Tool Parasite from Vietnam vets

It strikes me as weird and opportunistic that Tool would Title their latest CD 10,000 days (that's how long Vietnam lasted) Its weird because Tool wouldn`t have been old enough to have been their amongst the bloodshed , they wouldn`t have seen their best friends heads blown off or arms ripped out and guts spilling everywhere  .. ohhhh  No !!!! but they will gladly parasite from such a tragic event $$$$ . Now you Fanboys have probably rated this CD before you even heard a note     but don`t think for one minute its going to stay high in rating because "We" will bring it down to where drivel like this belongs 
Outraged &  Disgusted ...   Respect the Vietnam vets don`t parasite and live off their pain , unless you have been there   


Edited by Age Of Nemesis - April 21 2006 at 08:40

I don't follow that argument. Are you saying one can only comment or writa about personal experience?

If you lost a member of your family it should be OK to go into that type of political territory .. I think Age of nemesis needs a chill pill  after all we don`t know the relavince to the issue not till we hear the CD that's not even released yet 

Masque wrote: If you lost a member of your family it should be OK to go into that type of political territory .. I think Age of nemesis needs a chill pill  after all we don`t know the relavince to the issue not till we hear the CD that's not even released yet

The album is telling a fictional story about a man experiencing the Bush administration (and then some). At least that's what I gather from several print magazine reviews and interviews.

Masque: I know, but since when are young people not allowed to use phrases like that to create some controversy? After all, choosing such a title for an album about the Bush administration (or about the problems of our society with that administration) is a really clever move IMO. And since they're not belitteling the war in any way, why not?

Surely he was out of line with calling them parasites, his suggestion that people who already reviewed it didn't listen to it (and adding a to get away with it), calling the reviews "drivel" and what's worst:

ANNOUNCING TO ABUSE THE RATING SYSTEM.

Immediate ban is in order IMO.

i heard the same thing about the theme bades around maynards mother

TheProgtologist wrote: But the Vietnam War is referred to sometimes as the 10,000 Day War.

Yes, but the album is neither about the war nor is it making fun of it ... and if it is indeed about the Bush administration (and not about Maynard's mother as some suggest) then it's quite ok to use it IMO. If it IS about his mother and here life is related to that interval (10,000 days) then it's also perfectly valid.

I'm really looking forward to listening to this!


Edited by MikeEnRegalia - April 21 2006 at 08:35

We've gone purple again!

MikeEnRegalia wrote: TheProgtologist wrote: But the Vietnam War is referred to sometimes as the 10,000 Day War. Yes, but the album is neither about the war nor is it making fun of it ... and if it is indeed about the Bush administration (and not about Maynard's mother as some suggest) then it's quite ok to use it IMO. If it IS about his mother and here life is related to that interval (10,000 days) then it's also perfectly valid. I'm really looking forward to listening to this!

I didn't say it was about it and don't really think it is.I just wanted to point out that the Vietnam War is also called the 10,000 Day War.

And to the topic creator,Maynard might not have been old enough to serve in Nam but he WAS in the Army.

Age Of Nemesis wrote: It strikes me as weird and opportunistic that Tool would Title their latest CD 10,000 days (that's how long Vietnam lasted) Its weird because Tool wouldn`t have been old enough to have been their amongst the bloodshed , they wouldn`t have seen their best friends heads blown off or arms ripped out .. ohhhh  No !!!! but they will gladly parasite from such a tragic even . Now you Fanboys have probably rated this CD before you even heard a note     but don`t think for one minute its going to stay high in rating because "We" will bring it down to where drivel like this belongs  Outraged &  Disgusted ...   Respect the Vietnam vets don`t parasite and live of their pain , unless you have been there