I think this may be my favorite line in any song, ever. 5 simple words that are as meaningful and important to becoming the best version of yourself as any philosophy or self-help book ever written.
Being in a relationship without love, that is only sustained through the fear of leaving... You know if you stay it is a constant struggle to not fall into the madness, to keep your feet flat on the ground, if you fall into the madness you will disappear. You love the monster, but know it is a monster. Cannot leave to save yourself because you love their good side, will only end with you clawing away their throat because you need to kill their bad side. Borderline Personality Disorder...
Mine too but I liked it a little better when I thought he said “There’s no love in vain” but “there’s no live in fear” is a little more universally correct.
@@Henrydingus01123 Its actually taken from John 4:18 in the Bible. It says in the New King James version, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” I don’t believe in a God per se and I’m pretty sure the same goes for Maynard, but there is some good advice sprinkled in with all the mumbo jumbo bullshit. When a child has been molested and hurt over and over and has had to live in fear, like in the song, its hard for them to form the bonds of love. Another example is fearing people that don’t live or look like you and being unable to have empathy and love for those people because of ignorance and fear.
Doc Robert also “choke this infant here before me.” It’s just really dark and actually kinda scary. I always wonder what the heck he was really referring to.
kotavu Yeah, that’s a haunting lyric. I always kinda read that line like... acknowledging that the person he is in an abusive relationship with is damaged too. That we’re all still children inside, and how abusers are usually acting out the abuse they themselves received. Because the next lines are, “What is this but my reflection? / Who am I to judge or strike you down?” It’s like his inability to fight back, because he sees the innocence inside his abuser. But this changes by the end of the song (at least the album version), when he gets to, “Remember I’ll always love you / As I claw your fucking throat away.” Like in the beginning he’s sort of complacent to the abuse he’s receiving, but by the end he’s determined to survive no matter what. But... you know, it’s Tool, thus wildly open to interpretation, and that’s just mine. Love
I've looked at that individual line like this: you're a ticking time bomb. You're going to dangle your instability right in front of my nose and then dare me to move a muscle. As soon as I flinch, you explode.
I saw them on the same tour in Chicago and they played this. If I remember correctly, Aloke Dutta only went to a number of shows on the tour and those were the only ones where they played this version of pushit.
Thank you, Jamel. For being receptive, open and even a little vulnerable. Tool reaches in deep, if you allow it. The power is inside us, they just help us harness it, channel it, focus it. Some songs elicit anger, fear, dystopia. Others crack open hope, love, energy. Keep exploring, my friend. You’re clearly very intelligent, and broadening your view to include stuff like this will help you grow to be the best Jamel you can be.
On the other hand, ya gotta watch out for the fanboys explaining THEIR interpretation of the lyrics who’ll try to fool ya with how enlightened and knowledgeable they think they are after listening to their music. THINK FOR YOURSELF.
Infinite Sentient What “attack” is that? No one is allowed to give an opinion if it falls outside the general consensus of the sheep? Or, maybe I struck a nerve 🤔
This song reminds me of the movie field of dreams. Every time I watch that I am brought to tears. Same with this song and 3rd eye off of this recording. I'm 64 and I can not explain it but it just does.
Seth Dombach I’m sayin man, sometimes you can just tell a good egg, LOL or the bad eggs...lot of bad eggs out there these days but I still have faith in humanity!!
Very true... I say it like Pink Floyd on steroids. All seriousness, they are amazingly creative and brave to do their own thing, knowing most of their songs will never get radio play, true artists!
metal pink floyd - deep lyrical concepts, beautiful instrumental landscapes with long story intro - middle - end... deep and beautiful bands. The best ones...
"If I say I might fade like a sigh if I stay...you minimize my movement anyway...I must persuade you another way"...gets me every time. I have lived that lyric. This song is a snapshot of the last moments of my last relationship. We loved each other but were volatile.
I absolutely prefer that Third Eye to this Pushit. I do enjoy this arrangement, but I've always felt this version was inferior to the original arrangement. Just my unpopular opinion I guess.
@@mattbrown9631 this version misses the awesome bridge before the drop-out for sure, but the pure emotion in his voice on the "there's no love in fear" line on this cut is untouchable. def prefer live 3E to the album one, though.
This is one of the absolute greatest rollercoaster rides of music, ever. My favorite Tool song of all time, specifically this version. I mean, if you listen to this and feel nothing, you must not be human.
lost my uncle to cancer about a year and a half ago, and I listened to this roughly 7 months after. Was numb to it all for a long time and tried to keep it all bottled in and live with it. I listened to this, letting it take me to that vulnerable place and for the first time since his death really let it all sink in and take hold of me... I don’t think any other piece of music has shaken me that close to my core but I bawled my eyes out. I’m glad I did though, I felt much closer to him after and if I didn’t get it all out I don’t know if I would’ve came out the other side
Tool always has been and always will be my favorite band of all time. I always love seeing people's reactions the first time they hear them. Glad to see you like them.
