Tool, Lateralus - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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- Would it sound pleasant? Or would it be super-modern-dissonant as some other mathematically-inspired works I know? Would it be musically compelling, or would it make me feel like I needed to work a page of calculations in order to appreciate it? This song has been recommended to me so many times in the past months that I simply lost count, and now, finally, I am experiencing it for the first time!
Here’s the link to the original song by Tool:
• TOOL - Lateralus (Audio)
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Please list here only your questions.
Can you provide an example of how you would apply the golden ration melodically?
We dont need Tool if exists King Crimson... the Fathers of Prog Rock (you need check them KC)
No need to reply to this, but do you listen to these songs that you listen to for the channel after you record? I'm not necessarily meaning in the car or on the treadmill or anything, but even once, off camera? I think you should for all of them, as it is a good practice to give the artist their full respect, but Tool songs benefit more from that than most due to their rhythmic tension and release style of composition.
That said, thank you for the videos, I've seen a few of them and you have a great love for music and it is nice to hear your point of view in all of them.
Hi Amy - Have you come across the (Japanese) Koto ensemble arrangement of Lateralus? Simply amazing! ua-cam.com/video/dm2glu3WLGk/v-deo.html Also, a harpist (also named Amy!) has done an arrangement of the song. ua-cam.com/video/6VHvutlgf80/v-deo.html
There is a 3 piece cello version of this song. Very interesting as well.
As a tool fan, I can say you’re more than likely gonna get a good amount of views on this video. Tool fans love seeing reactions to this band because we love to live vicariously through others first times so we can relive it through your eyes.
heh, vicarious
The artistry of Tool is so deep that I find the analysis of others can often shed new light on their music or lyrics, which adds to the enjoyment.
I see what you did there.
100% you can only lose your Tool virginity once. We long to relive that deflowering over and over.
That's really well said. We love seeing people first hearing Tool because we can't listen to Tool for the first time again ourselves.
Black - 1
Then - 1
White are -2
All I see -3
In my infancy -5
Red and yellow then came to be - 8
Reaching out to me - 5
Let’s me see -3
As below so above and beyond, I imagine - 13
Drawn outside the lines of reason -8
Push the envelope - 5
Watch it bend - 3
Was going to point this out so thanks for saving me the trouble 😈
What's the significance of this thought? 🤔
@@CS_Sardine It's the Fibonacci sequence in the Lyrics. 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3 (goes up then down), then 13-8-5-3 (begins high then low). These are all mathematical numbers of the Sequence written down in a lyrical sequence to mimic the Fibonacci...the Golden Ratio.
@@CS_Sardine The syllables in each line are the Fibonacci numbers in sequence
Maynard on Joe Rogan is a bit embarrassed about the whole Fibonacci sequence. Actually called it sophomoric. But once you know about it you think about it whenever you hear it.
You can do as many of these videos on Tool as you’d like to. For Tool fans, seeing your reaction is the closest we’ll get to hearing it again for the first time.
For sure! 🔥🙌🏼
10 months in, this is the most viewed video in this channel.
Absolutely. Feels like the first time, every time.
nope. i went from the cheap headphones that came with cd players back when this was new, to actually good audio, and THAT was literally like hearing it for the first time again. so much i didnt hear before
Yes dude
"Overthinking, over-analyzing, separates the body from the mind. Withering my intuition leaving all these opportunities behind."
Maynard's lyrics in Tool's most analyzed song ever.
Reminds me of Terrence McKenna's quote "Do not give in, to astonishment"
I may not have that verbatim but I appreciate this idea
He got us good, eh?
I mean its not meant as a hit to the listener. The whole song is literally based on a mathematical concept, so its most likely them realizing they have separated the body from the mind.
Yeah, but not all analyzing is over-analyzing. But I don't know, maybe I'm over-thinking it
Only if it's withering your intuitions :V
She says "This is some of the most badass shit i've ever heard" EXTREMELY elegantly. I love it, you earned a sub.
Yesss exactly
On God
You are hearing what you want to hear. She followed up and essentially said the opposite of what you suggested: ua-cam.com/video/DZH_QBwEaH0/v-deo.html
The people upvoting you are equally clueless.
