Letterman and Shaefer had a clue. Shaefer had a say in suggesting and picking bands, and Dave had final say. With that knowledge think about some of the awesome bands they had on over the years. The ones they had on more than once, Dave loved. If you have never seen the At the Drive In performance that happened just after September 11, check it out. Pure fire.
+PeRuN the Riffmeister Quite sure he does. If you look at the musical guests on Letterman over the years you'll find that he has had some legitimately great non-mainsteam hard rock/metal bands on there before they crossed over. I'm not sure whether he did the music programming for the show himself, but he appears to have great taste and genuinely enjoy the musical guests on the show.
+redskullz124 It' s really hard for me to believe that. Maybe he' s collecting records, but I doubt he listens to them. Some of them- yes, that's for sure. But hard & heavy bands? I don't know, man...
I love how Brent Hinds is so full of life here! Their performance of Oblivion on Letterman was amazing but you can see Brent still looked a little shell-shocked after coming out of a coma
idk about the timeframe between recording and this performance but brent had a massive concussion while recording crack the skye so it could be a mix of stage freight and trying to get his faculties back which, from first hand experience, can take years
When I first heard any progressive metal song I thought what the fuck is this, I then started to get into gojira and then I found mastodon. Took me a while to get into them let alone give there music a chance but I'm so fucking glad I did. Hands down my favourite band ever and you can't get much talented than these guys and there super fucking cool dudes too. LION SLICER !!!!
Markodon I've noticed something like you have. Music that I LOVE on the first listen, doesn't often remain a favorite. Music that I need to hear 10-15 times to like, then another 15 to love is music that I will listen to my whole life. I've been putting effort into listening to harder, more progressive stuff for a couple years now. Haven't tried Gojira yet, but I will. I'm kinda getting the hang of Car Bomb right now. That's the most extreme stuff I've listened to. Sepultura needs a listen, Meshuggah, lot's of stuff. I've been a rock, blues, funk, R&B, roots, soul fan mostly.
+flugplatz21 I am the same way, and I always wondered if I was alone. I HATED mastodon when I first heard them off of guitar hero (you know you played it), same with Machine Head and a few others. After hearing these bands over and over, i started getting into them and now they are my favorites! I recently got into Mastodon and I can't get enough. I've all the guitar tab books for their album and spend my free time pouring over the pages and cranking the amp to 11!
ryjil xiao Cool to hear. Even though I'm a drummer, only played Gtr Hero twice. Decided to suck on real guitar, instead, then decided 6 strings was too many, now I mostly play a 4 string cigar box in open G. I can't afford enough guitars to have all the crazy tunings in modern music. Oh, well. Enjoy the tunes and have a good one!
Bill has the most gnarly growls out of all the members. Honestly; they're ball-rattling. I think they only allow him to vocalise during a couple of songs due to a fear born out of knowing that any prolonged exposure to such intense growls will probably lead to an unpleasant death.
Love this song.First album I got was "Blood Mountain, and they just go from strength to strength. This song's nice and meaty sounding, but also catchy enough for non-metal fans to appreciate.
I'm so happy that Brent got his singing up to speed with the others. And as much as I think this isn't the best song to showcase them, this fucking rockss. Can't wait to see the other stuff live.
regardless of our opinions...the band looks like it's having a blast and enjoying a new-found groove. cool to see them actually smiling. bravo for not standing still...great musicians on a great musical path.
Mastodon, loud headphones, full album from start to finish, & trail run/gym/marijuana effects+lying in darkness before is one of my top 3 favorite activities. Crack the Skye & Leviathan have been my favorite although I haven't even got to 5 lol. Still on repeat with the ones I kinda know.
So let me get this straight. We have Grizzly Adams on lead guitar, Jesus on bass, Joe Dirt on rhythm guitar, and the drummer is tripping balls on LSD 99.99999% of the time. This is why I love these guys.
i definitely respect the letterman show because they will have rock and roll hall of fame-bound metal bands like mastodon on his show. i true tip of the hat to your show sir.
