TOOL

[bune]

It was nice that Danny let the other guys jam while he played an 80 minute drum solo.

Finally got through the whole thing and this is pretty accurate.

Danny Carey is god.

PS - There are “multiple versions” of the album? What does that mean? Just multiple versions of packaging?

Variant #4 is believed to be a low resolution picture of #2, so there's 3 variants (not counting misprints). Here are the differences (from reddit, if someone has a more comprehensive list, let me know):

Variant 1 - Priest Bowing:

• Cover is matte in finish, with glossy "polka dots" on the above part of the eye artwork
• Top and bottom sides show the "squares" artwork in black gloss as it is carried over with blended changes from white to black
• Inside front and back covers do not have any overlaid symbols (see Variant 3 as that one does)
• Inside middle where the LCD is has the "white squares" artwork that blends into "black squares" before it hits the edge of the surfaces (hence why we see the top and bottom sides as matte finish with glossy "black squares"
• YouTube unboxing of Priest Bowing:
  

Variant 2 - Priest Upright:

• Cover is glossy in finish, including the whole eye artwork piece
• Top and bottom sides are blank and are glossy
• Inside front and back covers do not have any overlaid symbols (see Variant 3 as that one does)
• Inside middle where the LCD is has the "white squares" artwork that blends into black deleting out the "squares" artwork before it hits the edge of the surfaces (hence why we see the top and bottom sides as blank and glossy)
• YouTube unboxing of Priest Upright:
  

Variant 3 - Danny's Drum Kit/Adam's Mural (note that this symbol is the same symbol we see covering Adam Jone's painted mural inside the artwork booklet):

• Cover is matte in finish, with the eye artwork glossy/slightly embossed
• Top and bottom sides show the white "squares" artwork in white as it is carried over without any color changes from the inside where the LCD is
• Top and bottom sides show "silver lines" from the artwork on the inside front and back covers• Inside front and back covers has "silver pattern" overlay over both front and back artworks (these connect to the "silver lines" as specified above)
• Inside middle where the LCD is has the "white squares" artwork which does not blend into any other colors near the edge of surfaces (hence why we see the top and bottom sides as matte finish with "white squares)"
• YouTube unboxing of Danny's Drum Kit/Adam's Mural:
  

[Superblood Wolfmoon]

So I listened to Lateralus all the way through for the first time this morning. This band may have legs...

Good job Reid. I think the song Lateralus is probably my favorite Tool song period.

[Ello Sailor]

It's a toss up between Lateralus, Rosetta Stoned and Right in Two for me. 10k Days is absurdly underrated.

[Superblood Wolfmoon]

Always tough to pick a favorite from so many truly great songs, but for me Lateralus sums up everything that makes the band so awesome. And all that aside, the trip it takes you on is just incredible.

[washing machine]

So I listened to Lateralus all the way through for the first time this morning. This band may have legs...

Good job Reid. I think the song Lateralus is probably my favorite Tool song period.

I really liked the Reflection>Triad>Faaip de Oiad run that ends the album.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Shipping tracking updated to say the package cleared the customs process. Those fuckers better not have opened the actual digipak.

I should hopefully see it arrive in the next few days.

[washing machine]

Bad news, Sarge. They opened the digipak.

[Ello Sailor]

Don't stop, Reid. We're all close.

[washing machine]

What do you mean?

[Ello Sailor]

The kkake, of course.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Bad news, Sarge. They opened the digipak.

The tracking updated to say it's with the courier. Now the courier status says it's delayed.

The motherfucker is listening to it in his van.

[Rangi Guy]

Bad news, Sarge. They opened the digipak.

The tracking updated to say it's with the courier. Now the courier status says it's delayed.

The motherfucker is listening to it in his van.

Keep us informed Sarge!
My copy still hasn't shown up yet

[Teeeeeekay]

Third Eye is their best song and that’s the bottom line.

[mf]

Variant #4 is believed to be a low resolution picture of #2, so there's 3 variants (not counting misprints). Here are the differences (from reddit, if someone has a more comprehensive list, let me know):

Variant 2 - Priest Upright:

• Cover is glossy in finish, including the whole eye artwork piece
• Top and bottom sides are blank and are glossy
• Inside front and back covers do not have any overlaid symbols (see Variant 3 as that one does)
• Inside middle where the LCD is has the "white squares" artwork that blends into black deleting out the "squares" artwork before it hits the edge of the surfaces (hence why we see the top and bottom sides as blank and glossy)
• YouTube unboxing of Priest Upright:
  

i got this one

[bune]

Bad news, Sarge. They opened the digipak.

The tracking updated to say it's with the courier. Now the courier status says it's delayed.

The motherfucker is listening to it in his van.

That's going to be a long wait then, the CD is 80 minutes by itself.

Then he's going to get high and listen to it again and probably deliver it to the wrong address so good luck.

[washing machine]

Update: He cracked the screen.

[VinylGuy]

All that artwork looks awful.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Update: He cracked the screen.

*cries in fibbonaci*

[Ello Sailor]

All that artwork looks awful.

It really does. Bewildering considering how strong their art game was between Aenima and 10k Days.

[bune]

yeah the guy that does their art is good at what he does, but I do not have any appreciation for it otherwise.

Has anyone ripped the song out of the packaging yet?