MASTODON Colony of Birchmen Reaction and Dissection The Decomposer Lounge

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  • @bradleyaronson3616
    @bradleyaronson3616 3 года назад +394

    Just to echo what others have said, “The Last Baron” is incredible and worth all the hype it’s gotten in the comments.

    • @diegoleiva7242
      @diegoleiva7242 3 года назад +4

      Amen brother! It's insane how good it is.

    • @snworbatory386
      @snworbatory386 3 года назад +3

      Agreed

    • @elrodcastillo
      @elrodcastillo 3 года назад +2

      I came here to make this comment hahaha

    • @Mari000
      @Mari000 3 года назад +3

      Hearts Alive as well!

    • @maliburic1481
      @maliburic1481 3 года назад +2

      "Crack The Skye" into "The Last Baron"

  • @petrilampela
    @petrilampela 3 года назад +299

    I've already said this a couple of times but "The Last Baron" is a MUST from Mastodon. A progressive masterpiece!

    • @thed3008
      @thed3008 3 года назад +9

      Agreed… Too add, Crack the Skye is absolute brilliance

    • @kevinmocha8072
      @kevinmocha8072 3 года назад +4

      The Last Baron is def a must i agree 100%

    • @MisterGreenw00d
      @MisterGreenw00d 3 года назад +7

      The Last Baron is so freaking good. After that he should give a try to Jaguar God too!

    • @31069daniel
      @31069daniel 3 года назад +4

      I can second this. Crack the skye was just a masterpiece all together. Listen to it from front to back. That would be an awesome reaction.

    • @fuckyougoogleihateyou2008
      @fuckyougoogleihateyou2008 3 года назад +3

      The Last Baron is an absolute MUST

  • @DM72513
    @DM72513 3 года назад +103

    Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age does the haunting vocals in the chorus. Do anything off Blood Mountain. This album is a masterpiece.

    • @hoopsmccann639
      @hoopsmccann639 3 года назад +10

      i hear a lot of people saying that, but it's my least favorite mastodon album. to me, crack the skye is their magnum opus..

    • @peachmelba1000
      @peachmelba1000 3 года назад +6

      @JAY AIR He also reads a "fan letter" to Mastodon on the CD version's hidden track. It's very silly.

    • @chaddowns901
      @chaddowns901 3 года назад +4

      Dude, ive been listening to this song for 10+ years and had no idea that was josh homme but now its painfully obvious. Thank you!

    • @Mari000
      @Mari000 3 года назад +1

      Leviathan
      Crack The Skye
      Blood Mountain
      Remission
      EOS
      The Hunter
      OMRTS

    • @peachmelba1000
      @peachmelba1000 3 года назад

      @@Mari000 Would the Hunter be higher up if it didn't sound like shit? Production's weak on that one.

  • @grrrom991
    @grrrom991 3 года назад +118

    Blood Mountain is probably the album I have listened to more than any other. It cannot die, it cannot disappoint. Mastodon are the real deal. They did a great cover of ZZ’s Just Got Paid

    • @PanasonicTooth
      @PanasonicTooth 3 года назад +6

      Siberian Divide, Sleeping Giant, Circle Of Sasquatch, This Mortal Soil and Capillarian Crest are my top songs off that album. Honorable mention goes to Hand Of Stone. Oh and of course Colony Of Birchmen. So pretty much the whole album lol

    • @SecretGerms
      @SecretGerms 3 года назад +1

      rapeman does ‘just got paid’ amazingly.

    • @mgall3844
      @mgall3844 3 года назад +3

      It's their best sounding album IMO. It's so thick and aggressive and every instrument sounds great.

    • @thejoeshow8597
      @thejoeshow8597 3 года назад +2

      This was the first album that got me into mastodon and still to this day is my favorite album of theirs (yes, even over CTS). It has such a unique and timeless sound that their other albums just can’t quite reach. I was supposed to see mastodon at bonnaroo this weekend but unfortunately the festival got canceled!

    • @seasonsoftheabyss918
      @seasonsoftheabyss918 3 года назад +2

      I honestly can't pick a favorite. I started with Blood Mountain in 06 but Leviathan and Crack the Skye sound completely different yet completely on par with one another. That said I'm jonesing for the new album. I was so hyped when I heard David Botrill was producing. He produced one of my all time favorite albums.

