This track hits me hard, as I grow older. As a father of 4, my top priority has always been to be a provider and it's what's always fueled me. I struggle as my kids grow older and can now provide for themselves and as beautiful as that is, my shield feels less useful and my armor seemingly wears thinner with each passing day. What a brilliant piece. Absolutely love your appreciation for the masterful musicianship and lyricism. Please keep your content coming. Cheers!
This song is an example of a polyMETER. Most of the band is in a fast 7/8 (every note on the guitar is a counted note, so 7 guitar notes is 1 bar). The drums are (for about half the song) also playing in 3/8. So for every 3 notes the guitar plays, a drum will be hit once. Danny is still holding a 7/8 along with that 3/8. Being 7/8 with a 3/8 pulse (what you were nodding to and called the metronome) means they will line up every 3 bars of 7/8 or every 7 bars of 3/8.
Agreed. But I always hear it as Adam playing in 7/16. Justin plays in 7/8. So Adam plays 2 bars for every 1 that Justin plays. Danny plays in 7/8, but does have the 3, 3/4 ts quarter notes, going on as well. Because they do repeat/realign after every 3 bars of 7/16. We might both be right, I'm just thinking about it different mathematically. I guess how it feels? And don't get me started on the chorus. When it switches to 14/16. All of this I mostly got from this video. ruclips.net/video/tLvxWix_Pzw/видео.html
if you really want to see how talented or/and skilled Danny Carey is, you have to see Pneuma concert drumcam, no drumming skills required, just watching the master at work
This song is the definition of fine wine. It literally gets better the older you get. I promise, in your 30s and beyond this song will take on a whole new meaning.
For some reason this song always gives me the vibes of an aging Saxon warrior in the late 800s /earlier 900s trudging through the snows of Northumbria to go south and join up with the men of Wessex and one more time raise that “battle cry” and fight one more battle against the Dane’s Great Heathen Army of Viking raiders.
There's nothing better than experiencing Tool with your friends, and the amazing discussions that are created through their sonic and lyrical wizardry!!!
The “synth” and “cool effect” on the guitar were both bass! Bass with a delay, and a “bass solo” essentially. This band (really, Justin) was the first one to really draw my attention to bass as something other than a background instrument that just augmented a song. So cool.
We are all warriors by virtue of living in this world, in one way or another. I’m 58. This song hits hard at this stage of life in a way that can’t be put into words. The weight of it increases with the accumulation of life experience. I get emotional whenever I hear it, beyond logic.
If you don't remember your history class, Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer in the early 1500's. He landed off what is now the St Augustine area of Florida. He was said to be in search of the "mystical" fountain of youth? And aren't we all still doing that in one way or another?
Definitely time to check out the drum play through - even complete non musical reactions to this are entertaining as ever, and you will love it. So don’t worry about us 😊
Some of your initial reactions to things have taken me years of listening to pick up on. Bravo! That's the magic of Tool... The music is like a piece of geometry that you can enter from any side or angle and get lost in for some time before you venture on to other perspectives.
Think of the warrior as human who realizes he can't fight for the cause as good as he once did. Plus has to face youngins in his own ranks trying to knock him down. Hits you in any occupation once you hit your 40s, 50s... And it was where Tool was at when they wrote it. Coming to grips with their aging selves. Could they still knock it out of the park?
Also as a parent's point of view, guiding, teaching and protecting your children, the parent has to be a warrior. But as the children grow up and become independent , you as a parent become less consequential?
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This track hits me hard, as I grow older. As a father of 4, my top priority has always been to be a provider and it's what's always fueled me. I struggle as my kids grow older and can now provide for themselves and as beautiful as that is, my shield feels less useful and my armor seemingly wears thinner with each passing day. What a brilliant piece. Absolutely love your appreciation for the masterful musicianship and lyricism. Please keep your content coming. Cheers!
It's a warrior growing older trying to hang on to his youth.
I'm a retired Marine and combat vet, and this song GUTTED me the 1st time I heard it.
thank you for your service!
Yes, thank you for your service!
