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TOOL Frontman Puts Winery Business First
- May 7, 2006
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World Entertainment News Network is reporting that TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan is planning his touring schedule around his new vineyard's harvesting and bottling because he insists on being part of the process. The eccentric rocker launched Merkin Vineyards in Sedona, Arizona last year and his first attempt at winemaking, the limited edition Primer Paso, has been a sellout.
And now the wine connoisseur is hooked on his new hobby and insists on scheduling all records, promoting and touring around the winery's most important weeks.
He says, "The guys know that I've gotta be in Arizona for the harvesting and processing, and then I'll need to be back there again for the bottling. We'll be working our touring schedule around it."
Keenan plans to release a 2004 Nagual de la Naga and a 2004 Nagual del Sensei, as well as a new Primer Paso under his Caduceus Cellars trade name later this year.
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COMMENT | Tool
posted by :
5/7/2006 11:54:02 AM
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Are the most overrated band ever.
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COMMENT | hmm
posted by :
5/7/2006 11:55:11 AM
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not really news, is it?
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COMMENT | I like
posted by :
5/7/2006 11:55:36 AM
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How World Entertainment News Network and Blabbermouth have this big revealation. It's in last months Revolver magazine.
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COMMENT | wine...
posted by : ZombieEffect
5/7/2006 11:58:03 AM
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...uhh....nice.
i agree tool is overrated
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COMMENT |
posted by : gr_1988
5/7/2006 12:03:03 PM
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overated my arse
say a bands name now a days that canright hallenging songs. fuck all there maybe a selct gorup of 5 or 6 but meh. overated i don'tthink so
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COMMENT |
posted by : gr_1988
5/7/2006 12:03:27 PM
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hallenging = challenging
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COMMENT | make that Tool frontman puts "whinery" business first...
posted by :
5/7/2006 12:10:39 PM
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hehe, sorry about that, I like Tool, but the last album was kind of disappointing.
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COMMENT | Wow
posted by : schizo
5/7/2006 12:31:48 PM
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What a coincidence.... I usually plan my daily activities around when I have to take a big dump!
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COMMENT | Tool helped my through a lot
posted by :
5/7/2006 12:36:50 PM
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They Just rule... I love the music.. the band... the fact the lead singer organises his music around wine making... i want to live my life like that... fit everything in a want to... kick some ass... and still be as cool as fuck
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COMMENT | The claims that Tool are "overrated"
posted by : Skeleton Of Society
5/7/2006 12:38:11 PM
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Make me laugh. Yeah, any band that sells are apparently overrated, according to people that seem to think that if a band sells a lot of records they are automatically "overrated". Tool are one of the very few unique bands on the planet right now. If you don't like them that's fine, but calling them overrated is really idiotic. You have to at least admit they are fantastic musicians. If you can't do that, you don't know a thing about the art of creating music, period.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Canadian_Mosh
5/7/2006 12:54:02 PM
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come on, this is taken wayyy out of context. So what if Maynard has another job through entreupreneurship, he's still dedicated to both his bands (even though I don't think many people would give two shits if he quit APC). He's a great musician and loves what he does, he's not putting wine before his fans, he's just trying to juggle both.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/7/2006 1:02:25 PM
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http://www.soundclick.com/coredamage
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COMMENT | ****
posted by :
5/7/2006 1:11:21 PM
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Well, there you go Tool fan.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/7/2006 1:11:43 PM
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Great to have something other than music to break up the monotony. Good for Maynard.
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COMMENT | "Merkin Vineyards"????????????
posted by :
5/7/2006 1:13:23 PM
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Hahahahahahahahaha...of course, the question is: is the wine any good?
blessed be.
p.s. congrats, Oscar De La Hoya!
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COMMENT | you know what
posted by : necrofuckface
5/7/2006 1:15:06 PM
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find me a band memeber who doesn't have to work massive international tours/extensive mixing and mastering inot their schedules. You're telling me everytime Glen Benton is on tour and wants to eat a fetus/burn a church he says to himself "Wait Glen, wait. I've got a show tomorrow in Tucson, and I have to start recroding my vocals for a new Vital Remains CD. I can't eat this fetus/burn this church." NO, he doesn't say that to himself. Sometimes, in certain situations, something has to come before band business.
And instead of eating fetuses/burning churches, MJK bottles wine. To each their own.
