Mastodon - Curl of the burl live at David Letterman

[joeMFinjohnson]

If Grohl can't say these guys rock harder than him, I can. Grohl should've given Mastodon an honorable mention at the Grammy's instead of ripping on what we know. Where's his humility beating the master, the godfather, the guy's riffs that we've been playing 20 + years? No love. Grohl is an ingrate! His music is boring and not deserving of major awards!!!

[thefamilyst0ne]

I love how Letterman has more than just pop rock bands and things like that on his show

[SteveElMonk86]

All you people trash-talking Brent for doing his little ass-wiggle right there - c'mon, guys, have an open mind. Why does it always gotta be moshing and headbanging? If Brent feels like grooving, let him do his thing. Honest truth, I was feeling that. It went with the song. Let's see some more diversity in this kind of music.

[killercara]

best lookin gingers ever

[ANGRYEEL]

This song gets better every time I hear it. Played live it fuckin owns! Man these guys are the saving grace of today. VIVE LE MASTODON!!!

[DannyBoy9932]

Brent is so high on coke here. Kickin the ait and shit

[ArM4ND01]

This song exposed me to Mastodon for the first time. Definitely a fan now.

[prattrocker5]

Who's playing bass.... Troy or Keanu Reeves??

[aditsetan]

@prattrocker5 no, he's jesus

[ThirdEyeCrow]

Did Letterman actually Say "Metal band?" 2012 man.. The Mayans were right...

[minjoe1]

letterman is a bitch!!!!

[goinharder57]

Bcuz this is one aSS shaking jam!!!

[chisoxfan708]

this is worse than my nephews crappy metallica cover garage band!

[4demon9]

Wow. David Letterman didn't say "Tremendous rock n' roll band"...

[ShiningSpear]

Wow, their vocals sounds way better now than they did the past couple years.  Even MORE reason to go see them live now!

[DrumPower3004]

@ShiningSpear I would give anything to see them live...too bad they aren't coming in Romania

[GoatBreeder0011]

A man who avenges the death of his goat is a good man indeed.

[21childgod]

wtf was Brent doing??? haha.

[martinchill]

Brent back in '91 - i was the knob-twister

.... //pl.st/p/22643831819

[ConditionLefty]

We all need more Brann in our musical diets

[kkostas21925]

για να δουμε τι λενε..

[lambofgod666ish]

Every live recording I've heard of Mastodon, or live vid I've watched I'm not super impressed with the vocal quality... then I saw them live in the flesh... like night and fuckin day!! Blew my mind!

[MultiNatester]

Did Letterman say metal? Not Rock n' Roll? This is madness! 

[Fduffle]

brent was either drunk of someone dared him to acta ll gay

[vettekid407]

CURL OF THE BURL?????? WUT THE PHUQ DUZ THAT MEAN??

SOME SATANIC MEANING???

PLEASE HELP ME!!

MY MOM SEZ I CANT LISTEN TO DEVIL MUSIC

[ABFan010]

@vettekid407 Its about the consequences of certain things.

"What goes around comes around" is basically what the title means.

[vettekid407]

@ABFan010 makes perfect sense to me, just never heard that particular phrase before

[uroborus99]

@vettekid407 lol its about the burl wood or something, like an exotic wood, and meth heads go cut down the trees to feed their addiction. thats what mastodon said in an interview anyways, plus they said this album isn't about anything so...

[MsPebr]

@vettekid407 it means that if you listen to metal music, your butt will turn inside out like a baboon so it will look like a burl

[vettekid407]

@MsPebr LMMFAO

[MrMatyboy3000]

@vettekid407 It originated from woodcutters would try to find the best tree's to cut down but even when they would find an amazing burl tree, they would cut it down and it would be shit quality. the Burl wood is Curled on the inside that gives it a cool pattern so if they got a shit piece they would just say ahh well "its just the curl of the Burl". meaning behind the song is that Shit happens and sometimes you can't help it cus thats the way things are : ) hope this helped haha

[moriya2k2]

Brent Hinds' singing has gotten better. He used to suck.

