TOOL - Undertow

What I would consider as TOOL's first foray into the mainstream. A must have for TOOL enthusiasts.

Posted 3 years ago by DanG

Best Tool record in my opinion

This is quintessential Tool. Before they went off the deep end into the whole prog rock thing - trying to fit as many hidden messages in Morse code and timing signatures that sound like a semi-truck traveling down the highway with one broken wheel. If you don't know who Tool is, buy this record and work your way to the present. Then go back and buy the Opiate EP to remember how wonderful they were compared to now. The vinyl pressing is the standard Volcano reissue. Lost my original in a flood and buying back for my library. The band has mentioned reissuing their entire discography on vinyl and remastered (early 2019) but seeing how it took them over 13 years to release their latest record, Fear Inoculum (Aug 30 2019), and they still haven't provided a vinyl release for that (Sept 27th 2019), I wouldn't hold your breath on a new remastered version. Just buy this one and call it a day.

Posted 6 years ago by TheTiniestCthulhu

Not a masterpiece, but still fantastic.

Even though there was at least one release before Undertow, this is the album that really caught a lot of people's attention where I grew up. I enjoyed the CD when it first came out, and so when I saw the record I had to snap it up. The recording is crisp, clean and has a level of warmth to it that my CD didn't. The songs are just as good as I remember, even if I can't listen to the album while my daughter is home. If you don't have this on Vinyl, I would recommend it.

Posted 2 years ago by N8tehAdventurer