I first heard this song while at sea, middle of the Pacific Ocean as a marine on a navy battle ship. The sun had just set and a dark storm was rolling in. The waves were crashing against the ship. I then put my headphones in and heard this song for the first time per a friend’s recommendation. Absolutely one of the most perfect moments of my life.
Hey, brother. Tool became my favorite band while I was in Iraq, & Maynard quickly became my favorite vocalist. I wonder how you feel about one of his other bands, Puscifer?
I always felt that the sound in the beginning was reminiscent of a heartbeat in the womb. Muffled by the surrounding fluid/tissues and thus creating the illusion of extra beats. Then the crescendo of birth... "Black then white are all I see in my infancy"
Yeah I think the drummer said that was the feeling he wanted to pass. Like a birth. And it’s so interesting that the women doing the analysis felt like she was been born, check at 4:10 when the full instruments start, she if afraid/scared everything is to loud and bright. If she was a baby she would be crying. Hope you guys understand my point. Cheers.
You could literally have a college class just on this one album. It’s that layered, nuanced, intricate, and deep. Also that 9/8, 8/8, 7/8 time signature progression is significant because 987 is the 16th number in the Fibonacci sequence. In fact, the original name of the song was 987.
i love watching Lateralus reactions, when the listener is fixated on the Fibonacci sequence, then get trolled by Maynard with "overthinking, over-analyzing" immediately after.
I looked it up...what a bunch of incoherent noise...jesus Christ shame on you for even suggesting that shit crimson song was anything even close to tool.
"You all have been requesting Tool's 'Lateratus' a ton!" The "you all": Kirk McCune, kirk_tcv, kirkabeth, notkirk, kirknorris, kirkzharoff... Jokes aside, great analysis as always! I was introduced to Tool thanks to this channel and I loved it! I'm really glad to get to know new awesome stuff through your reactions!
The best part of this song is that Maynard's connection to the fibinacci and him writing about a spiral with the music also aligning with the fibinacci sequence was completely by accident. Maynard stated in Revolver magazine that the revelation of this moment was a healing one for the band. Who at the time was experiencing a lot of inner turmoil, due to Maynard starting A Perfect Circle.
You need to do Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree, another amazing drummer and just an incredible song. (Also the raven that refused to sing is a masterpiece as well)
This has been my favorite song of all time for over 15 years now. It took about a year before it opened and i realized what a masterpiece it is. Since then it has been growing and growing and im getting deeper and deeper. This will be my favorite song for a rest of ny life. Thank you Elizabeth for your great content and greetings from Finland
I love the lyrics in this song, and I'm a math/ time signature nerd. The "spiral out" refers to expanding your mind, outward. Not above or below, anyone or any idea. Just expand your thinking and your emotions. Beautiful.
You emphasized the musical intricacies of the song very, very well to the point of mastery. You lightly touched on the lyrics which are phenomenal in this song. One of the lines that really got me in the song that’s part of the repeat, is where he says “ pushing the envelope to watch it bend“. That is such a deep lyric on life when you stop and think about it. Your objective is to push the envelope as much as you can, but nobody ever thinks about watching that envelope bend because it’s reached it’s limit. That is a very deep, and thought-provoking, line… In my opinion. Such a great song by Tool! I will edit this post by saying, once you hear this song completely through… It’s like a drug. And what I mean by that is, by the time you’re done with the song, the driving and hypnotizing force of the song, you wanna do it again… And again… And again…
Love when you cover TooL. Always make a niche of time to hear your thoughts. Beautiful in form you are; congratulations on your welcoming a soul into this realm. Good health to you and all yours!!
I love the initial percussion in this song, with the very wet, bloody, echoed heartbeat-like sound. It gives me a visual of some sort of heart either coming to life or just barely hanging on to life at the beginning, setting up a very corporeal feeling for the whole track. Beautiful mastery of sound design.
I always love your reactions/analysis of TOOL. TOOL, and Nine Inch Nails, are why I'm still alive today. They help(ed) illuminate the light at the end of my tunnel. Music is powerful, and can touch the depths of our soul that no other medium can. Edit: And the Lateralus album -- always pierces my soul.
I think of this as Tool's anthem. When they play it live, everyone starts singing along "With my feet upon the ground, I lose myself between the sound..." I love this band for their sound, their lyrics and they are so fucking smart! If you appreciate Maynard's exquisite vocals, you should check out Puscifer, for sure!
This song has one of the most inspiring messages I've witnessed in music. By the time the explosion happens towards the end you've been lulled into a sense of security by Maynard's lines of "staying connected". Then, everything pops and he starts to scream "Spiral out!", and it just hits me in a big way.
I’d love to see Parabol/Parabola on this channel. Some really interesting vocal techniques/harmonies/production to explore, and I’m sure you’d have a fascinating perspective on all of it!
'Black and white all I see' I think refers to the evolution of vision by ammonite type things in the ocean millennia ago. Just simple recognition of light on/off, then more complex light receptors evolving into colour... And with it an evolving mind. Very Tool.
No surprise there! Danny is known for doing the difficult and making it look SO easy!! The way his drum fills flesh out the 2-3-5 of the meter like a glissando. Stunned!
Going into this tool warped hole of reactions, I really like at 24:53-26:25 on how you wanted to pause it at one point, but couldn't because of how great these lyrics! My personal favorite part. Started watching you at Sound of Silence played by Disturbed and like watching a lot of your other videos. Music is my medicine. Keep up the great work!
Such an amazing song. Fibonacci is all throughout the song, even down to its original title of "987" (they changed the title after someone pointed out to them that it was one of the numbers in the sequence). The syllables that Maynard is singing in at the beginning of the song follow the sequence (all the way up to 13 at one point, then doing it in reverse back down to one). And I'm pretty sure Danny is playing in all the time signatures at once. Because he is The Octopus 🐙🐙🐙🐙.
