The main rhythm is in 7/16 with kicks on the 1 and 4 and snare on the 6. Danny's also playing a 3/16 ostinato with his right hand on top of this, so it's a polymetric groove. You can also think of the whole thing as being in 21/16, since it takes three repetitions of the 7/16 pattern to sync up with the ostinato again.
Please start appreciating the bassist in TOOL. Justin is brilliant and all the most popular songs such as Schism, Vicarious, 46&2, The Pot, Sober, Pneuma, Invincible etc. would not exist without this bassist. I love it when there's a bass solo and someone keeps saying that Danny is good on drums... as if no one else was in the band except Danny.
Just a quick note/correction, Justin didn’t play on Sober or the Undertow album. That was Paul D’amore (sp?) but beyond that I absolutely agree. The bass is very under appreciated.
Me and my husband have seen them 7 times in the past three years and it is never enough. Can't wait to see them on Feb 12th! Best band ever ❤ and this song, like almost all of their art, is a masterpiece!
i only pray to see them live, but it seems tool doesn't like latin america, they never set a foot in this part of the world, really sad but been i tool fan all my life, i'm glad that u have the chance to experience tool live, congrats !
They are playing in Stockholm (again..) and I live in Gothenburg. I've seen them once and it was amazing but idk if I want to travel 500km just to see them again. Wish they could just come to my hometown
the best way to introduce yourself to Tool is just listen straight through the first time, let the sonic wave wash over you, no lyrics just let it hit you. Next you get the lyrics and try and solve the time measures. Then you turn off all the lights and put on your headphones and now armed with the lyrics you let yourself drift into the madness
Guitar has a 7/8 feel, rendered as 3+2+2. Bass has a 7/4 feel. 7empest also has this 7 feel but they do some cool things with it. Around the 8 minute area, they move the 3 around in the meter like so: a measure of 2+2+3, then 2+3+2, then 3+2+2, then repeat. Beautiful.
I saw Tool live last year, and this song (amongst others) is wild to experience live because of all the lights and visuals they utilize for their live shows. It's a hell of an experience.
@sharoncarlisle9453 That was probably the best sounding show of their's I've been to. Saw them there back in the day when it was Ford Center. Seen them in KC, Tulsa, Wichita...by far the best sound so far. 👌
this song is in 7/4 from start to finish. this time the guitar is the pulse of the song but it's 7/8 throughout. the drums starts in 3/4, then when it comes in full, Danny's playing a 3/4 beat over a 4/4 beat. (3+4 =7) 😌
Tool's logo on this album is a hypodermic needle . If you fold the image in half and you could see both images it would be a needle and the top of a spiral.
@@j.t.3798 the word tool. If you fold it between the O's it is a hypodermic needle. Draw it on some thin paper and try. On the release of the album you could purchase a limited edition version that had glasses and other images you could view with them.
@AnthonyRay Like I said before, I'm adding 3 bedrooms to my house in Hawaii, so I'll do more once that project is completed. Of all the reactors, you're definitely my favorite and it's not just because 🥰 It's because your breakdowns are spot on. You really go above and beyond to understand the music from the perspective of the artist. And also because you respect Tool. You might wanna ck out AEnema...a favorite of mine because it's about how LA needs to be flushed away 💜
This I believe to be sort of an ode to aging and trying to still hold on to the past and feeling of being young. Could be a direct introspection of the band themselves and the fact they had a 14 year hiatus prior to this album and came back as relevant as ever. That’s really hard to do. To disappear out of the spot light and come back stronger then ever.
Just listen to TOOL over and over again, you have to read the lyrics, they may change your view, trying to figure out their timing is a waste of time, they are AMAZING! Over 30 years of excellent music, I suggest listening with head phones from early to present, you will be blown away!!!
Forgive so many comments on the poly rythms but love it it's a vibe it'll always come . THE MINDF ""K yup best way to put it lol lovin' these and another proper thx to Russ 🤘🔥🔥
7/4 or 7/8 . The more you try to catch the beat. The more you struggle. You need to just follow along without thinking about it. Then youll find it just without looking for it. You find it quicker when you don't only listen but also feeeeeel it out. Or find the snare hits lol its fun
I used to drum snare in a drum corps and we had to count weird ass time signatures all the time. I don't bother with Tool, but I can understand the need to figure it out. tbh, I just love bobbing along with the tempo rather than downbeats I think.
lmao @ the detour on the album art. No answers for you there, but I like the 'eyes' interpretation. the white part actually seems 'deeper' to me, like it spirals down into it.
