Hey Everyone! I have started a new channel called "Roar!" where I take on challenges and push myself out of my comfort zone. You can check it out here: th-cam.com/users/roarrawr
Most of us Die Hard tool fans see the word tool in a TH-cam video we click no matter what the best ones are watching black people react to Tool because I so far I have seen that most reaction videos by the middle or even before the middle of the video whoever is doing the reaction instantly loves tool and seeing people that listen to a primarily hip-hop R&B type music (not just assuming that by the way this is what they say in their videos) like tool a great amount I think it's pretty cool that no matter who a person is people can still tell what good music is no matter what kind the music is
Scott Lefaivre The Hiphop/Rap fans appreciate good lyrics and Maynard is the best of the best when it comes to lyrics. Black Rap/Hiphop fans seem to also appreciate good instrumentals. It’s like it’s in their blood with so many generations of blues and Jazz.
you should have just stopped after "simple man".... we know.... we know it takes a simple man to copy paste a comment that has been used THOUSANDS of times on youtube
That box analogy describes Parabol perfectly. It's about being "trapped" in a body. And when it switches to Parabola, as you said it's like braking out of that box, and that's exactly what they are intentionally trying to convey.
@@6chhelipilot Fucking a baby back into a womb, thereby completing the perfect circle? EDIT: Reading that back, poor choice of words if you only read the first 3...
Parabol is 2D. It involves the x and y axis. Parabola is 3D. It involves the x, y and z axis. You cannot draw a parabola technically, but you can see it everywhere. It's a bit of math, with a really cool message of expansion and adding a layer/dimension to make something existing into something totally new.
I saw Tool live last week for the first time after being a fan since the 90s. It was life altering. Such an increadible experience. Thank you for reacting to Tool!
@@SwitchedOn exactly..I've been a Tool fan for 26 years so you can imagine my long term suffering not having a new album for 13 years. Although Opiate ep and Undertow album are my favorites so I've been occupied with those. Lol. Glad you're enjoying Tool
This song has always had an additional meaning to me as someone who has lived with severe chronic pain and a wrecked back for 22 years (since I was 19). "This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality. Embrace this moment, remember we are eternal all this pain is an illusion.
If I remember right, Maynard stays in the dark because the lights give him headaches... and he also disagrees with the concept of a "frontman", and feels that the other band members should share an equal role, which is why he is usually positioned alongside the drums.
True, although in the early days he certainly didn't start out that way. On the Undertow and Aenima gigs he was way more traditional " front and centre ". The current stance adds more to the atmosphere, but doesn't improve the clarity any.
He doesn’t disagree with the idea of a frontman, but he’s not Tool’s frontman. Tool is Adam Jones’ band, and A Perfect Circle is Billy Howerdel’s band. Puscifer is Maynard’s though, and he’s front and center every show.
His stage designer said the shadows are for Maynard because he finds it hard to recreate the emotions for the audience that it took to write such personal and difficult songs with a huge light shining in his face. I can give links if you'd like to proof. Danny Adam and Justin don't need him to stand in the dark so they can get the attention. Lol don't insult them! Theyre such good musicians they have the ability to steal the show from Maynard, easily. In fact when I started listening to Tool I wasn't really impressed by Maynard, but I listened to a second song because of the complexity of the music not so much the singer. I've grown to love Maynards voice though over the years don't get me wrong but anyway.... That's why the set designer says Maynard stands in the shadows his songs are so personal and he's shy.
I saw Tool for the first time in the mid-90s--not the original Aenima tour but a year or two later--and Maynard spent the whole set mostly in darkness, his back to the audience the entire time. I saw A Perfect Circle open for Nine Inch Nails a couple years later and Maynard spent half the set chatting casually to the audience between songs, sharing nonsense trivia like his waistband size. The juxtaposition was really weird.
I saw A Perfect Circle with my sister some years back and he literally spent the entire show behind a sheer black curtain. Didn't bother us, but there he was. :)
I read that the lights bother him. Gives him vertigo. His mic stand position tells the light folks what show to stick to. That and he doesn't like being a "front man".
They are (at least Maynard and Danny) dressed as members of Led Zeppelin so Robert Plant and John Bonham, probably due to them covering No Quarter. Great video!
Adam was dressed as Jimmy Page with bellbottoms when they opened with No Quarter, but he took them off shortly after , Justin was dressed up for a short time as well.
I was at this show. Yes they were dressed like Led Zeppelin. Yes they opened with No Quarter. Yes it was Halloween. Fucking hell of a show. The only one they played in 2015, and the first time they played any new material (part of Descending).
can confirm.Many an occasion have i hypothesized that Danny Carrey has 6 hands,4 feet, and is able to maintain multiple technical drum beats all with different time signatures.If anyone were meant to do anything'danny was born throck the drums
@@Dunkelelf3 I’m seriously enamored with playing the drums, but have a remodeling business. No time. But when I can get a little throne time in, I’m watching videos of Danny saying “now how the hell did he do that?” 41 year old rookie drummer goals. #1 favorite drummer happens to be in my favorite band.
Saw them last month. Took my 16 year old son to his first concert...it was Tool. You are welcome son. He was mesmerized by them. When they did this song, and he hits that G note.....the whole crowd screamed with him...it was pure electricity
Sounds a lot like he did in LA Oct 2019, a bit hit and miss. Saw them Feb 2020 in Sydney and he (and the band) were pretty well perfect. Best I’ve heard them in fact.
