I think everyone saw him as that pop punk drummer, until this album. He went all in & (personally) gained so much more respect as a musician for the work he did on this album.
The story is that she kept trying to do this during before having to start playing again, but couldn’t get the timing down, so they sped up her doing it in he video.
No one seems to mention the awesomeness of Maynard holding that last note on “did it all for yooooouuuuuu…” right through Billy & Paz layering over it. He holds that (including the downshift) for 17 seconds. It isn’t “The Grudge” level, but it’s a reminder that Maynard could just bring it. And yes, Paz tying up her hair in the break is super badass. 😂
I was about to say the same thing. Of all the reactions to this song that I've watched only a few reactors even mention how long he holds that "yell?" "scream?" whatever it's called, and even fewer appreciate it to the degree it deserves.
In the DVD commentary for this song Maynard explains that this is aimed at members or the "Congregation" that told his mother if she had been more devote this wouldn't have happened. He also says "I'm not saying F@ck the actual GOD", but the God of the members that treated his mother that way. Love your channel
I think it's less that Maynard was pissed at god specifically but more the idea that his Mother was still such a believer even while she was in so much pain from her Illness. If I remember correctly, in some interview he did he spoke how she would say things like "I just need to pray more" and it ate him up.
Yeah I am pretty sure he doesn't actually believe per say. Wings for Marie was his way of showing his appreciation for her being, not faithful, but being a good person til the end regardless of what happened to her. I also think that it's his way of praising her and speaking about her the way she would've wanted in a way. She was a better person than phony religious people who only pretend to be good because they are thinking they are going to hell, if not and others who pretend to be religious just to tear other people down basically.
@@daks8888 Religion will lead a lot of people straight to hell. Jesus was not a religious person and if you follow his true example, you won't be either.
This. And he is upset with her for seeming to stay loyal to a congregation that treats her sickness like a punishment for some lack of faith she must have had. When he says "he did this to you" it isn't out of an actual belief that some cosmic being made her sick. He is telling her what her own church members were saying. James Hetfield from Metallica experienced a similar kind of conflict with a mother who belonged to one of those goofy sects that reject modern medicine and push "faith" healing instead. It prompted the song "The God That Failed" which I have always found very thematically similar to Judith.
Maynard is an absolute genius and you really have to listen to all of his bands to get the full scope of that. I love seeing the comments and others who understand this. I see you!
Paz is a very talented Argentine bassist. A source of pride for alternative music in my country. She was one of the pioneers in emigrating to the USA and rose to fame with A Perfect Circle. Kisses from Argentina. Un abrazo enorme para todos ustedes
YO dont forget the Pixies! Paz is indeed....bada$$. First heard of her back in the 90's with the OG Pixies lineup then was super stoked to hear she was teaming up with Maynard and crew for APC. such a great band with all fantastic musicians.
I'd call myself a believer and this song never troubled me. You hit the nail on the head that Maynard was on a journey and was processing this emotion in this song. You're spot on that it isn't the end of the story. I bought this album shortly after it came out and I loved this song musically and vocally how it interweaves such a robust, powerful impact audibly. I shared this song with others many years ago and they didn't like it because they took the words at face value. Thanks for your analysis - it was very refreshing. I'll come back for more (just found your channel)! Ooh, another one to analyze would be Tool's Eulogy from Ænima (perhaps having some similar elements as here).
Just wanted to add one thing you didn’t know about the song, Maynard felt so powerfully about this song that it has the one and only expletive on the entire album giving it a parental advisory warning
Yeah, the parental advisory logo has nothing to do with Maynard. It's just an arbitrary thing record labels voluntarily put on albums at the time. There are albums that have more swearing on them than Mer De Noms that don't have a PA logo. Hell, Nevermind by Nirvana has the same amount of swearing, even the same word, and it doesn't have a PA logo. Generally, one swear word didn't result in a PA logo. It was likely the label (APC signed to a different label than Tool) being squeamish about the subject matter of the song itself rather than him saying any one word. Like back then, corporations were weird about offending Christians. Like if a song said "god damn", the radio would take out "god" but not "damn".
I don't know the stories behind it, but 10,000 days is one of the very few albums where every song is great, and I swear it's meant to be played in full rather than individual songs which all still stand on their own
my mother suffered and died from a 10+ year battle with breast cancer, early on she had her faith shook and I turned away from the church as prayer never changed her suffering. When this song came out I instantly related to the reckoning he came to face between life and death and how we want what is best for the ones we love but can sometimes have zero control over, and the subsequent anger that was evoked by my own suffering in grief.
