This is the most 'Free Thinker' song you could have ever done. A song about literally opening your mind. I'm so glad you appreciated it and saw the nuance. Subscribed forever!
Its not just lyrics, its also the music, atmosphere, etc. Like an above user Anthony R mentioned... they incorporated the Fibonacci sequence into their song.. which literally creates a spiral.
What the actual fuck does that have to do with the song? This is why I stopped listening to Tool and interacting with its fanbase... "fibbonaci man! wow!!!"
One of the best verses I've ever heard: "I embrace my desire to I embrace my desire to feel the rhythm, to feel connected Enough to step aside and weep like a widow To feel inspired, to fathom the power, To witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain, To swing on the spiral, to swing on the spiral, To swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human." Absolutely sublime, spiritually-inspired lyricism.
That part is my favorite too. Plus listen to the drums and bass during that part, the polyrhythms. The drums are playing in 1 time signature on the high hats and a different one on snare and kick. and by the end it comes around back together
I think the lyrics in this song sound almost like a love letter to the band from Maynard. I imagine what he does when he gets a new instrumental track in the mail: he changes into a fluffy bathrobe and grabs a bottle of wine, then listens to what those three guys put down. He goes into a trance and creative juices flow, (maybe does a little Tai Chi) and he's awed at the visceral reaction he gets when listening. He loses himself between the sounds, opens wide to suck it in, feels the music move across his skin, begins to feel connected, maybe sheds a few tears. Then he fathoms the power, witnesses the beauty that his bandmates created. Lateralus lyrically is one big "Thank You" to Danny, Justin, and Adam. When I sing along, I'm singing those words to them, as well! ☺️
I just realized why they might have seemed a bit underwhelmed--The version they listened to isn't high def. Lateralus has to be high-quality audio and LOUD to tickle your brain.
T00L is one of my favorite bands to turn people on to. They definitely make you think & every time this album is played I always come out with something new. Between this & the recent DEFTONES reaction, you guys have given us metal heads much pleasure & satisfaction. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Mattison Leaf I remember when dude's where saying this album was no where near as good as there old album's. Now look Damon, this album Is fucking classic
Norman Bates~I was listening to this album all day yesterday & it just gets deeper in meaning even after all these years. As my knowledge has increased over time, I can dissect more & more. I was blessed to buy this the night it was released & before they fixed the typo spelling [Lateralis] with the 2'nd pressing.
Mattison Leaf Well said bro. As you can see from my username logo I'm a huge Deftones fan. Tool and Deftones are my favs. I grew up with both bands. Ænima came out when I was a freshman in high school, and was already listening to Undertow and Opiate before Deftones. So these bands having been around the block for a minute, it is cool to have dudes like these guys freshen it up for us metal lovers just like you said!! Made me go and throw Lateralus in the CD player within 15 mins of watching this video I shit you not! I jammed it from front to back!
Pretty cool to watch two adults discover an entire catalog of music and articulate the experience so well. For those of us who discovered all this as kids, it's hard to overcome the numbing nostalgia factor to analyse it on this level.
The famous FIBONACCI series inside this one song. For tool to have made a song about a mathematical equation while telling the listener to expand their minds is completely insane and it just shows how great of a band tool is and why they are so loved and respected.
Just to add my two cents, the way the Fibonacci sequence ties into this song and, as a matter of fact, the whole album, is definitely worth looking into. It's really cool. That said, keep in mind the message this song is trying to convey. Don't lose yourself in overanalysis and forget to actually enjoy the music. Listen through your mind but also through your body.
just to touch on the subject a little further for those who have no idea what kevin is talking about, it's in the syllables of the lyrics, fibonacci sequence is every number after the first two is the sum of the two preceding ones: ie: 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 , 55 , 89 , 144, so if you look at the lyrics from a syllable perspective, first it counts up to 8 syllables: [Black] 1 , [then] 1 , [white are] 2 , [all I see] 3 , [In my infancy] 5 , [Red and yellow then came to be] 8 Then starts counting down: [Reaching out to me] 5 , [lets me see] 3
vicarious84 Well shamalama-ding-dong. Every time I think I've gotten smarter, someone ties my shoelaces together and smacks me in the back of the head. On the other hand, next IPM I'll play this song during story pointing. :)
The meaning of this song is thinking deeper and look beyond normal life. This song is beyond just music, it's many things... Inspiring, bewildering, educational, and plenty of other things. The amount of thought Tool puts into their music is mind blowing, the lyrics of this song follow the fibonacci sequence. The fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers that are the sum of the two numbers before it. For example: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13...etc (1) Black (1) Then (2) White are (3) All I see (5) In my in-fan-cy (8) Red then yel-low came to be (5) Reaching out to me (3) let's me see. This continues throughout the entire song. If these numbers are graphed... They would make a spiral. Since the lyrics of this song is in sequence with this series of numbers throughout the entire song. It's a metaphor for using your mind to expand and spiral out and discover the unknown. Right in two is also a god damned masterpiece.
Anthony R - You beat me to this comment, the music is like a math equation, just brilliant. You really feel like you are spiraling out especially towards the end of the song.
Just wanted to second "Right In Two is a god damned masterpiece." It's easily one of the more philosophical songs of the evolution/intelligent design argument.
I love that you guys love this. I'm a huge fan of Tool, and it's fun to watch new people find the magic that I found too when I started listening to them. I do also like the irony of you analyzing a song about not analyzing, but feeling.
Brian Madigan I don’t think there’s any irony. I don’t think Maynard intended that to mean you shouldn’t ever analyze things. More about over analyzing choices in life and limiting your scope of experiences and feelings. These guys are branching out to new genres and bands to broaden their experiences, following the suggestions of the song.
I only stumbled on this channel a month or so ago but I've enjoyed it. Can't remember his name right now but dude on the right admits to being a BIG Korn fan. It's hard to beleive he hasnt heard some of these older tracks by TOOL or some of the real old school Metallica stuff but I sure get a kick out of watching them enjoy them
Your way of analyzing songs has changed the way I listen to the metal bands I like. I catch myself noticing more details because I now have a tiny George and Ryan in my mind when I hear these songs. Thanks for these videos! My recommendation is Ocean Land by Orphaned Land. I think you will like it because it's different. It's an Israeli band trying to make music based on what is common from the cultures in the Middle East. It's all about uniting Free Thinkers!
@MegaCrasherMusic - I don't think it is the same band (I can't find any reference to Orphaned Land and Radiohead touring together), but I would definitely also recommend Orphaned Land - it's a beautiful band working hard to promote brotherhood between Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the middle east. I think I'd also like to see a reaction for Radiohead - I know absolutely nothing about the band, and I bet it would be fun reacting to a Radiohead song for the first time along with the Lost in Vegas guys!
Gin-Jesus right on man, not many people catch that sequence in this song!!! They are masters of mathematics in the rhythm! Parabola is freaking great too!!! Peace love and Tool!!!
Steven Hey man you can check this out too th-cam.com/video/wS7CZIJVxFY/w-d-xo.html This video explains about the sequence in the song and how they used it. Pretty interesting. There's a few written articles on reddit too I think but I figured it would be nicer to read about it while the song is playing in the background. Hope you find what you're looking for.
The fibbonaci sequence and the golden ratio that comes from it is evident in everything from human anatomy to spiral galaxies to sunflowers and tree branches and ..... everything in nature. These guys put it in the song from everything from the lyrics themselves, the syllables in certain verses, the length of the song, and the drum counts in certain sections. Spiral out.
For sure. Tool is so hard to describe if you haven't heard it. It's rock-ish, but it is always so slow building and dynamic that it becomes trance-like too.
martinaee And explaining how lyrical they get and the themes mentioned just seem to turn people off. "It's mainly Progressive Rock, maybe Art Rock. Much thought goes into their work. Maynard the singer goes into spiritually, our consciousness, the bigger picture of humanity, etc. It can get very instrumental as well. A unique and powerful band." For those interested in listening to new things, maybe but usually people don't want to leave their comfort zone. I can't even get my work colleague to listen to Tool and he listens to Rock. Why? He made an image of them before even listening to them. Thinks they overthink things. I guess that's what a simple minded person would say.
Half the Internet has tried to psychoanalyst tool's lyrics. Truth is no-one and everyone is right/wrong. Tool just is. Interestingly tho there is a theory that this album had a hidden meaning (see the holy gift theory). What I loved was watching both of you moving in the groove with no effort. Welcome to the party guys!
I love how its not just the lyrics. Its a lot of the song there's the rhythm, hell even the intro of the song starts at 1min and 37.5 seconds in. The golden angle (Fib. Spiral) is 137.5 Degrees. Its crazy how much was hidden in a song that discusses overthinking/overanalyzing.