I have evolved in my appreciation for music. 100% thanks to you. The world of time stamps and signatures has given me the ability to see the the artistry in music. It has also allowed me to see the astronomical amount of music that can all be thrown into the same mechanical reordering of beats and chords. You make it so easy to fall in love with you because you are of the purest intentions and an alpha in the field of instruction. I love hearing you talk about your husband. You truly found your soul mate. ...
Rush's Moving Picture was the first Album I ever heard that felt like it had been recorded where I was sitting amongst the musicians - almost conversational and deeply intimate. Tool were the only other band to produce an Album that I heard, that evoked that Nostalgia for me. And, just quietly, I preferred Tool albums for two RUSH Album cycles. Neil Peart is my musical and lyrical hero, but as a percussionist I felt for more than a decade he would be unequalled. Danny changed all that for me. Both are phenomenal; storytellers through their instrumentation and musicianship. Thank you for sharing this.
This beginning had always reminded me of an attack on a midevil castle, the drums are like the beat of an approaching army, building as they get closer. Then the drop where the door just gets smashed down.
Just to Clarify, Danny Carey isn't changing the time signature between he and anybody else in the band. If you listen closely to what he is playing he is actually pinpoint on time with the rest of the band. What you are hearing is his use of "Subdivisions" within the rhythm and meter of the song to give it a more inspired feel. Listen for it if you happen to revisit this song in the future. You'll catch it Charismatic Voice.. You catch everything! LOL.. Love the reaction and the content, keep it coming my Queen. LOL..
1. She has never met you. 2. She doesn't know you or even know that you are alive. 3. She isn't sending you coded love messages in this video or any other. 4. Stop being creepy. "my Queen"? Very stalkerish. I would be worried about you if I knew you.
@@BigBonelessJerk Bro, that was totally out of line. I can see you aren't a very nice person on real life. And by the way, you took what I said about "My Queen" WAAAAAAY out of context to fit your terrible narrative! If anything, everybody in your life should be worried about you.
My dad and i used to dissect TOOL lyrics. His take on the colors in this song (black & white, red & yellow) was those are the first colors we see as infants. At first, humans can't see. As we grow, our vision progresses to colors and distance, but it starts with black and white. After having 2 kids, i found this to be factual.
You should watch a video called the Fibonacci and Lateralus where a fan has explained in detail how many aspects of the Fibonacci sequence are actually embedded in this song including the time signatures and the amount of syllables in the lyrics!
And to me, it seems like a slightly augmented 5/4, maybe 4/5, with the heartbeat sound at the very beginning of the song. He’s clearly using a synth production comp program, left hand on the comp, right hand drums. Which is badass. He’s in 6 places at once
I believe that in Aboriginal culture they believe that at the beginning of everything it was all black, then colors start appearing in that order: white, red and yellow.
On lyrical analysis of Tool i have one recommendation: Study Carl Jung and Jungian analysis... it really brings TOOL to life. Any Tool fan that DOESN'T familiarize themselves with shadow-work or Jungian analysis does themselves a great disservice. If you understand Jung, you will understand Tool. As an album, Lateralus from top to bottom is a detailed exploration on the subconscious and how to bring it to the surface. Maynard has never shied away from his emotional Jungian roots, and as a band, Tool really leans into the processes of alchemy in their songwriting. It's not just the mathematics that will blow your mind. 46 and 2 is another song that is simply incredible in its mind-expansion. A deep dive will make you feel like you're trippin when you get it
Yes, time signature talk! I used to read sheet music (I really regret letting it slip), understanding the time signatures as work really heightens the listening experience. It’s great to see drums getting love too, they’ve become a favorite instrument of mine in recent years. I recommend checking out the track Selves we cannot Forgive by progressive death metal band Black Crown Initiate. I think it’s a good complement to Lateralus, though BCI use clean and harsh vocals. m.ruclips.net/video/bIr7PFa36S4/видео.html
A Song totally buiild from Fibonacci's Sequences and Curves...! And you explained and have broken for us in a great way! Even I personally did understand ! lol PS. Thank God Kirk introduced you to Tool ! Thanks to both of you!
Another Tool song where they play with the timing slider is 46&2. It’s 5/8,7/8 alternating and then resolves in 6/8 time. It has this same “tumbling” feeling to it because you have this tacked on 2 beats but it feels like you start running and then stumble and tumble again. Super interesting.
I hears that Maynard was learning some new(er) vocal techniques for this album from Mike Patton. Would love for you do a reaction to ANY of Patton's varied projects! Make this happen Elizabeth!
Actually Maynard says this happened by accident. Only after they started counting the bars for measurement, they discovered this unique pattern by no means it was intentional
I just now started watching your videos because of the Tool Analysis, but your comments on the texture Maynard's voice make me interested in hearing your thoughts on a much less conventionally good voice. Specifically, Tom Waits' song Anywhere I Lay My Head. He is definitely singing but also yelling. I can passably sing it; but if I try to hit his vocal texture, I absolutely cannot stay in key. He's not known as a "good singer" but I think he's successfully executing stuff that is very vocally difficult. Would love to hear your thoughts, if it strikes your fancy.
Years from now, someone will want to make a movie about Tool, about how ingenious these guys were, and it will take another genius to fully capture it, maybe another James Cameron will step in for the job. Whomever it is, good luck!