I was there; their whole set seemed not bad, just loose. Primus had just warmed everybody up. Or rather, melted everybody's minds. It was Tool's only show that entire year. It was an enjoyable and rare mood for one of their shows.
This reminds of how I felt when I first listened to the Lateralus album. The music was so dark, and trippy, and then maynard's distant vocals hit, and it was like he was whispering into my ears. I cant explain it, but it was one of the most soul-touching experiences in my life. Lateralus is my favourite album of all time.
I find maynards vocals remind me of Gregorian chant in some instances, the undulating deep vocals that seem to blend one word into another. its quite mesmerizing
@@pvrhye Urgh, no it's not. Old religious music, as in, Gregorian Chant, is modal, which is the opposite of chromatic. As an example of a modal song, Scarborough Fair, Dorian mode, starting on D, with a natural 6th, 3rd, 7th. Maynard often uses modal inflections in his voice, and tends to sing with melismatic and loose phrases, much like Gregorian chant, as the initial commenter says. Additionally, he tends to focus around a limited number of notes, and rotate and decorate around those notes, much like Indian Classical Music singers. It has the effect of forming a subliminal drone of sorts, which itself has religious/mystical connotations. In most cases, Maynard's singing style is extremely diatonic/modal, and Gregorian chant is certainly not chromatic, so you are wrong on two fronts...Sorry, but as a musician, I had to reply to your misinformed comment.
All their music is amazing, but the message and power in these 2 songs is insane. Saw them play this live 10 days or so ago and it was unreal. mid 50's and these guys still rule. It makes no sense really
Maynard is one of the few who can bring the ethereal down to us and turn it visceral. He manages to mix it with pain, longing, and happiness in a way that we can understand. Definitely one of my favorite songs
"Embrace this moment, remember, we are eternal, all this pain is an illusion" Man that gets me every time, gives the willies and goosebumps. One of my favorite Maynard lyrics and hes got some doozies :) Thanks for doing more TOOL Beth!!!
Beth does Tool - instant like!!! I got to see Tool at Nationwide Arena back in like... 2006 in Columbus, OH. Absolutely incredible experience. Best part was screaming along with 15k of my now closest friends to Stinkfist.
Man 06 was the first time I saw them. Went on a family vacation and made my aunt move the days. Landed back in New York bought some K and weed. Went to the arena. I'll never forget the rumble of Adams feed back shaking the entire building while I stumbled from the bathroom back to my seat after a bump of K. So glad I saw them back then. Wish I saw them in 02 but I was too young. :/
I was at this concert! It was the only show they played that year and it was in AZ on Halloween night! They all came out dressed as Led Zeppelin and started the show by playing their cover of “No Quarter” for the first time in over a decade. IT WAS AMAZING.
This is my favorite song/songs from Tool ever. I feel like it is a contrast between feeling trapped and helpless and the feeling of breaking free. So I agree with that analysis.
This is my favorite song from Tool too equally with 10000 Days Wings For Marie pt.2 but also my favorites are: Opiate Reflection Hooker With A Penis Ænima Eulogy Forty Six&2 Vicarious Jambi Right In Two 7empest Descending Invincible
@@God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd he doesnt even stop singing if i remember right, security comes up behind him and if you didnt see it you wouldn't know it even happened
@@God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd yup, someone got past security and onto the stage, Maynard hip-tossed him then sat on his back with the mic cord around his neck for the remainder of the song. When asked about it in an interview he said "well.. it was my stage."
What I love about all the different Vocal Coach reaction videos on TH-cam, is that after decades of "yuck metal music", finally these amazing vocalists get the recognition they deserve. What us "weird kids, wearing heavy metal band shirts" knew all this time.... 😁👍
Love Beth. Love Tool. Not the best performance (by Maynard) here though. Doesn't do justice to the studio version. In any case, loved the breakdown, Beth. Amazing job as always. Such a fountain of knowledge.
One of the best voices ever. My mom was classically trained opera singer and his voice would have knocked her sideways. She'd just probably have given up singing, she'd be so amazed. Just stunning.
Tool used to be my go-to when I was depressed in high school (I used to call it "being on the Planet", and the planet was a desolate kind of moonscape, that's how I felt in my head.) And Tool just sounded like that to me. Such awesome musicianship and I'm grateful to them for helping me out many times.
Beth when you said it felt like being trapped in a box, you were so close! Lyrics for Parabol (Parabola varies slightly) "So familiar and overwhelmingly warm This one, this form I hold now. Embracing you, this reality here This one, this form I hold now, so Wide eyed and hopeful. Wide eyed and hopefully wild. We barely remember what came before this precious moment Choosing to be here right now. Hold on, stay inside... This body holding me, reminding me that I am not alone in This body makes me feel eternal. All this pain is an illusion." I always took it as he's speaking about being a soul/light being trapped by the mortal body but knowing the greater potential of the soul source. Sort of like reincarnation.
Whoever submitted this chose the wrong video to begin with. Maynard did not sing super well. He struggled a lot. He's changed the way he sings certain songs now. The Pot for example is done in Drop C so he can reach the notes.
If you haven't already. He has a song called Judith with his other band A Perfect Circle. And then 10,000 days is a must watch live or just album wise.
I live in Louisville Kentucky, they came to the Yum! Center two weeks ago and got to see them live. I cried when they played this, it felt like a definitive spiritual moment at this concert. The sound of the crowd, Maynard and the rest of the band playing their best hits plus some new songs, I literally felt like I was in church.
