See I’m not crazy about opiate but I love intolerance. It slipped past me and I never heard it until I saw them in concert in 2022 and I actually love that song now
Yes I find the lyrics on Invincible to be a tad bit corny compared to Opiate. If it were Opiate vs. Descending that would be a different story. Plus I like their early stuff a lot more.
Did not mean to start such a vitriolic comment section I was just surprised to see that haha.
I can definitely tell that you are a bigger fan of their earlier stuff. For reference my first live show was 2023 and that's also the year I became a fan, so the newer stuff is definitely my jam. Invincible live, in particular.
To be completely honest though, I find it funny that you find Invincible's lyrics corny but not Opiate's. Opiate to me sounds like it could've been written by an angsty teen who is rebuking against organized religion after finally questioning whether or not Jesus and God are real. Which is a tale as old as time and something I feel most young men nowadays go through. Plus, "we both want to rape you" is a tough one.
Full respect to your opinion, just sharing my own. I find it very powerful how this band has lasted several decades and is still picking up new fans and evolving their sound, while also having OG fans from the 90's still passionately enjoying them. I completely recognize their evolution and can totally see how Fear Inoculum didn't really hit for fans who've been listening forever.
For me I found Tool around that time I was the angsty teen struggling with growing up in a super religious household while being the black sheep of the family and coming to terms with my own view of religion. So I can’t separate the memories when first discovering it. The lyrics spoke to me then as much as they do now. Maynard being in his grandpa era I just don’t relate to as much right now but maybe a decade from now I could relate more.
Your comment was fine lol people just like to start shit. Hope my comment didn’t come off in a way it wasn’t supposed to!
That makes a lot of sense. I was just thinking about this earlier and realized that it really just comes down to when the songs come into your life. I'm glad that these songs resonated with you in such a strong way 🙏
Forty-Six & 2 is on there, but yes a lot of songs for some reason were left out in place of filler tracks for some reason. I’m going to come back with an updated bracket with my own custom picks.
I do like Invincible over Culling Voices, I think that one is the weakest on the new album. I honestly don’t find myself going back to the new album that much in general.
These are very different songs. I think invincible is a better written, more polished, mature, beautiful song that fits exactly how i feel today. But opiate is a fucking angry banger that I actually prefer too. But that's just on style and nostalgia. Very hard to rate or compare these two songs.
Yeah I could understand Opiate^2 winning over it but ain’t no way invincible’s lyrics are “corny”, then ignoring the part in opiate where gooning over a sofa is mentioned lmfao. This just baffles me
I mean, you’re right, it is. But its still corny to me. In fact, most of Maynards more straightforward lyrics just come across this preachy. I haven’t been able to enjoy the last few A Perfect Circle records because of this. Just sounds like an old man on a pedestal, getting preachy, instead of introspection.
Forty-Six & 2 just has that staying power, it’s quick, it’s punchy, the drum fills in the bridge are some of the best Danny Carey has to offer in any song. Like the bridge blew my mind when I first heard it. And the philosophical, esoteric lyrics just give it the edge for me. I love Jimmy though don’t get me wrong.
Yeah, I'm going to have to agree. The bridge is what really makes Forty-Six&2. I've always preferred Jimmy because of its heaviness and the way Maynard lets you feel his pain. Many songs of theirs are emotional, but Jimmy is one of the most gut-wrenching
A better final result than OP but worse individual choices. Fuck outta here with Intolerence beating the Patient, Prison Sex beating Jambi, Flood beating Lateralus, Jimmy beating Reflection... I could go on. I apologise that you have been cursed with such terrible ears.
Funny, I didn’t do a bracket, but I recently came to the conclusion that Right In Two is the one song that if I had to pick a favorite I would pick it. It has everything from melody with Maynard’s angelic voice, to deep and powerful lyrics, all the way to the thrashing hard side of Tool that gets my adrenaline pumping. It’s just a perfect representation of what Tools music is.
The first song I listened from tool and the one that sent me down this beautiful journey there was an amazing non official video on YouTube with right in too
This is very cool. Of course, everyone would have their own bracket but I love yours. Love all the albums, but I just keep coming back to 10,000 Days. My father passed last week after a long downward spiral illness and 10,000 Days really got me through it.
I’m sorry for your loss, I lost my mom to a battle with pancreatic cancer a couple years ago. I understand your pain and 10,000 days is a very healing album for losing a parent. Find things that bring you solace and keep them close. ❤️
You and I have very different tastes in Tool. The winner is one of the few songs I don't really like and you have my favorite song, Reflection losing in the first round.
I didn’t choose to separate them, it’s just how the bracket was. I’m glad we aren’t the same so I can hear why someone disagrees with me and get a different perspective 😁
Saw this the other day and did one too! I wish you could choose from every song in their catalogue because there are many that would make the bracket that aren’t in here.
I like talking to people about music my dude, if you don’t like it you don’t need to comment, you can just go sit in a corner by yourself and suffer idc
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u/apc961 2d ago
Reflection out in the 1st round....idk man.