Mastodon - The Hunter - Curl of the Burl [2011]

[MrKoffeeKup]

I love Sludge metal, sounds like and makes you feel like something you found at the bottom of a swamp.

[LWRCftw]

I'm seeing them live in April with Opeth. It's gonna be an AWESOME show.

[scorpenthusiast]

Sorry to say it, but this is the only Mastodon song I like.

[mstirlz99]

Good song. Guys are talented for sure. Dont agree with people saying these are one of the best bands at the moment. Seems to me like they only do heavy riffs unlike others who mix it up.

Just my opinion

[vegasberzerker]

Really, this lost to Foo Fighters for Best Hardrock/Metal song? lol,

[BigDeluxe79]

It's cool how Brann Dailor will compress as many notes humanly possible in a 2 count drum fill. Amazing.

[BigDeluxe79]

Bands like this, I think, don't really appeal to the "masses". Mastodon is a bit more cerebral than your average metal band. Crunch, sludgy, melted-candy-bar-in-the-sun guitar riffs. What better music is there to throw your head around?

[thcdreams654]

That's because your a bitch. Thanks.

[mmaman654]

This song is so fucking catchy

[thcdreams654]

To all who love this album, let me ask you, did you own all of the previous albums. If so, please donate them to someone that actually appreciatea music.

[ReasonableRam]

@thcdreams654

Sorry buddy but I'll take clean vocals over growls and shit anyday.

[BatteryRock]

@thcdreams654 This album was meh at best. Had it's moments. But I do own all of their albums and think your comment is off base. Mastodon is evolving, trying different things. Would you rather them pull an ac/dc and churn out the same album over and over again for 30 years? Is this album as good as Leviathan? No but it's still a good album and far better than a lot of other band's latest offerings

[beserker1912]

@thcdreams654 I own this one along with the others, and as a mastodon fan, i love them all. No discrimination on my part.

[captainbo]

@thcdreams654 How about you shut the fuck up and stop peddling your opinion as gospel?

[01theredone]

this song has been stuck in my head all damn week!

[BigDeluxe79]

@01theredone

You too, huh?

[GetFuckingAngry]

people dont realize this is a ledzepplin tribute album

[gobucks2006]

Bad or not still better than the rap and pop bullshit on the radio Viva El Mastodon!

[PrimusDCE]

How can anyone hate on this album? Its just Sabbath and The Melvins turned up to 11.

[BobaflexRS]

idk im not really a fan of this album

[Lovedethklok]

i want a tat of that bull

[justjaseyeah]

let me re-phrase less drunken dick talk.. album is actually very decent.. but this single (thats being hammered on the radio) is so utterly awful and mediocre compared to the other tracks.. a made-to-order single for the rec company.. it sounds like a bad Alice in Chains cover band.. i hope they're enjoying the smack and whores their credibility bought them :)

[godsmight10]

@justjaseyeah Its not that bad, yes it is on the bottom of my listining order for this album, that said it is better than some other types of music out there

[FalloutEqualsWin]

what??? How could you guys degrade thise so much I love this song

[justjaseyeah]

this song turned me off them b4 id even heard the rest of the album... albums alrightbut christ, what a shitty single.. a mercenary pseudo-grunge ploy.. im gonna fuck you in the ass record company's and fans _DUMB_ enough to fall for this fuckwipe effort

[PhoenixRebirth117]

@justjaseyeah so what if they half-assed it? at least they are still around, so they can improve.

[JediMasterRick2]

That's one hell of a drummer.

[lilithredinfo]

We at Lilith Red are loving this new album!

[thcdreams654]

Pink hat music for pink hat fans. I agree with the others that claim this album has lost something.

[Texfan57]

"It's just a curl in my fro!" lol :D

[Texfan57]

"It's just a curl in my fro!" lol :D

[Texfan57]

WOW and I just frickin LOVE the lyrics to this little # LMFAO...great riffs too AWESOME! Lol but I think their alternate version should've went a little sumthin like this! "I killed a man, cuz he killed my dog, I used his head to split open a log!" :P

[Texfan57]

HOLY SHIT...I FOUND IT LOL I FOUND THE FRICKIN SONG! I have been lookin for this fuckin song for months u guys have no idea how :) this makes me to finally find it! It's a GNARLY song...truly fuckin AWESOME tunage, I mean my ears perk up everytime I hear it @ the hockey games here in Buffalo!

