Imagine listening to a 13 minute long song, and thinking to yourself. "Wish this was longer".

@chadhooker555

3 жыл бұрын

That’s every tool fan

@gregorgilbert6972

3 жыл бұрын

@@chadhooker555 thanks for making me laugh man haha

@chadhooker555

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregorgilbert6972 no problem that’s what I’m here for.

@subutaynoyan5372

3 жыл бұрын

It's not hard for me, I'm also a Dream Theater fan.

@DarkAngelEU

3 жыл бұрын

Siberian Breaks. I sometimes listen to that song for hours, imagining surfing on ice. Great thrills.

8:19 Absolutely fucking out-of-this-world extraterrestrial alien riff from a higher dimension.

@anonymousceleb1148

3 жыл бұрын

Funky syncopated polyrhythmic ostinato

@ronrubicon1593

3 жыл бұрын

Mastodon get all kinds of credit for being great songwriters, but lost in that is that they are fucking riffmasters.

@Dr3amDisturb3r

3 жыл бұрын

You would totally dig Toska and Rabea Massaad's work in general. Check them out, if you haven't already.

@svennievd

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite riff from this song

@stepitupandgo67

3 жыл бұрын

psychedelic as fuck...I love that part,...but really so many aspects of this song are insane....in the best possible way...the drums!!! so much work went into this song....magnificent...I learned the whole "live at the k pit" guitar....that took a damn while...want to tackle this one...I know it would be fun to play...

THAT RIFF Button: 08:19

@williamcozart8158

Жыл бұрын

Dude it's like...where do all of those notes come from you know?

@high2407

Жыл бұрын

I've always loved that riff change. Feels illegal almost lol. I love music that challenges the listener to a degree. No cookie cutter music here

@NyQuilDonut

Жыл бұрын

Stank face *ACTIVATED*

@jethro_bardot

Жыл бұрын

This riff makes my nostrils flare like the angriest llama.

@ericoleal5182

11 ай бұрын

Funky as the hell of a fuck. My girl always says i look sexy when playing this, even on acoustic guitar lol

Good to hear Ozzy sing again

@markpalavosvrahotes5575

3 жыл бұрын

Does sound a little like him doesnt it?

@jimbotron2

3 жыл бұрын

@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 A lot of the instrumental bits sound like Steal this Album by SOAD

@jacobpickens4731

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Zach Wylde 2 me

@blahboidblah

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobpickens4731 boom.

@onepunchflan3071

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobpickens4731 kinda but zakk Wylde has a rougher voice tho

Imagine suffering a concussion and gaining psychic powers to write one of the best metal concept albums of the past 40 years.

@lukewillard9207

4 ай бұрын

If that was your job? Or not? Job means slave in languages not taught, but also they encourage you to not look into it...wild

@joaquinlezcano2372

2 ай бұрын

​@@lukewillard9207what?

@SeamanGod

Ай бұрын

@@joaquinlezcano2372he suffered a concussion and gained schizophrenia

@joaquinlezcano2372

26 күн бұрын

​@@SeamanGodI mean specifically what the other guy is talking about

This album completely changed my outlook on music, and what was capable within an album. I wish the guys from Mastodon knew how much this album means to me.

@aSubjectProduction

2 жыл бұрын

Same, It's defiantly the album of theirs I have listened to the most. This album and Between the Buried and Me 'Colors' are always on my road trip rotation, then it will be like Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side of the Moon' to steady the heart rate.

@cammo777

2 жыл бұрын

They dont gaf bro lol Theyre masons They call us the Vulgar Masses

@TheIronyGiant

2 жыл бұрын

@@cammo777 I’ll be honest, I have no idea what you’re talking about.

@cammo777

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheIronyGiant i know bro, i know. It’ll all be over soon.

@TheIronyGiant

2 жыл бұрын

@@cammo777 That’s a pretty weird thing to say.

Mastodon crams more outrageously brilliant music in this one song than most other bands do in their entire discography.

