Salival

Salival
Box set by Tool
Released December 12, 2000
Recorded

1992 - 1998:

Genre Progressive metal, progressive rock, alternative metal
Length 73:57
Label Volcano Entertainment II / Tool Dissectional
Producer David Bottrill
Tool chronology
Ænima
(1996)		 Salival
(2000)		 Lateralus
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (CD/VHS)[2]
Allmusic (CD/DVD)[3]
Dotmusic[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Wall of Sound(70/100)[6]
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Salival is a live, outtake, and video album, released as a limited edition box set in CD/VHS and CD/DVD formats in 2000 by American rock band Tool. It includes a 56-page book of photos and stills from their music videos.

Content

The live track "You Lied" is a cover of a song by bass player Justin Chancellor's previous band Peach. The cover of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" was originally recorded for the soundtrack of Private Parts, but Tool subsequently decided against allowing it to be used, leading to criticism from Howard Stern, who had previously endorsed the band.

Salival is the second and final official Tool release (as of 2016) to feature a substantial amount of live material. The tracks were recorded from several different shows between 1995 and 1999. (Tool's other official live release, consisting of songs primarily from Lollapalooza '93, is available on the out-of-print Sober - Tales from the Darkside.)

Live versions of the Ænima tracks "Pushit" and "Third Eye" appear on this album plus a live version of the Opiate song "Part of Me". The live instrumental song "Merkaba" was originally an intro for "Sober" when played live, however no tracks from Undertow proper appear here in live form. The name "Merkaba" is a reference to the Merkabah school of Jewish mysticsm as it relates to new age meditation.[7]

"Message to Harry Manback II", "No Quarter", and "LAMC" were recorded during the sessions for Ænima though they were slightly re-recorded before being released on Salival.[8]

Packaging

The album is packaged in a black box sized 8.25x6.75x2" featuring the "Salival man" with outstretched arms. It is contained within a translucent slipcase that features the band's logo. The front of the book included with the package has a small glossy square on its front. Upon initial release, the package came with two stickers on the cover; one announcing that the "new studio album" was due to arrive in stores on April 17, 2001, Maynard's birthday, though it was ultimately pushed back to May 15. The other sticker, a Parental Advisory, would be the fourth and last one to appear on a Tool release.

The audio CD portion of the album is contained within a disc tray at the back of the 56-page book, which has similar dimensions to and is only slightly larger than a standard CD jewel case.

Rumors and leaks

As with other releases, there were rumors during the Salival period. Most notably, the band was said to be breaking up.[9][10] Maynard James Keenan said, "we mentioned some song titles and some dickhead went out and reserved all of the .com and .org names."[11]

Track listing

All songs by Carey, Chancellor, Jones, and Keenan, unless otherwise noted.

CD
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Third Eye" (live)  14:05
2. "Part of Me" (live)Carey/D'Amour/Jones/Keenan 3:32
3. "Pushit" (live)Carey/D'Amour/Jones/Keenan 13:57
4. "Message to Harry Manback II"    1:14
5. "You Lied" (Peach cover; live)Simon Oakes 9:17
6. "Merkaba" (live)  9:49
7. "No Quarter" (Led Zeppelin cover)Page, Plant, Jones 11:12
8. "LAMC"    8:50
9. "Maynard's Dick" (Hidden Track After LAMC)  3:49
DVD/VHS
No. Title Length
1. "Ænema"   6:39
2. "Stinkfist"   5:09
3. "Prison Sex"   4:56
4. "Sober"   5:05
5. "Hush" (DVD version only, not included on the VHS version) 2:48

Personnel

Additional musicians

Album typos

The first pressings of Salival contain typographical errors, as well as the VHS edition having red tape. Later editions do not have these typos.

Chart position

Year Chart Position
2000 U.S. Billboard 200 37

References

  1. ↑ "Salival Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Salival - Tool [CD/VHS]". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2004.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Salival - Tool". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2004.
  4. ↑ Ward, Simon P. (26 February 2001). "Tool - 'Salival' (Music for Nations)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 8 June 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Kot, Greg (15 February 2001). "Salival by Tool". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 August 2004.
  6. ↑ Graff, Gary. "Wall of Sound Review: Salival". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 23 January 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  7. ↑ cassiopaea.com
  8. ↑ http://toolshed.down.net/faq/faq.html
  9. ↑ Kline, Scott (17 October 2002). "Breslin hosts heavier sound". The State News. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  10. ↑ Osegueda, Mike (22 November 2002). "Tool tops weekend menu.". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  11. ↑ "Is anyone listening?". The Age. 5 May 2006. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2008.

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