Oh man, if your not tired of listening to me, I have another must have. Again, same band.
Check out Lateralus, by Tool, title track of the same album. Another 10 minute journey of a song talking about placing yourself intelligently in the place of something that may be larger.
This is my favorite song of all time. Starts of a tiny bit corny, but builds to a finish that will have you dancing and banging around the room. Asks you to let go and just give up to what will be, whether it is something larger, or nothing at all. All at the same time empowering you and your decisions. We're all human, we're all learning, and we're all searching, whether we know it or not.
The best thing about this song, and this album, is that Tool spent 5 years on it, trying to make it mathematically perfect. (Haha, they may have been doing other things as well, but all their albums take a while) They used equations of 'sacred geometry' to not only make it catchy, but complex. Like how a flower grabs you attention.
It is widely used in the music industry that certain rhythms and melodies are 'money'. But Tool proves that you can be catchy and provoking at the same time. Same as I would wager, true classical artists.
EDIT: While we are on it, grab Sober by Tool. It's about alcohol addiction for the most part, but the secondary theme is very atheist. And it'll give you a starting point for these other songs. While I'm at it, if your checking him out, a lot of Marilyn Manson songs have primary and secondary themes. It's a lot like how South Park can do a episode making fun of Glenn Beck and Fox news, and yet put and Avatar theme over the whole movie (Ep 1313 Dances with Smurfs). You really gotta be listening and understand the poetry to get what they are saying. Think what of him what you will, but MM is a master of nuance. And it helps he is able to hide it behind his shock value (or what used to shock anyway). Tool is the same way, just more obscure and not so in your face.
Last edited by Daradon; 07-30-2011 at 02:35 AM.
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