This song brings me to fkn tears every fkn time....and i love it!!. Saw it live and it was the most emotional experience i have ever had in an environment like that. 18000 wild fans , tears streaming and rocking out at the same time....cannot explain it.....My favorite TOOL song of all time.....the guitar chords are so fkn haunting and emotional it just tosses me into the spiral. Thank you so much for doing this reaction.
Goosebumps every time I hear this, the power yet intricacy and the dark beauty, and played live no less!! Pure genius. They have to be one of, if not the, greatest band in history. Having said that I do feel their most recent stuff has slipped from this incredibly high standard, but nothing lasts forever.
shit...what an amazing experience that must’ve been! I’m jealous...this is one of the best performances ever. I prefer this to the studio version. So much emotion. I’ve seen Tool a handful of times and what I would give to hear this song live!
kotavu haha, your welcome. It is a disturbing line. I thought these lyrics are about a relationship. Not child abuse, which is what I think this reactor is assuming this song is about. But it's art, and everybody has their own interpretation. Dave Grohl has a great line were he says, "you can sing a song to 200,000 people and 200,000 people will give you their own interpretation of a song". I'm not really sure what Maynard's true meaning is behind that line. But it seems to fit with the rest of the lyrics.
If you do some more Tool, I highly recommend Parabol/Parabola. It's pretty important to listen to both consecutively and it should be easy to find a video of them together.
Absolutely agree. I’m a huge Tool fan since ‘96(tho I listened to them since ‘93)when I first bought Aenima album. Floyd is definitely my top 3 all time bands and I liken Tool to them as well. The complexity and deep meanings in both their music. Tool(to me anyway) is my generations Pink Floyd
This is, to me, one of the most beautiful, amazing pieces of music ever recorded. Sonically perfect, lyrically ... still makes me cry. Much respect for your openness and honesty. Every voice helps.
This song gets me everytime. I lived through this growing up and it really hits home for me. Thank you for your reaction, I really enjoy watching your channel.
This song is written in such a way that it can be taken by many perspectives in many different ways. If you actually look up this song's lyrics meaning, everyone has something different to say. Maynard is a genius!
@@nickpieroni8390 Same. I always saw it as emotional abuse between lovers where there is a push and pull. Come closer, go away type of relationship. It's so f'ing painful to be in this type of relationship and violence can be the result.
@@jamiechmiel8003 I felt the same until today. Now I’m seeing it as a battle between two versions of ones self, addiction of some kind possibly, good and bad side? Who knows. It’s good shit for sure.
You gotta see the light show they put on for their shows. Makes the music even more intense and spiritual... Shrooms helps with the spiritualness if you don't become naturally spiritual
You should do something off their first album like "Jerk Off" or "Part of Me" to see how much Maynard's mellowed (and grown) by this point in their discography
LOVE THESE REVIEWS. seeing someone that can appreciate this art and make it make sense into their own life is like rediscovering it again for the first time. Thank you for making that possible for us.
Nooo wayy, your shout out made my month man!!! I saw your uploads today and was like....wait did he read my comment...? You're the best, love how genuine you are and I hope you've enjoyed yourself some Tool. I grew up listening to a ton of R&B and my stepbrother introduced me to these guys when I was in high school. Changed my taste in music which in turn changed my life. Not to mention it gave me a huge appreciation in lyric writing, since Maynard is a lyrical genius. Cheers man, hope you had a good new year.
I was lucky enough to be in attendance to one of the shows where they performed this live. Tool's acoustics and ambiance are just impecable. They sound better live
I'm a big fan of these react videos, I'm always trying to get my friends into the bands I like. Usually to no success. Something about watching someone discover a band you've known about a while brings back the feeling of discovering them yourself. I can tell the genuine interest and fascination you have in Tool and Primus (My 2 favorite bands). So watching you're reactions feels a bit like watching all these songs I've loved for years for the first time again. So thanks for making these videos, hope you keep making them!
This is my all time favorite song so I'm really glad to see the review on it. Powerful and intense, though I have always associated it closer with bad relationships than with childhood abuse, its all very much the same cycle. Probably not worth its own review, but you may want to check out the album version as well. It flows very differently than this, he was serious when he said it was viewing it from a new angle, and hits in a different way. One of the things I love in this song is the way subtle pronunciation changes so much. The lyrics may be 'pushit on me' but a subtle inflection change as he's repeating it makes it 'push it on me' or 'push shit on me'. Same with the idea of 'still love me' gets changed to feel closer to 'steal off me' at points. Also from some of your discussions I think you might really dig 'Prison Sex' by them. It uses a very crude metaphor, but its all about that idea of how the golden rule is rather different for those who have been abused. Do onto others has a different connotation if its just perpetuating the cycle of abuse.
