Vicarious (track)
by Tool
Vicarious appears on the following album(s) by Tool:
- 10,000 Days (track #1) (this album) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/11/2026 22:42 |  Norshammar | 1,383 | 87/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2025 03:24 | NiceLemon282 | 325 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2025 20:34 | Siromynian | 16,010 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 21:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,586 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2025 16:10 |  II | 4,060 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.3/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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The instrumentation is great as always, and so are the vocals, but I feel like the lyrics are a bit too straight foward and simple, at least for Tool. Despite that its still a great track
What a way to open an album! Some really great riffs in here, and the lyrics are so relevant to today! Great song
Great first track!
Grouse 02/11/2019 00:03 | #231759
What a way to start of an album!
AAL2014 09/14/2017 17:35 | #197972
Another great album opener for Tool. Much more direct in terms of lyrical content, less ethereal, but Maynard pulls no punches.
DeusExMackia 09/27/2015 15:12 | #150567
A gorgeous assessment of modern day news and TV; oh, and there are an uncountable number of fantastic moments of guitar playing.
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