gcarn Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I went with V1.. is the difference just the image on the one part of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 It was hard to tell from the small "enlarged" pics. Looks like the differences are the man in the "card" or whatever that is. Each version has him in a different position or arm movements/pose. And the CD itself looks like each version has a different color scheme and shade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverburst Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 My wallet and my tear ducts feel lighter... Should have known it'd be expensive! Good to see that they did a pre-order for the TA guys... But possibly the only band that could charge $150 for a CD and get mugs like me to buy multipul copies!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadbluehawk Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Well fuck me. Signed up and bought one. Looks like I won't have to wonder anymore if I should join or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Here are some better pics I found: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetrakis Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 eh. Thank heavens no vinyl, just saved a buck fitty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbercules Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I used to like Tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniquemel0dy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 CDs have always deceived me. In a collectors standpoint I would much rather own vinyl than a cd. I am truly dissapointed in how much this cd is... I can buy two third man vaults and still have money leftover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfoolery Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 WTF are they playing at, $150 for a CD is nuts?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I'm sorry. I thought someone said this brand new CD was $150..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefoxUSSR Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I sold my original LP copy of Ænima for 150 lol. Good decision. But for realz a CD? Nice package though. Someone should scan the artwork. I also might add this package lends itself to easily made counterfeit copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermatter Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Good lord. Count me out for this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I think the $150 price tag is for the goofy "Tool Army" versions. They're autographed and have a chance at winning some extra crap if it has the seal of Xanax. Hopefully the normal pre-sale is a hell of a lot cheaper (kinda doubting it though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 bollocks. i'm a huge tool fan but this is ridiculous. i'll stick with my 1st press Opiate 12". wonder if the CD has Gaping Lotus Experience at the end.....like the earlier CD presses, and unlike the later CD presses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefoxUSSR Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I wouldn't even consider buying this release. Unless goodies include an audiophile (not loud/radio) remastered 24-bit usb drive of their entire catalog. And I want everything... Demos too. Or alternatively a bluray with the same content plus a concert archive in HD, all of the videos done in HD a la Salival, and a high-res version of "Jerk-off" from that Australian Undertow CD (and all the bootlegs, Sober single, etc). Velvet box, embroidered, something creative with the usb or bluray itself and unlimited pressing. HD animations of all the album covers in at least 1080p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seku Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wait a minute. $150 for a cd limited to 5000? You might be Tool, but that's a cash-grab. Was on the fence to get one (before the price tag), but now I feel better. No fence. Money saved for something else as this price is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I think the $150 price tag is for the goofy "Tool Army" versions. They're autographed and have a chance at winning some extra crap if it has the seal of Xanax. Hopefully the normal pre-sale is a hell of a lot cheaper (kinda doubting it though). Yeah, why hasn't this been said more? I recall when the Lateralus 2xLP came out for the first time, they made autographed copies available only to Tool Army members. Didn't they charge way extra for those too? I'm not a member, so I could easily be mis-remembering this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanicus Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wait a minute. $150 for a cd limited to 5000? You might be Tool, but that's a cash-grab. Was on the fence to get one (before the price tag), but now I feel better. No fence. Money saved for something else as this price is ridiculous. This band has been phoning it in for almost two decades knowing their fan base will buy whatever "limited" merch they put out there. They are a goddamn joke. $150 for a cd? They should come with a little note that says "Congratulations, you've just been fucked by Tool. LOLS." I rarely say that anyone is stupid for buying something, but anyone buying this needs to re-evaluate their spending habits. andi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The signed Lateralus for TA were $100 a pop. And sold out quickly too. As for this Opiate CD, I can understand why & how people are pissed at the price tag and the general practices from the band as of late. For me it started with the overpricing of the tour prints this last time around. Not to mention the prices on signed drumheads and forget it if you wanted one of the prints to have been doodled and drawn on by Adam. If I have read correctly from all that they have announced, my understanding is that all 5,000 copies being sold are signed and will be that $149.99 price. Highway robbery. Yes. But each person can do with their money what they want at the end of the day. I don't care if you think I'm stupid for having dropped that on this, I'm not losing sleep over it. We all have surely overpaid for something "stupid" at one point or another. It seems that our great message board and openness of the internet allows us to be more public about our so-called acts of stupidity in purchasing. firefoxUSSR and drds89 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefoxUSSR Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Yeah, it's the truth. I once paid $75 for the (hed) P.E. cd. Given it was their self-produced debut, Church of Realities. I've also paid that much for the 1/18th scale 2-direction R/C car from the 90s Viper tv show. In the 90s I also paid 32 bucks for a KTS Gin Blossoms live CD, which is like $500 dollars to me today as I was 13 at the time. (totally worth it btw, a few tracks that didn't make it to the studio were on there and rocked hard). Finally in 2002 the reissue/remaster (crap remaster btw) has a few of those tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I paid a friend and fishing guide $150 (heavily discounted) for 6 hrs of speckled trout fishing on his boat about 10 years ago. Wouldn't trade that day for the world, and the $15 / fish I caught/kept/ate are long gone. Memories forever. Just like $ spent going to shows. That being said, reading this thread has made feel better about the $75-100 vinyl (heh) I've bought in the past 6 months, some /4 to /500. Opiate is my least favorite of Tool, bought a used CD off ebay about the same time I paid my friend to show me his secret fishing holes 2003-2004, and after 2 listens I put in the shredder (no joke). Lateralus is my favorite of theirs, and probably still a top 20 favorite album of all time, but I wouldn't pay $150 for a signed CD of even Lateralus (unless I could immediately flip it for 10x - jeje). To each his own, like jhulud said above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I've been to several APC and Tool shows within the last 5-7 years and each time I'm horrified at the prices of merch etc. Wine tasting with Maynard? Please. I love both bands and will always look forward to new albums but give your fans a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I've been to several APC and Tool shows within the last 5-7 years and each time I'm horrified at the prices of merch etc. Wine tasting with Maynard? Please. I love both bands and will always look forward to new albums but give your fans a break. APC a few summers ago was a good show. Last time I saw Tool in phoenix with a friend they came on at like 8pm and played for 75 mins and was over. It was weird. They continue to tour every two years playing the same old boring setlist with no new material. Fans get excited when they throw in a "rare" one and try and justify this band these days. Yes they put out some great records but its all a money grab now. They have released 4 lps in 20 years. Not exactly coming up with new ideas. Perfect circle hasnt released anything in 10 years. Puscifier is total garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugel Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 up for grabs, $150 a pop still.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Have they really sold out of 3 of the 5 versions of this at $150? Insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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