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- Skullz reacts to The Holy Trinity (Disposition/Reflection/Triad/Faaip de Oiad) by Tool
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THATS IT GUYS! We made it through Lateralus! Unbelievable album start to finish! Thank you all who have taken the journey with me! 10,000 Days is up next! 🌀🌀🌀
Ready and here for it.
10k Days is great, but I really hope you listen to Opiate EP (1992) before moving forward as it does come back into relevance later.
Can’t wait!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
The rides not over yet
10,000 Days is going to be funny at times, very emotional in other places. Can't wait for this.
The Moon's light is not its own, rather a reflection that we are seeing.
Disposition and Reflection are amazing on their own, together I consider them Tool's masterpiece. I don't care what I'm doing. On the back patio with tunes on with the wife, or on a road trip, these songs come on and everything else disappears and I receive the message of Maynard's words. Always moves me, encourages me to be better than I was yesterday. Put all the things weighing me down in check, right where they should be. Great reaction Skullz.
The lyrics and their delivery on Reflection are certainly some of their best. It's incredibly moving.
My absolute favorite TOOL song ❤️ genius level poetry
Congrats my friend, this is officially the greatest TOOL reaction ever. The insight you have into this music you're still discovering is mindblowing, even for me, a 20 year plus fan. This band truly has no equal. Wish I could buy you a beer but you're a bit far.😁🇸🇮Buy a pair of headphones with the appropriate bass range, so you’ll be able to truly appreciate Justin. I guarantee you’ll be discovering new details on this album for years to come. Lateralus is an untouchable, mind bending masterpiece. All the best to you, brother!👍👍🤘🤘🍻🥃
Nice dude. Love reading positive posts! Take care!
Haha I appreciate the sentiment! If I start doing live streams, hop in! Maybe we can share a beer then! Cheers! 🍺
@@Skullzrapper If I can. Time is the main factor.🍺🥃
What would you give to listen to Tool with fresh ears?
@@TheSopheom TBH I wouldn't want to. Their music has enlightened me so much that I'd hate to start over again.
“Ticks and Leeches” actually is a filler track! The story is that the producers wanted another hard track on the album, which pissed the band off. So they made one.
“Is this what you wanted? Is this what you had in mind? ‘Cuz this is what you’re getting.”
"... you filthy parasites." xD
and at the very end the band play the devils interval while mjk screams 'i hope you choke' hehe
yeah, that's why it's the weakest real song on the album. reflection is my personal favorite.
idk what you guys mean about weakest song on the album.. for me it's up there with the best. the ups and downs of that song, the drums that always shake me to my core, maynard actually going crazy on the voice which I love, everything is perfect for me around that song. The producers were right and nailed it, Tool delivered :)
When the man I loved passed away at 23 years old, I had this holy trinity as well as Shine on You Crazy Diamond on a playlist and would have it on repeat as I slept. It was the only way I could fall asleep at that point in time, it subdued my grief just enough that I could pass out at the end of the day.
Tool touches so many people with their music, and conveys so much that is left out of mainstream music. Tool was part of my growth as a person, a part of my awakening. And I'll always be grateful that Tool brought me and my love together. Even if he was gone too soon.
RIP Cezar Lubelski. You are sorely missed, every day.
❤️
Reflection is one of my favorite songs. The moon is a reflection, so the moon makes sense. But man there is no wrong, it's really what you get out of it, what works for you. Use TOOL as a tool 😉🤘
With mushrooms
This song has one of my favorite metaphors of all time. Note that the moon does not generate any light, and only glows at night because it's reflecting the light of the sun. So as full and bright as it is, and as much as its light may serve as a beacon of hope to those lost in the dark ("resuscitates the hopeless"), its light is not its own. Its source (the sun) is bright and endless and without her we are lifeless satellites drifting (literally: the Earth would not only be a dead barren rock without the light and warmth of the sun, but it would drift away into the cold depths of space without its gravity).
Also, I've always interpreted the "we are all one mind" line through more of an Alan Watts lens. The heart beating in your chest is no less a part of you than is the sun shining down from above.
I am very thankful to have discovered tool after Alan Watts. Because of his lectures I picked up meditation and self inquiry. This album is so direct
Some people say that TooL fans are silly and over excited. I say they have no clue how this sounds when you are open to it and see it live. 50,000 people sitting in silence while these three masterpieces flow over them is an experience you never forget. This band gets into your deepest thoughts and your soul. It changes your outlook on music.
It's always touched me how the lyrics shift from "before I pine away" to "before we pine away" after we come to find we are all, one mind. ❤️ Yet another thoughtful, beautiful reaction.
