Tool Fear Inoculum impressions

Agreed stereo5!
I played it again this morning on my 2nd rig which has a sweet vintage Sanyo receiver at its heart and cranked the snot out of the volume.
I think the louder it played the better effect it had musically.

@helomech ...you say you listened to it three times and you find little worth celebrating. Then you say you love 10,000 days.  Just goes to show you... I listened to 10,000 days when it came out and couldn't stand it. I've listened to it on and off for 13 years and I still can't stand it. Fear Inoculum floored me on first listen and it only gets better each and every time I hear it.

Ahhhh, vanilla and chocolate, I guess. Lol.

@helomech ...you say you listened to it three times and you find little worth celebrating. Then you say you love 10,000 days. Just goes to show you... I listened to 10,000 days when it came out and couldn't stand it. I've listened to it on and off for 13 years and I still can't stand it. Fear Inoculum floored me on first listen and it only gets better each and every time I hear it.

Ahhhh, vanilla and chocolate, I guess. Lol.

I guess so. We can't all have great taste. ;-)

I'm on my 5th listen and i sill really like it.  I love the guitar tones throughout the record.  The bass tone and delay about 1:15 in on Pneuma is wonderful and classic tool in my book.  All the percussion and vocals sound great to me as well.  Not a fan of chocolate chip trip or mockingbeat.  As far as compression goes, it doesn't bother me on this record unless i'm thinking about it.  Other modern metal albums are way worse (e.g. the last two unlistenable baroness albums).  Great thread and fun reading every ones opinion.  Anyone going to see the tour?

+1 Pneuma... excellent.
I just read that Bob Ludwig mastered FI.