Parabol (track)
by Tool
Parabol appears on the following album(s) by Tool:
- Lateralus (track #6) (this album) (2001)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/08/2026 00:03 | Beot_Tea | 45 | 84/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 23:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 175,211 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 19:28 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.6/100, a mean average of 83.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.1.
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Parabola wouldn't be the same without this amazing intro.
An essential interlude track, Parabola wouldn't be nearly as phenomenal without it, though I feel like it would be better if the two tracks were merged
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/14/2017 17:31 | #197969
Even more interesting when thought of as the opening track to The Holy Gift, if you're into that idea.
TheHolyKiwi TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/07/2015 08:42 | #136313
As an into this is one of the better ones I've heard, and it doesn't disadvantage the song in anyway if you listen to both as a whole.
works as a pretty decent intro to parabola
