Tool - 10,000 Days (Review: Dan)

I was surprised when Tool came up, if I'm honest. I didn't think anyone liked them. I was also very reluctant to listen to them, as they are what I have always very naively called an "Old Band". Which is a ridiculous thing to do really.
However, I have been extremely pleasantly surprised from what I have heard from 10,000 Days. Vicarious, I genuinely believe, has been one of the most exciting songs I have listened to in a very long time. I'd be willing to say it's one of the best new things I've heard in a long time, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
As I had never listened to Tool before I didn't really know what to expect, which was great for them, as I can be very stubborn, as I feel I was with Metallica, depsite the perhaps generous score I gave the album. It's because of this that I have let their long songs not become a burden to me. I've embraced what I'm listening to and accepted that it is good, despite it's ridiculous length.
I'm probably not going to say alot more, other than that I enjoyed the album.
Sadly, I can't find a picture on amazon of 4 stars. So you will have to imagine them.

My favourite tracks were:
[1]Vicarious
[2]Jambi
[5]The Pot