#61
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Having never been a fan, and not really “getting” them when they played the Unholy Alliance last year, I strangely felt the need to buy the new Mastodon album with the DVD..and I am very glad I did.
Really interesting album, and the DVD is great. Guarantee I’ll end up bloody buying the rest of their stuff in the next couple of weeks…
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 09:06
#62
Gav wrote:
I found them quite hard to get into - My Bro had Leviathon when it came out but I found the whole Moby Dick thing offputting.
Then when Blood Mountain came out I saw a bit of the DVD and it had them playing in the studio and it was shit hot - I checked out that album and loved it.
The new one is really good too - a lot more comercial sounding. They are pretty fucking good live too!
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 10:14
#63
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
That’s what really did it for me, seeing them playing live in the studio on the Crack The Skye DVD. Proper tight as a mosquito’s tweeter.
So, Mastodon fans, I gather that the latest offering is the least heavy and most straightforwardly commercial (relatively speaking) so can someone describe the other albums, in particular Leviathon and Blood & Thunder, and which should be my next essenial purchase…?
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 15:49
#64
Gav wrote:
Blood and Thunder is a track of Leviathon. Blood Mountain is the album.
I’d get Blood Mountain and work backward - That way Leviathan isn’t as big of a style jump. The vocals are a lot more shouty/agressive the earlier back you go.
The drummer is fucking spot on!
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 17:19
#65
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Yes, me being thick - I meant Blood Mountain
drummer is indeed spot on - I think the level of musicianship in the band in general is pretty damn impressive.
Will take your advice then and work basckwards, cheers for the recommendation ;)
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 17:58
#66
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Fuck me I am TypoMan today…:mad:
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 17:59
#67
Squall wrote:
Blood Mountain - Crack The SKye but more song based and heavier / shoutier
Leviathan - More stripped down but with heavier songs even than blood mountain - less singing - has a a 13 minute song also - Ties with first place with Crack the Skye for me
Remission - Properly Heavy throughout. Almost no singing - almost all Drop A Tuning. Contains the absolute classics ” march of the fire ants ” ” Burning Man ” and ” Mother Puncher ”
Call of the Mastodon - Heavy heavy heavy !!
:D
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 18:47
#68
Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:
yeah, what he said ^^^ :D
Posted on Tue, 7 April 2009 at 23:00
#69
Jobrok (John O)))) wrote:
Mastodon are very hit and miss with me.
Live they are either absolutely fantastic or totally shite-arse bad.
Their albums are good but don’t really float my boat. Well! Lets just say I don’t get them as much as other do.
A lot of people see them as the new Messiahs…!!!
But that being said! I much prefer the direction they’re taking.
Each album is getting more and more appealing to these ears.
Posted on Wed, 8 April 2009 at 07:04
#70
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Cheers for the advice all.
Have ordered Blood Mountain + DVD for £6.99, will report back my thoughts when it arrives and all that malarky.
;)
Posted on Wed, 8 April 2009 at 12:48 in reply to an earlier post
Last edited by Teethgrinder on Wed, 8 April 2009 at 13:11 (Corrected use of quotes)
#71
Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:
dennis - when you do, check out the song Sleeping Giant, one of the most melodic Mastodon tracks ever, starts off melodic and epic then it gets heavier towards the end, and it features probably the hardest drum fill ive heard Brann Dailor do, i cant even do it, youll know which one i mean ;)
Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 at 09:43
#72
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Well impressed with the drummer dude, have to say.
Is the DVD worth getting - Workhorse Chronicles..? Could be a good way for a late-comer like me to catch up
Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 at 09:49
#73
Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:
ask charlie ;) i dont have it.
Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 at 09:53
#74
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
;)
*in Lloyd Grossman voice* Charlie, it’s over to you.
Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 at 10:01
#75
Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:
Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 at 10:03
#76
Squall wrote:
Funny you say that since my real name is David :p
Its an ace DVD - live footage of every song up til blood mountain, loads of interview footage and on the road stuff, all the music videos…
Its well worth getting. :)
Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 at 12:03
#77
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Nice one - Will be purchasing that then!
Posted on Thu, 9 April 2009 at 12:17
#78
vagabond wrote:
crack the skye is amazing! the dvd is cool too, i love the part where brent says that he gets all school-girlish when thinking about the cool gear they used … :D
i found them with blood mountain, gotta work backward now too …
Posted on Fri, 10 April 2009 at 09:32
#79
Squall wrote:
I love the part when theyre recording the funk riff in last baron and Brann goes ” you gots to get people up out they seats, get they booty shakin ” :p
Posted on Fri, 10 April 2009 at 18:16
#80
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
Any WoMbles going to see them in Sheffield in June…?
Posted on Fri, 1 May 2009 at 09:20
#81
Gav wrote:
Just got tickets to the Manchester date :)
Posted on Fri, 1 May 2009 at 11:06
#82
Dermot wrote:
Dermot wrote:
I’ll be seeing these guys support Tool in Dublin next month. Never heard of ‘em
I never got to see them support Tool (barely made it to the venue in time to see Tool themselves!) so Mastodon continued to pass me by.
Then I was playing pool in a bar last week when a song came on the jukebox. It sounded to me like a perfect hybrid of Soundgarden and Tool (in fact I wasn’t sure if it might not have been a song by one of those two bands). I rushed over to the player as the song was ending just in time to find out that the song was Oblivion by Mastodon. So I checked out Crack The Skye, and I think it’s f**king great! First new “heavy” band I’ve got into in years :-)
Posted on Wed, 3 June 2009 at 19:56 in reply to an earlier post
#83
Gav wrote:
That song is really stuck in my head. I love it.
Posted on Wed, 3 June 2009 at 21:48
#84
Squall wrote:
Drummer Brann sings the opening line on that song too :)
Posted on Wed, 3 June 2009 at 22:02
#85
Alan wrote:
Posted on Thu, 4 June 2009 at 05:42
#86
vagabond wrote:
love them. discovered them with blood mountain which is awesome. but crack the skye is just beautiful, great riffs, great moody parts.
Posted on Thu, 4 June 2009 at 07:28
#87
Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:
I am seeing them tomorrow night in Sheffield, can’t wait!
Posted on Thu, 4 June 2009 at 08:17
#88
Squall wrote:
I first heard them in 2004 when Leviathan came out - I was stunned. It sounded so fresh. Like Metallica covering Nirvana almost. Hearts Alive is a big favourite on that album.
Posted on Thu, 4 June 2009 at 13:59
WHATS HAPPENING WITH THE NEW T? ALBUM??????