Earth, Weed and Fire

psychedelic, spacey stoner metal. can't find a damn thing for 'em, so you get a generic image.
for fans of Mammatus and Bongripper, this shit is heavy and catchy. not as soul-wrenching as many, but said catchiness makes it worth a listen. there are a few samples thrown about that don't quite fit the mood, but Earth, Weed and Fire more than make up for it in atmosphere. I look forward to embracing the collection in the way it was intended. until then, still great music. the riffs may be a little stale for some, making listening a long haul, or they may march along to make for a great trip.

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Boogieman

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Swedish stoner rock/sludge band. They've got a high energy style reminiscent of rock bands from the 80s, and a smooth chill sludgy style reminiscent of bands such as Down, and doom bands in the vein of Church of Misery. They've got a grinding style accented with heavy riffs. This is their debut album Triple Six Blues.

Triple Six Blues

Big Business

So Yeah, Big Business is a sludge band out of Washington. Initially a duo of bass and drums (they now have a guitarist), they've done a lot of work with The Melvins, though I don't have (a) Senile Animal, their split. I do, however, have Here Come the Water Works (thanks to Antonius Block), and I also have for you their album Head for the Shallow. Which I recently picked up off of Sludge Swamp. I've spun it once and re-upped it for this blog. Some of the lyrics on Here Come the Water Works are kinda batshit, a reminder of The Melvins, but the music is totally fucking great. These guys definitely know how to jam.

Here Come The Water Works
Head for the Shallow

Keep off the grass

So here we go, I've got quite a haul for you of stoner shit. Just because I wanted to post that pic which my cousin sent me from his time overseas with the Air Force. I think I'll start the list off which a link to one of my personal favorites: Acrimony's Hymns to the Stone. The album has a driving groove to it, that it just perfect for the genre. Big influence on stoner doom metal, and stoner rock in general Acrimony came out of Wales in the 1990's. It's funny to me that the song Hymns to the Stone wasn't released until their 1997 release. Next I have Om's Conference of the Birds, which is another favorite of mine (particularly Flight of the Eagle), it's a 2 song album both songs are very long, and it sounds like chanting. It's got a meditative sound to it, I've been interested in doing an experiment with Om about the reaction of someone stoned to the music. It took me a while to find a working link, but I did it, the third on the list is Electric Wizard's brilliant album Dopethrone. Honestly, I'm so glad I found it because I wasn't impressed with Supercoven, so I was weary to get this and Let Us Prey. Dopethrone is a must have for a good stoner collection. I will finish off with Bongzilla's album Gateway, it's a pretty good album, it sounds real similar to their previous releases, a very consistent band, and keeps with the theme of it all. As always, I encourage you to purchase all of these albums.

Acrimony- Hymns to the Stone
Om- Conference of the Birds
Electric Wizard- Dopethrone
Electric Wizard- Let Us Prey [Remastered]
Bongzilla- Gateway

On a separate note, America has a new president. Sen. Barack Obama was elected last night to become President Barack Obama, we have a challenge ahead of us, lets just pray for the better. Hopefully things won't go over too badly. And if they do we can always tear down the capitalist American infrastructure and make something better in the rubble. You know, whatever works.

Led Zeppelin

Okay, here are the four discs of Led Zeppelin Remastered and my copy of IV. Remastered is a very, very large collection of most of their works, I say most because despite having the vast majority of their music on the discs there are songs that are missing like Boogie With Stu. But whatever, some really great music all around.

Zeppelin

Down

Alright, alright! Here are Down's albums Down II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow and Down III: Over The Under. Down is a super group from New Orleans members from such acts as Corrosion of Conformity, Superjoint Ritual, Crowbar, Eyehategod, and Kingdom of Sorrow. I'm a big fan of Phil Anselmo and of the Sludge metal genre, so I was drawn to Down like a fly to a zap light. I was met with Down II, a marvelous album altogether, very well put together. Frustrated and angry, absolutely beautiful composition. I am truly sorry that I don't have their first album NOLA, but I can't find it anywhere I go. Gotta keep looking.

Even if you aren't a fan of sludge, this is a very easy band to get into, Phil really shows his vocal talents, and Pepper Keenan throws out some really great riffs.



















Down II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow
0. Lysergik Funeral Procession
1. There’s Something On My Side
2. The Man That Follows Hell
3. Stained Glass Cross
4. Ghosts Along The Mississippi
5. Learn From This Mistake
6. Beautifully Depressed
7. Where I’m Going
8. Doobinterlude
9. New Orleans Is A Dying Whore
10. The Seed
11. Lies, I Don’t Know What They Say But
12. Flambeaux’s Jamming With St. Aug
13. Dog Tired
14. Landing On The Mountains Of Meggido


















Down III: Over The Under
1.Three Suns and One Star 05:42
2.The Path 04:12
3.N.O.D. 04:03
4.I Scream 03:51
5.On March the Saints 04:13
6.Never Try 04:58
7.Mourn 04:47
8.Beneath the Tides 05:34
9.His Majesty the Desert 02:28
10.Pillamyd 05:18
11.In the Thrall of It All 06:23
12.Nothing in Return (Walk Away) 08:55

Flood of Fuzz

Here we go! Prepare yourself for an onslaught of sold riffs that blow you away and keep your head bobbing four hours after the music is over. Only one way I can describe this album. Fuuuuuuzzzzzz. Fuck the treble setting, slap that guitar into rhythm and lets kick out some beefy jams that cause the earth to shake. Dozer - In the Tail of a Comet is to me an essential for any Friday night weed binge or just simply listen, lay back, relax and lets float around in this fuzz filled void of astral serenity.


Dozer - In the Tail of a Comet