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Universal acclaim- based on 641 Ratings
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Positive: 580 out of 641
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Mixed: 3 out of 641
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Negative: 58 out of 641
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DavidF.Oct 10, 2001this Cd kicks ass, those who dont think so can suck it
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SierraG.Jun 10, 2002I love Alien Ant Farm's new album "ANThology". It's like Michael Jackson joined a punk rock band! I love it! Rock on!!!
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JerothDJul 4, 2004
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RakSMar 30, 2007agree with Aaron W - this album is more of a soundtrack to your personal spiritual awakening. It will be with me forever... food for the soul and delivered with love
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ShannonK.Oct 1, 2001Easily the best album I've heard in at least 5 years!
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BomarF.Jan 3, 2002
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DeanJ.Jan 3, 2002Album of 2001 without a doubt. Listen to it once and you won't get it, listen to it more and the more you get out of it. There is no other band like Tool and there never will be, so glad they got over the legal crap. Very happy to see all the good reviews here, guess I will never understand the retard that gave it a 3!!!!
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DaveR.Feb 4, 2002
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AytekynA.Apr 13, 2002The greatest album ever!
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DjJazzyJeffreyJJuniorslickwiditJul 21, 2002This album blew me away. One of the contemporary albums best i own, right up there w/ Aenima and Radiohead's OK Computer. It maybe hard to get into if u don't listen to tool on a regular basis, but hearing the amazing ax work and drum solos will turn any musician on. Maynard, as always, proves to be one of the best frontmen alive.
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DenverH.Sep 10, 2002this cd is the greatest thing that has ever happened. TOOL is the greatest thing that has ever happened.
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ChrisCJan 8, 2004Lateralus is a cornecopea of incredible sound taking electric guitars and percussion to a level equal to early classical music, innovative all in its own, years and years ahead of it's time.
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ChrisM.Apr 28, 2004
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AJJohnsonMay 5, 2004one of my faves!
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DavidWOct 30, 2005I own over 300 albums, and this is my favourite. It takes a few listens at first, but persevere, listen the whole way through and enjoy the journey
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fleaisretardedpartdeuxMar 4, 2005This album is an amzing display of talent, passion, and artistry in an amalgam of beauty. The user flew spends more time assailing things he does not understand. bassists who use picks are not good? He is a moron. Tool does not know their instruments? time shifts in precision lay that idiotic statement to rest.
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christiandMay 30, 2005es lo mejor la verdad q se podria decir q mi mentalidad ambio radicalmente despues de escuchar esta banda simplemente son una leyenda viva
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TheressaH.Jul 6, 2005best album ever.
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MikeSJul 13, 2006This is one of the most accomplished albums in rock music history. Lyrically poignant, instrumentally perfect, with haunting vocals, numerous gooseflesh producing choruses, and impeccable musical timing this album is one to cherish.
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PhilPAug 9, 2006Amazing. One of the best rock records ever made. Simply puts other bands to shame. P.S. Fuck you Pitchfork..most of your reviews just take the piss and put the artist/s to shame and you clearly have no idea what your talking about.
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AlexDJan 7, 2007
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NaveedS.Jul 9, 2007Greatest rock album of all time, Tool appeals to all senses. Don't believe critics, believe users. Critics rate Lateralus like chicken mcnuggets, I rate it as music and art. When it comes to that, it's a 10.
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BryanMay 3, 2008Great album..... I have no idea how pitchfork does there reviews (some are good, some are wayyyy off). This is one of the greatest albums I've heard.
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grugOct 13, 2001Best album of 2001. Note the flaw in metacritic...1 bad review and the score drops significantly...
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MattS.Oct 25, 2001This album kicks ass, The bass and drums are tight and Maynard is as haunting as ever.
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JessieC.Oct 3, 2001Phenomenal and mesmerizing!
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JamesN.Jun 27, 2001They always evolve, from excellent to phenomenal....
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DonnieP.Jul 31, 2001
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SteveS.Aug 11, 2001We wouldnt expect anything more beautiful and haunting at the same time than this album. The way it builds up from the 1 minute intro to maynard to the crushing blows of dannys drum at the end. The album is just clever, very clever. Everything you could ever want from music is here, beauty, anger, fluidness, anticipation. An awakening experience, as every Tool album has been.
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JonathanG.Sep 23, 200110...why?...have you listened to it?
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Sean-PaulT.Sep 5, 2001
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krisJan 28, 2002the epitimy of a perfect album. Undeniably the most fluidly moving ablum I've ever heard.
