Tool

[teyla]

Last year, I went to Rock im Park, a pretty famous German Rock festival. While I was there, I heard "Tool" play live. Ever since, I have been listening to their music off and on, and I've discovered that they are one of the few groups that make the kind of music that manages to actually do more than just sound nice. Their songs paint pictures, make you feel... whatever the song is about. It's not the head-banging-inducing euphoria, I get that with other groups, too. It's something else entirely, and it's both very creepy and very, very cool.

If you fancy a listen, here are the links to a few of their songs:
Left-click on the links, they will take you to a site where you'll find the actual download link.

Album: Undertow
Prison Sex | Sober

Album: 10,000 Days
Rosetta Stoned | Right In Two

Album: Lateralus
Schism | Disposition

Comments

[chaoskir.livejournal.com]

Hi,
I heard Prison Sex and it´s really good. I liked it and I think I want to hear more from Tool. One thing more I´ll go to check out. Yep, in the moment I hear an old CD but it´s one of my favorite-CD´s. Maybe you know it (normally nobody knows it). It´s PULP and the CD is called "Different CLASS" and I loved all the songs but "Common people" is the top for me.

[teyla]

If you like Tool, I can burn the three albums I have onto a MP3 CD and throw it in with the SGA DVDs :).

Nope, don't know anything by Pulp. What kind of music do they play?

[teyla]

PS: My personal favorite of the above linked songs is Sober. For me, it's the ultimate Sheppard/Kolya song (you'll understand when you've seen SGA). Very kinky, very creepy ;).

[housepiglet.livejournal.com]

Hello there :)

Many thanks for those links. I'll go and check them out.

I remember reading in your response to a comment on one of your stories that English is not your first language, and I see that you're German. (I'm English, btw.)

I just wanted to say how enormously impressed I am with the quality of your English. It's impossible to know that it's not your main language. In a way I'm not entirely surprised, though, because two Augusts ago I was backpacking in the Pyrenees and a young bloke stopped to chat. He addressed me in fluent French, and I managed to stammer out a reply to the effect that I was English. He then began to speak English, and his accent was so almost flawless that for several minutes I thought he *was* English. Our education system has a *great* deal to learn from yours :)

Well, just thought I'd mention that!

*trots off to play with the vidding machine*

[teyla]

I'm English, btw.
Yeah, I saw on your user info page. *waves hello in the direction she thinks might be north* ;)

It's impossible to know that it's not your main language.
*head swells* Thank you so much!! It's so awesome when native speakers compliment on my English. Makes me feel like I'm Hemingway (and I so know I'm not Hemingway!! ;) ). *bright smile*

I had a lot of opportunity to improve my English besides school, though. I actually lived in the States for one year, even though I don't remember any of it (I was born in '86, and my family lived in Houston the whole of '87). I've been there three additional times for summer vacation, and I spent four weeks in Canada on a student exchange. And I have a good friend who lives in the South of England whom I have visited once so far. Writing in English and having native speakers point out my mistakes helped a lot, too.

I haven't put as much of an effort in French, though. The only thing I know how to say is "Je ne parle pas le francais" ;). And, having said that, I usually switch to English ;).

[housepiglet.livejournal.com]

I haven't put as much of an effort in French, though. The only thing I know how to say is "Je ne parle pas le francais" ;). And, having said that, I usually switch to English ;)

ET moi aussi!

*le snigger* :)

[teyla]

'Allo! Moi, je m'apelle T'eyla. Je suis une fanatique de House. Mais j'aime plus le Wilson. J'aime plus plus le malade!Wilson ;). Um... nope, that's about it. I've no idea how to say that I like sick!Wilson best with House comforting him... ;)