(...NSFW). At the end of August, I danced with some friends for Mastodon’s new video, “The Motherload”.We were stoked about it. ... During the solo, the women start dancing in front of the band. 31.4k members in the TumblrAtRest community. It was a fine line, because I didn't want it to come off being sexist, so I thought that maybe the females took center stage and looked powerful and had this dance battle. Send me a PM! Guitarist\vocalist Brent Hinds and bassist\vocalist Troy Sanders one one side, and drummer [Brann Dailor] and guitarist Bill Kelliher (former members of Lethargy and Today Is The Day) on the other. The video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" was the most expensive ever made, costing $7 million. The video caused some controversy as it featured many women twerking. What? "I know there's half-naked women that are shaking their butts," he said. Aside from their fucking rap video. By Pitchfor k. September 29, 2014 . She actually did just that. I mean, we've already had Nightwish for years, what's so super-new about babymetal? But, seriously, where are you trying to go with this? Mastodon, Composer: Jonah Hex. A top session musician, Carol played on hundreds of hits by The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Frank Sinatra and many others. News, articles, and Tumblr posts that offer more sense and a lot less vitriol … They all begin dancing again as the song ends. "The Motherload" is a song by American progressive metal band Mastodon. Another woman enters and as she dances, psychedelic images appear, with the others cheering her on. She filed the following post via her Tumblr “This week has been an interesting one. Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. Jade—a dancer who appears in Mastodon‘s allegedly sexist music video for their track “The Motherload” has spoken out in support of the band. The song's music video shows several women twerking in front of a group of men inter-cut with footage of the band performing the song. The Motherload Lyrics: I can see what the world has done to you / I can feel the weight, feel the weight / I can see what this life has handed you / I can feel the weight, feel the weight / This time Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the TumblrAtRest community. Sep 30, 2014 - "The Motherload", from the new Mastodon record "Once More 'Round The Sun", has men in cloaks and women competing for the best dance moves. Some amazingly talented dancers showed up, so it turned into something else." "[3], Brann Dailor defended the video, saying it was meant to be a parody of "esoteric", "creepy" '90s rock and metal videos and the videos for Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda", Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" and Iggy Azalea's "Booty". "Wonderwall" peaked at #8 in 1996. During the solo, the women start dancing in front of the band. It really blossomed and turned into this dance video, and I was like, holy s--t, we have a dance video! That's amazing. "For some people it's titillating, but for me it just looked amazing. I could show you a shit-ton of weird metal. Are they named after something naughty? The original "Venus" was a #1 hit for the Dutch band Shocking Blue. I thought the girls were awesome and talented, and I thought it was amazing to watch. ", Director Mark Pellington ("Jeremy," "Best Of You"). Kid Rock performed his song "Amen" at Barack Obama's inaugural, but claims he didn't vote for him. The video was also meant as an homage to the band's hometown, Atlanta, which was one of the cities pivotal to early hip hop music. [6][7], "Mastodon - The Motherload [Official Video]", "Rock bottom: why Mastodon's misogynistic new video misfires", "Mastodon's Brann Dailor Talks "The Motherload Video: "It's Not to Be Taken So Seriously, "Dancer in Mastodon's "The Motherload" Video Defends Band, Details Behind-the-Scenes Experience", "Mastodon's 'The Motherload' Video Proves It Is Possible To Twerk To Metal", "Metalheads are confused as to why Mastodon's 'The Motherload' music video is full of twerking asses", "Mastodon – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs", "Mastodon – Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Motherload&oldid=935102657, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 January 2020, at 14:00. Anyone know an alternative to Readability? The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs. "[5], The video received a positive response from publications such as The Huffington Post and The Independent. Trending: Best Covers by 50 Metal Bands Kim explains how they do it. A dancer from Mastodon’s unexpectedly twerk-filled “The Motherload” video took to Tumblr last week to respond to allegations that the video was sexist. The song was released as the third and final single from the band's sixth studio album, Once More 'Round the Sun. You should be able to find it on tar even. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, The song's music video features plenty of shots of twerking half-naked women. Only one Oasis song reached the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100. News, articles, and Tumblr posts that offer more sense and a lot less vitriol and pseudo-science than the typical Tumblr SJW. Did they really trade their guitarist to The Doobie Brothers? Lady Gaga says that "Poker Face" is about her personal experience with bisexuality; being with a man but thinking about a woman. It's original concept was a parody of a 1990s heavy metal video. The influence of BABYMETAL's quirkiness after this years Sonisphere is really changing the Metal World. [2], The video caused some controversy as it featured many women twerking. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A dancer by the name of Jade defended Mastodon in a Tumblr post titled, 'Mastodon 'The Motherload' and the Only Opinion That Counts.' Controversy. And what's up with the band name? Director Mark Pellington on Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," and music videos he made for U2, Jon Bon Jovi and Imagine Dragons. Drummer Brann Dailor explained to, The video's use of semi-clad twerking girls provoked criticism from several media outlets, but Dailor denied there being any sexism in the clip. The first popular song to use the phrase "Heavy Metal" was "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf, which was featured in the movie Easy Rider.

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