Originally posted by: Terracosmo
Valley of the Damned is by far the best DF album, best songs, and at the time their music felt more fresh. Sure, the following 2 albums have been great, but it's still almost exactly the same formula. As for Tool I have Lateralus but didn't like it very much. :S Maybe I need to listen to it more.

Also, LMAO

LOL!! Hey! Leave DT alone! I swear I'll have them come play a solo at your house too. At 30 minutes per solo per instrument, you'd better take heed.

If you're looking into Tool, I think a better introduction to tool would be the album Aenima. Many of the songs on that Album are indicative of what they've done in the past as well as of what they're likely to do in the future. Its also my favorite album from them. Lateralus is a rather difficult listen, but if you like aenima, Lateralus will most likely grow on you. If you don't, then you probably shouldn't bother.