They all are,everyone in tool. that's what took so long was making sure we all on all sides of the world could all feel the same thing and all take in the same breath. 🙏
@@ShrisSeth1 Stay strong, man. Each individual on this planet has the power to make a change in the world and you're no different from the rest of us. You are important. To quote our boy Maynard once again: you must keep reminding yourself of this.
@@jarltrippinYour comment is encouraging and full of compassion. I too have contemplated suicide many times until my father just died recently of alcoholism. Now suicide is not an alternative anymore after losing someone I loved so dearly. This song means a lot to us. I'm thankful that Tool has reminded us press on and never give up. Man, the past decade was rough and brutal. Tool's music and messages are truly a blessing.
This album helped me find strength. It really did. Depression sucks, suicidal thoughts suck, but whathever happens I will NOT die on my knees. I will fight this battle for as long as I can, I will be brave and I will not surrender. I will not give up, because that's the path I've chosen and my fear will not lead me astray.
No truer words spoken, Brother/sister. It's an on going battle. It's okay to get tired and take a rest. But there comes a time when you have to dig yourself out of the hell you're in, and scream violently defiant, and tell all of it that you will NOT BACK DOWN. You REFUSE to accept the shit surrounding you. Get the fuck up, Dust yourself off. If you need to break shit that no longer serves you, then just fucking do it. Get mad. Break those god damned chains. Spread those scorched wings, and keep screaming, until your focused. By then, you'll have the attention and fear you need. Now breathe again. Fight your ass off. You got this, my dude.
I am a huge fan of King Crimson's "Discipline" album, and to me "Fear Inoculum" is the modern-day "Discipline". Tool has always took KC's blueprint of repetitive, hypnotic, math-rock riffs from that record and adapted/expanded it to their modern sound, but "Fear Inoculum" just takes it to another level. What a time to be alive as a fan of music.
5:53 this is my favorite TOOL verse ever. Sound the dread alarm Through our primal body Sound the reveille To be or not to be RISE Stay the grand finale Stay the reading of our swan song and epilogue One drive to stay alive It's elementary Muster every fiber Mobilize Stay alive
Yeah, it's profound. Hits in the feels & reverberates throughout. The anthem of our age & time. Perfect to listen to while sharpening knives & loading mags, imho. Si vis pacem, para bellum
My sister got into a bad motorcycle accident and is in the hospital. She had surgery yesterday on her ribs. I brought in my boom box and we are sitting here listening to this song. I love her and am so glad she is alive and that I can share this with her.
youngestoutof4 Ah shit, sad to hear about other fellows going down on the road, wishing her a fast recovery, and hope the damage on her ride wasnt too big
I'm 56. I've listened to a hell of a lot of music in my time. Tool is a game changer. This band just takes it to another level. This song is a masterpiece. Hell, all of their songs are.
I’m 48, and knew of tool for many years but I never really opened my mind to them. Just this past month I’ve been infatuated with this band, my favorite band at the moment is definitely tool. Crazy amazing.
Danny Carey actually had three years of Music studies in conservatory percussion and drums at the University of Missouri Kansas City he was basically just a year away from a degree when he dropped out and moved out to LA. My drum teacher had classes with him
yeah, especially "message to Harry Manback" absolutely incredible, riveting, MOVING indeed... *(jk btw lol I actually love tool, one of my all time fav bands, I mentioned that song as a joke..I love their sense of humor same as the whole transcending message of hope as well. Both are important!)*
completely agree. Also something fascinating this album has and other Tool albums don't is the atmosphere, it's much more atmospheric than the other albums (which are still amazing but in their own way), also Fear Inoculum somehow feels a bit futuristic at least to me.
Not to be this guy.. but I disagree. This album as a hole cannot be listened to seamlessly like, lateralus, undertow, or 10,000 fists. If you listen to this album from start to finish it doesn't have the continuity that their previous albums have. If your ears like that, that's fine, but mine don't and I miss that. This is just my opinion.
@@TheArrow1987 well the album art ties it all together in my perception. Massive reference to multiple previous albums. Maybe I'll finally get around to making content about that soon, when no one cares because they're not trying to watch youtube and heat their homes at the same time.
@@joelescamilla918 i wouldn't be surprised if they fucked everyones heads up and had a new album in 2 years. It just seems so tool to troll people to that degree. Wishful thinking...
They aged like fine wine on this album. They relaxed a bit and are just jamming. Yet no other band sounds like this. They have a very distinctive sound and they have mastered greatness.
@@aspjake123 And to do it with just 4 songs IMO. Fear Inoculum the song is okay, but this is really an album with a little filler and 4 epic songs. Pneuma, Invincible, Descending, and 7empest. They all bring something different but yet it's totally TOOL. It's almost too hard to take sometimes. This band is ethereal.
Tool’s music always sounded to me like a soundtrack for going back to the origin of humans, nature and the universe. There is something so primitive, but peaceful in their songs. And the new album is so beautifully epic - a spiritual journey!
Honestly I thought maybe a little too peaceful on this one, no? It didn't grab me at first although after several more listens I do like it. Maybe was just looking for a "hooker with a penis" type moment hahaha!!
South Korea. I just got to know this album. Speechless. These days, I’m listening to this album almost everyday while I’m walking for an exercise. So moving...
Thank you to the dude who mentioned *TOOL* to me on a bus ride in *COSTA RICA* to me in *2007*. He asked me if I knew them, to which I said, "No". He said, "Look them up, they are a 4 piece band in which each member is the best in the world at what they do. It's almost a miracle that they found each other, sort of like Led Zeppelin". Thanks bro, it changed my life. 🤙
Same goes for the band CAN. They're the greatest of all time. Tago Mago album will blow your mind in places. Discovered them after eventually getting bored of listening to Tool.
Now, I'm only 15, and I was introduced to TooL by my family, was raised on it, but I never really got it. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the music, no doubt about it. I had major respect for everyone in the band and I listened to their songs, loving every second. I knew the lyrics. but I never UNDERSTOOD them. But this song man, this song. I was halfway through, and it just hit me, everything at once. I teared up, no other band or song can make me feel this way, this meaning, this beauty and this tragedy. This primordial cycle of life and death. This meaningless, yet inspiring universe that we are just a spec in, the grand scale of it all! to all of you who have been wating for this album for almost as long as I've been alive, I can finally say this with certainty, This song and every other from this album is a fucking masterpiece
I'm turning 18 next month . 4 years with mostly always Tool , they have a song for anything. i've lost both of my gramps and i listened near all the albums. they blesses the humans soul and brings peace to the mind. keep going little buddy. you will understand them some time later.
This is slowly but surely becoming my absolute favourite TOOL song. It's epic and majestic beyond words, its grandiosity can't be overstated. No, it's not "heavy" or crazy in any way, because it doesn't need to be. It's telling a story about survival, about going to the depths of the abyss to confront our demons. "Mobilize, stay alive!". It's a deep, primal, and fundamental story about our very existence. The instrumental buildup towards the epic end is unlike anything I've ever heard in my life.
Carl Jung rears his head again with metaphor. Maynard is the best song writer. He can be subtle or blunt while also sticking to the main theme of tool. Allegory. Tool is our tool. They're art is our strength.
Yeah this is the best one on the album for me. The build up and the payoff is amazing, and you get TWO. First the lyrical one than the instrumental one. Amazing!
This is why the Tool army doesn't mind waiting so long between album releases. Pure and utter musical wizardry every single time. This band is unmatched in every aspect
TOOL doesn't just create music, they create sonic artwork. This album is a masterpiece, every bit as important and significant as Beethoven's greatest compositions
At the risk of sounding like "just another "nerdy" TOOL fan" that is the best description I've ever heard. After years and years of loving TOOL 🔧 finally saw them in Buffalo this year and... Well said. Descending was the highlight of their set for my husband and I. It felt as if we were the only two people there. It was magical to put it bluntly. Best show, a meaningful date for us after 20 years together, money well spent.
My condolences, my friend. My best friend that introduced me to Tool didn't live to see this day either. Here's to them, and all the others on the other side of the veil ❤️
I am a HARD CORE Tool fan. Have been for nearly 30 years. Absolutely love every song they've ever put out. Descending may just be their best song. It certainly is a 12 on a 10 scale! I don't say this lightly. They've improved with each album. Having witnessed their musical progression to perfection has truly been a gift from the universe. We are indeed fortunate to have been part of this experience.
The Grudge is kind of a mediocre track IMO. also a 20+ year fan of Tool just wracking my brain to think of a song that's not awesome. Even grudge isn't really too bad but all of tool's shit is pretty much like "wait. It'll get awesome" and if you don't ""get it it" whatevs. The grudge is the most like that
The last real band left standing. This is musicianship, this is integrity, this is collaboration, this is brotherhood through sonic transmutation ... Thanks Danny, Maynard, Justin & Adam
Timothy Stoner dude they go over this shit for years before even tracking it. They are far from lazy. Their albums come out when their supposed too. I’m glad it took this long. Makes it all the better. All that said, they definitely aren’t the only band left. But undoubtedly the most genuine and authentic
STG. THIS HAS BECOME MY FAV TRACK OFF OF THE ALBUM. I LISTEN TO IT THE MOST. IT ALL STARTED WITH A LSD TRIP. THIS SONG WOKE ME UP. MADE ME CRY AS HE SUNG "MOBILIZE STAY ALIVE"
They really hit the primal instincts and emotions. The battle drums, the riffs, the tempo, the lyrics and the melody woven together perfectly and takes you on an unexpected journey with so many different layers that tell a thousand stories. This is why this never gets old. It's simply a beautiful masterpiece. There aren't many songs out there that bring so much emotion and energy.
