Reacting to Lateralus | Tool

OK WE had a zillion requests for this one....Here we go!

[BrockDavid]

LOVE how you just let it ride and get the groove. Other Tool reactors get so caught up in the BS. You get it. Welcome to the family.

[excellum]

I interpreted the song as a kind of an anthem about shedding the inhibitions that keep you stagnant in life. Overthinking things, rationalizations, getting stuck in analysis paralysis, as in nothing will change unless you show up and subject yourself to the randomness of the universe, ride the spiral, etc.

[susiejo]

Parabol/Parabola!!!❤❤❤no pause between they're to seamlessly run together😊

[joshs]

"Swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human." The song is about being present to this life while also trusting your intuition to guide you into a higher spiritual plane.

[Ironsights]

Simply the best band to ever grace the genre of rock music.

[dignan]

Love that you’re just frickin’ diving in headfirst!!! Cool songwriting here. They used the Fibonacci Sequence for music/lyrics.

[darentower]

It's a 9/8 8/8 7/8 progressive time signature because 987 is one of the fibonacci numbers. Just incredible the amount of detail and layers that are in this song and most Tool songs for that matter.
Spiral out, keep going!

[FelixSalazar]

From that album, Schism was a single. Parabol is the intro to Parabola. They have to be listened one after the other. The grudge is the opening song. You're also missing The Patient. And for me, near the end of the Album, there are three songs that must be listened in order. Disposition, Reflection and Triad. The total is way over 20 mins, but it's outer space music. This album is Tool's Dark Side of the Moon

[robertbrenton]

I view this song as a story of one's life. The beginning sounds similar to a heart beat - feels like an ultrasound on a mother. Then birth happens and we're thrust into the body of the song. Lyrically, this is where they use the Fibonacci sequence (count the syllables) to establish the idea of a spiral - but hidden. At this part of the song, we are stuck in youth - dominated by our left brains, out of touch with the flow of life.

At some point there is spiritual awakening, and that's when the song get's chaotic. We learn to incorporate this divinity and "swing on the spiral" - that is, we begin to flow with life instead of analyzing it constantly. And honestly - we don't know where this spiral will go or where it will end. It pulls us daily into the unknown, into the adventure.

This song is (in my opinion) Tools Magnum Opus. Their album artwork changes as well with Lateralus, they start using Alex Grey's work which has a much more psychedelic / spiritual flair to it.

If you're looking for more tool, I think Invincible (off their most recent album) is a good next visit.

[Devilspocket]

7/8, 8/8, 9/8 swing time signature. You should check out the video Danny does with Paiste cymbal company. He plays this song on a kit made of brass. Pay extra attention for the gong!

[salahad-din]

Ah, you did Lateralus. This Fibonacci in his vocals is astounding, spiral out.
If this is all your daughters band choices I like her style. I'm quite eclectic myself.
I wonder if you have both listened to Olsen Olsen by Sigur Ros and there is The Polyphonic Spree for something different. Zappa was always an old favourite for me

[DouglasDorner-I]

Tool are masters of their craft for sure. I have been a fan since I saw the Sober video on MTV. I get to discover them all over vicariously through these reactions 😊. Also, I have learned so much from reading the comments. The Tool Army is awsome.

[ModoTronic]

Every new tool song is your favorite tool song

[douglasdrain]

DESCENDING, DESCENDING, DESCENDING !!!

[m.ericwatson]

Tool are a band I think any musician can appreciate, like Yes, King Crimson, Weather Report, don't have to become a huge fan of any of those bands to truly appreciate the musicianship, songwriting and rhythmic mastery.

[JasonTurner-ukrk]

🌀 out…. Keep going…. They started with the idea to make a song that sounded like it was collapsing in on itself…. Check out Right in two… the middle part of it will be the history of war from sticks and stones to nuclear interpreted into music 😂

[j]

Tool blessed the masses with amazing music. Music connects. And Tool, it’ll take you places, places none of us have ever been. What a ride. 🤘

[joeroberts]

Some songs should be listened to as one piece - Parabol/Parabola, Intenson/Right in Two, Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned, Wings for Marie 1 and 2. I also recommend the studio and live versions of Pushit. Really enjoying your journey.

[JourneyofOne]

Yeah.. you feel it. :) Spiral out. Welcome to the army, soldier.

[earthbone]

DESCENDING. My favs...great channel. No musical interruptions. Bravo. Makes me actually want to hear your thoughts at the end.