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Schism was my first Tool song ever; I have such vivid memories of listening to it on repeat for hours when I was 11-12 while reading lists of "Top 10 cRPGs" on Gamespy and scans of DnD Monster Manuals after school, probably circa 2001-2003. I get that same smile on my face hearing the opening guitar.
Me too! I was an RD of a college dorm way back in 2000, and some dude was blasting Schism. I remember thinking, "I've never heard anything like this." I was hooked from that moment.
THIS is the song that got me into TOOL. From the amazing bass intro (it's why Justin Chancellor is one of my favorite bassists), to the way the bass and guitar blend, to the almost Gregorian chant sound to the vocals to that EPIC ending with Danny letting loose on drums is amazing. One question though...does Maynard know the pieces fit? 😁 I'm learning a lot from these breakdowns, thank you!
The bass line is relatively simple to play. Open string followed by two hammer-ons on the 10th and 12th fret for the triplet, and the two or three following notes on the string below it alternating with the open string. Its a riff thats easy to play, but really difficult to make sound good. Its takes a lot of fine control to get those triplets clean.
It's hard if all someone plays is 4/4 basic rhythm, several years ago the dexterity wasn't there for me, took me a long time to get, maybe I was just slow who knows.
The interlude/bridge "guitar solo" in the beginning with the delay you commented on at 20:18 is actually bass! Justin has quite a few solos that are mistaken for guitar but their "bass-ness" is what makes them so unusual, and the effects are really creative.
Phaser and Flanger are essentially the same effect with two main differences: phaser can have several sets of oscillators, so the combing can get more complex; flanger has a feedback loop where part of the output is routed back into the input, what creates a more "exaggerated" resonant effect. Also, on a side note: I'm always impressed by how effortlessly in tune your singing is. Even when doing some crunchy harmonies.
I use to have a concert-level PA in my living room when I played in bands and I would smoke A LOT of pot and listen to this album at house destroying volume. For real. Half the ceiling collapsed one night while listening to The Grudge.
Excellent video. Great analysis. That "guitar delay" part at the 20:10 mark is volume swells by Justin on bass (rolling the volume knob of his bass up and down with each note and yes, plenty of delay). Such an amazing from from every member of the band, but the bass playing stands out to me as being really special.
Here's the best live footage I could find of Justin playing these swells. I forgot to mention he's also playing a bass whammy pedal (pitch shifter) during these swells. Better visual representation than anything I could type out. Keep up the excellent videos. ua-cam.com/video/7xwetX81zDM/v-deo.html
Nice try. But if you listen even a tiny bit it's clearly a pitch swell. Done by a whammy pedal. If you get tool wrong there's thousands of irritating people who will correct you
before I even see the video , just seeing FLAT 6 on the thumbnail I'm already presuming you're referring to that break section where the bass deviates from the guitar octave with that gorgeous flat 6.
1:07 That bass melody in the intro, always gets me every time after more than 20 years. I must always stop what I'm doing, and reflect on myself for less than what? 5 seconds? Its hard to put into words
Holy shit... I know nothing about music other than I can just tell that Tool is fucking amazing. For that reason, it's such an incredible experience to learn from someone with so much musical talent and understanding of musical composition who's also obviously a huge Tool fan.
I believe the chorus sneaks in an extra note at the end of what would be the 5/8 section, making it 6/8+7/8. That's why it feels wonkier and harder to count.
You're such a great analyst, of lots of stuff I love but this one in particular. I feel like we could talk about Tool songs for hours and hours without ever getting bored. There's some stuff in this song I'd love to point out, but really most if not all of the Tool songs including the real oldies have something special in them. Loved this analysis. It lit up a fire I haven't felt in a while. Much thanks 😊
hmmm! Thank you! that would be quite the project. Maybe someday? Right now I'm focusing on finishing my debut album (with vocals! and piano! and other stuff!) There are some previews in here: ua-cam.com/users/live3Q32dG5IqDE
I remember seeing Schism on TV at a friend's house before I really listened to metal, then relistened many years later with the lyrics and the timing of it and poignancy of the lyrics was so strong. Still one of my top "hits hard" songs of all time.