Whats also cool is that the time signatures during the verses go from 9/8, 8/8, and to 7/8. The number 987 is the 16th number in the Fibonacci sequence.
Ok - this song! Firstly, if you look at the pattern of the syllables as they’re sung... “Black”=1, “then”=1, “white are”=2, “all I see”=3, “in my in-fan-cy”=5 “red and yell-ow then came to be”=8, “reach-ing out to me”=5, “lets me see”=3, “As bel-ow, so ab-ove and be-yond, I i-ma-gine”=13, “drawn be-yond the lines of rea-son”=8, “Push the en-ve-lope”=5, “Watch it bend”=3 These are the numbers of the fibonacci sequence... in order. The time signature of the chorus is 9/8, 8/8, 7/8... 987 is also the 16th number of the fibonacci sequence... also of you take each successive number of the fibonacci sequence and divide it by the previous number, it converges to the golden ratio, approx equal to 1.618... 1min37sec is when Maynard starts “singing”, which is 1.618minutes! Also, the opening lyrics are a depiction of the first scenes you experience as a new-born... when you first open your eyes, all you see is a bright white light, followed by an image in black and white... then the the longest wavelengths come into “focus” ie red and yellow... Long story short, the sequence and the golden ratio permeates the whole song! This band is on another level!
i can add that the song goes into the main riff at 01:12....so the intro ends at the beginning of fibonacci sequence... then in the coda Maynaard stops to syllabates following Fibonacci sequence and starts singing word after word...shifting out of the spiral...SPIRAL OUT!!!
You guys nearly understood Tool instantly. At least as much as you can from a single song. Tool always gives me the chills even when it's watching you guys listen to them. Way to go and this was a great experience
banality is the best word of the web people praticaly for classify immediatly, more than the music is hard to explain at the first listening, that happen for evrything : for the serious thing or for the superficiality of the things, do it reflect :)
Dudes. New to this channel, but I love this shit. I'm a multi-genre music fan, but lean heavy on the classic/psychedelic/alternative/metal/rock side of things. I feel y'all are helping to bridge the gap between people of different music ideologies. Which, in turn, could very well have a positive impact on humanity itself. Thanks y'all. This is dope. Request: Tool - Right in Two Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
I highly recommend you guys check out how the song was structured and written. It's based off the Fibonacci sequence which is a sequence of numbers that goes in the order of the sum of the two preceding numbers. For example, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 this is also where the lyrics "spiral out" comes from since when you construct a series of squares with the length of every number in the Fibonacci sequence, you get a spiral when you trace through the diaganols of each square. Also if you listen to the opening lyrics, the syllables of each word are representing the numbers in the Fibonacci sequence. [1] black[1] then [2] white are [3] all I see [5] in my infancy [8] red and yellow then came to be [5] reaching out to me [3] lets me see [2] there is [1] so [1] much [2] more and [3] beckons me [5] to look through to these [8] infinite possibilities [13] as below so above and beyond I imagine [8] drawn outside the lines of reason [5] push the envelope [3] watch it bend
You wana really blow your mind, get this. The whole album is in the wrong order, if you re arrange the tracks in the proper Fibonacci sequence you get a endless ever-flowing song. Look up took the holy gift, someone has already arrange them in on video so you can hear how the songs go directly into each other. On top of it in that order the lyrics are much more cohesive song to song.
Tool is a headphone or live or you in your car experience. Listening carefully to each note, each drumbeat, bass throb and guitar lick. Lyrics...off the charts.
This is one of Tool's finest songs. Just incredible all the way through. Huge thanks to Lost In Vegas for subscribing to SMOD :D Keep up the great work guys. Always great to see people passionate about heavy music.
Stoned Meadow Of Doom trust me I'm not arguing, but I almost feel like every song I hear from tool is one of their finest songs. I don't really listen to them often, but I've never heard anything from them that is not great.
As some have mentioned in the comments already, the song's time signature is 9/8, 8/8, and 7/8 and the syllables of the lyrics are in the form of the Fibonacci Sequence, i.e. 0+1 = 1, 1+1 = 2, 1+2 = 3, 2+3 =5, 3+5 = 8, 5+8 = 13, etc. Hence... Black (1) And (1) White-are (2) All-I-see (3) In-my-in-fan-cy (5) Red-and-yell-ow-then-came-to-be (8) (Back down) Reach-ing-out-to-me (5) Lets me see (3)
Its pretty interesting but after hearing people talk about it for years & years, it gets mundane. Hell, even the writer of those lyrics, Maynard Keenan even admitted on the JRE that he considers it to be a juvenile structuring concept for lyrics.
While we're at it might as well mention that 987 is F(16) in the Fibonacci Sequence. The time signature from 9 to 8 to 7 is just for the chorus though. The intro is in 4/4, the verse is in 5/* and the awesome finale is in 3/* (*never got around to figure out when it's supposed to be an 8 or a 4 there) Btw: As be-low, so a-bove and be-yond I i-ma-gine (13) drawn be-yond the lines of rea-son (8) Push the en-ve-lope (5) Watch it bend (3) Awesome tune, this whole math thing is little bit silly though.
This song makes me cry sometimes for no reason. And my breathing gets weird and i feel like im peaking on acid a bit when he starts the verse "with my feet upon the ground i lose myself between the sound and open wide to suck it in i feel it move across my skin..." Parabol/parabola is a weirdly emotinal trigger as well. Dunno why.
This happened when I heard their newest albums second song, Pneuma for the second time (the first time was just taking it in); the same thing happens with the last song on Avenged Sevenfold’s last album the Stage, it’s called Exist. They said they wrote the song as a representation of the Big Bang, with the lyrics coming in to represent humanity. Kind of weird to notice the strange parallels between the two songs themes just now. Weirder that I didn’t notice before. Brooks Wackerman’s drumming is amazing also. No one can top Danny Carey but Wackerman is pretty good.
OK some fun trivia. The syllables of the first verse of this song follows the Fibonacci Sequence in mathematics: 1,1,2,3,5,8,5,3,2,1,1 [1] black[1] then [2] white are [3] all I see [5] in my infancy [8] red and yellow then came to be [5] reaching out to me [3] lets me see [2] there is [1] so [1] much etc.... Mathematical band. Bassy and awesome. Love Tool! Glad you like it! Now do some ALICE IN CHAINS!
Zac Borrows that's actually really clever, all these years and I've never noticed that contrast between the lyrical message and intricate and methodical construction of the song. This song is really something special when you look at it in its entirety.
Love the reaction guys! TOOL is on another level. Hope you dive more into them. Each song by this band is so meticulously thought out that you can take away something new with every listen. Definitely game changers. I personally recommend “The Pot” or “Stinkfist”.
*Gojira* - The Art of Dying *Porcupine Tree* - Arriving Somewhere but not Here *Pantera* - Cemetery Gates *Rammstein* - Sonne *Dream Theater* - Octavarium *System of a Down* - Toxicity *Slayer* - Dead Skin Mask *Iced Earth* - Something Wicked trilogy *Judas Priest* - Hellrider *Opeth* - Black Rose Immortal *Manowar* - Warriors of the World *Iron Maiden* - Out of the Silent Planet *Metallica* - Ride the Lightning Hopefully *Lost in Vegas* (or anybody reading really) will enjoy these suggestions! Let's keep the free-thinking going!
I 2nd Toxicity. All the others are worthy suggestions but Toxicity really nails a point of difference with the dramatic but smooth transitions and dynamic exploitation of rests.
Easily... My favorite band of all time. This song is amazing live. Danny Carey ... the drummer is widely considered to be one of the greatest drummers.... Hope you guys check out the tune Vicarious. Thanks for sharing!
I credit Tool with a lot of my spiritual growth over the years. No matter how far from my humanity i may drift my love of Tool always reminds me that i am human, i am flawed and that's ok. It's just a ride. Enjoy it.
Thormentor Cortes on the Mexican side of the border. Here there a bunch of whiny fucks that riot in the streets and cause problems. No I'm not racist but on the American side of the border they aren't very classy people for not even migrating legally, 😂
no entendi ni mierda jajaja pero poner de avatar una bandera que ha y sigue matando miles en nombre de la libertad y cree que entiende metal, rock y arte en general esta completamente cegado o no entendio nada de lo que escucha
Lost in vegas if you all have not done Jambi by TooL its a must!!!! This band will make you think and open your mind into thinking beyond the box of reality. And also listen to 10,000 days prt 2
I'm so impressed with ur guys willingness to experience music openly I'm about to do something I've never done in all the years I've been utilizing TH-cam.. hitting subscribe!
david hewitt I feel the exact same way Dave. These 2 intelligent black men that are usually stereotyped to only know about hip hop/rap, are bobbin' their heads to some fkn Tool!! I love it! They're unbiased and they are accurate in the analysis of the bands/artists they take the time to review. These two dudes rock!
