![]() ![]() (That warm, crackling sound! Those 288 square inches of blank canvas!) And a generation that came of age in the 1980's has found ways to mourn the demise of the lowly cassette. We have grown used to hearing musicians and listeners pine for the glory days of the vinyl LP. This is the kind of CD that makes a $9.99 download seem like a rip-off. Along with those 77 minutes of music, you get a wraparound hardcover case the booklet is printed stereoscopically, with lenses built into the cover. So "10,000 Days" (Volcano/Zomba/Sony BMG) is purely a CD, though it's a pretty elaborate one. (Others include Kid Rock, Linkin Park and Radiohead.) And while other bands are teaching fans the joys of legal downloading, Tool is one of the few current big-name acts that refuse to sell through iTunes. 2 on Billboard's modern rock chart, but it isn't the kind of song that might cross over to pop radio. Tool's current single, a six-minute marvel called "Vicarious," reached No. If it takes 11 minutes for a Tool song to reach its writhing, crashing climax - well, that's how long it takes. No doubt none of them were surprised to discover that "10,000 Days" is full of grand, heavy, slightly mysterious progressive rock. After the early 1990's, when MTV seemed to be playing the band's eerie videos nonstop, Tool started shedding casual listeners while retaining - even attracting - serious ones. That was easily enough to put the album on top of the Billboard chart, and it's about twice the sales figure for the new self-titled CD from Pearl Jam, which was released on the same day.Įven so, many nonfans probably had no idea that Tool even had a new album in the shops. Last week "10,000 Days," the new album by Tool, sold about 564,000 copies. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |