脝nima
by Tool
- Type: Album
- Released: September聽17,聽1996
- Label: Zoo, Volcano[3], Zoo Entertainment
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:17:19
- Community rating: 4.38/5 from 52 ratings
Artists on this release: Adam Jones, Eban Schletter
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking the debut of bassist Justin Chancellor, '脝nima' finds Tool expanding its sonic palette through complex polyrhythms, dynamic shifts, and atmospheric interludes connecting the longer metal tracks. Producer David Bottrill's dense production underpins the album's esoteric lyrical explorations of Jungian psychology, personal catharsis, and societal decay, with themes heavily inspired by the late comedian Bill Hicks. The Grammy-winning album was a critical and commercial success that solidified the band's reputation for pushing the musical and conceptual boundaries of 1990s alternative metal.
Genres
Descriptors: polyrhythmic, progressive, satirical, bassy, dynamic
Tracklist
- Stinkfist (5:11)
- Eulogy (8:27)
- H. (6:07)
- Useful Idiot (0:38)
- Forty Six & 2 (6:04)
- Message To Harry Manback (1:53)
- Hooker With A Penis (4:33)
- Intermission (0:55)
- Jimmy (5:24)
- Die Eier von Satan (2:17)
- Pushit (9:55)
- Cesaro Summability (1:26)
- 脝nema (6:39)
- (-) Ions (4:00)
- Third Eye (13:49)
Credits
- TOOL - primary artist, design concept [art concept], producer, written-by
- Matt Marshall - a&r
- Adam Jones - art direction, artwork [production], performer [geeks]
- Kevin Willis - art direction, artwork [production], painting [bill hicks painting]
- Karen Mason - artwork [flocker]
- Shane Mahan - artwork [flocker]
- Retina Logic - artwork [live visuals]
- Joel Larson - assemblage [welding]
- John Branigan - booking
- William Morris Agency - booking
- Cam De Leon - cgi artist [computer illustrations]
- Mark Rappaport - consultant [fx consultant]
- Gelardi Design - design [multi-image cd case]
- Concetta Halstead - design, artwork [production]
- DZN, The Design group - design, artwork [production]
- David Bottrill - engineer, mixed by, producer, keyboards
- Eric Greenspan - legal [attorney]
- Myman, Abell, Fineman & Greenspan LLP - legal [attorney]
- Larrikin Management - management
- Nikki Brown - management
- Ted Gardner - management
- Bill Vuylsteke - management [business]
- Bo Gardner - management [business]
- Siegel, Feldstein, Duffin And Vuylsteke, Inc. - management [business]
- Cheryl Bousquet - merchandising [merchandise]
- Giant Merchandising - merchandising [merchandise]
- Peter Lubin - merchandising [merchandise]
- Alana Cain - model
- Danny Carey - performer [geeks]
- Justin Chancellor - performer [geeks]
- Maynard James Keenan - performer [geeks]
- Jeff Novak - photography by
- Fabricio Di Santo - photography by [assistant]
- Bruce Jacoby - technician [drum tech]
- Billy Howerdel - technician [guitar tech], consultant [equipment consultant]
- Pete Reidling - tour manager [tour management (live sound)]
- Eban Schletter - organ
- Marko Fox - vocals [vox]
- Chris Pitman - synthesizer [additional]