[RebelOnAWarpath]

idk what it is, i love mastodon's studio sound, but i don't care for it live, its like they aren't on the same page with their singing or something

[MrXyzmoss]

yeah, whats with the ass shakin?

[johnnymac42069]

brann dailor 3rd best drummer in the universe after The Rev and Chris Adler

[redvrszach2009]

@johnnymac42069 oh wow just leave mike portnoy out and mike manginiy dude lol but yeah i agree he is good but not 3ed and the rev is not even in the topm 100 check rolling stone man :)

[axedstoninst]

@johnnymac42069 Dude. Adler is great, but not in the best, the rev is wildly mediocre. Brann has a lot more heart playing and the stuff he plays can actually be very very challenging, Brann is up there with tomas haake (who is better than adler) thomas lang, benny greb, danny carey, and gavin harrison.

[cadavercanibal]

Muito foda essa banda!

[ikolocol]

2:33 Bills guitar

[Hellspawn472]

1:22 Proves Mastodon can be sexy

[dws901]

A popular metal band? Checked it out cause of the press hype....they are not metal,they are lame. is this what Metal has come to?! Unbelievable.....crap...

[LiquidInertia]

@dws901 Claims to like metal. Hasn't heard of Mastodon. Thinks its crap. Listens to Korn. Troll harder brah.

[dws901]

@LiquidInertia oldschool is the only school "brah"...was checkin' out korn because of skrillex, much more interesting than mastodon.....I dont give a shit about korn....but really, mastodon is neanterthal....beat the shit out of your instrument & call it metal....please....they shipped 39,000 copies of their new album to the states....nobody cares .....

[muninmassacre]

@dws901 lets see obviously Prog metal verse a band like korn who will jump on any fucking bandwagon that comes by since head packed up all their collective nuts and hit the highway dude suck a dick with korn they werent even metal when head was with them and that was the best they would have ever been now their just some punk ass wannabe rap/rock/dubstep/i-may-as-well­-kill-myself-for-liking-their-­old-shit and if you knew about real metal youd know 40,000 copies is respectable in metal

[dws901]

@muninmassacre are you sayin mastodon are prog? prog metal? thats a stretch to say the least....whatever...39,000 albums? respectable...maybe if they were vinyl ep's...sorry just think theyre boring...wouldnt waste money on a ticket thats for sure....

[Deathbunny14]

~I kill'd a man, who

try'd'a kill a man, who

try'd'a kill himself, but

I killed him, too!!

Woah-ohhh!!!!~

[Jcllane13]

Sounds like qotsa miss them sounding like metal

[emhtiwklawerif]

@Jcllane13 definitely sounds like qotsa to me too. still dig the song though.

[ghoawaynetcabo]

did someone get that clooney hotel joke?.... 0_o

[gmacbeth121]

This song is ten times better live, and I cant figure out why. I try to listen to the album version but it just doesn't do it justice, I keep watching this video over and over again.

[siveeert]

Brents got some moves like jagger.

[davidamarat]

I see Mr Letterman likes a little metal genre

[HuckPhin]

that was awesome, thanks for posting cakium

[Type0negat1v3]

dude i love how brent & troy are groovin' to their own song ^_^

haha put these fools on the dancefloor! xD

[nekronaut83]

Troy's voice better now, it lseems to be he learned singing a little bit :D

otherwise, it's a perfect performance

[moparhead2]

0:32 cool dance,Brent

[drummerboysquires]

@moparhead2 ikr

[iheilner]

@moparhead2 ...Cooler Brent's dance, 01:22

[andreisidro]

I usually twist my nose when heavy bands that used to scream abandon their former style and start to sing clean, but with mastodon it works so fuckin well! I mean they're not the greatest singers in the world but this singing style suits their songs so much better! And besides Brent's screams live sound like shit and Troy blew his voice in their earlier albums. Still they managed to keep getting better!

