Metal Mike Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 By popular demand. http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/07/18/332268326/vikings-choice-sleep-the-clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Asked SL on FB if they knew where these will be sold and they replied: "my guess is that the band will be selling them at their upcoming shows." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackelford Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Welp, I'll be the first to ask. Please help me get one of these!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Welp, I'll be the second to ask. Please help me get one of these!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'll be at the second Chicago show. I don't know if there will be a limit per person. If not, I'll see what I can do for you but I would get a back up just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Welp, I'll be the second to ask. Please help me get one of these!! Samesies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoToRoBo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 If they have a show near me, I will grab 2-3, 1 being for myself of course. That being said, it would be kind of cool if we can compile a list of people going to shows and see if they would be willing to grab 2-3 copies themselves, and assign people to each person. This sounds real official, and lame, but I think we are a pretty small group of fans here. Not like the Batman Mondo crazies. *All orders paid for before the show. If they aren't available refund of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 If they have a show near me, I will grab 2-3, 1 being for myself of course. That being said, it would be kind of cool if we can compile a list of people going to shows and see if they would be willing to grab 2-3 copies themselves, and assign people to each person. This sounds real official, and lame, but I think we are a pretty small group of fans here. Not like the Batman Mondo crazies. *All orders paid for before the show. If they aren't available refund of course. Both jealous and in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Both jealous and in. I've revised my statement from the last thread and am probably in as well. Shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitterhappier Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'll most likely be going to the Boston show. Hopefully they'll have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoToRoBo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Both jealous and in. Scanning the events list, I am not going to be attending haha. UNLESS they plan more dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoToRoBo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I tried filtering the etching, this is about the best I can do. I am guessing it is a variation of this CaptainHerbalLife and Metal Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 looks more like the classic marijuanaut to me, with the pack on his back and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I do want to grab one of those shirts if the chance presents itself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74R Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Having seen Sleep in the 90s, lived through the rumors, interviews, & stories regarding the recording and release of Jerusalem and then finally stumbling across a bootleg copy of it way before its official release, I fucking hate the idea of this band being back together. That album cannot be topped and this band should remain dead. And while I'm at it, fuck the name Dopesmoker. Their previous album's title referenced Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain which is one of the head-fucking trippiest films of all time and considered his masterpiece. Then they follow up that album with one epic slab of music that purportedly drove at least one member crazy to the point that he took off and became a monk, caused the band to get dropped from their label and break up. Then you name this insane stoner holy relic of a song after one of the most contested & disputed holy lands of all time only to later change it to Dopesmoker???? That sounds like something some kid in high school that just got into pot would call a song he wrote. Amateur shit. Sorry. I just had to get that off my chest. I feel much better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackelford Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Captain buzzkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoToRoBo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Having seen Sleep in the 90s, lived through the rumors, interviews, & stories regarding the recording and release of Jerusalem and then finally stumbling across a bootleg copy of it way before its official release, I fucking hate the idea of this band being back together. That album cannot be topped and this band should remain dead. And while I'm at it, fuck the name Dopesmoker. Their previous album's title referenced Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain which is one of the head-fucking trippiest films of all time and considered his masterpiece. Then they follow up that album with one epic slab of music that purportedly drove at least one member crazy to the point that he took off and became a monk, caused the band to get dropped from their label and break up. Then you name this insane stoner holy relic of a song after one of the most contested & disputed holy lands of all time only to later change it to Dopesmoker???? That sounds like something some kid in high school that just got into pot would call a song he wrote. Amateur shit. Sorry. I just had to get that off my chest. I feel much better now. Passion CaptainHerbalLife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74R Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Captain buzzkill. I'm not trying to be but Sleep blowing all their recording money on drugs and equipment, going crazy, giving their label an hour long song basically telling them to fuck off and then breaking up is just IMO one of the best epic fuck yous a band has ever done. And over the years that album's legacy, which at first no one thought