First Time Reaction | TOOL - "The Pot"
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TOOL - The Pot (Audio):
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I read somewhere the inspiration for The Pot lyrics came from a friend of Maynard's who was in court on drug charges. The judge chastised the man horribly and threw the book at him. Not long after the judge himself was caught partying with illicit drugs and sex workers.
So weird…I heard it partly had to do with his mother and her lawyer…haha funny how people spread different accounts
Yep that's what I heard too. The pot calling the kettle black in the truest sense
Tupac... This song was written following when they arrested and tried Tupac on drug charges. Meynard said it in an interview,
Some said it was also based on prosecution of Protestants on native Americans.
lol all the differing stories...though all with the same themes...abuse of power....hypocrisy....Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I'll always think the whole 10,000 Days album is Justin's personal Magnum Opus.
Aileen, this entire song is a double entendre. You got a lot of it.
Except it is Maynards. It is all about his mom.
@@joejacobsen6822 Sorry, but I disagree that the whole album is about his mom. Right In Two and Rosetta Stoned are clearly not about his mom.
First you said album then song which is it?
@@FallMatic I see how that was confusing. I'll edit that.
My feeling on the album was just a thought. The other part was directed at Aileen.
He went all out on Intension.
I'm so happy you commented on the bass line. Justin Chancellor is a KILLER bassist and the sound he gets from his Wal basses is absolutely insane! I'm not much of a pick player myself but I absolutely love what he does.
"I didn't know he was capable of that." Cue The Grudge. 😁
... and if you want to hear his best scream ever: THE GRUDGE.
this
Ticks and Leeches
One reaction video I watched said the scream in The Grudge was 27 seconds long. Wow!
@@robertgaskell6663 ... check. As my Journey is counting 28y by now i can tell you. Shit get´s deeper and deeper and deeper. A life-must-see!
... and if you want to hear THE best scream ever: THE GRUDGE. Fixed
The thing about Maynard is he mostly sounds completely different on every track. The man of many voices
and he even sounds like a different person in a perfect circle. At least that is what i percieve. He is amazing.
@@achafilms3968 You can still its him by his vocals. There are some songs in tool that sound more like APC style. He is extremely talented though.,
... looking forward to your Tool-Journey. So far i really like your passion and devotion toward the spiraled layers of this realm of spirit, power & vulnerability. Much Love from Germany. KEEP THE FLOW ... peace, S.-)
Yes girl! You are experiencing Tool exactly as you should be. They absolutely envoke all of those emotions and MORE! These guys helped raise me when they first cane out I rocked the first albun so hard while I was in high school and I used to wonder if they sold their soul to the devil because, like you, I've never had a band affect me the same either and how can every song on every album be a BANGER? Talent like theirs is beyond extraordinary. Love this band!
I dare your jaw to not drop when you hear the scream at the end of The Grudge. And yes...it is real.
Based on your reaction to Tool, I would suggest Parabol/Parabola ( together as one song )
"Foot in mouth and head up ass-hole... Whatcha talkin' 'bout?" is one of the coolest lines ever. Talk about calling someone out!
Hello there Aileen! Love your reaction to my favorite Tool song! I subbed your channel and also followed you in TWITCH.
Thank you so much! 🥰
@@AileenSenpai I'm a moderator for 2 people in twitch and TH-cam along with 4 duscords! I will definitely check out your show and spread the word about you!
It's all about the audacity of projection. Great video. :)
Tool Army here, I know you were touched by the song Lateralus, there is another song by Tool that will draw you in, and touch your heart Parabol/ Parabola. This song is about living life, and being Aliiiiiiiiive!
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite tool songs I think he’s just saying whoever made him mad must have been out their mind they pointing at him while eyeball deep in muddy water lol
thanks so much. good to hear others feelings.
Loving your perspective on these amazing songs! Tool Army will be here in full effect I can see your channel blowing up you're a very talented person. Not sure if it's been previously mentioned in the other Tool reviews, but they do have a bunch that are meant to be played together. Parabol/Parabola, Disposition/Reflection/Triad "Aka Holy Trinity" to name a couple.
