Tool
Lateralus

After Radiohead, Tool is my favorite band because, besides being great musicians, they are also very inspired. This CD is called "Lateralus," from Latin meaning "side by side," and it is a great work of art of eighty minutes with committed and humanistic lyrics. The band is really strong and consists of the singer Maynard James Keenan (even a friend of mine who doesn't listen to music, when he saw Tool's live videos, referred to him as: "Madonna, questo è proprio il sindaco!") and the guitarist Adam Jones, also famous for participating in "Alien" and "Jurassic Park" and for the cryptic Tool videos he makes, in addition to being a very talented guitarist. Then there is drummer Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor who plays the bass.

The CD starts with the first song "The Grudge" which has an African touch and a strong musical component, although in my opinion, it lasts a bit too long. After that, there is "Eon Blue Apocalypse" which seems to me to be too short instead, and where there's a great technical demonstration by guitarist Jones. Then there's "The Patient" which is a song, as the title suggests, very patient, and in fact, has a long calm part at the beginning before the distortion kicks in. Then there's "Mantra" which is underground and exotic and seems like one of those eastern chants in films. After that, they put "Schism" which has a very complicated bass line that goes up and down various scales, and then "Parabol" which has notes resembling those of "Parabola" which follows immediately and hits with the force of a truck heading in the opposite direction against a train, and together they form a single where in the video there are fat gentlemen cutting an apple and then floating. After these very powerful emotions, there's "Ticks and Leeches" where the voice screams like those in metal and has a more narcoelectric piece in the middle. Then there's the last part of the CD which is too long, and I always get a bit bored listening to it, but "Lateralus" is always beautiful, and it's the one where the drummer showcases his exquisite techniques.

The CD is certainly a great modern masterpiece because the cover is also beautiful and is once again made by Adam Jones who is the guitarist of the group. The CD impressed me a lot, and I want to recommend everyone to listen to it.