I consider each member what I like to call a #25%er....each member contributes 25% of what totals up to the band known as...(TOOL)...in other words...Maynard is a musical Instrument with his voice and lyrics along wit Adam, Justin, and Danny....super huge fan of ur analytical breakdowns vocally, intrumentally, and every other word that ends with (lly) lol...ur a TOOL if that makes any sense lol hence ur a #musicalgenius
The entire first verse is also set to the Fibonacci Sequence, and it describes the evolution of sight that the human eye goes through as an infant. At first, we only see in black and white, then the colours come. It’s also a metaphor for how we grow as people. In our youth, things are simple, black and white, good and evil. As we get older, we learn new things that blur those lines, and see the world for what it really is.
It so funny watching people put so much thought and meaning into this song when MJK himself stated on Rogan that this song in particular wasn’t anything special or “smart” it was really pedestrian and he was more or less making an obvious joke while writing it, every piece of music more or less has the Fibonacci sequence in it , and this was just his attempt at pointing that out stating the obvious so to speak , he went on to say he could done of a better job.
Fascinating about colour, our colour perception evolved to enabled us to spot predators more quickly. We didn't perceive all colours at once, in fact is not 100% certain that what we see is exactly what we interpret in our heads. I don't see how you can separated the mind from the body, they exist inextricably.
"As below so above" s a wonderful play on both the biblical passage where the God character promises to enforce in heaven the laws as declared by the church on earth "as below so above" and also the fact that as the two numbers below or before lead to the number above or us next in the sequence "and so beyond" because the sequence continues for infinity. Never noticed that before.
The person who mixed this whole album should get writing credit. Its the work of an absolute genius. Tool have some amazing sound engineering in their albums
That wub-wub-wub sound is what the mothers heartbeat sounds like to an unborn infant. It is literally the first sound you (and any other human being) have heard in your life.
I love that they're not just technical for technicalities sake. They don't sacrifice their musicality for technicality. In fact, they use their technicality to enhance their musicality, and they do so in such unique & creative ways! Tool has taught me a whole hell of a lot on my journey as a musician & sound engineer. I'm extremely lucky to have had them as a very early and continuous influence in my 27 or so years of playing music and instruments of all kinds (as well as recording and sound engineering, of course). It says a lot about a band when non-musicians can enjoy and appreciate their music on a high level, but at the same time there is basically an unlimited amount of technicality and musical intricacies for musicians to geek out to.
Back in their early years they were a band that I would buy their albums but I never really spent a lot of time listening to and when a friend would ask about them I would answer to the effect of, yeah they are an ok band that I listen to when I’m in the mood for something different. Now I absolutely love Tool and listen to them all the time. I think back to the 90’s now and ask myself my god what the hell was I thinking? Huge fan now!
I feel I must add, they are technically brilliant musicians, possibly to the point of genius, but so much would be lost if their production wasn't fucking ON POINT. I feel like they must have a lot of input there because there's a lot of coordination that needs to take place for an artist to get ideas as layered as tool's to flow through their production.
You should definitely listen to A Perfect Circle if you haven't already. Its one of Maynards other bands he plays in. "3 Libras" is so beautiful as many of their songs are. I also recommend "Judith", "Passive", "The Hollow", " Blue" and many many more. Love your reactions and hope to see this band in the future!
There are so many great songs from APC. Every song from the first two albums are bullet proof. You can’t say you’ve done a dive into Maynard’s music without listening to Judith.
Yeah Adam used to be my favorite but after 10000 days came out, he became my favorite. What he does on this Album and even some of the songs on Ænema is like the other guy said, the heart of music. He's the one that pushes their music to that ethereal place where you can't help but close your eyes. He's amazing 👏
They are all absolute geniuses, each one is just as crucial period, it doesn't work without either of them, DAmour was a boss, it's amazing they found someone just as good and different at the same time, and amazing in Justin
I think what's most enjoyable about Elizabeth's reactions is that every song, every artist, is appreciated for its uniqueness and she gives everyone a genuine pure reaction
"He's such a perfect singer for what tool does" is the best description of Maynard when it comes to Tool. Maynard could never be replaced as the singer for Tool. Great video! BTW one of my favorite Tool songs to listen to and play on guitar.
I love how she continued on to say (about Maynard’s voice), “it is the thing that is needed” THAT is the comment that gave me chills because I’ve never heard a more true statement in my life.
One more thing. The syllables in the verses increase and decrease with the Fibonacci sequence values. He pauses in between each. 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 Lets me see = 3 As below, so above and beyond, I imagine = 13 Drawn beyond the lines of reason = 8 Push the envelope = 5 Watch it bend = 3
Elizabeth PLEASE do Invincible off their latest album!! The amount of control, dynamics and maturity in his voice on that song is pristine!!! Please please do it. PS: please talk about the bass playing this time! Thx
I think the irony of this song is how everyone gets so caught up in the fibonacci connection and miss so much more, like the lyric "over thinking, over analysing separates the body from the mind", rather than riding the spiral and letting it take them where it will 😉💖
Danny Carey has 8 arms and uses math for his drumming, pretty well one of the best on the planet, i have seen him and Neil Peart both live, so close in their level of skill, would love to see you do a breakdown of a Rush song, so much talent from a 3 piece band. maybe start with the song Tom Sawyer.
I read a great interview with Danny Carey in Modern Drummer back in the late 90s. He stressed the importance and influence of Jazz drumming in his development. I believe Billy Cobham was one of his more prominent influences. Another power house on the drums, especially with Mahavishnu Orchestra.