  • @deathgerm8125
    @deathgerm8125 3 года назад +73

    Mastodon-The Last Baron, The Czar or Jaguar God! Trust me my man!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

    • @hoopsmccann639
      @hoopsmccann639 3 года назад +3

      yes, yes, and YES!!!

    • @dbrosnan1
      @dbrosnan1 3 года назад +3

      Jaguar God is wild. It reminds me of A Trick of the Tail era Genesis in a weird way.

    • @jackthomas8657
      @jackthomas8657 3 года назад

      Indeed.

  • @lolh4x
    @lolh4x 3 года назад +29

    Mastodon writes the most badass riffs of any metal band. Period. Extremely talented guitar players, their records are FILLED with amazing guitar parts.

    • @jayflach3408
      @jayflach3408 3 года назад +2

      Yeah hof, arguably mastodon wouldn't exist without them. You can hear a lot of bill's inspiration.

    • @lolh4x
      @lolh4x 3 года назад

      @@jayflach3408 100 percent. I should check them out.

    • @computerfile
      @computerfile 3 года назад +1

      @@micolashscream9003 Matt Pike never recorded a bad riff.

  • @tylerb.7293
    @tylerb.7293 3 года назад +47

    Can't get enough Mastodon reactions. The Last Baron and Hearts Alive are two songs from them that you should strongly consider.

    • @CJChild
      @CJChild 3 года назад +4

      Came here to request Hearts Alive.

    • @logiberra5317
      @logiberra5317 3 года назад +1

      @@CJChild Hearts Alive is as good as it gets

  • @bustocream97
    @bustocream97 3 года назад +44

    Please do a video on the band Elder. Reflections of a Floating World is one of the most impressive stoner rock/psychedelic albums ever recorded. It takes you to a lot of places mentally. Not enough people talk about them and I think you'd get a kick out of it.

    • @archaeorobbo
      @archaeorobbo 3 года назад +3

      My fav band, love learning their riffs. Also recommend Weedpecker, Grotto, Causa Sui and Camel Driver, Samsara Blues Experiment and Earthless if you like Elder

    • @SPMusic18
      @SPMusic18 3 года назад +2

      Just checked out some of their songs. Wow, why haven't of heard of them before, so good.

    • @SPMusic18
      @SPMusic18 3 года назад

      @@archaeorobbo What are some of your favorite riff/songs of theirs that you play?

    • @archaeorobbo
      @archaeorobbo 3 года назад +1

      @@SPMusic18 I learnt the dead roots stirring album, Some of Lore and Sanctuary from ROAFW. Beauty with Elder is all their songs have great riffs. I call them Sabbath infused mountain fight soundtracks. But I enjoy playing all the opening riffs off DRS. I personally have a lot of fun on Knot because it's a fun progression. And spirit at Aphelion is a lot of fun. But nah cant go wrong really

    • @BigVoidinLittleWizard
      @BigVoidinLittleWizard 3 года назад +2

      Elder is my jams! I got Reactor Core to do a few reactions to them, he loved Blind, Compendium, and Dead Roots Stirring. Still, I think they will be a sleeper hit for the masses. Their loss. Nick DeSalvo is a riff genius, I love teaching the opening to Sanctuary to my students. And who doesn't like playing in drop C? Reflections is probably my favorite album all-around, but I have all their tracks on repeat daily and rarely skip. I hope to get all their awesome vinyls someday, I only have the Gold & Silver Sessions so far.

  • @christophercombs7561
    @christophercombs7561 3 года назад +25

    Mastodon is one of the weirdest and most fantastic bands of all time all 4 members are fantastically skilled
    Bran Daylor could easily front and sing for a band or play drums in Mastodon he does both
    Troy Sandrrs could sing as a front man or play bass in Mastodon he dkes both
    Brent Hinds coyld sing or lead gutar or banjo etc in a band in Mastodon he does ALL OF THAT listen to megolodon for the country banjo riffs
    Bill Kelliher is a massively skilled gutarist
    Mastodon is awesome

    • @towertito2149
      @towertito2149 3 года назад +9

      Don't forget. Bills got some good pipes too. A full band of musical killers

    • @0bs0l3t3
      @0bs0l3t3 2 года назад

      Bills Vocals are my favorite but he doesn't seem to lay it down anymore.