This song is an example of a polyMETER. Most of the band is in a fast 7/8 (every note on the guitar is a counted note, so 7 guitar notes is 1 bar). The drums are (for about half the song) also playing in 3/8. So for every 3 notes the guitar plays, a drum will be hit once. Danny is still holding a 7/8 along with that 3/8.
Being 7/8 with a 3/8 pulse (what you were nodding to and called the metronome) means they will line up every 3 bars of 7/8 or every 7 bars of 3/8.
Agreed. But I always hear it as Adam playing in 7/16. Justin plays in 7/8. So Adam plays 2 bars for every 1 that Justin plays. Danny plays in 7/8, but does have the 3, 3/4 ts quarter notes, going on as well. Because they do repeat/realign after every 3 bars of 7/16. We might both be right, I'm just thinking about it different mathematically. I guess how it feels? And don't get me started on the chorus. When it switches to 14/16. All of this I mostly got from this video.
ruclips.net/video/tLvxWix_Pzw/видео.html
You are a cool person too. TOOL Army is just cool people. You sir are one of us.
appreciate you!
if you really want to see how talented or/and skilled Danny Carey is, you have to see Pneuma concert drumcam, no drumming skills required, just watching the master at work
thats next up for me!
This song is the definition of fine wine. It literally gets better the older you get. I promise, in your 30s and beyond this song will take on a whole new meaning.
i will be listening in the future :)
For some reason this song always gives me the vibes of an aging Saxon warrior in the late 800s /earlier 900s trudging through the snows of Northumbria to go south and join up with the men of Wessex and one more time raise that “battle cry” and fight one more battle against the Dane’s Great Heathen Army of Viking raiders.
maybe this song is meant as a battle cry 👀
@@Sohum its a battle for those of us in our 40s & 50s who just realized "Oh Shit, I'm getting Old"
This song is the modern day equivalent of Pink Floyd's "Time"....
interesting comparison
There's nothing better than experiencing Tool with your friends, and the amazing discussions that are created through their sonic and lyrical wizardry!!!
truly, its fun to get to share that marvel with people
Love your Tool reactions...Pneuma drum cam is total balls!! A must watch..
that will be my next tool react :)
@@Sohum sweet
The “synth” and “cool effect” on the guitar were both bass! Bass with a delay, and a “bass solo” essentially. This band (really, Justin) was the first one to really draw my attention to bass as something other than a background instrument that just augmented a song. So cool.
i wouldve never known it was bass... thanks for clarifying that
We are all warriors by virtue of living in this world, in one way or another. I’m 58. This song hits hard at this stage of life in a way that can’t be put into words. The weight of it increases with the accumulation of life experience. I get emotional whenever I hear it, beyond logic.
that's true, this song seems like its more about life itself than anything else. Cheers
If you don't remember your history class, Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer in the early 1500's. He landed off what is now the St Augustine area of Florida. He was said to be in search of the "mystical" fountain of youth? And aren't we all still doing that in one way or another?
yeah i looked it up towards the end of the reaction, i had the feeling it was about the fountain of youth. thanks for the confirmation
Definitely time to check out the drum play through - even complete non musical reactions to this are entertaining as ever, and you will love it. So don’t worry about us 😊
definitely will, next time
17:29... one of my all-time favorite Tool guitar riffs. So damn good!
i love listening to that again
Some of your initial reactions to things have taken me years of listening to pick up on. Bravo! That's the magic of Tool... The music is like a piece of geometry that you can enter from any side or angle and get lost in for some time before you venture on to other perspectives.
Think of the warrior as human who realizes he can't fight for the cause as good as he once did. Plus has to face youngins in his own ranks trying to knock him down. Hits you in any occupation once you hit your 40s, 50s... And it was where Tool was at when they wrote it. Coming to grips with their aging selves. Could they still knock it out of the park?
I like that interpretation, almost like a second coming of age... our impact on the world changes
This is by far my favorite off of Fear Inoculum
The guitar and electric drum at the beginning is 7 against 3 .
Caligula was a Roman emperor.
i love your username haha
Also as a parent's point of view, guiding, teaching and protecting your children, the parent has to be a warrior. But as the children grow up and become independent , you as a parent become less consequential?
that sounds plausible!
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