@@MaRINoL It made me laugh to hear her explain the structure and intent of the song in greater detail than 99% of tool fans could, only for her opinion of the song to finally be: 'meh.. its alright'
@@dribblesg2 kinda like Joe Rogan geeking out over it while Maynard was on his podcast, only for Maynard to cringe and basically say the same "meh.. it's alright" lol
this entire album is just a masterpiece. the fact that these 4 people got together and made music is a miracle honestly. i love this band.
I find it difficult not to listen to the entire album rather than just one song. The album flows together so perfectly. It was my first introduction to Tool. The only band that gives me goosebumps after hearing the same song thousands of times.
I played this for a friend. I might as well have been taking fingernails to a chalkboard in front of him. I don't know if Tool has a gene and you're required to have the gene?? I don't know but if so I'm very glad to have the gene.
Thank you Green Jelly!
The crazy part, is that they don't get together, they do their parts separately.
Also the fact they were able to stay objective and didn't become partisan political hacks and could see the flaws on both left and right from 2015-present day.
I've become very jaded with how one sided and or partisan all forms of media has become. From actual news, to music, movies, sports, etc.
I just wanna be able to enjoy something without feeling like I'm being lectured to by a political partisan hack, left or right.
I respect the band on lots of levels. Same with his views on religion, he can talk/sing about his dislike of it, without casting hate on people that are religious.
It takes a lot of self control to not cast a wide net over people when it comes to religion and politics, especially with how easy it is to fall into the trap of groupthink. It deserves a lot of respect imo.
FINALLY someone who knows what they are talking about and can define why this is so good. Refreshing to find someone who doesn't sensationalize it with basic bs and dramatic presentation.
awesome breakdown.
I've seen a ton of Tool reaction videos. I think you gave a very deep, intellectual and thoughtful reaction, more so than most videos I've watched. Excellent job
In my opinion, this is the best song TOOL has written, and one of the greatest songs ever written. Twenty years later and it still gives me goosebumps. Pure perfection.
Pneuma
Not once, since hearing it for the first time, has it left me with dry eyes. Sometimes sobbing. Sometimes smiling with tears at the beauty of it all. Fully agree with you. It's my number one of all time. I can't imagine anything will dethrone it but I welcome the possibility.
Yup! 🔥🤘🔥👁️🔥🌀🔥
to be honest, hooker with a penis is unironically my favorite tool song.
Yeah man. Totally. Not the song I have the strongest connection to (Stinkfist), but definitely the best objectively. The album is one of the greatest albums of all time.
Danny Carey of Tool is now the torch holder for rock drummers since Neil Pert passed away, the drumming world is in good hands and this is coming from life long Neil Pert fan.
Bran Dailor from Mastodon is pretty talented too.
🎯
Gavin Harrison
@@wildbushman420 plenty of people are talented, that wasn't the point
Brann Dailor would like a word!
i love the fact that it also describes how color perception develops in the human eye in the opening lyrics
ua-cam.com/video/D1-WuBbVe2E/v-deo.html
Skip to 1:37. You're welcome.
i've always taken it to indicate Maynard's growing perception of race when he was child.
I always thought he's referring to stages of alchemy.
@@windyhead7960 Yeah. The whole album is about alchemy/gnosticism and Jungian thought.
Many have described the intro percussion as sounding like being inside the womb. The song lyrically kind of walks you through the progression of life. So the beginning of the song is, basically, birth. Amazing song. It is absolutely a perfect song.
Absolutely correct, I think you can even hear the heart beat thumping until blends into the intro
I believe the initial lyrics, where Maynard is describing the colors he sees, also alludes to the way human eyes develop at infancy.
@@TheGoIsWin21 yes, a multilayered analogy. both of birth and growth of maturity
Beginning in the centre of the spiral
Played by an orchestra, but with Danny Carrey still playing drums for the percussion element. I'd love to hear that.
I've wanted that for a long time. Or at least a talented and creative orchestra.
I found a cello group playing it!
ua-cam.com/video/NYR4AjMAX7g/v-deo.html
Check out Break of Reality’s cover of this…it’s 3 cellists
Perfect for strings.
not only danny, but the whole band, with a concept like metallica did with S&M.
