Ah okay, fair enough. I particularly love Hooker With A Penis and Forty Six & 2.

Heh. I was going to link to that myself but didn't want to turn this into a conversation about Radiohead.

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Yes, I am one of those Tool fans! But I was really one of those fans when I was 14, now not so much, because generally I listen to them for my own satisfaction.

critics are the most boring people alive. if you ever get the chance to punch one, take it.

"i'm just gonna sit here, think about other peoples' thoughts, bash them or exalt them, then sell my verbal meanderings to a world of people more bored and useless than i am."

like, f*ck off man. is that all you've got? write something that will withstand the test of time. then you can call yourself worthwhile.

And now you're criticizing critics.

good observation.

See, Tool IS a band that people struggle to figure out, and the fact that so many of "those" fans exist just goes to show that their music challenges your brain. With that said, I don't feel like Tool is a band that only smart people get, and I definitely agree that a bunch of complete idiots listen to Tool, but that's going to happen with anything, especially a band with as many fans as Tool.

Any idiot can listen to Tool and feel smart, just like any idiot can write an article that simplifies very complex music and feel smart.

I was hoping it was him that wrote one of the reviews from pitchfork I actually get a laugh from, but it wasn't.

The review for "Tiny Music" by Stone Temple Pilots = I can't help but get a chuckle.

This doesn't detract from my enjoyment of that Tool review at all, although I'd put Radiohead in the same category as Tool for sure.