![]() ![]() Queens Of The Stone Age showed that a band can somewhat shed the label simply by distancing themselves from the characteristics associated with stoner rock. The segment on stoner rock in the 2009 documentary Such Hawks Such Hounds is titled, “An Unfortunate Moniker.” If it does, I can’t see it being any more offputting than sludge, doom, grindcore or drone. ![]() They worry that the label limits their audience. Typically there was a lot of whiny reactions to the stoner rock label, from literal minded fans who felt it should apply to anything “trippy” like Pink Floyd and The Grateful Dead, to bands who insist they simply play rock, or heavy rock. The following spring, MeteorCity released Welcome To MeteorCity: Desert Rock, Sludge and Cosmic Doom featuring Fatso Jetson, The Atomic Bitchwax, Demon Cleaner, Goatsnake, Lowrider, Sheavy and Dozer. The term “stoner rock” started to become widely used in the late 90s, after Roadrunner Records released the compilation, Burn One Up! Music For Stoners in 1997, featuring originators Kyuss and Sleep, along with ex-Kyuss guitarist Josh Homme’s new band, Queens Of The Stone Age. ![]() There’s often confusion when a musical sub-genre is made up to describe bands that had already been around for several years.
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