String Quartet Tribute - Tool - Lateralus

[xodis911]

only beef i have with this is i wish there were more instruments playing. like an orchestra.

[111thRutlandReapers]

This would be sweet with some AC shots thrown together behind it. Especially if the editor were to get the timing/fades/flashes down just perfectly.

[rottinq]

this made me feel better from a bad stomach ache once.

[SaintUriel1]

im just gonna say this to get a rise outta everyone ;D even though Im indifferent about the situation , but tool and metallica suck! haha i love this string quartet though :DD very much lol (dont believe anything isay)

[crazytrain58]

@SaintUriel1 No.... YOU LISTEN TO TOOL. Tool does not indeed suck... Even though I am more of a heavy metal fan they are one of the best bands ever. I do also love classical music

[mangler77777777]

I actually watched Tool play "Lateralus" live in Hawaii in jan 2011 and Kirk Hammett played lead as cameo during "lateralus". Who's the Honey Badger?

[TractateOnMe]

Hey, could you send me the sheet music to this song? In case you have it. I'd really appreciate that, I've been looking for it and never found it.

[Ryunokiba]

WTF Why is people discussing about Metallica vs Tool? I'm sorry perhaps I don't know much as you guys but they are too different from each other to me, and honestly I am 99% sure thay Maynard may have listen to more than 1 song by Metallica and Vice versa, after all Both Band are freaking awesome but its like compare ... what? Nirvana with the Ramones? C'mon they have their own style.... there is no point to argue

[DueceFiveRWC]

@Ryunokiba well, one band has a drummer that is actually good, the other, has a guy named Lars that does the SAME THING in EVERY song.

[BossHossGT500]

Why haven't they done Vicarious?

[Overdosage]

5 people inhale Ke$ha as music...

[phosphorescence]

I'M A HUGE TOOL FAN LOVE TOOL TO DEATH FOR THEIR INSIGHT AND EVEN THEIR SARCASM THEY ROCK!!!! So much philosophy... it's lead me to untold borders and beyond.

[mbbrown30]

I love this! great job

[dirtshaman]

I'm glad Juggalos don't listen to quality music such as Tool.

[NoFanSLand]

the fuck is this shit? I have the Anemea tribute and the Ark Sano piano tribute. But I can't seem to find any physical copy of the Lateralus tribute??? All I get is shitty MP3 download links. I wanna own a physical copy of that product!

[kuntfaceyousuck]

if you dislike this, you suck..just sayin.

[MrAvidLearner]

wtf,,, it ended... where's pt 2?!

[trippinlikegod]

who cares if metallica is more widely known than tool, metallica is a bunch of cry babies who signed their own musical death certificate by fighting progress

[KindaShort]

This is just beautiful.

[rugbystud106]

Tool.

[WestonWalterKennedy]

I cant begin to describe the beauty of that painting, where/how did you find that?

[Direwolf676]

@WestonWalterKennedy Google Alex Grey art.

[WestonWalterKennedy]

@Direwolf676 thank you! :-D

[NaleWest]

this is grey's daughter in this pic =)

[legionofd00m]

People who know good music know tool.

[MadCircle01]

@legionofd00m the funny thing is, if you know ‎"][" {[]} {[]} ][_, you probably won't give a damn about anything else. ever four or five years we get a new album. should be happening soon

[Trevspartain]

@legionofd00m For sure dude, for fucking sure.

[MojoTojo2000]

Tool are possibly one of the best bands to ever come together - I don't think I've ever appreciated a band for their instrumental skills and song-writing abilities as much as with Tool.

Metallica are pants.

[supercj8899]

Looks like apoctalyptica just heard some tool huh? Lawl...

[Edgesblade]

@supercj8899 I am confused by this comment, this isn't Apocalyptica, this is Vitamin String Quartet and they have covered a lot of bands, I enjoy hearing songs I already love as classical and in my findings it is great homework/study music

[supercj8899]

@Edgesblade Its only a joke. Because apoctalyptica is very talented, im saying that its them, not because it is them.

