Live at the Aragon

Live at the Aragon
Live album from Mastodon
Publication (s)	March 11, 2011
Label (s)	Reprise Records
Format (s)	CD + DVD
Genre (s)	Sludge , progressive metal
Title (number)	12
running time	73 min 40 s
occupation	Bass : Troy Sanders Guitar / vocals : Brent Hinds Guitar / vocals: Bill Kelliher Drums / vocals: Brann Dailor
chronology Oblivion (2009) Live at the Aragon The Hunter (2011)

Live at the Aragon is a live album by the US progressive metal / sludge band Mastodon . The album was released on March 11, 2011 through Reprise Records .

Emergence

For a long time the band had planned to record a concert and publish it as a live album. This opportunity arose on the tour of their album Crack the Skye , released in March 2009 . The choice fell on the concert at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago , where the band performed on October 17, 2009 and was supported by keyboardist Rich Morris. At this concert, the band first played the full album Crack the Skye , three older songs and a cover version of The Bit by the Melvins . The DVD of Live at the Aragon contains the concert the 58-minute film Crack the Skye: The Movie , which during the concert on a screen was projected behind the musicians. The film was produced exclusively for the concert tour. The album was also released on LP and as a download .

Track list

Oblivion - 5:46 Divinations - 3:38 Quintessence - 5:37 The Czar - 10:54 Ghost of Karelia - 5:24 Crack the Skye - 5:54

The Last Baron - 1:00 p.m. Circle of Cysquatch - 3:04 Aqua Dementia - 4:22 Where Strides the Behemoth - 2:52 Mother Puncher - 4:16 The Bit - 5:31

reception

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Live at the Aragon   US 71 04/02/2011 (1 week)

Arndt Aldenhoven from Ox-Fanzine was initially disappointed that “the first live release ignored many of the old days”, but also noted that “the prog material, the playful skills and the cinematic background music” of the concert “got him in pull the spell ”and awarded eight out of ten points. Thom Jurek from the online magazine Allmusic criticized the fact that the band “ shows little to no spontaneity or improvisation ” and “the disappointing plain chants” on stage. Jurek recommended focusing on the attached film.

The album debuted at number 71 on the US album charts . In the first week after its release, around 7,000 copies of the album were sold in the United States .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Thorsten Zahn: Live-Lust . In: Metal Hammer , May 2011, page 58
2. ↑ MASTODON: More 'Live At The Aragon' DVD + CD Details Revealed. Blabbermouth.net , accessed January 28, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Chart sources: US
4. ^ Arndt Aldenhoven: Mastodon - Live At The Aragon. Ox fanzine , accessed January 29, 2016 . 
5. ↑ MASTODON's 'Live At The Aragon' Cracks US Top 100. Blabbermouth.net, accessed January 30, 2016 (English). 

Web links

• Live at the Aragon on Allmusic (English)