Hush (Tool song)
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| "Hush" | |||||
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| Song by Tool | |||||
| Album | Opiate | ||||
| Released | 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | 1991 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative metal | ||||
| Length | 2:48 | ||||
| Opiate track listing | |||||
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"Hush" is a song by Tool from their 1992 EP Opiate. The song was first recorded on a self-titled demo tape variously known as Toolshed and 72826, recorded in mid-1991. It was the first song that helped establish the band's reputation.[1]
The lyrics protest censorship, which is a recurring theme in Tool songs.[1][2][3]
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Hush" was Tool's first ever music video. The video is shown in black-and-white-style, the band members appear nude in a white room,[4] with tape over their mouths[1] and signs shown over their genitalia that read "Parental Advisory: Explicit Parts", a parody of the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" sticker.[5]
The Canadian music channel MuchMusic played it regularly,[6] but it received little airtime elsewhere.[citation needed]
The concept was entirely provided by vocalist Maynard James Keenan.[7] It is the only Tool music video other than "Sober" in which the band members appear, and the only one in which they appear in a prominent fashion. There is a misconception that Ken Andrews was the director,[8][4] but this is not the case.[citation needed]
The music video was released in 2000 as a bonus on the DVD,[5][9] but not the VHS,[10] of the Salival box set.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Tool Biography" (excerpt; fee required). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Muze. 2007-02-01. http://www.mywire.com/pubs/Muze/2006/03/01/626679?extID=10051. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. "..."Hush" helping establish a buzz for the band; the accompanying video graphically displayed the song's anti-censorship slant... as the band appeared naked with their mouths taped shut."
- ^ Craig Joyce (1999-10-01). "Tool". Rough Guides. http://www.mywire.com/pubs/RoughGuidesMusic/1999/10/01/284720?extID=10051. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. "The first release from OPIATE, “Hush”, was a condemnation of censorship, something the band have repeatedly run into."
- ^ D. Parvaz (2004-05-07). "Author's 'Taboo Tunes' hits a timely note". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/172259_tabootunes07.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ a b Roman Sokal (February 2000). "Tool: Stepping Out From the Shadows". Exclaim!. http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=1&csid2=9&fid1=167. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. "The video for "Hush," directed by Failure’s Ken Andrews, portrays the band naked walking across a white room with Parental Advisory signs over their buttocks."
- ^ a b Greg Kot (2001-02-15). "Tool: Salival : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tool/albums/album/193454/review/6068299. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. "As a hidden bonus, there's "Hush," ...accompanied by an early, grainy black-and-white film of the guys in the band, nude, with parental-advisory stickers over their crotches and asses."
- ^ "Tool interview with Theresa Roncon". Spotlight (Toronto: MuchMusic). February 1997. Transcript. Transcribed by Rory Mitchell and archived at the Tool Page. “Theresa: We played it all the time on MuchMusic.”
- ^ David Jenison (December 1994). "Tool". HYPNO, transcribed by K[elly] and archived at the Tool Page. 37. http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=December_1994--Hypno.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. "The idea for the video, which was completely thought up by Maynard..."
- ^ The Tool FAQ, D2.
- ^ Andrew Parks (2001-03-06). "CD/DVD set gives a look inside mind of Tool vocalist" (membership required). University Wire, archived by HighBeam Research. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-42555798.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. "...viewers can even unlock the hidden gem, "Hush," ..."
- ^ The Tool FAQ, D3 and H7.
[edit] Further reading
- Kabir Akhtar (2001-07-16). "The Tool FAQ". The Tool Page. http://toolshed.down.net/faq/faq.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
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