Justin didn’t begin playing with Tool until halfway through Aenima. Prior to that Paul D’amour was their bassist. Justin has been credited as the catalyst for their evolution into the sound they now maintain. But Paul was a pioneer.
Sweat is 1st on Opiate. In that short song is a hint of everything they've grown into. I don't think Justin changed their sound. He just does it a lil different than Paul. It still fits
Nah, As a bass player for over 20 years, Paul was clutch but he was still within the scope and pocket. Justin took them musically way beyond that. Now, I love this song and this era but if you think that Paul is anywhere near Justin as a musician and a contributor, you are an idiot.
@@munkeeBraynStoo Justin didn't just change their sound: Justin is what made TOOL TOOL! No one, probably not even they know it, but without this change, TOOL would have remained one of the great bands to emerge in the 90s and, if they had lasted long enough, today we will talk about them as we talk about Faith No More or Alice In Chains. .. Beautiful, unrepeatable, grandiose.... But not TOOL.
If you’ve ever pondered how the Tool Army was amassed, imagine a generation that heard this in full album form at 10 yrs old to 20 yrs old. That’s where the OG’s come from, to turn a phrase. Love your channel!👍
I’m a 1%er as I prefer Paul D’Amour over Justin, but they are both my favorite bassists. It’s just that Paul is actually playing bass more traditionally on Undertow and Opiate. Fun fact: Paul is the current bassist for Ministry.
I also was more into Paul's heavy/aggressive basslines and playing style over Justin's more melodic and technical approach, but - of course - like them both. There's just NOTHING like that bass intro to "Hush", though.... 🖤
I would argue that if Paul had stuck with the band, Tool may never have found the sound that most of us love them for. While I really like Undertow, the more conventional bass lines in early Tool are exactly what feels slightly off to me. Without Justin’s more recognizable sound, it feels like there’s just something missing.
Intolerance is such an underrated Tool song. It’s so raw and visceral but polished. Intolerance and Prison Sex are one of the best 1 2 punches for opening songs for an album ever
I was very upset upon hearing that Paul had quit the band because his bass tone absolutely could not be argued with. Thankfully, they got Justin, who took his sound just as seriously.
Its not just you. Ive been a Tool fan for 25 years and can count on one hand everyone I know who likes them too. Seeing them for the first time this fall. Stoked big time..
Seemingly this is Maynard's scathing rebuke of his time in the military. The West Point Cadet Honor code: A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.
Im having fruit fly issues too. 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰Good luck with yours. Thx for the Tool reactions. My 45 year old son introduced me to Tool two years ago. I'm 68 year old woman Tool Army. I'll never retire.
Put maybe 2 inches of apple cider vinegar in a cup, just a few drops of dish soap, stir that shit up and leave it where they congregate. Game over for the flies!
@@revolutionday1 that works but fold a piece of paper into a cone shape and tape the small end to the mouth of the bottle. They can get in but not out.
Yeh, Polo....You, Me, TOOL, Backyard BBQ and Beers brother. I'd be absolutely honored to have another friend who gets TOOL....ain't many of us out there, despite what you see when the TOOL Army shows up on reactions.
Lucky all of you in US for the Tool's tour😢at this moment,they will not play here in Europe😢...great reaction and good afternoon here from Italy to you all Tool Army😊
I was a teenager when this came out. I remember popping this into the CD player and jaw dropped. I had heard the EP and it was good, but this was the best thing I had heard, at the time. It's still their best album, in my opinion.
the third band is Puscifer and after tool being my favorite band for 20 years. puscifer has become my favorite. they are amazing and unpredictable. i cant wait. check out The Underwhelming,
Thanks for watching! To support the show here www.patreon.com/poloreacts or show your love for the channel by buying me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/poloreacts 🤞🏾
Thank you for the re-reaction! Yeah, most Tool people are on the path, and make great friends. We are that certain kind of person, we change when Saturn ascends, we give away the stone, and we could go on and on, but no one is innocent. I needed to unlearn some of the things we all learn, but I had to find the right TOOL. I remember waiting impatiently for my local music store to have the newest Tool CD... I am in my 50's now, and still learning from Tool. The way their music sounded both dissonant and in harmony, an audio contradiction that felt so good to my young mind. Strings and drums like thunder and a voice so smooth, yet thunderous when needed. They take me 0 to 180Mph and back and it is exhilarating. Tool is. 😀
As a winemaker, the trick to fruit flies is to get a Mason jar, put some vinegar (1/2 cup) in it along with a healthy squeeze of dish soap. Put Saran Wrap on top of it, and use a rubber band to secure that. Now, put a pen/pencil sized hole in the Saran Wrap. Perfect fruit fly trap. 😁
Was getting my first car stereo upgrade in 1997. When the guy was done, I brought this albumin to test it out. He looked worried and said, “had I known, sir….give me a few more days.” I tested it out with first upgrade and it was pretty weak. A few days later, though, we were off to the races. It wasn’t just loud, it was clear as hell at ridiculous volumes. So many good times. Tool, Primus, Oysterhead…all good.
