TOOL - 10,000 Days

Paleface

The theme tune for Doom 3 was done by a guy called Chris Vrenna (alias Tweaker) who used to drum for NIN. His stuff is good but the Doom theme is a bit different. I think its a Tool rip off but thats just IMO.

Anyone interested can check him out here.

John

Ah I know Vrenna's stuff. Never really did much for me, Tweaker's a bit boring in my opinion. He's done some good remixes though.

BleakestH

Going to the London gig on the 14th of june. Mwahawahaw!!!

Waltons

Since nobody mentioned it yet, some of the booklet scans from the album can be found at www.fourtheye.net
Ooooh stereoscopic :eek:

garthv

I seriously cannot wait for this ****ing album

Going to see them at Roskilde too!!
YAHAHAHAR

projectmayhem

for those who are unaware, a news site spun-off from theninhotline has begun at http://www.theninhotline.net/toolnews/index.php

tidbits of info:

apparently vicarious will be streamed on toolband.com on monday (they did the same for schism)

the website will get an overhaul to co-encide with the new album

The album cover/booklet may be a digipak which folds out into a crazy stereo-optic image

flogen

projectmayhem wrote:

for those who are unaware, a news site spun-off from theninhotline has begun at http://www.theninhotline.net/toolnews/index.php

tidbits of info:

apparently vicarious will be streamed on toolband.com on monday (they did the same for schism)

the website will get an overhaul to co-encide with the new album

The album cover/booklet may be a digipak which folds out into a crazy stereo-optic image

Cool; was thinking the site hadn't changed in a while..

Anyone got the hang of this stereoscoptic malarkey? Trying to do the cross eyed thing but it just isn't working for me; I hope they give away free glasses with the album

120_Minutes

Got me ticket for glasgow on jun 11th, and i'll be back in time for opeth on the 12th!

Tar.Aldarion

Sounds Toolish alright.
Riff me up baby!

mp3guy

Sounds VERY legit, damn, I want more!

John

If that's what the new Tool album sounds like then I'm disappointed. Sounds more like a band playing Tool by numbers.

Waltons

Just saw a thread over on Toolshed with a link to the whole song and I had a listen. Was a little surprised by the lyrics, but liking it so far. Gonna take a good few more listens and try and get it onto a better sound system before making any serious judgements though!

radiospan

The full version of Vicarious leaked. (It's 7:08 @ 320K)

I never listened to much Tool, but I just listened to Vicarious, and it sounds great.

Looking forward to hearing the album now.

Edit: You beat me to it Waltons!

Waltons

Better luck next time

Gotta say, it sounds like described in the review quoted a few pages back

radiospan

This is weird, looks like it was leaked on purpose.

The leak originated here (Zomba are Tool's label):

www. zomba label group. com/ tool/ Vicarious.wav.zip

(The link still works, just remove the spaces)

Ho-Hum

Thanks for the link

John

Yeah, I've just listened to the full thing. I have to say I'm underwhelmed. With the other albums Tool have noticeably progressed but this song just sound like a weak outtake from Lateralus (seriously, the lalalala bit at around 4:40, WTF!). I'm hoping that the rest of the album is better.

projectmayhem

plazzTT wrote:

This is weird, looks like it was leaked on purpose.

The leak originated here (Zomba are Tool's label):

www. zomba label group. com/ tool/ Vicarious.wav.zip

(The link still works, just remove the spaces)

well they did the same for schism.. uploaded a file and let blair or whoever does the technical wizardry at toolband re-jig it to stream for a day. and apparently on monday the stream will come on toolband.

i'm debating in my mind wether or not to download the track... i'd be worried that i'll be underwealmed, or i'll ruin the album etc.

porn_star

I like it. It's very schismy..which is surprising I guess. But just more so the start of it then the entire song. The start is almost like a retrograde of it. Which is quite a cool idea. At first I wasn't so sure about the lalala, or how the vocals have been turned down a bit. But the whole thing works pretty damn well.
Can't wait for the album and can't wait to hear it played live
w00t!

John

porn_star wrote:

I like it. It's very schismy..which is surprising I guess. But just more so the start of it then the entire song. The start is almost like a retrograde of it. Which is quite a cool idea. At first I wasn't so sure about the lalala, or how the vocals have been turned down a bit. But the whole thing works pretty damn well.
Can't wait for the album and can't wait to hear it played live
w00t!

The litmus tests for me will be:

1) How it sounds in the context of the album

2) How it sounds live

3) How it sounds after hearing it live

Tar.Aldarion

Why is the song 70 megabytes? :eek:

As with a lot of Tool's music, I think it is good background music...
Some good parts and overall I would approve, I suppose. Like the lyrics, guitar etc. Nothing to write home about though.

la la la?

Tar.Aldarion

Ah right, This needs fixing.
*Tinkers around*

John

It's an uncompressed audio file (well slightly compressed as it's zipped). Probably meant for sending out to radio stations for broadcast instead of sending out promo CDs. You can't broadcast an mp3 (well you can but it's not recommended).

projectmayhem

ok i caved and downloaded (i'm weak), and i love it. definitely has some meshuggah moments. i didn't really notice the "lalala" thing people have been moaning about, but that leads to the bone of contention with the song for me - why is maynard being drowned out?

Tar.Aldarion

projectmayhem wrote:

ok i caved and downloaded (i'm weak), and i love it. definitely has some meshuggah moments. i didn't really notice the "lalala" thing people have been moaning about, but that leads to the bone of contention with the song for me - why is maynard being drowned out?

I have conferred, in the context of the song, I am thinking the lalala is ironic.

porn_star

I ****ing love it. I actually can't stop listening to it. Purely brilliant.Very Tool.
and as always ****ing awesome drumming.

Tar.Aldarion

I must say, as usual, excellent drumming and lyrics.

porn_star

reading the toolshed forums some people seem to think lyrically it's stinkfist part 2.
especially with the line 'shouldnt have to say this again'
what d'ye think?!

projectmayhem

Eye on the TV
Cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavor it happens to be
Like killed by the husband
Drowned by the ocean
Shot by his own son
She used a poison in his tea
And kissed him goodbye
I've got a story
It's never fun till someone dies

Don't look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While a mothers holds her child
And watches him die
Hands to the sky crying
Why oh why?

Cause I need to watch things die from a distance
Vicariously I live
While the whole world dies
You all need it to, don't lie

Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit it?

We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
(line missing)
Writers their stories sold
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing

I need to watch things die
From a good safe distance
Vicariously I live
While the whole world dies
You all feel the same so why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain falling down, drowning grave and mound
Part vampire, part warrior
Carnivore and warrior
Still have the transmit
To sink to the death rattle

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-lie (3x)

Credulous at best your desire to believe in, angels in the hearts of men
Pull your head on out; Your head believes, so please give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile, so impersonal
Devour to survive so it is
So it's always been

We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire

Vicariously I
Live while the whole world dies
Much better you than I

Waltons

projectmayhem wrote:

ok i caved and downloaded (i'm weak), and i love it. definitely has some meshuggah moments. i didn't really notice the "lalala" thing people have been moaning about, but that leads to the bone of contention with the song for me - why is maynard being drowned out?

Popular opinion seems to say that Maynard's kinda in the background to emphasise the instruments.

EDIT: Projectmayhem, I think the line missing is "neither the brave nor bold"