I sit out on my pergola with a coffee, earbuds and reflection every full moon. It is cleansing and empowering.
That would be magical
Crystal, next full moon🌕, know you’ve inspired someone else to be doing the same ☕️💖
Midnight full moon walks with the dog here.
@@bikimajic9610 I will send a long distance coffee cheers to you...
I wish I had a pergola
Triad has to be one of the most goddamn epic pieces of music ever written
as a drummer 33:10 and onward makes me want to quit the instrument. haha
@@jeremymullins1294 Watching him play that in that AI enhanced video makes you believe that he really is from another planet.
@@darrenwozniak4364 yes! Omg so good!
@@darrenwozniak4364 there's nothing else like it!
Maynard writes the lyrics after the band has composed the music. What I really admire is it's not always what he sings but what he doesn't sing to allow his fellow artists space to shine.
Just some FYI: Faaip De Oiad literally translates to’ “Voice of God” in the Enochian language!! And the recording that plays during that song is from an Art Bell in his Coast to Coast broadcast. It was supposedly a caller that claimed to have been working at Area 51 ( he supposedly was calling from a pay phone ) when suddenly the broadcast was just cut completely!!!!
...and there was a major power outage
To add to this, the caller later called the show again and said it was a practical joke. HOWEVER, the power outage was real, and oddly enough it happened just as the caller got into the part of the story about aliens being interdimensional beings who have infiltrated our government and institutions. Even more odd was the power outage itself seemed isolated only to a limited area surrounding the caller and the studio. Coincidence? Maybe, but eerie to consider.
@@Brohaviorist Yup!!! And agreed about the eeriness of it all.
@@Brohaviorist I wonder if he knew someone in the local council etc who was able to temporarily shut the power off...
@@dan.j.boydzkreationz no clue. Seems a bit far to go for a prank call, but I suppose it's possible.
Disposition into reflection is the most beautiful part of Tool's discography.
I actually think Disposition goes really well coming off Lateralus too. All such great songs!
Reflection makes me cry every time I hear it. I have to be alone with my headphones. This album is like psychotherapy for me.
Reflection is incredible! 🤘
I fucking love your reactions man their so genuine and the viewer feels exactly what you are feeling, your takes on all the subtleties and amazing, we think a lot alike my friend, most people can’t enjoy a song like this in 2022 this world is spiritually dead in a lot of ways especially my generation I’m Gen Z and I’m guessing your a millennial or somewhere on the border, this is so much more than music it’s truly an awakening of something primal within all of us BTW: The same guy who produced Ænima produced this album David Bottrill, 10,000 Days and Fear Inoculum are a different guy Joe Barresi same with Opiate and Undertow they were produced by a woman named Sylvia Massey, all 6 albums produced by 3 people who did 2 albums each pretty cool
Also I’m sure someone else will comment this but the order for the next album is
1. Vicarious
2. Jambi
3. Wings for Marie and 10,000 days
4. The Pot
5. Lipan conjuring, Lost Keys, and Rosetta Stoned
6. Intension and Right in Two, and then I’m sure you could tack on Viginti Tres onto that one like you’ve done with Faiip here
This ☝️
I concur! #5 is gonna 🤯 lol can’t wait!
@@dwlindley2110 Yup!!! But, hell, I believe that almost EVERY damned song will blow his mind though!!!!!
Absolutely correct. 🤘🏻
Actually, Intension and Right in Two are different songs altogether, but they go along really well. And intension does blend into Right in Two, so it makes sense.
Correct.
Really looking forward for n.3!
The second verse of Reflection is literally from the Moon's perspective talking to Maynard. "The moon tells me a secret" "This light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me" "The source is light and endless... she" The moon is talking to him about the Sun... I swear to God these are some of the best lyrics ever.
Yes! The Moon is She, The Divine Feminine, The Subconscious and our emotion. Representative of the unknown - secrets within the Tarot.
I dont use words like "favorite" or "best" when it comes to TOOL. this one(3) however i can say, is one of the more meaningful and emotion-provoking experiences ive had in my TOOL journey. it has very personal and special meaning in my journey through life. i have always suffered from a lack of emotional development due to abuse i suffered when i was young. discovering TOOL in 1992 was a pathway to my redemption (without knowing it at the time). its interesting looking back how each TOOL album rhymed with my state through some kind of twisted recovery . i was angry and lashed out at the world (Opiate / Undertow), i became introverted about my own identity and decided to grow past my sum of experiences and emerge as something new from my ashes (AEnima), i found strength in a newfound spirituality and life view and expanded my gaze outward and embraced my own existence and celebrated each breath (Lateralus), I took on a more adult point of view of the world around me and began to accept my place in life (10,000 days), and now ive mastered my emotions and dealt with my past through spiritual growth and intellectual acceptance of the universe for all its good and bad. i credit TOOL in whatever form it holds in my soul as an initial catalyst for my recovery from myself. anyways......blah blah blah..................screw it, TOOL is my favorite
Your blah blah blah resonates with a lot of people 😂
I loved reading your comment, I felt it. Reflection is my favourite, so much so, I’ve requested that it be played at my funeral. Blessings 🙏🏻
OMG that was...there are just no words, only feelings. I am so proud of the transformation you underwent. I won't say completed because I know the journey never truly ends. Thank you for that...I'm beginning the journey from pain and emptiness now...
