Author Topic: The Mastodon Thread v. Emperor of Sand! (Read 266335 times)

Kotowboy · « **Reply #525 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:37:59 PM »

I got the CD/ DVD package for £9 so an extra £1.98 is nothing really.

Dark Castle · « **Reply #526 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:41:05 PM »

I got mine for $15 so I'm alright with $2 added on.

Nighthawkwill7 · « **Reply #527 on:** October 03, 2011, 02:59:40 PM »

I bought mine at Hot Topic for $9.99 so two dollars seems good for two songs

.

First time I bought something there in years

Heretic · « **Reply #528 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:48:25 PM »

Song ranking time!

Stargasm
Octopus Has No Friends
Creature Lives
Black Tongue
All the Heavy Lifting
Blasteroid
The Hunter
Curl of the Burl
The Sparrow
Spectrelight
Bedazzled Fingernails
Dry Bone Valley
Thickening

That was actually really hard.

Dark Castle · « **Reply #529 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:53:24 PM »

I've only gotten to listen to it once, plus I don't know if I could possibly rate the songs, I love them all so much.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #530 on:** October 04, 2011, 03:34:33 AM »

The songs are all too good to be placed in "order". I never pick a song at the moment.

I usually just start from black tongue and stop after The Sparrow ( duh ).

Usually i've memorised the running order for new albums by now but this is taking longer since I just listen to it and don't really

Pay attention to what the song is called..

aurorablind · « **Reply #531 on:** October 04, 2011, 04:39:42 AM »

Here we go. This is a tough one!

Octopus Has No Friends
Blasteroid
The Hunter
Black Tongue
Creature Lives
Bedazzled Fingernails
Stargasm
Curl of the Burl
All the Heavy Lifting
Spectrelight
The Sparrow
Thickening
Dry Bone Valley

The funny thing is, the four lowest ranked songs are great as well! I never skip them!

Scard · « **Reply #532 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:05:18 AM »

Something like this...(more or less):

All Heavy Lifting
Stargasm
Octopus Has No Friends
Blasteroid
Dry Bone Valley
The Hunter
Curl of the Burl
Bedazzled Fingernails
Creature Lives
Thickening
The Sparrow
Spectrelight
Black Tongue

bosk1 · « **Reply #533 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:11:55 AM »

Quote from: Dark Castle on October 03, 2011, 10:58:39 AM

IT CAME IN!!!!

Guess I won't be getting this one after all. Oh well.

Buckethead · « **Reply #534 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:55:52 AM »

This album is making a very good challenge for #1 album of the year for me. It's just SO good. I can't get over it.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #535 on:** October 04, 2011, 04:55:38 PM »

Of eff are we ranking the songs now? Um...

Stargasm
Spectrelight
Black Tongue
The Hunter
All the Heavy Lifting
Octopus Has No Friends
The Sparrow
Curl of the Burl
Blasteroids
Dry Bone Valley
Creature Lives
Bedazzled Fingernails
Thickening

FUCK that was hard. Not a bad song on there.

MetalManiac666 · « **Reply #536 on:** October 04, 2011, 05:26:02 PM »

It is way too hard to rank songs on this album.

FiberglassMoon · « **Reply #537 on:** October 04, 2011, 05:52:33 PM »

Amazing album, not a single bad song on it. There is no way in hell I could realistically rank songs on this album. It's definitely in my top 5 for the year so far, and could be a top 3 album.

Heretic · « **Reply #538 on:** October 04, 2011, 06:05:02 PM »

I'm pretty sure all of the songs are interchangeable in their ranks since they're all so awesome, except for Stargasm. That one will remain my favorite.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #539 on:** October 04, 2011, 06:17:23 PM »

Quote from: MetalManiac666 on October 04, 2011, 05:26:02 PM

It is way too hard to rank songs on A Mastodon album.

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #540 on:** October 04, 2011, 06:23:56 PM »

Kind of pissed that the making of documentary is basically about three minutes of nothing.

wolfking · « **Reply #541 on:** October 05, 2011, 05:24:46 AM »

Quote from: ACID_FOX on October 04, 2011, 06:23:56 PM

Kind of pissed that the making of documentary is basically about three minutes of nothing.

Yeah, I was really pissed about this too, the DVD is therefore basically worthless.