  • @barryoliver9782
    @barryoliver9782 3 года назад +22

    If you plan on doing any special milestone episodes, watching you react to the full album Crack The Skye by Mastodon would be incredible!

  • @atthecore4560
    @atthecore4560 3 года назад +15

    Older people who enjoy challenging music from across the spectrum of sound are rare, and thus, very cool. You deserve the subs.
    As for the video subject matter; this is actually my favourite song on Blood Mountain.

  • @atomicwest995
    @atomicwest995 3 года назад +3

    MASTODOOOOON!!!! … enjoy your reactions, more Mastodon, please.

  • @GozMaster
    @GozMaster 3 года назад +6

    MORE MASTODON!!!!

  • @Swollen_Goat
    @Swollen_Goat 3 года назад +35

    YES. Such a good album. This was my first album I got into by this band, and they only get BETTER from here on out. Crack the Skye is my absolute favorite album and then the newest one they put out in 2017 which is Emperor of Sand. If I am not mistake, I believe this song won a grammy.

    • @joppy9900
      @joppy9900 3 года назад +1

      This was actually nominated but did not win, same with "Curl of the Burl" but they eventually won for "Sultan's Curse"

  • @Eric998765
    @Eric998765 3 года назад +12

    This is the song that introduced me to Mastodon (thanks Rock Band) and I've been a fan ever since. You need to do a full album reaction on Patreon of Crack the Skye or at the very least, do Last Baron or The Czar form that album

  • @RyTrapp0
    @RyTrapp0 3 года назад +33

    SO pumped that 'Colony of Birchmen' was covered - this is the song that REALLY transitioned me into heavier metal that I'd previously found a little difficult to get into. I was pretty addicted to these fast paced driving songs, the faster side of stoner or sludge metal. After MTV(RIP) bombarded me with this music video in high school, I finally listened to a full Mastodon album front to back(Leviathan) and "got" it(gotta be one of the best major modern bands at constructing albums).
    Would LOVE to see another really significant band for me around this time, and their breakthrough single...
    Hurt - 'Rapture'
    ...but it's GOTTA be the 5:40 long version; the 4:18 radio edit is a total butcher job, offensively so

    • @brandongrayson456
      @brandongrayson456 3 года назад +2

      Wow not many people mention hurt....that whole album is awesome and rapture is one of the better songs

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 3 года назад

      @@brandongrayson456 Yea man, Hurt was(and still is) one of my favorite and most influential bands after listening to Vol 1 beginning to end first time. Heard 'Rapture' on the radio and had to find that album, and it just changed how I thought about constructing music, much like NIN 'The Fragile' did 5 or 6 years earlier.
      Been tossing some comments for them out there to different 'reactors' because I think the biggest problem Hurt had was just getting heard in the first place, would like to see new people hearing their stuff.

    • @brandongrayson456
      @brandongrayson456 3 года назад

      @@RyTrapp0 volume one and two are awesomely good albums...I was 17 when both those albums came out. Even back then no one knew of them. Dr heir writing and construction of an album is where they shine. No one in the band is a show off which is why I think not many know of them, everyone wants fast heavy and in your face. No one cares about constructing a solid album anymore it's all about the singles

    • @matthewpowell6163
      @matthewpowell6163 3 года назад

      I'd drifted away from heavier music for a while until this album made me realise metal could be complex, intelligent and emotional all at the same time. It's a true masterpiece and there's so much in it I don't think I'll ever tire of it

  • @Nozferatu46
    @Nozferatu46 3 года назад +3

    More Mastodon please. "The Czar" is one I've asked for before... but "The Last Baron" is also quite awesome.

  • @ignorethefashion82
    @ignorethefashion82 3 года назад +16

    Great reaction/track breakdown, as usual. Hearts Alive would be my recommendation for future Mastodon content. I think it's their most impressive composition, and a personal favorite. Beyond that, I'd also be interested in seeing your take on the evolutionary step they took with Crack the Skye.

  • @chrishexx3360
    @chrishexx3360 3 года назад +11

    Absolutely great melody, great vocal harmony, great bass. The song has a definite pull to it, you feel like you are moving forward. Mastodon kick ass.

