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  • @KeyOfGeebz
    @KeyOfGeebz  3 роки тому +1178

    Hahahah, thank you all for straightening me out on the pronunciation of the song and Maynard - I'm so bobo.

    • @IceKoldKilla
      @IceKoldKilla 3 роки тому +37

      All good! We all made the same mistakes. Some of us still to ounce Ænima wrong. Ah-ni-mah. I know I had to look it up and even then it was hard to find some of the stuff.

    • @the_____project4582
      @the_____project4582 3 роки тому +67

      You're showing them the respect they deserve and us diehard fans appreciate it

    • @marshallcj1
      @marshallcj1 3 роки тому +12

      Youre right about all those time signatures. The song shifts constantly

    • @sexigrande1792
      @sexigrande1792 3 роки тому +28

      Tools best overall album IMO from a personal standpoint. You should check out the grudge, the patient and ticks and leeches off this album.

    • @dylancoffman4804
      @dylancoffman4804 3 роки тому +14

      Ticks and leeches next!

  • @Punishment_for_Decadence
    @Punishment_for_Decadence 3 роки тому +2150

    This is the face of a man coming to the realization that the pieces do actually fit

    • @piage84
      @piage84 3 роки тому +56

      Same when you put together something from IKEA

    • @normancounts2924
      @normancounts2924 3 роки тому +73

      @@piage84 except unlike Ikea, Tool won't fall apart just when you need it

    • @pomaimoikeha829
      @pomaimoikeha829 3 роки тому +4

      Lol

    • @pomaimoikeha829
      @pomaimoikeha829 3 роки тому +5

      @@piage84 hahahahahaha

    • @pomaimoikeha829
      @pomaimoikeha829 3 роки тому +4

      @@piage84 also when i hear ikea i think of weird al's " Im so Handy"

  • @Saturday_Jones
    @Saturday_Jones 3 роки тому +707

    No need to be so hard on yourself, we clicked for your opinion

    • @dylanburt3307
      @dylanburt3307 3 роки тому +8

      EXACTLY

    • @Squeekysquid
      @Squeekysquid 3 роки тому +14

      As a wise man once said " It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If you take it from only one place, it become rigid and stale." - Iroh

    • @Heatwave9000
      @Heatwave9000 2 роки тому +4

      The people complaining about him pausing the music, need to grow up. If they want to experience it without stops then they should just listen to the original song lol. We came here for his analysis which most reaction channels don't even offer. Usually people just say OMG this is amazing and have no clue about engineering or composition.

  • @MattMajcan
    @MattMajcan 3 роки тому +627

    just imagine that this song used to be played on mainstream radio stations. those were the days

    • @KB-rh4vd
      @KB-rh4vd 3 роки тому +18

      And he said this was the first time he's heard it..
      he must've been listening to that one other station. Lol

    • @Nicksrgnt
      @Nicksrgnt 3 роки тому +14

      I still hear it on my local rock radio station

    • @BoilerBloodline
      @BoilerBloodline 2 роки тому +2

      Still is in my neck of the woods. And I very rarely listen to actual radio...but heard it yesterday.

    • @HextimusDuex
      @HextimusDuex 2 роки тому +5

      First time I heard it was radio. Better days.

    • @DeGlennen
      @DeGlennen 2 роки тому +1

      Still hear it being played on local radio on a weekly basis

  • @ShookOnesTO
    @ShookOnesTO 3 роки тому +274

    "Comfortable listening experience even though its intricate"
    - That's actually a great summation of TOOL

    • @jamesb0255
      @jamesb0255 3 роки тому +8

      I'm not sure prison sex is exactly a comfortable song. 🤣

    • @TheIronmarot
      @TheIronmarot Рік тому +4

      @@jamesb0255 🤣🤣🤣 You nailed It mate

  • @FaceTubeU
    @FaceTubeU 3 роки тому +890

    "This is really cerebral..."
    Hold my Fibonacci sequence.

  • @dkaldeira
    @dkaldeira 3 роки тому +599

    - What’s the tempo?
    - TOOL

    • @collectiveconscious2324
      @collectiveconscious2324 3 роки тому +16

      Tempo is how fast or slow the song is. You mean time signature. Time signature is how you count the beats. Tool uses odd time signatures.

    • @LtMashumaro
      @LtMashumaro 3 роки тому +6

      Meter* and the answer? All of them.

    • @SDJDMR
      @SDJDMR 3 роки тому +5

      -what's the tempo?
      Tool: yes!

    • @rjhong93
      @rjhong93 3 роки тому

      Exactly

    • @jamesb0255
      @jamesb0255 3 роки тому +2

      @@collectiveconscious2324 I love people like you. That feel to need to correct or instruct almost innately. 🙄

  • @Shanlee1013
    @Shanlee1013 3 роки тому +270

    How anyone could troll this man is beyond me.

    • @johnjohn296
      @johnjohn296 3 роки тому +18

      Agreed!!! He is amazing!!! “Get baked”

    • @Drive_Far_Away
      @Drive_Far_Away 2 роки тому +13

      Yep he is a good geeza. That's why I subbed. Down to earth and good breakdowns.

    • @jim-alexbrown8026
      @jim-alexbrown8026 Рік тому

      @Edward Elizabeth Hitler lol

    • @carthuscrass2343
      @carthuscrass2343 Рік тому

      They're Tool fans, we're all insufferable retards in one way or another.