Also when doing Push It make sure to do the studio/album version first, and then the Live Salival one afterwards as they are both very different sounds.
There is also a chain of songs which have deep meanings towards Maynard and his mother. Starting with "Jimmy" (Maynard was born James Keenan) as an 11yr old boy who's mother suffers a brain aneurysm which leaves her in a wheelchair paralyzed, and his dealing with her continued faith in religion. To "Judith" (Her name was Judith Marie) by Maynards other band A Perfect Circle which depicts him a little older and anger telling her her lord did this to her. The next songs are from the 10,000 Days album which the number is connected roughly to time between her paralysis - death, and also roughly the time of Saturn Ascending (More on this in coming songs). The first is called "Wings for Marie (Part 1) and was written by Maynard before his mother passed, and 10, 000 Days (Wings Pt 2) was written after she died.
Keep em coming the #Toolarmy will be here to support you!
Thank you so much for this info! I appreciate it and your kindness greatly ❤️❤️
In my humble opinion , the best song they've made so far. Vicarious is a close 2nd. Great reaction and break down, young lady. 😁😁😘
The Pot, it’s the gateway drug to Tool!
Great reaction love your analysis of the song. There's no turning back now keep the Tool reactions coming. 🤘🏻
"Get a real job". How mean!!! We love you here🤟🏻
One of my favorite songs.
I am so glad you liked it.
As any sane, thoughtful person will attest, all humans are the same. Completely blows my mind that someone would think more or less of another human based on job or wealth or appearance or anything. Be kind, be loving, be forgiving - we are all in this together.
Well said. Everybody poops. Nobody is that different from anybody else. Eliminate hypocrisy. Live happier.
Tools most explosive song filled with meaning is third eye I can bring tears to your eyes
Your a great reactor for Tool music… you get it!! Welcome to the Army.. keep 🌀ing
I really appreciate in your reaction vids that you let the music do its thing and feel the groove without pausing it every 30 seconds.
this song is one of the top 51 of my fav tool songs.
I dig your Tool reactions, it's really cool to see someone really understand the depth and meaning of the music and the significance of Maynard's lyrics; I think you will enjoy "Parabol/Parabola".
This is your best review. Big up
You do you. Always!
I'm going to make an observation that might seem a little stupid, but ....
Coming from a construction family I've seen builders who measure-cut-fasten like an industrial machine. Every cut board fits and joins exactly where it was planned. No wasted effort, no wasted lumber, no rushed motions. Every added piece adds to the completion of the plan in a smart and efficient way.
I think Maynard's vocals are a lot like this. Every tone, inflection and stressed syllable goes exactly where the plan says it should fit, and nothing is over complicated. There is no wasted effort. He is very precise with his voice, and he uses that precision to implement a very well crafted plan.
Tool, what else can be said! Decades later, every listen still gives you that first time feeling!!
Baby baby baby Aileen .!!! 100 points to those words. Im your fan #1 !!! Love to hear your voice 100 % a beauty. ❤
Good Lord this girl is gorgeous
Spiral out keep it going
BAD ASS INTRO! Excellent song, amazing reaction and analysis. Music is art and however you perceive the lyrics and the way it makes you feel is just as real as what Maynard felt as he sang them. Over-analyzing is part of the experience!
It was only nominated for a grammy I believe but they did win the grammy for 7empest which is a beast song where Adam Jones goes god mode.
The grudge, push it, Schism, Eulogy, descending are great songs to do next
“That scream at the end… I didn’t know he was capable of that.“
Oooooh, boy… can’t wait for The Grudge…😬
Such a banger. Great reaction! Loved ur take. It’s so satisfying seeing a new Tool fan feel it..and get it. Killer brows btw damn
I bought this album day 1. I've listened to this song hundreds of times since. I still get chills on those opening vocals every time
I love that you kept pointing out the baselines in The Pot. Every album highlights a member of TOOL in my opinion and 10,000 days was (for the most part) Justin Chancellor’s standout.
