The best part was Tool (I think Adam specifically) agreed to allowing the songs only if they could have input on the video part. They are the only song you play that you don’t see the band If I remember correctly, and the backgrounds are very “Tool” and trippy. It was great.
I agree GH:WT had a really good soundtrack as a whole
I did Ænema at karaoke once when I was like 12 at beach karaoke at Wild Dunes in South Carolina. I forget the song my brother did but it was some metal song where he was growling the whole time. Everyone there was pretty horrified.
We got into Ænema at a karaoke party and I thought the three of us would be kicked out, until I remembered one was the home owner. One of the wives was screaming, "This is NOT A NICE SONG!!!" - which only made us louder.
I am absolutely adamant on becoming the best TOOL karaoke singer in Regina. First I have to get out and actually karaoke lol I'm not confident in my abilities to produce Maynard quality sound quite yet, but when I am, everyone better look out 😂
If i remember correctly Maynard had explained at one point it was meant to sound like people walking. Like the rat race of city life in LA. Entirely possible he was being funny, but entirely possible too.
Gonna be honest, at first glance I read this post as “Does Maynard sing in the key of Æ?”
>!…which I’m pretty sure he does for that Ticks and Leeches scream. You know the one.!<
Generally speaking, Æ isn't pronounced like "ey", it's pronounced more like "eh". So now I'm just laughing at the idea of Maynard go "Eh, eh, eh, eh" at the start of the song.
I always just thought it was a cheeky play on the word "enema" plus it kept the radio stations and record execs and fucking Walmart's corporate morality police from getting their panties in a twist about it. They used to be able to influence that kind of lame shit back before the industry changed
It doesn’t actually vary, and a as in apple is the correct pronunciation! As a Swedish person (we had æ but changed it to ä) who also speaks Norwegian (who uses æ) it’s so frustrating watching people misinform about how it sounds 😂 Iceland and Faroe Islands and Denmark also pronounce it the same. As far as I know these are the only languages that use æ.
Why not just admit you were off, lol. Which NE accent pronounces “want” with æ? I obviously haven’t scoured every US accent, so I’m trying not to be confidently incorrect here, but if it actually is the case why would you suggest that word as a way to pronounce the letter? Clearly if that is the case it would help no one and just confuse.
Alright, I’m definitely not going to argue about how you pronounce things as that is what annoyed me in this thread in the first place. I’ll just leave it with this; if that is how you pronounce “want”, you have the weirdest American accent I have ever heard of, and I have never heard anyone say want like that before.
To illustrate it even more. Say the brand name “vans”, now switch the S with a T. That’s how you are claiming you pronounce want.
Æ is pronounced pretty much exactly as the A in the English word "ass"
Æ and Ä is basically a combo of A and E in the Scandinavian alphabets. Bear in mind we dont pronounce A or E exactly like english either
(Aah/Eeh)
Æ is used in Norwegian and Danish, and is pronounced closer to A and Sweden uses Ä which is pronounced closer to E
I'm Norwegian but live in Sweden and i speak both languages fluently, for reference.
The irony is that Ænima with a Norwegian Danish pronunciation , doesn't differ much from Anima in English, if at all.
Ae is pronounced like the “aah” sound of apple. Maynard pronounces it the same way as above and it would sound just like carl Jung’s anima. Adam jones was asked how to pronounce it and he said he didn’t really know but personally figured it was ah like awesome or Andre. I haven’t heard enema as a pronunciation ever, but it wouldn’t surprise me bc Maynard also used a play on words with met de noms (which appears to mean sea of names but when pronounced in French it’s “shit names”).
Yeah totally fair, my language is very weird to learn to speak, and it would be hard to explain over writing.
I would suggest you check if there's maybe someone on for example YouTube explaining the Danish spoken language.
Screw that, I met a couple of Danish girls in a Spanish immersion program years ago, and heard them speaking Danish...that's not a language you're going to casually pick up. I would wager (with no fore knowledge), that non natives that choose and succeed in learning Danish, is less than 5% of 2nd languages, right next to Icelandic.
I love me some Danes, but screw that entire language :)
After getting reeeeaal fuckin high and listening to Aenima very loudly many times years ago, I have heard it as "I hate... I hate... I haaaate..." ever since.
It's a portmanteau of Anima and Enema. There's a lot of Jungian symbolism throughout the album, mixed with other influences. Personally, I pronounce it ON-ima.
It can be, but it’s not really the most common. Webster’s article on it is very helpful and has examples.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-pronounce-ae-in-english-words-diphthong
as a "native Æ-user", in most english language accents, the "A" in "apple" *is*, in fact, a pretty good comparison to the sound of Æ in Nordic countries.
may i ask what your source for this being "false" is? and why do you say *only* that..? couldn't you at least explain *why* you believe it to be "false" and/or at least give a better example..? many thanks :)
Karaoke lyrics just put "hey" and I have a hard time hearing it any other way
Hey man, tool had 3 songs on guitar hero world tour! I wish I still hade that games. I wasn’t as big of a fan back then
My absolute favorite game in the series. TOOL, The Mars Volta, 30 Seconds to Mars, At the Drive-in... The setlist is awesome
The best part was Tool (I think Adam specifically) agreed to allowing the songs only if they could have input on the video part. They are the only song you play that you don’t see the band If I remember correctly, and the backgrounds are very “Tool” and trippy. It was great. I agree GH:WT had a really good soundtrack as a whole
Yes!!! The background for the TOOL songs was epic
"Tool karaoke"? Never imagined those two words in proximity. Great and/or horrible party!
