Tool - Ænima

First tool album i bought, just amazing.

One of the greatest albums of all time

Tools best album by Leaps and Bounds, and Tools worst album is a 9.....

Definitely the best album from Tool. Words cannot describe how great it is.

Excellent album. Any of tool's works are different from one another in some respect, lyrically or musically, but this one just amazes you from start to finish. Even the little interludes keep you occupied with the peculiar sounds.

Some of the interlude tracks are annoying, i can agree with that, but who can deny that Intermission is fucking awesome? Same with Die Eier Von Satan imo. And every song on this album is awesome, and the length of the songs is almost unnoticable to me. which i'm pretty sure means i really like it!

With this masterpiece Tool became one of the greatest Alternative/Progressive Metal Bands on the Planet!

I played this a few days ago and realized that even though "Third Eye" is a good song, by the time it starts I don't really want to listen to it

This is their best.

Tool has no best, they just make awesome albums and this is not exception!! I have a copy of this on cassette and i really dig the unique sound it has when played on that format, I know one day that I will get it on CD but it just sounds awesome on tape! Anyways about the music there is no use trying to explain it, Tool can't be explained.

I thought this album was going to be mind-blowing, since a lot of people says this is a masterpiece; but I was wrong. It didn't impress me in any way.

Written by [user id=135634] on 06.04.2013 at 21:03

I thought this album was going to be mind-blowing, since a lot of people says this is a masterpiece; but I was wrong. It didn't impress me in any way.

True, I didn't enjoy this as much as Lateralus, but a "4?" Seriously? You're probably one of those people that just doesn't "get it."

Written by [user id=101272] on 07.04.2013 at 00:16

Written by [user id=135634] on 06.04.2013 at 21:03

I thought this album was going to be mind-blowing, since a lot of people says this is a masterpiece; but I was wrong. It didn't impress me in any way.

True, I didn't enjoy this as much as Lateralus, but a "4?" Seriously? You're probably one of those people that just doesn't "get it."

Get what? I don't know about Lateralus, but this album sucks.

Written by [user id=135634] on 07.04.2013 at 22:47

Written by [user id=101272] on 07.04.2013 at 00:16

Written by [user id=135634] on 06.04.2013 at 21:03

I thought this album was going to be mind-blowing, since a lot of people says this is a masterpiece; but I was wrong. It didn't impress me in any way.

True, I didn't enjoy this as much as Lateralus, but a "4?" Seriously? You're probably one of those people that just doesn't "get it."

Get what? I don't know about Lateralus, but this album sucks.

Go listen to Lateralus then. If you don't like that then Tool apparently just isn't for you.

Just listened to it for the first time ever (had my copy collecting dust for quite a while now). I love it.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 08.04.2013 at 00:22

Just listened to it for the first time ever (had my copy collecting dust for quite a while now). I love it.

Yep, it's a great album. This album took me a long time to fully appreciate, though; I used to think Lateralus and 10,000 Days were slightly better, but as I've grown older, I tend to think this one is tied with Lateralus for Tool's best album. Good stuff.

Written by [user id=135634] on 06.04.2013 at 21:03

I thought this album was going to be mind-blowing, since a lot of people says this is a masterpiece; but I was wrong. It didn't impress me in any way.

for me this album was much better than Lateralus, whats wrong with you?
just listen to H, Stinkfist, Eulogy and Forty Six & 2. these songs are mesterpiece.

Another excellent work from this great band!

Best song is Pushit. So gorgeous.

Tool is doing it again for me. Giving this a 9 now but might even vote it up.
EDIT: Fuck this is prefect.

This is the only Tool album I physically own, and dang it's a good one. haven't heard most of their back catalog but I should probably do so.

Best Tool's Album.......

I remember when this came out, I was just a boy but I remember sitting with the older kids and hearing them talking about how impossible it was for Tool to top Undertow. I was way more into classic NWOBHM at the time so I only caught up on Lateralus, during the teenage days. I still hold Aenima and 10 000 days as the two best Tool records but again, its Tool so everything is great.

Rating it song by song, the album is hard to rate. Half the songs are epic 10/10 rockers, but the other half the songs are less listenable on their own, either because they are jokes, weird instrumentals, or they are just long and meander too much. It wouldn't be fair to gives these songs a lower rating, but it wouldn't be right to just ignore them either. Thankfully, when the album is listened to as a whole all the problems with listening to individual tracks goes away. These instrumentals don't detract from the album, they beautifully fill the spaces, and the long songs are better listened to as a track in the album as whole, which is rather long, but everything is needed. Just a fantastic album.

Worse songs compared to lateralus and many empty boring moments... one of the very few albums i gave up after less than 5 listens...

It would be .."good" if there wouldnt be all these short-shit songs.. No matter how hard i tried to listen to it for 3rd time, i never did..

So this is why people go apeshit about Tool eh?

Trying this again. I'm wondering if I'd like this more if the production was better. All I'm getting is harsh highs and overly bassy lows; I really hate it: it hurts both my brain and my stomach. Musically it just seems like decent alternative metal with a lot of refrained quasi-sung vocals and meandering musical breaks. Doesn't feel like it ever comes together in a significant way though.

^ the worst opinion ever.

Written by [user id=110592] on 08.10.2016 at 17:47

^ the worst opinion ever.