http://artrockpoetry.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/duality-a-semiotic-analysis-of-the-tool-music-video-schism-abstract/ --Tiffany Rae Starkey-- Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:24:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://artrockpoetry.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/duality-a-semiotic-analysis-of-the-tool-music-video-schism-abstract/#comment-120 artrockpoetry Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:50:32 +0000 http://artrockpoetry.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/duality-a-semiotic-analysis-of-the-tool-music-video-schism-abstract/#comment-120 I am glad you enjoyed it. :) Wow. I'm not really sure where to start to answer this question. I think the first step in analyzing is just to simply listen. Absorb. Maybe start with what you think first. What are you first impressions? What feelings does a sound evoke? What associations do you make with a word, a line? What does it remind you of? For instance, you say, "their concepts." What then are those concepts, and why do think so? You are an element of the music as well.Perhaps the songs, albums, and so forth can be interpreted in many applications:sociology, astrotheology, psychology, sexually, through other literature, and on and on and on. Also, answering who you are as a listener might be something to consider. During the conference, I prefaced my analysis with a disclaimer, stating that this was just one way to look it at and was not doctrine for me or anyone else; I am not the artist, especially not who the artist is at that moment. While I think just embracing the music is a key component, working within a confinement might help too. For instance, you may want to work solely within the context of religion. How might something fit there? (No, I am not saying to be fixed and rigid. :p Maybe the confinement might transform depending on what you find.) One last question to ask might be can the music change how one listens, just as the listener can alter how the music is heard? I apologize if I have not said, "Read this book," but I hope I have helped. And, of course, there is always www.toolband.com and http://toolshed.down.net. Thanks for reading and for the comment. :) I am glad you enjoyed it. Wow. I’m not really sure where to start to answer this question. I think the first step in analyzing
is just to simply listen. Absorb. Maybe start with what you think first. What are you first impressions? What feelings does a sound evoke? What associations do you make with a word, a line? What does it remind you of? For instance, you say, “their concepts.” What then are those concepts, and why do think so? You are an element of the music as well.Perhaps the songs, albums, and so forth can be interpreted in many applications:sociology, astrotheology, psychology, sexually, through other literature, and on and on and on. Also, answering who you are as a listener might be something to consider. During the conference, I prefaced my analysis with a disclaimer, stating that this was just one way to look it at and was not doctrine for me or anyone else; I am not the artist, especially not who the artist is at that moment. While I think just embracing the music is a key component, working within a confinement might help too. For instance, you may want to work solely within the context of religion. How might something fit there? (No, I am not saying to be fixed and rigid. :p Maybe the confinement might transform depending on what you find.) One last question to ask might be can the music change how one listens, just as the listener can alter how the music is heard? I apologize if I have not said, “Read this book,” but I hope I have helped. And, of course, there is always http://www.toolband.com and http://toolshed.down.net. Thanks for reading and for the comment.

]]> http://artrockpoetry.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/duality-a-semiotic-analysis-of-the-tool-music-video-schism-abstract/#comment-116 D Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:42:54 +0000 http://artrockpoetry.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/duality-a-semiotic-analysis-of-the-tool-music-video-schism-abstract/#comment-116 Hey I really enjoyed this. I've been trying to analyze Tool myself, but I'm lost because I don't really know where to begin on a LOT of their concepts. Are there any places I should look for either a further analysis or important influences where the band mightdraw their work from? Hey I really enjoyed this. I’ve been trying to analyze Tool myself, but I’m lost because I don’t really know where to begin on a LOT of their concepts. Are there any places I should look for either a further analysis or important influences where the band mightdraw their work from?

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