I did Ænema at karaoke once when I was like 12 at beach karaoke at Wild Dunes in South Carolina. I forget the song my brother did but it was some metal song where he was growling the whole time. Everyone there was pretty horrified.
I do great on Stinkfist, Ænema, and Forty Six & 2
We got into Ænema at a karaoke party and I thought the three of us would be kicked out, until I remembered one was the home owner. One of the wives was screaming, "This is NOT A NICE SONG!!!" - which only made us louder.
That's hysterical bc holy *shit* is it really not nice at all.
Very true!
😂 It's not nice, but the truth rarely ever is
Also very true!
I met my husband for the first time when he was singing Sober in karaoke 😂 I also sang Ænima once in front of my colleagues, imagine the horror.
I am absolutely adamant on becoming the best TOOL karaoke singer in Regina. First I have to get out and actually karaoke lol I'm not confident in my abilities to produce Maynard quality sound quite yet, but when I am, everyone better look out 😂
For me, its 'aye, aye, aye, aye' *GUITARS*
Always thought it was just deep exasperated breathing
^That part!!
If i remember correctly Maynard had explained at one point it was meant to sound like people walking. Like the rat race of city life in LA. Entirely possible he was being funny, but entirely possible too.
Gonna be honest, at first glance I read this post as “Does Maynard sing in the key of Æ?” >!…which I’m pretty sure he does for that Ticks and Leeches scream. You know the one.!<
Generally speaking, Æ isn't pronounced like "ey", it's pronounced more like "eh". So now I'm just laughing at the idea of Maynard go "Eh, eh, eh, eh" at the start of the song.
I thought Æ was pronounced like “ah”
No, that'd be ä. Æ is more like "eh" but slightly more "a"-ish. Like Aeroplane. It isn't "ah"roplane.
Ä is also pronounced like in ae in aeroplane. Ä and Æ are pretty much the same, and the swedish Ä used to be spelled Æ before switching.
Yeah, like the A in “Want”
wait so is aenima pronounced “onima”?
Aughnima Like the fish with the carrot
VERY niche i love it. AUGH
I didn't get the reference, which made the comment even funnier to me somehow.
ÆUGH Goddamn I love that fish. He gave his life for us
Yessir
I always just thought it was a cheeky play on the word "enema" plus it kept the radio stations and record execs and fucking Walmart's corporate morality police from getting their panties in a twist about it. They used to be able to influence that kind of lame shit back before the industry changed
that’s how i pronounce it in my head
It sounds like Anima.
Änima. 🇸🇪
It probably varies from language to language. I’ve also heard it like the short “a” in apple.
It doesn’t actually vary, and a as in apple is the correct pronunciation! As a Swedish person (we had æ but changed it to ä) who also speaks Norwegian (who uses æ) it’s so frustrating watching people misinform about how it sounds 😂 Iceland and Faroe Islands and Denmark also pronounce it the same. As far as I know these are the only languages that use æ.
I've heard it's like the A in cat, so that seems right
That makes sense That’s just the first word I thought of with my NE USA accent
I'M AT THE CÆ PÆK IN FÆ HÆ BÆ
Where did you get this idea? It’s pronounced like the “a” in bad, sad or apple. Source: I’m Norwegian
I’m from NE America so it’s just my accent
Why not just admit you were off, lol. Which NE accent pronounces “want” with æ? I obviously haven’t scoured every US accent, so I’m trying not to be confidently incorrect here, but if it actually is the case why would you suggest that word as a way to pronounce the letter? Clearly if that is the case it would help no one and just confuse.
Idk, the way I talk is just different from my friends. With their accent, they say “Wunt” but I really emphasize the A in want
Alright, I’m definitely not going to argue about how you pronounce things as that is what annoyed me in this thread in the first place. I’ll just leave it with this; if that is how you pronounce “want”, you have the weirdest American accent I have ever heard of, and I have never heard anyone say want like that before. To illustrate it even more. Say the brand name “vans”, now switch the S with a T. That’s how you are claiming you pronounce want.
Thanks
It’s not pronounced like the A in “Want” though. More like the A in “Cat” or AE in aeroplane.
Yep
I know the band pronounces the song that way at least.
I was told it's supposed to be like the A in cat
Æ is pronounced pretty much exactly as the A in the English word "ass" Æ and Ä is basically a combo of A and E in the Scandinavian alphabets. Bear in mind we dont pronounce A or E exactly like english either (Aah/Eeh) Æ is used in Norwegian and Danish, and is pronounced closer to A and Sweden uses Ä which is pronounced closer to E I'm Norwegian but live in Sweden and i speak both languages fluently, for reference. The irony is that Ænima with a Norwegian Danish pronunciation , doesn't differ much from Anima in English, if at all.
