What Makes Mastodon’s “Leviathan” LEGENDARY

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  • Опубліковано 19 гру 2024

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  • @BenEller
    @BenEller  2 роки тому +161

    Thanks for watching this track by track breakdown of Mastodon: Leviathan! What album should I listen to next week?

    • @KaldDodeGitarist
      @KaldDodeGitarist 2 роки тому +6

      You gave guitar lessons to Andy Thomas, right? Do some Black Crown Initiate! Selves We Cannot Forgive!

    • @satchrules101
      @satchrules101 2 роки тому +1

      Killer lesson like always Ben! Was wondering what model E.V.H head is the one you are using? Thanks

    • @iamahab7600
      @iamahab7600 2 роки тому +26

      The sound of perseverance by death uncle!!!

    • @mattvillarrubia3621
      @mattvillarrubia3621 2 роки тому

      Made a comment elsewhere but Ascension by Paladin. Banger power thrash riffs and solos.
      ua-cam.com/video/xtDs-MDnezg/v-deo.html

    • @nikolaresanovic8335
      @nikolaresanovic8335 2 роки тому +27

      Continue the streak and go for Blood Mountain!! Hopefully covering the rest of their discography along the way

  • @hydraglyphics
    @hydraglyphics 2 роки тому +271

    Brent and Bill are honestly some of the best riff writers in all of metal, in my opinion anyway. The stuff they always manage to come up with is super creative and really doesn’t sound like any other band.

    • @kreb12
      @kreb12 2 роки тому +15

      Bill's riffage is underrated, dude could write for a whole cool band on his own.

    • @user-bf6gz8ej4o
      @user-bf6gz8ej4o 2 роки тому +5

      @@kreb12 Well he kinda does since Once more round the Sun. Almost all the riffs are written by him since then. Sadly, Brent's part in Mastodon is becoming smaller and smaller. There's almost no Brent on their last album

    • @kreb12
      @kreb12 2 роки тому

      @@user-bf6gz8ej4o Oh I never realized that but can definitely see it now. Well, he did a good job with Hushed and Grim, OMRTHS and EOS are kinda meh for me. I think it's their best since CTS and my favorite song is The Beast where we at least get some soulful, dirty B Hinds.

    • @sivadepilif
      @sivadepilif 2 роки тому +2

      Bill is the 21st century Tony Iommi

    • @vthings001
      @vthings001 2 роки тому

      @@user-bf6gz8ej4o Might not be such a bad thing. Bill has really come into his own as a riff writer and Brent might be happy enough to step back and support the others, being more fulfilled creatively with his side projects. If it works for them then great.

  • @d.drummer
    @d.drummer 2 роки тому +150

    ya gotta do Crack the Skye sometime man, awesome vid once again Uncle!

    • @sicroyalty
      @sicroyalty 2 роки тому +6

      Agreed, my favorite mastodon album

    • @megatodd707
      @megatodd707 2 роки тому +1

      @@sicroyalty
      Way agreed. Great album. 👍

    • @thomasnieman7086
      @thomasnieman7086 2 роки тому +3

      or the best album, blood mountain

    • @lindogblimpton
      @lindogblimpton 2 роки тому +3

      Agreed I would love to see a breakdown of the czar 🤌

    • @caseyjones7832
      @caseyjones7832 2 роки тому +1

      For sure do CTS!

  • @tychormthorp
    @tychormthorp 2 роки тому +34

    I watched "stuff mastodon does" like 4 years ago and now I can play through most of leviathan correctly at full speed, the double picking was hardest. I don't know where I'd be without guitar.
    Mastodon ROCKS.

    • @shka-n1t
      @shka-n1t 2 роки тому

      I have watched that video so many times!

  • @argonunya1543
    @argonunya1543 Рік тому +31

    They really created something magical when they made Leviathan. The whole album’s full of amazing songs, but Hearts Alive is their masterpiece. Epic is too tame of a word to describe it. The last three and a half minutes of that song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Brent’s crazy solo over that crushing outro riff is just Mastodon at their absolute best. Fucking inspired.

