Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain

A band having serious Sabbath worship issues has never discredited their music to me. Which is probably why I enjoy Sleep and stoner rock as a genre so much. This could have something to do with my general fondness of Sabbath and my satisfaction in a wave of talent taking their music in new directions or just generally ripping them off with a certain flare and enjoyable nature. Sleep's Holy Mountain falls more in to the derivative yet completely enjoyable side. Most of the guitar work is pure Iommi masterful plodding and the vocals are clearly reminiscent of a young Ozzy.

On later albums they would branch out and make a sound that whilst not completely their own, was heavily recognizable. However, I'm drawing your attention to their earlier work simply because of it's enjoyable, hero worshipping nature. A good hour of stoned guitar wandering. A love for lyrics about bizarre mythical creatures that could have only been written by geeky D & D fans or people that are stoned out of their minds. Here's the first two tracks. Enjoy.

Dragonaut
The Druid

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