Okay, okay. I go out of my self imposed exile just to write that these videos by you, Ms Beth Roars, are quite the gift. Thanks a lot for putting the time into these, and making them live online on here. This is beautiful.
Tool is as much a band about vocals and lyrics as it is the music. You could be an expert in any one of the 4 members skill and be able to analyze it in so many ways. Each one of these guys are masters of what they do
Long Tool Songs = More Beth. Great formula! React to “Passenger” by Deftones featuring Maynard you’ll love the contrasting vocals Beth and us, your subs, we’ll love you more too. Fin.
😂😂 DC stache was only because they probably did No Quarter and so he's dressed like John Bonham. Danny Carey and John Bonham best drummers ever. Thank you for doing more Tool! You should do a reaction to Tools new songs Descending and Invincible that would be awesome. Keep up the good work here.
Hey Sara, somehow our conversation got buried and I haven't been able to reply directly to your question. I feel like I should be understanding what you asked, but I' afraid I don't follow. The Adi turquoise print?
@@14yeartwitch14 oh no worries it's not a big deal. I don't remember why I asked if you had or have seen the Adi Granov print. I would show you a picture of the one I have hanging on my wall but I can't via this format. You can look it up on ebay or type it in to Google something should pop up. Adi does some of the artwork for Tool posters from time to time.
My favourite Tool song(s). Love experiencing them through your thoughts. EDIT: Ooohhh but Lateralus though... gotta love that Fibonacci sequence. Too many favourites!!!
All positive thoughts...But the Fibonacci sequence is in everything. Person, place, or thing, it can be found. To subject the song to intentional use of the sequence, is ignorant of the math itself. Keenan has repeatedly opened up on the fact that the band did not seek out to match the sequence. In any other song, by any artist, the sequence can be present. Hell, it's even in the symmetrical alignment of your face. I think you should listen to the lyrics of laturalus, my guy.
@@kaleb.metzger As I said, Lateralus is my favourite Tool song, so I can confidently say I've listened to the lyrics a few thousand times. And yes - the Fibonacci sequence is in everything. But the song is known for being linked to the sequence whether MJK and Co. planned it or not. Also, not sure if you can begin a comment claiming to have positive thoughts and then use the word "ignorant." But thank you for your response anyway.
Some Tool fans keep submitting the wrong videos. You can't see him, the sound was bad, he made mistakes. And the last one was the album version with reverb and such, just to make it sound like it was live and match it to the video. Please, people, submit proper videos so we can actually learn something and also not scare people off from listening to Tool. I'm gonna have to sign up and submit myself one day, for sure.
You're never going to see him unless it's an old video from the Opiate/Sober days. He purposefully keeps himself in the background with his rack of processors & effects. He says it's to make the listener experience the whole band as opposed to focusing on the ego of the singer always being up front as with most bands. I believe this practice started prior to the Ænima tour.
One of my favorite songs by tool it's kind of impressive that you were able to understand straight away the general feelings that the music was conveying. This is one of my all time favorite songs by them good job!
so good!!!!! would love it if you shed some light on Arcane Roots!!! Andrew the singer is amazingly skilled!!!! check out "if Nothing Breaks, Nothing Moves" or "Leaving"
Ok, finished the video now. You'd probably want to have a listen to the studio version too, where the vocals are actually audible throughout the entire song.
"He's always hiding" aside from the fan speculation that surrounds Tool, one of their early plans was to keep their egos out of the band. The only "official" video you can even see flashes of their faces in is the very first mtv video they put out. Maynard never sought to take the limelight from the band, which seems to end up screwing up lots of bands chemistry and leading to break ups. It's basically a beautiful art project, and if you're a fan, long delays for great art are worth the wait.
Saw this set live in Jacksonville. During Rockville. I love this song. When he raises the word "Holy" and draws out the word I get chills. It's hard not to sing along with him. Been a Tool fan since I was 5 years old. Then he hits the word "Alive" with so much conviction and desparation in his tone. Again, another fun word to sing along in that moment. Danny Carey on the drums stole much of the show though. I like that he lingers in the shadows and places the spotlight on his musicians. Adam Jones is also an excellent guitarist. Justin Chancellor on bass gives them a quietly deep dark undertone as well. Great band for sure.
@@gunnar368 range and versatility....1000%, the dude can do full on opera, to guttural growls and screeches (The Darkness video game) and everything in between. you can see about the full range just in his Mr Bungle portfolio
Exactly, Ashes to Ashes for me as well, this one I think is regarded the best live version th-cam.com/video/e2U4m1RmoK8/w-d-xo.html Mike never half-asses it.
Who else was pumped for 'Ticks & Leeches' at the end only to remember this was a reaction vid? Awesome vid, Beth! I love how well you explain vocals in your analysis of songs!
Was this at MSG during Halloween? If it was the lateralus tour I was there haha. They had naked contortionists hanging by ropes upside down by their ankles and we're wriggling their bodies to the music. Maynard was singing in the back but he came out also and talked to everyone. Was my second concert and I will NEVER forget it!
Hey Everyone! I have started a new channel called "Roar!" where I take on challenges and push myself out of my comfort zone.
You can check it out here: th-cam.com/users/roarrawr
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I am a simple man-- I see Tool-- I click.
