User talk:Johnnyw/Disgustipated

"Disgustipated" is a hidden and the final track on Tool's debut album Undertow (see 1993 in music). The track is an early example of the band's interest in musical experimentation, their sense of satire and intention to challenge the listeners' preconceived perceptions of music. It was placed at track 69 on the CD &mdash; a innovative play with the capabilities of CDs at the time of its release.

It begins with a eulogy set to a satirical religious overtone to harvested carrots, followed by a experimental passage, produced by "getting together three pianos and shotguns smashed with sledgehammers and recorded to a six beat" &mdash; which eventually fades into chirping of crickets. The chirping continues until the track closes with "a brief phone message left by a serial killer who describes, in lurid detail, the bloody plight of this latest victim".

The idea to record the song originally grew from a night at Palladium in Los Angeles, "during an anti-vivisection show which Tool found themselves part of." "'It was supposed to be an acoustic show with Alice In Chains, Rage Against The Machine and Porno For Pyros. Tool, shall we say, departed from that agenda smashing a multitude of guitars while Keenan discharged a shotgun. After the smoke and plaster dust settled they went and somehow did a studio version of it.'"