H. is my favorite song off this album, lyric-wise. The song is about the birth of Devo H Kennan, where Maynard expresses fear of generational traumas being passed down to his newborn son and the serpent whispers doubts and fears into his ears about whether he is fit for the task of being a father.
Aenima is a combination of Anima and Enema. Anima (the spirits that animate man) the feminine spiritual component of a man's inner soul. There is also the Animus - the masculine side of the inner woman's soul. Enema the tube thing you use to clean shit out of your colon. The song combines all these concepts.
Stinkfist- 4:48 Eulogy- 12:12 H- 27:57 Forty Six & 2- 37:14 Message To Harry Manback- 46:57 Hooker With A Penis- 48:51 Intermission- 56:41 Jimmy- 57:39 Die Eier von Satan- 1:06:08 Pushit- 1:08:31 Ænema- 1:22:16 Third Eye- 1:37:19
Third eye is about his own psychedelic experience with peyote and that’s a perfect way to say it this album is tools transition into spirituality through MJKs own personal experiences as where lateralus is a spiritual experience but through the stages of kabbalism which is basically taking you through the stages of chakras to reach the crown and discover new enlightenment lateralus is easily the deepest and emotional filled album ever made but Ænima is 2nd for sure then FI
This is my favorite tool album. It came out my senior year of high school, we waited outside the store until they opened so I could get it and we listened from beginning to end over and over lol! Also his name is pronounced May-nerd ☺️ love the reaction too!
@@bschuler6216 Dude Lateralus came after that. I heard there are different genes for what music you like because that's the only thing that makes sense for me. Lateralus is my favorite album of all time up there with pink floyd.
@@bschuler6216 I just don't get it. Sounds like you like their angry stuff. I prefer the more profound psychedelic sound of Lateralus. I mean it's got grudge the patient, parabola schism lateralus and disposition reflection and triad. It's incredible. Aenima is incredible too but is lacking in the number of top tier songs. Only 46 & 2, Aenema, are up to lateralus level with maybe Eulogy and 3rd eye very close. Maybe stink fist a little below that but everything else I just don't find is the same level musically. Lyrically sure but It's just not as good in my opinion though I guess I can see how depending on your disposition you could prefer it.
Obviously there’s a lot of Jesus symbolism and metaphors going on in Eulogy. They often use that story to connect it to other people. I thought that it was literally about Jesus for a long time but I’ve heard more than one member of the band say that it’s about L Ron Hubbard: founder of Scientology. Just my 2 cents. ✌🏼
Yes. One of there first shows as a group was at an Scientology event where they threaten the group and told them what to play. One thing about TOOL is never threaten their artistic expression or freedom of speech. There is video from this show where TOOL is obviously performs as they want
As others have said, Stinkfist is not about fisting, and Eulogy is likely not about Jesus. Both use the imagery as metaphors for something else. Stinkfist about our constant need for stimulation and how that gets out of control, Eulogy is in general about those with martyr complexes who put themselves up above others, like L Ron Hubbard more specifically.
1:05:00 I was one of those kids who was always like an adult and had to grow up fast, I've had a very hard life and I've survived things that other people wouldn't. I don't have the time to go into more detail at the moment, but I can share my story with you sometime T if you'd like. I appreciate your channel bro, you're one of the few genuine people on RUclips.
Bro, listening to this album and going on this journey was incredibly deep. Hearing Maynard’s story on how he’s preserved through life is truly intriguing. It’s no surprise that many of his fans feel connected to his struggle. I would love to hear your story. As I said in the video, life can be difficult and will try to break you but I commend everyone who has made it through tough times. It only builds character and makes you stronger.
My interpretation of Jimmy, is Maynard singing to his younger self (His real name is James Maynard Keenan), meeting with his younger self at the time when he was 11 and his mother had her anuerism. His inner child has been standing there all these years waiting for his mother to come back for him, so his adult self goes back to find that inner child within himself and provide the comfort that he's needed his entire life.
