ive been thinking about this alot; what the fuck would happen if either Brann, Bill, Troy or Brent would die in some way?
would Mastodon still be?

me myself dont think so. theyre all too unique. and thats what makes Mastodon my absolute favourite band.

I've always expected it might go the whole Led Zeppelin-type route where if one of them died they'd just disband, but who can say? All I know is the best we can hope for is that none of them die. Lord knows almost all of them have come close in the last few years, but the best thing to do is just remember that if there is a just god in this universe, he would not allow one of the members of Mastodon to die while all nine of the members of Slipknot have remained alive since the 90s.

Go see the Making of Crack The Skye.

Mastodon - 1 = no more Mastodon

ive seen that. and the scene where Brann almost start crying while talking about Brent's accident is very moving.
so, yea.

That indeed was.
I love to see how close friends they are. Makes me appreciate the band as a whole even more.

I'm not trying to sound crass here, but if one of them died, yea, it would suck, yes. But I mean, what if your mom died? These are things you shouldn't be asking yourself about. Enjoy the living while you have them and don't dwell so much on their death.... Megadeth.... Megaman.... ManBearPig....

Coco-Nut-Banana-Rama-Lamb-A-God-Smack-My-Bitch-Up-Chuck-Norris-Day-and-the-Time-Machine-Gun-Smoky-and-the-band-of-Brother-Where-Art-Thou-Shall-Not-Kill-A-Mocking-Bird-Seed-Of-Chuckie-Finster.

^^^ Is your mind sufficiently blown?

what are you on bro?

Where's that avatar from anyway?

mine or his?

yours

Kjell

Looks funny, too bad my Swedish ain't as good as yours.

It's not the least bit funny

This is the mastoboard, not the mom-board.

Water board?

meh

worked fine without bill. hes the replacable one

Bill is the tightening element to Mastodon. He's the lubricant that keeps it all moving smoothly.
Take him out of the equation and Mastodon sounds sloppy as fuck.

Sure they can play without him, but what would they do if they didn't have the riffs he makes? That dude makes some damn good riffs. Just cause Brent can play his parts while he's gone doesn't mean he can write them too

True.
And to elaborate further on my previous point... To me, the dynamic of Mastodon comes from their radically different playing styles. In my opinion, Mastodon is like one band that's made of two smaller bands. Brann and Bill are the lazer guided portion of Mastodon. Everything they do is very calculated and super tight (Lethargy obviously comes to mind). Brent and Troy are very loose and laid back in what they do. They're the main contributors to that organic flow that Mastodon is known for. You put those four together and you've got quite the sonic experience!

Well put Magnum! I never thought of it that way, but it's true. Brann and Bill with their technical background, Brent with his country/classic rock background, and Troy with his ability to make smooth, melodic awesome basslines culminates into something that is out of the norm, and awesome. It makes me wonder though, if one was to pass and they were to get a replacement who comes from another sort of background, what would it sound like? It might actually work out, but I wouldn't want it to actually be Mastodon. I think it should be different.



Lately I've had this thought of what it would be like if Matt Pike was in Mastodon. I would love that. I wouldn't want him to replace anyone, but to sort of like collaborate with them. That would be some insanely heavy, riff oriented shit.

I think Mastodon need to expand, BIG TIME.

They need a string section, at least 2 guys on keys, a brass section. Someone on a theremin, too. And a selection of percussive instruments. Timpani, djembe, tabla. That'd be fucking sweet. Oh, and three more guitarists. And an octobass.

with no disrespect to his holiness bill "billybob" kelliher, what awesome riffs do you know for a fact that he has written? i know he wrote the opening riff for cysquatch, and the opening riff of ghost of karelia, but other than that...?

I remember hearing him say in an interview or something that a lot of their heavier riffs and a lot of remission was from him. Also, the rhythm under that hybrid picked part of the verse from quintessence and some parts of the song Crack The Skye. I'm sure there is more. I'm guessing the weird riffs under the crazy part of Capillarian Crest are his doing too. Around 1:35 on.

sorry, but in a conversation about "damn good riffs" and the song capillarian crest, the riff under brent's crazy shitstorm has no place in the discussion

WHy is that?