That's how I always looked at it too, a toxic relationship. But that's the good thing about Maynard lyrics, he always said he wants the listener to interpret the lyrics the way the relate to them, thats why a lot of their songs are not very specific. Maynard will always have a specific thing he is writing about or a certain emotion but it up to us to put our own experiences to those lyrics. You can interpret the song being about a toxic relationship or child abuse and it makes sense either way. It up to the listener.
I agree with your assessment, but I've often felt that it covers the back and forth inside your own self after said relationship. The aftereffects you deal with trying to process the toxicity experienced. The realization that things can get dark inside your head but not letting it push you back into the gap. Feeling those hands, and fighting to survive. That's how it helped me anyway. I was happy to see so many feel the depth of the song that I do as well.
@@Itsunclegabby anonymity is a pretty important principle in the program. Their are 2 schools of thought when it comes to relaying stories about addiction (and the trauma that is often responsible for it) 1) relay all stories as though they are your own or 2) relay all stories as if they happened to someone else....did maynard use or not? Well that's his business....definitely noneya
Thanks Jamel for sharing your own experiences, that really brought a new perspective to this song for me, one that’s inspiring and one that makes total sense. Great reaction and great work.
This song changed my life back when it came out that winter of senior year... That reaction was awesome but that bit at the end you shared with us was truth and I understand that truth all too well. Thank you for that and thank you for doing this song version of this song.
Thank you for what you do. Your openness and intelligence are really rare. You talking about your experiences is very courageous and important. You are a true positive force and a delight to watch. Thank you.
There is no damn way that I could have handled hearing this version as my first exposure to PUSHIT. Especially while still in the early(ish) stages of the journey. Respect sir, respect. 🌀♾️🌀
8:39 The way you interpreted that was really cool. It's not exactly how I interpret it but that's the beauty of most of Tool's songs... They allow you to think and choose how you feel letting the interpretation come to you
Welcome to, what I've said for more than 20 years, the greatest tool song so far. Goosebumps everytime. I've never been to a tool show that wasn't emotional, vulnerable yet comfortable and is some of the best food for the soul I've ever had. Less than two weeks till I get to see em again. Someone posted about songs involving Maynards mother....wings for Marie part 2 (tool) and Judith (a perfect circle) are fantastic. Thanks so much to Jamel for cranking these out, super pumped to see you found my boy Mike P! Faith no more, Mr Bungle, fantomas, tomahawk, peeping tom, mondo cane, lovage, general patton....can't name em all or it will take all night. Peace and jams to all
This is one of my favorite songs of all time, especially when you compare it with the studio version. They go together so well, the contrast in delivery of the lines and the music really change the meaning.
Thanks for the great work man. I first saw TOOL 1998 Red Rocks Colorado, properly medicated. An unforgettable experience but above it all rose Pushit. I remember every moment, being sucked into a trance of musical greatness and coming out the other side transformed. I really appreciate your channel.
Going to see tool live on January 22nd! This will be my 11th time seeing Tool live and I’m still super pumped and psyched to go just as much as the first time seeing them live back in 2001!
My favorite tool song ever... best thing about this song is you can apply it to so much. It’s almost open ended because everyone has been at a point of feeling trapped or cornered.
This version of this song is undoubtedly one of the five most emotionally wrenching songs I've ever heard. The lyrics, his vocals, the arrangement, it's unbelievable. The line at the end, "remember I'll always love you as I claw your fucking throat away", screamed from the gut of a clearly haunted and broken man. Yeesh.
When the gap makes itself visible, vulnerability and embracing that things change is paramount. Remember to love yourself as you tear your throat away. You can go so far down the spiral that the only way is to mute thyself to ljve and love.
One of the best tool songs 💚. Bro once you're hooked on 1 tool song you're a tool fan for life. One day you will find yourself listening to a full tool album, by yourself, and it is going to take you to a whole different level and understanding and appreciation of this band. For me this song is about the toxic element in relationships of the push pull dynamic that plays out especially during fights or break ups. I guess the dynamic can be applied to a variety of situations.
Damn, dude... I am sorry to hear about your story. We have to remember though. The struggles we have in life, are what make us stronger after we weather the storm. I appreciate you for sharing, and for opening your mind to this incredible band. Remember. Be positive, be kind for no reason, and spread the love!
I’ve listened to this song since 96. In 2019, it finally made sense. It perfectly describes my divorce. Bad beat. But at least I finally understood what they were saying to me. That’s what Tool is for. What you need them to be to get and be better. Thanks for the reaction.