Just started watching. Disposition leads into reflection if you listen to one after another straight on the album... just listen to tones of Danny drums at the end of disposition and the pattern they do and beginning of reflection... right, back to video.
"One of the saddest tool songs" - :laughs in wings for Marie:
Now that you're done with this album, I'll tell you the greatest story of why this album is the best Tool album. It's a bit long, but who cares.
My best friend got married years ago. They seemed pretty happy (in my mind). I hear from him later that she has been partying and cheating on him. He had adopted her child and they had one of they're own together. She just up and left after she was caught.
He fell apart at this point. I didn't find out til later, he put a shotgun in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. By the grace of God (and the Magic of Tool), the shell didn't go off.
After this, He went to a large bridge in Jacksonville, put his wedding ring on the useless shell, and threw it off the bridge.
He told me this album was what got him through all the angst and pain he was dealing with.
Just think about the progression of the songs.
"The Grudge" Yeah I'm pissed, but Let it go.
"The Patient" Be patient, let things come to you.
"Schism" Don't let communication break down.
"Parabol/Parabola" All this pain is an illusion.
"Lateralus" Just let go. What happens, happens.
"Ticks & Leeches" Yes, she was sucking his life away. Almost literally.
"The Triad" A meditation to get back on thr right track.
Thank God for Tool!! (And shitty shell builds). I could have been without the best and greatest person I've met on this earth.
Thanks again, Skulls.
I'm crying (out of happiness) as I finish writing this.
I was 17 ... And had a loaded .45 in my mouth 46&2 was playing and these lyrics came thru like a beacon
I choose to live and to grow
Take and give and to move
Learn and love and to cry
Kill and die and to be
Paranoid and to lie
Hate and fear and to do
What it takes to move through
I choose to live and to lie
Kill and give and to die
Learn and love and to do
What it takes to step through
My mind was in a dark place until tool got into my soul. They saved my spirit I do believe.
I have really enjoyed this journey with you, especially the "Lateralus"-album. Love your philosophical takes on the album and lyrics, really fascinating stuff and you really seem to know what you're talking about. All this amazing lyrical content along with some kickass music and no-one does it better than TOOL, in my opinion. So thank you and I'm looking forward to you getting into "10,000 Days".
Peace and love and all that good positive stuff, all the way from Finland.
I'll be right there with you
The greatest finale to any album, reaching the peak of the tree of life, this epic is about ego death, act 1. Disposition is symbolizing someone meditating and watching themselves change and everything around them as they go deeper within themselves, Act 2. Reflection is someone Reflecting on themselves and using the moon as an allegory, This person is in a space that the entire album has led them up to in this one moment, They realize they must crucify their ego before they pine away Aka wither away and be forgotten and lose themselves all together the ending of this song is them just barley reaching up to it then fades into triad, Act. 3 Triad is this individual finally reaching full enlightenment (the crown) this is the ego death sequence where the unconscious the conscious (ego) merge together with the self, the tree of life is complete as you hear the bass drum pedals symbolically making a stair climbing sound and climbing up a Pyramid in steps and then exploding into musical climax, then slowly fading out as the person having an out of body experience after the ego death returns to their body as a whole new individual 🙏 I hope you enjoyed the lateralus journey and can help you more than most music can actually do I hope you take the lessons within and apply to your own life and it makes you a better person, cause I know it did for me, cannot wait for the journey to continue for you, 10,000 days here we come haha 🌀
Beautiful breakdown 🙏🏻🌀
@@bikimajic9610 appreciate it 🌀
Holy cow, you nailed it, put into words the exact "feeling" that this whole things invokes. Just wonderful, thankyou!
