The Tool Journey Ep. 1 "The Pot" Rock Vocalist first listen
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- In this series I show you my first listen to Tool songs, in today's video we have "The Pot"
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Sober is definitely one of their most streamlined and digestible songs.
Much of their discography involves long builds, many changes, nuance, and big pay offs.
The live version especially
Headphones and lyrics are arguably a must for Tool songs. Welcome to the Tool Army!
Looks like he has the earbuds in
The best band of my lifetime.
The multiple-meaning poetry behind this song is intense. I would dive into that.
Will do! Thanks for the comment!
Maynard’s entendre game is insane here. He’s a contender for lyrical great, easily competes with my fave rappers.
@@gurglinghermits3043 Not a chance! I love Tool but c’mon! I’ve seem other idiots say the same thing about Eminem. “This is a triple entendre.” No it isn’t. He didn’t intend that, you’re just reading BS into it. But ppl will always attribute more than there is actually there. Because they’re zealot fans. I’ve seen Tool three times in concert. Maynard never explains his lyrics saying he wants others to interpret them their own way. In other words, he doesn’t actually know what the hell they mean sometimes. They just sound good, and strange. Because they are strange. All but Danny, that is. He’s straight up.
@@frankiek2269 I’m not such a Tool dick-rider that I think maynard intends for every piece of lyric he stumbles into but there’s simply no way, on this song specifically if no other, that there isn’t lyrical greatness being displayed. Bro was absolutely aiming for those doubles and triples on some jay-z shit. Now I don’t think in terms of discog he’s up there with the MF DOOMS and Lupe Fiascos, but the fact that there are at least a few tracks like this means he’s absolutely capable of performing high level lyricism and chooses not to go that direction on many songs.
Especially on 46 & 2. You need the video with the purple background
Great vid. Make sure you do you bud, your channel, make sure you enjoy it, life is short. And spiral out, keep going 🌀🌀🌀👁🤘🏼
This song has Maynard's vocals much higher in the mix that almost any other Tool song, plus he was in a higher register at the start than normal.
Maynard has always said that Joni Mitchell is one of his biggest influences, and if you listen to her song River I definitely see the influence (pronunciation, phrasing, etc...)
Schism was my first TOOL love. Still one of my favorites, but they've got so many great ones. You're gonna have a great time exploring their amazing catalog!
Same here !! Hard to believe it's anyone's first time.
Almost everything from Undertow and Aenima are easy listening, short, right to the point kind of songs. good start. Lateralus and 10k days they get more intricate and longer. Those are more no video or lyrics, just music first time around kind of music, because it gets very multi-layered and detailed. And then Fear inoculum are all long/complicated slow burners that are tricky to get into first time around but grow on you after few listens. Overall Tool is like next level of rock, but still never take themselves to seriously.
"Pushit" is far from short and to the point, and I wouldn't consider anything on Aenima "easy listening." To think that is evidence of completely missing the complexity and depth to each track
I agree with you! I like your take on their evolution as a band. I have a strange theory and need someone to help me out....... I think you may be just the guy. Please don't crucify me before you have had a chance to investigate. BUT - Fear Inoculum sounds SO MUCH like RUSH Signals. Musically AND vocally! I grew up listening to and loving that album....I know, I know...not a fan favorite but it's actually a really good record. Plus, Maynard's voice has begun to sound like Geddy Lee's "new" voice since he lost his ability to sing HIGH!
I seen Rock vocalist first listen to Tool. I was sceptical that this was even possible but always great to see a new tool being born. Hope you're still a vocalist afterwards bc Maynard will make you want to just give up😂
Tim, I'm way skeptical of any rock vocalist who's never herd " tool " before ..... i'm with you...tool army est.1993
@@thomastaylor9579 Damn it, let the rabbits wear glasses! If uk, uk. Lol
@@Bipolarbear1221 THE CRIES OF THE CARROTS
I would be interested in watching another video a week from now about this song and what your opinion(s) are after hearing it multiple times 😉
Not sure I have the time to do that, but putting a little bit about that into the next video in the series would be doable. Thanks for the idea!
Tool is the BAR. The universe is infinite. Make it your own
I seriously don’t understand how a rock vocalist has never heard of thins song. Tool is a staple of being a vocalist.