Since you seem to be loving more of Maynard’s vocals and lyricism, you gotta dive into some Aenima.
I vote Pushit next!!!
The creativity from these four guys is like a channel to the third eye.
Amen chika be humble to people we r all in this damn thing together don't hate, enjoy and make peace and live happy
SCHISM next pls! Love your Reactions! Welcome to the Tool Army ✊🏻
Great video. Loving the TOOL content
Song is basically about hipocricy. "Eye Balls deep in muddy waters" is like saying head in the mud.Song utilizes double, triple, and I think even quadrupale entendres. Pot as in marijuana, pot as in pot calling kettle black, maybe even not having a pot to piss in. Kangaroo parts reference something called Kangaroo court in which there is a predetermined income. high referring to both being stoned and being on high horse. There's a lot to unpack in this song
The Pot is a double entendre. The song has multiple meanings as does the name of the song
Go for an oldie!! HUSH. It has one of the craziest held vocal note at the beginning. And the bass is INSANE.
Yeah, even though that isn't what this song is about, this song has reminded me of some of my "customers" at my job delivering pizza. I've worked in food service in the past and been scorned for it too - a few of them almost came to blows with too, because I called them on their hypocrisy. I told them "keep it up and you won't have the service either" and such. They get super offended for being so critical of me, haha. I'm old enough now though, that they tend to back off a bit if I make eye contact with them and actually say something about it. The ones that don't are usually drunk af.
...I guess maybe I'm a little more threatening now, than I was when I was younger and working in one of those jobs. (now, I do it because I love my job, so joke's on them - but I'll still gladly call someone on that crap, gleefully even)
You, my friend, are about to become a Tool fan
I usually get really bored when people react to songs... that said, you do a great job with your commentary. thank you!
Arguably the best rock song ever created.
I'll argue against that.
When i was at the school 15-20 yrs back from now..i was really into metal bands like slipknot ..sepultura.
Then a somehow transited ...maybe even totally changed to electronic psychedlic trance genre.. partying and gigging for 15 years.. I always thought this the one for me...
But...
The world is changing and im coming back home to my original music when i was teenager...and Iam asking myself..hows that possible that i didnt know about this band? It completly fills all my needs.. electric and acoustic natural melodies together with the magic tribal rythms of drumming..
Real masterpiece... Im honestly sure there are no bands that sound similar to these guys...no offence but i try to compare it to the mainstream music industry and to young people who dont really want to understand there could be more...and even better experience...
Last 2 albums completly blowed my mind...
Jambi Pneuma and Descending is a must..let the sound travel to your brain and join the ride
RE 9:33 - One thing to always consider is that Tool doesn't really play with literal lyrics. They often use a "top layer" interpretation that leads to deeper, layered connections in the meanings.
Example: "You must have been high" and "The Pot" have a pretty obvious connotation of marijuana or drugs in general, but then there's "you must have been high" being a condescending phrase used "downward" at people, but here sung condescendingly *upward* and critical of corrupt authority figures "on high" (similar to your interpretation), and so on. "Pot" being the complementing allusion of drugs, and also "the pot calling the kettle black", calling to the previous layer I described about corrupt authority "on high" being condescending downward to the people.
The song "Stinkfist" is another example of Tool doing this, where there's a more obvious "top layer" to the lyrics that is used to play with interpretations that connect in a deeper, more nuanced way than just that surface, "obvious" layer. Often times, they'll **specifically** play with this balance, intentionally being forward, crass, or shocking, despite there clearly being more nuance to the implications. Bearing this concept in mind will undoubtedly help you connect with Tool songs in a variety of different ways. Using that initial "top layer" connection to be the keyhole unlocked that leads you deeper on the trail of a song to find what it means to you. Often times, you'll find that your personal connection layer is different than other people's interpretations from moment to moment, verse to verse, or song to song. It's okay for a song to give you different connections, moment to moment. A song doesn't have to be *one thing* in its entirety. It can be one thing here, and another thing there, only tied together by a thematic whole.
That's the thing about it, though. The music is a tool used to connect. Find your connection with an initial reaction layer, and then spend time with it on your own and let the expanded connections find you.
