Mastodon's Crack The Skye - A Brief Introduction
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INFO: Crack The Skye is the fourth (fifth) album by heavy metal band Mastodon. Released on March 24 2009 the album took the band to new heights in the metal community and created a noticeable dent in the progressive rock world. Being a concept album, the lyrics take you on a journey through time and space, wormholes and 18th century russia. I’ll explain that one later. Some fans regard this album as the last phase in a set of four albums that the band released. The last album to feature a sound that leaned towards more traditional progressive metal. And thus separating their fanbase into two groups. Those who like their old stuff, Crack The Skye and albums released before that and those who like everything from The Hunter and their newer albums. No matter which group or albums you prefer the most, it’s 10 years since the album was released this year, so i thought it would be a great time to look at some of the history behind this record.
What Mastodon album should i talk about next time?
Emperor of Sand, would be a great contrast with the sound with CTS meanwhile having similar inspirations (dealing with loss and pain)
Lie Likes Music remission
Personally Leviathan blew my mind when I first heard it. Granted I’m not the most experienced when it comes to Metal, but that album really got me to be more open minded towards the genre and it’s many sub genres. Just a perfect blend of raw intensity and ambitious storytelling.
@@sonnysumo8172 Nicely summed up. I'm definitely going to make a video about this album at some point. Cheers
Lie Likes Music yeehaw. I love the first 4. It actually showed me a lot on my latest album in the music. You should do a Neurosis episode too
This is what happens when you get too damn high while making an album, one of the best albums in progressive metal in my opinion.
My thoughts exactly. I think they'll have a hard time topping this one
Its a really fucking good album.
This one is significant to me for a lot of reasons. My wife and I were moving to a new town, about four hours from where we'd met. We bought our first house, and I was facing this existential dread about the place. I remember switching over to a local rock station in the car as the city came into view and hearing those titanic first notes of Oblivion for the first time. Nothing in metal had really spoken to me in a long time. This was a beast of a whole different type, thick and heavy on a whole new level.
I couldn't really digest it the first time around, but I checked it out immediately in the hotel on my laptop and was blown away. When I talked to my friends back home about it, I know I must've sounded demented "Dude, it's like Genesis or Yes. Practically the whole band sings like it's an Alabama track. But the wall of gritty rhythm at the center of it is barbaric metal."
For me, I pretty much love the whole gamut. New and Old. Oblivion roped me in, but I fell in love with Leviathan soon after. The talent and diverse influences on display is nuts.
We have a thing in common then. That's the first song that caught my attention too. I remember buying the
album after just a few listens to the other songs. I wasn't even sure if i was gonna like it as an album. But little
did i know that they would become one of my favorite bands. After Crack The Skye i bought Leviathan and Blood
Mountain. They're all friggin masterpieces!
Anyways thanks for sharing that story! That's so cool man. Taste-wise i gotta say i'm leaning towards their old stuff. Love The Hunter from beginning to end though. And some of the songs from Once More and Emperor are starting to grow on me. Cheers from Norway.
Every album is amazing. Love Mastodon, my favorite band personally. Some fans are just unable to grow and process change as the band grows and changes. Personally Blood Mountain would be a good album to cover or Emperor of Sand.
Blood Mountain it is then. I have a hard time choosing a favorite album from these guys. Leviathan, Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain are all so close to each other in my top 3. And for their new stuff, i'm digging The Hunter. And some of the songs off of their 2 recent albums are growing on me these days.
Mastodon grew up with me. When I found them in 2004 Remission and Leviathan were the perfect albums for my 18 year old mind set. Each album has grown and changed, becoming the soundtrack of my life. The sounds get tighter, more control, more mature. Now at 33, Emperor of Sand and its themes are much more in line with my life and experiences than the early stuff. Dont get me wrong though, Mother Puncher is still some of the best shit.....
absolutely agreed. my favourite band as well, and seemingly getting better?? i did not expect to love emperor of sand as much as i do, its honestly a close second to Skye for me. But I'd rate all their albums at least an 8/10.
That fight with Shavo is inaccurate. It wasn't Shavo. It was one of Shavo's friends. Brent was drunk and spilled his drink on the guy or something like that and the guy punched him out and he hit his head when he fell.
yeah!
theyve explain this a thousand times
There is a mistake in the beginning: this is not 18th century Russia but early 20th century. Rasputin usurped Nikolai II, the last Russian tsar, and then came the revolution.
