Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand 2X- Vinyl LPs
Product Code: 5j9z1gI
Brand: Reprise
Description
Mastodon set the bar high with Emperor of Sand. It was written in difficult circumstances emotionally and creatively. Like their first three albums (and unlike their last two), this is a concept album. Its dominant theme is of time running out, and its 11 tracks offer an allegorical story of a man handed a death sentence by a desert sultan. To escape, he flees into the expanse of the geography's emptiness, but the further he goes, the more lost he becomes in the sand as an unrelenting sun begins to claim his energy and ultimately his body -- think radiation poisoning. Desperate, he attempts to communicate telepathically with tribes of various races and historical periods to make rain fall and stop that progression. The concept is poignant: guitarist Bill Kelliher's mother passed away from brain cancer in 2016. The music grew out of long jams intended to address his grief and help him heal. The notion of time's eternal passage haunts every song here.
TRACK LIST
SIDE 1: Sultan's Curse Show Yourself Precious Stones Steambreather
SIDE 2: Eons World To The Wise
SIDE 3: Ancient Kingdom Clandestiny Andromeda
SIDE 4: Scorpion Breath Jaguar God
TRACK LIST
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