Your pure and genuine reaction at 3:58
The important lines in this song to me are the variations of 'the kangaroo done hung the juror with the innocent, hung the guilty with the innocent, be stoned he's guilty as the government'. Kangaroo court, sham trials with an already decided outcome, or one that ignores evidence in favor of emotion. The kangaroo be stoned, I think is in the literal sense as in biblical stoning. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
I love seeing people get into Tool with an eye for music. This band features the lyrics as being part of the whole sound. Tool's messages are deep and their musical talent is rarely matched. One thing is please please check your audio quality. The music seems very muted and restrained. Tool is anything but. Great review! Enjoy the ride! If you like to have feelings toward this music (after you get the audio feed correct ;)) you might try Pushit live! It will rip your heart out!
My Favorite Reactor….Another Great Reaction 💯
I loved your immediate reaction: "That's different." Exactly! So many people need to have that 3rd perception opened to them for practical reasons as well.
"Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?" Genius lyrics like this have rabbit holes branching off from them.
You, right on with this song being about the hipocracy of people. Including the law. "You must have been high" is just saying people talk without really thinking things through. They must be high to say or think that when they themselves have done the same or worse.
The baseline on Stinkfist is really great
You're gonna fall in love with Puscifer and APC once you finish spiraling out with TOOL. Lots of amazing and diverse music to come!
Just unprecedented Beauty!!
If you want some good RAW Maynard screams, check out _Cold And Ugly - Live_ off their first EP Opiate
Jerk-Off from Opiate was the most savage scream on that EP. "DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE"
yes i have a Tool tattoo on my inner right arm, it's the aenima eye, the eye from the back side of the aenima cd
Maynard himself stated that "The Pot" best represents TOOL as a whole & strongly suggests it for first time listeners. It's certainly one of the most requested song for reactions overall
Amazing song such skilled musicians at every level ,and thanks for giving me something equally awesome to look at while listening. Great channel
A Girl is ready to experience The Grudge
40 plus year rock drummer here and i have to say i just love Tool, such a unique style and sound and these guys take it to a A Whole Nother Level ! Welcome to the world of Tool and Great reaction, best of luck .
If you haven't yet, listen to "The Grudge"
I think you will find that one is also amazing.
Absolute fan of your reactions! New to your page, and absolutely love Tool and namely Danny Carey. You also seem like to gravitate toward percussion. Try Neil Peart from the band Rush. He was a LARGE influence to Danny (he has stated this numerous times). Neil's drum solo in the song YYZ is EARTH BREAKING!
Aileen,
Listening to some of your interpretation of this song,
it is paramount you listen to
Disallusion by Maynard’s other band Puscifer. Hopefully everyone else will too. Thank you for all you do
THE BASS IS SICK
You are right about the song having a superficial meaning (pot=marijuana) while actually having a deeper core meaning, hypocrisy (pot calling the kettle black). Some people combine the two concepts and say it’s specifically about the hypocrisy of drug law enforcement and incarceration rates in the US because of the references to kangaroo court and “liar/lawyer .. what’s the difference”, but I prefer to think it is more about hypocrisy in general. I’ve never considered it to be about some people looking down on others, but I can see the parallels - so I like your take too! Maynard is good at describing foundational ideas in his lyrics in a general way to allow each listener to draw their own specific takes.
I would love to see you listen to Rosetta Stoned. Now that’s a wild ride of a song.
Vicarious and the Grudge!
The legal system frowns upon Cannabis use, yet a lot of the lawyers and judges partake on a regular basis. This is what Maynard alludes to, rather than judging stoners in general.
There's millions of people in prison for minor weed offences.
Nah, when someone says "You must be high", they are implying that you must be out of your mind. Because somehow, not being intoxicated means that you are completely sane.
Dont let anyone get you down. I have finally started doing what I want to do instead of what is expected of me. You are obviously a smart and beautiful girl. You are doing just fine. Stick with your gut!