Descending alone was worth the 13 year wait 🤘 welcome back tool, this album sits perfectly and proudly within their discography as yet another masterpiece
Hi Tool fans around the globe, I'm from Malaysia and English is my second language. I'd have to say, Tool helps me expand my vocabulary. This song itself, introduced me to 2 new words: nescient & reveille. Haha thanks Tool!!!
You are 100% right i have been listening to this album for 4 weeks in a row when I'm working out, it never gets boring quite the contrary it gets more addictive and to be honest with you I can't wait today to go to the gym and start listening to this album all over again.
Nost Boiz HAHAHAHAHAHA so true my friend I love them all just like when I was getting into Pink Floyd when I was younger lol I love everything about Floyd different just like Tool not mainstream bullshit !
I’m afraid this album really is their “swan song and epilogue.” 😢 It’s beautiful and fantastic and really a gift to us Tool fans. Thank you Tool for everything you’ve done.
Based on words Maynard has said in recent interviews I think he 100% wants to do another album and fans are going to get it pretty soon. 2 or 3 years. They just came back to see if they still had it and if fans still cared and they are the most talked about band in the world right now. This is more like a second coming and dusting off the instruments.
We're just so fucking lucky that these guys came together to create this amazing art. 13 years later, and they've created another masterpiece. Danny said he's down for another if it's much sooner this time. Only Justin said he doesn't want to make another, and he may have only been fucking around. Time will tell, but I hope there isn't some jerkoff reading this after just discovering them with their next release in 2032. LOL!
This. This gets me fired up. I'm ready to march on Washington everytime; every morning I put this on. I hear the call. Now more than I ever have. As clear as a bell. As clear as the dread alarm.
I'm a new tool fan, I just listened to this for the first time, I cried. I heard the reflection yesterday, I cried too. this band is the best in the world.
As we all grow older - and god knows tool fans are - special things and moments get very rare. time flows by mostly unnoticed. this album is a true cornerstone - bringing back goosebumps and tears. thank you tool - from the bottom of my heart
Sorry for your loss man, my brother as well would’ve been excited for this but he passed in May 2018. He’s still everywhere all around you in every leaf and every breathe of the world.
You're not the only one man, this song does the same thing to me. Idk what it is about Fear Innoculum, but it brings me to tears every time I listen to this album. It's like Tool tapped into some spiritual force when recording this album, no other band evokes these kinds of emotions in me. Tool is a very special band, others can try to imitate Tool, but Tool is truly a one of a kind band.
I can't believe TOOL was afraid to release this album and that they scrapped 2 previous albums because they felt they where falling short! This album is amazing. Its not what I expected but its some if the best instrumentals and lyrics I've seen from them. I really hope they can continue to pump out the best music known to man.
Tool is the greatest rock band of our time. No other band taps into my soul and mind in such a beautiful and intimate way. This whole record to me is perfect. It’s calming, inspiring, empowering, epic, introspective and eye opening.
I agree. I’m 46. Listening since ‘’90. Grateful to have lived and listened for so long. 7 Concerts over the years. To grow older with them. A wonderful experience. They are the Greatest.
Tool has never made a bad album. Undertow - Heavy and dark Ænima - Heavy and dark again Lateralus - Complex and fascinating 10,000 Days - Emotional and adventurous Fear Inoculum - Relaxing and reflecting
Adam Middleton I'm for sure gonna buy it.. I know they probably don't "need" the money..n putting it out like they did was almost like a "gift"..so I agree, they deserve it for giving us decades of great artistic mastery!!
LYRICS: [Verse 1] Free fall through our midnight This epilogue of our own fable Heedless in our slumber Floating nescient, we [Verse 2] Free fall through this boundlessness This madness of our own making Falling isn't flying Floating isn't infinite [Pre-Chorus] Come, our end, suddenly All hail our lethargy Concede suddenly [Interlude] To the quickened dissolution Pray we mitigate the ruin Calling all to arms and order [Verse 3] Drifting through this boundlessness This madness of our own making [Pre-Chorus] Sound our dire reveille Rouse all from our apathy Lest we Cease to be [Chorus] Stir us from our Wanton slumber Mitigate our ruin Call us all to arms and order [Bridge] Sound the dread alarm Through the primal body Sound the reveille To be or not to be Rise Stay the grand finale Stay the reading of our swan song and epilogue One drive to stay alive Elementary Muster every fiber Mobilize Stay alive [Chorus] Stir us from our Wanton slumber Mitigate our ruin Call us all to arms and order
Agreed my friend I'm 61 too and listened to this a couple of thousand times. Every time I had to get somewhere or wait I knew this would 15 minutes would be worth the while. ACDC, pink Floyd, Marylin Manson, Eminem just don't cut it the same.
Omg it's perfect that you bring that up! This whole album so far has a really Egyptian sound to it. So it's perfect you bring that up because now I can imagine that over the past 13 years, the temple was being rebuilt, bringing the pieces back together, strengthening our communication. Damn, dude, what an epiphany you just gave me!
Almost 2 years later, hundreds of listens and I must say this is one I the best songs tool ever out out. The flow, progressions and transitions are som it the best they've ever done.
I have my stereo in the room where I have my pool table. This song really comes to life when I lie under the table and close my eyes to listen. The acoustics become completely immersive. I find myself hyperventilating, sweating, gasping for breath with tears running down my cheeks. No piece of music has ever affected me like this song does. (Please don't tell anyone- It's kind of embarrassing.)
@@vinyldiary6664 I met mark a few years ago his show in Bristol UK. I was so blown away I think I said something dumb like 'cheers for the tunes' or something! He was so chilled and his wife was all smiles! Cool guy man
All of their albums are like that for me. You cant judge them until multiple close listenings. A Perfect Circle was the same way for me. At first I was like “oh this is pretty good, nothing incredible though.” Then like a month later I’m absolutely loving all of it.
I was on an overnight in the Mendocino N.F. here in Nor Cal and played the entire album super loud from my truck as the sun faded. When it ended I swear, I've never heard it soooo quiet where we were; and I've been going to the same spot for some time. Even nature knows when it has to respect greatness.
Dear TOOL band, i was born in august 31 of 1984, thank you very much for this priceless birthday present!! I listen your music since 2000-2001, when I was a very young punkrocker musician, with time and drugs I decided to go study at the art school of my city, and from the year 2009 I become a visual artist.. Here and now, siting in my room with a lot of works on my back, Im grateful and thinking how inspirational and motivational can be the music and all the creative acts, in all their spectro, jazz, postrock, classical, progressive, theatre, sculptures, photographies, movies, etc.. But, specially the nature creative in any life species.. Nobody knows where we all will be in 20 or 30 years, maybe the whole world will be desapear, but among all the shit that happens around us, against what we fight every day, one all the good shits in all this years, was TOOL!! ;) respect for you guys! we are all trascendentals! Learn to swim! Ride the spiral!
Let it be known that the vocal effect used in this song is to originally be found in abundance throughout Camel's Moonmadness album: ua-cam.com/video/qSslHyK7paY/v-deo.html and that the best person at making their voice sound like it is another instrument within their music was Damo Suzuki from Can: ua-cam.com/video/qKpCKBfazX8/v-deo.html Would not have ever listened to these bands if not for 1st getting into Tool, so hey...
@@SenseiBerial I saw the Camel Moonmadness concert at the Royal Albert Hall earlier on in the year. It cost a fortune, like £70. Wasn't too bothered about seeing it at the time, but my friend bought the tickets, saying it's Camel and we have to go to it, so we did. I believe the whole concert must be available to purchase now on DVD, as here is a sneak preview of it on UA-cam. Noticed that the keyboard player for them here is blind which was unexpected. It was a good gig in the end, yes, worth £70. Probably.. ua-cam.com/video/M0SqfOSdDsQ/v-deo.html
Anyone else think this album is Maynard's Mona Lisa? His vocals and lyrics on songs like Fear Inoculum and Descending are astounding brutal and beautiful.
Maynard just did what I told him to on this album in letters I wrote to the band so you can thank me for the lyrics and everything Thank you It was my idea to put the ocean on this record as well
So much has happened in my life since the last album (I believe that is so for us all). Hearing this album is a wonderful reminder that life is beautiful, life is strange, and most importantly, this fucking song is amazing. Be well all of you!
Well put. I didn't think about it like that, but what you say hit home for me. I am a fucking Phoenix rising from the ashes, and this is the phonic expression of how I feel right now!
So many people have been hungry for music like this. Thank you Tool. Maybe this will inspire this generation to find themselves before all is lost. This music transcends time and space and demands your attention.
This could be the greatest song i have ever heard. It has quite literally expanded my perception of what music is, and what is possible in this reality.
Third Eye remained firmly atop my "favorite Tool songs" mountain, for over 20 years... until Descending dethroned it. Its the best song ever made, period, and anyone who disagrees can fite me IRL (ok not really but you get the idea)
Every living thing on this planet is temporary, this band has always helped to remind me that I must soak in as much beauty as possible in this fleeting time.
Unbelievable how the tension is built up from minute 8:22 onwards, which is released at 10:54 and even more at 10:58.2.5 minutes of tension without a single second of boredom. For me, the best piece or art on the masterpiece album after Pneuma. This song like so many other TOOL songs gets better with every listen.
