Saw them live a couple of months ago, sounded fucking incredible. Descending and Invincible both sounded very trippy, I wonder if this is the album they fully embrace that side? There was also an extended solo Danny Carey section that wasn't at all shit - more proof he's a great drummer.
10,000 Days has some great tracks on it - Vicarious, Jambi, Rosetta Stoned, The Pot - but it doesn't hang together as well as Aenima or Lateralus, and has a few dull moments.
They do have a lot of embarrassing pseudy fans and could easily end up in the "clever things for stupid people" thread, which is pretty funny when you remember they're named after a slang word for penis. I think they take themselves a lot less seriously than a lot of their fans do. I like em cos they have BIG EPIC RIFFS and ROCKING GROOVES and I like it when MAYNARD SCREM.