I was 13 or 14 years old when my dad brought home this album. He blasted it throughout the house for a solid year, keep in mind my dad isn’t what you would think of when you think Tool fan. Shortly after I saw them for the first time at lolapalooza 96’ and became completely hooked. 25+years and a dozen or so shows later and tool holds a place in my heart that is only shared by one other band. They are an experience. I love watching people discover tool, always puts a smile on my face. What I would give to be able to start that journey over again…
Nice! Yeah I was in Mansfield MA. I was only 14 but even back then I knew I was seeing something special. I’m 40 now and still get that same feeling every time I throw in a Tool album
Almost all Tool lyrics are metaphorical. If you try to interpret them literally, you'll miss the point. Stinkfist is not about fisting. Eulogy is not about Christ. Maynard uses common and/or provocative ideas and imagery to connect to something specific to him or that he observes in himself, others, or society in general. Keep listening, keep pondering, keep digging. It's an enlightening journey that also kicks ass sonically.
Im not sure if it has been said in interviews with Maynard or not, but Eulogy is possibly/probably about the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard
Hey brotha, have you ever heard of Byzantine? If you haven't, I would highly recommend their music video for "Soul Eraser". I describe Byzantine as a Progressive Groove Metal band with some Thrash and Metalcore elements in some of their songs, they're a pretty experimental band who has a variety in their style. If that sounds interesting to you, please check them out. Great video as usual T!
Jimmy, Push It, Third Eye. This is my favorite album mainly because this is the first roller coaster ride I took with them. I m a huge Tool fan. I got to see them on Halloween night after they released Fear Inoculum album.
The title Ænima is a combination of the words 'anima' (Latin for 'soul' and associated with the ideas of "life force", and a term often used by psychologist Carl Jung) and 'enema', the medical procedure involving the injection of fluids into the rectum.
A LONG time ago, in my teens, I was hanging out in my room with this album playing while looking through one of my metal magazines. Suddenly, I heard a bee buzzing around my head. I jumped up from my bed and was ready to swat it into the next life when I realized it was the buzzing noise from the beginning of Third Eye.
Saw this albumn on tour at the Atlanta international ballroom you can find that concert on RUclips it's crazy to go back and watch it now almost 30 years later
Great video T! Wish I'd been here for the stream. @ 20:57, to my ear that sound is a chisel striking stone i.e. writing the Eulogy. Aenima would have to be my all-time favourite Tool song. It was the second song I'd ever heard of theirs and the first I truly laughed with. The sarcasm (followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits), (learn to swim) is on par in this song - I love it.
Great reaction vid. This album changed my music taste forever. Every other band has sounded ordinary to me ever since this album came out. Never got old either, still listen to it as much today as back then. Just changes my mood completely. Masterpiece work of art. Brilliant from start to finish.
He's not just telling them to Learn to Swim metaphorically. The song is a prayer for a giant earthquake to sink not just Los Angeles but all of California into the sea - anyone who lives here knows that California overdue for a supermassive earthquake that they call "The Big One" which will be the next major San Andreas fault slippage. See you down in Arizona Bay, predicting beachfront property for Arizonans - also an homage to the late Bill Hicks who was a good friend of Maynard's. Maynard actually did leave Los Angeles and now lives in Arizona where he makes wine and runs restaurants.
Wow I'm glad that eulogy got you real deep into thought..it's a real deep perspective portrayed in that song. Is it Judas? Is it satan whispering into his ear offering him the world?
I can relate and absolutely concur with your summary on how everyone 'sells out' once they find responsibility! Before I decided CVD lockdown was the right time for me to "retire"; I worked for over 20 years as a design engineer, primarily, specializing in high-risk coastal construction projects...most of that time, I even managed to be my own boss if you ignore that, when you have your own business, the clients are actually the boss!
Oh, here's a bit of fun trivia; when I was doing complex calc or CAD - I often listened to an album or playlist of Tool... they're an excellent music choice if you need to remain alert and extremely focused for an extended time period!
