Tool - Undertow - Music & Performance - CD

Arguably their finest album, this follow-up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production, without the muddiness of Aenima.

Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on quot;Soberquot; and quot;Crawl Awayquot;.

Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy (quot;Intolerance,quot; quot;Soberquot;; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and it's consequences (quot;Prison Sexquot;), and deliberate ignorance (quot;Swamp Songquot;).

Henry Rollins makes a guest appearance on quot;Bottom,quot; which, along with quot;4 Degrees,quot; deals with questions of identity.

Undertow is also Tool's most musically adventurous album, lacking the occasionally numbing sameness of Aenima, and with considerably more sophistication than their previous work.