Everyone's a tool fan. Some just don't know it yet. Welcome to the tool army.
Lol, Spiral Out!
I think my first Tool song was Reflection...before i realized it should be played with Disposition and Triad. That song sent me into a wild meditation all by itself.
I cant wait for more Tool reviews!
How have you seriously NOT heard this bro? It's like a white rapper who has never heard Eminem!!! Truthfully tho please react to Maynard's other band A Perfect Circle and their song Judith...it will destroy your brain, lyrics and story to rival Shakespeare and sounds to make Pink Floyd sound commercial! Top reaction man, much appreciated. X
Thanks, I'm a "I like what I like" kind of guy, and no one really even tried to get me to listen to Tool at all. So I'm in a fun spot for this channel lol.
im so excited to watch this series.
I love the pot so much!!!! I love sober too!!!!
YEEEEESSSS! I’m here for the journey!
Spiral Out!
Nice reaction. Subscribed. 🤘
This is how I imagine my friends listening to a song when I send them one hhaha
First time seeing your channel; really nice analysis! You seem to know what you're doing :) also in the most respectful way possible, you're really easy on the eyes XD I'll have to go watch your reaction to Sober.
Some really valuable life lessons for young people in this music. If you dive in and read about the meanings and see Maynard's journey from angry, angsty, rocker to coming to terms with all his shit, then becoming something more... It can become a tool for life.
Would highly recommend starting from the beginning of discography and work your way to new
I'm going to do a poll for the next song, that'll be an option. Thank you for the comment
@@JonHooverMusic cause their music progresses through the albums. It’s a great journey
Considering Maynard writes all the lyrics aside from singing them...and, the lyrics aren't written until the musical portion is complete.
Welcome to Tool universe! Nice reaction
Thanks for the comment! Spiral Out!
You shpuld definitely try the 1st reaction, then a week later after ten or 50 listens.
There are so many intricacies to a TOOL song, that nobody has EVER caught 50% of what's going on during a 1st listen.
My band ❤
As a vocalist, you are probably trying really, really hard to listen to Maynard's voice... at the same time, that baseline and groove just has a gravity to it that pulls you in. It's soo very good.
Enjoy buddy🔥☀️🔨
I’m definitely hear for the tool journey… have you done any sleep token vocal critiques? Highly recommend blood sport the room below performance
Yep, there's a vocal analysis of Fall For Me from the room below on my channel I'll edit this post with a link when I can.
Yeah you said what i was thinking its kinda an age thing . If you thought this dragged on geez mate they have 12 min + songs . I kind of get that todays younger generation has a way shorter attention span with the crap the music industry pumps out today . This stuff will grow on you with age and indeed more listens . This is NOT me having a dig at you at all just remember this band has been around since 92 along with fans that are still listening to them today and still finding new nuances with every listen , and deeper meanings as we grow older . Keep it up though mate .
One of my favorite songs rn is Pain Remains by Lorna shore which is 20 minutes in its entirety, I can sit through that whole thing easily and not even notice 20 minutes went by. I think what I meant was that some of the parts felt really repetitive upon first listen, and that's why it dragged. Or who knows, maybe I have the attention span of a squirrel lol. Just my opinion, thanks for the comment!
Always need lyrics in front of you as words are Maynard’s very good friend
That's a good idea, for Ep. 2 I'll put those on my screen. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for watching my request, check out something older like Stinkfist or Eulogy from their 1996 album AEnima.
I'm going to do a poll for how to take this series, starting from the beginning and working my way to current music will be an option. Thank you for the comment!
@@JonHooverMusic That's the best way! Very satisfying to hear the anger of Undertow, darkness of Ænima, rise of Laeralus...
Maynard's voice is a little weird in this song but that is because he has an incredible style range. Just listen to Puscifer and A Perfect Circle to discover this for yourself about his voice -- Maynard fronts these bands as well. Anyway, it took me a while to get used to his voice in this song. The Pot is also far more complex than Sober is; which is technically, not even a TOOL song. It was written in a previous band Maynard used to front called Children Of An Anachronistic Destiny. The song sounded hideous in that band but sounds great played in TOOL style. Lol 😂
that's pretty wild, a rock vocalist and having never herd "tool" before, isn't that an oxymoron?
