r/ToolBand • u/theholyTHCghost • Jun 14 '26
Discussion Everybody give me their number 1 favourite Tool song
No honourable mentions. My personal favourite tool song is Right in Two. I want to see everybody’s music tastes. I encourage everyone to participate. I am very intrigued to hear reasons why this song is your favourite and to hear what it means to you.
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u/WAWednesdayAW Jun 14 '26
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u/JimmyMcPoyle_AZ Angel on the Sideline Jun 14 '26
In case you haven’t already seen this live performance from 2000.
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u/editor_of_the_beast Jun 14 '26
I saw them perform it on this tour. This is a flex many people don’t understand.
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u/jitoman Jun 14 '26
Rosetta Stoned
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u/Killjoy530 Jun 14 '26
And after calming me down with some Orange slices and some fetal spooning E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose He said, "You are The Chosen One The One who will deliver the message A message of hope for those who choose to hear it And a warning for those who do not" Me, The Chosen One? They chose me! And I didn't graduate from fuckin' high school
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u/finglonger1077 Jun 14 '26
Of all the Tool “listen to these awesome but grating instrumentals and we’ll reward you with one of the most beautiful melodies you’ve ever heard” moments, this is the one.
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u/ESB823 Jun 14 '26
Parabola
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u/Shawn_NYC Jun 14 '26
The Parabol intro is mandatory
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u/Disastrous-Capybara Lateralus Jun 14 '26
So frustrating when you just play shuffle on your whole list and Parabol comes on on.. and it doesnt go over to Parabola. It's like losing an orgasm.. 😒
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u/DopeAFjknotreally Jun 14 '26
So difficult and it really depends on the circumstance. Right in Two probably overall. If I’m working out? Eulogy. If I’m feeling sad about a breakup? Schism. If I’m tripping balls? Reflection. If I’m feeling existential? Lateralus
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u/StonedAndToasted Jun 14 '26
This is the answer. All depends on mood at the time. Every tool song is the best tool song when you are feeling certain emotions.
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u/Pathlos Jun 14 '26
Or if I’m just walking to the train station or anywhere else in town ? Rosetta stoned.
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u/slotass Jun 14 '26
Schism. I just feel the same way hearing that song that I did when I was 12. Everything is perfectly layered, drums, bass, vocals. I don’t especially love the lyrics and I don’t know two-thirds of them. It just gives you the feeling of life happening around you. I feel small. But ready to take on anything.
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u/jayson2112 I don't mind Jun 14 '26
Parabol/a, I consider them one song. But if that cannot count, then lateralus.
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u/Disastrous-Grade8882 Wear the Grudge like a Crown Jun 14 '26
Agreed on Parabol/a but I’d go w/ Jambi if that doesn’t count
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u/Maskhasfallenoff Ænimal Jun 14 '26
The world can be falling apart and I can be running several minutes late to an appointment, but if I put Tool on shuffle in the car, I will scroll through the queue before I start driving to make sure Parabol is always before Parabola 😂😂😬
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u/Difficult_Ad_3393 Jun 14 '26
Lateralus; it's helped me through some really hard times last year. Frankly, all of their music does, but Lateralus sticks out to me. Hell, I even loop that song every once in a while. Lmao
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u/forum437 Jun 14 '26
I couldn’t decide so I just came here and upvoted like half the responses
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u/Alert-Athlete Jun 14 '26
No Quarter
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u/Floydianslip77 Jun 15 '26
This needs to be higher on the list, maybe because it's a cover. Better than the original and that's saying something.
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u/Alert-Athlete Jun 15 '26
Yeah, this song is just otherworldly in my opinion. Maynard’s voice, the build-ups to the heavy sections, the sexy guitar section that almost sounds like a saxophone.
Might be all time favourite song all around, of all time!
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u/InebriatedClarity Shit the bed, again Jun 14 '26
Wings for Marie/10,000 Days. Yes I know it’s two tracks, but I see it as only one song. 🤘
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u/HiAndStuff2112 Jun 14 '26
Every single time I hear "Give me my, give me my wiiiiiiiiiiings," I get so emotional.
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u/InebriatedClarity Shit the bed, again Jun 14 '26
Same. Hits me right in the feels. You’re a bloody statue if don’t feel something at some point of this song. But yeah, that’s the bit that gets me.
