About This Track
Parabola is the name of the second single from Tool’s album “Lateralus”. It was released in 2002 as a promo CD only. On December 20, 2005, the song as well as the music video were released on a DVD single along with the DVD single for “Schism”. The DVD also contains an optional “dual” audio commentary on the video by Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys fame. The dual commentary consists of two separate recordings of Biafra’s voice, one playing in each stereo channel. It is the band’s highest charting single.
Music video
In support of this promo single, a music video was released — clocking in at over ten minutes because of the inclusion of the 3-minute “
Parabol” lead-in (a separate track on the album). It was directed by Adam Jones and, like other Tool videos, includes several abstract scenes (which can be seen on the single art). These include humanoids meeting and cutting pomaceous fruit, then vomiting a black liquid in a circle. Another scene, starring English musician Tricky, includes him dissecting a small biped and then wandering in the forest. It hardly met the criteria for being broadcast on mainstream music video stations, although some channels worked around this by cutting the “Parabol” intro. And Parabol/Parabola which is a(n) Arc of some type.
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Shouts
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otter_ wrote:
I consider myself a Tool Head. Completely consumed by this. defining.
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TOOLhead7001 wrote:
JUSTIN FUCKIN CHANCELLOR!
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daveandi wrote:
that would be the "first 4 minutes of buildup" that you are referring to errex666.....it's a separate song on the CD, not the introduction (altho i guess you could say either...) Parabol goes into Parabola...
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daveandi wrote:
"that transition from parabol to parabola is fantastic. gives me tingles".... WELL SAID!
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LeoliCat wrote:
Considering getting a tattoo inspired by this song and the concept of being eternal and pain being a mere illusion :)
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Marjo47 wrote:
I prefer the other version, thanks Hannes!
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errex666 wrote:
shitty version, they cut off the first 4 minutes of buildup
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heatherweiwes wrote:
I don't consider myself a Tool fan, I just like their music a lot, but this song is one of my favorites of all time, without any doubt. It's just brilliant.
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ERIXWORX wrote:
'celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing' but I do; every freakin' day is a GIFT, remember that!
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Yaourtin wrote:
Brilliant.
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radko wrote:
Damn, it is SO good!
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niebesu wrote:
when this song started I came so hard
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Sameh93 wrote:
UNF
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chungyy wrote:
Can't believe I used to skip the end of this song
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Cortlendt wrote:
That riff at 4:40, awe-inspiring.
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toolbm wrote:
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LodairJr wrote:
that transition from parabol to parabola is fantastic. gives me tingles. [2]
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Argamocrypt wrote:
Absolutely classic
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Nediame wrote:
My inspiration. :) Tool is the best.
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gracefulKlutz wrote:
Tool is absolute genius.
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