Best stoner albums

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

not my thing, but i would say anything by Kyuss

I don't see them as stoner rock at all?!?

Phish and GD are my top two guesses as I don't smoke and I like Kyuss.

really?  i thought they were one of the more notable stoner rock bands out there.

I'll backtrack for a second there.  Slow burner albums can be considered as stoner rock so I'll agree to an extent.

Anybody ever listen to Tallest Man On Earth?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoner_rock

Interesting description.

So I guess Monster Magnet and Soundgarden could be considered Stoner Rock too then?

i would say probably, when i always thought of stoner rock that was the description that i kinda pictured

I always pictured Pink Floyd, Doors, Beatles songs like Paperback Writer and stuff like that.  Mostly 70's stuff.  I never thought modern music was stoner too but I get it after reading the description.  Never put much stock into it.

I used to joke with a buddy of mine that introduced me to Tallest Man On Earth and I said u like "dope smoking music" and he replied, "yes", lol.

So I now fully understand what a Stoner Rock band is!

dankind

Did somebody say Soundgarden?

https://youtu.be/5gGZAIFteAg

RoleModelsinBlood31

I know about doom metal/Stoner rock but I didn’t think this thread meant that.  Some of my favorite bands like Elder & This Will Destroy You are Doom/Stoner, but it’s not music I listen to when I’m baked.

stoner rock is just the term for slowed down doom, because it’s like the musicians are stoned, not the listener.

PJ_Soul

Solid Air - John Martyn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4O9-4VQfo

Wobbie

forgot about this one:

No Coder

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

not my thing, but i would say anything by Kyuss

I don't see them as stoner rock at all?!?

Phish and GD are my top two guesses as I don't smoke and I like Kyuss.

really?  i thought they were one of the more notable stoner rock bands out there.

I thought the same. I'm a Kyuss fan and never smoked, but do associate them with that seen.

Blues for the Red Sun is superb!!

Who Princess

Wobbie said:

forgot about this one:

If we're talking Randy California, I always liked Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus during those hazy moments of bygone years.
I would definitely go with Electric Ladyland over Axis.

Wobbie

Who Princess said:

Wobbie said:

forgot about this one:

If we're talking Randy California, I always liked Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus during those hazy moments of bygone years.
I would definitely go with Electric Ladyland over Axis.

the cover of twelve dreams is a giveaway of its stoner rockness.

dudeman

I'm not a stoner but if I were, Heavy Blanket would be pretty high on my list.

Wobbie

before they got shitty, they were good.....and trippy.

lexicondevil

Besides the obvious, Dopesmoker by Sleep and Monoliths and Dimensions by Sunn O))), I would say Satan Worshiping Doom by Bongripper can be very heavy, limb melting music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsDz5qphC3c

I guess everyone has their own version of "stoner" music. I lean more toward the doom. As far as just stoner rock, I recommend All Them Witches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZXmJJc2Gs

lexicondevil

toolie said:

Sleep for sure
Weedeater
Chron Goblin (local pride - they're from Calgary!)
Clutch - self titled from 1995
Explosions in the Sky - especially the NPR show (on YouTube) from the 9:30 Club. I zone out to it almost once a week. 

Definitely Weedeater. If you dig them, you should check out Black Tomb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_VhUkYqWls

Massara133

Dredg - El Cielo

guacamolejoe

YES - Close to the Edge

Besides pretty much anything from Pink Floyd. Love Trower, Bridge of Sighs  

Wobbie

again....the album cover can be the giveaway:

Wobbie

yeah....

brianlux

Who Princess said:

Wobbie said:

forgot about this one:

If we're talking Randy California, I always liked Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus during those hazy moments of bygone years.
I would definitely go with Electric Ladyland over Axis.

Wobbie said:

forgot about this one:

Very cool to see this one up here.  I found a nice promo copy of this in a thrift store early this year for a couple dollars.  Was thrilled!

Jason P

Elder - The Gold & Silver Sessions

3 songs.  33 minutes.  all instrumental trip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayCcCD_OrNM

Jason P

All Them Witches - Nothing as the Ideal  (my favorite album of 2020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qv3dZEinD8

Jason P

King Buffalo - The Burden of Restlessness (my favorite album of 2021!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOBoUTLqHNo

EarlWelsh

Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

brianlux

Some of my favorites (and I haven't had a smoke for about 18 months but these still put me in that zone):

La Hell Gang – Thru Me Again

The Dream Syndicate – The Universe Inside

Rain Parade – Explosions In The Glass Palace

Carlton Melton – Photos Of Photos

mickeyrat

brianlux said:

Some of my favorites (and I haven't had a smoke for about 18 months but these still put me in that zone):

La Hell Gang – Thru Me Again

The Dream Syndicate – The Universe Inside

Rain Parade – Explosions In The Glass Palace

Carlton Melton – Photos Of Photos

looked for cover art credit for that dream syndicate on discogs. didnt see any.

appears like a  ripoff of Alex Grey and what TOOL does for their art...

brianlux

mickeyrat said:

brianlux said:

Some of my favorites (and I haven't had a smoke for about 18 months but these still put me in that zone):

La Hell Gang – Thru Me Again

The Dream Syndicate – The Universe Inside

Rain Parade – Explosions In The Glass Palace

Carlton Melton – Photos Of Photos

looked for cover art credit for that dream syndicate on discogs. didnt see any.

appears like a  ripoff of Alex Grey and what TOOL does for their art...

The Dream Syndicate cover art is by Alex Aliuem who ripped off his first name from Alex Grey, lol. 

Well, if you're gonna borrow, borrow from the best, right? 
The music itself is marvelous, textured, mysterious and moody at times, a lot of it definitely psychedelic.  They really got out there on some this work this time. Steve Wynn wanted the group to perform the entire album live (which would have been quite a feat) but it came out right as the pandemic hit.  It probably won't happen now as the band is finishing up another album and Wynn is working on a memoir.

Alex Grey's work is fantastic.  I have an oversized book of his art work.  Also used to have a signed copy of his more literary The Mission of Art that I sold years ago.  Pretty good book and I'm glad I read it, but it wasn't inscribed to me so no reason to keep it and I needed the money.

dankind

Has anyone mentioned the Warlocks yet?

Goddamn, Phoenix Album, Heavy Deavy Skull Lover, and The Mirror Explodes are all excellent stoner albums. 

hrd2imgn

Iron Buttterfly, the Beatles, old Floyd, Led Zerppelin, and of course the Doors

ComeToTX

Anything by Ween. 

Loujoe

Black Sabbath sabotage always did the trick.

PJ_Soul

helplessdancer

willie's countryman cd is irie mon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYZ-H9xJc6g