Mastodon Crack the Skye
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Aaron
March 27th 2009


690 Comments


Triple Umlaut: Physically Impossible.

204409
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I tried to do both :[




You did! I was speaking in general. This review was difficult to write. I kept wanting to listen to other albums or only listen to the "Divinations" chorus. It's just an album that would be so much better if it dropped some of its bombast. Like I'd have this hovering around 3.5 if they stripped all of the fake Eastern European sounding melodies from any of their guitar parts and never slowed done, ever.

204409
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I'm coming to find that people talk about the review when they don't have any intelligent to say about the music itself.

204409
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Because Colors never once aspires to be art music or detached from the genres its lampooning. It is just straight up fun and keeps a really good balance of cheesiness and ingenuity. Think of it this way.



Two technical metal bands over time start including more non-metal influences into their music. Mastodon now sounds more like Dream Theater and BTBAM sounds more like Queen. I think that pretty much solves the conundrum about how they could be doing similar things on paper yet have such different scores when I review them.

204409
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

This is like playing Canadian doubles.

204409
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Like Say Anything?

204409
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

It was a real question.

Waior
March 27th 2009


11778 Comments


Bicker.

204409
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Please make a pros and cons list for SA so I can understand why you actually like them. For me the first thing on both the pros and cons sections is "Sounds like Gatsby's American Dream."

taylormemer
March 27th 2009


4964 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I thought it was American Doubles?

morjens
March 27th 2009


208 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Like I already said, but my comment got deleted. This review sucks. Definitely deserves more than a '2'. God I hate the internet...

Shrapnel94
March 27th 2009


2213 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I dont know about the reviewer, but I am very much so digging this.

Odal
Emeritus
March 27th 2009


3129 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I still have to give it more listens but definitely sounds like more than a '2' to me. Oblivion is so good

taylormemer
March 27th 2009


4964 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Yeah, it's not bad so far. Can't say a 2, but I'm not looking at any higher than 3.5 so far.

fireaboveicebelow
March 27th 2009


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Like I already said, but my comment got deleted. This review sucks. Definitely deserves more than a '2'. God I hate the internet...
then stop using it

defjaw83
March 27th 2009


1805 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Loving the album, not sure if it's their best work but it's fun all the same.



Will prob be a 4 for me in a few days, it's growing on me with every listen. The last baron rules

Abaddon2005
March 27th 2009


684 Comments


i wouldn't consider this "fun" music. that aren't their intentions either from what i can gather from interviews but i could be wrong. if i strip away any expectations of what this should be i find it a pretty enjoyable album, their most melodic album so far.

Omio
March 27th 2009


28 Comments


... "ludicrously boring verses", "overly muscled bodybuilder", "ultimately sort of a joke", "tedious and sloppy", "absurd concept", "nimble riffs"... very strong words to describe one of the most original metal bands out there today.

I disagree with this review. I like Crack the Skye. But I can understand that some people might have had too many expectations, and that inevitably leads to disappointment.

silkforcalde
March 27th 2009


404 Comments


too many expectations?

my expectation was for something that kicked ass. this doesn't. those vocals are wretched.

and most original metal bands out there today? i'd strongly, strongly disagree.

willfellmarsy
March 28th 2009


3847 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the last baron is the greatest thing since loaves of bread



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