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COMMENT | yeah
posted by : necrofuckface
5/7/2006 1:16:08 PM
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into*, recording*
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COMMENT | wine sucks pot good...
posted by : dirtytaint
5/7/2006 1:22:36 PM
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i tour around my growing schedule
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COMMENT | that sound you heard....
posted by :
5/7/2006 1:30:38 PM
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is that of a a band dying
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COMMENT |
posted by : AdamJonesRC
5/7/2006 1:45:46 PM
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Tool, overrated? then why deserves your fucking post?
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COMMENT | not surprising......
posted by : Self_Science
5/7/2006 1:51:50 PM
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when Maynard was in Australia last he visited a few of the major wineries and spent an absolute shitload on wine. nice one!
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COMMENT | Tool...
posted by :
5/7/2006 1:58:45 PM
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Talented, creative, and original...but their abilities are a bit overexaggerated.
And for the last time, i don't care what Headbanger's Ball says...Tool is NOT metal, they are progressive rock.
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COMMENT | That's a very nice hobby
posted by :
5/7/2006 2:42:31 PM
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indeed.
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COMMENT | uh
posted by :
5/7/2006 2:52:03 PM
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COMMENT | The claims that Tool are "overrated"
posted by : Skeleton Of Society
5/7/2006 12:38:11 PM
Make me laugh. Yeah, any band that sells are apparently overrated, according to people that seem to think that if a band sells a lot of records they are automatically "overrated". Tool are one of the very few unique bands on the planet right now. If you don't like them that's fine, but calling them overrated is really idiotic. You have to at least admit they are fantastic musicians. If you can't do that, you don't know a thing about the art of creating music, period.
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actually most novices could pick up an instrument and learn a tool song. Musically its not challenging at all. Its formulative music with heavy layering and an air of pretentiousness. I think that is why people say their overrated. The same people that post here are the same that bash 90% of the other bands on this site, thats what cracks me up the most.
I could show you how to play 90% of AEnima in an afternoon.
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COMMENT | Only Pussies, and Women Drink WINE !!!
posted by : S3EK_06
5/7/2006 3:11:56 PM
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And maynards the biggest bitch walking on gods green earth.
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COMMENT | Meeble
posted by : gr_1988
5/7/2006 3:12:04 PM
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that must mean learning something by like nevermore etc etc must take 10 mins?
lol Kyle0239 class comment =]
Javi tell me any band posted 2day on blabbermouth that r ebtter than tool? ppl r sayin grow up and quit sayin tool r amazin well would u rather have ppl listening to tool than korn, trvium, black label society, poison, avenged sevfold n half the black metal on this site um yessssssss :p. who cares if they r prog they're more talented n if they want to can be heavier than thoses bands put together with out lookin like arse holes. n e ways ma dinner is ready cya people :) :)
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COMMENT |
posted by : gr_1988
5/7/2006 3:12:40 PM
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btw the guy likes wine. shoch shock horror horror who gives two fucks i certainly don't
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/7/2006 3:27:38 PM
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I think their songs have become a little long winded. A good long song will never have you looking at your watch. I think the recent perfect circle records are a lot better.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/7/2006 3:32:32 PM
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= = = =
that must mean learning something by like nevermore etc etc must take 10 mins?
lol Kyle0239 class comment =]
Javi tell me any band posted 2day on blabbermouth that r ebtter than tool? ppl r sayin grow up and quit sayin tool r amazin well would u rather have ppl listening to tool than korn, trvium, black label society, poison, avenged sevfold n half the black metal on this site um yessssssss :p. who cares if they r prog they're more talented n if they want to can be heavier than thoses bands put together with out lookin like arse holes. n e ways ma dinner is ready cya people :) :)
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no its just Tool gets a lot of attention because they are the mainstream version of this type of music thats why i say its ironic - their the killswitch engage of prog rock which most of the same people will happily bash in other threads thats the best part of the entire thing. You think Nirvana was the first to do what they did even thoguh their credited with starting a movement or whatever? theres a difference between getting your music to the masses first and creating it first.
far as musical complexity. any decent guitarist or bassist who can ear music will tell you their stuff is easy to learn and not very complex.
if Tool is your thing thats cool, Music is about an expression or emotional response to a set of melodies and/or harmonies. If Tool does it for you thats cool. My only beef is all the people trying to shove it down my throat -shrug-
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COMMENT | Tuk The Macho E-HOT TOPIC SHOPPING METAL MAN !!!
posted by : S3EK_06
5/7/2006 4:00:04 PM
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The best thing that ever came out of your mouth was your boyfriends cock !!!!