  • @MsFrizzle2113
    @MsFrizzle2113 3 года назад +5

    Impossible not to headbang when that riff comes back 🤘🏻

  • @mtg.delirium6632
    @mtg.delirium6632 3 года назад +8

    You can hear Josh Homme from QotSA in the chorus :) love this song

  • @TheRealLetharos
    @TheRealLetharos 3 года назад +6

    Divinations is one of my all time faves by these dudes. The whole Crack the Skye album is an experience.

  • @jimofthenorth8090
    @jimofthenorth8090 3 года назад +17

    Awesome stuff man :) Mastodon are one of the most underated modern rock bands.
    I think if they'd of formed in the 80's they'd be Metallica recognised right now.

  • @DarranKern
    @DarranKern 3 года назад +3

    This song is phenomenal, and Mastodon has MANY worthwhile songs to use for your show.
    Hoping for more Coheed and Cambria, too!
    You’re doing great, Geebz!

  • @metallicoustic6733
    @metallicoustic6733 3 года назад +4

    8:11 fantastic reaction, totally goobering on that bass run

  • @gasmask343
    @gasmask343 3 года назад +6

    Love ya Geebz. makes my day that your diggin my favorite band!

  • @zse3442
    @zse3442 3 года назад +6

    I have to pound the table for “Hearts Alive” by them. It’s a long twisting instrument focused song that I think would be perfect for a review on your channel given your background. Would love to hear about the more technical things driving the song that a casual listener like myself may not understand.

  • @VergaHumeante
    @VergaHumeante 3 года назад +5

    My Man this is awesome. You should decompose a track from Call of the Mastodon, like Battle at Sea or Deep sea Creature. It's just nuts.

  • @snakeson_aplane
    @snakeson_aplane 3 года назад +5

    everyone is suggesting great Mastodon stuff but i think you GOTTA listen to "Capillarian Crest"

  • @brengunner
    @brengunner 3 года назад +4

    Yessss. So glad to see more Mastodon on here! Thanks Geebz!

  • @matthewconte
    @matthewconte 3 года назад +1

    4:53 with the eye shift back and right is exactly the correct response to how the beat shifts

  • @aayushsachdeva9161
    @aayushsachdeva9161 3 года назад +11

    Gojira Gift of Guilt please, you'll love it.

  • @tylerb.7293
    @tylerb.7293 3 года назад +2

    Another vote for Hearts Alive from me. It's a 13-minute epic that fittingly wraps-up its album's journey. Definitely a song that any metal connoisseur should experience.

  • @jesselovett4934
    @jesselovett4934 Год назад

    I appreciate the way you add into the songs and actually impart a bit of wisdom to help us appreciate them better. Keep rocking dude 🤘

  • @andrejrmusic
    @andrejrmusic 3 года назад +2

    Very good video! I love how you also dissect the mix as well.
    This song was from their proggiest album by far

  • @hutchhutchison4912
    @hutchhutchison4912 2 года назад

    How did I miss this!!! I think 've been checking out your content since a few weeks into your journey. I've loved Mastodon since first hearing them in 2001. Their new album is a must.

  • @a_wretch_like_me9665
    @a_wretch_like_me9665 3 года назад +1

    Awesome choice, gotta check out The Last Baron!!! Love your work man!

  • @jr34v3r
    @jr34v3r 3 года назад +1

    Fun fact, the title of this track is an homage to Colony of Slippermen by Genesis, one of Brann Dailor's favorite bands

  • @tjbay13
    @tjbay13 3 года назад +3

    Great album, brilliant song.

  • @amirmoradi9595
    @amirmoradi9595 3 года назад +1

    I hadn't listened to this record in years and then in just the last two weeks I've been re-listening to it again

  • @reelbigsoadfan
    @reelbigsoadfan 3 года назад +2

    Mastodons first 4 albums that are part of the elemental theme are all unforgettable

  • @poptya
    @poptya 3 года назад

    My favorite mastadon song. Keeps my foot tapping all day

  • @TheDarnoconrad
    @TheDarnoconrad 3 года назад +24

    Animals as Leaders just released a new single, Monomyth. You gotta decompose it!

