Hip-Hop Head's FIRST TIME Hearing 'Oblivion' by MASTODON

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[McPidgeon]

Here's the problem with single song Mastodon reactions: Mastodon is very conceptual in nature and tell intricate stories across an entire album. While the Mastofans have favorites it is important to listen to a full Mastodon album to really have an appreciation for their sound.

[unicornkiss]

The drummer Brann Dailor lost his sister, this whole album is about her

[benhogan]

The drummer Brann Dailor lost his sister Skye to suicide, the whole album is kind of a tribute to her, the album title is Crack The Skye, but you should definitely look deeper in to that album too the whole concept behind it is awesome.

[hesselvanderkooij]

Mastodon is a perfect storm of 4 ridiculously talented musicians, with the highest level of ambition to push the envelope. They are, quite simply, the best that has happened to metal since 2000, maybe along with gojira....

Try perhaps motherload, a more straight forward song

[thorwulfx]

Mastodon is a "listen to the album" style band. You get into a groove and the songs begin to mean more when they're in context. That said, if you're not into the sound for some reason, these songs are pretty representative of what the band does.

[josephharris]

Honestly it takes a little time to get into mastodon and also it’s hard to get an opinion since every album is completely different. It took me a couple month to actually start liking them.

[CaptainJamroASMR]

"Toe to Toes" by Mastodon would be perfect for you, it's catchy from the first listen, other than most of their songs. And has amazing videoclip. Cheers, bro!

[Drivestort]

Once they got to actually singing, three of the four guys in the band sing now, and they all switch up who is doing the lead singing in songs, and they just sound so great now. This is the sound (though not the album) that got them a Grammy. Show Yourself, Steambreather, The Motherload, High Road and Curl of the Burl are some of their best singles, and stuff that's gotten played on mainstream and heritage rock radio stations, would highly recommend those, though they got a bit of flak from some people on Show Yourself cause it's a bit poppy, I think it's still a great song, and it's a fun as hell video.

[liamjorgensen]

You're too good to us Alex. TWO Mastodon songs in a row. They're like the wine of the metal world. Really needs to grow on ya

[losingstreak]

I know you just reacted to 2 Mastodon songs, BUT you should really react to "The Motherload" from them and DEFINITELY watch the video. I would love to see your reaction to it, ha. All the Mastodon fans know what I'm talking about.

[thewildhealer]

Mastodon - Cold Dark Place
That song is way too underrated.

[Fenthule]

an amazing and underrated band is Protest The Hero. Incredibly talented band and their newest stuff is soo well composed together. should check out Tidal it's a great track.

[AussalBurn]

I got a couple Mastodon songs that i believe you'll like more on a personal level. "Asleep in the Deep", or "Steambreather". Definitely worth a listen.

[kilianirlander]

I understand your reaction completely. Mastodon really isn't "easy listening", I had to listen to Crack the Skye multiple times before I could even say I liked it. But I think that is the mark of great music, if you like it instantly, after hearing it a few times you will stop liking it. After I fell in love with this album at age fifteen, I still listen to it regularly at age 23. Nothing else has come close yet and I don't think it will. It is the complexity, the polyrythms, the breaks in harmony and style that make this music harder to listen to but also much more interesting at the same time. But I admit, it is not for everybody. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Germany.

[brandonbartlett]

Yes the double upload is back to back! Cheers Alex and please react to Machine Head - Halo in the foreseeable future!

[Brentqvaleenjoyer]

That chorus itself is what got me into Mastodon and eventually a ton of metal sub genres. Couldn’t imagine what would’ve happened if I never heard this song.

[dubveeu]

Love? - Strapping Young Lad
Aerials - System of a Down
Waking the demon - BFMV
Deadhead(live at Royal Albert hall) - Devin Townsend project

[ThyRecneps]

Mastodon- anything off crack the sky album :)

[Scrgls]

the song is about Brann's (the drummer) sister, she took her own life and they named the album in honor of her

[TheRtRevKaiser]

I think Mastodon is one of those bands that not everybody is going to like, but it also takes most people a lot of listens to get their head around. I also think their latest album, Emperor of Sand, might grab you more than some of their earlier stuff. It's really well written and produced, but I think most of the songs are more immediately accessible. It's got a few of those weird, epic songs that Mastodon is known for, but it's also got several songs that are just really good rock songs all by themselves. I'm thinking of Sultan's Curse, Precious Stones, and Steambreather most of all. A lot of people suggest Show Yourself, which I think is a good song, but it doesn't really sound much like Mastodon to me. More like Mastodon doing a really good impression of Queens of the Stone Age or something.