The first band to record a peel session outside of the uk, dead meadow has been criticallyacclaimed since they formed in dc in the late 90s. Its a great album with a lot of variety, and the sound quality is top notch. The band members met in the dc punkindie scene, though their music draws from more faraway sources. While both their selftitled debut and howls from the hills showed power and promise, they were still defined and confined by the heavy influence of forebears such as zeppelin and. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Dead meadows third album offers up more of the dense, chewy, and chunky sound they so effortlessly create. I can only imagine that the experience of listening to this album would be accentuated by the faint smell of patchouli and a sheet of acid. The sixsong minialbum dead meadow tolotta, january 2001 xemu, 2006 and howls from the hills tolotta, october 2001 xemu, 2007 were broadly inspired by blue cheer and black sabbath got live if you want it committee to keep music evil, 2002 documents their live performances. On their fourth album, feathers, dead meadow add another guitarist and venture outside the realm of their 60s influences, creating a spacious, hypnotic record that distinguishes them from their. This album got shredded by old school dead meadow fans, but give me a break. The band have released seven studio albums, two live albums, and a peel session.
Recorded on the final night of their 8 month tour, the movie documents a rockin performance of a great set list, including fan favorites like sleepy silver door and green sky green lake, intercut with trippy, shortfilms that star the band members and their friends. At some point during the first day of arthurfest, i found myself in a conversation with spam, drummer and friend. Dead meadow sleepy silver door guitar cover youtube. Dead meadow hosts the song sleepy silver door which has made itself the most soughtafter for fans to enjoy during the performances. It was originally released in 2000 by tolotta records on cd and by planaria records on lp. Listen free to dead meadow dead meadow sleepy silver door, indian bones and more. Ill be honest, when dead meadows 5th album, old growth, dropped in 2008, i was in a completely different mind frame musically speaking. Dead meadow live at the golden state theater lobby in monterey, ca on february 16, 20. In addition to sleepy silver door, many of other tracks from dead meadow have also become wellknown as a result. Sleepy silver door, from their debut self titled cd. The heavy duty gatefold will take up more space on your shelf than desired, but to some that is a plus. From people through the gates of the sleep dead meadow. Get dead meadow setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other dead meadow fans for free on.
Some bands id love to work for apart from black sabbath, of course, because that wont happen has got to be graveyard, pentagram, earthless, radio moscow, windhand, the black angels, witch, uncle acid and the deadbeats, sleep, blood ceremony, orchid and dead meadow. Dead meadow is one of those rock bands that feels classic they love vintage hardrock and psychedelica, as well as fantasy and horror. Dead meadow arent afraid to melt genre conventions. If you are a fan of the psychstoner genre dont miss a. I was playing in a blues rock band and was listening to a lot of older music from the 60s and 70s, so unfortunately, i missed out on this album and didnt really pick it up until a few years later. It was released in 2000 by tolotta records on cd and by planaria records on lp. Stacys song is levitating and beautiful, a reverbsaturated tune that showcases singerguitarist jason simons distinctive vocals. Dead meadow is an american stoner rock band, formed in washington, d. Dead meadow by dead meadow on amazon music unlimited. When i was young, i traveled to distant lands a castle arises from a sea of sand its towers shimmer in the heat of the sun shining down shadow for everyone swinging on swings that hang from great trees lulled to sleep by the breath of the breeze. Dead meadow sleepy silver door the video clips featured are from the film onechanbara please consider buying some merchandisemusic from the artists. The slowspiraling intro of sleepy silver door splutters into a muscular shuffle recalling kyuss and inevitably black sabbath, before jason simons heliumhigh moan kicks in, wailing hippy nonsense about being washed up on the shore of reality. Recorded by chris berry from about 20ft backcenter with sony pcm m10 and church audio ca11 rig. On their third album, shivering king and others, dead meadow continues to prove just how apt their name is, crafting vast guitar epics that have all the beauty and strangeness of a frostbitten field at midnight.
Whereas their first album was an immediately accesible masterpiece imo, shivering king and others is not as immediate. Its pastiche, of course, but playfully so composed with a smile, a wink and a. Opener sleepy silver door sees the washington dc band fuzz their way into our hearts over almost eight minutes of pseudospiritual rock excess. Stream tracks and playlists from dead meadow on your desktop or mobile device. Dead meadow are a stoner powertrio formed in 1998 in washington by guitarist and vocalist jason simon. All those elements come into play in their selftitled dead meadow, which has fortunately been rereleased after the success of last years feathers. The same can be said for lady, in which a marvelous twonote riff perfectly encapsulates the preceding lyrics as failing nightgives way to glorious dayour eyes adjustto the suns bright rays, and sleepy silver door. The first album, dead meadow, was released in 2000 on tolotta records, a label run by fugazi bassist joe. Dead meadow sleepy silver door guitar cover duration. Dead meadows trippedout heavy psych style finds hem working on the borderland of stoner rock, but whereas much stoner rock revolves around 1970s nostalgia, dead meadow sound like the real thing like a group scooped up from the early 1970s, carried forward in time on waves of bong smoke and by the power of their esoteric jams and given a modern studio to craft their works in. Listen to dead meadow soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create studio city. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from dead meadow at the discogs marketplace.
Dead meadow was fantastic,further cementing their legacy as one of the greatest psych. Dead meadow biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Listen to your favorite songs from dead meadow by dead meadow now. Dead meadow is the debut studio album by american band dead meadow. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A handful of dead meadows most popular tour albums and songs are displayed below. Part stoner riffs and part psychedelic bliss, dead meadow combines heavy rock with a heavy dose of tolkien fantasy.