Seems pretty obvious, right? The angel is trying to give him good advice while the devil is trying to get him to do what's bad for him. cartoons? Sometimes there's that one where the guy is trying to make a decision, and he's got an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Speaking to the audience, he said, "Any of you ever seen those old Warner Bros. However, on several occasions, specifically on November 23, 1996, during a show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Maynard did grant some insight into the meaning of the song. Speculation has surrounded the song "H." The "meaning" of this song has seldom been detailed by the band, as they do not regularly comment on such things. D'Amour also worked on "H.", as he is credited as a co-songwriter on ASCAP's website. The inside cover displays art featuring a painting of a disabled patient that shows a resemblance to singer Maynard James Keenan and Bill Hicks depicted as a doctor or "healer" with the line, "Another Dead Hero".ĭemo versions of the songs "Stinkfist", "Eulogy", "Pushit", and "Ænema" were recorded with Paul D'Amour on bass, before he left the band. The band dedicated the album to Bill Hicks (a comedian who the band felt was going in the same direction as them) and said this album to be partly inspired by him. The liner notes included references to dissociative anesthesia through ketamine as well as Timothy Leary, "futants", ritual magic, and religious fundamentalism. These segues are "Useful Idiot", "Message to Harry Manback", "Intermission", "Die Eier von Satan", "Cesaro Summability", and "(-) Ions".
Several of the songs are short segues or interludes that connect to longer songs, pushing the total duration of the CD towards the maximum of around 80 minutes. Promotional singles were issued, in order of release, for " Stinkfist", " H.", " Ænema" and " Forty-Six & 2" with just the first and third receiving music videos. The title Ænima is a combination of the words ' anima' (Latin for 'soul' and associated with the ideas of "life force", and a term often used by psychologist Carl Jung) and ' enema', the medical procedure involving the injection of fluids into the rectum. Ænima is Tool's first studio album with former Peach bassist Justin Chancellor. 18 on its list of The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. In 2003, Ænima was ranked the sixth most influential album of all time by Kerrang! Rolling Stone listed the album at No. The track Ænema won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1998. The album appeared on several lists of the best albums of 1996, including that of Kerrang! and Terrorizer. It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA on March 4, 2003. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart upon its initial release, selling 148,000 copies in its first week.
The album was produced by David Bottrill. The album was recorded and cut at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood and The Hook in North Hollywood from 1995 to 1996. It was released in vinyl format on September 17, 1996, and in compact disc format on October 1, 1996, through Zoo Entertainment. Ænima ( / ˈ ɑː n ɪ m ə/ AH-ni-mə) is the second studio album by American rock band Tool.
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