Love your reactions! My personal fav of this album is pushit.. by a mile.. Heard 'm play it live 8 months ago and it sounded so good.. Also lyric-wise it's great, because I used to be in a toxic relationship.. and it's very recognizable.. I hope you're coming round to doing 10000 days and fear inoculum.. Culling voices and wings 1&2 are some of my favorite tracks of all time, and 7empest and descending are straight out trips
Another Track From This Album Was “Cesaro Summability”. To In Which It Has The Baby Cry In It. Which I’ve Recognized That Baby Cry Sound Effect In The Episode of Goosebumps “Strained Peas”, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Mirror Mirror (2012) & Penelope. I’ve Also Used That Same Baby Cry SFX In My Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Videos For Flint as a Baby.
Pushit is my favourite song on this album. The intensity and emotion of this song is visceral. They also released a live version of this song with a different interpretation, which is arguably even better...
It's literally about desensitisation of the public to horrific scenes in the media. It's metaphorically about stinky fists. My favourite is between H., Pushit and Third Eye.
It's an interesting contrast in terms of meaning that you make :D I think Aenema, the title track, is expanding on the motif of great floods that have been highlighted in literature, such as the bible, and also significant poetry, such as Rimbaud's After the Flood, which signify a great cleansing and washing away of the immoral and the human condition. It's just comparing it to the modern day enema as a "flushing-out", which is more of reflection of modern society as a whole.
I thought I remember them talking about eulogy being about a guy acting out in the crowd at a concert. Others have mentioned anyone from Ron Hubbard, Cobain, to an ex manager.
Remember the interview...it's abt becoming a conscious being. I've always thought he is talking abt himself and the eulogy is for the ego. He writes a lot abt letting your ego go. Some say it's L Ron Hubbard or a religious leader but that's not conscious building. He was also in the Army , he's talked abt stepping out of line before in "Jerk Off".
H is whatever you make it... Heaven/Hell.... Growing up I heard a bootleg of Maynard talking about H. He said you know those old cartoons where the character has to make a decision, and on one shoulder an angel pops up and on the other a devil. In life it's not really like that, it's more like friends trying to give you advice to help you make a decision, but not really knowing what's best for you. It's up to you...
Human genome has 44 chromosomes+ the 2 sex chromosomes (X&Y). Carl Jung theorized that man would evolve to 46&2 seeing that certain primates were 42&2.
Trust me it takes YEARS to understand the inner working and complexity that Tool brings, even after you hear every song watch every video hear every interview read into all the secrets of the music, you still will find yourself learning more and more because Tool is a never ending stream of knowledge that’s what makes them the greatest act music has ever seen it’s truly not just music
Tool is about him, and me ,and you, and us, and this guy and that... Maynard sharing himself so we can feel however we choose about our own interpretation, at some point in our lives I think we will experience all perspectives- or at least enough to appreciate any or all from first-person, second-hand, third-party, fourth-chair- what have you. I personally let them take me on the journey with narration as if It were me on the ride..lol
53:30 - selling out used to mean going from underground to mainstream, hard to soft, given to the heaviness of this song, Metallica twisted the meaning in 1989 with "one" bringing the mainstream to the underground, and then claiming rightly- that yes they sold out, sold out every show from there on! We( my friends and most fans) took it as a good thing until 1999 King biscuit flower hour when they celebrated their success live with c.o.c. - I think we were all like wtf? After all this? And putting out load of shit, and reload, black album , all of which were good and yes mainstream, but not the metal and vodka that we grew up with, then they got on the wrong side of history with Napster, meanwhile Tool, c.o.c. Pantera, slayer, testament, etc., took the reigns and kept the course, Tool has us wanting more to this day.. and yes they sold out- everywhere they play...
Man Julian, how much did you pay to sponsor a full album reaction lol? I was going to join T's Patreon but I'm in a bad situation financially right now, I wanna join when I get back to work because I've got lots of great Modern Thrash suggestions!
One of my favourite albums of all time. Favourite song is Third Eye. It’s like something from another universe or a higher dimension of reality. The only Tool song that I think beats it is Reflection My top 10 Tool songs 😀 10 Schism 9 7empest 8 Pushit 7 Rosetta Stoned 6 Aenima 5 Parabol/Parabola 4 Pushit (live) 3 Lateralus 2 Third Eye 1 Reflection
Dude!! TOOL will put you in another consciousness!! ❤ 😂 It's so funny watching your face dig the shit out of it!! I LOVE IT!! ❤️ ❤❤ NOW, HIT A CONCERT!! Maybe enjoy some shroomage! 😉 You'll come back a changed man!!