The back and forth between Adam and Danny through this whole time is amazing and the high pitch of the guitar at 10:58 just is the perfect closure... it really leads me to tears and a euphoric feeling of such power that I feel like a super human at that point!!!
@@randallN-sw6ee I wouldnt say exactly the same. He has evolved a bit vocally but he has the same range and strength of voice he's always had. Basically he hasn't lost anything from what he used to have but he most assuredly added to his vocal skill.
Old,new and past fans,we are blessed with two generations of what musically, lyrical and genius that will never be surpassed. Tool,Pink Floyd. Thankyou.
I'm 102 years old, I just discovered tool and feel like I really missed out by discovering them this late in life. My grandfather just passed away at the age of 155 and this album helped me cope with that loss
i'm 330 years old and i can relate to this, my late mother Florence Nightingale loved TOOL so this song really hits hard, greetings from the afterlife brother
It's a great song...and I almost agree with you, but 'Right in Two' has that mantle IMO. That song is just mind blowing in so many ways, but the lyrics are what makes it
I was very much pleased with fear inoculum, great album, but as far as their "best" song, their coup de grace, Tool's magnum opus, for me it's ALWAYS gonna be the 3-part "disposition/reflection/triad" off the album lateralus.... I know some agree with me, some say I'm full of shit 😂 but for me personally, THAT'S the best thing tool ever produced. I know many feel that wings for Marie/10,000 days was them at their best, their finest hour. And yeah good god those lyrics, such a profound and moving tribute and dedication to Maynard's mother.. I'll always insist that "disposition/reflection/triad" has the top spot in the tool catalog!
I feel like their talents have gotten better with time. Especially Danny Carey, I mean he has always been good, but on this album he is really phenomenal. Adam Jones too.
Agreed, I just worry about how much longer they can keep it going :( That kind of talent and action takes a toll on the body. Danny is ripped as fuck for a reason. To be able to do the impossible that he does on the drums has to just destroy his shoulders elbows and wrists. Can't imagine Justin and Adam's hands are in great shape either. And Maynard's voice has to be getting worn with three freaking bands and nearly 30 years doing this now. It terrifies and saddens me to think of a day we don't have them or at least the ethereal chance of "new" Tool but at the same time after all the wonder and amazing things they've made and done for not just myself but so many millions more I don't want them to break themselves either lol. Kinda feel that might be the real point behind Invincible on the album tbh. They're getting old.
@Drum44er I agree with you there, and plus, ALL of them have musically matured. I'm so tired of everyone complaining that there is only 1 scream from Maynard on the album. What's the point in screaming if you have nothing to be angry about?
@@allenkerns9550 As a Rush fan I knew the end was coming for years and then it came. That's life. If you live long enough you lose things you love. But I still have every Rush album to listen to, and every Tool album so far. Enjoy it while it lasts. And have faith, there are younger bands out there who might take up the torch.
Agreed, although each member continues to evolve as beautifully yet uniquely in their own spiritual way, so when they come together as a unit it's impossible to recreate what they have been able to do thus far.
Free fall through our midnight, this epilogue of our own fable. Heedless in our slumber. Floating nescient we free fall through this boundlessness, This madness of our own making. Falling isn’t flying. Floating isn’t infinite… Come, Our end, suddenly. All hail our lethargy. Concede Suddenly. To the quickened dissolution. Pray we Mitigate the ruin, calling all to arms and order. Drifting through this boundlessness, this madness of our own making. Sound our dire reveille. Rouse all from our apathy, lest we cease to be. Stir us from our wanton slumber. Mitigate our ruin. Call us all to arms and order. Sound the dread Alarm through our primal body. Sound the reveille to be or not to be. Rise. Stay the grand finale. Stay the reading of our swan song & epilogue. One Drive; To stay alive. It’s Elementary. Muster every fiber. Mobilize. Stay Alive Stir us from our wanton slumber. Mitigate our ruin. Call us all to arms and order
Trust me, I said the same thing and once I finally did this year it was even more amazing then what you’re imagining it to be, the imagination has nothing on what a tool show will actually do to you, everything you thought you knew before can go right out the fucking window haha, an entirely new appreciation will be discovered, seeing descending, invincible and Jambi, just those three songs live will forever destroy any chance of another band taking tools place as my number 1 🌀
I saw them 1st in Alabama 15 Yeats ago in a hurricane basically. When I lowered my arms 16 ounces of rainwater washed out. I will never forget the perfect sound. Maynard out there in a black speedo up front in the rain. The flawless performance moved me. The only better show for an experience was Evil Empire RATM in an abandoned steel mill for 8 bucks. Venues matter. Vibe matters. Art matters. ❤
Lyrics: Free fall through our midnight This epilogue of our own fable Heedless in our slumber Floating nescient we Free fall through this boundlessness This madness Of our own making Falling isn't flying Floating isn't infinite Come, our end, suddenly All hail our lethargy Concede suddenly To the quickened dissolution Pray we mitigate the ruin Calling all to arms and order Drifting through this boundlessness This madness of our own making Sound our dire reveille Rouse all from our apathy Lest we Cease to be Stir us from our Wanton slumber Mitigate our ruin Call us all to arms and order Sound the dread alarm Through our primal body Sound the reveille To be or not to be Rise Stay the grand finale Stay the reading of our swan song and epilogue One drive to stay alive It's elementary Muster every fiber Mobilize Stay alive Stir us from our Wanton slumber Mitigate our ruin Call us all to arms and order
Yeah, that's probably due to the fact that he writes his lyrics to the music and not the other way around. Danny, Justin and Adam first create the music and when they're done they send it to Maynard, who then trips on it and creates the lyrics. I think that's why his voice truly can be considered as the fourth instrument in the band, which blends in seamlessly with the others.
It's Adam who decides on the compositions, Maynard comes in when the music is ready. There'd be no makeovers after that. I'd think Adam would decide on the overall composition.
@@adamwerduch5527 AFAIK, it’s very much a joint effort between Adam, Justin and Danny. It can’t be ignored how significantly the band changed when Justin joined. He changed their whole sound.
So many chills from this song, that I feel I’m starting an ice age. The feeling I get listening to this is so immense and beautiful. 10:54 is like a monument of sound, a materializing in the sky, a supernova. The progression before it is like an evolution through the universe and just culminates so unbelievably well. I feel as though Maynard is reading from distant scriptures and ancient times, almost pleading for the entire human race to hear this message. He has such a way of making you actually feel the words he’s singing. It transcends just simply hearing. I’ve never really found this with anyone else. I feel TOOL has been at a prophetic level with this album and is ringing more true as the days go by. It heightens my awareness of the world, but at the same time just takes me away. Forever grateful for this music and chance to be alive.
Most of the lyrics of this album were written by me in letters to the band. Of course Maynard is the ultimate master of lyricism so he worked it his way which was perfect by the way because tool is perfect because I created tool when I was in 6th grade in the '80s as a band idea using the pentagram and I said the musicians would be perfect because I am perfect and I am tool. Enjoy
I had this thought last night...you don't create this in a day...the depth of this album is staggering...one can no longer say "It's a music album" when it comes to this one...this one has a soul.
5:45 - 6:35 I will forever refer to this section as "Litanie contre le désespoir". The emotion and imperative behind this verse is incredibly powerful, and I'm not ashamed to admit it has helped lift me out of a very dark place.
This is absolutely one of the most powerful verses I've ever heard in any song. "Sound the dread alarm!" rocks my whole body, and I literally can't stand still when he says "Mobilize! STAY ALIVE!"
This is Adam's finest moment. He sounds like the greatest guitar player of all time here. The Dave Gilmour of alt rock: slow it down and play the feels. Genius.
i actually find him on his weakest here tho, kinda missed him the whole album, this song is clearly the best for him tho, and i fucking love it. this album was clearly danny's masterpiece, and i really like it for that
![Tool - Descending [New Verse Studio Fan edit]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rjXOY3MdsTI/mqdefault.jpg)
"Falling isn't flying
floating isn't infinite"
maynard, you are goddam right
Maynard is a legit genius. Peace be with you and let us all embrace a shared love of his music .
They all are,everyone in tool. that's what took so long was making sure we all on all sides of the world could all feel the same thing and all take in the same breath. 🙏
The lyrics and vocals in this song alone are worth the 13 year wait
Literally toy story lines lmao
Genious lyrics
Those few words say so much!
When Maynard says "stay alive!" it's like he's begging you personally. I imagine this song will be saving a lot of people's lives.
I know, right?! Specially that part made me not commit suicide
@@ShrisSeth1 Stay strong, man. Each individual on this planet has the power to make a change in the world and you're no different from the rest of us. You are important. To quote our boy Maynard once again: you must keep reminding yourself of this.
@@jarltrippinYour comment is encouraging and full of compassion.
I too have contemplated suicide many times until my father just died recently of alcoholism. Now suicide is not an alternative anymore after losing someone I loved so dearly.
This song means a lot to us. I'm thankful that Tool has reminded us press on and never give up.
Man, the past decade was rough and brutal. Tool's music and messages are truly a blessing.
@@jarltrippin Thank you
It's been my personal favorite to keep reminding
Tool is the only band that can have a 13 minute song that isn't long enough.
Rookie numbers.
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NAMO TIAMAT 13 Hz
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NAMO T💀💀L
ahem.. pink floyd
Pink Floyd
This album helped me find strength. It really did. Depression sucks, suicidal thoughts suck, but whathever happens I will NOT die on my knees. I will fight this battle for as long as I can, I will be brave and I will not surrender. I will not give up, because that's the path I've chosen and my fear will not lead me astray.