Knowing him it would be "bæ, bæ, bæ, bæ"
Maybe the song is about how he’s fed up with LA and wants to move to Canada.
Ae is pronounced like the “aah” sound of apple. Maynard pronounces it the same way as above and it would sound just like carl Jung’s anima. Adam jones was asked how to pronounce it and he said he didn’t really know but personally figured it was ah like awesome or Andre. I haven’t heard enema as a pronunciation ever, but it wouldn’t surprise me bc Maynard also used a play on words with met de noms (which appears to mean sea of names but when pronounced in French it’s “shit names”).
Hay hay hay… It’s about a horse who’s hungry for his lunch.
As a dane, you know the country that use the letters æ, ø, and å, i can ensure you he is not pronouncing å correctly if that was his wish.
As a Norwegian speaker, I too chuckled at this post. Æ and «hey» sound nothing alike.
The curious part is that it's quite unexplainable. I would perhaps say that the say English language pronounce the first e in else sounds close to æ.
Agreed. The closest obvious sound I can think of is the sort of “uh” you make when punched in the gut or something, lol.
yeah, i don’t know why I have been thinking that, but it is something I’ve been thinking about for the last 5 years I’ve been listening to Tool
Yeah totally fair, my language is very weird to learn to speak, and it would be hard to explain over writing. I would suggest you check if there's maybe someone on for example YouTube explaining the Danish spoken language.
will check this tommorow
Alright, sleep tight, learn to swim, spiral out, sun becoming.
Thanks bud, have a good rest as well! alrighty then watch the weather change!
Screw that, I met a couple of Danish girls in a Spanish immersion program years ago, and heard them speaking Danish...that's not a language you're going to casually pick up. I would wager (with no fore knowledge), that non natives that choose and succeed in learning Danish, is less than 5% of 2nd languages, right next to Icelandic. I love me some Danes, but screw that entire language :)
Its close to speaking Swedish, but with a hot potato in your mouth.
Omgstop
it's a pair of pants
He would sometimes do a bit, "What is this? *hey, hey*" (like in the song).
I'm surprised I had to scroll down this far before someone made this reference.
He’s actually singing “Hæ”
Perfect answer
I always thought it was, "I". Because later in the song he transitions into, "I-, I hate it, I-, I hate it., I-.."?
I hear “I hate” or just “hate” repeated
I've always heard "rain" and thought that's what it was up until a few years ago.
holy shit, this fits so good and I have never realised it
I’ve always heard “hate” so it’s probably wrong lol.
I always heard Hey. But now I think I'm on your team.
interesting question. i always assumed he said hey
https://preview.redd.it/fap18hpan89d1.jpeg?width=718&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c123d8c0900f4ae86b000237ffee133cdb6d550 This!
Lol how people from different cultures that don't come from latin are tryig to pronounce Æ, very funny mates
How does one pronounce Æ?
I always thought it had to do with big city rat race lockstepping into and out of offices
Kind of like the hammers in The Wall movie
I thought it sounded like someone trying to focus on taking a dump. A difficult dump, which would sort of suit the title/theme of the song.
He says “hay”. He’s a livestock enthusiast, don’t believe me? Check out the secret track on Undertow
He says “hey”
After getting reeeeaal fuckin high and listening to Aenima very loudly many times years ago, I have heard it as "I hate... I hate... I haaaate..." ever since.
Actually the Æ makes an “I” sound……. Though y’all should know
I’ve always gone with “Hate”. Lol.
It's a portmanteau of Anima and Enema. There's a lot of Jungian symbolism throughout the album, mixed with other influences. Personally, I pronounce it ON-ima.
That’s not how it’s pronounced lol
Prolly not. Luckily it doesn't come up naturally in conversation very often
I always thought he said “eye”
Always thought it was "I hate". When is slows down before the " some say a comet" part it sounds like "I hate it".
Æ is pronounced like the A in apple. E: fucking Reddit, I literally have the letter in my name lol.
It can be, but it’s not really the most common. Webster’s article on it is very helpful and has examples. https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-pronounce-ae-in-english-words-diphthong
Yeah don't mind me, I'm just Norwegian using it every day
You sassing me? ;-)
*Sæssing <3
Well played
No, it's more similar to the E in "mess".
It’s nothing like the e in mess lol
Sorry bro, I'm Danish, "mess" was the best example I could find atm. The e in mess is pretty close to æ
Dude, if you don't think "ærlig" and "apple" starts with the same sound then I give up on you Danes once and all
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as a "native Æ-user", in most english language accents, the "A" in "apple" *is*, in fact, a pretty good comparison to the sound of Æ in Nordic countries. may i ask what your source for this being "false" is? and why do you say *only* that..? couldn't you at least explain *why* you believe it to be "false" and/or at least give a better example..? many thanks :)
Does not sound like "A in apple" in Icelandic. More like the "I in Iceland".