We play it during the pre-game warm-up lol the guys start flying around the ice w/ this blarin & it's just fuckin AWESOME 3:41 of sound! TURN IT UP! LMFAO it's 'Curl of the Burl' NOT 'Girl on the Phone'

[zlii]

i used to burl the curl, Then i took an arrow to the knee :(

[Vanalos]

@venusvinamusica the hunter is neither the first of their albums nor the one what describes their style the best

[213REALKILLA]

SO BADASS

[venusvinamusica]

i didn't like mastodon that much, though i love everything metal, i always thought they where kinda boring, until a friend of mine made me listen to "black tongue". not only i listen the rest of the album track by track but i haven't been able to listen to anything else two weeks now. JESUS FUCKING CHRIST GUYS, better with a bullshit album than this mindfuck. 2011 was an epic year indeed. i wanna die with a joint in my mouth and headphones on my ears.

[kaliastro]

Turn this shit up!!!!!

[JediMasterRick2]

The singer reminds me of Ozzy. His phrasing is the same.

[przemocowy]

I am addicted!

[Gonboo]

If this is considered a mainstream song, then there's hope for humanity after all. If not, then it's still a kick ass song that's better than 90% of the music being made nowadays.

[frozenfarm]

I didn't understand this,

I got high.

I understand this

[Mduenisch]

@scandlabra its not mainstream because of how/when/where you heard it, its mainstream by default if it's a typical song/band from the billboard charts and radio top 40.

[Nick89TX]

ssssoooooo....... whats this song about? anyone know?

[kurokitsuneEU]

@Nick89TX It's about Meth Addicted woodsman who chop the cancerous limbs and growths from trees called "Burls" they are worth tons of money to furniture makers and wood workers for their unnatrual grain patterns. So these woodsmen sell them in town to people who want them and use the cash to buy meth. That's almost verbatium from Brann.

[Nick89TX]

@kurokitsuneEU ahhh ok. thanks for clearing things up.

[scandlabra]

Clearly their first mainstream song, because this is the first I've heard of them and I've been into rock music for 20 years.

[thisaintron]

@scandlabra where the hell have you been lol

[D2atlbravesfan]

@scandlabra umm. it is still a pretty damn cool song. so who the fuck cares if you think it sounds mainstream. why do people say everything sounds mainstream. what does that even mean. its not necessarily a bad thing. to me mainstream is just the pop and rap people listen to. this should be heard by everybody so they can like better music

[Monolith787]

my favorite song to mow the lawn to

[Physcojoe]

21 people have never owned an goat worth killing for.

[MrTireFlat]

@Physcojoe ...

or one with what... three mouths?

[PwnzyUberleet]

this song fucking kicks ass, Mastodon thrives

[Bwade87]

This is the first mastodon song I've listened to. How would fans rate this, and what others should I listen to?

[BatteryRock]

@Bwade87 I love it but it's not early mastodon. My favorites are Blood and Thunder, The Wolf is Loose, Colony of Birchmen, Crack the Sky, Pendulous Skin

[PaidYouOff]

@BatteryRock Crack the Skye was their last album you fucking idiot. How are you gonna bitch that it's not EARLY Mastodon, then say a song from their last album?

[BatteryRock]

@PaidYouOff Whoa, check the aggression brother and read slowly. I never bitched about it not being early mastodon. I simply stated that it's not what they used to sound like. I like all mastodon's work. Then I recommended some of my favorite songs.

[shylomike]

@Bwade87 This is their catchiest song. All there albums are good/great. my favorite is leviathan. remission 2nd. blood mountain, crack the sky and this one 3rd.

[djb5255]

Be pretty hard to chew with all those jaws.

[BlackLabelVigil606]

Groovy bitch

[Wulfgod1349]

Deleting comments is NOT the "curl of the burl"!

[pwn00bz1337]

Wrong lyrics ftw

[uffelykkekristensen]

So fucking groovy!

[vynilvoltaik]

Ok man its mastodon they have the same good distorted sound. and this is the most manly song i have ever heard on the planet.

[IvoryAngel6]

xxdanxexx, you..are a boss

[InaGameComa]

Fuckin a. I heard this song on the radio and they didn't say who it was. I've been trying to figure it out for like two weeks. It was in the back of my head that it was Mastadon.

[MrShaggyJosh]

Awesome song!

[ironmanLLXL]

@xxdanxexx Staley*

[az99920]

Kuwait's right! Wonderful:) * Thank you

[818KLOWNER]

This happens to be my fav. song from the album. I don't give two shits if "metalheads" think it's too mainstream. Unlike most of you, I actually support my fav. band by buying their albums. Hence my Mastodon collection consists of Leviathan, Crack the Skye, and the limited edition of The Hunter. Suck a fat one haters...

[1978deus]

@818KLOWNER I see you don't support them enough to buy their best work.

[filth69ify1]

@818KLOWNER what about blood mountain? thats my favorite album!

[xxdanxexx]

@1846alexander Your comment should be erased too, but it would be better if you were made into an example. That way others can see your true nature is rampant with hypocrisy.

[LTDGuitars420]

Shut your face motherfucker.