[rsolivero]

Brent Hinds is the reicarnation of Ryan Dunn, glad he is back :D

[Boxcutter7]

@rsolivero I think Brent Hinds may actually be older than Ryan Dunn was.

[Starscream815]

Bring on some fucking metal \m/

[radicalroots87]

love that dance in the second verse haha

[BIGmamaJACOBS]

Troy really looks like he wants to kill letterman at the end

[moparhead2]

@BIGmamaJACOBS actually he was going to

[311james311]

damn i lover troys spector bass! abit jelly because their custom shop models go from 3.5k to 5000$ :( probley should stick with getting that steve harris precision bass

[nomad8k]

@311james311 it's a Warwick (Streamer Stage 2 ) not a Spector (even though they stole their design lol)

[P0wer2R0ll]

@311james311 The Steve Harris Precision is not that a good bass

[dwd232321]

no wait he shaked it alot... weird



[Nothingface2011]

In the fuckin zone!!! FUCKING AWESOME!!

[Rougarou13]

Brent Hinds shakin that ass!

[dwd232321]

@Rougarou13 that looked weird didn't it. like he caught himself doin it and stopped.

[ghoawaynetcabo]

@Rougarou13 yeah man like he stepped into his own time capsule and believes that he's back into a late 70's disco joint

[PhoeFira]

This was a veeeeery grooving performance! Even my mother was tapping her foot. xD And she didn't know this wos the same band that scared the shyte out of her when I played "The Last Baron" ! HAHAHAHA <3

[MarcusMatamua]

YEAH BOY MASTODON!!!!!!!! Brent you dont look as homeless any more ahhaha ;)

[ckolonko86]

Does anyone else hear a train whistle at 1:26?

[gooch036]

@ckolonko86 Holy crap you're right!

[ckolonko86]

@gooch036 Thanks for confirming that. I thought I was going mad.

[Raifo92]

@ckolonko86 FYI that is feedback from Brent's guitar. It happened because he stopped playing and forgot to turn his volume down. (you can see him going for the knob after it happens.) Sounds like a train whistle though!

[ckolonko86]

@Raifo92 Oh, is it some microphonic feedback?

[ckolonko86]

Cracking song, cracking band.

[bigheavyshoe]

It totally looks like Troy is gonna smash Letterman with his axe at the end

[TheStinkfister]

They should have played 'Dry Bone Valley'. I love the whole album, though. It took a couple listens because everyone has expectations when an album comes out from a band they love, but Mastodon delivered again.

[Jackthestripper]

decent song but my least favourite one on the album. They should have played Stargasm.

[SigEpRooster]

@Jackthestripper sucks that you don't like it. I freakin' love this song and everything about it. I would've loved to have seen Stargasm though too. Here's hoping they play it when I see them in November

[bigheavyshoe]

@Jackthestripper Upvote for Stargasm

[jimmyaka]

@Jackthestripper really, you prefer the creature lives over curl of the burl! :O

[im0mole]

@Jackthestripper LEAST favorate!! :o so far...i dont dislike any of it...hated it at the start,but i had expected summing different. but ive listened to it more,now i like it (but not as much a previous albums) ...*rant rant rant*

[RevolverKat]

I'm probably wrong but I really hope that's Ringo on Brann's shirt. lol

[anandurango]

haha at 3:39, Troy's like, "yeah whatever you say man" xD

[SuperCrudedude]

Gotta love Letterman for having such a bad ass band on. This song rules!

[NomoTheDomo]

I was watching the repeat (didn't catch it the first time) and they cut the song after like 5 seconds because Clooney took too much air time.. I watched all of Letterman just for these guys and they cut them... You have no idea how hard I punched Craig Ferguson. Thank goodness for Youtube.

[gilllie666]

this makes me wanna gyrate my hips like beyonce

[souldry]

@gilllie666 if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it

[aidyspady999]

I don't get Lettermans joke at the end, is it because I'm English??

[drummrgy]

Dec. 2nd in Atlanta!!!!!!!