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BryantR.Jan 7, 2002Lateralus is an emotional aray of musical and lyrical dimentions of Maynard's intelect in words w/adam's guitar melodies is a perfect match.
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MikeR.Feb 6, 2002This album is by far the album of the year. Although, not for the MTV mainstream rock crowd. You know the ones that actually like the modern day accurance such as every record label grabbing a band that sound exactly like the ONE band that made it big. I mean how many Creed's do we need? Exceptional album!!!
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JamesP.Feb 8, 2002
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AlexK.May 15, 2002Just great! The best album since aenima
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TheressaH.Oct 5, 2003best album ever.
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DarrenZJul 19, 2003Intricate arrangements and spiritual meaning too difficult for today's lame "musicians" to match or even understand. This band is definitely the best around.
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ColbyCAug 3, 2003This is the best Tool ALBUM so far. While Aenima might have a better group of individual songs, the flow, pacing, and collective experience that Lateralus provides is amazing.
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KeytonESep 12, 2003An absolutely amazing album from start to finish. A must have for any self respecting fan.
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ALMar 5, 2004incredible music, incredible live act, incredible
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RychApr 1, 2004UN-BE-LIEVABLE!!!
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NathanDJun 6, 2004
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ComothinonAug 9, 2004Best... Album... Evar...
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MarkDNov 3, 2005
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JasonRJan 25, 2005This is an amazing album, so complex and emotional. It takes a bit for the music to sink in but once it does, you'll know this is the best Tool abum yet.
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MikeB.Jan 8, 2005
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adamgFeb 10, 2005this is an amazin piece of art work man, one of the most innovative and insiring pieces of music ive ever heard.
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EmmieGApr 10, 2005Lateralus Is a true inspiration to all who take the time to soak in the meaning of its lyrics.
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JohnRMay 11, 2005the best peice of music ever created by mortal man. well, actualy, the best peice of music ever created by any being. God couldnt make music this good.
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JohnGMay 24, 2005This was great when it was released, and it has also aged very well. This is one of the few albums I have ever experienced that I can listen to years after its release (and not to mention for the thousandth time) and it still feels just so good. And I'm sure it will 10 years from now. These guys are amazing.
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papygJun 11, 2005Amzing very weird and original! mitical and calming! simply good for the soul!
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PatrickMAug 26, 2005Undeniably perfect!
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SeanGSep 5, 2005An album that fits into a category of it's own. Unlike any other form of music, T o o l has blended so many techniques and sounds that no category or label of music does them justice. Lateralus is T o o l 's piece de resistance as it is an album that will make you rethink what good music is.
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NiemanJan 13, 2006one of the best cd's I,ve ever owned
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AndersKDec 10, 2006Fantastic Album. In my top 5.
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DaveBMar 5, 2006This is definitely one of the most relevant and introspective rock albums released in the last decade - if it weren't for Tool, there would be no hope for the evolution of modern rock past the year 2000. I find it hard to believe anyone could miss the value and beauty flowing from this record.
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MelanieEApr 9, 2006One of the best albums I've ever listened to. Every time you listen to it you hear or experience something new.
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robgMay 2, 2006
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mikebAug 10, 2006I don't know who these revieweres are or what album they listened to for this mid 70 overall score. Oviously not lateralus. Perfectly written, flawlessly mixed, with deep, awe inspiring lyrics. Music at it's greatest.
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dfgsdgAug 25, 2006Critics suck.
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AdriaanT.Dec 5, 2007Faultless album. Astounded (but not disappointed) as to it's lack of official acclaim.
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GustavoA.Dec 7, 2007Pure genius.
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BobSJan 29, 2007
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timgJan 3, 2007
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FgOct 7, 2007Love it
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JonHMar 30, 2007Greatest album of the 21st century. This is arguably the greatest Tool album, with a close second for Ænima. Tool really discovered what they can do, and how to approach things. Lateralus is deep. One listen is not enough. You could devote your entire life to this album. Feed on it's energy, and create something positive.
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MohammadAAug 3, 2007
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DarioS.Mar 1, 2008Absolutly, positively the best album i've ever heard!
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WiwickowiwickMar 5, 2008Musical complexity at its best Lateralus is a mathematical experience.
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DylanL.Jan 28, 2009Does anyone else find it hilarious that there are basically only three different rating's on the hundreds of votes cast for this album? 10's, 9's, and 0's...Well, might as well just say the obvious, Do yourself a favor and put away your petty self-reaffirming text ammo, listen to this album...it's good for you.
