Tool vs radiohead

[Guest redbaron51]

Just want to know

[Guest The Man in Blak]

Radiohead's a lot more of a pop/rock band, and they certainly aren't as hard as Tool...er, as hard as Tool used to be.  It's a tough pick but I pick Radiohead just because their last three albums have been pretty interesting and Lateralus, in comparison, was a total snooze.

[Guest Anteater]

I like some of the older Tool stuff, but I think that Radiohead, from The Bends on out have continuously recreated themselves, and done it in such a way that made some sort of sense. I mean, look at the changes stylistically from OK Computer to the Kid-A/Amnesiac opera; there were certain traces of the latter to be found in OK Computer, and the whole Kid-A saga makes sense for the type of music.

 

Now, from what I have heard of Tool, the change seemed to be a lot more sudden (even though both band's shifts are drastic), and without that sort of driving energy that Radiohead brought to the change.

 

And just look at the way, just between Kid-A/Amnesiac and the live recordings, I Might Be Wrong, Radiohead went and changed it all over again, go even farther away from what they used to be, but at the same time, especially the live stuff, they in a way return to what actually made them: Yorke's voice vanishing into a wash of music, either thundering guitars or electronic synthesizers of just a plain acoustic set.

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

I chose Tool, because I can't stand ANY Radiohead song aside from "Paranoid Android." Tool at least has abotu 5 good songs..."Sober," "Ænima," "Stinkfist," "Lateralus," and "H." "H" is annoying as ####...but the rest are good.

 

Wow...me picking Tool...

[Guest goodhelmet]

Gotta go with Radiohead here. More substance and variety. Just an opinion.

[Guest Kinetic]

Radiohead > Tool

 

Radiohead have constantly reinvented themselves, displaying more stylistic diversity than any band in recent memory.  And it's all been good.  And they've established themselves as probably the best album-oriented band since The Beatles.  Booyah.

[Guest hobu0]

See, all you guys say its a good thing for Radiohead to change their style, but when Metallica did it, they "sold out". Anyhow, I say Tool. Radiohead uses too many effects for my tastes.

[Guest Kinetic]

See, all you guys say its a good thing for Radiohead to change their style, but when Metallica did it, they "sold out". Anyhow, I say Tool. Radiohead uses too many effects for my tastes.

The difference, of course, being that Radiohead changed their music and were LESS mainstream as a result.  Metallica changed their style in a calculated ploy to be played on the radio even more than they already were.

 

Plus:  Radiohead > Metallica

[Guest Vyce]

Radiohead is great.

 

But not greater than Tool.

 

Tool, along with NiN, is the greatest band on the planet.

 

This is what I mark out for.

[Guest Mystery Eskimo]

They shouldn't even be compared. Radiohead are the most interesting, innovative band of the last 20 years.

[Guest converge241]

Yes I agree. I like Tool but radiohead operates on a whole other level. The only time any tool is better then any radiohead is when you are talking about Pablo Honey.

 

My opinion on the metallica thing that was touched on:

I think they "sold out" on the black album. I hated that too overproduced and such a drastic change into more commercial style. That being said I think that they are a great "rock" band now. nothing wrong with that we need just some regular good rock bands.

[Guest saturnmark4life]

wuss that i am i said both, leaning towards tool just cos i've always been on the heavier side of things. but they should both get props for doing something different and being consistent. (although radiohead less so)

[Guest Youth N Asia]

They're both boring and could put me to sleep...it's a tie, they both suck

[Guest Kinetic]

They're both boring and could put me to sleep...it's a tie, they both suck

Psssh...but you like emo, so your opinion is immediately disqualified.

[Guest TheyCallMeMark]

I have to choose Radiohead. Just because I haven't been forced to listen to them on the radio.

 

Tool sucks, and if anyone cares, I can go in depth about it.

[Guest redbaron51]

Suck is such a harsh word.

 

Can't get into there music is better.

 

And saying Tool is talentless is a very bad saying.

 

Radiohead is good, but what drives me away is Thom Yorke "singing"

[Guest Kinetic]

Suck is such a harsh word.

 

Can't get into there music is better.

 

And saying Tool is talentless is a very bad saying.

 

Radiohead is good, but what drives me away is Thom Yorke "singing"

Thom Yorke is a fantastic vocalist.

