[Riddick]

Been a long time since I've posted anything and I can't really say that I miss it. Picked up TOOL's new album, 10,000 Days. An ass-kicker like the rest of their stuff. Puts me in a good mood........unlike this PO stuff.

I'm going to see them in concert as many times as I can and I hope they use enough electricity in their shows to cause more rolling blackouts as well as another east coast grid to go down. Here are the lyrics for a song off of 10,000 Days. How appropriate.

Right In Two - TOOL

angels on the sideline
puzzled and amused
why did Father give these humans free will?
now they're all confused

don't these talking monkeys know that Eden has enough to go around?
plenty in this holy garden, silly old monkeys
well there's one you're bound to divide it
right in two

angels on the sideline
baffled and confused
father blessed them all with reason
and this is what they choose
monkey killing monkey killing monkey
over pieces of the ground

silly monkeys given thumbs
they forge a blade
and then theres one bound to divide it
right in two
right in two

monkey killing monkey killing monkey
over pieces of the ground
silly monkeys give them thumbs
they make a club
and beat their brother down
how they survive so misguided is a mystery
repugnant, dismal creature who would squander
the ability to live, to die, and have a conscience

brothers sleep inside here

cut it all right in two
cut it all right in two
cut it all right in two
cut it all right in two

fight over the clouds, over wind, over sky
fight over life, over blood, over air
fight over love, over sun, over another
fight each other, over

angels on the sideline again
been so long with patience and reason
angels on the sideline again
wondering when this tug of war will end

cut it all right in two
cut it all right in two
cut it all right in two
right in two
right in two

[Falconoffury]

I am in awe over the greatness of this album. They are by far the most creative band I've ever heard.

[Sketch]

Tool are a great band and 10,000 Days is an excellent album. I recently spent a couple of hours reading all about Maynard's vineyard, smacking my lips over his booze and his forthcoming beats. I was almost going to reply with an `essential' list of Tool tracks but it would be easier just to say everything but the odd interlude track is quality. If I could only have two bands to take with me into the dieoff it would be a big compilation of Tool music and Radiohead's The Bends. Now there's an idea, if you were a Horseman of the Apocalypse what soundtrack would you be listening to as you stood on a mountainside, a city burning at your feet, the sun sinking over your shoulder?

I know I'd rather be listening to Killswitch Engage when I ride into battle. I still like listening to Abba's Dancing Queen but I'll be fucked if I'll mow down ravening hordes while that plays in the background.

[J-Rod]

Yeah I was very happy the album finally dropped. Couple of disappointing tracks for me, but that happened in the past, and all of them eventually grew on me.

I think Aenima might be more appopriate for PO.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')ome say the end is near.

Some say we'll see armageddon soon.

I certainly hope we will.

I sure could use a vacation from this



Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of

Freaks



Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA

The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.

Any fucking time. Any fucking day.

Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.



Fret for your figure and

Fret for your latte and

Fret for your lawsuit and

Fret for your hairpiece and

Fret for your prozac and

Fret for your pilot and

Fret for your contract and

Fret for your car.



It's a

Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of

Freaks



Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA

The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.

Any fucking time. Any fucking day.

Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.



Some say a comet will fall from the sky.

Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.

Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.

Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.



Some say the end is near.

Some say we'll see armageddon soon.

I certainly hope we will cuz

I sure could use a vacation from this



Stupid shit, silly shit, stupid shit...



One great big festering neon distraction,

I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.



Learn to swim.

Learn to swim.

Learn to swim.



Mom is going to fix it all soon,

Mom is coming round to put it back

the way it oughtta be...



Learn to swim.



Fuck L Ron Hubbard and

Fuck all his clones.

Fuck all these gun-toting

Hip gangster wannabes.



Learn to swim.



Fuck retro anything.

Fuck your tattoos.

Fuck all you junkies and

Fuck your short memory.



Learn to swim.



Fuck smiley glad-hands

With hidden agendas.

Fuck these dysfunctional,

Insecure actresses.



Learn to swim.



Cuz I'm praying for rain

And I'm praying for tidal waves

I wanna see the ground give way.

I wanna watch it all go down.

Mom please flush it all away.

I wanna see it go right in and down.

I wanna watch it go right in.

Watch you flush it all away.



Time to bring it down again.

Don't just call me pessimist.

Try and read between the lines.



I can't imagine why you wouldn't

Welcome any change, my friend.



I wanna see it all come down.

suck it down.

flush it down.

[TWilliam]

I've said it before; Tool is not a band, they are Artistes whose medium happens to be music...

Talk about some incredible compositions. 10,000 Days just gets better every time I listen. I like the stereoscopic artwork too...

[Falconoffury]

I would also call them philosophers.