+Bob Jones Every album has a different main character, along with the fact that the first 3 albums have one song dedicated to John Merrick, the Elephant Man. This is their last Elephant Man song. Plus Leviathan isn't a story they wrote, it's based on Moby Dick, whose main character would me Ahab.
Yeah-Float away-Known so low-You run away Desolate us Desolate all No love is lost-You know we're weightless-Climb-Under my wing-Climb Known so low-You run away Desolate us Desolate all No love is lost-You know we're weightless-Climb-Under my wing-Climb Known so low-You run away Desolate us Desolate all Grown so slow-You run away Desolate us I'm sailing away Best Lyrics I found. Love this song! Stevie Ray Vaughn captured by Pirates & playing in an underground river... It's like that fkn trippy
@@WeaponizedLoss Yeah, that was a great watch, but his off-the-cuff solo in that live performance just wasn't as good as this recording, granted this a produced piece and not live. I'm not knocking him for it. The live version was good for it's own reasons. This recording is just perfection though.
So.... from what I've read about the story in this concept album, here's what I understand from it.... - The Wolf Is Loose: The protagonist is chosen, he's a werewolf and needs to place the crystal skull on top of the Blood Mountain in order to free himself from the curse, also, some hunters are chasing him - Crystal Skull: He searches for the Skull before starting to climb the mountain - Sleeping Giant: The song talks about the mountain itself(an inactive volcano, a sleeping giant) and the things and dangers in it. - Capillarian Crest: Not 100% sure, but I believe it's about him reaching a blood river and starting to see the mountain waking up after 12 years of silence - Circle Of Cysquatch: He finds a Cysquatch that warns him about the future and about the birchmen he'll find, I believe he tells the protagonist about him being able to return to it's human form if he does his mission - Colony Of Birchmen: Birchmen are half men-half trees, and I believe he goes through a colony of them(duh) and as he's going on, he starts returning to it's wolf form. - Hunters Of The Sky: Back in his wolf form, the hunters find him again, and he runs away from them, either that, of he runs away from some other creatures(dragons maybe?). - Hand Of Stone: He starts realizing that he can control his power to help himself to defeat other creatures, it is said that he finds a weird rose thing that gives him hallucinations. - This Mortal Soil: A woman tells him about what will happen when he reaches the top and places the crystal skull, she tells him the future(only logical explanation I found about this one) - Siberian Divide: When reaching the top, he gets caught on a blizzard where he becomes frost bitten and frozen, he starts having hallucinations, he sees a snow queen who tells him that it's ok to start eating his own flesh, he sees an aurora borealis and he thinks it's god, he starts feeling warm inside and sees the skull react, he finds enough courage to keep climbing to make it to the top and put the skull on the three horned face. - Pendulous Skin: This is the one I've been trying to figure out, but it's not so clear, there are various theories, some say it's about him completing his mission and becoming a dog that's found by humans, some say he dies at the end of Siberian Divide and that this is an epilogue of his thoughts or something like that. I believe he either gets some sort of help(by an angel or some creature) and completes his mission and eventually flies away from his body to start a new life in a human form, but I'm not sure at all. This is how I believe the story goes, if you have any thoughts, opinions, ideas or theories of your won, feel free to share them with me. I love this album, but I need to know how it ends, and what the story means (also in Crack The Skye, but I feel that's more complex)
I think you are nuking it. there is no real story other than the notes being played. do you need any more to understand outside whatever you feel when you listen?
Emi Grant yeah I just know enough about mastodon to know they probably just did a bunch of acid and other substances and then recorded the music. In a few interviews they are open about their disdain for vocals and lyrics in general (or having to provide them rather). They name the songs based on how the music sounds. There is no underlying story about a dude that's a werewolf.
doe john It IS a concept album, the song names relate to other things maybe, but there is a story, in fact, there's been persons that have been told parts of the story by band members
This feels like you're about to die from really long journey in the blistering cold. And as your bright eyes start fading, your soul ascends to the afterlife. Oh mah gahh so pretty
Among the many songs from Mastodon that touch my soul. It's got positivity, negativity, certainty, uncertainty, sorrow, agony, truth, harmony, peace, order. The songs grabs my life and shows it to me, in front of my face and says "Do you see? This is what it has been.", in a neutral manner. The song is neutral, but I'm a too pessimistic being. The song is basically some entity that talks to me, it speaks facts. Facts about my life. And it's my place to decide what to do with that. Should I take my own life already? Or let it flow its course for whatever meaningless purpose, just for the heck of it, might not really know what destiny has in store for me and the world. This song, Elephant Man and Joseph Merrick, unique pieces.
