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the wildest rear end posted:
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# ¿ Oct 17, 2015 07:14 |
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# ¿ May 5, 2024 05:22 |
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Stex T posted:To me, Tool's Lateralus is the most amazing piece of music ever composed. I think Tool deliberately wanted to give their fans something truly amazing, but wanted them to find it on their own. "Recognize this as a holy gift..." At first, I thought that the song Lateralus was about tripping acid - discovering true color by seperating the body from the mind. At first listen, I imagined the bending envelope as an intense visual. After becoming more familiar with the track, however, I had reformed my interpretation to something broader: think deeper. Lateralus, perhaps because it is the album's "title track", serves as the central clue for a puzzle that a friend of mine had read about somewhere on the internet. "All I know is that there is a different order for the songs - something about two spirals. Oh yeah, and thirteen is in the middle." After scavenging through endless google search results, I gave up on finding more about this 'alternate order'. Intent to figure the album out, and very curious about the spirals - I put on the proverbial 'thinking cap'. I understood how the spirals could have a lot of significance, in that the album's title track offers the inspiring, "swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human..........And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been. We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been." In my internet scavenging, I had read one review, written by a drummer, who mentioned that Danny Carey's drum beat formed a fibonacci sequence during the song Lateralus. A drummer myself, I decided to get out the graph paper and follow Danny. I can't play like he can, but at least I can hear everything he's doing, and thus was able to construct the drum tabulature. Sure enough, Danny repeats a Fibonacci sequence through the number 13: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13. After 13, he starts again with 1. Bringing in my Algebra 2 knowledge of the Fibonacci sequence, when the equation for the Fibonacci sequence (which I don't actually know) is graphed, it forms a sprial whose vertex depends on the number at which the sequence begins. Coincidence? I began to think not. I had already known of Danny's obsession with sacred geometry and am familiar with Bob Frissell's book, Nothing in This Book Is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are , so the significance of what I had stumbled upon had actually begun to settle in. This is where I just had to play with Lateralus. I had doodled a few spirals in the corners of my graph paper, and in doing so made the first important connection to Lateralus. I knew that if the tracks were in fact intended to be heard in a different order, "Parabol" and "Parabola" would have to go together. In drawing my spirals, I had begun with a vertex and 'spiraled' outwards. After writing the numbers 1 through 13 linearly, I could immediately see that Parabol and Parabola would have to be the middle of my spiral (in that 13 / 2 = 6.5). I drew a simple arrow between 6 and 7 and then pondered the next pair. At first, I actually drew a spiral connecting pairs of numbers whose sum equaled 13 (the number of songs on the album). This, however, left the last track in the same position and without anything to connect to. At this time, I had used my copy of Lateralus and Cool Edit Pro to take out the silences between tracks and put the songs in the following order: 6,7,5,8,4,9,3,10,2,11,1,12,13. The transition from Parabola into Schism blew my mind, as the plucks, probably dismissed by listeners as a drawn out rant of an ending, perfectly transition into the beginning of Schism. When you count out beats as the strings are plucked, Schism resumes with the same time signature and tempo - mirroring the progression of notes. The transition from Schism into Ticks & Leeches is equally intriguing. Schism ends with strong double-kick bass and tom smacks, and Ticks & Leeches begins with what many would call a 'tribal' drum beat. The beat at the very start of Ticks & Leeches is slightly different every subsequent time it is repeated - the measures are two beats longer. Yup - you guessed it - those two beats are ACTUALLY the last two beats of Schism. I can honestly say that I never understood the album's fourth track, Mantra until reordering the album's songs. What I had originally heard as whale calls now had begun to resemble the worst imaginable dry heaves - or a stylized choking. Fitting, seeing as how the last line in Ticks & Leeches is "I hope you choke." After this transition, none of those following it really seemed to make much sense. I certainly didn't like that Disposition and Reflection had been seperated - as they sound quite good when played sequentially on the album. This was the only real roadblock in my disciphering of the Holy Gift. Then I had remembered what my friend had told me - 13 was in the middle. At the time, probably just wanting to believe that there was more to this cd, I had equated this to the positioning of the song "Intermission" on the previous release, Ænema. For the song to be in the 'middle' of the album it would have to be the seventh track in sequence, here having six tracks on either side of it. So I inserted Faaip de Oiad after Lateralus, and almost peed my pants when I discovered that (ever-so-faintly) the fading tone of the last note of Lateralus could be heard in beginning of Faaip de Oiad, and how the distortion of the guitars at the tail end of Lateralus