  • @KingOfCheezWiz
    @KingOfCheezWiz 3 роки тому +456

    I remember showing my High School band director this song during music theory class one day. We spent a whole class watching him notate it on the white board. 50something meter changes.

    • @stagger9660
      @stagger9660 3 роки тому +24

      Thats really cool

    • @meganwoehl5277
      @meganwoehl5277 3 роки тому +16

      Question for you: can time signatures change within a single song? One of my professors argued with me that they can't while reviewing my paper on Tool. It's been a few years since I took that class but that argument still gets me a bit heated...but I never figured out who was correct.

    • @KingOfCheezWiz
      @KingOfCheezWiz 3 роки тому +26

      @@meganwoehl5277 as far as I have ever been taught, or have even read on a sheet of music, time signatures can and do change in music. If your professor was arguing that as long as the subdivision doesn't change, the amount of down beats per measure doesn't matter if you aren't counting by numbers in your head, I can kinda understand their point. I had a director once who used variants of like "du-da-de" instead of thinking "trip-el-ett" for triplets, he used "du" for 1,2,3,4 and "da" for the off beat or "and." To a person counting phonetically like that, it wouldn't really matter how many beats per measure, thus time signatures don't change. But I'm still scratching my head as to why a professor would imply that time signatures do not change.

    • @robdubent
      @robdubent 3 роки тому +2

      not quite 50 lol but cool story at least

    • @mixedmeter
      @mixedmeter 3 роки тому +11

      @@meganwoehl5277 Of course there can be multiple time signatures in a song. Your professor was wrong.

  • @stevencleere4912
    @stevencleere4912 3 роки тому +143

    your analyiss of the meter was instantly correct. It is 5/8 7/8 5/8 7/8 during the verses, and 6/8 in the pre-chorus, and then 12/8 in the chorus. The idea is that the hypermeter of 12/8 is broken up, or "schismed" during the verses. Because "I know the pieces fit, 'cause I watched them fall away."

  • @TheCrumbleOne
    @TheCrumbleOne 3 роки тому +142

    I wish I never heard Schism . . . So I could listen to it for the first time again.

    • @dericanslum1696
      @dericanslum1696 3 роки тому +14

      ...it's why we chase the dragon through reactions...surreal...

    • @darenmiller2218
      @darenmiller2218 3 роки тому +3

      I have epileptic seizures and it totally destroys my memory every time I have an episode. For some reason music and TOOL specifically has never left.

  • @TheNateWalking
    @TheNateWalking 3 роки тому +373

    My dad was an amazing musician and watching you react to this is exactly what it was like when I played this for him the first time. So it’s a little like listening to music with him again, which I miss very much. Thank you.

    • @wheelchazeal8089
      @wheelchazeal8089 3 роки тому +3

      🤘

    • @juanmarquez1927
      @juanmarquez1927 3 роки тому

      😍 these are the reactions I want from friends when I show them music.

    • @kenoath193
      @kenoath193 2 роки тому +4

      what a beautiful response.

    • @PinePrince
      @PinePrince 2 роки тому +6

      My dad and I shared a love for music as well and would would take turns sharing music from our generations with one another. Miss you so much dad! Also so sorry for your loss as well.

    • @JinxMarie1985
      @JinxMarie1985 2 роки тому

      I'm sure you played the whole song.... Lol

  • @lukevj
    @lukevj 3 роки тому +286

    I’ve just watched five of your videos in a row... hearing an educated analysis of brilliant music is great. I’m no musician, but I love good music...

  • @kylecarter1599
    @kylecarter1599 3 роки тому +216

    You don't need drugs to listen to Tool. Tool is the drug and each song is its own high.

    • @REVIVAL-zq6mb
      @REVIVAL-zq6mb 3 роки тому +2

      I think this is the best description of tool🍻

    • @jay82bob
      @jay82bob 3 роки тому +14

      you are correct...but tool on drugs is something else :D

    • @javiercarlos5186
      @javiercarlos5186 3 роки тому +4

      Tool doesn't do drugs:
      Drugs do Tool

    • @bprosperous445
      @bprosperous445 3 роки тому

      @@jay82bob bong ripping hotbox music

    • @mu4990
      @mu4990 3 роки тому +2

      drugs don't hurt the experience tho

  • @TheBensmith5
    @TheBensmith5 3 роки тому +264

    "Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion between supposed lovers". That is one of my favorite lines of any Tool song.

    • @avedic
      @avedic 3 роки тому +29

      I love how long it takes him to sing that full line.
      Lyrically it's absolutely beautiful and real and true.
      But the way he sings it melodically....and stretches certain vowels across meters is what really draws out the emotional depth of that line. Such a great lyric.

    • @TheBensmith5
      @TheBensmith5 3 роки тому +3

      @Richard Horrocks it is straight forward. Just wonderful though.

    • @ladybluelotus
      @ladybluelotus 3 роки тому +1

      Mine too.

    • @nathanhall9345
      @nathanhall9345 3 роки тому +27

      @Richard Horrocks And Shakespeare is most famous for saying "Life sucks and then you die". That's all the "to be" monologue is, isn't it?
      You can talk about something universal in a profound way, use depth to get past the logic and make people FEEL what you're saying. And I think Tool does with this line.