[Penbred]

I like it when Brent looks like he;s taking a leak on a firehydrant ROFL.. Fantastico

[tregarron1]

Brent is definately having more fun these days, good on him.

[tricksterc]

@tregarron1 I agree 100%. I think the Crack the Skye cycle burned them out a bit. They seem much more relaxed and loose as a band. November 15 couldn't come soon enough...

[tregarron1]

@tricksterc absolutely mate, that when you going to see them? Gotta wait till February for the UK tour, hope to god they bring Dillinger with them you lucky american swine!

[LoveFromBelow1993]

@tregarron1 DEP better be supporting the UK tour! Where you seeing them my man?

[tregarron1]

@LoveFromBelow1993 I know right dude! would be such an awesome gig, pretty sure DEP posted and said they won't be back in UK for a while though. reckon Birmingham as it's closest and a weekend, what about yourself?

[LoveFromBelow1993]

@tregarron1 My mate said that when Troy was on Radio 1 he said DEP would be supporting, but I dunno. I'm going in Manchester, TO HELL WITH IT BEING A WEEKDAY!

[VladFerdinand1]

Wtf? When did they replace Troy with Jesus Christ? lmao XP

[monox2k]

Definitely off pitch, whether it be the guitars being mistuned, or vocal issues; but they've never been the most technical band from a vocal perspective anyways. They're probably just getting used to the track, cause when I saw them live, there were no pitch issues.

That being said, the musicianship is stellar as always, even when they play simple stuff like this beauty.

Great band, good on Dave for bringing 'em aboard again. They'll get more exposure from this, which they really deserve.

[WillTerzian9]

I love seeing Mastodon like this..

They seem more pleased with what they are playing and Brent definitely seems caught up on the vocals!

[JessyVonInk]

All those years of visiting euro discos have really paid off, the Mastodudes have got some moves.

[lorand133]

not sure if guitars are mistuned or their voices are. haha. they sound better than in other live videos when they sing. brent really improved!

[aidyspady999]

"Hi Mom"

[CaZZaConspiracy]

Seeing them next year at Soundwave! Fucking epic band \m/ (>_<) \m/

[kawridr6]

@Grantasmagoria uh oh someone else likes a song you don't lol idiot i have never heard a song like this so gtfo

[gastronomov]

the way he moves.. the only thing i like it!

[HurricaneXR]

lol brent's dancing. they sound great live though, can't wait to see them.

[lippsymclipserton]

after all the crazy shit theyve written, it probably feels rad as shit to just jam something nice, simple and grooving. atta be boys. props to letterman too.

[bartholemeww]

I'm so happy that Brent got his singing up to speed with the others.

And as much as I think this isn't the best song to showcase them, this fucking rockss. Can't wait to see the other stuff live.

[TheUnclesidandthegay]

I am responsible for about 5,000 of these views

[theivoryflame]

That dance! LMFAO

[banblock]

They just have to work on the "Ohooooo" part a little bit and that's all good

[FullMetalJJC93]

@Grantasmagoria your face is generic as fuck ohh snap

[OwMyBrains]

@Grantasmagoria not their best song, that's for sure.

[dougpmd]

BRENT IS SINGING PROPERLY? and isnt high or drunk or sounding like a strangled goat?!?!?! awesome!



[Cerrani91]

I think they aced it. I think their singing sounds more.. epic than usual? Mastodon really has improved on every level possible in this album.

[babywithacrowbar]

I want Brents guitar.

Not tomorrow, 

Not after breakfast,

NOW.

[manwithacane]

@babywithacrowbar i just want brent

[mpawl347]

They've got the "that's just the weight of the world" harmony down perfectly. Sounds awesome.