That was one Tight performance!!! Mastodons new album is killer!! One of the best albums of 2011 So get yourself out there and get yourself a copy MASTODON FTW!!!
The vocals are SICK! I was afraid the vocals might not be good for their upcoming tour but after seeing this I have faith. The Hunter rules. I hope they play the whole album live.
this is just kick ass.thanks dave for playing real rock bands on your show.i want to see more.rock-n-roll is going to take over again so hang on everybody.its about to get crazy up in here>.......Dain
I like late shows because they sometimes have the most obscure bands you might have never heard of otherwise, and also they have cool metal bands on from time to time. I think Letterman was the first time I heard The Mars Volta. Hope they keep it up.
Definitely off pitch, whether it be the guitars being mistuned, or vocal issues; but they've never been the most technical band from a vocal perspective anyways. They're probably just getting used to the track, cause when I saw them live, there were no pitch issues. That being said, the musicianship is stellar as always, even when they play simple stuff like this beauty. Great band, good on Dave for bringing 'em aboard again. They'll get more exposure from this, which they really deserve.
They should have played 'Dry Bone Valley'. I love the whole album, though. It took a couple listens because everyone has expectations when an album comes out from a band they love, but Mastodon delivered again.
I honestly wouldn't expect him to listen to all of the bands that come on his show, but I think it's cool that he puts a wide spread of acts and not just popstars. I do know that he has said his favorite band is Foo Fighters so maybe he has listened to Mastodon a bit.
I need to start watching David Letterman more often. It's surprising that any metal band in my opinion would be on a talk show. Of course Curl of the Burl is the most 'pop' sounding song on that album, but wow. If Mastodon gets to play on shows like this...I wonder of Opeth would ever get asked to play :3
This song is ten times better live, and I cant figure out why. I try to listen to the album version but it just doesn't do it justice, I keep watching this video over and over again.
@ShiningSpear I saw them live at the soundwave festival last week and dude, their vocals have vastly improved since the crack the skye days, they're an amazing live band
I've always correlated this album with Skyrim. The featured ad for this video is the Dawnguard DLC. Looks like I'm not the only nerd who loves The Hunter...
I was watching the repeat (didn't catch it the first time) and they cut the song after like 5 seconds because Clooney took too much air time.. I watched all of Letterman just for these guys and they cut them... You have no idea how hard I punched Craig Ferguson. Thank goodness for RUclips.
forsure! Death Punch and Mastodon are my favorite active bands (Disturbed being my favorite overall), so I was ecstatic when I heard they were on the same bill! Rob Zombie, Machine head, and Amon Amarth are just sweetening the deal!!!
@Jackthestripper sucks that you don't like it. I freakin' love this song and everything about it. I would've loved to have seen Stargasm though too. Here's hoping they play it when I see them in November
@Hurgard You missed the point. I was talking about them being better at singing. I wasn't saying that this style of vocal was better than their old style, just that they're better at what they're doing now.
You know after the cameras were off Letterman was like "that shit was fucking BRUTAL! !!!" And head butted someone.
turbofister5000 yeah, I'm fucking sure. Hahaha
I wouldn't doubt it if he really did say it like that. David Letterman has a foul mouth.
Probably so, but I'm more curious about Paul Schaefer's musical reaction to Mastodon.
@@0clockedin0
Paul is in charge of the music side of The Late Show with DL
Letterman and Shaefer had a clue. Shaefer had a say in suggesting and picking bands, and Dave had final say. With that knowledge think about some of the awesome bands they had on over the years. The ones they had on more than once, Dave loved. If you have never seen the At the Drive In performance that happened just after September 11, check it out. Pure fire.
David Latterman is a lucky guy getting all those records.
+Christian charles You really think he listens to those records that they gave him? I highly doubt it.
+PeRuN the Riffmeister
Quite sure he does. If you look at the musical guests on Letterman over the years you'll find that he has had some legitimately great non-mainsteam hard rock/metal bands on there before they crossed over. I'm not sure whether he did the music programming for the show himself, but he appears to have great taste and genuinely enjoy the musical guests on the show.
