Mastodon

Surell · 08-19-2011, 10:27 PM

I don't see that personally, at least not Blood Mountain. At least it would have fit in with my least favorite songs on Blood Mountain. It just sounded like A7X to me, annoyingly so.

Alfred · 08-19-2011, 10:28 PM

I couldn't hear the A7X. I guess the guitar leads were kinda generic, but that's about it.

Surell · 08-19-2011, 10:53 PM

Well that was the main thing that hinted at it, but that's a staple/defining part of A7X. The song progressed too slowly for me too, and not enough; a lot of the songs on Blood Mountain (at least the best ones) had a lot of different parts/motifs/sections involved, while Black Tongue was fairly linear. Good mysterious single material, like a teaser er sumthin, but as a song on the album and alone i found it pretty weak. Curl of the Burl wasn't too bad at all to me, i loved those opening lines, but it just oozed Ozzie solo. Not really a bad thing, but they need to stick to their more proggy/raw sound.

imo

Itsme · 08-19-2011, 11:18 PM

I'm personally resigned to the fact that Mastodon has sold out. Of course everybody is going to call me a hipster or tell me that every good band progresses, but I'm sorry, what I heard on crack the skye was debatable... This new album is not debatable, it's a step below radio rock.

supermarlin · 08-20-2011, 12:08 AM

Crack the Skye and Leviathan are clearly the best album art.

Itsme · 08-21-2011, 12:01 AM

^ I'd have to disagree with the Crack The Skye. I prefer Blood Mountain. People tend to overlook that album for some reason, but I think that it's miles above Crack The Skye. Leviathan is absolutely their best album hands down though, so I'll agree there..

khfreek · 08-21-2011, 12:27 AM

he was talking about the art

Engine · 08-21-2011, 12:35 AM

Leviathan has the best artwork. White Whale / Holy Grail and all..

Itsme · 08-21-2011, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khfreek

he was talking about the art

Oh yeah.... Well I'll stand by what I said. I think that Blood Mountain has the second best art next to Leviathan.

Alfred · 08-21-2011, 11:30 PM

I'm torn between Blood Mountain and Crack The Skye as being their best albums. On a technical level, I can appreciate that Blood Mountain definitely exceeds Crack The Skye, but Crack The Skye is an album that hits me emotionally, mostly because of the underlying theme of Brann's sister's suicide.

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I couldn't hear the A7X. I guess the guitar leads were kinda generic, but that's about it. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	Leviathan has the best artwork. White Whale / Holy Grail and all.. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

08-21-2011, 11:30 PM	#300 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I'm torn between Blood Mountain and Crack The Skye as being their best albums. On a technical level, I can appreciate that Blood Mountain definitely exceeds Crack The Skye, but Crack The Skye is an album that hits me emotionally, mostly because of the underlying theme of Brann's sister's suicide. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

08-19-2011, 11:18 PM	#294 (permalink)
Itsme Groupie Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Here Posts: 28	I'm personally resigned to the fact that Mastodon has sold out. Of course everybody is going to call me a hipster or tell me that every good band progresses, but I'm sorry, what I heard on crack the skye was debatable... This new album is not debatable, it's a step below radio rock.

08-20-2011, 12:08 AM	#295 (permalink)
supermarlin Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 255	Crack the Skye and Leviathan are clearly the best album art.

08-21-2011, 12:01 AM	#296 (permalink)
Itsme Groupie Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Here Posts: 28	^ I'd have to disagree with the Crack The Skye. I prefer Blood Mountain. People tend to overlook that album for some reason, but I think that it's miles above Crack The Skye. Leviathan is absolutely their best album hands down though, so I'll agree there..