I love this channel for many reasons, not the least of which is Ixi’s harmonic analyses and willingness to occasionally reference advanced music theory topics without reference for someone unaware of music theory. There’s so many beginner music theory channels on UA-cam, someone has to cater to those of us who’ve already studied theory! Thank you!
Idk if anyone has commented this but at 24 mins into the video you talked about the distorted guitar that comes in with an 8th note delay. Its actually Justin playing the bass! Its so cool. I didnt realize this until i saw them live. It’s easy to tell who is playing what between Adam and Justin; if you hear a leadish line and hear either bass or guitar at the same time you will know it’s the other one. playing. Justin has some awesome solos
That's insane, my dog started howling at the TV when that started playing and I had no idea why but that explains it! (Animals on the TV usually catch his attention. )
I remember where I was the first time I heard Schism: in line at a In and Out drive-thru in Las Vegas. @IxiMusic: Tool’s bassist (Justin Chancellor) is heavily influenced by Peter Hook of Joy Division/New Order and many of his bass lines emulate melodies in the Middle C octave (C4+) while using open strings as a pseudo “bass pedal”. The opening bass line in Schism uses the open D string with syncopated hammer ons, pull offs & portamento slides.
I count the rhythm that starts at 19:00 min as seven bars of 3 plus 1 bar of six because the last bar feels so different from the rest but I guess that mathematically amounts to the same as counting it all as nine bars of 3/4 🤷♀
I always love your analysis and interpretations. You help me to understand and appreciate music better. As an untrained and self-taught 3rd generation musician, it shows that there is always something to learn. Thank you, ixi.
I'm fairly certain that the bass is doing the same triplet trick that Adam Jones does on the guitar all the time - playing the open string and then hitting the 3-5 frets in quick succession gives it a kind of percussive feeling.
That "higher guitar" or "synth" in the middle section is actually the bass using several effects, including a distortion, a whammy pedal and a delay. And you can hear him sweep the whammy down (WEEEEOOOOOWWWW) right before Maynard comes back in with vocals. I played bass in a band that covered this song, and getting all those effects turned on and off at the correct beat is a PITA.
Saw them live (more then ones), it's a great band every time i heard them play. Love the fact they use odd time signatures. Great explaning too, thanx Ixi.
The double octave starts before the vocals. The guitar player is double plucking an octave in the intro. Foreshadowing. This song is almost like a novel in how it builds itself.
The “chorus” (after “communication”) actually changes up the time signatures. Instead of 5+7 it’s 6+7. So the timing doesn’t just feel different, it is different.
"Polygondwanaland" was confirmed influenced by Tool as well! There's also a whole 20min-ish video about their love for 7/4, pretty rad ua-cam.com/video/vonZ_lLljug/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
The “synth” is the bass, with the same effects as the following part. It’s a phaser with delay, you hammer on from nowhere and roll the volume up and back down. There’s a similar technique used for lateralus at the start of the spiral
Splendid! I still think you really need to make some time to listen to Vessel's Queen of Golden Dogs, especially the first track, Fantasma (For Jasmine)
Cool that you mentioned The Charismatic Voice...love her story and the analysis that helps me realize and appreciate new things, like your channel too. Collaboration? Could be cool The drums component of this song is just unique in the very best way I wish lyrics analysis was a thing. I feel that is missing to fully appreciate the melody, playing, and vocals. Conspicuously absent. The lyrics composition is complimentary, like an additional instrument. Not easy, of course, and open to interpretation, but what ixi music or the charismatic voice do isn't easy either. Kind of sad to me to leave that part out. Like admiring a woman's figure and not her mind, you know? I like the way you give your interpretation of the meaning of some of the sounds sometimes for NIN.
I’m so glad you mentioned that the meter of the bulk of the song is basically just 12/8. There’s very little that’s more annoying than encountering Tool fans in the wild who have to over-complicate their music, so it’s refreshing to see someone do the opposite and simplify it.