An enima is for cleaning your colon obviously. What Maynard is talking about it is how you have to cleanse your mind and or soul and leave behind undesirable traits before you attain a higher consciousness. An Enima of the spirit of you will.
Eulogy is actually a song for Bill Hicks though. You hear his voice at the beginning and Tool even riffs on Arizona bay later in this exact record (a Bill Hicks callout). He died just before they went into the studio for this. Annnddd, not to be a downer, but Maynard, at least at this point in his life, was famously an atheist, as was BH. So, I love the notion, but it ain't about Jesus. It was an homage and a goodbye to someone Maynard respected.
H. is my favorite song off this album, lyric-wise. The song is about the birth of Devo H Kennan, where Maynard expresses fear of generational traumas being passed down to his newborn son and the serpent whispers doubts and fears into his ears about whether he is fit for the task of being a father.
Pushit is absolutely incredible. Goosebumps everytime...
could not agree more
I love it but the version performed on Salival tops this one
Aenima is a combination of Anima and Enema. Anima (the spirits that animate man) the feminine spiritual component of a man's inner soul. There is also the Animus - the masculine side of the inner woman's soul.
Enema the tube thing you use to clean shit out of your colon.
The song combines all these concepts.
This is one of the best comments I have ever seen. You brightened my day 😂❤
Stinkfist- 4:48
Eulogy- 12:12
H- 27:57
Forty Six & 2- 37:14
Message To Harry Manback- 46:57
Hooker With A Penis- 48:51
Intermission- 56:41
Jimmy- 57:39
Die Eier von Satan- 1:06:08
Pushit- 1:08:31
Ænema- 1:22:16
Third Eye- 1:37:19
Thank you for doing this
Dat bass though
Thank you! 🤘
Eulogy is my personal favorite on this album!
Third eye is about his own psychedelic experience with peyote and that’s a perfect way to say it this album is tools transition into spirituality through MJKs own personal experiences as where lateralus is a spiritual experience but through the stages of kabbalism which is basically taking you through the stages of chakras to reach the crown and discover new enlightenment lateralus is easily the deepest and emotional filled album ever made but Ænima is 2nd for sure then FI
This is my favorite tool album. It came out my senior year of high school, we waited outside the store until they opened so I could get it and we listened from beginning to end over and over lol! Also his name is pronounced May-nerd ☺️ love the reaction too!
Great album but just a little below Lateralus. If only They had one more song as good as 46&2 it would be better maybe.
@@bschuler6216 Dude Lateralus came after that. I heard there are different genes for what music you like because that's the only thing that makes sense for me. Lateralus is my favorite album of all time up there with pink floyd.
@@bschuler6216 I just don't get it. Sounds like you like their angry stuff. I prefer the more profound psychedelic sound of Lateralus. I mean it's got grudge the patient, parabola schism lateralus and disposition reflection and triad. It's incredible. Aenima is incredible too but is lacking in the number of top tier songs. Only 46 & 2, Aenema, are up to lateralus level with maybe Eulogy and 3rd eye very close. Maybe stink fist a little below that but everything else I just don't find is the same level musically. Lyrically sure but It's just not as good in my opinion though I guess I can see how depending on your disposition you could prefer it.
Obviously there’s a lot of Jesus symbolism and metaphors going on in Eulogy. They often use that story to connect it to other people. I thought that it was literally about Jesus for a long time but I’ve heard more than one member of the band say that it’s about L Ron Hubbard: founder of Scientology. Just my 2 cents. ✌🏼
Yes. One of there first shows as a group was at an Scientology event where they threaten the group and told them what to play. One thing about TOOL is never threaten their artistic expression or freedom of speech. There is video from this show where TOOL is obviously performs as they want
Correct
I never heard that but very conceivable. Ty
I can't be about Jesus, because Jesus wasn't surprised about his own death. It's about L. Ron Hubbard
Nailed it.
