Sleep - "Jersulam"/"Dopesmoker" - C/D?

not feeling the guitar background / vocals foreground production

has anyone else ever noticed that dopesmoker is better than all the other albums ever?

It's pretty great!

I actually just found an original copy of this at the record store I used to work at. Very mint copy for $40 is not bad I say.

drop ooouuuutttt of lyyyyyffeeee with booooonnnggg in haaaaand

my brother visited a couple weeks ago and we were pretty high and we put on "jerusalem / dopesmoker" and while it is prtty good i honestly think the first three om albums are better. the riffs are better, the drumming is better, and the stoner mysticism is better, too.

there are many folks who might say "om > sleep" is heresy but fuiud imo. om > sleep

I dunno, I think I say Om > Sleep, too. Sleep has one good album, which means Sleep has one good song. Om doesn't have any bad songs.

Do people on here not like Sleep's Holy Mountain?

Om is the worst.

I prefer Holy Mountain to Dopesmoker tbh. More fun, more of a variety of sounds, better lyrics like WITHIN THE OAKEN TOWER or RIDE THE DRAGON TOWARDS THE CRIMSON EYE.

yea i also prefer holy mountain to dopesmoker

but you can't fuck with a band whose definitive statement (imo) is called "unitive knowledge of the godhead"

i mean that track just fucking pummels and does it under 6 minutes

First song on SHM is great; after that, it's a steep decline imo.

Can't see liking Sleep and disliking Om

I like Sleep but find Om really boring.

God Dopesmoker is so fucking grand. I love that the first guitar solo doesn't show up for almost 15 minutes.

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calling the faithful in praise of dope

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New album out.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/04/sleep-release-surprise-album-the-sciences-stream/

"Giza Butler" you say

I'm happy to say this new album does in fact sound like Sleep

pike sure can play a solo or two

proceed the weedian -- marijuanaut

This is really fucking good.

Possibly their best sounding album, although the vocals are weirdly clean.

THE PTERODACTYL FLIES AGAIN

i posted something about the new album on FB and my mom liked it in what was probably an unconditional mom like but it's crackin me up

momojuanonaut

Cisneros is credited with playing the water pipe in the liner notes. <3

fuck yeah they killed it

this was an enjoyable accompaniment to the board game we played last night

Does anyone know when this will be available in stores as a physical release?

It was supposed to arrive in stores on the day of release, or so I was told.

So is this album legit good, or good in a "it's cool that it doesn't suck," MBV 2013 kinda way?

It's good, they still got the riffs

I love the way this is recorded and mixed -- I agree it's their best-sounding album

feels like they bridged the gap between Holy MOuntain and Dopesmoker a bit. there's nothing as drawn out as the latter obv, but they haven't really returned to their Sab-worship of HM outright either.

I'm cool w/ that

it's not as good as dopesmoker but what is

tr00

I’m in on this being good. Good good not consolation good.

It was supposed to arrive in stores on the day of release, or so I was told.

― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 22 April 2018 21:13 (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's not in any stores in Germany

The new album was released here yesterday. Amazing. Tempted on first listens to call it their best. So well recorded. Listening to Al Cisneros' bass is such a joy.

I've just returned from a gig, still buzzing! Life altering

Ha! I saw them last night. Was perfect

I just love hearing Pike play doom again, like he's digging around in the guts of the universe to tear out those chords

Marihuanaut's Theme is killer

And its lyrics are hilarious, but somehow just right

Where to start with the new stuff?

the first track on the new album?

well, 2nd. the first track is an all-too-typical-for-the-genre pointless intro

True! Still. Just give the new album a listen.