Music Review: Undertow, by Tool | EW.com
- ️David Browne
- ️Fri May 28 1993
Undertow (1996) Like many of its brethren in the alternative-metal corps—Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, and Helmet—Tool can crunch and lumber about with the best of… Tool Rock
Like many of its brethren in the alternative-metal corps—Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, and Helmet—Tool can crunch and lumber about with the best of them. What put this L.A. band a notch above the rest are better songs (with actual verses, choruses, and hooks-check out the terrific ''Prison Sex'') and the hints of vulnerability in singer Maynard James Keenan's voice.