Took 2 years of bass lessons as a kid and kept it with me the best I could since, always keep a tool riff or two for whenever guys tell me to throw something down lol, just such a groovy band. Best way I can describe it is that they make prog listenable. 9/10 times I hate prog bands cause they seem to try and make their songs sound intentionally complicated, but tool just does their thing and it sounds sick (on the other hand you've got meshuggah which does the same thing in a totally different style, you should check them out too if you haven't).
"the pot calling the kettle black" check for the meaning of this and you get the meaning of this song :)
Overall, he's talking about corruption in government, that they are hypocrites, liars, and murderers, which is TRUE...
He does it beautifully by speaking metaphors, and using euphemisms that people have forgotten....
This song is about the kangaroo courts, in which people are tried and given sentences without proper evidence. I forgot where exactly I read about a judge who was sentencing people because of pot possession while the judge himself was a heroin addict. Thus the eyeballs deep in muddy water line. This song could be referencing those cases.
10000 days and wings for marie are gunna be needed eventually. must be together. tools most heart pulling song from when maynard lost his mother. another life changing song if we are honest and id apologize ahead of time for the feelings we all would have to face with that reaction. spiral out.
Love your infectious energy !! I'm a recent convert to your wonderful channel.
Stay safe and keep rockin' !
I also totally adore your right eyebrow ! Thoroughly beguiling !
Atta girl. I’m proud of ya
I knew you would dig this, not sure if you know this but, the album's were ment to be head from first to last song. It takes you along with them on a journey but, it's your journey to reflect on.
Great reaction! Can't wait for more tool, you should check out A Perfect Circle as well.
So many great Tool songs out there that range from great sounds (Schism, Jambi) to stuff with a message to decipher (Aenema, Parabol/Parabola, Vicarious) to songs that make you feel great emotions (Wings for Marie pt. 1/10000 days [wings for Marie pt. 2], Right in Two)
If you want to learn a little more about this song, take a moment and look up Kangaroo Courts and how they were used with the war on drugs. Great reaction though, makes me wish I could hear Tool for the first time again. :)
5:54 - Customer to college-age bartender: Get a real job!
College-age bartender to customer: Not happening until I'm done paying my way through college, and my mom and dad don't have a firm that I can get nepotism pay-perks at but - but thanks for your concern.
I don't even think they care about living in the real world, it's a flex.
I absolutely love your voice - you should seriously do voiceover work!
I live in the 4 corners because of Tool and shrooms. I live life. I live the dream.
You are correct. We are all one people
Love it Aileen - such a great journey to watch you travel! If you like Maynard's one-off scream in this one, listen to "Ticks and Leaches" from one of the best albums in the universe, Lateralus (😉). Another rather vicious message in that one too - Maynard seems to dislike people taking as opposed to giving in that one. But, lots of really raw vocals in it.
Love the prog stuff, you should check out the band cockroach king by haken. Absolutely insane piece.
I am really loving watching your Tool journey. I would like to recommend the trilogy of songs Maynard wrote for his mother. a lot of people believe that there are only 2 songs written about his mother but there are three he made Judith with A Perfect Circle and then Wings for Marie (Part 1) and 10000 Days (Wings for Marie Part 2). If you could react to them on that order I believe it conveys the best message. Thanks 🙏
Please don't ever feel confused or scared from giving your opinion. Maynard has stated in the past that one of the reasons they did not include lyrics in the CD was 2-fold. 1 - The lyrics are just another form of instrumentation that adds to the music, and also he stated that no matter what meaning he had in writing the lyrics it does not matter, because once those lyrics hit our ears it provokes different emotions in all of us. He has said that any of their songs could have different meanings to everyone who listens to them. Please continue with Tool. They like Nightwish....your favorite song is the last song you listened to. I recommend Grudge and Vicarious.
That's the tool way ♥️♥️🔥🔥
This was an excellent choice you should definitely check out the song My acid words by Nevermore I think you'll love it
The "must be high" lines are not literal; as he says at a couple of points he was basically saying, "you must have been out of your mind." Like when someone starts judging you and you're like, "GTFO of here, you must be high or crazy talking to me like that!"