Just saw these guys play the whole album live and it was absolutely amazing. Thank you for this video!
Just saw them perform the album in its entirety, incredible with the visuals.
Their newer stuff is really good too, it’s just in a different presentation. Ember City is one of their best tracks live and I personally feel it could slip into any one of their albums and fit right in.
Awesome! Have seen them a couple of times live too. They seem to get better and better at doing things live.
And honestly i didn't like Once More Round The Sun and Emperor when they were first released. But some of
the songs are starting to grow on me now. Thanks for sharing
Excellent video. I finally got around to listening to this album over the summer and it absolutely blew me away. My experience was this: The first time it was great, I loved the music and some of the lyrics went over my head. The second time through the music got even better and the story became a bit easier to get a handle on. The third time, I had read about the story and appreciated how the music ebbed and flowed around the 'beats' of the story. Then I watched their making of videos and more about the death of Brann's sister and Brent's injury. When I went back to listen to it a fourth time, it all came together. The deeper meaning and intention behind the music fully came out and Scott Kelly's vocals on Crack the Skye (Mama, don't let them take her) gave me chills and nearly moved me to tears.
This album is an all-time great that only gets better the more you listen to it and the more you know about it's production and background.
I love you. My suggestion for next video is The Moor (Opeth) or Morningrise (Opeth)
How about the full Still Life album instead of just The Moor?
I'll never forget the moment I heard the intro to oblivion. Completely changed the way I look at music.
Psyko Statik Oblivion got me into this band in the first place. No doubt that it's an outstanding song in metal music in general
Just saw them and Coheed together and it was one of the best shows I've ever been to.
Evan Watt Damn Coheed and Mastodon? That's a great combo.
I also saw that! Amazing show.
Lie Likes Music in case you didn’t know, they played crack the Skye entirely because of the anniversary
Same here. ETID killed it as the openers too, which isn't surprising at all
I like everything. That's that. Art is art, and that is most certainly reflected in all of Mastodon's music.
Could you perhaps go more indepth about deloused in the comatorium and the story about cerpin taxt?
That would be interesting. Do you know if there are any interesting sources about that topic out there other than the wikis and old Mars Volta forums?
forum.thecomatorium.com should offer every info you need
Other than that TheRealMusician made a Translation/Interpretation Guide which is fairly rich with ideas, but not for free. Was an interesting read, though.
You should do a Frank Zappa video, or The Velvet Underground
I actually made videos about both those bands in the past. But i had to take them down due to copyright issues.
Might do something about them again in the future though, we'll see
@@LieLikesMusic Velvet underground please
both their new and old stuff are both great, at first I liked the new stuff more but the old stuff has grown on me
I love all albums but CtS is easily the best. The album i probably listen to the least is the Hunter. Not that i don't like it but it was hard to follow up Crack the Skye
Mastodon is my favorite band, looking forward to more videos on them
Golden Sun was also one of my favorite games. Got super nostalgic after seeing Kraden as your profile pic haha.
But anyways, yes more Mastodon videos are coming. So consider subscribing.
@@LieLikesMusic that's awesome
Mastodon and Golden Sun in the same appreciation post. What is happening? Did I clone myself recently? Lol
@@IlGudz Haha. I guess we just have a few things extra in common. Probably you owned a Game Boy Advance and played Golden Sun on it like us. One of the best games i've ever played in addition to Pokemon and Chrono Trigger.
This was amazing to see in concert
Love your video! I feel there is SO much to talk about with Mastodon's music. I would love to hear you talk about Baroness too! 🤘🤘🤘
Was literally listening to this album today and you uploaded this wtf
Damn, i didn't know my timing was that could ;)
I looked up the price of the lp two hours before the vid dropped your timing is perfect
@@m4ltose170 Haha. It's a good investment. Leviathan and Blood Mountain are also crazy good imo. The Hunter too. I guess those are my favorites.
I listen to it like everyday lmao
Love your channel! It would be great to see a video of yours about other albums that are not necessarily concept albums, but have some sort of thread throughout, like The Colour and The Shape, In Utero or Dirt. Cheers!
Miguel Gracia I'll be doing Color and The Shape sometime for sure. Another FF record i want to talk about it Wasting Light. Stay tuned 🤘
Amazing video!
I would really love to see a video about remission. Great video!
