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    Posted: March 14 2007 at 16:31
Can this wonderfull band we all love really be considered progressive metal in the real sense of the word?

Edited by Xalita - March 14 2007 at 16:32
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And what is "progressive metal in the real sense of the word"? Be honest.
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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2007 at 16:35
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2007 at 16:37
Not to be rude, but you seem to be new here. Check out Tool in the search option and you will find that this has been discussed to death...
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He didn't offer an explanation.
 
I want to know why.
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"Band we all love" ? Speak for yourself.
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I think when they  first started they were probably more metal Than Prog.  Now  I think they are more prog-rock band than a prog-metal band.
 I love all their Albums.
for me Tool sounds so much like these bands, that I Also love: They are like a melting pot of these bands:
Pink Floyd
king crimson
Black Sabbath
Rush
Led Zeppelin
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Art Rock
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There's not really that much metal in Tool... Some, but I think progressive rock is an equally good tag for Tool, if not better.

Whether or not they're progressive? You bet they are.
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Yes they're Prog Metal...They've been so influenced by King Crimson, for instance....

Their impact is VERY metal...
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Points: 44 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2007 at 22:25
This page defines them as "prog-metal", which I think hurts thier ratings here. Tool is nothing like typical prog-metal bands like Dream theater, Fates Warning, and the such, but I think the art-rock genre would be more fitting for Tool's sound and creativity.
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I am not going to argue about this just state my own opinion  I don`t think they are typically progressive to the true sense of the word , what tool are prog visionaries, Tool seem to provide a blue print for other more typical prog artists to follow ... so yes they are very important to the modern prog movement for this reason. Smile
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2007 at 22:41
Originally posted by polyrythmic polyrythmic wrote:

Art Rock

I also agree that thats where they belong
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"Band we all love" ? Speak for yourself."

Amen to that
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I still here metal when I listen to them, so I think they should still be prog metal.  
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Points: 22 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2007 at 23:36

 

I consider tool a rock band........ with their own unique sound...... 

Adam's riffing is very metallic....but they are far beyond the boundaries of metal or prog-metal...

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2007 at 06:37
I hear "metal" when I listen to them. And they are definitely "progressive". So it seems a suitable label.
 
Whereas others like Dream Theater, for me, are not really metal at all.....
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2007 at 09:10
Tired of defending them.
 
Either you like them or you don't,makes no difference to me personally.


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Points: 976 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2007 at 09:27
Tool Art Rock? One of the biggest complains of people who complains of Tool is that they are more a pure Metal (nu-metal) band than prog Metal.

Everything that Tool has ever done cannot be dissociated from metal.
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