Oddly, I always thought this song was overrated. I loved the deep dive though, helped me appreciate some of the subtle aspects like the harmonies I had missed
I've never understood people saying that. When the album dropped, it wasn't about ratings. You listened to the album and formed your own opinions. Over/under rated is irrelevant.
@@dan.j.boydzkreationz it's an opinion bro. It was never one of my favourite songs on the album and I often skipped it when listening. Lots of people I knew loved it. This video made me realise it was something I was missing.
I’m pretty sure most of the song is in 5/8 and 7/8 and the chorus is in 6/8 and 7/8 and they sneak 4/4 in there every once in a while and I think there might be 9/8 in there during certain points. I guess it’s kinda subjective at the end of the day, whatever feels right for you works. Edit: ok I didn’t watch the whole video before this comment
I'm pretty sure he's using a technique involving raking the strings to get that tight triplet sound on the bass intro. I used to use it a lot when I played heavier music and I can definitely hear it in this song - it's a great way to get fast but clean triplets. You just need to sequence your up and down strokes accordingly so that you are completing the figure with a stroke towards your next string. You get two notes out of one picking motion by playing through the first string and then the next. This riff actually flows really nicely if you do it that way. You just have the timing on the 'rake' down. I have no idea what Justin is actually doing, that's just how it sounds to me though. Either way, I always enjoy an ixi break down and would love more Alice in Chains!
Intro iis ALL bass, no guitar in there until about 50 seconds in...and that's just feedback till about the 1 minute mark. All love to Adam...but people don't realize how much of tool is actually Justin. Tool is the rhythm section.
Tool isn't a band. It's a sonic entity. It truly is a conscious being, and the band members are appendages of the entity. No band that I know of interacts with each other in the same way that Tool does. Usually a member plays their instrument and carves out their own space within a song. In Tool, these spaces are shared generously from member to member. The intro of the song is double plucked guitar ocatves of notes being held to ring out. The vocals come in and pick up on the double octave. Then the section comes in where the guitar picks up the base line and the bass is ringing out the held notes. The drums switch the timing to make the bass feel different, even though it's the same bass line. Every member of this band knows how to accentuate each other's playing. They know when to get out of the other persons way and when to get behind it and make their individual instrument serve the greater good of the song. I can only approach the musicianship from a guitar perspective because that's my instrument. Adam Jones is such a minimalist guitar player. He doesn't play anything flashy or the type of music that makes your fingers hurt trying to play his music, but he's one of, if not the most brilliant guitarist that I know of. He truly understands how to work with the band members. In rock music, 99 percent of guitar players think that they're the main piece of the music and take up as much space as they can. Adam's approach isn't to take up space, it's: "How can I make this song sound amazing?" Every member of this band has that approach. It's 4 guys on stage all willing to check their ego and give into something greater. The sum total is more than the singular pieces can account for.Tool are just on another level. It's fucking incredible!
Oddly the least interesting song on the album for me. But the only one people seem to know because most people only used to know the songs with music videos.
In this case,it's probably the least interesting because of hearing it more often but most times a bands most "popular"song is inherently less interesting
@ I havent listened to it more than the other songs on the album I have probably listened to it less but if still approximately the same amount of times as I almost always listen to tool albums end to end ... often that means listening to the whole discography end to end.
I agree, kind of. It’s the only song by TOOL I don’t care for. It’s because it’s so obvious what it’s about, and the whole scenario has nothing to do with my existence.
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25:45 the bass playing all those chords is one of the most beautiful moments I've heard from a bass guitar.
It's what got me hooked on TOOL! Justin Chancellor is one of my favorite bassists. ❤
What a beautiful talent to be able to dissect music and see it in its purest form
Schism was my first Tool song ever; I have such vivid memories of listening to it on repeat for hours when I was 11-12 while reading lists of "Top 10 cRPGs" on Gamespy and scans of DnD Monster Manuals after school, probably circa 2001-2003. I get that same smile on my face hearing the opening guitar.
