It seems pretty decent to me. It's way too long, like every Tool album, but it's not noticably weaker than any of thier others
Fear inoculum thread
Jace Sanders
Chase Collins
>final score of a track is smaller than both halves.
Adrian Cooper
For me, it's standing:
>10K Days > FI > Lateralus≥Aenima>Undertow
Their first 3 albums are all a lil overrated, IMO, too. Especially disappointing after Aenima starts with 2 of their best tracks!
Connor Brooks
it grew on me after my 3rd listen
Jace Hill
i only like 7empests opening
Easton Walker
Underrated: 7empest
Overrated: Pneuma
Best song: Descending
Gabriel Fisher
first listen was on acid. I thought it was fantastic. Going over it sober, I still like it a lot. This is probably Adam Jones' most interesting work since Aenima, with the overlapping guitars and interesting layering in production. Upon first listen, Pneuma struck me as reminiscent of krautrock, so CTT was a satisfying treat. If you like tool and you like the repetitive rhythmic nature of krautrock, its pretty enjoyable. Its just the motorik is closer to the pistons in a combustion engine than the straight 4/4 employed by Can and Neu. However, like those bands, FI is pretty contained dynamically compared to their other records, so it lacks some of the explosive breakthrough feeling of songs like The Patient or Rosetta Stoned. Maynard is a cunt, as always, but a very competent one. His lyrics kinda suck here though. Bonus points for making genuinely interesting filler tracks this time around.
>Lateralus>Aenima>10k days=FI>Undertow
John Murphy
best thing 7empest has goin for it is the tech guitar around the 7 minute mark, wish there was more of that throughout
Juan Lee
Pneuma might be the best song they have ever made
Austin Thomas
The new album is regurgitated crap. It's like they cut parts out of their songs on 10,000 days and Lateralus and spliced together. At least there's not another 20 minute song of Maynard's mommy.