As mentioned, the instruments were simultaneously playing different time signatures. There was a bass solo.. Adam used his “pull-through” technique to create that chugging guitar… so good.
My ear always hear beat in polyrhythm 1. 2. 3. 4..123 theme restart lol I hope that makes some sense to anybody 😆 but it's how I dance to it persay ✌️🤘Tool babay
The easiest way to break down the odd time signatures is to break things up into 2’s and 3’s. I think this is more of the way Tool things. Sometimes the rhythm might be 3 beats followed by 2 beats, instead of just 5 beats. It sounds slightly more syncopated when you count it that way. There ends up being a slight hesitation between 3 and 2. This also lends to having different instruments do different time signatures. It’s easier to play a 4/4 over the top of the 5/4 if it’s broken up that way. And at every 20 beats it all matches up again. This is a big part of what tool does.
6:23 on seeing the 🦟 mosquito eyes lol THIS ART I their work the visuals top knotch as well. Lol 👀I'm seeing a black 🐜 ant with an 🪖 army hat brooooo 😆 for real this is the thing I love about the visual artwork lol antwork lol that I'm seeing DAF👍🔥🔥🔥💪
Can someone close to this guy tell him to stop focusing on trying to count the signatures when listening to Tool, and just try to enjoy the song. The guy spent more time counting his fingers than actually taking the song in. Was really annoying.
Bro no one cares about you not caring what a songs time signature is! Read all the comments around yours. EVERYONE cares but you! lol Go back to the sandbox and play!
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The main rhythm is in 7/16 with kicks on the 1 and 4 and snare on the 6. Danny's also playing a 3/16 ostinato with his right hand on top of this, so it's a polymetric groove. You can also think of the whole thing as being in 21/16, since it takes three repetitions of the 7/16 pattern to sync up with the ostinato again.
Who cares
I appreciate the knowledge
@j.t.3798 since you can't say something nice be quiet, didn't you have a mother smh
I care. I think most of us do. Tools is so interesting to break down. Thank you for your insight.
I think you can also count it on 6/8. But since the drums are in a different signature in the beginning it’s quite that simple.
Please start appreciating the bassist in TOOL. Justin is brilliant and all the most popular songs such as Schism, Vicarious, 46&2, The Pot, Sober, Pneuma, Invincible etc. would not exist without this bassist. I love it when there's a bass solo and someone keeps saying that Danny is good on drums... as if no one else was in the band except Danny.
Just a quick note/correction, Justin didn’t play on Sober or the Undertow album. That was Paul D’amore (sp?) but beyond that I absolutely agree. The bass is very under appreciated.
Me and my husband have seen them 7 times in the past three years and it is never enough. Can't wait to see them on Feb 12th! Best band ever ❤ and this song, like almost all of their art, is a masterpiece!
i only pray to see them live, but it seems tool doesn't like latin america, they never set a foot in this part of the world, really sad but been i tool fan all my life, i'm glad that u have the chance to experience tool live, congrats !
They are playing in Stockholm (again..) and I live in Gothenburg. I've seen them once and it was amazing but idk if I want to travel 500km just to see them again. Wish they could just come to my hometown
so lucky I have been once here in NZ and it was amazing
I am sooo forking jealous!
the best way to introduce yourself to Tool is just listen straight through the first time, let the sonic wave wash over you, no lyrics just let it hit you. Next you get the lyrics and try and solve the time measures. Then you turn off all the lights and put on your headphones and now armed with the lyrics you let yourself drift into the madness
I memorized every single note before knowing any of the lyrics. Once i did it made even more sense.
I love Justin's bass solo in here. He's such an wiz with his effects pedals and sound!
Guitar has a 7/8 feel, rendered as 3+2+2.
Bass has a 7/4 feel.
7empest also has this 7 feel but they do some cool things with it. Around the 8 minute area, they move the 3 around in the meter like so: a measure of 2+2+3, then 2+3+2, then 3+2+2, then repeat.
Beautiful.
That sir is what we call a Toolgasm....
Tool is master of creation . My mind always go on another level. Thank You Anthony ☺️🍀💚
Favorite song on the album!!
