Everyone talks about the brilliant lyrics, Maynard's vocal skill, Danny's absolute dominance, etc. But you're touching on yet another level of TOOL, and that is the incredible production and engineering that goes into their albums. Their music SOUNDS incredible!!! So far, you're the only Reactor I've heard talk about that aspect of ANY band's offering, and I am here for it!!! 👍🏼😁 So you know, I've been with you since your Reaction to, Beth Hart - Am I the One. 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥

@ptbfan

4 жыл бұрын

You nailed it. And Maynards vocals as an instrument. Then you add the lyrics. You could have a channel on each of these aspects and still not fully grasp the experience of each song. Perfect.

The lyrics for this song are so savage.. “not all martyrs see divinity, but at least you tried...”

This song is so badass

On this song they do such a nice job of bringing you in, showing you your seats, inviting you to look around and get comfortable before the lyrics even begun... almost like casting a spell

I'm patiently waiting for Third Eye.

@lowellupchurch1609

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone is. "I want it nowwwww!"- Veruca Salt

This whole album is absolute fire. Love that you're going through the whole discography, keep it up!

And the shame here is Nirvana won a Grammy for best album ( unplugged) instead of this masterpiece 😔everyone was like wtf !!

@masterofdisguise9564

4 жыл бұрын

Tbh that was still a great album, but it shouldn’t have beaten this.

@kankifeis

3 жыл бұрын

Nirvana unplugged was great. Tool doesn't need trophys they the best and everybody knows it

This record definitely got into my soul but Pushit (Salivel version) changed me forever.

@gowsif_dnb

4 жыл бұрын

♡

This is the first album with Justin Chancellor on bass, and it was a game changer. One of the greatest bassists of all time

@Brotha_Teresa

4 жыл бұрын

There is still some contention that Paul helped write a few of the songs from Ænima and even recorded them on earlier demos. On your second statement, you’re 100% correct. I believe Justin was one of the main reasons their sound moved away from the anger and into the mystical.

@Fakename70

4 жыл бұрын

dmelanconjr It’s not mere contention. D’Amour is given songwriting credits on the LP and performed some of the tracks live in ‘94-‘95.

@gowsif_dnb

4 жыл бұрын

@@Brotha_Teresa he wrote at least the bones of the bass parts for half the album. There's a demo version of the album with Paul somewhere on KZread.

@gowsif_dnb

4 жыл бұрын

@@Brotha_Teresa kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZZtxZivg9fOqtY.html

9:53 is one of the most difficult drum patterns I’ve ever heard, it sounds simple until you try and play it and you brain melts.

@willie1062

4 жыл бұрын

I hear that, kinda like the poly rythems he does in Lateralis 🤯

@grahamtingley6213

4 жыл бұрын

Been saying this for years, and no one ever talks about that insanity. Same with the hi-hat/bass poly rhythm he does in the middle part of Lateralus.

@BigNizzle

4 жыл бұрын

Danny is the polyrhythm master

@clintwood9472

4 жыл бұрын

So true. That pattern and the constant pattern in Sober are two of my favorites of his. It took me waaaaay longer than I'm comfortable admitting to learn how to play Sober. And it's definitely one of his least complex polyrhythms.

@pabloscobar958

4 жыл бұрын

its not just what hes playing its how S M O O T H hes playing it, godlike

I love it, as you go forward, you're going to keep saying that the song you just listened to is one of your favorites. After years and years of this, I've just decided that "Every Tool song is better than every other Tool song". And, Tool's worst song, whatever that happens to be is so much better than most bands masterpieces.

@gowsif_dnb

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. All of that, yes.

When I close my eyes and listen, I’m back in my dorm in college hearing this song for the first time... probably wondering what I’d be doing today, over 20 years later. Glad to see the important things didn’t change.

Aenima is my favorite album of theirs. This, 3rd eye and pushit are beyond amazing

This is one of my favorite Tool songs also. I saw them do this song live in 1998 at my first Tool show and it has been a highlight out of the many times I have seen them since then. And they played Flood that night also.

Eulogy is the song that pulled me onto the wagon too

I've been a Tool fan forever. I've seen them twice. Eulogy will always be my favorite. Some of their songs get to this level, but its tough to surpass. I guess Rosetta Stoned reached that level as well.

