It has a hypnotic quality to it that you just can't seem to shake. If you haven't heard the album before, it's best described as doom-based stoner rock, with tons of lumbering chords and drones, repetitive melodies and vocal lines, and tons of psychedelic guitar flair. (NOTE: When that sentence is inevitably brought up against me in court, for the record, I was kidding. I'm not a pothead myself, but hearing this album could convince me otherwise. I'll just say it: there's something rather refreshing about how a band has taken marijuana made and written what is essentially an album-length love song to it. There isn't exactly much to add, as the new mix keeps all of the sludginess that made the original so.compelling. That may sound a bit unfair, but, quite honestly, that's all the original really needed. What's nice about 2012's reissue on Southern Lord is that it brushes up some of the unnecessary dust on the original, slaps on a new bonus track, and sends it back out the door. Having been released at least four different times (with four different running times, not to mention two different names), this album-length ode to pot has received more than its fair share of unsatisfactory releases. Their inevitable pothead lovechild would undoubtedly be doom/stoner outfit Sleep, as evidenced by their final album, Dopesmoker. Imagine, if you will, that doom rock band Om and a still-young drone metal band Boris got together in a hallucinogen-induced haze one night. Sleep – Dopesmoker (Reissue) - Southern Lord, 2012
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