@LemursManLemurs1

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this song is amazing. And you're so spot on regarding this album. This album alone outweighs what the vast majority of metal bands out there have or ever will accomplish. I also love Black Sabbath just as much as Mastodon and for similar reasons. Killing Yourself to Live, Paranoid, NIB, and Planet Caravan are my favorite Sabbath Tracks. I am fucking in love with Sabbath. Have been since I first heard them growing up. (Early 80s for reference). I got a few bands for you to check out. The two bands were heavily influence by Sabbath and are incredibly talented and unique in their own right. Both bands are fairly similar to Mastodon at times too. I put them both right up there with Sabbath honestly. That's my opinion at least. Anyway...Check out Electric Wizard and Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. Good intro songs to them are for Electric Wizard: Funeralopolis, Electric Wizard (self-titled song off their self-titled album lol), and Saturnine. For Uncle Acid: Deaths Door, Night Creeper, and Mt Abraxas. Mind Control is Uncle Acid's Crack The Skye, and Witchcult Today or Dopethrone (hard to pick) are Electric Wizard's. But yeah. Fucking love this track and album. Hail Mastodon! Also, if you end up liking the song Funeralopolis by Wizard... You may like the band DopeThrone. They are a super heavy sludge metal band. Chameleon Witch and Riff Dealer are two fantastic songs by them. And if you don't like any of this stuff then that's cool. Just like talking Metal music.

@badmotorbreath5206

Жыл бұрын

@@LemursManLemurs1 thanks for the recommendations, haven’t heard them before but I’ll check them out. I understand your passion for great music…beyond the mainstream shite played on commercial radio anyway! If you’re into prog rock, one band I’ll recommend whom you may not know is Karnivool from Australia (where I live). Best albums are Themata and Sound Awake. They haven’t released anything for quite a while but worth giving a go.

@LemursManLemurs1

Жыл бұрын

@@badmotorbreath5206 I'll give them a listen. Currently on shrooms and just jamming out to whatever suits my fancy. Some great Australian bands. I love Men at Work, The Chats, Tame Impala, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. I'll let you know what I think. I dig prog rock so I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

@LemursManLemurs1

Жыл бұрын

@@badmotorbreath5206 Listening to Goliath off Sound Awake. I dig it so far. They kind of remind me of Kyuss.

@badmotorbreath5206

Жыл бұрын

@@LemursManLemurs1 yeah I can see the Kyuss comparison. They’ve also been compared to Tool, maybe also because of the name. By the way, just listened to Funeralopolis… holy cow, that is some deeply heavy material and it kicks serious ass. Just saw you know about King Gizzard …Nonagon Infinity and Infest the Rats Nest are favourites 👍🏼🤘

Whenever aliens find the remnants of our long lost civilization, I hope they find Mastodon and save their music in their museums as we do to epics like Gilgamesh.

@GreatMoleRatCharles

Жыл бұрын

I would certainly hope that happens, that would be absolutely badass!

These people know how to close an album

@Kallogee

Жыл бұрын

Its almost too perfect, as if rest of the album isnt great enough they laugh in your face while slamming this masterpiece on us mortals

Think of my Dad when I hear this. Wish he could've heard it. He would've loved it. 12 years without you. May we meet again in some way or form.

@vicegripp

Жыл бұрын

#RIP to your pops... he's listening. Trust me. Energy never dies, only transforms.

@mattward5131

10 ай бұрын

love to you bro

@user-fb2we4qx9e

3 ай бұрын

I think of my father as well and how he would've loved this song ❤ He passed away last month. Rest In Peace to your father ❤🕊🙏🏻

@plantsntrance5513

Ай бұрын

My dad is also no longer with us and i feel like he would have loved this song. he was so cool, he liked all my music i showed him lol

7:35 is one of the most titanic passages of metal music I have ever heard. This album is so immaculately arranged.

It’s been 10 years since this album came out. One of my favorite metal concept albums \m/

@grindcoreninja6527

4 жыл бұрын

Hail Satan brother \m/

@axle71698

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, It has been nice.

