Tool (2) ‎– Lateralus

Been playing mine semi-regularly for six months and other than slight crackling between a few tracks, my copy sounds awesome. Sound really jumps off the record. People with skipping and awful sound should return their albums or properly configure their platters.

The only Tool album which lives up to their reputation. I never understood why Aenima is regarded as a masterpiece. I always thought it was pretentious. Lateralus might also be pretentious, but it's also deep and psychedelic. Regarding this pressing, I have an early one and it sounds good for a picture disc. Very minimal surface noise. And although I am not a fan of these things, I have to admit that it looks really great and adds to the overall vibe. A classic.

Newer copies of these might be better but while the album is amazing, my copy from around 2 years ago has SO MUCH SURFACE NOISE. especially on side B. seems like the luck of the draw with this one, still an amazing album worth owning.

As some users have mentioned, I bought this record based off of the beautiful artwork by a really rad artist (Alex Grey - definitely worth a Google) and knowing there may be some surface noise and other nasty things to ignore.

However, I was pleasantly surprised at just how clean the pressing really was. Very very little surface noise (a couple of pops.. mostly on inner tracks) and excellent dynamic range. I've listened to the CD and digital versions countless times.. and can definitely say I was not let down by this vinyl release, if not actually impressed!

Just gave my copy a spin none of the problem reported in the other comments. Little to no surface noise. The mastering is fantastic also.

good album. surprisingly doesn't sound bad. It's funny because i got this at FYE. I hate them but i could nt resist

I have no problem with this Dissectional release. It is quieter than cd version but I feel like that is intentional and needed as Tool continuity is often done best with quiet tapestry layers ramping up for the best parts.

Best analog version of this record. Beats the bootlegs and the picture disks any day.

I just bought a brand new copy and am not experiencing any skipping. There is a little bit of fuzz but you can only hear that on parts of the song that are quiet. Art is awesome though, and its a great album.