Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Mastodon's album "Emperor of Sand"<br /><br />VOTE ON AND SUGGEST UPCOMING THEMES AND SONGS // <a href="http://www.patreon.com/criticalreactions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/criticalreactions</a><br /><br />LINKTREE // <a href="https://linktr.ee/criticalreactions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/criticalreactions</a><br />Contains links for Special Selection submissions, the CR Patreon, access to the CR Discord Server, the CR Twitter profile, and more.<br /><br />0:00 Intro<br />0:46 Reaction: Vinum Sabbathi<br />4:54 Initial Thoughts <br />6:30 Analysis: The Riffage<br />13:12 Analysis: Shreddage!!! <br />17:12 Analysis: Layers of Duality<br />22:54 Lyrics: Vinum Sabbathi<br />29:34 Analysis: So Much Drive And Momentum<br />33:23 Reaction: Show Yourself<br />36:36 Analysis: Blistering Pace<br />41:12 Analysis: Rough Transitions<br />43:09 Analysis: I'd Like More Time In The Sections<br />46:09 Analysis: Interesting Guitar Solos<br />49:00 Lyrics: Show Yourself<br />53:43 Reaction: Precious Stones<br />57:38 Analysis: Hard Rock Vibes, Drum Flourish, and Repetition<br />1:06:08 Lyrics: Precious Stones<br />1:10:12 Reaction: Steambreather<br />1:15:42 Reaction: Roots Remain<br />1:22:07 Analysis: Riff and Tempo Shifts<br />1:27:27 Analysis: Disposable Instruments<br />1:30:08 Analysis: Middle Point Production<br />1:33:24 Analysis: Something Proggy This Way Comes<br />1:37:59 Lyrics: Steambreather<br />1:42:44 Lyrics: Roots Remain<br />1:48:50 Reaction: Word To The Wise<br />1:53:06 Reaction: Ancient Kingdom<br />1:58:00 Analysis: Massive Shift in Style and Tone<br />2:04:35 Analysis: Best Part of the Album Thus Far<br />2:06:50 Analysis: More Unique Ideas<br />2:09:38 Lyrics: Word To The Wise<br />2:12:50 Lyrics: Ancient Kingdom<br />2:18:18 Reaction: Clandestiny<br />2:22:56 Reaction: Andromeda<br />2:26:58 Analysis: Rock-y Latin Grooves and Counterpoint<br />2:31:00 I'm A Stats Nerd<br />2:34:22 Analysis: Random Space Vibes<br />2:35:28 Analysis: Disjointed Composition and Awkward Transitions<br />2:44:15 Lyrics: Clandestiny<br />2:48:55 Lyrics: Andromeda<br />2:52:19 Reaction: Scorpion Breath<br />2:55:40 Reaction: Jaguar God<br />3:03:38 Analysis: Wrapping Everything Up Nicely<br />3:07:35 Analysis: New Emotions and Plenty of Concepts<br />3:13:04 Lyrics: Scorpion Breath<br />3:15:22 Lyrics: Jaguar God<br />3:18:12 Final Thoughts<br />3:21:18 Outro