@MaryEAstfalk

2 жыл бұрын

12 years now?

@jry0511

2 жыл бұрын

This is the album that opened me up to metal. So glad I gave it a chance.

@ChaosMaker6

Жыл бұрын

Me too good sir! 🤘

Take pride, Americans. When they criticize American metal for this or that, and fair enough, just remember that no one else in the world created this masterpiece but those southern boys from Atlanta.

@Mattwarszawa

3 жыл бұрын

They voted for Joe Biden

@henriquepacheco7473

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mattwarszawa Considering the only real alternative was Trump, good for them lmao

@yoloswag6242

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mattwarszawa no they didn't, did they?

@_dmfd

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mattwarszawa I didn't know you could vote as a band

@moondude24

3 жыл бұрын

🤘🏼🤘🏼speak brother 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Just went to their show in Boston. They played this whole album, and then a few more songs. But I wondered.. how are they gonna follow Baron? They went with Blood and Thunder and all my internal organs high fived each other

@branstonpickle8484

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Moves Mountains that's crazy man blood and thunder is an all time favourite!

LYRICS: I'd guess they would say We could set this world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around It is hard to see Through all the haze at the top of the trees Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around Faltering footsteps, dead end path All that I need is this wise man's staff Encased in crystal, he leads the way I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around I guess they would say We can set the world ablaze Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Take my black soul Alive in the fires that burn my skin Guide my eyes all through this maze I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze All that I have seen Standing on the edge, the foot of precipice Floating in the sea Past the king of swords, quickly to the shore The last baron The last baron Ghost of man Surrounds me in my slumber I have no fear As your wing is my shelter Cyanide he craves Coursing through his veins, providing him with strength To see this to the end Afraid of psychic eyes, faith in mystic power The last baron The last baron Will he save me? Will he save me? I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I still can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I still can't see it All that I have seen Standing on the edge, the foot of precipice Floating in the sea Past the king of swords, quickly to the shore The last baron The last baron Ghost of man Surrounds me in my slumber I have no fear As your wing is my shelter Cyanide he craves Coursing through his veins, providing him with strength To see this to the end Afraid of psychic eyes, faith in mystic power The last baron The last baron Will he save me? Will he save me? Will he save me? I'd guess they would say We could set this world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around It is hard to see Through all the haze at the top of the trees Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around Faltering footsteps, dead end path All that I need is this wise man's staff Encased in crystal, he leads the way I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze

@Peacewalker92

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kind sir 😎 📜 👍

That sweet triangle action at 5:35 is the real MVP in this song

@arthurjuster3011

4 жыл бұрын

Always reminded me of Rush - Yyz from guitar hero

@MaximumBob

3 жыл бұрын

I literally read your comment at THE EXACT SAME TIME it happened. That was some epic synchronicity.

@thegoobius7696

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaximumBob same lol

This album is their Opus magnum. And this song is the culmination of it. It's like a mystical dream.

I've been listening to this for 13 years and it's still my favorite song. Does anybody else but me appreciate this masterpiece as much as I do? I don't know anyone that loves this song. It's a tragedy!

@Nemesis302

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you, man! I saw these guys perform this entire album in Austin 13 years ago today with Dethklok..Amazing show!

@artybone6946

Жыл бұрын

I listen to this song almost everyday

@Rustedtrust84

Жыл бұрын

Same, this is pure gold! This and "chimes at midnight"

@grigoriraspoutine9298

Жыл бұрын

with you

@cloudstrife8833

7 ай бұрын

Im woth you the song is awesome

The perfect album. The perfect song. Perfect tones. Perfect arrangements. Perfect singing. Literal perfection.

That YYZ reference at 6:00 and again at 6:13 blew my mind the first time I listened to it. This album is a great tribute to classic prog with a vivid and clear modern intention all over it that make it sound almost visionary. What a journey!

@wellyfanfarro

3 жыл бұрын

THANKS! thought i was the only one thinking about it. Just discovered Mastodon´s work...