@@davidkalisch7168 I'm a drummer as well.. I agree, but Neil and Danny are (and were, RIP Neil) both on that level that they can literally play anything. It just comes down the directions they want to take with their playing musically. You can see this in both of their written music. They could play with just pure mind shattering technicality if they wanted, but instead they use their technicality to enhance their musicality (which ends up being more mind shattering). Neil and Danny are one in the same in that regard, as well as their skill. It says a lot about a musician or band if they can play obscenely technical music that the average listener can understand and appreciate, yet at the same time musicians can infinitely geek out on the technicality and the musical intricacies. It's wonderful that there are so many bands that pretty much exist solely for other musicians due to their sheer technicality. Yet at the same time, I feel that musicality and dynamics have been largely forgotten about for quite a long time ( I'm speaking mainly of modern metal and it's sub-genres btw). Luckily dynamics and musicality seem to be making a comeback in the different genres of modern metal, which is great. Anyway, sorry about that bit of a tangent I went on lol.
While I agreed that Neil Peart was an outstanding drummer and perhaps one of the best of all time but the difference between the two is this, Danny Carey can play every single Rush song Perfectly if you wanted to but Neil Peart could not play these songs and that's a huge difference
My personal favs from this album are Parabol and Parabola. This album, and those songs in particular, had a profound impact on me during a very difficult time in my life and helped me to be okay with the fact I even exist. I know that might seem a bit silly but it's true. I absolutely LOVE watching you react to their music!! Please do more!!
I liked parabola before, but then I got in a terrible automobile accident and became crippled. Then I redsicovered that song, and it really was life changing. "This body, this body holding me, be my reminder that I am not alone in this body, this body holding me, feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion." Really takes on a different meaning when you're in actual chronic physical pain.
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!! (he says as if he didn't just edit this video)
He says like he didn't make sure Lateralus was on the channel 😂
She says "You all, have been requesting Lateralus" but we know the truth, Kirk was rigging the poll :P
How you check off a Christmas gift and a work task all at once.
Kirk how many accounts did you set up to get this on the show 🤣🦇🤘
My absolute favourite Tool song.
I first heard this song while at sea, middle of the Pacific Ocean as a marine on a navy battle ship. The sun had just set and a dark storm was rolling in. The waves were crashing against the ship. I then put my headphones in and heard this song for the first time per a friend’s recommendation. Absolutely one of the most perfect moments of my life.
Oh man you really set the scene there. I'm assuming this resulted in instant fandom.
right on!!! thank you sir for your service
music is a healer
motivator...etc
much love-me
Hey, brother.
Tool became my favorite band while I was in Iraq, & Maynard quickly became my favorite vocalist. I wonder how you feel about one of his other bands, Puscifer?
That just gave me goosebumps lmao that's one of the coolest things I've ever heard
Holy cow man - congratulations! What an experience that must have been!
I always felt that the sound in the beginning was reminiscent of a heartbeat in the womb. Muffled by the surrounding fluid/tissues and thus creating the illusion of extra beats.
Then the crescendo of birth... "Black then white are all I see in my infancy"
Yes, it does sound like that. So many amazing things about this song
Damn… I never thought about this.. thank you for this comment.
Holy sh1t I never thought of that.
Yeah I think the drummer said that was the feeling he wanted to pass. Like a birth. And it’s so interesting that the women doing the analysis felt like she was been born, check at 4:10 when the full instruments start, she if afraid/scared everything is to loud and bright. If she was a baby she would be crying. Hope you guys understand my point. Cheers.
Exacto
You could literally have a college class just on this one album. It’s that layered, nuanced, intricate, and deep.
Also that 9/8, 8/8, 7/8 time signature progression is significant because 987 is the 16th number in the Fibonacci sequence. In fact, the original name of the song was 987.
The artwork included with the album is also layered (literally).
@@radbarij Yes, it is Fibo number :D just wow
Furthermore, it represents a spiral as it uses descending, sequential numbers.
It’s the most inspired piece of art I know.
Search here on RUclips for a video called Fibonacci in Lateralus, as it discusses all of these things.
This made me pee a little.
i love watching Lateralus reactions, when the listener is fixated on the Fibonacci sequence, then get trolled by Maynard with "overthinking, over-analyzing" immediately after.
Lol ..the paradox!
Jokes on you - im too dumb to notice that so when I first heard this I was just like "sound in ears make me happy in pants"
This is my favorite Tool song and this is quite possibly their best album.
I've been too scared to say this for a while now haha
Agreed
FI, Aenima, and Lateralus stand tall as a holy trinity.
Quite possibly?
This album is unquestionably their masterpiece. All their music is fucking great, but this album is very special.
Best album of all time in all categories.
It’s about time we get a reaction on the Mars Volta.
De-loused in the comatorium is a awesome album. 🙃
Televators, maybe?
Wax Simulacra it's good too
Second the motion
I cannot upvote this enough
Pretty please
I definitely recommend one of Tool’s biggest influences: King Crimson, specifically, the song “Starless” from the album “Red”.
I looked it up...what a bunch of incoherent noise...jesus Christ shame on you for even suggesting that shit crimson song was anything even close to tool.
@@muzien87 You don’t get it… understandable, nobody young appreciates the genius of King Crimson.
Another vote for Starless. I'd love to see your reaction to John Wetton's voice.
"You all have been requesting Tool's 'Lateratus' a ton!"
The "you all": Kirk McCune, kirk_tcv, kirkabeth, notkirk, kirknorris, kirkzharoff...
Jokes aside, great analysis as always! I was introduced to Tool thanks to this channel and I loved it! I'm really glad to get to know new awesome stuff through your reactions!
I can't believe there was not one comment on those incredible bass lines. They add so much to this song.
100%
The best part of this song is that Maynard's connection to the fibinacci and him writing about a spiral with the music also aligning with the fibinacci sequence was completely by accident. Maynard stated in Revolver magazine that the revelation of this moment was a healing one for the band. Who at the time was experiencing a lot of inner turmoil, due to Maynard starting A Perfect Circle.
Song almost brings me to tears with its beauty every time.
