TOOL — Undertow (review)

TOOL — Undertow album cover Album · 1993 · Alternative Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
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Tool's debut album is a great surprise, unlike many debut albums. Fresh, original, dark, with a great sound, very heavy and diverse from their following albums. Bass player Paul D' Amour seems to give a fundamental contribute to the creation of the album: the result are ten (Actually nine) bass driven melodies, accompanied by guitarist Adam Jones, the powerful drumming of Danny Carey, and, of course, the beautiful and unique voice of Maynard James Keenan, hands down the best prog metal vocalist ever.

Undertow, however, is very immature sounding and at the time the band was more heavy metal driven than prog. The nice and catchy songs are here too, of course, but that's not the only thing that counts. And Tool knew it.That's why the following albums are unbelievable masterpieces, so cryptic and apocalyptic, dark, and full of amazing performances by the single musicians.

Despite all this, "Undertow" certainly works.
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