I know right
Most of us Die Hard tool fans see the word tool in a TH-cam video we click no matter what the best ones are watching black people react to Tool because I so far I have seen that most reaction videos by the middle or even before the middle of the video whoever is doing the reaction instantly loves tool and seeing people that listen to a primarily hip-hop R&B type music (not just assuming that by the way this is what they say in their videos) like tool a great amount I think it's pretty cool that no matter who a person is people can still tell what good music is no matter what kind the music is
I am a complex man. I do the same
Scott Lefaivre The Hiphop/Rap fans appreciate good lyrics and Maynard is the best of the best when it comes to lyrics. Black Rap/Hiphop fans seem to also appreciate good instrumentals. It’s like it’s in their blood with so many generations of blues and Jazz.
you should have just stopped after "simple man".... we know.... we know it takes a simple man to copy paste a comment that has been used THOUSANDS of times on youtube
That box analogy describes Parabol perfectly. It's about being "trapped" in a body. And when it switches to Parabola, as you said it's like braking out of that box, and that's exactly what they are intentionally trying to convey.
Parabol is the womb. Parabola is birth.
@@draxthemsklonst So, what's Parabolica?
@@6chhelipilot Fucking a baby back into a womb, thereby completing the perfect circle?
EDIT: Reading that back, poor choice of words if you only read the first 3...
Parabol is 2D. It involves the x and y axis. Parabola is 3D. It involves the x, y and z axis. You cannot draw a parabola technically, but you can see it everywhere. It's a bit of math, with a really cool message of expansion and adding a layer/dimension to make something existing into something totally new.
@Gromph Baenre break out of that box, out that box inside another box and mail it to yourself, and when it arrives smash it with a hammer
I saw Tool live last week for the first time after being a fan since the 90s. It was life altering. Such an increadible experience. Thank you for reacting to Tool!
I'm seeing them for my first time as well in a month, so insanely hyped
Seeing them headline Download Festival in 3 weeks! Way too excited
It truly was a fantastic show. Maynard let us film Stinkfist which was their last song...I can upload it if you are interested in watching it 😀
@@ultrasonic6i was there! And they played parabol and parabola as well.
@@austinummel6367 it was so fucking good. One check off of my bucket list!
Hands down the most important rock band of my generation. The message could not be more profound and universal.
You got me into TOOL Beth!!!! Now all I listen to is them, so I thank you so much! Cant wait to watch this one.
SwitchedOn Welcome the the tool rabbit hole !
@@gavinvalentine6270 Enjoying every second!
Enjoy the ride and spiral out!
@@sarahp8058 I can get to be excited for the new album for a short while now whilst all the long term fans have suffered for so many years lol
@@SwitchedOn exactly..I've been a Tool fan for 26 years so you can imagine my long term suffering not having a new album for 13 years. Although Opiate ep and Undertow album are my favorites so I've been occupied with those. Lol. Glad you're enjoying Tool
The transition from Parabol to Parabola is really one of the greatest of all time! That's all there is to it.
The Patient (off the same album) really displays more of Maynard’s amazing vocals. Enjoying your videos, keep up the great work!
Daniel Rodriguez Both great songs, can’t beat Rosetta Stoned in my opinion my fave ;)
MockingBunny321 B too damn many favs!!
TigersTalons lol
Still one of my favourites to this day. That riff is hypnotic too.
A.D Swing Damn right
This song has always had an additional meaning to me as someone who has lived with severe chronic pain and a wrecked back for 22 years (since I was 19).
"This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality. Embrace this moment, remember we are eternal all this pain is an illusion.
I would definitely watch if you do a second reaction / review of the Album versions of these 2 songs :D Please do that :D
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yeah some of these live versions are recorded with phones and his voice is really quiet in them
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If I remember right, Maynard stays in the dark because the lights give him headaches... and he also disagrees with the concept of a "frontman", and feels that the other band members should share an equal role, which is why he is usually positioned alongside the drums.
True, although in the early days he certainly didn't start out that way. On the Undertow and Aenima gigs he was way more traditional " front and centre ". The current stance adds more to the atmosphere, but doesn't improve the clarity any.
He doesn’t disagree with the idea of a frontman, but he’s not Tool’s frontman. Tool is Adam Jones’ band, and A Perfect Circle is Billy Howerdel’s band. Puscifer is Maynard’s though, and he’s front and center every show.
His stage designer said the shadows are for Maynard because he finds it hard to recreate the emotions for the audience that it took to write such personal and difficult songs with a huge light shining in his face. I can give links if you'd like to proof. Danny Adam and Justin don't need him to stand in the dark so they can get the attention. Lol don't insult them! Theyre such good musicians they have the ability to steal the show from Maynard, easily. In fact when I started listening to Tool I wasn't really impressed by Maynard, but I listened to a second song because of the complexity of the music not so much the singer. I've grown to love Maynards voice though over the years don't get me wrong but anyway.... That's why the set designer says Maynard stands in the shadows his songs are so personal and he's shy.
As a younger performer he also suffered from stage fright
@@FairsleyDifference great perspective. Thank you.
They're in Led Zeppelin costumes here I believe, because they started the set with a cover of one of their songs
Indeed they did, the song they covered was "No Quarter" :)
Best cover of all time!
oh man, the No Quarter cover?
Yes!
@@CrimsonViper38 Not from the same show, but here's a good performance of it :)
th-cam.com/video/REPt1dkOjW0/w-d-xo.html
“He’s always hiding.” 😂
Edit: He was Sia before Sia.