    • @terminalspines
      @terminalspines 3 года назад +3

      Agreed, it's been like half a decade since they put out an album

  • @jdlp5910
    @jdlp5910 3 года назад

    So glad you chose this song. First Mastodon song i ever heard and it pulled me in, now Blood Mountain is my favorite Mastodon album, and they're one of my favorite bands ever.

  • @PanasonicTooth
    @PanasonicTooth 3 года назад +2

    Yay, you chose a Blood Mountain song!

  • @nyddesson3500
    @nyddesson3500 3 года назад +6

    Praying for Crystal Mountain by Death eventually :)

  • @mattj1871
    @mattj1871 3 года назад +1

    4 members includes 2 guitarists and 3 vocalists that variably sing different parts (and or do duets and triplets for serious harmonies).

  • @mdott93
    @mdott93 3 года назад

    I listened to this album in full for the first time recently and just learned a couple riffs from it today. I go on RUclips and you post this today! Pretty crazy!

  • @jonblais8930
    @jonblais8930 3 года назад +1

    More Mastodon!!! The Czar! Or the new songs pushing the tides and Teardrinker

  • @AudibleFist
    @AudibleFist 3 года назад +2

    “HUNT FOR OGRES AND DWARVES! LION SLICER!!!”

  • @corycooper9878
    @corycooper9878 3 года назад +2

    Hey Geebs! Would love to see you come back to Mastodon's 'Jaguar God' soon. Keep on truckin', love the channel!

  • @BFjordsman
    @BFjordsman 3 года назад

    New subscriber, I think the thing that set you apart right from the start that you're not doing the f****** flavor of the week like every other reactor does..as a prog snob I'm definitely enjoying the breakdowns

  • @thisotherness84
    @thisotherness84 3 года назад +2

    This song is what got me into Mastodon and maybe even metal in general, as I wasn't much into the genre until I listened to this a few years ago (even though I've been listening to Tool and some Alt- or Post-Metal-Bands before). You should definetly give "Hearts Alive" a try. One of their best and most epic tracks. Also, I love your videos and your reactions, even though I'm not a big fan of reaction videos. It's great to see how honest and "down to earth" you are with your reactions.

  • @johnladd8421
    @johnladd8421 3 года назад

    thanks for doing this song. i requested it a while ago, so thank you. and i agree “ Last Baron” is incredible.

  • @F1r3Arrow5
    @F1r3Arrow5 3 года назад

    This is the song that introduced me to Mastodon so many years ago, I remember seeing the music video on MTV and hearing it on the radio. I distinctly remember getting it stuck in my head after around 5 listens and being hooked from there.

  • @jarviswatson143
    @jarviswatson143 3 года назад

    I love these videos. Very likable guy, always entertaining and informative.

  • @allenabercrombie591
    @allenabercrombie591 3 года назад

    This is one of my favorite bands. I'd love seeing more of your reactions to their songs.

  • @cjdunn95
    @cjdunn95 3 года назад

    Appreciate your content, you're the best. Thank you

  • @Cephaleviathan
    @Cephaleviathan 3 года назад +1

    This channel is growing faster than I can tell!
    Request #21 for Devin Townsend Project's "Planet of the Apes"

  • @fredygarcia2733
    @fredygarcia2733 3 года назад

    One of my favorite Mastodon songs. Nice.

  • @pocketfoxify
    @pocketfoxify 3 года назад +25

    You can really hear the influence that Josh Homme had on this song.

    • @jason78981
      @jason78981 3 года назад +4

      he did those backing vocals right?

    • @snakeson_aplane
      @snakeson_aplane 3 года назад

      @@jason78981 wait no way

    • @frightenedsoul
      @frightenedsoul 3 года назад

      @@snakeson_aplane I looked it up and it’s true. I didn’t know that either!

    • @jason78981
      @jason78981 3 года назад

      yea it adds a lot to the song

  • @kylelewis4685
    @kylelewis4685 3 года назад

    Mastodon are great. They kick ass live and have managed to stay fresh over the years without changing their approach. I would recommend "Hearts Alive". I think you would love that track.
    Grats on the almost 200K subs!! That's awesome man. Cheers

  • @jeremybriner8468
    @jeremybriner8468 3 года назад

    So happy right now!!! MASTODON!!!!

