in the studio to do the vocals for this track and said after he listened to it "we're doing another song in 7 are we?" So he ended up changing the T for Tempest to a 7empest 😂

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhhh, so THAT' S why the 7 is there.

@wozbop

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, Maynard having a little joke. Great reaction as always David by the way!! Keep up the brilliant work!

@TheTurinturumbar

Жыл бұрын

@@THEDavidHeretic didn't want to ruin your 7 likes so count this comment instead.

What I like about Adam Jones's solo playing in the Fear Innoculum album is that it tells just as much of the story as Maynard's vocals. It keeps you emotionally connected to the song. Another good example of this is "Descending". The vocals stop halfway through and Mr. Jones takes over the story line with the band. It's perfect. I don't enjoy those super shreddy guitar solos that completely kick you out of a song and then you stop listening to it, though it's still playing. It's very tedious.

Mind boggling MASTERPIECE 🤘🤘🤘

You're so funny 😅 I can't wait to you reacting to Schism

26:03 - I sit here watching with my popcorn in my hand stuffing my mouth knowing what is yet to come...

I know TOOL is very complex, but I had never seen that you so long time out, I love TOOL, and I feel with you. I'm a Drummer from Germany, I feel the Music, I can play this but only with the Feeling not with Counting, that makes me crazy

21 is such a sacred number, when chanting any mantra it should be at least 21 times 🙏🧘‍♂️🤘(48, 72, 84, 108... 1008...)

I see your mind was melting trying to count out the song so ill break it down for ya: The beginning of the song is in 21/8 or if you want it simpler, 3 bars of 5/8 and one bar of 6/8. The verse of the song features mostly 4/4, before going into a measure of 21/8 again, or one bar of 4/4 and then one bar of 13/8. The verse then comes on again with 4/4 and switches back over to the 21/8 measure once more before going into a bridge that switches from 11/8 and 5/4 in 4 bars. The song then switches back to 4/4 for I think 16 measures (correct me if im wrong) before switching over to a 21/8 5 min part introduced by the bass guitar, which then bring in the drums and vocals which turn the entire 5 min interlude into one big epic guitar solo. The guitar solo ends with a throw back to the very beginning, introducing the 21/8 riff again. With a few changes, the vocals come back in, changing the time signature back to the 4/4 and 13/8 riff, this then is brought to and end with the 21/8 riff at the beginning of the song returning, this time with the guitar being palm muted. The drums then enter in to a drum solo which is ended with the 5/4 and 11/8 part being brought back. Then song then turns into a polymetric version of the 21/8 riff, this time having the 5/4 11/8 part over it. The song then begins the outro with the 21/8 riff back to its original state. Hope this helps you!

I think very few caught on to this. But the “7” in 7empest might be a massive hint on the bar count 😂

I know Tool isn't your favorite band , but from all your videos I've watched, which is a lot , I think you respect they're musicianship more than most other rock bands .

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, their musicianship is top notch, along with their songwriting.

@darensparks

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEDavidHeretic Hey, thanks for taking the time to respond. They're time signatures making your brain hurt does entertain me. I don't have your musical knowledge and I love how you explain this stuff so I can learn more about it. Thanks again!

Tool have mastered the art of picking the listener up, taking them on a journey and then bringing them right back where they found them and letting them off the ride gently.

Hey if you decide to listen to Rosetta Stoned for us do us a huge favor and listen to the 2 segues right before it. so it's : Lipan Conjuring - Lost Keys - Rosetta Stone. It kinda tells a story and gives more context to the song. Without them it doesn't pack the same punch.

@jakefromstatefarm1405

2 жыл бұрын

^^^^^ this

Great reaction, David. Almost up there with your Lateralus reaction. 21 and 8, more Fibonacci numbers trying to test your sanity. If there are ways to lose your mind that can be considered cool, I'd say doing so by be overwhelmed by Tool's brilliance would be one of them. You should definitely do a reaction to "Descending" a great piece. Also check out their cover of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" a great version, great vocals from Maynard as well as great work from the rest. One other reaction you should is one for "The Witness" by Adam Jones. It's an instrumental he did for an animated short that Gibson did to promote Adam's Singnature Les Paul line. It came out last year. Technically it's a Tool instrumental because he has Justin and Danny doing the bass and drums. Great piece worth the time

I still wonder if it's in reference to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. "Does it occur to you,' he went on, 'that at this moment we are walking through the midst of seven million distinct and separate individuals, each with distinct and separate lives and all completely indifferent to our existence?... Millions of them are now sleeping in an empested atmosphere...." Seven Empest

What's the time signature on this tool song? Danny.....yes!