I saw Tool live last year, and this song (amongst others) is wild to experience live because of all the lights and visuals they utilize for their live shows. It's a hell of an experience.
I heard this song in 2019 at their concert and it was so good cuz it was a new song they released and I can't get enough
Cool that you noticed that it folds there cuz When you fold the tool in half it creates a syringe plunger.. also love how you count i never knew how
This song sounds better live actually perfect live song.
Yep. Heard it last night.
@@LanceThompsonKssooner Me too!
@windog551 Facts!
I mean, like Descending, it's a fucking masterpiece and both sound amazing live.
@sharoncarlisle9453 That was probably the best sounding show of their's I've been to. Saw them there back in the day when it was Ford Center. Seen them in KC, Tulsa, Wichita...by far the best sound so far. 👌
Love the look on your face when you thought they were done! :D
12:23 Duuuude that droooop tho 🔥
Yeah I will never forget buying this album and hearing this track that drop got me in my feels
For sure lots of descending chords in 3's, matching the vocals and theme. Such delicacy and power simultaneously
If you fold the picture you have up in half from left to right the “Tool” line at the top becomes a syringe. “Fear Inoculum.”
They are all playing different time is the crazy part. Bass is like 7-8. Drums and Guitar is like 6.
If you want to feel an 11/8, check out 'Right in Two'
this song is in 7/4 from start to finish. this time the guitar is the pulse of the song but it's 7/8 throughout.
the drums starts in 3/4, then when it comes in full, Danny's playing a 3/4 beat over a 4/4 beat. (3+4 =7) 😌
Great that you did this as well
Tool's logo on this album is a hypodermic needle . If you fold the image in half and you could see both images it would be a needle and the top of a spiral.
You have to making this up , I Don't see it
@@j.t.3798 the word tool. If you fold it between the O's it is a hypodermic needle. Draw it on some thin paper and try. On the release of the album you could purchase a limited edition version that had glasses and other images you could view with them.
@@j.t.3798 the name of album? Fear Inoculum.
You have to draw it the way it shows it on the album
If you dig the album art, check out Alex Grey. He is the artist behind their last 3 albums.
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Thank you 🙏
@AnthonyRay Like I said before, I'm adding 3 bedrooms to my house in Hawaii, so I'll do more once that project is completed. Of all the reactors, you're definitely my favorite and it's not just because 🥰 It's because your breakdowns are spot on. You really go above and beyond to understand the music from the perspective of the artist. And also because you respect Tool. You might wanna ck out AEnema...a favorite of mine because it's about how LA needs to be flushed away 💜
The patient and this song are my 2 favorite tool songs.
I really love that riff from 14:05-14:26. One of Tool's all-time best!
This I believe to be sort of an ode to aging and trying to still hold on to the past and feeling of being young. Could be a direct introspection of the band themselves and the fact they had a 14 year hiatus prior to this album and came back as relevant as ever. That’s really hard to do. To disappear out of the spot light and come back stronger then ever.
Lol I know once it hits you will never forget it hs .Thk you Anthony 🌹for the content✌️
Just listen to TOOL over and over again, you have to read the lyrics, they may change your view, trying to figure out their timing is a waste of time, they are AMAZING! Over 30 years of excellent music, I suggest listening with head phones from early to present, you will be blown away!!!
you should listen to it again and again .... don´t try to count, feel it ..... this is Tool ... it´s deep....!!!
Your mistake is trying to count in 4. A lot of their time signatures are in 8.
Top 5 Fav TOOL song ever. Thank you Russ!! 😂🌀🌀🌀
Woohooooooo!!!
This is one of my favorite Tool songs, but maybe that's because I'm getting older. 😉
My own mitosis. Seed germination.
But there's a face in the middle too.
Forgive so many comments on the poly rythms but love it it's a vibe it'll always come . THE MINDF ""K yup best way to put it lol lovin' these and another proper thx to Russ 🤘🔥🔥
Such a great song....but I can say that about every Tool song 💜
7/4 or 7/8 .
The more you try to catch the beat. The more you struggle. You need to just follow along without thinking about it. Then youll find it just without looking for it. You find it quicker when you don't only listen but also feeeeeel it out. Or find the snare hits lol its fun
Everyone is so consumed by the time signatures. Just let go and take it all in.
Only Tool could not make an album for 13 years and still be relevant invincible is my favorite song.
Tool journey, no need for any drugs or alcohol, they take u flying.
