Talk:Jambi (Tool song)

Video?
I wonder if that Justin Chancellor quote was in relation to The Pot video that was reported filmed in December, rather than being about Jambi hellboy 06:20, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I found this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm__8yL1Wdc but I'm not sure if it's official. It fits perfectly with the song, and the stop-motion animation is very Tool-like, but I can't decipher if it's fan-made or what. Whatever it is, it's brilliant, so I'm thinking it's Tool. 68.221.216.26 (talk) 02:32, 17 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I've seen that video before. Definitely not an official video, but a good one though.  hellboy (talk) 06:15, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

There is radioplay in January
I live in Metero Detroit and just today I heard it on the radio. I forgot which station, but it wast probably 88.7.

Lyrics
Most sites have the last lyrics to this song listed as "Silent leach save your poison Silent leach stay out of my way" or "Silent legions save your poison Silent legions stay out of my way." I was thinking it was "Silent Nietzsche save your poison Silent Nietzsche stay out of my way," I could be wrong, but I thought someone might want to check it. TheTyrant 18:07, 31 January 2007 (UTC)TheTyrant
 * Or "Silently, just..." Nietzsche may be an interesting reference (didn't he live up a mountain?), but I don't hear it. Official lyrics have not been released, so until then it is all speculation. Pomte 19:34, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Alternative lyrics
There is a great video on youtube of maynard introducing the song by asking the audience if any of them fancies a pizza, he then goes on to say "i could do with a waffle right now" (or words to that effect.) Then Jambi starts, and mjk replaces the lyric "treasures and flesh never few" with "waffles and flesh never few" lol, it kicks ass, unfortunately i cant post a link right now as im at work and dont have access to youtube, but if you search through the jambi live vids its on there - its at festival. Dark wounds - 02.11.2007

Divine Intervention?
I don't think the lyrics make it clear that any of it was inspired by divine intervention. I don't think it's appropriate to contribute one's personal interpretation unless the lyrics make the content unmistakably clear. Ignitus 11:06, 1 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Isn't it possible that another reference is being made to the Pee-Wee Herman character "Jambi", using the phrase "If I could I'd wish it all  away..." as the Pee-Wee Herman character was a Genie who granted wishes? Kclick78 (talk) 22:01, 9 January 2009 (UTC)


 * With Tool, it is absolutely possible there is some connection to the Pee Wee's playhouse character. Shouldn't be in the article unless it's sourced... but it's possible. --Out of Phase User (talk) 17:50, 30 July 2009 (UTC)


 * It appears that there is a sourced reference about the Pee-wee connection put in by Gunmetal Angel. How awesome. --Out of Phase User (talk) 17:15, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

So is the single out yet?
So is the single out yet or no? I heard the song on my way back from Austin, but I don't know if it was actually the single, or just an album track. After all, this song also got a lot of radio airplay back in Summer '06, before the song was even announced as a single. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.238.218.27 (talk) 03:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC).

Which supporting tour?
On 09/09/2006, In Phoenix, AZ, Tool did not play "Jambi". If this was the supporting tour the original poster had in mind, then the information is incorrect. I was at the show, and the following link is from a Tool fan site with several copies of the set list.

--Distantclone 20:34, 10 March 2007 (UTC)


 * You're right, my mistake. I have changed it to say "almost", though feel free to delete that sentence altogether. –Pomte 20:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Song Name
The name of the song isn't solely related to the Indonesian province. It's also related to the name of the main metrical pattern he uses: iamb. Which is actually my favourite one. As many may know, J is pronounced as Y in many languages (If I'm not wrong it's the original sound, hence /j/ as a phonetic symbol in IPA), And Y is I in most languages where the J lost its place. Jambi, to my opinion, is just a random similar existing word they chose to highlight the fact that Maynard uses such metre. SuperFacO 20:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

This suggestion refers to the song name as well: should it be considered weather the title refers to the capitol of the Indonesian island, Sumatra? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.28.6.77 (talk) 00:02, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Just changed the page, as I've done multiple times in the past, to at least minimize the mention of the title possibly referring to iambs. As the most common foot, iambs are inevitable whenever anyone is writing or speaking in the English language, and nowhere in this song are they used heavily enough to infer that the title refers to them.

Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true +     '   '    +     +    '    +

Shine on forever, shine on benevolent sun +     '  ' + '     +    '  '  +  '    +

Silence legion, save your poison +  '    +  '    +    '   +  '

There are multiple ways to interpret each of these lines, but none of the possible interpretations reveal any amount of iambs that is even remotely of note. The same is true for the rest of the lyrics as well.

While it's fine to mention Blair addressing this potential reference in the newsletter, to site the amount of iambs used in the lyrics as evidence is just unfounded and wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.93.171.131 (talk) 19:18, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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