Tool - Aenima
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Free Music Review: Perfect Album
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the best album of there's and the best album of all time so far. Tool is more than just an average band. They stretch your mind to actually think. This is not casual entertainment, this is important art. If you think you don't like it, listen again.Free Music Review: A totally different perspective now
Hit: 3 Stars
Back in 96' when I first heard this album, and being sixteen, I thought that this album was the be-all and end-all of rock/metal. I had never heard a band quite like this. And now I realize why. I didn't know much music back then.
Almost twelve years later, being much older now, I realize that this album has not retained that same impact for me.
I think the first thing that struck me after all these years is how disorganized of an album it is. There are a few tracks that seem to be thrown in for a joke (intermission, Die Eier Von Satan) , which leads me to not take them seriously. I say this because many reviews that I read regarding this album explain how deep and complex of an album it is. For me, it's really not. I think they had a lot of ideas to express, and instead of focusing on one central theme, they decided to throw many things at you, which ultimately leads to something that not only doesn't flow, but doesn't make sense.
Another thing that struck me was the overall musicianship. While these guys clearly play well, they don't play anything that is, at least musically, amazing. They are more rock than metal, and less progressive than many claim them to be. They don't have to play anything super complex to impress, but then they don't really deserve the, "progressive" label that they are normally given.
In the songwriting department, their structuring is heavily rock-based, and there isn't anything innovative going on here. The one place where I still find enjoyment though is in the minor harmonics that Adam Jones adds in the background to compliment the central themed-riff for a particular song.
Also, the vocals of Keenan are not as great as I remembered. I am still a fan of his lower vocals, but I am now completely turned off by his higher, "emo" (for lack of a better word) type vocals. I know that many are not going to agree with me here, but I find them unbearable now.
Yet having said all that, this album will always have a certain meaning for me, as it was something I basically grew up with, from my teens into early adulthood. But like my Nirvana albums, it's more nostalgia than an appreciation for the art itself that will bring me back for further listenings.
I give this album a three out of five stars because it's more good than bad, but it's far from great.
Free Music Review: Aenima is but one.............
Hit: 5 Stars
A complex autimation of ones mind is how I define the works of Tool in
this CD that lies hidden away from the normal Tool fan. Being a Professional musician I am able to relate to this off beat Album produced by Tool.
Free Music Review: Pure Rock Bliss.
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this album right after it came out back in 1996. Back then, I wasn't sure if I really loved rock or not. I was really into Nirvana, but I hadn't really branched out into heavy hard rock albums yet. I'm so glad I did.....
Th album opens up so hauntingly with Stinkfist and roars to a close with Thrid Eye. There are so many almost perfect songs on this cd. What more can you say? BUY IT!
Free Music Review: Great album!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I had the album before this one (Undertow) for a long time. I liked the album alot. It was isn't in my top 10 but I enjoyed listening to it from time to time. Recently on a whim I purchased this album. I absolutely loved it. Other people have mentioned Pink Floyd in the same breath as this album and the allusion is apt. This album is a lot like a good Pink Floyd album (which happens to be my favorite band). The differences are the unneeded use of profanity (which does not make the music any better and probably reduces sales) and the harder rock edge. I like the harder edge as it is a nice twist but I don't see the need for profanity. I guess I am a little prejudiced in that I happen to believe that only dumb people are unable to express themselves without resorting to expletives.
Overall this is a great sounding album but be forewarned that there is lot of f** that and f* this. It is not a album you want to listen to when your kids are around.