Chords for Tool - Lateralus - Review

Throughout the years, there have [E] been a few different artists [Em] who have grabbed the [Dm] national
start and many people, [C#] whether that's [E] a small group of musicians who ended up creating a
subgenre [B] or even an entire generation in how they view the whole concept of writing [Em] music.
For me, one of those bands is definitely Tool, [D] in particular their album Lateralis.
[F#] To be honest, if it wasn't for this album, [B] I probably wouldn't be remotely involved in music [E] whatsoever.
With all this being said, I'm going to be reviewing the album Lateralis [D] via the band Tool.
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] When you [B] think about reviewing Lateralis, it [E] seems like a very difficult task, not just
by [D] the time length of this album, which is about an hour and 30 [E] minutes, and by the amount
of content [B] this album has.
It seems like a pretty difficult task to tackle, [E] but I think really [D] reviewing any album, or
specifically [E] a Tool album, I think it's important to [B] really think about exactly what this album
is trying to [E] achieve and why it's trying to achieve that.
If anything, [D] I think that's really what makes any [E] musical artist good, is being able to
have a specific [B] idea and executing it well.
With that being [G] said, the main [F#] point of Lateralis is to really be able [B] to get the listener to
be in a very [G] self-reflective state.
[A] The main reason for that is [B] primarily due to the fact that Tool is trying to [G] convey
a [E] story of someone who's trying to achieve something [B] that's very impossible and something
[Em] that's unhealthy, like immortality.
[F#] But through self [B]-reflection, the character in the story is eventually able to reach a
mind state without being immortal.
The theme of reflection is very, very prevalent in this album, so [D] you'll be hearing me talk
[B] about self-reflection a lot.
How I think Tool is able to really get the listener to be in a self-reflective [E] state
is by [B] having lyrics that are very well [F#]-read that are also emotionally appealing, [B] along
with having a whole band that's creating music that has a very somber feel to it, while also
being able to write music that's very [Bm] tensional in regards to points of the music where [E] certain
parts will get [B] more heavy or parts that will become more soft.
The reason why Tool does this a lot of the times [Bm] is to really, again, like I was saying,
reflect the [G] emotion of what that [F#] certain part of the lyric or what that part of [B] the story
was trying to convey.
If you're to listen [G] to any song on this [F#] album, that's definitely a good [G] track, but a couple
[C#] that really come to mind that I think really [G] _ [D] show this the most is probably [B] Parabola and Lateralis.
[G] Even looking at the lyrics alone [B] definitely show that they put a lot [Bm] of time into creating
a very specific atmosphere that, in my opinion, works.
And while the lyrics are really important in this album, I think where a lot of the
emotional impact comes from with this album is primarily through the instrumentals.
Since the band's able to really be on the same page in regards to exactly what they
are trying to do, I think this is how they [B] are so effective [Bm] at portraying the exact emotional
message that they are trying to portray.
[B] And since they are able to [F#] pull this off, I think that's really what makes this [Bm] whole
album a really echo here as a [E] whole.
Is that they are [Bm] able to really get [F#] the listener to be in [Bm]
such a reflective [B] state and being
able to have [Bm] the whole band feel like they are all on the same page.
I think that's [B] really what [Bm] makes Lateralis a top album.
But for me personally, what I really think makes this album good [E] is the fact that [Bm] they
are able to really enjoy on a very visceral level by just hearing the music, [B] or really
on a cerebral level and just really [D] absorbing everything that the [E] album really has to offer.
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To me, a good example of this would definitely be the song Lateralis again. _
[Em] Mainly because the whole song's time signature is [D] the Febinacci sequence.
The lyrics are in [E] the same pattern and the [B] drum patterns are in the same pattern as the Febinacci sequence.
Everything is sequenced in the Febinacci sequence in this song.
It's really, really cool.
[D] Overall, I think Lateralis is a great album.
[E] I've been listening to it for several years.
I think anyone [B] who's really a progressive rock and metal fan should definitely [E] check
it out if you haven't checked it out already.
But anyways, [D] I hope you guys enjoyed the review.
I hope this [E] makes you want to check the [D] album out.
But either way, [E] thanks for watching [B] and I'll see you around. _ _
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