"Back and to the left." That has to be one of the greatest Bill Hicks references ever hidden in a song.

the clicking is actually the guitar and the beeping melody during the clicking is maynard singing into a megaphone, clickin it on and off for the beeps! you can actually hear him start the notes in the background before he clicks the megaphone, so creative

Ah man, so good watch you listen to this stuff for the first time. You appreciate the finer details, great to see. The producer on this album and Lateralus is amazing. The dynamics and detail in the mix on these albums is really really high level.

I'm sure someone has said this already, but that noise at the beginning is actually not Danny. It's Adam picking the guitar strings between the nut and machine head.

@sean_b_drummer

4 жыл бұрын

Graham Tingley I always thought it sounded like someone tapping on a 16oz, glass Coke bottle. 🤪😁

@becjasl

4 жыл бұрын

I went to one of the tool music workshops things a few years ago. I was a few feet from Adam. They played this and I was blown away Adam played that part. It always sounded like claves to me...

As huge a fan I am of Maynard's vocals, the genius of Tool's mixing is letting the vocals sit in the back. That's like a cardinal sin in commercial music.

It's nice seeing someone giving props to the engineers.

This is one of my favorites also. This song has on display just about everything we appreciate about what they can do. The beautifully layered build ups, the amazing sound effects used just the right way. Perfectly placed changes that never seem overdone or out of place. Multiple amazing riffs in one tune, and of course top notch playing and singing from each member. All the instrumentals serve the song and mesh seamlessly. And of course the intriguing and brilliantly written lyrics by Maynard. Incredible band.

Incredible disgrosstingly good reaction...I think you used the perfect word to sum up this song, and in essence this particular album = thunderous. I mentioned on a previous comment that the sound of Aenima is sonicallybig & powerful and it just floors you. SUGGESTION: as you go in album order perhaps you revisit the songs you've reached to but do the lyrical dissection. Never waste a second or third or fourth opportunity to react to any of these songs!

@rhisilver969

4 жыл бұрын

jonathan miller I like this idea. Any reason to see Dramasyde hear Aenema again

Eulogyto me is like a crash course in the tool catalog, it holds all elements in their rawest forms, other songs are more complex and more varied but it lays out how they build tunes , uses many of the fundamentals they use a lot, its a foundation track for sure and a master piece of music regardless

Tool is what introduced me to a masterful panning of sounds too. The way their songs just dance around your headphones when you listen to them is like no other when they do exactly what you said, pan like 25%-50% to left or right. It creates such a rich soundscape that some artist really miss out on by not taking advantage of things like that. Great insight once again!

You are in the rabbit hole now! But you must go even deeper!

Shhh...you had me at "disgrossting."

This song still gets me after over 20 years!! ✌🏽🤘🏼💪🏼

Descending. The production, sound and emotions it takes you through is jaw dropping.

You, sir, are an absolute gem! I truly love and appreciate your knowledge and breakdown of all these songs. Keep it up with Tool. I have subscribed to watch you break down their full catalog.

@DramaSydETV

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

Thank you for making my morning! Can't wait for more to come.

9:53 is one of my favorite Carry drums beats. To me is sounds amazing and its used for like 15 seconds. Lol.

This is one of my favorite Tool songs of all time because of how in-your-face it is. It demands your attention. 💙 from Texas! P.S. I love your nerdy, in-depth musical brain. It mixes so well with mine. 😁

@DramaSydETV

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@mistymichelle9957

4 жыл бұрын

@@DramaSydETV And you know this! Man!! 🤣🤣🤣

Love your insights into the engineering and recording... Kerp going Buddy! Spiral Out!

Unbelievable song, Thank you for reacting to it. Still one of my favorite TOOL songs!

Awesome reaction. So intelligent. Thank you from a long time Tool fan.

Very unique and refreshing to see reactions from a producer. I very much enjoy seeing people's reactions from all aspects but I enjoy yours probably thee most. You make points I only subconsciously think about pertaining to all that is tool. Spiral out brother! 🤟

Push it is the best my friend, love the video!

One of my favorite Tool songs. Just so damn impressive

Love this song!

Learning more and more about mixing and mastering, it makes me wonder how many musicians have written absolutely amazing music, but have no knowledge of how to properly master and mix the music they’ve written, which causes it to sound flat and dull, when it could be so much more full and have so much more depth.

No band comes close to Tool. But try DEFTONES: "Passenger" Maynard sings backup on this one.