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  Рік тому +10

      Totally agree. Hearts Alive is one of the greatest metal songs of all time and needs to be held in the same reverence as Master of Puppets, Holy Wars, and other masterpieces!

    • @Robert-White
      @Robert-White Рік тому +1

      TIME AND SPAAAAACE ALLLLL ALONE
      IT CAN BE A LONELY PLACE

  • @ChaosPootato
    @ChaosPootato 2 роки тому +49

    Iron Tusk was my entry to Mastodon, as a drummer I was fucking blown away by the amount of fills despite not sounding like there are any fills

    • @ChrisLawlor1
      @ChrisLawlor1 2 роки тому +7

      Some drummers add fills to their grooves, brann occasionally will stop playing fills and just groove for a bar or two so the rest of us can catch up

    • @MagikalKrabical
      @MagikalKrabical 4 місяці тому

      No fills only full

  • @Carascoroscovaldo
    @Carascoroscovaldo 2 роки тому +47

    "Hearts Alive" is a masterpiece. The intro and outro of this song leaves me in a state of I don't know, I can't explain. I also like how the album ends with the song "Joseph Merrick", I love listening to it when it's raining.

    • @VideoMask93
      @VideoMask93 2 роки тому +5

      What I love about the intro of Hearts Alive is the transition from the intro to the first main riff. After all that buildup and dread, you finally hit the water and the chase begins.

    • @rainbowslushy223
      @rainbowslushy223 Рік тому +3

      joseph merrick is like credit sequence at the end of the epic movie

    • @cletusbeauregard1972
      @cletusbeauregard1972 Рік тому +2

      I've seen Mastodon live twice, on the Blood Mountain and Crack The Skye tours, and they did Hearts Alive (in full) at both shows. I've been told that that Blood Mountain show (Detroit, MI) was the first time they did the full version live.

  • @Gidrapony
    @Gidrapony 2 роки тому +27

    I became obsessed with a Mastodon because of your channel: something like 5-6 years ago.
    And now 90% of my guitar-brain memory is occupied by Mastodon songs

    • @user-bf6gz8ej4o
      @user-bf6gz8ej4o 2 роки тому

      Same. It's so much fun learning as many songs as possible from these guys

  • @randomcrandom
    @randomcrandom 2 роки тому +19

    That entire coda for Hearts Alive is one of the heaviest things ever written. Also, as a Neurosis fan, it warmed my heart to hear them get some cred here. Keep up the good work, sir.

  • @thegoonbats
    @thegoonbats 2 роки тому +11

    That final riff in Seabeast is probably in my top 5 greatest riffs ever... Thank you for doing so well on this breakdown. I loved every second of it. You really helped me understand a lot of parts timing-wise that I was having trouble picking up.
    Also your tone is....perfect.

  • @theodore89
    @theodore89 День тому +1

    Excellent work Ben! I really enjoyed you doing a righteous overview of all things Leviathan. Your playing is perfect and you can hear your solid feel as your tempo slips nicely into the pocket accordingly... you are a natural who has put in the hours hence... presenting a beautiful payoff for the listener. I agree with you on "Hearts Alive" though the album is a just 10/10. I was blessed to have enjoyed them touring this release front row at the Troubadour (LA) and the fact that they opened with "Hearts Alive" and finished us off ending with Melvins "The Bit" proving the band should be monitored by music authorities for causing dangerous pleasure overload on an innocent audience lol! Thank you for the superb vid!

  • @tidymilk5162
    @tidymilk5162 2 роки тому +162

    I have listened to this album so many times over the years, but NOTHING compares to hearing Megalodon or Blood and Thunder LIVE, imo.

