10,000 Days
by Tool
  • Record Label: Volcano
  • Release Date: May 2, 2006
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 517 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 440 out of 517
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 517
  3. Negative: 43 out of 517

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  1. Sly
    Jun 20, 2006
    10
    Tools best album to date. Buy it now.
  2. JasonE
    Jun 29, 2006
    10
    As with all of Tool's music, you need to listen to it many times before it really hits home. When I first heard it, it sounded choppy and was boring in the intermission tracks. But each time I've listened, I enjoyed it more and more. It is truly a phenomenal album. Most albums you enjoy less as you wear them out; this album keeps getting better. "Vicarious" could be Tool's As with all of Tool's music, you need to listen to it many times before it really hits home. When I first heard it, it sounded choppy and was boring in the intermission tracks. But each time I've listened, I enjoyed it more and more. It is truly a phenomenal album. Most albums you enjoy less as you wear them out; this album keeps getting better. "Vicarious" could be Tool's best track yet. It builds and builds until the very end of the song. For the person that griped that "Vicarious" was boring because it was simply about the downfalls of TV....open your mind. As with all of Tool's lyrics, it is deeper than that: It is also about how survival itself relies on killing and destroying; that is the circle of life. The remaining tracks span the musical range from soft emotional intensity ("Wings") to heavy hitting ("Jambi", "The Pot") to a more complex intensity ("Rosetta Stoned"). I personal think this is Tool's 2nd best album, next to Aenima. I have one word of advice to all those listening to this album -- listen to it many times before you judge it (and write a review)!… Expand
  3. GMoney
    Jun 3, 2006
    9
    Very intelligent and intense. Not for the fast-food-mentality crowd.
  4. JoshuaW
    Jun 5, 2006
    10
    REally don't want to get too deep into this one. its an amazing album. and if i had to rate it on the richter it would be a 10.1, whilst the other tool albums [ except undertow] would all be 10.9's.
  5. JohannS
    Jun 7, 2006
    9
    Great album.
  6. wwsd?satan
    Jun 8, 2006
    10
    This Album rates a 10 easily against what is sold as music now a days! But if I put this against later works by Tool, than it gets a 7. I was hopping for an Album as Challenging as Aenima and was disappoint by what i heard...But, Tool was never about making covers of themself, so i Quickly drop the thought. This is a great Album and if you're new to Tool pick it up! But Aenima in My This Album rates a 10 easily against what is sold as music now a days! But if I put this against later works by Tool, than it gets a 7. I was hopping for an Album as Challenging as Aenima and was disappoint by what i heard...But, Tool was never about making covers of themself, so i Quickly drop the thought. This is a great Album and if you're new to Tool pick it up! But Aenima in My opinion was Amazing and after 10 years I can still find something new! Aenima was Tools must complete and i was hoping this would be the case for 10000 Days but was let down...The art for this cd is easily worth the price paid and the cd is just a added bonus! :-D… Expand
  7. DannyS
    Jul 7, 2006
    10
    well, the album has slowly absorbed me, by no means is it immediate...but god what a grower. what a track Rosetta Stoned is, where Maynard appears to be 'off his head' after being left in a hospitals reception - but stand out must be Right in Two, lyrically awesome. if you get a chance to catch them live - grab it with both hands FABULOUS
  8. BruinsFan247
    Aug 7, 2006
    7
    Tool is one of the most talented bands of this generation. There sound is unique, vocals by Mr. Keenan are top notch (when they are present). Im a huge Tool fan and Ive been waiting for this album for as long as everyone else. I must say I was a little dissappointed. They seem to have a trend growing of mindless dribble (tracks of about 5 minutes of just noises). There are actually only Tool is one of the most talented bands of this generation. There sound is unique, vocals by Mr. Keenan are top notch (when they are present). Im a huge Tool fan and Ive been waiting for this album for as long as everyone else. I must say I was a little dissappointed. They seem to have a trend growing of mindless dribble (tracks of about 5 minutes of just noises). There are actually only about 4-5 real tracks on the album, that annoys me. I love Tool, and I want to hear more songs like Vicarious and The Pot, Where are they?… Expand
  9. MinnaarP
    Sep 1, 2006
    9
    Brilliant. Stand out tracks include The Pot and Vicarious.
