As for TOOL being over-rated, I think that's entirely circumstantial as they dont feed you enough material over the years to really chew on, we've waiting 13 years for this, there was always going to be hype and by default from that hype some sentiment of overeating.
Truth is, these guys are the Floyd of our times. Just like you can't pun them to one specific genre, you can't really put them too far down or hype them too far up, they just are what they are, you either love them or straight up hate them, very little gret area in between.
To me they are right up at the tippy top of bands that impacted my life in a good/great way. They'll always have a seat at my musical round table.
They are Iconic of their/our Era.
Also I've been starving for new TOOL for so long now I dont know what it's like to be sated anymore. Feed me TOL now!
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