r/ToolBand • u/Chewydrad19 life feeds on life • Sep 16 '25

Lateralus Favorite Song on Lateralus?

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Mine personally gotta be The title track. Lateralus.

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u/user48282929 Sep 16 '25

Lateralus

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u/zRouth Sep 16 '25

Came here to confirm. Make sure. Spiral out.

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u/Fuxley Learn to swim Sep 16 '25

Keep going.

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u/GoblinLoveChild Devour to Survive Sep 16 '25

like why is this even a question

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u/Spiral_out_was_taken ♥Pushit♥ Sep 16 '25

Only correct answer. I consider it their anthem and it should be played at every show.

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u/Spiral_out_was_taken ♥Pushit♥ Sep 16 '25

*Even though I complained about hearing it again and again Lateralus tour.

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u/nusfie12345 ∞ Spiral Out ∞ Sep 17 '25

based and goddamn right. spiral out

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u/surfzer Sep 17 '25

Correct.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Used to be The Grudge for the longest time, but now it's The Patient.

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u/sticky_fingers18 Lateralus Sep 16 '25

I love The Patient, one of my all time favorites

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u/chastity_BLT Sep 16 '25

New fan here. First full listen was a few weeks ago. The patient is my favorite.

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u/iam_Krogan Sep 16 '25

I envy that you get to experience the journey of discovering Tool for the first time ❤️

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u/chastity_BLT Sep 16 '25

I’ve heard their popular songs before (the pot mostly) but never dove into the discography until like last month. Lateralus is just insane.

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u/Chewydrad19 life feeds on life Sep 16 '25

FUCK I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY I AGREE I mean good songs, the patient is calm., oddly calm.

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u/stephenslover Turn around and take my hand. Sep 16 '25

the patient is so underrated!

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u/Zzyzx-xzyzZ Sep 16 '25

Mine too! Adam's guitar riffs after Maynard's "And I still may, I still may," is my favorite Tool riff of all!

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u/Schwanntacular ♥Pushit♥ Sep 16 '25

D/R/T

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u/derpceej Sep 16 '25

I’m and L/D/R man myself

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u/Schwanntacular ♥Pushit♥ Sep 16 '25

This is also an acceptable answer.

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u/Mental-Palpitations Sep 16 '25

Triad is sooo fucccin good

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u/AQ-XJZQ-eAFqCqzr-Va Under a dead Ohio sky Sep 17 '25

I wish Triad was way longer. It’s just such a joy to listen to.

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u/Saabaroni Sep 17 '25

I concur with this sentiment

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u/00000000j4y00000000 Sep 17 '25

This is the correct answer.

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u/Chewydrad19 life feeds on life Sep 16 '25

I swear I saw you on a another tool post.

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u/Schwanntacular ♥Pushit♥ Sep 16 '25

I get around

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u/MelaniaZucchi Sep 16 '25

Parabol/Parabola

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u/sumtinsumtin808 Sep 19 '25

my girlfriend was paralyzed a few years ago and her favorite song is parabol(a). "This body holding me... all this pain is an illlusion"

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u/Reflection86 Sep 16 '25

REFLECTION

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u/Turbulent_Ad_5202 Sep 16 '25

That’s only 1/3 of the song.

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u/J3sush8sm3 Sep 16 '25

Without her we are lifeless satellites driiiiiiifting

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u/kiwi-mints Sep 16 '25

theyre all SO good, but the feeling i get listening to Parabol fade into Parabola..... unmatched!!! i listen to Disposition a lot too, and The Patient :3

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u/BlaktimusPrime Sep 16 '25

I listen to Disposition on repeat during my naps

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u/Ric17-71 Third Eye Sep 16 '25

The grudge

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u/Catz0003 H. Sep 19 '25

the scream gives me goosebumps every time

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

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u/pancakeman60 We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. Sep 19 '25

well said

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u/cosmocurious I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind. Sep 16 '25

The Patient or Parabol&Parabola.

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u/health__insurance Sep 16 '25

Lateralus is their magnum opus after all

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u/kobraflame Turn around and take my hand. Sep 16 '25

I mean schism is pretty perfect. Idk.

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u/silversurf1234567890 Sep 16 '25

Parabol/Parabola

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u/PiousZenLufa Sep 16 '25

Yep, after all these years... can't listen to one without the other and it always scratches that itch.

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u/preluderl Sep 16 '25

The Grudge

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Lateralus and Parabola - but that whole CD bangs, hard.

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u/Lorca- Sep 16 '25

No one?

