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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen
Why are we focusing on the hackneyed cliched part anyway? There was no attempt to claim that EVERY topic Tool cover and all of their themes and motifs are overused (though a lot of them are indeed just that). The overriding point was that their general direction leans towards catering for the audience of a certain well-known sub-section of popular culture.
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A certain well-known sub-section of popular culture? What sub-section is that? Where in popular culture do you
ever hear about things like Jungian psychology and transcendence? And who are you to say whether or not Tool "cater" to anyone? Perhaps I'm just misunderstanding, but you're making it sound like you actually believe that the band picked out a particular supposed "sub-section of popular culture" and did everything they possibly could as musicians to appeal to that sub-section.
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How can it be claimed that Tool are not commercial? They're among the most notorious acts for their exceedingly strong and effective marketing ploys.
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Exceedingly strong and effective marketing ploys? Such as? Christ, very few people even knew what the hell the band looked like until a good decade after they formed, not to mention they only release a new LP about every four to five years. Sure, they're commercial in that they appeal to a sufficiently wide audience and sell quite a few albums, but to seemingly imply that their prime objective is mainstream success is completely imbecilic.