+Doom Dope Hi man, I love Mastodon too but please don't take your life. If you ever want to talk about anything, then please email me on jamiefearon@gmail.com Peace and Love
+Jamie Fearon I'm all right, thank you. My life has recently got a decent turn. I was right, should just "let [my life] flow its course for whatever meaningless purpose, just for the heck of it, might not really know what destiny has in store for me and the world". 'Cause you really don't know what's in store for you! ;)) Could be anything. Could be exactly what you were dreaming for.
What the fuck are you on? Maybe it's just cause I'm drunk and can't understand shit. not trying to be rude, just genuinely have a misunderstanding f what you're saying.
{Never take your life from you} this is the message I only try to promote amongst us, nor trama, nor weakness, nor sorrow, nor anger are any of theis the reason, to end what GOD has allowed us all to witness. A chance to see, to be, to love, to grow old with the one YOU CHOOSE TO LOVE, it's all on the long a narrow path. "GOD BLESS YOU ALL", "MASTODON", nuff said.
Such a beautiful song, it brings a tear to my eye every time. After finishing a goal you put your whole life into, not knowing what to do next... That's this song.
Markby VR oh yeah, at the end of their set on their last tour with Gojira and kvelertak, they played this song in the back ground as everyone was leaving and I remember Brann dedicating it to someone. rip
Lyrics: Yeah I don't realize Been gone so long That you are on your way What's your name, boy? What's your name, boy? I'll have you know that I'm on my way back And I... I don't realize Been gone so long That you are on your way. What's your name, boy? What's your name, boy? I'll have you know that I'm on my way back And I... I don't realize Been gone so long That you are on your way What's your name, boy? What's your name, boy? (solo) [Part 1/2]
Mastodon is one of those bands you're proud to be obsessed over. The day I heard Life's Blood, I knew I was hearing something special. It would be a travesty for humanity to never hear the music these brilliant men create. Thank you, Mastodon.
I got into Mastodon a few months back and found this gem. It's probably my favorite mastodon song now, I'm trying to learn it but god damn Brett is a hybrid picking god, and I can barely hybrid pick at all. I just love the emotion of this song, it seems like a song that you roll the credits to after a great movie.
I found a very interesting theory on a lyrics site. - The Werewolf doesn't die atop the mountain, but is rescued when he is inches from death. A previous song mentions him chewing off his limbs, as well as becoming delirious. Now fast forward to Crack the Skye, about a paraplegic man who can make his soul leave his body. These two could be the same character. The Crystal Skull from this album could have given him the power to "astral travel" after he recovered from the events of this album.
This song...this song without question if I close my eyes and just let this solo slap my soul in the face a tear comes every single time..I love that a song can do that to me therefore I cherish it for eternity
CombineRustler I'd say this song is more or less a take on the first two Joseph Merrick songs, but yeah, that eerie vocal effect gives you that "holy shit I'm high" feeling.
I listened to crack the skye while I was on shrooms and me and my bro were driving through a snowstorm while tripping and all I can remember is getting lost in the spirals and the sounds of that album.
Just 2 days ago I had my first psychedelic experience (on DMT) and listened to this song. It was super crazy and surreal and intense. The crazy thing about it was how what I was hearing felt like it was directly influencing my hallucinations. Like my trip was an insane interactive music video. I'm glad I chose this song. And did the DMT. saw some crazy shit
This song is fantastic. Probably my favorite on this album. I'm glad I bought this and Crack the Skye. I'll probably get Leviathan and The Hunter when that comes out.
brents electric skills are undeniably unmatched. but lately ive been trying to work out alot of these acoustic songs/passages and the man is a fucking genius. i cant even begin to wrap my brain and hands around some of these. ive heard that for Brents audition for the band he just brought his acoustic. and was hired after about 30 seconds of playing
after you climb up the blood moutain, with pendulous skin on the end, you just go down over it in some peaceful meaning... thats awsome! MASTODON 4ever!!!