As others have said, Stinkfist is not about fisting, and Eulogy is likely not about Jesus.
Both use the imagery as metaphors for something else. Stinkfist about our constant need for stimulation and how that gets out of control, Eulogy is in general about those with martyr complexes who put themselves up above others, like L Ron Hubbard more specifically.
Stinkfist is about fisting, and about pain and pleasure. It is about both, using the first as a commentary about the broader concept
1:05:00 I was one of those kids who was always like an adult and had to grow up fast, I've had a very hard life and I've survived things that other people wouldn't. I don't have the time to go into more detail at the moment, but I can share my story with you sometime T if you'd like. I appreciate your channel bro, you're one of the few genuine people on RUclips.
Bro, listening to this album and going on this journey was incredibly deep. Hearing Maynard’s story on how he’s preserved through life is truly intriguing. It’s no surprise that many of his fans feel connected to his struggle.
I would love to hear your story. As I said in the video, life can be difficult and will try to break you but I commend everyone who has made it through tough times. It only builds character and makes you stronger.
My interpretation of Jimmy, is Maynard singing to his younger self (His real name is James Maynard Keenan), meeting with his younger self at the time when he was 11 and his mother had her anuerism. His inner child has been standing there all these years waiting for his mother to come back for him, so his adult self goes back to find that inner child within himself and provide the comfort that he's needed his entire life.
Actually his real name is James Herbert Keenan. Maynard is a nickname he got in school.
Thank You for having the balls to do the whole album! Love your channel. Eulogy rocks!
My favourite part of this video was when he said Pushit was his favourite song on the album. Absolutely stunning track and a top 3 Tool song.
This album is the beginning of the transition in both meaning and sound
"Under a dead Ohio sky," hits hard when you know the context.
i know what the song is about but like can you explain this line
@@neab1320 Sounds like a reference to Kent State.
I dig the background man. Can't wait to hear your reaction to this album. I have a feeling you're gonna dig it. 😁
I was 13 or 14 years old when my dad brought home this album. He blasted it throughout the house for a solid year, keep in mind my dad isn’t what you would think of when you think Tool fan. Shortly after I saw them for the first time at lolapalooza 96’ and became completely hooked. 25+years and a dozen or so shows later and tool holds a place in my heart that is only shared by one other band. They are an experience.
I love watching people discover tool, always puts a smile on my face. What I would give to be able to start that journey over again…
I saw them at Lolapalooza in New Orleans in '96 - fucking amazing
Nice! Yeah I was in Mansfield MA. I was only 14 but even back then I knew I was seeing something special. I’m 40 now and still get that same feeling every time I throw in a Tool album
Almost all Tool lyrics are metaphorical. If you try to interpret them literally, you'll miss the point. Stinkfist is not about fisting. Eulogy is not about Christ. Maynard uses common and/or provocative ideas and imagery to connect to something specific to him or that he observes in himself, others, or society in general. Keep listening, keep pondering, keep digging. It's an enlightening journey that also kicks ass sonically.
Im not sure if it has been said in interviews with Maynard or not, but Eulogy is possibly/probably about the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard
I can't believe no one on the chat said this
The song is actually about a friend of the band who was a comedian
@Jeff Judd this is not about Bill Hicks. Sorry, but it isn't.
Merry Christmas! thanks for the company!
Jimmy has become my favorite over the years off this album
Hey brotha, have you ever heard of Byzantine? If you haven't, I would highly recommend their music video for "Soul Eraser". I describe Byzantine as a Progressive Groove Metal band with some Thrash and Metalcore elements in some of their songs, they're a pretty experimental band who has a variety in their style. If that sounds interesting to you, please check them out. Great video as usual T!
Jimmy, Push It, Third Eye. This is my favorite album mainly because this is the first roller coaster ride I took with them. I m a huge Tool fan. I got to see them on Halloween night after they released Fear Inoculum album.
