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Favorite songs to listen to while stoned.
A Wet Helmet:
I don't smoke weed. Don't care if anyone else does, but it's not my thing.
Hell, I don't drink anymore either. I almost feel as though I should insert the obligatory joke about I don't drink any less..., but seriously... I'm basically an unintentional straight edge.
I am, however, a chronic pain sufferer. Years of abusing my body physically started catching up with me in my mid-twenties, and it's only getting worse with age. Now I basically get to spend every day for the rest of my life in pain. This isn't a pity party on my part, just an explanation of what's coming.
The vast majority of days I either just get on with life or maybe take some over the counter pain medicine to take the edge off the ouch. Some days however, I have really bad days, and for that, the doctor makes sure that I always have a bottle of Vicodin. The problem with taking that, however, is that I absolutely cannot sleep when I've taken it. So I will usually just put my iPod on and lay there listening to music for hours.
I get really into the music when I'm high on the meds and spend an inordinate amount of time obsessing on the music, so I like things that are fairly complex. Especially if they have a lot of less-than-common instruments in it. To that end, Billy Joel can be really good when I'm buzzing. Mandolins, horns, and pianos.
I also like really old ska. Not the crap they called ska in the nineties, (with the exception of Mephiskapheles! Love those guys) but everything from Desmond Dekker to The Selecter. I love brass.
Soul, funk, and motown. Hells yeah. A great funk band that nobody every heard of that I used to go see like once a week in college: Punkinhead! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=489943
Eddie Hazel. Anything by Eddie Hazel, either in funkadellic or his solo stuff. People should have little shrines in their house dedicated to that guy.
I also have a playlist that consists of Opeth's mellow stuff and some selections from Porcupine Tree that has been played a few times while laying awake all night. Of course, I do a fair bit of jazz listening too. Mostly stuff with good horns sections. And fuck smooth jazz. If I wanted to listen to that, I'd just ride an elevator. I know a lot of Miles Davis gets shared around here, but I don't recall seeing any Chet Baker. Check him out. And for saxaphone, try Pharoh Sanders.
Alright, I hope that gives y'all a few ideas. I imagine the overall mood of being 'into' the music is about the same, whether you're smoking herb or taking meds. :)
Patrick:
--- Quote from: A Wet Helmet on 08 May 2009, 23:56 ---tl;dr
Billy Joel
Desmond Dekker
The Selecter
Punkinhead
Eddie Hazel
Opeth
Porcupine Tree
Miles Davis
Chet Baker
Pharoh Sanders
--- End quote ---
If any of those names are misspelled it is because I copied them directly from the post.
A Wet Helmet:
Thank you for helping me reach those for whom spending 90 seconds reading would cause them unbearable physical pain.
Patrick:
You yourself said that you don't smoke, let's not be hostile because I digested your post into something a stoner would actually give a fuck to read.
Dimmukane:
I got to the 4th paragraph and skipped to the next post.
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