The Fall Of Troy - What Sound Does A Mastodon Make?

The Fall Of Troy
The Underground
Roseville, CA
2005-10-10
VIDEO: www.thetradersden.org/forums/s...

[@HxCMAGB7]

Epic shit, I come back to see this video every once in a while.

[@DavidCrisci]

Ayyy that's why I'm here right now haha.

[@dougnulton]

Been watching this vid for 12 years, goddamn.

[@LAML94]

9 years here, brings me back good memories every time I come back here

[@kylepianoman]

hahah I love how he just walks away when the second guy gets up there

[@k10007]

The set of shows on this channel were responsible for me even picking up music, specifically drums, as a hobby. I’m so grateful to TFOT and you for uploading all those years ago. I come back often for another listen. Cheers :)

[@andrew12398]

He was playing the ending to A Man A Plan A Canal Panama like 2 years before Manipulator even came out haha.

[@Cuervo4992]

Thomas is one of those people who are in a bunch of different bands with a few loyal fans and that's the way he's gonna keep it. i love just about every song he plays

[@DylanChalupa]

my favorite part is 0:00 - 8:49

[@snougy8489]

same TFOT forever!

[@chevpowr]

they play so tightly together every time! this band is just mind blowing

[@johndillinger1932]

these guy's are on par with dillinger escape plan and messuggah. just incredible compositions. mathmatically brillance, quantum physics even.

[@kevinf7212]

Watching in 2020 while quarantined because Coronavirus!!!!

[@bobmitch3151]

The Ghost Ship singles were some the most well made songs i think ive ever listened to. Great harmonies and so different from what was around during that time.

[@Creed_fan_69]

Bob Mitch this is from their self titled tho I agree with you

[@seanroberts9494]

4:52 is my favourite sound in all music

[@SpaceMissile]

those harmonics tho

[@Atticus_Moore]

BEST live performance of this song EVER

[@mabbitt9]

Dude the breakdown at the end=A man a plan a canal panama. Pretty rad.

[@Roy_Boy_45]

Do you hear? Do you hear what is being played by these guys? Sheer genius. No one can touch Thomas Erak, not with a 100 foot pole. This dude is a sheer genius.

[@Mazut0]

Andrew Forsman is even more admirable he plays some really hard shit here.

[@k10007]

thekazuya005 Amen. I'm sure it takes a pretty good mind to come up with matching drums to these zany riffs. Got better at drums completely once I could play the majority of Doppelganger.

[@Mazut0]

When I figured how to play fcpremix on drums, i figured all other songs, now i can play most of them too, but still Ghostship part IV is some really hard thing

[@voteZDLR]

He was only like 19 or so when he did this, too. I don't know if he "invented" it but I will put it this way I think Thomas figured out an entirely new way of playing guitar. It goes beyond just good prog sensibilities with it too. He legit does some things with the guitar as a player myself that I haven't seen other players do. And considering how young he was when he really first took off with it, I think it's even more remarkable for that. Guess if you throw your high school education away you better have something to show for it, I guess, right?

[@thomasdonaldson3523]

I've met Thomas soooooo many times over the last 2 decades. You're not lying. I h8 to sound like such a fan boy but I've never met a cooler person in life. He's a nice guy and all but fuck me, this guy's a goddamn Rockstar. I used to play bass in a band and he single handedly inspired me to be front man of my band.

[@andrew12398]

With TFOT's music you have to listen to the album a while to get used to it. It took me like a week to go from Doppleganger to Manipulator. But now I love both of them.

[@TotalNonsense-]

I must've watched this video 20 times, and I only discovered FoT december last year XD I LOVE THEM WITH MY WHOLE HEART

[@ovah9000]

his screams sound pretty awesome when he's not falsettoing (just made that word up)

[@detox2retox]

I never noticed the only clean vocals in this song are when Thom briefly sings "I know those hands put me to bed."

[@XxSekoiaxX]

one of their best songs, hands down

[@nlo13]

The song is just epic. Perfect way to end an album.

[@snoop23foo]

unlikely event is awesome in its own way. great album

[@Oipunkful]

The good old times of TFOT

[@tfot0907]

my fav song

[@kus88]

fuck yea

[@baileywagstaff9809]

I cry every time ):

[@TemperatureIndicator]

this has gotta be the greatest live video of the fall of troy ever! i mean the video and sound are amazing. and the performance is spiffy as! especially the ending =) x

[@davidrush85]

Thanks so much for putting these up.

[@MyDoom616]

This band is a very good band! They play riffs that you never able to play!

[@ItzReptar]

Quite possibly one of the best videos on youtube.

[@ItUnidentified]

always amazing. pure talent.

[@imHXCw00t]

My favorite song from them!! It's sweet as hell live

[@talktothemirror]

Love the song! Especially this live version

[@Jamod01]

i saw them play this in manchester UK last sunday absolutely immense

[@MontyAlcott]

great video!

[@Tuoppi90]

Just awsome!

[@miszchang]

favorite song ever

[@AICnSP4EVA]

i thought manipulator was a masterpiece. much more varied and perfect amount of guitar acrobatics. they are all amazing in my opinion. cant wait for the new one

[@senojnomis]

sooooooo fast and sooooo awesome

[@xxsk83rxx13]

loving the high pitched screaming, or singing? kinda hard to tell what he's doing, but thats what makes the song so awesome. tfot forever.

[@Eighty8percent]

Thanks much man

[@babyeater666454]

love this song

[@ThomasBizzle]

i totally preordered it today!

[@edwardsforest]

"hes not the best drummer, but he might be the fastest.anyways, they're all incredible." wow you have a lot to learn.

