Tool's discography can be daunting for someone looking to get into the band, but fear not! Vocalist Maynard James Keenan has one specific song that he feels is a great introduction for anyone unfamiliar with the group. In an interview with BBC Radio 1 Rock Show With Daniel P Carter, Keenan reveals that he thinks the best starting place is "The Pot" from the 2006 album 10,000 Days.
"To me that's one of the examples of some of our earlier energy blending perfectly with our more mature energy and kind of nods to our influences over the year. I feel like we really kind of struggle to make sure that all four of us shine as best we can on everything we do, to exhaustion.
"But I feel like this one is one of the one's that felt, not effortless, but fresh and conscious consciously effortless, if that makes sense? It just captures that vibe that I think, if you're gonna play a song for people to kind of get them into our band, I don't think you should start with the 27-minute one. Calm down. Don't get all QAnon on us.
"Focus on 'The Pot,' that will be the introduction to all the other possibilities that happen in this project."
Listen to the interview here and catch Tool on tour at one of the below dates.
w/ Blonde Redhead
1/10 Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena
1/11 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
1/13 Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center
1/15 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
1/16 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
1/18 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
1/19 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
1/21 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
1/22 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
1/25 Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
1/27 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
1/29 Colorado Springs, CO – The Broadmoor World Arena
1/30 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
1/31 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
2/2 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
2/4 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
2/5 New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
2/8 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
2/9 Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
2/10 Miami, FL – FTX Arena
w/ The Acid Helps
2/19 Boston, MA – TD Garden
2/20 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
2/22 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
2/23 Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
2/26 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
2/27 Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
3/1 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
3/3 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
3/4 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
3/6 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
3/8 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
3/10 Chicago, IL – United Center
3/12 Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center Arena
3/13 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
3/15 Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
3/17 Moline, IL – TaxSlayer Center
3/18 St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
3/20 Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
w/ Brass Against
4/23 Copenhagen, DEN – Royal Arena
4/25 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum
4/26 Stockholm, SWE – Avicii Arena
4/28 Hamburg, GER – Barclaycard Arena
4/29 Frankfurt, GER – Festhalle
5/2 Manchester, UK – AO Arena Manchester
5/4 Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena
5/6 Dublin, IRE – 3Arena
5/9 London, UK – The O2 Arena
5/12 Paris, FRA – AccorHotels Arena
5/13 Antwerp, BEL – Sportpaleis
5/15 Berlin, GER – Mercedes-Benz Arena
5/17 Cologne, GER – Lanxess Arena
5/19 Amsterdam, NET – Ziggo Dome
5/21 Krakow, POL – Tauron Arena
5/23 Prague, CZE – O2 Arena
5/24 Budapest, HUN – SportAréna