Heh. I had a '1997 Pontiac Firebird with 18 speakers in it, and I always used T00L's music to set the levels, because - as you said - I was looking for tight, punchy bass, rather than the farty ground-shaking that was popular at the time. Marilyn Manson's "The Dops Show" is another ultimate level-setter for a stereo system, as the mix is just so that if you get it dialed-in, it will sound good with about anything else.
Paul D'Amour was bassist on Opiate and Undertow! Justin came on during Aenima. BTW, I appreciate that you are reacting to pre-Lateralus Tool! Undertow is a great Album
Walked into Tower Records early 90’s and listened on headphone sample disc of this because I thought the artwork was cool. Only took about a minute and I was off to the checkout counter and the trip has never stopped.
Watching them open up Lollapalooza 93 in Philadelphia - after Rage Against the Machine just spent their 30 minutes standing still on the stage, completely naked with their hands covering their junk, duct tape over their mouths and P M R C scrawled across their chests to protest Tipper Gore’s Parents Music Resource Center (which was essentially a pro-disinformation group of culturally conservative Christians whose main objective was to get music they considered vulgar, indecent and a bad influence… banned from store shelves) - with this song was mind blowing. Like Rage, at the time Tool was barely starting to get a following, but the crowd exploded when the apex of this song hit and it was fantastic to watch in person.
Sometimes the second listen is just as good as the first…their first album is better than most bands in their prime. True testament as to how incredibly good this band was even before they began to test the limits of their potential
Always wondered what tool would have been if Paul stayed...guess I'll never know. Heard/felt this album when i was 14 in 93' was insane then & still carries the same weight 30yrs later.
Take a small jar with a screw on lid and poke some holes in the lid with an ice pick or nail punch so that the holes are just large enough for the gnats to crawl through. Then fill the jar with apple cider vinegar and put it in a location close to where the gnats congregate. The gnats will be attracted to the apple cider vinegar because that is the smell rotting fruit (gnats' favorite meal) gives off and they will down in the vinegar. Cheap and effective.
Pour boiling water down your sink drains. I don't know exactly why but it's a tip i heard for fruit flys. Probably flushes away anything stuck to the pipes they're being drawn to.
I don't know how you have the discipline to not sample more often. I'm really enjoying your reactions, you're very smooth with them. Let's see another one from the Beastie Boys but not Sabotage or Intergalactic. Thank you.
Re: Fruit flies, put apple cider vinegar in a jar, cover with cling film, poke a bunch of small holes in it. They can get in, but not out again. Always works a treat. Enjoying your reactions :)
I think the point of putting out a new album for artists is so it gets exposure but I find myself still listening to Tool rather than anything else. They are that good.
I like APC, but their music is more mainstream and not as complex/creative, at least to my ears. So, if you really like what MJK brings to Tool, then you will probably really enjoy APC. But, for people like me that have a greater appreciation for what Adam, Danny and Justin bring, APC is just another good band. I am just so thankful that these guys all got together and have stuck it out - they have always produced masterpieces.
Puscifer, a perfect circle, and tool. Puscifer is definitely more Maynard. Mostly Maynard but lately it is Mat Mitchell making the song structure and MJK and Carina Round adding their Melodies and touches on top. Perfect Circle is mostly Maynard and Billy Howerdel, (Billy does most of the song structure and guitar and MJK comes in later).
![THE TOOL JOURNEY BEGINS! ~ TOOL - INTOLERANCE ~ [REACTION!]](/img/n.gif)
Justin didn’t begin playing with Tool until halfway through Aenima. Prior to that Paul D’amour was their bassist. Justin has been credited as the catalyst for their evolution into the sound they now maintain. But Paul was a pioneer.
Sweat is 1st on Opiate. In that short song is a hint of everything they've grown into. I don't think Justin changed their sound. He just does it a lil different than Paul. It still fits
Nah, As a bass player for over 20 years, Paul was clutch but he was still within the scope and pocket. Justin took them musically way beyond that. Now, I love this song and this era but if you think that Paul is anywhere near Justin as a musician and a contributor, you are an idiot.
He did all of aenima
Between vocals and bass; I think that is what got me into this band back when I was 11 yrs. old. I will be 40 next month....
