TooL and APC are absolutely amazing
i've only seen APC live and they were waaay better than the album. I bought the album later and it seemed less energetic. Not only is Maynard a Lyrical genius but a great showman.
in my opinion TooL can be very hard but have some soft songs too, i mean if the only reason you like the band is because you are a metal-head, you luisten to them for the wrong reason.
One of the main reasons i like TooL is because of their music,not just Maynards lyrics, their songs can be long with little lyrics but the music they play blows you away.