10,000 Days by Tool

Pros: They're a tight, complex, thought-provoking, killer prog-metal band on several of these tracks.
Cons: Interludes/ambient tracks are a real waste of time; drug-related songs feel really insensitive after the title track.

Man, this one's gonna be a real task. I thought it would be tricky back in 2001 when I attempted my first review of an album by the behemoth prog-metal band Tool - it was my first venture into music that went to such a dark musical and lyrical ...

Pros:

Diverse, creative metal in an awesome package

Cons:

A bit too much mellow material

Tool is one of the biggest modern artists remaining on the iTunes holdout list. So how do they keep their fans happy without allowing them to download their music? They do what few artists these days seem wiling to do: create a full album worth buying. ...

Pros: Moments of intriguing instrumentals, Most of the lyrics.
Cons: Vocals are noisy and often terrible, Some of the instrumentals are monotonous and obvious

You know you're out of touch with the next generation when you are recommended music by members of that youthful group and your first instinct is to call it "noise." As I mentioned in my review of "Rigoletto" (at: ...

Pros: Classic Tool for the most part; Well-crafted, thoughful hard rock
Cons: A bit disjointed and sometimes less than subtle

With the steadily increasing popularity of their successive albums, Tool have become something of an enigma -- a complicated, disturbing and heavy artist in an American Idol world that rushes toward the simplistic and as far from the edge as ...

Pros: the slow rising tension approach works particularly well on this release
Cons: perhaps too many lengthy atmospheric moments...zzzzzz

Tool’s unique style of dark/alternative/artful/progre ssive music coupled with troubling lyrics and especially their imaginative videos have all assisted in catapulting the band to superstardom. For those still in the dark and not ...

Pros: This countertext may have deepened my spiritual / mental understanding... some priceless songwriting and musicianship
Cons: This may be the most over-analyzed, wistful rubbish you ever read

‘Swirling round with this familiar parable. Spinning, weaving round each new experience.’ Tool - Parabola ... GENESIS 㢮,000 Days in the fire is long enough... You’re going home.’ So reads the ...

Pros: Unique packaging, fabulous lyrics, and a few really good songs
Cons: Erratic beats and repetative notes could drive me into homicidal rage

With the right Tool... 10000 Days (Cd) Recently, I have put forth a real effort in my life to further explore Music in all it's glorious variety. This is a trip I've taken many times in my life, although each trip has taken a different path. "Metal" ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: 10,000 Days just isn't long enough

It's been a long wait, and we've all been patiently waiting. 5 years is a long time for any band, let alone Tool, who has given us some of (the, really) best music for the last 16 years (They started back in 1990. Aren't you impressed with my math ...

Pros: The "Wings" series, "Right In Two" and "Rosetta Stoned."
Cons: Weak lyrics, reused music, some annoying vocal work.

We all know about Tool. Whatever corner of the globe you live on, chances are you've seen everyone from pre-teens to middle aged men walking around with one of Tool's ominous logos on their t-shirts. They've been called the saving grace of prog-metal, ...

Pros: Production, musicianship, artwork, lyrics
Cons: Poor interludes, some songs are too long

I, among many others, was anticipating the release of Tool’s new album. I made sure I didn’t set my expectations too high, but then again, I just wanted something new and would have been happy with anything. For those who haven’t been ...

Pros: -Pristine artwork
-Great tunes
Cons: -Too much "filler"

After 5 years and dealing with some very inpatient fans, TOOL has finally come out with a follow-up to their 2001 hit, Lateralus. The album sold over 2 million copies along with the rest of their albums who have respectively sold over a million ...

Pros: the title track, musicianship
Cons: cohesion

Tool has always been somewhat of an enigma in the market of "metal" and "hard rock." Their introspective, gloomy lyrics have always been interspersed with subtle humor and clever sarcasm, and their musicianship is on par with some of the rock greats of ...

Pros: Full, potent, saturating, epic release by on the the best bands ever.
Cons: 'Lost Keys' seems a lazy alternative to a set of powerful lyrics.

Tool's latest release, 10,000 Days, is certainly an awesome piece of art. Its a long, intense, emotive album that evokes sensibility, and a sympathy towards the world's current oppression, and of course, if you're a lyrics reader, the band and ...

Pros: Clean sounding, return to form, and long-playing1
Cons: Could have taken a wider approach to new territory.

Rewind to 2001, and the phenomenal release of Lateralus, which was the first album from Tool that I’d ever heard, and an album that almost made me come after the first half of the album was over. I’m being figurative here, but I would definitely ...

Pros: Heavy, intelligent, takes you on a musical journey...
Cons: Which can be a bit too long, dragging some tracks down.

Tool sometimes leaves me scratching my head, especially with this album. While the title of my review pretty much sums it up, I still find myself confused. With the surprising lack of press and hype for this album, one would think that the members ...