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Universal acclaim- based on 517 Ratings
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Positive: 440 out of 517
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Mixed: 34 out of 517
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Negative: 43 out of 517
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AnthonyGJul 26, 2006This is only half an album. I only consider 4 of the tracks to be truly good. The rest is filler. The album is not particularly innovative, either. No new sounds here. Disappointing.
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MichaelPSep 18, 2006Like you could do any better?
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karolinaSep 22, 2006With personal preferences of style or musician-ego aside, can you sincerely deny the intensive craftmanship and musically phenomenal sound generated by this band? And if your answer is yes, perhaps your musical knowledge is being compromised with your own perception of aesthetics.
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tkhtySep 23, 2006most of the songs are veryy strong lyrically and musically, a few seem out of place at times (blame hoffman, lipan conjuring) but this album is not something you'd listen to at a party or riding in a car and its nice to have music like this that really mimics the background music of an LSD trip
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PaversJan 24, 2007This album really does kick ass. Tool have improved with each album.
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NonameNolastnameFeb 10, 2007
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JuanAMar 12, 2007It is an incredible disc!!!!!!!!
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EddieCMar 21, 2007Nothing but truth and great tunes.
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MattSMar 21, 2007
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JohnDoeMar 31, 2007
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BobbyNuggetsMar 5, 2007
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BenLApr 20, 2007This CD is so abstract and ideal. The music and lyrics flow perfectly. Vocals are obsolete. Amazing.
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JinL.Feb 6, 2008Don't listen to critics. This album rates a full 10/10.
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KcSJun 27, 2009First off I would like to say to some, not all Tool fans are pot heads or 16 year olds, or those that know nothing. I am a University graduate, and most definately not a moron, so those with those comments can shove them wherever they please. I like this albulm but their older stuff is much better I agree to that, but not everyone who listens to Tool are potheads or drug addicts.
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DarrelldNov 2, 2006this cd is the sh*t, just like every one i have herd. All of you non tool fans just need to shove it becuase of course you r going to give them bad ratings. Tool is not any thing like a religious cult. they r spiritual but is that a big issue...Tool started out in a local bar to record their album unlike most other bands. oh yea what kind of crap do you lousy critics listen to?
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RobRNov 22, 2006The lyrics are cringingly trite and hollow, the music is pedestrian, the only thing this joke of a band have going for them is the good production and the distinctive, well-refined sound of the instruments themselves.
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FraknMDec 11, 2006This fabulous collection of work is the epitome of what other bands wish they could be. Far better than I had expected, given the hiatus the bad took these past few years and given that Manyard had performed with "A perfect circle" which was ho-hum in my not so humble opinion. I only hope that Maynard and company will continue to turn out such great masterpieces...
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JamesROct 21, 2006When people stop mindlessly giving zero's instead of things like 4's and 5's etc. I'll stop giving zeros.
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KevinBDec 18, 2006The best TOOL album ever. The band shows off their range of talent in this album. I don't mind if it takes them another five years to do the next one either. It'll be worth it.
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DanSMay 11, 2006Best Album this year
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JustinBMay 11, 2006Overall great album, however still not as brilliant as some of tools previous works but still a hell of a lot better than any of the other crap on the radio these days
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AMay 12, 2006If you don't get it, you don't get it. It's solid.
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FuquaFMay 12, 2006A sublime mix of spiritual intensity and "eff-you" thunder. If you don't like it, pull six feet of dirt over yourself, you are most likely dead.
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TonyBMay 12, 2006
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josakMay 13, 2006This is a good album, I mean c'mon, it's Tool; but this comes no where near close to the greatness of "Lateralus" -- in fact, it's not even in the same stratosphere. Regardless, it's still worth a listen. My complaints are pretty much the same as everyone elses, no need to get into that.
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JeffRMay 15, 2006Okay, first off let me start by saying.... Oh my god, this is simple the worst recorded noise that has ever hit the ears of humans. Please someone tell these waste of life noise makers to stop recording those noises. This is not music, this is pathetic garbage. I've made better noise out of my butt. Worst album of all-time, this is an undisputed fact!!!!!!!!!!!