The title Ænima is a combination of the words 'anima' (Latin for 'soul' and associated with the ideas of "life force", and a term often used by psychologist Carl Jung) and 'enema', the medical procedure involving the injection of fluids into the rectum.
A LONG time ago, in my teens, I was hanging out in my room with this album playing while looking through one of my metal magazines. Suddenly, I heard a bee buzzing around my head. I jumped up from my bed and was ready to swat it into the next life when I realized it was the buzzing noise from the beginning of Third Eye.
Eulogy is about kult leaders, it's supposedly about Elron Hubbard (founder of Scientology), but it applies to kult leaders as a whole.
I can see that.
Saw this albumn on tour at the Atlanta international ballroom you can find that concert on RUclips it's crazy to go back and watch it now almost 30 years later
Peace, Love & Happiness to you & your family T. Thank you for your great reactions and insight on such inspirational music.
These listens are too good man, I'm glad you're enjoying the journey!
Great video T! Wish I'd been here for the stream. @ 20:57, to my ear that sound is a chisel striking stone i.e. writing the Eulogy. Aenima would have to be my all-time favourite Tool song. It was the second song I'd ever heard of theirs and the first I truly laughed with. The sarcasm (followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits), (learn to swim) is on par in this song - I love it.
Eulogy from what I understand is about L. Ron Hubbard
I'm now bookFace friends with Francesco Sonoya, who recorded the message to Hotsy Menshot (Hairy Manback).
He apologised to the band many years later.
I Love your cat 😂 🐈⬛ Also my top three songs on this Album is Eulogy 🪦💀, Stinkfist 🤜💩 and Third Eye 👁👀!
Eulogy is possibly my favorite song of all time
Eulogy is about L. Ron Hubbard mostly if you ask me. It could be interpreted to be about anybody standing on their soapbox and claiming victim tho
Hope you’ll review and react to their full discography Albums !
Great reaction vid. This album changed my music taste forever. Every other band has sounded ordinary to me ever since this album came out. Never got old either, still listen to it as much today as back then. Just changes my mood completely. Masterpiece work of art. Brilliant from start to finish.
I think during one of the songs you asked us to comment on what our favorite song on this album was, well.... all of them. I love them all.
Hooker With A Penis is the best diss track ever written next to NAS' song "Ether"
No Vaseline by Ice Cube too
Thank you for doing a full album. This is how the piece of art should be experienced in my opinion. You have earned my subscription.
He's not just telling them to Learn to Swim metaphorically. The song is a prayer for a giant earthquake to sink not just Los Angeles but all of California into the sea - anyone who lives here knows that California overdue for a supermassive earthquake that they call "The Big One" which will be the next major San Andreas fault slippage.
See you down in Arizona Bay, predicting beachfront property for Arizonans - also an homage to the late Bill Hicks who was a good friend of Maynard's. Maynard actually did leave Los Angeles and now lives in Arizona where he makes wine and runs restaurants.
Watched it again, love your Eulogy reaction buddyboy, thanks again.
My guy, you have the best smile and those have to be cleanest teeth i've ever seen. They make me smile. Thanks for that.
Looking forward just clicked your video I loved your megadeth reactions
I love your avatar and name. Extremely Metal!
@@TheAdventuresofTNT thanks
@@TheAdventuresofTNT Make sure you hear the album Sound of Perseverance
Awesome video! Can't wait for more Tool album reactions
He also talks about Arizona bay. How do you get Arizona bay? California would have to be gone. That's how. Flush it all away...
Tool has never had a bad song. Ever.
Wow I'm glad that eulogy got you real deep into thought..it's a real deep perspective portrayed in that song. Is it Judas? Is it satan whispering into his ear offering him the world?
I can relate and absolutely concur with your summary on how everyone 'sells out' once they find responsibility! Before I decided CVD lockdown was the right time for me to "retire"; I worked for over 20 years as a design engineer, primarily, specializing in high-risk coastal construction projects...most of that time, I even managed to be my own boss if you ignore that, when you have your own business, the clients are actually the boss!
Oh, here's a bit of fun trivia; when I was doing complex calc or CAD - I often listened to an album or playlist of Tool... they're an excellent music choice if you need to remain alert and extremely focused for an extended time period!