  10. JustinC
    Jan 5, 2007
    10
    One of the best fucking albums ever, all you Tool haters just shut the hell up. I mean no shit your going to give the album a bad rating if you don't like the band. So just keep your mouth shut. Fuck!
  11. ZachL
    Feb 5, 2007
    10
    My favorite Tool album yet. The entire CD is chock full of engaging and thoughtful tracks, some mellow and some upbeat. It is, in my opinion, perfect.
  12. clydeg
    Mar 1, 2007
    8
    Definately not Tools best work, but better than most of the music thats out there. Maybe Meynard and the boys can call Willie G and the rest of the self professed musical geniuses and get some pointers for the next album. Better yet maybe they should just go out and buy Willies albums and then they'll know how to do it right the next time.
  13. paulof
    Mar 14, 2007
    10
    .....different, but they can always lunch the real substitute for lateralus....
  14. knucklesfumpa
    Apr 6, 2007
    9
    aenima is more epic 10,000 days is more soulful
  15. notanetgeekx
    Apr 6, 2007
    9
    i love tool but u dorks have too much time on ur hands suck bon jovi's dick u fat lazy virgin , moms basement livin ,fat no life havin wish u had a stink fist to to smell . i say good day
  16. BobbyMon
    Apr 9, 2007
    10
    It's TOOL
  17. ColinM
    Jan 18, 2008
    10
    Awesome album...Maynard wrote some great lyrics for this album and of course the music is masterly put together. You cannot say enough about the talents of Danny Carey!!
  18. Bryan
    May 3, 2008
    9
    Great album, not as good as the earlier ones like lateralus or aenima but awesome.
  19. student
    Sep 17, 2008
    8
    It was no lateralus, but still great. half of the cd is awesome and half is filler.. who cares. as for the people who said "go listen to franz ferdninand and the killers" and shit like that.. get a clue.
  20. Dogstarr
    Mar 19, 2009
    9
    This one would deserve a 10 if only Lateralus and Aenima didn't exist, yet the critics seem to have given it fairly low scores. I guess you either appreciate the best heavy band since Zeppelin, or you don't quite get it. Oh well, if you like heavy rock at all, you have no real choice, you need to get it.
  21. jhonatanm
    Nov 30, 2006
    10
    the best album of the year!!!!!
  22. JhonatanY
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    Me parece uno de los mejores discos que he escuchado, demuestran toda la madurez de la banda, recuerdese que es un disco que busca reunir a los fans se trata de una obra de gran valia que va mas alla del Lateralus, tiene temas pesados como melodicos como "Vicarious", "The Pot", regoge lo oscuro del "AEnema" con "Rosetta Stoned" y uno de los mejores temas de TOOL : "10000 Days" and "wings Me parece uno de los mejores discos que he escuchado, demuestran toda la madurez de la banda, recuerdese que es un disco que busca reunir a los fans se trata de una obra de gran valia que va mas alla del Lateralus, tiene temas pesados como melodicos como "Vicarious", "The Pot", regoge lo oscuro del "AEnema" con "Rosetta Stoned" y uno de los mejores temas de TOOL : "10000 Days" and "wings for Marie".… Expand
  23. JImmyR
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    That's a great album the songs are diferent from "Lateralus", "Wings for Marie" and "10000 Days (Wings Part 2)" are the best songs of the disc and of Tool, great!!!, they explore new sounds and new experiences, "Rosetta Stoned" remenber "AEnema", and "Vicarious", "Lateralus" and some bass from "Undertow" a great album.
  24. KenK
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    Wow Tool is the best group of the world and this is the best album of this century, it's amazing and exciting, and feeling in some songs this is "10000 Days", this is Tool.
