When you stream TOOL on Spotify or Apple Music, you are listening to a "lossy" file. High frequencies are shaved off to save bandwidth. For a band like TOOL, where subtlety is key (e.g., the hidden whispered tracks in Lateralus or the reverb tails in 10,000 Days ), those missing frequencies destroy the atmosphere.
& Opiate (1992) : The raw, aggressive beginnings. Undertow (1993) : The breakthrough featuring "Sober". Ænima (1996) : A massive leap into progressive territory. TOOL DISCOGRAPHY FLAC CD