@@chrisbowen8162 Oh wow, you lucky... I dunno man, there is something about that performance, they were in perfect flow. As live performances go, that was as flawless as it could get, and I also loved it sounds better, than the studio version. Never seen APC, just Tool, 2 times.
@@yaongingyfmm1571 been to 3 APC's concerts, and believe me, all feel the same as the one filmed at Red Rocks. I will never forget hearing "By and Down" and "The Contrarian" live... Sadly, I have never heard "Orestes" in a concert.
@@yosshy4774I'm in Europe, so it's a little hard to see them. They don't do Orestes live anymore, for the same reason they don't do Judith, it's too personal for Maynard. They did do Judith a couple of times this year, for Maynard's Sesanta, you can see the one in Las Vegas on youtube.
just spot on. This one spoke to me on a personal level about my journey. Nothing to do with God just I'm in the exact same spot in my journey. Thank you 🥹 and also I saw this song live & the feeling in the building was indescribable! all that emotion flowing out of 20,000 people together!
Its my understanding that Maynard was angry that his mother had suffered a stroke which left her in a wheelchair, and couldn't understand how she remained steady in her faith in God. Maynard is a wine grower, and scattered his mom's ashes in his vineyard. He named that crop of wine "Judith" after his mom. He stated on a documentary that his mother always wanted to travel - and with her ashes part of that wine's make up, she gets to travel the world. Absolutely beautiful to me!
Hit the nail on the head with that one, I’m not a believer but at the same time I am so pissed that god took my only daughter as she was coming in to this world, I never got to see her take a single breath or touch her while she was alive, my only memories of my daughter are of her with purple lips from not getting oxygen and her little fingernails being blue as well as they handed me my limp lifeless daughter after my wife went through 6 hours of labor only to bring her into the world already dead, it’s been 23 years and still fucks my mind up…..
Thank you. I lost my Momma/best friend to cancer just months ago. You just helped me understand that it's ok to 'allow' myself this anger and loneliness and sadness and understand it's only a point in time and 'this too shall pass'. Thank you.
Amazingly written, amazingly put together, a literal classic you CAN forget about as life goes on, in a sea of music. When you come back to hear it, no matter if you have been listening to European Metal, or New York style Ska, when you hear this again, your like daaaamn this song is good af.
Maynard came full circle through Judith, 10000days and wings for marie. I love Tool and APC it's been a journey with Maynard and we have watched him develop and grow, physically emotionally and spiritually.
I loved this song when it first came out, especially the opening verse of "You are such an inspiration for the ways I will never ever choose to be...". One of the lessons that my mother would tell my brother & I is that it was just as important to know what we don't want to be as it was to know what we want to be.
they played here in tucson back in 99.. it was their 7th live show to start the tour and it was in a small bar.... I was in awe over her bass playing and waited 30 min after the show was over just to met her and Maynard.. I asked for a pick.. she said she just gave away the last one... turned and walked up on stage and grabbed the one off her amp she used in the show and gave it to me.. I still have it around here somewhere along with the ticket stub... was a great experiance to see them live in such a small venue..
This was a powerful reaction/interpretation. A very mature and insightful reflection on the complexity of an individual. Truthfulness, compassion, forbearance 🙏
I think he can feel both the anger and the respect. Idk I’ve seen some people comment on some lines from 10K Days album showing he softened his views, but I disagree.
@@LegitRavven yes i don't see it as a softening of views, and I don't think he's now religious, I see it as a growth of respect and a letting go of the anger with that.
Yes I feel he's still atheist but he respects her dedication and basically leaves her with; if god exists then demand your wings from him when you meet him ,for basically transcending to an angelic form with her strength through the tribulations she endured in her life.
Wtf are you talking about? This song shows his frustration and anger with the hypocrisy of religion, not his mom. Wings for Marie is an ode of respect towards his mother. He didn't chase his mind on religion.
You are the best I really needed to hear that last part of the video today,struggling a lot mentally and struggling to make ends meet,was ready to just end it and give up,but you’ve given me hope again and to just be calm and trust the process that things will get better as long as you are moving forward,thank you so much❤️.
Great explanation ma'am! I was a big fan of tool and you hit it spot on with what my opinion of the meaning of these songs are as well. So powerful for anyone going through religious issues
I LOVE BOTH BANDS I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT HE WAS SINGING ABOUT TIL NOW BUT I LOVE THE SONG EVEN MORE NOW I AM 61 AND I TRUST THE MUSIC IE LISTENED TOO FOR MANY YEARS TY FOR UR REACTION!!
Please more APC.....LOVE IT!!!! Also hi....first time commenting on one of your videos and that is a shame as I have been loving them! Keep up the amazing work.
