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Stoner rock
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
Early 1990s, United States
Typical instruments
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Fusion genres
Stoner doom, Stoner sludge
Regional scenes
Palm Desert Scene

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Categorization and definition

The progenitors of stoner rock, like their followers today, often share the characteristic that they and their audiences are recreational users of marijuana, or "stoners". Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a While it would be grossly inaccurate to describe all fans and performers of the styles and bands listed on this page as marijuana users, it is certainly accepted that the effects of marijuana and the often downtuned, slow, or psychedelic riffs of stoner rock complement one another — which eventually led to the common usage of the term "stoner rock" to define the genre, with "stoner metal" coming into use later when a heavier and slower style emerged.

Stoner rock is always associated with marijuana use
Stoner rock is always associated with marijuana use

Stoner rock is closely related to the term "desert rock", which was used to describe stoner pioneers Kyuss, from California's Palm Desert. Kyuss (ˈkaɪəs KAI-us was an influential Stoner rock / Desert rock band originally from Palm Desert California. Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. While stoner rock is so closely related to desert rock as to be synonymous, stoner metal is related but not identical to sludge metal and doom metal. Sludge metal (or sludgecore) is a form of Heavy metal music that fuses Doom metal and Hardcore punk. Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal

This kind of connection between music and the use of drugs is not unique in music culture. Similar comparisons can be made between dance music and recreational drugs such as ecstasy. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, Various musicians who identify themselves as marijuana users, most notably Pantera (who have included cannabis logos on their merchandise) do not qualify as "stoner rock" as the style of their musical output is largely outside the genre. Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and

History

Roots of stoner rock

Like most subgenres of music, the origins of stoner rock are hard to trace and pinpoint. It can be said, however, that when mainstream culture co-opted blues, rock and roll was divided in to two sects: fast and slow. Stoner rock is the slower and often based in minor keys. These two elements give stoner rock its specific tinge. Nevertheless, stoner rock has its known progenitors and signature songs that helped shape the genre. The notoriously influential metal idols Black Sabbath — especially their song "Sweet Leaf" — were a significant force in the evolution of stoner rock. Black Sabbath are an " Sweet Leaf " is a song by Black Sabbath from their album Master of Reality (1971

Although Black Sabbath were one of the first bands to popularize this type of music, they were not the first to produce it, nor can they be accurately described as a stoner band. Various 60's and 70's bands experimented with guitar sounds that inspired future generations, with Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin firmly among them. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Cream were a 1960s British rock band Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Pink Floyd are Led Zeppelin were Hendrix's "Band of Gypsys" pumped out riff-laden, jam session type tunes with obvious psychedelic overtones, while Led Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" displayed a lighter side to the emerging genre. However, it wasn't until after the electropop of the 80's and eventually grunge of the early 90's had taken the stage that people noticed a new style of music was being created from elements of different genres. AllMusic summarizes this fusion as follows:

"Stoner metal bands updated the long, mind-bending jams and ultra-heavy riffs of bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Blue Öyster Cult, and Hawkwind by filtering their psychedelia-tinged metal and acid rock through the buzzing sound of early Sub Pop-style grunge. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Blue Cheer is a San Francisco -based rock group that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and again from the mid-1980s to the present Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 Hawkwind are a British rock band, one of the earliest Space rock groups Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman "[4]

Kyuss and the Palm Desert Scene

Main article: Palm Desert Scene
Kyuss were the harbingers of modern stoner rock.
Kyuss were the harbingers of modern stoner rock. The Palm Desert Scene is a group of closely related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California.

Over the years, Kyuss has become nearly synonymous with stoner rock. Kyuss (ˈkaɪəs KAI-us was an influential Stoner rock / Desert rock band originally from Palm Desert California. After their initial EP releases, they emerged from Palm Desert California with 1992's Blues for the Red Sun. Blues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by Kyuss, released in June 1992 The album was hailed as a landmark by critics and fans alike, but commercial success remained low during their entire existence. [5] NME Magazine described Kyuss' musical ambition as an attempt to figuratively melt "a hundredweight of hot desert sand into metal". The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been [6]

Since their break-up, the success of the bandmates' other projects has caused the Kyuss back catalogue to become more widely listened to and their fanbase has inevitably swelled. The sound has been continued on by directly descendant bands Unida, Slo Burn, Hermano, Fu Manchu, and at times by Queens of the Stone Age, who have since largely departed from Kyuss' stoner rock sound. Unida is an American Stoner rock Slo Burn was a short-lived Stoner metal band active during 1996 and 1997 Hermano is an American Stoner rock band formed in 1998 History Formed as a side project in 1998 the original lineup consisted of vocalist Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian Alternative rock / Stoner rock band who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990 Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States

Today

Today, not many bands associated with stoner rock enjoy mainstream success. In the USA, bands affiliated with the genre, such as Wolfmother, Monster Magnet, Priestess, Queens of the Stone Age and Clutch remain popular in the mainstream. Monster Magnet is an American Hard rock band Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States Clutch is a United States based musical group originally from Germantown, Maryland. Elsewhere, Canada's sHEAVY, Sweden's Spiritual Beggars, Britain's Orange Goblin and Germany's Colour Haze enjoy consistent regional support, while Australia's Wolfmother have achieved international success. sHEAVY (pronounced SHEV-ee) is a Canadian band formed in 1993, currently signed with Rise Above Records. Spiritual Beggars is a Stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass Orange Goblin are a Doom metal band from the United Kingdom that formed in 1995 Colour Haze is a stoner / Psychedelic rock group from Munich, Germany fronted by Stefan Koglek [7]

Notes

  1. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. Rockdetector – Kyuss biography. Rockdetector. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V  “[Kyuss] almost single handed invented the phrase ‘Stoner Rock’. They achieved this by tuning way down and summoning up a subterranean, organic sound. . . ”
  2. ^ All Music Guide. All Music Guide – Stoner Metal. AMG. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V  “Stoner metal could be campy and self-aware, messily evocative, or unabashedly retro. ”
  3. ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. All Music Guide – Kyuss biography. AMG. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V  “. . . they are widely acknowledged as pioneers of the booming stoner rock scene of the 1990s. . . ”
  4. ^ allmusic
  5. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Kyuss Biography. AllMusic. com. AMG. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final  “Although they are widely acknowledged as pioneers of the booming stoner rock scene of the 1990s, the band enjoyed little commercial success during their brief existence [. . . ]. Soon hailed as a landmark by critics and fans alike, the album (Blues for the Red Sun) took the underground metal world by storm and established the signature Kyuss sound once and for all: [. . . ]. ”
  6. ^ Kyuss - Muchas Gracias: The Best Of - Album Reviews - NME.COM
  7. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Wolfmother biography @ All Music Guide. AMG. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final  “Wolfmother made the jump to the majors in early 2006 courtesy of an American distribution deal for Modular through Interscope. Their self-titled album debut appeared in May and reached the Top 40”

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Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal Sludge metal (or sludgecore) is a form of Heavy metal music that fuses Doom metal and Hardcore punk.
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