Chris McQueen Yeah H. has some deep lyrics, well don't they all, but I feel what you're saying. I used to love playing that song on my guitar when that album came out. I was playing guitar for about 2 yrs at that time so that song was a challenge! Nice choice with H though bro.
Deftones Mike these guys are a breath of fresh air when their choices criticism and patience with records they might not all the way like but i definitely have a garbage list full for them lol
Chris McQueen For sure! Many have a huge list of shit they'd love to hear these guys dissect. I'm just gonna say it, fu** it. I love how because these guys are black, a lot of rock music fans expect these dudes to ONLY know hip hop! To hell with that!! These are two interesting and intelligent dudes that are unbiased to any genre of music!! And listen to them dissect Tool, which is a tough band to understand, and they nail it! At least I think they killed it with they're interpretation of Maynard's lyrics and it takes a few listens to even mold what he's saying, cuz face it, Maynard is the shit... Simple. To see 2 intelligent African-American guys bobbin' their heads to some Tool is awesome. I hate racism in life let alone music. I live in the city where Eminem was born. I'm in the city as I type this... Warren, Michigan. He wasn't supposed to be anybody because he was white in a so called black folk's genre. Now look who has sold more rap albums since 2000. So kudos to these guys for rocking some Tool and I'm sure with all these requests, they're not done analyzing Tool songs. Especially with the new album coming soon. Can't wait, as I'm sure you can't either lol!!
Deftones Mike i really love the fact that i see myself in these brothers i also am africam from the the ghetto of ny but rock alternative metal 50s 60s have resonated with me throughout all my yrs and no matter how much i love my rap and hip hop ivw been a rock fan since the early 90$ early bush soundgarden weezer old lady peace alice stp deftones tool rhcp etc my list can go full on but u get my drift
The intro of this song uses the Fibonacci Sequence, 1,1,2,3,5,8 etc. Maynard's lyrics follow this pattern in the syllables. Black (1) Then (1) White are (2) All I see (3) And so on. Also when plotted on a chart the Fibonacci Sequence creates a spiral, which again comes in with the lyrics of the chorus "spiral out".
And then - isn't there a connection to the shape of DNA strands being a spiral? Some kind of metaphorical tie in to the potential evolution of species (such as in forty-six and two). Supposedly the Fib sequence in symmetry gives plausibility to the shape of DNA, being that of a superior shape natural in its construction toward optimization of life? The whole "ride the spiral to the end, we may just go where no ones been". Does it sound to far fetched? A desperately reaching fan theory? Or have you heard anything similar from a more authentic source? These two commentators are relating the message to the evolution of open mindedness... but I'm pretty sure it's more related to the evolution of species by natural development and/or synthetic influence.
The titular track on Lateralus contains the most prevalent use of the Fibonacci Sequence. For one, it alternates between three unusual meters (9/8, 8/8, and 7/7) that together comprise the sixteenth number in the sequence (987). More convincing is the vocal pattern during the first verse as you point it. The syllables in each line are sung as follows: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 8, 5, 3. These ascending and descending sequences tie thematically to the “spirals of our divinity” mentioned later in the lyrics by mimicking “The Golden Spiral”-a special shape that expands infinitely by a constant factor and it is the very factor the Fibonacci sequence presents.
I messaged them yesterday requesting either Right in Two or Jambi. Laughed when I saw they did Laterus finally. Hope they can get in a song from 10,000 Days next.
I sure hope you are getting more subscribers. I've turned your channel on to a ton of people. Great review as always. Tool is just bad-ass. I don't think they have a bad song honestly. One of my favorite bands of All-time. Thanks for the review. #FreeThinkers
You loved Deftones. You dig Tool. React to the combination of the two. The song called “Passenger” off of the same Deftones album as “Digital bath”. Maynard Keenan from Tool is the guest vocalist on that song. It is a killer song!!! You will like very much.
Rosetta Stoned by TOOL is incredible as well. The lyrics tell the story about how he was high asf and saw a spaceship come down and is abducted by aliens. Maynard would dig this reaction and your analysis about the music being philosophical. Seeing Tool live is an out of body experience!!
What's funny is Rosetta Stoned is probably my favorite Tool song even though I skip through the spoken word part every single time, THAT'S how good the end of the song is.
This song was based on the Fibonacci sequence. It’s a mathematical equation. The syllables of the lyrics follow the mathematical sequence. Fibonacci is like a spiral. The song talks about spiraling out, keep going, don’t stop. And the presentation of the song is like a spiral. This song is more then genus.
black and white are all I see in my infancy red and yellow then came to be reaching out to me makes me see 1 1 2 3 5 8 5 3 Just the first stanza, matching the Fibonacci Sequence to the syllables up to 8, then backing it down again. And Maynard's lyrics speak to his appreciation of Native American art which is heavily influenced by black, white, red, and yellow. There are more moments that go further with the Sequence later in the lyrics, but I don't know 'em without looking it up right now. I'm still phenomenally impressed with Danny Carey's drumming in multiple time signatures (9/8, 8/8, and 7/8...987, which is the 16th number in the Fibonacci Sequence) throughout the song.
Tool is a personal favorite of mine. Hugely influencial. Not just on my musical taste but on my growth as a person. They are very philosophical. Song is about humans consciously harnessing our future evolution as a species. An underlying theme in many of their songs. Check out Big Wreck. Another hugely talented band.
Agree so much, and not just harnessing our evolution as a species but also understanding the collective nature of this species' consciousness and the process it plays in ascension of the collective's being. Spiral Out brother. May The Camp Be Guarded!
TOOL are gods Timing based on the Fibonacci Sequence My favorite TOOL song ever Think for yourself, question authority Swing on a spiral Since you love analyzing lyrics so much. Try out the very new A Perfect Circle Doomed
These are my top 2 requests as well. Just make sure if y'all do Vicarious that you do the HQ version. For some reason the most popular TH-cam upload of that song is shit quality.
Still amazed you guys haven’t done System Of A Down yet... the fact that they can mix extremely different types of rock, within the same song’s is so unlike any other band. Would love to see you guys react to Spiders by them
Been asking for vicarious for a while but they went with lateralus. I think anybody can easily relate to vicarious not to mention the music is top notch.
Guys, way to jump in and tackle a Tool song from the philosophical life approach. I like how you appreciate the way Tool's music and their message are interwoven.
10,000 Days just blows me away. It's my fav Tool album... and I love all the others. When I first listened to the album I had to stop it and take a breather a few songs into it... really it blew me away.
When I worked in radio, if there was a problem with the computer that handled playback (all our music was digitized, and played back by a computer) my go-to CD single was Lateralus because it was 8 minutes long, which gave me lots of time to figure out WTF was wrong with the computer and fix it before I had to change CDs.
Actually, any Tool song. It makes no difference. You just don't understand the absolute brilliance of Tool if you can actually pick a single song..... They are all masterpieces. :)
This is one of my favorite new channels. I love the honesty and the variety you guys bring. Tool was and still is one of my favorite bands of all time. Their music really hits home, especially once you have had a psychedelic/shamanic experience. There is more to reality than we see on a regular conscious level. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for doing another Tool song fellas. One of the best rock bands of the 90's that are still around. You should really put on some good head phones and listen to the entire Lataralus album. It's a masterpiece.
Tool is certainly a band you are intended to listen to by the album and not as single songs. So much of the albums build upon themes presented earlier. Particularly if you dive into the philosophy/occult references
Fibonacci sequence. The syllables Maynard sings in the first verse follow the first six numbers in the pattern, ascending and descending in the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3. "Black (1), then (1), white are (2), all I see (3), in my infancy (5). Red and yellow then came to be (8), reaching out to me (5). Lets me see (3). Also time stamps in the drums follow the sequence.
Maynard is explaining growth, encouraging growth, it's inspirational music, he's encouraging you to grow as a person in every aspect of your life, as he does with just about every song.
TOOL - Vicarious You guys would really dig delving into the lyrics on this one. A controversial subject; the inherent morbidity of humans. Loving this channel! I never miss a new upload. DON'T STOP! 😁🤘🏼🤘🏼
You guys HAVE TO watch all of TOOLs music videos, the first time I watched TOOL i was hooked. I still remember watching SCHISM with my older brother on MTV, when I was a teenager, it blew my mind and have been a TOOL fan ever since.