You need to do Anesthetize by Porcupine Tree, another amazing drummer and just an incredible song. (Also the raven that refused to sing is a masterpiece as well)
Oh man I agree, we need to see Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson here
Oh man thought people didn’t know about porcupine tree that’s awesome! Sound of Muzak is awesome on drums! Love Gavin
yes more PT!
Yesss Danny and Gavin are my top 2 drummers!
This has been my favorite song of all time for over 15 years now. It took about a year before it opened and i realized what a masterpiece it is. Since then it has been growing and growing and im getting deeper and deeper. This will be my favorite song for a rest of ny life. Thank you Elizabeth for your great content and greetings from Finland
I love the lyrics in this song, and I'm a math/ time signature nerd. The "spiral out" refers to expanding your mind, outward. Not above or below, anyone or any idea. Just expand your thinking and your emotions. Beautiful.
god I love her facial expressions when listening to the chorus... priceless.
You emphasized the musical intricacies of the song very, very well to the point of mastery. You lightly touched on the lyrics which are phenomenal in this song. One of the lines that really got me in the song that’s part of the repeat, is where he says “ pushing the envelope to watch it bend“. That is such a deep lyric on life when you stop and think about it. Your objective is to push the envelope as much as you can, but nobody ever thinks about watching that envelope bend because it’s reached it’s limit. That is a very deep, and thought-provoking, line… In my opinion. Such a great song by Tool! I will edit this post by saying, once you hear this song completely through… It’s like a drug. And what I mean by that is, by the time you’re done with the song, the driving and hypnotizing force of the song, you wanna do it again… And again… And again…
Tool fact: Listening to Lateralus for the first time raises ones conciseness by exactly 1.618 degrees!
Congrats first timers!!! (so envious)
I watched How Tool Used Math to Create "Lateralus" on youtube and I am in awe of the song. Thank you for covering it.
Love when you cover TooL. Always make a niche of time to hear your thoughts. Beautiful in form you are; congratulations on your welcoming a soul into this realm. Good health to you and all yours!!
I love the initial percussion in this song, with the very wet, bloody, echoed heartbeat-like sound. It gives me a visual of some sort of heart either coming to life or just barely hanging on to life at the beginning, setting up a very corporeal feeling for the whole track.
Beautiful mastery of sound design.
I always love your reactions/analysis of TOOL. TOOL, and Nine Inch Nails, are why I'm still alive today. They help(ed) illuminate the light at the end of my tunnel. Music is powerful, and can touch the depths of our soul that no other medium can.
Edit: And the Lateralus album -- always pierces my soul.
I think of this as Tool's anthem. When they play it live, everyone starts singing along "With my feet upon the ground, I lose myself between the sound..." I love this band for their sound, their lyrics and they are so fucking smart! If you appreciate Maynard's exquisite vocals, you should check out Puscifer, for sure!
This is my favorite song of all time. Thank you for introducing it to people who may not have ever heard it! :-)
This song has one of the most inspiring messages I've witnessed in music. By the time the explosion happens towards the end you've been lulled into a sense of security by Maynard's lines of "staying connected". Then, everything pops and he starts to scream "Spiral out!", and it just hits me in a big way.
I’d love to see Parabol/Parabola on this channel. Some really interesting vocal techniques/harmonies/production to explore, and I’m sure you’d have a fascinating perspective on all of it!
Whenever I listen to Parabol/Parabola it just gets in my head and doesn't leave for days. The sign of a very well crafted song.
As I watched this video, I kept finding myself nodding and saying YESSSSS!!!!! The Charismatic Voice!
Those closing measures… nothing has ever made me feel so powerful/empowered!
Also, 10,000 Days (Wings Pt.2)... Cried the first time I heard this song...
love it you are right on. love your channel !!!!!!! you are part of the ones that get tool now. CONGRATS !!!!!!
I HAVE BEEN LISTEN TO TOOL FOR OVER DECADES WOW!!!!!!!!
'Black and white all I see' I think refers to the evolution of vision by ammonite type things in the ocean millennia ago. Just simple recognition of light on/off, then more complex light receptors evolving into colour...
And with it an evolving mind.
Very Tool.
No surprise there! Danny is known for doing the difficult and making it look SO easy!! The way his drum fills flesh out the 2-3-5 of the meter like a glissando. Stunned!
Going into this tool warped hole of reactions, I really like at 24:53-26:25 on how you wanted to pause it at one point, but couldn't because of how great these lyrics! My personal favorite part.
Started watching you at Sound of Silence played by Disturbed and like watching a lot of your other videos. Music is my medicine.
Keep up the great work!
NOTE TO SELF: Elizabeth doesn't use daylight saving time. 4:00 not 5:00!
Yup. Most of Arizona doesn't follow daylights savings!
Such an amazing song. Fibonacci is all throughout the song, even down to its original title of "987" (they changed the title after someone pointed out to them that it was one of the numbers in the sequence).
The syllables that Maynard is singing in at the beginning of the song follow the sequence (all the way up to 13 at one point, then doing it in reverse back down to one).
And I'm pretty sure Danny is playing in all the time signatures at once. Because he is The Octopus 🐙🐙🐙🐙.
I have evolved in my appreciation for music. 100% thanks to you. The world of time stamps and signatures has given me the ability to see the the artistry in music. It has also allowed me to see the astronomical amount of music that can all be thrown into the same mechanical reordering of beats and chords. You make it so easy to fall in love with you because you are of the purest intentions and an alpha in the field of instruction. I love hearing you talk about your husband. You truly found your soul mate. ...
My all time favorite Tool song 😁. I remember when this cd came out, I was in high school, and it didnt leave my cd player for months
Rush's Moving Picture was the first Album I ever heard that felt like it had been recorded where I was sitting amongst the musicians - almost conversational and deeply intimate.
