Troy is the one with the raspy voice, Brann is the one with the high regjster, and Brent is the one with the American Southern drawl. I second Jaguar God. But you might also like Teardrinker, Steambreather, The Motherload, Curl Of The Burl and Dry Bone Valley.
Oblivion is a good Mastodon song to check out next. It’s one of their most popular songs, has more going on than High Road, and the music video will make it easier to differentiate the three vocalists.
_High Road_ is one of their radio-friendly songs: short, relatively simple, yet catchy and driving. They can go from this to super complex/proggy stuff and everywhere in between. Troy sings the verses and Brann sings the choruses (with his own overdub harmonies in studio, while Troy and Bill usually sing the harmonies with him live). Since you're a singer, my suggestions will only be songs where all three of them sing (ony the first two listed here also have music videos): - Oblivion - Asleep in the Deep - Sultan's Curse - Word to the Wise - Ancient Kingdom - Jaguar God - The Beast - Peace and Tranquillity
In this song I think Troy is doing lead. In the chorus, it sounds like Brann, Brent, and possibly Bill harmonizing on "you take the high road now" and Brann doing the rest. He has the cleanest vocals in the band.
Bill doesn't have any vocal credits on any studio albums except Blood Mountain. He provides backing vocals live but he's not on this recording. I think Troy is doing the lower harmony in the chorus. I don't hear Brent's voice in there. It might even be Brann doing the lower harmony.
Mastodon White Whale. I saw them in a double headlining show with Opeth in the spring of 2022. 3rd time for Opeth, first time for Mastodon. They're both fantastic live bands.
Pretty sure all the members of Mastodon took part in the bedroom covers scene during lockdown, especially on Two Minutes to Late Night, covering everyone from Rush & Mountain, Judas Priest & Alice in Chains, Metallica & Megadeth to Kate Bush and Robyn. To be fair, they couldn't quite compete with Rob Halford & Leslie West vocally imho, but they clearly had a lot of fun doing it which was exactly what we needed at the time; and Mlny Parsonz slew the (Thin Lizzy-style) Robyn cover for those after a vocal performance.
She says it herself “brutally desensitized”. They are a different level of metal and they want to be known for more than that. Showing off their voices is incredible!! And their diversity! They don’t have to be one thing. I’m ready for all of the comment section. 😊
@@SoulSingerDiscovers Well, my good woman, since you like Carmilla, you'll want to watch the Huntress video 'Sorrow,' which bleeds (yes, I meant that) sapphic, vampy erotica. Jill Janus (Huntress founder/frontwoman) is a classically trained, Soprano Coloratura who can growl the heads off bears (and not the cubbies; I mean the big, moutherfucking ones that chase you down, eviscerate you, and then bring the entrails home for hibernation decorations. Those bears!). 'Zenith' better showcases her range; but if you're after bleeding, toothy lust, Sorrow is where it's at!
Mastodon are maybe the only band that has only good (great) songs and albums. They never miss, so you really can't be disappointed with whatever you select. For perhaps the best face-peeling try Mother Puncher (live) but if you'd like to venture into their really proggy stuff, The Last Baron or Jaguar God.
Saw Mastodon and Tool (first time Mastodon, second time out of three for Tool) in Wembley Arena. The sound was awful and the water extortionately priced. I went and stood in a fountain afterwards, which seemed like a good idea at the time, but when I was sat on the Metropolitan line later with a long journey ahead of me I started to have second thoughts about that. One day I'll get round to seeing them again to make up for it!
I really want to listen to more as I don’t think this song really showed everything. I am pretty jealous for that gig though even if the sound wasn’t the best 😊
I think Mastodon's first four albums were when they were at their best. Vocally probably something like Oblivion or Seabeast would be the way to go, by my taste anyway. Oh and that's Troy on vocals there. He does most of the lead vocals these days
I am a fan of the older stuff personally I love the newer music but they had a really unique brutal sound back in their early days. March of the Fire Ants is a good example. Keep calling us whores it's hot for some reason and I'm grappling with that lol take care!
