I used to listen to tool a lot when I was a pothead in hs. The new album isnt nearly as good as you say but nowadays I find I cant listen to their old stuff either. I still love their instrumentals mostly but not Maynards whiny bitch voice and lyrics.
>>1623 Opiate and Undertow were pretty raw, which is something they lost after that.
>>1626 Do you have any examples of his whiny bitch lyrics? Won't argue about the voice, but the lyrics seem fine to me.
>>1619 >I don't like it as much as their older stuff.
Most rock bands are like that. They get progressively worse as their career goes on, often straying too far from their original sound, or not trying as hard musically or lyrically. There are exceptions to this, but a good rule of thumb is to listen to discographies in reverse chronological order.
>>1790 It's because after 1 or 2 albums (ignoring the first few which may be experimentation or premature) it becomes their career and just like anything else capitalism produces, it's shit.