Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| IGN | 8.5/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.9/10 |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Skinny | |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5 |
| Stylus Magazine | D+ |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
10,000 Days received generally favorable critical reception, albeit with less enthusiasm than previous Tool albums. Most critics praised the album as another example of Tool's musicianship. Critics who gave 10,000 Days a relatively low score questioned the merits of its ambient interludes, which Tool have also used on their previous releases. In addition, the song "Vicarious" was nominated for the "Best Hard Rock Performance" Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine named it the 38th Best Album of 2006. The album also received a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Recording Package. In 2008, 10,000 Days garnered another Grammy nomination when "The Pot" was nominated for "Best Hard Rock Performance".
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