I respected Opiate and Undertow, but never considered it part of what I love about Tool. I always lied Hush, Prison Sex, and Sober, but that was about it.

I just started to listen to Undertow again, and rediscovered some songs I love but wasn’t into before. The songs Undertow and Flood are amazing. Honestly they all are, but these two I loved the most.

What I find interesting is that that both share a similar narrative as The Grudge, in that they are all about the spiritually transformative nature of water.

Also, Swamp Song has the opposite idea from Ticks and Leaches… I hope it suck you/ I hope you choke

It’s also interesting that Disgustipated mentions being “snatched up” from the sky. This, Faaip de Oiad, Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned, Viginti Tres, maybe even Descending and the “hidden” track on Opiate are about a message drone above. I’ve always seen a running joke from Tool being about someone gets high and thinks angels and/or aliens are talking to them.