Tool were the only other band to produce an Album that I heard, that evoked that Nostalgia for me.
And, just quietly, I preferred Tool albums for two RUSH Album cycles.
Neil Peart is my musical and lyrical hero, but as a percussionist I felt for more than a decade he would be unequalled.
Danny changed all that for me.
Both are phenomenal; storytellers through their instrumentation and musicianship.
Thank you for sharing this.
This beginning had always reminded me of an attack on a midevil castle, the drums are like the beat of an approaching army, building as they get closer. Then the drop where the door just gets smashed down.
Just to Clarify, Danny Carey isn't changing the time signature between he and anybody else in the band. If you listen closely to what he is playing he is actually pinpoint on time with the rest of the band. What you are hearing is his use of "Subdivisions" within the rhythm and meter of the song to give it a more inspired feel. Listen for it if you happen to revisit this song in the future. You'll catch it Charismatic Voice.. You catch everything! LOL.. Love the reaction and the content, keep it coming my Queen. LOL..
1. She has never met you.
2. She doesn't know you or even know that you are alive.
3. She isn't sending you coded love messages in this video or any other.
4. Stop being creepy.
"my Queen"? Very stalkerish. I would be worried about you if I knew you.
@@BigBonelessJerk Bro, that was totally out of line. I can see you aren't a very nice person on real life. And by the way, you took what I said about "My Queen" WAAAAAAY out of context to fit your terrible narrative! If anything, everybody in your life should be worried about you.
@@DecapitatedPlaythings Well his username explains everything.
@@jamiebeets15 True.. LOL.. But some would say that about my username as well. Not knowing it was a joke I pulled from an old Roseanne episode. LOL..
It's the color spectrum that babies see and they first see in black-and-white and then progressed as the song goes from there
She gets it. Can't wait for more of TooL's catalog.
“What a crazy sound.” Yup, that’s TOOL! 😊
My dad and i used to dissect TOOL lyrics. His take on the colors in this song (black & white, red & yellow) was those are the first colors we see as infants. At first, humans can't see. As we grow, our vision progresses to colors and distance, but it starts with black and white.
After having 2 kids, i found this to be factual.
Even the syllable count follow the sequence. Magnificent
You should watch a video called the Fibonacci and Lateralus where a fan has explained in detail how many aspects of the Fibonacci sequence are actually embedded in this song including the time signatures and the amount of syllables in the lyrics!
Dmitri is a wonderful listening partner for this song!🌀🌀🌀
It sounds like heartbeats to me as well. As a Doctor Who fan and hearing four beats, even more so!
the beginning is the creation of a heartbeat in the womb.............
Those bass bends in the finale represent the swing
Tool - otherwise known as lost in time signatures. Gawd I love this band.
And to me, it seems like a slightly augmented 5/4, maybe 4/5, with the heartbeat sound at the very beginning of the song. He’s clearly using a synth production comp program, left hand on the comp, right hand drums. Which is badass. He’s in 6 places at once
"weep like a widow" is what I'm close to when I try to fathom how people can create something as ingenious as this song.
I believe that in Aboriginal culture they believe that at the beginning of everything it was all black, then colors start appearing in that order: white, red and yellow.
On lyrical analysis of Tool i have one recommendation: Study Carl Jung and Jungian analysis... it really brings TOOL to life. Any Tool fan that DOESN'T familiarize themselves with shadow-work or Jungian analysis does themselves a great disservice.
If you understand Jung, you will understand Tool.
As an album, Lateralus from top to bottom is a detailed exploration on the subconscious and how to bring it to the surface. Maynard has never shied away from his emotional Jungian roots, and as a band, Tool really leans into the processes of alchemy in their songwriting. It's not just the mathematics that will blow your mind.
46 and 2 is another song that is simply incredible in its mind-expansion. A deep dive will make you feel like you're trippin when you get it
Cant wait for an analysis of a song from the newest album :)
Yes, time signature talk! I used to read sheet music (I really regret letting it slip), understanding the time signatures as work really heightens the listening experience. It’s great to see drums getting love too, they’ve become a favorite instrument of mine in recent years. I recommend checking out the track Selves we cannot Forgive by progressive death metal band Black Crown Initiate. I think it’s a good complement to Lateralus, though BCI use clean and harsh vocals.
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A Song totally buiild from Fibonacci's Sequences and Curves...! And you explained and have broken for us in a great way! Even I personally did understand ! lol PS. Thank God Kirk introduced you to Tool ! Thanks to both of you!
I'm sure I'm probably late on this comment but it was my understanding that it was the heartbeat through the uterine lining
Another Tool song where they play with the timing slider is 46&2. It’s 5/8,7/8 alternating and then resolves in 6/8 time. It has this same “tumbling” feeling to it because you have this tacked on 2 beats but it feels like you start running and then stumble and tumble again. Super interesting.
I would love to watch you experience Disturbed covering Sounds of Silence. You are in for a treat
I hears that Maynard was learning some new(er) vocal techniques for this album from Mike Patton. Would love for you do a reaction to ANY of Patton's varied projects! Make this happen Elizabeth!
I love seeing your réaction 🥰🥰🥰
You gotta react to Tool H., right in two and The patient for sure. Some of the most underrated songs of the band
Actually Maynard says this happened by accident. Only after they started counting the bars for measurement, they discovered this unique pattern by no means it was intentional
you should listen to some of their new songs. decending is one of my new favorite tool songs since the release of their latest album.