I love that I have unlocked a new kink for some hah! Yeah I will be getting back to them as I don’t think this song did them enough justice even though I definitely enjoyed it 😊💜
Great song choice, excellent band! I enjoyed this one! Did Our Fine Scottish Lady say that She loves Vampires? Please check out the song No Way Out by Bruce Dickinson. It is a Spooky song about a Vampire! Keep up the great work My Fine Scottish Lady! ❤❤❤
Metal is all about the instruments. It's not punk or post-grunge. What I like about modern metal, is they also have good bass-balancing, which was a severe problem in 80s thrash (Slayer, Anthrax, etc. didn't know how to mix back then). Generally, the way prog metal vocals work, is they're another instrument. They're not supposed to be 1:1 with the guitars. That's more a folk metal thing, bands such as Sabaton might use that approach. The music vids for Mastadon often don't match the actual lyrics. For example, Blood and Thunder has clowns. The song is about a whale and Captain Ahab.
This is a really helpful comment! I swear I learn more from comments like these than I do from loads of scrolling and video watching. Thank you my dude 😊💪
@@SoulSingerDiscovers There's also a sort of trope that metal listeners are just really good at deciphering what sounds like blurry vocals to everyone else. Idk, it's a pretty subjective thing, I guess. I tend to prefer stuff where the vocals aren't too much louder than the other instruments, or maybe even tucked in just a little. I like that epic stage-like sound, and Mastadon definitely seems to go for that, with all those layers of instrumentation. I noticed most of my friends are more lyric-focused than instrument-focused, when it comes to music listening.
This album was on the whole pretty good but there were certainly songs that I felt blended into the background and some that jumped to the forefront. Unfortunately this was an example of the latter. If I were to throw a suggestion out for Mastodon I would go with Toe to Toes. It's from an EP and has a way different feel than this song.
I think the band mixes the vocals back a bit because none of them wanted to be the singer. Their singer quit the band way back and they just all picked up singing to make it work and it is something they all have had to grow into.
yeah I have asked around and that seems to be the reason which is completely respectable. I dont think anyone NEEDS to record or mix in anyway they dont want to. It’s definitely fun to hear new ideas in presenting vocals. Thanks for watching my dude! :)
@@SoulSingerDiscovers Have loved your videos for a while. Algorithm fluctuates you in and out, but I would love to see you react to more Mastodon in the future. One of my favorite bands of all time and I think I have seen them live like 8 times now.
The song is very compressed / brickwalled, that's why the vocals are buried. No dynamic range within the instruments. The album is rated 5 on the dynamic range data base. A good score is 10 and above.
I feel like they kinda stole the video idea from Red Fang prehistoric dog. If you have to steal from somebody though, that's a good call...I love a lot of mastadon songs that other people seem to hate, but this and teardrinker are probably my least favorite of their recent offerings. But I absolutely love almost everything else, even "show yourself"..!! yeah I'm just drawn to the heavier ones
I never got into Mastodon. I think, if I want to hear something that Mastodon wants to be, I listen to Dream Theater. Seriously, they are a bit strange to me. Like a mix of straight and brutal metal with classic progressive. It does not work for me, like ... at all ... There are few bands that never worked for me, one is Mastodon and another one is Manowar. Quite popular, but they will never suit me. I don't say they are bad musicians - not at all, these guys are really skilled. I just don't like the music they write and play. ;-) They simply don't have the creative spark that I like to hear. (Neither Lyrics nor music) So yeah, not much to say - I like your honest comments on it. Best regards, my dear Scottish dudette! 💜
Yeah I think that’s totally fair. I am gonna return cos I’d like to hear what else they have in the tank but this wasn’t the most impressive doing I have heard but then again, who am I to talk. I dont know if I have Manowar on the list might have to add that one. Thank you as always for watching my dude! May your festive days be filled with hot drinks, tasty snacks, and cosy hangouts! 😊💜
Love a bit of Mastodon, and live they are awesome. Some song suggestions (and I hope they are different from everybody else's, just for variety) would include Jaguar God, and The Last Baron. For a more fun music video by Mastodon, check out Curl of the Burl.