I saw Tool for the first time in the mid-90s--not the original Aenima tour but a year or two later--and Maynard spent the whole set mostly in darkness, his back to the audience the entire time. I saw A Perfect Circle open for Nine Inch Nails a couple years later and Maynard spent half the set chatting casually to the audience between songs, sharing nonsense trivia like his waistband size. The juxtaposition was really weird.
He suffered from serious stage fright, not sure if he still does. That was his reasoning for “hiding”
I saw A Perfect Circle with my sister some years back and he literally spent the entire show behind a sheer black curtain. Didn't bother us, but there he was. :)
I read that the lights bother him. Gives him vertigo. His mic stand position tells the light folks what show to stick to. That and he doesn't like being a "front man".
Miss G hmmm. Interesting. Hadn’t heard about the light thing.
They are (at least Maynard and Danny) dressed as members of Led Zeppelin so Robert Plant and John Bonham, probably due to them covering No Quarter. Great video!
Adam was dressed as Jimmy Page with bellbottoms when they opened with No Quarter, but he took them off shortly after , Justin was dressed up for a short time as well.
I was at this show. Yes they were dressed like Led Zeppelin. Yes they opened with No Quarter. Yes it was Halloween. Fucking hell of a show. The only one they played in 2015, and the first time they played any new material (part of Descending).
Cool, because I was like "what the heck is Mike Portnoy doing here and why does he play so consistently?"
It was Halloween. As stated above, which I didn't read until too late.
Frosty Jim they've been playing parts of descending long before 2015.
Danny Carrey is an absoloute beast on the drums though!
can confirm.Many an occasion have i hypothesized that Danny Carrey has 6 hands,4 feet, and is able to maintain multiple technical drum beats all with different time signatures.If anyone were meant to do anything'danny was born throck the drums
He's like a heavier Neil Peart.
The only other person I currently put up there with Carrey is Aaron Kitcher from Infant Annihilator.
@@michaelmorgan7385 yeah. like he literally plays 3 polyrhythms at once. danny is a beast.
@@Dunkelelf3 I’m seriously enamored with playing the drums, but have a remodeling business. No time. But when I can get a little throne time in, I’m watching videos of Danny saying “now how the hell did he do that?” 41 year old rookie drummer goals. #1 favorite drummer happens to be in my favorite band.
Saw them last month. Took my 16 year old son to his first concert...it was Tool. You are welcome son. He was mesmerized by them. When they did this song, and he hits that G note.....the whole crowd screamed with him...it was pure electricity
I love how your reaction videos have turned into Tool fandom. Cheers from Finland, Beth.
This is actually a bad Maynard performance. And it's still great
Sounds a lot like he did in LA Oct 2019, a bit hit and miss. Saw them Feb 2020 in Sydney and he (and the band) were pretty well perfect. Best I’ve heard them in fact.
Yeah it’s a weird choice because there’s so much distortion to his voice applied here and very half hearted compared to the album version.
nah. just a shit mix and recording.
I wouldn't say it's bad, it just has a bad recording.
I was there; their whole set seemed not bad, just loose. Primus had just warmed everybody up. Or rather, melted everybody's minds. It was Tool's only show that entire year. It was an enjoyable and rare mood for one of their shows.
Beth, if u love his vocal range try listening to the album version of these 2 songs
Just masterpieces the 2 of them
Keep up the great work
Same with wings of Marie and 10,000 days. TBH everything Maynard does I'm a fan of From Tool to APC to Puscifer, His wine
@@Synfuls just had his wine it's actually not bad
Oi even better, if you love his vocal range, check out Mike Patton who is known to have the widest vocal range ever.
This reminds of how I felt when I first listened to the Lateralus album. The music was so dark, and trippy, and then maynard's distant vocals hit, and it was like he was whispering into my ears. I cant explain it, but it was one of the most soul-touching experiences in my life. Lateralus is my favourite album of all time.
I find maynards vocals remind me of Gregorian chant in some instances, the undulating deep vocals that seem to blend one word into another. its quite mesmerizing
YESSS
Old religious music is very chromatic which is probably why you feel that way.
Yes, especially parabola reminds me of certain church music- perhaps Gregorian age as you suggest.
@@pvrhye Urgh, no it's not. Old religious music, as in, Gregorian Chant, is modal, which is the opposite of chromatic. As an example of a modal song, Scarborough Fair, Dorian mode, starting on D, with a natural 6th, 3rd, 7th.
Maynard often uses modal inflections in his voice, and tends to sing with melismatic and loose phrases, much like Gregorian chant, as the initial commenter says. Additionally, he tends to focus around a limited number of notes, and rotate and decorate around those notes, much like Indian Classical Music singers. It has the effect of forming a subliminal drone of sorts, which itself has religious/mystical connotations.
In most cases, Maynard's singing style is extremely diatonic/modal, and Gregorian chant is certainly not chromatic, so you are wrong on two fronts...Sorry, but as a musician, I had to reply to your misinformed comment.
As not a musician, modal was the word I was looking for :)
“He just kind of made it into a shout, which is so expressive and a really great TOOL™”
I’ll show myself out
Hahaha!!
Instant goosebumps with the first guitar note.
A Perfect Circle - Feathers
Such a beautiful performance
All their music is amazing, but the message and power in these 2 songs is insane.