This album was basically both my sword and my shield through some of the hardest times of my life.
Well put,keep going!
No truer words spoken, Brother/sister.
It's an on going battle. It's okay to get tired and take a rest. But there comes a time when you have to dig yourself out of the hell you're in, and scream violently defiant, and tell all of it that you will NOT BACK DOWN. You REFUSE to accept the shit surrounding you. Get the fuck up, Dust yourself off. If you need to break shit that no longer serves you, then just fucking do it.
Get mad.
Break those god damned chains. Spread those scorched wings, and keep screaming, until your focused. By then, you'll have the attention and fear you need. Now breathe again.
Fight your ass off. You got this, my dude.
Psychedelics helped me with suicidal thoughts. I used to have them REALLY bad. Don’t give up, good luck.
i love you
This album gets better each time I listen to it.
Test.
OMG i had the same sensation... it's amazing every day more than before
I cant stop listening to it and i was one of the first 2 hours listeners
It really does.
@TET - COM SAAAME
Regular bands plug into amps.
Tool plugs into the universe.
And it’s beautiful.
Jesse Taylor Well said!
Truth
It’s beautiful
I think Justin uses a supermassive black hole as a bass amp.
@Douglas Fisher They came before music, the music emerged from them. Thus the universe was born.
That sense of relief when you are deep into a Tool song, check to see how much time is left, and there is still 8 minutes.
9 for me 😆
Amazing innit
This is the best track on the album.
I feel 7empest is the best song on the album. The solo in this song though is well worth the 10 minute wait to hear...
Its like waking up ealier than youre alarm and see there is is still precious minutes left
I am a huge fan of King Crimson's "Discipline" album, and to me "Fear Inoculum" is the modern-day "Discipline". Tool has always took KC's blueprint of repetitive, hypnotic, math-rock riffs from that record and adapted/expanded it to their modern sound, but "Fear Inoculum" just takes it to another level. What a time to be alive as a fan of music.
You totally surmised it, King Crimson personified ❤
I’m kinda in a place in my life where I was sad I didn’t have anyone to share this experience with, but the comment section made that all go away.
Stay strong and push through it, take care of yourself!
Ditto from someone who also wishes you well :-)
You are not alone:)
We are here!!! 😍
💗💗🥰
One of the best song ever written. Period.
@Miko 777
100%
Ya it really is incredible.
I don't know about that bud
Bulshit those who have done good will rise and xperience eternal life those who have done evil will rise to experience judgment
What drugs are you on?
5:53 this is my favorite TOOL verse ever.
Sound the dread alarm
Through our primal body
Sound the reveille
To be or not to be
RISE
Stay the grand finale
Stay the reading of our swan song and epilogue
One drive to stay alive
It's elementary
Muster every fiber
Mobilize
Stay alive
thought i was the only one to feel this and since 24th November 2019 is in my facebook profile as a sort of my life´s motto , greetings
@@josefelixdiaztorres1938 facts bro. It's just so powerful and meaningful.
Agreed Mr Cruz.
Yeah, it's profound. Hits in the feels & reverberates throughout.
The anthem of our age & time. Perfect to listen to while sharpening knives & loading mags, imho.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Banned.video
This band is connected to some kind of force most people aren't aware of. I' m grateful that they share it with us thru their music.
I'm grateful to share the same positivity ...tool is letting go some good vibes ... especially the new stuff
Been experiencing Tool since the mid 90's and it never gets old. Keep fucking rocking!
@Daniel Schroeder man I don't even believe in God but you guys are definitely right
Perfecty said!!!!!!
Last part of this ballad is a loss for words
My sister got into a bad motorcycle accident and is in the hospital. She had surgery yesterday on her ribs. I brought in my boom box and we are sitting here listening to this song. I love her and am so glad she is alive and that I can share this with her.
I haven't heard "boom box" since the 80's. Awesome! Hope she gets better. God speed!
🤘God bless!
I hope your sister gets better very soon. Keep blasting TOOL out to the hospital.
bless her and family. hope he gets well soon.
youngestoutof4 Ah shit, sad to hear about other fellows going down on the road, wishing her a fast recovery, and hope the damage on her ride wasnt too big
This song is EPIC...That guitar riff! Best song on the album
i agree
Loving Pneuma too
@@NeutralGravity Yes! Pneuma, Descending, and 7empest are the 3 best tracks on the album.
@@PlastisinNightmare They are all awesome but this one stands out so far.
You guys are sleeping on Invincible.. Amazing song. That and this one are my favorites.
Shoutout to anyone alive today. Congrats, we've survived.
Now push to keep up the grind called, Life!
Survived what exactly? dickhead
fuck yeah ive never been so happy to be alive
nice meme
Alex510 your comment is just a spin off of somebody else’s comment when the first single came out. I get it, it’s hard to be original these days
I'm 56. I've listened to a hell of a lot of music in my time. Tool is a game changer. This band just takes it to another level. This song is a masterpiece. Hell, all of their songs are.
I’m 48, and knew of tool for many years but I never really opened my mind to them. Just this past month I’ve been infatuated with this band, my favorite band at the moment is definitely tool. Crazy amazing.
Danny Carey actually had three years of Music studies in conservatory percussion and drums at the University of Missouri Kansas City he was basically just a year away from a degree when he dropped out and moved out to LA. My drum teacher had classes with him
The lyrics in each album tell a story
yeah, especially "message to Harry Manback" absolutely incredible, riveting, MOVING indeed...
*(jk btw lol I actually love tool, one of my all time fav bands, I mentioned that song as a joke..I love their sense of humor same as the whole transcending message of hope as well. Both are important!)*
Stupid shit 😊
People dislike this album because it don't have the distortion of previous titles. the drumming and soundscapes are next level. it's their finest work
completely agree. Also something fascinating this album has and other Tool albums don't is the atmosphere, it's much more atmospheric than the other albums (which are still amazing but in their own way), also Fear Inoculum somehow feels a bit futuristic at least to me.
I so agree,this peice of Art is simply amazing
I agree
Not to be this guy.. but I disagree. This album as a hole cannot be listened to seamlessly like, lateralus, undertow, or 10,000 fists. If you listen to this album from start to finish it doesn't have the continuity that their previous albums have. If your ears like that, that's fine, but mine don't and I miss that. This is just my opinion.
@@TheArrow1987 well the album art ties it all together in my perception. Massive reference to multiple previous albums. Maybe I'll finally get around to making content about that soon, when no one cares because they're not trying to watch youtube and heat their homes at the same time.
The desperate way he says "STAY ALIVE!" gets me every time I hear it.
the real way to say it
I felt the same way when he screams desperately the last ''Right in twoooooo!'' in that song
I keep trying to replicate that, but it's impossible :)
Sound the threat alarm!
Got same feelings
To all the fans who waited 13 years for this album to drop: “Embrace this moment, remember
We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion”
Classic j my fellow purist devotee😎
Well said !
"Truth above all"
What kind of fan of tool who waited 13 years for an album could forget that
Now how long will it be next time?
@@joelescamilla918 i wouldn't be surprised if they fucked everyones heads up and had a new album in 2 years. It just seems so tool to troll people to that degree. Wishful thinking...
They aged like fine wine on this album. They relaxed a bit and are just jamming. Yet no other band sounds like this. They have a very distinctive sound and they have mastered greatness.
No one even comes close to tool, a league of their own and should be defined as their own genre at this point
Very rare for a band to put out what is arguably their best album this late in their career. But they have pulled it off.
@@dh8148 This!!!!!
@@aspjake123 And to do it with just 4 songs IMO. Fear Inoculum the song is okay, but this is really an album with a little filler and 4 epic songs. Pneuma, Invincible, Descending, and 7empest. They all bring something different but yet it's totally TOOL. It's almost too hard to take sometimes. This band is ethereal.
Didn't really look at it your way but I see what you mean... Interesting.
Tool’s music always sounded to me like a soundtrack for going back to the origin of humans, nature and the universe. There is something so primitive, but peaceful in their songs.
And the new album is so beautifully epic - a spiritual journey!
Agreed Mr. Velev....Tool is not a band....they are an EXPERIENCE!
Ivailo Velev that’s exactly What this album Is about, i think!
That's pretty much how Adam Jones summed there sound up too.
Honestly I thought maybe a little too peaceful on this one, no? It didn't grab me at first although after several more listens I do like it. Maybe was just looking for a "hooker with a penis" type moment hahaha!!
i just realized i said i was looking for a hooker with a penis... no one will make fun of that im sure!
When Danny hit the gong it rearranged my molecules.
It realigned my chakras and all that shit. I'm in heaven.
That's you balls finally dropping because daddy raised a bitch
@@DeepSouthPal84 And learn proper grammar you mouth breathing dipshit
Pete Lehner This guy unprovokedly starts talking about other men's balls
Pete Lehner I’m literally roflmmfao. I just showed your comment to my parents and they agree!
South Korea. I just got to know this album. Speechless. These days, I’m listening to this album almost everyday while I’m walking for an exercise. So moving...
It will help you through your growth
At this point you are floating instead of walking, you have reached beyond mental capabilities
@@RS-bm5ou it will help through your dark times as well. This song is therapy for me.
you are one step beyond the north with this comment!
Do you think the north can get this?
Thank you to the dude who mentioned *TOOL* to me on a bus ride in *COSTA RICA* to me in *2007*.