@@MegMeg287 np after researching for the past two years on all the Philosophy and concepts of this album it seems to be very much the case of what this album is about, enlightenment, the tree of life is even on the cover art of the album the tree of life has 10 points theres 10 major tracks in the album 7 if you combined the holy trinity like it was originally intended to be and parabol/parabola and there’s 7 chakras of the human body, by him stating in the grudge the first track wear the grudge like a crown, the crown also being the top chakra and the top point on the tree of life which is also connected to the middle on it which is known as “the reflection” and there being 7 major tracks and 7 chakras I knew where this album was trying to take you, and that’s on a spiritual journey of enlighten, even every song links up with every chakras description, I love diving deep and figuring out this stuff because this is more than just an album or a band they are literally a tool, one that has helped me so much in my life 🌀
@@hank35682 I am with you. I discovered this band with this album and it has never stopped resonating with me. It has elicited different things for me over the years, depending on where I am at in my life..... And it has surprisingly grown WITH me. One would think, that once music has been recorded and "done".... That it is static and a snapshot in time. For some music that is very much the case. Tool though, have managed to create music that continues and evolves..... I guess because ultimately it is a Truth, an undeniable one, and throughout one's life and evolution, the truth is always felt, but not always understood. The understanding and realisations come with time and experience and living. I honestly feel like these guys, this band, when they come together and collaborate, are channelling the Divine.
Reflection is one of their most underrated pieces of music imo. God damn beautiful, chills every time
Literally just started and I have stopped everything I'm doing haha. Let's go guys!
Best part of this is that Fear Inoculum is my favourite TOOL album, but yet I still get to watch this and 10,000 Days first. God, life is good. 😂
Same here 😂
Haha Let's go my dude! The future holds great things!
And in my darkest moment the moon tells me a secret.. this little light that I've been looking up to at my darkest times..tells me a secret, he says guess what bro as bright as I am, this light is not even my own it's just a reflection from this bigger entity the Sun, that we all revolve around this bigger brightness that without her were all lifeless satellites drifting. She is the one who resuscitates the hopeless. And he prays he can make it thru the night so the light can lift him up before he pines away in this dark place he has been hiding.
That's what I've always taken from this.
The Moon was chosen because it *reflects* light, the Sun of course emits it.
"As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own" - he's speaking as the Moon.
Double meaning as he doesn't "own" (wasn't the creator of) his own light (animating life force) - he's borrowing it.
He references this light later in Wings
"This little light of mine; a gift you passed onto me
I'm gonna let shine and guide you safely on your way..."
Great reaction! Next up 10,000 Days...post the passing of Judith.
The only thing I have left to say is that I'm so glad Maynard healed himself and shared his process with us.
Thank you for sharing your process with us. :)
You've really found the words to explain these songs. I've only been able to find the feelings that I haven't ever really been able to articulate into the right words. So thanks for that.
dude vicarous is gonna hit SOOOOOOO hard, i can't wait
Literally my fav song ever
Dude all I got to say is how proud I am of you..... You are a good person with a good heart. Very happy I found you cause meeting enlightened humans is very helpful to me and my life. You rock bro!
Much love bro! I feel the same way! Good people gotta stick together 🤘
2, 5, 10, 20 years later, you'll be watching others react to Tool to see if they get a glimmer of what you got out of it. It's an amazing trip to watch your reactions, you get so much out of it, share it brilliantly, and often elude to things I have never realized until now. Reflections indeed, off of each other and towards others. I love it
Ticks and Leeches is a love letter to their record company…
Congratulations my friend on being 3/5ths of the way through the most comprehensive Tool review on the internet! 🥰
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My background is Native Aboriginal so me hearing Reflection the first time when it came out reminds me of the smoke hut 🛖 with the ✌🏼 pipe 🪈 tripping out..
🤘🏼🛸👽🤘🏼
Just wait till you get to Descending in the new album. 🤗
What I really like about Disposition and Reflection is while listening to the record in sequence, the “ball drop” effect at the end of disposition flows directly to the beat into Reflection.
The "ball drop" is how the student knocks on the masters door in Buddhism.
@@TheSopheom it was also inspired by a sound from the animated short film “Street of Crocodiles” by the Brothers Quay
@@taksikimekurdele8415 Thank you! I did not know that, what a gem of a find!
Your enjoyment and genuine perspective on the holy trinity is everything we hoped for imo. Thanks for sharing your soul with us random folks sir. 😊
Much love man! Appreciate the reciprocity 🤘 Love that we can all come together every week and talk about awesome music! I learn a lot from the comments! 💯
Ahhh... you are going to love (hate) lyrics in vicarious... we are f..c..Ed as a society..
Funny you mentioned that in Reflection it might have served better to talk about the sun rather than the moon. That’s actually what he was talking about. The moon, as bright and beautiful as it is, is not a source of light. Rather, it simply reflects the sun’s light, without which the planets and moons would be cold and lifeless.