This one would be called STOOL with the musical key-like S!
It’s always a pleasure to watch a review of a TOOL song by someone with extensive musical background.
Totally agree!
They are my favorite reaction video band and I like Radiohead and Yes as well.
Completely agree!
Although she's a bit condescending
You brought tears to my eyes about a song I've listened to thousands of times. Thank you, you made it feel as if I had listened to it for the very first time ever. It was awesome and so cathartic.
Dude you are not alone
Also crying here 😂
I love how much you picked up with your first listen, very impressive, you picked up on the "joke" of it being highly technical and analytical and Maynard criticizing over analyzing. It's one of the best songs ever IMO. Thank you so much for giving us your perspective on it.
Did I just get suggested a well spoken classical musician doing their first Tool reaction? Well, I know what I'm watching this winter, can't wait to go on this journey with you.
Since you've done the Neil Peart drum cam, you need to do the Danny Carey drum cam to Pnuema. I would bet you would enjoy that.
I agree,. Pneuma is as good as Lateralus and the Danny Carey drum cam is just brilliant.
I thought she would have done a RUSH song after the Professor video.
Pneuma has as an awesome intro.
Mind melting
Not a drummer myself, but my top four favorites (in no particular order) are Danny Carey, Neil Peart (RIP), Mike Portnoy, and The Rev (RIP)
You do not just listen to Tool, you experience it… deep into your soul.
Agree…back in the 70’s, it was Yes for me. Much too deep for non musicians.
@@williamsporing1500 yes does have that same feeling of connection
Kind of like psychedelics
I don't think I have a soul so I mostly experience it in my general crotch area
@@stevenlee7 that's the herpes
In my humble opinion, although Lateralus and Schism are the more talked about songs on this album, and probably with good reason, The Holy Trinity (Disposition, Reflection, Triad) is their magnum opus. Absolutely soul touching stuff
I would say Parabol / Parabola is the best from the album if not comparable to the Holy Trinity.
Bookended by that Grudge scream
Schism is the Tool song with the most time signature changes.
Their song Penuma is all polyrhythms.
Both very different for rock music.
Pneuma is totally an all Danny song.
Coming from a background where I am the only person in my local area who loves progressive rock / metal and my only friends who love this kind of music are online friends I must I say that I would expect a classical music teacher or someone with a classical background to approach this kind of music with horror. I must say you have such an open mind and I really respect / appreciate that. Amazing attitude ma'am, I wish more people had an attitude like yours. Makes me feel even I should be more open to things. Amazing channel, look forward to more great content from you.
It made me giggle when at 6:20 you said that you decided to "keep going". I was like, "yep, and spiral out!"
There is a 3 piece cello group called Break of Reality that covers this and it is absolutely brilliant. I agree with your take, I'd really love to hear the entire album performed by an orchestra.
I wasn’t familiar with Tool. I think I really liked it. I’ll have to give them a direct listen and dig in to them some more.
10,000 Days is a good starter album
@@aceshelman That or Aenima I would say
Spiral out my friend! I think Lateralus would be good starting point for you. Just keep in mind that they are really focused on rhythm.
Just make sure you listen to Fear Inoculum last :)
Invincible is beautiful
Your observation of the 3/4 with 4/4 time is spot on!!
What a wonderful channel. Hugely open minded lady with a lot of knowledge and insight
TOOL fans take their music very, very seriously ;) Excellent analysis, btw.
I agree . Its cultish imo. Lol. If you don't know every detail you are not in the club lol.
@@harlanmonk569 you don't even know the handshake! You can't talk about Tool like that! Begone with you! 😜
In all fairness tho, I do take my Tool music pretty seriously... lol. They are hands down my favorite band.
No not the super duper secret handshake ! You got me I'm leaving now. Lol.
We all have our faves. Can't dispute that friend. Have you checked out NeObliviscaris?
Nothing more pleasant than to watch a studied musician genuinely and organically let the rhythm move their body.
Your detailed analysis of this song was very interesting. I appreciate your content.
What I love most about Tool is that it is super deep, but it is not at all gratuitous. It sounds 'interesting', but it doesn't sound like they are trying really hard. They're just making some music. And that's why it's fun to geek out over. Whereas some other technical bands sound like they're trying to play something really complicated, as if they're challenging the listener to figure out how clever they are.
