Research Paper On Mastodon

Could you ever imagine playing live in front of a whole crowd shouting your band’s name. Just enough that if you were to stand miles away you could hear the chanting . The feeling would be so intense. It would be like standing at the edge of a cliff and staring down into a black hole. I want to feel that rush, the adrenaline kicking in as you play. I want to feel that adrenaline. I want to be a known musician/ guitarist. In the summer of May, 2010 I got to do something not many young teens would want to do or even get to do. I got to see Mastodon live at the Blue Note in Columbia. The Blue Note is a semi small indoor venue that is a decent size and get many coming through. The Blue Note being one of the perfect places to see a band like Mastodon. Mastodon is a …show more content…
When Mastodon came on the bass player came out with his hands held high above his head shouting at the crowd. They then began playing their set opening with Oblivion, off their album they just came out with. I really started paying attention to guitars when the guitar player, Brent Hinds, brought out his see through Flying V guitar. It was one of the most amazing guitars I had ever seen. I left that night feeling pretty good. For it being my first ever concert, I was amazed that you could do so much more with just 5 instruments. It got me on a mindset of playing guitar. A year later I went to another concert in St. Louis. I saw Cavalera Conspiracy. The singer, Max Cavalera, is a pretty big icon in metal especially with him being in Sepultura and Soulfy. That night when they opened I saw a pretty cool light show. But what really got me into him and later really finding Sepultura being an influence is as they were all still playing one of their songs, he made his way behind all the amps and wiring and came over behind one amp, smiled at me and gave me the metal horns and walked back. At the time I never had been happier than that moment. The one band I’ve seen live that