He asked me if I knew them, to which I said, "No". He said, "Look them up, they are a 4 piece band in which each member is the best in the world at what they do. It's almost a miracle that they found each other, sort of like Led Zeppelin". Thanks bro, it changed my life. 🤙
Same goes for the band CAN. They're the greatest of all time. Tago Mago album will blow your mind in places. Discovered them after eventually getting bored of listening to Tool.
Divinely orchestrated
I have skied raced with Maynard's dad. From Michigan. This was before i knew Tool.
The band did a good job of No Quarter,a Zeppelin song
Yea i consider tool the modern day led zeppelin 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Now, I'm only 15, and I was introduced to TooL by my family, was raised on it, but I never really got it. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the music, no doubt about it. I had major respect for everyone in the band and I listened to their songs, loving every second. I knew the lyrics. but I never UNDERSTOOD them. But this song man, this song. I was halfway through, and it just hit me, everything at once. I teared up, no other band or song can make me feel this way, this meaning, this beauty and this tragedy. This primordial cycle of life and death. This meaningless, yet inspiring universe that we are just a spec in, the grand scale of it all! to all of you who have been wating for this album for almost as long as I've been alive, I can finally say this with certainty,
This song and every other from this album
is a fucking masterpiece
Amen.
You're very smart at such a young age. Stay blessed..
Holy crap, you described EXACTLY how this song makes me feel.
So happy other members of the youth take in substantial music the way you do.
I'm turning 18 next month . 4 years with mostly always Tool , they have a song for anything. i've lost both of my gramps and i listened near all the albums. they blesses the humans soul and brings peace to the mind. keep going little buddy. you will understand them some time later.
This is slowly but surely becoming my absolute favourite TOOL song. It's epic and majestic beyond words, its grandiosity can't be overstated. No, it's not "heavy" or crazy in any way, because it doesn't need to be. It's telling a story about survival, about going to the depths of the abyss to confront our demons. "Mobilize, stay alive!". It's a deep, primal, and fundamental story about our very existence. The instrumental buildup towards the epic end is unlike anything I've ever heard in my life.
I’m there with you!! This is the best tool album. It grows on you too. 6 songs of pure ecstasy!! Best album as of right now.
And best guitar solo in Tool history!
Carl Jung rears his head again with metaphor. Maynard is the best song writer. He can be subtle or blunt while also sticking to the main theme of tool. Allegory. Tool is our tool. They're art is our strength.
In the buildup, when the guitar comes in screaming... I can’t get enough of it. It gives me emotions every single time I hear it..
Yeah this is the best one on the album for me. The build up and the payoff is amazing, and you get TWO. First the lyrical one than the instrumental one. Amazing!
This album is filling the world with such beautiful sounds right now.
Exactly ✌🏼
Agreed wholeheartedly
I burst into tears when the slide solo began
I like your face.
Indeed. The world is so much more beautiful since the 30th of August. 🤗🤗🤗
This is why the Tool army doesn't mind waiting so long between album releases. Pure and utter musical wizardry every single time. This band is unmatched in every aspect
Its beyond religious
Doesn’t mind? From what I know, they mind very much.
cringe
TOOL doesn't just create music, they create sonic artwork. This album is a masterpiece, every bit as important and significant as Beethoven's greatest compositions
Well said sir!!!
Fucking spot on.
Calling all 2arms& order
At the risk of sounding like "just another "nerdy" TOOL fan" that is the best description I've ever heard. After years and years of loving TOOL 🔧 finally saw them in Buffalo this year and... Well said.
Descending was the highlight of their set for my husband and I. It felt as if we were the only two people there. It was magical to put it bluntly. Best show, a meaningful date for us after 20 years together, money well spent.
Take my like, good sir 🤜⚡️🤛
Descending is epic. The climax gets me in the feels every time.
It was so surreal live in Jacksonville
@@caseyjones7404 Oh man I was there, surreal is putting it lightly
The curtain has fallen the puzzle " is destroyed now "! "Destroyed forever and ever "
" Truth above all "
stay shpongled bruh
I want a whole TOOL movie. You know how sick that be.
Sorry you didn't make it to release day, Cole. I hope you can listen from beyond. I miss you man. Rest easy.
R.I.P ❤ 🙏
Sorry for your loss, man. In many years, you can both jam to it. Blessed be
Sorry to hear you lost someone who didn't get to hear this beautiful music.
My condolences, my friend. My best friend that introduced me to Tool didn't live to see this day either. Here's to them, and all the others on the other side of the veil ❤️
Noah Collingwood shit I read this during the climax of the song and fucking cried. I’m sorry for your loss my friend
I am a HARD CORE Tool fan. Have been for nearly 30 years. Absolutely love every song they've ever put out. Descending may just be their best song. It certainly is a 12 on a 10 scale! I don't say this lightly. They've improved with each album. Having witnessed their musical progression to perfection has truly been a gift from the universe. We are indeed fortunate to have been part of this experience.
Beautifully put. It really has been a gift - I hope they're not done.
It wasn't my favorite at first, but after seeing them live? Absolutely unbeatable song. Can't get it out of my head for the last month
@@guillaumepoulin3522it really was next level seeing it live
Well said ❤
The Grudge is kind of a mediocre track IMO. also a 20+ year fan of Tool just wracking my brain to think of a song that's not awesome.
Even grudge isn't really too bad but all of tool's shit is pretty much like "wait. It'll get awesome" and if you don't ""get it it" whatevs.
The grudge is the most like that
Fear inoculum's most underrated song.
7empest & invincible are great. But this song is something ELSE
Mirza Talal Baig My favorite song of all time.
They are great in their own unique way. It's a different emotion with different songs
Ya, this is the best song on the best album of... pfft? The last 20 years?
Easily the best song I’ve heard by Tool. Jmop.
EuphoricDan.......best album of 2019 or the decade?
The last real band left standing. This is musicianship, this is integrity, this is collaboration, this is brotherhood through sonic transmutation ... Thanks Danny, Maynard, Justin & Adam
hell yeah
@Timothy Stoner Recommendations?
Timothy Stoner dude they go over this shit for years before even tracking it. They are far from lazy. Their albums come out when their supposed too. I’m glad it took this long. Makes it all the better. All that said, they definitely aren’t the only band left. But undoubtedly the most genuine and authentic
Well put brotha 🤘
@Timothy Stoner lol you preaching about "pretentious" fans. Oh the irony.
It doesn't matter if i'm not getting any sleep. This is a beautiful morning to stay alive.
Well said
Heedless in our slumber
Floating nescient we
Agreed.... 🤘🤘🤘
Actually you don't die when you go to sleep
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
10:34 mark is the absolute pinnacle climax musically. Some of Adam's best guitar work ever.
Yeah but 10:53 🥲
The build up from 9:28 into and through that section and beyond into an epic high point at 11:32 is unmatched.
And at 12:20 my head explodes
that fucking peak into the underlying buzz, straight into a gong slap by Danny. Resets the brain
Haha the whole shit is good. Damnit
Tool songs are not songs, they are experiences, every single one of them. Pure art.
STG. THIS HAS BECOME MY FAV TRACK OFF OF THE ALBUM. I LISTEN TO IT THE MOST. IT ALL STARTED WITH A LSD TRIP. THIS SONG WOKE ME UP. MADE ME CRY AS HE SUNG "MOBILIZE STAY ALIVE"
Amen!
They really hit the primal instincts and emotions. The battle drums, the riffs, the tempo, the lyrics and the melody woven together perfectly and takes you on an unexpected journey with so many different layers that tell a thousand stories. This is why this never gets old. It's simply a beautiful masterpiece. There aren't many songs out there that bring so much emotion and energy.
@@slipknnnot brings tears to my eyes every time I play it - so basically every day
Yes.
I'm not sure we deserve songs this good that last 13 minutes.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Most don't deserve a 3 minute ditty half this good
That’s what she said
@@capstone6045 how do you fuck up a that's what she said joke
We're not worthy!
We're not worthy!
We're not worthy! 🤘
Descending alone was worth the 13 year wait 🤘 welcome back tool, this album sits perfectly and proudly within their discography as yet another masterpiece
Hearing it live was even better than this, especially, “the riff”.
This track has haunted me from the first listen. I'll be studying this one for a long time.
@@Xxxcowmother the one at like 7 mins in?
I am 50 years old. I've been listening to TOOL for 30 years. And I've been listening only TOOL for 3 years.
Yes!! I'm 58, my son that's 38 introduced me in my early 30's. Been in love with them since. Amazing talents in everything!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
I come here for the spiritual cleansing that is "reading the comments", and the cosmic influx of energy that is "listening".
Thank all of you.
Listening is a dying natural resource.
Music is communal
❤️❤️❤️❤️
💚
Leveling up in Consciousness...beautiful
Hi Tool fans around the globe, I'm from Malaysia and English is my second language. I'd have to say, Tool helps me expand my vocabulary. This song itself, introduced me to 2 new words: nescient & reveille. Haha thanks Tool!!!
Anda di jalan yg betul. Teruskan.
Welcome. Your English is very good. Don't worry. Maynard/Tool use some words that most of us native speakers don't even use in a lifetime..😀
Im sure the majority of english speakers that dont listen to tool dont know these words either
Reveille is French.
Amazing!
Masterpiece of the disc and maybe one of the best song of all of times
Agreed!
He Fede
We don't deserve music that good, all other music renders pointless after this
Definitely
Agreed!!!