![Mastodon - High Road [Official Music Video]](/img/1.gif)
Troy is the one with the raspy voice, Brann is the one with the high regjster, and Brent is the one with the American Southern drawl.
I second Jaguar God. But you might also like Teardrinker, Steambreather, The Motherload, Curl Of The Burl and Dry Bone Valley.
Oblivion is a good Mastodon song to check out next. It’s one of their most popular songs, has more going on than High Road, and the music video will make it easier to differentiate the three vocalists.
I’ll check it out 😊
@@SoulSingerDiscovers checking in
I second whoever said Gojira.... one of the best bands out there.
Saw then together this year. Fantastic show!
The vocals are placed just fine, because the point of mastodon are those huge sludgy riffs 😁
Peace and Tranquility is a great song showcasing all three vocalists! Love mastodon and love the video!
_High Road_ is one of their radio-friendly songs: short, relatively simple, yet catchy and driving. They can go from this to super complex/proggy stuff and everywhere in between. Troy sings the verses and Brann sings the choruses (with his own overdub harmonies in studio, while Troy and Bill usually sing the harmonies with him live).
Since you're a singer, my suggestions will only be songs where all three of them sing (ony the first two listed here also have music videos):
- Oblivion
- Asleep in the Deep
- Sultan's Curse
- Word to the Wise
- Ancient Kingdom
- Jaguar God
- The Beast
- Peace and Tranquillity
In this song I think Troy is doing lead. In the chorus, it sounds like Brann, Brent, and possibly Bill harmonizing on "you take the high road now" and Brann doing the rest. He has the cleanest vocals in the band.
Thank you for this my dude 😊💜
The chorus is the drummer and the versus is troy.
Bill doesn't have any vocal credits on any studio albums except Blood Mountain. He provides backing vocals live but he's not on this recording. I think Troy is doing the lower harmony in the chorus. I don't hear Brent's voice in there. It might even be Brann doing the lower harmony.
Mastodon White Whale. I saw them in a double headlining show with Opeth in the spring of 2022. 3rd time for Opeth, first time for Mastodon. They're both fantastic live bands.
Sounds like a rare time 😊
I met the band at a meet and greet earlier this year- what a nice, funny bunch of guys.. and tall!
Finally!!! Mastodon and Gojira are my favorite metal bands. Mastodon has so many great tracks; Blood and Thunder if you’re going back to the beginning
I will certainly be going back so I’ll check it out! Thanks for watching my dude 😊💜
March of the Fire Ants was their first breakthrough single from the album before Leviathan.
Pretty sure all the members of Mastodon took part in the bedroom covers scene during lockdown, especially on Two Minutes to Late Night, covering everyone from Rush & Mountain, Judas Priest & Alice in Chains, Metallica & Megadeth to Kate Bush and Robyn. To be fair, they couldn't quite compete with Rob Halford & Leslie West vocally imho, but they clearly had a lot of fun doing it which was exactly what we needed at the time; and Mlny Parsonz slew the (Thin Lizzy-style) Robyn cover for those after a vocal performance.
I’ll need to go and find any recordings of it 😊
She says it herself “brutally desensitized”. They are a different level of metal and they want to be known for more than that. Showing off their voices is incredible!! And their diversity! They don’t have to be one thing. I’m ready for all of the comment section. 😊
Thanks for watching my dude 😊💜
Mastodon are great live, & I've run into Brent(lead guitar/vocals) at local events/shows a few times. Great guy.
Count me in for any Mastodon. 👍😁👍
That is one of the most commercial songs by them.
Love this song and mastodon in general. Unique band.
I really enjoyed this one 😊
I have introduced Mastodon to alot of Rush fans. Just explaining that they are similar to Rush but heavier.