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DogstarrMar 19, 2009
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JoeHMar 21, 2009This is the album I keep coming back to over and over and over again! My CD collection would never be complete without this album and to this day, it is the only album to which I continuously listen. Each and every song is a testament to how talented Tool is. Listen to this album!
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AlexT.Oct 19, 2001If you can listen to this album all the way through and feel nothing, you have no soul.
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JasonD.Oct 5, 2001i really enjoy this musical masterpiece!Maynard and company have done it again.I think this is the best album of2001.
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MattM.Jun 25, 2001If you don't like it at first, just listen to it as you try to go to sleep. You'll start liking it more soon.
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AndrewE.Jul 16, 2001Very well put together music. A stir of emotion that gets you thinking in every song. Some are even disturbing, like FAAIP DE OIAD. It was crazy, but genius within itself as the entire CD is. If you look up the latin names of songs you can understand the whole meaning to the CD itself. Which is a good thing to have a relation between the song name and what is in the song. ^_^
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MarcD.Jul 30, 2001Better than their other albums combined. Beautiful.
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misterTJul 6, 2001anyone who gave this album anything less than a 7 must have only listened to it once. maybe a dj and some creed vocals would get better reviews?
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DaveN.Aug 23, 2001Pure musical wizardry and meditational fodder, this is another leap forward for Tool. This band consistently demonstrates a hardcore effort to push beyond the expected, and further challenge their listeners to understand music of greater complexity than the norm. Does anyone else hear Queensryche in this album? ... not that their is anything wrong with that.
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ScottZ.Jan 22, 2002Good Music
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DavidT.Jan 24, 2002un-fucking-believable
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JaepilS.Jan 7, 2002No need to ramble on about how I feel about this masterpiece. Just buy it or you're missing a chance to develop a possible brand new view on music. If Dream Theater is on the light side(heaven), Tool and this CD is right from the core of hell.
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BarrR.Apr 29, 2002Auditory brilliance. Nothing short of a masterpiece. I have spun this disk a few thousand times and it still manages to raise the hairs on the back of my neck.
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RamiF.May 14, 2002You dont find such an album in stores everyday. This is a master artwork by maynard. Its more than just songs. Its more like a religion or a science.
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WayneB.Aug 29, 2002
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RobertN.Aug 9, 2002With Pink Floyd and TOOL CDs, what more could one ask for . . . perhaps to be enlightened (the next best thing).
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DavidO.Nov 22, 2003This album is a cornerstone of musical creation, an absolutely marvolouse journey of mesmeric brillience. Its poetry.
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EricHJan 18, 2003
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jimbobDec 15, 2003very good can't see much improvement
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JoelGDec 2, 2003it puts you in a difrent state of mind
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carriecOct 5, 2003It is amazing! They are true geniuses.. the elaboration is flawless and perfect
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JasonEMar 12, 2003
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AdamSApr 9, 2003
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jaredsJul 21, 2003pitchfork sounds like he's wanking sludge! whens the next album? where are they going to go with it? i want it!
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OllyAug 13, 2003My Definition of a Pitchfork Reviewer : Nihilistic too-cool to be cool E-head who masturbates over The Face magazine, thinks music is all about fashion, thinks music is all about interior decoration of their ego, thinks music should conform to "coolness rules".
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GaborAFeb 20, 2004Some critics say that tool is some kind of dark angry death march. The truth is that Tool has dug so far down into the darkness that they have errupted from the otherside into the brightest of light. Lateralus reaches that deepest part of your brain where the light lives but at the same time never stops pleasing the ears. Perfect in every way.
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ChimpMay 22, 2004
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StevieJJun 12, 2004absolutley mindblowingly awesome
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HarryNJul 11, 2004Es una masterpiece, es imposible escuchar Lateralus y no sentir un escalofrío constante, a cada palabra, a cada percusión, cada cuerda, cada sonido vaya. Y las letras, son mas que poemas, es como si la tierra en su centro estuviera llena de palabras, se sacaran unas cuantas de las mejores y se hicieran canciones con ellas.
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Awards & Rankings
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A 79-minute sonic sojourn of hard rock delivered with an arty, fusion-conscious sensibility rooted most obviously from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Jane's Addiction.
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Q MagazineUltimately, it's Tool's experimental, borderline progressive, edge that proves most rewarding. [Aug 2001, p.141]
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It is dense, it is long, it is complicated. It is also a magnificent triumph of artistry over blind anger.