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Maximum: Tool

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This is a story about the band which would be fine except that about half of the facts are fiction and most of what the woman with a very heavy English accent says on this CD is speculation. I don't even think she did any research before recording this. Waste of time and money :-(

I admit to feeling some anxiety to buying this bio. cd after the disaster of a dvd called Toology attempted to ruin my life. Both bio's are unauthorized by the band. I am, like so many other fans, fascinated with the band and consider myself a seeker of truth. Maximum Tool carried no let down. It was produced in the UK. There is a mini poster and the insert has a few good photos of the band. The cd is broken into tracks which seperate the topics discussed. Each track starts off with a small segment of an interview with a band member. In between each track is about 10 seconds of rock instrumental(not TOOL).The group who compiled the information no doubt had a tough time finding it and filtering out the hearsay. There is some speculation as to the interpretation of tracks. None are without merit however. For example it is suggested that Eulogy was about a "rock-martyr, possibly Kurt Cobain". I found that interesting since the track seems to be about Jesus. After pondering this, I concluded that this track like so many others could carry double meanings. Afterall, looking deaper is a reoccuring theme throughout TOOL's albums. There is some info. on A Perfect Circle as well. There was a discrepency at the end of the disc with a lyric from Schism being attributed to Parabola, but other than that I felt rather edified from the whole experience. Update: Another reviewer suggested a link for more info. While this lengthy discourse found through the link is also just some kid's opinion and carries with it misprinted lyrics on occasion & thus misinterpretations (Schism) it is chock full of thought provoking ideas which I enjoyed a great deal esp. the thoughts on Sacred Geometry found in Lateralus.

To the writer of the review above,
Eulogy is not about Kurt Cobain and is most certainly not about Jesus, although that may be what the band wants casual listeners to think. In fact, the song is most probably about the band's most loved but deceased comedian, Bill Hicks. Please see this document for some of the most insightful interpretations of the songs that I have seen on the net:
http://www.vanillacircus.net/book/tool_book.pdf
The only thing I notice that he has wrong is the interpretation of "Part of Me," which is clearly about masturbation. About the item above, I have a hard time trusting any documentary about Tool when it's not even authorized by the band.

Maynard shines through in this zanny and complex CD. Adam Jones is a wizard with effects with his endless supply of guitars. All Tool fans will enjoy this Album with a variation of songs. My thoughts. Combine Tool and Disturbed for the ultimate music machine of modern day.