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Been going through Manfred Mann's bootleg archives on Amazon streaming. Just on a whim. I had no idea they were this good of a band. Always figured Blinded By The Light, and For You were the extent of their thing.

 

Pretty decent prog/jazz going on with the Earth Band. Will be digging into the catalog.

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Mastodon- Hushed And Grim (10/10)

 

Blood Mountain has been my favourite Mastodon album since it came out in 2006. I loved it so much that everything that came after underwhelmed me for the longest time.

 

Sure, I now love their entire discography, but I expected BM to remain my favourite Mastodon album for all time.

 

Then Hushed And Grim came out, and I can safely say it's my album of the year and I'm obsessed with it, and I'm pretty sure for the first time since 2006, Mastodon have blown me away with a new album I love both immediately and perhaps more than all that came before.

 

Masterpiece.

Is it grim enough for me though?

 

Possibly, it's got a seventies rock vibe. Like Blood Mountain if recorded by Blue Oyster Cult.

 

I think it's better than their last three albums easily. Could rival CTS and BM without a shadow of a doubt.

 

I was listening to it (H&G) again recently. Gotta get myself a copy. I liked it at first, but at the same time it seems like a grower, which is a very good sign.

 

Update: I went out and bought it. Finally reading some of these lyrics... whew. Heavy, but beautiful.

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Since Tuesday:

Columbian Mustache (It's intentionally spelled like that) - Plays Requiem For The Radio: Greatest Hits

Progress Society - Say Less, Do More

Keep Up - Keep Up EP

Keep Up - Up In Flames

Keep Up - Win Some, Lose None EP

A few of my favorite local bands. Progress Society is the solo project of my friend, who is in Atticus Finch, and was in Columbian Mustache when they were together.

 

Like Moths To Flames - Pure Like Porcelain EP

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Mastodon - Crack The Skye

 

At the moment....my assessment from yesterday still stands. This album is a masterpiece, but Hushed And Grim has broken through to a new level that I prefer. Currently listening to Leviathan, which I don't expect to surpass either even though I do enjoy it. Blood And Thunder!

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Mastodon - Crack The Skye

 

At the moment....my assessment from yesterday still stands. This album is a masterpiece, but Hushed And Grim has broken through to a new level that I prefer. Currently listening to Leviathan, which I don't expect to surpass either even though I do enjoy it. Blood And Thunder!

 

their first 2 albums Remission and Leviathan are different beast completely to what they became. they Started to show change on blood mountain. which combined their earlier aggressive style with a more melodic approach.

 

Myself i prefer Crack the skye to the present the most. i can only take so much of aggressive metal. i need hooks damn it, lol. and boy do you get it going forward.

 

Mick

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Garth Brooks- No Fences (10/10)

Keane- Under The Iron Sea (10/10)

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Mastodon - Crack The Skye

 

At the moment....my assessment from yesterday still stands. This album is a masterpiece, but Hushed And Grim has broken through to a new level that I prefer. Currently listening to Leviathan, which I don't expect to surpass either even though I do enjoy it. Blood And Thunder!

 

their first 2 albums Remission and Leviathan are different beast completely to what they became. they Started to show change on blood mountain. which combined their earlier aggressive style with a more melodic approach.

 

Myself i prefer Crack the skye to the present the most. i can only take so much of aggressive metal. i need hooks damn it, lol. and boy do you get it going forward.

 

Mick

 

I love everything they have done, and I truly believe that they have only gotten better, with the odd album I personally rank lower than other fans (Emperor Of Sand, though Cold Dark Place, the EP that came out the same era, is one of my favourite things they have done).

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