    • @DanWhiteT
      @DanWhiteT 2 роки тому +2

      especially with Neil Fallon! Got to see that once

    • @audiosmurf
      @audiosmurf 2 роки тому +4

      They are always amazing live but there's a special place in my reptilian brain that responds to the Seabeast breakdown with fucking thrashing euphoria.

    • @DedicatedSpirit8
      @DedicatedSpirit8 2 роки тому

      I got the vinyl maybe 2 weeks ago now and it's become a daily staple.

    • @kevins.3825
      @kevins.3825 2 роки тому +1

      I don't know...Blood Mountain was the first Tour I saw them on opening for Slipknot, along with Children of Bodom and I was pretty blown away. But then I saw them 2x on Crack the Sky for which they played the entire album plus other songs. I was wondering how DethKlok was going to do after such an epic performance by Mastodon, DethKlok actually kicked ass too. lol

    • @DedicatedSpirit8
      @DedicatedSpirit8 2 роки тому

      @@kevins.3825 Leviathan is just an amazing metal album in general.
      Though I do like Crack the skye and Blood Mountain more because they went IN on the progressive aspect.
      But my favorite on Vinyl is a tie between BM and Leviathan..
      Crack the skye is more of a headphone listen.

  • @web2871
    @web2871 4 місяці тому +1

    Watching this shortly after seeing them play the whole album on the Ashes of Leviathan tour is really sick.

  • @witchbvrner
    @witchbvrner 2 роки тому +3

    11:38
    All these years later and that riff is still the bane of my existence on this record. Just listening to it sets my forearm on fire.

  • @skullkrusher4418
    @skullkrusher4418 Рік тому +3

    Leviathan truly is a metal masterpiece. Amazing songwriting and so diverse.

  • @britlitemail
    @britlitemail 2 роки тому +47

    There's an absolutely iconic low-res camcorder-y video of them in Wilkes Barre, PA, from what must be the same tour you saw them on. The performance of Hearts Alive off it is absolutely amazing (as is the rest of the set, for sure), definitely sad I was a bit young to see them then. Fantastic record, and that track in particular is a favorite of mine too. Thanks for the video!

    • @jakemertz2660
      @jakemertz2660 2 роки тому +1

      Link???

    • @britlitemail
      @britlitemail 2 роки тому

      @@jakemertz2660 ua-cam.com/video/uBlm50dH89M/v-deo.html Check it!

    • @oddthemute6172
      @oddthemute6172 2 роки тому +2

      @@jakemertz2660 just search "Mastodon Wilkes Barre PA" it's the first result, absolutely worth the watch.

    • @jakemertz2660
      @jakemertz2660 2 роки тому +1

      @@oddthemute6172 werrrd 😎

    • @firemeboy9
      @firemeboy9 2 роки тому +1

      That’s my hometown! They played at the since closed Cafe Metropolis. Even though I wasn’t at that particular show, there were so many bands that eventually got well known that came through that place. That venue was a true gem.

  • @cthulhu888
    @cthulhu888 2 роки тому +22

    You could say Mastodon's masterpiece is their..."Mastopiece" 😎🤘🔥

  • @sputniki5477
    @sputniki5477 2 роки тому +7

    The ending of Hearts Alive is everything.

  • @KeithShelley1
    @KeithShelley1 2 роки тому +6

    I have a huge poster of the Leviathan album art in my music room. I always loved the art and design of Mastodon stuff; it just brings so much to the music.

  • @JJgeetarisst
    @JJgeetarisst 2 роки тому +9

    Watching Bill and Brent play is a great lesson in economy of motion, especially when they’re hybrid picking. They’ll be playing what sounds like a million notes at a time and their hands and fingers barely move. Legends.

  • @andrewfrancis8927
    @andrewfrancis8927 2 роки тому +5

    It makes me so happy to see that Brann hasn’t changed much or even aged over the years.

  • @mr.steinhaus6014
    @mr.steinhaus6014 2 роки тому +23

    One of my guitar go to's. Just love love love the riffage. Intro to Naked Burn is just meaty as F, and of course, Hearts Alive is still Mastodon's best song...

