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THE REVIEW
How can one approach such an important release after at least 5 years of discographic drought? If you're a fan, as soon as you see it on the shelf, you buy it blindly. The booklet alone justifies the cost of the CD. This time, besides the always extraordinary graphics, there's the possibility to browse it stereoscopically thanks to two lenses folded within the packaging.
Tool certainly doesn't shine in terms of prolific discography, even though Maynard, with A Perfect Circle, his side project, tries to ease the wait. 5 years and a new world tour that touched Italy over 3 dates. 10,000 Days certainly touches their favorite shores, but with greater permeability towards almost ambient sounds on certain occasions ("Wings for Marie Part 1" and the title track, for example), to regain the cohesion that gives the entire album a kind of effect typical of '70s progressive concept albums. As always, the tracks are very complex, sometimes yield to the self-indulgence of technicality, losing structure, diving into long almost psychedelic suites, much more pronounced than in the past. It feels like eclecticism at all costs is the goal. The first two tracks "Vicarious" and "Jambi" are in perfect Tool style, with great impact, strong rhythm, syncopated guitar, and drums that fill any possible "void", while "The Pot" features a bass line full over everything, entirely built to support the spatial quality of Maynard's voice. A Navajo chant ("Lipan Conjuring") serves as an introduction to an additional entirely gratuitous intro before reaching "Roseta Stoned," which resumes the style of the martial march of "Die Eier von Satan" in Aenima, but in the end, it becomes excessively stretched to the limits of prog with a final crescendo. The album closes without highlights with "Intension", a pleasant ballad (but a whole 8 minutes long!) and pieces vaguely electronic.
5 years of abstinence, but they do not completely make up for the wait. We certainly remain within the range of full sufficiency, but '10000 Days' does not represent, at the moment, their most elevated expressive and artistic endeavor.
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Tool's 10000 Days album arrives after a long 5-year wait, showcasing complex progressive rock with ambient and psychedelic touches. The packaging is praised, but the music is seen as overly technical and self-indulgent at times. While some tracks like 'Vicarious' and 'Jambi' remain strong, others stretch too long without strong highlights. Overall, the album satisfies but fails to surpass previous artistic achievements.
Tool
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles known for long, complex compositions, dense production and striking visuals; their albums (Ænima, Lateralus, Undertow among others) are central to modern progressive/alternative metal.53 Reviews
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By Adil
The eleven tracks of 10,000 Days... represent the most vital and dynamic rock music one can find today.
The only criticism one might level at Tool is perhaps an excessive awareness of their own abilities.
By pops
The artwork is something amazing, meticulously crafted with holographic 3D images... AMAZING!
This will be an album that will certainly provoke extensive discussion but we need bands like them!
By Stoopid
The rhythm proceeds regular and aseptic, regular even in irregularity. An artificial heart, not a spasm, not a jolt, not a leap into the void.
The album flows without any meaning, leaving only the froth at the mouth of those who were waiting for something juicy.
By coolmoon1987
If it had been the same as the previous albums, I would have given a bad review.
An album to savor and listen to billions and billions of times from start to finish.
By DreaminGorilla
It is certainly one of the best albums of the last 5 years.
Pink Floyd are one thing, Tool are another.