D/R/T ... Disposition Reflection Triad
whats another word for reflection? ... Mirror...
D/M/T ... coincide?
if you say so.
also, Triad, is a great audio for the stages of man.. starts tribal, go industrial, ends tech.
oh, then the aliens ... um.. interdimensional beings... round us all up and ....
One of the best reviewa I ever saw. Like ever.
You made me feel like I heard the song for the first time, which is like a dream for me to ever experience again.
Thank you
I always love that sound at 31:39. It's like a bark or a "wow!" sound or something. Maynard perhaps? Sounds like he's making all sorts of noises way in the background.
27:40 when Maynard says we are all of one mind, he means something more profound than we are just reflections of each other. WE ARE each other. There is no separation between you and me ultimately other than what our egos dictate. We are like cells in a larger super organism, everything on the planet is connected intimately to each other, and ultimately everything in the universe is connected to each other.
Where my consciousness ends and where yours begins isn't clearly defined. Once you realize this, you start to understand by fundamental physics properties alone, we are literally connected with our consciousnesses as they bleed into each other. Like our auras, or our electromagnetic waves and energy radiating from our bodies and others bodies into one another. What kind of effect does that have on the ways we think? Feel? On who we are? Ultimately yes, this does mean we end up being reflections of each other and even with our own free will we are products of our environment and we become the characters we imagine ourselves to be and that other people treat us as. But its much more than just that too.
Reflection is not about aliens , that's the rosette stoned on next album lol ... tool is amazing.
I could listen to an entire Tool album in the vein of Dispostion.
Me too! 💯
REFLECTION is freaking AMAZING. ✌️
It’s straight up Gandolf lyrics.
T00L is pure magic my friend, so glad to see you take the journey. I never get tired of any of T00L or Maynards' works even after all these years!
Lateralus is like the episode before the season finale, and then THIS is the season finale
The moon light we see is a reflection of sunlight. I see it as if you’re in a dark place, shutting yourself off to others , it can take just one person with a bright *disposition* to shine some light into your life
Well said
That bouncing sound at the end of Disposition makes more sense when you listen to the transition straight into Reflection. Reflection always gives me a feeling of awe at the interconnectedness of all life on earth (plant, animals, microorganisms, everything) and how we all need each other to function properly. It’s absolutely beautiful. I’m a fan of all the Tool albums and there are some amazing songs left the cover but in my opinion you’ve just finished the pinnacle.
The moon does not create its light or glow... you can only see it because the light of the sun REFLECTS off of it. "This light is not my own."
Oh Snap! I'll roll a fat one for this later tonight! SpiralOut
The lyrics in reflection are life changing.
TOOL just casually pulls back the fabric of reality and shows you the infinite - every. single. time. What you do with this information, is up to you.
I really like how you brake down and dissect the lyrics and put your own insights into it.......thanks for the awesome reaction and dissection 👍....... Spiral Out, Keep Going 🤘
This may just be the best tool reaction series ever
tbh I have not found another reaction channel that comes even close. Skullz is truly devoted to fully unlocking these songs. Great respect!
Skulls, I’ve listened to your entire Tool journey. Then I’ve tried some other streamers. It’s not the same. You actually “felt” the music, and dug into the lyrics, not just reacted to it. That is the way real fans and musicians feel. Thank you again for the journey. I miss you brother. 😢
You should check out TOOL’s cover of LED Zeppelins song No Quarter
Ahh Tool Tue because Wed... Boss level. You keep getting better yourself. Really looking forward to the next two albums. Keep those expectations high. ✌️ Hope you are well.
Woot, it’s Tuesday
YOU HAVE BEEN THE BEST in these musical introspection / reflective experiences with Lateralus i have seen on yutube so far . Keep up this amazing sharing . 🙏By the way , Danny's work in reflection is simply astonishing ...the complexity of his time signatures blows me each time .
When he's in his darkest moment, basically thinking he's completely worthless, the moon tells him a secret: the light of the moon is not actually the light of the moon; it's the light of the sun reflected off the surface of the moon. A million light reflections (of the sun) pass over the surface of the moon. The source (the sun) is bright and endless. Her light revives the hopeless. Without her, we're just lifeless satellites (i.e. moons) drifting.
Such beautiful lyrics. The moon is revered as holy by so many ancient religions. It has a mysterious power to it. But it's really just reflecting the light of the sun. If you're the type of person who can wallow in self-pity, you can reflect the positive energy all around you back into the world, giving meaning to your life, just as the moon's light is really just the sun's light reflecting off an otherwise cold, dead chunk of rock floating in space.
