Syncopated drums, long quiet intermezzo) is a sort of Led Zeppelin's Vocals, so as to shroud it in an oppressive ambience.īottom (circular bass riff, fractured guitar, roaring refrain, Technique of guitar riffs, tempo shifts, collective bursts and emotional Recite the same plot: a bluesy hard-rock underpinned by a highly personal Prison Sex summarizes the idea in the interplay of two elements:Ī vibrant rhythm'n'blues shout and a southern-boogie guitar. Heights only to fall into sterile abysses,Īnd the bleak Intolerance, shaken by tribalĪtmosphere, with an incandescent instrumental coda. Undertow, a stylistic and emotional rollercoaster that climbs visceral In fact, all the songs rely on tense, unstable, brutal dynamics, just like With a concentrate of riffs serving a solemn and public dramaturgy. Something more similar to a Freudian session than to a rock concert, The resulting work looks apparently difficult, confused, obscure, disquieting, Undertow (Zoo Entertainment, 1993) fully exploits theįundamental oxymoron that represents the core of Tool's aesthetic program:ĭeliver an existential message via hedonistic sounds. Ronald Vincent, e piu` prosaicamente dai primi Swans, i Tool vogliono fareĭella musica esistenziale, ma usando sonorita` fra le piu` edonistiche che si Una tragedia di Shakespeare: ispirati dalla "lacrimonologia" del filosofo Singole composizioni non valgono pero` gli intenti, che sono ambiziosi come Nonostante le doti tecniche dei singoli, le Una ipnotica e travolgente galoppata alla Whole Lotta Love Una tetra 21st Century Schizoid Man (King Crimson) Keenan crescera` con il tempo, ma all'inizio erano i ritmi micidiali deiĭue comprimari a generare l'energia termica dei brani.įormati a Los Angeles nel maggio del 1991, si presentaronoīrani come Sweat sfocano il confine fra grunge, hardcore e speed metal (Adam Jones) e il cantante (Maynard James Keenan) contavano spesso meno dellaĭanny Carey alla batteria e Paul D'Amour al basso. Il loro rockĪl confine fra "hard" e "heavy", seguiva il successo diĮ ne portava le stigmate. I Tool sono uno dei nomi piu` rilevanti dell'era del grunge. Scroll down for recent reviews in English. If English is your first language and you could translate my old Italian text, please contact me. Lateralus (2001) expanded on that two-level approach, with tracks that, musically, were multi-part concertos or mini-operas, and, lyrically, were Freudian sessions that elicited all possible interior demons. It was also a diary of primal angst, and the lyrical level truly paralleled the instrumental level. The lengthy and brainy suites of Aenima (1996) displayed a shimmering elegance that was almost a contradiction in terms, but that was precisely the point: Tool's art was one of subtle contrasts and subdued antinomies, one in which existential rage and titanic will competed all the time.
Undertow (1993) announced their sinister, threatening and (in a subtle way) explosive blend of Led Zeppelin, grunge, heavy-metal and progressive-rock. Tool was the most innovative band to emerge from grunge's second generation. ( Copyright © 1999 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use)Ī Perfect Circle: Thirteenth Step (2003), 6/10Ī Perfect Circle: Eat The Elephant (2018), 4/10 Tool: biography, discography, reviews, links