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Tool: Danny Carey, Paul D'Amour, Maynard James, Adam Jones.
Additional personnel: Henry Rollins (vocals).
Recorded at Grand Master Studios, Hollywood, California.
Just as grunge was reaching its boiling point and radio-friendly punk-pop loomed on the horizon, Tool released Undertow, which firmly reinforced metal's prominence as a musical style -- but, for once, it had something worthwhile to say. At the forefront of Tool's commercial explosion were striking, haunting visuals that complemented the album's nihilistic yet wistful mood. Drawing equal inspiration from Black Sabbath, alternative theories of science, and Eastern religions, Tool's abrasive sonic assault begins from the opening notes and continues through the final moments of the last composition, an open mockery of organized religion and its incapacity for original thought. With its technical brilliance, musical complexities, and aggressive overtones, Undertow not only paved the way for several bands to break through to the mainstream adolescent mall-rage demographic, it also proved that metal could be simultaneously intelligent, emotional, and brutal. ~ Rob Theakston
UNDERTOW is an example of nimble heavy metal in the angtsy/artsy tradition of Jane's Addiction. Tool favors medium tempos, which gives several of the group's songs a modern-day Black Sabbath feel, but fortunately lead singer Maynard James mostly steers clear of the usual quasi-operatic yowling favored by most metal frontmen--he's a remarkably expressive singer in a genre not usually so noted. As for the band's world-view, it's pretty much summed up in the unsentimentally named "Prison Sex": "Do unto others, what has been done to you."Spin (10/03, p.107) - "...One of the least likely MTV smashes of the grunge era, and one of the most enduring..."
Entertainment Weekly (5/28/93, p.66) - "...What puts this L.A. band a notch above the rest are better songs and the hints of vulnerability in singer Maynard James Keenan's voice..." - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (12/31/93, p.116) - Ranked #10 in Entertainment Weekly's list of `The Best & Worst Records Of 1993' - "...[a] gristle-free slab of clenched-teeth metal...."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) - "Raw, scathing and often deeply troubled, UNDERTOW is the sound of the tormented human soul..." Purchase Undertow CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Tool Opiate CD (1992) Extended Play
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Tool: Maynard James Keenan (vocals); Adam Jones (guitar); Paul D'Amour (bass); Danny Carey (drums).
Producers: Sylvia Massy, Steve Hansgen, Tool.
Recorded at: Sound City, Van Nuys, California and live at Jello Loft, Hollywood, California on December 31, 1991.
Personnel: Maynard James Keenan (vocals); Adam Jones (guitar); Danny Carey (drums).
Audio Mixer: Sylvia Massy.
Recording information: Jello Loft, Hollywood, CA; Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA.
In retrospect, Opiate seems a little haphazard, but it's possible to hear the seeds of Tool's oppressively bleak, cerebral metal in such cuts as "Sweat" and "Opiate." The two live tracks, "Cold and Ugly" and "Jerk-Off," don't sound out of place, since they share the same churning riffs, black noise, and doom that characterize ...
| | Tool Aenima CD (1996)
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Tool: Maynard James Keenan (vocals); Adam Jones (guitar); Justin Chancellor (bass); Danny Carey (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Marko Fox (vocals); Eban Schletter (organ); Chris Pittman (synthesizer); D.B. (keyboards); Bill Hicks.
Recorded at Ocean Way, Hollywood, California and The Hook, North Hollywood, California.
AENIMA was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. "Aenima" won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Personnel: Maynard James Keenan, Bill Hicks (vocals); Eban Schletter (organ); David Bottrill (keyboards); Chris Pitman (synthesizer).
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| | A Perfect Circle Mer De Noms CD (2000)
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A Perfect Circle: Maynard James Keenan (vocals, gourd); Billy Howerdel (guitar, piano, bass, programming, background vocals); Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar); Paz Lanchantin (violin, bass, background vocals); Josh Freese (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Luciano Lenchantin (viola); Tim Alexander (drums); Draven Godwin (percussion); Keli Shafer (background vocals).
Engineers include: Billy Howerdel, Frank Grymer, Critter.
Recorded at Perfect Circle ...
| | Korn CD (1994)
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Korn: Brian (vocals, guitar); Jonathan Davis (vocals, bagpipes); J. Munky Shaffer (guitar, background vocals); Fieldy (bass, background vocals); David (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Judith Kiener (vocals).
Recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California.
"Shoots And Ladders" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Personnel: Brian Welch (vocals, guitar); Jonathan Davis (vocals, bagpipe); Judith Kiener (vocals); James Schaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer (guitar).
Audio Mixers: Chuck Johnson ; Ross Robinson.
Recording information: ...
| | Tool Lateralus CD (2000)
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Parental Advisory 809065A,820615,847825,856987
Tool: Maynard James Keenan (vocals); Adam Jones (guitar); Justin Chancellor (bass); Danny Carey (drums).
Recorded at Cello Studios, Hollywood, California, The Hook, Big Empty Space and The Lodge, North Hollywood, California.
"Schism" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Audio Mixer: David Bottrill.
Recording information: Big Empty Space, North Hollywood, CA; Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA; The Hook, Hollywood, CA; The Lodge, North Hollywood, CA.
Illustrator: Alex Grey.
Unknown Contributor Role: Vince DeFranco.
After an exhaustive five-year litigation ...
| | Tool 10,000 Days CD (2006)
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| | Steve Walsh Glossolalia CD (2000)
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| | Stratovarius Destiny CD (1998)
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| | Bobby Hutcherson Happenings CD (1966) (Import) Japan; 24 Bit Remastered
Undertow
$23.65
24bit digitally remastered Japanese version celebrating Blue Note's 65th anniversary.
Personnel: Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone, marimba); Herbie Hancock (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Joe Chambers (drums).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 8, 1966.
HAPPENINGS is the seven-track remastered version of great jazz vibrophonist Bobby Hutcherson's 1966 ...
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| | Harlequin On/Q CD (2009) (Import)
Undertow
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Finally, after all these years the band has been captured in a live setting! That is, always was and always will be the way to hear Harlequin material!! I take full responsibility for the feels, tempos and key changes herein!! These were the topics of many a discussion in the old days and some might say, the cause of a few wars or minor skirmishes with the odd producer or band mate.In the old days we would toil for endless hours in the practice hall, recording our songs over and over to get the foundation right for which to build our music. I would go home at the end of the day with the tape and work on it some more, bring it back the next day and we would try to improve on it again. These processes were repeated ...
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