Eulogy is one of my favorites to rock out on guitar. A lot of cool riffs.

You're the first "reacter" I've subscribed to. I think it's bc you "talk shop" with sound mixing. It's all Greek to me, so you could be blowing smoke and I'd have no idea...but it's a step above other reacters so I feel like you're producing a solid product as opposed to another "man that's fire" video. I like reaction videos but they're kind of a guilty pleasure in that you're tuning in for the high likelihood of a stranger agreeing with something you already think is dope...so you run the risk of creating your own echo chamber of bobbing heads like "yeah, the shit you like IS dope". BUT TOOL IS DOPE. And you are an intelligent reviewer. Keep up the good work.

I really enjoy your Tool reactions and commentary. Very intelligent and well perceived.

@DramaSydETV

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Michael!

I had a feeling you were going to love the mix for this album. Savor these Aenima and Lateralus reactions. Those mixes are pure braingasms.

Love you bro! This song man, this song…

In my opinion, Maynard's best scream on any song.

Loved this reaction and how you talk about the mixing being as brilliant as the rest of the music.

@Fakename70

4 жыл бұрын

Their best work was with Bottrill.

Thank you Sir, for more TOOL! Cheers friend!🤙🤘

fun fact: the rhythm thing at the intro is actually Adam Jones playing the high tension small pieces of strings that's between the guitar bridge and the tailpiece. cool, huh?

Great reaction as usual. It’s like you allow each song to pick your brain and I love it.

@DramaSydETV

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

Great insights. Not nerdy... passionate!

Eulogy has always been my favorite song on Aenema. Danny's drum pattern in the breakdown at 5:20 that has the open high hat on 4, the and of 1 and 3 has always been one of my favorites of his. Something very relaxing, and easy, and just tasty about it.

Great reaction! Was interesting getting your thoughts from a mixing point of view. Would be great to also explore your interpretation of their lyrics. I've enjoyed your reactions more than most other channels doing Tool reactions. Keep them coming!

Thank you for reacting to this song, this whole album is perfect. I appreciate your take on music and the production that goes into it. I'm not just saying this, you are the only person worth watching do these reactions because you are genuine and honest. Plus you love tool and I'm extremely bias on that front I won't even lie lol. Looking forward to the next track, thanks again.

You mentioned sampling and it reminded of another artist that burst onto the scene in the same era, but a totally different genre (Trip-Hop). I cannot recommend DJ Shadow's debut album "Endtroducing" enough (side note: it came out the same month as Aenima). At the time I was very deep into heavy metal and grunge (and Tool) but then I stumbled upon the single from DJ Shadow "Midnight In A Perfect World" on late night radio and I ran down the trip-hop rabbit hole as fast as I could. But I digress. DJ Shadow's debut album was the first album to be constructed of 98% samples; cut from hundreds (if not thousands) of obscure vinyl tracks. It's a work of art which you may appreciate. Just thought I'd through that out there.

From canada, here for the TOOL, thank you for the perspective of the 45%-25% idea, I do not play music, however, I respect and appreciate educated people like yourself when I hear you. Cheers friend!🤙🤘

Yesssss. My man

legend has it, that break down is the best thing danny himself has said he's played.

I think its the other way around Tool took what the grunge bands were doing, and also what peeps like Meshuggah (the poly rhythms and grinding low riffs, as Meshuggah are very heavy, not accessible as Tool) and early prog stuff like Floyd, King Crimson and some Zepplin, They rose to fame in a big way after grunge, , they represent a synthesis and a kind of distilled perfection of the guitar music in that period in my eyes.

Eulogy is one of my favorites. I use to have an amazing car stereo with tremendous base and this song would totally kick ass. It was a block party. Lol Cheers and love and respect your reviews and experiences.

Hey , you should. Check out a Tool documentary called Tool The Ultimate Review. It talks about Tools influences and producing the albums . It goes back to Tools beginnings with Green Jellio. It’s actually quite fascinating, it talks about the transition from Hair Metal of the 80s to alt Rock in the 90s and how Tool fit in to that era. It’s about 90 mins it’s hard to not pause it if you step away it’s that good.

'We need the fuckin' space to nail the next fool martyr'

Keep going DramaSydE. I can't wait til you hear how Wings Pt 1&2(10,000 Days) sound

Incase someone hasn't already mentioned it, Eulogy is about the late great comedian Bill Hicks. You should definitely check him out. He influenced comedy much the same way Tool has influenced heavy metal.