How many other bands make songs that you can listen to every day and never get tired of them? TOOL is one of a kind.
💯
Yess for years
You are 100% right i have been listening to this album for 4 weeks in a row when I'm working out, it never gets boring quite the contrary it gets more addictive and to be honest with you I can't wait today to go to the gym and start listening to this album all over again.
I had this album on repeat for 2 years. Then I went back and became obsessed with Lateralus again.
Them and Chevelle
Picking your favorite tool song is like saying you love one of your children more than the others
Nost Boiz HAHAHAHAHAHA so true my friend I love them all just like when I was getting into Pink Floyd when I was younger lol I love everything about Floyd different just like Tool not mainstream bullshit !
@@kenbray5682 I really can't pick one without feeling bad haha
Nost Boiz I hear ya ! Lol.. Although I do listen to Sober an awful lot....
It's hard to pick a favorite. They worked hard on all of their songs.
but what would you say if one of your children was Lateralus?
I’m afraid this album really is their “swan song and epilogue.” 😢
It’s beautiful and fantastic and really a gift to us Tool fans. Thank you Tool for everything you’ve done.
Geoff Moore I agree. I noticed Maynard always walks off stage when he’s done singing during this song 🤔
They had only a 5 album contract, so I am afraid that you are right...
Yes, I think this is their last album, unfortunately 😢
Based on words Maynard has said in recent interviews I think he 100% wants to do another album and fans are going to get it pretty soon. 2 or 3 years. They just came back to see if they still had it and if fans still cared and they are the most talked about band in the world right now. This is more like a second coming and dusting off the instruments.
We're just so fucking lucky that these guys came together to create this amazing art. 13 years later, and they've created another masterpiece. Danny said he's down for another if it's much sooner this time. Only Justin said he doesn't want to make another, and he may have only been fucking around. Time will tell, but I hope there isn't some jerkoff reading this after just discovering them with their next release in 2032. LOL!
This shit is so ridiculously good you can’t even talk about it
The dictionary has 0 words for it. Agreed.
You can talk over it though :) Just not about it
TranceSFX people who talk over this album deserve to have their tongues cut out
@@jethrotool4828 Haahaha. I deserve to have my fingers cut off just for suggesting it.
This. This gets me fired up. I'm ready to march on Washington everytime; every morning I put this on. I hear the call. Now more than I ever have. As clear as a bell. As clear as the dread alarm.
I'm a new tool fan, I just listened to this for the first time, I cried. I heard the reflection yesterday, I cried too. this band is the best in the world.
welcome :)
I'm highly jealous, ive been a rabid fan since 96. Do yourself a favor, go listen to the Lateralus album ASAP
welcome 💜
talk to someone man you might need it
Both of the songs were created by me with an impromptu speech. Enjoy
As we all grow older - and god knows tool fans are - special things and moments get very rare. time flows by mostly unnoticed. this album is a true cornerstone - bringing back goosebumps and tears. thank you tool - from the bottom of my heart
Amen 🙏 brother
Beautiful brother
Ok here this.
Beautifully said.
Without a doubt! Creating memorable moments every listen!
I'm convinced this is one of the greatest songs in human existence
No.1 for me.
Just binged 90% of your TooL reacts, and it got this song not just stuck in my mind but my soul. SO to 6ix and Smokey!👏
Tun tun tuntun
Tun tun tuntun
That's because it is 😌❤🔥🤘
Yes
RIP Ryan. 9/9/1996-6/14/2019. It's as beautiful as We thought Brother, I only hope that You're listening now..👊🇮🇪🤘
he was so close to making it.. RIP Ryan. this one's for you
I'm sorry for your loss lad.
Sorry for your loss bro.
Sorry for your loss man, my brother as well would’ve been excited for this but he passed in May 2018. He’s still everywhere all around you in every leaf and every breathe of the world.
@@timothysherman2728 beautifully put Tim! sorry for your loss, sounds like you've made peace with it. so it goes
Here I am crying again. I said I wouldn’t cry again listening to this. Too late, I’m overwhelmed by its magnificent splendor.
You're not the only one man, this song does the same thing to me. Idk what it is about Fear Innoculum, but it brings me to tears every time I listen to this album. It's like Tool tapped into some spiritual force when recording this album, no other band evokes these kinds of emotions in me. Tool is a very special band, others can try to imitate Tool, but Tool is truly a one of a kind band.
It feels like, they realize, the human race will destroy itself and this is the “final realization”, before it actually takes place.
I can't believe TOOL was afraid to release this album and that they scrapped 2 previous albums because they felt they where falling short!
This album is amazing. Its not what I expected but its some if the best instrumentals and lyrics I've seen from them. I really hope they can continue to pump out the best music known to man.
Would love to hear what those other albums sounded like
Scrapped? Really ? Wow
This is the best music I've ever heard in 62 years!!!
51 and completely agree
The music from your time is just as good man.... good misic from thd 1700's is still good today...
@@MakTalMid lmfao
Wow I'm only 18. I'm very lucky I guess.
Right!? This is the BEST song i ever heard. And not just in metal. Best of ALL music I ever heard.
Tool is the greatest rock band of our time. No other band taps into my soul and mind in such a beautiful and intimate way. This whole record to me is perfect. It’s calming, inspiring, empowering, epic, introspective and eye opening.
I agree. I’m 46. Listening since ‘’90. Grateful to have lived and listened for so long. 7 Concerts over the years. To grow older with them. A wonderful experience. They are the Greatest.
the ending section / alex jone's polyrhythmic arp work of 7empest is truly transendant - feels like you are seeing the upper domains of the spiral
This album is perfect. Glad I'm having the time to truly listen to the whole thing
Have heard them from long ago in my "youth". Haven't heard thus whole album YET. But am going to.
Try on mushrooms send you to a whole new plane.
Tool has never made a bad album.
Undertow - Heavy and dark
Ænima - Heavy and dark again
Lateralus - Complex and fascinating
10,000 Days - Emotional and adventurous
Fear Inoculum - Relaxing and reflecting
And what about Opiate?… nothing
@@zackjohns8638 Opiate is an EP, not an album
They might be the greatest band of all times but people have their preference.
@@zackjohns8638 probably my favorite
we all need to show tool support and love for giving us, the fans, this, after 13 years.
Yes we must all go buy the album
Adam Middleton Was going to say the same. They deserve it.
Adam Middleton I'm for sure gonna buy it.. I know they probably don't "need" the money..n putting it out like they did was almost like a "gift"..so I agree, they deserve it for giving us decades of great artistic mastery!!
I already bought the album as I should. And I fucking love it
concert tickets!
Absolute blessing to be alive right now, listening to this track!
This album could possibly be their "2112"!
"Celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing"
Amen
LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
Free fall through our midnight
This epilogue of our own fable
Heedless in our slumber
Floating nescient, we
[Verse 2]
Free fall through this boundlessness
This madness of our own making
Falling isn't flying
Floating isn't infinite
[Pre-Chorus]
Come, our end, suddenly
All hail our lethargy
Concede suddenly
[Interlude]
To the quickened dissolution
Pray we mitigate the ruin
Calling all to arms and order
[Verse 3]
Drifting through this boundlessness
This madness of our own making
[Pre-Chorus]
Sound our dire reveille
Rouse all from our apathy
Lest we
Cease to be
[Chorus]
Stir us from our
Wanton slumber
Mitigate our ruin
Call us all to arms and order
[Bridge]
Sound the dread alarm
Through the primal body
Sound the reveille
To be or not to be
Rise
Stay the grand finale
Stay the reading of our swan song and epilogue
One drive to stay alive
Elementary
Muster every fiber
Mobilize
Stay alive
[Chorus]
Stir us from our
Wanton slumber
Mitigate our ruin
Call us all to arms and order
THANK YOU
Thank you immensely 🤘🏻
I love the message i get from this song
@@ryankeaton2602 the apathy persists in our civilization. Most have not heard the dread alarm
Thank you my friend
I'm 61, and have listened to hard rock my whole life, but Tool is above that! Absolute genius!
really glad that you told us your age - like it's super relevant to your comment.
It’s not ‘hard rock’.
Just saying I'm older than the average age of listeners of TOOL!!!@@420troll4
@@thesenate2718No it's above hard rock!!! A sound of their own!
Agreed my friend I'm 61 too and listened to this a couple of thousand times. Every time I had to get somewhere or wait I knew this would 15 minutes would be worth the while. ACDC, pink Floyd, Marylin Manson, Eminem just don't cut it the same.
They released their entire album on UA-cam =]
Captain Obvious in da house.
Did they really?
Smart guy
@@patrickhickey7439 Nah
And thank fuck for them doing that ^,^
I knew the pieces would fit.
Omg it's perfect that you bring that up! This whole album so far has a really Egyptian sound to it. So it's perfect you bring that up because now I can imagine that over the past 13 years, the temple was being rebuilt, bringing the pieces back together, strengthening our communication.
Damn, dude, what an epiphany you just gave me!
I hope you can swim
I rediscovered communication
Angels watching you on the sidelines lmao. Good work guys
@@tomusklepipieta1009 and if not you still can learn it
Almost 2 years later, hundreds of listens and I must say this is one I the best songs tool ever out out. The flow, progressions and transitions are som it the best they've ever done.
It's becoming my favourite song of all time...
