Tool - Undertow (Re-Issue) Black Star Riders Tiger Tee trademark leads and lightning riffs

trademark leads and lightning riffs

"When we track our own stuff we tend to be far less neurotic about getting every note perfect

Neil Young and Eric Clapton

setting the stage for everyone from the Violent Femmes to They Might Be Giants

" he said before the album's original release in 1987

Tool - Undertow (Re-Issue) Black Star Riders Tiger Tee trademark leads and lightning riffsArguably their finest album, this follow up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production, without the muddiness of Aenima. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on "Sober" and "Crawl Away". Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ("Intolerance," "Sober"; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and it's consequences ("Prison Sex"), and deliberate