I was baked as shit and my mate went 'put these headphones on'. Lay on the floor in his garage, pair of headphones each, whole album from start to finish. Changed my goddamn life.
I was at my grandma's house for a dinner, with my brother, dad, a couple cousins, and my aunt and uncle. MTV just happened to be on, and the music video for Schism came on, and everyone just sat there mesmerized and watched/listened to the entire thing. It was a really cool moment. I had already listened to Tool before that, but I don't think anyone else in my family had.
Hey I just wanted to say GREAT JOB GUYS!!! You guys actually listen and take time to interpret the music not just skipping the words, but what is most awesome is how well you guys see the meanings or messages in the songs. Tool is awesome and I have been a fan since I was a kid. I had been hearing Tool wrong for a long time and then found the deeper meanings while being at a concert and finally actually paying attention. Thank you guys for the honest reactions and thank you for taking it seriously.
"Philosophy manifested into music" is probably the best compliment TOOL has ever received. Already glad I subscribed.
tool isnt only music... tool is a religion...
One of the best compliment for sure!
2. @ 8:22 "Use the bathroom before reviewing a Tool song."
This is the most 'Free Thinker' song you could have ever done. A song about literally opening your mind. I'm so glad you appreciated it and saw the nuance. Subscribed forever!
Nuance? Tool's lyrics really aren't that subtle, I can't think of anything else this song's lyrics could be addressing...
Its not just lyrics, its also the music, atmosphere, etc. Like an above user Anthony R mentioned... they incorporated the Fibonacci sequence into their song.. which literally creates a spiral.
What the actual fuck does that have to do with the song? This is why I stopped listening to Tool and interacting with its fanbase... "fibbonaci man! wow!!!"
One of the best verses I've ever heard:
"I embrace my desire to
I embrace my desire to feel the rhythm, to feel connected
Enough to step aside and weep like a widow
To feel inspired, to fathom the power,
To witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain,
To swing on the spiral, to swing on the spiral,
To swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human."
Absolutely sublime, spiritually-inspired lyricism.
My favorite part of the song.
That part is my favorite too. Plus listen to the drums and bass during that part, the polyrhythms. The drums are playing in 1 time signature on the high hats and a different one on snare and kick. and by the end it comes around back together
you haven't heard many verses
Absolutely Agree.
As a tool fan, the moment when you actually realize the full depth of this song will be one of the most profound moments in your music life.
I think the lyrics in this song sound almost like a love letter to the band from Maynard.
I imagine what he does when he gets a new instrumental track in the mail: he changes into a fluffy bathrobe and grabs a bottle of wine, then listens to what those three guys put down. He goes into a trance and creative juices flow, (maybe does a little Tai Chi) and he's awed at the visceral reaction he gets when listening.
He loses himself between the sounds, opens wide to suck it in, feels the music move across his skin, begins to feel connected, maybe sheds a few tears. Then he fathoms the power, witnesses the beauty that his bandmates created.
Lateralus lyrically is one big "Thank You" to Danny, Justin, and Adam. When I sing along, I'm singing those words to them, as well! ☺️
Sean Cone fibonacci sequence is a wonderful thing
Mind baffling but still makes you see how intricate the design of Nature is.....
and that moment was right now for me 🙏
Sean Cone truth
Yes took me years
I almost broke my phone hitting the notification holy hell this channel is amaaaaazing
pigeonkick7 same lol
pigeonkick7 these guys rock
Like their analysis
surely you cant be serious.
You guys do Tool reviews as often as they do Tool albums!
Thanks for doing this! Per the norm, it was awesome.
their last album 10000 days was letting you know how many days til next album comes out
Been over 4000 days since 10000 days #staywoke
ic0n0cla5t 😂 truth
HAHAHAHAHA :D
I just realized why they might have seemed a bit underwhelmed--The version they listened to isn't high def. Lateralus has to be high-quality audio and LOUD to tickle your brain.
T00L is one of my favorite bands to turn people on to. They definitely make you think & every time this album is played I always come out with something new. Between this & the recent DEFTONES reaction, you guys have given us metal heads much pleasure & satisfaction. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Mattison Leaf I remember when dude's where saying this album was no where near as good as there old album's. Now look Damon, this album Is fucking classic
Norman Bates~I was listening to this album all day yesterday & it just gets deeper in meaning even after all these years. As my knowledge has increased over time, I can dissect more & more. I was blessed to buy this the night it was released & before they fixed the typo spelling [Lateralis] with the 2'nd pressing.
Mattison Leaf Well said bro. As you can see from my username logo I'm a huge Deftones fan. Tool and Deftones are my favs. I grew up with both bands. Ænima came out when I was a freshman in high school, and was already listening to Undertow and Opiate before Deftones. So these bands having been around the block for a minute, it is cool to have dudes like these guys freshen it up for us metal lovers just like you said!! Made me go and throw Lateralus in the CD player within 15 mins of watching this video I shit you not! I jammed it from front to back!
Pretty cool to watch two adults discover an entire catalog of music and articulate the experience so well. For those of us who discovered all this as kids, it's hard to overcome the numbing nostalgia factor to analyse it on this level.
but asking at the beginning, if that is RnB was really tough...^^
So in essence this song embodies the very idea of this channel, you 2 have broken out of your comfort zone and have embraced other music. Very cool.
The famous FIBONACCI series inside this one song. For tool to have made a song about a mathematical equation while telling the listener to expand their minds is completely insane and it just shows how great of a band tool is and why they are so loved and respected.
Just to add my two cents, the way the Fibonacci sequence ties into this song and, as a matter of fact, the whole album, is definitely worth looking into. It's really cool. That said, keep in mind the message this song is trying to convey. Don't lose yourself in overanalysis and forget to actually enjoy the music. Listen through your mind but also through your body.
Glad someone else mentioned it before I could!! Lol
just to touch on the subject a little further for those who have no idea what kevin is talking about, it's in the syllables of the lyrics, fibonacci sequence is every number after the first two is the sum of the two preceding ones: ie: 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 , 55 , 89 , 144, so if you look at the lyrics from a syllable perspective, first it counts up to 8 syllables: [Black] 1 , [then] 1 , [white are] 2 , [all I see] 3 , [In my infancy] 5 , [Red and yellow then came to be] 8
Then starts counting down: [Reaching out to me] 5 , [lets me see] 3
vicarious84 Well shamalama-ding-dong. Every time I think I've gotten smarter, someone ties my shoelaces together and smacks me in the back of the head. On the other hand, next IPM I'll play this song during story pointing. :)
Probably should've looked to see if anyone else mentioned it first, because I just made the exact same comment basically lmfao
The meaning of this song is thinking deeper and look beyond normal life. This song is beyond just music, it's many things... Inspiring, bewildering, educational, and plenty of other things. The amount of thought Tool puts into their music is mind blowing, the lyrics of this song follow the fibonacci sequence. The fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers that are the sum of the two numbers before it.
For example: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13...etc
(1) Black (1) Then (2) White are (3) All I see (5) In my in-fan-cy (8) Red then yel-low came to be (5) Reaching out to me (3) let's me see.
This continues throughout the entire song. If these numbers are graphed... They would make a spiral.
Since the lyrics of this song is in sequence with this series of numbers throughout the entire song. It's a metaphor for using your mind to expand and spiral out and discover the unknown.
Right in two is also a god damned masterpiece.
Anthony R - You beat me to this comment, the music is like a math equation, just brilliant. You really feel like you are spiraling out especially towards the end of the song.
Billy White Jr. I suppose that's what amazing about Tool. You can apply their lyrics to many different things and it still would make sense.
Wow. I have a whole new respect for Tool.
Just wanted to second "Right In Two is a god damned masterpiece." It's easily one of the more philosophical songs of the evolution/intelligent design argument.
Shun Jags I suggest you listen to more of their songs. I haven't been into them for that long and my life has already changed. In a good way.
"Almost like philosophy manifested into music."
Preach.
Congrats, welcome to Tool.
Yeah like Hooker with a Penis philosophy I hear you my man
@@skippityblippity8656 that song is about ritualistic abuse.
I love that you guys love this. I'm a huge fan of Tool, and it's fun to watch new people find the magic that I found too when I started listening to them. I do also like the irony of you analyzing a song about not analyzing, but feeling.
Brian Madigan
Heh, i thought that too. Ironic in a beautiful way
Brian Madigan I don’t think there’s any irony. I don’t think Maynard intended that to mean you shouldn’t ever analyze things. More about over analyzing choices in life and limiting your scope of experiences and feelings. These guys are branching out to new genres and bands to broaden their experiences, following the suggestions of the song.