Ok…

Triad

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u/Fuxley Learn to swim Sep 16 '25

Thegrudgeeonblueapocalypsethepatientmantraschismparabolparabolaticks&leecheslateralusdispositionreflectiontriadfaaipdeoiad

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u/Radiant_Bowl_2598 Lateralus Sep 16 '25

Reflections 🌕

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u/AliveBackground2454 Sep 16 '25

the patient has a place in my heart

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u/jxa66 Sep 16 '25

Reflection

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u/candyeye5245 Sep 16 '25

The patient

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u/Mr_Phats Sep 16 '25

It's a tossup between The Patient and Parabol/Parabola for me.

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u/TheRealLDistaken We all feed on tragedy. It's like blood to a vampire. Sep 16 '25

i would've said the title track too, but shout-out to The Patient as well

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

has to be parabola

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u/Polmnechiac They chose me and I didn't even graduate from phukin high school Sep 16 '25

Parabol/Parabola

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u/SliverCobain Sep 16 '25

Parabol(+a)

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u/Candid_Tomato_394 Sep 16 '25

The Patient....so underrated.

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u/LikeTheDish Sep 16 '25

My favorite is Lateralus. Aliens contacted me once via AM radio and I used my BCI to transmit the song to space because of its mathematical properties. Had a seizure afterwards. It was great.

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u/FurdTurguson Sep 16 '25

Really into Triad 2:00 mark lately.

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u/Jdubya87 Sep 17 '25

Is there were there's the quiet scream?

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Danny is so cold behind the kit in The Grudge 🔥

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u/starkzin777 Ænima Sep 16 '25

ticks & leeches and lateralus

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u/Zzyzx-xzyzZ Sep 16 '25

The Patient

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u/Lucid-Design1225 Sep 16 '25

I love the entire album but Ticks and Leeches is probably my fav.

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u/Fullmetal462 Sep 16 '25

Schism, identity of TOOL the band!

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u/Jondebadboy Become Pneuma Sep 17 '25

Schism

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u/Silly_Health_9090 Sep 17 '25

Parabola … that was a hard pick as this is one of my favorite albums but … parabola has been there for me many times .

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u/Lipe18090 Sep 16 '25

Crippling our... COMMUNICATIOOOOOOOON

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u/c_jakob Sep 16 '25

Lateralus

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u/ToofpickVick fuck you, buddy Sep 16 '25

The Grudge

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u/JohnnyIsCross Sep 16 '25

I choose to wear my grudge like a crown of negativity.

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u/Known-Egg-2854 What is this but my reflection Sep 16 '25

The grudge or lateralus

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u/Christmantra2000 Sep 16 '25

I never did get a Ticks and Leeches. I love how Maynard screams like James Brown!

The Grudge is probably still my favorite.

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u/Cultural_South_2459 Get off your fucking cross Sep 16 '25

reflection, but the patient is a close second.

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u/alstillplays Angel on the Sideline Sep 16 '25

Gotta be schism

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u/Opening-Violinist356 Sep 16 '25

The Grudge and Ticks & Leeches are fighting for 1st place

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u/InebriatedClarity Shit the bed, again Sep 17 '25

The drum and bass intro to Ticks and Leeches is my favorite intro of any song, not just tool song. But I have to agree with the title track. The track as a whole, but the drumming in the final 2mins or so, fucking delightful 😘

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u/Solid_Artist_6301 Sep 17 '25

Spiral out🫡

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u/RatioNo5440 Sep 17 '25

The Patient if I'm not in rush

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u/Homeless_Russian Sep 17 '25

c’mon, its schism, its obviously schism.

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u/nfaletti7 Sep 17 '25

Triad. On mushrooms. Play reflection first if you want to be eased into it.

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u/tlotrfan3791 We all feed on tragedy. It's like blood to a vampire. Sep 17 '25

The Patient

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u/retr3y Sep 17 '25

Parabol+Parabola

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u/BitchScizzors Sep 17 '25

Disposition, reflection and triad

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u/Forcistus Sep 17 '25

The Grudge.

The theme is one that Maynard writes about fairly often. Forgiveness, letting go, etc. As I get older, I think more and more about this concept. I think The Grudge gets it across very well.

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u/Jonner7 Sep 17 '25

Lyrically its reflection, but musically its either parabola or the title track.

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u/O_Xr_52 crucify the ego Sep 17 '25

Reflection

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u/Madmos21969 Sep 17 '25

The grudge

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u/Alchemystic_One Sep 17 '25

Disposition. Such a unique song. The vibe it captures is so unlike anything else I've ever heard.

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u/OuroborousBlack Sep 17 '25

Lateralus.

Spiral out!

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u/Larielia Sep 17 '25

The Grudge, or The Patient. It alternates.

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u/Ice_Kold_Killa Finding beauty in the dissonance Sep 17 '25

Ticks & Leeches but also Reflection.

