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 Review by: pure_west102 See others by this writer Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on May 8th 2009
You know when you hear a new classic. There's a shadow cast over anything you've heard before. Crack the Skye is the monolith that can do that to any recent metal you may have admired.
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A little disappointed that they are venturing from being one of the better bands of a certain genre (progressive and thrashy) to a genre that has plenty of bands that I'd rather listen to. I'm lovin' this album at the moment. Good times. The dude below me said it all, approach this with an open mind. This is a huge letdown. The production is absolutely stellar but the spark that made Mastodon on of the best heavy bands of the past decade just isn't there except for brief moments throughout. Gave it countless spins over the course of a several weeks but it just didn't grab my attention as I'd hoped and, quite frankly, expected. This makes Blood Mountain seem like Remission. I'm going to chalk this up as a major label "sophomore slump" release but I'm hoping they haven't jumped the shark. it's a pretty good album... i'll have to listen to it a bit more though. This record's a monster. They do a great job of creating different sounding atmospheres in the instrumental sections but also rock the fuck out solid record for what it is, and I do like it. But more in the "i listened to it constantly for two weeks" than in a "its a year later and I still love it" kind of way. *extends hand for a high five* More like "In the Court of the Crimson Mastadon", amirite? This is growing on me. The vocals take some getting used to for sure. It's no Blood Mountain, but pretty good for what it is. There are a couple of songs that are killers, are but the rest just seems a little over top the top. Somehow, I knew that this band would end up watering itself down. At some points, the newer stuff sounds almost generic, for lack of better word. Yes, the vocals can be cheesy at times, not sure why they decided to let that guy do more of the vocals this time around, but after a couple of listens this cd gets better. Still though, not their best. CTS fucking rules and seeing them play it live made it even better. this band dominates. So just because this is punknews you think you have to include Bruce Springsteen's name in this review! Psh. Score's for pearl jam and mastodon. I loved all their previous records, though Blood Mountain was the only one I could listen to over and over and over. Crack The Skye is just kinda...boring. If the whole album were more like "Divinations", it would be way killer. I was pretty disappointed. Should be called, "Crack open the singers face". not very good, at all. Definitely their worst album. Extremely disappointing. I agree with the comment about the vocals; they are terrible. A bit wildly positive for an eight score. The boring drumming has kinda killed this album for me. Great, great record! This record has been bouncing off of me. I feel like I have no opinion on it whatsoever. This record just keeps getting better and better. It will be a top 5 record for 2009 fo sho! I love Remission, Leviathan, and Blood Mountain, so I bought this the day it came out, yet for some reason still haven't even put it in my CD player. I would love this album if it weren't for the vocals. I can't really choose an appropriate rating right now. I'm a huge Mastodon fan and was very disappointed with this album. I don't think any Mastodon record should have less thrash. Blood Mountain was awesome and this album puts me to sleep. This album rules |
