I've loved Down since I first heard them, but I never thought they were the same genre. Either way, it's really good music. I've only got the newest QOTSA album, and liked it, I just haven't got around to getting any more by them yet. A guy at work used to burn Monster Magnet CDs for me a couple years ago because I made fun of him for listening to them (all I knew was "Space Lord"). I really like them now, but I cant find the CDs. I've also got 2 Fu Manchu CDs ("King of the Road" and I cant remember the other one), but never really got into them. I dont know what it is, but they just never really stood out to me.
I'll have to look for some Bongzilla and Crowbar.
As far as clarifying, I'll try. The name certainly doesn't help. To me, stoner rock sounds older than it is, and it's usually kind of slow (you'd just have to hear it to get my meaning). For the most part, it just sounds like straight out older (70's) rock, but made today.
A friend of mine once said Clutch sounds like what Zeppelin would have sounded like if they'd been born later. I've also hear Jimi and Sabbath classified as stoner rock though, so I dont know. Just try to listen to a few songs from any band here, and you should get a feel for what stoner rock is.
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stonerrock.com
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This is not about image
This is not about fashion
This is not about money
This is not a popularity contest
This is about sex, drugs and
heavy ass rock and fucking roll
that will blow your mind with it's
honest passion, creativity and soul
This is a heavy rock re-evolution
that starts where rock was before
glam metal,post grunge wannabes
and rap metal fucked everything up
Punk, grunge, doom and sludge kept
the fire burning in the 'dark years'
and now combine with a fuzzed out
70's psychedelic groove to create
a new and intense rock and roll vibe
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