About This Track
Sober is a song on Tool’s first full-length album, Undertow.Adam Jones has stated in an interview that the song is about a friend of the band whose artistic expression only comes out when he is under the influence. “A lot of people give him shit for that,” Jones explains. “If you become addicted and a junkie, well, that’s your fault.”
Writing
“Sober” was one of the earliest songs composed by its writer, Maynard James Keenan, with roots dating back to a 1987 live performance (released as Peace Day with his first band, Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty) in which the song was called “Burn About Out”. The song contains some lyrics from the first verse of “Sober”, with the same basic melody, although the melody is considerably faster and has an instrumental chorus.
The song was recorded by Keenan with Tool for the first time in mid-1991 on an untitled demo tape referred to as 72826.
Video
A video for “Sober” was made in 1993. It was filmed using stop-motion animation, with characters’ models designed by Adam Jones and directed by Fred Stuhr. It was the first of Tool’s videos to be made in stop motion, the earlier promo video for “
Hush” being live action and featuring all four band members. However, brief flashes of the musicians can be seen near the beginning, as well as a live-action figure twitching and vibrating violently (à la the film Jacob’s Ladder).
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andrikos23 wrote:
Transcends music... Tool takes you places whether you want to go there or not.
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eljasmy wrote:
YES
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brucanthwood wrote:
I was at a bar last night and they played this song... I love that bar now.
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niceverdict wrote:
fucking love thisss!!!
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SuzieInChains wrote:
That opening riff [2]
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Podigo wrote:
That opening riff.
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Marshall221 wrote:
great song!
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ullenie wrote:
unusually music experience!!!
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KChippie1 wrote:
MAYNARD KEENAN = TOOL & A PERFECT CIRCLE (WHY CAN"T WE DRINK 4EVER)
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kissesneverdie wrote:
His 'artistic expression' only 'comes out' when he's under the influence. Is that even considered art, then? Discussion begins... now.
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theDescending wrote:
Lets love
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lisasedge wrote:
Why can't we sleep forever....,
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eleinad wrote:
My (160gb)iPod died right after scrobbling this song. True fucking (expensive) story. But I have to admit it was a good choice for committing suicide.
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meollodesign wrote:
Trust me! (2)
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turtle1970 wrote:
push pull
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turtle1970 wrote:
songs like this lol
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turtle1970 wrote:
why cant we be sober?
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xinaxdazex wrote:
I seriously just had an eargasm.
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rockandrolljoe wrote:
Get Sober.
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otter_ wrote:
bone ripping truth ... Maynard got it right
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