    • @nick_sapsford
      @nick_sapsford 3 роки тому +5

      @Richard Horrocks I’d go with a lack of communication causes disconnection, myself

  • @devingauthier2933
    @devingauthier2933 3 роки тому +86

    Around 9:48 in, he says "oh shit!" with that very surprising guitar chord..for some reason that point in the song always struck me as especially brilliant

    • @mikehaslett3738
      @mikehaslett3738 2 роки тому +3

      Same here. Usually time some sort of physical signing when that chord hits

  • @travisswanson4660
    @travisswanson4660 3 роки тому +35

    Old composer: that section is pure cerebral cinematic theatre of the mind... it evokes thoughts.
    Me: You speak TOOL? Lol

  • @leahmoss3381
    @leahmoss3381 3 роки тому +610

    "A heroic dose of whatever" this dude knows what's up

    • @nickskrtic2788
      @nickskrtic2788 3 роки тому +33

      I fuckin laughed so hard when he said it!!!!🤣🤣🤣

    • @Maltozombie
      @Maltozombie 3 роки тому +41

      Terence McKenna fans, standing by!

    • @timmothieortega3366
      @timmothieortega3366 3 роки тому +1

      lmaooooo absoultely

    • @jaysalazar107
      @jaysalazar107 3 роки тому +2

      Amen 🙏🏼

    • @danielkaaska54
      @danielkaaska54 3 роки тому +3

      Exactly my thought :) I have to listen to tool on heroic dose of music.
      After he said it - instant like!

  • @thepoomz
    @thepoomz 3 роки тому +628

    Don't ever apologize for taking breaks during the process. We're all ultimately here for you!

    • @bellasmella9776
      @bellasmella9776 3 роки тому +46

      I don’t get people who complain about it. If you don’t want to hear out people’s opinions why aren’t you just listening to the actual song?

    • @Biggiiful
      @Biggiiful 3 роки тому +14

      @@bellasmella9776 seriously

    • @christopherblowers443
      @christopherblowers443 3 роки тому +7

      I pause literally any kind of entertainment I enjoy. if I have a thought that interrupts me from enjoying the thing that I'm doing. I either discuss it with myself or anybody else that's with me that's just how my brain works. I love pauses. Just go back 10- seconds and start over.

    • @jamesmcdermott7642
      @jamesmcdermott7642 3 роки тому +7

      @@bellasmella9776 bc people love complaining about anything

    • @davidpowell2356
      @davidpowell2356 3 роки тому +2

      What this person said!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @waltersmith7703
    @waltersmith7703 3 роки тому +96

    I'm 44 years old, been a die hard for tool since their beginning. Its enlightening to have professional someone such as yourself to breakdown, explain and put an explanation so to speak of the breakdown, the talent, the pure exploration of each note!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Happy and thankful I stumbled upon your reactions sir !!!!!!!!!

  • @pateralus9
    @pateralus9 3 роки тому +76

    If you're into these songs after the first listen, see how you feel after the 7th or 10th listen.
    This song in particular is very emotional for me because of what it means for me about a very long term relationship that recently ended.
    They won a Grammy for this song, & they absolutely deserved it.

    • @joshuachristie6150
      @joshuachristie6150 2 роки тому +1

      I hear this man. I feel like my current relationship is falling apàrt and it's killing me because I KNOW the pieces fit :(

    • @caseco4979
      @caseco4979 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah same except for me its about addiction

    • @timmyboy3960
      @timmyboy3960 Рік тому +1

      You tend to find gems the longer you listen… and then the wisdom pops through and we get it 10 listens minimum on all TOOL songs

  • @cyberdemon1702
    @cyberdemon1702 3 роки тому +511

    The Grudge!! And take your time, sprinkle Tool in with other stuff. As someone else said, we’re Tool fans we don’t mind waiting

  • @gabethedizzle
    @gabethedizzle 3 роки тому +52

    Tool - Lateralus is their greatest mathmatical piece. It's insanely good.

    • @JinxMarie1985
      @JinxMarie1985 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed

    • @erin.murphy
      @erin.murphy 2 роки тому +2

      I love it when he says in passing "it's purposeful, obviously" - that's tool for you! :D

  • @lateralus9244
    @lateralus9244 3 роки тому +18

    Adam Jones is an artist by trade and worked in a special effects studio in Hollywood before TOOL formed as a band; he worked on Terminator ll, Jurassic Park ll, and other films. Adam is the one who is responsible for making all of TOOL's videos and I believe that the uniqueness of his guitar compositions come directly from his filmic and artistic skills. He approaches music like a true artist, in addition to it as a musician. Adam is an extraordinary tasteful guitarist and all the band members are very tasteful musicians.

  • @cikame
    @cikame 3 роки тому +140

    My favourite part of watching people discover Tool is when they start to wonder if every song is this good.
    ... I won't spoil it...

    • @xTheRenegade666x
      @xTheRenegade666x 3 роки тому +4

      I will.... ...they are... :)

    • @brandongrayson456
      @brandongrayson456 3 роки тому +12

      My favorite part is letting old school drummers listen. But start the conversation off with "man I really need your help figuring this time signature out"

    • @darenmiller2218
      @darenmiller2218 3 роки тому +1

      Then they discover every song is better than the last masterpiece.

    • @doopsoupboop1301
      @doopsoupboop1301 2 роки тому

      My favorite part of watching tool videos is introducing dummys to spiral architect a sceptics universe lolz

  • @quantum173
    @quantum173 3 роки тому +55

    You mentioned how tight they are in their playing. I've seen them live many times, and they are just as tight live. They put on the most expert live rock performance I've ever seen. I saw them once at a small venue in Chicago in 2006, and the intimacy of that experience was unparalleled for me

  • @SoAd45474
    @SoAd45474 3 роки тому +102

    The intro, "Mantra," before the bass comes in is a slowed down recording of Maynard gently squeezing his cat.