Me too! I was an RD of a college dorm way back in 2000, and some dude was blasting Schism. I remember thinking, "I've never heard anything like this." I was hooked from that moment.
THIS is the song that got me into TOOL. From the amazing bass intro (it's why Justin Chancellor is one of my favorite bassists), to the way the bass and guitar blend, to the almost Gregorian chant sound to the vocals to that EPIC ending with Danny letting loose on drums is amazing. One question though...does Maynard know the pieces fit? 😁
I'm learning a lot from these breakdowns, thank you!
Hearing the soft middle section played on piano reminded me a little of "Something I Can Never Have". Pretty cool!
The bass line is relatively simple to play. Open string followed by two hammer-ons on the 10th and 12th fret for the triplet, and the two or three following notes on the string below it alternating with the open string. Its a riff thats easy to play, but really difficult to make sound good. Its takes a lot of fine control to get those triplets clean.
Same on guitar, its easier than it sounds
Now try drums. 😁
It's hard if all someone plays is 4/4 basic rhythm, several years ago the dexterity wasn't there for me, took me a long time to get, maybe I was just slow who knows.
Holy crap you are so good! This was AMAZING to watch!!
The interlude/bridge "guitar solo" in the beginning with the delay you commented on at 20:18 is actually bass! Justin has quite a few solos that are mistaken for guitar but their "bass-ness" is what makes them so unusual, and the effects are really creative.
That's awesome. It sounds amazing.
@@iximusic Got to see them play this live last year (actually a year ago today!) and it was an amazing experience.
Exactly! People don't realize how much is Justin with tool.
This is a great breakdown. Be as nerdy as you want. I'm here for it 🤘
I can't help but think that the most remarkable thing about this song is the fact that it became a radio hit. That is a feat in and of itself!
It was so fun to watch you break this down! I never tire of listening to this incredible and magical song.
Phaser and Flanger are essentially the same effect with two main differences: phaser can have several sets of oscillators, so the combing can get more complex; flanger has a feedback loop where part of the output is routed back into the input, what creates a more "exaggerated" resonant effect.
Also, on a side note: I'm always impressed by how effortlessly in tune your singing is. Even when doing some crunchy harmonies.
I always liked this song too, never gets old. aenema is my fav. tool album but this one is a close 2nd. cheers and thanks
I use to have a concert-level PA in my living room when I played in bands and I would smoke A LOT of pot and listen to this album at house destroying volume. For real. Half the ceiling collapsed one night while listening to The Grudge.
Excellent video. Great analysis. That "guitar delay" part at the 20:10 mark is volume swells by Justin on bass (rolling the volume knob of his bass up and down with each note and yes, plenty of delay). Such an amazing from from every member of the band, but the bass playing stands out to me as being really special.
25:03 is also bass. Justin is the man.
Here's the best live footage I could find of Justin playing these swells. I forgot to mention he's also playing a bass whammy pedal (pitch shifter) during these swells. Better visual representation than anything I could type out.
Keep up the excellent videos.
ua-cam.com/video/7xwetX81zDM/v-deo.html
Nice try. But if you listen even a tiny bit it's clearly a pitch swell. Done by a whammy pedal. If you get tool wrong there's thousands of irritating people who will correct you
Thank you for dissecting all the harmony - had so much joy watching your analysis
before I even see the video , just seeing FLAT 6 on the thumbnail I'm already presuming you're referring to that break section where the bass deviates from the guitar octave with that gorgeous flat 6.
YES!
1:07 That bass melody in the intro, always gets me every time after more than 20 years. I must always stop what I'm doing, and reflect on myself for less than what? 5 seconds? Its hard to put into words
Holy shit... I know nothing about music other than I can just tell that Tool is fucking amazing. For that reason, it's such an incredible experience to learn from someone with so much musical talent and understanding of musical composition who's also obviously a huge Tool fan.
I believe the chorus sneaks in an extra note at the end of what would be the 5/8 section, making it 6/8+7/8. That's why it feels wonkier and harder to count.
This song introduced me to Tool . Such a great song.