  • @freedomseeds8194
    @freedomseeds8194 2 роки тому +7

    Leviathan is my favorite Mastadon album, it's killer from start to finish.

    • @PamelaT40
      @PamelaT40 2 роки тому

      Absolutely no skips, been listening to it on repeat lately🤘

  • @Zack_Raefski
    @Zack_Raefski 2 роки тому +3

    This album was on repeat in my truck in highschool. And still is today 7 years later. Every truck I’ve had over the years had this CD in it and still does to this day.

  • @simonkotchou9644
    @simonkotchou9644 2 роки тому +4

    One of the best albums for sure. Blew me away on vinyl

  • @Xari.04
    @Xari.04 2 роки тому +10

    This has to be one of the most difficult videos to finish I've ever watched. HOLY SHIT, this felt like pure 20 minutes of suffering through heavy withdrawal, I couldn't wait to finish watching just to go blast the entire album (again).
    Great stuff as always uncle

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  2 роки тому

      Hell yes, thanks dude!

  • @CHIBIXULTRA
    @CHIBIXULTRA 2 роки тому +5

    Its the pinnacle of heavy albums for me. The buildup and ending riff to seabeast gets me every time. Great video ben.

  • @Yeti_Boop
    @Yeti_Boop 2 роки тому +46

    This album is solely responsible for my interest in sludge and doom, and it's how I learned to actually play the guitar. There is zero fat on this album, every song, every riff for that matter, is doing something awesome. Plus Brann on drums is a thing to behold in itself. And the mood of the whole thing just makes you feel like you're in the ocean with a bunch of cutthroats chasing a mythical beast. They nailed it.

    • @martinopas
      @martinopas 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, the atmosphere they created on the record is unmatched in any other concept I heard. Goosebumps everytime, it's really like living those moments, i can clearly see what every riffs is painting in my brain. And the ispiration for the record all comes down from that beast itself that Brann is (he read the book in 2 days while coming back home during an absurd long plane trip)

    • @marcello9476
      @marcello9476 Рік тому +2

      It truly is a masterclass in concept albums. The concept is not only featured in the lyrics and track titles, but is actually baked into the music itself which is what elevates it beyond simply a moby dick coat of paint over a metal album.

  • @SunofShasta
    @SunofShasta 2 роки тому +2

    This album changed my life when I was 14 and made me want to play guitar. I studied the hell out of it in my room for hours on end. I thought if I could achieve playing hearts alive then I would have mastered the instrument.

  • @jaeden2806
    @jaeden2806 2 роки тому +9

    Always a good day when Ben does Mastodon. Totally agreed on actually playing Mastodon songs, not like anyone or anything else. So rewarding and fun to play. You could literally learn any section of a song by them and use it to impress people, as well as yourself 😂
    Great video:)

  • @briandennehy6380
    @briandennehy6380 2 роки тому +2

    Riff after riff after riff after riff. Mastodon were untouchable at this time. And SO much fun to play

  • @TheRealSnhyper
    @TheRealSnhyper 2 роки тому +11

    It's good to see that someone who knows what a guitar is shares the same favorites as me (the whole album)

  • @hyperstimmed
    @hyperstimmed 2 роки тому +3

    Blood Mountain is the album that got me into Mastodon, but Leviathan made them a favourite forever. At age sixteen, obsessed with guitars, I couldn't help but be amazed by the work from Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher.

  • @ukwonderboy
    @ukwonderboy 2 роки тому +2

    Hearts Alive is by far one of my favourite songs Mastodon have ever written. I find it impossible to skip that song whenever it comes on.

  • @christianbivona8165
    @christianbivona8165 2 роки тому +8

    Hearts Alive is the Rime of The Ancient Mariner of the 2000’s. Absolutely brilliant.

    • @MikeMcGilvry
      @MikeMcGilvry 5 місяців тому +1

      Exactly!!! Great analogy ! Why didn't I think of that before?

