Tool - Parabola
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Movie Reviews of Tool - Parabola
Movie Review: Heady
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one hell of a movie. The menu's are custom Alex Grey!! The remix is enlightening. I would highly recommend buying this.Movie Review: Buy this DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Buy this - and make sure you buy the Schism DVD too. I can't praise this enough, or anything Tool has done for that matter.Movie Review: This is a nice snack before the new full-length album
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, I've watched the DVD's (both of them) and I've read what people have posted on here about them.
There are obviously some mixed feelings about these DVD's and their future release this spring.
Some people that I talk to say that Tool has lost their edge, while others still carry the torch like it's 1996 (hello, it's 2006 people!).
I have everything that Tool has released from the studio albums to the box set to these two fine DVD's.
I also have everything that APC has released, from the studio albums to the DVD that went along with eMotive, which was called aMotion.
(I happened to enjoy eMotive BTW, so come on 'Passive' was worth the price of the CD alone!)
I'm a huge fan of Tool's music and APC's, and needless to say I feel like a little school boy with anticipation for their forthcoming CD.
I know it will be great, we've waited long enough, but that brings me to my point to all of this.
Tool has evolved, simply put.
They've found their fans, played their hearts out, and written some of the best music EVER!
Having said that, great things take time to produce, and since that is so, many fans get fickle and antsy waiting for the next record.
They start thinking and talking and waiting for something new, but when it takes years to produce, coupled with the various side projects for Maynard & Co. most "fans" can get a little weird about their heroes.
Don't get me wrong, part of me wishes that Tool could produce their CD's at the rate that KISS did in the 1970s.
Every year there was a new KISS record.
(I'm not a big KISS fan or anything, so forgive me if I'm wrong about that, it's just an example)
Tool has always prided themselves with doing things differently, at their own pace and in their own way.
So, while they could have released both of these DVD's on a single disk with bonus features and extra stuff, they didn't.
Maynard & Co. realize that they could poop in a box and sell it to their fans, but you have to admit that it's really cool to actually own these videos and have something new to add to the Tool library.
If you are still going to complain about these DVD's, shame on you.
I'm sure you'll be the ones arguing and fussing until the new album comes out.
Then you'll act like you hate it and pick it apart until you've raped the new music to death, only to be the first in line for tickets this summer for their next tour, screaming your lungs out and singing along with every song.
You fickle f*cks, go ahead and complain, I know that the new album is going to be great, even though I also know that it's going to be different and not quite what you're expecting.
If you want Undertow or Aenima then go put them in your CD player, but don't expect an exact replica of their greatest moments when the new album hits your ears.
Things change, people change, and music and musicians grow and evolve.
If it doesn't evolve, they (and their music) become stagnant and will curl up and die.
I heard some flack coming from "fans" about Lateralus when it hit their ears, and I just wanted to choke the throats of the non-believers.
I can safely say that I throughly enjoy EVERYTHING that Tool or APC has produced and released, and I have nothing negative to say about any of it.
If you still have complaints about what they are doing and the decisions that Maynard and Co. make, then go out and worship Scott Stapp or something.
He has a new solo album that you can wrap your ears around (I'm sure it sucks royally), but I'm certain he'd be predictable and lame enough for you to understand if you're having trouble dealing with Tool in '06.
What did you expect from these guys, I mean TOOL backwards is LOOT, so you know Maynard has a fleet of Hummer's with diamond plated rims with your mom's nude photo in his back pocket, but he's still one of the most important musicians of any generation.
Movie Review: Tool fans are even more obnoxious than Grateful Dead fans.
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD begins with a trippy `toolish' menu - designed by New York artist Alex Grey - which features a man staring at you - breathing - and with each breath he takes he emits an energy that surrounds his body. Off to the side of the screen you see 3 eyes that allow you to choose from the DVD's 3 features:
* EYE 1 (Music Video `Parabola'):
This music video is one long music video - approximately 10 minutes - that includes the songs `Parabol' and `Parabola.' The first - approximately 8 minutes - of the video was directed by Adam Jones (guitarist) who normally directs all of TOOL's videos and features artwork by Chet Zar (www.chetzar.com), who also did the make-up special effects for the video as well.
The last - approximately 2 minutes - of the video was directed by New York artist Alex Grey (www.alexgrey.com) and features his own artwork. It should also be noted that the music video features hip hop artist `Tricky' as the main character. This music video is excellent and is one of the best ever made.
* EYE 2 (Music Video `Parabola' with `Dual' Commentary by Jello Biafra):
The commentary is a `dual' commentary, meaning Jello Biafra recorded two commentaries to the music video and they are both played simultaneously (one in each speaker). Jello Biafra if you do not know was the lead singer for the `Dead Kennedys' and is known for having a `big mouth' that routinely says funny things, but also routinely gets him and others into trouble. The commentary does not shed much light on the meaning of the video, but is funny to listen to. Many people thought TOOL themselves would do the commentary, but I knew all along that would never happen for one simple reason....... EXPLANATION KILLS ART!
* EYE 3 (Lustmord Remix of `Parabola'):
For the remix, dark ambient artist `Lustmord' (www.lustmord.com) took Maynard James Keenan's voice and changed it around somehow to make it sound like a kind of chant and then placed it with his unusual `atmospheric' music, which resulted in a song that kind of sounds something along the lines of a slow Hindu chant. Lustmord really took the remix in a different direction with excellent results and is approximately 12 minutes long.
I have to say that I am a little disappointed in this release by TOOL and I don't seem to be the only one. I was hoping that the DVD would include more features than what was offered, however what is offered is - as always - top `quality' (it only lacks in `quantity'). In many ways this release reminds me a lot of A Perfect Circle's `Lost in the Bermuda Triangle' DVD, which also failed to live up to many expectations.
* NOTE: This DVD was released in conjunction with another DVD called `Schism' which features the other music video from TOOL's 2001 release `Lateralus.'
Movie Review: Parabola DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
I just recieved the Parabola and Schism DVD's today from Tool's membership site, toolarmy.com. After going through both of them forwards and back, I must say I am somewhat torn. Torn between gleeful giddiness that I am holding the newest release from a band who hasn't put anything new out since May 15th, 2001, and forlorn frustration that the 'remixes' don't deliver.
The DVD contains (as others have mentioned) the original music video of the song, amazing as always. Adam Jones is truly a gifted artist. There is also an option to watch the video with audio commentary. The Parabola DVD commentary is done by Jello Biafra. He seems as if he was forced into it or owed one of the band members something. Very dissapointing, especially since Tool is well aware that their fans want nothing more than to hear THEM do the commentary. I digress.
The only other selection on the DVD menu (which is inventive and unique) is that of the remix by Lustmord. My heart sank as minute after minute passed and the same old remix cliches came through the speakers. I even plugged my headphones into my 700 watt stereo thinking maybe I just needed a closer proximity to the music. No dice. This is my humble opinion though, others may go wild for its ten-minute keyboard-heavy, Tool-light debacle.
Overall, I want to give this DVD a two star rating. But I can't. I love Tool. I always have and always will. Do these two DVD nuggets whet my appetite even more for their upcoming album? You bet. Will I most likely shoplift the album when it is in-store merely to get it out to my car a minute or two sooner? Of course. Am I going to faint like a female adolescent in the front row of a Beatles concert in Liverpool in 1967 when I hear the first note they play? No doubt about it.
In summation, I give it 4 stars and recommend it for Tool fans.