This is a good version for sure and great reaction as always. There is another version of this song (studio version) which is different in several ways. Both great songs! Love to see you react to the studio version as well!
Hey dude. Sorry about your 49ers. I love that you are willing to take the time to get this. I'm 63 have been a tool fan since they 1st started and this is absolutely one of my most favorite songs other than Tempest and eulogy and every other song they've made. If you get my drift
So good. I've always thought if I could just get someone alone and played this song for them, they wouldn't be able to fight it. I do it every chance I get and I'm never wrong.
Yea he should definitely do their cover of no quarter. He needs to do no quarter from the song remains the same also, but it’s gotta be the original version from the album. In the movie version that they use on all the remastered versions they cut out John Paul Jones solo. It’s criminal dude. It’s stops like half way and goes straight to the guitar solo. It ruins it for me
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“There’s no love in fear” is my favorite Tool line ever
I think this may be my favorite line in any song, ever. 5 simple words that are as meaningful and important to becoming the best version of yourself as any philosophy or self-help book ever written.
"Remember I'll always love you, as I claw your fucking throat away. It will end no other way"
Being in a relationship without love, that is only sustained through the fear of leaving... You know if you stay it is a constant struggle to not fall into the madness, to keep your feet flat on the ground, if you fall into the madness you will disappear. You love the monster, but know it is a monster. Cannot leave to save yourself because you love their good side, will only end with you clawing away their throat because you need to kill their bad side.
Borderline Personality Disorder...
Mine too but I liked it a little better when I thought he said “There’s no love in vain” but “there’s no live in fear” is a little more universally correct.
@@Henrydingus01123 Its actually taken from John 4:18 in the Bible. It says in the New King James version, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
I don’t believe in a God per se and I’m pretty sure the same goes for Maynard, but there is some good advice sprinkled in with all the mumbo jumbo bullshit.
When a child has been molested and hurt over and over and has had to live in fear, like in the song, its hard for them to form the bonds of love. Another example is fearing people that don’t live or look like you and being unable to have empathy and love for those people because of ignorance and fear.
“Rest your trigger on my finger” is one of the best lines ever written.
Hell yes it is
Doc Robert also “choke this infant here before me.” It’s just really dark and actually kinda scary. I always wonder what the heck he was really referring to.
kotavu Yeah, that’s a haunting lyric. I always kinda read that line like... acknowledging that the person he is in an abusive relationship with is damaged too. That we’re all still children inside, and how abusers are usually acting out the abuse they themselves received. Because the next lines are, “What is this but my reflection? / Who am I to judge or strike you down?” It’s like his inability to fight back, because he sees the innocence inside his abuser. But this changes by the end of the song (at least the album version), when he gets to, “Remember I’ll always love you / As I claw your fucking throat away.” Like in the beginning he’s sort of complacent to the abuse he’s receiving, but by the end he’s determined to survive no matter what. But... you know, it’s Tool, thus wildly open to interpretation, and that’s just mine. Love
Doc Robert right on bruthu
I've looked at that individual line like this: you're a ticking time bomb. You're going to dangle your instability right in front of my nose and then dare me to move a muscle. As soon as I flinch, you explode.
i was there in salt lake city when they recorded this, still gives me goose bumps
I still call it the 'E' center :)
@@egratudo1974 ikr same for the delta center
Was this at Salt Lake or red rocks? I know they recorded at both.
I saw them do it this way in Raleigh NC in 98 and it was awesome!
I saw them on the same tour in Chicago and they played this. If I remember correctly, Aloke Dutta only went to a number of shows on the tour and those were the only ones where they played this version of pushit.
Thank you, Jamel. For being receptive, open and even a little vulnerable. Tool reaches in deep, if you allow it. The power is inside us, they just help us harness it, channel it, focus it. Some songs elicit anger, fear, dystopia. Others crack open hope, love, energy. Keep exploring, my friend. You’re clearly very intelligent, and broadening your view to include stuff like this will help you grow to be the best Jamel you can be.
ettsn couldn’t have said that shit better, bud
On the other hand, ya gotta watch out for the fanboys explaining THEIR interpretation of the lyrics who’ll try to fool ya with how enlightened and knowledgeable they think they are after listening to their music. THINK FOR YOURSELF.
@@Fakename70 QUESTION AUTHORITY
@@Fakename70 Unprovoked, you attack and point your finger at the strawmen in your head. I see you're getting the messages really well there....
Infinite Sentient
What “attack” is that? No one is allowed to give an opinion if it falls outside the general consensus of the sheep? Or, maybe I struck a nerve 🤔
Maynard's voice is just heavenly, I hope that's what I hear when I pass over to the other side
This song never fails to take me on a trip to goose bump city
Lol truth
Same here
@@rmr5044 every ffkn time....cannot explain why but it just grabs my heart and sqeezes the ever loving shit out of it.