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COMMENT | Meeble
posted by :
5/7/2006 4:22:20 PM
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Sure, a lot of people can pick up an instrument and learn a Tool song easily, but that shouldn't be an issue. A lot of Tool's talent is their ability to WRITE the songs, not play them. Are there a million novice musicians out there writing songs like that?
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COMMENT | "Aenima" Lyrics
posted by :
5/7/2006 4:39:48 PM
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The song. Where Maynard rails about pretentious Californians.
Winery, huh? That ain't pretentious, the fuckin' hypocrite.
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COMMENT | Things to ponder
posted by :
5/7/2006 5:40:01 PM
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You might be able to PLAY the fucking song, but would it have ever occurred to you to WRITE the fucking song?
"Only pussies and women drink wine"......oh boy. Just go back to drinking your bottled Bud and watching the NASCAR race at Hooters. There's nothing here to interest you.
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COMMENT |
posted by : wajahat_k
5/7/2006 5:44:14 PM
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Got the new album the other day. Itsa not the best tool album. But its decent. I wuz expecting better.
BUT TOOL STILL FUCKING RULE!!!!!!
HANG THE BASHERS
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COMMENT | Heliotropic Rose
posted by : Acacia22
5/7/2006 5:57:58 PM
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""Only pussies and women drink wine"......oh boy. Just go back to drinking your bottled Bud and watching the NASCAR race at Hooters. There's nothing here to interest you."
LOL! Perfect.
Blabbermouth is a whinery.
What are you giving us this old stuff for? I want FRESH wine! Made today!
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COMMENT | "What are you giving us this old stuff for? I want FRESH wine! Made today"
posted by :
5/7/2006 6:22:32 PM
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:-))
This saying never ages...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/7/2006 7:10:46 PM
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tool is not overrated imho, they are selling millions without compromising musical
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/7/2006 7:11:14 PM
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intergrity...
www.myspace.com/kamelot
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COMMENT |
posted by : stunna
5/7/2006 7:37:43 PM
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Ummmm...
Why shouldnt he put his Business before touring? Its his BUSINESS.. He would make more money from it. So its the wise thing to do.
10,000 Days in my opinion sucked.
Vicarious is a AWESOME song though..
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COMMENT |
posted by : Kurtis2K8
5/7/2006 9:38:57 PM
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Typical song:
intro
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
bridge
chorus
outro
Tool song:
intro
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
bridge
chorus
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
outro
Tool = Opeth for 16 year olds and under
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COMMENT | Hey Maynard, want some cheese with that whine?????
posted by : 4givininhell
5/7/2006 10:25:02 PM
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Naw man, Tool is good for the radio, and Anemia was and is a good album, but the new one kinda leaves me wantin more.............Vicarious is the best song on the disc and it sounds rehashed in parts, Tool IS overrated as are most other bands, but who gives a shit??? you gonna get all fired up when someone says that the new Tool is BORING????? REHASHED AND UNINSPIRED????? oh well, to each his own.
Get over it, the shit is subpar and YOU know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, if the Slayer comes out and it is subpar and overtly rehashed then I will admit that shit, but when these Tool Fan Bouys can accept the truth??????? well I don't know waht to say other that wake the fuck up FANBOY.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
5/7/2006 10:29:03 PM
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Thats a nice hobby that Manyard has got going on.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
5/7/2006 10:29:40 PM
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Maynard**
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : Otto Octavius
5/7/2006 11:16:23 PM
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I wonder if he's got a squad of low paid illegal immigrants assisting with the harvesting. :)
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COMMENT | shroud333
posted by : monstro
5/7/2006 11:43:50 PM
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and YOU hav not done anything beter than them yet.
LOSER.
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COMMENT | BEER!
posted by : RJLTWC
5/8/2006 12:58:31 AM
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^ Nuff said!
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COMMENT | zzz... zzzz.... zzzz.... zzz....
posted by : RJLTWC
5/8/2006 1:00:57 AM
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zzzzzz..... oh, sorry! I just had the new Tool album on and I must have fell alsleep!