    • @israelenriquez3001
      @israelenriquez3001 3 роки тому +2

      Ay wey

    • @charleswhitford2026
      @charleswhitford2026 3 роки тому +1

      Hhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaa....its only funny because its true.

    • @pabloc4657
      @pabloc4657 3 роки тому +1

      His name had to be SoAd 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @L33PL4Y
      @L33PL4Y 3 роки тому +3

      You take things too literally. That was Maynard being sarcastic and keeping a mystery the real answer of what the sound is

    • @asheronwindspear552
      @asheronwindspear552 3 роки тому

      Must be a Pusifer thing...

  • @KalkiAvatar7
    @KalkiAvatar7 3 роки тому +210

    "old" composer? doesn't look all that much older than the boys in the band

  • @bearcavegaming5215
    @bearcavegaming5215 3 роки тому +121

    I’ll say this till the day I die: I will never tire of watching someone discover Tool for the first time. You’re gonna find yourself making a video for every single song on their discography brother, and I’ll be there for each one. Peace ☮️

    • @jamesgrant7433
      @jamesgrant7433 3 роки тому +1

      Im right there with you. I had a friend who hated TOOL. I had them watch a concert the next day the bought all thier albums. I been listening to TOOL since Opiate never turned back

    • @goatarilla
      @goatarilla 3 роки тому +3

      I consider discovering Tool a cornerstone of my life. It's right up there with having children and falling in love

    • @thegoonbats
      @thegoonbats 3 роки тому

      @@goatarilla True statement.

    • @asheronwindspear552
      @asheronwindspear552 3 роки тому +1

      I can't even put into words how true this statement is. It kinda feels like sharing a part of yourself with someone.

  • @stevebanister984
    @stevebanister984 3 роки тому +10

    Schism totally deserved its Grammy...so awesome.

  • @kmatthe4
    @kmatthe4 3 роки тому +8

    “Seven ways to Sunday with the heimlick maneuver with a fur ball.”
    I like your funny words magic man!

  • @teapotdome
    @teapotdome 3 роки тому +44

    My reaction to hearing Schism for possibly the hundred thousandth time: Danny Carey ROCKS!

  • @mikeabney2527
    @mikeabney2527 3 роки тому +31

    Most of us have heard these tool songs a million times already we are totally cool with your analysis whenever you stop. We love tool and we love people discovering tool and talking about them

  • @cheesepie72
    @cheesepie72 3 роки тому +44

    One of my favourite pastimes: Watching people trying to count Tool time signatures. Welcome to the cult, Spiral Out

  • @kittenblossom2794
    @kittenblossom2794 3 роки тому +4

    The breakdown at the halfway point with the chiming of the bell gets me every time. So otherworldly.

  • @novicereloader
    @novicereloader 3 роки тому +9

    I'm not a music guy. The part of the song that you called cerebral mental cinema, I have always felt is like the sun rising to reveal a death that occurred overnight.

  • @VehementPhoenix
    @VehementPhoenix 3 роки тому +102

    You're killing these videos man! My only advice is you don't need to apologize if you have something to say! We are here to see your reaction. People typically only get frustrated at pauses when the reacter has nothing to add or say. As long as you are adding your opinion, analysis, and perspective, pauses are welcome and expected.

  • @Cirrus_Minor
    @Cirrus_Minor 3 роки тому +202

    "For those listeners that just want to get baked..."
    You Sir, have just earned yourself a sub :)

    • @KeyOfGeebz
      @KeyOfGeebz  3 роки тому +39

      🤙🤙🤙

    • @harbinger_9152
      @harbinger_9152 3 роки тому +12

      I came here to say this

    • @MASoldier4221
      @MASoldier4221 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah buddy

    • @glitchxero4687
      @glitchxero4687 3 роки тому +4

      He knows Tool fans well. 😜

    • @LogsMaggot
      @LogsMaggot 3 роки тому +5

      "I would've hated to be going through a heroic dose of whatever during the video"
      Tell us your stories, old man!

  • @ocarinafrek
    @ocarinafrek 3 роки тому +12

    the bass line from this song is so fun to play ,fun to hear, beautiful mathematically

  • @olthac
    @olthac 3 роки тому +12

    I love how metaphoric most of the song is. Comparing the relationship it a crumbling temple, pointing out the relationship is mildewed and smoldering, etc. Then the plain simple truth: “Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion”. That is the thing I love about Tool. Complex, complex, complex, simplicity...simply amazing.

  • @dan.j.boydzkreationz
    @dan.j.boydzkreationz 3 роки тому +181

    Rick Beato did a good breakdown of this track. "What Makes This Song Great?" Episode 15.

    • @mojomusica.0169
      @mojomusica.0169 3 роки тому +30

      I'd love to see what would happen if this gentleman and Beato were in the same room/studio.

    • @PongGod
      @PongGod 3 роки тому +12

      @@mojomusica.0169 I've wondered this myself. I think those two would get along great together!

    • @tomshawke5811
      @tomshawke5811 3 роки тому +10

      @@PongGod YES! Good vibes squared

    • @cascadienne634
      @cascadienne634 3 роки тому +3

      @@mojomusica.0169 Yes!