  • @DrewT92377
    @DrewT92377 2 роки тому +12

    From this album on Mastodon's releases became complete listening experiences. Song for song, riff for riff, there's nothing from Leviathan to Hushed and Grim that gets skipped. Not many if any bands can pull that off consistently like they have. They've added textures and layers to their music over the years but have never lost what makes them so amazing at their core. Leviathan is definitely up there as their best, along with the next two albums, Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye. I'm still digesting their newest one but with Mastodon it takes time, plus they doubled up on us (not complaining). Troy has to be one of the best heavy vocalists out now. Brents leads are just fkn mind bending. Of course Brann is flat out amazing. The hero though has got to be Bill. His riffs keep evolving and becoming more complex but he seems like an endless well of material? As consistent as Hetfield with the picking skills to match. I endlessly chase their ability to chug away on a driving riff, yet sound like they're laying back at the same time? That "Disposable Heroes" type energy where its just this pummeling gallop, yet sounds like its so deep in the pocket. Easily the greatest metal band of the last 20 years. Thanks for taking us on this journey Uncle Ben!

  • @ifarted4722
    @ifarted4722 2 роки тому +3

    The first time I heard the intro to hearts alive I was in pure awe, it is still my favorite musical thing I have ever heard

  • @jordanderson
    @jordanderson 2 роки тому +3

    My introduction to Mastodon and my favorite concept album of all time! Thanks for the breakdown.

  • @fmorin71234
    @fmorin71234 2 роки тому +3

    Yes sir! My favorite album by them and I listened to it for 6 months straight but seeing them play Aqua Dementia and Hearts alive is still one of my favorite live show moments ever. Sick playing man! Thanks for uploading

    • @fmorin71234
      @fmorin71234 2 роки тому

      I got to see them with Nebula and Clutch at Juanitas Mexican restaurant in Little Rock believe it or not. Smallest venue ever

  • @broncoxy
    @broncoxy 2 роки тому +6

    Whenever I just don't feel all too well, I grab my trusty D-tuned guitar of choice and play Blood And Thunder from start to finish and I'm whole again.

  • @IanMcLaurin
    @IanMcLaurin 2 роки тому +6

    I just started relearning this album with a buddy of mine yesterday. This is just what we needed! Thanks Uncle Ben! 🤘

  • @Catocaster
    @Catocaster Рік тому +1

    I just want to throw Battle at Sea from their original compilation in the hat as related media. That song slaps too.

  • @philipweber404
    @philipweber404 2 роки тому +2

    One of the absolute greatest albums of all time. I’ll never forget my buddy getting this album and throwing it on and hearing that opening Blood and Thunder riff which just blew me a away.

  • @DoctorBollocks
    @DoctorBollocks 2 роки тому +5

    Around the time Leviathan was released they came to the UK and played a gig at a club in Oxford (the Zodiac) and opened with Hearts Alive. They were flawless and played one of the most amazing and memorable sets I've seen. And then they were kind enough to go on to record album after album of phenomenal music. Your playing in this vid is some of your very best. Cheers!

  • @GozMaster
    @GozMaster 2 роки тому +3

    Bro!
    Why the hell didn't I see this the day it came out? I get all your notifications and this... THIS is what my whole life has been waiting for.

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  2 роки тому +2

      Honestly this video has been kinda underperforming and I’ve been wondering why!!!

    • @GozMaster
      @GozMaster 2 роки тому +1

      I'm literally the crossroads for both your stuff and Mastodon (my favorite band) I love your takes on their music and I get every other notification on tour newest videos.
      I didn't see this till today and I need to slap whoever is j charge of the algo at UA-cam.
      For what its worth, this was a great vid Ben! and I plan on watching it back to practice all the riffs you spotlighted.
      thanks man.

  • @semyonpuzikov60
    @semyonpuzikov60 6 місяців тому

    When you highlight these riffs and prhases, it makes me appreciate them even more. Also thank you for playing them, because as an early intermediate player it's nearly impossible to understand how the hell to play them. Love your content!