And 3rd eye. It's incredible on this recording
This song reminds me of the movie field of dreams. Every time I watch that I am brought to tears. Same with this song and 3rd eye off of this recording. I'm 64 and I can not explain it but it just does.
Man I've been following you for a while and I always appreciate your perspective. All I read from you is a good man
Thanks Seth🙏🏾
Seth Dombach I’m sayin man, sometimes you can just tell a good egg, LOL or the bad eggs...lot of bad eggs out there these days but I still have faith in humanity!!
@@musicfeedsthesoultg5318 it's good to not give up the hope but man it is trying some days lol
Keep up the good work my brother! Enjoy your perspective always !
I agree, I am sooooo glad you did this song. It is amazing and introspective.
The first time I heard this live version, I listened to it all day at work over and over again. Sometimes words cannot explain the how great this is.
Tool is amazing I have always said they to me are the pink floyd of our time seen tool 9 times and every time mind blown
Very true... I say it like Pink Floyd on steroids. All seriousness, they are amazingly creative and brave to do their own thing, knowing most of their songs will never get radio play, true artists!
metal pink floyd - deep lyrical concepts, beautiful instrumental landscapes with long story intro - middle - end... deep and beautiful bands. The best ones...
Glad more people think this way happy new year!
Thats always how I have described Tool to people who haven’t heard them. Then when they say “whose Pink Floyd” i just walk away
Aaaah man. Only got to see them 3 times. Unforgettable, indelible, incredible.
Somebody's going deep into their TOOLBOX. Got a marathon going, keep digging 👍
"If I say I might fade like a sigh if I stay...you minimize my movement anyway...I must persuade you another way"...gets me every time. I have lived that lyric. This song is a snapshot of the last moments of my last relationship. We loved each other but were volatile.
This version is phenomenal. Great choice my friend
Nice. This live set is pretty amazing. "Third Eye" from this same performance is incredible as well.
"think for yourself,question authority"
Is he ready for Third Eye yet though? LOL!
I absolutely prefer that Third Eye to this Pushit. I do enjoy this arrangement, but I've always felt this version was inferior to the original arrangement. Just my unpopular opinion I guess.
@@mattbrown9631 this version misses the awesome bridge before the drop-out for sure, but the pure emotion in his voice on the "there's no love in fear" line on this cut is untouchable. def prefer live 3E to the album one, though.
Still need to do Judith (A Perfect Circle) followed by the Tool trilogy of Jimmy, Wings I and Wings II. In order. Bring tissues.
100% agree
This is one of the absolute greatest rollercoaster rides of music, ever. My favorite Tool song of all time, specifically this version. I mean, if you listen to this and feel nothing, you must not be human.
lost my uncle to cancer about a year and a half ago, and I listened to this roughly 7 months after. Was numb to it all for a long time and tried to keep it all bottled in and live with it. I listened to this, letting it take me to that vulnerable place and for the first time since his death really let it all sink in and take hold of me... I don’t think any other piece of music has shaken me that close to my core but I bawled my eyes out. I’m glad I did though, I felt much closer to him after and if I didn’t get it all out I don’t know if I would’ve came out the other side
The best performance TOOL has ever done. I love the album version of this song, but this rendition was a once in a lifetime kind of moment.
This song goes balls deep in my soul.
Tool always has been and always will be my favorite band of all time. I always love seeing people's reactions the first time they hear them. Glad to see you like them.
Might be my all time fave live recording of any band ever. Great every single time.
Keith Babb Same
Same same
This song brings me to fkn tears every fkn time....and i love it!!. Saw it live and it was the most emotional experience i have ever had in an environment like that. 18000 wild fans , tears streaming and rocking out at the same time....cannot explain it.....My favorite TOOL song of all time.....the guitar chords are so fkn haunting and emotional it just tosses me into the spiral. Thank you so much for doing this reaction.
Goosebumps every time I hear this, the power yet intricacy and the dark beauty, and played live no less!! Pure genius.
They have to be one of, if not the, greatest band in history.
Having said that I do feel their most recent stuff has slipped from this incredibly high standard, but nothing lasts forever.
I was at this show! It was my first rock concert. Blew my mind
Set the bar kinda high for your first rock concert don't you think? Lol.
@@marcreed4031 yeah I was 16 and I'm still chasing that dragon all these years later haha
shit...what an amazing experience that must’ve been! I’m jealous...this is one of the best performances ever. I prefer this to the studio version. So much emotion. I’ve seen Tool a handful of times and what I would give to hear this song live!
I just found this dude tonight. I've been a Tool fan for over 20 years. Jamel knows music. Jamel knows humans. Big fan man right here.