I agree. While Tool is very technical and precise the music flows in a very organic way. You can tell that they are not trying too hard. I like progressive music but I don't like it when the music sounds forced.
@@dansimmons5382 Yeah, to be honest I think sometimes even the classic progressive bands sounded pretentious sometimes; ELP for example. But the classic prog band equivalent to TOOL's effortlessness is Jethro Tull.
I swear, it seems like Tool’s songs are just them jamming in the studio and someone pushed the record button
Well some bands make music for other musicians. And to us laypeople who don’t understand the “language” that well it sounds pretentious as you describe. Obviously to other musicians it’s not as much of a challenge to figure out what clever music theory things were being done.
The rest of us just want a tune that makes us feel good.
The Fibonacci sequence in this song is utilised by the singer , Maynard James Kennan ,in the rhythmic pattern in which he sings the verse. The beginning of verse one :
Black = 1
And = 1
White are = 2
All I see = 3
In my in-fan-cy = 5
Red and ye-llow then came to be = 8
(Then he goes backwards )
Re-aching out to me = 5
Let's me see = 3
The guitars chord progression are as well, but backwards.
And the theme of beginning life in a tight spiral and then ... spiral out
My Band director used to say that Tool was a mix of dark metal and cerebral post-modern-Sit down band
Wonder if they ever noticed the mosh pits at their concerts lol
You not only feel and react.
But you are humble enough to teach us.
Thanks. Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
I love TOOL and I love Maynard James Keenan's voice. He is an absolute GENIUS when it comes to his lyricism, his amazing voice, and the way the music's set up in such ebbs and flows. He is such an amazing musician.. it's alternative rock, which is different than metal or just plain rock. I love watching peole break down a band I've been listening to for 30+ years! ❤❤❤
Fun fact (as far as I know) this was originally called 987, which is a Fibonacci number but also the chorus is in a 9/8, 8/8, 7/8 meter.
Well it's actually in a 9/8, 8/8, 7/8 and it was called 987, so you got your time signatures reversed there. And they realised that 987 was a number in the fibonacci sequence after the fact and thought it was pretty cool.
Not just the time signatures, the lyrics have syllable counts based on the fibonacci series. Spiral out!
@@chelfyn Someone has been overanalyzing ;)
@@chelfyn Yes and it reverses.
@@jbird4478 Someone has been visiting the wikipedia entry to try and sound educated :)
Once i learned that Tool writes the music first then the lyrics, i started to feel the lyrics were narating how the guitar develops through the song. It is such a rhythm driven song that the guitar has to keep growing to fill it's place in the song.
“Reaching out to embrace the rhythm” gives me goosebumps every time for the last 20 ish years. Only Tool does that.
'I know, it's heresy, i did it it' 🤣 love it. Your reactions are so good! Please react to more Tool!
Love this! Adam Jones Tool’s guitarist, is a classically trained violinist so his guitar playing kind of mimics that. Danny Carey has quite a jazz background and is considered the best drummer in the world right now and Justin just kicks ass as a bassist who also has a degree in music theory. MJK is a singer, songwriter who can actually sing, beautifully. You don’t see that in rock very often. I think it’s awesome to hear a classical musician critiquing Tools work. This is one of my favorite Tool songs. Happy you chose it. You should listen to Schism, Descending and Reflection next . Bravo on this! 👏👏👏👏
The strategy of announcing the next listen, publicly, on the day you post to Ko-fi is *very effective*. I will testify! Been enjoying your education and analyses for some time, but tonight I could not resist the early look and listen.
Thank you for approaching TOOL with such enthusiasm and interest. You'll find that fans of the group have an unusually deep appreciation for their canon, moreso than most bands' followers. Their brilliance attracts deep thinkers and emotionally intuitive listeners.
If I might recommend you watch (not just listen) Danny Carey in the drumcam video of a live performance of "Pneuma", released by Vic Firth. It's gotten tons of reactions by now, but I really want to see *you* experience his genius and hear your analysis. It might be fun to have along your friend from the video you made for an introduction to rock drumming.