  25. TedJ
    Oct 21, 2006
    0
    Tool is music for people who like very bad sounding music, with the following of a religious cult. That doesn't make any of the music good.
  26. DavidA
    Oct 21, 2006
    3
    Deep lyrics should be backed up by great music, something tool still hasn't learned to do.
  27. StephenT
    Dec 12, 2006
    10
    One of these dudes actually compared Tool to Staind and Godsmack in his review. What a douche-bag.
  28. KenS
    Oct 20, 2006
    9
    Well, I am not a Tool fan prior to this CD, so my rating is not based on everything else they've released, or expectations of the progressive experts. Rock is rock, the initial definition of rock, the being of rock, and its reality. This cd does take you on trip, and the ride is great. The lyrics are important, but the music must guide the jouney, and Tool obviously understands this. Well, I am not a Tool fan prior to this CD, so my rating is not based on everything else they've released, or expectations of the progressive experts. Rock is rock, the initial definition of rock, the being of rock, and its reality. This cd does take you on trip, and the ride is great. The lyrics are important, but the music must guide the jouney, and Tool obviously understands this. Listen to it, don't just hear it, and enjoy!… Expand
  29. StefanosP
    Oct 2, 2006
    1
    After reading some of the mindless and pathetic criticism here (Lolz!Tool fanz are just like...nerdz ya know!) combined with the large amount of positive reviews from fans you might think this is a decent album. It's not. I've been a Toolfan for quite a while now, listened to and loved almost all of their work, but this album was just very, very dissapointing. Lots of After reading some of the mindless and pathetic criticism here (Lolz!Tool fanz are just like...nerdz ya know!) combined with the large amount of positive reviews from fans you might think this is a decent album. It's not. I've been a Toolfan for quite a while now, listened to and loved almost all of their work, but this album was just very, very dissapointing. Lots of meaningless noise, uninspiring music that never seems to reach a climax (but has plenty of anti-climaxes) and very bland lyrics. This is nowhere near the quality of albums like Aenima or Lateralus. In fact, this sounds more like clippings they found on the floor in the editing room and then stuck together. Tool is supposed to be progressive. 10,000 days certainly isn't. It sounds like bits op Lateralus stuck together and supplemented with loads and loads of noise. Maynards voice just falls away in this orgy of noise, in fact, when you finally hear him singing he just sounds like another layer of noise. Never thought I would say this about Tool, but this is just plain old crap. Oh and by the way, what's up with the Franz Ferdinand-Tool comparison? Dont get me wrong, I love Franz Ferdinand, but saying that Franz Ferdinand is much deeper and more progressive then Tool is only making yourself look silly.… Expand
  30. DanielR.
    May 11, 2006
    10
    Brilliant-Simply brilliant. Before you leave any sort of comment, you must listen to this album and read the lyrics with each song at least 10 times to get the true feeling. This is NOT a "what track do you like" CD. This is, "hey, do you have an hour and a half for an experience?" CD. This is an experience. Who made the law that a song mustn't be over 4 minutes? I bought this CD the Brilliant-Simply brilliant. Before you leave any sort of comment, you must listen to this album and read the lyrics with each song at least 10 times to get the true feeling. This is NOT a "what track do you like" CD. This is, "hey, do you have an hour and a half for an experience?" CD. This is an experience. Who made the law that a song mustn't be over 4 minutes? I bought this CD the day it came out and it hasn't stopped playing since. A Masterpiece!… Expand
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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. AllMusic
    80
    It's not only a step forward for the band, but a re-embracing of the epic-length rock songs found at the roots of early heavy metal.
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  2. Amazon.com
    60
    When Tool sounds as good as it does on ["Jambi" and "The Pot"] it's hard to get enough. Which makes it all the more baffling that a surprisingly large chunk of the disc is given over to mood-enhancing soundscapes like "Lost Keys" and "Vigniti Tres."
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  3. E! Online
    75
    Sounds exactly like you would expect a Tool album to sound.
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