+redskullz124 It' s really hard for me to believe that. Maybe he' s collecting records, but I doubt he listens to them. Some of them- yes, that's for sure. But hard & heavy bands? I don't know, man...
@@perunlowtuned the dude is a comedian. He is an entertainment enigma, he is probably way more progressive than you think
@@redskullz1249 this is true.
I feel like Curl of the Burl is the song that every aspiring garage band wants to make
Hey Kevin what the fuck is up dude 😎
I love how Brent Hinds is so full of life here! Their performance of Oblivion on Letterman was amazing but you can see Brent still looked a little shell-shocked after coming out of a coma
Wow thats quite a conclusion you drew there Da Vinci
@@thathandleistakentrythisone it is called being able to read body language. I do apologize if that is a tough concept for you to grasp....
idk about the timeframe between recording and this performance but brent had a massive concussion while recording crack the skye so it could be a mix of stage freight and trying to get his faculties back which, from first hand experience, can take years
When I first heard any progressive metal song I thought what the fuck is this, I then started to get into gojira and then I found mastodon. Took me a while to get into them let alone give there music a chance but I'm so fucking glad I did. Hands down my favourite band ever and you can't get much talented than these guys and there super fucking cool dudes too.
LION SLICER !!!!
Markodon I've noticed something like you have. Music that I LOVE on the first listen, doesn't often remain a favorite. Music that I need to hear 10-15 times to like, then another 15 to love is music that I will listen to my whole life. I've been putting effort into listening to harder, more progressive stuff for a couple years now. Haven't tried Gojira yet, but I will. I'm kinda getting the hang of Car Bomb right now. That's the most extreme stuff I've listened to. Sepultura needs a listen, Meshuggah, lot's of stuff. I've been a rock, blues, funk, R&B, roots, soul fan mostly.
flugplatz21
You may want to check out opeth. extensive catalog, amazing music
+flugplatz21 I am the same way, and I always wondered if I was alone. I HATED mastodon when I first heard them off of guitar hero (you know you played it), same with Machine Head and a few others. After hearing these bands over and over, i started getting into them and now they are my favorites! I recently got into Mastodon and I can't get enough. I've all the guitar tab books for their album and spend my free time pouring over the pages and cranking the amp to 11!
ryjil xiao Cool to hear. Even though I'm a drummer, only played Gtr Hero twice. Decided to suck on real guitar, instead, then decided 6 strings was too many, now I mostly play a 4 string cigar box in open G. I can't afford enough guitars to have all the crazy tunings in modern music. Oh, well. Enjoy the tunes and have a good one!
+Markodon A Gojira reference on the front page of a Letterman video.
This was a good day after all.
They've got the "that's just the weight of the world" harmony down perfectly. Sounds awesome.
BRENT IS SINGING PROPERLY? and isnt high or drunk or sounding like a strangled goat?!?!?! awesome!
Bill has the most gnarly growls out of all the members. Honestly; they're ball-rattling.
I think they only allow him to vocalise during a couple of songs due to a fear born out of knowing that any prolonged exposure to such intense growls will probably lead to an unpleasant death.
look at that old man holding that mastadon record
Just wanna point out that there stands "hi mom" on Bill's guitar
So sad
Gotta love brents little dance ^^
Bill’s chunky riff is one of my favorites.
I think Brent wrote it
@@mastod0n1 Bill’s playing it though
I love how Bill has 'Hi Mom' written on his guitar!
The music producer of Letterman should be hailed and loved for his work. Not for Mastodon that much but for all his work. Great picks man.
Love this song.First album I got was "Blood Mountain, and they just go from strength to strength. This song's nice and meaty sounding, but also catchy enough for non-metal fans to appreciate.
I'm so happy that Brent got his singing up to speed with the others.
And as much as I think this isn't the best song to showcase them, this fucking rockss. Can't wait to see the other stuff live.
regardless of our opinions...the band looks like it's having a blast and enjoying a new-found groove. cool to see them actually smiling.
bravo for not standing still...great musicians on a great musical path.
