Tool (band)

Reading these books is encouraged by the band as they provide a stronger insight to Tool's music and inspiration, and the philosophies used in their music. See also: Happatai. Tool have listed the following books as recommended reading in their official newsletter. (He is no relation to Glenn Hughes, the former Deep Purple bassist and vocalist.).
. Village People singer Glenn Hughes died of cancer on March 4, 2001. Tourmates Fantômas and Meshuggah were cited as influences. The members of the Village People are:.

Tool are currently working on their fourth full length album which is expected to be released in 2005. The movie "won" the Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay prizes at the 1980 Golden Raspberry Awards in March 1981 and was nominated in almost all the other categories. In addition, the members of Tool avoid press, rarely grant interviews, and have only appeared in two of their music videos, "Hush", and very briefly in "Sober". The group also appeared in their 1980 feature film Can't Stop the Music, directed by Nancy Walker, written by Allan Carr and Bronte Woodard, music and lyrics by Jacques Morali and starring Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, and The Village People. The length of the music video for "Parabola" clocked in at an unheard of ten and a half minutes, almost condemning it from being aired on mainstream music channels. More than twenty years later, a dance that involves forming these four letters with the dancer's arms and legs is still popular at office functions, sporting events, and college parties. Though the singles for Ænima received significant radio play, 2001's Lateralus featured songs averaging six and a half minutes in length, unwieldy for even the most ambitious disc jockeys. Other hits include "Macho Man" and "YMCA" (a song about the YMCA).

The music video for the song was also renamed by MTV America to "Track #1" for its offensive connotations. The scandal tremendously boosted the popularity of the song. Tool has long clashed with conventional television and radio due to their dark musical content and dry disposition: "Stinkfist", the first single from Ænima was initially shortened for radio play until overwhelming fan response compelled them to play the track uncut. The Navy quickly cancelled the campaign. Indicative of their various influences (King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Rush among them), Tool's music features a firm grasp of musical structure, unconventional time signatures, and inventive, often counter-mainstream culture subject matter. When the video started showing and the Navy started the planned ad campaign, some newspapers protested using taxpayer money to fund music videos (especially for a morally dubious group). Their music includes elements of heavy metal, progressive rock, psychedelia and art rock. The Navy provided them with a war ship, several airplanes, and hundreds of Navy men.

Paul d'Amour left the band in 1995 and was replaced by Justin Chancellor of the UK band Peach shortly after recording for their third major release, Ænima, began. Less than a month later, The Village People arrived at the San Diego Naval base. Tool is a rock music group formed in the United States in 1990 by vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, bassist Paul d'Amour, and drummer Danny Carey. They contacted Belolo, who decided to give the rights for free with the condition that the Navy helped them shoot the music video. High Priest by Timothy Leary. The United States Navy considered using the Village People hit "In The Navy" in a recruiting advertising campaign on television and radio. Hellboy: The Lost Army by Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden. Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo got the inspiration for creating an assembly of American man archetypes based on the gay men of The Village who frequently dressed in various fantasy ways.

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. The band's name references a well-known gay area of New York City, Greenwich Village. Black Spring by Henry Miller. Much like Frank Farian's Boney M or Trevor Horn's Frankie Goes To Hollywood the group was manufactured. Despite the French song writers the songs were all in English. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The band was assembled (in 1977) and managed by two French musicians, Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo (see picture (http://www.disco-disco.com/images/henri-j-vp.jpg)), specifically to showcase and perform their disco music creations. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The gay-themed group was as well known for their outrageous on-stage costumes (the members dressing up as a police officer, an American Indian chief, a construction worker, a soldier, and a cowboy) as for their catchy tunes and lyrics, which had gay themes but were subtle enough to be missed by many heterosexuals.

Dune by Frank Herbert. Village People were a disco band of the late 1970s. The Origin Of Satan by Elaine Pagels. Eric Anzalone (the biker, replacement, since 1995). Four Treatises Of Theophratus Von Hohenheim Called Paracelus by Paracelus. Ray Simpson (the cop, replacement). Ouspensky. Felipe Rose (the Indian).

D. Randy Jones (the cowboy). Fourth Way by P. Alex Briley (the G.I.). What The Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula. Glenn Hughes (the leatherman/biker, original). Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baignet, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln. David "Scar" Hodo (the construction worker).

The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine. Victor Willis (the cop, original, from 1977 till 1980; he co-authored certain songs, notably "In the Navy"). The Legacy of the Beast. The Mayan prophecies. The Dancing Wu Li Masters.

Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey. Archaic Revival by Terence McKenna. Interior Design with Feng Shui by Sarah Rossbach. Diary Of A Genius by Salvador Dali.

Art and Physics by Leonard Shlain. Earth by David Brin. Nothing In This Book Is True ... by Bob Frissell. Squeak the Mouse by Massimo Mattioli.

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave. Love and Sleep and AEGYPT by John Crowley. Behold the Protong! by Stanislav Szukalski.

Behind the CD tray on Undertow is a picture of a cow licking itself. On European and other releases, the song appears as track 10 after a period of silence following "Flood.". The final track of Undertow, called "Disgustipated," appears as track 69 on early pressings of the US copies of the disc, on others it appears at track 30(the intervening tracks are all 3 second blank tracks). The Opiate EP has a secret track called "The Gaping Lotus Experience." It fades in six minutes, six seconds into track six ("666").

This tribute is performed on acoustic instruments. In a similar vain, 'A Gothic Acoustic Ensemble Tribute to Tool' was released in 2004. A second volume of string tribute titled The String Tribute to Tool Volume 2: Metamorphic was released in 2003, again containing various tool songs from all four albums. Tool's songs are mostly multi-sectioned, and the band's sophisticated grasp of harmony allows for an interesting instrumental interpretation.

The lack of percussion is sometimes countered with "clicking" arco techniques. A number of Tool songs are rearranged for classical music string instruments (violins, viola, cello and a double bass) with at least three musicians. The String Tribute to Tool: Third Eye Open is a tribute album released in 2001. Tricky appears, uncredited, in the video for "Parabola.".

Timothy Leary is also an influence and his "Think for yourself, question authority" monologue introduces the live version of "Third Eye" on Salival. Samples of his comedy are featured on "Third Eye" and the booklet for Ænima has a tribute painting of him. Comedian Bill Hicks influenced and is well respected by the band. Henry Rollins appears briefy on Undertow, reciting a spoken word piece on "Bottom.".

Early pressings of the CD featured the song spelled "Lateralis," but this was corrected on subsequent copies. The title track from "Lateralus" was also released as a single, however no video was produced for it. Most of these videos were created with the help of interpretive dance duo Osseus Labyrint. "Hush" was the only video where the band members appear prominently, although they appear briefly in "Sober".

The band's singles and accompanying music videos include: "Hush" from Opiate, "Sober" and "Prison Sex" from Undertow, "Stinkfist" and "Ænema" from Ænima, and "Schism" and "Parabola" from Lateralus. Paul d'Amour (bass). Maynard James Keenan (Vocals). Adam Jones (Guitar).

Justin Chancellor (bass). Danny Carey (Drums).