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Art is stress and release. So, those juxtapositions are exactly what make us who we are and between my brothers and I, it's the same thing. You kind of need that. When Tool released "Stinkfist," the title raise some issues. MTV aired the video, but changed the title to "Song 1. Of course, that would be the comic side of it, but it's not really about that at all.

It's about alternative perspectives, about desensitization. It's about how you kind of have your back turned to alternative ideas. It's like that scene in Stargate where James Spader is sticking his hand through the Stargate and he's kind of moving into that next world. First you're finger deep, knuckle deep, elbow deep, move into this whole new perspective.

This whole other reality of the sensual and physical. That's the thread that pretty much sows the whole album together, this idea of evolution and change and alternative perspective. The title track is about L. The idea of Los Angeles being washed away by a series of catastrophic geological events appealed to Keenan, at least on a philosophical level.

If something were to happen to Los Angeles on a major scale where it just got taken out of the picture, within 48 hours the world's economic system would really have a hard time if not collapse completely. They're so intertwined. So the song is kind of a metaphor for what really matters. Do you really need your Porsche?

Do you really need all these things to evolve who you are? Perhaps the next step of evolution would be the next piece in us that the children that we're bearing today already have. Maybe they're going to grow up understanding that unity inherently. Skip to main content. Tool's Maynard James Keenan, Tool Aenima. This form needs Javascript to display, which your browser doesn't support.

Sign up here instead. Scroll to continue reading. According to Billboard. The set — which debuted and peaked at No. It should be noted that an "album unit" would be either an actual sale of the album, or the equivalent of 1, streams of songs off the album. Tool actually made history with the release of their new single, "Fear Inoculum," the title track of their long awaited new album.

The album debuted at No. By , it was certified triple platinum. It's often regarded as one of the best rock albums of the s, and its longevity stood the test of time when it charted again 23 years later. An entirely fictional discography was included on the insert of the European versions of the CD. MTV put the music video for "Stinkfist" on heavy rotation, but they changed the name to "Track 1" when it aired because they felt the actual title was too offensive for their audience.

Fans complained about the censorship, so MTV's Minutes host Matt Pinfield shook his fist while encouraging viewers to buy the album. Lauryn Schaffner Updated: October 1,