Originally posted by: Insomniak
Great, more craziness for Tool fanboys to rant about.
I have nothing against the band, but they're nothing above average for mid-90s based rock. I like many of their tracks, but there's nothing particularly special about them.
/flame on
The only people that think this know very little about music in the technical sense.
Every member of Tool went to college and majored or minored in Music.
Their music is captivating and twisted. Its pure genius to anyone who knows and listens to a lot of music. The melodies and rythem's they create as a band are some of the best ever made. And they make other bands from their era look like amateurs.
A lot of people just don't get it, and most of those being the people who listen to simple and mainstream music with a simple hook that can reach 90% of the population. Tool is most definetely not that.
Most people didn't understand Mozart's music either, but with time the genius of his work became known to all. And has only grown with time. Mark my words, Tool is another band that will last through the ages, with the likes of the Beetles, Pink Floyd, U2 - Tool will be recognized a lot more for their work later then they ever did when they were creating the music.