  • @gruu
    @gruu 2 роки тому +1

    you just put all my thoughts of how wonderful and underrated Leviathan is in one video, and playing and explaining all the riffs is such a joy and so interesting to see, 10/10

    • @megleyd
      @megleyd Рік тому

      I firmly believe they made an inspired American work of art

  • @Nebuloid1
    @Nebuloid1 6 місяців тому

    Don't think I've ever seen a breakdown of this album like this, very enjoyable to watch ! Been listening since release day and it never gets old.

  • @nuno3090
    @nuno3090 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely love these type of videos!

  • @atrociousanimal
    @atrociousanimal Рік тому +2

    Not to mention, Heart's Alive has one of the most epic solos ever, and watching old videos of Hinds play it still gives me chills.

  • @Rooster7six
    @Rooster7six 2 роки тому +3

    Great vid! I started playing like 6 years ago at the ripe ole age of 39 so of course I was on your channel. You introduced me to Mastodon and they quickly became one of my all time faves. Leviathan is my favorite album but love them all. I actually started a sleeve about a month ago (midlife crisis) and it’s based on that album cover. Saw Mastodon live back in November and they killed! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @MrHeshersNeighborhood
    @MrHeshersNeighborhood 2 роки тому +1

    Boy o boy, I requested a deep dive ages ago and you delivered. That was awesome!

  • @akrmfk
    @akrmfk 2 роки тому +1

    I paused the trials for this. Too bittersweet to miss.., this album is my riff guide, and thus found uncle ben on youtube.

  • @caleyoung6812
    @caleyoung6812 2 роки тому +9

    Heart's Alive is the true masterpiece imo

  • @irreversible0025
    @irreversible0025 2 роки тому +2

    Great video, bro! Mastodon are definitely one of my favorite bands ever.

  • @demarchiordie
    @demarchiordie 2 роки тому +2

    Brent and Bill are such killer and creative guitarists. The more technical and heavy metal inclined playing from Bill really compliments Brents self taught and country/bluesy style. They're great together.

  • @stryfex89
    @stryfex89 2 роки тому +3

    During covid I sat down and learned the album front to back. Which really forced me to get better. Your weekend wankshop vids helped a lot with Megalodon and aqua dementia. It’s become one of my favorites by mastodon just behind crack the Skye

  • @Polyvalent
    @Polyvalent 2 роки тому

    I have always adored the guitar work on this record. Thanks for doing a video on it!

  • @kajadoku1
    @kajadoku1 2 роки тому +4

    Was just listening to the whole album today! I am Ahab and Iron Tusk are absolute bangers

  • @bradmohr8098
    @bradmohr8098 2 роки тому +2

    That banjo-y/chicken pickin' evil country riff in Megalodon is one of my favorite riffs of all time. It was just so crazy and unexpected on a metal record the first time I heard it I was like whaaaat.

  • @dereksendrak
    @dereksendrak 2 роки тому

    Honestly your video has made me fall in love with this record all over again

  • @thathandleistakentrythisone
    @thathandleistakentrythisone 2 роки тому +1

    Very cool story about seeing them on tour Uncle Ben, wish I saw them that early in their career.

  • @jacketvan1156
    @jacketvan1156 Рік тому

    absolute agree, Leviathan is my favourite album of Mastodon, Legendary! And thank for a great video, was really enjoy to watch

  • @nikolaresanovic8335
    @nikolaresanovic8335 2 роки тому +10

    12:54 Yesterday, me going to see Iron Maiden, listening to Leviathan. They start playing Number of the Beast and I was like "Shit, that Naked Burn riff sound similar". I'm glad to see that I ain't losing it (yet).
    As always, amazing video! Cheers!! 🍻

  • @oldschooldude8370
    @oldschooldude8370 2 роки тому

    Excellent composition breakdown. I've always loved this album.