  • @ecruzd3rd
    @ecruzd3rd 3 года назад +4

    Blood mountain is an amazing album!

  • @quenched56
    @quenched56 3 года назад +11

    As mentioned prior Josh from QOTSA's appearance in the hook gives this track an accessability that brought plenty to the altar

    • @Cvillain626
      @Cvillain626 3 года назад

      Holy shit I had no idea xD during the first verse I was like...never really thought about it before but this sounds like a heavy QOTSA. Then Josh came in and I was like waaaiiit a minute now, I know this voice..

  • @tornado4441
    @tornado4441 3 года назад

    Geebz have showed me SO MANY GOOD BANDS!! Thank YOU

  • @eh2643
    @eh2643 3 года назад

    Awesome! “Crack the Skye” or “Divinations” would be awesome!

  • @ckvfamily
    @ckvfamily 3 года назад +1

    Love it, dude!

  • @whatTheFup
    @whatTheFup 3 года назад

    one of my fav mastodon tracks, good choice

  • @redaffix7320
    @redaffix7320 3 года назад +1

    The Synth ambience is a huge theme in the Crack the Skye album. The whole thing feels like an extension of some of the Heavy Metal movie storylines, but darker and more emotionally resonant. The Czar and the Last Baron are conceptual masterpieces.

  • @sams5780
    @sams5780 3 года назад +1

    Their song Divinations is a personal favorite of mine. This song was released in 2006 btw.

  • @inktoxicant
    @inktoxicant 3 года назад

    Hey geebz, coming to this vid to help with your 30 days of programming! You should check out Toe to Toes, the studio recording video that Mastodon made for it is great. Keep rockin!

  • @Linguistic1
    @Linguistic1 3 года назад

    Love the subtle Cheech and Chong nod... ,🤙🤙🤙

  • @hertzer2000
    @hertzer2000 3 года назад +1

    Yes, damn it! That entire album.

  • @thedogtor4390
    @thedogtor4390 3 года назад +1

    You need to check out The Last Baron and also The Czar, 2 amazing songs from a great album!

  • @nicholaifehmenovichrasputin
    @nicholaifehmenovichrasputin 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely love to see people have had similar visceral reactions to these songs as I did. The Last Baron is an amazing song and I see it getting all kinds of love here in the comments, it pulls at you like this song does, straight at your soul. The entire album Crack the Skye is a journey. They are brilliant musicians.

  • @kylelewis4685
    @kylelewis4685 3 года назад +1

    Would love to see you do Hearts Alive for your one year celebration

  • @lukecampbell801
    @lukecampbell801 3 года назад

    Can't wait for Mastodon's next album, this is gonna be a great year for metal

  • @kevinmocha8072
    @kevinmocha8072 3 года назад +1

    fun fact, cant remember if you reacted to any Mars Volta but Cedric( vocalist) and Ikey(keyboards) from Volta helped with this album and feature on a couple tracks in it as well.

  • @brandoncrow3741
    @brandoncrow3741 3 года назад +2

    Hey Geebz, you gotta do Oblivion by Mastodon! The studio version, not music video version. That would be awesome! Aloha! 🤙

  • @markhamilton-jones7522
    @markhamilton-jones7522 3 года назад

    Hearts Alive and The Czar my dude
    Give the people what they want 😀
    PS great work

  • @jeffglogowski1658
    @jeffglogowski1658 3 года назад

    more Mastodon please. Quintessence is a good dip into their amazing album Crack the Skye

  • @samarkell785
    @samarkell785 3 года назад

    Yess, more Mastodon!! Anything from Blood Mountain is a ripper.

  • @bassandsnax
    @bassandsnax 2 года назад

    For your 30 day count down I would love to see you do either The Last Baron or Peace & Tranquillity. The Last Baron is a huge progressive epic and P&T is from their new album which has a pretty different vibe from the rest of their catalogue. Thanks for all you do man, love the channel!

  • @seanhealy4460
    @seanhealy4460 3 года назад +1

    The Czar or Divinations next! (Or The Last Baron, but there are already enough people asking for that :P )

  • @brettrobertleasure
    @brettrobertleasure 3 года назад

    more mastodon please. specifically, if you have the patience, 'hearts alive'

  • @soakedbearrd
    @soakedbearrd 3 года назад +3

    Glad you did mastodon but you should have done Czar.