I had this on repeat when my Mother was in hospice care. She was diagnosed with dementia, and even with her mind slipping, she still hung to her faith. It pissed me off, and this song connected to me and got me through some dark nights. Having gotten through that time, the song went from anger to sadness, but I still love the song. It just hits me differently now.
I don’t know if he still doesn’t, but for a while there, Maynard stopped playing Judith in concerts cuz his mom had asked him not to. I always have found that fascinating and it’s another layer that helps make sense of their relationship.
Just found you. Music to Improve Your Mindset? Sounds right up my alley. Listening to Judith... hitting me in my earlobes is the fastest way to my heartstrings. Rock on. Keep doing what you do, just subbed, liked, and thanks. EDIT: OMG - you research and know what is going on with the band... you are family now.
side notes - guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen left APC and has been in Queens of the Stoneage since 2007 and drummer Josh Freese just joined the Foo Fighters to replace Taylor Hawkins.
Josh is one of my favorite drummers. (I am a drummer) I saw APC along with Primus and Puscifer a few months ago, and I was so excited that Josh was touring with them. But the night I saw the show, he had already rejoined the Foo Fighters for their tour! I was so sad........at first. Puscifers drummer - Gunnar Olsen - filled in and knocked it out of the park. He got a new fan that night!!
Oh yeah, I've loved Josh since the 90s when he was in the Vandals. I didn't make the connection that he was also in many other bands until much later, but I love them all!
Thank you for your reactions. Can I suggest you round out your Maynard experience with a Puscifer reaction? Oceans or Tumbleweed are (I believe) also about Judith Marie. Or Agostina (about his daughter) or The Humbling River (beautiful lyrics)
I love the way they show the harmonies in this video! And like others mentioned Paz tying her hair up in perfect timing is badass & hot lol and I think you completely got the message here. I’m believer and still love this jam 🙌🤘💯🖤
This song shakes me to my core. I had a mother with DID among other things. Her endless faith with all of her abuse and other things she actually believed she deserved it all. Faith can help or harm, and often at the same time.
I am so glad that you did this one. It's about his mother and her faith. He also has a vineyard and there is a wine there called Judith in a spot where he planted grapes in the soil with his mothers ashes.
Maynard is just plain incredible on so many levels, singer of three bands, winemaker who actually goes and does all the working of planting and earthwork of the grapes/vines etc., oversight of it all and warming at it, his creativity in sooo many ways! Simply phenomenal!
Thanks for covering more Maynard 💯 apc- Magdalena,3Libras, hollow,passive , etc. You can't go wrong he makes no bad songs... also there's always sirens ringing in the background, lol
My mother in law passed 5 days ago after nearly a 2 year battle with cancer, she was VERY Catholic, and kept her faith. This song came to mind, as i saw what she was going through
I can’t understand why nobody talks about the final, heartbreaking song that could close this arc of Maynard’s relationship with his mother. Passive by A Perfect Circle was released a year before 10,000 Days, and it’s so painful in this context. You should give it a listen
Always on point. Thank you for analyzing and processing the lyrics. Could you do an analytical video on the band Suicidal Tendencies , specifically the track "How Will I laugh Tomorrow" (not the short radio edit, but the full length album version) That song has a bit to unwrap as well. I think it would be amazing for your content. Cheers!
Pretty Easy. This song fucking rules. Paz is so cool. The drumming is outrageous. Troy joins Queens of the Stoneage and somehow becomes even better and Maynard just crushes it as per usual.
Maynards songs really do show the healing process in real time. He pours his heart into his craft. "Didn't choke on lie" and "Its not like you killed someone!" are referred back to in wings for marie. "Didn't tell a lie, Never took a life but surely saved one!". The end of the story is "You were my witness my eyes my evidence Judith Marie unconditional one!". How many people have listened to his work and found help from these songs inspired by Judith. Jimmy, Judith, The Patient, Wings for Marie. God works in mysterious ways! Judith had the strength to bear her burdens. Maynard didn't understand that until later. Now i know he is glad she had Jesus and she blessed us in a way she'll never know.
@@soapy42 "Set as i am on my ways and my arrogance, Burden of proof tossed upon the believer, You were my witness, My eyes and my evidence, Judith Marie unconditional one!" "Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of it fleeting time here!" Don't project your bias on his beliefs. Maynard has pretty much said he is a private person and his beliefs are his. He has been critical however of organized religion full of hypocrites in the church. Being sceptical of traditional religious institutions doesn't make you not religious. Besides, I never said he believed in the church. I said he is glad she had Jesus. Wings for Marie was almost apologetic.
