Album Rating: 2.0

What a shocking review. You don't justify your rating whatsoever and try to cover it up with pseudo-intellectual drivel. Congratulations, you tarnished this album's universal acclaim with a poorly written and contrived mess of pretentious egotistical tripe. I'm led to think you'd written this review before they even released the album.



One of your aforementioned points is "comment on the music", well I'd really try to avoid wielding points such as "poor lyrics" and "convoluted concept" as your only reasoning for giving this album such a poor rating. The music is soundly devised and performed - the flow is barely hindered in any regard and the album progresses and evolves. I've listened to it completely in excess of 30 times - and this is the first Mastodon record to have succeeded in gaining so much listening time from me and it still isn't old. You also made the claim that "Music is available to all rather than people who enjoy specific genres" - well stop contrasting this album with other albums and stop attacking it with criticisms borne on the music you seem to adore. Analyse it as an individual work - from behind the veil of ignorance. Stop contextualising it in regard to the music you enjoy - you just make yourself look like a jargon spewing, baseless cynic.



But that's pretty much what you guys are all about here at Sputnik. Tall Poppy syndrome - get yourselves some attention by blasting an album that doesn't deserve it. That's really quite pathetic in a most literal sense.



Then when someone like me comes along, claim "LOL TROLLED" or some irritatingly pre-composed response about the "objectivity" of reviewing music.



Just get off your god damn high horse and listen to music like you want to, not like its your job. You write reviews non-professionally for a site that is reputed for its attention-seeking contributors. Give your readers something worth reading rather than feigning superiority.

lol

Album Rating: 2.5

a jargon spewing, baseless cynic.

Album Rating: 4.5

okay

Mordecai21I I'm sorry I tried. I bought Leviathon and it is seriously sooo shitty I don't even keep it in my cd case with my collection, it sits outside in its case with other worthless cds I stupidly wasted my money on like Haste the Day and story of the year.

Album Rating: 3.5

Leviathan's really the only one that's stayed consistent for me

i've tried but i just can't get into this cd

i think i know why some may tire from this record than their previous works. i realized that many of the songs on Skye have big singalong choruses which are quite odd for any Mastodon song. and of course over time, any chorus will become tiresome indefinitely.

Album Rating: 4.5

if you guys like this... check out... children of nova.

Its been a full week since I listened to any song off of this. In contrast, I've been listening to their older stuff a lot more, though;
Leviathan > Blood Mountain > Crack The Skye > Remission > Call Of The Mastodon
for me atm

Album Rating: 3.5

remission > crack the skye, clearly

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

thank you

Album Rating: 4.0

This album is so friggin' good. Oblivion's in top 10 songs of the year, it's badarse.

remission > crack the skye, clearly

Album Rating: 3.5

seriously, when you 'get' it, it will crush you

Album Rating: 3.5

I dont like sludge, so their old stuff isnt particularly great to me

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

I would love too see the CTS formula mixed with Leviathan's formular on the next album. I love this album but kind of miss the screaming a teeny bit

Album Rating: 2.0

Then Listen to Blood Mountain. I lke the fact that Mastotdon changed their sound and did something different. This album has it's merits, but I didn't enjoy it as much as their older work.

Album Rating: 4.0

The Last Baron is still the best song ever...

Album Rating: 4.0

I completely agree.