Saw them play this live 10 days or so ago and it was unreal. mid 50's and these guys still rule. It
makes no sense really
I saw them in KY, brother. Honestly unreal.
labgnat Yes, “ no sense”; we transcend the senses, and we transcend the body into the realm of pure consciousness
@@SunlessComa4614 Everybody around me was sitting except for Stinkfist, I was fine with this as a drummer, though.
I would watch a whole channel with Beth Roars describing Maynards vocals from Tool, Puscifer & A Perfect Circle.
Maynard is one of the few who can bring the ethereal down to us and turn it visceral. He manages to mix it with pain, longing, and happiness in a way that we can understand. Definitely one of my favorite songs
“This one this form I hold Justin.” 😂
Lol I feel like Justin fucked up end he called him out
What made it even funnier was Beth didn’t notice. (Of course not if she’s never heard the song before.)
"Embrace this moment, remember, we are eternal, all this pain is an illusion" Man that gets me every time, gives the willies and goosebumps. One of my favorite Maynard lyrics and hes got some doozies :) Thanks for doing more TOOL Beth!!!
Beth does Tool - instant like!!!
I got to see Tool at Nationwide Arena back in like... 2006 in Columbus, OH. Absolutely incredible experience. Best part was screaming along with 15k of my now closest friends to Stinkfist.
I was there too!
Man 06 was the first time I saw them. Went on a family vacation and made my aunt move the days. Landed back in New York bought some K and weed. Went to the arena. I'll never forget the rumble of Adams feed back shaking the entire building while I stumbled from the bathroom back to my seat after a bump of K. So glad I saw them back then. Wish I saw them in 02 but I was too young. :/
Thinking Danny Carey is in his best John Bonham attire lol.
Beth: Funny moustaches
John: Am I a joke to you?
I was there, they were all dressed in costumes of Led Zeppelin and they opened with No Quarter.
@@poetjust9733 Very jealous. One of my favs since they first came on the scene and I've yet to see them live.
Stash tacious
You definitely have to listen to the toolalbum version songs
I was at this concert! It was the only show they played that year and it was in AZ on Halloween night! They all came out dressed as Led Zeppelin and started the show by playing their cover of “No Quarter” for the first time in over a decade. IT WAS AMAZING.
This is my favorite song/songs from Tool ever.
I feel like it is a contrast between feeling trapped and helpless and the feeling of breaking free. So I agree with that analysis.
RL Fiar it’s about sex
This is my favorite song from Tool too equally with 10000 Days Wings For Marie pt.2 but also my favorites are:
Opiate
Reflection
Hooker With A Penis
Ænima
Eulogy
Forty Six&2
Vicarious
Jambi
Right In Two
7empest
Descending
Invincible
"... A kind of dream, but edging into a bad dream... " Perfect.
Can u react to the version of push it where Maynard lays some dude out and chokes him with the mic cord for 15 minutes lol
joshua lynn lmao i had no idea he did that but this comment made my year
🤣😂🤣 Yes please Beth!?
Yes! This one Beth!
@@God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd he doesnt even stop singing if i remember right, security comes up behind him and if you didnt see it you wouldn't know it even happened
@@God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd yup, someone got past security and onto the stage, Maynard hip-tossed him then sat on his back with the mic cord around his neck for the remainder of the song. When asked about it in an interview he said "well.. it was my stage."
What I love about all the different Vocal Coach reaction videos on TH-cam, is that after decades of "yuck metal music", finally these amazing vocalists get the recognition they deserve.
What us "weird kids, wearing heavy metal band shirts" knew all this time.... 😁👍
So true
PLEASE listen to “Passenger” by Deaftones ft Maynard!!!
Yes this! Fucking this!
Absolutely!! Its a collab with Maynard and Chino form Deftones. Fans of both bands consider it one of their best offerings.
He makes chino sound like trash and chino has a beautiful voice so.
Deftones
My most favorite of all the songs...ever...
Just saw this live last week in st.louis. Maynard sounds so good 😊 makes my heart happy
Love Beth. Love Tool. Not the best performance (by Maynard) here though. Doesn't do justice to the studio version.
In any case, loved the breakdown, Beth. Amazing job as always. Such a fountain of knowledge.
Gary Adams I thought exactly the same thing. Not Maynard’s best here. I’ve seen them live half a dozen times, and he’s usually a lot cleaner.
One of the best voices ever. My mom was classically trained opera singer and his voice would have knocked her sideways. She'd just probably have given up singing, she'd be so amazed. Just stunning.
Do the studio version of tool always because live versions are usually recorded on someone's phone
And their phones always suck.
'Schism' was always my favourite from the album.
same
It's everyone's favourite.
Schism is one of my favourite all time songs of all time!
Lessee, there's that, Paranoid Android, To live is to Die, The Warmth... It's a short list.
Nah, good song. But worst on the album
@@markmay7821 Stating your opinion does not make it fact. As much as you would like it to be the case.
I love watching her try to describe the feeling tool gives
"like a dream that's almost sad"
great description
Tool used to be my go-to when I was depressed in high school (I used to call it "being on the Planet", and the planet was a desolate kind of moonscape, that's how I felt in my head.) And Tool just sounded like that to me. Such awesome musicianship and I'm grateful to them for helping me out many times.
Beth when you said it felt like being trapped in a box, you were so close! Lyrics for Parabol (Parabola varies slightly)
"So familiar and overwhelmingly warm
This one, this form I hold now.
Embracing you, this reality here
This one, this form I hold now, so
Wide eyed and hopeful.
Wide eyed and hopefully wild.
