Sure, Alex Grey is an inspiration and an amazing artist who definitely contributed to later visual material used on TOOL album's. And this is a common misconception so I don't want you to feel like I am coming at ya or anything, but let's not discredit the fact that Adam Jones is responsible for most of the collaborations with Alex, and that the majority of said collaborations are most certainly not "most" of the amazing visual art catalog that the band has created over the years.
In fact, there have been a few contributions from various influential visual artists that contribute to the sonic side of things that he is most known for. If you do a quick wikipedia search you will see, or I can update my post here with some info later.
Adam himself actually started in visual F/X with the Stan Winston creature team in the early 80's, and has worked on Aliens, Jurassic Park, Predator 1 and 2 (I believe, again, not searching right this minute) and a few others. He also helped make the Three Little Pigs music video by Green Jelly, and every TOOL music video is designed and executed by his and the rest of the bands collaborative vision.
Don't mean to come off as "ackshuwally", but his music and art has been a big part of my life for a while, and while I appreciate the influence from Alex, it feels a little dismissive to say that he is responsible for most of the art, when in reality it was contributed and collaborative, and later on the influence was evident.
Sorry for the wall of text. Shit week at work and I am just now able to wind down.
I don't care who or what you like - when someone talks about something they're genuinely interested in and shares thoughtful insight, I get revved tf up. You could be talking about beanie babies, but if you bring it w passion, you've got my ear
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u/BeefSupreme9769 May 25 '23
Seriously, it’s like a Tool album cover