@@munkeeBraynStoo Justin didn't just change their sound: Justin is what made TOOL TOOL! No one, probably not even they know it, but without this change, TOOL would have remained one of the great bands to emerge in the 90s and, if they had lasted long enough, today we will talk about them as we talk about Faith No More or Alice In Chains. .. Beautiful, unrepeatable, grandiose.... But not TOOL.
If you’ve ever pondered how the Tool Army was amassed, imagine a generation that heard this in full album form at 10 yrs old to 20 yrs old. That’s where the OG’s come from, to turn a phrase. Love your channel!👍
I was exactly 20 when I saw them at Lalapalooza (never even heard of them before that) in 1993 and it changed my life.
And none of them ever learned how to write a single coherent sentence.
Then they introduced them to Grandma
@@waytospergtherebrohuh?
1993 I was 15. Loved Sober, shoulda bought the album
I’m a 1%er as I prefer Paul D’Amour over Justin, but they are both my favorite bassists. It’s just that Paul is actually playing bass more traditionally on Undertow and Opiate. Fun fact: Paul is the current bassist for Ministry.
I also was more into Paul's heavy/aggressive basslines and playing style over Justin's more melodic and technical approach, but - of course - like them both.
There's just NOTHING like that bass intro to "Hush", though.... 🖤
I would argue that if Paul had stuck with the band, Tool may never have found the sound that most of us love them for. While I really like Undertow, the more conventional bass lines in early Tool are exactly what feels slightly off to me. Without Justin’s more recognizable sound, it feels like there’s just something missing.
You can’t listen to Tool in passing you really have to listen to it at first to understand how talented and awesome they are.
Maynard “it’s not some catchy tune you start tapping your foot to”
I love how you call out each musician by name highlighting their artistic influence. It's like describing a fine piece of artwork.
Great analogy!
This song is my fav off the undertow album. The bass gives me stank face every time I listen to it.
Sweetest!!! Old Tool, friggin loving it!!!!
Intolerance is such an underrated Tool song. It’s so raw and visceral but polished. Intolerance and Prison Sex are one of the best 1 2 punches for opening songs for an album ever
This album pounds so fuckin hard!
I was very upset upon hearing that Paul had quit the band because his bass tone absolutely could not be argued with.
Thankfully, they got Justin, who took his sound just as seriously.
I smell fine, thank you.
We fans always enjoy seeing someone start to listen tool and find what they have missed out.
Its not just you. Ive been a Tool fan for 25 years and can count on one hand everyone I know who likes them too. Seeing them for the first time this fall. Stoked big time..
October 5th for me, but my third time seeing them. 😁
Damn, they’re well liked where I live by a lot of people. Half the people I work with alone like Tool.
Dude, you absolutely must see them live in concert, life changing experience. Guranteed 💯
Seemingly this is Maynard's scathing rebuke of his time in the military.
The West Point Cadet Honor code: A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.
This is the comment I was looking for, to make sure I didn't have to post it myself. 😁
My favorite tool song…that guitar riff after the first verse is otherworldly…
Im having fruit fly issues too. 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰Good luck with yours. Thx for the Tool reactions. My 45 year old son introduced me to Tool two years ago. I'm 68 year old woman Tool Army. I'll never retire.
Put maybe 2 inches of apple cider vinegar in a cup, just a few drops of dish soap, stir that shit up and leave it where they congregate.
Game over for the flies!
@@revolutionday1 that works but fold a piece of paper into a cone shape and tape the small end to the mouth of the bottle. They can get in but not out.
Danny Carey, wow, a human 3D warped metronome! Amazing artist and group
Yeh, Polo....You, Me, TOOL, Backyard BBQ and Beers brother. I'd be absolutely honored to have another friend who gets TOOL....ain't many of us out there, despite what you see when the TOOL Army shows up on reactions.
Lucky all of you in US for the Tool's tour😢at this moment,they will not play here in Europe😢...great reaction and good afternoon here from Italy to you all Tool Army😊
Anyone else get their tickets for the new fall dates?!! I did! Halloween. Could not be more excited!
November 6th Rochester!
Going to one in Idaho, and got VIP for Milwaukee for my birthday!!
Nov 15 in Boston!!!
VIP Vancouver bois!!!!!
I was a teenager when this came out. I remember popping this into the CD player and jaw dropped. I had heard the EP and it was good, but this was the best thing I had heard, at the time. It's still their best album, in my opinion.