@benkoch3596

3 жыл бұрын

@@wellyfanfarro Same here! Huge Rush fan over here.

@patrickeid1689

3 жыл бұрын

Moreover it is said that they got also inspired by king crimson and pink floyd 🤘🤘

@carmenmoore6223

3 жыл бұрын

Love that YYZ reference too!

@Qurek-Tzapp

3 жыл бұрын

don't forget about "No Quarter like"guitar

Just heard an interview with Bill ward on eddie trunk from 2009 and bill suggested this song he said it's brilliant. Who can argue with a founding member of black sabbath.

10 years! ... it's timeless. it might be one of the best things we as a species have had the chance to experience.

@ATthemusician

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer most of their other albums. I do love crack the skye, but I feel like I have to listen to the full album to get proper enjoyment out of it. I hope they play it all the way through on this tour though.

@lhuerta2010

5 жыл бұрын

@@ATthemusician They are. Can't wait to see them in LA 🤘🏻

@ATthemusician

5 жыл бұрын

@@lhuerta2010 hell yeah, getting VIP for them again. Getting alll my super rare Mastodon records signed 😏

@ATthemusician

5 жыл бұрын

They just confirmed they're playing the full album!

@Mari000

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Mystic the album is definitely one that must be played all the way through

Top 10 songs of all times, not a shadow of doubt.

@DonTheMoron716

11 ай бұрын

You are correct.

8:20

@herman-phillipkleingeld2578

5 жыл бұрын

Move this man to the top

@Crysta1Pisto1

5 жыл бұрын

God that riff is magnificent

@NecroSage

5 жыл бұрын

@@Crysta1Pisto1 it's the panty dropper

@harveyosullivan

4 жыл бұрын

turns into a White Zombie song all of a sudden

@LegionHimself

4 жыл бұрын

I love that the whole song is a mazelike buildup to this

KZread "Are you still listening" at 7:20 into the video... FUCK YOU KZread OF COURSE I AM!

@claytonmartin3305

3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@thomasplacentia5201

3 жыл бұрын

like wtf did i press stop? fuckers...

@claytonmartin3305

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasplacentia5201 ur good

6:53 this guitar riff sounds so good

@FF-oo8nz

8 ай бұрын

8:19 best riff of all time

I think crack the Skye is their best album. Other albums have some good songs but this one I played through about a hundred times at work. Especially the longer songs, just proves how musically gifted these guys are.

@dustinmcfarland2441

2 жыл бұрын

Crack The Skye is amazing, but I feel the same way about Emperor of Sand as well.

@that_one_dude_3541

Жыл бұрын

I love The Czar, it’s awesome

@sabonesjones

Жыл бұрын

@@that_one_dude_3541 the czar is an amazing experience from start to end.

@that_one_dude_3541

Жыл бұрын

@@sabonesjones yeah ikr

@hombreesquizoidedelsiglo21

Жыл бұрын

the second best album is blood mountain, crack the slye is their best album, their best songs are, the last baron, the czar, divinations and quintessence, mi favourite songs from the album, the song crack the skye is good too.

This album still remains one of the greatest albums ever created. The lyrics, story, and musicianship are all top notch and of the highest quality. This song especially, it just sounds like epic conclusion song, whereas most albums the last song ends and you're just like "cool, good album its over". But this, this wraps up the journey and sounds like something that would play at the end of a 2 hour epic movie that just wraps up and ends in a glorious fashion so when it ends, you know the journey and story are over. Lucky enough to catch them a few years ago on the 10th anniversary tour of this album with Coheed & Cambria and they played this from start to finish and it was everything I had hoped for

An album about the drummers sister's tragic death, a spiritual journey and a dramatic retelling of the story of Rasputin culminating in the best metal album ever. And don't try ans argue, this is a really important album to me because my parents put it on all the time when i was little and i still listen to it as inspiration for writing and help getting through shit

@yoloswag6242

3 жыл бұрын

Better than leviathan? It's debatable! But this is freakin gorgeous!

