Disgustipated

"Disgustipated"
Song by Tool from the album Undertow
Released	April 6, 1993
Format	CD
Recorded	1993
Genre	Progressive metal Experimental rock
Length	15:48
Label	Zoo Entertainment
Writer	Tool
Producer	Sylvia Massy Tool
Undertow track listing
(Blank hidden tracks) (10-68) "Disgustipated" (69 (hidden track))

Disgustipated is the final track from rock band Tool's debut album (after Opiate, an EP) Undertow. It is a hidden track, not appearing on the album cover and as track number 69 on the album,^[1] which may or may not be a reference to the sexual meaning of the number; it was an innovative play with the capabilities of CDs at the time of its release.^[2] The track is an early example of the band's interest in musical experimentation,^[3] their use of satire^[4] and intention to challenge the listeners' preconceived perceptions of music.^[4]

It begins with a eulogy set to a satirical religious overtone to harvested carrots, followed by an experimental passage, produced by "getting together three pianos and shotguns smashed with sledgehammers and recorded to a six beat"^[5] — which eventually fades into chirping of crickets.^[4] The chirping continues for over seven minutes until the track closes with what has been described as "a brief phone message left by a serial killer who describes, in lurid detail, the bloody plight of this latest victim",^[4] but has been in fact credited to "Bill the landlord".^[6]

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."^[7]

"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."^[7]

References

1. ^ On the European edition of the album, "Disgustipated" is not a hidden track: it appears on the album back cover as track 10.
2. ^ Roman Sokal (2001). "Tool: Stepping Out From The Shadows". Exclaim!. http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=June_2001--Exclaim.html. Retrieved 2007-05-13. "They play with the capabilities of CDs by adding an extra "hidden" track (still innovative at this time): track 69 is the highly abstract track "Disgustipated."" 
3. ^ Chuck Eddy (December 1996). "Ænima review". Spin. http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=December_1996--Spin.html. Retrieved 2007-05-13. "1993's platinum-plus Undertow CD ended with a quarter-hour monstrosity of tedium entitled "Disgustipated" that at least managed to introduce Tool to the Wide World of Sound Effects." 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Scott Schalin (November 1993). "Sob Story - Tool Will Give You Something To Cry About". BAM. http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=November_1993--BAM.html. Retrieved 2007-05-13. "The band also like to run with the listener's preconceived perceptions of music. "Disgustipated," the new album's closer, runs 15-and-a-half minutes long, and begins with a farmer performing a sacrificial ceremony on a bunch of harvested carrots. The cries of the vegetables segue to the sound of chirping crickets [...], chirping their little heads off until their once- comforting stridulations take on a violent, horrifying moan. ("That's what it's all about," Keenan explains. "Seeing things differently, seeing things how you never have before.") The final part of this quiet epic is a brief phone message left by a serial killer who describes, in lurid detail, the bloody plight of this latest victim. [...] The contrast of dark humor with disturbing imagery makes the piece poignantly powerful. "There's a lot of humor in our work that's lost on people," Keenan admits. "Much of what we do is a big, 'Fuck you!' to the industry."" 
5. ^ George Tsao (May 1994). "TOOL w/ Flaming Lips and Failure (5/18/94) Varsity Arena, Toronto". M.E.A.T. Magazine. http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=May_1994--M.E.A.T..html. Retrieved 2007-05-13. "The hidden track "69" from Undertow also follows the final song on the album, and has Keenan's evangelical vocals mixed in with the haunting cries of farm animals. The song was set to a satirical religious overtone as Keenan preached about the injustice of the slaughtering of carrots. D'Amour explains it as "getting together three pianos and shotguns smashed with sledgehammers and recorded to a six beat."" 
6. ^ "Online Interview from AOL". AOL. November 1995. http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=November_1995--AOL_Interview.html. Retrieved 2007-05-13. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Murray Engleheart (February 1997). "All the Pistons Firing". TimeOff. http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=February_1997--TimeOff.html. Retrieved 2007-05-13.