I’m so geeked that you’re on board
the third band is Puscifer and after tool being my favorite band for 20 years. puscifer has become my favorite. they are amazing and unpredictable. i cant wait. check out The Underwhelming,
Excellent choice, on the greatest Metal band in history
#Tool 🔧 🔨 🗜
Thanks for watching! To support the show here www.patreon.com/poloreacts or show your love for the channel by buying me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/poloreacts 🤞🏾
It’s Paul D’Amour on bass POLO😞😞😞 c’mon man 😂😂😂
Any Undertow song is a good song! These are the cries of the carrots!!
Thank ya', Jesus.
The other band is Puscifer - and I’m going to see them tonight! 😄😄
Saw them in KC a few years ago before the album released. Besides Descending, this was the best song performance of the show.
I've been waiting for this.
But you lie, cheat, steal!
and i tolerate you
Sitting at the airport as we do speak. Flying to OKC to see the boys tomorrow night❤🌀
Danny Carey reminds me of Keith Moon he plays every note on the drums.
Ugghfff heavy one good reminder that he who is without sin cast the first stone just saying 🔥🎶
This record came out when i was in 10th grade. Still my favorite. The tones were unmatched until 10,000 days, which was recorded in the same studio.
The tune that hooked me in.....30 years ago!
Honestly brother.. 2nd time is sometimes better.. you hear more than you did the 1st time. 🙏😉
Thank you for the re-reaction! Yeah, most Tool people are on the path, and make great friends. We are that certain kind of person, we change when Saturn ascends, we give away the stone, and we could go on and on, but no one is innocent. I needed to unlearn some of the things we all learn, but I had to find the right TOOL. I remember waiting impatiently for my local music store to have the newest Tool CD... I am in my 50's now, and still learning from Tool. The way their music sounded both dissonant and in harmony, an audio contradiction that felt so good to my young mind. Strings and drums like thunder and a voice so smooth, yet thunderous when needed. They take me 0 to 180Mph and back and it is exhilarating. Tool is. 😀
As a winemaker, the trick to fruit flies is to get a Mason jar, put some vinegar (1/2 cup) in it along with a healthy squeeze of dish soap. Put Saran Wrap on top of it, and use a rubber band to secure that. Now, put a pen/pencil sized hole in the Saran Wrap.
Perfect fruit fly trap. 😁
Was getting my first car stereo upgrade in 1997. When the guy was done, I brought this albumin to test it out. He looked worried and said, “had I known, sir….give me a few more days.” I tested it out with first upgrade and it was pretty weak. A few days later, though, we were off to the races. It wasn’t just loud, it was clear as hell at ridiculous volumes. So many good times. Tool, Primus, Oysterhead…all good.
Heh. I had a '1997 Pontiac Firebird with 18 speakers in it, and I always used T00L's music to set the levels, because - as you said - I was looking for tight, punchy bass, rather than the farty ground-shaking that was popular at the time.
Marilyn Manson's "The Dops Show" is another ultimate level-setter for a stereo system, as the mix is just so that if you get it dialed-in, it will sound good with about anything else.
There's a RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE song on the first RATM Album with Maynard doing a cameo vocal in it.
Paul D'Amour was bassist on Opiate and Undertow! Justin came on during Aenima. BTW, I appreciate that you are reacting to pre-Lateralus Tool! Undertow is a great Album
I love your Toolsdays.
PUSCIFER --BULLET TRAIN TO IOWA
The best puscifer by far.
57 yo white woman LOVES Tool.
We appreciate you Polo!!!!!!!
same, its all good, we in this together
Listen for the bong being hit in the intro, but don't crank it up more than usual or it will rock too much.
It’s the sound of a scuba suit running out of oxygen
Walked into Tower Records early 90’s and listened on headphone sample disc of this because I thought the artwork was cool. Only took about a minute and I was off to the checkout counter and the trip has never stopped.
They are one of the best ever if not the best.
I did bring my ass over here for your reaction! I'm here for you! lol
I'll take your sloppy seconds. This song still gives me chills after hundreds of listens for me.
0:01 not pissed, just keep that fuckery to a minimum 😅
Love sharing some Tool with you, man.
Lyrics are amazing! ❤
First-Time Hearing for the second time... 🤣
Watching them open up Lollapalooza 93 in Philadelphia - after Rage Against the Machine just spent their 30 minutes standing still on the stage, completely naked with their hands covering their junk, duct tape over their mouths and P M R C scrawled across their chests to protest Tipper Gore’s Parents Music Resource Center (which was essentially a pro-disinformation group of culturally conservative Christians whose main objective was to get music they considered vulgar, indecent and a bad influence… banned from store shelves) - with this song was mind blowing. Like Rage, at the time Tool was barely starting to get a following, but the crowd exploded when the apex of this song hit and it was fantastic to watch in person.
