Artist: TOOL
Album: UNDERTOW (CD)

Year: 1993
EAN/UPS: 828765364720
Media type: CD

Arguably their finest album, this follow-up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on 'Sober' and 'Crawl Away'. Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ('Intolerance,' 'Sober'; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and its consequences ('Prison Sex'), and deliberate ignorance ('Swamp Song'). Henry Rollins makes a guest appearance on 'Bottom,' which, along with '4 Degrees,' deals with questions of identity. Undertow is also Tool's most musically adventurous album, with considerably more sophistication than their previous work. Very highly recommended.

TRACKLIST:

1. "Intolerance" – 4:53
2. "Prison Sex" – 4.56
3. "Sober" - 5.06
4. "Bottom" - 7.13 (Tool/Henry Rollins)
5. "Crawl Away" - 5.29
6. "Swamp Song" - 5.31
7. "Undertow" - 5.21 listen (help·info)
8. "4°" - 6.02
9. "Flood" - 7.45
69. "Disgustipated" - 15.47

"Disgustipated" is track 69 on most pressings in North America. It also appears as track 39, track 10 (mostly in Europe)
or as a hidden track following "Flood" on track 9.

LINE-UP:

Maynard James Keenan – Vocals
Adam Jones – Guitar
Paul d'Amour – Bass
Danny Carey – Drums