Love your reactions!
My personal fav of this album is pushit.. by a mile..
Heard 'm play it live 8 months ago and it sounded so good..
Also lyric-wise it's great, because I used to be in a toxic relationship.. and it's very recognizable..
I hope you're coming round to doing 10000 days and fear inoculum..
Culling voices and wings 1&2 are some of my favorite tracks of all time, and 7empest and descending are straight out trips
If you like parallel world ideas ..have you seen the movie sliding doors with Gweneth Paltro... really good example of the left right turn thing
Another Track From This Album Was “Cesaro Summability”. To In Which It Has The Baby Cry In It. Which I’ve Recognized That Baby Cry Sound Effect In The Episode of Goosebumps “Strained Peas”, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Mirror Mirror (2012) & Penelope. I’ve Also Used That Same Baby Cry SFX In My Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Videos For Flint as a Baby.
Yeah, what the hell happened to it here? I always enjoyed the levels going up and down. Good fun.
It's a combination of two words 'Anima' (the female or more emtional side of a man), and 'enema'; Emotional cleansing of man.
More Tool and I hate full album reviews but this is fun as
Favorite Tool track ????
Last one, I listened to. 🎶
Invincible right now , third eye 👁 👀 off this album. Happy holidays to you and yours!
There's no such thing as favorite track, the whole catalog is one large opus 🤘
Never enough Tool. Keep it up. Also A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. More Opeth would be awesome too
H, Eulogy, Jimmy, Third Eye, and Pushit. Well, basically everything...but those are my favorites off this masterpiece.
Interesting noises.
Maynard would approve..lol
Pushit is my favourite song on this album. The intensity and emotion of this song is visceral. They also released a live version of this song with a different interpretation, which is arguably even better...
It's literally about desensitisation of the public to horrific scenes in the media.
It's metaphorically about stinky fists.
My favourite is between H., Pushit and Third Eye.
Forty Six & Two is definitely their magnum opus, it’s the most Tool song they have and first song I always recommend.
Cats like F ya!! Stinkfist 😺🐾
It's an interesting contrast in terms of meaning that you make :D I think Aenema, the title track, is expanding on the motif of great floods that have been highlighted in literature, such as the bible, and also significant poetry, such as Rimbaud's After the Flood, which signify a great cleansing and washing away of the immoral and the human condition. It's just comparing it to the modern day enema as a "flushing-out", which is more of reflection of modern society as a whole.
I thought I remember them talking about eulogy being about a guy acting out in the crowd at a concert. Others have mentioned anyone from Ron Hubbard, Cobain, to an ex manager.
Remember the interview...it's abt becoming a conscious being. I've always thought he is talking abt himself and the eulogy is for the ego. He writes a lot abt letting your ego go. Some say it's L Ron Hubbard or a religious leader but that's not conscious building.
He was also in the Army , he's talked abt stepping out of line before in "Jerk Off".
best tool's album for me personally
Eulogy is primarily about L Ron Hubbard founder of Scientology as far as I am aware. And a song for all false prophets as I understand
H is whatever you make it... Heaven/Hell.... Growing up I heard a bootleg of Maynard talking about H. He said you know those old cartoons where the character has to make a decision, and on one shoulder an angel pops up and on the other a devil. In life it's not really like that, it's more like friends trying to give you advice to help you make a decision, but not really knowing what's best for you. It's up to you...
My favorite tool albumn
Forty six and two is my favorite but I love so many of there songs. My 3rd favorite band behind Metallica and Led Zeppelin.
Wassup. TOOL is a magical, mystical experience that requires the willingness to letgo and absorb their music as you listen
Looking forward to Undertow album reaction
You're right. Adam n the bois made it out of Gladhandville
Human genome has 44 chromosomes+ the 2 sex chromosomes (X&Y). Carl Jung theorized that man would evolve to 46&2 seeing that certain primates were 42&2.
