Mos Generator - The Late Great Planet Earth (2006)

The Late Great Planet Earth, an assumed concept album (with song titles like “On the Eve, Six Billion People Dead,” “and “The World Set Free,” it’s hard not to approach the album as a narrative), that finds this three-piece expanding on the bong rattling rock of their self titled debut. With The Late Great Planet Earth, there’s a fair amount of Animals-era Pink Floyd and some Kings-X s t y l e arranging. The end result is a groove-centric tale of apocalyptic destruction that explores the more intricate sides of traditional rock.

While opening track “On the Eve” is a great song in its own right, with the great dynamics between the bass and guitar, the one-two punch of “Crematorium” and “Six Billion People Dead” are my two favorite tracks on The Late Great Planet Earth. The two tie together, with the former serving as a mellow introduction to the latter. The verses to “Six Billion People Dead” follows the seasick rhythm of The Book of Knots, with a more conventional (and memorable) chorus keeping the song grounded. Elsewhere you’ll find the paranoid groove of “The Myopic” (whose central riffs flows into “Closed Casket,” but takes on a different vibe altogether), the “Us and Them” sound of “Fall of Megiddo” and the album’s final tracks, “Exit the Atomic Age” and “Set the World Free” (which is more of a coda to the prior 11 songs).

So obviously there’s a ton to like with The Late Great Planet Earth. From seemingly out of nowhere, here’s another outstanding album. Mos Generator is definitely a band to watch out for, and this one’s definitely on the recommended list.

Tracklist:

1. On the Eve
2. Crematorium
3. Six Billion People Dead
4. Opium Skies
5. The Myopic
6. Closed Casket
7. Fall of Megiddo
8. Zero to Infinity
9. The Late Great Planet Earth
10. Golden Chariots
11. Exit the Atomic Age
12. The World Set Free
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