Sgt. Crackpot wrote: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:
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 3:01 am
by Superblood Wolfmoon
washing machine wrote: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.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 3:04 am
by Ello Sailor
It's a toss up between Lateralus, Rosetta Stoned and Right in Two for me. 10k Days is absurdly underrated.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 3:07 am
by 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.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 3:27 am
by washing machine
meatwad wrote:
washing machine wrote: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.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 3:44 am
by 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.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 3:58 am
by washing machine
Bad news, Sarge. They opened the digipak.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 4:20 am
by Ello Sailor
Don't stop, Reid. We're all close.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 4:23 am
by washing machine
What do you mean?
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 4:26 am
by Ello Sailor
The kkake, of course.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 9:41 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
washing machine wrote: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.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 9:58 am
by Rangi Guy
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
washing machine wrote: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
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 1:30 pm
by Teeeeeekay
Third Eye is their best song and that’s the bottom line.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 2:56 pm
by mf
bune wrote:
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
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 4:00 pm
by bune
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
washing machine wrote: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.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 4:49 pm
by washing machine
Update: He cracked the screen.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 5:20 pm
by VinylGuy
All that artwork looks awful.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 8:24 pm
by Sgt. Crackpot
washing machine wrote:Update: He cracked the screen.
*cries in fibbonaci*
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 10:27 pm
by Ello Sailor
VinylGuy wrote:All that artwork looks awful.
It really does. Bewildering considering how strong their art game was between Aenima and 10k Days.
Re: TOOL
Posted: Thu September 05, 2019 10:54 pm
by 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?