This is the first album that I picked up from Tool.  This album single handedly changed the way that I look at music, and opened up a whole new world for me.  Words cannot describe how much Tool and their music means to me.  They are a band that needs to be discovered by everyone who thinks that something is missing in today's music scene.  This band puts more thought into 5 seconds of this album than most bands can muster up for an entire album.  Each band member can be singled out for their outstanding musicianship... but whats the point?  What the four of them create is so much more important than an individual person's skills.  It is a very powerful and satisfying album that needs to be experienced, not listened to.  And yes, Lateralus is just as amazing.