Paz is definitely a badass!! 🔥🔥🔥 Tying up her hair, making it on time to keep on playing and then pressing the pedals with those heels 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 She's an argentinian 🙌🏻 🇦🇷
Between all the Maynard praise and the Paz worship, I feel legally obligated to mention how amazing Freese's drumming for that song is. Real banger
I think everyone saw him as that pop punk drummer, until this album.
He went all in & (personally) gained so much more respect as a musician for the work he did on this album.
Billy's guitar work is AMAZING as well
Yes, saw him with NIN and Devo in Toronto. Great Drummer.
And, Troy!
I only seconds ago, wrote that she could perhaps research Freese songs.
He's played with Mars Volta for example
Paz tying her hair up is still stupidly hot.
Yes, my ex-wife used to do that just before she...........🤣
The story is that she kept trying to do this during before having to start playing again, but couldn’t get the timing down, so they sped up her doing it in he video.
@@tomfoolery342then one day she forgot to tie her hair up, not enough shampoo could help and she became your ex. 😊
She is a badass
i have been telling people about this for ages.. i don't know what is but it drives me crazy
that Paz hair-tying is one of the top-10 most badass moments in rock history
lol taken right off the original video come on man
besides rock on high heels
So sexy, too. Her and Sean Yseult... Hottest female bassists.
@@waldoalcantara8991 right?
Yes and it just oozes sexiness
My favorite quote from Maynard is , “ If I can’t heal from my art, how can you heal from it?”
YES!
No one seems to mention the awesomeness of Maynard holding that last note on “did it all for yooooouuuuuu…” right through Billy & Paz layering over it. He holds that (including the downshift) for 17 seconds. It isn’t “The Grudge” level, but it’s a reminder that Maynard could just bring it.
And yes, Paz tying up her hair in the break is super badass. 😂
I was about to say the same thing. Of all the reactions to this song that I've watched only a few reactors even mention how long he holds that "yell?" "scream?" whatever it's called, and even fewer appreciate it to the degree it deserves.
In the DVD commentary for this song Maynard explains that this is aimed at members or the "Congregation" that told his mother if she had been more devote this wouldn't have happened. He also says "I'm not saying F@ck the actual GOD", but the God of the members that treated his mother that way. Love your channel
I think it's less that Maynard was pissed at god specifically but more the idea that his Mother was still such a believer even while she was in so much pain from her Illness. If I remember correctly, in some interview he did he spoke how she would say things like "I just need to pray more" and it ate him up.
Yeah I am pretty sure he doesn't actually believe per say. Wings for Marie was his way of showing his appreciation for her being, not faithful, but being a good person til the end regardless of what happened to her. I also think that it's his way of praising her and speaking about her the way she would've wanted in a way. She was a better person than phony religious people who only pretend to be good because they are thinking they are going to hell, if not and others who pretend to be religious just to tear other people down basically.
@@daks8888 Religion will lead a lot of people straight to hell. Jesus was not a religious person and if you follow his true example, you won't be either.
We can expect good people to be good and evil people to be evil, but it takes religion to make a good person do evil things. Hail $8n 😁
This. And he is upset with her for seeming to stay loyal to a congregation that treats her sickness like a punishment for some lack of faith she must have had. When he says "he did this to you" it isn't out of an actual belief that some cosmic being made her sick. He is telling her what her own church members were saying. James Hetfield from Metallica experienced a similar kind of conflict with a mother who belonged to one of those goofy sects that reject modern medicine and push "faith" healing instead. It prompted the song "The God That Failed" which I have always found very thematically similar to Judith.
It's not like you killed someone it's not like you drove a spinal spear into his side the spear of destiny
I wrote my entire Masters thesis listening to this album on repeat.
Paz is a beautiful human being ❤❤
Someone just stumbled onto one of the greatest rock songs in history. Lol. Love this track.
Agreed
Maynard is an absolute genius and you really have to listen to all of his bands to get the full scope of that. I love seeing the comments and others who understand this. I see you!
Puscifer is so good, for me it's TOOL > Puscifer > APC.
This lineup of APC was just wild - a genuine supergroup.
Jimmy is DENIAL. Judith is ANGER. Wings 🪽 is Acceptance.
Jimmy is about his mother?
I always looked at wings as him apologizing for being so angry with her about her faith. Acceptance makes sense too
Thank you for mentioning "Jimmy". I wonder how this gets forgotten in the whole this personal history context.
This is one of the greatest songs ever composed. No hyperbole. The conveyance of raw emotion with the artistic expression is incomparable.
