ThirdEye

For me, it's the most interesting review I've read about Tool on de-baser, simply because anyone who has the album (with a little imagination) understands perfectly what the reviewer wants to convey, and also because it’s pointless to get lost in bland words to describe the band's music, so it’s better this way ;)

Forget about the previous albums.....10,000 Days is a story by itself. Whether it's good or bad is up to individual interpretation. As always, the literary content of the lyrics influences the music, not the other way around, it seems to me.

Yet another masterpiece, it has nothing to do with Aenima. The entire mood of the album is different, influenced by themes such as Eastern philosophies and esoteric doctrines. This all flows into the music, constructed according to precise mathematical rules (someone pointed out the Fibonacci sequence). These are not just simple tracks; they are mantras that rise and elevate slowly; it’s no coincidence that here Maynard's voice seems to pray and invoke... Alex Grey is, furthermore, another genius; visit his website for a taste of his works. Simply one of the most beautiful albums of the early century.

I am undoubtedly biased because Tool is MY favorite band, but I believe that no review can do justice to this masterpiece (nothing personal Darksoul, quite the opposite)..... This is perhaps the most complex album of the band, both in terms of themes that are always open and lend themselves to a thousand interpretations, and from a musical standpoint, as it transcends any genre (while remaining prog, but that is absolutely reductive). Furious, cynical, cold, ironic, haunting, desperate......

Unique atmospheres and pure pain, this is Undretow. Less elaborate and more focused on defined riffs and rhythms compared to Aenima, Lateralus, and the latest 10,000 Days, it doesn't mean that it isn't a great album... just a bit raw (by Tool's standards!), but it is precisely in this strength that has yet to explode that the beauty of the album lies.

Fantastic review, well done! I didn't know that Burroughs also made music; I imagine it must be something really trippy.

Exciting to always hear the same structure, the usual progression, the repeated riffs in ten songs that are seven, eight, and nine minutes long? I don’t know..... anyway, some things struck me like the lyrics, truly interesting and among the most beautiful and inspired that the Maiden have written (it seems to me that the album is a concept); also, some tracks like The Pilgrim and The Longest Day are very good. The performance doesn’t seem to be at its best except for Bruce, the guitars are not on top form, the solos are forced and unconvincing. The sound is definitely powerful and atmospheric, but not clean and excellent (if you think the sound of this album is clean......), after all, it would be a contradiction: if it was recorded live, how can it be perfectly clean? Anyway, Moonwolf, I've already bothered you enough, I apologize for the annoyance but I couldn’t refrain from commenting. Long live the Maiden, always and anyway!!!

More than a review, it reads like a political rally, and a particularly lackluster one at that. The CD: a matter of life and death disappointed me, but that doesn't mean I didn't appreciate it. In my opinion, the two main issues with the album are the boredom that overtakes the listener even after just three listens and the lack of effectiveness of the tracks. Let me explain: in this CD, it seems like the Maiden are pressing the accelerator while driving with the handbrake on; I'm not sure if I’m getting the idea across. The tracks don’t take off; you expect them to at any moment, but it just doesn’t happen. And then there’s the boredom: I can understand the length of six or seven minutes (the Maiden have always done that), but this trend of composing songs that are eight or nine (!!!!!!) minutes long does not benefit the tracks; there are instrumental parts that seem never-ending and some are completely unnecessary and poorly integrated with the rest of the song: the Maiden want their songs to come off as progressive, but unfortunately, they are not; to sound prog, it takes much more! Those on a matter of life... are classic heavy metal songs in the Maiden style but stretched and watered down excessively. Between Brave New World, Dance of Death, and A Matter... the latter is definitely the worst. The masterpieces of Iron Maiden are elsewhere, and this comes from someone who loves innovation and development within a band, but above all, Iron Maiden.

Great, much better this one than the Comus review. And also, great mention...

From how you describe it, it doesn't seem progressive to me; however, it sounds interesting.