This song feels like it's taking back to a time in history. It's just hard to explain what is happening in between, althought the perfect instrumentation can tell you otherwise...
man what a trip when i heard this song... it played then had that 20minute or so pause, i didnt notice the absence of music as i was on the pc, but then this dude started speaking out of nowhere, was confused at first, then started laughing at what he was saying, then found out it was the legend Josh Homme! Man what else could i ask for, they should make more shit together
this is one of the reasons why blood mountain is my favourite mastodon album. not an easy choice to make its either blood mountain or leviathan!! still lots of love for remission and lifesblood:)
@MrThembones Try turning your sound up all the way or putting in headphones. There have been times where I've forgotten I've left the song playing and at the part where he starts talking all you hear are whispers (it scared the shit out of me the first time lol) and then a very audible laugh with tons of reverb on it. Even listening through headphones it's kind of hard to hear it, so you might have to turn your volume all the way up.
@TheBearJewPictures the voice clip is not a fake fan letter, its actually Joshua Homme from Queens of the Stone Age showing his support for the band....
When listening to this song, I like to imagine a place where there's no such thing as violence, greed or hate. Kinship, in a spectral land where beautiful creatures roam and live in harmony with humans. Under a violet sun, with emerald skies. In a place where spectral lights of all colors cascade across the dim plains of perfectly grown grass, where the ancient mastodons of old dwell.
@martyn10011 In terms of the concept it's about the main character falling from the mountain and dying in peace now that he's broken his curse. As far as I'm aware at least... no one really knows the lyrics, except for snippets, like 'On my way home' and such.
Lyrics: [Part 2/2] I'll have you know that I'm on my way back And I... I don't realize Been gone so long That you were on your way. What's your name, boy? Was it in you, now?
People have been talking about what the lyrics are, but the Mastodon website doesn't have lyrics listed, and is catagorized as an instrumental piece. Yet voices can be clearly heard, but are distorted, or covered up to the point they aren't recognizable. Regardless, this song is amazing. Flowing like a river, to a destination unknown. But that's the fun of it, right? You don't know where the journey takes you, but you just know you're going somewhere...
honestly ive come to conclusion after hundreds of listens that the lyrics are: i...ive gone awayyyyyy....i known so long that you'd run away my serenade woohhhh my serenade ohhh ill have you know that im on my way back ive..... ive run awayyyyyyyy..... ive know so long that youd run away my serenade wooohhh my serenade oohhhh ill have you know that im on my way back i.... ive run away... ive known so long that youd run away my serenade wooohhhh my serenade ohhhhhh idk for sure thgh
A lot people mentioning the solo, but the intro is legit one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard
The vocals are the prettiest part to me. I'm constantly singing the chorus to myself lmao such a crazy album
sounds Opeth-y
I think Brent should write some more psychedelic songs, because holy shit this is good.
On the surface it seems like a sort of happy song, but there is something so sad about it. It gives me chills every time I listen.
Bob Jones Its about the Elephant Man
Scott Andrews Or does the main character from Remission/Leviathan/Blood Mountain die and that's what the song is about?
+Bob Jones Every album has a different main character, along with the fact that the first 3 albums have one song dedicated to John Merrick, the Elephant Man. This is their last Elephant Man song. Plus Leviathan isn't a story they wrote, it's based on Moby Dick, whose main character would me Ahab.
Cobalt Falcon okay.
Yeah-Float away-Known so low-You run away
Desolate us
Desolate all
No love is lost-You know we're weightless-Climb-Under my wing-Climb
Known so low-You run away
Desolate us
Desolate all
No love is lost-You know we're weightless-Climb-Under my wing-Climb
Known so low-You run away
Desolate us
Desolate all
Grown so slow-You run away
Desolate us
I'm sailing away
Best Lyrics I found. Love this song! Stevie Ray Vaughn captured by Pirates & playing in an underground river... It's like that fkn trippy
That solo, Brent. Every time, dude. Every time.
every...damn....time!
This is Brent's all-time greatest guitar lead. Still hasn't played out in 10+ years.
Dude that solo in the middle of The Hunter!
@@metalhigh0043 ruclips.net/video/7coEVVNpM_4/видео.html
Now it has! They played it for the first time during their aquarium acoustic show.
…and now he’s topped it multiple times in the same album.
