What is Stoner Rock? Feat. Sleep, Black Sabbath, Bongzilla, Kyuss & More 

I interviewed him about two years before he left this planet. We had a good 30 minutes. But he wasn't a happy man, had his is issues with rap music loving white youth etc. Drank a bottle of red wine very fast, like a pro, with very little signs of getting drunk. That was before the show.

It's sad because he's actually got some health issues he's been needing to manage and hasn't

@@xboxbenny wow I didn't know that, didn't mean to be disrespectful. He's a great performer and I wish him all the best!

Simone Attivissimo he’s way better these days.....think he’s sober apart from the bud. My concern is seeing him with a shirt on #prayforMatt

Hahahahahaha

Good one! xD

It made mine, too! It was High on Fire that won, with Electric Messiah, a record that Kurt Ballou from Converge produced! So fucking cool, was so happy for them. Here's his acceptance speech: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VBflOo-Hx6A.html Yay for an actual heavy band winning the Heavy Metal Grammy!

The Grammy's don't televise the rock/ metal categories anymore.

Agreed

Check out the Osbourne's podcast. Ozzy just did a solo ep. with an old bandmate, hoping to see more like that.

all those genres are the same .

Rising Sun i normally just describe stoner metal as bluesy doom metal

Colten Stolarski I agree, there is a difference between stoner rock and stoner metal though, even though they are used interchangeably, stoner rock for me is very early heavy metal/heavy psychedelic like early Sabbath, early Pentagram and Blue Cheer. Whilst stoner metal is a mix of doom and psych, basically a more modern, heavier, more distorted version of stoner rock.

Rising Sun I agree. Like, Queens of The Stone Age, Cky, Clutch, maybe even Kyuss are stoner rock whereas Stoner metal, is much slower, like sleep, electric wizard, and many others

Colten Stolarski Yeah exactly, although Kyuss did a bit of both, like demon cleaner is definitely a stoner rock song, but stuff like green machine and gardenia are undeniably metal songs.

Totally man, I was listening to them the other day and thinking about how they're not associated, but are 100% a part of this world, soundwise.

Yeah they're rarely mentioned cuz they're for posers and they fuckin suck

@@RoachDoggJr2112 anyone who calls other people posers is immediately the only poser in the room

Good point, what they did with summer breeze alone is stoner doom AF

@@rudywilliams6538 uhhh, no.

was looking for this comment

Poor geezer lol

Wizard is doom or sometimes called sludge. Again, more bullshit labels in my mind

@@eagleone5456 In my opinion, Stoner/Sludge/Doom are all similar enough to interchange their names unless you're trying to be extremely specific. Almost everyone who listens to one of those 3 subgenres listens to all 3.

Fu Manchu too...

EW sucks

@@bobsbigboy_ son you need to clean your ears

Reno Slim disagree I enjoy chain of strength high

@Eternal Sabbathian they're better drunk.

HORSESHIT

Chain of Strength is amazing

Thank you so much! It took a while to put together but it’s my favourite style also, and I have always been struck by the common humility and awesomeness of the people that make it. It couldn’t make me happier that people like you have enjoyed it.

@@TheVoidwithChristina people in this community is always nice and humble. I'm glad you had a nice time doing it.

​@@TheVoidwithChristinamore thanks to you, you're an awesome interviewer!

Floyd did stoner rock before sabbath

​@@doscwolny2221 psychedelic prog not stoner. There's difference between stoner and psychedelic

Yes!

It’s actually Stoner Doom.

Sleep calls it "Iommic Research"

The Iommic Path.

@@VaughanRoderick fucking great path.Sabbath forever)

Totally. We must go aquatic!!

Daz B my steam name was Kyuss now it’s Dragonaut

@Gene Bone uhmm yes it does. Solid

That's a fucking awesome name for your kid, man! Love it!

Why not both?

Just here to reinforce your life choices. Anytime ;)

Very valid point! I would have loved to cover more Melvins in this, just only have people I’ve spoken to who have come to Australia to draw from. it would be super cool to go to America and speak to Buzz and everyone who he’s influenced and make a new video :) thank you!

See How Pretty See How Smart Has to be their heaviest song.

Buzz!

Don't forget about Black Flag's My War as well. That album was basically the precursor to all of the Sludge Metal you see today.

porque crees que el infierno suena así ?

@@lllcerolll black sabbath.....es el infierno, es el origen, es el primigenio.

@@pablodandrea8657 Para mi Black Sabbath es el cielo, me hace sentir en el cielo. Éxtasis total.

"Our Moms are watching...". Lol

Oh they have more and Sasquatch is amazing! Try Rollerball (Lost in Space) and Egypt as well. Right up the same alley.

@@MrRungi Oh really??? I thought they were no more, that's great, really great news.