"Choke this infant here before me" yikes!!! What a metaphor, for saying the innocence has died.
Ah that’s the interpretation...I could never figure out what he was trying to convey with that disturbing line lol...thanks Justin
kotavu haha, your welcome. It is a disturbing line. I thought these lyrics are about a relationship. Not child abuse, which is what I think this reactor is assuming this song is about. But it's art, and everybody has their own interpretation. Dave Grohl has a great line were he says, "you can sing a song to 200,000 people and 200,000 people will give you their own interpretation of a song". I'm not really sure what Maynard's true meaning is behind that line. But it seems to fit with the rest of the lyrics.
Justin Pramis cool bro
Cory Thompson lol I hear ya, I've been picking up on lyrics in my favorite songs I never realized before.
Oh my god I've always been trying to interpret that line, thank you for the clarity!
If you do some more Tool, I highly recommend Parabol/Parabola. It's pretty important to listen to both consecutively and it should be easy to find a video of them together.
Yes!
My favorite
This this this
I totally agree. These two are meant to be played one after the other
My favorite songs. Although 7empest is moving up, my goodness!!!!
Busted the sub in my jeep listening to this sometime around 2005. Never regretted a thing.
I really appreciate your emotional interpretation of that song. THANK YOU 🙏 for your channel
Maynards vocals are so flawless on this song! I personally love this one then the studio song👍👍
Most pure musical notes ever! No other way to describe it!
Tool reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd in that you don't just listen to their songs; you feel them! They always take you somewhere else if you let them.
Absolutely agree. I’m a huge Tool fan since ‘96(tho I listened to them since ‘93)when I first bought Aenima album. Floyd is definitely my top 3 all time bands and I liken Tool to them as well. The complexity and deep meanings in both their music. Tool(to me anyway) is my generations Pink Floyd
the beauty of tool...it resonates on a deep and personal level, the interpretation is a reflection of yourself good work
This is, to me, one of the most beautiful, amazing pieces of music ever recorded. Sonically perfect, lyrically ... still makes me cry. Much respect for your openness and honesty. Every voice helps.
This song gets me everytime. I lived through this growing up and it really hits home for me. Thank you for your reaction, I really enjoy watching your channel.
This song is written in such a way that it can be taken by many perspectives in many different ways. If you actually look up this song's lyrics meaning, everyone has something different to say. Maynard is a genius!
Its genius in that it can be applied to so many things from ones own mind, relationships, or even the people of a country.
Ik I'm probably far off on its true meaning but I always heard it as a song about a relationship between a man and a woman.
@@nickpieroni8390 Same. I always saw it as emotional abuse between lovers where there is a push and pull. Come closer, go away type of relationship. It's so f'ing painful to be in this type of relationship and violence can be the result.
@@jamiechmiel8003 I felt the same until today. Now I’m seeing it as a battle between two versions of ones self, addiction of some kind possibly, good and bad side? Who knows. It’s good shit for sure.
You gotta see the light show they put on for their shows. Makes the music even more intense and spiritual... Shrooms helps with the spiritualness if you don't become naturally spiritual
best band ever. can't wait to see them again in san diego
You should do something off their first album like "Jerk Off" or "Part of Me" to see how much Maynard's mellowed (and grown) by this point in their discography
Live........this good, live. I never get tired of seeing these guys. Six times and counting, and hope to add to that number many times over.
LOVE THESE REVIEWS.
seeing someone that can appreciate this art and make it make sense into their own life is like rediscovering it again for the first time. Thank you for making that possible for us.
Love you for openong up and shsring your personal story. That opening is what makes us realize we all are one.
One my favorites
16:20 THE NOTE!
lights down very low, super dope surround sound, this song and a bag of mushrooms.... its transcendental.
christopher choyce that was always my way!
Nooo wayy, your shout out made my month man!!! I saw your uploads today and was like....wait did he read my comment...?
You're the best, love how genuine you are and I hope you've enjoyed yourself some Tool. I grew up listening to a ton of R&B and my stepbrother introduced me to these guys when I was in high school. Changed my taste in music which in turn changed my life. Not to mention it gave me a huge appreciation in lyric writing, since Maynard is a lyrical genius.
Cheers man, hope you had a good new year.
THANKS AGAIN BROTHA🙏🏾
Way to go Justin, I’ve heard this one before, but never ‘heard’ it. This was a tough one. Thank you and Jamal.
This is a special one man. Mind bogglingly perfect for a live performance.
I was lucky enough to be in attendance to one of the shows where they performed this live. Tool's acoustics and ambiance are just impecable. They sound better live
Triple entendre. Relationship, sex, addiction. All centered on abuse. Maynard's writing is exceptional and full of metaphors.