Yessss this one of my favorite songs from them. This album is badgers start to finish.

Great job once again my man!

@DramaSydETV

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

a real gem this one

Eulogy was when I first became aware of Tool. 🔥🔥🔥

There’s speculation that this song is about L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of scientology. Maynard has a strong documented disdain for the church of scientology. He once baa’d like a sheep for an hour at a concert after finding the venue was owned by the church. But as with most tool songs, the lyrical interpretation is left to the listener.

Hi Drama, I've been enjoying your videos and the insight you bring to the production aspect of one of my favorite bands. This is especially because I happen to be totally deaf in one ear, so I can't hear in stereo, so some of these engineering effects are unfortunately lost on me, because I have to mash everything into mono so that I don't miss any of the content. I was wondering if you know of any tips, equipment, settings, or whatever, that can increase a monaural person's ability to enjoy the finer details of quality production, I'd be all ear to hear it.

TOOL is always mindblowing

Ok I'm old the beginning sounds like an video 🎮 then to 70s rock loved it. A great trip

@DramaSydETV

4 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

There was a bootleg video of this song live back in like 03/04 recorded in the 90s maynard was singing but moving in circles and the video screen behind him had giant robots or ants on it, for some reason this reminded me of it.

I love your reviews mate. I get your drift about the pan. You have a Trained ear whereas most subs don't. 😂✌❤

Great insightful review! To a slightly under rated song imo. Good to see you at full power.

@DramaSydETV

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

No one is doing it like Tool in 2020 either champion. Great reaction.

The intensity in Maynard’s vocals through Lateralus is something I sometimes miss. But, I watched an interview with him(forget when and where), and he spoke about the anger/rage from his younger days and what music did for his therapy, his release, his growth. And he’s not angry like that anymore, his art did it’s job. When people stay with a band or artist simply because they stay the same for decades, I question it now and ask if the group or singer is really an artist, or merely a performer.

AWESOME REACTION Bro

I’m pretty sure this was the last album Adam used his Marshall primarily on guitar recordings. He starting using diezel amps on the next album, his tone became more consistent and developed. He uses a bunch of amps when recording when needed, but his made that move after this album. He also got a pedal called the chopper (?) that has a full foot pedal to pan the guitar, chop it up. equipboard.com/pros/adam-jones

They are the zepplin of the 90s.

If you like to listen for mixing check out Yours is no Disgrace by Yes.

Might as well give up trying to pick your favorite Tool song. It comes down to whatever the last song you listened to becomes your favorite. There's no shame in that. I've been a fan since Sober dropped in 1993, and I don't even try picking a favorite.

They always have a tasty audio mix and master

Danny owes a lot to Bill Bruford. Listen to Discipline (1981) by King Crimson. Adam owes a lot to Buzz Osborne (King Buzzo), who was also the main influence on Kurt Cobain. Listen to Ozma (1989) from Melvins.

good morning from NYC great way to start my Sunday so thank you for that you talkin about tool influencing those other groups so now where does tool get it from ? some say look at it this way Pink Floyd and Rush (not sure if you checked them yet) had a baby and named it Tool i always get a kick outta that and it aint wrong

@chriscary516

4 жыл бұрын

Bushanie24 don’t forget about King Crimson Danny’s fav band .

I say this as a 45-year-old married man with a STAUNCH record of heterosexuality, you have a smooth voice, you should be doing radio! Love the channel.

It's hard for me to choose between Eulogy and Pushit for favorite Tool song. Of course Opiate is in the mix as well, but that's a different mood.

One does not "listen" to Tool. One "absorbs" Tool.

Danny Carey is the drum goat .. Danny is who you compare all other drummers to Eulogy is one of tools most underrated songs .. it's fucken awesome .. saying that .. every tool song is fucken awesome.

I get what you're saying🙂🙂🙂

You are quite cerebral. And you get Tool. My brother, you and I would definitely be friends.

you got to check king crimson - discipline and you will understand the influence on a lot of progressive rock and Tool . but nobody writes lyrics like mjk

God requested TOOL at her bday party, but they declined, because she was to divinely into herself!🤙🤘

Bro do a reaction for The Stixxx No Looking Back

I think your ready for Lateralus.

9:53 ⚠️🚫 pls do not try this at home !

You deserve no deslike my friend