This album has a theme of 7. The song Tempest is spelled 7empest
You’re going to drive yourself insane my man. Enjoy the first couple runs and then try to dissect it. It’s easier that way lol
I used to drum snare in a drum corps and we had to count weird ass time signatures all the time. I don't bother with Tool, but I can understand the need to figure it out. tbh, I just love bobbing along with the tempo rather than downbeats I think.
lmao @ the detour on the album art. No answers for you there, but I like the 'eyes' interpretation. the white part actually seems 'deeper' to me, like it spirals down into it.
If you bend the word Tool in the album cover, it becomes a syringe, hence Fear inoculum....same thing with the title
As mentioned, the instruments were simultaneously playing different time signatures. There was a bass solo.. Adam used his “pull-through” technique to create that chugging guitar… so good.
My ear always hear beat in polyrhythm 1. 2. 3. 4..123 theme restart lol I hope that makes some sense to anybody 😆 but it's how I dance to it persay ✌️🤘Tool babay
One does not simply use their fingers to count TOOL rhythms... lol!
Masterpiece.
Great reaction!
...."BOTTOM"...tool army est.1993..........tool army est.1993.............tool army est.1993............tool army est.1993...........
Oh my the math lol Anthony I live you bro 😆 fr
The easiest way to break down the odd time signatures is to break things up into 2’s and 3’s. I think this is more of the way Tool things. Sometimes the rhythm might be 3 beats followed by 2 beats, instead of just 5 beats. It sounds slightly more syncopated when you count it that way. There ends up being a slight hesitation between 3 and 2. This also lends to having different instruments do different time signatures. It’s easier to play a 4/4 over the top of the 5/4 if it’s broken up that way. And at every 20 beats it all matches up again. This is a big part of what tool does.
Chug chug chuggity chug chug chug 🤘😝🤘
10:33 right there you xagh the rythm I catch and explained in previous comment on poly rhythm lol time stamps are the shizz 😆
Just count to 7 and sometimes 9 and you've got 90% of Tool songs.
If you get a hot minute you just gotta check out Ticks and Leaches.
Similar vibe to The Pot.
Get it fam!!
6:23 on seeing the 🦟 mosquito eyes lol THIS ART I their work the visuals top knotch as well. Lol 👀I'm seeing a black 🐜 ant with an 🪖 army hat brooooo 😆 for real this is the thing I love about the visual artwork lol antwork lol that I'm seeing DAF👍🔥🔥🔥💪
Can someone close to this guy tell him to stop focusing on trying to count the signatures when listening to Tool, and just try to enjoy the song. The guy spent more time counting his fingers than actually taking the song in. Was really annoying.
Please. Just enjoy the whole content
They are the best band live also....not kidding either❤
Try FIRE WOMAN BY THE CULT 🔥👍
If you fold the tool symbol in half on the fear inoculum album you will get a syringe 💉
Black Pegasus needs advice on growing a beard. I told him to ask you 😊💜
A quick 123 between the 1..2..3..&4s lol sounds kinda dirty but it's poly....rock it 🔥 TOOL 🔥 yo cigarette? 🚬 lol
Tool Is because they want to be a tool to make you think
46&2 next
So chk it out.....u fold the word "tool" as u see it on top n it makes a syringe for FEAR INNOCULUM......little easter eggs
Relax that head a little man, stop trying to 'keep up' and just let it come to you! 👍
Russ is the General 😂 🤘🏻🌀
Half time or double the quickness by half every 567
🌀❤️
Have yaseen the Danny Careydrum solo on youtube? Song..Enema.
7/8 kan je zien als een groep van 3 en een groep van 4, of andersom.. of 2,3,2 enz..
False endings === tool
EULOGY please...
No, mosquito eyes is valid tho
'7'
just count in 1 ;)
Stop counting bro & just feel
T00L music.
🤔
Más de un minuto contando con los dedos y contando mal .
Time syg is like 7-6.
No it's not
Bro, who cares what the time signature is!! 🙄
Me
Bro no one cares about you not caring what a songs time signature is! Read all the comments around yours. EVERYONE cares but you! lol Go back to the sandbox and play!
I have a feeling you're trying too hard to count the polyrhythms, you should just shut your eyes and let the song flow!
4/4 so boring
This is, IMO, Tool's worst song. Too long and overly repetitive without a decent payoff.