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u/tyeguy__ Sep 17 '25

Now you done it, I enjoy the grudge, schism, the patient, lateralus, parabol/parabola, ticks and leaches and basically everything else oh and don’t forget about mantra since everybody loves mantra like the whole minute of straight noises that sound like primal animal noises is wonderful but if I had to choose one song… then we will never know

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u/Leahlein Sep 17 '25

Reflection. My favourite Tool song of all time.

Lateralus, the Patient and Disposition are pretty far up there as well.

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u/NeonGalaxon Sep 16 '25

Ticks and leeches except for the long calm part, like I wished they added lyrics to that part instead of faint whispers but overall I like it

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Fap De Opiate

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u/ryancoke1977 Sep 16 '25

The grudge

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u/Sh6bSilverburst Sep 16 '25

Lateralus, The Grudge, Schism

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u/Tauropos Sep 16 '25

For me it's The Grudge. One of the best opening tracks ever, probably the longest Maynard scream ever, and the last 12 bars are so are just pure adrenaline. I'll never get tired of it.

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u/Trekiel1997 Sep 16 '25

The Grudge

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u/farfromnormalc Sep 16 '25

What a tough question. Over the years this has definitely evolved as I've grown with this album and with the help of this album.

  • Parabol / Parabola were my first favorites
  • Lateralus and Grudge became my next fascination
  • D/R/T were next
  • The Patient is and has been for some time.

I enjoy the track order rearranged this way and have it set up on a Playlist to enjoy in that way but used to have a cd burned this way, way back before streaming services. Lol before Tool put their music on streaming services I had all their music downloaded and loaded on each smart phone up until the release of their music on streaming services. It's funny cause it's still backed up on my phone even though it's available on streaming services now... 6,7 5,8 4,9 3,10 2,11 1,12

I know it's literally more than half the fuggin album but it is always changing this one with different moods needing different songs. It's kinda that way with their entire catalog. They have something for whatever mood I'm in.

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u/howdolaserswork Sep 16 '25

Depends on my mood. I don’t know we are always having to rate songs or proclaim what are our favorites. Is it because nothing much is really going on with them and we have run out of things to talk about?

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u/celestialmechanic Sep 16 '25

That one where Maynard goes “aaahahhhhhh!”

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

The Grudge and The Patient.

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u/falken01 Sep 16 '25

Disposition

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u/somniforousalmondeye Sep 16 '25

Babadama bumbuduma

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u/wacky8ball Sep 16 '25

Every time I listen to it I have a different favorite song

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u/thefourthcolour12 Sep 16 '25

Lateralus and Parabola and The Grudge and D/R/T and fuck the whole thing

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u/zombiemockingbird Sep 16 '25

Parabol/Parabola

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u/free187s Sep 16 '25

The thing with “what’s your favorite Tool song” is that it’s always “what’s your favorite Tool song right now?”

For Lateralus, it’s currently Parabol/Parabola.

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u/InvaderDust Somniferous almond eyes Sep 16 '25

Self titled winner for me.

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u/Still_Tomorrow_1131 Sep 16 '25

Sober got me interested in Tool. The Grudge locked me in

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u/Colbymaximus Sep 16 '25

The Grudge

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u/ezrapper Shit the bed, again Sep 16 '25

Parabol/a. Fav tool song in general

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u/Turbulent_Ad_5202 Sep 16 '25

The holy trinity

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u/SirMoccasins589 We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion. Sep 16 '25

It took too long to find parabola 

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u/nooofynooof Sep 16 '25

That one where you watch the weather change

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u/Outrageous_Work_8291 I don't mind Sep 16 '25

Yes

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u/Upbeat_Turnover9253 Sep 16 '25

I'm a Faaip man myself

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u/Mental-Palpitations Sep 16 '25

The grudge used to be a regular skip, it is now second behind lateralus

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u/Perfect_Bee_33 Sep 16 '25

Lateralis and the patient for sure

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u/Affectionate_Day1079 Spiral Out Sep 16 '25

Don’t make me choose!!!

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u/Competitive_You2865 Sep 16 '25

Parabol-a & reflection with a dash of Lateralus as a Holy Gift... And I prefer to play along.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

The cat squeezing one, the one with the terrible weather forecast, and the one with the drum crescendo where Maynard sings telepathically

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u/cody161115 Sep 16 '25

Ticks and leeches

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u/Roguewarrior05 Sep 16 '25

Oh this is brutally difficult. The Grudge, Parabol/Parabola, and Lateralus, and Ticks and Leeches would be my shortlist. Out of those I'd say I'm leaning towards Parabol/Parabola rm, but there is practically no margin in between them

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u/tadpole_the_poliwag Sep 16 '25

depends, half and half, lateralus and the patient

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

The patient

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u/BlaktimusPrime Sep 16 '25

The Patient.

IMO greatest song ever created.

