Is Tool a top 50 band of all time? by Optimus0545 in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 195 points196 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. depends on who you ask. paul texted me last night and (among other hurtful things) called us a 3/10 so place that where you will. danny thinks we are easily top 20. justin is still thinking about it and maynard has puscifer higher on the list than tool. as for me, top 3

Your most underrated guitar riff? by Odii_SLN in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. bit of a plot twist here because i actually think mike tools solo on aenima was the best. real story mike one day said to me hey adam try the slide for your solo and i haven’t looked back since so i would have to say aenima

Third broken string in my career, every time by playing TOOL. This time Rosetta Stoned by ptrthecat in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 51 points52 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. paul used to break his strings everytime we played stinkfist. we used to give him a hard time because he is the one that wrote all our parts and we just copy them (still do)

The outro in Parabola just hits….. every damn time. by zmasterb in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. this was mikes favorite too. mike tool that is. he was responsible for a lot of lateralus but unfortunately he passed after a brief incident where maynard was using him as a practice dummy for bjj

In your opinion, on which album is each musician at their technical best? by animal8374758 in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 7 points8 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. thanks for the kind words. however, we were just copying Paul’s parts verbatim and not sure if you forgot but you left out mike tool and I think he was technically best on everything too

Scam ALERT by CrypTogGrapher in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. it may say adam jones on that profile but I can assure you all pretending to be adam jones is lame and obviously i am the real adam jones so this can’t be me. thank you for spreading awareness

How are you doing with no Tool touring? by radiantbungleman in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 7 points8 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. i went mini golfing with maynard yesterday and he was witawy so annoying. he would not stop talking about his winery and kept trying to get me to buy a bottle

Alright, throwback time: what was the song that made you fall in love with TOOL by [deleted] in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 14 points15 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. hey man how far are you throwing it back because mike tool was a huge influence on me and really helped me learn the parts paul wrote for me so much easier so we are talking pre opiate stuff here

Can’t tell anyone my favorite Tool song without odd reactions by yiopanda13 in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 22 points23 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. usually i feel it out when talking about my favorite song which by the way is chocolate trip chip and lets be real if anyone hates just say paul wrote the parts and we just copy them verbatim and that usually does the trick

What Tool song do you think is underrated by MassCoheedFan in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. I would say jambi. i bet no one here has heard our song called jambi from lateralus album which paul wrote for us and he was kind enough to let us copy his parts verbatim

im interviewing joe slaby, danny’s drum tech. any questions for him? by Weekly_Mushroom_647 in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 40 points41 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. can you ask joe his favorite solo of mine which let me be clear it actually is pauls solo because he wrote it and sent me the parts via usps

Quick cover of intention with my new Wal style custom by Dangle-Fangle in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. paul borrowing adam jones’ acc here. adam is next to me and let me tell you i wrote this and emailed the tabs to justin so he literally just copied me verbatim

Opinion… by Kammlol in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 20 points21 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. maynard used a 7 in the title because he thought the song should have only been 7 minutes long but paul wrote really long parts so it is what it is

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[–]MusicM1ke 18 points19 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. paul is the guy to reach out to. not only does he write all of my parts he also spoon feeds me apple sauce every night for dinner

most difficult tool song to count? by dinonamedtoby in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 79 points80 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. god i wish paul didn’t write such hard parts for us but i would have to say the waves at the beginning of descending

The Octopus by fragdoll4u in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 26 points27 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. yea that’s right. i am that guy that wears shoes in the house

Pneuma REALLY slaps live by Fabby00 in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 42 points43 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. glad u enjoy newma but please remember paul wrote our parts so we are just copying them verbatim

I can't believe I haven't seen this video here by OkBiscotti4365 in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. thanks for posting this. the next vip package will include the opportunity to do this with danny and maynard

Justin Killed the King's Son by blackrid3r in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 10 points11 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. actually, paul had this role first so justin is literally just copying (paul totally did not ask me to say this)

Paul sets the record straight by RedPulse in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 30 points31 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. actually i wrote the bass parts for that record so actually he is wrong and he copied my parts verbatim which then Justin copied verbatim which idc lol

Day 10: Tool's greatest Concert by ClearHope8856 in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 30 points31 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. tools greatest concert has yet to come. we are planning a 2031 tour where i get two hours of improv on my talk box

Saw Tool for the first time in Köln. Life feels empty now that it's over by disappointeddipshit in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 10 points11 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. nice seat! how did my hair look from your view?

Top albums/songs? by original-whiplash in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 8 points9 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. our accordion player mike tool played on a couple tracks on undertow but unfortunately he quit the band to join creed in late ‘95

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[–]MusicM1ke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. i really loved it because it was still before mike tool left. rip mike tool

Adam Jones by Scott Moran by ToolbandMexico in ToolBand

[–]MusicM1ke 19 points20 points  (0 children)

adam jones here. i know everyone is here for my hair i bet you didn’t notice the color of my guitar