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  • osudarby08



    Anyone else here fans of Mastodon? They have to be one of (if not the most) influential metal/prog/hard rock bands the last 10 years. Their new CD came out about 2 months ago and its great. Its definitely not heavier or more technical than previous albums, but it has some very unusual (awesome) songs.

    Plus, how could a CD be bad when the cover is a handmade wood carving this sweet?

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  • chicago510
    Why are they posing with Barney?
  • dave
    where is the info on good music?
  • osudarby08
    chicago510;977011 wrote:Why are they posing with Barney?
    No Clue. It was posted on the band's facebook page today. But these guys are goofy as hell, and having this crazy picture is something they would consider "normal".
  • dwccrew
    They're not bad, but not even close to being one of the most influential prog/metal/rock bands of the last decade IMO.
  • tcarrier32
    dwccrew;977019 wrote:They're not bad, but not even close to being one of the most influential prog/metal/rock bands of the last decade IMO.
    you're hilariously wrong. you may not like them, but as you've probably learned your opinion doesn't mean a whole lot.

    http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/07/07/the-real-1-mastodon-leviathan/

    their first album comes in at #19.


  • I Wear Pants
    dave;977016 wrote:where is the info on good music?
    +1
  • dwccrew
    tcarrier32;977051 wrote:you're hilariously wrong. you may not like them, but as you've probably learned your opinion doesn't mean a whole lot.

    http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/07/07/the-real-1-mastodon-leviathan/

    their first album comes in at #19.


    LOL, right. And your opinion and that joke of a link has an opinion that is right? Opeth at #3 on that list? That is a joke, I saw Opeth when they opened for Dream Theater. Opeth sucks.

    As I said, Mastadon is good, but not even close to being the most influential.
  • tcarrier32
    dwccrew;977161 wrote:LOL, right. And your opinion and that joke of a link has an opinion that is right? Opeth at #3 on that list? That is a joke, I saw Opeth when they opened for Dream Theater. Opeth sucks.

    As I said, Mastadon is good, but not even close to being the most influential.
    blah blah blah, i dont like this band as much as the OP so the website sucks. opeth sucks because i saw them and they suck. metal i dont like sucks.

    remember man, just because everyone likes it doesnt mean it sucks.
  • dwccrew
    tcarrier32;977216 wrote:blah blah blah, i dont like this band as much as the OP so the website sucks. opeth sucks because i saw them and they suck. metal i dont like sucks.
    Yes.
    tcarrier32;977216 wrote:remember man, just because everyone likes it doesnt mean it sucks.
    Everyone likes it? Most the people on this thread have said they don't.
  • osudarby08
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunter_(Mastodon_album)

    I think the opinion of professional reviewers probably can have the most say.

    I like Dream Theater as much as anyone else, but if you compare the reviews of Mastodon's new CD to Dream Theater's new CD, Mastodon's had just as good if not better reviews.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dramatic_Turn_of_Events

    The point is, you are sounding like Sleeper posting in a Notre Dame thread.
  • dwccrew
    osudarby08;977304 wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunter_(Mastodon_album)

    I think the opinion of professional reviewers probably can have the most say.

    I like Dream Theater as much as anyone else, but if you compare the reviews of Mastodon's new CD to Dream Theater's new CD, Mastodon's had just as good if not better reviews.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dramatic_Turn_of_Events

    The point is, you are sounding like Sleeper posting in a Notre Dame thread.
    Fail. I haven't knocked Mastodon at all, I just said they are not the most influential band of the last decade. Not sure why you and tcarrier are getting so bent out of shape. You can like them and say you like them better than Dream Theater. And it may be true that their last album received better reviews than Dream Theater's last album, but they aren't the most influential band of the past decade. Maybe they will be in the next decade.
  • Early Cuyler
    ccrunner609;977082 wrote:i have the only avatar that relates to good music
    Yea, I mean especially if you're a fan of butt rock..
  • tcarrier32
    dwccrew;977252 wrote:Everyone likes it? Most the people on this thread have said they don't.
    i was referring to the critical response that their albums get
    The "sludge/stoner/alternative metal outfit" Mastodon, as labelled by Allmusic, is "one of the preeminent metal acts of the early 21st century".[SUP][52][/SUP]BBC stated about Mastodon: "They might be bonkers of lyric, full of fantasy mumbo jumbo, but the band is unashamedly committed to its complex-of-composition craft, and the results have frequently stunned ever since their 2002 debut, Remission. They are the most ambitious, most fearless, most fun heavy metal band to have breached the mainstream since the genre oozed its way out of the Midlands in the 1970s."[SUP][53][/SUP]
    Alternative Press has stated: "Mastodon are one of the all-time great hard-rock groups."[SUP][54][/SUP]
    An article in the April 2009 issue of Rolling Stone stated that "Mastodon are the greatest metal band of their generation - no one else comes close."
  • dlazz
    osudarby08;977009 wrote:Anyone else here fans of Mastodon?
    no
  • tcarrier32
    dlazz;977684 wrote:no
  • Steel Valley Football
    Not a fan here at all. Fuck me I guess.
  • cat_lover
    I like Mastodon. Blood and thunder is a very good song
  • cat_lover
    I like Mastodon. Blood and thunder is a very good song
  • Heretic
    Mastodon's real good. They're no Dream Theater when it comes to prog metal, but no one is. NO FUCKING ONE!
  • dwccrew
    Heretic;979022 wrote:Mastodon's real good. They're no Dream Theater when it comes to prog metal, but no one is. NO ****ING ONE!
    Truth.