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Only 7/10 Tracks
I am honestly pissed about this situation. I have waited patiently for 13 years for this, pre-ordered this album at the first day of availability, paid a premium price for the product without blinking (4x the price of what an album should be priced at) and it only came with 7 out of 10 tracks on the CD (11 if you count the track that plays when you open the cd case). Track 3 - Litanie Contre La Peur is not present on the CD, nor is Track 5 - Legion Inoculant, nor is Track 10 - Mockingbeat. These tracks ARE found on Amazon Music along with other streaming services I am sure. For Tool always being so adamant about physical media only, no recordings of their live shows with phones, this is a bit of a slap to the face. The CD when plugged into my computer even says "Fear Inoculant - CD Version". Do you really expect me to listen to Tool on a streaming service? If I am listening to Tool digitally, it is going to be in nothing but ALAC, FLAC or WAV. But thanks for the crappy MP3 card I guess? Maybe those will have the three missing tracks. The album artwork and visual experience are spectacular. Alex Grey, as always, does an amazing job with his art. However, I am here for the music first and foremost. Have not even listened to the album yet, waited all day to get the CD so I could listen to it pure rather than off of Amazon Music. What a rip-off. Edit: I have since given the album a listen. I'm going to change my review from a 1 to a 5. The music is amazing. I'm still livid about having to listen to the 3 (4 if you count the music that plays when you open the CD case) in a less than ideal format. I honestly view it as Adam selling out to the digital era because I'm sure he was worried about album performance otherwise. Adam, Danny and Justin, as always, provide some sublime instrumentals, Maynard's voice is still amazing but his lyrics aren't as good as previous albums, too much time working on Puscifer I think. I get that I'm in the 1% of the 1% that actually cares about physical media, high fidelity, even knows what the difference is between CD and streaming, have both a loud speaker setup and headphone setup to really make this album shine, but I still don't like getting only 70% of the full experience, especially when I paid top dollar. I'm an audiophile snob. I'm a Tool. I'll admit it.
August 2019 · CDs and Vinyl · verified purchase
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Fear Inoculum
4.9★ · 6,996 ratings, as of 2023
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