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Lateralus (Template:PronEng)[1] is the third full-length album by Tool. It was released on May 15, 2001. On August 5, 2003, Lateralus was certified double platinum by the RIAA. On August 23, 2005, Lateralus was released as a limited edition two picture disc vinyl in a holographic gatefold package. The song is noted for its internal use of the Fibonacci sequence.

Overview

Lateralus emerged after a five-year legal tussle with Tool's former label. In spite of its unusual and complex content, the album still became a commercial success in the United States, quite apart from the mid- to late-1990s releases. The album was revered by critics and fans alike, and was named Kerrang!'s album of the year in 2001. The album is 78 minutes and 58 seconds long. According to an interview with Danny Carey, the label promised them only 79 minutes, so they "gave them two seconds of breathing room."[citation needed] 80 minutes is usually the maximum possible duration for a commercial CD. The CD was mastered using HDCD technology.

Two music videos were released: "Schism" (the video had the short ambient segue, "Mantra", at the beginning) and "Parabol/Parabola". These were subsequently released as two separate DVD singles on December 20, 2005, featuring remixes of the tracks by Lustmord.

In January 2001, the band 'jokingly' announced that the new album title would be Systema Encéphale and provided an obscure tracklist. One month later, they revealed the real title and a completely different tracklist, much to the chagrin of several members of the media who had accepted and promoted the original title.[2]

Lateralus is supposedly named after a human leg muscle and lateral thinking.[3]

Album art

The cover is translucent and flips open to reveal the different layers of the human body. Partially obscured in the brain matter on the final layer is the word "God." The artwork was done by artist Alex Grey, who also designed the 3-D cover for 10,000 Days. The cover text is styled to resemble Arabic writing.

Track listing

All songs written by Tool.

  1. "The Grudge" – 8:36
  2. "Eon Blue Apocalypse" – 1:04
  3. "The Patient" – 7:13
  4. "Mantra" – 1:12
  5. "Schism" – 6:47
  6. "Parabol" – 3:04
  7. "Parabola" – 6:03
  8. "Ticks & Leeches" – 8:10
  9. "Lateralus" – 9:24
  10. "Disposition" – 4:46
  11. "Reflection" – 11:07
  12. "Triad" – 8:46
  13. "Faaip de Oiad" – 2:39

Track information

  • "Eon Blue Apocalypse" is about Adam Jones' Great Dane named Eon Blue, who had died from cancer.[4]
  • Drummer Danny Carey sampled himself breathing through a tube to simulate the chanting of Buddhist monks for "Parabol".[5]
  • "Ticks & Leeches" is rarely performed live due to the immense strain the song puts on Keenan's voice. They have performed it occasionally, however, with Keenan utilizing several distortion devices to minimize the difficulty of the song.[citation needed]
  • Just as Salival was initially released with several errors on the track listing, as well as differentials in the album title Ænima and song title "Ænema", early pressings of Lateralus had the ninth track incorrectly spelled as "Lateralis".[6]
  • The original title of "Reflection" was "Resolution" before being changed at the last minute. Piano strings were banged for samples on this track.[5]

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Lateralus sold 555,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200. It has been ranked #123 in the "Definitive 200" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[7]

Year Chart Position
2001 Billboard 200 #1
2001 Top Internet Albums #1
2001 Canadian Albums Chart #1
2001 UK Albums Chart #16
Preceded by Billboard 200 Number-one album
June 2, 2001 		Succeeded by

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position
2001 "Schism" Billboard Hot 100 #67
2001 "Schism" Mainstream Rock Tracks #2
2001 "Schism" Modern Rock Tracks #2
2001 "Parabola" Mainstream Rock Tracks #10
2001 "Parabola" Modern Rock Tracks #31
2002 "Lateralus" Mainstream Rock Tracks #14
2002 "Lateralus" Modern Rock Tracks #18

References

  1. ^ "MTV Riot Interview with Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor (pronounced at 23-26 second mark of video)". UNK. Retrieved 2007-12-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ Akhtar, Kabir. "Old News. January - March 2001". toolshed.down.net. Retrieved 2006-03-06.
  3. ^ Joel McIver (2002). Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Omnibus. p. 137. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  4. ^ http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=June_2001--Terrorizer.html
  5. ^ a b Ken Micallef (June 2001). "Danny Carey: Demon On Drums". Modern Drummer, transcribed by Ruskin F. for The Tool Page. Retrieved 2007-04-17. I also had a piano that was destroyed. I got some good samples from that, banging on the strings for 'Resolution.' {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Kabir Akhtar (2001-07-16). "The Tool FAQ". The Tool Page. Retrieved 2007-02-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "The Definitive 200". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-08.


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