That drum cam video is nuts.
In the intro where he plays those double stroke rolls on the pad, he smoothly transitions to single strokes as the roll slows.
That intro alone is impossible for 99% of drummers.
And it’s the most simple part for him in the entire piece.
That’s how great he is.
Adam Jones is such an under appreciated guitarist in my opinion
Absolutely. He is so awesome, unique and brilliant. I think Adam Jones flys under the radar because of how beautifully subtle he is. He’s not showing off and annoying everyone with the “look at what I can do” guitar player nonsense. If you’ve ever seen Tool live, the beauty of his style of playing is something to behold. I’m not a musician, but I know greatness when I see it.
@@rubaidaallen2764 yeah totally agree, he's not a lead guitarist, but just an equal part of the band.
Best thing about Adam Jones imo he never does more than needed, unlike most guitarists "showboating" everything has a purpose as part of the music. Massively underated guitarist.
He shines with his compositional and rhythmic work; people overlook him because he expresses it in the same key.
He creates great sonic textures.
"Swing on the spiral of divinity and still be human"..... such an epic line
the irony of it all is that spiraling out is exactly what you are doing on this chanel here on YT ;)
keep going and your will discover many amazing things
Lateralus is one of the most astonishing piece of music ever created.
The sound of the precussion building at the begining of the song represents an unborn child hearing it's mothers heartbeat. The guitar then intensifies signaling the birth, then Maynard sings about the child becoming aware of the world around it through it's developing senses.
Every TOOL fan lives for that moment around 2:40+ where your smile is just naturally working it’s way out as you first hear a piece as brilliant as Lateralus!
This song changed my life!!
Glad you brought up the juxtaposition between the lyrics and the complexity of the composition. It's a very Tool move to make a song warning against overthinking, and have it become the most analyzed and picked apart song in their discography. Not the first time they've created such tongue in cheek oxymorons.
Subscribed, excited to watch the upcoming and previous videos!
I love how much passion you place into your individual points, and so many of them give us a lot to digest.
I started listening to this band when their first single came out back in 92-93ish. They're the only band that I've listened to consistently since then. Like I was a HUGE Pink Floyd fan; had every album (including the obscure soundtracks they did for art house films) and gladly missed my Senior Prom to see them in 94 at Foxboro stadium. I've been a guitar player since that time, and David Gilmore was my favorite player, literally everything I do now from the fact that I'm mostly a Strat player, his I use vibrato and bends, and the way I tend to use phrasing when I'm improvising over music finds it's genesis in his playing.
I've been a luthier for 20+years, and have been modifying/servicing and building guitar amps for about 15 years: that all started trying to get his lead tone on Comfortably Numb, which required a vintage 70s Big Muff at a time before the effects pedal explosion in the 2000s where you can find clones and modified clones of vintage pedals. The only choice I had besides laying out $600 for an actual vintage one was to get a schematic, learn how to read it and how to solder, and then build one. That said, I honestly can't really even listen to them anymore: I just played them out. I wasn't even aware that I had been listening to Tool that long, I realized it when I was ragging on a friend who's basically listened only to Rush for 35 years and said "I can't understand how you can still listen to it after all this time, I don't listed really to anything that I did in highschool…except for MAYBE Tool." Then I thought more about it and realized that while I didn't consider myself a Tool freak, in a way I was.
I've always found this song to be the culmination of the band's (& Maynard's in particular) sense of humor, specifically that Gen X aloof, trolling sense of humor. The songs structure almost forces you to pay attention to what's going on, I mean REALLY listen. While that's going on the lyrics are saying "psst, hey…hey, are you listening? (Yes, I'm listening)…are you sure? Are you listening closely? (Yes…I'm listening) {in an almost whispering voice} okay, now pay attention…pay close attention (I am) good, okay now what you need to do is…… {shouting in your ear} STOP LISTENING SO CLOSELY AND F'CKING RELAX!!
Side note: while I've been a dedicated guitar player for over 30 years, there's always at least one moment when listing to Tool where I think to myself "ahh hell…I should have learned the drums instead." Danny Carey's playing always lights a spark of envy because of how good he is.
Same, Tool has been on my soundtrack of life since early high school. Will definitely be my top favorite band until my final days.