Trust me it takes YEARS to understand the inner working and complexity that Tool brings, even after you hear every song watch every video hear every interview read into all the secrets of the music, you still will find yourself learning more and more because Tool is a never ending stream of knowledge that’s what makes them the greatest act music has ever seen it’s truly not just music
You say the magic words...zimzazala bim bam bazazala do zazala bim
Aenema is my absolute favorite....perfectly encapsulates how I feel about most humans in general
Tool is about him, and me ,and you, and us, and this guy and that... Maynard sharing himself so we can feel however we choose about our own interpretation, at some point in our lives I think we will experience all perspectives- or at least enough to appreciate any or all from first-person, second-hand, third-party, fourth-chair- what have you. I personally let them take me on the journey with narration as if It were me on the ride..lol
53:30 - selling out used to mean going from underground to mainstream, hard to soft, given to the heaviness of this song, Metallica twisted the meaning in 1989 with "one" bringing the mainstream to the underground, and then claiming rightly- that yes they sold out, sold out every show from there on! We( my friends and most fans) took it as a good thing until 1999 King biscuit flower hour when they celebrated their success live with c.o.c. - I think we were all like wtf? After all this? And putting out load of shit, and reload, black album , all of which were good and yes mainstream, but not the metal and vodka that we grew up with, then they got on the wrong side of history with Napster, meanwhile Tool, c.o.c. Pantera, slayer, testament, etc., took the reigns and kept the course, Tool has us wanting more to this day.. and yes they sold out- everywhere they play...
Man Julian, how much did you pay to sponsor a full album reaction lol? I was going to join T's Patreon but I'm in a bad situation financially right now, I wanna join when I get back to work because I've got lots of great Modern Thrash suggestions!
Easley the best thing I've seen on your channel thank you.the song eulogy lis not about christ its about ron l hubbard
One of my favourite albums of all time. Favourite song is Third Eye. It’s like something from another universe or a higher dimension of reality. The only Tool song that I think beats it is Reflection
My top 10 Tool songs 😀
10 Schism
9 7empest
8 Pushit
7 Rosetta Stoned
6 Aenima
5 Parabol/Parabola
4 Pushit (live)
3 Lateralus
2 Third Eye
1 Reflection
I also love Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwiches
TOOL music can be used well as a meditation tool... Pardon the pun
This is the only Tool album I like, off other albums I like songs here and there but this album from top to bottom is badass!
4:00 Maynard is always a bit cheeky during interviews.
One of my favorite Tool albums and you got to do the full album Pantera Trend kill
Do t listen to Google. Every song is about you.
AEnima has always been my favorite on this record. Eulogy is right up there with it, though.
Favorite song is forty six and two
Third Eye - another tribute to Bill Hicks whose standup routine opens the track.
Some of the interludes are hit or miss for me, but all of the actual songs on this album are absolute bangers!
I live in a town with alot bilingual people who speak with an accent just like the one in message to Harry Manback. I laugh ever time...
When you know.the song from your soul you do not actually need to see thelyrics...you just know them.
Dude!! TOOL will put you in another consciousness!! ❤
😂 It's so funny watching your face dig the shit out of it!! I LOVE IT!! ❤️ ❤❤
NOW, HIT A CONCERT!! Maybe enjoy some shroomage! 😉 You'll come back a changed man!!
An enima is for cleaning your colon obviously. What Maynard is talking about it is how you have to cleanse your mind and or soul and leave behind undesirable traits before you attain a higher consciousness. An Enima of the spirit of you will.
I feel like Eulogy is about... himself, you, anybody.....
Go Julian… un-e-ma is the album enima is the song
I could be way off...but i cant get away from pronouncing the album as "aaahh-nema".
Eulogy is actually a song for Bill Hicks though. You hear his voice at the beginning and Tool even riffs on Arizona bay later in this exact record (a Bill Hicks callout). He died just before they went into the studio for this. Annnddd, not to be a downer, but Maynard, at least at this point in his life, was famously an atheist, as was BH. So, I love the notion, but it ain't about Jesus. It was an homage and a goodbye to someone Maynard respected.
My favorite song is all of them... but Jimmy if I had to pick
This is the 3rd album I believe. Easy to forget about opiate.