Paz is a very talented Argentine bassist. A source of pride for alternative music in my country. She was one of the pioneers in emigrating to the USA and rose to fame with A Perfect Circle. Kisses from Argentina. Un abrazo enorme para todos ustedes
YO dont forget the Pixies! Paz is indeed....bada$$. First heard of her back in the 90's with the OG Pixies lineup then was super stoked to hear she was teaming up with Maynard and crew for APC. such a great band with all fantastic musicians.
I didn't know she was from Argentina. That's really badass, a lot of great metal comes from South America.
Paz is a goddess, the national pride is understood!!
Que cagada que acá muy pocos conozcan a paz loco, es una grosa 👏🏼🇦🇷👍🏼
@@nicolasortiz8485 Larga vida al musico alternativo argento papaaaa
I'd call myself a believer and this song never troubled me. You hit the nail on the head that Maynard was on a journey and was processing this emotion in this song. You're spot on that it isn't the end of the story. I bought this album shortly after it came out and I loved this song musically and vocally how it interweaves such a robust, powerful impact audibly. I shared this song with others many years ago and they didn't like it because they took the words at face value. Thanks for your analysis - it was very refreshing. I'll come back for more (just found your channel)! Ooh, another one to analyze would be Tool's Eulogy from Ænima (perhaps having some similar elements as here).
Billy and Maynard's harmonies are insane. ✌️
After a lot of years still is briliant.
Just wanted to add one thing you didn’t know about the song, Maynard felt so powerfully about this song that it has the one and only expletive on the entire album giving it a parental advisory warning
Yeah, the parental advisory logo has nothing to do with Maynard. It's just an arbitrary thing record labels voluntarily put on albums at the time. There are albums that have more swearing on them than Mer De Noms that don't have a PA logo. Hell, Nevermind by Nirvana has the same amount of swearing, even the same word, and it doesn't have a PA logo. Generally, one swear word didn't result in a PA logo. It was likely the label (APC signed to a different label than Tool) being squeamish about the subject matter of the song itself rather than him saying any one word. Like back then, corporations were weird about offending Christians. Like if a song said "god damn", the radio would take out "god" but not "damn".
Horizons by Puscifer is the headstone in the Judith songs. It breaks me. But the closure from Judith to Horizons is breathtaking.
A Puscifer reaction is a MUST
Absolutely agree 🫀
Potions from Puscifer is actually the last in the series. "Someone sang your name today, and a stranger saw me crumble"
@@michaelgreen7466 Absolutely amazing song.
In 10,000 days when he is talking about hypocrites, he is talking about the other members of the church keep up the great reactions!!
How do you know that? It might be family members
On their dvd aMotion, Maynard says the song is directed at some of the church members of her church. His anger is her church.
@@Element_y I don't know if I heard it on an interview, or read it on line, if I can find I'll share it with you.
@@mikeglass2460 ruclips.net/video/YU0BrwlWNTk/видео.html
I don't know the stories behind it, but 10,000 days is one of the very few albums where every song is great, and I swear it's meant to be played in full rather than individual songs which all still stand on their own
The older I get the more I appreciate Tool. I am tool.
my mother suffered and died from a 10+ year battle with breast cancer, early on she had her faith shook and I turned away from the church as prayer never changed her suffering. When this song came out I instantly related to the reckoning he came to face between life and death and how we want what is best for the ones we love but can sometimes have zero control over, and the subsequent anger that was evoked by my own suffering in grief.
Now you have to do A Perfect Circle - Orestes (live at Red Rocks)! That version is insane...
@@yaongingyfmm1571 I was lucky enough to be at that show. It was so amazing!!
@@chrisbowen8162 Oh wow, you lucky... I dunno man, there is something about that performance, they were in perfect flow.
As live performances go, that was as flawless as it could get, and I also loved it sounds better, than the studio version. Never seen APC, just Tool, 2 times.
Yesss!!! And the noose
@@yaongingyfmm1571 been to 3 APC's concerts, and believe me, all feel the same as the one filmed at Red Rocks. I will never forget hearing "By and Down" and "The Contrarian" live... Sadly, I have never heard "Orestes" in a concert.
@@yosshy4774I'm in Europe, so it's a little hard to see them. They don't do Orestes live anymore, for the same reason they don't do Judith, it's too personal for Maynard. They did do Judith a couple of times this year, for Maynard's Sesanta, you can see the one in Las Vegas on youtube.
When she fixes her hair up in the video, that's the best part. It's awesome you pointed that out. Love this channel. Thank you. Keep rocking!
just spot on. This one spoke to me on a personal level about my journey. Nothing to do with God just I'm in the exact same spot in my journey. Thank you 🥹 and also I saw this song live & the feeling in the building was indescribable! all that emotion flowing out of 20,000 people together!