[RabidKlauseHD]

@xxdanxexx hahahahaha

[1983GMalcolm]

@xxdanxexx Stop it you are hurting my head.

[aksquash]

Gotta love all the dumbass comments that basically are people whining and picking fights. Here was me thinking that Mastodon fans would be more mature, my mistake.

[willjdw]

This song is an instant stoner metal classic! That riff in the chorus is a monster! You've gotta love that drop down to the a! I don't think they'll ever top their early stuff but almost every band does their best work on their first couple of abums. In my opinion I don't think Mastodon have done anything that isn't at least very good and few bands can make that boast 5 albums into their careers. PS wouldn't it be a bit boring if they still sounded like they did on Remission?

[RattleheadMoney95]

@willjdw This is the whole metallica sold out thin just with a different band . Rewriting the same album over and over again like you said would be boring. From what I've heard this album is pretty good and i will most likely get it eventually. Mastodon found a new sound which works for them, if people don't like the Hunter and like their older stuff over it- they haven't disowned their older albums. they're still there if you want to listen to them. They shouldnt make such a big deal about it

[Zombi]

You know, this album isn't so bad as people make it out to be. :]

[aksquash]

They're a prog band, of course they're going to try something new. It doesn't top Crack the Skye IMO but then again what could?

[19blackened87]

Its just the Herp of the Derp.

[RabidKlauseHD]

@19blackened87 what the fuck do you faggots find funny about saying herp derp?

[19blackened87]

@RabidKlauseHD Oi cuntface, dont come around here Herpin your Derp!

[pigglespig]

@19blackened87

Best comment ever!



[xxDanielTM93xx]

@19blackened87 Thats just the meme of the web

[ThomasMoar]

@19blackened87

It's just the troll of the lol.

[TheWiseMonkey666]

"I killed a man cause he killed my goat!" That is the best lyric ever.

[Restayvien]

@TheWiseMonkey666

haha fucking right

[eternalabhorrence6]

whats the problem with this song? honestly...i listen to the most violent, fast, brutal metal out there, and i ALSO listen to the catchy, modern, groovy, sludgy metal such as this amazing classic made by the gods themselves!! this is a great song, get with it

[slatan833]

WHERE THE HELL IS REAL MASTODON/

[D4rkallyet]

@slatan833 Here! Perfection as it is ;D

[duchashes]

@slatan833 were is old mastodon... building up pressure and waiting to release in a fiery explosion of melted iron and awesome [i hope]

[CaptainComposte]

If you heard this song on the radio "the other day" then please look into Mastodon's other albums. This album's nice but... let's just call it bait.

[ruglife12]

Guys i heard this song on the radio yesterday!

[Rygith]

MOTHERFUCKIN MASTODON

[TheBadgerslayer]

Anyone think the first verse is based on "the men who stare at goats"? I imagine Mastodon would totally dig that film.

[milehimonster]

@TheBadgerslayer Naw it's based on Kane and Abel from the bible. But hey man It's music, take it how you please..

[TheBadgerslayer]

@milehimonster Oh yeah that makes sense. Cheers dude.

[tdwcolin1156]

@milehimonster Nah its about meth addicts, Brent and Brann even said so in an interview.

[RippednNTan]

Damnt! not what I was expecting. I was really expecting more of those mind fucking experiences/getting high purely from the song, like from their previous albums.

[dahleric74]

the vocals are very ozzy..and it sounds alot like Qotsa in the chorus..

[riff88m]

sounds like Alice in Chains, not QOTSA

[jfeuiebf]

lekka kupa

[iceseekers]

@jchang33 yeah the producer of this album worked on Dr dre, eminem, snoop dog, a7x ( LOL they suck ).. yet the album, for the most part is pretty awesome - atleast check out: stargasm, creature lives, octopus has no friends, the sparrow.

[squeezeslemons]

Mastodon doesn't care what any of you think about the album, so shut the hell up and listen to it or go do something else.

[xxdanxexx]

@squeezeslemons I'd be willing to bet they take some stock into whether people like the album or not. If what you're saying was true, they would not care that you like the album.

[AlternativeTaco]

i really hate to download the music because i feel more comfortable buying the album and supporting the band, still im gonna spread the word of this new album so many people can share with it

[ariskaratzas]

wht????that isn't music!!!

[kawridr6]

@ariskaratzas haha you are very ignorent

[EnochMetatron]

@jchang33 "crack of my ass"..."satirical"

That's not satire. A Modest Proposal was satire. That's just stupid, what you said.

[DisciplineY]

It's quite funny when you see or hear bad comments about a band changing style or sound. It looks like metal bands have to play the same shit over and over the years without changing anything or without improving musically. Changing is part of the musical evolution of an artist. Having the same ideas for a lifetime is a sign of flat thinking. Musicl evolution is about exploring different worlds without losing your identity.