Mastodon, loud headphones, full album from start to finish, & trail run/gym/marijuana effects+lying in darkness before is one of my top 3 favorite activities. Crack the Skye & Leviathan have been my favorite although I haven't even got to 5 lol. Still on repeat with the ones I kinda know.
when a show is on that many times a week... you can probably get some damn good bands like this!
This song gets better every time I hear it. Played live it fuckin owns! Man these guys are the saving grace of today. VIVE LE MASTODON!!!
damn, these guys are crazy good musicians
So let me get this straight. We have Grizzly Adams on lead guitar, Jesus on bass, Joe Dirt on rhythm guitar, and the drummer is tripping balls on LSD 99.99999% of the time. This is why I love these guys.
Saw these guys a week ago in London... UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE. 10/10. Best band around at the moment
SethHesio Cradle of filth are doing far better than these guys.
At least they can play live with no fuck ups.
it's just the Herp of the Derp!
This song exposed me to Mastodon for the first time. Definitely a fan now.
Bill is the man. and his guitar playing on the new Primate album is unbelievable.. probably my AOTY 2012
Gotta love Letterman for having such a bad ass band on. This song rules!
i definitely respect the letterman show because they will have rock and roll hall of fame-bound metal bands like mastodon on his show. i true tip of the hat to your show sir.
This band rocks this my first time hearing them .👊😎
Much better than their first letterman performance
Nellson Stout oblivion sucked ass
oof yeah thats a tough one for em. i mean it's a lot going on and everyone is doing a lot so i don't blame em.
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Agree !!
Are you saying the song sucks in general?
Amazing album
I really didn't care for the hunter much the first time I listened to it, but after a few more listens, I've really fallen in love with the album.
sooooooooooo much better than their Letterman performance of Oblivion
They have improved their live vocals! I love Brent's dance at 1:22 XD
This song has such a badass groove its nice to see em shake their shit and have fun fuck yeah!
That was badass!!
The people in this crowd are so lucky! can't wait to see them roll through on the mayhem tour
Mastodon most have the most epic artwork on their albums
They sound so damn good
Wow, their vocals sounds way better now than they did the past couple years. Even MORE reason to go see them live now!
Brent's dancing makes me feel uncomfortable.
you sir, deserve more likes.
what the hell he was thinking about??
What a dude can't get into the groove of his music?
MyGagen i mean, the music is awesome, but that guy wriggles like somebody is trying to stick finger in his ass, just look at 1:20, this ridicoulous
MrRoflmoments great!
That was one Tight performance!!!
Mastodons new album is killer!! One of the best albums of 2011
So get yourself out there and get yourself a copy
MASTODON FTW!!!
Amazing to see Anthony Worrall Thomson play guitar and sing like that!
I wish people would stop uploading low-quality video/audio and call it HD. You can't make a crappy video higher quality without starting high.
***** Wait, the man has a point!
not to mention its at like 15FPS hahahaha
Where can I see it labeled as "HD"?
Because it's not in the title or description...
Hi Brad, Im from the future here to tell you to relax.
Is Brett dancing???? Hahahahahahahaha! This new album is awesome. Thank you Mastodon!
Cracking song, cracking band.
These guys are bad ass...The drummer IMO is the best singer in the band.
Brent´s dance is awesome!!!
This was an amazing performance!!
That Silverburst V is orgasmic both looking and sounding
The vocals are SICK! I was afraid the vocals might not be good for their upcoming tour but after seeing this I have faith. The Hunter rules. I hope they play the whole album live.
Those vocals sucked ass, man.
this is just kick ass.thanks dave for playing real rock bands on your show.i want to see more.rock-n-roll is going to take over again so hang on everybody.its about to get crazy up in here>.......Dain
I like late shows because they sometimes have the most obscure bands you might have never heard of otherwise, and also they have cool metal bands on from time to time.
I think Letterman was the first time I heard The Mars Volta.
Hope they keep it up.
Definitely off pitch, whether it be the guitars being mistuned, or vocal issues; but they've never been the most technical band from a vocal perspective anyways. They're probably just getting used to the track, cause when I saw them live, there were no pitch issues.
That being said, the musicianship is stellar as always, even when they play simple stuff like this beauty.