[RuRuKitty]

@supercj8899 *O* Apocalyptica should TOTALLY cover Tool songs!

[JoshNuttall]

@RuRuKitty I am pretty sure the do lol.

[fishfrizbee]

The Strings are Great Tool Sucks BOOOO

[druminid]

The piano cover to this song is better in my opinion.

[lanme85]

@druminid link plz

[a866903]

@lanme85 search youtube for "thumphrey 05" or something like that. Or "tool piano covers"

[bumfighter888]

i was going to comment on how the fact that this music can translate to an orchestra is such a testament to the musicianship of tool but i think the music speaks for itself. i cant really say anything to quite do it justice anyway

[TheGmodModder]

Amazing.

[LivingDeadVideos]

Despite a part of the time signature being 6/8 rather than 7/8 and repeats 9/8 twice, this version is almost entirely identical.

[csatimaci]

Yes it is definitely not the original time signature.

[W4d5Y]

@csatimaci I count 3 fourths and 9, 8, 7 eights during the chorus. Nothing wrong with that!

[sollusgreatsword]

@W4d5Y 987 is the 16th step in the fibinacci sequence

check out laturalus fibinacci

its either a creepy coincident or they are musical genius's

[NAWmessiah]

sounded more like halo than tool to me.

still amazing though

[Droo121213]

gotta love how this is on itunes but tool isnt

[KycapLanew]

@Droo121213 Yeah I actually really hated that. Trying to find Tool, and it wasn't there. All I-Tunes has is this string quartet tribute, and some Lulliby bullsh*t.

[stretchy1nipples]

@KycapLanew tool did that on purpose so that their music wouldn't be used on things like limewire. but all their cds are definitely worth buying and i would recommend them all :)

[KycapLanew]

@stretchy1nipples xD @ your name. Also, I did get 10000 Days from my public library.

Now Manyard knows when I'll return it!

(lol, y'see, I replaced the word "God" in that common phrase with "Manyard"...probably because you who are reading this think that they're the same thing anyway xD)

[vicariouslistener]

my high school might be doing a tool tribute with an orchestra and a singer, this would be epic to perform

[thejoey0610]

omfg your highschool is awesome!!!! why cant mine be that cool :(

[T00Lology100]

This is the best thing that has ever happened to anything

[uberspazzcake217]

this is giving me goosebumps!! >DDD

[T00Lology100]

Yeah i know what you mean dude, this is fucking legendary, is in stores

[LBpDC]

This tears me away from the sorrow of our collective soul divided. Makes me whole again.

[cobainKICKS]

be patient (oddly enough also tool lyrics) 2012 is fast approaching.

[ritcheyz]

@LBpDC This doesn't mean anything. I like Tool as much as the next guy, but you're using words you think Tool would use, but you don't know what you're saying and it doesn't work.

[necrometal987]

i have a eargasm

[Ramielxxx666]

ORGASM!!!

BEST COVER EVER!!!!!

love tool and love this cover i didnt fucking care if time it's 9/8

This music is perfect to me!

[rosepu]

the name of the album this is from is metamorphisis a string tribute to TOOL bought my copy 2 years ago at best buy

[Chem0nU]

No, you're not crazy dude...how to explain...The time signature on this part of Lateralus is 9/8-8/8-7/8, but the quartet plays a 9/8-9/8-6/8 so in fact you may be able to "hear "the drums because the total lenght is the same, and it "feels" almost identitical to the original pattern, however by paying attention to the "stressing" of the notes and the rythm you'll hear that the quartet actually plays one 9/8 and two 6/8.

Sorry but i'm not able to explain it in a better way :p

[MrKlorox]

Agreed. Tool should follow Metallica's footsteps and release their own full symphonically produced versions of their greatest songs or medleys. Four stringed instruments is hardly even an intro to what could be.

[IAmTheMan217]

Metallica didnt do that, Apocolyptica did all by themselves. Metallica had absolutly nothing to do with it really.