[KillThrill103]

HAHAHA when letterman makes his stupid joke about clooney at the end, troy sanders is looking at him like what the fuck are you talking about?! lol

[MastodonAD]

I feel like Curl of the Burl is the song that every aspiring garage band wants to make

[sux0rz]

Brent's voice is the metal equivalent of Neil Young's voice... who gives a fuck if he sings flat or sharp he sounds awesome

[101tamblyn]

@sux0rz He's channelling Ian Gillan



[pyurmassacur]

They look nervous as shit, is this the first time they've played it live?

[lentheuss]

@pyurmassacur yes it is. I heard on xm radio them saying that it's their first performance of the song.

[jmedran]

probably their best tv performance so far.

[pablodius]

Wow, I really like this band, but they SUCKED during this performance... Terrible.

[Crazy3189]

@pablodius ya its not great. bill is out of tune, that kinda kills it for me

[Porly62]

Fucking tight. Only thing thats not completely awesome is Letterman.

[AlienBusDriver]

they look less nervous this time, great performance from a great band

[alguz891]

1:25 It's Bells from the deathbound video!

[ohyayitstrey]

Brent dancing like Axl Rose made me giggle.

[keaton121]

Brent's been hanging out with the Dillinger boys quite a bit it seems.

[CookieCrambles]

This goes straight to my favourites just because it's the first live performance of any song of the new album, or isn't it?

[Piotruniusionex]

Bo ja wiem? Jakoś mnie nie porywa, nie intryguje, może wokalnie jakoś jałowo. A ten znaczek na piersi Troya to niby ma być uznanie dla reżimu, który wymordował 50 mln ludzi ??

[VJelectro]

Awesome performance, crappy sound mixing job.

I'm looking forward to more Hunter songs live!

[Wafflesaurus]

The vocals are SICK! I was afraid the vocals might not be good for their upcoming tour but after seeing this I have faith. The Hunter rules. I hope they play the whole album live.

[KosDem]

brent's dance is awesome :P

[supergurl357]

Lovin' their new stuff!!



[DeadlyDictator]

watched an hour of old guy just to see this:)

[veeragandersucks]

@DeadlyDictator Diddo

[pyurmassacur]

Having said that though, I wonder how Thickening or All The Heavy Lifting is gonna sound? Pretty fucking good hopefully :)

[pyurmassacur]

I am so relieved that Troy's voice sounds so good here. I thought some of the stuff on The Hunter would be really hard to do live, but he's still got it :)

[jaehaus]

Poor Dave got a little awkward around the rocker guys at about 3:37

[BradThor]

This song has such a badass groove its nice to see em shake their shit and have fun fuck yeah!

[GnarlGevs]

What was the george clooney joke about?

anyways, really solid performance by Mastodon, probably earned them a couple new fans! Can't wait to see them in Toronto!

[SocialistFish]

HI MOM

[DeadlyDictator]

@SocialistFish YES SOMEONE SAW THAT TOO!!!!

[Levaxia]

Brent is boogieing the fuck down. Hahahaha holy shit.

[yackoo2]

Brent dancing here like Josh Homme

[stealthsuit58]

That was one Tight performance!!!

Mastodons new album is killer!! One of the best albums of 2011

So get yourself out there and get yourself a copy

MASTODON FTW!!!

[squeezeslemons]

They got better singing live for sure.

[godrink69]

Mastodon 4 Life!!

[Irishlager5]

0:00 ---> 3:52 = \m/

[Chazeene13]

Love the "way of the world" harmony. They nail it.

[ninarchive]

Is Brett dancing???? Hahahahahahahaha! This new album is awesome. Thank you Mastodon!

[marc0d0n]

1:22 Brent imitates Axl Rose XD

[Nachumini]

@marc0d0n HAHAHAHA, y thought the same when y was watching!

[MrTrendkill42]

3:41 - "that was my idea"

that was a bad idea in case of what the new album is about... prick.

the guys rocked it out anyways!

[rashby76]

These guys are at the top of their game!!!!

So pretty to watch.

[467panos]

I actually think they are going to do much better on vocals on this record!! Thumbs up if you agree!!

[fmahave87]

They have improved their live vocals! I love Brent's dance at 1:22 XD