Any info out there on TOOL.

Useful.Idiot · 30-01-2019 06:17PM

I think Maynard probably has the least decisional parity in terms of the music Tool put out, going by the lead up to this album.

weiland79 · 01-05-2019 11:16AM

Anyone else going to see them in Prague?

Im a 43 year old man and i cant remember the last time i was this excited about something.

frag420 · 01-05-2019 12:47PM

weiland79 wrote: »

Anyone else going to see them in Prague?

Im a 43 year old man and i cant remember the last time i was this excited about something.

Download for me although possibly Lisbon too, still deciding!

Lithium93_ · 03-05-2019 11:06AM

Band now have a page on both Spotify & Apple Music.

https://loudwire.com/tool-spotify-profile/

baamus · 04-05-2019 02:52AM

Listened a few tracks from last years album and wasn't impressed tbh. Own a few albums of Tool and A Perfect Circle, really like their heavier stuff.

weiland79 · 04-05-2019 05:31AM

baamus wrote: »

Listened a few tracks from last years album and wasn't impressed tbh. Own a few albums of Tool and A Perfect Circle, really like their heavier stuff.

Last years album?

frag420 · 04-05-2019 07:50AM

weiland79 wrote: »

Last years album?

I think they may mean APC unless I’ve gone full Rip van Winkle and slept through the the latest Tool album!!

weiland79 · 04-05-2019 09:38AM

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Band now have a page on both Spotify & Apple Music.

https://loudwire.com/tool-spotify-profile/

you'd imagine this means an album is in coming:pac:

baamus · 04-05-2019 05:49PM

weiland79 wrote: »

Last years album?

Epic mistake sure it was APC

baamus · 04-05-2019 05:50PM

frag420 wrote: »

I think they may mean APC unless I’ve gone full Rip van Winkle and slept through the the latest Tool album!!

You got me there

Lithium93_ · 04-05-2019 07:05PM

weiland79 wrote: »

you'd imagine this means an album is in coming:pac:

Logically you'd think that, but who really knows, it's all shrouded in secrecy.

Only band I can think of to rival Tool in the secrecy stakes is Guns N' Roses.

Lithium93_ · 06-05-2019 07:13AM

Descending & Invincible, 2 new songs were played at Welcome To Rockville.

https://loudwire.com/tool-perform-new-songs-descending-welcome-rockville/?fbclid=IwAR3s8hw_PKoPtjLu_Kc1D3x30tkgxOJtToqf6GffJR_BTayALbEOSrjPu7I

LillySV · 06-05-2019 11:39AM

was lookign at tour schedule online...thats hardly the last tour dates for 2019? Id like to think they will call to Ireland?

weiland79 · 06-05-2019 04:50PM

LillySV wrote: »

was lookign at tour schedule online...thats hardly the last tour dates for 2019? Id like to think they will call to Ireland?

I think there are only 13 european dates. No Ireland im afraid

weiland79 · 07-05-2019 10:24AM

One of our group has had to pull out of the gig in Prague so we have a spare ticket. If anyone is interested send me a PM.

Lithium93_ · 08-05-2019 06:52AM

So just spotted this on Twitter...

https://twitter.com/Tool/status/1125992825756233729

S.M.B. · 08-05-2019 07:59AM

Do I listen to live version of new songs or wait ~4 months?

Decisions, decisions.

weiland79 · 08-05-2019 11:09AM

S.M.B. wrote: »

Do I listen to live version of new songs or wait ~4 months?

Decisions, decisions.

This is something that is bugging me about the upcoming gig. I generally don't enjoy listening to new music for the first time at a gig.

LillySV · 08-05-2019 04:24PM

S.M.B. wrote: »

Do I listen to live version of new songs or wait ~4 months?

Decisions, decisions.

Wait... the live versions I heard online don’t sound bad but at the same time... they didn’t sound like something that they would spend over a decade writing!

Arghus · 08-05-2019 04:54PM

Looks legit this time.

Thirteen years. Not bad going.

S.M.B. · 08-05-2019 06:03PM

weiland79 wrote: »

This is something that is bugging me about the upcoming gig. I generally don't enjoy listening to new music for the first time at a gig.

I'm not a big fan of seeing a band in the run up to a major release where the set is primarily made up of songs I've never heard before. However, I do love when I see a band perform a new song that makes a big impression and I end up associating that performance with the song forever more. It doesn't happen too often but when it does it's glorious.

I won't be seeing Tool on this tour so unfortunately it's bootlegs or nothing for me. Think I'll abstain.

Lithium93_ · 11-05-2019 11:40AM

Maynard confirmed the August 30th date for the Tool album via Twitter and a Thor meme of all things.

https://twitter.com/mjkeenan/status/1126869696819748865

Useful.Idiot · 11-05-2019 10:03PM

LillySV wrote: »

Wait... the live versions I heard online don’t sound bad but at the same time... they didn’t sound like something that they would spend over a decade writing!

I felt the same but I also learned a long time ago not to judge a band's new material via a live vid from a camera in the audience. Gonna save the judgement until it's out.

Also it's always important to note they haven't been writing for a decade. A lot of that time was spent mired in legal proceedings that stunted the band for a while. I believe there was also health issues in the band too over that time.

weiland79 · 26-05-2019 09:44PM

https://youtu.be/c0oPARs84Mo

So close now!!! And they sound in top form. Can't wait.

frag420 · 26-05-2019 10:00PM

weiland79 wrote: »

https://youtu.be/c0oPARs84Mo

So close now!!! And they sound in top form. Can't wait.

This night three weeks and il be seeing them live...can’t wait!

Arghus · 27-05-2019 03:08PM

Must say Maynard's voice sounds great in those videos.

weiland79 · 27-05-2019 09:30PM

https://youtu.be/mYKLvYGqaC0

I learned the recorder in school

weiland79 · 05-06-2019 06:33PM

Just back from Prague. Start to finish amazing. Started with Enema followed by The Pot. They played two new tracks. We got 46 & 2, Jambi, 4 degrees, Vicarious, Stinkfist a really good mix of songs.
The O2 is a great venue. The sound i thought was great although i did hear some people complain that it was too loud.
Tempted to go back next Tuesday to see Slipknot.

Treviso · 05-06-2019 11:23PM

My initial thoughts on the setlists for this tour are not that impressive, but guess I'm being overly picky. Missing a few of their best songs imo.

https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=2bd6d836&query=tool

Cant wait to see them in Amsterdam in under 2 weeks

Arghus · 06-06-2019 12:59AM

Treviso wrote: »

My initial thoughts on the setlists for this tour are not that impressive, but guess I'm being overly picky. Missing a few of their best songs imo.

https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=2bd6d836&query=tool

Cant wait to see them in Amsterdam in under 2 weeks

If I could criticise them in any way it would be over their choice of set-lists. They tend to stick rigidly to the same set-list throughout a tour, not just now, but all the time. They very rarely vary it or change it up. I suppose they have a lot of things to sync up like visuals etc, etc - so everything has to run like clockwork, not leaving a lot of space for spontaneity. You'd love to see them start throwing a few deeper cuts here and there, but it's not their way of doing things.

But there's always exceptions - I went to see play at Ozzfest back in '02, when Ozzy infamously pulled out and as a result their slot became a kinda unofficial headline slot. We actually got a few extra tunes compared to the other Ozzfest setlists from the same period. They threw in Flood and Opiate on top of their usual played. Ah, that was a great day.

Any info out there on TOOL.

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