Great band, good on Dave for bringing 'em aboard again. They'll get more exposure from this, which they really deserve.
I think they aced it. I think their singing sounds more.. epic than usual? Mastodon really has improved on every level possible in this album.
fucking rock on mastodon! props to Dave for hosting such a badass band..
The run!
GO BRENT! YOU ROCK!
I love how letterman goes up and shakes their hand.
They should have played 'Dry Bone Valley'. I love the whole album, though. It took a couple listens because everyone has expectations when an album comes out from a band they love, but Mastodon delivered again.
I honestly wouldn't expect him to listen to all of the bands that come on his show, but I think it's cool that he puts a wide spread of acts and not just popstars. I do know that he has said his favorite band is Foo Fighters so maybe he has listened to Mastodon a bit.
saw this last night, pretty beast. i like brent's dance xD
such a fucking great band
I need to start watching David Letterman more often.
It's surprising that any metal band in my opinion would be on a talk show. Of course Curl of the Burl is the most 'pop' sounding song on that album, but wow. If Mastodon gets to play on shows like this...I wonder of Opeth would ever get asked to play :3
crunchy groove
great band, they look like theyre really having fun in all the hunter performances ive seen :)
This song is ten times better live, and I cant figure out why. I try to listen to the album version but it just doesn't do it justice, I keep watching this video over and over again.
@ShiningSpear I saw them live at the soundwave festival last week and dude, their vocals have vastly improved since the crack the skye days, they're an amazing live band
Engineer: Alright! Who's singing?
Mastodon: Yes!
That was a bad ass performance
Mastodon 4 Life!!
Imagine opening your song on a talk show with "I killed a man because he killed my goat"
Fucking Legendary
that was awesome, thanks for posting cakium
And this the best I've herd them sing to.
LOL, Brent! No fucks given that day!
@ShiningSpear I would give anything to see them live...too bad they aren't coming in Romania
Magnificooo!
When I watch bands on talk shows I always like to see the hosts introduction for some reason.
I've always correlated this album with Skyrim. The featured ad for this video is the Dawnguard DLC. Looks like I'm not the only nerd who loves The Hunter...
I love how Troy Brent and Bill were like what the fuck when Letterman suggested they tease Clooney.
Orange Amps mixed with Marshall headcabinets...... .... Brent & Bill unique sound... ^^ BEST OF THE WORLD!!!
dude i love how brent & troy are groovin' to their own song ^_^
haha put these fools on the dancefloor! xD
i love the Brent dance
I was watching the repeat (didn't catch it the first time) and they cut the song after like 5 seconds because Clooney took too much air time.. I watched all of Letterman just for these guys and they cut them... You have no idea how hard I punched Craig Ferguson. Thank goodness for RUclips.
I want Brents guitar.
Not tomorrow,
Not after breakfast,
NOW.
So did you buy his Epiphon Signature after all? :D
lol brent's dancing. they sound great live though, can't wait to see them.
gotta love how he sings "splinters in my skin..." with that little squirm
very good song to drink some beers!
saludos desde calama san pedro de atacama chile tocan muy bien y muy buena musica
this guys are so good!!!!!! the hunter is a great albummm
Anyone else like the way Brent sings?
forsure! Death Punch and Mastodon are my favorite active bands (Disturbed being my favorite overall), so I was ecstatic when I heard they were on the same bill! Rob Zombie, Machine head, and Amon Amarth are just sweetening the deal!!!
Who’s gonna tell him
@@ProphetofGermaine this was 8 years ago loser
@@ProphetofGermaine this was 8 years ago loser
@Jackthestripper sucks that you don't like it. I freakin' love this song and everything about it. I would've loved to have seen Stargasm though too. Here's hoping they play it when I see them in November
Groovy time..
Me too brother...They and Amon Amarth made me buy tickets.
Fuckin love Mastodon.
Epic Brent's dance
That dance! LMFAO
@Hurgard You missed the point. I was talking about them being better at singing. I wasn't saying that this style of vocal was better than their old style, just that they're better at what they're doing now.
Brents got some moves like jagger.