  • @Irquiois
    @Irquiois 3 года назад

    YO, I'm early!
    This was probably the first Mastodon song I heard, back in the late 2008 - early 2009 or so. I think I found it through an IGN (of all things) list of best Metal Albums of all time and Blood Mountain got a spot with the blurb marveling the album. I, looking for more music and dipping my toes into more extreme metal, checked it out. Funnily enough - I don't think I was ready for it at the time! It took me a long time to warm up to the vocalists unique, not really that harsh sound. While I myself had learnt to slowly appreciate growls - this was definitely something else.
    I saw them live in the summer of 2009 at a festival gig but while the gig was a bit underwhelming (not really their fault; sunny weather, early slot, myself as a teenager hung over for the first time ever, lol), I myself really started to warm up to the freshly released Crack the Skye - listening to it to and fro on the cross-country train trip.
    Slowly but surely it all wormed itself into my brain and now Mastodon really is one of my favourite bands of all time. The psychedelic edge, the heavy riffs and the emotional content. I bought the 2CD version of this album a couple of years ago and just recently got back to listening to It and it still FUCKS, and the Making of - document in the second disc was really interesting to see how "bigger" bands workshop their songs. Such an amazing band, and while I really haven't warmed up to their stuff after "the element quadrilogy"
    (their first four albums), they still are absolutely deserving of all the accolades they have got.
    My suggestion for the next Mastodon pick would be something from Crack the Skye - I recommend the track "the Last Baron".

    • @Irquiois
      @Irquiois 3 года назад

      Oh, I forgot to mention - that singer in the chorus "Run with death", etc? That's Josh Homme coming up on the channel once again, buddy.

  • @BadHatNZ
    @BadHatNZ 3 года назад

    would love to see you take on some Ayreon! tons to pick apart with their stuff

  • @Felipex147
    @Felipex147 3 года назад +7

    Hey everyone! Have a nice day!
    Geebz I recommend that you check out Low Lands by Gojira (amazing moody track), or just more Gojira in general ;)

    • @JaySay
      @JaySay 3 года назад +1

      Low Lands is the best song off of Magma to me, such a great way to close out the album.

    • @jmpsthrufyre
      @jmpsthrufyre 3 года назад

      Think he did Born in winter and amazonianz

    • @Felipex147
      @Felipex147 3 года назад +1

      @@jmpsthrufyre he did, and a few other of their songs, but I feel like there's nothing like to much Gojira :D

    • @Felipex147
      @Felipex147 3 года назад

      @@JaySay that's a good take, myself I can't point out my favourite one, even one from each album is a big task in my book

  • @Ekybob_Plays
    @Ekybob_Plays 3 года назад

    I started listening to Mastodon when they released Leviathan, which I loved, then I went back to Remission, which I loved.
    Then they released Blood Mountain, which melted my brain just as much as my face. Incredible.

  • @sodablower
    @sodablower 3 года назад

    One of my favourites! 👍

  • @gaigelaub5002
    @gaigelaub5002 3 года назад

    GEEBZ!! love the video, you should do Shogun by trivium sometime its a long song but very dynamic. its one of my favorties

  • @crimsintigerx2837
    @crimsintigerx2837 3 года назад

    Lol Cheech and Chong shirt lovin' it

  • @CO6883-o3c
    @CO6883-o3c 3 года назад +1

    Mastodon - The Czar
    Aviations - Outliers (Retrospect)
    🤘

  • @peachmelba1000
    @peachmelba1000 3 года назад

    Hey Geebz, I think that "cloud" isn't synth. I think it's a four part vocal harmony.

  • @Dookieboodie
    @Dookieboodie 3 года назад

    Love your vids bro bro!

  • @diegoleiva7242
    @diegoleiva7242 3 года назад

    You HAVE to have Hearts Alive or The Czar! It's gonna push all your happy buttons for sure!

  • @Whazzar
    @Whazzar 3 года назад

    I can highly recommend to check out:
    Corpo Mente - Arsalein
    and/or
    Corpo Mente - Ort

  • @johnladd8421
    @johnladd8421 3 года назад

    Also, the “ Run with death” chorus vocals is done by Josh Homme, of “ Queens of the stone age. great collaboration