Why?: Highly recommended by a friend (who also bought Korn's "Life Is Peachy" at the time I believe), played heavily at parties, it was one of the first CDs I bought once I got a job and disposable income.
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This album is still incredible. The production is a bit tiny compared to modern production, but it's better for it. I listened to this album to death at the time, and I still heard something new this time around, with decent headphones.
There isn't a song I don't love, even the ridiculous German cake recipes, and lamely threatening phone-calls. Ænima is still one of my favourite songs: its crazy timing, confusing intro, dismissive-end-of-the-world lyrics, are all perfect.
Ænima pulls off an amazing trick of being both full of "single" songs that I'd happily listen to in isolation, but also being a full album artwork I love listening right through, over and over.
In almost twenty years of hindsight, I'd have to put this album in my "favourites" pile. I'm not calling Top 10, I suspect the favourites will be a big pile, but I'm scoring this the highest this blog as seen so far...
9/10
I never liked "Lateralus" but I hear good things about "10,000 Days". Pity Tool aren't on Spotify...