We barely remember what came before this precious moment
Choosing to be here right now. Hold on, stay inside...
This body holding me, reminding me that I am not alone in
This body makes me feel eternal. All this pain is an illusion."
I always took it as he's speaking about being a soul/light being trapped by the mortal body but knowing the greater potential of the soul source. Sort of like reincarnation.
'Feeling like you're trapped in a dream but it's on the edge of a bad dream' is one of the single best descriptions of Tool's music I've ever heard.
Whoever submitted this chose the wrong video to begin with. Maynard did not sing super well. He struggled a lot. He's changed the way he sings certain songs now. The Pot for example is done in Drop C so he can reach the notes.
Hearing Tool for the first time is a life altering experience, you will never be the same, it's a beautiful thing
You have to react to H. From
"Tool - Live · Sacramento, CA · 8/26/1998 [HD] [Remastered]"
My favorite Tool song!
+1
That was a really specific take
I cry every time I hear this in concert. I get chills. This is the song that made love Tool.
If you haven't already. He has a song called Judith with his other band A Perfect Circle. And then 10,000 days is a must watch live or just album wise.
I live in Louisville Kentucky, they came to the Yum! Center two weeks ago and got to see them live. I cried when they played this, it felt like a definitive spiritual moment at this concert. The sound of the crowd, Maynard and the rest of the band playing their best hits plus some new songs, I literally felt like I was in church.
Welcome to Tool Beth xD
If you listen to the new album, you gonna get blown away by the vocals.
Lol because they blow away so quickly you’ll miss it if you’re not paying attention.
Okay, okay. I go out of my self imposed exile just to write that these videos by you, Ms Beth Roars, are quite the gift.
Thanks a lot for putting the time into these, and making them live online on here. This is beautiful.
“In a dream, but you’re edging onto a bad dream. Like you can see a bad thing but you can’t quite touch it. Oozy emotional.”
You get it.
Beth is awesome...love the analysis and just about everything she does...what a find. So excited. Keep the Tool commentary coming. You rock!
They are dressed as Led Zepplin. This was on HALLOWEEN. I was there
Tool is as much a band about vocals and lyrics as it is the music. You could be an expert in any one of the 4 members skill and be able to analyze it in so many ways. Each one of these guys are masters of what they do
Long Tool Songs = More Beth. Great formula! React to “Passenger” by Deftones featuring Maynard you’ll love the contrasting vocals Beth and us, your subs, we’ll love you more too. Fin.
I hope she doesnt react to the live version. The one time they actually did it, chino sounded like shit cuz he was drunk as fuck
Yes. Definitely not live
You're the GOAT for doing these songs!! Thank you so much!!
I like the messy Beth look, especially for Tool.
Ok
I was at this show, Halloween night 2015. Came out dressed as Led Zeppelin and opened with No Quarter. Best night of my life
😂😂 DC stache was only because they probably did No Quarter and so he's dressed like John Bonham. Danny Carey and John Bonham best drummers ever. Thank you for doing more Tool! You should do a reaction to Tools new songs Descending and Invincible that would be awesome. Keep up the good work here.
Use the Justin Rucker videos!
And it was Halloween.
Hey Sara, somehow our conversation got buried and I haven't been able to reply directly to your question. I feel like I should be understanding what you asked, but I' afraid I don't follow. The Adi turquoise print?
@@14yeartwitch14 oh no worries it's not a big deal. I don't remember why I asked if you had or have seen the Adi Granov print. I would show you a picture of the one I have hanging on my wall but I can't via this format. You can look it up on ebay or type it in to Google something should pop up. Adi does some of the artwork for Tool posters from time to time.
Words can't describe how beautiful Maynard's singing, when he gets in his zone and takes you there with him
My favourite Tool song(s). Love experiencing them through your thoughts.
EDIT: Ooohhh but Lateralus though... gotta love that Fibonacci sequence. Too many favourites!!!
All positive thoughts...But the Fibonacci sequence is in everything. Person, place, or thing, it can be found. To subject the song to intentional use of the sequence, is ignorant of the math itself. Keenan has repeatedly opened up on the fact that the band did not seek out to match the sequence. In any other song, by any artist, the sequence can be present. Hell, it's even in the symmetrical alignment of your face. I think you should listen to the lyrics of laturalus, my guy.
@@kaleb.metzger As I said, Lateralus is my favourite Tool song, so I can confidently say I've listened to the lyrics a few thousand times. And yes - the Fibonacci sequence is in everything. But the song is known for being linked to the sequence whether MJK and Co. planned it or not. Also, not sure if you can begin a comment claiming to have positive thoughts and then use the word "ignorant." But thank you for your response anyway.
Wow, excellent. I love your analysis and take on Maynard and the tech around his singing and the music. Awesome.
You should react to Rush-YYZ it has really good lyrics
Fusion the best!
la villa strangiato is also great
Lesia Umanets That song has good lyrics too
I really like the vocals on Voice of the Soul by Death
Dude those lyrics are 🔥🔥🔥
I just heard this song before this video. The beginning of Parabol still gives me goosebumps as it did 18 years ago.
"Edging into a bad dream". Nice one :)
Just saw TOOL in Chicago on Sunday and practically jumped out of my skin when they played this. By far my favorite by them. What a show.
You should react to tool part of me live at Chicago open air 2019 it will be your introduction to some real maynard screams
I was at that show. It was Halloween 2015. They came out dressed as Led Zeppelin and played no quarter.
