Inappropriate reviews

This could've been a five star album, but is instead hurt by excessive filler. Still their best, though.

Stinkfist - One of the best singles of the 90's, it's definitely a good one. I wish it was longer, though. 10/10.

Eulogy - Much like the previous song, this should be a 10/10 song. Unlike the previous song, this has two minutes of near filler to kick it off. It's not terrible, but the song would be much better if it wasn't there. 8/10.

H - Much like Stinkfist, a nice rocker. The album's opening trio is a good one. 9/10.

Useful idiot - Like wasting time? This is the track for you. 1/10.

46 and 2 - H's cousin, another nice rocker. Not quite as nice, though. No word on where the prog went, though. 7/10.

Message to Harry Manback - More time to waste? Once again, the track for you. Oh, Tool, I wish you wouldn't hurt your fans so. 1/10.

Hooker with a penis - Most of Tool's lyrics are between bad and terrible. This is one shining exception. Still no word on where the prog went. 8/10.

Intermission - The first short "song" that isn't actually filler. Essentially an intro to Jimmy, this is a nice little track that attempts to keep the mood like in the midst of all these songs about sodomy, L. Ron Hubbard, heroin and selling out. 8/10.

Jimmy - H and 46 and 2's other cousin... and what do you know? Still just straight ahead rock. 7/10.

Die eier von Satan - It's half filler, half rocker, mostly a waste. No point in further analysis, there's plenty of that going on elsewhere. 5/10.

Pu[&*!#] - Ah, there's the prog. The second most progressive song on the album is a very good one. Not the best, but right up there. I prefer the version on Salival, though. 9/10.

Cesaro summability - So we're at four fillers, but only one of them good. Yuck. 1/10.

Ænema - At first, this was my favourite song on the album. Now, I don't feel quite as strongly, but it's still quite good. 8/10.

Ions - And the fifth and final filler. Fifteen songs, five fillers. Boy, these guys know how to put together a cohesive album, don't they? 1/10.

Third eye - Oddly enough, they saved the best for last. I believe this is the best song Tool has ever done and is an easy ace. 10/10.

There are numerous good songs on here. Unfortunately, 1/3 of the album's tracks are fillers. So I can't give it a perfect rating. But it's still an easy four.

I was dissapointed.I expected more out of this album. Dont get me wrong its a decent album but i thought it could be so much better. The best songs are The title track and the last one. Its not the worst album ever. But there are much better out there in trems of prog.

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Close To The Edge was a very masterpieces by supergroup YES. With its 18-minutes title track, that was awesome! The other side was really great wave too.

CLOSE TO THE EDGE > rate: 5/5 a. The Solid Time Of Change > 5/5 b. Total Mass Retain 5/5 c. I Get Up, I Get Down 4.5/5 d. Seasons of Man 5/5

AND YOU AND I > rate 4.8/5 a. Cord Of Life 4.5/5 b. Eclipse 4/5 c. The Preacher The Teacher 5/5 d. Apocalypse 5/5

SIBERIAN KHATRU > rate: 5/5

Album overall: 10/5 (that was a joke, I mean, this was a very perfect works)

ELECTRONIC METAL?

How could it be defined this album? It it is an album Prog, Metal or thing? It it is not Metal, but it is not even Prog!

In fact musucally we are to a mix between Electronic, Symphonic and Metal, not easy and immediate. I would dare to say difficult. I listened to this CD at least 20 times and I did not succeed still to understand where begins and where ends. Certainly there are songs like "Eyes Wide Open" that send again also too much to the 70's, but the big problem is that this CD wants to go to write new resonant pages. And I do not know until that I push good.

Erred, because it has been not not even an ugly CD. But it deserved to go out least 30 years does. And if done not love the novelty is better to leave lose it.

For always yours, Mandrakeroot.