More than fifteen years into Tool’s career, he has composed words with the depth and resonance to match the music. He also makes a specialty wine named after his mother. 2), these very beautiful and powerful songs, are about Maynard Keenans mother, Judith Marie, who suffered from a stroke that left her paralyzed and wheelchair bound until she died 27 years later, which is about 10,000 days, rounding up. The album title refers to the time between when Keenan’s mother became paralyzed in the 1980s and when she died, in 2003, an experience that inspires some of Keenan’s most poignant lyrics yet (“10,000 days in the fire is long enough/You’re going home”). The song Wings for Marie, and 10,000 Days (Wings pt. Singer Maynard Keenan’s operatic vocals, alternately simmering and shrill, are more personal and less pretentious here than ever before. The web of shifting dynamics and time signatures sounds so primal, so visceral, that any lyrical message seems incredibly important. On the opener, “Vicarious,” the quartet reprises its primary formula, which dates back to the 1993 debut, Undertow: Each player keeps his own syncopated version of the central groove until they unite for the first of many spine-tingling crescendos - then, just as sharply, the foursome de-crescendos into a brooding instrumental jam, as the rhythmic and melodic lines meander and cross until the next explosion.
The planned changes: All actions will be held in a moderation queue and selected members (moderators) have to confirm any changes before they are visible to the public. On 10,000 Days, their fourth album, Tool maintain a level of craftsmanship and virtuosity unparalleled in metal. But you can continue scanning albums, just keep the logs on your hard drive for the time being. But the music has such anthemic power that even the most cynical listener can find himself chanting along to lines like “To ascend, you must die!/You must be crucified!” And though 10,000 Days was indeed a more accessible version of Tool, one more similar to the alt-rock and alt-metal bands you could still hear on the radio in 2006, it also had songs like the 17. Tool’s dense, often quasi-religious lyrics have always been among the most overwrought in mainstream metal - no small feat.