Mastodon Fallen Torches Guitar Lesson ft/ Bill Kelliher & Uncle Ben Eller!
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2020
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Hey guys! Its your good buddy Uncle Ben Eller, here with a very special lesson because YOU demanded it: a FULL breakdown on EVERY riff from Fallen Torches, the new Mastodon song from their upcoming Medium Rarities album, featuring my good buddy Bill Kelliher from Mastodon himself!
I've been listening to this song on endless repeat since it came out last week, and i knew i wanted to do a full guitar lesson on how to play it, but i wanted to be extra sure i was playing them all correctly; its a super dense mix and Mastodon't riffs are famously deceptive and tricky to nail down... so, Bill was kind enough to take the time to show us how its done! And its a good thing he did, because there are a handful of WEIRD parts in here that i never would have gotten without his help!
So join Uncle Ben and Uncle Bill on a riff-by-riff journey through this new MastoClassic! Its chock full of Stuff Mastodon Does!
Playing my Dunable Cyclops in drop C tuning, through the Fractal Audio Axe FX 3; no DOD Grundge pedals were harmed in the making of this video.
The two best uncles any little sport could ask for.
Just stay away from his windowless van.
Bill's a phenomenal guitarist, and his riff writing ability is just unreal. He's also one of the nicest guys in music.
He is a phenomenal writer, but he can’t play to save his ass lol
@@kimseniorb I took guitar lessons from him once. He sure can play.
This video is more "sloppy" than what he played during the lesson I had with him.
And also a very decent cook
@@kimseniorb I'd trade being able to play well with his writing skills. Cause no one really cares except douche musicians.
@@MrKylederp Totally agree with this.
My mom is lucky to have brothers like y’all. Thank you for this.
Best comment lol
This deserves more likes
I'm dead
You know Bill Kelliher *AND* you have a DOD Grunge pedal?!
That was a good audition for Mastadon uncle ben
Well, if it isn’t Billy Butterslax himself! You’re killing it with these lessons, uncle Ben
You know it’s a good month when Mastodon and GOJIRA both release new music, and we get lessons on it!
Those two things plus the new Petrucci track featuring Portnoy are easily the best parts of 2020
Those 2 releases alone made the year for me.
WAIT THERE'S NEW GOJIRA?!?!?
@@BenEller and Killer be Killed
Mastodon rules! Amazing video 👍
Wow, suprised to see you hear. But when i think about it i'm not suprised at all. I love mastodon and your music and lessons. Again it's tme to bury some barriers in my head.
I actually bet Bill when I saw Mastodon, in front of the venue. He was running and saw us waving at him so he came up when he finished the run to greet us. Super nice guy!
I too always call up my good buddies from Mastodon whenever I can’t figure out all the parts. Always works well for me.
Holy fuck this is awesome and Bill is a swell dude - great song. Also, those RIFFS - talk about depth and complexity. Bill easily writes some of the best riffs ever.
This song has so much sinister notes and chords. Honestly I feel it compliments Emperor of Sand . a sequel if you will. When I first heard Mastodon on remission it was a bit much for me to digest. Fast forward some years. The night before my daughter's 4th birthday I had the oblivion solo in a dream . woke up , put in a chew and sat on the shitter checking out as much mastodon material as possible. Now a diehard fan .my whole guitar playing style has became more creative. Mastodon live is almost spiritual for me every time...
“Let’s get up here with the dusty frets”
Truer words have never been spoken
Mastodon chiming in themselves in uncle Ben's lessons. How cool is that!
The most cooliest
Casual colabs with my favorite guitarist...amazing content...hilarious....How do you not have a million more subscribers?
My two uncles in the same room, my chocolate starfish tingling
Underrated comment
Shut your effin face uncle efferrrrr! ;)
AWRIGHT PARTNAH, YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. KEEP ON ROLLIN’ BABY
😂😂😂
to think the youtuber that got me into mastodon is making a video with billy k....my mind is blown. mastodon rocks, and YOU rock uncle ben!
I saw these dude when they were touring for Remission, they played my home town 3 different times for that album tour cycle. They played really small club shows each time, one was a gutted house turned venue, and now they are a huge band playing stadiums and shit. Funny how life works.
First time I saw them was on the Remission tour playing at The Local in Chattanooga TN, which was a DUMP of a venue. They were absolutely unreal, primal!!!!
I have a very similar memory of seeing them open for Clutch at a basement venue in Warwick, RI where the ceilings were so low you could touch them. Talk about a claustrophobic nightmare. This was right before Leviathan came out. I was already a huge fan, but you could see them win over the Clutch fans as the songs progressed. Both bands were amazingly good! What a show!!
@@trebleclefjones4899 one of the times I saw them was on that Clutch tour. Great show, they played a small club I saw Lamb of God at a few years earlier. Only 16 or so people stayed for LoG's set.
@@BenEller was it the tour they did with Cephalic Carnage? That was the first time I saw them. I think that particular tour was the first of the tours they did for Remission. I agree tho, they were intense as hell!
