MASTODON: DREAM THEATER 'Dress Gay' And 'Have A Little Chinese Girl Playing Bass'

[EricT]

Soooooooo thats why they call it a space bar!

 

[Chromatose]

I like to read pitchfork reviews because they typically make me LOL out of their pretentiousness or general absurdity. here's from their mastodon review>>

Anyone paying attention to heavy rock knows Leviathan is held in near-religious regard in metal circles-- it's an album that tops critical checklists and makes the kids shit their pants.

o rly? I suppose I missed that memo.


but what I really liked was the closing line to the pitchfork Mars Volta - Amputechture review>>

Which reminds me: Bixler-Zavala and Volta keyboardist Ikey Owens guest on Mastodon's new Blood Mountain album. Maybe they'll brainwash Atlanta's finest metal band into this kinda bullshit so the world can celebrate the crushing loss of two great bands together.

lolz, that's more like it.

 

[deathstrike from hell]

jordan ruedess ALONE has more talent than mastodon. fact.
id love to see the wankers try to play half of a jp solo. try fatal tragedy. its not easy. john myungs bass solo in octavarium is amazing and quite possibly one of the grooviest ive ever heard.
yes james labries vocals sometimes boarderline on shrill, but his range cant be denied.

 

[Chromatose]

Rudess may be a virtuoso, but his playing in DT is completely tactless.
fact.

 

[neal]

do you people realize that 'talent' is more than just playing scales really really fast?

 

[firewalkjen]

do you people realize that 'talent' is more than just playing scales really really fast?

Definately agree with you there. Preach on brother!! hehe

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Ohh yea, personally I like Bran from Mastodons drumming style more than Mike Portnoy, and Im a progressive metal drummer myself. Even though Im not as keen on the last two Mastodon CD's, I still find myself reaching for Remission far more than any Dream Theatre CD in the past few years.

 

[Chromatose]

Definitely agree with liking Brann's drumming over Portnoy's. And even though I really don't like the last two mastodon albums, I think their songwriting is great (I just don't jive with the majority of the songs). And songwriting is the area which I think DT has failed over the past few albums.

 

[azal]

i haven't listened to a DT album all the way through since metropolis part 2 and they used to be one of my favorite bands.

 

[Chromatose]

that's for the best.

 

[azal]

I mean i tried, but failed.

 

[buzz21]

DREAM THEATER: "MASTODON DRESSES LIKE POOR HILLBILLIES AND THEY HAVE ONE UGLY MOTHERFUCKER PLAYING BASS"

 

[Cephalopod]

Dream Theater's last 2 or 3 albums have really, really sucked. I used to love them, but I fucking can't stand Train of Thought and Octavarium.

 

[neal]

Ohh yea, personally I like Bran from Mastodons drumming style more than Mike Portnoy, and Im a progressive metal drummer myself. Even though Im not as keen on the last two Mastodon CD's, I still find myself reaching for Remission far more than any Dream Theatre CD in the past few years.

yeh i can see where people might not dig on the last two as much with the cleaner production and more southern/stoner vibes, but i dont see how anyone who likes metal wouldnt be totally into Remission. insane drumming, brutal and melodic riffing, tons of grooves, varied vocals. there are no two ways about it, that album is THE SHIT. get it now you fucking infidels!

 

[Super Mahrio]

i really dont like Mastodon...not my thing at all...
and im one of the only humans left on the planet that likes DT...as for the interview: its pretty immature on both sides (GW and Mastodon)...
whatever...

 

[Kvlt Wench]

What are you talking about? Dream Theater has a huge fanbase.

 

[Super Mahrio]

i was referring to the board..but yeah..they do...too bad their fanbase is pretty whiney...

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

I don't think most DT fans qualify as humans.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

I don't think most DT fans qualify as humans.

Yeah you know we should put them all in a bunch of camps.

 

[EricT]

You know what would be the most boring concert ever?

Robert Fripp, High on Fire, and Dream Theater covering Sunn O)))'s greatest hits...