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Originally Posted by panda show
I agree. I think it comes down to the fact that they're simply good musicians and they're smart, in that they know how to maintain the sound that they've patented over the years. Not chasing trends is a big part of it, but that's kind of expected, I mean we are talking about Tool here.
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i would say side-projects have a lot to do with it. i'm not a huge Tool fan but i have seen Puscifer live and have heard at least a few Perfect Circle tracks - seems clear to me that Maynard Keenan wouldn't feel too obligated to make a new Tool song that didn't sound like Tool considering just about any other style or sound he'd want to do could probably be handled by one of those other bands.
Billy meanwhile seems to be dumping just about every idea and wild stylistic shift he has into the Pumpkins, and has been since the late 90s (tho results didn't quite go downhill 'til SP2, imo)