Quote Originally Posted by maks View Post
I should point out, again, I don't have any problem with Tool, I consider myself a fan of theirs. It's just that sometimes you deify them a little more than they deserve and I feel compelled to reel you back in a bit.
yeah drugs can make me manic and obsessive.
I think I may have put more thought into some band's songs than they ever even put into it while writing it

I've just always been craving a style of music that takes things to the next step, and Tool seems to have taken it there. They are definitely more committed to making quality music than your average schmucks; they spend months writing new albums; other bands don't put in 1/10th of that effort. Dave Mustaine openly admits that all the riffs on Countdown Extinction were made in just one afternoon; the band would go out and shoot hoops for a while, go back in the studio and just 'come up with' a riff, then go back out and shoot hoops for a while, then go back in and write another.
Tool on the other hand, actually has a blackboard they write out their gameplan on, with every single note given deep intricate thought before it is placed in the song.