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Thanks dude! I try and ask different kinds of questions. Ten years in it is still a blast, and super happy some of music’s most discerning listeners are enjoying the content. :)

Gene Bone nope

@Gene Bone Sleep >= OM >> High on Fire

Superseding Sleep is High On Fire in my humble opinion. "Return to n.o.d" "ethereal" "war horn" "sons of thunder" "10,000 years" "the cave" "king of days" etc ,etc. Like I say Pike anthem's of the ether. Iommi be praised. \m/

​@Gene Bone ​I had that same opinion about Sleep once, but this is a surface understanding of the band. The Sabbath influence is clear, yes, but they really do go beyond that. The compositions are unorthodox, the instrumentation is great, with each member having their own personal style, the riffs and progressions are something else too. It's a fucking great band to jam along really, their reputation is not for nothing. And, to add even more, their overlooked debut is a sludge metal masterpiece. OM is an easier band to get along, simply because they are obviously fantastic in their own right! Very unique sound - I wouldn't really compare much them with Kyuss - they have their very own "spiritual doom metal" or something like it. I can totally understand the preference for them, but don't overlook Sleep, at least remember that OM is 2/3 Sleep hehe I'm curious to know if you will change your opinion in the future. Comment here again in five years and tell me hahaha

@Gene Bone Now you're telling nonsense. Amos is flashier than Hakius, but not better. They have different styles, and, honestly, the more toned down hypnotic style of Hakius suits better the band's premisse. And you're high if you really think that Emil Amos is the greatest drummer on earth. I like him, of course, but that's a crazy statement. OM was truly great since the beginning, or, at least, since Conference of the Birds, with At Giza still being one of their greatest tunes until this day. But if you think they became truly great only since God is Good, it's certainly less because of Amos e more because of Robert Lowe and company, who had a bigger impact in the band's sound. If what you said about Sleep was true, the other infinity of bands that use the same drug gimmick would be as legendary as they are. Which, of course, is not true. Again the comparison between Kyuss and OM is shallow, they have similarities, that's all. The whole commentary on the scene doesn't go anywhere.

I feel just the same when I'm high listening to stoner metal. I don't think there's much of a difference between those

Gross!

@@TheVoidwithChristina im only kidding, didn't mean to degrade you or your character you seem like a really nice woman

Haha! Oh man, I actually feel like it is called stoner rock because it has this hypnotic, euphoric effect on the listener. And holy shit when you go to a show with an insane sound system? No wonder you feel dirty and used :P

It's all about the distortion! Keep listening, you'll feel better. ;)

Any white person who picks up a guitar is 100% racist! Right! Who's with me?!

Maybe they were busy smoking weed

If they were here in Australia and I could have spoken to them, I definitely would have. I wanna make a part 2 once I can afford to go on a trip to Europe/USA where I can talk to everyone I missed in this round. :)

Thank you!!

Floyd and the Beatles paved the way for sabbath

when going that direction.... why not go for the "catchier" version of that name? just call it "crack-rock" :)

yeah thats a great one for sure ;)

Yeeeeeeees

Sorry man, still weed, still stoner rock.

@@MohamadAmerulZufar Coke and amphetamine dies much more music than boring weed

Because they don't smoke weed.

There are sooooo many great bands that remain unknown to the greater public and that's a shame but I suppose that's the way it should be.

MrRungi/ very true, however I was referring to the Black Sabbath sound and influence.

Same. Not a stoner in any way. Sabbath runs through my veins, though.

Same. Never touched a drug but stoner music is my shit

Its okay we still love you

Valid point, but this is built from my archives around conversations I’ve had, often long after I had them. I only spent a super short time with Buzz so didn’t have anything of his to include. There’s a zillion bands not here that need honourable mentions but we’d need to spend a few hours covering them all. I’m very limited by living on the other side of the world - the ideal would be to shoot all new stuff, not just digging in the past. I’m only one person, so gotta wait til I can do that. Thanks for watching. :)

The Void with Christina You need someone on the ground here in the US!! 😬 🤘🏻

Jon's Record Rack dude this is ALL me. Every edit, everything. However, ME on the ground in the US is absolutely the plan, should the viewers wish to get involved and support. Thanks! :)

The Void with Christina I know it’s all you. It’s incredible what you do. Most people don’t realize the blood, sweat and tears that pros such as yourself put into their passions. It’s refreshing actually. I’m happy to volunteer my time if you do ever need assistance here in the US.

kimi I know that. But the interviewer said, “These guys”, not just Tony. Black Sabbath, as a 4 piece, brought drop-tuning to Rock and Heavy Metal. That’s what I meant.

Red Fang rule! I wish I could mention everyone! So many good bands :)

@@TheVoidwithChristina I was reminded about Red Fang because someone had a t-shirt on by them in your video. Lol

@Gene Bone funny part is..they were using the house P.A. system at Deer Creek music theater.(its now something else) in Noblesville Indiana.390,000 watts over a 72 speaker Klipsch system...totally badass..KISS blew it up during the siren for Firehouse...they heard it 25 miles away and thought a tornado was coming... Kyuss had the system..I think what they play wasn't meant to be on 11

That would be the fabulous Down, my friend.

Awesome! Welcome! Glad to have you here, got a ton to watch on my channel if this is your vibe.