@@WeaponizedLoss Yeah, that was a great watch, but his off-the-cuff solo in that live performance just wasn't as good as this recording, granted this a produced piece and not live. I'm not knocking him for it. The live version was good for it's own reasons. This recording is just perfection though.
Every time Brent takes lead vocals on a song he most likely wrote all by himself you know its going to be an instant classic. Ex. Last baron
So.... from what I've read about the story in this concept album, here's what I understand from it....
- The Wolf Is Loose: The protagonist is chosen, he's a werewolf and needs to place the crystal skull on top of the Blood Mountain in order to free himself from the curse, also, some hunters are chasing him
- Crystal Skull: He searches for the Skull before starting to climb the mountain
- Sleeping Giant: The song talks about the mountain itself(an inactive volcano, a sleeping giant) and the things and dangers in it.
- Capillarian Crest: Not 100% sure, but I believe it's about him reaching a blood river and starting to see the mountain waking up after 12 years of silence
- Circle Of Cysquatch: He finds a Cysquatch that warns him about the future and about the birchmen he'll find, I believe he tells the protagonist about him being able to return to it's human form if he does his mission
- Colony Of Birchmen: Birchmen are half men-half trees, and I believe he goes through a colony of them(duh) and as he's going on, he starts returning to it's wolf form.
- Hunters Of The Sky: Back in his wolf form, the hunters find him again, and he runs away from them, either that, of he runs away from some other creatures(dragons maybe?).
- Hand Of Stone: He starts realizing that he can control his power to help himself to defeat other creatures, it is said that he finds a weird rose thing that gives him hallucinations.
- This Mortal Soil: A woman tells him about what will happen when he reaches the top and places the crystal skull, she tells him the future(only logical explanation I found about this one)
- Siberian Divide: When reaching the top, he gets caught on a blizzard where he becomes frost bitten and frozen, he starts having hallucinations, he sees a snow queen who tells him that it's ok to start eating his own flesh, he sees an aurora borealis and he thinks it's god, he starts feeling warm inside and sees the skull react, he finds enough courage to keep climbing to make it to the top and put the skull on the three horned face.
- Pendulous Skin: This is the one I've been trying to figure out, but it's not so clear, there are various theories, some say it's about him completing his mission and becoming a dog that's found by humans, some say he dies at the end of Siberian Divide and that this is an epilogue of his thoughts or something like that. I believe he either gets some sort of help(by an angel or some creature) and completes his mission and eventually flies away from his body to start a new life in a human form, but I'm not sure at all.
This is how I believe the story goes, if you have any thoughts, opinions, ideas or theories of your won, feel free to share them with me. I love this album, but I need to know how it ends, and what the story means (also in Crack The Skye, but I feel that's more complex)
I think you are nuking it. there is no real story other than the notes being played. do you need any more to understand outside whatever you feel when you listen?
doe john It is a concept album and there is a story, I just want to understand it, since I love it.
Emi Grant yeah I just know enough about mastodon to know they probably just did a bunch of acid and other substances and then recorded the music. In a few interviews they are open about their disdain for vocals and lyrics in general (or having to provide them rather). They name the songs based on how the music sounds. There is no underlying story about a dude that's a werewolf.
doe john It IS a concept album, the song names relate to other things maybe, but there is a story, in fact, there's been persons that have been told parts of the story by band members
A good record regardless. One of their best imo.
Has both a wicked trippy feel and a simple good ol' boy feel to it at the same time. This song is a beast.
This feels like you're about to die from really long journey in the blistering cold. And as your bright eyes start fading, your soul ascends to the afterlife. Oh mah gahh so pretty
It is a concept album about traversing to a mountain top. This being the final, the lyrics are non existent in the booklet, just him drifting off.
Among the many songs from Mastodon that touch my soul.
It's got positivity, negativity, certainty, uncertainty, sorrow, agony, truth, harmony, peace, order.
The songs grabs my life and shows it to me, in front of my face and says "Do you see? This is what it has been.", in a neutral manner. The song is neutral, but I'm a too pessimistic being. The song is basically some entity that talks to me, it speaks facts. Facts about my life. And it's my place to decide what to do with that. Should I take my own life already? Or let it flow its course for whatever meaningless purpose, just for the heck of it, might not really know what destiny has in store for me and the world. This song, Elephant Man and Joseph Merrick, unique pieces.
