Tool : Part One

Tool as a band does not make music they make art. Art at its epitome . 10,000 days as an album is no exception to it. The meanings of their songs cannot be explained even briefly because they’re precise, personal and general. If the meanings can’t be understood spot on, no point understanding them at all. More so they’re insanity, philosophy, getafix, complexity, engineering and 4 artists who cannot be touched in any respect. Tool is like Led Zeppelin in the respect every member is crucial and there is no replacement. Adam Jones is a god to me and the importance of the members is in the following order Danny Carey, Maynard Keenan, Justin Chancellor and Adam Jones. Their methods are mathematical,old school, unique and sound is progressive,sludge even post grunge to a limit. I despise people who cover Tool and think they’ve pulled it off, these songs are meant to be only heard not reincarnated because everything lacks in them. Tool is Mount Olympus of effects, timings, picking techniques, drum rolls(can’t call them that for Danny Carey), inticate vocals, chemistry.

Adam Jones primarily uses his Gibson Les Paul 1981 Silverburst,1976 Marshall Super Bass amp, Mesa Boogie bass cabinets, diezel amp heads and I think the Flanger (Boss BF-2) plays a very important role almost his primary effect amongst others equipment such as a Heil talk box which he owns on stage and other effects like a Jim Dunlop 535q Multi-Wah pedal, Boss DD3 digital delay, a graphic eq and Access Virus synth hooked up to a Roland PK-5 midi controller for insane sounds. He also has Virus Indigo synth hooked upto a Roland VK-8M(proximity sensor imbaness) for organ sounding effects.
Justin Chancellor’s rig is far more complicated and for another time.
If you can understand this then you can somewhat comprehend as to how serious and supreme their sound is.