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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: sonickteam2 on January 19, 2005, 04:19:00 pm
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maybe no one cares, but after listening to the new APC album, i have derived that they may actually be a better band than Tool?
what do you think?
I'll take the first 3 good responses and the first 6 smartass remarks :) (not counting Rhetts)
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i'll be #1 in the smartass column. not really trying to be 'smartass', but i think that tool is quite a bit over-rated. personally not interested in apc at all. i cant say i'm a fan of maynard. unfortunately i did see tool live once.
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i like pre lateralus tool, not much of an apc fan, but honestly I dont listen to either much anymore
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Hmm...I like both bands and have seen both twice.
TOOL is great because of the excellent musicians in the band, while APC is great because of their songs. I don't think I could say one is better than the other unless it's comparing MJK's role in the band...his vocal talents are more utilized in APC, but I couldn't imagine TOOL being what it is without his voice either.
Do you have the DVD with the various videos on it? The "Bikini Bandit" stuff was just too strange. I received it as an Xmas present, but I probably wouldn't have bought it on my own.
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the APC DVD? no. I like their first disc, then didnt listen to their second one, but they have the new disc with mostly covers and a couple new songs. thats just great.
maybe Maynard got bored with tool and now he's rejuvinated now.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
maybe Maynard got bored with tool and now he's rejuvinated now.
I don't know...APC is such a different sound from TOOL, so I guess in that sense, it allows him the chance to branch out, but maybe not out of boredom...MJK was involved with so many different side projects a while back when TOOL was dealing with their record label contract. Most have either died off and/or nothing has come of them, most notably Tapeworm. :(
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Tool is four guys working together to create a sound and image (hell they did the animation for their videos too) while APC is the Maynard show. Yeah that one guitarist is involved, but the rest is a revolving cast of characters. Not the same to me.
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true, APC seems to be more just Maynard. and his voice is definitely utilized more in APC.
either way, he's quite the creative musician.
their new song "Passive" is quite a winner.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
I don't know...APC is such a different sound from TOOL,
i used to think that wasn't true...now I agree, just comparing them from Maynards standpoint i suppose.
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(I'm on the fence)
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indeed. they are two very different bands.
My pick is APC though. Just because of the better songs and they're not as dark as tool is.
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they are both equally awesome for different reasons. Maynard is a god.