Tool- 10,000 Days

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Della H

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Tool
10,000 Days
Tool Dissectional/Volcano Entertainment
May 2, 2006
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So by now you should easily have figured out by my Username and my posts that I am a Tool fan, no not just fan, I'm a Tool fanatic and I am willing to admit that. Tool is by far the biggest influence on me ever since I've been listening to music and I will defend them to the end, I understand Tool is one of those banRAB you either love or you just don't and in no way do I push my love of Tool on anyone, this is a critical review of their album and I want to keep it that way.

So here we go, time to swing on the spiral! Tool has evolved from their 1992 EP Opiate to their most recent album released in 2006, 10,000 Days, both musically, dynamically, and lyrically. 10,000 Days is as much as a personal album for Maynard James Keenan as it is a progressive evolution for the other members of the band, as Maynard lets loose with the more rawness and emotion than on any other album, Danny, Justin, and Adam show how well they feel off each other while showing their own individual skills.

10,000 Days kicks off with "Vicarious" a loud and dynamic song dealing with America's obsession with television, violence, and tragedy. The music itself reminRAB me of Lateralus' "The Grudge,"(which isn't a bad thing or a good thing) it starts off with Adam Jones playing which starts off rythmically and builRAB into a crescendo with Danny and Justin all played in a 5/4 signature. Maynard convicts us as listeners with the lyric "Cause I need to watch things die / From a distance / Vicariously, I live while the whole world dies / You all need it too, don
 
Nice review, I look forward to reading many more by you. I am a Tool fan myself and Aenima is my favourite album by them. Good to see someone share my same opinion on this album too. One thing that dissapoints me with many Tool fans is the underrated Undertow album, i really place it highly as one of my favourite albums even if it is sort of solely just the angry side of Tool.
 
Dude, well done. This is a great album and after reading this review, I'm gonna go back and listen again!
And I have to agree. Personally, Lateralus is my favorite and, for me, this one doesn't rank with it. But it's an extremely good effort and has got some excellent tracks.
I feel like this album is more song-driven. I feel like albums like Aenima and Lateralus are extremely album focused (especially Lateralus), while the focus on this one is placed more on the songs themselves.
Did anyone else get this feel?
 
Thanks! Yeah personally Lateralus is my favorite album as a whole, just the way it seems to flow together and fit and Aenima is my second favorite. 10,000 Days and Undertow I would put on the same plateau, but I know what you're saying people don't think its a very good album but its got so much emotion and personally "Undertow" is in my top 5 songs by them.
 
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