I just now started watching your videos because of the Tool Analysis, but your comments on the texture Maynard's voice make me interested in hearing your thoughts on a much less conventionally good voice. Specifically, Tom Waits' song Anywhere I Lay My Head. He is definitely singing but also yelling. I can passably sing it; but if I try to hit his vocal texture, I absolutely cannot stay in key. He's not known as a "good singer" but I think he's successfully executing stuff that is very vocally difficult. Would love to hear your thoughts, if it strikes your fancy.
Years from now, someone will want to make a movie about Tool, about how ingenious these guys were, and it will take another genius to fully capture it, maybe another James Cameron will step in for the job. Whomever it is, good luck!
Tool is mind brain.AIC, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam are heart brain.
Watch out for those Tool fans, Liz! They're a unique bunch.
Maynard said the fact that he used the syllables to match the fibonacci numbers was "sophomoric "
Definitely need more Justin love, dudes a beast
The 44th grammy winning album in 2002 'LATERALUS' is their best💯👍
I consider each member what I like to call a #25%er....each member contributes 25% of what totals up to the band known as...(TOOL)...in other words...Maynard is a musical Instrument with his voice and lyrics along wit Adam, Justin, and Danny....super huge fan of ur analytical breakdowns vocally, intrumentally, and every other word that ends with (lly) lol...ur a TOOL if that makes any sense lol hence ur a #musicalgenius
The entire first verse is also set to the Fibonacci Sequence, and it describes the evolution of sight that the human eye goes through as an infant. At first, we only see in black and white, then the colours come. It’s also a metaphor for how we grow as people. In our youth, things are simple, black and white, good and evil. As we get older, we learn new things that blur those lines, and see the world for what it really is.
The holy gift
I just wanna leave this here....
It so funny watching people put so much thought and meaning into this song when MJK himself stated on Rogan that this song in particular wasn’t anything special or “smart” it was really pedestrian and he was more or less making an obvious joke while writing it, every piece of music more or less has the Fibonacci sequence in it , and this was just his attempt at pointing that out stating the obvious so to speak , he went on to say he could done of a better job.
The sound in the intro always made me think of what being in the womb would sound like.
Fascinating about colour, our colour perception evolved to enabled us to spot predators more quickly. We didn't perceive all colours at once, in fact is not 100% certain that what we see is exactly what we interpret in our heads. I don't see how you can separated the mind from the body, they exist inextricably.
The colors are a reference to the sorcerer's stone
what a piece ...
"As below so above" s a wonderful play on both the biblical passage where the God character promises to enforce in heaven the laws as declared by the church on earth "as below so above" and also the fact that as the two numbers below or before lead to the number above or us next in the sequence "and so beyond" because the sequence continues for infinity. Never noticed that before.
Me: *Mathematical* 🤔
Maynard: "Overthinking, overanalyzing, separates the body from the mind"
Such a troll, gotta love the man!
That drum beat at 25:41 is wicked
yea Adam Jones is an amazing guitarist too!
But you are the best review I've seen on here
I'm a Kirk,. Every Kirk I know is a TOOL fan
The person who mixed this whole album should get writing credit. Its the work of an absolute genius. Tool have some amazing sound engineering in their albums
That would b David Botrill who was the engineer 4 this album and the previous album Aniema
@@papajoeman23 Ænima - otherwise the douple/triple word meaning makes no sense and it's David Bottrill (couldn't resist, sorry ;)
@@isbjrn358 sorry bro
@@papajoeman23 And let's shout out Joe Barresi for 10,000 Days and Fear Innoculum.
Easily some of the most interesting combination of sounds since queen in my opinion
That wub-wub-wub sound is what the mothers heartbeat sounds like to an unborn infant. It is literally the first sound you (and any other human being) have heard in your life.
Exactly! such aprimal sound.. bloody awesome!
And the next thing is Tool
One of the most technically competent and unique bands ever.
I love that they're not just technical for technicalities sake. They don't sacrifice their musicality for technicality. In fact, they use their technicality to enhance their musicality, and they do so in such unique & creative ways! Tool has taught me a whole hell of a lot on my journey as a musician & sound engineer. I'm extremely lucky to have had them as a very early and continuous influence in my 27 or so years of playing music and instruments of all kinds (as well as recording and sound engineering, of course). It says a lot about a band when non-musicians can enjoy and appreciate their music on a high level, but at the same time there is basically an unlimited amount of technicality and musical intricacies for musicians to geek out to.
"4 of the best musicians anywhere,they just happen to be in the same band" Sammy Hagar
@@xenophagia that was very well written.
Back in their early years they were a band that I would buy their albums but I never really spent a lot of time listening to and when a friend would ask about them I would answer to the effect of, yeah they are an ok band that I listen to when I’m in the mood for something different.
Now I absolutely love Tool and listen to them all the time. I think back to the 90’s now and ask myself my god what the hell was I thinking? Huge fan now!
I feel I must add, they are technically brilliant musicians, possibly to the point of genius, but so much would be lost if their production wasn't fucking ON POINT. I feel like they must have a lot of input there because there's a lot of coordination that needs to take place for an artist to get ideas as layered as tool's to flow through their production.
You should definitely listen to A Perfect Circle if you haven't already. Its one of Maynards other bands he plays in. "3 Libras" is so beautiful as many of their songs are. I also recommend "Judith", "Passive", "The Hollow", " Blue" and many many more. Love your reactions and hope to see this band in the future!
The Noose
There are so many great songs from APC. Every song from the first two albums are bullet proof. You can’t say you’ve done a dive into Maynard’s music without listening to Judith.
great recommendations!
Outsider is epic too.
I'm here to show love to Justin Chancellor because it's necessary. He's holding it all together--the anchor of this song.