Man i really love your channel
This album will forever be in my Top 5 favorite albums all genres included, it was eye opening and is probably the root of most of my current tastes in music.
Silver Chariot Cool. Sooo i'd guess you listen to a lot of Baroness and Red Fang then.
Love your channel bro!
Love your support even more bro.
Crack the skye is possible my favourite album ever, I love every second of it every time I hear it.
Thanks for this. Mastodon is one of my favorite bands. Loved your theory.
Glad you liked it. More Mastodon videos are coming soon. So consider subscribing.
Lie Likes Music hah! I’ve been subbed for a while, but I’ll definitely share your channel.
@@alphatwisted Thanks a lot!
Remission is my favorite, but all of them are gold to me.
I don't agree that Crack the Skye is or is considered "old school Mastodon". CTS and every album since has been much more similar in tone and structure than anything that came before Skye.
Maybe CTS was the transition period, neither old or new, but the shift itself.
One of my favorite albums, automatic like!
txherezy It's one of my favorites too. Thanks a lot!
very good, thank you
You're very welcome
Good video.
I actually discovered your channel via recommendation of the Dream Theater & Tool videos you made. Also great videos.
While I get that you're now only wanting to concentrate on only your favorite bands, you should know that some of your subscribers, like myself, thoroughly enjoy the vids on all these other bands and artists.
Personally, I was hoping for more DT & Tool vids, along with babds like Yes, Rush, Maiden, Metallica, Van Halen, Vai, Satriani, Slipknot, Alice in Chains, Korn, Tom Petty, Noel Gallagher, TesseracT. The list goes on & on.
Don't limit yourself dude. Explore the vast amount of tremendous music out there for vids like these. They're great vids.
Thnks for the input and advice man. Personally i'll keep exploring new music. And i'll introduce new bands as we move along so it's not completely static. But i'm working on this secret project in the background of all of these videos. And trust me, limiting the channel to only a few bands makes sense considering this. Although i can't let you in on what the project is about, you'll find out soon if you keep watching. Cheers mate.
I was as the crack the skye concert in phoenix an few weeks ago. it was amazing
Man i'm missing out here aha. I gotta see them live again soon
Crack the skye is Mastodons greatest work
Loved the video! You said something about more QOTSA? "...Like Clockwork" is an awesome album to make a video about!!!
There's no doubt i'll make a video about that album. It's one of their best recent albums!
I got this CD as my first mastodon album.... this album inspired some of my new songs and lots of my songwriting
It was my first Mastodon CD too. I hesitated a little when i bought it actually. Little did i know that Mastodon would become one of my favorite bands. Are you releasing an album yourself?
Lie Likes Music I am. I have released 8 self made (demo quality but decent) albums where I play bass and program other instruments. Crack the Skye started influencing me on my Leading the Army album. Currently promoting my 9th album
Their 10th anniversary tour this summer for Crack the Skye was an amazing experience. This is one of my favorite albums released since 2000.
Descartesdom77 Same here! Too bad i didn't see them myself. People say they're getting better at doing live shows these days
@@LieLikesMusic I've seen them a few years back in concert (for Once More Around the Sun), and they were indeed even better this year. Both in the quality of play, and in the sound mixing, they were note perfect and sounded extremely clear. Brent also was having a good time, which he wasn't always in the past. It was one of my favorite shows ever.
Why did you delete videos about Syd Barret, Ian Curtis, Trent Reznor, RATM and Maynard?
Awsome mate
Thanks dude
Timeless masterpiece
I’m in both groups cause I came late to the party. I often do. It gives me a very different perspective.
The third group, where you like all their albums
Masterpiece.
True! So true
THAT riff!!
The more psychedelic they get, the more i love them.
Still waiting on that trash metal /psych-jam band crossover though
Those first 4 album are the perfect companion to reading the manga Berserk
I saw these guys live with Gojira and got to meet Brann before the show at a restaurant. He was with some crew members by the look of it and i just remember going into the room and instantly recognising him and he noticed me as well. Before he left he hit his head on a light before going up to my dad and i and saying that we didn't see anything embarrassing before leaving
Very good video! Good visuals and content, looking forward to more.