@madmammoth9022

2 жыл бұрын

@@yoloswag6242 better to me, i grew up on Divinations and The Wolf is Loose, not Megalodon and Mother Puncher. Don't get me wrong it's an awesome set of albums but I'm definitely biased

@emmaphilo4049

2 жыл бұрын

It's superb music, your parents have taste!

@madmammoth9022

2 жыл бұрын

@@emmaphilo4049 damn straight!

@divinefallfromgrace

Жыл бұрын

(Is mildly envious of your parents) 😄

Minds are being melted on this album

My all time favorite album period. Any genre, any artist - nothing else comes close. I worship and revere this album. This is the holy grail - Mastodon's epic: Crack The Skye.

@skylartipton4348

4 жыл бұрын

Brent rose like a phoenix and wrote this album

@rawchickensandwich

4 жыл бұрын

Same here brother, this is the one. This album has gotten me through so much in life. Nothing will ever come close to this album.

@soulbend

3 жыл бұрын

Also my favorite of all time, and I'm not a even huge metalhead. It's fucking out of this world.

@pbassowner

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. They very wisely decided not to even try to outdo this record. Perfection.

@mj1229w

2 жыл бұрын

Y'all are badass.

Future generations will still praise songs like Hearts Alive or The Last Baron. They are just too damn much...

@filthy-hobbit

3 жыл бұрын

You would hope so but unfortunately people are forgetting how good the Beatles are now a days.

@AllCopsAreBigchungus

3 жыл бұрын

Young adults nowadays just care about young thug, doja cat, and like playboi carti. Songs by them just “slap WAY HARDER” than anything these guys could ever write, didn’t ya know? Lmao it’s a great shame.

@andressernaisaacs5558

3 жыл бұрын

@@filthy-hobbit Don´t kill me. I don´t adore the beatles that much, eventhough i can relate to their magnificent contribution

@andressernaisaacs5558

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllCopsAreBigchungus Anthony. Im actually a school teacher, and i can tell you that 20 years ago, when people where focusing on britney and fred durst, there were some young people listening to the first gojira albums, or even on mainstream rock, bands like BRMC or all them witches. Same happens today. Of course, most kids care about mainstream crap, but there are still the metalheads, the undergrounders, etc. Most of my students turn older, and come back to me saying.... "now i know who trent reznor is"

@emmaphilo4049

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllCopsAreBigchungus let them have their era🤷‍♀️ they ll get old too and some of them will open up to other music along the way

This is how mankind should be remembered . Fuckin crushed it

This is the darkest, most psychedelic and mesmerizing album I've ever heard. Definitely forever in my Top 3 of all the albums Mastodon have released to date. What a great band, I'm an unconditional fan of these guys.

This album has got me through so many 14 hour outback Australian solo road trips

@brentcrude8565

5 жыл бұрын

That's incredible. I bet it's an unforgettable experience.

@metalgear696

4 жыл бұрын

@@brentcrude8565 I wonder if you mean that you hope its an unforgettable experience. I've driven from Seattle to LA and its well, shit. I love driving lol

@TheDemocrab

4 жыл бұрын

@@brentcrude8565 Mastodon and driving in both rural and outback Australia go together like Bread and Butter. I'm not sure what it is about them, but it just works really well

@henriquepacheco7473

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you driving that many 14 hours trips lmao, do you need to cross the country to see family or something?

@chayseferrier3793

10 ай бұрын

That’s the fucking dream that

The first 3 minutes of this song always makes me cry...Such beautiful melodies...

Happy anniversary boys. Here's to another 10, 20, 30 years. Cheers!

@lucasfranco5292

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, that profile pic is my phone wallpaper. DVNE Asheran. Hablás español?

3:11 Dude, I love Mastodon.

This is easily one of the best pieces of music I ever had the pleasure of listening. Outstanding.

Well I came to Mastodon this year. Better late than never. I am in love, head over heels. This music gives me strength through crappy times

Why are all of Mastodon's songs spiritual experiences?