I really love how they ended with Faaip de Oiad. If I remember correctly it's an old recording that Danny had of a phone call to Coast to Coast AM sometime in the 90's(I think). But considering the denser subject matter of the album, especially if you lean heavily into the more pseduo-spiritual/scientific angle of it all it gives the album this heavy air of mystery towards the very end. A sense of wonderment almost in that the entire album has focused, led, and directed you towards the climactic point of having an out of body experience/astral projection, or what have you... And from this relativistic standpoint of being separated you would be operating in a similar space to the alluded "Extra Dimensional Beings" from the sample.
Although the sample has been explained over years as having been a prank call(again I think this is the case but I could be mistaken about the actual context) but in any event valid or fake I think it was actually an incredibly tasteful way to instill a bit of wonder and mystery at the very end... Also if you are listening to the album seamlessly on a loop it almost perfectly flows back into the Grudge(similar to how seamlessly The Wall from Pink Floyd is also a seamless loop).
Since you mentioned mental illnesses, you should check out “Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence” starting from “1. Overture” amazing album for one sitting
Don't make it a reaction, but do yourself the favor and sit down and listen to this all the way through from start to finish. It's really meant to be listened to as an album! That being said, excellent reactions all the way through!! Reflections is my favorite Tool song, although it has rotated around throughout the years. I'm curious to see if you also feel the lack of congruence as an album on 10,000 days compared to Lateralus and Aenima. I love the songs on 10,000... but it just doesn't have the same "motif" feel that Lateralus has, for me at least. So glad you did the trinity bro, that's how it's meant to be. Cheers 😁😁
Aww, shucks. Love you too dude. I really needed that today. Quite the journey thus far eh? Worry not, 10,000 Days isn't going to let you down.
I always thought that "ball" sound was the tip of Danny's drumstick bouncing on his drumhead.
I don't know how I missed your reaction videos. Just went through your entire Lateralus playlist and it's definitely one of the the best! Looking forward to checking out a lot more of your content. Beautiful!
Faaip de Oiad is kind of a teaser for one of the songs on 10,000 Days.
As far as D/R/T, I dunno why but this collection of songs never really did much for me. Not to say I don't care for it or I think its bad, but it just doesn't have a hook that makes me want to comeback for more. That said, whenever I listen to Lateralus all the way through, I always listen to them as they do make for a great conclusion to one of the best albums ever.
Great stuff again and if I can suggest again you take a quick break before proceeding to 10,000 Days and first listen to the Opiate EP; the entire thing is like 30 minutes long, so it could very well be just one single video.
There's also the Salival album which has a mixture of some live versions of songs like Pushit as well as some new studio songs. Its also relatively short compared to their full length albums, so again...it could be a single video but I wouldn't be surprised if you broke that one up.
So imo, you're next listens should be Opiate (1992), Salival (2000), 10,000 Days (2006), Fear Inoculum (2019), and Opiate² (2022)
I look forward to your thoughts on them all.
This whole album is about a journey towards enlightenment / spirituality. The beauty of it is that it can be interpreted in a number of ways. Here is some of how it plays out for me and maybe some of what was originally intended
1. The Grudge is specifically directed towards Christianity and the anger that Maynard feels towards it due to its role in his relationship with his mother and his upbringing. However, he is ready to let that go and really begin a spiritual journey.
The Patient is very much how Skullz interpreted it. Just trying to make it through this difficult path of self enlightenment / finding God.
Schism - Now, this draws more from my own journey for sure - can be seen as the dissolution of the Christian church. If your spiritual journey starts with Christianity you look back at the history of what happened after Christ was here. The Eastern Orthodox church split from the Catholics then the Renaissance came and the Catholic church broke up a bunch more. There are all these pieces and they should fit, but by the end of he song there is lost confidence that the pieces can come back together.
Parabol / Parabola is a focus on what I do know. I am in this body, it is a gift, I can celebrate that I am here and now, I'm alive! I feel like I am part of something bigger. We are eternal there is more to this life!
Lateralus - Really starting to recognize human potential and also some recapping some of the journey from the beginning. Pushing outside of traditional ideas of God and religion. Embrace that we may not know what is coming, but we are divine. I can embrace who I am. We can swing on the spiral and recognize our divinity, but still be human.
Disposition - A changed perspective on life. I can now sit out and watch life without fear or anxiety.
Reflection - I recognized that I am alone in this universe and almost gave into the feeling of emptiness and meaninglessness. I saw a higher purpose, we can lift each other up and move on to a new reality. I can now see God in my own reflection and in everyone around me. Give up individual, cynical thoughts and actions and see what we are capable of.
Faai de Oiad - Looking for meaning in life? Maybe there is none. Maybe we're all controlled by aliens and lizard people.