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JeffBMay 16, 2006I don't know why some of the other people are rating the 'album' low, but I can't stop listening to it. It is definitely an 'experience', and maybe you need to be in the right frame of mind to hear it, but I rate it equal to listening to Pink Foyd's Dark Side of the Moon while watching the Wizard of Oz.
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JoshGMay 19, 2006
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jonMay 22, 2006
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LARRYSMay 29, 2006
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vidmJun 14, 2006I'm fairly happy with most of the album. Lipan Conjuring, Lost Keys, and Viginti Tres should have been axed. They only detract from what is otherwise and excellent album.
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EricJun 15, 2006
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JonJun 22, 2006
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DennisDJun 23, 2006This is definately the best album I heard for years, even surpassing Lateralus... It has everything, from the politically laden, over strange trips, to the pure heartache of loosing family members. The way he honors his mom, whoose choises and beleifs in live he didn't agree with (and all but ridiculed with APC's "Judith"), is just amazing.
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willfJul 14, 2006best rock album of the year
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JohnDJul 24, 2006
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JesseMJul 24, 2006This album is the beginning of the next level of music. That is the essence of progressive music. If you don't appreciate this music you have no soul.
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MattiasAug 21, 2006This album is in general order an album that grows on you, you just have to give it the time it deserves. You won't find more thought-provoking music anywhere else.
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DougASep 17, 2006I'm sure the tons of senseless Tool fans will mindlessly upvote this. Although it's to be expected since Tool is the definition of mindless.
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sosmosisSep 18, 2006Took 5 years to make what sounds like leftovers from Lateralis. They've finally slipped. Well they're old now.
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exdrasaaronJan 16, 2007this is agrat disc, is the best
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KennyGMar 16, 2007Superb album... not a definite improvement upon Lateralus but definitely not a step down in any way. Songs still epic and on caliber with Lateralus, the only flaw is the transitioning of the songs. Even though all the songs satisfied me there was a little bit too much filler and vigini tres and lipan conjuring could've left room for another awesome track.
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ChrisL.Feb 17, 2008This album contains brilliance and genius of the highest order. I think it's the greatest album of the decade thus far and Tool is the only band I know that gets substantially better with each album.
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vocaliusMar 31, 2008The most amazing thing with this record is,that it's very(very) hard to mesmerize it. words are meaningless with band.
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JonSNov 11, 2006
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markeDec 14, 2006one of the best, if not the best, tool albums. besides, what the hell else are you going to listen to?
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scottDec 29, 2006Far beyond anything on the radio these days. Tool unlike many of todays bands do not play for the big bucks (which they do have) but they play for themselves and don't just follow the crowd. Tool is everything that Rock is meant to be and more. 10 out of 10
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Sep 22, 2011Following in the steps of Lateralus helps this record from being just average. It feels like Maynard's lyrics are slipping a bit here, but the music is metal heaven.
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Jun 15, 2012First two songs are good, there are a couple i can bearly hear, and the rest are ordinary. they all have great bits in them, but on a whole, ordinary. this from a bloke who loved lateralus and reckons anema(Spelling?) is the best album ever.
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Apr 4, 2013Tool is in my opinion one of the finest rock/metal bands ever, Tool manages with 10,000 Days to blend hard rock with extremely symphonic melodies to such a degree that my 80 year old grandfather actually liked them. If you like metal, rock, punk, classical, pop, or any kind of music you would be doing yourself a disservice if you don't listen to Tool.
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Apr 10, 2013That fact that an album like this can sell over half a million copies in its open week in the US is almost astonishing in 2012. Its not their best, but its got plenty of highlights, and like most of their output, has a way of growing on you to an almost uncomfortable degree.
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Jan 2, 2020My favorite album from my favorite band...
Not a single bad song here, everything is top level
Rosetta Stoned is a complex masterpiece, at first I didnt get it, it was long and pointless. But after some listening, it became one of my favorites songs of all time -
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Jan 26, 20222022 Album of the Year Baby Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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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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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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Sounds exactly like you would expect a Tool album to sound.