06-13-2005, 11:32 AM
Tool, you're a bandwagoner. Maynard is a great guy and musician, and so is the rest of the band, but they aren't Jesus. No matter what Maynard thinks, he WON'T ever be god. They're a great band, but frankly, they bore me.
I seen them live twice. Yes, I am a concert whore. I see every show I can (thankfully, Tool was free). The members were so perfect it was shitty. When I seen Zakk Wylde, Shadows Fall, or Damageplan, they'd be all over the stage and miss notes from time to time. They'd jump around, crack beers open between riffs, invite the crowd up on stage, hell.. Jon (Shadows Fall) even played riffs IN THE MOTHER****ING CROWD. Tool?
None of the band members ever moved. Maynard never moved his feet. They all sat there and played note for note every song. I'd have more fun drinking beer in a car listening to the CD than watch them play live. Sad but true. I was so bored with Tool I went outside the venue (I was not the only one, lol) and drank with rednecks. They were also bored because "it's so godd-mn loud and they are so boring all I have to do is drink."
Tool's over-rated. They're modern-day studio genius, but live is where it's at. If you can't entertain me on the big stage, you ain't shit. I'm not the only one who feels this way. Slayer's another band like that. Studio-wise, they bust your balls. Live, after 20 minutes you're fiending for alcohol and wishing you woulda spent your money at a pool hall hitting on bartenders.
When you use math to justify how great music is, you're a nerd. WHen you buy into it, you're a sheep. If it's good, it's good. No way around it.
Tool bores me and almost everyone I know. It's great music to listen to while you're drunk, but it sucks while you're drinking. It's a boring listen live. I may be a minority, but I follow my tastes. If you want unique musicians, check out the Dead or Pink Floyd. I was BLESSED to see the Dead with Warren Haynes and my god, that's a show. Studio, the Grateful Dead may NEVER float your boat, but live, even totally sober, you're blown away.
I seen them live twice. Yes, I am a concert whore. I see every show I can (thankfully, Tool was free). The members were so perfect it was shitty. When I seen Zakk Wylde, Shadows Fall, or Damageplan, they'd be all over the stage and miss notes from time to time. They'd jump around, crack beers open between riffs, invite the crowd up on stage, hell.. Jon (Shadows Fall) even played riffs IN THE MOTHER****ING CROWD. Tool?
None of the band members ever moved. Maynard never moved his feet. They all sat there and played note for note every song. I'd have more fun drinking beer in a car listening to the CD than watch them play live. Sad but true. I was so bored with Tool I went outside the venue (I was not the only one, lol) and drank with rednecks. They were also bored because "it's so godd-mn loud and they are so boring all I have to do is drink."
Tool's over-rated. They're modern-day studio genius, but live is where it's at. If you can't entertain me on the big stage, you ain't shit. I'm not the only one who feels this way. Slayer's another band like that. Studio-wise, they bust your balls. Live, after 20 minutes you're fiending for alcohol and wishing you woulda spent your money at a pool hall hitting on bartenders.
When you use math to justify how great music is, you're a nerd. WHen you buy into it, you're a sheep. If it's good, it's good. No way around it.
Tool bores me and almost everyone I know. It's great music to listen to while you're drunk, but it sucks while you're drinking. It's a boring listen live. I may be a minority, but I follow my tastes. If you want unique musicians, check out the Dead or Pink Floyd. I was BLESSED to see the Dead with Warren Haynes and my god, that's a show. Studio, the Grateful Dead may NEVER float your boat, but live, even totally sober, you're blown away.