Dark Castle · « **Reply #542 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:05:52 AM »

It has Deathbound's music video too though.. and something else I can't remember.
I LOVE how well they mixed clean vocals with growls in this album. THE DYNAMICS HOLY SHIT.

emtee · « **Reply #543 on:** October 05, 2011, 09:05:39 AM »

B-mouth just posted they sold 39K copies in the first week...that's more than DT. WUT? I'm really surprised by that.

ZBomber · « **Reply #544 on:** October 05, 2011, 09:09:00 AM »

Quote from: zxlkho on September 30, 2011, 02:16:05 PM

Quote from: Gorille85 on September 30, 2011, 01:59:37 PM
Crack the Skye remains the better album for me.

I think this, but the new album is still really awesome.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #545 on:** October 05, 2011, 09:12:33 AM »

Quote from: emtee on October 05, 2011, 09:05:39 AM

B-mouth just posted they sold 39K copies in the first week...that's more than DT. WUT? I'm really surprised by that.

Mastodon has the prog crowd AND the modern metal crowd. I can't believe they didn't sell more.

Zydar · « **Reply #546 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:04:52 AM »

From their Facebook:

"Don't miss Mastodon on "The Late Show with David Letterman" tonight on CBS, where they'll perform 'Curl of the Burl' live. The show starts at 11:35pm/10:35 central."

zxlkho · « **Reply #547 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:07:24 AM »

awesomesauce

skydivingninja · « **Reply #548 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:09:23 AM »

Quote from: emtee on October 05, 2011, 09:05:39 AM

B-mouth just posted they sold 39K copies in the first week...that's more than DT. WUT? I'm really surprised by that.

I'm not. This album deserves the sales more than DT's did. Plus, as UMH said, they have progheads and modern metal fans (and opening for Metallica a bajillion times doesn't hurt your popularity). And it helps that this album is just another masterpiece in their catalog. Plus, this is their most accessible album, so those who heard the full youtube stream (great damage control against leaks, btw. Take note, Roadrunner!) probably liked it enough to buy a copy.

EDIT: Cool to see them on Letterman again. I remember watching them play "Oblivion" back in 2009 and Letterman commented on how "terrified" he was and then the camera panned to Brent.

faemir · « **Reply #549 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:10:45 AM »

I still prefer CtS.

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #550 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:11:42 AM »

Quote from: faemir on October 05, 2011, 10:10:45 AM

I still prefer CtS.

Samsara · « **Reply #551 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:30:44 AM »

I like the new album a lot. I prefer Crack the Skye, but it's really a little unfair to compare it to CtS, because to me, that was one of the finest albums released in the progressive/metal genres in the last 15-20 years.

Can't wait to see them live next month.

orcus116 · « **Reply #552 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:37:58 AM »

After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #553 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:50:57 AM »

Quote from: orcus116 on October 05, 2011, 10:37:58 AM

After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.

Yeah..

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #554 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:53:28 AM »

Quote from: orcus116 on October 05, 2011, 10:37:58 AM

After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.

I kind of agree. I still think Black Tongue, Curl and Stargasm are incredible, but the rest doesn't really compare. Not that it's bad by any stretch, still a great album.

Samsara · « **Reply #555 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:57:15 AM »

I wouldn't say that it sounds b-side-ish. But I think the totality of the tracks doesn't measure up with what is on CtS.

And to me, that's ok. CtS was one of those special records.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #556 on:** October 05, 2011, 12:46:53 PM »

Quote from: orcus116 on October 05, 2011, 10:37:58 AM

After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.

I think it's really good, but I'm not as high on it as most of the people here.

Dark Castle · « **Reply #557 on:** October 05, 2011, 12:52:59 PM »

Quote from: orcus116 on October 05, 2011, 10:37:58 AM

After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.

Respectfully I'd have to disagree, listening through this album each and everytime, every song pulls me in and has its own special connection that makes it what it is, Each track is chock full of great things which makes it a full listen through everytime as Idon't want to skip any songs.

obscure · « **Reply #558 on:** October 05, 2011, 01:02:35 PM »

At this very moment This Mortal Soil is blowing my mind... blowing my mind....blowing my mind....blowing my mind....

skydivingninja · « **Reply #559 on:** October 05, 2011, 03:18:09 PM »

I feel the only songs on the Hunter that aren't ZOMGORGASMIC are Thickening, Bedazzled Fingernails, and Creature Lives. They're good songs, but the others on the album are all 5-star level.

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