Paz, Billy, Josh, Maynard…it gets no better!
I've been waiting so long for this one!
Its my understanding that Maynard was angry that his mother had suffered a stroke which left her in a wheelchair, and couldn't understand how she remained steady in her faith in God.
Maynard is a wine grower, and scattered his mom's ashes in his vineyard. He named that crop of wine "Judith" after his mom. He stated on a documentary that his mother always wanted to travel - and with her ashes part of that wine's make up, she gets to travel the world. Absolutely beautiful to me!
I know what you meant, but I just love the visual of Maynard being a WIFE grower lol
@@jr49022 Good catch! Just corrected myself!
Spot on. One thing you can be sure with MJK's lyrics is that there is ALWAYS more then what appears on the surface.
"You can't be angry at something you don't believe in."
Holy crap.
Hit the nail on the head with that one, I’m not a believer but at the same time I am so pissed that god took my only daughter as she was coming in to this world, I never got to see her take a single breath or touch her while she was alive, my only memories of my daughter are of her with purple lips from not getting oxygen and her little fingernails being blue as well as they handed me my limp lifeless daughter after my wife went through 6 hours of labor only to bring her into the world already dead, it’s been 23 years and still fucks my mind up…..
Thank you. I lost my Momma/best friend to cancer just months ago. You just helped me understand that it's ok to 'allow' myself this anger and loneliness and sadness and understand it's only a point in time and 'this too shall pass'. Thank you.
Amazingly written, amazingly put together, a literal classic you CAN forget about as life goes on, in a sea of music. When you come back to hear it, no matter if you have been listening to European Metal, or New York style Ska, when you hear this again, your like daaaamn this song is good af.
What a terrific and thoughtful reaction. Thank you so much.
This is one of the greatest songs ever. Musically it’s amazing, and paired with such bold lyrics.
Which is better?
Paz tying her hair
Or her saying I’m a tool girlie now, I love it 😍
Maynard came full circle through Judith, 10000days and wings for marie.
I love Tool and APC it's been a journey with Maynard and we have watched him develop and grow, physically emotionally and spiritually.
This song, imho is a masterpiece! His emotion and the layering of the music and sounds makes it a joy to hear
Nailed the analysis. Glad you highlighted the progression of his coping and stages of grief.
Thanks for the video! Paz is always a great musician.
I loved this song when it first came out, especially the opening verse of "You are such an inspiration for the ways I will never ever choose to be...". One of the lessons that my mother would tell my brother & I is that it was just as important to know what we don't want to be as it was to know what we want to be.
👏🏾 By and down by a perfect circle!!!!! Keep sharing this content!!
they played here in tucson back in 99.. it was their 7th live show to start the tour and it was in a small bar.... I was in awe over her bass playing and waited 30 min after the show was over just to met her and Maynard.. I asked for a pick.. she said she just gave away the last one... turned and walked up on stage and grabbed the one off her amp she used in the show and gave it to me.. I still have it around here somewhere along with the ticket stub... was a great experiance to see them live in such a small venue..
What bar?
This was a powerful reaction/interpretation. A very mature and insightful reflection on the complexity of an individual. Truthfulness, compassion, forbearance 🙏
his maturing and 180 on his opinion of her on wings and 10,000 days is is beautiful. And to put in on record is true art.
I think he can feel both the anger and the respect. Idk I’ve seen some people comment on some lines from 10K Days album showing he softened his views, but I disagree.
@@LegitRavven yes i don't see it as a softening of views, and I don't think he's now religious, I see it as a growth of respect and a letting go of the anger with that.
Yes I feel he's still atheist but he respects her dedication and basically leaves her with; if god exists then demand your wings from him when you meet him ,for basically transcending to an angelic form with her strength through the tribulations she endured in her life.
Wtf are you talking about? This song shows his frustration and anger with the hypocrisy of religion, not his mom. Wings for Marie is an ode of respect towards his mother. He didn't chase his mind on religion.
Taylor, you
are a badass. Your introspection on song breakdowns is just amazing
the reaction is cringe though. feels fake
I can feel his pain in this song. So powerful.
This might be my favorite analysis that you've done (that I've seen).
I was waiting for you to get to this...tied in with the story of 10,000 days, this song is magnificent. :)
MJKs path is so beautifully intricate.
Keep up the good work!
YES. Thank you for connecting TOOL and A Perfect Circle. I've wanted to hear this for a long time.
Wait until she finds Puscifer.
My name is human by Highly Suspect. You will love it!!
@@jessespencer1019 that song is so good. Such a crazy spiritual message too. Hoping she reacts to it.
