![]() ![]() As far as I know, there has not been any official literature on the engineering side for the new album other than a few Instagram posts and the Ludwig information. But then again, MJK could have also tracked his final vocals on tape for Barresi as well. Barresi could have mixed digital source tracks of the vocals into the final mix / studio tape that was taken to Bob Ludwig. Of course that doesn't answer if MJK's vocals were also analogue. The instrumentation was most likely tracked on 2" studio tape as revealed in this Instagram post. Out of curiosity does anyone know if they’ve talked about whether this was recorded digitally or on tape? I know stickler is using tape but I’m pretty sure Maynard’s vocals were done digitally. I've tried and tried -including not listening too closely- and I just can't hear it as *tight* as I know these guys to be. I don't know what it is-the bass guitar settings/effects and/or the production of the drums, but it sounds muddy on certain strokes. Worse yet, the execution/performance of the final climax (10:02) -with all instruments playing the syncopation together- at times just sounds sloppy to my ears. Where the hell is Danny throwing down some pizzazz there? That's no sendoff. I'm pretty sure he could've enhanced things quite, quite a bit.Īt 9:00, it's basically Metallica (an undercut that just doesn't feel that good or natural), then revisiting it at 10:02, the final climax. I think one reason for my distaste in the last 2 minutes or so in particular is the lack of Maynard's vocals. Maybe nowhere on the rest of the album will things come off as pretty as they do in the first half of this song, and this divided feeling is the point. It's like the second half of the song feels rushed, somehow, like as if they were trying to force two different song's worth (Toolisms and all) into a single song. I can't decide if it's too diverting from the first half (in tone), or not diverting enough (same mid-tempo drive, for example).I just know my non-excitement. The second half does pretty much nothing for me. Maynard's vocals are the freshest ingredient on deck, and they fit. It's different enough in Tool terms, IMHO it has a kind of pretty thing about it, while being fairly engaging, with a sense of building. I can get into or do appreciate the first half. Or maybe I'll be proven wrong, or at least I'll just tolerate it. ![]() I'm not sure I've said that about any other Tool song before (not counting certain fillers). I'll probably absorb the whole album many times from front to back, but I can see me ditching/skipping this song down the road. My excitement for the record has gone down (it was going pretty good from hearing "Descending" and "Invincible"). I am a pretty big Tool fan (or certainly used to be), but I'm not much of a fan of this song. (They should've released "Descending", just fucking 'cause.) ![]() It clearly really requires proper context. *sigh* Okay.after several listens of the title track, "Fear Inoculum".įirst off, I think releasing this song first/early was a stupid move, especially because it's the opener. ![]() Assuming this is real, I had actually imagined or heard (in my head) "Descending" as track 2. ![]()
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