Tool - 10,000 Days
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Free Music Review: Tool's Latest and Greates
Hit: 5 Stars
People's favorite Tool albums seem to be a mix of the three latest, probably with a lean on Aenima. However, this album is rediculously fantastic, and in my opinion, the best of them all. With any luck, their next release will be even better...and my unfortunately the awesomeness would cause my head to implode.
Right of the bat, "Vicarious" and "Jambi" catch the listener's attention with mind blowing riffs on both the guitar and bass, and of course, Danny Carey reminds every drummer why they envy his ridiculous talent. The 5/4 time on Vicarious makes it a little more listener friendly to the casual music fan, but actually, I really don't care whether they like tool or not and shouldn't have mentioned these bums in the first place. If you are smart, you will stop reading my review right now.
The Epic "Wings for Marie" (divided into two tracks, the 2nd of which is the album's title) is a fantastic listen when you're alone at your computer and ignoring your work. There's a brief, explosive moment in the first part that is particularly captivating, and the long intro to "10,000 Days" with the echoing drum hit on the 2nd beat every so often is one of the coolest atmospheric effects I've ever heard. From there, the song will destroy your soul.
Maynard's distinct intro vocals to "The Pot" have been aired on radio stations since the album was released, but this isn't a bad thing (in fact, it's one of the only good songs that gets playtime on radio stations). The Pot is definetely a stand out on the album being both very catchy ("You must have been....so....high"), and one hell of a composition.
"Lipan Conjuring" is fairly dismissable; it's neat to hear the indigenous interest, but it's just an interlude. "The Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)", however, is a great into to "Rosetta Stoned". It's just guitar over ambient noise, but a story is created when you hear voices of a doctor and a nurse in a hospital trying to coax a patient into talking. Rosetta Stoned is the patient's story, and is another monster of a song on this CD.
Frankly, after this point, I don't remember much. "Intension" is a long, mellow song, and "Right in Two" is another soft-heavy-soft song. "Virgini Tres" is not really anything; I'd probably need an explanation from the band about the closing track to care about it at all.
Overall- buy the damn CD. It's amazing, and your ears will love you for the rest of your life for giving them this gift. Oh, and go learn to play an instrument if you havn't already. You'll enjoy it.
Free Music Review: Intriguing soundscape, powerful music
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought this more or less on a whim, after having read a few words about Tool's style and influences. 10 000 days is an odd object, a booklet with integrated 3D goggles and psychedelic drawings supposed to come to life when watched through the goggles. Since I have no sight from my right eye, I can't say that I spent too much time on the packaging.
The music, however, I found really interesting. This is heavy, powerful stuff, much more so than the classics of rock I regularly enjoy like Black Sabbath or AC/DC. I love Tool's sound: it's dry and sharp yet greasy with distorsion. The thing I was slightly worried about was the singing, since modern metal tends not to know singing, only growling or yelling. But vocalist Maynard James Keenan has a melodious - if veiled - voice, and does not overdo it in the yelling department. The rest of the team is the classic guitar, bass and drums line-up, with more than a little studio work adding other instruments, texture, layered guitar parts, etc.
Beyond the instrumentation, however, what's interesting in 10 000 days is the writing. Tool's songs are long and complex, and in this a pure heritage of the 70s progressive rock I like so much. Odd time signatures, changes in rhythm and mood, varying intensities, even unusual instruments are all featured in this album. The intro to opening track Vicarious is quite moody, until the drum and bass kick in on a very heavy riff over an odd time signature (I'm not good enough a musician to tell you what it is) and it's quite representative of the approach. The lyrics are somber, in line with the overall mood of the album. The faster paced Jambi follows, alternating loud and heavy parts with more introspective sections (complete with little Pink Floyd-esque hommage riffs).
The piece of resistance, however, is the two parter Wings for Marie, a near 20 minutes epic song with religious undertones (I can't quite figure if it's a remission piece on Lucifer and where Marie comes into it, but in any case it's very evocative). In this central piece, all the elements that make the rest of the album are apparent: the alternating moods and rhythms, the construction, the somberness, etc. Very cool stuff.
I'm told that Tool's previous album Lateralus is even better, I'll be hunting that one down now. In the meantime, I'm pretty happy with that trial. I really enjoyed King Crimson's The Power to Believe which had a comparable soundscape, and I'm pleased have discovered something similar yet different. If you like prog rock and/or metal, you should be more than pleased with this.
Free Music Review: Grows on you
Hit: 4 Stars
I have had this album since it was released. When I first received it I listened to it about 10 times or so and was unimpressed. I filed it back into my CD collection and left untouched until about a month ago. Since then this album has steadily grown on me to the point that I thoroughly enjoy it now. Though not as good as Undertow or Aenima (the best tool album in my opinion) it is better than Lateralus.
Like all Tool albums 10,000 Days will grow on you, for some of you it may take a while. But to the people who gave it 1-3 stars, you'll eventually be back on here upgrading your review. 10,000 Days is a good album, perhaps in another month I'll think it's a great album.
Free Music Review: Great artist. Great album.
Hit: 5 Stars
Enjoy this very much. Looking forward to the next. I listen to and enjoy almost all genres except for most country and most rap. This one is great. Recommended. Free Music Review: excellent album
Hit: 4 Stars
I appreciate that 10,000 days mixes straight ahead 4/4 timed songs with the usual challenging time changes that Tool has progressed to with Lateralus.I reserved my final judgement of this album until I finaly got to see them this year in Bologna Italy co-headlining with NIN, and I was blown away. I didn't fully appreciate the song Rosetta Stoned on the album but after experiencing it live from up close, it all came together for me. On the other hand I feel Jambi (which opened the show) comes off tighter on the album than live. All around, 10,000 days is a great listen with some of the most straight ahead messages such as Vicarious which I feel is one of the most exhilerating songs they ever wrote. The centerpiece of the record is Wings For Marie Pt.1 and 10,000 days (Wings, pt. 2), the title track, which is one of the best pieces of dynamic music I have heard in years. Hope to experience that number live in the future. I am extremely satisfied with this release, as it has stood up to many repeated listenings for me.