Tool > Primus.

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Just thought I'd let leepantalone know this, so he can stop
making shitty threads about a cat, and start making threads
about Prision Sex and Swamps.

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Okay, way to compare two insanely different bands. Tool is great, but your point is nil. Primus is thrash-funk. Tool is psychedelic metal/who knows what the fuck they are classified as.
 
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You are an asshole and Tool is still better than Primus.

Good, glad we cleared that up.

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The answer is they're both freakin' awesome.

Also, Perfect Circle>>Tool
 
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SkullcrushX(shirt0inacan): there is now officially nothing more you can say---accept defeat
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Shit. in. a. can.

You still lose.

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D-Lite said:
The answer is they're both freakin' awesome.

Also, Perfect Circle>>Tool
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They will be next week's "greatest band ever."

I still like Undertow a little better than Mer De Noms.

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Rocket from the Crypt > Beethoven

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Boy that DID feel good, and here this whole time I avoided jumping on the bandwagon
 
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Haha, it'll catch on soon :P

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P.S Tool > Rocket from the Crypt > Beethoven - You still lose shirt0.
 
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Just thought I'd let leepantalone know this, so he can stop
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about Prision Sex and Swamps.

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Hey man, ever heard of Kyuss? In my opinion they have the greatest album of all time in "Welcome to Sky Valley." Tool is never reluctant to point out the fact that Kyuss is one of, if no THE, biggest inspiration they draw from. Not only that, Tool routinely covers Kyuss songs on tour as a means of tribute. Kyuss sounds drasctically different (more on the stoner-rock side [in fact, they invented the genre]) but one can definitely hear how Tool has borrowed some of their sound. I recommend that you sit down with Sky Valley or Blues for the Red Sun and really let it sink in. Don't expect it to sound like a Tool clone, and it may take a few listens before their genious sinks in, but it's their man. Just keep an open mind and listen.

Primus kicks ass. Tool kicks ass. Maynard's the man. Claypool's the man.

Listen to Kyuss.
 
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Hmm, will give it a listen - underground cd or mainstream?

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Tool??

They must be great as it seem no one bothered to launch them in the UK.

Probably too dumbed down for our expansive minds to deal with.
 
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Kyuss seems to have a much larger following today than they did when they were still together given that they are "the fathers of stoner rock" and some stoner rock has seeped into the mainstream - greatly watering down the genre and making much of it unlistenable. Back in the day when they were touring no one knew about them, but today bands like Tool seem to be paying their tributes. Kyuss never got any radio play and they never will. They didn't believe in songs made exclusively for the radio, they believed an album should flow from start to finish. For example, Sky Valley is broken up into "three chapters," each chapter contains three songs. Skipping a song on your cd player will jump to the next chapter, so it kind of forces you to listen to the album as a whole, or at least in very large pieces. It is hard to fathom, but if you're a fan of any sort of stoner rock I definitely recommend picking up "Welcome to Sky Valley." While I don't really consider Tool stoner rock almost all hardcore Tool fans appreciate and respect, if not love, Kyuss. I suggest you go pick up Welcome to Sky Valley. Before you put it in do not expect anything, just chill and listen to it from start to finish, and repeat if need be.

It is a fucking masterpiece.
 
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I'm going to have to check out Kyuss now after listening to samples. I'm always looking for new bands to swoon over. And that means I'm going to have to buy the album. Asshole, making me spend money.

By the way, anybody listen to

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www.ph8.net

You love them
 
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Edit: I seem to have found one of their cds.

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I agree that Tool>Primus.

Although thats not to say Primus doesn't kick ass, i saw them in concert awhile back and they rocked. I've yet to see tool in concert though.
 
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By the way, anybody listen to

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Heard of them? Most definitely. I was shocked and devastated when Lynn Strait died. I miss Dobbs too...
 
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I'm going to have to check out Kyuss now after listening to samples. I'm always looking for new bands to swoon over. And that means I'm going to have to buy the album. Asshole, making me spend money.
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Very nice. My recommendation is to go with "Welcome to Sky Valley." I would suggest "Blues for the Red Sun" as a second option. "And the Circus Leaves Town" is a good album, but it's not up to par with the other two (although some seem to love it.) "Wretch," their first album, is a decent effort but far below the other three as they hadn't yet found their sound/style.

Enjoy.
 
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Shirt in a Can said:
I'm going to have to check out Kyuss now after listening to samples. I'm always looking for new bands to swoon over. And that means I'm going to have to buy the album. Asshole, making me spend money.

By the way, anybody listen to

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I have heard of Snot, but only because half the band was in Amen... that and the Straight Up... a tribute to Snot album that came out a few years ago.

Question...

Isn't there some kind of connection between Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, something like half of Kyuss went on to form QOTSA?

Oh yeah and even though TOOL and Primus are completely different styles of music Tool > Primus any day of the week. Don't get me wrong Primus is fucking awesome... I would just rather listen to TOOL. As a matter of fact, I'm going to see Primus next Tuesday when they come to town. Primus puts on an excelent live set... I can't wait. :D

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Heard of them? Most definitely. I was shocked and devastated when Lynn Strait died. I miss Dobbs too...
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Yeah, same here man. Actually I was plugging the band I had posted below, ph8. They're extremely good, you should check them out. I will check out Welcome to Sky Valley myself.
 
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Hell yeah, when i saw Primus they played Sailing the Seas of Cheese in its entirety. Needless to say it was quite badass.
 
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Ok i'm gonna give this TOOL band an honest chance, what do i REALLY want to look out for.

I just started giving a live album of theirs a listen (Salival??) which started with a 15 minute song called the third eye or something which was completely aimless. The 2nd track was better, but the third brought ulmtimate mundanity back . Do they completely revel in slow tempo bore rock, or is there an element of enjoyment to be had here??
 
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