Could you imagine Tool playing with both Justin and Paul at the same time? I'd love to hear what that would sound like.
Sometimes the second listen is just as good as the first…their first album is better than most bands in their prime. True testament as to how incredibly good this band was even before they began to test the limits of their potential
Always wondered what tool would have been if Paul stayed...guess I'll never know. Heard/felt this album when i was 14 in 93' was insane then & still carries the same weight 30yrs later.
We FuX with it!
Yes 🙌 finally one of my recommendations as of late, now do bottom next!! Much ❤ polo
This song followed up by bottom is perfection! Maybe jump to Pushit after.
@@alexgrindnshine2522 he has already done push it
Take a small jar with a screw on lid and poke some holes in the lid with an ice pick or nail punch so that the holes are just large enough for the gnats to crawl through. Then fill the jar with apple cider vinegar and put it in a location close to where the gnats congregate. The gnats will be attracted to the apple cider vinegar because that is the smell rotting fruit (gnats' favorite meal) gives off and they will down in the vinegar. Cheap and effective.
That's the great Paul D'Amour on bass! Nastiest sounding bass player ever! Go watch a live video back in like 1993 and see the rage!
“Spiral Out Keep Going” 🌀🌀🌀🌀
Every time someone types that I read it in the melody of the song.
oh yes old school tool
Sylvia Massey did an incredible job on this album. such a great feel and sound
I'm just here for the, that's not Justin it's Paul comment.
Yay, i been requesting this for a while. 4 in the morning couldnt sleep, glad this popped up. Do the song Undertow as you Spiral Out
Killer song!
Every listen is stank face we wouldn't have known the difference. 😉
Pour boiling water down your sink drains. I don't know exactly why but it's a tip i heard for fruit flys. Probably flushes away anything stuck to the pipes they're being drawn to.
I don't know how you have the discipline to not sample more often. I'm really enjoying your reactions, you're very smooth with them. Let's see another one from the Beastie Boys but not Sabotage or Intergalactic. Thank you.
Re: Fruit flies, put apple cider vinegar in a jar, cover with cling film, poke a bunch of small holes in it. They can get in, but not out again. Always works a treat. Enjoying your reactions :)
5:24 - "I dunno why Maynard has so much rage."
someone stole his stuffed bunny as a kid, an issue he is still dealing with to this day...
Damn straight I'm here. This is T O O L.
Undertow put them on the Map it was their 1st full Album. Sober was the 1st Radio tune from them.
I think the point of putting out a new album for artists is so it gets exposure but I find myself still listening to Tool rather than anything else. They are that good.
Always thought listening to Tool was like listening to a dark painting
This band is such a monster
Beautiful.
This made my day
Paul D'ʻAmour on bass killed it on this album.
The song Crawl Away on the same album really highlights his bass skills
gotta follow this up with 4 Degrees
Give in....give in now....
You're a regular Toolhead now, man! Haha!
Fruit fly remedy...in a bowl, apple cider vinegar, hot water, few drops of Dawn dish soap..mix up while water is hot. Set on the counter.
I've never been told about nor needed the inclusion of the hot water, but now I'm wondering what its effect might actually be....
@@revolutionday1 Grandma said so, so it shall be included lol
Dude, would love to see you go through the A Perfect Circle albums
Pour boiling water and vinegar down your drains.
As far as I know that's Paul D'Amour on bass.
This is a current favorite of mine. Perfectly describe a relationship that has gone bad.
I like APC, but their music is more mainstream and not as complex/creative, at least to my ears. So, if you really like what MJK brings to Tool, then you will probably really enjoy APC. But, for people like me that have a greater appreciation for what Adam, Danny and Justin bring, APC is just another good band. I am just so thankful that these guys all got together and have stuck it out - they have always produced masterpieces.
A Perfect Circle - Magdalena. 2nd track on their 1st record.
Give that a listen. You'll enjoy it.
Love your channel.
Puscifer is the name of Maynards third band.
And my stank'n ass is glad to be here!
I’m mad as fuck… I’m still gonna watch the whole video but I’m mad about it
I think you held stank face about 98% of the song. Lmfaoooo! Love it.
Puscifer, a perfect circle, and tool.
Puscifer is definitely more Maynard. Mostly Maynard but lately it is Mat Mitchell making the song structure and MJK and Carina Round adding their Melodies and touches on top.
Perfect Circle is mostly Maynard and Billy Howerdel, (Billy does most of the song structure and guitar and MJK comes in later).
Tool fans are very loyal !
I hope you know that the band Wrights the music first, and after Maynard listen to it, he Wrights the lyrics and melody.
Writes
Right(s)!