Prepare accordingly
Yep
I have my stereo in the room where I have my pool table. This song really comes to life when I lie under the table and close my eyes to listen. The acoustics become completely immersive. I find myself hyperventilating, sweating, gasping for breath with tears running down my cheeks. No piece of music has ever affected me like this song does. (Please don't tell anyone- It's kind of embarrassing.)
And not to mention the album itself is the masterpiece. What an album🙏🏼🙏🏼
Listening to this song with my 67 year old mother she says to me 'You can turn it up if you want' hahaha loved it
I’ve listened to this album 100s of times and I still go bananas at “sound the dread alarm” every time
This is some primal awakening every time
Lol me aswell
Everyone is you in a different cubic dimension of space time
This is my favorite song ever! Tool is the best band that ever existed.
Me too 😁 musical geniuses
This album is a real grower. I forgot how tool did that. How incredible.
I see a lot of your comments on Lanegan songs... We both like the same. Cheers brother \m/
@@vinyldiary6664 that's awesome mate. Handshake across the internet!
@@vinyldiary6664 I met mark a few years ago his show in Bristol UK. I was so blown away I think I said something dumb like 'cheers for the tunes' or something! He was so chilled and his wife was all smiles! Cool guy man
They're a grower, not a shower! 😂😂😂
All of their albums are like that for me. You cant judge them until multiple close listenings. A Perfect Circle was the same way for me. At first I was like “oh this is pretty good, nothing incredible though.” Then like a month later I’m absolutely loving all of it.
Listened to this on a solo camping trip in the Virginia mountains around the fire. Other level experience
Sounds great. Virginia has some of the best mountains in America
Brooo ok yeah I need that experience. I'm in Oregon think I'm gonna walk into the woods with this album
I was on an overnight in the Mendocino N.F. here in Nor Cal and played the entire album super loud from my truck as the sun faded. When it ended I swear, I've never heard it soooo quiet where we were; and I've been going to the same spot for some time. Even nature knows when it has to respect greatness.
Fuck, that sounds absolutely perfect. Gonna have to do this sometime
Solo camping trip, now that's an idea.
Cheers 🙂
This is my favorite Tool song, the lyrics "Mobalize, Stay Alive!" gives me power!
Yep I wrote those lyrics
This is what happens when a great group matures fully, musically.
Reading the comments gets me to the conclusion that the Tool fans have matured as well.
@@hessamlatube time marches on. Thankfully, wisdom deepens. Cheers, Hessam . Live long and prosper.
Tool would b not as relevant if they stuck with old school tool
It is a joy to grow older & wiser together
Hessam Alizadeh ua-cam.com/video/d-9ubROeMMM/v-deo.html
Dear TOOL band, i was born in august 31 of 1984, thank you very much for this priceless birthday present!! I listen your music since 2000-2001, when I was a very young punkrocker musician, with time and drugs I decided to go study at the art school of my city, and from the year 2009 I become a visual artist.. Here and now, siting in my room with a lot of works on my back, Im grateful and thinking how inspirational and motivational can be the music and all the creative acts, in all their spectro, jazz, postrock, classical, progressive, theatre, sculptures, photographies, movies, etc.. But, specially the nature creative in any life species.. Nobody knows where we all will be in 20 or 30 years, maybe the whole world will be desapear, but among all the shit that happens around us, against what we fight every day, one all the good shits in all this years, was TOOL!! ;) respect for you guys! we are all trascendentals! Learn to swim! Ride the spiral!
The vocals are like another musical instrument
Let it be known that the vocal effect used in this song is to originally be found in abundance throughout Camel's Moonmadness album: ua-cam.com/video/qSslHyK7paY/v-deo.html and that the best person at making their voice sound like it is another instrument within their music was Damo Suzuki from Can: ua-cam.com/video/qKpCKBfazX8/v-deo.html Would not have ever listened to these bands if not for 1st getting into Tool, so hey...
@@PEGGLORE I was just listening to Moonmadness the other day ;p
@@SenseiBerial I saw the Camel Moonmadness concert at the Royal Albert Hall earlier on in the year. It cost a fortune, like £70. Wasn't too bothered about seeing it at the time, but my friend bought the tickets, saying it's Camel and we have to go to it, so we did. I believe the whole concert must be available to purchase now on DVD, as here is a sneak preview of it on UA-cam. Noticed that the keyboard player for them here is blind which was unexpected. It was a good gig in the end, yes, worth £70. Probably.. ua-cam.com/video/M0SqfOSdDsQ/v-deo.html
Its flute se lupe "sir"
I always thought that with certain vocalist including maynard
Anyone else think this album is Maynard's Mona Lisa?
His vocals and lyrics on songs like Fear Inoculum and Descending are astounding brutal and beautiful.
Absolutely haunting throughout the entire album.
I love the album but his vocals on the song Fear Inoculum are NOT brutal. I love and get goose bumps from his last lines in Descending tho.
Epic. Freaking yes. Masterpiece
Maynard just did what I told him to on this album in letters I wrote to the band so you can thank me for the lyrics and everything Thank you It was my idea to put the ocean on this record as well
So much has happened in my life since the last album (I believe that is so for us all). Hearing this album is a wonderful reminder that life is beautiful, life is strange, and most importantly, this fucking song is amazing.
Be well all of you!
Well i was 2 back then so yes a lot happened
Well put. I didn't think about it like that, but what you say hit home for me. I am a fucking Phoenix rising from the ashes, and this is the phonic expression of how I feel right now!
So many people have been hungry for music like this. Thank you Tool. Maybe this will inspire this generation to find themselves before all is lost. This music transcends time and space and demands your attention.
Tom Tomlinson well said
Shut up hippy
@@cward9240 you think im a hippy? Lol. Go back to playing with your barbies junior. This is a grown ups band.
Tom Tomlinson ah, tool fans
This album has inspired me as a musician and gives me hope as a human.
This could be the greatest song i have ever heard. It has quite literally expanded my perception of what music is, and what is possible in this reality.
This man just summned up the tool spiritual experience..damn it autocorrected summed to summoned or ....😈
Third Eye remained firmly atop my "favorite Tool songs" mountain, for over 20 years... until Descending dethroned it. Its the best song ever made, period, and anyone who disagrees can fite me IRL (ok not really but you get the idea)
This completes music absolutely. I mean after this, what's the point.
@@enaidealukal9203 Yeah i frikkin LOVE 3rd Eye!
J J Miller I agree
Every living thing on this planet is temporary, this band has always helped to remind me that I must soak in as much beauty as possible in this fleeting time.
That 9:25 mark till the end of the song is just insanity. These dudes have ridiculous talent.
It definitely takes your musical soul for a ride.
agree to disagree, i think it starts about 7:25 ;)
The best part for me was 4:00-7:00 but I absolutely love the whole song nevertheless
Nah you’re all wrong it starts at 0:00
Some of their best ever. Had me shaking
Unbelievable how the tension is built up from minute 8:22 onwards, which is released at 10:54 and even more at 10:58.2.5 minutes of tension without a single second of boredom. For me, the best piece or art on the masterpiece album after Pneuma. This song like so many other TOOL songs gets better with every listen.
The back and forth between Adam and Danny through this whole time is amazing and the high pitch of the guitar at 10:58 just is the perfect closure... it really leads me to tears and a euphoric feeling of such power that I feel like a super human at that point!!!
the gong hit and synth line after that long buildup section was like cold water pouring on my face after full day working in the heat.
for me this is first and after pneuma 😊
"A message of hope for those who choose to hear it
And a warning for those who do not" ---- Maynard James Keenan
This comment wins the comments section!
🙏✌
what does he mean by this?
Don't forget your pen
@@victormendoza8834
Lyrics from "rosetta stone" check out. You will see
This song can make me cry by the encouragement it sends and the sheer intensity of the instrumental. Best TOOL song ever
Maynard's voice has aged like a fine wine.
I like what you did there...
Locked up in a barrel in the cellar.
@@randallN-sw6ee I wouldnt say exactly the same. He has evolved a bit vocally but he has the same range and strength of voice he's always had. Basically he hasn't lost anything from what he used to have but he most assuredly added to his vocal skill.
Matt B
Ironic that he has his own winery
Best comment here by now 😂😂
This whole album is really majestic! So beautiful and it gives me a full sense of calmness and clarity. It turns poison into medicine ❤️
you turn darkness into LIGHT! happy listening my friend in TOOL.
Can u be my master.....I need to learn to do it or the poison in me will decay me up slowly....!!
Same in here... better than meditation 😁
word
Marry me!
Old,new and past fans,we are blessed with two generations of what musically, lyrical and genius that will never be surpassed. Tool,Pink Floyd. Thankyou.
I would add Devin Townsend as well
Someone who feels as I do. Tool is a modern day pink floyd.
/king crimson
@Super Otter 2 The old ones are hard of hearing, and short on memory. 😋
I'm 102 years old, I just discovered tool and feel like I really missed out by discovering them this late in life. My grandfather just passed away at the age of 155 and this album helped me cope with that loss
The whole thing sucked. It's why my mum died
i'm 330 years old and i can relate to this, my late mother Florence Nightingale loved TOOL so this song really hits hard, greetings from the afterlife brother
im 103 years old and my mum died from sudden infant death syndrome. RIP!
Keep rocking old man! 🤘😎🤘
you can catch up
In that climax the bass is growling, it's like a magestic beast calling out from the depths. How amazing is that
Justin !! Bass Beast !!
To all the tool fans out there thanks for having a good appreciation for great music during this day and age
The album is a Masterpiece.
I'm with ya.
Fact.
It really is
Dude, barely running into it and I’m 💯 in agreement
Fuckin-A it is!