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COMMENT | I wonder
posted by :
5/8/2006 1:15:46 AM
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if his wine is as overrated as everything else he does. A great idea would be just make wine no more music.
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COMMENT | Kurtis2K8
posted by :
5/8/2006 1:17:00 AM
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"Tool = Opeth for 16 year olds and under" My thoughts exactly.
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COMMENT |
posted by : spooky1
5/8/2006 4:12:57 AM
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Maynard = One big tool (and a flamming fruitcake to boot).
Kill yourself already and donate your winery to the local fire dept. for fire training practice.
Thanks.
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COMMENT | TOOL IS A BAND I JUST CAN'T LIKE
posted by : bassmonts
5/8/2006 4:15:33 AM
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there songs are alright, but seriously,,,you hear one...then you've heard them all....but hey...whatever sales right?
(this wasn't even about the wine thing)
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COMMENT | Javi
posted by : gr_1988
5/8/2006 4:46:40 AM
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hehe ugot me there with led zep :)
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COMMENT | Meeble
posted by : gr_1988
5/8/2006 4:48:14 AM
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i understand your point man thats kool =]
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COMMENT | the most
posted by : Thyne
5/8/2006 8:39:31 AM
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OVERRATED BAND EVER!!!!!
thuis band has blew from day one. I still do not get what anyone like in the band the singer is a fucking tool.
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COMMENT | Its funny when people say they are overrated
posted by :
5/8/2006 8:55:50 AM
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You don't see them on T.V , magazines, in their videos, on big tours w/ other Big names to make a profit. The only thing I hear about them is when a new album is comming out or if they are comming to town. BUT THEN they release a album that isnt what people hoped it would be, and they'r overrated.
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COMMENT |
posted by : gr_1988
5/8/2006 9:02:33 AM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
100% right.
100% right
=]
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COMMENT | Merkin?
posted by : Chicken ala Sweatsock
5/8/2006 10:40:19 AM
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Merkin Vineyards????? Now THAT is funny!
oh btw, Tool is indeed great. Currently enjoying the new CD quite a bit.
Merkin. Heh heh.
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COMMENT | The claims that Tool are "overrated
posted by :
5/10/2006 5:43:59 PM
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To the comment that Aenima could be taught to most novices in an afternoon, I'd say that's not completely accurate...Yes, the guitar-wise the music may not be that complex, but drum-wise I'd say Danny Carey's one of the best in the world. His lines are ridiculously complex, and besides Dream Theaters' drummer, I can't name another that plays anything like him. Not trying to jam it down your throat, but Carey's absurd and deserves respect from anyone that enjoys music.
And I gotta agree, playing the guitar rifts may not be too difficult, but I don't hear many bands writing music as tight and creative as Tool does...you may not like maynard either, but he's one of the few singers that actually has intelligent lyrics that actually say something.
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COMMENT | pansy...
posted by : smawg
5/10/2006 9:50:38 PM
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tool overrated? because they sold a shit load of albums in the first week?
if you have any kind of band experience you'd know that you wouldn't have to play amazing shit to be a good band... look at dream theater, they are one of the most talented bands out there. but you know why they don't get much notice, because their shit is not easy to listen to.
read up on some of the most famous song writers... most of their shit is simple to play, and easy to listen to.
i don't understand why you would say tool is "overrated." the way tool works together (chemistry) is flawless. and to the guy who compared tool to opeth... get the fuck out, who can't growl in a mic? the man simply can't sing.
tool is simply like sex, you listen to it... enjoy it, not too heavy, not too light, more heavy than light. and when the time comes, they give you a fuckin cosmic orgasm.
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COMMENT | I don't get you people.
posted by :
5/10/2006 10:56:14 PM
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Some of you people are so retarded. How about you tell me some of your hobbies so I can bash it and make you look like some school boy bitch. If Maynard is into wine, so the hell what. Maynard is so busy anyway, just the fact that he's doing something extra like this is amazing. Give the man some credit.
As for the fact that their music is easy to play... Sure, but I would believe that their lyrics and vocals are the most amazing thing I've heard. Maynard's voice alone is enough to keep me attached to the band. Also, their guitar effects are quite amazing, something my brother and I have yet to figure out on some songs like Forty-Six and Two, Reflection, and some of the others.... And I won't even go into detail on the drumming, because the drumming is plain out amazing.
