Title: Spiral Out...
Product review: What's the meaning behind Tool's songs? I couldn't tell you. Nearly every meaning could be debated until the end of time since Tool refuses to comment. That being said, I think the central theme of this album is that of Plato's theory of Dualism, that the mind and body are separate entities. Specifically, in the songs Parabol/Parabola and Lateralus.Tool has never ceased to amaze and Lateralus is no exception. Tool's timing syncopation, driving bass, and intellectual lyrics bring this album to the top of Tool's work (actually, I love all of their albums equally, if you're not counting Opiate).A Tool fan has no excuses for not having Lateralus in their collection and, for that matter, no one should be able to get away without having experienced this provocative assembly of musical genius. Well, at least Schism...
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