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The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
As frequently happens, Super Dude nailed it.
And actually I feel like the more "radio friendly" acts don't have such a hard time.
I think it's because there is next to nothing when it comes to sound check, which is incredibly important. The stage they play on is often set-up after the host no longer intends to use it, so they just have to roll the equipment out there and get it set-up in time before the commercials end.But vocally Mastodon is terribly live.....*runs and hides*
Gadough isn't Hitler. He's much, much worse.
Strange coincidence that this thread inspired me to check out their performance of Oblivion on Letterman. They've certainly done a passable job at the very least considering that all 4 band members sing at various points in their songs and usually over odd rhythms and also there's the fact that their original singer left before Remission even came out and they mentioned in the Workhorse Chronicles DVD that they more or less patched a broken pipe with used bubble gum by simply taking on vocals primarily by Brent and Troy and foregoing the option of getting a true vocalist.
I imagine it's because they have to do a quick job eqing the band and setting everything up, it's a very different venue from what they play.
Quote from: black_floyd on May 01, 2010, 10:54:12 AMStrange coincidence that this thread inspired me to check out their performance of Oblivion on Letterman. They've certainly done a passable job at the very least considering that all 4 band members sing at various points in their songs and usually over odd rhythms and also there's the fact that their original singer left before Remission even came out and they mentioned in the Workhorse Chronicles DVD that they more or less patched a broken pipe with used bubble gum by simply taking on vocals primarily by Brent and Troy and foregoing the option of getting a true vocalist.I didn't know they had a singer, but I don't listen to Remission very often so that's probably why. Either way, everything they've written past that point has been covered by their vocals, the problem lies with their bass player as far as I can tell. Getting a true vocalist would be nice, but hopefully one that's more Blood Mountain/Crack the Skye-esque than one who would sing Remission type music.
Quote from: kirbywelch92 on May 01, 2010, 10:10:45 AMI think it's because there is next to nothing when it comes to sound check, which is incredibly important. The stage they play on is often set-up after the host no longer intends to use it, so they just have to roll the equipment out there and get it set-up in time before the commercials end.But vocally Mastodon is terribly live.....*runs and hides*Strange coincidence that this thread inspired me to check out their performance of Oblivion on Letterman. They've certainly done a passable job at the very least considering that all 4 band members sing at various points in their songs and usually over odd rhythms and also there's the fact that their original singer left before Remission their debut EP, Lifesblood, even came out and they mentioned in the Workhorse Chronicles DVD that they more or less patched a broken pipe with used bubble gum by simply taking on vocals primarily by Brent and Troy and foregoing the option of getting a true vocalist.
Everyone else, except Wolfking is wrong.
I love Troy's vocals myself. I'll take him over Brent anyday. I have gotten a bit more dissapointed every album because they are steering away from the Remission/Leviathan type thing. Leviathan had a good balance of vocals between Brent and Troy, now there are too much from Brent IMO.
Quote from: wolfking on May 01, 2010, 06:53:59 PMI love Troy's vocals myself. I'll take him over Brent anyday. I have gotten a bit more dissapointed every album because they are steering away from the Remission/Leviathan type thing. Leviathan had a good balance of vocals between Brent and Troy, now there are too much from Brent IMO.I think he's kind of emerging as the front man but it just happened to take five albums for it to happen. I like Troy as well but lean a tad toward Brent overall since he's not noticeably any worse than colonel Sanders on the stoner-rock clean vocals(Josh Homme-core) and a good bit better than him at heavy shouts and roars.
EDIT: Wowsers! Didn't expect to find it this quickly and what a setlist(the entire Lifesblood EP I think.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu-Cjd6d_d4