[@OutlawJoseyWales44]

=P nicely put

[@nlo13]

yayy for atonal effects at the beginning!

[@nlo13]

They better close the shows on this last tour with this fucking song... RIP TFOT

[@Explosiverobot]

heh thats so awesome when the lights come on for the first time and andrew is going crazy on the drums

[@metsrule107]

its hilarious wen that guy jumps on stage and screams into the mike wit tom

[@johncandyhimself]

thats a phat vid, fall of troy are tight live.

[@radjari]

I wish they never broke up. The best math-core band ever.

[@Riggy2k3]

good news

[@emjayar08]

gotchu beat!!! seein' them sept 18 at the church in philly!!

[@Lagwagoner]

this song is sick....

[@harlequinsCrest]

dude i fucking love this song! at first when my friend introduced this song, i couldn't help but laugh at the way he screamed the song, but now that i've listened to it a few times, it's a pretty badass song

[@pizzaROX]

that thing hes playing in the beginning is cool..hmm I think jon theodore would be a nice asset to this band

[@failurvana]

10 years ago yesterday

[@Regulartrashcan]

I think so, late summer i think. I'm gonna see em when they come to sweden

[@tcurley93]

@gopherpoo its the line 6 fm4. they have a ton of stuff like that on there

[@Mastershaker1]

Yo man im gonna be there!

[@commanex]

his vocals are better now. i saw them live and he was awesome.

[@spezy93]

woah, the breakdown at the end is from ghostship V /chapter 5 but ive also seen a video of part 4 with the same breakdown...

[@tuckbut]

dude, i wanna go to that show soo bad. i doubt i can tho

[@alexisonfirexo]

Agreed.

[@Hellion6325]

I really like Thomas' hair like that :3

[@forblackandwhite]

Line 6 FM-4 filter modeler Fun pedal to play with.

[@crimsonviolet]

lol the vocalists screams are my favorite : )

[@TemperatureIndicator]

i think the sledgehammer ending was a stroke of class =) x

[@macbethdvs]

i still like all their shit

[@biohazard101q]

@mateothebest TRUE MUSIC LOVER!!! Thank you for pointing this out. Music is music!!!

[@dafallotroy]

fucking sweet

[@tom29910]

@nflores20 the first one was 'a man. a plan. a canal. panama' and the second one was from 'ghostship: part v'.

[@andrew12398]

I don't see why everyone is hating on Manipulator, they're an EXPERIMENTAL band so of course their music is gonna be experimental. I'm guessing Claudio Sanchez was a huge influence on his music in Manipulator. Thom is pure talent. No matter what he does.

[@GT_Grackle]

these dudes are sick because of how original they are.

[@DangerRifai]

Along with a Line 6 DL4 to loop the noises :)

[@heathinman]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's what I have to say.

[@nflores20]

@l337man4 nope, i was mistaken. its a man a plan. i don't know about the ghostship part.

[@bruckster15]

what the hell kind of effect is tom use in the beggining its sick as hell

[@Jaegurmangensun]

i know that breakdown from one of their songs but i cant think of which one..

[@xaleb]

cool, the end of the vid is a part of A Man A plane A Canal, Panama

[@alec433lawrida]

Haha Thoms hair looks amazing in this :P

[@PhantomOnTheHorizon]

0:10 onwards = epic effects machine! xD

[@crazychris24]

2:16 Flawless.

[@OutlawJoseyWales44]

:) its alot better now live, this was lonnnng ago

[@FALL2221]

what do u mean the screaming makes it so much better!

[@lejtocore]

This video is a fucking AMAZING!

[@FluffyMuffina]

@nlo13 I think his screams had more body as he got older, they seemed a bit thin on the self-titled, but not bad!

[@ATDIadherent]

I can see your opinion and I respect it..... I was mearly stating mine....not trying to start fights here

[@popppaortiz]

aww this is too cute, they are so young:DDDDDd

[@imarobot7]

Hilarious!

[@nflores20]

@macauleymcCulkin you're right, it is that song. my bad :)

[@OutlawJoseyWales44]

:) I want them to play Reassurance Rests in the Sea when I go! Or Ghostship part II but they never play those :(

[@estivengomezcardenas9098]

Thomas Erak, THE BEST 🖤

[@TheDrugsaregood]

it's so genial

[@MrMut3r]

@nlo13 fyi, he doesnt scream that often at all. most of the screaming you hear in the old stuff is their bassist, tim. old bassist i should say. but you probably knew that, just pointing it out.,

[@Atticus_Moore]

Is he using a Maxon AD-999 Analog Delay Pedal at the end for the end of the Ghostship Part V breakdown?? If so I need it BAD!

[@FluffyMuffina]

I miss the underground D: I also miss The Fall of Troy.

[@xppws]

Andrew plays beastly

[@voteZDLR]

Thomas tells him what to play 99% of the time. Thomas was a drummer before he was a guitar player like.... I dunno man I would say the first 14 years of his life I guess. Then he learned guitar. Fast. His Dad actually used to be a session guitarist for several bands, notably the Eagles. So I bet his old man helped him in a lot of ways to learn. But still. Beyond that he just stopped going to school reportedly and spent his time practicing instead. While he was flunking out at the same time.

[@1nazchan]

Their best song by far

[@Jason199X]

i'm pretty sure he meant doppelganger the first time.

[@FaintBastard]

im striving tFoT

[@findebrosse]

The sound of a MasterDon! BOSS

[@MrMut3r]

@ascheier all of the "real screams" are tim. What thom does is mroe of a banshee shriek/