I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not everyday that I get a CD for review that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can’t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Aenima. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
One of the nicer things about a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Rock isn’t your favorite genre you still can’t help but appreciate the greatness of the musicians.
If you’re a Tool fan this is a CD your collection flat cannot be without. In fact, this is one of those CDs that you don’t even have to be a fan of lname, or even Rock to know is good. It’s just good music. Period.
While this entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 4 - Useful Idiot, track 6 - Message To Harry Manback, and track 15 - Third Eye
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Stinkfist. It’s a great track!
Aenima Release Notes:
Tool originally released Aenima on October 1, 1996 on the Zoo / Volcano Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Stinkfist 2. Eulogy 3. H. 4. Useful Idiot 5. Forty Six & 2 6. Message To Harry Manback 7. Hooker With A Penis 8. Intermission 9. Jimmy 10. Die Eier Von Satan 11. Pushit 12. Cesaro Summability 13. Aenema 14. Ions, (-) 15. Third Eye
Tool: Maynard James Keenan (vocals); Adam Jones (guitar); Justin Chancellor (bass); Danny Carey (drums). Additional personnel includes: Marko Fox (vocals); Eban Schletter (organ); Chris Pittman (synthesizer); D.B. (keyboards); Bill Hicks. Recorded at Ocean Way, Hollywood, California and The Hook, North Hollywood, California.