 

Thom Yorke > You

[Guest TheyCallMeMark]

Well, Maynard is a worthless lyracist, Adam puts me to sleep with his guitar, the bassist just plays some stuff that kinda sorta goes with the music... The drummer is pretty good, though, and if you listen carefully, you can hear him hit the drums a little extra sometimes to make Adam sound like he's playing faster. Oh and by a good drummer I mean capable of rolling, you know, like the sixth grade bands drummer.

[Guest saturnmark4life]

Saying tool suck like that seems to centre around your opinion. That's fine, but you probably shouldn't try justifying it in terms of fact if you don't have an argument. saying someone is a worthless lyricist is your opinion. the rhythm section is more central to the sound of the band than the guitar, and that's where their sounds comes from. I can understand if someone dosen't like a band personally, but at least tool are doing something different. And because of that not everyone will like them.

[Guest TheyCallMeMark]

What have they done different?

 

And I would definatly call someone who writes lyrics for the sole purpose of sounding intelligent because it's hard to udnerstand what the fuck he's talking about worthless.

[Guest redbaron51]

And I would definatly call someone who writes lyrics for the sole purpose of sounding intelligent because it's hard to udnerstand what the fuck he's talking about worthless.

Some stuff by Tool are very hard to understand, but some of it are relitivly easy.

 

I mean Stinkfist is on fisting (I'm not going into that issue)

 

Ænima is all about the fakes and the phoney's and how America is saying do this do that. Maynard just wants it all go away.

 

Schism is all on communication with another.

 

The rest are very confusing, but some might know, and when they do know its pretty scary what he does write.

 

Now Thom Yorke "singing" is basically to me a whine. I have to go back listen to the song over and over and over and over, just to make sure what the #### he is trying to say. A death metal band I can pick out the lyrics, but Yorke? Please, if that is singing, then anybody can sing.

 

Besides probably the best vocalist ever is Mike Patton or Bruce Dickenson.

[Guest Narcoleptic Jumper]

Neither.  IMO, they're both shit.

[Guest Kinetic]

Neither.  IMO, they're both shit.

So says the man with the Third Eye Blind references in his username.

[Guest Kinetic]

Now Thom Yorke "singing" is basically to me a whine. I have to go back listen to the song over and over and over and over, just to make sure what the #### he is trying to say. A death metal band I can pick out the lyrics, but Yorke? Please, if that is singing, then anybody can sing.

 

Besides probably the best vocalist ever is Mike Patton or Bruce Dickenson.[/b]

I'd like to address this, as well.  The difference between Thom Yorke and most vocalists is that he uses his voice more as an instrument than as a means for making big, bold proclamations.  Whenever I hear people say he whines, it strikes me as ridiculous.  Staind is whining.  Thom is using his voice, which is fantastic--I'd consider him to be one of the best vocalists in popular music today, behind Bjork but in front of everyone else--as a separate instrument that intermingles with the music.  It's different than almost anyone else and a little hard to explain.

[Guest razazteca]

I like both bands for different reasons, well for being different than the traditional rock band.  Both bands use the instruments in unusual ways with Tool being more guitar base and emotional alienated from pop ideals.  While Radiohead is a British band that uses the Brit Pop sound along with computers to make a unique sound.

[Guest Narcoleptic Jumper]

Neither.  IMO, they're both shit.

So says the man with the Third Eye Blind references in his username.

Your point?

 

Stephan Jenkins is a lyrical poet.  Werd.

[Guest]

TOOL all the way, Radio Head are pussies.  TOOL is still hard because if you listen to songs like Grudge you can still feel it.

[Guest Madmartigan21]

Here's a good review of  

Radiohead - "Amnesiac"

[Guest redbaron51]

Reviews=shit.

 

They are opinions on what he/she like or disliked on an album.

 

I could give OK Computer 3/10 and some one else could give it 10/10.

 

Thom Yorke the greatest singer ever?

 

Not even close to the talented Bruce Dickenson.

[Guest Jack Tunney]

I'll say Radiohead only because they're my favorite band.I havent heard much of Tool,I saw their videos on MTV and had trouble sleeping that night.BTW I think Amnesaic sucks.Yes,an obbsessive Radiohead fan admits that one of their albums is bad,weird huh?