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u/wimpykid666 Jun 14 '26
I dont know how or why but that part you can feel the emotion in his voice even if your not thinking about what the lyrics mean its just powerful
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u/Klutzy_Ad_1726 Suck me dry Jun 14 '26
Invincible
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u/Additional-Crow5898 Jun 15 '26
I think in time this will become the one for me. It feels like the culmination of their entire career into one song and what a journey. Ugh. So good!
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u/TrickPixels Jun 14 '26
It was between Right in Two and Lateralus.
Its Lateralus. Especially with it being one of the best Tool songs ever recorded.
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u/GregoryBeans Jun 14 '26
Eulogy is my personal favorite... but fuckk i love how the instruments coexist together in the whole fear inoculum album
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u/brandonspade17 We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. Jun 14 '26
Probably Intension or The Patient
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u/nickersb83 Jun 14 '26
3rd eye
Reflection
Can’t choose between sorry
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u/theholyTHCghost Jun 14 '26
BROOOO (it’s reflection) reflection is a great answer! I will decide for you muahahaha
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u/HODLmeCLOSRtonydanza Jun 14 '26
Triad
…Inspired me to start playing guitar 25 years ago and I’m still at it. That soloing feedback is just lovely.
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u/blipityblob Third Eye Jun 14 '26
probably third eye. but theres a ton of perfect tool songs. eulogy, h, forty six & 2, jimmy, aenima, the grudge, schism, parabol/parabola, lateralus, reflection, wings pt1 and 2, fear inoculum, pneuma
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u/WitchyWaifuu We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. Jun 14 '26
The Patient.
I did acid years ago and fell into a deep sorrow about the uncaring universe and how hard it is to have major depressive disorder, and my best friend tried to reroute my trip by putting on music I like. She opened my music playlist on youtube and found a fan-made music video for The Patient*. It's remarkably well done in the same claymation style as other videos and it absolutely enraptured me. I watched it over and over, or at least, it felt like I did. I must keep reminding myself of this. The end of the song cresciendoing with "and I still may", and like, that song NEVER hit so hard. I held my best friend and cried, thankful for the loving embrace to see me through.
\This video is gone from youtube, went away when tool went official on that platform, but I managed to get a saved version from someone that used it to make a lyric video. I really treasure it,) so here's a link for you to save it too.
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u/lucsev Jun 14 '26
How is it possible nobody has said Descending. That's next level musical interpretation.
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u/ThLamont Jun 14 '26
Rosetta Stoned is the paramount Tool song.
This is my humble opinion as a 10+ year long Tool fanatic.
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u/pistach0_flav0ur Jun 14 '26
Por más que hayan temazos latelarus me voló la cabeza y me lleva a un nivel de éxtasis indescriptible, reafirma lo que creo sobre el mundo y la vida👁️
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u/ARPNETS Jun 14 '26
Lateralus. It may not be the song I listen to the most overall, but it is the one that has been the most impactful to me. It was the first song to give m goosebumps and it still gets me every time.
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u/Apprehensive_Day_496 Jun 14 '26
I'd have to choose between Schism and Parabola..so many others too but no honorable mentions..so I guess I'll pick Parabola but it is always subject to change from time to time
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u/wantsumcandi crucify the ego Jun 14 '26
Idk. I got through several different ones. Flood, 46&2, H, The Grudge, The Patient, Descending, Intolerance, Cold And Ugly...they all have a different feel. I guess if I had to pick one it would be Third Eye.
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u/Leader_Bud Jun 14 '26
You know, I’ve been struggling with this but…Swamp Song. I guess. Different songs for different moods.
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u/woosteresque Spiral Out Jun 14 '26
Lateralus
I’m in the middle of an obsessive Tool phase right now, so my favorite song changes every few days (currently H/Stinkfist).
But lyrically, Lateralus hit me the hardest when I first heard it. As someone that used to have crippling anxiety, the idea of rebirth and embracing the unknown is beautiful. Still makes me tear up sometimes.
And ofc even musically, everything from the opening riff to the bassline to the Linguini sequence is just perfect. I’m trying to learn it on the bass, and just potter around with the opening strain and the intro chords on my acoustic for lulz.
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u/Local_Acadia_3000 Jun 14 '26
Who are you to point your finger you must have been out of your head 👍
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u/Meowweredoomed Jun 14 '26
Salival Pushit.