In the 70’s, it was Yes, Floyd and ELP for me. Early genesis is also good. I’ve been a musician for 50+ years, and 4/4 three chord songs bore me to death….
The lyrics in the later parts of the song always spoke to me. Don't listen to tool much these days, but this song still makes the skin on the back of my neck tingle.
Give fear inoculum a go its incredible, but its a grower, after 2 years of listening to one or more tracks every day its still getting better
I absolutely loved your video and your review. Thank you! ❤
This video is fantastic. So interesting to hear it musically analysed.
It's an absolute trip of a song total masterpiece
Sonic DMT.
Tool is very much a "feel" band. They don't play to a click on their albums or live. Pretty incredible.
they don't? that's weird in this day and age, especially with a production like theirs.
I think Danny's wearing something in the Pneuma drum cam video, first few seconds? Is that a lead down his back?
@@MrPablo616 In ear monitors to hear the other musicians on a big stage and over the drums.
They do use a click. They have videos of the recording process. Danney probably isn't using a click live, but he does in the studio.
@@blipbobeep8345 Yeah that's what I thought
I just came across this video. Your enthusiasm is infectious, thank you for a great break down of a great song.
Great analysis
Keep it going!
More TOOL!!! Awesome reaction and great information. I think you would love the song “Schism”
I love hearing a professionals opinion on my favorite band! 🙏
I really enjoyed your reaction and breakdown to the pieces of this. Subbed.
Such a fantastic objective view of this masterpiece! Thank you for sharing!
Yes, Tool really approaches things more through rhythm than melody. A large amount of their music stays entirely in D (the most common alternate tuning for guitars in metal is called drop D).
When you have one of the best percussionists alive on the planet in your band it's okay to play into that strength and focus on rythm!
Tool isn't metal
@@GeorgeTropicana correct. They're more than just metal.
@@Pohgrey they're not metal at all and they themselves say that
@@GeorgeTropicana okay, where did I say they were metal? Lol
It might be an interesting idea to get someone to walk you through guitar pedals and effects, similar to how your introduction to the instruments videos work. Getting an idea of the different ways a guitar tone can be constructed would both give you a better vocabulary to work with when discussing guitar tone/timbre as well as give you some additional insight.
I immediately thought of Josh from JHS Pedals. He'd have to curb down his sense of humor a bit perhaps but only a bit. :)
Or maybe Emily Hopkins, the harpist
@@QuirqUK yeah I've previously suggested three of Emily Hopkins's videos, but it didn't seem like anyone supported the idea.
Or maybe UA-cam is still blocking my every comment outside of my own channel for no apparent reason (though I have a couple of theories about that).
@@MotorbreathChannel maybe not as a musician, just to demonstrate pedals with harp, it'd be quite interesting to have her teaching instead of showing what the pedals sound like, by the by... you comment isn't visible, i couldn't read it, youtube is still shadow banning your comments.
@@MotorbreathChannel Your comment is clearly visible, so don't worry.
I just love the way you talk; so smooth and with a very good choice of words. Thank you!
Thanks for the fascinating analysis! The way you hear not just the music but also relate it to the lyrics, all while thinking about the underlying meaning is just so great. Will be watching a lot more videos
Well done! Enjoyed your informative presentation along with the reaction.
I've heard this so many times and I just got goosebumps again. Every damn time.
Melodically they can be complex, but what is fascinating about them is that typically the melodic leads come from Justin Chancellor (bassist) and Maynard James Keenan (Vocals). Adam Jones (guitar) plays much more often with texture and rhythm than he does with melody. It creates this fantastic musical dynamic that is different from any other band I've ever heard. Danny Carey, the drummer, is also an incredibly melodic player who attended the Conservatory of Music in Kansas City and studied classical and jazz percussion for three years at the University of Missouri before leaving school to pursue the drums full time in LA in the late 80s. They're an absolutely amazing band. Check out their songs The Grudge from the same record, and Invincible from their 2019 record Fear Innoculum.
Yes! I've been waiting for this reaction.
LOVE the way you’re enjoying this work of art.
