Are there any Tool fans here?

As a side digression, many people just don't like metal and think it's a bunch of losers.  However, if you really pay attention to the video below, you will see how complex and talented these musicians are.  The drummer (original drummer) is an absolute genius!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsECcz6I3BA

I have been following her for years and she actually does an amazing cover of Tool's Forty Six and 2 (back to our original conversation).  Some of the drum progressions in this song are complicated as well!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yw8aaqnnrg

As a history lesson, I did grow up hating Lawrence Welk (which my dad forced us all to watch, lol).  I became a total Kiss fan at 9 years old in 1978.  Loved many different types of music (rock, metal, rap, r&b, country, classical, jazz, etc.).  Currenty, my two "go to" genres are metal (duh) and traditional jazz (Diana Krall, Norah Jones, etc.).  I recently got 3 new hi-res albums from Anne Bisson (available on her website as USB drives).  They are absolutely amazing and have some of the best recording quality I have heard to date! (albums are Blue Mind, Portraits & Perfumes, Tales From The Treetops).

-- oh, oh.  I also had the opportunity to get a couple bottles of wine (cab blends) from Caduceus Cellars (Maynard's winery).  They are actually very nice.  If you're interested, also watch the movie "Blood Into Wine" (documentary on the vineyard).

Hell f***ing yes. I personally think their new album is their best yet.

I have enjoyed Tool since the beginning, and have been fortunate to see them live through the years.  Nothing quite like experiencing Third Eye live.  
My personal preference prioritizes artistry over sound quality.  That being said, the audio on Undertow is the best: more air around instruments, better bass articulation.  I love all the albums, but think the late albums sound compressed.  One symptom for me is a nagging urge to keep turning up the volume, but it still never sounds ‘right’. I don’t get this feeling on Undertow.   (Does this happen to anybody else?)

I recently downloaded the last three albums at 96/24 from HD tracks.   I want to say they seem slightly improved, but purelt from the perspective of sound quality they don’t have the sparkle and depth of Undertow.   Fear Innoculum seems to be a slight improvement over 

I just saw Nick Cave live in his ‘Conversations’ tour.   He puts the priority on performance and connection with his audience, giving his all everyday.   As a bonus, the fidelity of his recordings is quite good.   Much better than TOOL recordings, for example.  
After taking audience questions for three hours, and providing quite long answers about his artistic process, etc., only one question elicited a one-word response from him and it was in regards to sound quality.  His answer was “what?”   He regarded it as such a basic question, that he didn’t even bother to answer it.  
I wish TOOL would take sound quality seriously, and release remastered versions of all previous albums.  

@auxinport I was wondering how Maynard's winery was going to do. That's a tough climate for a cab grape. I remember watching a video of him starting that up from scratch and hoping he could pull it off. Glad it is working out. The restaurant is supposed to be good too. Did you get try that?