[kawridr6]

@DisciplineY your absolutely right the only thing is alot of people are to dumb to realize that.

[116Bears]

"I killed a man because he killed my goat."

The world needs more music like this.

[BieberDeathSquad666]

MASTODON STILL HAVE IT GOING

[TicalWave89]

@jchang33 the blunder! ba dum tss

[leaderOFlosers]

10 people had their goats killed.

[morjens111]

I'm an old-school fan, and I dig all of their records. What's wrong with that? I don't want all their records sounding like Remission, what's the point of that? Now I can choose from their diverse discography what kind of record I wanna hear, depending on the mood. That's why I love this band. They're still doing their thang, without sounding redundant. They are still the same band down to the core.

[DameunPutazo]

@morjens111 LMAO. True. That's why I don't listen to new Metallica. Might as well listen to something better, like old Metallica.

Mastodon rocks. They evolve.

[Laitharex]

@morjens111 U do sound legit. FUCK YEA!

[HandZeus]

they don't sound like they did on Remission anymore! waaahhhhh!

[xxdanxexx]

@HandZeus waaah. Im a stupid teenager. I don't realize people will have opinions that differ from mine.

[eLIPHAS3333]

@xxdanxexx Gwan lad, you tell him!

[ufowam]

@xxdanxexx why such a condescending comment you poor fucker? He's only saying he doesn't like this song and he prefers the stuff they did on remission. YOU should be the one respecting his opinion.

[schulhoff18]

@xxdanxexx dude your kinda a cock hole... just sayin

[xxdanxexx]

@schulhoff18 elaborate.

[schulhoff18]

@xxdanxexx you have grate taste im music, your just kinda a angery basterd...god bless

[weirdalfanfan6]

wtf happened to Mastodon?

[ekmad]

@weirdalfanfan6 they made a new album?

[ZombieCancer1996]

I don't know how people can complain about this song. It's so goddamn catchy, sure it's not heavy, but shit, this is some good shit.

[lawngnome412]

badass song. i dig this as much as every other song they have out. i have two of their older albums, and this sounds like those.

[rmthegrate]

wow this is terrible. what happened mastodon?!?!?!?!?!? turning into godsmack.

[kadajiroth7]

this song is the tits! THE TITS!

[metalkokomania]

In my opinion,Mastodon is a band whose songs must be heard many times in order to be fairly rated..

[haha71687]

@jchang33 There is something wrong with you if you honestly didn't think Crack the Skye was good.

[xxdanxexx]

@haha71687 On the contrary, what you're calling wrong, is actually called an opinion.

[pvbranson]

@haha71687 Crack the Skye is one of may absolute favorite albums...

[xxdanxexx]

@jchang33 Hopefully the record label said to them " we want you to be more radio friendly ".

[DoomMetalSludge]

@ryanosaur2000 Oh, so when a band chooses to use clean vocals it somehow sounds like "Rhianna"? Are you fucking serious? This sounds like Stoner Doom Metal to me personally.

[ryanosaur2000]

@DoomMetalSludge Honestly mate, I have not interest in an internet debate about music at all. I am too long in the tooth for it and so I retract my post. I am glad so many fans seem to like the album, as are Mastodon I am sure.

[Ric7jr]

Mastodon have the best album covers

[EmberToInferno2112]

This song just gets better and better with each listen. Goddamn this is fucking good. *___*

[JohnyZaap]

COOL :b

[MOTODESIGN09]

Great song!!! Sounds like a song that would be featured in Sons of Anarchy. I just bought this album on Zune!!!!

Thanks aadanxexx

[herkyjerky42]

since when did mastodon get cheesy and lame

[PsychoNinjaFreak]

I immediately liked this song because I love Queens of the Stone Age and anything Josh Homme related. Sounds like he could have wrote this one himself (but yes, I know he probably didn't).

[a7x1234568]

Brann Dailor's Drumming is amazing!

[Hawdkoah]

I dig this a bit more than I expected to. Sounds more like a QOTSA track than a Mastodon track though.

[TheodoreChell]

@Hawdkoah more like QOTSA feat. King Buzzo.Got to love that guitar sound

[shaundouglass1]

@Hawdkoah I think it sounds so much like a Jerry Cantrell track.

[JGill93]

I dig this.

[717rch]

people who hate on this song and their album as a whole are just non fans as far as i'm concerned. love it or leave it. if you want them to make the same album over and over again than this and frankly no other decent band is for you. dumbfukkinassholes

[MouthOfTheUnknown]

well...you can say of it that its catchy....lol

[TehSkullKrusher]

Dafuqizdishit.

[pr0wnageify]

A rose by any other name...

[BeerHnter]

What a shame...Mastodon has become just another band when they had so much to offer. Oh well...at least we got to enjoy a special talent for a while.