It might be the album of the year so far. Other thoughts?
Blood Mountain
I like it, I don't love it. I feel like it's impressive but having listened to it straight through more than a dozen times, I can't recall a single track. Each song feels like a lot of pieces put together.
Instead I'm more enjoying The Sword, which deals in similar themes but the pieces they put together are a lot more catchy and I find myself looking forward to putting it on. Mastodon feels like its work. I felt the exact same way about Leviathan too. I worked at it for months and then finally let it fade into the stacks.
Instead I'm more enjoying The Sword, which deals in similar themes but the pieces they put together are a lot more catchy and I find myself looking forward to putting it on. Mastodon feels like its work. I felt the exact same way about Leviathan too. I worked at it for months and then finally let it fade into the stacks.
It's a great album, but I hear what you say about the tracks not being memorable. But still it's good stuff. I got the copy with the DVD which is pretty cool. Haven't gotten to check out The Sword, but I did see they are one of the openers for the NYE Clutch show at Ramshead.