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View Poll Results: Will they ever stop playing in dropped D? | |
Yes
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No
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Carrots
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05-17-2006, 07:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | Will Tool ever stop playing in dropped D?
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Pretty simple. I really don't know. It seems like they're never gonna stop.
It's multiple choice, so go ahead and get a side of carrots with your vote. |
05-17-2006, 07:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Netherlands | | | Why should they? Most of theyre songs are in D minor so to keep a low sound they prefer to use dropped D tuning.
Ik know they have experimented with other tunings but these where lower than what they normally use(dropped B). |
05-17-2006, 08:39 AM
|  | put a bird on it | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | | is there a tuning you'd rather they play in? |
05-17-2006, 08:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Louisivlle Kentucky | | | yeah, no offense but this was kind of pointless. anyways I have always heard that Tool involves alot of musical theory, polyrythems and such in their music.(I don't listen to tool personally)
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05-17-2006, 09:52 AM
| | | | I voted all 3 because making this a multiple choice poll was kinda dumb. And no, they won't |
05-17-2006, 10:08 AM
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What the crap........?
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05-17-2006, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by arbitrary Have you ever seen Stevie Wonder's Wife?
Neither has he. | LOL. Voted all three because of this.
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05-17-2006, 01:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | I don't know why anyone does Drop D. Learn to play. |
05-17-2006, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveC I don't know why anyone does Drop D. Learn to play. | I do. How does that constitute not being able to play? I don't like five stringers and play a lot in the key of D.
Care to explain yourself?
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05-17-2006, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons LOL. Voted all three because of this. | Moi aussi.
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05-17-2006, 02:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | I'm just not a fan of alternate tunings. No slam on those who do. Just cranky today I guess. |
05-17-2006, 02:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hiding from the INS! | | | Drop D is an excellent tuning, IMO superior to standard for certain styles of music. The idea that it's a cop-out tuning used only for playing power chords with one less finger is a bad stereotype. The real question that should be asked is "Will Tool ever CHANGE KEYS???" |
05-17-2006, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by gsys The real question that should be asked is "Will Tool ever CHANGE KEYS???" | Yeah there you go. It just seems like generally if you're in dropped D, you do play in D. |
05-17-2006, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons LOL. Voted all three because of this. | damn...
I didn't vote at all.
I think though that its kinda like how horns like B flat, and geetar players like E when in standard tuning. |
05-17-2006, 03:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland | | | You could argue that it's just their signature sound. And it does seem to be working; last I checked, they were doing pretty well for themselves - especially considering the time it takes them to produce new work. |
05-17-2006, 05:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ponchatoula, LA | | Probably not, but I have heard them play in E(  ) It was a cover, but still, they've done it.(You Lied by Peach....it was on Salival)
Also, the drop D thing being a cop-out tuning only applies for guitarists. In fact I find it HARDER than to play in drop D than standard.
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05-17-2006, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by trog You could argue that it's just their signature sound. And it does seem to be working; last I checked, they were doing pretty well for themselves - especially considering the time it takes them to produce new work. | true...I don't see why they should have to play in other tunings...they sound just fine as they are imo |
05-17-2006, 06:44 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit, michigan | | | What is drop D? |
05-17-2006, 07:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Palo Alto, CA | | | It's where you drop your E string down a step to D.
It's popular among guitarists because it makes it very easy to play power chords (as if they weren't easy to begin with!)
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05-17-2006, 07:50 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit, michigan | | | Too much technical stuff for me. I don't know what that means. I hope I'm not playing in drop D since many people don't seem to like it. I just tune it untill my tuner says it's tuned. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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