@@trebleclefjones4899 I saw them on that same tour in an absolute shit hole where local bands played in my hometown. I was actually pissed when I figured out they were getting the time slot right before Clutch ahead of some other bands on the bill I came to see. Then they came on and blew my mind. My life hasn't been the same since I saw them play March of the Fire Ants that day.
"the dusty frets"....crying......awesome tutorial :)
Bill is a hometown hero of mine from Rochester NY. I've bumped into him a few times at local shows at Waterstreet Music Hall before it's untimely demise...and he donated a bunch of stuff to the local Goodwill when my buddy worked at the receiving dock. He called me and said Bill K is here right now with his wife and they dropped off a bunch of stuff. It goes to show that he's just a regular old Uncle Bill when he's not melting faces.
I also remember Lethargy being one of the most brutal metal bands from Roc back in the early 90s...I think Brann was in that band as well....I was just a little snot nose 13 year old at the time, so my memory is a little fuZzzZ from a few beers and possibly a spliff or three.
I'm a man of my word... you are due my first born seed of my loins for this. You delivered in spades this time Uncle Ben... Thank you sir
Love Bill’s Hidden Hand shirt !
Masterdon Are good bois
Masterdun
You're probably my favorite guitar-teaching channel on UA-cam collaborating with the guitarist of one of my favorite bands. Phenomenal!
Thanks Sean!
Amazing as always. Another mastodon song to add to the ol arsenal. The people are going to love this at the elderly home up the street from my house. BUT PLEASE!!! TEACH US ENTIRE SONGS FROM CRACK THE SKYE ! Upload it here.. on patreon. I do not care. I will pay for every note in the song! I BESEECH YOU, UNCUH BEN!
Cattle Decapitation would be a good pick for a lesson. Amazing, challenging, unique guitar playing. Josh is a real friendly dude that I'm happy to consider an acquaintance. Hit them up!
This only adds on how cool those Mastodon boys are.Phenomenal musicians,amazing dudes
I met Brent Hinds years ago in Mountain Brook a city outside of Birmingham, Alabama ( he's from Pelham, Al). I didn't speak to him but a few words of praise on his playing abilities. And I would have never guessed him to be a metal/ grunge type guitar player, cause he was more into the southern rock, country, and mabe some hard rock. But along came the Don's of the Mastons and the rest is history.
Oh, my gosh!! You got Bill to show up in your lesson!!! Awesome!!!!
Bill and Ben the Mastodon men. Was watching your old Mastodon vids this week, makes me so happy to see you work with Bill. Keep killing the game Uncle Ben 🤘
I'm glad my carrier pigeon made it to you, I was beginning to worry.
Dude, it's sick Bill accepted to do this for us. Thanks to both of you! 🤘🤘
i love the repeated appearances of the grunge pedal
It makes anything sound better, as long as it’s off!
With the world going to shit, this is exactly the kind of running joke I can get behind.
SO COOOLLLLLLLLLL ! We want more Uncle Bill with Uncle Ben
When the chord shape is literally 🤘. Coolziz!
Bill and Brann are the best thing to come out of Rochester
And Rick Beato!!!
I didn't even realize, holy crap. That's sick
What the fuck is in the water in Rochester, send me some of that.
I don't think whatever it was is there anymore now it's just Genesee beer, garbage plate juice and opiates.
Well fuck, that's what I have for breakfast every morning
So dope you got Bill on! 2 uncles 1 torch.
Thanks uncle Ben! Thanks uncle Bill! Even though I suck at guitar, this song doesn’t suck at all! I think I’ve listened to it 50 times in the last week!🤘🤘🤘
I'm here because both Mastodon and you told me to be here.
Uncle Ben & Uncle Bill...sounds like a gold-panning adventure
Bill and Ben's excellent adventure 🎸🎶🎶🎶🤘
Brent, Brann, Ben, and Bill
Uncle Ben and Uncle Bill bodacious bogus adventures.
this is great! Thanks Uncle Ben and Thanks Uncle Bill.
Thank you Uncle(s) Ben and Bill!!! Keep rockin
I’m so glad this exists!!!! I’ve been jamming this song every day since it was released!
Glad you got my clairvoyant messages about wanting this. Thanks Uncle Big Elephant!
Oh man, now we are talking! This is incredible. Thank you The BB Duo!
MORE OF THIS! THAT WAS AN AWESOME LESSON!!!
Super boulot. Merci !
Wow look at you Uncle Ben! Getting to do a video with Bill! Wow super excited and impressed how far you and your channel
Have come! Congrats man!!🤘🏻
That was awesome! Thanks Ben and thanks Bill! You guys are both monsters. ❤️
I think my fun band... Mastobong... we will enjoy this! It's been a Mastodon tribute band for 4 or 5 years now.
Great T shirt Ben! Definitely a classic!
Once again amazing lesson!
Thank you guys. What an amazing thing to wake up to. Damn.
Thanks Uncle Ben! The first thing I asked for after Bill posted this was a play through! I love you for getting it slowed down!!! YYYYYYAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!
my two favorite uncles, thank you uncle Ben!
