It’s hard to describe the new tool album using words, because the album plays very hard on your emotions. It is in my opinion tools strongest album yet, developing their sound while still staying true to the uniqueness of their earlier work. It’s still the same tool, but immerses you into a deeper pool of expression, stemming mostly from the true raw emotions expressed by Maynard in all of the songs. Dedicated as 10,000 days, a rough estimation of how long his mother suffered and struggled with paralysis, the grief and anger, laced with the love and gratefulness, act as a double edged sort of sound, cutting deep to the core of the listener, leaving a mark that never heals…
The album is overfilled with pure emotion, and looking at the album in full, would label it the greatest tool album, and greatest album of this year. The best songs in my opinion are 10,000 days and Vicarious.
Maggot, not only does you roof cave in, but also your heart, as I found myself crying…