Musical Evolution Rarely in the span of modern music has a band driven to instill intellectual quality in the minds of their listeners purely through passivity and grace. The classical works of such masters as Beethoven and Bach produced this effect in earlier times, transforming the complex rhythms and intense moods of concertos and operas from an enjoyment only for the culturally elite to an enlightenment appreciated by the masses. These times, tumultuous in political …showed first 75 words of 1205 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1205 total…to a new kind of music-one that not only entertains the listener, but educates as well, turning the tide of modern music away from tired cliches towards a new enlightenment, and possibly, an evolution. Selected Bibliography Keenan, Maynard James. "Fourty-Six & 2." Ænima. Zoo, 1996. Reynolds, Jack. "Tool- Ænima." Beat Magazine. 16 Oct. 1996: 30. Tetzlaff, David. "Music for Meaning: Reading the Discourse of Authenticity in Rock." Journal of Communication Inquiry. Winter 1994: 95-117. Unsworth, Cathi. "Dream Warriors: Tool." Melody Maker. 5 Mar. 1994: 27