stoner_rock

I was talkin' up the stoner rock a couple days ago--a miserable name for a genre--and became reminiscent of the days when I was obsessed with the desert rock scene. So, I decided to download a few albums off SLSK from the likes of Kyuss, Monster Magnet, and Nebula. I love this shit; it's great stupid fun--and stupid in the best way. Some people who I know call it mediocre grunge, but I always have to disagree. I see quite a few more layers in stoner rock than grunge. I always saw grunge--mainstream at least--as a genre that was rather formulaic. You always knew where grunge was going to go at all times; it never plays tricks on your mind. On the other hand, stoner rock is pretty fuckin' schizophrenic; it always is taking on a different form--and is quite clever.