@brienmaybe.4415

4 жыл бұрын

They have unlimited access to DMT.

@bryanvalcarcel9000

3 жыл бұрын

Because the band doesn't have a clear leader, they all feel equally important and work towards the songs&stories, not personal preferences. So, beauties like this are born

@howardhavardramberg7160

3 жыл бұрын

Weed.

@grahampickles4488

3 жыл бұрын

@@brienmaybe.4415 hmmmmmmmm DMT does indeed rock

@Ian-oe9wp

3 жыл бұрын

MUSIC MUTA MUSIC MUTA

8:19 DAT RIFF ! ! !

@groledo

4 жыл бұрын

The most laid back, insanely hyper-cool soundtrack to the day I walk over all my dead opponents, impervious to their bullets and daggers...

@zaides5225

4 жыл бұрын

Akash GG Lmao what

@TheDemocrab

4 жыл бұрын

With a username like yours, you could say that Anakin was simply Hot for Teacher after their fight.

I'd guess they would say We could set this world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around It is hard to see Through all the haze at the top of the trees Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around Faltering footsteps, dead end path All that I need is this wise man's staff Encased in crystal, he leads the way I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around I guess they would say We can set the world ablaze Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Take my black soul Alive in the fires that burn my skin Guide my eyes all through this maze I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze All that I have seen Standing on the edge, the foot of precipice Floating in the sea Past the king of swords, quickly to the shore The last baron The last baron Ghost of man Surrounds me in my slumber I have no fear As your wing is my shelter Cyanide he craves Coursing through his veins, providing him with strength To see this to the end Afraid of psychic eyes, faith in mystic power The last baron The last baron Will he save me? Will he save me? I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I still can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I still can't see it All that I have seen Standing on the edge, the foot of precipice Floating in the sea Past the king of swords, quickly to the shore The last baron The last baron Ghost of man Surrounds me in my slumber I have no fear As your wing is my shelter Cyanide he craves Coursing through his veins, providing him with strength To see this to the end Afraid of psychic eyes, faith in mystic power The last baron The last baron Will he save me? Will he save me? Will he save me? I'd guess they would say We could set this world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around It is hard to see Through all the haze at the top of the trees Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around Faltering footsteps, dead end path All that I need is this wise man's staff Encased in crystal, he leads the way I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze

This is one of the best metal tracks ever.

I want to become a cage fighter for a number of reasons but having this as my walkout is a big one. That intro is epic for hyping a crowd up for some violence

I remember being super pissed off ... 7 songs? Wtf. I got in to them right when Blood mountain released and had heard most of Leviathan. I bought the special album that you could open and look in to and see all the great art. Then I listened to it. Seven songs was plenty. Probably my favorite album from them.

@sirspookybones1118

3 жыл бұрын

7 songs say so much

@ninjax9675

3 жыл бұрын

all killer no filler

@LemursManLemurs1

3 жыл бұрын

Oh for sure. And Last Baron is their magnum opus. Easily the best song they've written. Even better than Blood and Thunder and Diamond In The Witch House (those two songs being tied for my 2nd favorite mastodon tracks

@markpalavosvrahotes5575

3 жыл бұрын

@@LemursManLemurs1 I think The Czar is my favorite.

@LemursManLemurs1

3 жыл бұрын

@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 Oh for sure. A great track. All the tracks on that album are kick-ass. Same with Blood Mountain. There is a good reason they are both in my top 3 metal albums. 3rd place being DopeThrone by Electric Wizard. Funeralopolis being my favorite track on that album. Highly recommend them if you've never listend to em.

this is the greatest song ever written.

Heard this for the first time at a mental hospital it was for an exercise. Literally made me look at the world differently now I listen to it literally every day thank you random staff member I’ll never forget you

One wonderful aspect of this song is that it intentionally touches and brings closure to the first four albums. You can say the same of the entire album, beginning with the cover art having all four symbols, but this song really feels like a perfect epilogue.

