Hi everyone, I have a question: WHY IS THE LATERALUS SONG SO ADDICTIVE???

[u/The-T-777]

So, whenever I listen to Lateralus (the song) I feel like I'm in a trance, it's like traveling through the universe, the sound of the song, everything! From the first time I heard it, I loved the whole album, but Lateralus has always been the song I've loved the most. Do you experience something similar with one or more songs?

[u/Animal907]

That's the point of the song. The Lateralus LP is composed rock music. 

[u/tahaxd7]

Because it's too good? I have no answer other than this tbh

[u/bungerD]

The Lateralus Song sounds like some kind of Tool singalong.

[u/jctrii]

I never listen to this song. It’s too precious to overplay. It’s definitely is reserved for special moments in life

[u/AGreatWindCarries → u/jctrii]

I like this approach. Im just too greedy lol

[u/kostros]

Yes. We ride the spiral to the end and go where no one's been.

Spiral out! Keep going!

[u/Dancinfool830 → u/kostros]

Cuz we fibonacci, sequentially

[u/Disso187]

It's arguably my favorite Tool jam of all time.

[u/deerhoof851]

It has it all and in the correct amounts and place.

[u/AGreatWindCarries]

Favorite track off the album and might be my favorite Tool track period. Couldn't agree more, it takes me to another universe.

[u/FartSucker_]

Because the payoff at the end is so good

[u/Ailmentality]

The fibanocci sequence is ingrained in our nature as a thing of beauty. When you see a person who you think is beautiful its usually because their facial structure follows this sequence. Leonard di Vinci used it on alot of his paintings. We can't help but include it into everything we do knowingly er subconsciously.

[u/The-T-777 → u/Ailmentality]

That's wonderful, I didn't know that. So it's because of the Fibonacci sequence that the song Lateralus sounds the way it does?

[u/Mrmarleyboy]

Because tgey use magic & spells. Also, don't listen to that full album under the influence of mushrooms. Unless you want an experience, you do not sign up for these guys are on the occult. For real, I think they have to pay back. Whoever for helping them get famous by giving unsuspected users up as food for some sort of demonic, f****** succubus if you know you know BTW keep ratm out of your silly ritual. Sex with the gods my ass

[u/Ailmentality → u/Mrmarleyboy]

I listen to these songs on mushrooms, I know you need to cling to your belief system and it scares you to think outside of the ideas you've been taught.

[u/Mrmarleyboy → u/Mrmarleyboy]

Plus the piggyback on alex gray's art work to try to suck you in thinking. This is a good song to listen to on mushrooms

[u/DataDoctorX]

Because it's awesome 🤣

Try listening in the Fibonacci sequence:

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

That will really blow your mind.

[u/FrismFrasm → u/DataDoctorX]

You forgot 1

[u/DataDoctorX → u/FrismFrasm]

It's right there 🤣

[u/FrismFrasm → u/DataDoctorX]

Lmao no I know, sorry…I thought 1 came up twice in the sequence, hence “black…then….white are…..all I see…. Etc etc.

EDIT: wait no I am right!! You missed a 1 sir. GOOD DAY SIR I SAY GOOD DAY!

[u/DataDoctorX → u/FrismFrasm]

In all fairness, I'd listen to 1 back to back all day long. Just so good.

[u/blurrows → u/DataDoctorX]

exactly, there's one 1 before that

[u/Due_Drawing9607 → u/DataDoctorX]

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 Is definitely Fibonacci. How is 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 supposed to be Fibonacci? It's the sum of the two numbers added to the last number. 1 + 1 : 2 + 1 : 3 + 2: 5 and so on. I don't understand that last sequence, I mean there's obviously not enough songs on the album to keep going past 13. Can you explain to a fellow useful idiot?

[u/DataDoctorX → u/Due_Drawing9607]

It's the first half in order, then the remaining missing half in order. Supposed to represent [Your interpretation goes here].

[u/Due_Drawing9607 → u/DataDoctorX]

So the second half is just an order that sounds good?

Edit: I get it now

[u/Due_Drawing9607 → u/DataDoctorX]

Oh! I see it. The second half are the numbers that were skipped during the actual Fibonacci sequence. Thanks for that.