It might be an age thing, it might be me not branching out from bands that I enjoy. Part of the reason I started this channel was to find new music to enjoy and add to the catalogue. Thanks for the comment!
@@JonHooverMusic it's a huge catalog enjoy the trip...
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Tool Army nerd... side note, love the nzxt build... same case just the black with red
Let's go! I love my NZXT tower
Lyrics are a must with Tool! Welcome to the Tool experience. Try Aenima next.
2:50 mfw I walked in on my parents making me siblings
Young Grasshopper, Much Respect to Your Opinion, It is Awesome Watching Another Young Mind Absorb the Genius Of T⚙️⚙️L.👊 p.s. I hit the like button 😉
Hey bud, good to see you here and not surprising 😆 Cheers bud 🤘🏼
Thanks for the comment and the like!
I think we should newbie Tool fans “apprentices”
NICE. SUBSCRIBED!!!
THANK YOU!!!!
Yep, have lyric’s available
Yes please post your first listen through it is your initial reaction to the song that we want to see
You need to make an intro, up to ten seconds, displaying your singing. Helps ppl realize you are, plus it also gets a bit of yourself singing out there. Just a tip, use it or not, but I’ve seen a lot of others use that formula pretty well.
Tool will bring 'em in, young man, and I would subscribe, but just for me, I'm lookintg for reaction, not analysis. We've been listening to this stuff for 30 years. We've analysed it to death.
All good brother! Thanks for the comment. If my analysis style content isn't for you I get it. I want to try to add value and teach people through my videos. Totally understand that not everyone wants to learn about music, and simply enjoy it. Sometimes I wish I could turn off my brain and just listen.
@@JonHooverMusic I hear you. I'll keep my eye out. Peace!
Subscribed. I’m looking forward to watching you dive into the lyrics to hear your take on the emotion and delivery. Keep them on your phone. Parabol/Parabola. Must do both.
I'm excited to learn more about lyrical writing tbh. My lyrics are okay, but not to Maynard's level. Which song first parabol or parabola? Thanks for the comment!
@@JonHooverMusic Parabol and Parabola are back to back tracks on their Lateralus album. It’s best if you can listen to them from the album because Parabol transitions straight into Parabola.
@@JonHooverMusic The order's Parabol/Parabola, same sequence as on the album listing. There's not much to unpack lyrically with The Pot, btw. After you get the gist it's just some fun double entendres. Enjoy!
TOOL does NOT copyright strike btw. Please don't turn into a reactor that pauses every 20 seconds to yap for 3 minutes.
I'm huge Tool fan and a few years ago I was watching a lot of Tool reactions and kept seeing this band Jinjer in my recommendations. So I finally said f it and clicked and I was blown away. Do no research on them I'll tell you all that ya to know. They are a 4 piece progressive metal band from Ukrainian and each member is a master of their instrument. Now their vocalist Tatiana her range is off the charts. Jinjer Pisces the live session is where you want to start. Your Welcome.
They are the only good thing to ever come out of the Ukraine
Don't listen to mainstream Tool. Dig into Parabol+Parabola, Opiate, Ticks and Leeches, The Patient... Soooooo many great choices that aren't overplayed radio songs
I dont see many suggestion in regards to next songs so I'm giving mine: 46&2, Jambi, Aenema, The Grudge, Lateralus, Parabol&Parabola, Pneuma, Invincible, Culling Voices.. Kinda of Tool's core for me. Anyway, enjoy the ride, whichever track you''ll pick :)
The Grudge next???
I'm going to do a poll to see what people want. That will be one of the options
Tool takes a long time to digest - there's so many nuances to their playing, their writing is eccentric and like all good art, the more you imbibe, the more you appreciate it and the more 'color' comes out. Sober is literally one of their worst songs (if there is such a thing for Tool)...First Tool song for me was the grudge and I just didn't know what TF I was listening to; it made no sense to me, but again like all good art, it tapped into the subconscious and eventually I came back to their music.
My first Tool song was also Sober back in 1993.