[velvet23revolver]

but why should tool follow the footsteps of metallica? their music is good as it is and unlike metallica they dont want their musicto become commercial (excluding guitar hero)

[Excovon]

I RAPED Guitar Hero WT when I saw the Tool songs on there. Those are the only ones I can FC on expert. xD; Aside from the Tool songs, I'm a horrible Expert-ist.

[stevesellers]

Tool is alot bigger than metallica. Alot more talented. Also, why do something that has already been done?

[SubsistenceSC]

@stevesellers Bigger than Metallica, really? I don't know about that.... Metallica's been around a lot longer so I'm sure they're known by a lot more people.

[Aw1nt3r5]

@SubsistenceSC Unfortunatly Metallica is bigger. But in no ways better. The only reason why Metallica is known by more people is because they produce mainstream metal, and a lot of their songs while they are original follow the same basic principles. Tool songs have much more diversity and arent built to be soaked up by the masses. Its not that Metallica has been selling out, its that Tool just has music that isnt as widely accepted.

[SubsistenceSC]

@Aw1nt3r5 Yeah, obviously there's differences between Tool and Metallica. Metallica is thrash metal whereas Tool is Progressive. I enjoy the oddness of Tool more than Metallica. I was just replying to that guy in saying that Metallica is more widely known than Tool.

[bumfighter888]

@Aw1nt3r5 which is ok cause you know the ones who accept it aren't fuckin d bags. i swear tool makes you contemplate your existence without drugs. i fuckin love it.

[cenyan13]

@SubsistenceSC only by about 7 years.

[kjc1589]

@stevesellers

Bigger than Metallica? I don't think so. More people know Metallica than Tool. More talented? Yes. This is just my opinion though! Both great bands in their own respect!

[AyaxTelemonio]

@kjc1589 And more people know Linkin Park than Faith no more

[sobored671]

@stevesellers 2 different styles, dont compare them

[DeathViaTar]

@stevesellers Tool is entirely different than Metallica. By comparing them you've proven to be a mindless sheep who cannot find the goals laced within art.

[XVampII]

@stevesellers Tool is nowhere near as big as metallica...more talented maybe.

[a866903]

@XVampII it's true in terms of poularity. But also, Tool has been making music for half as long. I mean Opiate came out in what, '92? Kill Em All came out in like '81. Also I would say certainly more talented in terms of songwriting, vocal performance, and their ability to deliver the "whole experience" rather than just entertain you with music. (just in case you wondered my opinion on your comment >_<)

[steveak93]

@stevesellers Bigger? No. More talented, well that is purely opinion. I like both bands, and I would never compare them, seeing that they are different genres.

[Ryunokiba]

@steveak93 Totally agree

[Orficedestroyer]

@stevesellers Tool is my all time favorite band without a doubt, but to say they are bigger than Metallica is a farce my friend. i am a fan of both bands, and i personally think tool is superior, but it hasnt had as much exposure as metallica unfortunately.

[Tigerhours]

I love this work. To hear a full orchestra redo lateralus100% correctly would be utterly inspiring.

[hellonieman]

good! now cover some meshuggah!

[cda1117]

@hellonieman Awesome though Meshuggah may be, I can't even begin to fathom a way for anyone to do a string cover of ANY of their songs... well maybe a few. Future Breed Machine, Combustion, and Dancers to a Discordant System are all the songs that I can think of that might have enough melody in them to make an interesting strings arrangement.

[babin3in]

beautiful...arrogant...hauntin­g

[GodofReapers]

As a String Bass player of many years, I do think this could have been done a LITTLE better, but it is very good. It would be absolutely impossible to do this perfectly; string orchestra instruments just can't do that.

[AenemaYumichika]

Well, when do you think is a cover 'perfect'?

[slej120]

I'm as big a Tool snob as the next guy. But I appreciate this take tremendously. It's difficult to cover the musical complexity of Tool in general or to even comprehend some Tool songs. So the effort made on this style and format is welcome in my opinion.

[Iknowyourenotasleep]

sobre with a hint of melancholy, fantastic

[haircut74]

they fucked it up. vital notes have been changed, and they can't get the rhythm of the chorus right, it sounds like its 9-9-6 instead of 9-8-7, which just makes it way too simple.

