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Originally Posted by sidewinder
It can also sets people up for disappointment. Too much anticipation/hype and we'll get something that sounds like...Tool. I like Tool, been a big fan since Undertow, but I wouldn't mind if their sound evolved more. What would Tool sound like if they released their first album today? I'm also always curious what they would sound like if they weren't so anal and "spit albums out" a bit more frequently, talking themselves less seriously. In 2015/2016, I'd probably enjoy that type of Tool album more than I will anything that sounds like a "natural progression" from their 9 year old previous album. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure I'll enjoy it as much as 10,000 Days, but let's be honest...that one was a little stale already. I'm just hoping for something fresh from these guys. They were a huge influence on a shitload of bands in the 90s and I hate for their new material to sound just like that.
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I think TOOL is too smart to put something out that sounded like regurgitated leftovers from previous studio sessions of other albums. It has never been how they operate. I feel that each album has been a progression, never steps backward. Some say they're too technical, or anal of a band. But my view is that they appreciate the art that's music, they don't take it for granted and rush what should be painstakingly cared for until it's ready for people to hear. 10,000 Days was by no rights their best album, but it was progress from the last album and I could hear that when I listened to it.
However. It may not be a stretch to say that we've probably already gotten the best album TOOL may ever release, which in my opinion is Lateralus. But you never know with these guys. It might be intentional that they haven't released their crowning jewel album yet. Right now it is Lateralus. And the album to take that honor is yet to come.
This new album is coming. Last one took just as long. We'll get it.
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