I still think the new one is the best since CTS, but I did also love Emperor of Sand. I need to revisit Sun again soon, but I can't stop going through the new one.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
Hearing Crack the Skye comparisons validates my thoughts lol. Sad I didn't see them at Coachella that year, or live at all until 2018.
I was definitely more a Lamb of God fan in the past - didn't quite get the Leviathan hype, though I bought Blood Mountain on CD with all the hype surrounding it.
― DT, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:37 (two years ago) link
I've only seen them live twice, the last time was when they toured with Opeth, but they were incredible both times. I really need to try to catch them again.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
also if anyone like me slept on the cold dark place ep... stop sleeping
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:41 (two years ago) link
hard to believe any of those songs didn't make their respective albums
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:42 (two years ago) link
it's going to take a while for me to gather my thoughts on this one but first impression is very positive. This may be their best sounding album, the mix is very clear as opposed to the murk of Emperor of Sand. They seem to be really going for it performance-wise, with a welcome return to higher tempos and wild riffing, as opposed to the kind of lumbering mid-tempo stuff they often get bogged down in.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 16:56 (two years ago) link
wow, Pitchfork really hated this, huh? wtf?
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 17:05 (two years ago) link
ok, after listening to pretty much every mastodon album, the new one sounds even… more impressive? every part of “pain with an anchor” deeply rocks. feeling like “masterpiece” is otm
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 17:16 (two years ago) link
My current ranking: Leviathan > Crack the Skye > Emperor of Sand > Hushed & Grim > Once More 'Round the Sun > Blood Mountain > The Hunter > Remission
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 17:19 (two years ago) link
Not a bad ranking at all, but I'd flip it a little:
Leviathan > Crack the Sky > Blood Mountain > Hushed > Emperor > Remission > Hunter > Sun
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 17:22 (two years ago) link
crack the skyehushed and grimblood mountainleviathanonce more ‘round the sunremissionemperor of sandthe hunter
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 17:28 (two years ago) link
Still digging this!
Also excited to hear what Brent cooks up in his new project with Matt Pike, supposedly a single and video due out before the end of the year. Read a thing that said Brent held back some songs from this Mastodon record for the Pike project, but not sure if that's just because they didn't really fit here or what. Not going to link to the article I read since it also includes Brent dropping a homophobic slur while he's trashing other bands they've toured with.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 17 November 2021 22:07 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFJisKSY2SY
video would've been better if they'd just done the numbers straight without the interviews - but playing at the Georgia Aquarium would be on my Mount Rushmore of unattainable performance venues.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 5 December 2021 06:48 (two years ago) link
I wrote a long piece about Hushed and Grim and how Covid-19 has killed the album cycle.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:02 (one year ago) link
Great piece, glad to see some more love for that record. I was really surprised at the muted reaction to one of their best.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:17 (one year ago) link
they just announced upcoming tour dates, I'm probably going to see them when they get to Austin in August
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:23 (one year ago) link
very nice writing, unperson. I hope this album gets more recognition, it's one of their best.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:25 (one year ago) link
I found it a slog the one time I listened to it, perhaps I wasn't in the right frame of mind. There seemed to be barely any variation in mood.
― chap, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 16:41 (one year ago) link
The band just released a full-on 90 minute documentary on the making of their new one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rgi5C0JbRs
I have not watched it yet so I cannot rep for it but I will probably have it play in the background one day when I am working sometime.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 26 August 2022 02:02 (one year ago) link
"It’s also facing new competition from established names: Meta has said it’s working on its own decentralized social network, code-named P92, which will reportedly connect to ActivityPub. And Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey is getting ready to unveil Bluesky, a decentralized social media app that will come with a new protocol of its own."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 18 April 2023 09:57 (one year ago) link
Lol no
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 18 April 2023 10:02 (one year ago) link
lol
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 10:27 (one year ago) link
no shade on the app, but let's not shit up this beautiful thread with this stuff
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 14:34 (one year ago) link
I haven't a chord from this group and I apologise (posted this in the ILE thread)
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 18 April 2023 18:34 (one year ago) link
An easy mistake to make.
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
Revisiting Hushed and Grim for the first time in awhile, it's fucking fantastic. I think it'll stand up as one of the band's best. Doesn't hurt that it ends with an absolutely incredible run - "Gobblers of Dregs", "Eyes of Serpents" and "Gigantium" are all so good.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 10 May 2023 16:27 (eleven months ago) link
it's a good one for sure. My only complaint as always is that they should let Brent Hinds sing more. He doesn't have quite as powerful a voice as the other 2 but he sounds cooler. I get burned out on Troy Sanders constant bellowing and Brann Dailor is a bit bland.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 10 May 2023 16:49 (eleven months ago) link
Brann barely sang at all on the first bunch of records and now he's all over the newer ones.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 10 May 2023 16:53 (eleven months ago) link
agreed, it is fantastic.out of a random urge, i listened to disc 1 earlier.absolutely hit the spot.
― mark e, Wednesday, 10 May 2023 16:59 (eleven months ago) link