For neste video så stemmer jeg remission.. Min favoritt er Leviathan så spar det beste til slutt takk :p
Tor Grønås Takk for kommentaren og forslaget! Leviathan er dritbra. Men jeg kommer mest sannsynlig til å lage noe om Blood Mountain først. Prekas
I like all their albums, the Hunter was my introduction and I went back to Crack the Skye and Blood Mountain... eventually getting into Remission and Leviathan and I love Once More Round the Sun and Emperor of Sand too. I like that they have changed but they're still making weird heavy music.
Cool. You discovered them quite recently then. It's nice to hear that you have a thing for all their albums. I wish it was the same for me. I hope they stay weird as a band ;)
The last Baron is a masterpiece!
Damn I listened the crap out of this when I was 16... fuck it was 10 years ago
What do mean some fans think it's the last phase? They clearly said that the first 4 were following a theme. Crack the skye is air.
brents fight was with shavos friend btw
I adore mastodon. What I like most about them is their harmonic sound changes during a song. Jaguar God can be a good current, Ole’ Nessie is an early work example for what I think. Also I always get the feeling that these guys try their best to grow themselves in each and every song/performance. In every album there is at least one song that make me say “wow how can he do that?” for every member of the band.
That's the magic of Mastodon in a nutshell. Glad to see that a lot of fans check out their whole discography too.
That it's not just me that geek out over their discography. And talking about that "wow" moment in their music, i hope
they turn in a more experimental direction like they did with their early records. It would be nice to hear what fresh new
sounds they could come up with.
@@LieLikesMusic I think they're probably going to lay back a bit on the next record, like release something more loose, like The Hunter, as Emperor of Sand was another pretty emotional record
@@lucasrolon2120 I could dig that. The Hunter was amazing. A perfect blend of progressive, weird riffs and a more straight-forward sound. Such a fun album. What are some of your other favorite bands?
Lie Likes Music when I think of hearing one of my favorite bands’ experimental stuff mastodon will be a very good choice to listen to without a doubt. I really trust them when they do a new stuff. Personally it will be ground-breaking. Btw with which album you started to explore more of mastodon?
Could yo talk about Altered State by TesserecT? I think it's an amazing concept album.
Yes, please!
i like all of mastodon
Awesome. Good for you man.
What song playing the background
I feel really stupid now. I always thought to myself on the song Crack the Skye, "Wow, that sounds just like the lead singer from Neurosis!"
Well, now I freaking know why.
Bouncing off the elemental concept albums, can you please do a video on Thrice's The Alchemy Index?
I'm focusing on The Mars Volta, Deftones, Qotsa, Foo Fighters and Mastodon for the next few weeks and months.
But i'll consider it further into the future.
@@LieLikesMusic Understandable, narrowing it down makes it easier because there's way too much music out there to cover lol. I really appreciate your channel and am a fan of all the bands you mentioned, so I'm looking forward to it.
@@jbasti227 Rare to find people who resonate with all of those! So that's cool. And yes those are my thoughts exactly. Plus they're my favorite bands, so i have a lot of knowledge about them already in my head. So it will be easier to write, do research and find more topics to talk about. Cheers
@@LieLikesMusic In that case I feel like an interesting series you can try if you like is breaking down a band by analyzing each of its member's individual style and influences, and how they come together to form that band's unique sound. For instance each of Deftones' members, each of Mastodon's, etc.
@@jbasti227 Man i've never thought about that before! Thank you so much. Where's my pem and paper? I gotta write this down right now.
Yeah more mastodon videos. Also deftones please
I noticed you got rid of your earlier uploads such as Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division, and the Mars L'via videos. Is there a reason why?
Yeah i had some copyright issues. So i had to take down around 30 videos. A big set-back for the channel, but i'm not giving up that easily.
@@LieLikesMusic The industry needs to realize that they're only hurting the legacy of the artists they block content for. I feel a it's a big reason a lot of the classic music is being disregarded by a good chunk of the young generation. Good luck with the copyright crap!
@@deanguida You've got a point there. It's not only the artists themselves though. It's the photographers and filmmakers that are involved in this too. So it's a hard nut to crack. Thanks for your support though.
It’s their metal Pink Floyd album and they peaked here...
Thank you for not totally disregarding Call of the Mastodon as part of the discography.
Did you hear what i said at 0:05?
@@LieLikesMusic I did, which is why I left that comment. It was a genuine thanks
@@ht5_ Oh yea my bad. I only read the "totally disregarding" part of your comment haha.
Great video man. But ... The Album takes place in 20th century Russia...
