But you don’t have to be a genius to appreciate Tool’s enchanting music. Tool’s intelligent band members applied their passion for Fibonacci to their compositions, under the guidance of drummer Danny Carey. The principle is quite straightforward: except for the first two numbers, each number is found by adding up the two preceding numbers.īeyond being a mathematical breakthrough, this sequence (which is closely linked to the golden ratio) is found all over the universe, from snail shells to galaxies, as well as cyclones, pineapples and even ratios used in technical analysis of the financial market. He also defined the sequence that bears his name and that Tool have used for their third album. Alive 800 years ago, it was thanks to the mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci that you read that as ‘800’ and not ‘DCCC’ (he used Hindu-Arabic numerals instead of Roman numerals). Criticised by some for repeating themselves, the group mathematically prove the opposite in this confusing Lateralus. Buy the album Starting at $11.99Īpparently following the maxim “ why make it simple when you could make it complicated”, Tool have built their album around a very elaborate calculation. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