@@jonathanmartin3767 they are definitely progressive
Having vocals lower in the mix, makes the guitars louder and creates a heavier sound. The whole of Crack the Skye is well worth your time 🤘🏻
Good to know! Thank you for that my dude 💪
Vampires, huh? Have you discovered Carmilla?
Jason!!! Don’t get me started 😆
@@SoulSingerDiscovers Well, my good woman, since you like Carmilla, you'll want to watch the Huntress video 'Sorrow,' which bleeds (yes, I meant that) sapphic, vampy erotica. Jill Janus (Huntress founder/frontwoman) is a classically trained, Soprano Coloratura who can growl the heads off bears (and not the cubbies; I mean the big, moutherfucking ones that chase you down, eviscerate you, and then bring the entrails home for hibernation decorations. Those bears!). 'Zenith' better showcases her range; but if you're after bleeding, toothy lust, Sorrow is where it's at!
The Videos of mastodon are just random and funny hahah anyway I unfortunaly think its takes away the attention of the amazing music
Omg the kid in this video looks like the now grown up actor who plays Jamie Taco on an episode of I Think You Should Leave
good jam solid band! And your hair looks nice Melisa!
Thank you for watching Wesley 😊💜
Mastodon- The Sparrow. Right up your alley. Nothing like MOTÖRHEAD in high school.
Mastodon are maybe the only band that has only good (great) songs and albums. They never miss, so you really can't be disappointed with whatever you select. For perhaps the best face-peeling try Mother Puncher (live) but if you'd like to venture into their really proggy stuff, The Last Baron or Jaguar God.
Saw Mastodon and Tool (first time Mastodon, second time out of three for Tool) in Wembley Arena. The sound was awful and the water extortionately priced. I went and stood in a fountain afterwards, which seemed like a good idea at the time, but when I was sat on the Metropolitan line later with a long journey ahead of me I started to have second thoughts about that. One day I'll get round to seeing them again to make up for it!
I really want to listen to more as I don’t think this song really showed everything. I am pretty jealous for that gig though even if the sound wasn’t the best 😊
I think Mastodon's first four albums were when they were at their best. Vocally probably something like Oblivion or Seabeast would be the way to go, by my taste anyway.
Oh and that's Troy on vocals there. He does most of the lead vocals these days
Yeah, I think Oblivion is a good pick for the next Mastodon reaction.
Lord vocals are pretty evenly split by Troy and Brann now.
I’ll check it out 😊
mastadon is a bunch of dorks, which makes them cool in my eyes. except for brent hinds, he's just a maniac lol (and also my favorite member)
Asleep in the Deep, Show Yourself, Oblivion and Teardrinker just to name some are other great tunes by Mastodon
Thanks my dude 😄
I am a fan of the older stuff personally I love the newer music but they had a really unique brutal sound back in their early days. March of the Fire Ants is a good example. Keep calling us whores it's hot for some reason and I'm grappling with that lol take care!
I love that I have unlocked a new kink for some hah! Yeah I will be getting back to them as I don’t think this song did them enough justice even though I definitely enjoyed it 😊💜
Roots remain it also a good representation of their vocals
Great song choice, excellent band! I enjoyed this one! Did Our Fine Scottish Lady say that She loves Vampires? Please check out the song No Way Out by Bruce Dickinson. It is a Spooky song about a Vampire! Keep up the great work My Fine Scottish Lady! ❤❤❤
Thank you! Will do! Sounds interesting 😊💜
Surprised no one has recommended you react to Clandestiny or Scorpion Breath!
I very like your containt. I love subject.
Thank you! 😃
Metal is all about the instruments. It's not punk or post-grunge. What I like about modern metal, is they also have good bass-balancing, which was a severe problem in 80s thrash (Slayer, Anthrax, etc. didn't know how to mix back then).
Generally, the way prog metal vocals work, is they're another instrument. They're not supposed to be 1:1 with the guitars. That's more a folk metal thing, bands such as Sabaton might use that approach.