TeeEighchSee oh I know they are and I love that they are branching out.
I only stumbled on this channel a month or so ago but I've enjoyed it. Can't remember his name right now but dude on the right admits to being a BIG Korn fan. It's hard to beleive he hasnt heard some of these older tracks by TOOL or some of the real old school Metallica stuff but I sure get a kick out of watching them enjoy them
Mr. Fakename you and me both. George wears the glasses and Ryan doesn't, just so you know.
Your way of analyzing songs has changed the way I listen to the metal bands I like. I catch myself noticing more details because I now have a tiny George and Ryan in my mind when I hear these songs. Thanks for these videos!
My recommendation is Ocean Land by Orphaned Land. I think you will like it because it's different. It's an Israeli band trying to make music based on what is common from the cultures in the Middle East. It's all about uniting Free Thinkers!
+1M for Orphaned Land! Tool & Orphaned land (& Karnivool) are some of my most favorite bands ever. blasting them for years and years now.
I saw orphaned land live last fall and it was like a spiritual experience. Amazing.
@MegaCrasherMusic - I don't think it is the same band (I can't find any reference to Orphaned Land and Radiohead touring together), but I would definitely also recommend Orphaned Land - it's a beautiful band working hard to promote brotherhood between Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the middle east.
I think I'd also like to see a reaction for Radiohead - I know absolutely nothing about the band, and I bet it would be fun reacting to a Radiohead song for the first time along with the Lost in Vegas guys!
I never thought I’d see someone recommend ocean land. Such a great band!
Tool lateralus is a literal masterpiece. For tool to be able to incorporate the fibbonaci sequence into a song is outstanding.
Gin-Jesus right on man, not many people catch that sequence in this song!!! They are masters of mathematics in the rhythm! Parabola is freaking great too!!! Peace love and Tool!!!
Can you point out that sequence to me please?
the syllables in the verse progress as 1,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 5, 3 which is the fibonacci sequence.
Steven Hey man you can check this out too
th-cam.com/video/wS7CZIJVxFY/w-d-xo.html
This video explains about the sequence in the song and how they used it. Pretty interesting. There's a few written articles on reddit too I think but I figured it would be nicer to read about it while the song is playing in the background. Hope you find what you're looking for.
The fibbonaci sequence and the golden ratio that comes from it is evident in everything from human anatomy to spiral galaxies to sunflowers and tree branches and ..... everything in nature. These guys put it in the song from everything from the lyrics themselves, the syllables in certain verses, the length of the song, and the drum counts in certain sections. Spiral out.
Shout out to Ryan and George for just being f**king awesome human beings.
They pay attention. They get it. Best music reviewing team today. Smart, open.... Love to see them get immersed in Tool!!!
shout out to my great gramma for being extremely dead as fuk
@@SobeCrunkMonster 😐
You guys have done it again..... #lovelostinvegas
For sure. Tool is so hard to describe if you haven't heard it. It's rock-ish, but it is always so slow building and dynamic that it becomes trance-like too.
martinaee And explaining how lyrical they get and the themes mentioned just seem to turn people off. "It's mainly Progressive Rock, maybe Art Rock. Much thought goes into their work. Maynard the singer goes into spiritually, our consciousness, the bigger picture of humanity, etc. It can get very instrumental as well. A unique and powerful band."
For those interested in listening to new things, maybe but usually people don't want to leave their comfort zone. I can't even get my work colleague to listen to Tool and he listens to Rock. Why? He made an image of them before even listening to them. Thinks they overthink things. I guess that's what a simple minded person would say.
TOOL is an incredible band. The lyrics will open your mind. Love the videos guys!
Half the Internet has tried to psychoanalyst tool's lyrics. Truth is no-one and everyone is right/wrong. Tool just is. Interestingly tho there is a theory that this album had a hidden meaning (see the holy gift theory). What I loved was watching both of you moving in the groove with no effort. Welcome to the party guys!
Lateralus is a timeless MASTERPIECE!
Everything that Tool makes is a Masterpiece.
I agree. Every Tool creation is genius...musically, lyrically, artistically.
Yes. This is top 20 songs ever written.
The lyrics are written in the Fibonacci Sequence. You can hear it the best when the vocals start
I love how its not just the lyrics. Its a lot of the song there's the rhythm, hell even the intro of the song starts at 1min and 37.5 seconds in. The golden angle (Fib. Spiral) is 137.5 Degrees. Its crazy how much was hidden in a song that discusses overthinking/overanalyzing.
Yes!I was about to comment that..i freaked out a little when i first understood it
+Kristopher Kowal You just taught me something. Thank you kind sir.
Whats also cool is that the time signatures during the verses go from 9/8, 8/8, and to 7/8. The number 987 is the 16th number in the Fibonacci sequence.
It wasn’t intentionally written this way. They noticed it and expanded upon it to make the song better.
Ok - this song!
Firstly, if you look at the pattern of the syllables as they’re sung... “Black”=1, “then”=1, “white are”=2, “all I see”=3, “in my in-fan-cy”=5 “red and yell-ow then came to be”=8, “reach-ing out to me”=5, “lets me see”=3, “As bel-ow, so ab-ove and be-yond,
I i-ma-gine”=13, “drawn be-yond the lines of rea-son”=8, “Push the en-ve-lope”=5, “Watch it bend”=3
These are the numbers of the fibonacci sequence... in order. The time signature of the chorus is 9/8, 8/8, 7/8... 987 is also the 16th number of the fibonacci sequence... also of you take each successive number of the fibonacci sequence and divide it by the previous number, it converges to the golden ratio, approx equal to 1.618... 1min37sec is when Maynard starts “singing”, which is 1.618minutes!
Also, the opening lyrics are a depiction of the first scenes you experience as a new-born... when you first open your eyes, all you see is a bright white light, followed by an image in black and white... then the the longest wavelengths come into “focus” ie red and yellow...
Long story short, the sequence and the golden ratio permeates the whole song!
This band is on another level!
Henk Kruger got chills reading this explanation
W O W !
Never thought about the time stamp of when he starts singing Kruger! Nice
Henk Kruger I’m with ya though, I’ve said those exact words before, Tool is on another level, for sure!
i can add that the song goes into the main riff at 01:12....so the intro ends at the beginning of fibonacci sequence...
then in the coda Maynaard stops to syllabates following Fibonacci sequence and starts singing word after word...shifting out of the spiral...SPIRAL OUT!!!
You guys nearly understood Tool instantly. At least as much as you can from a single song. Tool always gives me the chills even when it's watching you guys listen to them. Way to go and this was a great experience
banality is the best word of the web people praticaly for classify immediatly, more than the music is hard to explain at the first listening, that happen for evrything : for the serious thing or for the superficiality of the things, do it reflect :)
Same here. Tool gives me chills, and watching them enjoy it is awesome!
Thanx guys. Great review. Try more tool songs.. its all great
Wisdom89 Yeah, ok. Tool is just another Arianna Grande. So shallow. Right. /s
Awesome review! One of my favorite TOOL songs! You nailed it!
Dudes. New to this channel, but I love this shit. I'm a multi-genre music fan, but lean heavy on the classic/psychedelic/alternative/metal/rock side of things. I feel y'all are helping to bridge the gap between people of different music ideologies. Which, in turn, could very well have a positive impact on humanity itself. Thanks y'all. This is dope. Request:
Tool - Right in Two
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
What about mobb deep shook one's part 2 or raekwon incarcerated scarfaces
Tool-vicarious. It has meaning that's easy to tease out and is so relevant in today's world. Be very hard to not appreciate.
Culyn DeBeer I 2nd this recommendation
Thirded. MONSTER song and, like nearly all Tool songs, like a shot from the past across the present’s nose.
Culyn DeBeer i fourth this
make it 5 now.
Tool fan for decades and it rocked seeing you feel this for the first time!
I highly recommend you guys check out how the song was structured and written. It's based off the Fibonacci sequence which is a sequence of numbers that goes in the order of the sum of the two preceding numbers. For example, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 this is also where the lyrics "spiral out" comes from since when you construct a series of squares with the length of every number in the Fibonacci sequence, you get a spiral when you trace through the diaganols of each square. Also if you listen to the opening lyrics, the syllables of each word are representing the numbers in the Fibonacci sequence.
[1] black[1] then
[2] white are
[3] all I see
[5] in my infancy
[8] red and yellow then came to be
[5] reaching out to me
[3] lets me see
[2] there is
[1] so
[1] much
[2] more and
[3] beckons me
[5] to look through to these
[8] infinite possibilities
[13] as below so above and beyond I imagine
[8] drawn outside the lines of reason
[5] push the envelope
[3] watch it bend
this pattern also applies to the phrasing in the music, its not just the lyrics.
