72826

72826
Demo album by Tool
Released	December 21, 1991
Recorded	Spring/Summer 1991
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	22:49
Label	Toolshed Music
Producer	Tool
Tool chronology
72826 (1991) Opiate (1992)

72826 is a demo tape by American rock band Tool. It was released in 1991 in very limited quantities, probably between 100 and 200 exist. It is also referred to by the name Toolshed, or Tool.^[1]

There has been some speculations made about the name, some noting that '72826' spells 'Satan' on a telephone keypad.^[1]

Album information

72826 was recorded in Maynard James Keenan's rehearsal room, on a 4-track recorder. It features early versions of songs that reappeared in their later releases: "Cold and Ugly", "Hush", "Part of Me" and "Jerk-Off" on Opiate, and "Crawl Away" and "Sober" on Undertow.^[2]

Track listing

All of the tracks were written and composed by Tool.

1. "Cold and Ugly" – 3:50
2. "Hush" – 2:41
3. "Part of Me" – 2:59
4. "Crawl Away" – 4:49
5. "Sober" – 4:33
6. "Jerk-Off" – 4:01

72826 features six tracks. Two of them, "Cold and Ugly" and "Jerk-Off", were never released as studio recordings outside this demo. Instead, they were re-recorded live at the Jello Loft on New Year's Eve 1991, the band's second public show. The live recordings were featured on the band's next EP, Opiate.

Personnel

• Maynard James Keenan – vocals
• Adam Jones – guitar
• Paul D'Amour – bass
• Danny Carey – drums

References

1. ^ ^{a b} McIver, Joel. "Unleashed: The Story of Tool". Books.Google.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
   "[...] the tape — known as Tool, Toolshed or the 72826 demo, depending on where you go for your information — contained three songs on each side. [...] 'Cold And Ugly', 'Hush', 'Part Of Me', 'Crawl Away', 'Sober' and 'Jerk-Off' are easily available through the internet and demonstrate crearly that Tool had raised their game spectacularly in the few months since they formed. [...] The first of several dozen enduring Tool myths sprang up when someone pointed out that 72826, tapped out on an alphanumeric phone keypad, equates to the word 'Satan'..."
2. ^ "72826 - The Maynard James Keenan Files". themaynardproject.wetpaint.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. http://themaynardproject.wetpaint.com/page/72826. Retrieved 2011-08-06.