Dick Tingeler Maybe it does
@@LieLikesMusic well that's when Rasputin was alive. Other than that I enjoy your videos alot. Keep it up.
How is Rasputin the 18th century Russia?
do glassjaw plz
You should do a video on a Gojira album
Any of them would be cool. But they don’t have one of those crazy weird concept albums like crack the skye
@@bishopm4401 Could still be an idea though. I'll see what i can do
Lie Likes Music I mean yeah definitely, and I do look forward to it
@@bishopm4401 idk man, terra incognita has some pretty weird songs on it.
Oblivion is about the singers sister.
Isn't this a re-upload?
Yeah it is.
Dardo No it's not. More like a re-make
In 2008, after hearing Trivium's Shogun, i thought it would take years to hear something better. Once i heard Crack The Skye in 2009, well...
Dance Gavin Dance, next please!!!
I would love to. Great band! But i'm focusing on the 5 bands i mentioned in the end of the video atm
@@LieLikesMusic yeah, i hope you can do it soon :)
@@Cisneros_12. Yes, what's your favorite DGD album btw?
Lie Likes Music Happiness definitely!!!🙌🏼, also Artificial Selection and Death Star...
@@Cisneros_12. Cool. Mine has to be Acceptance Speech
Have you ever heard EPICA? They have some crazy good albums with some intense meanings behind the lyrics! You should check out The Holographic Principle or The Quantum Enigma
This video is a weed smokers delight
Video analysis is always good, the animations are still painful to watch tho
Martius Too bad i don't have the money to pay for a professional animator.
CAN U DO A VIDEO ABOUT CHRISTIAN DEATH
soulsd
Brain damage Brent Hinds is the best Brent Hinds.
tenaciousfilm He's got some hilarious interviews. Did you see the Loudwire one?
@@LieLikesMusic Is that the famous horse meat interview?
Pure stoner metal
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Except, you know, it isn't Prog. It's Post and Psych. Besides that I truly enjoyed your video. On the note of Remissions heaviness, they're drawing a lot of inspiration from Neurosis's Through Silver In Blood. It takes until CtS for them to fully come into their own. Much like how Cult of Luna was seen as an Isis clone until Somewhere Along the Highway.
All things being said, I'm a massive Post Metal fan. It cuts quite close to home every time I hear Prog fans worshiping Mastodon, Tool and even Distant Dream while shitting on Isis, The Ocean, Baroness, Pelican, Alcest, Yob and more. I feel that when discussing this topic, Prog fans tend to get defensive and try to claim that prog is better, as if it wasn't subjective in the first place. Prog far overshadows Post when it comes to popularity to be sure, but I think disregarding a genre because it isn't as popular, is exactly what metalheads tried to get away from when they diverge from pop in the first place.
I would love to hear you talk about Neurosis's A Sun That Never Sets or even if you just gave it a listen and got back to me about it. That would make my week.
Either way, have a good one dude. Thanks for the video.
"It isn't prog, It's post!" ... pretentious much?
I dont think they can top this album.
Leviathan and Blood Mountain stand equal to this album imo. So it will be hard to top those three
Oblivion is about the boy all along? Damn i always thought this song is about the early day of Satan
Well that would make sense to i guess. Both stories have the same event. Someone getting their wings cut off
There is no real schism in the mastodon community regarding eras
Nine inch nails
Remission is earth and blood mountain is fire
Yeah Crack the Skye is great but no progressive rock album will ever be as perfect as the masterpiece known as “Killroy was Here” by the audio auteurs Styx ;)
Styx have some quality music! Their recent album was surprisingly good. But my favorite has to be The Grand Illusion.
>heavy metal band
This isnt the 80s man
Still good shit
@@LieLikesMusic I wasn't implying anything about the quality of Mastodon's music, which I'm a huge fan of, but they are not heavy metal. They're straight up prog metal my boy.
@@norgepalm7315 Oh right! Maybe if you're picky with the genres ;)
@@LieLikesMusic I don't think I'm being particularly picky in the least my friend. The metal community can be notoriously nitpicky about subgenres, but this is a simple distinction between two very different genres of metal. Iron Maiden and Judas Priest records do not get placed alongside Mastodon records in a record shop.
Are you ok? You speak so monotonous in the last months.
People have commented on that for years. So i don't think it's a recent thing. I'm great.
The fact that everything is drawn in this video is distracting