Josh Cooper absolutely
Josh Cooper
Whatever do you mean?
You wana really blow your mind, get this. The whole album is in the wrong order, if you re arrange the tracks in the proper Fibonacci sequence you get a endless ever-flowing song. Look up took the holy gift, someone has already arrange them in on video so you can hear how the songs go directly into each other. On top of it in that order the lyrics are much more cohesive song to song.
Yeesss, They miss the point of the song. 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 and on. It's a great natural sequence. It's why I love math.
Tool is a headphone or live or you in your car experience. Listening carefully to each note, each drumbeat, bass throb and guitar lick. Lyrics...off the charts.
Like any great artist. The Beatles, Hendrix... honestly cant think of many more other than Bach, Beethoven, and a few others.
A good audio setup, and the musical experience is 10 times better 👍
🎵🎶🎵🎶
"TOOL got us out here thinkin n' shit" that was hilarious 😂😂
This is one of Tool's finest songs. Just incredible all the way through. Huge thanks to Lost In Vegas for subscribing to SMOD :D Keep up the great work guys. Always great to see people passionate about heavy music.
Stoned Meadow Of Doom trust me I'm not arguing, but I almost feel like every song I hear from tool is one of their finest songs. I don't really listen to them often, but I've never heard anything from them that is not great.
Cool to see you here. Have been subscribed for a long time.
Dude you have one of the coolest channels that I've seen on TH-cam. 👍 Interesting to see you comment on this vid. Good stuff man.
SMOD thank you for existing!! best channel on youtube!
damn Lost in Vegas subscribed to you? I always hoped they would get into stoner/doom,etc
As some have mentioned in the comments already, the song's time signature is 9/8, 8/8, and 7/8 and the syllables of the lyrics are in the form of the Fibonacci Sequence, i.e. 0+1 = 1, 1+1 = 2, 1+2 = 3, 2+3 =5, 3+5 = 8, 5+8 = 13, etc. Hence...
Black (1)
And (1)
White-are (2)
All-I-see (3)
In-my-in-fan-cy (5)
Red-and-yell-ow-then-came-to-be (8)
(Back down)
Reach-ing-out-to-me (5)
Lets me see (3)
Kyle Phipps
Thanks bro..
I knew this but now it's clear
Its pretty interesting but after hearing people talk about it for years & years, it gets mundane. Hell, even the writer of those lyrics, Maynard Keenan even admitted on the JRE that he considers it to be a juvenile structuring concept for lyrics.
Yeah, I sort of agree. I do remember him saying that it was a complete accident and unintentional, so they went with it.
While we're at it might as well mention that 987 is F(16) in the Fibonacci Sequence. The time signature from 9 to 8 to 7 is just for the chorus though. The intro is in 4/4, the verse is in 5/* and the awesome finale is in 3/*
(*never got around to figure out when it's supposed to be an 8 or a 4 there)
Btw:
As be-low, so a-bove and be-yond I i-ma-gine (13)
drawn be-yond the lines of rea-son (8)
Push the en-ve-lope (5)
Watch it bend (3)
Awesome tune, this whole math thing is little bit silly though.
Someone said that they did it to the fibonacci effect or something rather on timing
This song makes me cry sometimes for no reason. And my breathing gets weird and i feel like im peaking on acid a bit when he starts the verse "with my feet upon the ground i lose myself between the sound and open wide to suck it in i feel it move across my skin..." Parabol/parabola is a weirdly emotinal trigger as well. Dunno why.
Christopher Brooks Maynard wrote and sings Momma Sed. That song speaks to me.
My favorite album of all time.
Same.
This happened when I heard their newest albums second song, Pneuma for the second time (the first time was just taking it in); the same thing happens with the last song on Avenged Sevenfold’s last album the Stage, it’s called Exist. They said they wrote the song as a representation of the Big Bang, with the lyrics coming in to represent humanity. Kind of weird to notice the strange parallels between the two songs themes just now. Weirder that I didn’t notice before. Brooks Wackerman’s drumming is amazing also. No one can top Danny Carey but Wackerman is pretty good.
Same. That part just takes me somewhere different.
OK some fun trivia. The syllables of the first verse of this song follows the Fibonacci Sequence in mathematics: 1,1,2,3,5,8,5,3,2,1,1
[1] black[1] then
[2] white are
[3] all I see
[5] in my infancy
[8] red and yellow then came to be
[5] reaching out to me
[3] lets me see
[2] there is
[1] so
[1] much
etc....
Mathematical band. Bassy and awesome. Love Tool! Glad you like it!
Now do some ALICE IN CHAINS!
LandOfBeerAndHoney I was just scrolling the comments to see if anyone bought this up. Good job my friend. My hat's off to you.
LandOfBeerAndHoney beautifully said my friend
And a really nice juxtaposition against the lyrical theme of avoiding overanalysis
Most important comment in this video.
Zac Borrows that's actually really clever, all these years and I've never noticed that contrast between the lyrical message and intricate and methodical construction of the song. This song is really something special when you look at it in its entirety.
Love the reaction guys! TOOL is on another level. Hope you dive more into them. Each song by this band is so meticulously thought out that you can take away something new with every listen. Definitely game changers. I personally recommend “The Pot” or “Stinkfist”.
Deftones - Passenger . A great song that the singer of Tool did some guest vocals for.
ajr4888 amen to that
Passenger is one of the most perfect songs ever created, I swear. There is not part of it that's not that's not pure auditory bliss
ajr4888 Roll the window down this cool night air is curious!
Absolutely
This is by far my favorite Tool song! Glad you guys loved it!
*Gojira* - The Art of Dying
*Porcupine Tree* - Arriving Somewhere but not Here
*Pantera* - Cemetery Gates
*Rammstein* - Sonne
*Dream Theater* - Octavarium
*System of a Down* - Toxicity
*Slayer* - Dead Skin Mask
*Iced Earth* - Something Wicked trilogy
*Judas Priest* - Hellrider
*Opeth* - Black Rose Immortal
*Manowar* - Warriors of the World
*Iron Maiden* - Out of the Silent Planet
*Metallica* - Ride the Lightning
Hopefully *Lost in Vegas* (or anybody reading really) will enjoy these suggestions!
Let's keep the free-thinking going!
LedPESRule Definitely like your suggestion for Rammstein, I’m sure Du Hast is suggested more but I like sonne more myself.
Great suggestions but I would select Harlequin Forest for Opeth and Orion for Metallica
Fight fire with Fire for Metallica. Floods for Pantera. 🔥
out of the silent planet is catchy af actually :D they will totally enjoy it
edit: maybe Montsegur as well
I 2nd Toxicity. All the others are worthy suggestions but Toxicity really nails a point of difference with the dramatic but smooth transitions and dynamic exploitation of rests.
You guys' next Tool reaction video NEEDS to be on Schism. One of the finest metal songs to have come out this century.
Crisp Music NC or Reflection
Nope
Noooooop
Aenima or ticks and leeches for suuuure
Ticks and leaches would be great, at some point I’m sure they would get out of their chairs lol
Easily... My favorite band of all time. This song is amazing live. Danny Carey ... the drummer is widely considered to be one of the greatest drummers.... Hope you guys check out the tune Vicarious. Thanks for sharing!
Garrett Shirley My favorite band of all time also.
They are outstanding!
my fav as well, me and my son a lil disappointed they didnt play it at the concert we went to, but what a show
I credit Tool with a lot of my spiritual growth over the years. No matter how far from my humanity i may drift my love of Tool always reminds me that i am human, i am flawed and that's ok. It's just a ride. Enjoy it.
You guys give me hope for the future of music. Thank you.
D G same as your flag give us latinos hope
They really do! So cool seeing 2 hip hop dudes appreciate heavy music :)
Thormentor Cortes on the Mexican side of the border. Here there a bunch of whiny fucks that riot in the streets and cause problems. No I'm not racist but on the American side of the border they aren't very classy people for not even migrating legally, 😂
no entendi ni mierda jajaja pero poner de avatar una bandera que ha y sigue matando miles en nombre de la libertad y cree que entiende metal, rock y arte en general esta completamente cegado o no entendio nada de lo que escucha
Lost in vegas if you all have not done Jambi by TooL its a must!!!! This band will make you think and open your mind into thinking beyond the box of reality. And also listen to 10,000 days prt 2
The drums in this song is legendary
I'm so impressed with ur guys willingness to experience music openly I'm about to do something I've never done in all the years I've been utilizing TH-cam.. hitting subscribe!
david hewitt I feel the exact same way Dave. These 2 intelligent black men that are usually stereotyped to only know about hip hop/rap, are bobbin' their heads to some fkn Tool!! I love it! They're unbiased and they are accurate in the analysis of the bands/artists they take the time to review. These two dudes rock!
