Publication: Guitar World
Date: April, 2001
Transcribed by
David de Sola (ddesola@emerald.tufts.edu)
David de Sola (ddesola@emerald.tufts.edu)
page: 33 title: Tool: Maynard and Co. Prepare New Album author: Brian Stillman Tool fans have proven themselves a patient lot, enduring a four-year wait as their favorite band steadfastly refused to release any new material. But even Buddha has his limits. So when the band entered into a protracted dispute with their label, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan took to both studio and road with a new band, A Perfect Circle, many people figured Tool was history. Thankfully, they've been proven wrong. Far from having disbanded, Tool have been in the studio with producer David Bottrill, recording their third full length album, scheduled for release this spring. Which begs the question, What took so long? "You know, everyone always asks why it's taken us four years to record this album, which kind of confuses me," says guitarist Adam Jones. "The truth is, we spent two years on the road after recording Aenima, then we did Ozzfest, and then Maynard did A Perfect Circle. Really, we've only been working on this new album for a year, which seems pretty short to me." The wait was worth it. Chock full of Jones' chunky guitar work, Danny Carey's polyrhythmic percussion, Justin Chancellor's dynamic and melodic bass playing and Keenan's impassioned vocals, the as-yet-untitled album shifts stylistically from aggressive and harsh to sublime and melodic. "This time out," says Jones, "there was no plan. We just wanted to go further than we had before and have fun doing it. Our chemistry in the studio has never been better, and I think that it shows. This has been a great album to make."
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