Mantra (track)
by Tool
Mantra appears on the following album(s) by Tool:
- Lateralus (track #4) (this album) (2001)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/08/2026 00:04 | Beot_Tea | 45 | 84/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 23:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,988 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 12:12 | stareaterogni0n | 6,645 | 69/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 17.6.
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JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/13/2017 07:05 | #199436
I thought Onater was making a funny joke, but:
"The track "Mantra" is the slowed-down sound of Maynard James Keenan gently squeezing one of his cats.[26]" (Wikipedia)
Onater 09/25/2016 21:02 | #175799
This track is actually the slowed-down sound of Maynard gently squeezing his cat.
While it definitely sounds cool, it sort of feels pointless
Pegasus 07/08/2015 02:25 | #145305
this part creeps me the hell out