Hands down, one of my favorite Weekend wankshops ever! Thanks Uncle Ben and Uncle Bill
You're an excellent teacher. The whole video is very well explained and you've just gained a new fan and subscriber!
My heart is all warm and fuzzy seeing you both tutoring together! 🖤
Learned a lot about scales and modes thanks to this channel. Much love!
Thanks Uncle Ben. That bridge is infectious, easily the best part of the song in my opinion because of how well Troy's voice pairs with it. That is the whole reason I wanted to learn it the song in the first place. Glad you could get Bill on to educate us. Cheers!
Yesss I was waiting for this, and Bill followed me on insta which is also awesome af, love Mastodon🤘
Uncle Ben, thank you for enriching my Sunday.
Huge smile on my face.
Diggin' the Dunable. Only semi-recently heard of them when watching a Rig Rundown for a band called Torche that I had also only semi-recently heard of.
Of course diggin' the riffs too. It's Mastodon and Uncle Ben after all.
oh good you got my smoke signal!
Haha I’ve been in my backyard for a couple days now trying to get his attention glad to know I wast alone.
omg im so excited
i just love this video so much.
Never thought this day would come uncle Ben and uncle bill hell yeah🤘
Man you must’ve been ecstatic with this collaboration. Congrats breh.
Wicked!! 🙌🏽
Bill & Ben the guitar lesson men 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Outstanding
This is EPIC
Thanks Ben, missed that release :S. Epic track, devastating
When a video turns a terrible day into a glorious one. THANK YOU UNCLE BEN AND UNCLE BILL!
You are my one and only uncle. Thanks for the upload!!
When I think your videos couldn't get better, you bring the master Bill to play with you. Amazing! One little suggestion for us that doesn't know much about music theory and wanna learn whilst playing our favourite songs, you could mention which scale, key, arpeggio name you're playing/teaching. Again, awesome video!
My mastodong appreciates this lesson
Uncle Ben thank you so much for calling uncle bill up for one amazing lesson your the fuckin’ man!
This is the coolest shit ever and I'm really proud of my uncle ben.
Thanks buddy ;)
I jus love that guitar 😭
Awesome.
Yo this is so DOPE
Thanx Uncles!!!
Uncle Ben and Uncle Bill, i am such a proud nephew.
Ben rules great teacher good job man
BEST. COLLAB. EVER.
Uncles B&B finally in the same video!
Thank you uncle Bill and Ben
Ben ellerher
Yo, I can finally brag about my extended family! Thanks for the lesson Ben & Bill.
We all know whose going to fill in for Bill if he ever has to drop out a tour.
Games Gear n' Thrash Your comment reminded me of one of the times I saw Mastodon live. The opener was Hinds’ band Fiend for a Face which was class. Then on comes Mastodon MINUS Bill....Hinds filled in all the guitar parts. Jaw dropping!
I can't remember if it was Bill or Brent who had to miss a tour for some reason, but John from Baroness filled in. And, aside from Uncle Ben, there wasn't really a more obvious choice.
Zach Morgan Uncle Ben would be an amazing fill-in!!
You knew?! How tf did you know I was the one to do it? Damn, do I hate when information leaks..
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Hell yeah!!! I like that you own a grunge pedal... it's always great to get riffs from the source, except when it's bill kelliher, and you find out the riff is way more complicated than it sounded ....but of course I love their riffs!!!
This is great...
Oh my goodness does this ever fuckin' RULE!!
This rules so much.
Great video! I've gotten to where I love Mastodon's music. I love that sound. And these ads are pissing me off btw. They have an ad for learning guitar. And they have the nerve to say that people like ol uncle Ben here are like shade tree mechanics, and they make it difficult to learn. Well, I think you need to rethink and come up with another ad that doesn't make a fool of themselves. Cause Uncle Ben here is more thorough than a gynecologist. And also Ive pretty much taught myself to play. But if it wasnt for me finding that cover of tubular bells that our awesome uncle made for Halloween a few years back, then I would be stuck in a mud hole! Since finding Ben Eller, I was finally able to switch to 4 wheel drive and get out of that mud hole. I've watched the upload of Ben playing the rythm,and lead parts for 'Poison was the cure' by MeeegadeeethA like 100 times. And im still not able to get the speed down. Im getting there,but just like Ben and his gynecological thoroughness Ive got to keep fingering and picking at that thang until it's tamed. So I don't appreciate those ads saying bad things about these guys who put in the time and effort to help educate people on how to play. And there are some out there that are complete garbage. So put your ad on those channels. Uncle Ben has a shit ton of subs, like 333K! Thats half of 666k🤘Go find the channels with negative subs........say what? You can't have negative subs? Well,they should have negative lol.
Beautiful!! We NEED a breakdown of the Fight Fire With Fire twin guitar harmony. It's kicked my ass long enough, please put me out of my misery.
can wait for the new album, gonna be killer like the rest
Extremely cool.
I legit was not expecting bill to be here lmaoo, caught me off guard. Excellent video dude! 👍🏼🤘🏼
Dude, thats fuckin rad you got Bill!