These Polyrhythms Kick Ass
By now, even that nicely dressed old guy who rides his bike around your neighborhood with a boombox blasting Mendelssohn and a shit-eating grin on his face knows that prog-metal can be bearable. Mastodon's new album, Blood Mountain, proves this. But I knew this way back in 2000, before they even released their first EP. I actually wrote a song for drummer Brann Dailor, in the Autumn of that year, called "You Can Count On My Love, Brann (You're Very Nearly Bearable)." Do I know what "polyrhythms" are? Of course not. But I do know that Mastodon has lots of them, and apparently, that's a good thing. Vindicated.
By now, even that nicely dressed old guy who rides his bike around your neighborhood with a boombox blasting Mendelssohn and a shit-eating grin on his face knows that prog-metal can be bearable. Mastodon's new album, Blood Mountain, proves this. But I knew this way back in 2000, before they even released their first EP. I actually wrote a song for drummer Brann Dailor, in the Autumn of that year, called "You Can Count On My Love, Brann (You're Very Nearly Bearable)." Do I know what "polyrhythms" are? Of course not. But I do know that Mastodon has lots of them, and apparently, that's a good thing. Vindicated.
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