The music vids for Mastadon often don't match the actual lyrics. For example, Blood and Thunder has clowns. The song is about a whale and Captain Ahab.
This is a really helpful comment! I swear I learn more from comments like these than I do from loads of scrolling and video watching. Thank you my dude 😊💪
@@SoulSingerDiscovers
Aww, glad I could be of help! 😊 Btw, I love your intro.
@@SoulSingerDiscovers
There's also a sort of trope that metal listeners are just really good at deciphering what sounds like blurry vocals to everyone else.
Idk, it's a pretty subjective thing, I guess. I tend to prefer stuff where the vocals aren't too much louder than the other instruments, or maybe even tucked in just a little. I like that epic stage-like sound, and Mastadon definitely seems to go for that, with all those layers of instrumentation.
I noticed most of my friends are more lyric-focused than instrument-focused, when it comes to music listening.
The screaming vocals that are in the distance is a trait of Sludge Metal. Not every band does it, but it is a contributing factor.
I’m gonna have to start taking notes on these subgenres man! There’s so much going on 😊
This album was on the whole pretty good but there were certainly songs that I felt blended into the background and some that jumped to the forefront. Unfortunately this was an example of the latter. If I were to throw a suggestion out for Mastodon I would go with Toe to Toes. It's from an EP and has a way different feel than this song.
Thanks for the suggestion Christopher! I’ll check it out 😊
I think the band mixes the vocals back a bit because none of them wanted to be the singer. Their singer quit the band way back and they just all picked up singing to make it work and it is something they all have had to grow into.
yeah I have asked around and that seems to be the reason which is completely respectable. I dont think anyone NEEDS to record or mix in anyway they dont want to. It’s definitely fun to hear new ideas in presenting vocals. Thanks for watching my dude! :)
@@SoulSingerDiscovers Have loved your videos for a while. Algorithm fluctuates you in and out, but I would love to see you react to more Mastodon in the future. One of my favorite bands of all time and I think I have seen them live like 8 times now.
The song is very compressed / brickwalled, that's why the vocals are buried. No dynamic range within the instruments. The album is rated 5 on the dynamic range data base. A good score is 10 and above.
Please review WhiteChapel.
I’ll add it to my list 😊
The Motherload. Bwa hahahahahha.
I feel like they kinda stole the video idea from Red Fang prehistoric dog. If you have to steal from somebody though, that's a good call...I love a lot of mastadon songs that other people seem to hate, but this and teardrinker are probably my least favorite of their recent offerings. But I absolutely love almost everything else, even "show yourself"..!! yeah I'm just drawn to the heavier ones
I never got into Mastodon. I think, if I want to hear something that Mastodon wants to be, I listen to Dream Theater. Seriously, they are a bit strange to me. Like a mix of straight and brutal metal with classic progressive. It does not work for me, like ... at all ...
There are few bands that never worked for me, one is Mastodon and another one is Manowar. Quite popular, but they will never suit me. I don't say they are bad musicians - not at all, these guys are really skilled. I just don't like the music they write and play. ;-) They simply don't have the creative spark that I like to hear. (Neither Lyrics nor music)
So yeah, not much to say - I like your honest comments on it.
Best regards, my dear Scottish dudette! 💜
Yeah I think that’s totally fair. I am gonna return cos I’d like to hear what else they have in the tank but this wasn’t the most impressive doing I have heard but then again, who am I to talk. I dont know if I have Manowar on the list might have to add that one. Thank you as always for watching my dude! May your festive days be filled with hot drinks, tasty snacks, and cosy hangouts! 😊💜
Love a bit of Mastodon, and live they are awesome. Some song suggestions (and I hope they are different from everybody else's, just for variety) would include Jaguar God, and The Last Baron. For a more fun music video by Mastodon, check out Curl of the Burl.
Great suggestion! Will do 😊💜
Mastodon rules, best discography in metal the last 21yrs. High road is dope but definitely isn’t even close to their best song
Gonna return to them no doubt. Thanks for watching my dude 😊💜