I've actually stripped out the center channel from that recording and listened to just L/R extremes and vice verca (.fuck should I be admitting this? it's hella-nerdy :) He does the simple things so precisely and uniquely. I realise just how unique and awesome his playing style / sound is Tool/Barresi is an unknown quantity, but I would bet on "awesome."Īdams guitar sound is to my ears, absolutely wonderful. thread.I gotta go with Bottril from what we know. alive! (It all got very machine-like and cold on Lateralus, but still good stuff)Īnway. So I just can't fathom jabs at his guitar sound, particularly on Aenima where it sounds so. I actually should post on this separately instead of babbling on. (sometimes in an un-nerving "how can this be so good?" way) New gifts from the Cd that just keeps on giving. This was also the point I realised aenima is the most deeply layered and rewardingly complex listen I've had. I've actually stripped out the center channel from that recording and listened to just L/R extremes and vice verca (.fuck should I be admitting this? it's hella-nerdy :) just to get a clearer listen to that guitar tone and other little nuances that make up the album. Yeah, I'm one of those who subscribe to it being just about the best album ever created. Personally, it's all about Aenima for me. It seems more "alive" than almost any other. Also I think a percentage of this is down to just how well he nailed his guitar tone. There's a detail and intelligence to the way to transfers between guitar segments so organically. Anyone can do pick scrapes and evil sounding drop-D crunch, but not one does it nearly as well. More an artist, than a technician.Īs the years passed, and more tool-sound-a-like bands cross my ears, I realise just how unique and awesome his playing style / sound is, and how little even comes close. At first I thought he had a nice tone, not very technical, but composed some *really* nice riffs. Over the years I've changed my opinion of him vastly. This totally upsets the apple cart that is my brain.Īdams guitar sound is to my ears, absolutely wonderful. Heck, I've heard brutal death metal bands with a more apealing guitar sound. Sometimes it fits well with the song, other times it's grating on the ears. I've never much liked Adam's guitar sound.
I just think Aenema has this kinda muddy, drowning sound with it that doesn't work as much for me. I love the songs on that album, but I find myself always listening to live recordings over the studio ones (unlike Lateralus, where I switch it up depending on my mood). Personally, I think Bottrill did an amazing job with Lateralus, and his work on Aenema isn't as good. I am sure it will sound great and will be a nice change from bottrill. plus, he is sort of a renegade producer with lots of unconventionalities and unique instincts. Who knows what the new album will sound like? i've always enjoyed barresi's work, especially with the melvins.
Lateralus is good, but i still prefer the sound of aenima. it is mixed like classic prog rock albums and is pretty much devoid of cheesy effects. it has that very distinct early 90s sound lots of reverb, tight/punchy drums, and an awkward final mix.Īenima, on the other hand is brillaint. Barresi will work the controls.not much more Tool will produce this album in terms of sound and direction.
Aenima has that etherial cosmic sound that makes me cream and laturalus has a mature refined elder statesman prog rock feel.īarresi I think is mainly an engineer. Once again the sound is driven by the producer. Aenima is arguably one of the finest productions of the 20th century and Lateralus is so clean you could eat off it. She is the one who was able to bring out that grimey dirrrrrty sound.ĭavid Bottrill is and was a genius producer. Sylvia Massey is one of the top producers in the world today and she OWNED the undertow process. ears.all things change with someone else at the helm. Producers make HUGE difference when recording. Or do you think a change to Barresi on 10KDays will be just as good if not better? Do you think TOOL should have stayed with him? I loved how Bottrill put together the 3 he worked on, especially Lateralus. Does a producer make much of a difference on an album?īottrill produced > Aenima, Salival & Lateralusīarresi produced > 10KDays (Alleged name)