I'm a big fan of these react videos, I'm always trying to get my friends into the bands I like. Usually to no success. Something about watching someone discover a band you've known about a while brings back the feeling of discovering them yourself. I can tell the genuine interest and fascination you have in Tool and Primus (My 2 favorite bands). So watching you're reactions feels a bit like watching all these songs I've loved for years for the first time again. So thanks for making these videos, hope you keep making them!
My heart goes out to you. Opening up and sharing...One love. Keep moving forward.
This is my all time favorite song so I'm really glad to see the review on it. Powerful and intense, though I have always associated it closer with bad relationships than with childhood abuse, its all very much the same cycle. Probably not worth its own review, but you may want to check out the album version as well. It flows very differently than this, he was serious when he said it was viewing it from a new angle, and hits in a different way.
One of the things I love in this song is the way subtle pronunciation changes so much. The lyrics may be 'pushit on me' but a subtle inflection change as he's repeating it makes it 'push it on me' or 'push shit on me'. Same with the idea of 'still love me' gets changed to feel closer to 'steal off me' at points.
Also from some of your discussions I think you might really dig 'Prison Sex' by them. It uses a very crude metaphor, but its all about that idea of how the golden rule is rather different for those who have been abused. Do onto others has a different connotation if its just perpetuating the cycle of abuse.
That's how I always looked at it too, a toxic relationship.
But that's the good thing about Maynard lyrics, he always said he wants the listener to interpret the lyrics the way the relate to them, thats why a lot of their songs are not very specific. Maynard will always have a specific thing he is writing about or a certain emotion but it up to us to put our own experiences to those lyrics. You can interpret the song being about a toxic relationship or child abuse and it makes sense either way. It up to the listener.
I agree with your assessment, but I've often felt that it covers the back and forth inside your own self after said relationship. The aftereffects you deal with trying to process the toxicity experienced. The realization that things can get dark inside your head but not letting it push you back into the gap. Feeling those hands, and fighting to survive. That's how it helped me anyway. I was happy to see so many feel the depth of the song that I do as well.
Well said.
Astute observations. I think the pusher was the victim of abuse ( while Maynard was, I think in this song he is the victim of the cycle).
Remember I will always love you
As I claw your fucking throat away
this is the most raw energy ive ever heard in two lines.
Maynard said in an interview that this is about a toxic love (hate) relationship, possibly inferring his former spouse.
@Cory Thompson I don't think he was into drugs besides psychedelics. He's said that he's and used his friends' experiences with drugs to write songs.
@@Itsunclegabby anonymity is a pretty important principle in the program. Their are 2 schools of thought when it comes to relaying stories about addiction (and the trauma that is often responsible for it) 1) relay all stories as though they are your own or 2) relay all stories as if they happened to someone else....did maynard use or not? Well that's his business....definitely noneya
@@jahrojasexqsys5238 And that's find by me..all we know about him is what he sold us. Smart introvert.
Thanks Jamel for sharing your own experiences, that really brought a new perspective to this song for me, one that’s inspiring and one that makes total sense. Great reaction and great work.
This song changed my life back when it came out that winter of senior year... That reaction was awesome but that bit at the end you shared with us was truth and I understand that truth all too well. Thank you for that and thank you for doing this song version of this song.
Thank you for what you do. Your openness and intelligence are really rare. You talking about your experiences is very courageous and important. You are a true positive force and a delight to watch. Thank you.
One of the few live Tool reactions out there. Keep it going brother we hear you.
I regret that I only have but one thumb up to give. Excellent review and interpretation. Very well done.
Thanks Karl🙏🏾
I was privileged to hear this version live in Dallas. Amazing experience
There is no damn way that I could have handled hearing this version as my first exposure to PUSHIT. Especially while still in the early(ish) stages of the journey. Respect sir, respect. 🌀♾️🌀
Pushit in the key of 'H'.
Love it.
8:39 The way you interpreted that was really cool. It's not exactly how I interpret it but that's the beauty of most of Tool's songs... They allow you to think and choose how you feel letting the interpretation come to you
Got to see them in Toronto in November. I am now complete and ready to leave this world.
Welcome to, what I've said for more than 20 years, the greatest tool song so far. Goosebumps everytime. I've never been to a tool show that wasn't emotional, vulnerable yet comfortable and is some of the best food for the soul I've ever had. Less than two weeks till I get to see em again. Someone posted about songs involving Maynards mother....wings for Marie part 2 (tool) and Judith (a perfect circle) are fantastic. Thanks so much to Jamel for cranking these out, super pumped to see you found my boy Mike P! Faith no more, Mr Bungle, fantomas, tomahawk, peeping tom, mondo cane, lovage, general patton....can't name em all or it will take all night. Peace and jams to all
This is one of my favorite songs of all time, especially when you compare it with the studio version. They go together so well, the contrast in delivery of the lines and the music really change the meaning.
