Mysteries of Music

I’m puzzled by something in the music journalism world. Tool is the undisputed best seller of the year, after one week. Their first tour in over two years sells out in under 5 minutes in each market (except NYC, but that’s cause the theatre staff couldn’t deal with the onslaught and everything crashed). No one writes anything about them. There is a massive fan base there that, if related to sales numbers, is double that of Pearl Jam’s, who get constant media coverage. I think they even outsold the rest of the Top 10 combined. I’m confused. No one wants to write about them because they think no one will be interested or understand them, yet the numbers prove the exact opposite. Yes their shows are odd, their music is weirdly complex at best and the frontman stays at the back of the stage wearing cowboy hats and bras and will only tour based on the wine season. There are so many stories going untold. How can a band so big be so underground?