What was ur reaction when u first heard Tool's 46 & 2??

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What was ur reaction when u first heard Tool's 46 & 2??

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Second single off Aenima. It still gets radio play today.

What was ur reaction when u first heard Tool's 46 & 2? Did u like it? Badass tune? Not heavy enough? Boring? What did u like about it or hate about it?

Have u ever gotten laid to 46 & 2?? Ever picked up any pussy at a Tool show, where the chick was into 46 & 2??
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Mostly tedious.
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Boring outside of the drums
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Another band that just didn't resonate with me.
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Bono Nettencourt wrote: Sat Sep 13, 2025 8:56 am Another band that just didn't resonate with me.
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Seemed different for the times but not a song l needed to put on repeat. I recall being at a high school house party in 94 and this album was played on repeat because everybody had themselves talked into it being so great. Had an opportunity to see Tool play at the Target Center, Minneapolis one year and completely passed on it, no interest.
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Hated it. Couldn’t stand it. My stoner friends in high school were obsessed and I just couldn’t understand it. I thought it was basic repetitive drivel all in the same key.

Then I started getting stoned in college and this song and Tool in general made perfect sense.

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SterileEyes1 wrote: Sat Sep 13, 2025 3:08 pm Hated it. Couldn’t stand it. My stoner friends in high school were obsessed and I just couldn’t understand it. I thought it was basic repetitive drivel all in the same key.

Then I started getting stoned in college and this song and Tool in general made perfect sense.

Shoutout to the self-righteous “I don’t need drugs to enjoy music” square virtue signalers here. Good for you. Have a cookie. I don’t need drugs to enjoy music, but they can open my mind to some music that I wouldn’t have been open to otherwise. Big difference. And as Bill Hicks says at the end of this album, go ahead and burn your record collection if you’ve got a problem with drug use since they were pretty much all created under the influence.
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Thought it was killer when it came out. Definitely played out now. Songs like Jimmy and Pushit are considered B cuts, but to me are the standout tracks from that album.
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Danzig in the Dark wrote: Sat Sep 13, 2025 7:34 pm
SterileEyes1 wrote: Sat Sep 13, 2025 3:08 pm Hated it. Couldn’t stand it. My stoner friends in high school were obsessed and I just couldn’t understand it. I thought it was basic repetitive drivel all in the same key.

Then I started getting stoned in college and this song and Tool in general made perfect sense.

Shoutout to the self-righteous “I don’t need drugs to enjoy music” square virtue signalers here. Good for you. Have a cookie. I don’t need drugs to enjoy music, but they can open my mind to some music that I wouldn’t have been open to otherwise. Big difference. And as Bill Hicks says at the end of this album, go ahead and burn your record collection if you’ve got a problem with drug use since they were pretty much all created under the influence.
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Never heard it back in the day. Only checked it out few years ago as Dream Theater supposedly ripped it off for "The Great Debate". I like the DT's ripoff more.
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I couldn't believe Adam Jones has a signature guitar.
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The ending is great. That song has a good, hard drive to it.

Agreed that Pushit is the standout track. That sucker is brutally melodic from start to finish. Lot of payoff in the tunes on that album. They end with force, rather than a whimper.
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I thought it was awesome the first time I heard it. I listen to it now and still think it's awesome. It's a great song from a great band.
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HoldenSSV wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:21 am I couldn't believe Adam Jones has a signature guitar.
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Zander wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2025 4:21 am Never heard it back in the day. Only checked it out few years ago as Dream Theater supposedly ripped it off for "The Great Debate". I like the DT's ripoff more.

The main riff to “Home” is a pretty close lift of this song as well imo
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