    • @jensclarberg6419
      @jensclarberg6419 3 роки тому

      @@PongGod They look kinda similar

  • @therealding221
    @therealding221 3 роки тому +326

    Need to do parabol parabola but only if you listen to them uninterrupted back to back.

    • @williamivborges9151
      @williamivborges9151 3 роки тому +23

      The Triad
      All 3 songs brings a Tool tear to my 3rd eye.

    • @sidarthur8706
      @sidarthur8706 3 роки тому +2

      William IV Borges ouch

    • @thewildhealer541
      @thewildhealer541 3 роки тому +21

      All Lateralus songs deserve to be heard with their respective intros. Eon Blue Apocalyse + The Patient, Mantra + Schism, Parabol + Parabola. This is why Lateralus is their most flawless album.

    • @redpractition
      @redpractition 3 роки тому +3

      @@thewildhealer541 Ticks & Leeches + Lateralus 😉

    • @Shake69ification
      @Shake69ification 3 роки тому +7

      To me, _Parabol/Parabola_ are definitely to be heard as one. Another great set would be the trio of _Dispositon, Reflection, Triad_ … I mean, I love _Reflection_ on its own, but is more fully realized as part of the trio.

  • @6ch6ris6
    @6ch6ris6 3 роки тому +43

    "Old Composer finding out Tool is the shit"

  • @kevinmccombs3201
    @kevinmccombs3201 Рік тому +6

    On the money Geebz! Danny & Justin's ability to be attached at the hip on INSANELY complex 🎶 night after night on stage, is just special. When they tour again, I can't stress enough, YOU MUST BEAR WITNESS!

  • @shane1388
    @shane1388 3 роки тому +140

    TOOL - Right In Two (lyrics are beautiful)

  • @colin1236
    @colin1236 3 роки тому +82

    For decades I’ve been a Tool fan, and it’s so much fun getting to see when people hear Tool for the first time, especially when they’re blown away by their art. Keep rocking brotha

    • @zo6rob
      @zo6rob 3 роки тому +2

      Decades? So you’ve only heard the last two albums?

    • @ladybluelotus
      @ladybluelotus 3 роки тому

      Isn't it! So much fun, really!😂

  • @Hiphop101ize
    @Hiphop101ize 3 роки тому +9

    He was so into it at the beginning. He looked like a hypnotized baby.

  • @mbolu349
    @mbolu349 3 роки тому +4

    I absolutely LOVE watching when people versed in music start counting to try and find the time signature. And then as soon as they got it, Tool transitions. LOL

  • @DeadMetal07
    @DeadMetal07 3 роки тому +69

    did i just hear u say "tool once a week"??? u just got a sub, loving your reactions cant wait for more :)

  • @pattyfree2970
    @pattyfree2970 3 роки тому +35

    "Part of the complete sonic fabric of creating an entire track" Hell of a description my man. Glad you enjoyed the tune, keep truckin!

  • @jameswhitcomb4002
    @jameswhitcomb4002 3 роки тому +8

    What I wouldn't give to hear Tool for the first time again

  • @YetiSpeed
    @YetiSpeed 3 роки тому +7

    "Cerebral cinematic theater of the mind." My favorite quote here.

  • @RileyMerlino
    @RileyMerlino 3 роки тому +125

    I’m sure you will get an onslaught of comments saying it’s actually Schism (skiss-um). But honestly man that doesn’t matter. As a fellow composer, musician, and audio engineer, you are a huge inspiration. Tool has been my favorite band for 15 years (along with Zep and Floyd). I can’t wait for you to react to all of their tracks! Nice work dude!

    • @KeyOfGeebz
      @KeyOfGeebz  3 роки тому +13

      I so blew it! But yea, fixed it :))))))

    • @caiocostalouback1866
      @caiocostalouback1866 3 роки тому +2

      But he needs to pronounce words correctly. It's his language.

    • @RileyMerlino
      @RileyMerlino 3 роки тому +1

      @@KeyOfGeebz I would love to collaborate somehow! I have a band called Fiddafoe that has some tracks that are definitely influenced by Tool. We could also compose together, I’ve been playing drums and guitar for over 15 years and teach both.🤘

    • @guywithalltheanswers6942
      @guywithalltheanswers6942 3 роки тому

      @@KeyOfGeebz I don't buy it. Good acting if fake though.

    • @ogolthorp
      @ogolthorp 3 роки тому +5

      @@caiocostalouback1866 everyone makes pronunciation errors. We don’t need to pound the, into the ground because of it.

  • @rayyman6934
    @rayyman6934 3 роки тому +27

    This song won the Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" in 2001.

  • @michaellambert5223
    @michaellambert5223 3 роки тому +1

    That entire album!!
    🔥🔥🤘😎🤘🔥🔥
    Every time I stick that cd in my truck it’s stuck there for months!

  • @msbluethegreat1
    @msbluethegreat1 3 роки тому +6

    "Crazy stupid good on an insane level." Yup :)

  • @chrisulmer3925
    @chrisulmer3925 3 роки тому +154

    Keep going. Trolls be damned.

    • @Fakename70
      @Fakename70 3 роки тому +1

      Fanboys too. They’re even worse.

    • @itz_premium
      @itz_premium 3 роки тому +2

      Give the trolls some 86's.

  • @markdilbeck7746
    @markdilbeck7746 3 роки тому +23

    In a recent MJK interview, on the topic of time signature's, he said.... "I don't have much use for 4/4!"