This is probably one of the best songs, if not the best song of all time if you truly dig into the lyrics and truly understand them.
It's a great song...and I almost agree with you, but 'Right in Two' has that mantle IMO. That song is just mind blowing in so many ways, but the lyrics are what makes it
@@amccall3066 Agreed. It's Maynard's most 'on the button' lyrics.
I was very much pleased with fear inoculum, great album, but as far as their "best" song, their coup de grace, Tool's magnum opus, for me it's ALWAYS gonna be the 3-part "disposition/reflection/triad" off the album lateralus....
I know some agree with me, some say I'm full of shit 😂
but for me personally, THAT'S the best thing tool ever produced. I know many feel that wings for Marie/10,000 days was them at their best, their finest hour. And yeah good god those lyrics, such a profound and moving tribute and dedication to Maynard's mother..
I'll always insist that "disposition/reflection/triad" has the top spot in the tool catalog!
Umm these are all my favorites, seriously 🤷🏻♀️💜
The album is a MASTERPIECE,
.
*Mindblowing
@@ThePrinceNiccoloMach The more I listen, the better it gets.
I thought I had a favorite song , impossible to pick just one.
Indeed
youare deluded.. im sure they said that about st anger when it first came out
@@nomansson4628 I didn't
I feel like their talents have gotten better with time. Especially Danny Carey, I mean he has always been good, but on this album he is really phenomenal. Adam Jones too.
Agreed, I just worry about how much longer they can keep it going :( That kind of talent and action takes a toll on the body. Danny is ripped as fuck for a reason. To be able to do the impossible that he does on the drums has to just destroy his shoulders elbows and wrists. Can't imagine Justin and Adam's hands are in great shape either. And Maynard's voice has to be getting worn with three freaking bands and nearly 30 years doing this now. It terrifies and saddens me to think of a day we don't have them or at least the ethereal chance of "new" Tool but at the same time after all the wonder and amazing things they've made and done for not just myself but so many millions more I don't want them to break themselves either lol.
Kinda feel that might be the real point behind Invincible on the album tbh. They're getting old.
@Drum44er I agree with you there, and plus, ALL of them have musically matured. I'm so tired of everyone complaining that there is only 1 scream from Maynard on the album. What's the point in screaming if you have nothing to be angry about?
Every one of them in beast mode !!
@@allenkerns9550 As a Rush fan I knew the end was coming for years and then it came. That's life. If you live long enough you lose things you love. But I still have every Rush album to listen to, and every Tool album so far. Enjoy it while it lasts. And have faith, there are younger bands out there who might take up the torch.
Agreed, although each member continues to evolve as beautifully yet uniquely in their own spiritual way, so when they come together as a unit it's impossible to recreate what they have been able to do thus far.
Free fall through our midnight, this epilogue of our own fable.
Heedless in our slumber.
Floating nescient we free fall through this boundlessness,
This madness of our own making.
Falling isn’t flying. Floating isn’t infinite…
Come, Our end, suddenly. All hail our lethargy. Concede Suddenly.
To the quickened dissolution.
Pray we Mitigate the ruin, calling all to arms and order.
Drifting through this boundlessness, this madness of our own making.
Sound our dire reveille. Rouse all from our apathy, lest we cease to be.
Stir us from our wanton slumber.
Mitigate our ruin.
Call us all to arms and order.
Sound the dread Alarm through our primal body.
Sound the reveille to be or not to be.
Rise. Stay the grand finale.
Stay the reading of our swan song & epilogue.
One Drive; To stay alive.
It’s Elementary. Muster every fiber. Mobilize. Stay Alive
Stir us from our wanton slumber. Mitigate our ruin.
Call us all to arms and order
"Can we please get our fucking shit together as a species, it's almost too late."
Thx
@@jonohill3304 👍
@@jonohill3304 Too late for what? " Truth above all "
@@josedossantos9783 Too late for us to survive.
I must see Tool live once before I die.
you wont regret it.. I would warn that you go see other bands first because after you see Tool. no one else will live up to the hype
Trust me, I said the same thing and once I finally did this year it was even more amazing then what you’re imagining it to be, the imagination has nothing on what a tool show will actually do to you, everything you thought you knew before can go right out the fucking window haha, an entirely new appreciation will be discovered, seeing descending, invincible and Jambi, just those three songs live will forever destroy any chance of another band taking tools place as my number 1 🌀
It's definitely a moment.
It's amazing, also, bring drugs.
I saw them 1st in Alabama 15 Yeats ago in a hurricane basically. When I lowered my arms 16 ounces of rainwater washed out. I will never forget the perfect sound. Maynard out there in a black speedo up front in the rain. The flawless performance moved me. The only better show for an experience was Evil Empire RATM in an abandoned steel mill for 8 bucks. Venues matter. Vibe matters. Art matters. ❤
Lyrics:
Free fall through our midnight
This epilogue of our own fable
Heedless in our slumber
Floating nescient we
Free fall through this boundlessness
This madness
Of our own making
Falling isn't flying
Floating isn't infinite
Come, our end, suddenly
All hail our lethargy
Concede suddenly
To the quickened dissolution
Pray we mitigate the ruin
Calling all to arms and order
Drifting through this boundlessness
This madness of our own making
Sound our dire reveille
Rouse all from our apathy
Lest we
Cease to be
Stir us from our
Wanton slumber
Mitigate our ruin
Call us all to arms and order
Sound the dread alarm
Through our primal body
Sound the reveille
To be or not to be
Rise
Stay the grand finale
Stay the reading of our swan song and epilogue
One drive to stay alive
It's elementary
Muster every fiber
Mobilize
Stay alive
Stir us from our
Wanton slumber
Mitigate our ruin
Call us all to arms and order
thankyou friend
This should be the hold music for suicide prevention hotlines.
if you die, then you can't experience TOOL.
Brilliant
@@mightyquinn38 Which would suck, because Tool is life.
That’s actually really good idea! People would want to live to hear this!
Just a little creature comfort goes a long way
I love Tool because Maynard knows when to shut up in songs and let the instruments do the talking when needed
Yeah, that's probably due to the fact that he writes his lyrics to the music and not the other way around.
Danny, Justin and Adam first create the music and when they're done they send it to Maynard, who then trips on it and creates the lyrics.
I think that's why his voice truly can be considered as the fourth instrument in the band, which blends in seamlessly with the others.
@@CCLJunky would make alot of sense
It's Adam who decides on the compositions, Maynard comes in when the music is ready. There'd be no makeovers after that. I'd think Adam would decide on the overall composition.
Maynard needs to sing more. Nuff said.
@@adamwerduch5527 AFAIK, it’s very much a joint effort between Adam, Justin and Danny.
It can’t be ignored how significantly the band changed when Justin joined. He changed their whole sound.
So many chills from this song, that I feel I’m starting an ice age. The feeling I get listening to this is so immense and beautiful. 10:54 is like a monument of sound, a materializing in the sky, a supernova. The progression before it is like an evolution through the universe and just culminates so unbelievably well. I feel as though Maynard is reading from distant scriptures and ancient times, almost pleading for the entire human race to hear this message. He has such a way of making you actually feel the words he’s singing. It transcends just simply hearing. I’ve never really found this with anyone else. I feel TOOL has been at a prophetic level with this album and is ringing more true as the days go by. It heightens my awareness of the world, but at the same time just takes me away. Forever grateful for this music and chance to be alive.
oh god yes
Agreed 👍
Beautiful comment
Tool music is a favorite of mine. I turn up the volume on Descending all the time because of the instrumental arrangement. The vocals are so artistic.
Most of the lyrics of this album were written by me in letters to the band. Of course Maynard is the ultimate master of lyricism so he worked it his way which was perfect by the way because tool is perfect because I created tool when I was in 6th grade in the '80s as a band idea using the pentagram and I said the musicians would be perfect because I am perfect and I am tool. Enjoy
This has got to be the best song ever created. This isn't just tools magnum opus; it's humanities.
"So yeah, that's why it took so long" - TooL
Exactly
Worth every moment. You can’t rush art. I saw them last week in slc, absolutely beautiful.
😑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥bruh..
I had this thought last night...you don't create this in a day...the depth of this album is staggering...one can no longer say "It's a music album" when it comes to this one...this one has a soul.
Everything gets better with age!
5:45 - 6:35 I will forever refer to this section as "Litanie contre le désespoir". The emotion and imperative behind this verse is incredibly powerful, and I'm not ashamed to admit it has helped lift me out of a very dark place.
F3Ibane im glad to see someone else express this.
F3Ibane Dude spot on. I would put this 50 second sequence right up there against any 50 second stretch of any Tool song
This is absolutely one of the most powerful verses I've ever heard in any song. "Sound the dread alarm!" rocks my whole body, and I literally can't stand still when he says "Mobilize! STAY ALIVE!"
Well it’s the best 50 second stretch of any song ever imo, not afraid to say it. Moving af.
@@alihijazi4451 I think it is, through the primal body. And yes, it urges motion
This is Adam's finest moment. He sounds like the greatest guitar player of all time here. The Dave Gilmour of alt rock: slow it down and play the feels.
Genius.
He's prog just as gilmore
Sounds effortless. So smooth, relaxed yet precise. Beauty.
i actually find him on his weakest here tho, kinda missed him the whole album, this song is clearly the best for him tho, and i fucking love it. this album was clearly danny's masterpiece, and i really like it for that
Surely his swansong ❤
Well said man