Of course, the latter still plays a significant part in Tool’s defensive fanbase today, but the fact of the matter is that at its core, Ænima simply houses some fantastic tracks, as well as some that go on for far too long. It really wasn’t until 2001 with Lateralus that Tool could make a song longer than 7 minutes without the boredom of run-of-the-mill prog and the pretentiousness of a man who is convinced the pineal gland is the answer to the universe. They had not perfected their craft, but this album is a milestone in Tool’s constant evolution and paradoxically, the band find themselves here at both their most ambitious and most stagnant. ![]() 8.7/10 Ænima shows snippets of what Tool were already capable of by 1996 and of what they would later become.
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