+Doom Dope Hi man, I love Mastodon too but please don't take your life. If you ever want to talk about anything, then please email me on jamiefearon@gmail.com
Peace and Love
+Jamie Fearon
I'm all right, thank you. My life has recently got a decent turn. I was right, should just "let [my life] flow its course for whatever meaningless purpose, just for the heck of it, might not really know what destiny has in store for me and the world".
'Cause you really don't know what's in store for you! ;)) Could be anything. Could be exactly what you were dreaming for.
What the fuck are you on? Maybe it's just cause I'm drunk and can't understand shit.
not trying to be rude, just genuinely have a misunderstanding f what you're saying.
{Never take your life from you} this is the message I only try to promote amongst us, nor trama, nor weakness, nor sorrow, nor anger are any of theis the reason, to end what GOD has allowed us all to witness.
A chance to see, to be, to love, to grow old with the one YOU CHOOSE TO LOVE, it's all on the long a narrow path.
"GOD BLESS YOU ALL", "MASTODON", nuff said.
I honestly just dont know who these musicians do it. There are some mastadon tracks that just leave me speechless.
which other ones?
Yessiree bob
Fruits from virgins vine.
It starts like a Unusual Acoustic Piece and ends like Santana, Led Zeppelin 70´s Prog Rock ...
Its just BRILLIANT Music ..
Jimi Hendrix I got that Led Zepp vibe too, and maybe just a little bit of Rush, but I'm not sure. But yeah, this song is awesome
Jimi Hendrix Oh now I know! I hear some Pink floyd here, just like some other Mastodon songs
Man, this shit actually gave me shivers
Such a beautiful song, it brings a tear to my eye every time. After finishing a goal you put your whole life into, not knowing what to do next... That's this song.
haven't heard a song like this ever..it's so relaxing man
RIP Ikey Owens. He collaborated on this one
This song is so good that i can even feel i don´t deserve it.
That means you do deserve it.
You definiteoy deserve it
This always reminded me of Joseph Merrick but with lyrics.
Gidean Hume it is kind of. Three songs Elephant Man, Joseph Merrick and Pendulous Skin. All about Joseph Merrick and his condition
R.I.P Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (1975-2014)
No way... I swear everyone Mastodon knows dies, but they themselves do not.
Markby VR oh yeah, at the end of their set on their last tour with Gojira and kvelertak, they played this song in the back ground as everyone was leaving and I remember Brann dedicating it to someone. rip
Is it that guy plays keyboard here? I loved him in absentia!
Amazing play! RIP!
Mastodon & Mars Volta = Bliss
@@jakebland1990 I never saw Mastodon and TMV in one sentence, but I like it
Brent Hinds is in my top 3 for being one of the best guitarists I've ever heard. His style in itself is unmatched.
Gorgeous sounds
One of my all time favorite guitar solos
DeftZeppelin me too man, and i think this is mastodon's best guitar solo.
I'd agree with that.
DeftZeppelin jaguar god might change that though.
It's a good song, but this solo has so much emotion. I dig it too much.
DefThrone same hereeeeee
All these yrs later, this song is still one of their best!
Lyrics:
Yeah
I don't realize
Been gone so long
That you are on your way
What's your name, boy?
What's your name, boy?
I'll have you know that
I'm on my way back
And I... I don't realize
Been gone so long
That you are on your way.
What's your name, boy?
What's your name, boy?
I'll have you know that
I'm on my way back
And I... I don't realize
Been gone so long
That you are on your way
What's your name, boy?
What's your name, boy?
(solo)
[Part 1/2]
Lots of psych influence. Really cool, trippy way to end the album. I still remember the hidden track with the Josh Homme recording. Classic album.
Mastodon is one of those bands you're proud to be obsessed over. The day I heard Life's Blood, I knew I was hearing something special. It would be a travesty for humanity to never hear the music these brilliant men create. Thank you, Mastodon.
0:53 is so satisfying to hear
You mean 0:00-5:04
You got to be amazing musicians to be able to write a song like this. Great stuff.
the beginning of this track is very No Quarter
one of the greatest solos of the 21st century
I got into Mastodon a few months back and found this gem. It's probably my favorite mastodon song now, I'm trying to learn it but god damn Brett is a hybrid picking god, and I can barely hybrid pick at all. I just love the emotion of this song, it seems like a song that you roll the credits to after a great movie.