You're such a great analyst, of lots of stuff I love but this one in particular. I feel like we could talk about Tool songs for hours and hours without ever getting bored. There's some stuff in this song I'd love to point out, but really most if not all of the Tool songs including the real oldies have something special in them. Loved this analysis. It lit up a fire I haven't felt in a while. Much thanks 😊
Could you please release a full piano cover? Your voice and keys sound PHENOMENAL in this video.
I don't want it. I demand it.
@@habitante19 you just need it.
To breathe
to feel
to know you're alive
hmmm! Thank you! that would be quite the project. Maybe someday? Right now I'm focusing on finishing my debut album (with vocals! and piano! and other stuff!) There are some previews in here: ua-cam.com/users/live3Q32dG5IqDE
@@iximusic I'm SO excited for the album!
@@theheadshot45 aaah yay! Thank you!!
I remember seeing Schism on TV at a friend's house before I really listened to metal, then relistened many years later with the lyrics and the timing of it and poignancy of the lyrics was so strong. Still one of my top "hits hard" songs of all time.
I love this channel for many reasons, not the least of which is Ixi’s harmonic analyses and willingness to occasionally reference advanced music theory topics without reference for someone unaware of music theory. There’s so many beginner music theory channels on UA-cam, someone has to cater to those of us who’ve already studied theory! Thank you!
Amazing pfp
Idk if anyone has commented this but at 24 mins into the video you talked about the distorted guitar that comes in with an 8th note delay. Its actually Justin playing the bass! Its so cool. I didnt realize this until i saw them live. It’s easy to tell who is playing what between Adam and Justin; if you hear a leadish line and hear either bass or guitar at the same time you will know it’s the other one. playing. Justin has some awesome solos
06:25 may the 4th be with you
I just typed it and then found yours. Deleted mine :)
I believe Mantra (the track at 0:00) is the sounds of Maynard squeezing his cat with the audio slowed down.
That's insane, my dog started howling at the TV when that started playing and I had no idea why but that explains it! (Animals on the TV usually catch his attention. )
I remember where I was the first time I heard Schism: in line at a In and Out drive-thru in Las Vegas.
@IxiMusic: Tool’s bassist (Justin Chancellor) is heavily influenced by Peter Hook of Joy Division/New Order and many of his bass lines emulate melodies in the Middle C octave (C4+) while using open strings as a pseudo “bass pedal”. The opening bass line in Schism uses the open D string with syncopated hammer ons, pull offs & portamento slides.
I count the rhythm that starts at 19:00 min as seven bars of 3 plus 1 bar of six because the last bar feels so different from the rest but I guess that mathematically amounts to the same as counting it all as nine bars of 3/4 🤷♀
I always love your analysis and interpretations. You help me to understand and appreciate music better. As an untrained and self-taught 3rd generation musician, it shows that there is always something to learn. Thank you, ixi.
I'm fairly certain that the bass is doing the same triplet trick that Adam Jones does on the guitar all the time - playing the open string and then hitting the 3-5 frets in quick succession gives it a kind of percussive feeling.
That "higher guitar" or "synth" in the middle section is actually the bass using several effects, including a distortion, a whammy pedal and a delay. And you can hear him sweep the whammy down (WEEEEOOOOOWWWW) right before Maynard comes back in with vocals. I played bass in a band that covered this song, and getting all those effects turned on and off at the correct beat is a PITA.
Tip from the man himself ;)
ua-cam.com/video/OlbvMpq4C64/v-deo.htmlsi=gXJsKXNC3ezDj2T7&t=1874
I absolutely love your takes!
Saw them live (more then ones), it's a great band every time i heard them play. Love the fact they use odd time signatures. Great explaning too, thanx Ixi.
It’s never NOT gonna feel wild to me that this, a literal 12/8, became their, almost inarguably, biggest hit
3:48 The bass line is actually surprisingly very easy to play. It does sound hard for someone who doesn't play bass though.
The double octave starts before the vocals. The guitar player is double plucking an octave in the intro. Foreshadowing. This song is almost like a novel in how it builds itself.
