Stoner Rock for the Summer -- any recommendations?

[Ellestin]

Also, Yob's best effort? I'm listening to The Great Cessation and it's killer, but perhaps they've done better?

Some, included myself, would say that The Great Cessation is essentially a (good) rehash of The Unreal Never Lived, which is a fucking boner fabric.

 

[Vittra]

Lets not fucking kid ourselves here. YOB's greatest effort is whichever you happen to be listening to at the time. Can you really say any of them falls flat compared to the others? They're a band you simply cannot go wrong with Nico. My preference slightly goes towards Catharsis but I've always been crazy so..

As for my reco... Ever hear Elder?

http://www.myspace.com/beholdtheelder

 

[swizzlenuts]

I am completely unimpressed by YOB.

 

[Vittra]

I hate you.

 

[General Zod]

I am completely unimpressed by YOB.

Seconded.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Lets not fucking kid ourselves here. YOB's greatest effort is whichever you happen to be listening to at the time. Can you really say any of them falls flat compared to the others? They're a band you simply cannot go wrong with Nico. My preference slightly goes towards Catharsis but I've always been crazy so..

This.

My favorite is Catharsis followed by The Unreal Never Lived.

...and that Ancestors album is good stuff too.

 

[General Zod]

Brant Bjork

I hit track three (Radio Mecca) and this went on my buy list. Seriously fucking loving this. This is the shit... it's the tits... and it's aces.

Are all of these Brant Bjork discs as good as Gods and Godesses?

 

[Krilons Resa]

Brant Bjork - Jalamanta ....now THAT is where it's at.

 

[General Zod]

Brant Bjork - Jalamanta ....now THAT is where it's at.

If you listed out the discography, in order of preference, how would that look? Gracias.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Not sure. I never really got into his other albums to be honest. There was one other that was alright but can't remember the name. Jalamanta is one of my favorite SR albums ever though. It's so chill.

 

[General Zod]

Not sure. I never really got into his other albums to be honest. There was one other that was alright but can't remember the name. Jalamanta is one of my favorite SR albums ever though. It's so chill.

Listening to it now. I can;t believe it's out of print. That's just insane.

 

[Demilich]

If you listed out the discography, in order of preference, how would that look? Gracias.

1 - Jalamanta
2 - Brant Bjork and the Operators (fucking love this one, almost on par with Jalamanta but a little less ambitious)
3 - Local Angel
4 - Tres Dias
5 - Saved by Magic (Brant Bjork & the Bros)
anything else I either haven't heard or wasn't very impressed by (Punk Rock Guilt)

 

[General Zod]

OK... so in the last week I've spent $130.31 on Brant Bjork release...

Gods & Godesses - $11.99
Local Angel - $14.99
Keep Your Cool - $29.98
Saved by Magic - $30.38
Jalamata - $42.97

 

[Krilons Resa]

LOL, nice.

 

[J.]

I tried bb. Its too mellow for my mandibbles. Give me kyuss, clutch, bonzilla, iron monkey,

 

[General Zod]

I tried bb. Its too mellow for my mandibbles. Give me kyuss, clutch, bonzilla, iron monkey,

Yeah... it's definitely a wide ranging genre. I actually prefer... some of you may want to sit down for this... Brant's work to Kyuss. Don't get me wrong, I dig Kyuss. But I prefer where Brant's head is at. Ironically I listened to both Iron Monkey and Bongzilla yesterday, and ditched both after one or two tracks. Different strokes...

 

[Krilons Resa]

Yeah, Brant Bjork's music gives me images of Mexicans driving around in their turquoise, tricked-out, hydraulic, El Caminos in the hot summer sun. Palm trees abound, bong in lap, and a Corona in hand, with heads-a-bobbin to the funky grooves. Easy-going and not a damn thing can interrupt this pleasant state of mind.

 

[General Zod]

Yeah, Brant Bjork's music gives me images of Mexicans driving around in their turquoise, tricked-out, hydraulic, El Caminos in the hot summer sun. Palm trees abound, bong in lap, and a Corona in hand, with heads-a-bobbin to the funky grooves. Easy-going and not a damn thing can interrupt this pleasant state of mind.

This.

By the way, why is there no bong smoking emoticon? Seem like a serious oversight.

 

[swizzlenuts]

So you guys are saying I should check out Brant Bjork? Is it more mellow like Colour Haze or what?

 

[swizzlenuts]

I'm checking this out now. I definitely see what you guys mean. This is really smooth/groovy rock. Not as distorted as I'm used to, but definitely relaxing.