I love y’alls reactions to bands you’ve never heard. It’s a roller coaster ride of emotion that’s fun to watch 😁
Tool: Right in Two
Joseph Vazquez i agree with you. That song is so deep
Agree👍
Yep, I think Right in Two is as much a masterpiece as Lateralus. Epic, slow building, incredible lyrics
Yes! Do right in Two!
Right in two!
do it
Parabol / Parabola Would blow these dudes away!
Deftones Mike so much truth to that statement or even H
Chris McQueen Yeah H. has some deep lyrics, well don't they all, but I feel what you're saying. I used to love playing that song on my guitar when that album came out. I was playing guitar for about 2 yrs at that time so that song was a challenge! Nice choice with H though bro.
Deftones Mike these guys are a breath of fresh air when their choices criticism and patience with records they might not all the way like but i definitely have a garbage list full for them lol
Chris McQueen For sure! Many have a huge list of shit they'd love to hear these guys dissect. I'm just gonna say it, fu** it. I love how because these guys are black, a lot of rock music fans expect these dudes to ONLY know hip hop! To hell with that!! These are two interesting and intelligent dudes that are unbiased to any genre of music!! And listen to them dissect Tool, which is a tough band to understand, and they nail it! At least I think they killed it with they're interpretation of Maynard's lyrics and it takes a few listens to even mold what he's saying, cuz face it, Maynard is the shit... Simple. To see 2 intelligent African-American guys bobbin' their heads to some Tool is awesome. I hate racism in life let alone music. I live in the city where Eminem was born. I'm in the city as I type this... Warren, Michigan. He wasn't supposed to be anybody because he was white in a so called black folk's genre. Now look who has sold more rap albums since 2000. So kudos to these guys for rocking some Tool and I'm sure with all these requests, they're not done analyzing Tool songs. Especially with the new album coming soon. Can't wait, as I'm sure you can't either lol!!
Deftones Mike i really love the fact that i see myself in these brothers i also am africam from the the ghetto of ny but rock alternative metal 50s 60s have resonated with me throughout all my yrs and no matter how much i love my rap and hip hop ivw been a rock fan since the early 90$ early bush soundgarden weezer old lady peace alice stp deftones tool rhcp etc my list can go full on but u get my drift
The intro of this song uses the Fibonacci Sequence, 1,1,2,3,5,8 etc. Maynard's lyrics follow this pattern in the syllables.
Black (1)
Then (1)
White are (2)
All I see (3)
And so on.
Also when plotted on a chart the Fibonacci Sequence creates a spiral, which again comes in with the lyrics of the chorus "spiral out".
*counts on fingers* Holy shit!
And then - isn't there a connection to the shape of DNA strands being a spiral? Some kind of metaphorical tie in to the potential evolution of species (such as in forty-six and two). Supposedly the Fib sequence in symmetry gives plausibility to the shape of DNA, being that of a superior shape natural in its construction toward optimization of life? The whole "ride the spiral to the end, we may just go where no ones been". Does it sound to far fetched? A desperately reaching fan theory? Or have you heard anything similar from a more authentic source?
These two commentators are relating the message to the evolution of open mindedness... but I'm pretty sure it's more related to the evolution of species by natural development and/or synthetic influence.
Seth Hohman swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human~
The titular track on Lateralus contains the most prevalent use of the Fibonacci Sequence. For one, it alternates between three unusual meters (9/8, 8/8, and 7/7) that together comprise the sixteenth number in the sequence (987).
More convincing is the vocal pattern during the first verse as you point it. The syllables in each line are sung as follows: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 8, 5, 3. These ascending and descending sequences tie thematically to the “spirals of our divinity” mentioned later in the lyrics by mimicking “The Golden Spiral”-a special shape that expands infinitely by a constant factor and it is the very factor the Fibonacci sequence presents.
I'm really stupid can someone explain this to me lol
Hear in 2020 these edit job makes these older videos so hard to watch. You both have come a long way. Love your Fear Inoculum reactions.
Tool - Right in two! I guarantee you'll love it, or your money back!
I messaged them yesterday requesting either Right in Two or Jambi. Laughed when I saw they did Laterus finally. Hope they can get in a song from 10,000 Days next.
epic from start to finish
Hermanocleas literally just requested both of those before I read the comments 😂👌
I sure hope you are getting more subscribers. I've turned your channel on to a ton of people. Great review as always. Tool is just bad-ass. I don't think they have a bad song honestly. One of my favorite bands of All-time. Thanks for the review. #FreeThinkers
Couldn't have said it better myself. This is my personal favorite song for lots of reasons.
You loved Deftones. You dig Tool. React to the combination of the two. The song called “Passenger” off of the same Deftones album as “Digital bath”. Maynard Keenan from Tool is the guest vocalist on that song. It is a killer song!!! You will like very much.
"Passenger" is so good, still holds up today.
I've been pushing for this one as well. Back when they did 46 & 2 & then again with [DT] Digital Bath. That song just Steam Rolls right over you!
I've been pushing for this song since October...epic song.
Pattorihanzo fuck yes man
The entire record of "White Pony" does.
When a baby is born they only see in black and white, color vision comes later - literal meaning, but figurative as well.
Rosetta Stoned by TOOL is incredible as well. The lyrics tell the story about how he was high asf and saw a spaceship come down and is abducted by aliens. Maynard would dig this reaction and your analysis about the music being philosophical. Seeing Tool live is an out of body experience!!
Scott Schoenkopf I think this and right in two are probably there 2 best
Tool live is the best experience anyone can have.
They should at least listen to Lost Keys before diving in to Rosetta Stoned.
I went to a concert last year, they were incredible
What's funny is Rosetta Stoned is probably my favorite Tool song even though I skip through the spoken word part every single time, THAT'S how good the end of the song is.
This song was based on the Fibonacci sequence. It’s a mathematical equation. The syllables of the lyrics follow the mathematical sequence. Fibonacci is like a spiral. The song talks about spiraling out, keep going, don’t stop. And the presentation of the song is like a spiral. This song is more then genus.
👏👏👏
The spiral of the universe
Well, thats just silly. I am staying away from this band then. Thanks for the warning brother.
this comment made me laugh so so hard
@@SirSamJuan Uhhhh... Why? Do you have something against math??
“Tool - Lateralus” is no longer gonna be in the comment section. Kinda gonna miss that lol.
Give TesseracT a listen :)
Raheel Hafeez TesseracT!!! They'd probably like "Of Matter"
TESSERACT is a must for them im sure theyd really like them at the very least find them interesting.
I’d watch a half hour video of them listening to Concealing Fate in it’s entirety tbh
The best review of this song I've ever seen.
Thank you guys, it is one of my favorite songs. You nailed it.
This channel is making me rediscover songs I hadnt heard in years and I greatly appreciate that.
Right?! I'm all in my poor little angsty high school feels over here. Giant smile the whole time.
This song is based on the Fibonacci sequence. Never stopping. Spiraling out
black
and
white are
all I see
in my infancy
red and yellow then came to be
reaching out to me
makes me see
1
1
2
3
5
8
5
3
Just the first stanza, matching the Fibonacci Sequence to the syllables up to 8, then backing it down again. And Maynard's lyrics speak to his appreciation of Native American art which is heavily influenced by black, white, red, and yellow.
There are more moments that go further with the Sequence later in the lyrics, but I don't know 'em without looking it up right now.
I'm still phenomenally impressed with Danny Carey's drumming in multiple time signatures (9/8, 8/8, and 7/8...987, which is the 16th number in the Fibonacci Sequence) throughout the song.
8/8?
Yes...it's 4/4. But labeling it 8/8 keeps the concept.
Black and white are all I see in my infancy then came to be red and yellow reaching out to me
Exactly..the lyric syllables follow the Fibonacci sequense 1,1,2,3,5,8 etc...fuckin brilliant
Tool is a personal favorite of mine. Hugely influencial. Not just on my musical taste but on my growth as a person. They are very philosophical. Song is about humans consciously harnessing our future evolution as a species. An underlying theme in many of their songs. Check out Big Wreck. Another hugely talented band.
Agree so much, and not just harnessing our evolution as a species but also understanding the collective nature of this species' consciousness and the process it plays in ascension of the collective's being. Spiral Out brother.
May The Camp Be Guarded!
Started to listen to Tool thanks to you, guys! Thanks a lot, what a great band. Great channel!