The time signature changes in the chorus, an extra note is added so it's 6/8 then 7/8
Might be far fetched, but I have a feeling that Al Di Meola’s “Flight over Rio” could have inspired this piece. Let me know what you think? 😅
Also thanks for cutting and posting this, I can't really ever catch the streams.
I love when you do these deep dives
The “chorus” (after “communication”) actually changes up the time signatures. Instead of 5+7 it’s 6+7. So the timing doesn’t just feel different, it is different.
ah, well there you go!
have you checked out King Gizzard? they do some really interesting stuff, microtones, jazz, prog, a mixed bag of super talented musicians
"Polygondwanaland" was confirmed influenced by Tool as well! There's also a whole 20min-ish video about their love for 7/4, pretty rad
ua-cam.com/video/vonZ_lLljug/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
When Dorothy opened the door to Oz for the first time, that's the Flat Sixth.
The “synth” is the bass, with the same effects as the following part. It’s a phaser with delay, you hammer on from nowhere and roll the volume up and back down. There’s a similar technique used for lateralus at the start of the spiral
That intro is pretty eerie.
Amazing video, thanks
Great review!!! And easy on the eyes lol 😊
Spiral out ! 🎉
Splendid! I still think you really need to make some time to listen to Vessel's Queen of Golden Dogs, especially the first track, Fantasma (For Jasmine)
awesome analysis
I love your channel!
6:10 "yea it's my final answer" :D
"What is the timing of this?"
Every tool song lol
💣 analysis. thank you. 🙏
Loved this so much.
Cool that you mentioned The Charismatic Voice...love her story and the analysis that helps me realize and appreciate new things, like your channel too. Collaboration? Could be cool
The drums component of this song is just unique in the very best way
I wish lyrics analysis was a thing. I feel that is missing to fully appreciate the melody, playing, and vocals. Conspicuously absent. The lyrics composition is complimentary, like an additional instrument. Not easy, of course, and open to interpretation, but what ixi music or the charismatic voice do isn't easy either. Kind of sad to me to leave that part out. Like admiring a woman's figure and not her mind, you know? I like the way you give your interpretation of the meaning of some of the sounds sometimes for NIN.
I’m so glad you mentioned that the meter of the bulk of the song is basically just 12/8. There’s very little that’s more annoying than encountering Tool fans in the wild who have to over-complicate their music, so it’s refreshing to see someone do the opposite and simplify it.
love
This was awesome! Can you do Descending next please?
awesome!
You got Taste, ixi. 👍ya might wanna check out Routine by Steven Wilson, extraordinaire song.
Thank you and keep going :)
A fun thing to do with Schism is interpret the 5+7 riff as triplets in 4/4. It sounds really dumb, in a good way.
Your videos can be a trance...
The Wuh wuh wuh part is the bass btw
I love it😊
Flat 6 = Tears....every time
Cold Silence has the tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion...........which is actually beautifully sad
Oddly, I always thought this song was overrated. I loved the deep dive though, helped me appreciate some of the subtle aspects like the harmonies I had missed
This one was a highlight from the beginning for me; no preconceptions, just listened to the album and gravitated to it.
I've never understood people saying that. When the album dropped, it wasn't about ratings. You listened to the album and formed your own opinions. Over/under rated is irrelevant.
@@dan.j.boydzkreationz it's an opinion bro. It was never one of my favourite songs on the album and I often skipped it when listening. Lots of people I knew loved it. This video made me realise it was something I was missing.
would love to see them play “the sphere”.
Damn… you’re brilliant
Sounds like whales crying while I’m floating in the water next to them
1:00 "It's like human but not human" - cause it's A CAT :D
well that explains it! haha
@@iximusic IIRC it's a cat meowing but with a massive reverb and slowed down and played in reverse
New sub! 😀
5:00 you’re getting it right
🙏🏻
would love to hear Glenn Gould play Lateralus.
When a note is repeated insistingly this is called an ostinato.
