Live at Brixton (Mastodon album)
| Live at Brixton | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 10, 2013[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | February 11, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Brixton Academy (London) | |||
| Length | 93:42 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Mastodon chronology | ||||
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Live at Brixton is the second live album by metal band Mastodon. It was released in December 2013 as a digital only release, and on April 19, 2014, as a Record Store Day exclusive Vinyl.[3][4]
Reception
[edit]Pitchfork gave the album a positive review with Paul Thompson saying "If Mastodon never get around to a greatest hits package, Live at Brixton will do the trick".[5]
Rolling Stone magazine listed the album #19 in the 20 best metal albums of 2013.[6]
Chris Conaton of PopMatters rated the album 7 out of 10. Wrapping up his review with "this is a well-made concert film of a band playing at their best".[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Mastodon, except additional lyrics on "Aqua Dementia" and "Crack the Skye" by Scott Kelly
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dry Bone Valley" | The Hunter | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Black Tongue" | The Hunter | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Crystal Skull" | Blood Mountain | 3:31 |
| 4. | "I Am Ahab" | Leviathan | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Capillarian Crest" | Blood Mountain | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Colony of Birchmen" | Blood Mountain | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Megalodon" | Leviathan | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Thickening" | The Hunter | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Blasteroid" | The Hunter | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Sleeping Giant" | Blood Mountain | 5:32 |
| 11. | "Ghost of Karelia" | Crack the Skye | 5:28 |
| 12. | "All the Heavy Lifting" | The Hunter | 4:25 |
| 13. | "Spectrelight" | The Hunter | 3:17 |
| 14. | "Curl of the Burl" | The Hunter | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Bedazzled Fingernails" | The Hunter | 3:21 |
| 16. | "Circle of Cysquatch" | Blood Mountain | 3:05 |
| 17. | "Guitar solo" | Live at Brixton | 0:55 |
| 18. | "Aqua Dementia" | Leviathan | 3:51 |
| 19. | "Crack the Skye" | Crack the Skye | 6:00 |
| 20. | "Where Strides the Behemoth" | Remission | 3:02 |
| 21. | "Iron Tusk" | Leviathan | 2:48 |
| 22. | "March of the Fire Ants" | Remission | 4:48 |
| 23. | "Blood and Thunder" | Leviathan | 3:50 |
| 24. | "Creature Lives" | The Hunter | 4:55 |
| Total length: | 93:42[8] | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Troy Sanders – bass, vocals
- Brent Hinds – lead guitar, vocals
- Bill Kelliher – rhythm guitar, samples, backing vocals
- Brann Dailor – drums, vocals
References
[edit]- ^ ""LIVE AT BRIXTON" IS AVAILABLE NOW". mastodonrocks.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Christopher Anthony (October 28, 2013). "Mastodon to Release "Live at Brixton" on December 10th". thefirenote.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "RECORD STORE DAY - SpecialRelease". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Vital Vinyl: Mastodon's Brann Dailor Talks 'Live at Brixton'". loudwire.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Mastodon: Live at Brixton Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "20 Best Metal Albums of 2013". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Mastodon: Live at Brixton". popmatters.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Mastodon - Live at Brixton - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