  • @travers329
    @travers329 3 роки тому +9

    This is the best reaction channel I've ever seen for breaking down intricate music, it is perfect for Tool, I would watch this channel even if it was only Tool videos. Great job man! Gonna echo what others have said don't be afraid to pause and explain, it makes you much more worth watching. Seeing you pick out the technical points is soooo much more valuable then watching someone jump out of a chair on a bass drop because they are excited. I've watched like 5 of these Tool reactions videos in a row, don't worry about length, go into the detail that you want to share, we want to hear it and I guarantee Tool fans don't care about length!

  • @snapfest10
    @snapfest10 3 роки тому +14

    when they do this song live in the last few years, they add an extended part in the middle. it's fucking epic! so good.

    • @wesleythomason7245
      @wesleythomason7245 2 роки тому +1

      If you could put a link to an example of this, I'd love to hear it. Thank you!

  • @cygnus_x1227
    @cygnus_x1227 3 роки тому +106

    They also did an absolute beast of a cover of the Led Zeppelin classic, “No Quarter”

    • @gagelindell271
      @gagelindell271 3 роки тому +8

      Seriously. Its better than the original. And the original is crunchy.

    • @Shake69ification
      @Shake69ification 3 роки тому +7

      I heard the Tool version first, and as someone who really only knew the big Zep tunes, I didn’t know this track was theirs. I went back to it and thought, “eh, not bad, but it’s not Tool.”

    • @superdroneuk410
      @superdroneuk410 3 роки тому

      Saw it live in 94! Incredible.

    • @LIKEandLOL
      @LIKEandLOL 3 роки тому +4

      i can't even listen to the OG anymore. And if any of y'all like Sludge Metal check out Crowbar's cover of it too

    • @v1iolent
      @v1iolent 3 роки тому

      They did an amazing job on no quarter

  • @Itsunclegabby
    @Itsunclegabby 3 роки тому +68

    Their evolution is really something special, which is why I wish you would have started at the beginning. This works too! Enjoy the ride.

  • @mikephillippi65
    @mikephillippi65 3 роки тому +14

    Congrats, you just listened to one of the best drummers on the planet. Carey is a mathematical wizard and has incredible limb control and independence allowing him to orchestrate around the kit second to none.

    • @Mike_HuntizWet
      @Mike_HuntizWet 3 роки тому +1

      The Octopus 🐙 🥁

    • @JinxMarie1985
      @JinxMarie1985 2 роки тому

      For sure. And the old NIN drummer was absolutely amazing. Listen to March of the Pigs. Or watch the video too. Hes amazingly talented

  • @mikemeskel
    @mikemeskel 3 роки тому +5

    As a rocker kid in the 90s who later went on to study music in college, I love seeing other musicians listen to Tool for the first time.
    Also, I love that musicians listen to Tool and immediately start figuring out the meter.

  • @hated1558
    @hated1558 3 роки тому +121

    analyzes "Jambi", the polyrhythm is incredible.

    • @tobiasbrunner4720
      @tobiasbrunner4720 3 роки тому +3

      especially the part around the 4 minute mark, where all the people at the concert think it's over. AND THEN IT HITS THEM.

    • @blazinbuc99
      @blazinbuc99 3 роки тому +5

      @@tobiasbrunner4720 I've seen tool twice, once in 1999 and once in 2007 both were incredible. Took acid for the 2007 show lol

    • @_FirstLast_
      @_FirstLast_ 3 роки тому +5

      Jambi my favorite tool song of all time. After 20 years it never fails to raise the hair on my arms every single time I hear it.

    • @Mike_HuntizWet
      @Mike_HuntizWet 3 роки тому +3

      Juancardo Ra Ra Ramirez My first time seeing them in 96 right after Ænima came out, we were on a pretty heavy ‘Cocktail’ during, a 4 or 5 layer one and I Ain’t been the same since. That show, that night completely changed my life and my outlook on the world 🌀🖖👁

    • @Mike_HuntizWet
      @Mike_HuntizWet 3 роки тому

      First Last 10,000 days has been out 20 years now??

  • @shaun374
    @shaun374 3 роки тому +16

    Your channel popped up on my feed a few days ago. I thought “now why do I want to watch this old hippy slop his way through Tool?”
    But I gave it a shot and I think you’re one of the most genuine, honest people on here. And I love your take that you’re simply offering your opinion and it is what it is. So refreshing. And you end every video with a great big smile, which brightens the day.
    And the biggest shock is that you actually seem legit and know what you’re talking about. Rara avis indeed.
    Thanks for the videos!

  • @Ms.GreenJeans
    @Ms.GreenJeans 3 роки тому +4

    His drumming alongside the vocals is amazing.

  • @konkeydonged
    @konkeydonged 3 роки тому +9

    Geebz be articulate af

  • @the_____project4582
    @the_____project4582 3 роки тому +9

    Theres just something about someone truly appreciating tool. Seeing all the layers

  • @steel_firez1644
    @steel_firez1644 3 роки тому +37

    And if you’re a “counter”, try the drum cam for “pneuma”. Always gets different answers to the different parts. Spectacular song.

