The first single "Don't Take The Money" hit #3 at Alternative Radio
It was the band's second album for Victory
'Blue Christmas'
and accompanied by in-depth sleevenotes from Mojo's Keith Cameron (based on recent and exclusive interviews with J Mascis)
and soulful versions of "Silver Bells
Tool - "Undertow" label_Naked Lunch The first single "Don't TakeArguably their finest album, this follow up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production, without the muddiness of Aenima. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on "Sober" and "Crawl Away". Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ("Intolerance," "Sober"; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and it's consequences ("Prison Sex"), and deliberate