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New Tool Album (No, Really)
Word on the street is that they have actually entered the studio to begin work on a new album, the first in what, 11 years? Being a Tool fan is tough but rewarding. They've never put out a less than stellar album but they sure don't put out very many. That said, their concerts more than make up for it if you ask me.
Apparently Sebastian Bach (an odd close friend of Adam Jones) sat in on a preview, sans Maynard:
"He added, "Some tunes were so pummeling it felt like I was getting a deep tissue massage. In fact they could call the record that. No song was shorter than seven minutes and some were 20 minutes long!"
MJK: https://pitchfork.com/news/maynard-j...ew-tool-album/
Jones/Bach: http://loudwire.com/tool-adam-jones-...art-new-album/
IMHO one of the most flat out talented rock bands, period. Saw them last summer and they simply bone crush the audience at 50 years old. Maynard was reportedly battling a sore throat and still absolutely sent it. No doubt whatsoever that Danny Carey is a top three contender in drumming GOAT. Justin Chancellor is up there on bass, as well--definitely not in GOAT contention but on the all star team of some sort. But watching Carey do his thing (which I found myself doing for much of the show) is just strange--it's hard for your brain to process that that much percussion is coming from one human being. Of course neither Maynard nor Adam Jones moved the entire show and Maynard stood in the back dressed in full riot gear next to Carey while Jones simply watched the audience lose their fucking minds with an expression of somebody watching pigeons in a park, while he played his guitar without ever looking down at the fretboard. Even if you don't love them, try to catch them. It is a circus in and of itself--reminds me of Jane's back in the day.
Sorry for the ramble. You can bet this kid is hard as a rock in anticipation.
Apparently Sebastian Bach (an odd close friend of Adam Jones) sat in on a preview, sans Maynard:
"He added, "Some tunes were so pummeling it felt like I was getting a deep tissue massage. In fact they could call the record that. No song was shorter than seven minutes and some were 20 minutes long!"
MJK: https://pitchfork.com/news/maynard-j...ew-tool-album/
Jones/Bach: http://loudwire.com/tool-adam-jones-...art-new-album/
IMHO one of the most flat out talented rock bands, period. Saw them last summer and they simply bone crush the audience at 50 years old. Maynard was reportedly battling a sore throat and still absolutely sent it. No doubt whatsoever that Danny Carey is a top three contender in drumming GOAT. Justin Chancellor is up there on bass, as well--definitely not in GOAT contention but on the all star team of some sort. But watching Carey do his thing (which I found myself doing for much of the show) is just strange--it's hard for your brain to process that that much percussion is coming from one human being. Of course neither Maynard nor Adam Jones moved the entire show and Maynard stood in the back dressed in full riot gear next to Carey while Jones simply watched the audience lose their fucking minds with an expression of somebody watching pigeons in a park, while he played his guitar without ever looking down at the fretboard. Even if you don't love them, try to catch them. It is a circus in and of itself--reminds me of Jane's back in the day.
Sorry for the ramble. You can bet this kid is hard as a rock in anticipation.
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