resembled, and later transitioned seamlessly into, the static at the beginning of Faaip de Oiad. The lyrics of Lateralus justify this break in the spiral, almost instructing: "spiral out, keep going, spiral out, keep going." I went back to Lateralus to find the next clue. In Danny Carey's amazingly competent Fibonacci sequence, he had stopped at 13 and gone back to 1. This is what I chose to do to finish the sequence. A second spiral was now constucted, and the order for the Holy Gift now became 6,7,5,8,4,9,13,1,12,2,11,3,10. Already many of you are probably fascinated at what I have revealed to you, but I can not even begin to tell you what this new order has opened up for me. The beauty of Lateralus is very, very fragile and has to be viewed with a very open mind. It can also be different when looked at from different points of view. Aside from the fact that the new order of the songs places them in an order where they flow together nicely - often ending and resuming on the same notes or within the same progression, and some times - in the case of Lateralus into Faaip de Oiad and The Grudge into Triad - even overlapping (though admittadly sound much better when actually electronically overlapped, this is kind of cheating. Consider this a hint, however, if you plan on doing this yourself), the two spirals help to tell a story that every Tool fan should hear. In the interest of not boring the only casually intrigued, I will try to keep this very brief. I would also recommend familiarizing yourselves with Frissell's book (yeah - the one I mentioned earlier). I consider Parabol and Parabola to be quite expository. Maynard wants us to know that no matter what happens, we must all know that this is not our only existance. Our very minds and the contents of our subconscious are intended to be immortal, and if we accept this into our lives (be it because of personal or religious reasons), it will be so. As such, pain is an illusion. At first, I called it "The Lateralus Prophecy" (for reasons you will soon understand), but I have since decided to call the 'reordered' version of Lateralus "The Holy Gift". As Maynard says, "Recognize this as a holy gift and celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing," I take the word "this" to mean much more than just his simple cautioning. Since Parabola is the second track of the Holy Gift, it can be considered at the beginning (esp. considering the context of it's duality with Parabol), and as such, I interpret Maynard's words as more than just clever lyrics in a song. They are a plead for his listeners to listen to everything he has to say and truly celebrate the chance of immortality offered throughout. I would be lying if I said that each song has a specific translation. On the contrary, Tool's music is designed to make you think, not say something specific. It must be treated like great literature - much is hidden contextually. I will elude to Geometric-Drumming's previous post, where he explains the time signatures of Schism: "It represents the title...it's arranged in 12/8 time which is SPLIT into 5/8 and 7/8 - which only really FITS as you PUT THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER." Where Geometric-Drumming claims Schism as his favorite Tool song, I have heard some fans say that it was a retched pick for the album's only single - but I think it was brilliant. Not to downplay the interpretations of those who have posted before me (in fact, I agree with much of what %BlueSoulRobot% has to say), but I think that to the casual listener who knows nothing of Tool, it can be a powerful invitation. Think about it - a lot of dingbats with MTV and a radio would walk around with the words "I know the pieces fit" in their heads. I wonder how many of them took the time to put the pieces back together to (re)discover what is trying to be communicated. I welcome any feedback. I would love to share interpretations of the songs via email - just too lengthy to post here. I would like to offer the following advice: DO NOT use MP3s to digitally reorder Lateralus. A lot of VERY IMPORTANT information is encoded on the actual cd. Ever notice how everyone who has lost or broken that cd has IMMEDIATELY gone out and bought a new copy? I know I have. It's because there are things encoded on the factory pressing of the cd that are lost in the mp3 compression process and any direct copy onto a cd-r. If you want to do it, do it right - I can't stress how important this is. Use the cda tracks as you put it together and maintain all audio fidelity using professional mixing software.
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# ¿ Nov 3, 2015 06:48 |
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God dammit.
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# ¿ Nov 25, 2015 17:29 |
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BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:Cod damnit axolotl farmer! I told you until I was bluefin the face not to show our new products yet! I've haddock up to here with you! Maybe you'll change your tuna and buck your ideas up if I fire you! Maybe that'll knock you off your perch, huh? Are you herring me? You're fired! Dude clam down.
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# ¿ Dec 2, 2015 08:02 |
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Apparition posted:I hate to be the boring guy that wants jokes explained but why is this image posted like every page? idgi Bill Cosby is a rapist.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2015 01:09 |
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veedubfreak posted:They're already all dead. It happened a long time ago. It's an easy mistake to make. Light takes a while to travel from a galaxy far, far away.