Oh man… forgot how good that song is.
I'm up off my knees, girl. I'm face to face with myself and I know who I am.
@@KillerChickn that song had me thinking about shit for an hour after I heard it. Highly underrated band. So good. Taylor would eat those lyrics up!
@FutureShawn0058 Agreed. The music video is fun too. "Legend has it the camera man is still zooming in to this day" lmao
You are the best I really needed to hear that last part of the video today,struggling a lot mentally and struggling to make ends meet,was ready to just end it and give up,but you’ve given me hope again and to just be calm and trust the process that things will get better as long as you are moving forward,thank you so much❤️.
Greates song by them!!!! Classic!!! Angry, smooth and beautiful
Great explanation ma'am! I was a big fan of tool and you hit it spot on with what my opinion of the meaning of these songs are as well. So powerful for anyone going through religious issues
This song is full of existential questions, that some people can't put into words. That makes this song very special.
Thank you for finally doing this song. Take care Y'all.
A Perfect Circle is has been my ultimate comfort band for decades 🔥🖤🤘
Your analogy is spot on. Thanks for your take on this topic.
This song always makes me think of my brother .. such an inspiration for everything I will never choose to be
Yeah. I have (or had) one of those too. He can't bother me anymore though........
Another song on the album about is relationship with his mom is Orestes. A must listen.
Agreed! Orestes is another great song.
I'd recommend the Live at Red Rocks version of Orestes
And "Jimmy"...
@@b.l.fisher8230 Taylor has seen/listened to Jimmy
OMG - I’ve been wanting you to do this song since you did Wings For Marie - thank you!
Been waiting for this one so long!
Same here 😂
I LOVE BOTH BANDS I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT HE WAS SINGING ABOUT TIL NOW BUT I LOVE THE SONG EVEN MORE NOW I AM 61 AND I TRUST THE MUSIC IE LISTENED TOO FOR MANY YEARS TY FOR UR REACTION!!
Please more APC.....LOVE IT!!!! Also hi....first time commenting on one of your videos and that is a shame as I have been loving them! Keep up the amazing work.
Orestes, 3 Libras and By and Down The River are my fave APC songs 🔥
I had this on repeat when my Mother was in hospice care. She was diagnosed with dementia, and even with her mind slipping, she still hung to her faith. It pissed me off, and this song connected to me and got me through some dark nights. Having gotten through that time, the song went from anger to sadness, but I still love the song. It just hits me differently now.
I don’t know if he still doesn’t, but for a while there, Maynard stopped playing Judith in concerts cuz his mom had asked him not to. I always have found that fascinating and it’s another layer that helps make sense of their relationship.
I saw a clip of APC playing it at a festival earlier this year, but I also heard that about the song.
For a while they were doing just the remix version. Saw them for sesanta and I believe it was the original. With original line up
They played it at Red Rocks in 2018 when my wife and I were there. I was shocked that they actually played it.
They brought it back on the last tour. I was lucky enough to hear it live.
They did in Arizona (2019), such a badass moment when those drums kicked in
The moment the realization hit showing on your face is priceless
Just found you. Music to Improve Your Mindset? Sounds right up my alley. Listening to Judith... hitting me in my earlobes is the fastest way to my heartstrings. Rock on. Keep doing what you do, just subbed, liked, and thanks. EDIT: OMG - you research and know what is going on with the band... you are family now.
I've been waiting for you to do this song! You're my favorite!
side notes - guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen left APC and has been in Queens of the Stoneage since 2007 and drummer Josh Freese just joined the Foo Fighters to replace Taylor Hawkins.
One correction I’m fairly sure Troy was part of QOTSA earlier, he was seen in the Go With The Flow vid and that was around 2003 iirc.
he's been in qotsa since 2003!
Josh is one of my favorite drummers. (I am a drummer) I saw APC along with Primus and Puscifer a few months ago, and I was so excited that Josh was touring with them. But the night I saw the show, he had already rejoined the Foo Fighters for their tour! I was so sad........at first. Puscifers drummer - Gunnar Olsen - filled in and knocked it out of the park. He got a new fan that night!!
Oh yeah, I've loved Josh since the 90s when he was in the Vandals. I didn't make the connection that he was also in many other bands until much later, but I love them all!
Thank you for your reactions. Can I suggest you round out your Maynard experience with a Puscifer reaction? Oceans or Tumbleweed are (I believe) also about Judith Marie.
Or Agostina (about his daughter) or The Humbling River (beautiful lyrics)
Let’s also add Horizons too mate. 👌
@@eltrono22 oh yeah, you're right...I forgot about Horizons... Dust devil swept you away...
