I have the new Tool and Pearl Jam!
 

Both albums came out today here so I bought them both. I could have bought them at midnight but I couldn't really be stuffed! :p The Tool album is really good, although its mostly what they've done before. "Wings Part 2" is just amazing in my view and "The Pot" is a fantastic rocker. I'm listening to the PJ album as I speak. Too early to give an opinion....although not really stand-out songs yet.

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u lucky !@#$%^&*()

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Ive got the PJ album aswell..
It isnt too great imo.

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im grabbing new PJ album soon, dont really like them but i liked the first single

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GAAAAAAAA, I have to wait until Tuesday for both, though I have a leaked one of the Tool one, which is growing on me. I don't think it will ever top Lateralus or Aenima for me, but there are still some songs I like on it. It's just that I hardly ever skip any Tool songs, and I can see myself skipping some on 10,000 Days...Hide, I can't wait to hear what you think of the PJ one. I haven't downloaded the leak because so many people trashed the quality.

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Just had first listen all way through of the PJ album, and i really really like it. Its a suprise cos ive never really gotten into them but this is a great album.

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Ooooo, I can't wait until Tuesdaaaaaaaaaaaay :D. Thanks for your thoughts, Muad'Dib.

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Its amazing album, at this moment im rating it higher then Tools latest in terms of enjoyment from myself. Marker In The Sand, Gone, Life Wasted, Comatose are fantastic, and even the rest of the album is, havent found a song ive disliked.

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I got both yesterday and I'm going to listen to them in a bit. I was out with friends when I bought them, so I haven't had a chance to check them out yet.

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Wow, I'm loving the new PJ album. It's like a blend of old and new. Some of the slower tracks are really cool. I've only listened to it once, but I loved Marker in the Sand and Army Reserve. I can't wait to hear this stuff live!

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Marker In The Sand is awesome!! I dont think they have pushed any musical boundaries, just wrote an album full of great melodies and catchy choruses. Pulled it off well, everyone seems to be at their best, Vedders voice is still going strong and his lyrics are pretty good especially on Gone.

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I agree. It's more of a rocker, that's for sure. And I'm just digging the guitars big time on this.

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I am by no means a Pearl Jam fan. I really only liked a couple of radio singles and never liked any of their other albums (I have listened to them). This new one though is completely awsome. I love it, listening to it all the way through. I also love Marker in the Sand. My fav song so far is Unemployable though. For some reason I really dig that one.

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Very cool, Steve! Marker in the Sand is my favorite so far. It could change, though, hehe. I love that about new albums.

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I also picked up the new CD. I've only listened to it once or twice(mainly because I've been sick and my CD player broke) but I really enjoy what I've heard. Like Steve, I've liked a few of the radio singles and none of the albums as a whole, so it was surprising that I'd even like this new CD. Coincidentally, my bro also picked up the new CD(this is the first PJ album he's picked up.....never was a fan either) and thoroughly enjoys it. I've seen how the CD has gotten very good reviews, which isn't surprising considering the quality of it. Impressive stuff.

As for Tool....I've never been a fan of theirs at all and so I didn't even consider picking up this new CD. But I guess its getting good reviews, eh? ;)

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Both of those albums has been out on the web for a reeeaaal long time now. You could've just downloaded the leaked versions.

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The leaked version of Tool's sucked ass compared to the studio album, though. The vocals are low on the real CD as it is, and listening to the leak made me shudder.

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It's decent enough. It's not as good as previous albums, but it's heaps better than a lot of other stuff out there. It's grown on me quite a bit, now that I'm a little more familiar with it.

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Im putting it above Lateralus :eek: Its really really grown on me, all the filler tracks lead nicely into the next. Wings For Marie Pt 1 & Pt 2 would probably be my fav followed close by Right In Two.

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I can't put it above Lateralus. That album is perfection for me, as far as fillers and lead-ins and just the overall vibe of the album. BUT, 10K Days is seriously getting up there now. Last night, I got chills listening to 10K Days the song. The harmonies in it are really sweet. I also just LOVE Right in Two and Intension. Those two songs together are awesome. And The Pot..hehe. At first, I had a serious WTF reaction to the vocal intro and now I love it, lol. Who knew? I can't wait to hear this stuff live...EIGHT MORE DAYS!

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The James Blunt style vocals at the beginning are still really weird but the rest of the song is just great rock. The best song on the album IMO is "Right in Two". The lyrics are really well written and I love how it starts of really soft but ends up becoming just about the heaviest track on the album. Easily better than PJ's album I feel.....(didn't think I would say that).

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Intension and Right in Two have been my favorites since the get-go. I do love the new PJ album, though, too. I actually had been listening to the PJ one more until this week, hehe.

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this year is shaping up as a good year in music with albums already from tool, pj and queensryche (also sigur ros) to name just a few. silverchair will probably release an album at the end of the year as well! :)

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Silverchair :D Wonder how it will sound, interesting to see if they take same route as Diorama.

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10000 days pt 1 and 2 is tools single greatest moment IMO. its just amazing more I listen to it more I love it. Fantastic