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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| ! | 06/22/2026 23:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 165,824 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 19:26 | Siromynian | 17,775 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 23:07 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 12:27 | stareaterogni0n | 5,724 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 16:04 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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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 90.7/100, a mean average of 90.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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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 | #197970
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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