I found a very interesting theory on a lyrics site.
- The Werewolf doesn't die atop the mountain, but is rescued when he is inches from death. A previous song mentions him chewing off his limbs, as well as becoming delirious.
Now fast forward to Crack the Skye, about a paraplegic man who can make his soul leave his body. These two could be the same character. The Crystal Skull from this album could have given him the power to "astral travel" after he recovered from the events of this album.
Best Mastodon song in my opinion. One of my very favorites overall....
This song...this song without question if I close my eyes and just let this solo slap my soul in the face a tear comes every single time..I love that a song can do that to me therefore I cherish it for eternity
I can't even imagine where LSD could take you while listening to this masterpiece.
CombineRustler I'd say this song is more or less a take on the first two Joseph Merrick songs, but yeah, that eerie vocal effect gives you that "holy shit I'm high" feeling.
Alkalilee wait there are more joseph merrick songs?
cspj12 Joseph Merrick and Elephant Man. Each is the last song on one of the first two albums.
I totally agree.
I listened to crack the skye while I was on shrooms and me and my bro were driving through a snowstorm while tripping and all I can remember is getting lost in the spirals and the sounds of that album.
Just 2 days ago I had my first psychedelic experience (on DMT) and listened to this song. It was super crazy and surreal and intense. The crazy thing about it was how what I was hearing felt like it was directly influencing my hallucinations. Like my trip was an insane interactive music video. I'm glad I chose this song. And did the DMT. saw some crazy shit
Beautiful song. Can't stop playing it over and over on my iTunes.
i love this song !!!!
This song is fantastic. Probably my favorite on this album. I'm glad I bought this and Crack the Skye. I'll probably get Leviathan and The Hunter when that comes out.
Brent Hinds is a genius. Musically this guy is a master like the big guys from the 70s. Amazing dude.
oh such lovely and bright guitar playing
Like a Wiking deathprayer, equally full of gratitude to Life.
This album is fucking Brilliant.
this is such a beautiful piece. . . such a different side of brent and the boys of mastodon. . . i love it.
Haven't listened to this in so long. Forgot how beautiful it is. Meet Mastodon a few years ago in Dublin, nice guys
I met a girl with Pendulous skin once.
Here we go again. Another winner.
brents electric skills are undeniably unmatched. but lately ive been trying to work out alot of these acoustic songs/passages and the man is a fucking genius. i cant even begin to wrap my brain and hands around some of these. ive heard that for Brents audition for the band he just brought his acoustic. and was hired after about 30 seconds of playing
On the second try, on the first try he was too drunk
Speaks directly to my soul. Everything is going to be okay..eventually
"String picking son of a Genius!"
I put this on out loud on my phone in public toilets from time to time and groan/weep throughout it.
damn this song makes me feel like im floating away
this shit makes me cry in the fucking club
seriously, the notes played from 4:01 to 4:09 are amazing
@toolarmy4life My pleasure. Was surprised no-one else had uploaded the studio version properly before considering how fucking awesome this song is.
Beautiful tearful song
Dude. You are a god among men. Thank you for this.
after you climb up the blood moutain, with pendulous skin on the end, you just go down over it in some peaceful meaning... thats awsome! MASTODON 4ever!!!
This song feels like it's taking back to a time in history. It's just hard to explain what is happening in between, althought the perfect instrumentation can tell you otherwise...
same here, its always during the peak part of the solo that i'll get chills
This whole song gives me ASMR. Damn
Not meaning to relate this song to weird ass ASMR videos.
Keegan Shulista ASMR ain't weird so it's all good ✌️️🤘
Mark Morgan oh fuck no 😂🤣
***** So like your mom? heheh
man what a trip when i heard this song... it played then had that 20minute or so pause, i didnt notice the absence of music as i was on the pc, but then this dude started speaking out of nowhere, was confused at first, then started laughing at what he was saying, then found out it was the legend Josh Homme! Man what else could i ask for, they should make more shit together
this is one of the reasons why blood mountain is my favourite mastodon album. not an easy choice to make its either blood mountain or leviathan!! still lots of love for remission and lifesblood:)
Best band of this decade, no contest!!!!!!!