It was way ahead of it's time calling out the hypocrisy of alcohol usage looking down on marijuana usage and the court system involvement in it. This is coming from someone who's been clean a long time. It also refers to hypocrisy in general and especially among the religious faction (wave your fatty fingers, throwing stones around a glass enclosure, indigo. etc.).
Yeah start with Undertow album.
Be sure to pause the song for a sec here and there so you don't get copyright strikes. You can totally pause the recording and listen a few more times before giving your opinion. I watch another reactor who does that for the songs she listens to.
TOOL doesn't copyright strike dude
Absolutely DO NOT do that. Allow the art to speak before speaking to it. Constantly pausing fucks the whole thing up
@@scottw5253 they do if the video is monetized silly.
At about 2:45 he got stuck…until about 3:10. Welcome back to reality, guy! 😅
Wow if you thought this Tool song was to long you better stop right here with Tool reactions and go no further 🤣
Haaaa, dragged on? You're young and you can listen to it more times. That's recommended to hear more Tool. Take 46&2 and Spiral Out in the morning.
Might be the most blase reaction to tool I've ever seen 💀😄
If you thought this song dragged on you're not going to like the rest of them
So he's a "rock vocalist" but has never before heard "The Pot" by Tool.... that's bizarre.
Little words of advice reactors react, accomplished musicians and singers critique. Get some age on you and come back with Five albums all top sellers, and we've heard you on the radio singing then you can critique artists with a 40-year career.
It's okay to have fun and enjoy the music my dude. Why so serious (in the voice of the Joker)? The whole song is about hypocrisy and every lyric is wonderful blend of double entendre euphemisms. If this one "dragged on a little too long," for you then you're either gonna have to let the need for 3 minute cookie cutter rock songs go or stop listening to TOOL altogether because their songs probably average 9 minutes if I had to guess. It's called progressive rock for a reason - the songs progress through stages that build and ebb and flow and crescendo and recede and crescendo again, etc, etc. I've listened to these guys religiously since '93 and even as much as it pains me to say it, I will admit that they do have a couple songs that do drag on longer than I think is necessary, but the band didn't ask for my input when they wrote them. I love their music so fuk'n much so, I just think, "oh well," and keep it pushin'. Spiral out, keep going
Mine doesn't want to be a criticism in any way but just an observation... I didn't think anyone in the world preferred Sober to The Pot... You have very particular tastes.
Idk man, Sober just hit me in the feels. I like what I like lol. Thanks for the comment!
DO NOT USE BLUETOOTH EAR BUDS, You should know better than that if you're in a band or even if you're not in a band.
** USE WIRED HEADPHONES/EARBUDS **
You have No idea how good the song really is if you're using Bluetooth
It's only half of a review with Tool, when not using the lyrics.
How is it possible to be a Rock vocalist and never heard Tool or The Pot in particular? Not saying he's lying, just gotta squint pretty hard to buy this one. Even if you hate Prog, you'd pretty much have to avoid FM Rock radio the past 30 years to have never heard this song. Sorry..... ENJOY your TOOL tour. Everyone says "journey". Call it a Tour or something.
Idk man, I haven't listened to the radio in probably 5 years. When I did it was my dad playing 80s butt rock. None of my friends were into Tool, and I wasn't really the type of guy to branch out my music taste very much growing up. So it's probably all of that, and an age thing. I created this channel partly to discover new music I enjoy. Thanks for the comment.
...........tool army est.1993.............tool army est.1993...............tool army est.1993................tool army est.1993................
Dragged on ???? Wish it was 8 more minutes. Buhbye.
Dude , u look like my girlfriend ; I’m confused
Sorry your girlfriend looks like a dude
No way! Your trying hard for that YT money. Sad.
I'm confused, you didn't know that there wasn't someone else in the band singing? lol what? pigeonhole much ?
So your a rock vocalist and you've never heard this song???!!! Hahahaha yeah right.
Not everyone knows everything. There is a lot of music out there.
I played in a rock band myself never listened to this song until a few years ago , theres so much music out there and this isn't mainstream rock its TOOL in their own category.
That’s amazing! Let’s be friends?
Nice reaction. Subscribed. 🤘
Thank you!