Tool is not overrated. They've sold so much, with what... four albums? And plus, as everyone knows, they're touring, and here, getting tickets to the show here was nearly impossible. That's just amazing, the fact that the tickets sold out before they even went on sale. They aren't overrated.
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COMMENT | track 7 on Aenima
posted by :
5/11/2006 1:47:38 AM
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track 7 on Aenima was written for the dopes who think Tool is overated
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COMMENT | Overrated??
posted by :
5/11/2006 3:48:58 AM
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if you think tool is overrated you know absolutely nothing about music, these guys write the most crushing music. Their newest album is a bit different from their pre-lateralis material but it is still wicked, just because a band sells a shit-load of records doesnt make them overrated, when you'v been a band for as long as they have and put out 6 albums the fanbase isnt exactly small. I would even go as far as saying they are underrated there are still so many people who havent even heard a tool song. If they were talked about more even more people could enjoy them as much as current tool fans.
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COMMENT | Well, I understand the fans...
posted by :
5/11/2006 3:57:01 AM
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But all these other guys who are adamant about TOOL being a terrible band, with little or no talent amaze me with the energy they are putting into posting. Judging by your grammar and choice in words it is no wonder that you would rather pound beers and listen to music that consists of growling and low toned thrash riffs. I have listened to Opeth recently and I am impressed. I don't get the same feel from their music as I do TOOL though, but Ghost Reveries or whatnot was a good album. TOOL is more than a band, and most people that I meet don't like them. Those people I find either don't like heavy music, have short attention spans and watch to much TV, or are under 21. TOOL is like good wine, textured and composed of a variety of flavors. I agree that they are not metal, but in my opinion they are not just a band either. I would say that if you categorize brittany spears as mainstream then TOOL is definately not. They are almost never on the radio, almost never on that shit called MTV, and almost never do big interviews. Isn't it amazing that they released a record that is more than half way to platinum within the first week yet I heard nothing about its release other than by word-of-mouth and their own website?? they outsold pearl jam (not metal but a big name) by more than 2 to 1...
They have kept hundreds of thousands of fans salivating in anticipation of thier recent release for 4 years! So if Opeth hasn't gotten the same response then I say you are just pissed that YOUR favorite band isn't a multi grammy multiplatinum utterly original group of ROCK GODS who can take time off to make wine and still be more hard fucking core and achieve sonic perfection with every second on their new release....
I mean shit man... its just music anyway, and I'd say my insane ass is more in the right professing the awesomeness of a musical group than spending my time ripping on one. why dont you be more productive and send hate mail to the pussycat dolls.
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COMMENT | overrated is fine with me
posted by :
5/11/2006 10:15:23 AM
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Personally, I love that droves of people think Tool is overrated. Easier for me to get a ticket to the show, and I never have any trouble finding the new CD. They can stay "overrated" forever as far as I am concerned. That way, the shows I am at don’t have the teen girls with their cell phones and spirit fingers who only know the song that is being played on The Rock 104, the "wild" FM. Tool changes things up with each CD and always gives us something new to hear and to think about, but granted, they aren't for everyone. You think they couldn’t produce a re-hash of Sober or Prison Sex or Ænima every other year? Of course they could. But take a look at some of the bands out there that never changed their musical direction. Where are they now?
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COMMENT | Simple music?
posted by :
5/11/2006 3:56:24 PM
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However simple Tool's music is to play, is irrelevent to how good their music is.
Look at Mozart. I can teach you how to play any of his solo piano pieces in one afternoon. Most of Mozart's music isn't difficult; most of Mozart's music is *intelligently* composed.
This is the same with Tool. It doesn't matter how fast, or with the complexity you move your fingers. Intelligent composition is Tool's game. They *compose* their music. That means they sit down and write their music on paper. How many bands - forget that - musicians do that today? Very very few.
Mozart's influence and popularity is still felt today. Tool's influence will be around for hundreds of years, just like Mozart's.
Tool is the greatest band in existence. Don't forget it.
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COMMENT | Spell check
posted by : browneye
5/11/2006 4:04:50 PM
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If you want to be taken seriously and looked at as an adult, i would recommend spell check and a high school english education or equivalent. Slander some other language please.