Maynard’s anger on full display.
Personally I think The Grudge is the pinnacle of his anger.
I love the way they show the harmonies in this video! And like others mentioned Paz tying her hair up in perfect timing is badass & hot lol and I think you completely got the message here. I’m believer and still love this jam 🙌🤘💯🖤
This song shakes me to my core. I had a mother with DID among other things. Her endless faith with all of her abuse and other things she actually believed she deserved it all. Faith can help or harm, and often at the same time.
I am so glad that you did this one. It's about his mother and her faith. He also has a vineyard and there is a wine there called Judith in a spot where he planted grapes in the soil with his mothers ashes.
He did it all for yooooooooooooooooooooooooou! That last one is about as epic as it gets.
sonically one of the best ever 🤌
Maynard is just plain incredible on so many levels, singer of three bands, winemaker who actually goes and does all the working of planting and earthwork of the grapes/vines etc., oversight of it all and warming at it, his creativity in sooo many ways! Simply phenomenal!
Thanks for covering more Maynard 💯 apc- Magdalena,3Libras, hollow,passive , etc. You can't go wrong he makes no bad songs... also there's always sirens ringing in the background, lol
My mother in law passed 5 days ago after nearly a 2 year battle with cancer, she was VERY Catholic, and kept her faith.
This song came to mind, as i saw what she was going through
Best album ever made! (3 Libras) by them is a great 1 for a therapist.
I can’t understand why nobody talks about the final, heartbreaking song that could close this arc of Maynard’s relationship with his mother. Passive by A Perfect Circle was released a year before 10,000 Days, and it’s so painful in this context. You should give it a listen
Fuck Josh Freese is such a good drummer.
He's a machine
So much power! I love it!
He was flawless for the entire Red Rocks show (Still my fav live show today)
@@SunDedGon he’s a huge influence on me and the way I play drums. Dude can play literally anything.
He's no Danny Carey. LOL All love, he is amazing.
Seeing your face while you listened to this jam 100% got you this subscription. Keep feeling music, not just listen to it.
The absolute best take on this song I've come across. Lots of hate for Christ in other videos comments.
Always on point. Thank you for analyzing and processing the lyrics. Could you do an analytical video on the band Suicidal Tendencies , specifically the track "How Will I laugh Tomorrow" (not the short radio edit, but the full length album version) That song has a bit to unwrap as well. I think it would be amazing for your content. Cheers!
Paz is so amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️ outstanding bass player and plays an amazing violin!!!!!!!
LOVED this analysis! Thank you Tay-Tay!
Pretty Easy. This song fucking rules. Paz is so cool. The drumming is outrageous. Troy joins Queens of the Stoneage and somehow becomes even better and Maynard just crushes it as per usual.
Would be interesting if you keep analyzing Tool Songs , but start doing it for A Perfect Circle’s ones as well!
We love so much Paz ❤❤❤
Maynards songs really do show the healing process in real time. He pours his heart into his craft. "Didn't choke on lie" and "Its not like you killed someone!" are referred back to in wings for marie. "Didn't tell a lie, Never took a life but surely saved one!". The end of the story is "You were my witness my eyes my evidence Judith Marie unconditional one!". How many people have listened to his work and found help from these songs inspired by Judith. Jimmy, Judith, The Patient, Wings for Marie. God works in mysterious ways! Judith had the strength to bear her burdens. Maynard didn't understand that until later. Now i know he is glad she had Jesus and she blessed us in a way she'll never know.
Maynard has no respect for religion. Don't put your bias into his beliefs.
@@soapy42 "Set as i am on my ways and my arrogance, Burden of proof tossed upon the believer, You were my witness, My eyes and my evidence, Judith Marie unconditional one!" "Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of it fleeting time here!" Don't project your bias on his beliefs. Maynard has pretty much said he is a private person and his beliefs are his. He has been critical however of organized religion full of hypocrites in the church. Being sceptical of traditional religious institutions doesn't make you not religious. Besides, I never said he believed in the church. I said he is glad she had Jesus. Wings for Marie was almost apologetic.
i was waiting to see this one.
Been waiting for you to do this one - side note Paz (the bassist on this one) is so insanely unrecognized in the genre.....
Paz is definitely a badass!! 🔥🔥🔥 Tying up her hair, making it on time to keep on playing and then pressing the pedals with those heels 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 She's an argentinian 🙌🏻 🇦🇷
Beautiful song about his mother
Love your reactions! Thanks for the research too. You should Check out weak and powerless. 3 libras or the doomed!
I never leave this sort of comment on a RUclips video, but holy cow, this woman is so, so beautiful. Smart, too!