they'd ever even get to hear, has just grown and grown to where it's pretty much considered a masterpiece by a ton of people. At least for me, them getting back together cheapens all that and kinda ruins the epicness of it all. I hated it when Black Sabbath got back together w/ Ozzy too. It's like no band stays broken up anymore. No matter how much people hated each other, didn't get along, started sucking, whatever, the possibility of making even a little bit of money off any previous fame seems to trump all else nowadays. Even 90s straight edge bands that aren't straight edge anymore are releasing albums again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Having seen Sleep in the 90s, lived through the rumors, interviews, & stories regarding the recording and release of Jerusalem and then finally stumbling across a bootleg copy of it way before its official release, I fucking hate the idea of this band being back together. That album cannot be topped and this band should remain dead. And while I'm at it, fuck the name Dopesmoker. Their previous album's title referenced Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain which is one of the head-fucking trippiest films of all time and considered his masterpiece. Then they follow up that album with one epic slab of music that purportedly drove at least one member crazy to the point that he took off and became a monk, caused the band to get dropped from their label and break up. Then you name this insane stoner holy relic of a song after one of the most contested & disputed holy lands of all time only to later change it to Dopesmoker???? That sounds like something some kid in high school that just got into pot would call a song he wrote. Amateur shit. Sorry. I just had to get that off my chest. I feel much better now. I love that they are active again. Its beautiful. That's where I disagree with you. Where I agree is that the album should have remained being named Jerusalem. "Dopesmoker" IS pretty juvenile but I feel that the epic song craft and just all around excellence of the album overshadow that little misstep. Either way, I'm glad to have more Sleep in my life. 74R and CaptainHerbalLife 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Also, SL have confirmed they will have copies of this and estimate they'll have them in hand in about two weeks. CaptainHerbalLife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Also, SL have confirmed they will have copies of this and estimate they'll have them in hand in about two weeks. That's good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Having seen Sleep in the 90s, lived through the rumors, interviews, & stories regarding the recording and release of Jerusalem and then finally stumbling across a bootleg copy of it way before its official release, I fucking hate the idea of this band being back together. That album cannot be topped and this band should remain dead. And while I'm at it, fuck the name Dopesmoker. Their previous album's title referenced Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain which is one of the head-fucking trippiest films of all time and considered his masterpiece. Then they follow up that album with one epic slab of music that purportedly drove at least one member crazy to the point that he took off and became a monk, caused the band to get dropped from their label and break up. Then you name this insane stoner holy relic of a song after one of the most contested & disputed holy lands of all time only to later change it to Dopesmoker???? That sounds like something some kid in high school that just got into pot would call a song he wrote. Amateur shit. Sorry. I just had to get that off my chest. I feel much better now. Dopesmoker was called Dopesmoker before it was called Jerusalem. They initially played it live under Dopesmoker and intended to have it called that until they started getting into Middle Eastern culture after touring and released it as Jerusalem finally in 99. Jerusalem is merely the 'edited' version of Dopesmoker being 20 minutes shorter, which was done because the original take, being Dopesmoker, was rejected; Jerusalem was the second 'no thanks' they got from the label but still the first release to come, with the originally intended 73 minute Dopesmoker being released for the first time in 2003. Also, the opening line is 'drop out of life with a bong in hand.' and the lyrics tell the story of the Weedians, I kinda feel Dopesmoker is a pretty fitting name CaptainHerbalLife, valve, TheGhostOfRandySavage and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackelford Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I like this guy^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74R Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Dopesmoker was called Dopesmoker before it was called Jerusalem. They initially played it live under Dopesmoker and intended to have it called that until they started getting into Middle Eastern culture after touring and released it as Jerusalem finally in 99. Jerusalem is merely the 'edited' version of Dopesmoker being 20 minutes shorter, which was done because the original take, being Dopesmoker, was rejected; Jerusalem was the second 'no thanks' they got from the label but still the first release to come, with the originally intended 73 minute Dopesmoker being released for the first time in 2003. Also, the opening line is 'drop out of life with a bong in hand.' and the lyrics tell the story of the Weedians, I kinda feel Dopesmoker is a pretty fitting name I feel the name is juvenile and obvious, that's why I don't like it. Practically every line in the song has a religious reference to it. I feel that Jerusalem, the holy land, dope utopia, whatever you want to call it, is the final destination of the Weedian. I feel that that if you smoke enough dope & listen to this album loud enough, you too will arrive at this land and be one with the Weedian in dope utopia a.k.a Jerusalem. Headphones and drugs make for great journeys. CaptainHerbalLife and mcpherson123 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Headphones and drugs make for great journeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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