Ticks & Leeches - Awesome song, but doesn't really fit with the whole thing.
Anyway, just my thoughts going through this album again. Thank you again, Skullz, for taking us on this journey with you. It's allowed rediscovery of an album I have loved and listened to a lot since it came out.
I added this comment to the main thread in response to him not getting how Ticks & Leaches fits in the journey. When I read your comment, which I really loved by the way, I thought I'd share with you how Ticks & Leaches DOES fit with the album.
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Ticks & Leaches is NOT a filler song. Musically, for me, it upsets the flow of the album so I understand why it would feel out of place. But SPIRITUALLY, it's an essential step in the journey of enlightenment. The album song by song is the journey of enlightenment and you're right, they are teaching their listeners how to heal. So what comes between getting into your body (Parabol/Parabola) and spiraling out towards enlightenment (Lateralus)? It's what you need to do once you get in your body...RELEASE THE ENERGY THERE!!!
Most people are stuck in their heads and dissociated. It's a journey to become an embodied human and once you get there, that is when you can RELEASE your anger, your sadness, whatever else is in there. Once you've released enough of that energy, then you can spiral out and let go of your ego (Triad). Ticks & Leaches IS that release!!! So it is NOT a filler song, it is an ESSENTIAL song!!!
Kudos to you for this incredible dive into this album. I'm really impressed by how much you got from a single listen. This is my favorite album of all time and will always be. It's been a while since I've sat with it, thanks for bringing it back to me!!!
@@richardkasden Thanks for sharing. I love how expressing your anger is an essential part of enlightenment.
@@Aaronsolnelson It absolutely is!!! You gotta get that bile out of you. When we're young and experienced trauma we were not developed enough to process those difficult emotions so the body just stores them. Those emotions then subconsciously become part of our inner filters, effecting how we see, experience and react to the world. We MUST release those emotions if we are ever going to be fully engaged with our authenticity and free from the past.
Love that interpretation Richard 💯
13:30 Don't worry, it is enough just to hear the music and see someone else who feels it too !
It is likely more difficult for you (knowing there are watchers) than it for us appreciating your appreciation !
Yeah its a balancing act lol. Felt like I was just listening to music and not reacting 😂
Absolutely spot on reaction as per usual. Bring the tissues for 10,000 days.. Wings for Marie.. part 1 and 2. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Been waiting all week for this. I came fome from the store, ready to make breakfast, and I see that you uploaded this video and my good day turned into a great one.
Cutting vegetables and starting the video, slowly preparing breakfast - I can take the time, the video is long... As soon as Disposition began, I started crying. I don't know what it is with Tool, but they get me every time (just like you said). I am usually solid as a rock, but these guys just melt me away.
Also, up to a year ago, I've never watcher a music reaction video in my life - I always thought there was no point. But Tool and other reactions changed that as well, like so many other things.
Anyway, what I wanted to say is THANK YOU for your lovely videos and insightful breakdowns, you are a gem. I inherently feel bonded to anyone who can feel and experience Tool's music. I love you, brother, and I wish all the best to you and your family.
Cheers,
Matej from Croatia
It's important to recognize that part of the song after the moon is brought up is said BY THE MOON. She is telling our narrator her secret.
"As full and bright as I am
this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me. Its source is bright and endless. She resuscitates the hopeless. Without her, we are lifeless satellites drifting."
The moon is talking about the sun (and other stars) and how it is the source of all life.
Of course the metaphorical meaning here is like you said. All of us reflect on others and are reflected upon by others. Also, with this song mentioning "crucify the ego", the reflection part is highly important. None of us are alone, and none of us are an entity unto itself. We are all the product of the things around us and the people we interact with. None of us get where we are by ourselves. Those around us help to shape us. And we all depend on each other.
I love Pink Floyd, but Im more of a "The Wall" guy than a "Darkside of the Moon" guy. They are both excellent and worthwhile, but The Wall changed my life and taught me about myself (and humanity)...Darkside of the Moon was a great album to listen to (especially under the influence). For this reason, I am much more into Aenima than I am into Lateralus. If Im ever on mushrooms and I need the perfect soundtrack, Ill reach for Lateralus and Darkside. If my life is on shaky ground, Im being consumed by generational trauma, and Im trying to heal my past to fortify my future, I will take The Wall and Aenima. I do that stuff waaaay more than I take mushrooms.
You haven’t experienced intenseness if you’ve never tripped to third eye haha 👁
You ever listened to animals by Floyd?
@@hank35682 Definitely! I think Ive listened to everything Pink Floyd has done and MOST of what the band members have done solo. Im not totally caught up on the newest Roger Waters stuff (but have liked what Ive heard well enough). Animals is great.
