Ænima

Artist: Tool
Label: Volcano
Category: Music

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Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio Cassette

UPC: 614223108742
EAN: 0614223108742
ASIN: B00000099Z

Release Date: 1996-10-01

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Tracks:

Stinkfist
Eulogy
H.
Useful Idiot
Forty Six & 2
Message to Harry Manback
Hooker With a Penis
Intermission
Jimmy
Die Eier Von Satan
Pushit
Cesaro Summability
Ænema
(-) Ions
Third Eye

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Lateralus
Undertow
10,000 Days
Opiate
Mer de Noms

Customer Reviews:

1985 Bears.......2007-03-12

It was a time of confusion and chaos, a time in which direction had no meaning.
Music was a means to connect with something, feel as if he or she singing was speaking directly to you. I discovered TOOL while living in Naples Italy, in discovering Tool, I discovered music, and in music I discovered peace. Have you ever heard people say (for example) the 1985 Chicago Bears are the greatest football team ever? The Bears aren't the greatest team in the world, but the 1985 Bears compared to any other team, in any other time frame were the absolute greatest. Now I'm not saying the 1985 Bears are the greatest football team ever, quite frankly I don't care, but I am trying to make a point. If you look at TOOL during the period in which they made Anemia, it was perfect timing for such music to come out, the lyrics are perfect, the sound, the look, everything. That TOOL can't be compared to the Stones, the Beatles, Sabbath, Hendricks, Zeppelin, ANYONE. That Album made them the greatest, at that time no one was even close to the magic created by TOOL. Now don't get me wrong, I'm the biggest TOOL fan out there, but even I have to be realistic and say there not the greatest, to me they are, but I have no authority to determine the greatest of all time. Over all the Bears are an OK team but the 1985 Bears could probably never be beaten. Over all I think TOOL is great yet overall I think the Beetles are perfect. It's ok though because I'm comforted in knowing that when TOOL made Anemia, it was flawless, perfect. It can not be compared to anything else. I know that the magic is always with them, I'm always comforted when buying a CD, I know it'll be great; they've never let me down. TOOL brought me through a period where I was lost. I will always be thankful for the spiritual connection I had with the music.

The record that gave them even more of a name.......2007-03-09

Before I get into the review, I must say one thing: I'm sick of people dismissing the album because they find it "pretentious." It seems people today only use the term to sound like they have a better vocabulary than they actually do, which would actually fit that word! Not just that, some of the interludes are kind of intermissions to show Tool's experimental side that had greatly grown on here. Sure, it's not for everybody, but can't you at least admit that sometimes you just don't enjoy something because you may not get it? That doesn't make it pretentious.

Also, while a couple of interludes do seem ponderous at best, some of the songs are just so good that they make this album five stars. Sure, you know about the five singles maybe, but one track that's EVEN better than those is "Pus--t." 11 minutes long, it shows some of Maynard's most impressive vocals; the melody just catches you in. The song doesn't come off as the least bit overlong. I also like how the intro sounds like it'll be something kind of weird or orchestral, but then you start hearing standard Adam Jones riffs. Of course, the structure of "Ænema" is just breath-taking, and I find it very interesting. It has some really awesome Danny Carey drums too; there's no one quite like him. "Third Eye" is fourteen minutes long but can be suspenseful, especially when it reaches to its climaxes, descends, then builds back up. Hearing "prying open your third eye" is something that's going to get stuck in your head. Oh, and there's some really amazing melodies on that track as well. Sometimes the lyrics are kind of ambiguous, yet I have my own interpretations (I somehow think "Stinkfist" is about sex). There's some more straightforward stuff here, like the structure of said song and the slow-burning "H." as well as the sell out lyrics on "Hooker." It may seem a bit juvenile for some, but I find the track amazing. Also, some of the interludes are kind of interesting and mildly funny, like the cool futuristic organs on "Intermission" and the German-spoken recipe on "Die Eier Vor Satan."

"Ænima" is an astounding album. I actually think they've outdone themselves with "Lateralus" and perhaps I'll even view "10,000 Days" as such, but this record is totally worth owning. If you like alternative metal, or just rock in itself, you owe it to yourself to give this record a chance. "Undertow" is also excellent.

Worth the money.

Best. Record. Ever........2007-03-01

This is without doubt the best CD I have ever owned. Great music, and a pinch of humour.

A must for Tool fans.......2007-02-27

If you like Tool and don't already own this disc, you're missing out. It is the greatest compilation and a standard for any CD collection.

How many works of art change your life?.......2007-02-22

This collection of music awes and inspires me.

And now, a poem:

Start with four strings.
Narrow, numbered doors
Pass under footbeats,
Earbuds bumping their pulse.

Disinfected flourescent glass
Dims under tinted lenses
The passing, fading voices
Hint at careless hours of
Joy.

She, vampire missing teeth,
Demands evacuation
While an axe goes missing.
Cards and pieces wait
For the next strategic play.

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