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Rating: THE REVIEW
Absolute lack of lyrical and sonic bends. Undertow shows how Maynard & Co. are capable of transporting the listener to a parallel universe where reality is entirely subjugated by emotions, where thoughts travel paths different from the usual ones. The album presents itself as a means to get where the human soul alone could not, as the natural vehicle capable of elevating vital energy beyond the boundary of its own possibilities. Beyond and beyond again. The entire existence is nothing but a piece of a project under which the most diverse difficulties live and coexist, yet united by a single existential sense: suffering.
Difficult, if not impossible, to believe that there could exist music and lyrics capable of interacting at the same qualitative level as the modern and bleeding individual conscience that suffers. Suffers without understanding the reason. Undertow does not turn out to be the cure. Undertow is the essence of a reverse catharsis that sees, on the horizon, not redemption but complete symbiosis with the very evil that afflicts us. Solid and compact, dark and ambiguous, dry and introspective. Placing oneself in the presence of such visionary capacity alerts one's limbs to crossing purifying impulses that will make your body more aware of the real and contradictory value to which life, one day, will relinquish. A frightening explosion will envelop all this in the smoke of the darkest existence if you do not save it before it's too late. Please, do it.
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Tool's Undertow is a powerful and introspective album that uniquely blends dark music and profound lyricism. It creates an emotional universe filled with existential suffering and a reverse catharsis. The album defies conventional paths, transporting listeners beyond normal consciousness. It's a solid, visionary work that demands full attention.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
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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 Skillfactory
The CD begins in full Tool style, with a sound that gives the impression of a diver who has run out of oxygen or has had their air hose cut, a perfect premise for instilling that sense of suffocation and unease that Tool convey.
Maynard first criticized the excessive expenses paid by Ron Hubbard’s followers to be devoted to his Church. Then, he began making strange noises into the microphone, imitating a sheep’s bleat (as if accusing the audience of behaving like a flock of sheep).
By metalselo
"Tool began their ascent to the throne of the music world solely in '93 thanks to this great CD."
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By Uomodimerda
If this album were a laxative, by now I would have crapped out even my soul.
After this album, everything else will seem useless and superfluous.
