Parabola (track)
by Tool
Parabola appears on the following album(s) by Tool:
- Lateralus (track #7) (this album) (2001)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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90/100  | 09/11/2025 07:59 | platus | | 76/100 |
95/100 | 08/13/2025 15:54 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
90/100 | 05/21/2025 14:56 |  II | | 67/100 |
60/100 | 05/02/2025 11:16 |  flamingyesdept | | 84/100 |
90/100 | 03/29/2025 04:54 | jtc91 | | 82/100 |
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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 90.8/100, a mean average of 90.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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That transition from Parabol to this track is fucking flawless. Probably the highlight of the album for me.
AAL2014 09/14/2017 17:32
Huge groove from Danny. A highlight track for Adam Jones too. One of Tool's best choruses.
probably my favorite song on this album, it has a very nostalgic feel to me
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