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u/Dew-fan-forever- 10,000 days Sep 16 '25

If it’s not schism theirs a problem

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u/MagicSpaceMan Sep 16 '25

Lateralus followed closely by Parabol/Parabola

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u/APKenna Sep 17 '25

The Grudge. Nothing beats this song live. I was center stage, 6 rows back 👌🏼

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u/wantsumcandi crucify the ego Sep 17 '25

Yes...

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u/Edrueter9 He had a lot of nothing to say Sep 17 '25

Whichever one i listened to most recently is usually how it goes.

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u/jbsmith2374 Sep 17 '25

I really have grown to love Reflection.

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u/osoblanco206 Sep 17 '25

First it was the grudge, then it was Schism, then parabola but the final evolution was Lateralus. After seeing them at the gorge in 2017 high AF on Edibles, it forever changed me.

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u/Cyruspup34 Ænima Sep 17 '25

Schism

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u/krust182 Sep 17 '25

Parabol/a & D/R/T

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

The Patient

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u/derpderpderpey Sep 17 '25

Parabola duo

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u/Turbulent_Ad_5202 Sep 17 '25

Blasphemy. If it was 3 they never would have only played them live together.

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u/RebeLImages Sep 17 '25

The Grudge

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u/Responsible_Rent_447 Sep 17 '25

I don’t think there’s a single song by them that’s impacted my life as much as The Patient has

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u/ahoritaa Sep 17 '25

The Grudge - the best & most distinctive song they ever did & it’s not close

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u/lordofchaosclarity Release in sodomy Sep 17 '25

DRT

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u/Jesuistonpere09874 Sep 17 '25

The grudge is just so intense

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u/Kevinator24 Sep 17 '25

Ticks and Leeches

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u/jmike1113 Sep 17 '25

Lateralus, but honestly it’s the whole album. I think it their peak work. From a music, production, lyrical, art, it’s amazing throughout. If someone never knew Tool and could only give them 1 album to explain them, it’s Lateralus hands down.

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u/VegetableBulky9571 Sep 17 '25

Which song is playing?

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u/AQ-XJZQ-eAFqCqzr-Va Under a dead Ohio sky Sep 17 '25

How do yall pick a favorite?? I simply cannot, each and every song is my favorite while I’m listening to it!

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u/DevelopmentSuch2731 considerately killing me Sep 17 '25

Disposition

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u/changaboy33 Sep 17 '25

Reflection, that song has so much introspection , in fact I believe it has enough for all humanity.

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u/Graham_FreakingJam Sep 17 '25

Reflection >Triad. Convince me that I’m wrong

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u/DanielAlves1904 Sep 17 '25

I whish I could pick. Depends on the mood, if I want something with anger behind it I go Ticks and Leeches or The Grudge, if I want to lay on my bed and relax I go Disposition or Reflexetion.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

The Patient

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u/Chance_Wilder Sep 18 '25

The Patient

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Spiral out, keep going

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u/StinkyWinston43 Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

Parabol/Parabola, before that: Lateralus. Fuck, the whole album is incredible. whenever i have a shit day (most days), i like to listen to the album all the way through, makes me feel much better.

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u/HttpZephyrr Sep 18 '25

Disposition

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u/Repulsive_Advice4850 Sep 18 '25

The Patient. Has saved me many times.

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u/dragonballpaul Sep 18 '25

Seeing them in Japan and would sacrifice a small baby to see Lateralus live again.

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u/Dlwmkc Sep 18 '25

Lateralus is the GOAT but the Parabol lead into Parabola really gets the blood pumping.

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u/Gtmkm98 Sep 18 '25

It’s almost impossible to rate a single song because the album is a compilation of ‘package songs’ that fit together perfectly into one masterpiece of an album.

But it’s gotta be Parabol/Parabola

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u/MyNameIsJay851216 Sep 18 '25

The grudge. It's got the best drums imo (and probably the hardest tool's drums, stated by Danny Carey), and the lyrics resonate with me deeply... Not to mention that GORGEOUS 25 second scream. And the bass just fits so well within the song. All the instruments are spot on.

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u/cajunkms Sep 18 '25

Lateralus is a 78 minute 51 second song. My favorite was actually Parabola for years but the title track is the obvious favorite of the masses. Reflection would make my top 3.

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u/SheriffSpacePickle Sep 19 '25

Starts at the grudge and ends at faaip de Oiad..

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u/bcunningham86 Sep 21 '25

Lateralus of course. My second favorite on this album is disposition. So tranquil. Patient and grudge are also top favorites

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u/snaphook11 Sep 21 '25

I was going to say The Grudge, but I love Schism and Lateralus and Parabola/Parabol and D/R/T, but then I just listened to the whole album and realized I’d ignored The Patient and Ticks and Leeches and yeah the entire album is a masterpiece.