@topuscuatro

2 жыл бұрын

Could you please explain this??

@LegionHimself

2 жыл бұрын

@@topuscuatro It mentions the other three elements, for one (fires/set the world ablaze; the Sea; the Earth). There is also what sounds like nods to individual songs, like Crystal Skull. It all goes with the sense of finality of the whole song. The lyrics are about the past and going to rest, and the music sounds like mourning and warning at once.

@AxiomApe

2 жыл бұрын

@@LegionHimself Yup. And this one being Air /Ether It’s how I always interpreted it anyways lol

@LegionHimself

2 жыл бұрын

@@AxiomApe It’s explicitly about air/ether/the void. The first four albums are a series and after that the band retired the classic cover design with the traditional logo/font/symbols; at least until Emperor of Sand, which is also meant to be about a single element, more or less - death.

This album happens to be the perfect length for a 10km run. I only run in winter (I cycle the rest of the year), and usually set off at 6am withe goal of getting to work by 7am. In the cold and darkness the roaring fire that is this album just sets the perfect feeling and pace, and keeps me going. I've probably heard the whole thing a thousand times by now. It never gets old.

Yep, this was my favourite closing track from them for a long time. But they finally managed to top it with their latest magnificience "Jaguar god".

@TrippyTheShroom

2 жыл бұрын

Jaguar God is amazing.

That breakdown is the best ever put to an album.

This album is a work of art. An absolute masterpiece

It's amazing how this track just drags you in and engulfs you. Happy anniversary!

In my opinion 'Crack the Skye' is still their best album and one of the best Prog-Metal albums that I know

Being a mastodon fan for years and sorta overlooking this album (idk how but i did) i finally have been giving this entire album an insane amount of attention, and holy shit. This is the best concept album i have ever heard, and definetly one of the very best top notch pieces of art i can think of.

That didn't feel like 13 minutes, damn, time really did fly while listening to this masterpiece.

so much of what they write just moves my soul like nothing else has in a very long time. Mastodon forever.

An absolute masterpiece of an album.. completely flawless from beginning to end.

This was the first song I ever saw them play live. I know I'm a little late to the game, but these dudes are the real deal. They have a unique chemistry and have forged a new path for metal bands. There's no pretention; no bullshit. Yes, it's commercial. But so was Zeppelin, Ozzy, Megadeth, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, all the great metal bands.

@jasonjenkins6373

Жыл бұрын

cannibal corpse, commercial? 🤣😂😅

8:18 STONKS

8:18 THAT RIFF AAAHHHHHHHH SO FUNKY

Tool and Mastodon. 2 best bands!

This song used to make my drive to work like a journey into space

Hey. It's 2022. And I float in the sky whenever I listen to this

@umbranoctis4348

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to see you up there, throughout the haze at the top of the trees. Be careful not to crack the skye :)

@seththehobbit2066

Жыл бұрын

@@umbranoctis4348 hahaha!

The perfect riff doesn't exi..... 8:19

Lyrics The Last Baron I'd guess they would say We could set this world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around It is hard to see Through all the haze at the top of the trees Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around Faltering footsteps, dead end path All that I need is this wise man's staff Encased in crystal, he leads the way I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around I guess they would say We can set the world ablaze Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Take my black soul Alive in the fires that burn my skin Guide my eyes all through this maze I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze All that I have seen Standing on the edge, the foot of precipice Floating in the sea Past the king of swords, quickly to the shore The last baron The last baron Ghost of man Surrounds me in my slumber I have no fear As your wing is my shelter Cyanide he craves Coursing through his veins, providing him with strength To see this to the end Afraid of psychic eyes, faith in mystic power The last baron The last baron Will he save me? Will he save me? I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I still can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I can't see it I was standing staring at the world And I still can't see it All that I have seen Standing on the edge, the foot of precipice Floating in the sea Past the king of swords, quickly to the shore The last baron The last baron Ghost of man Surrounds me in my slumber I have no fear As your wing is my shelter Cyanide he craves Coursing through his veins, providing him with strength To see this to the end Afraid of psychic eyes, faith in mystic power The last baron The last baron Will he save me? Will he save me? Will he save me? I'd guess they would say We could set this world ablaze Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around It is hard to see Through all the haze at the top of the trees Hold my head on stable ground Watch as the Earth falls all around Please, please take my hand, please take my soul to rest So we can always be around Faltering footsteps, dead end path All that I need is this wise man's staff Encased in crystal, he leads the way I guess they'd say we could set the world ablaze

That is the best riff I've ever heard in my life.