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# ¿ Dec 7, 2015 20:51 |
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Smashing Link posted:If I can be serious for a minute, I need some advice from this thread. My wife and I just had our 2nd kid and we both have been having a pretty rough time with demanding jobs and moving to a new city in the last year. I have had to give up a lot of things like hanging out with friends and most of my hobbies to keep up with the demands. Things are getting pretty intense at work and I need to find more hours in my week to keep up. I am down to exercise and staying on top of the meme scene as the two things I can afford to give up at this point. My worry if I don't keep up on memes is that I will never be able to catch up again and will be "old" for the rest of my life. What advice do you have for someone in my situation? Sincerely, If this is in fact sincere then yeah get rid of the memes. Exercise will help you live a longer, happier, and healthier life, whereas memes are basically poison to the soul when it comes right down to it. It's far more important that you spend time with your wife and your children, because they only get one childhood. Stupid pictures on the internet could never compare to the joy that they can bring to you. Best of luck to you. If fake, then edit: EXAKT Science has a new favorite as of 05:45 on Dec 8, 2015 |
# ¿ Dec 8, 2015 05:43 |
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Shayu posted:I don't get it It's Dickbutt.
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# ¿ Dec 8, 2015 17:43 |
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Not a meme.
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# ¿ Dec 8, 2015 22:29 |
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e: ^^lmbo^^Cosima posted:Can i get a nude Cosby? This is NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK
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# ¿ Dec 8, 2015 22:42 |
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# ¿ Dec 9, 2015 01:05 |
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:[sad voice] I got a rock I got herpes!
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# ¿ Dec 10, 2015 19:49 |
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You posted:So... Do you smoke? Only meth.
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# ¿ Dec 10, 2015 20:00 |
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Jerry Cotton posted:SPURDDDDDDDDDDDO SÄRPESDES
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# ¿ Dec 10, 2015 22:12 |
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mrpwase posted:actually thinking about it it should be 1 2 2 ftfy
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# ¿ Dec 10, 2015 23:06 |
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So did he move past and heal or what?
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# ¿ Dec 11, 2015 00:53 |
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Funxion posted:a "meme". actually it's a anime
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# ¿ Dec 12, 2015 02:00 |
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dpack_1 posted:Granos? Call the police
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# ¿ Dec 12, 2015 07:58 |
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I mean they're not wrong about the cartoon being transphobic.
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# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 04:36 |
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UnNethertrash posted:You can dislike Caitlin Jenner and not be transphobic. South Park is historically transphiliac, since when Mr. Garrison became Ms. Garrison the episode was clearly in favor of his change. He was a hosed up weirdo, but that had nothing to do with being trans.
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# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 17:41 |
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it's... perfect...
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# ¿ Dec 15, 2015 17:43 |
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That was Ultimate Warrior, not Macho Man. Immersion RUINED edit: gently caress, beaten
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# ¿ Dec 16, 2015 00:29 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzF1KySHmUA
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# ¿ Dec 16, 2015 23:19 |
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Fat Horse Fat Horse Fat Horse Fat Horse
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# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 00:28 |
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# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 09:15 |
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TheBlackMallard posted:Dam sneks doge dont mined dam sneks = dem snaks
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# ¿ Dec 18, 2015 06:14 |
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but if u were pupper, woulndt u eat a green bean, even if it a snek?
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# ¿ Dec 18, 2015 10:29 |
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when u hav a daugther but actully is bean
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# ¿ Dec 18, 2015 22:53 |
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Not a meme you idiot
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# ¿ Dec 30, 2015 06:42 |
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# ¿ Jun 12, 2016 16:05 |
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The shittiest new genre of hipster music.
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# ¿ Jun 12, 2016 23:05 |
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:someone's salty about caperwave Don't mind me, I'm just being sour.
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# ¿ Jun 13, 2016 16:59 |
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idgi
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# ¿ Jun 14, 2016 00:08 |
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Yeah I got that much, but I don't get how it's a meme. Or funny. RFC2324 posted:I think its the AV/post combo?
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# ¿ Jun 14, 2016 00:18 |
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Actually every state is a garbage state.
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# ¿ Jun 14, 2016 16:55 |
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# ¿ May 5, 2024 05:22 |
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Cosima posted:No, not Wyoming.
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# ¿ Jun 14, 2016 17:12 |