Some Tool fans keep submitting the wrong videos. You can't see him, the sound was bad, he made mistakes. And the last one was the album version with reverb and such, just to make it sound like it was live and match it to the video. Please, people, submit proper videos so we can actually learn something and also not scare people off from listening to Tool.
I'm gonna have to sign up and submit myself one day, for sure.
You're never going to see him unless it's an old video from the Opiate/Sober days. He purposefully keeps himself in the background with his rack of processors & effects. He says it's to make the listener experience the whole band as opposed to focusing on the ego of the singer always being up front as with most bands. I believe this practice started prior to the Ænima tour.
He has stage fright, he stands in the back with no light all the time except the earlier years
One of my favorite songs by tool it's kind of impressive that you were able to understand straight away the general feelings that the music was conveying. This is one of my all time favorite songs by them good job!
so good!!!!! would love it if you shed some light on Arcane Roots!!! Andrew the singer is amazingly skilled!!!! check out "if Nothing Breaks, Nothing Moves" or "Leaving"
More Arcane Roots in general yes pls
I found your channel tonight. Love your choices on music. Tool is one of my fav bands.
You should react to Sweat from their 1992 Philadelphia concert recorded by JC Dobbs.
Clicked like before the video even started! Parabol/Parabola are AMAZING songs. Oh, and I always like your reactions too.
Ok, finished the video now. You'd probably want to have a listen to the studio version too, where the vocals are actually audible throughout the entire song.
Please do something from billy corgan from the smashing pumpkins. I love his voice but others cant stand it, i think that will make for a good video
To be honest, hard to find a good live video of him. Would be cool if she did studio version though.
@@crazyaboutnature check this out th-cam.com/video/6IDz8DLMWOM/w-d-xo.html
I've always thought he sounds like he has a cold. Very nasally.
@@ianundercover6295 That is a good one. I gave it a like a long time ago.
th-cam.com/video/yo8_U2sCA74/w-d-xo.html
That's a good one too.
he doesn't need the spot light. just make masterpieces. well done.
I'd love to see a reaction video to some Type O Negative, thinking Everything Dies. Peter Steele has such an amazing voice.
YES
Maynard sings Parseltoungue. Learned something new today! Thanks Beth!
"He's always hiding" aside from the fan speculation that surrounds Tool, one of their early plans was to keep their egos out of the band. The only "official" video you can even see flashes of their faces in is the very first mtv video they put out.
Maynard never sought to take the limelight from the band, which seems to end up screwing up lots of bands chemistry and leading to break ups. It's basically a beautiful art project, and if you're a fan, long delays for great art are worth the wait.
I was at this show in Tempe, too!
It was the first time they ever played “Descending “!!!!
"....like you'e in a box..
" 😆
Listen again - maybe more like a womb?
Great work @BethRoars!
Saw this set live in Jacksonville. During Rockville. I love this song. When he raises the word "Holy" and draws out the word I get chills. It's hard not to sing along with him. Been a Tool fan since I was 5 years old. Then he hits the word "Alive" with so much conviction and desparation in his tone. Again, another fun word to sing along in that moment. Danny Carey on the drums stole much of the show though. I like that he lingers in the shadows and places the spotlight on his musicians. Adam Jones is also an excellent guitarist. Justin Chancellor on bass gives them a quietly deep dark undertone as well. Great band for sure.
Tempe AZ Holoween, They we’re dressed as Led Zeppelin... opened with No Quarter
I was at that concert. My first tool experience!
Same!
React to Faith No More - midlife crisis (live on leno)
I think that's the best version of it.
Yes, an absolutely “epic” performance. ; ) Mike Patton is one great rock vocalist, nice range and very versatile.
@@gunnar368 range and versatility....1000%, the dude can do full on opera, to guttural growls and screeches (The Darkness video game) and everything in between. you can see about the full range just in his Mr Bungle portfolio
Another vocal coach already did that one... My vote is on Ashes to Ashes
Exactly, Ashes to Ashes for me as well, this one I think is regarded the best live version th-cam.com/video/e2U4m1RmoK8/w-d-xo.html Mike never half-asses it.
Parabol: "So relaxing, but sad...".
Parabola: "AAAAAAAAAAGH".
Neither of them are sad.
I've never seen this live. Its cool they showed the end of the music video here. It's my favorite part of the song and the music video
Guess Tool has a new fan. Tool and A Perfect Circle make other bands sound like beginners!!!
Such an amazing live experience. Seen TOOL six times now. Greatest band in rock n roll history. Just saw them in St Louis. Best show yet🤘🤘
Mike Anderson hey I was there too!! Let’s go blues
Michigander here:). Stayed with my cousin who is a die hard Blues fan. Good luck! I'll be cheering for you guys
Architects // Royal Beggars (Live)
Who else was pumped for 'Ticks & Leeches' at the end only to remember this was a reaction vid?
Awesome vid, Beth! I love how well you explain vocals in your analysis of songs!
Danny is dressed as John Bonham and Maynard as Robert Plant
Wow, did not expect you'd do my favourite Tool song. Good luck with all your ongoing vocal and internet projects Beth, cheers from East Coast Canada!
I clicked on this so fast.
Yeah me too
Was this at MSG during Halloween? If it was the lateralus tour I was there haha. They had naked contortionists hanging by ropes upside down by their ankles and we're wriggling their bodies to the music. Maynard was singing in the back but he came out also and talked to everyone. Was my second concert and I will NEVER forget it!