Opiate Dance by American Recordings and Columbia

by American Recordings and Columbia Records

' It's 'hey you're dead

and Grammy-nominated Leslie Feist

' 'Good Ol Boys Club

Though the album falters notably at the end (the lazy funk of "Paper Chase

Opiate Dance by American Recordings and ColumbiaAs the title of Tool's 1992 debut implies, they're none too impressed by religion, though other targets fear ("Cold and Ugly"), hypocritical moralizing ("Jerk Off"), nonconformity ("Hush") get their time in the spotlight as well. Opiate is a collection of heavy, aggressive, cynical music (though the tail end of the title track sounds more like Acid Rock), packaged in songs noticeably shorter than on their later efforts (Undertow, 1993, and Aenima,