  • @jimmybags1494
    @jimmybags1494 2 роки тому +7

    I'll say it and I'll say it again, Mastodon is the metal equivalent of Led Zeppelin. For me, Zeppelin is a terrifying band. Their music came straight from the ether, nothing else sounds like it, and it's the exact same with Mastodon. They went somewhere far away to hear those sounds, drug induced or not. This is really special stuff and all of their albums hold a place in my heart. This one and Crack the Skye especially

  • @ccastle5307
    @ccastle5307 2 роки тому

    Caught Mastadon on that same tour at Slim’s in SF. Epic and definitely a memorable night.

  • @anthonyjmunoz
    @anthonyjmunoz 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome video! Haven't heard it in a bit, so I'm going to listen to the entire thing right now!

  • @xkmmx2132
    @xkmmx2132 2 роки тому +1

    This shit is why I pay for Patreon. These videos are awesome and a good way to ease back into playing after being in a slump for a while

  • @deaneverest3504
    @deaneverest3504 Рік тому

    Awesome detail on your video man. Really go deep into explaining the more intricate parts of the songs. Thankyou

  • @JG-tr8ph
    @JG-tr8ph 2 роки тому +1

    Yesss, I love these longer "breakdown" videos.

  • @HaienTwitch
    @HaienTwitch 3 місяці тому

    OMG thank you so much! I struggle with playing guitar, but this break down makes it really easy to copy complicated riffs and time signatures. This video made it fun to practice som really cool riffs.

  • @danieljamesoconnor6800
    @danieljamesoconnor6800 2 роки тому +1

    Really nice, thanks for sharing! ✌🏻

  • @squiddle5193
    @squiddle5193 2 роки тому +1

    This practically was my introduction to metal and, even though ma tastes have changed a lot over the years, it still remains among my favourites.
    I must have heard it hundreds of times.

  • @cuzthatshoweyroll
    @cuzthatshoweyroll 2 роки тому

    I really loved this video! We need more indepth Mastodon break downs! In fact, please go into even more detail! These tunes can be very tricky so its amazing to see someone break them down.

  • @mobillionaire444
    @mobillionaire444 2 роки тому +4

    I love their Naked Burn performance at the Atlanta Aquarium. Brent added a little flair to that opening riff. Their album Emperor of Sand is getting a LOT of playtime on my Spotify!

  • @darkshinobi07
    @darkshinobi07 2 роки тому +1

    Man i remember hearing iron tusk for the 1st time and was hooked ever since leviathan is just pure gold. Good vid dude!

  • @carlossalazar4508
    @carlossalazar4508 2 роки тому

    How you explain the genre’s in a track is excellent.

  • @rfreeman057
    @rfreeman057 2 роки тому +1

    Oh this came out today! So sick! Definitely learning some of these songs asap

  • @ethanreed5815
    @ethanreed5815 2 роки тому +20

    Give Ghost Reveries by Opeth a listen. I'd personally love to see you do a video on alternate tuning songs, like Ghost of Perdition or The Baying of the Hounds. The chords and their particular voicings in those songs got me into listening to Opeth.

  • @pinksteph
    @pinksteph 2 роки тому +1

    Love love love this album. Thank you for your breakdown

    • @pinksteph
      @pinksteph 2 роки тому

      Also enjoyed seeing little Ben with Brann. Very cool

  • @miseklukov7236
    @miseklukov7236 2 роки тому +1

    Love early Mastodon. Just blasted Blood Mountain last week when I was preparing outside goulash in a kettle for my birthday, TWICE in a row

  • @bestboy897
    @bestboy897 2 роки тому +2

    hearts alive is a true masterpiece one of the greatest yet underrated instrumental even tho it isn't an instrumental.

