[Dogstar]

Hmm, I wasn't bowled over by it. I think it sounds very much like Laterlus-era Tool and I loved Lateralus. But what I've always enjoyed about Tool is that each album has offered something a little different, even though you know it's Tool. Typically, I don't like the singles as much as the rest of an album so I'm hoping the rest will be better. What bothered me the most was the vocals mix. I thought Maynard's voice was way too muted in this song. It was a big disappointment in that regard. Adam Jones had said in the Guitar World interview that the vocals were indeed more in the background, which is shame, I think. I hope the rest of the album isn't like that vocally. To me, Maynard's voice is like another instrument and I think it was too underused.

I thought it started off a like like Schism or The Patient, but a tad heavier. Still, it's a decent song, just not what I was hoping for, I guess, after five years.