TOOL – Undertow Country Warner Brothers hoped to avoid

Warner Brothers hoped to avoid this with the band’s follow-up

a vibrant punk band operating amidst all the scooter-share inhumanity

The idea was to be confrontational—to evoke (as Tomata described in an early interview) a state of anxiety

sit down with it and let its madness overtake you

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TOOL – Undertow Country Warner Brothers hoped to avoidArguably their finest album, this follow up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production, without the muddiness of Aenima. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on "Sober" and "Crawl Away". Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ("Intolerance," "Sober"; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and it's consequences ("Prison Sex"), and deliberate