Bro him and Danny alone
Like I've seen tool live and I was fucking blown away. I hope to see them 1 more time
Yeah Adam used to be my favorite but after 10000 days came out, he became my favorite. What he does on this Album and even some of the songs on Ænema is like the other guy said, the heart of music. He's the one that pushes their music to that ethereal place where you can't help but close your eyes. He's amazing 👏
Justin is a bloke
They are all absolute geniuses, each one is just as crucial period, it doesn't work without either of them, DAmour was a boss, it's amazing they found someone just as good and different at the same time, and amazing in Justin
Yess Bass love
I think what's most enjoyable about Elizabeth's reactions is that every song, every artist, is appreciated for its uniqueness and she gives everyone a genuine pure reaction
It's people like her, the classically trained, that gave me a new appreciation for extreme metal vocals.
She simply respects music.
that's what pulled me in. so much emotion in every response to every artist in every genre.
"He's such a perfect singer for what tool does" is the best description of Maynard when it comes to Tool. Maynard could never be replaced as the singer for Tool. Great video! BTW one of my favorite Tool songs to listen to and play on guitar.
I love how she continued on to say (about Maynard’s voice), “it is the thing that is needed”
THAT is the comment that gave me chills because I’ve never heard a more true statement in my life.
Can any of them really be replaced. Maybe for playing older songs but in terms of creating new music I don't think so.
One more thing. The syllables in the verses increase and decrease with the Fibonacci sequence values. He pauses in between each.
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
Lets me see = 3
As below, so above and beyond, I imagine = 13
Drawn beyond the lines of reason = 8
Push the envelope = 5
Watch it bend = 3
Thanks for taking the time to explain this so I didn’t have to
13 (the number of songs on the record)
he also repeats this twice, as if 1 1 and after that he continues to the next part
@@DavidLopes95 good job
Unbelievable but true! in 1385 Egino THIRD von Freiburg died
Elizabeth PLEASE do Invincible off their latest album!! The amount of control, dynamics and maturity in his voice on that song is pristine!!! Please please do it. PS: please talk about the bass playing this time! Thx
Couldn’t agree more. It’s so so good.
Couldn’t agree more. It’s so so good.
Yeah, that is Maynard's most perfect performance for sure.
This, so much this. Favourite song of that album!
I second this motion! Please do Invincible!
Please do the opening track of this album, “The Grudge”. Would be curious to hear your take on Maynard’s seemingly impossible vocals forwards the end…
longest scream i have ever heard
Yessss I'd love to see her react to that legendary scream
The grudge was my introduction to tool and yeah that scream is next level
Such a primal scream, it's cathartic just listening to it.
The Grudge is the best song on this album in my opinion.
I think the irony of this song is how everyone gets so caught up in the fibonacci connection and miss so much more, like the lyric "over thinking, over analysing separates the body from the mind", rather than riding the spiral and letting it take them where it will 😉💖
Right!? The entire point of the song seems to be that we should embrace the random. The idea that over-analysis leads to loss of control.
@@McNevetsII I love embracing ....Just don't touch the junk....😊
My brother James and I used to have deep convos while tripping acid in the woods over these lyrics. Spiral out!
Exactly
@@blackmetalpaganbushcraft9542 maybe you should quit doing drugs that free your mind from this fully immersive holographic multiverse.
Danny Carey has 8 arms and uses math for his drumming, pretty well one of the best on the planet, i have seen him and Neil Peart both live, so close in their level of skill, would love to see you do a breakdown of a Rush song, so much talent from a 3 piece band. maybe start with the song Tom Sawyer.
From a drummer's standpoint, the chops to play Tom Sawyer is stupid amazing, but he the FEEL to to be Danny Carey is unmatched.
I read a great interview with Danny Carey in Modern Drummer back in the late 90s. He stressed the importance and influence of Jazz drumming in his development. I believe Billy Cobham was one of his more prominent influences. Another power house on the drums, especially with Mahavishnu Orchestra.
@@davidkalisch7168 I'm a drummer as well.. I agree, but Neil and Danny are (and were, RIP Neil) both on that level that they can literally play anything. It just comes down the directions they want to take with their playing musically. You can see this in both of their written music. They could play with just pure mind shattering technicality if they wanted, but instead they use their technicality to enhance their musicality (which ends up being more mind shattering). Neil and Danny are one in the same in that regard, as well as their skill. It says a lot about a musician or band if they can play obscenely technical music that the average listener can understand and appreciate, yet at the same time musicians can infinitely geek out on the technicality and the musical intricacies. It's wonderful that there are so many bands that pretty much exist solely for other musicians due to their sheer technicality. Yet at the same time, I feel that musicality and dynamics have been largely forgotten about for quite a long time ( I'm speaking mainly of modern metal and it's sub-genres btw). Luckily dynamics and musicality seem to be making a comeback in the different genres of modern metal, which is great. Anyway, sorry about that bit of a tangent I went on lol.
While I agreed that Neil Peart was an outstanding drummer and perhaps one of the best of all time but the difference between the two is this, Danny Carey can play every single Rush song Perfectly if you wanted to but Neil Peart could not play these songs and that's a huge difference
My personal favs from this album are Parabol and Parabola. This album, and those songs in particular, had a profound impact on me during a very difficult time in my life and helped me to be okay with the fact I even exist. I know that might seem a bit silly but it's true.
I absolutely LOVE watching you react to their music!! Please do more!!
I liked parabola before, but then I got in a terrible automobile accident and became crippled. Then I redsicovered that song, and it really was life changing. "This body, this body holding me, be my reminder that I am not alone in this body, this body holding me, feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion." Really takes on a different meaning when you're in actual chronic physical pain.
same
Yes, she’s rather awesome in her breakdowns
I'm with you with Parabol/Parabola. I've seen TOOL live twice, both have cried and shouted the lyrics...
That transition between songs in just.....UGH!