mastodon was on late night a couple of days ago. so good. the song they played, colony of birchmen actually sounded, live, a little like paw. remember those guys?

I remember hearing about those guys but don't remember their stuff.

Mastodon. Conan. I can't picture it in my head.

Aren't Mastodon like super heavy metal?

I remember when The Cult were on Leno for their last album back in 2001 and they played "Rise". Leno came over and said "Oooookay" in a sort of "That was not quite what I was expecting sort of way." At first I thought it was pretty rude, but then again The Cult don't seem to match up well with the Leno audience. I would think they would be able to screen their guests/ musical guests to make sure they fit the format.

i don't get mastadon.

all i read is hype. i have played the record 5 times, and nothign is clicking with me...

the guys vocals on conan did remind me of Paw though...good call on that.

blah.

That just reaffirms my love for The Cult.

There are now doubts that The Cult rule.

paw were awesome.

Paw were on the S.F.W. soundtrack. that's all i remember. I like Mastadon because they get to the point when they are rocking, and don't bother with all that namby-pamby build-up fluff.

Where's the beef?

hey, no worries. it definitely isn't for everyone. there's plenty of stuff i've heard people rave about that i was blah about.

google video has this for a bit

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... onan&hl=en

Thanks for posting that. They've apparently been removed from youtube per NBC's request even though it's nowhere to be found on their own website. Wankers.

EDIT: I didn't recognize the song by title and forgot how QotSA-ish it is. Makes sense for Conan.

i can't make the QotSA connection here at all

but i dont listen to nearly as much mastodon as i do queens eh

Well, first of all, Homme is on the album track. Take out the pre-chorus vox, and I could totally imagine this as a Queens song, but that's just me. Perhaps neuro's Paw diagnosis is right on the mark, though.

you're exactly right.

i finally got a chance to check this out, and while it was good, they definitely toned back the aggression for network tv. i think it's superb that a band like Mastodon are performing on Conan though.