[Hockeyruler]

yup the intro's last note, needs to go down a major fourth I think? wait let me figure this out... yeah I think its a fourth.

[haircut74]

there's alot of things wrong. i'm sure that i could easily sit down and write a better arangement lol. it would take a while but it wouldn't be that difficult. whoever wrote this probably wrote it in 9-9-6 because most musicians "can't handle" goin from 9 to 8 to 7 from bar to bar. 9-9-6 makes it as though its just two bars in 3 and then one in 2 divided into triplets. but that's not how its supposed to be. the complexity is the nature of the whole song, and taking it away just ruins it.

[Hockeyruler]

Well maybe not easily, unless you write music for strings a lot?

I can never play that part exactly on the guitar, it always ends up being "improvised". Still I wish it was better... Ahhh well back to Adam Monroe.

[haircut74]

yeah i think i could do it easily, its only a quartet so its not too many parts, and at the risk of sounding like a pompous douchebag, i'm super awesome with music in general. it's pretty much all i'm good at. and math.....lol

[playsmart21]

the arrangement is complex, it is just aimed at strings being able to play it. i think it conveys the complexity of lateralus while being playable at the same time. no one would be able to play lateralus exactly as tool plays it. writing for strings is harder than writing for a rock band. you have to consider intervals that work, bowing patterns that are consistent and convenient, and orchestration based not only on voicing but stamina. the meters are probably less complex to ensure playability.

[ROAHHHH]

Adams the man!!

[Halbgottt]

iTunes store has it. Not sure where you could store buy the CDs.

[TaOpOcL462]

i got mine at meijer or a Wal mart i suppose

[guitarfreak896]

on itunes type in tool. there is no actual tool but there are orchestrated covers. let me know if you have any luck

[azuzu22]

fullmetal joe if this blew your mind you should hear the string quartet tribute to the album aenima, you'll never be the same again

[plaayer13]

I appreciate it and all, I just can't get into it without any drums though, ya know?

It's probably just my own personal taste, but there's not even an attempt to simulate the sound of the drums. To me, it just sounds too empty, like it's missing something.

[OwnageEP]

Plaayer, while I appreciate your opinion and you are certainly welcome to listen to what you enjoy, as everyone should. I'll mail every female family member I'm aware of to suck you off if you can emulate, in a live setting, drums with a violin.

>_>

[Itz6ot]

dude what are you talking about there guy.i can hear the tone of what the drum should be,let me ask you this are you in to classical music...

[Chem0nU]

He's right.

[Itz6ot]

really.guess im crazy then.idk i can hear the drum for the most part with where it should be.idk later on dude

[TaOpOcL462]

check out the string tribute to the song Euolgy there is 2 differnt versions performed by metamorphis or something like that

[TaOpOcL462]

metamorphic ^^^^^

[mcSufficator]

where can I get this painting (maybe bigger ! ) ???

[LPFan33]

google 'Alex Grey'

[ChronicusMaximus]

Powerful.

[lulzjess]

Fabulous indeed.

[neurochris]

man that painting is beautiful

[bumfighter888]

anybody seen the piano cover of this? i favorited it if you havnt. im floored at how well this song carries over so many ways. a testiment to how epic it truly is.

[fatsackofchron]

monroe12478

[randomkidyoudontknow]

"Best thing since sliced cheese!"

this transformed 'ho-hum waiting for my boyfriend' into '*squee* I've found an amazing tribute YES!'

:D

[arrowchild]

oh...this makes my night! So many string quartet covers of songs like this don't quite translate...but they took into account the nature of stringed instruments here and...oh, it's lovely! As a Tool fan and a classical violinist, I'm stunned!

[rsjokes]

it once again shows the greatness of Tool's music. What other band can translate so well into other instruments?

[rodssslive]

so true

[eddyheart]

fabulous!

[NMFUntouchable]

This rocks

[Tanzee86]

Beautiful... I love this song and with stings... just stunning :D