this was the first Mastodon album i ever had and one that's very near and dear to my heart, right after Blood Mountain. as for the rest of the album as opposed to the first track, i felt that songs I Am Ahab and Island really lived up to it, but you said yourself that the cd's full of diversity, so wouldn't it be a good thing to not have every song sound the same?
really there's alot that i love about this album, from the aquatic feel of the songs Seabeast and Naked Burn, the attacking intro on Aqua Dementia, not to mention the epic Hearts Alive and the beautiful acoustic closer Joseph Merrick.
also, the guitar part in Megalodon (you know the one i'm talking about) makes me cream my pants.
hehe, it feels like i'm reviewing it too
Last edited by Antonio; 12-12-2009 at 07:36 AM.
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