Tool should have never released their most recent album, and just kept touring the hits.

I love Tool, but man. That album might be the biggest let down in musical history. All that time, all that hype. Anyone still listening to it? Still have 10,000 days in my rotation, but not that garbage.

I used to think Maynard was super cool when I was young. Now I kinda see him as a bit immature and kinda full of himself. He’s alright, but they have fallen from the limelight for me.

Its a bunch of guys who are worldclass on their individual instruments. Tool says their songs mean whatever you think they mean. People seem to find them pretentious now but I think they maybe just lost some of their obscure coolness by being more widely known it seems.

I can’t speak for the personality of Maynard cause i don’t know the guy but they are my n1 band in every spotify end of year list. The latest albums seems to be a hit or miss depending who you talk to but I freakin love Invincible, Descending, and Culling Voices.

The music is complex and requires a bit of listening before your brain starts to predict thz patterns for that sweet dopamine hit but oh boy is it worth it. Popular music just sounds bland and repetitive in comparison.

I mean… What’s the point in talking about a band you don’t know? Make an opinion and then discuss, not the other way around.

But anyway, most bands have only 1-2 polarizing factors (musical style, artists’ personality, overzealous or otherwise annoying fans, etc.). Tool has a lot more. That makes people lean more towards either love or hate on the spectrum. Personally, I lean towards love since I’m not really influenced by Maynard’s personality nor the fans’. The music is pretty great, for the most part. There’s times when I’m not in the mood to listen to the interludes or whatever you wanna call them, so I skip them and that’s about it.

Have you listened to their albums? Do you feel compelled to listen to them again? None of us can tell you if you like them or not.

I like, though im not gonna pretend to understand what their songs are about