  • @robertheflin2400
    @robertheflin2400 3 роки тому +16

    Pretty cool to see people getting into Tool, especially people that actually know something about music, your videos are badass, I like to see someone else’s take on music

  • @Patrick-857
    @Patrick-857 3 роки тому +8

    >bass riff comes in
    >looks surprised and mildly confused after the first few notes
    >starts counting
    >looks like he's starting to put the pieces together
    >drums come in
    >wait what?
    I wish I could wipe my brain completely just to relive this experience again. Tool is the only band I know that can take all this complexity, all this cerebral progressive stuff, and make it sound raw, visceral, primal and most importantly, natural. It's complex not for the sake of it, but because that's how they express themselves. If you don't try to analyse it, the complexity doesn't become apparent, you just get transported into another relm, as if you just dropped some hard core psychedelic drug. It's not technical noodling like many prog bands, it sounds like it came out the jungle of some bizzare alternate universe.

    • @marianopie3785
      @marianopie3785 Рік тому

      When you say "technical noodling like many prog bands" does Dream Theater fit that description in your opinion?
      I'm genuinely asking idk anything about them or Tool lol just heard many people sometimes "compare" both bands

  • @floridabelle
    @floridabelle 3 роки тому +32

    I'm fascinated watching your brain work to decipher everything that goes on in Tool's music. I still don't understand any of those things myself, but still find it very enjoyable to listen to someone with your knowledge, so thank you! #ToolArmy would totally be open to Tool Week on your channel...or 2 to 3 times a week. 😁

  • @ajrob77
    @ajrob77 3 роки тому +23

    Most of their albums are written like symphonies. They (especially Justin, the bassist) even refer to the separate songs as
    ”movements” instead of songs. That's one reason you're hearing similarities in key and meter combinations. Lots of 5s and 6s in this album. You'll hear lots of 7s in Fear innoculum (thus the spelling of the epic track 7empest). These guys are a modern music phenomenon. I've watched them live many times and each time has been the greatest thing I've ever witnessed. Lol. There are moment in each concert I've been to where I've almost had the out of body sensation enough to look around and see everyone who was screaming and jumping just moments before, all standing with their jaws agape and eyes wide consuming the moment as if it were the breathe of life. Music has much more power than humans understand. It's almost a ”religious” experience seeing Tool live. As a musician you find yourself dumbfounded that these 4 guys and only 3 instruments (not counting Maynards angelic voice and profound lyrics of the collective human experience) can create the sounds that you are hearing. **Most of the over dubbed/produced effects you hear on the albums are easily done by Justin on bass with his ridiculous rig and pedal skills, or Adam, OR Danny. Maynard will have a keyboard set up to fill in effects that might be needed.
    Adam (the guitarist) is also a movie special effects artist and is usually the creator of those trippy videos 😁 For this particular Album (aka symphony) they began working with the artist Alex Grey and their music and his art work have been synonymous ever since ❤️

  • @joshj8337
    @joshj8337 3 роки тому +3

    The meter changes in the timing of their music is one of the monumental achievements.

  • @jasoncochran9102
    @jasoncochran9102 3 роки тому +10

    Tool is just on another level

  • @TRIUMVIRATEMEDIA
    @TRIUMVIRATEMEDIA 3 роки тому +22

    The bassist actually uses a pick, hes hammering down on those notes

  • @viralkingz777
    @viralkingz777 3 роки тому +50

    " The patient" should be your next tool reaction. Highly recommend.

    • @concertino58
      @concertino58 3 роки тому +4

      To the day, this track gets me teary-eyed.

    • @thewildhealer541
      @thewildhealer541 3 роки тому +2

      Eon Blue Apocalypse into The Patient of course!

    • @KrisMcphee
      @KrisMcphee 3 роки тому

      Second that

  • @papaakar1561
    @papaakar1561 3 роки тому +19

    I’ve always heard TOOL being described as “the smart mans metal” and you described it perfectly! The timing, Maynard seeing himself as another instrument, and how you said the song is very intricate but makes for a comfortable listening experience. 👍🏻

  • @sodvs7062
    @sodvs7062 3 роки тому +3

    You now know the pieces fit with TOOL. Happy journey with their catalog, once you start you cannot stop.

  • @Cnoteblazinitup
    @Cnoteblazinitup 3 роки тому +46

    A perfect circle has some great songs like Magdalena or the outsider

  • @lbow09
    @lbow09 3 роки тому +11

    Excellent reaction! Maynard always stays in the back during their shows, I think because he wants to be just an instrument. His ‘frontman’ days are behind him. They were glorious though! I saw them in 2001 and it blew my mind. Fast forward to this last tour where I attended three shows and was equally blown away and you see and hear the growth of the band! They are masters at what they do! How awesome to exist at the same time! 🤘🏻

    • @SteelJM1
      @SteelJM1 3 роки тому

      He also had some crazy stagefright too, probably gotten better through time, but that is yet another piece of the Tool puzzle. I know the pieces fit.

  • @dogemaster9676
    @dogemaster9676 2 місяці тому

    just recently finished learning this song all the way through on drums, so needless to say i’ve heard it countless times. when the band comes in after the drum build and maynard hits the “between supposed lovers” with the double bass and crashes from danny i STILL get goosebumps EVERY time.

  • @lohankarachay476
    @lohankarachay476 3 роки тому +4

    Impressive how this guy evolved as an youtuber in a few weeks. Came from more recent videos and the quality has improved so much.

  • @tomasmackenzie5866
    @tomasmackenzie5866 3 роки тому +10

    Gotta do Parabol/Parabola together now. If you like the bass on Schism you'll love the bass on there as well.