@@Gekokujo76 that’s probably my favorite Floyd album next to DSOTM and dogs is my favorite Floyd song I’ll be honest I don’t think I’ve heard any of rogers solo stuff and I never got into the syd barret stuff either lol I love meddle, DSOTM, wish you were here, animals and the wall the most I definitely plan on listening to the pre meddle stuff and the final cut I’m actually seeing the cover band Brit Floyd next month, which will be awesome, I wish they were still together I also wish I could see this Roger waters tour rn “this is not a drill” I could’ve gotten tickets but I financially am not able to travel where I would’ve had to go to see him cause I can’t drive 😬 lol
@@hank35682 I agree about Dogs as well. It's not only a great song, it's a virtual blueprint for a great Pink Floyd song. Music by Gilmour and Waters...lyrics by Waters...both men getting a half of a song to sing. FANTASTIC. I like the Syd Barrett stuff...even a little of his solo stuff...but I got into that era later in my life (mid twenties), so I didnt grow up with it. I would LOVE to see "This Is Not A Drill", but I live in the sticks.
The "ball" sound at the end of disposition m is Danny letting the drumstick bounce on the snare drum...
Comments for the algorithm! Let’s go! Also Reflection is one of my favorite pieces of music of all time. She to me is the Sun. The light. The Source. God. That which illuminates all of us. Be like the Moon. Reflect the light to help illuminate others.
haha ticks and leeches is actually a *filler track. :D the label company said the album is to short and they want another track..that's why the anger of MJK
I scrolled down and saw somebody kind of touched on Faaip de Oiad. It is a clip from Art Bell Coast to Coast AM. They took this guys live call and he frantically told this story about his knowledge of aliens and area 51 and he feared for his life and feared for the whole human race. Maybe coincidence, maybe not but the satellite actually dropped the radio feed during the call and they lost the caller. 17 whole years later a guy called another show and claimed he was the caller and it was a hoax. Can't prove that he is, can't prove that he isn't. Weird stuff. Art Bell said after the call, “Weird, weird, weird stuff. In all my life . . . . My uplink transmitter was dead as a doornail.” and “That’s beyond coincidence. It was done to you.”
It is extremely difficult to name a best song by TOOL, but in my opinion, Reflection notches the top spot for me. Album version only. It is not their best song live.
Tool Tuesdays!!!
Just wait until you reorder the songs into the Holy Gift. You're welcome.
It’s not a ball dropping it’s actually Danny bouncing his drumstick on a tom
Fun fact! Adam Jones designed the dinosaurs for Jurassic Park.
Was Triad the true death of ego? The instrumentals painted a battle and victory...
Btw the bouncing sound at the end of disposition is Danny letting the stick bounce on the drum
They came out to watch us play. So...
"Why are we running away?"
nah, the moon, as its own light is a reflection. that's the secret the moon is saying... "this light is not my own". the pull my head out also goes with the moon, as it's associated with "the feminine" and birth. sort of a continuation of, as you observed, in lateralus
Quick comment about the moon. It has no light of its own. It can only reflect the sun's light.
Voice of God was a clip from coast to coast am. it was a caller into the radio program ft. art bell back in the 90's. I think it's just a joke
I love how we are compared to the moon in Reflection. As beautiful as the moon is, it’s light is not it’s own. There is something greater in all of us as one mind. And just as Maynard says so much with so little, I feel the same about Adam. He’s not known as a guitar shredder but he does so much more with fewer chords. God tier masters of their craft.
Amazing aye.... At any stage of the day I can flick these on and drift to sleep just like that!
9:20 its not a ball, its a really wet drum. I don't play instruments regularly so I have no idea what the name of it is but I definitely know the instrument by sound.
The moon doesn't emmit light. The only reason it looks bright in the sky is because it reflects the sun's light back to us.
PLEASE HEAR VICARIOUS AND JAMBI IN SEQUENCE!!!!
I’ve been listening to tool since I was 15 I’m 37 now and you always give the best and most interesting ways to dissect the songs, really appreciate it, keep it up.
The Moon definitely represents the Divine Feminine, hence why he refers to her as "she".... And she reflects that divine feminine in all of us and everything. The universe and everything in it is Duality. The Sun represents the Divine masculine and without him we cannot see Her and without them both we cannot see each other. Both illuminate and reflect the duality in all of us. Each side of our duality has purpose. The feminine aspect tends to be introspective, reflective, contemplative, the masculine more outward, impulsive (in a good way), explosive. They balance each other. His choice for the Moon in this song, is indeed perfect.