Since
their very first albums, Tool were a
band that always brought some suspense to their songs. In the album Fear Inocolum wasn't different at all. All
this tension is also due to the fact that the band hadn't released anything new
for 13 years since the album 10,000 Days
from 2006, though some live concerts happened in his half-time.
As I've
recently watched pastor Rob reacting to the song Pneuma,
I'll make a small adaptation in something he said: it is an album of patience.
The syllables are pronounced slowly, almost in pauses, the atmosphere prepared
to divide the parts (verses, chorus, bridges, interludes) is very well built
and in a way you can notice the changes, while the same time there is some sort
of suspension when are these divisions, beginnings or endings are going to
happen. With the unusual metric and odd time signatures the band usually use,
this tension increases.
It's a
musical trip worthy every second. Between the sung songs, there are some
instrumental, generating expectation of what is coming next.
From the
word "inocolum" in the album's title we get the word inoculate. Inoculate means inserting in the
organism, normally a pathogen, so this organism can produce
antibodies/protection against it and, as an example of it, we have the flu
vaccines. In this album's case, injecting fear so we may become immune to it.
The
album's lyrics don't stray from this, bringing philosophical and political
questions, and even the human survival before the chaos and submission.
In all of
this, I highlight as my favourite songs:
- Fear Inocolum
- Pneuma
- Invincible
- Descending
- 7tempest
It won't
be the most hectic album, since the songs are embraced in suspense, but also
don't expect a soothing melody, because it waits you lowering your defences to
scare you with a heavier melody.
An
interesting curiosity about Fear Inocolum is
that, in its release, it hit the 1st place in sales (physical and digital), as
the streaming platforms registered high plays, overcoming the albums Lover (Taylor Swift) and Normal F***ing Rockwell (Lana del Rey), and
also all other five Tool's albums, that
were put in the streaming platforms a week before Fear
Inocolum, dug a spot in among the top 20 in Billboard 200. Definitely it isn't a deed for many.
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