U a real one bro. U recognize talent no matter what the genre. Stay up, stay blessed.
Love your interpretation and reaction! Talk about a journey I'm glad to be here seeing yours!
Thanks for the great work man. I first saw TOOL 1998 Red Rocks Colorado, properly medicated. An unforgettable experience but above it all rose Pushit. I remember every moment, being sucked into a trance of musical greatness and coming out the other side transformed. I really appreciate your channel.
david bee sick
Going to see tool live on January 22nd! This will be my 11th time seeing Tool live and I’m still super pumped and psyched to go just as much as the first time seeing them live back in 2001!
You made the cut off!! We saw them in Feb and had tickets to go in JUne too.
One of my favorites. 💕 I hope you check out the live version of Third Eye off the same album. And No Quarter too! It’s a Led Zeppelin cover. AMAZING.
This is the first band that YOU'VE introduced ME to. Thanks! Great commentary as always Jamel.
Imagine going through a divorce and this dvd drops and you hear this version for the 1st time.
My favorite band. You really need to check out their newest album Fear Inoculum. Its a technical masterpiece!
He’s done a bunch, almost the whole album I think, maybe the whole thing.
My favorite TOOL song ever! Thank you very much for doing this song..... "There's no love in fear"
This is LIVE. 🔥
Another awesome review! What a journey when you actually dive deep into tool! So rewarding
One of the most powerful and emotion-filled song endings ever.
Much respect for taking on this one
My favorite tool song ever... best thing about this song is you can apply it to so much. It’s almost open ended because everyone has been at a point of feeling trapped or cornered.
Thank you for sharing your experiences
This version of this song is undoubtedly one of the five most emotionally wrenching songs I've ever heard. The lyrics, his vocals, the arrangement, it's unbelievable. The line at the end, "remember I'll always love you as I claw your fucking throat away", screamed from the gut of a clearly haunted and broken man. Yeesh.
When the gap makes itself visible, vulnerability and embracing that things change is paramount. Remember to love yourself as you tear your throat away. You can go so far down the spiral that the only way is to mute thyself to ljve and love.
this song is one of the hardest songs from my youth. made me cry again. Tool for me is the best think coming in to my life on a jong age
Dude your videos are awesome. Can tell just by the way you go about it that you’re a cool dude. Thanks for making these!
This is the review I was looking for
One of the best tool songs 💚. Bro once you're hooked on 1 tool song you're a tool fan for life.
One day you will find yourself listening to a full tool album, by yourself, and it is going to take you to a whole different level and understanding and appreciation of this band.
For me this song is about the toxic element in relationships of the push pull dynamic that plays out especially during fights or break ups. I guess the dynamic can be applied to a variety of situations.
Damn, dude... I am sorry to hear about your story. We have to remember though. The struggles we have in life, are what make us stronger after we weather the storm. I appreciate you for sharing, and for opening your mind to this incredible band. Remember. Be positive, be kind for no reason, and spread the love!
Thanks for being an open minded man. To understand each other we must be open to everyone..♥️👍
I’ve listened to this song since 96. In 2019, it finally made sense. It perfectly describes my divorce. Bad beat. But at least I finally understood what they were saying to me. That’s what Tool is for. What you need them to be to get and be better. Thanks for the reaction.
Those boys know how to rock.
This was my favorite version back when. Glad they did this one when I saw them
This is a good version for sure and great reaction as always. There is another version of this song (studio version) which is different in several ways. Both great songs! Love to see you react to the studio version as well!
Hey dude. Sorry about your 49ers. I love that you are willing to take the time to get this. I'm 63 have been a tool fan since they 1st started and this is absolutely one of my most favorite songs other than Tempest and eulogy and every other song they've made. If you get my drift
Finally! Someone does the right verison!
Is there a wrong version? No. Lol
My favourite Tool song!!!!!
Heyyy I wasn't expecting this one, what a nice surprise! Glad you picked this Salival version as well👍🏼
So good. I've always thought if I could just get someone alone and played this song for them, they wouldn't be able to fight it. I do it every chance I get and I'm never wrong.
Yes!
Kinda prefer the album version myself... still cool.
I remember this tour. Mind blowing.
Have to see Tool live amazing
"No Quarter" from this album. Its a Led Zeppelin cover.
Yea he should definitely do their cover of no quarter. He needs to do no quarter from the song remains the same also, but it’s gotta be the original version from the album. In the movie version that they use on all the remastered versions they cut out John Paul Jones solo. It’s criminal dude. It’s stops like half way and goes straight to the guitar solo. It ruins it for me
Amazing cover!!!
@@jeremydraper733 agreed 100% That original is my favorite song all time.