  • @keithbarlow9701
    @keithbarlow9701 2 роки тому

    That pic of you and Brann is awesome. Leviathan is nearly as timeless as Brann's hairstyle+earring combo. I swear he has rocked that look since the late 90s. Same haircut/style and the same exact earrings. Fucking timeless I tell ya. Super nice dude too. I went to a Mastodon show many years and Brann stood in the lobby for an hour shaking hands and chatting with fans before the show.

  • @TheRomanomacon
    @TheRomanomacon 2 роки тому

    Just an awesome analysis of this record.
    They are my favourite metal band and your video gave another reason why to say why, great post, you definitely know your stuff, cheers mate 🤙

  • @charlesblack4565
    @charlesblack4565 2 роки тому +1

    Love Mastodon, and love seeing you use the LPC! Great video!! 🤘🤘

  • @BathroomGamers
    @BathroomGamers 2 роки тому

    Great video idea: going through and picking apart the whole record was fun and educational for myself. Look forward to whatever other records you chose to devour in the future!

  • @MacGyver_Lamb
    @MacGyver_Lamb Рік тому

    A very important album in my metal timeline. When my buddy recommended leviathan back in the day I was mostly listening to punk and alternative rock so took me a little while to understand and appreciate but has become one of my all time favs.

  • @fatsuperfly
    @fatsuperfly 2 роки тому +1

    That was my introduction to them, soo so great, then I got into the other albums.

  • @JamesonNichols
    @JamesonNichols 8 місяців тому +1

    I’ve watched this video a couple times. I love music

  • @NATE1717BALLIN
    @NATE1717BALLIN 2 роки тому

    literally do this with any album you love, i just wish i could have friends to talk like this to about my fav albums

  • @Garamondable
    @Garamondable 2 роки тому

    Amazing video on a masterpiece of an album, good stuff!

  • @mattastic247
    @mattastic247 2 роки тому +1

    I’d have to agree with ya Ben. One of my favorite albums.

  • @behindthen0thing525
    @behindthen0thing525 2 роки тому +2

    Great breakdown

  • @Hartsele
    @Hartsele 2 роки тому

    Mastodon was a band where I went from knowing pretty much nothing about them...
    ... to being my favorite band, owning multiple t-shirts and seeing them several times on the same tour in the span of only a year lol. They're just that good.
    p.s. Your videos have made me such a better guitarist... I don't play like a step-dad anymore. Thanks Uncle Ben.

  • @Javdoc
    @Javdoc 2 роки тому +11

    Yeah, Hearts Alive is phenomenal and encapsulates everything that makes Mastodon Mastodon. Seeing them open with that was just jaw dropping. How do you even follow that?

    • @olivuuuur
      @olivuuuur 2 роки тому

      follow it by playing The Last Baron of course, and then perhaps Jaguar God for good measure

    • @ukwonderboy
      @ukwonderboy 2 роки тому +1

      Jesus christ... they opened with that when you saw them?

    • @shillian4770
      @shillian4770 2 роки тому

      I always say to myself if a time machine was invented. I would use it to go back to 2004-05 leviathan tour and follow the band around the whole tour to see Hearts Alive be played, there's no where to go after seeing that song live. The only way you could top that song is if you were the ones who made it!

  • @bouzoukiman5000
    @bouzoukiman5000 2 роки тому +1

    I love Mastodon. Those interesting chords bring out the great scales

  • @markstevenson7321
    @markstevenson7321 2 роки тому +1

    You nailed it. It's totally a "Number of the Beast" throwback. I never realized that. Mining the gold!

  • @natorious314
    @natorious314 2 роки тому +1

    Been listening to Mastodon since I was about 10 years old. Have probably listened to Leviathan more times than I could count. While Crack the Skye is my favorite album, Leviathan's riffs are I think Mastodon's most iconic. Like you said about Megalodon, this album just sums up everything about Mastodon you'll ever need to know. The fact that they kept making music after this album is just the cherry on top.

  • @grusgubben
    @grusgubben 2 роки тому

    This pretty much sums up why Mastodon is one of my top favourite bands. Thanks Ben!