TOOL are gods
Timing based on the Fibonacci Sequence
My favorite TOOL song ever
Think for yourself, question authority
Swing on a spiral
Since you love analyzing lyrics so much. Try out the very new A Perfect Circle Doomed
Tool - Vicarious
Gojira - The Art of Dying
Excellent choices, hope they review them
These are my top 2 requests as well. Just make sure if y'all do Vicarious that you do the HQ version. For some reason the most popular TH-cam upload of that song is shit quality.
I want them to do so much gojira lol and tool
Yes. GOJIRA The Art of Dying!! OMFG!!
Vicarious! Please!
TOOL- RIGHT IN TWO
Eulogy
tyler somerville ❤❤❤❤❤ right in two 😍
I second this. These guys will LOVE the lyrics in Right in Two
Yesssssssss
Danny Carey ridiculous drummer
One of the best
Truth
He's my personal favorite. The sheer variety of percussion he uses, even live, is incredible.
The man. DC
Skinny Puppy baaaaybeeee!
Cerebral. Perfect word. Adore this channel! Keep up the music, the feeling and free thinking.
Tool - vicarious
Most of tools shit could be released today and still be innovative and awesome that's how bad ass they is
I love how passionate you guys are about being free thinkers. It baffles me. I always come back to this video, when I need some motivation.
Still amazed you guys haven’t done System Of A Down yet... the fact that they can mix extremely different types of rock, within the same song’s is so unlike any other band. Would love to see you guys react to Spiders by them
LAN they should react to their concert in Armenia lol
Spiders is honest to god my favorite song by them so I approve this comment lol
You guys definitely need to react to more TOOL, they are a seriously spectacular band with so many incredible songs. Give Vicarious a listen
Tool - Vicarious!!!!
No no no - The Pot.
Been asking for vicarious for a while but they went with lateralus. I think anybody can easily relate to vicarious not to mention the music is top notch.
amjan no, both. But I like Vicarious better as well
That is my favorite Tool song!
Aenema is the quintessential Tool song. Aenima is one of the greatest albums ever made.
I agree I think 3 of the 4 tool albums are top 15 albums of all time lateralus being number 1 obviously
@@ELDudero10 aenima and lateralus are peak, undertow and 10,000 days are phenominal but weaker in parts and fear inocolum is good
Guys, way to jump in and tackle a Tool song from the philosophical life approach. I like how you appreciate the way Tool's music and their message are interwoven.
You guys should review this whole album. Lateralus is an amazing mind opening album.
siddhartha626 if they reviewed the whole album it would take a week as much as they pause and chime in
scott brown maybe they can do a weekly tool update lol
Tool - Jambi
Fuck yeah dude
Jambi for sure! Third Eye or Rosetta Stoned would be interesting.
10,000 Days just blows me away. It's my fav Tool album... and I love all the others. When I first listened to the album I had to stop it and take a breather a few songs into it... really it blew me away.
When I worked in radio, if there was a problem with the computer that handled playback (all our music was digitized, and played back by a computer) my go-to CD single was Lateralus because it was 8 minutes long, which gave me lots of time to figure out WTF was wrong with the computer and fix it before I had to change CDs.
Schism guys!!!! Schism!!! back me up people !!! TOOL-SCHISM!!!!
How about Die Eier von Satan? :)
They did Schism!
@Duke the meister the original or salival version ?? Personally in my opinion Salival version is waaaaay more powerful !
Actually, any Tool song. It makes no difference. You just don't understand the absolute brilliance of Tool if you can actually pick a single song..... They are all masterpieces. :)
Tool is fucking great.
They have soo many good songs.
Pink Floyd - Time
(Classic rock)
Edin Kreso anything off dark side of the moon would be great!
Pink Floyd - Any one of their songs, they're just so f*cking good
Just go ahead and listen to every tool song ever...you won't be disappointed. Maynard is a lyrical genius.
amandaaa I’m not disappointed by your beauty
Alex7 Creepy lol
:D we are all creepy humans a little
Yes!!!
They should just go ahead and look tour dates and go see them, just saying.
This is one of my favorite new channels. I love the honesty and the variety you guys bring. Tool was and still is one of my favorite bands of all time. Their music really hits home, especially once you have had a psychedelic/shamanic experience. There is more to reality than we see on a regular conscious level. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for doing another Tool song fellas. One of the best rock bands of the 90's that are still around. You should really put on some good head phones and listen to the entire Lataralus album. It's a masterpiece.
Tool is certainly a band you are intended to listen to by the album and not as single songs. So much of the albums build upon themes presented earlier. Particularly if you dive into the philosophy/occult references
Ekim Enaols not wrong its stunning album mate.
Yep, headset is a must, especially for songs like this and reflection
Is tool still around? I haven't heard anything from them in a while
Michael G yep, hopefully new album this year....hopefully lol
Fibonacci sequence. The syllables Maynard sings in the first verse follow the first six numbers in the pattern, ascending and descending in the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3. "Black (1), then (1), white are (2), all I see (3), in my infancy (5). Red and yellow then came to be (8), reaching out to me (5). Lets me see (3). Also time stamps in the drums follow the sequence.
Your next Tool song should definitely be THE GRUDGE
Maynard is explaining growth, encouraging growth, it's inspirational music, he's encouraging you to grow as a person in every aspect of your life, as he does with just about every song.
Time - Pink Floyd
First!!
You guys rock!! Your GOJIRA videos are by far my fav! Keep up the good work guys!
TESSERACT - Of Matter (Live at Sphere Studios). I love Tool and I love TesseracT. Couldn't live without either!
This is probably the most solid interpretation/analysis of this song especially for first exposure.
TOOL - Vicarious
You guys would really dig delving into the lyrics on this one.
A controversial subject; the inherent morbidity of humans.
Loving this channel! I never miss a new upload. DON'T STOP! 😁🤘🏼🤘🏼
I think just watching the music video for that can lead you to get that motif.
Right in Two is another good shout.
Definitely hope to see vicarious on the channel.
DEATH - SYMBOLIC
NEVERMORE - THIS GODLESS ENDEAVOR
these are actually very good songs that define the bands well
Guys I literally screamed OH SHIT! in my house...on my own... seeing that you'd done a reaction to this! :D
Fellas. Thanks you, I'm gonna enjoy this!
Luke May Omg same 😂 I almost dropped my phone in excitement.
Luke May i couldn't wait to get home to see it!!
Lmao, likewise
This was such a cool video to watch and see your perspective on. How have I NEVER come across your channel? Awesome!
Next Tool song: either “Jambi”, “Right in Two”, or “Parabol/Parabola”
Absolutely amazing!
pigeonkick7 JAMBI!!!!!
Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Oooh porcupine tree...
Oh my god, yes! Goosebumps, man.
Love arriving somewhere, but it's kinda long, maybe the start of something beautiful or fear of a black planet it's a better fit to start on them.
Orphaned03 not a bad choice. I would personally pick lightbulb sun
Seconded. Fear of a Black Planet, Trains, Sound of Muzak, Start of Something Beautiful, Deadwing.
You guys HAVE TO watch all of TOOLs music videos, the first time I watched TOOL i was hooked. I still remember watching SCHISM with my older brother on MTV, when I was a teenager, it blew my mind and have been a TOOL fan ever since.
Tarantula Fangs The same thing happened to me with Sober, back in 2001...
Me too!
I was baked as shit and my mate went 'put these headphones on'. Lay on the floor in his garage, pair of headphones each, whole album from start to finish. Changed my goddamn life.
I was at my grandma's house for a dinner, with my brother, dad, a couple cousins, and my aunt and uncle. MTV just happened to be on, and the music video for Schism came on, and everyone just sat there mesmerized and watched/listened to the entire thing. It was a really cool moment. I had already listened to Tool before that, but I don't think anyone else in my family had.
Yes bud! I kinda wanna hear everyone's Tool origin stories.
Hey I just wanted to say GREAT JOB GUYS!!! You guys actually listen and take time to interpret the music not just skipping the words, but what is most awesome is how well you guys see the meanings or messages in the songs. Tool is awesome and I have been a fan since I was a kid. I had been hearing Tool wrong for a long time and then found the deeper meanings while being at a concert and finally actually paying attention. Thank you guys for the honest reactions and thank you for taking it seriously.
Tool: Jambi, Stinkfist, Wings for Marie pt. 2, Vicarious and of course Schism
thething75191 you forgot Ænima
The Pot, they'd love the groove in that one.
Deftones + Maynard from Tool - Passenger
Rainbow - Stargazer
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
Queensrÿche - Eyes Of A Stranger
Your channel is amazing! I have been watching your videos this entire week!