Has to be one of my favorite Mastodon songs, a journey through the deepest weirdest corners of an alien world, especially Oblivion and this one always make me feel like I'm in a tiny little space ship on my way through wonders never seen before... Its that certain magic that made me fall in love with them, they later then convinced me with all their other stuff to like them even more

I just heard this for the first time right now, and feel like a part of my life's destiny was to find this relic.

This song is such an absolute masterpeice.

This song is pure space rock: childhood astronaut dreams baptized in vastness of oceans of night sky

This album reminds me of Crimson King.. so epic, typical song structure thrown out the window for this album that is fucking operatic.

@oldjack-mi8gk

2 жыл бұрын

Good comparison.

The Pink Floyd of metal. One of my top 5 favorite bands of all time and I'm not even close to being a metal head.

Dudes I'm listening for the first time. This blends my every piece of music taste into one song. Duuudes

Easily one of the best songs of all time

@emmaphilo4049

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@badmotorbreath5206

Жыл бұрын

My vote is in

Still my favorite Mastodon song!

@chilly6470

2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

A perfect example of how to close an album. Legendary.

How could I have missed this band for so many years? How?

One of the seminal albums that taught me to love Metal.

I guess they would say, "We can set this world ABLAAAAAAAAAAZZZE!!!!"

What a masterpiece. One of the best songs I've ever heard

Their best song/album. Period

@johnfdmiranda

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@anonymousceleb1148

3 жыл бұрын

Your opinion. Period.

Thank you guys for this song and this entire, beautiful album. In a way, I'm glad I only recently listened to this, because my younger self probably would not have appreciated this masterpiece.

@Pri1Maiden

2 жыл бұрын

I can totally relate on this my friend.

this one especially is a masterpiece of its own. love this song

One helluva masterpiece right here.

I heard the original chorus lyrics were "the last parrot..." because aside from construction gigs Brent was also an exterminator of non indigenous birds and helped with the great parrot infestation of the south back in 96. The guy's such a legend and a hero. Jokes aside these guys rule and Brent crushed it with this album. I saw the "making of Crack the Skye" recently. It's on here (YouDoob). Quite a story behind it.

Instant flow state, where did the 13 minutes go?

I love their vocal harmonies

The best mastodon album hands down! Cyanide he craves, corsing through his veins!

this song is a testimony of aeons coming and going like the tides of the sea, a beacon of human consciousness

This is my 4 year old son's favorite song!

@ashrasmun1

4 жыл бұрын

so?

@BlueSkyCrystals

4 жыл бұрын

Mr Jinx Your kid has great taste!

@seanhenkel9873

4 жыл бұрын

My 6 year old son hates metal.

@leehopkins4783

3 жыл бұрын

When I was 4 I was into John Denver. Now 49, my journey has brought me here. High five to your 4-year old for getting here so quick.

@19tet

3 жыл бұрын

@@leehopkins4783 John Denver's Awesome :')

wow just discovered this song today... on repeat

One of my favorites. Mastodon is amazing.

Some kid in my school vibes to this, sent it to me. It's not giving

Perfect tone to train hard and then do give a little more! LOVE IT! Long life to you masters! Mastodon is never enough ❤️

The opening section gives me so much nostalgia it’s unbelievable

Masterpiece album & song!

This is still my favorite mastodon album and one of my favorite songs. I can’t get enough of them.

Don't mind me, 8:18 Just my daily dose listen to that GODDAMN riff