Tool

Tool is more than a simple music group. The ideas and emotions expressed on their three albums transcend all categories of music, all races of people, and a number of cultures. Most of the people who fervently listen to the band would agree that they are on an entirely different level than the rest of the world. Tool’s first official release, Opiate, is considered by most, the essence of Tool. Although the album contains only six songs (three of them recorded live), each one is powerful in its own way. Undertow, released in 1993, has a more relaxing, melodic sound than the other two albums. Despite the intense lyrics, the entire album has a lulling and calming effect on the listener. Every song is mildly depressing yet inspiring in the same note. Aenima is probably the most dynamic of Tool's albums. While many tracks retain the soothing quality of the tracks that dominated Undertow, others have a more upbeat, angry tone to them. The majority of the songs remain somewhere in the middle. I saw Tool live at Ozzfest '98, and it was an awesome show. The crowd of what must have been at least 40,000 was pretty mellow for awhile as Keenan rocked out to the setting sun in his old man costume. But then he stripped to what looked like a bikini and everyone started throwing bottles and sod and crap. It was a tight show. Even those who have listened to just one of the band's songs (with an open mind) would have to agree that Tool's music cannot and should not be ignored.

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