Tool always kinda sounds like a record being played in reverse.. but they do it on purpose and it sounds amazing ..
that's a nice way to see it
What are you talking about? Have you ever heard a record being played in reverse lol?
@@iantrolington6594 I see where he is coming from. Tool does have a strange quality to it that is intentional left for interpretation. And even if that's not how you interpret it, you can give others the room to express their own experience with it. Maybe you could learn something
@@stagger9660 How is playing a record backwards an intention for interpretation? It isn't.
@@iantrolington6594 that's how the other guy interpreted it. I'm simply stating I agree. I also suggest you listen to what I'm telling you
Great reaction! Omw over to your analysis vid. Thanks for doing this one Amy! Looking forward to more Tool, such a great band!
Really really really great reaction, review, information, presented well presented uniquely everything was awesome about this video. Instant sub. Also one of my favorite songs and bands and hoping to learn much from you thank you!
awesome video cant wait to see more
I think the interesting guitar sound you are hearing and referring to starting just after about 19:45 is a short example of using a wah-wah pedal (sometimes just called 'wah'). It is a foot pedal that you rock back and forth, creating that wah-wah sound. It does this by altering the tone and frequencies of the guitar's electronic signal. It is just used briefly here, often a guitar player will use it over a longer period of time. Jimi Hendrix often used a wah, with 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' being an example song. It is a really fun pedal to play around with. The Cry Baby is probably the best known brand of this pedal, and is the one I have.
Yes! Wah really does give a "vocal" quality to a guitar. Or even a keyboard when it's occasionally used there.
It was one of the shortcomings of the “rock” guitar presentation , IMO. The special effects widely used for the guitar in rock music were never mentioned nor was Amy given an example to hear. I specifically spoke of the wah wah peddle and the whammy bar as being hugely important.
@@helenespaulding7562 Yeah, rock guitarist are crazy about their pedals, and usually develop quite a collection. Guitarists are often collectors at heart, and different kinds of pedals are a lot cheaper to collect than different guitars. Although some guitar players are not that pedal crazy, and might just settle on just a few that becomes a signature part of their sound, such as reverb or chorus effects. Modern amps have taken over some of the duties with their built in modeling effects. They not only model certain popular amp models, but often provide pedal like effects, sometimes having their own pedals for controlling the amp.
Much of guitar based rock/metal is more focused on timbre than melody. Guitarists work to develop a signature tone. The use of tube amps allows for dynamics of tone depending on playing. For example in the solo of this song you can hear transitions from overdrive to broken up distortion in parts while playing one note. That's on purpose. Pinch harmonics are used at a certain point, wah is used breifly, and Adam generally uses delay and flanger to give a sweeping feeling. Even feedback can be used musically. Rock/Metal is rhythm and timbre. I love different types of sounds and how the same note can feel so different from itself.
@@digibirder Didn't know that about the keyboard, but it makes sense, I can see where that could sound cool.
I'm a huge rock fan, I admit I had never heard Laterus although I like Vicarious and Schism, I never listened to more Tool, shame on me I know but this gave me the advantages to share in this experience with Amy. It's fascinating Listening to the reaction from an educated music perspective, and it's eye opening. And you are right, this would sound even better with an orchestra
Try 46&2 its awesome look up kids covering it 👍
Omg Tool with an orchestra?!!
@@Egoblivion I think you can find the recordings online or on UA-cam the Kronos orchestra did a cover of sober and a few other tool songs orchestral.
@@Gideonite There were a couple string tribute to Tool albums in the early ‘00s and even a baroque tribute. They were great, but i was thinking along the lines of what Metallica did with _S & M,_ the band plating with the orchestra. Thanks for the recommendation though! 👍
Lateralus is an album that demands to be listened to on a pair of really good headphones, with no distractions, in a comfortable environment, and preferably plenty of ganja and a drink.
Love your videos and analysis. Welcome to what we like to call the Tool rabbit hole.
Earned my sub, love the way you talk about music, composition, time signatures and seamless transitioning within music.❤
Oh my goodness, you may be a Tool fan! Lol. A lot of their music is like this with interesting shifts in time and also odd time signatures and polyrythms. They're all great musicians, but their drummer, their percussionist, Danny Carey, is otherworldly and highly educated in music. You caught the jazz feel too. He does take inspiration from some of the jazz greats. He's truly something special and Tool absolutely would not be the same without him.
