Description
Tool - Undertow (2xLP Vinyl, Reissue)
Arguably 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 is at its vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ("Intolerance," "Sober"; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and its consequences ("Prison Sex"), and deliberate ignorance ("Swamp Song"). Henry Rollins makes a guest appearance on "Bottom," which, along with "4 Degrees," deals with questions of identity.
Undertow is also Tool's most musically adventurous album, lacking the occasionally numbing sameness of Aenima, and with considerably more sophistication than their previous work.
Title: Undertow
Artist: Tool
Format: Vinyl LP
Number of Discs: 2
Release Date: 9/17/1996
Label: Volcano
UPC: 614223105215
Genre: Heavy Metal
Track List:
- Intolerance
- Prison Sex
- Sober
- Bottom
- Crawl Away
- Swamp Song
- Undertow
- 4 Degrees
- Flood
- Disgustipated