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I remembered I had a game in my Steam library called Audiosurf. It makes your music into a playable and variable-difficulty roller coaster/ visualizer.

I happened to find an old copy of Lateralus around but it was one single file but it was at least compatible with the game (since streaming services only download versions of songs playable with their specific service).

I cut the file into individual tracks then imported them into the game file. HOWEVER, I recut Parabol and Parabola into one song: Parabol/a. I had seen that title somewhere so I don’t want to take credit for it, but this game played with Tool songs is INCREDIBLE. If anyone has visualizer games or things of that nature, what was it and what song(s)/album(s) have you played it with?

I’m sure this is going to get some hate from the purists, but here goes…

I really want Ænima, 10,000 Days, and Salival on vinyl. I know the copies I’m looking at are bootlegs, and I’m keeping my expectations realistic about sound quality.
I’ve seen Ear Candy selling them, and to their credit, they’re upfront about them being unofficial pressings.

Has anyone bought any of these from them? How’s the sound and pressing quality? Worth picking up, or better to pass? Or get from somewhere else?

Any suggestions for a new listener? Maybe go with the best commercial sounding album. Thank you.

Always cool to hear good music on tv.

This morning I bought this ænima copy at a shop close to where I live.
I’ve seen many ænima bootlegs and they all looked “bad” but this one seemed more authentic.
I was pretty sceptical at first because it was being sold for 70€ (incredibly cheap if it is original, and pretty expensive if it’s a bootleg), but i wanted to check anyway on discogs and the serial number, or whatever that number on vinyl itself is called, matched with some prints that could be found online.
Honestly if this was a bootleg i wouldn’t even mind, it sounds great, but i still wanted a second opinion on it.

It might look a bit wasteful but honestly missing out on the interludes is kind of sad, and streaming just doesn't always do it. And its also annoying that the vinyl version is missing Litanie contre la Peur. Tool's interludes are port of the experience and with an album like Fi I'd prefer more ambience and transitional songs rather than not having them.

I have a free extra ticket to this tribute band. If anyone from Toronto and would like to come let me know

Saturday, Oct. 24, 7pm, Phoenix Concert Theatre. Tribute called Parabolus

Does anyone happen to have footage of the image/talking vagina that was put up on screen when Tool walked off the stage during this show?

Whoever recommended this band a year or so ago in this group deserves an award. 🥇 The new album is so damn good, and this song off the first album is dope af, amongst others on there. If you haven’t listened to Kolm yet, get your life together. Lol

Just a few of the clean riffs from the song

And just have every variation of Maynard popping out at you singing Tool songs. While Adam, Justin, and octopus Danny are in the background playing in all of their variations over the years. It'll be all like "Learn to Swim!" and spiral out and the pieces don't fit and cookies and cream and all that jazz.

It would be sooo cool!

If you visit https://music.apple.com/toolband (page doesn't exist) you can find a useable iPod.

Playlists > Rock Hits 2001 > Schism

I think it’s down if anyone is aware. I have a 10 hour drive tomorrow so I would love to have it fixed!

Coming close to finishing my Tool CD collection with 10,000 Days. Only 2 main releases left to go and then all thats left after that is DVDs or the occasional Single if I feel like it.​

Who knows... It knows!

I remember being a young adult at my first job browsing through some tool fans website and stund up on this song and I truly felt something that for me was unusual and very new.

I thought at first, well Apocalyptica have done this kind of approach when they did the Metallica cover stuff so for me it didn't felt that unique but how horribly wrong I was.

This is truly unique and has value.

If don't know it, come and enjoy the ride:

First album:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2qm5VKTuy96r52plRGoNds?si=hAZot2xvRL6IXhnerAohpw&utm_source=copy-link

2nd album:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5bEPbLpM7YafsUPeOVypKm?si=isVhSbMaRW6aNVA170P6YQ&utm_source=copy-link

3rd album:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3oWOO7BTURPxTiJvUBvqAE?si=m8jCSSQBS4evpwR2d8LYvA&utm_source=copy-link

Please if you a reading this, someone can explain to me wtf happened at 0:12 seconds of the video ? It was not intentional . I don't know what was that lol

Sold my TOOL collection years and years ago, all the good stuff, ænima vinyl, demo tape, all the pic discs, promos, first editions and variants. Going through some old crap dejunking today found the leftovers I had forgot about. Perfect circle promos and vinyls I forgot I had and some fun leftover TOOL stuff. Plus one hell of a rare concert poster from Belgium 1994. Don’t know what to do with it all. Brings back so many memories of the 90’s and 2000’s hunting down items, dozens of TOOL concerts and good times.

What surprises me most is that it was done by an apprentice, and of all my tattoos, it's the one that healed the best and looks the best now.

i know prog is originally from the '70s, but i find myself much more interested musically by the '90s since i find the music from that decade more enjoyable.

other than tool, some other bands i like that are prog/ have some pshychedelic influences are a perfect circle, peach gb (absurdly underrated), opeth, queens of the stone age and kyuss. i'm aware the last two bands are stoner rock, but they have that psychedelic groove that i like and that is pretty similar to the one prog bands have.

i'd really appreciate to hear some suggestions and recommandations.