He wrote the main verse riff for Blood and Thunder.
He wrote the guitar lead on Sleeping Giant.
He wrote almost all of Hunter of the Sky.
He wrote the verse riff from Hand of Stone.

Some even say he wrote the bible.

And some people, who might question the existence of one William Shakespeare actually assert that Bill wrote Romeo and Juliet.

Stay tuned for more drama as "what if one of the titans would be lost" returns after this commercial break.

brann

I think you're thinking of Crystal Skull.

cool songs, but easily blood mountain's weakest two

look, i love bill "billy the kid" kelliher, and since he's grown the tache that love has only increased exponentially and turned into an unhealthy obsession, but if we're being cocks and talking about who the most expendable member of the band is, with the current evidence you'd have to go with bill "wild turkey" kelliher

maybe it's insulting to the band to even have this debate, to even think of a member as potentially expendable, but you have to leave the fanboyism at the door at some point magnumthreepointonefour. after all, you once said something along the lines of 'i like it when brent plays his solos sloppy, it characterises the desperate, confused nature of the protagonist in the songs'

now let's all admire this picture, from the good old days before brent left the band to form a christian rap group, while the three remaining members sold out and secured a deal for the animated series 'saturday morning sleeping giant'

MASTODON IS:

brent hinds: lead guitar, meows, strobe light operator
bill kelliher: rhythm guitar, pedalboard, roars on march of the fire ants
brann dailor: drums, percussion, triangle
troy sanders: bass, vocals, aggressive youtube promotional campaign

You are a without a shadow of a doubt, the most idiotic person on this board. No, I digress... You are a complete and total moron. And for the life of me I don't know why I'm dignifying yhor stupid contrived piece of bullshit post with a semi-concerned response... Are you really stupid or are you just playing around? I can't tell because you just aren't funny. You're not even clever for that matter.... But your efforts are cute.

I look forward to being thrilled by your next compelling post.

Herr Magnum, in your learned opinion, if each member were an item from Taco Bell what would they be, and why?

Faggot. Hand of Stone is better than Crystal Skull, The Wolf is Loose, Birchmen, Pendulous Skin and Bladecatcher.

hunters of the sky and hand of stone are my favorite blood mountain songs.

i wasnt referring to when they performed as a three piece without bill, i was referring to when they had some random dude replace him while he went and had a kid

if you listened to a recording of any of those gigs you wouldnt be able to tell the difference. whereas had it been brent, brann or troy that was missing and replaced, you wouldve been able to tell straight away. also as stated he hasnt had a very big hand in the songwriting neither, especially not as of late

hence: bill is the replacable one, meaning he's the only one they could replace without anyone noticing and without any decline in quality

this entire argument is fucking pathetic. if one of the guys actually died, or quit, the band would be done. they're friends. they want to play and write together, if one of them was actually gone, mastodon would be done. end of story.

tut tut @ ragga magga and bakers man

hubba hubba zoot zoot

bumlingar och gnejs!

despite the amount of epic faggots we have and have had on this board it's not until topics like these that I am truely ashamed to be part of this community

oh you poor thing

you should write a memoir recounting your difficult experiences, after which you-know-who can kiss your salty tears away

Look at you trying to assert yourself

This threads disgusting. It's like commenting on someone's family and saying 'oh, they wouldn't be bothered if we killed his dad'.

Delete it.

Agreed.
The comment about Bill being replacable made me pretty angry. Bill is as much Mastodon as all the others and nobody can replace him.

... and he has the biggest penis.

the original purpose of this thread was not to come up with who's 'replacable', but what would happen to Mastodon if one of the guys would be lost.

the original purpose of you was not to come up with these shitty threads, but what would happen if you threw a gay jerk into a masculine, hungry mastoboard.

And here's the result.

be nice robert