Analyze STEREOLAB ‘s album “Cobra And Phases Group” 🎹🎧
Flange , Harmony , Dissonance 🤷♀ Dissonance, Rhythm, Phase
Add sugar and spice and lonestar 😁
Love from HTX😎 I love everytime I see a new video
That intro section is just a slowed down recording of Maynard squeezing his cat
"I've never heard bass like thay in my life." Wait till you hear primus
🤘❤🤘
hey, im just curious, do u have perfect pitch?
No! Just regular ol' relative pitch.
I’m pretty sure most of the song is in 5/8 and 7/8 and the chorus is in 6/8 and 7/8 and they sneak 4/4 in there every once in a while and I think there might be 9/8 in there during certain points. I guess it’s kinda subjective at the end of the day, whatever feels right for you works.
Edit: ok I didn’t watch the whole video before this comment
do the cure's new album next
Little known TOOL fact: Justin Chancellor is the most attractive man on this depressingly broken planet.
That beard and those suspenders 😂. 🔥
Can you do Kendrick's new album?
I'm pretty sure he's using a technique involving raking the strings to get that tight triplet sound on the bass intro. I used to use it a lot when I played heavier music and I can definitely hear it in this song - it's a great way to get fast but clean triplets. You just need to sequence your up and down strokes accordingly so that you are completing the figure with a stroke towards your next string. You get two notes out of one picking motion by playing through the first string and then the next. This riff actually flows really nicely if you do it that way. You just have the timing on the 'rake' down. I have no idea what Justin is actually doing, that's just how it sounds to me though. Either way, I always enjoy an ixi break down and would love more Alice in Chains!
Intro iis ALL bass, no guitar in there until about 50 seconds in...and that's just feedback till about the 1 minute mark. All love to Adam...but people don't realize how much of tool is actually Justin. Tool is the rhythm section.
amazing!
Hi! What happened to The Joshua Tree review? :(
You still haven't found what you're looking for?
@@donkeydarko77 Only up to 3/11 parts haha
Explaining Tool is like explaining quantum entanglement to your dog
i heard if you changed the order of the songs a mathematical pattern would emerge. the singer dude was quite in to numbers i believe
intro sounds like whale calls
Tool isn't a band. It's a sonic entity. It truly is a conscious being, and the band members are appendages of the entity. No band that I know of interacts with each other in the same way that Tool does. Usually a member plays their instrument and carves out their own space within a song. In Tool, these spaces are shared generously from member to member. The intro of the song is double plucked guitar ocatves of notes being held to ring out. The vocals come in and pick up on the double octave. Then the section comes in where the guitar picks up the base line and the bass is ringing out the held notes. The drums switch the timing to make the bass feel different, even though it's the same bass line. Every member of this band knows how to accentuate each other's playing. They know when to get out of the other persons way and when to get behind it and make their individual instrument serve the greater good of the song. I can only approach the musicianship from a guitar perspective because that's my instrument. Adam Jones is such a minimalist guitar player. He doesn't play anything flashy or the type of music that makes your fingers hurt trying to play his music, but he's one of, if not the most brilliant guitarist that I know of. He truly understands how to work with the band members. In rock music, 99 percent of guitar players think that they're the main piece of the music and take up as much space as they can. Adam's approach isn't to take up space, it's: "How can I make this song sound amazing?" Every member of this band has that approach. It's 4 guys on stage all willing to check their ego and give into something greater. The sum total is more than the singular pieces can account for.Tool are just on another level. It's fucking incredible!
Oddly the least interesting song on the album for me. But the only one people seem to know because most people only used to know the songs with music videos.
Lol, so true
In this case,it's probably the least interesting because of hearing it more often but most times a bands most "popular"song is inherently less interesting
@ I havent listened to it more than the other songs on the album I have probably listened to it less but if still approximately the same amount of times as I almost always listen to tool albums end to end ... often that means listening to the whole discography end to end.
I agree, kind of. It’s the only song by TOOL I don’t care for. It’s because it’s so obvious what it’s about, and the whole scenario has nothing to do with my existence.
This is the weakest album in their catalog.
0:04 Its a cat ♥
interesting name