  • @TheLongtower
    @TheLongtower 3 роки тому +12

    The band creates the songs, then Maynard writes the lyrics after, always. If anything, have lyric videos up instead of the videos for yourself so you don’t miss out on Maynard’s epic poetry in addition to his singing abilities. Vicarious and Aenima relate perfectly to today’s society even though they were written so long ago, plus they rock hard!

  • @pfaffbm
    @pfaffbm 2 роки тому +2

    Drums are just insane. Danny is on another level.

  • @billdagrasshawking
    @billdagrasshawking 3 роки тому +20

    I know a lot of tool fans but not many of them seem to know about the salival album....its a live album that came in a box set. I would highly recommend, they even do a zeppelin cover.

    • @Lotice77
      @Lotice77 3 роки тому +5

      The live version of Pushit deserves this man's attention. It's an absolute masterpiece☺️

    • @FantasySportsZen
      @FantasySportsZen 3 роки тому +3

      @@Lotice77 my vote for most powerful tool performance/song ever.

    • @xantishayde-walker4593
      @xantishayde-walker4593 11 місяців тому

      My favorite version of No Quarter. No words can express how damn good their version of that song is.

  • @bccr13
    @bccr13 3 роки тому +9

    "...who just want to get baked.. or whatever, sorry" made me laugh 😂 it's chill, sometimes I do just want to get baked and listen to Tool

  • @sub_c-ro4753
    @sub_c-ro4753 3 роки тому +238

    You told on yourself. Not many people know the term “heroic dose.” 👍🏻😂

    • @Xakslied
      @Xakslied 3 роки тому +23

      Definitely the best term

    • @theashtraybandit
      @theashtraybandit 3 роки тому +10

      Had me dying, "did he just say heroic dose?"

    • @sintomas
      @sintomas 3 роки тому +6

      How many understood the phrase "That's the cojones"

    • @ashtonhicks2514
      @ashtonhicks2514 3 роки тому +1

      Albert Hoffman

    • @movietimeateds69
      @movietimeateds69 3 роки тому +10

      Heroic doses are not to be fucked with lightly. I saw my brain fall on the floor and shatter. Luckily my husband was there to put it back together.

  • @Journeyman2585
    @Journeyman2585 3 роки тому +2

    Just found your channel today, and I gotta say, it's really nice to hear an actual composer verify that tool is legitimately impressive from a musical standpoint.

  • @chasescharff8285
    @chasescharff8285 3 роки тому

    1 of the best things in the world is seeing people react to tool.
    I showed pushit to my grandmother.
    Classico!!!

  • @jaimeecherivel2927
    @jaimeecherivel2927 3 роки тому +8

    The beautiful thing about music is that the “rules” are meant to be broken and rewritten over and over again. TOOL are masters of this and make it sound seamless.

  • @sczarnecki5887
    @sczarnecki5887 3 роки тому +6

    "Im gonna go surf" I love this guy!! And Tool once a week YES!

  • @male272
    @male272 3 роки тому +6

    Buddy...the amazing thing is that they replicate their studio sound in their live performances...just as crisp, just as tight, just as layered. They are the only group that, when I put them on, immediately capture my complete attention...to the point where I cannot listen to them when driving as it becomes a safety issue. Enjoy your foray into the most complete rock based music ever created.

    • @DR.DisInfect
      @DR.DisInfect 6 місяців тому

      Listening to tool and driving is my favorite thing to do. But I'm not counting like a lot of people so I don't even understand why anyone would care what the count is I just love the way it makes me feel

  • @mikhail_hammer
    @mikhail_hammer 3 роки тому

    Thank you for doing these, I've been a listener for a long time. Getting to watch someone's pure reaction and feel the emotions of the song is so amazing. I also love the technical aspects and hearing them explained.

  • @dan.j.boydzkreationz
    @dan.j.boydzkreationz 3 роки тому +130

    When Maynard sings dissoNANCE, the following note is a dissonance

    • @ryanagee5540
      @ryanagee5540 3 роки тому +1

      Happy accident?

    • @roberts309pyro4
      @roberts309pyro4 3 роки тому +15

      No

    • @wotchermystic2335
      @wotchermystic2335 3 роки тому +4

      @@ryanagee5540 Word painting :)

    • @bradleyjansen9751
      @bradleyjansen9751 3 роки тому +6

      Tool......."happy accidents"....... tool knows and does all. tool does not make mistakes

    • @Psychedeloshippie
      @Psychedeloshippie 3 роки тому +12

      @@ryanagee5540 like Maynard saying mitosis right at the half way mark of Fear Inoculum. Totally intentional

  • @natesoby7626
    @natesoby7626 3 роки тому +10

    5 and 7 for a 12/8 rhythm
    Also there’s a lot of tool reactions but yours are extremely insightful.its wonderful for the many deep thinkers that enjoy Tool

    • @plexus
      @plexus 3 роки тому +2

      For the main riff, but there are actually a lot of time signature changes throughout this song.

    • @natesoby7626
      @natesoby7626 3 роки тому +2

      @@plexus correct. I was only referring to the section he mentioned in the video that alternated between the two. They are the kings of tension and release via time signature

  • @brucenadeau5920
    @brucenadeau5920 3 роки тому

    I LOVED watching your reaction and love your out take on this, I'd LOVE to see you do more Tool songs :)

  • @Doubtlessly
    @Doubtlessly 3 роки тому

    Your reactions are so great - your expressions are so genuine as you're listening to the music, and you bring a whole new expertise to reaction videos. I learned a lot about sound in this.