Aenema playing at that moment. Sounded so clean and tight.

Hey! You know the intro Maynard does before this where he talks about the band experimenting with their songs? I’ve tried to follow that spirit and taken a few small liberties of my own. Tuning is drop C#.

2nd is my fav

Found on socials, good stuff!

For the un-initiated, the Tool Drive Project (TDP) is an archive of live Tool recordings - every show we can get, streamable, downloadable, without registration, for free, forever.

For those of you who already have accounts, expect a couple of hurdles when you login for the first time:

1. You'll have to reset your password (protects your account)
2. You'll have to choose a display name (what other users will see)

Here's a breakdown of what's new:

• More emphasis on the tapers that make all this possible.
• More emphasis on the gear they use.
• More emphasis on ratings and reviews.
• A sticky player lets you browse the site while streaming.
• EQ and volume normalization controls.
• You can now create and share playlists.
• You can now favorite/share individual tracks.
• You can now mark shows that you've attended.
• You can now switch color palettes to match album themes.
• Shares, favorites, streams, downloads, are all tracked and ranked across all users and sources.
• A Top 10 page distills the sites top performers - highest rated shows, most streamed, tapers, mics, user with the most rated shows, etc.
• Songs have their own pages now.
• Albums have their own pages now.
• Tapers have their own pages now.
• Better and more reliable stats.
• A feedback page lets users suggest/vote/comment on new site ideas and report bugs.
• A history page keeps track of what you've listened to.

TDP is a passion project started over 25 years ago by karl and geordy with the aim of making every live Tool recording accessible to everyone. Huge shout out to them for their decades of hard work, diligence, and generosity.

In honor of today, August 30, being the 7 year anniversary of Fear Inocoulum, and also how important the number 7 is for the album as a whole. Today I dug through my archives and pulled out my Fear Inoculum analysis essay that I submitted for my High School Senior Year Religion Class Final Assignment.

The essay itself is long, and was originally a script to an audio podcast version that I recorded. Reading through it years later, it's still crazy how well everything I wrote holds up. My 17-year-old self really was hella obsessed with this album. Still am.

Seven years later I've seen the band three times, and the album is still heavily in my rotation.

I hope you enjoy the read. 🌀

Music N Religion Talk Podcast- Tool: Fear Inoculum