I am annoyed with Paul D'amour.

Benjamin Strange · #1 01-19-2010, 08:19 PM

Paul is one of my most respected artists. He did some amazing things with the first three Tool records, put out a solid solo EP, and his Lusk project was badass. But I am currently annoyed with him: he's got new music on his poorly designed website, and has no information about it. I want to support one of my favorite artists, yet there's no way for me to purchase any of his new music. What gives?

There's simply no excuse in this modern age for having a poorly designed website and lack of information about your work, especially when you're an artist of his stature and fame. Annoying, annoying, annoying.

http://www.pauldamour.com/paulsite/MAIN.html

mgauge · #2 01-19-2010, 08:22 PM

For someone who LEFT Tool, he sure does mention being part of Tool alot on his website

NineSpine · #3 01-19-2010, 08:24 PM

Unless there is a Tool album that I am unaware of, he was only on the first two.

Getaway Driver · #4 01-19-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NineSpine

Unless there is a Tool album that I am unaware of, he was only on the first two.

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Originally Posted by mgauge

For someone who LEFT Tool, he sure does mention being part of Tool alot on his website

He wrote parts for several songs an Aenima, but didn't record the tracks on the album.

His site certainly paints a pretty egomaniacal picture of him.

infamusblkdeath · #5 01-19-2010, 10:31 PM

honestly, i didn't think paul was even that popular at all...especially here, i rarely see people bring him up.
i find it funny that your actually annoyed with someone who has been out of the spotlight for so long. i mean obviously i don't agree with all the egomanical crap, but i don't really see a reason to make a huge deal out of it. to me he only played a small(but very good) role in tool. i've always liked his bass playing alot but not as much as justin

Benjamin Strange · #6 01-20-2010, 12:09 AM

Newsflash guys: most artists don't write their own bios. Somebody wrote that about him, so of course it sounds aggrandizing. That's what bios do.

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Originally Posted by NineSpine

Unless there is a Tool album that I am unaware of, he was only on the first two.

He wrote most of the material on the first three albums. There was a noticeable drop in quality when he left.

stranded horse · #7 01-20-2010, 12:16 AM

I like the old Tool stuff at least as much as the newer stuff, if not even more, but for some reason I still have a lot more sympathy towards Justin Chancellor.

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Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

He wrote most of the material on the first three albums. There was a noticeable drop in quality when he left.

Lateralus was a noticable drop in qualitiy??? Either you take that back or I will come over and punch you!!

Sartori · #8 01-20-2010, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

He wrote most of the material on the first three albums. There was a noticeable drop in quality when he left.

He certainly played a big role, and the style did change after he left, but I wouldn't say it was a drop in quality. Lateralus and 10,000 Days were both great albums.

Benjamin Strange · #9 01-20-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sartori

He certainly played a big role, and the style did change after he left, but I wouldn't say it was a drop in quality. Lateralus and 10,000 Days were both great albums.

My feeling was that Lateralus was utter crap, and I didn't even bother with the next one. But hey, to each their own.

**jmattbassplaya** · #10 01-20-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

My feeling was that Lateralus was utter crap, and I didn't even bother with the next one. But hey, to each their own.

Really? I always thought their material kept getting progressively better from album to album.

And what`s not to like about Lateralus? Schism, Parabol/Parabola, The Patient, Lateralus, Ticks and Leeches, and Disposition are phenomenal tracks.

superfunk47 · #11 01-20-2010, 01:08 PM

10,000 Days is worth a try at the very least. It took me awhile to really warm up to it. I think they've only gotten better since Lateralus.

infamusblkdeath · #12 01-20-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

Really? I always thought their material kept getting progressively better from album to album.

it only gets better depending on YOU. what you are saying is more of an opinion. lateralus is where i draw the line, 10,000 days seriously bored the hell out of me. and AEnima is my all time favorite. i doubt anything they ever put out will ever top that album for me.

Getaway Driver · #13 01-20-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by infamusblkdeath

it only gets better depending on YOU. what you are saying is more of an opinion. lateralus is where i draw the line, 10,000 days seriously bored the hell out of me. and AEnima is my all time favorite. i doubt anything they ever put out will ever top that album for me.

i think you've made your point.

Benjamin Strange · #14 01-20-2010, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

Really? I always thought their material kept getting progressively better from album to album.

And what`s not to like about Lateralus? Schism, Parabol/Parabola, The Patient, Lateralus, Ticks and Leeches, and Disposition are phenomenal tracks.

What's not to like? The endless noodling, repetitive pentatonic licks, TERRIBLE production, bad songs, etc., etc.

I prefer Undertow.

To each their own.

But this thread is about Paul D'amour. I really dig his post-Tool work. I just wish there was more of it.

Lusk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzWuW6ESeXQ

Feersum Enjinn (terrible video, but his old yellow Rick from his days in Tool is prominently featured):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuafuhMQqbs

Bassmingo · #15 01-21-2010, 08:51 AM

he didn't leave tool. He was pushed.

skulletwhip · #16 01-21-2010, 11:34 AM

His site reads like a resume to me.

Sartori · #17 01-22-2010, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

My feeling was that Lateralus was utter crap, and I didn't even bother with the next one. But hey, to each their own.

I guess so. Undertow is still my favorite album of theirs, but the I liked the ones after it almost as much.

**jmattbassplaya** · #18 01-22-2010, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by infamusblkdeath

it only gets better depending on YOU. what you are saying is more of an opinion. lateralus is where i draw the line, 10,000 days seriously bored the hell out of me. and AEnima is my all time favorite. i doubt anything they ever put out will ever top that album for me.

Umm, didn`t I say I thought (key phrase right here, bud) that they got better.

No duh it`s an opinion. I was mostly just trying to get a response as to why he didn`t like the new albums as much.

"Yeah, well that`s like... your opinion, man."

benmoore88 · #19 01-22-2010, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mgauge

For someone who LEFT Tool, he sure does mention being part of Tool alot on his website

it is quite a funny read
probably not for the reasons he would like though

SMASH · #20 01-22-2010, 02:58 AM

Glad to finally find others who hear it the same as I do. If I try really hard I can be amused by some of Lateralus, but generally that album and 10000 Days I find to be somewhere between a big letdown and plain boring. Aenima has some monster tracks on it, and I thought Undertow was good too.

IMO Primus took a major nosedive after Frizzle Fry, and Dream Theater's best album by far was their first one. Now I'm alone again in my views, aren't I? ... and off topic, sorry Benjamin.

As for Paul D'amour ... a lot of musicians are totally clueless and at times their own worst enemies on the business side of things.

To me the bio seems well-written, informative, and accurate (especially the description of Spokane).

Cool vids. I'd never heard of his solo stuff. Full credit to him for not trying to join Chevelle or otherwise cloning Tool.