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COMMENT | IN RESPONSE TO
posted by :
5/11/2006 11:30:34 PM
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"Wine and rock~n~roll...Wine and metal...don't go hand in hand...wine and elton john sounds more like it......"
CHRIS BARNES is one of the most metal motherfuckers ever, and if you watch the Double Dead video old Chris is sluggin' on a bottle of wine while he's hangin' with some fans, also Philip Anselmo has also been seen numerous time with a bottle of wine. If that ain't some shit goin' "hand and hand" than you must not know metal from a dick in your ass.
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COMMENT | What a funny thing to think....
posted by :
5/12/2006 8:42:56 AM
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According to Neilsen SoundScan, "10,000 Days" sold a whopping 564,000 copies in its first week here in the US, landing at #1 in the Billboard Top 200 and outselling Pearl Jam's new album (#2) by a little more than 2-to-1.
Not only did "10,000 Days" go #1 in the US, but it also has charted as the #1 album in many European countries, and in New Zealand (true bro!). Not bad for a band that is 'overrated'...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/12/2006 2:11:39 PM
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there is nothing stronger in this world than musical prejudice.
You know you guys don't even realize that the ones screaming Maynard is a pussy are being just as immature as the ones who are screaming you don't know anything about music because you don't like Tool. If you don't like Tool that's fine, if you do that's fine too. It's all a matter of oppinion, and nothing you say or do is going to change the other guys mind; he has to do that himself.
As for the musical complexity bit, some of Tools songs aren't that complex (I do like Tool BTW), some are however (I just saw them live at Coachella, I was first row and watching their playing. Danny can PLAY and as for Adam and Justin they can too. Like I said some of their songs weren't that complex I.E. Aenema, but some of the stuff were things that I couldn't even touch with a ten foot pole, so don't dis them because they can play. One thing I can for sure vouch for is that these guys DO know song structure and they DO know musical theory, quite well in fact.). Also, I'd like to say in regard to musical complexity, frankly I don't give a shit how technical you are with your instrument. Technical skill doesn't mean jack shit if you can't write good songs. I know guys who can play guitar like a freaking hurricane but couldn't write a good song of their own if their life depended on it. I think what it all comes down to is, does it work? Does it sound good? that's what's really important in the end.
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COMMENT | ummm
posted by :
5/15/2006 12:26:41 AM
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i like tool, but i like a perfect circle too... and it's not because i have a short attention span. i mean, i got through your marathon comment... sheesh
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COMMENT | tool
posted by :
5/17/2006 1:52:08 PM
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overrated? you obviously perfer picture books to ones with all those big words.
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COMMENT | Self degredation
posted by : usfalidiate
5/19/2006 2:44:29 AM
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I really hate to join such an inane round of posts as this one but i truly couldn't help myself when I saw this one. To communicate in a manner which would be barely understood by about half of the people participating in this post, I must admit that kurtis2K8 is possibly the dumbest person who I have encountered on the WWW. He has
a) picked a fight with the fans of tool, who are the most loyal group of fans known to exist
b) constructed an arguement which is much too easy pull apart. A majority of posts in this thread are based on 'opinion' i.e. tool are over-rated. I strongly disagree, but everyone is entitled to an opinion. I must ask Shroud33 if he hates tool as much as he does why is he methodically reading and posting to news articles based on them.
But anyway, this kurtis character has decided the best way to put across his hatred of tool is to abuse the structure of their songs- the thing which any moron with half a cerebral synapse will know that tool are most acclaimed for. A band which spends 5 years recording an album does not produce songs structured like that (with the obvious exception of st. Anger, courtesy of Mr Hetfeld joining rehab and Kirk being told not to solo).
But if that is the best argument that can be made against tool then none of we tool fans should spare a concern for these Opeth loving degenerates.
P.S. re. the post about tool being opeth for people 16 years and under, i'll ask my 15 year old brother (when he gets back from the 3 hour train ride he just took to watch Opeth) how many of his freinds like tool, and compare that to the number of my friends that like tool.
Liar, lawyer, mirror, whats the difference?
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COMMENT | reading
posted by :
5/29/2006 5:22:47 PM
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Suggested Reading:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038078209X/sr=8-2/qid=1148937310/ref=sr_1_2/103-1915336-9744604?%5Fencoding=UTF8
The writer is entirely too arrogant, but the information within will be quite interesting to many.
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