Now Rosetta stoned

@damienducote1851

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been saying the same thing

@jimmyg.6487

2 жыл бұрын

Lateralus almost killed him, you think he's ready?

@theawakener4360

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah!!!

@theawakener4360

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyg.6487 🤣🤣🤣 true story!

@MostlyCloudy

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna see him lose his shit to that one lmaooo

Great a fantastic job all around

Really enjoying your content. Would love your thoughts on Wings for Marie parts 1 & 2. After your first listen check youtube for the 'hidden track'. Someone discovered that laying the tracks over each other with a third track from the end of the album created an entirely new song.

I think it is 7. There were interviews saying they did a lot of songs in 7 on this album, and I think the title is a reference to it also. I could be wrong.

This might be Tool’s magnum opus. Certainly one of their best.

5/4 and 6/8 then 4/4 conbined with 13/8 and i know is crazy, thats why they win a grammy, and there was a part that has 13/8 with 4/4, 10/8, 11/8, 10/8 and 7/8 true madness and if you can bang the head with the song you are the 5th member of TOOL xd

Lmao when you were struggling to figure out the time signature in a 4/4 section at the beginning. Tool is just so good with the syncopated rhythms that they can make 4/4 sound like five/four or seven/four or something. Completely understandable, I did the same thing on my first few listens

It took me months to sort it all out but a thread on Reddit helped me out. In fact, some of the song has different members playing in overlaid different time signatures that line up.

The way I always think of it for simplicity sake(if that's even possible) is essentially 5/4+5/4+11/8, but when you listen to the overall pattern as you count and cut it off where it loops back around, it's really 21/16. Keep in mind I'm coming at this from the angle of a drummer, and when I play, particularly odd time and ANYTHING Tool, I always play by feel without counting and when you do that, 21/16 is the feel.

Ahhh finally! Count those time signatures, my internet monkey, count! :D also, it would have been hilarious if you tried to pronounce my nick, not just spell out the characters :D loved to see you trying to figure it out, you did a lot better than I did in my first listen! See you in next one!

I always forget that Maynard is a part of this song and then right around the 9:45 mark he’s like, “remember me?” I’m never not surprised. 😅

I dabbled a little bit in music and bands in high school. It makes me so happy knowing that if Tool time sigs give YOU fits @7:56 I shouldn't feel so bad about not figuring them out either! Is this why Tool calls the song "7"empest?

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I think this song is what got them the Grammy.

Just one more, first time seeing you do this song, a lot of times when Danny "adds to the count"but stays within the count, more times than not, Danny and Adam will already have their parts of the song finished before James puts the words to it. Oh by the way, you do a great service to those who don't fully understand the guts of music.

Won Grammy for Best Metal Performance

“Such a coordinated attack by the guitar player and drummer”😂

FWIW the part you called fast picking actually isn't. It's a left hand technique. He pulls off one string and then across and hits other dead strings. I saw it first live during invincible where his right hand wasn't matching the triplets I was hearing, and then I recognized he was sounding the final two notes of the triplet with his left hand. He uses the same technique in Jambi.

Thanks for the reaction David. Have you gone back and re-listened to this one? There's a fair bit to take in on one listen.

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

A couple of times.

@Tylerdoesit

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEDavidHeretic so out of totally craziness on my part David. I need to know if your opinion either 1) changed after a couple more listens, or 2) did you have any thing else of note to add that you may have missed the first time? Thanks david

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tylerdoesit I mean, you'll always pick up on more things when you listen to any song again as compared to the first time listening. For example, I noticed the intro was in 4/4 and then went into the 21/8 once the song kicked into full gear. The guitar solo keeps getting better and better with each listen. Things like that.

After watching you struggle, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s pointless to try and figure out what time signature Tool is playing in. 😄

Apart from all the complexities of the song (which I understand,I’m a musician)this track takes you on an aural journey.Being an old fart I listen to something like Close to the Edge(Yes)or Dark Star(Grateful Dead)and being transported(in a smoke free environment,honest).This track does the same.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Stagger Lee live at glastombury 2013 is amazing. It will, at least, shock you. Cheers

His vocals were absolutely way better on Lateralus. This album is from 2019, and that one is from 2000. His vocals were *much* more powerful back then.