I could never really catch anything from the instruments that made me think of the fibonacci sequence. It’s always been the syllables of the lyrics counting up and then back down, but at the same time using subject matter dealing with spiraling out as creative individuals. There are many different Tool songs that often give me the sensation of listening to crickets. Where something can seem chaotic and random, but somehow perfectly organized in nature , and soothing in a way. Eulogy, Lateralus, pushit, and Invincible have moments that give me that vibe. Anyway, loved your reaction!!! I’ll subscribe and see what you explore next.
The band plays mainly in 9/8 8/8 and 7/8.
It's great that you go into the lyrics!
My first time to your channel. Loved your reaction and knowledge of this song. Thank you! Subscribed and would love to hear you breakdown additional Tool songs.
Will check out some of your other videos in the meantime. ;)
The more you analyse the more complicated it gets. If you feel it, you feel it:) This the first I watch your video I love it so much! Thanks for helping me to understand why I love this band so much.
I don't know why it took so long for me to find you but you are by far the best reaction channel her on UA-cam (only viewed this video so far)!! The editing, the care, the choice of words. I can see this is not a one shot, rather it speaks to your dedication to music. Thank you please make more!
I am a Tool fan, still to this day, but there is more out there to check out so I don't listen to them as much. The way you explained all of those details and how they fit into the song and the artists intention is what makes you stand out.
I watch another 2 channels regularly one is more for their entertaining reaction while the other is for their analysis. The latter would be more similar to your style of reaction but there is a level of care/attention to your production that is much better!
Wow, awesome takes! this is easily the best react I've seen to this track 🤘
By a wide margin one of the most eloquent reactions I have ever seen. I also appreciate the use of a second camera as a device to show the viewer that we are to receive a well thought out , yet very honest, examination of what you have just heard. This is wonderful.
...I would definitely like to hear this with an orchestra. Yes, please!
I think this will be your highest viewed video! Us Tool fans love watching a new listener 😊
yOU ARE AMAZING - FANTASTIC REVIEW/REACTION!
Danny Carey the drummer for tool used to play jazz for years before you join the band. That’s why he likes to play a lot on the high hat and snare.
Check out the videos of him with Doug Webb.
You can't listen to this without noticing how the drumming is so unique and powerful especially the way he drives the ending. Brilliant talent unmatched anywhere.
Ur background so warm and welcoming😊
Started headbanging... I love it!!!
I've watched many reactions to this song, and you're the only one to comment on the themes of the song. Subscribed.
My guilty pleasure. Watching tool reaction videos. Greatest band of all time. I can't listen to one song and not have to fight the urge to listen to the entire album from start to finish. God help you if you try and skip a track on me! Lol
Mine too have seen dozens and every single one has the same mind blown reaction!
that happened to me the other night, next thing I knew, I'm listening to the whole Undertow album
i love seeing your face discover whats unfolding. pure music love shows and its superb. keep it up
I call this song the most spiritual song in my life. I'd say about 96% of the times I've listened to that line with ".....whatever will bewilder me..." I cry. Sometime, uncontrollably. The way my tale has unfolded, I've seen so much, heard so much, felt...so, so much. To this day, the hope for something else to overwhelm me with awe is still what my soul screams for. Maynard's voice, delivering that verse generally destroys me. In a....good way?
weep like a widow always catches me red handed.
Orchestral Tool is something I must find now too! Sounds amazing
Edit: Found one incredible Schism orchestral arrangement. Also Brass Against does fun cover of The Pot, not an ochestra but hearing the bassline on sax is really cool
I remember hearing a string quartet The Grudge about 20 years ago
Break of Reality - Lateralus (cello cover)
Check THIS out! ua-cam.com/video/dm2glu3WLGk/v-deo.html
Who knew the barri sax was so effing cool?
there is a group that covers entire albums of metal and rock using an orchestra that focuses on string instruments. They did several entire tool albums. used to listen to them all the time years ago. this reminded me of it , but I can not for the life of me remember the name of it and searching can not find them. I remember the name being a play on words , thats all. Now I must find it LOL