One of their best no doubt
I love whatever genre of music this is!
i like all three of those possibilities :) thank you for the thoughtful insight.
Mastadon and Mushrooms are a great time
@martyn10011 It's actually Josh Homme of QOTSA. His backing vocals are on Colony Of Birchmen.
Oh my god this touches me so deeply
Atmospheric Trolling. Love it.
thank you for finally get this up on youtube!!!!!!!! now i can melt my co workers faces off!! mwuahahahahaha!!!!!!!!
someone needs to upload this entire album.... i mean i have the cd and the vinyl but i wanna jam it at work!!!!!!
just awe-inspiring.
thank you for this playlist
Beautiful song!!! Mythical Mastodon.
This song is like a bluesy lullabye to me. Brent, you may serenade me anytime.
listening this while high is gold
@MrThembones Try turning your sound up all the way or putting in headphones. There have been times where I've forgotten I've left the song playing and at the part where he starts talking all you hear are whispers (it scared the shit out of me the first time lol) and then a very audible laugh with tons of reverb on it. Even listening through headphones it's kind of hard to hear it, so you might have to turn your volume all the way up.
The end of this sounds like something you'd hear in a My Morning Jacket song, it's awesome. My Morning Mastodon.
@TheBearJewPictures the voice clip is not a fake fan letter, its actually Joshua Homme from Queens of the Stone Age showing his support for the band....
When listening to this song, I like to imagine a place where there's no such thing as violence, greed or hate. Kinship, in a spectral land where beautiful creatures roam and live in harmony with humans. Under a violet sun, with emerald skies. In a place where spectral lights of all colors cascade across the dim plains of perfectly grown grass, where the ancient mastodons of old dwell.
You're not the only one
damn you got some good mushrooms
fuckin youtube comments, man
DreadSlayer 67 Best comment ,I kinda think the same about this song.It's perfection
so what was the strain? :D
@manof1001faces agreed.....maybe even the best solo ever...it blends so well with the rest of the song...this is by far my favourite Mastodon piece
still the most beautiful song I ever heard.
@martyn10011 In terms of the concept it's about the main character falling from the mountain and dying in peace now that he's broken his curse. As far as I'm aware at least... no one really knows the lyrics, except for snippets, like 'On my way home' and such.
just fucking wow!...
That album art is trippy beyond belief
You have no idea.
Emi Grant I always figured this song was outside the concept, and is instead another nod to Joseph Merrick.
Thank you jimmy dore
Sigue y seguirá siendo el mejor solo de Mastodon
Listening in 2021. Sounds exactly the same as the first time way back when.....
Lyrics: [Part 2/2]
I'll have you know that
I'm on my way back
And I... I don't realize
Been gone so long
That you were on your way.
What's your name, boy?
Was it in you, now?
always comes to this song when i get ready to make
love love still love
People have been talking about what the lyrics are, but the Mastodon website doesn't have lyrics listed, and is catagorized as an instrumental piece. Yet voices can be clearly heard, but are distorted, or covered up to the point they aren't recognizable. Regardless, this song is amazing. Flowing like a river, to a destination unknown. But that's the fun of it, right? You don't know where the journey takes you, but you just know you're going somewhere...
This particular track sounds very Sons of Otis'ish which is lovely :D
@martyn10011 It's not fake- it's Josh Homme, who sent them some backing vocals for "Colony Of Birchmen" :)
@TheBearJewPictures Yes, the actual studio version is 22 minutes long. Most of it is slience, with a voice clip at the end from a fake fan letter.
It was that point where I was convinced that Josh Homme was Longmont Potion Castle. A theory I keep toying with but, have no proof of.
honestly ive come to conclusion after hundreds of listens that the lyrics are:
i...ive gone awayyyyyy....i
known so long
that you'd run away
my serenade woohhhh my serenade ohhh
ill have you know that im on my way back
ive..... ive run awayyyyyyyy..... ive
know so long
that youd run away
my serenade wooohhh my serenade oohhhh
ill have you know that im on my way back
i.... ive run away... ive
known so long
that youd run away
my serenade wooohhhh my serenade ohhhhhh
idk for sure thgh
This sounds like what I hoped Heritage by Opeth would sound like. Stunning track.
@squeezeslemons Yes. If you type "Mastodon - Pendulous Skin lyrics" into Google, it tends to work wonders.