@eduardohenriquecarneiroalv6343

2 жыл бұрын

Well, he's almost 20 years older so it's quite understandable and what I'd expect. The dude is almost on his 60s and is still rocking hard.

@j.prt.979

2 жыл бұрын

@@eduardohenriquecarneiroalv6343 Yeah, I know. I said that to clarify that DH doesn’t need to feel weird about saying it. Why else would I say the years?

@eduardohenriquecarneiroalv6343

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.prt.979 ooh I see. Srry about it then.

King Crimson barbershop quartet- “Sit down and have some fun, tap your foot in 21”. You might like them if you don’t already. Bruford is one of my favorite drummers, and Danny Carey said he was a big influence. You won’t be able to do a reaction to them or Robert Fripp will come toilet paoer your house. 😃

When I first started playing bass as a teenager I wanted to learn some tool…that was a mistake lol

Time signature is E=MC2

All you can do is just throw your hands up. Tool are out of this world on this album and this song.

The intro time is actually in 21 time. It’s 5,5,5,6

23:29 the title '7'empest was meant to give a cheeky hint as to the time signature

Regular people hearing Tool for the first time: What is this music? Musicians hearing Tool for the first time: *starts counting time signatures.

Always understood it as Zempest

Like the way u break a song down into time signatures, I don't know anything about a song, only if it sounds great or not, so it is interesting to learn and watch u break it down. #ToolArmy

If the time signature is 7/8... Maybe that's why they put the "7" in the title... Just occurred to me.... Kinda like saying the song is a 7 storm or something.

What about some Nick Cave and The bad seeds dude! Are you up?

Your favorite band must be the COUNTING crows ..& your favorite cereal must be COUNTchocula.....favorite movie ? COUNT of Monte Cristo ?!

I assume that's 7/8 bcz if you isolate drum you will get Macedonian scales Vlatko Stefanovski Miroslav Tadic.

Hence 7empest

7empest aka the riff festival🤟

one cannot have any idea of what a tool track structure is made of

64th notes? I think you're right but I just chalk it up to grace notes at that point

Time flies by when you need to do some math.

Gotta love watching people pull their hair out trying to figure out the time signatures lol

I count the riff in 7/8 (3 times) so yeah, it's more like 21

Hi again David! Back here as promised👀😊 Still not a fan. But...👍

Also another question…have you ever liked a request so much that you HAD to hear more from that band for your own pleasure?

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, there have been several bands that have had that effect on me. It kills me not to go digging, because I reeeeeeeally want to....but if I do that, I might potentially ruin a perfectly good reaction. It's the double edged sword, I want to for personal enjoyment, but I can't because I might cheat all of you in The Fanbase....and that's the last thing I want to do. Sooooooo, I have to sacrifice in order to make sure I give all of you everything I possibly can.

@amassaic

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEDavidHeretic would love to know which bands specifically had that effect!

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

@@amassaic Ohhhhhhh no, I'm not falling into THAT pit....

FYI my friend, Lateralis is pronounced like LADDER ALICE NOT later alis

I can't remember the name of this type of time signature but, Danny adds one off beat but stays within the count.

Adam has a technique where he pulls his finger(s) across the strings to get that fast picking sound …

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

So pull-offs and probably hammer-ons with picking? Better have the timing exactly right or it's gonna fumble and stumble.

@hockeylvr42

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEDavidHeretic I’m pretty sure that technique is one pluck, which is a pull off to open, followed by a muted pluck with the fretted hand on the next higher string, which completes the triplet. Tabbed out it would look like this ------- ------- ------- ------- -----X- -- 3p0---

Is it five/four? no its TOOL... and thanks to Mr. Fibonacci! ;-) As I mentioned... never overanalyse Tool... just enjoy, if you can... sorry for m bad german accent ;-)

It’s 6 songs disguised at 1 song playing make believe that it’s 6 songs.

They use 7 in the title also

Yo why not try some dream theater stuff you will count as f....count of Tuscany, metropolis part 2,octovarium,and on and on.....tool influence them in some way....if you're interesting with tool sound try karnivool, soen,rishloo or lucid planet

I hear Ted nugget influence in Adam’s playing in this one.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤘

I count 5/4 as 123-12 /123-12

I'm here to see you lose your mind again. 🤓😜

16:16 - 16:30 this melody sounds so middle eastern o my ears.

It’s 21/16 or 5/4 - 11/8

7

Sync Danny with the the lead G.

is it 7 maybe