Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull

[Russel473]

Genz benz amps. Expensive

[allnightjohnson]

@Russel473 But worth every penny!

[AnotherUrbanGuy]

great stoner music.. love it

[HyperGloriousMusic]

This never fails to put me to sleep when there's too much high octane nightmare fuel in my mind... thanks, Earth! :happyapplejack:

[MeanyFoFeany]

wow, beautiful!

[metallicat67]

The song just started and it's beautiful.

[acerb45666555]

its tragic that cats like Voltaire and Spinoza never heard this stuff!

[HeroinForever]

Such a pretty song. Also, awesome album art! I aspire to illustrate like that!

[camelclit]

very powerful biblical reference

[Blogdoovian]

bees hum your skull on a breeze

with news from distant galaxies

another bummer-free summer

even if snow flies about the hive

your mind is packed with kind

and Lion sez: it's good to be alive

[dozicusmaximus]

Tele's are the shit regardless of genre.

[misslouise666]

This song reminds me of being super baked with my guy. Both laid together and feeling completely comfortable. It's quite trippy, one of the best moments in my life. This song always makes me smile.

[AlmightyScubba]

This song makes me imagine a waking up from cold, blistering, rough winter, to a beautiful summer day out of nowhere. You know, kinda makes me happy I live in Michigan, because it happens here.

[mineralturbo]

to je to, i kao na primer.

[Pryce2112]

BEST EARTH SONG EVERRRRR

[MALSIV]

@skeatesy1 cool story bro.

[TheHumungusFungus]

ILL BE AT THE HANGTOWN SHOW 1%

[HeroinForever]

Fucking great album art. Fucking great song too by the way! I LOVE the sitar. The sitar is my favorite instrument!!

[LMTR14]

awesome!

[HaloOfIgnorance]

Earth Forever! \m/

[xDasGlowormx]

I just found these guys, I am hooked....fuck they are amazing.

[patkomplat]

Earth does not play in Oslo. Why is there a link to bye tickets for a Trondheim band with a similar name. Raped my emotions.

[francesthemute04]

IM FUCKING HUNGRY MAN

[vboxeca]

@francesthemute04 lol

[MudCow33]

Zone to the drone, of this lone tone inside my tranquil bones

[SadisticNeurosurgan]

I want this song to play every time I emerge into the sunlight after a smoke session.

[MudCow33]

Such a mellifluous tone, these guys are geniuses

[xXHardc0rExFaNXx1]

i'm glad i found drone

[urckrecords]

@xXHardc0rExFaNXx1 me too!



[Daltonion]

this song is golden

[narutoandgarrarule]

Does it really take this little effort to get to the most liked comments?

[fruitbatrepublic]

I could listen to this forever

[Motherfuckeronerrrrr]

ya dumb daawg

[TheBlackHand0]

these guys remind me of bardo pond

[doraemonbambi]

Welcome to the other way of living.. Welcome to Earth

[Pingu616]

Saw them last night in Dublin. It was probably the best gig I've ever been to. The audience, myself included, were all in a collective trance throughout. You either weren't moving or you were swaying back and forth, eyes locked on Dylan. It was almost like brain-washing or a hypnosis.

[LUMBERTHON]

nice

[saskawaii2]

My friend dragged me to see this band, and they were absolutely awful. They played sooooo slowly, and everyone at the concert smelled like stale beer and BO!!! I imagine it's waht hell is like!!!!

[urckrecords]

@saskawaii2 your experience reminds me of the Dandy Warhols concert I got dragged to - definitely a rung on the ladder leading to the hell realms

[LordAenaos666]

4 people never tasted honey from the lion's skull

[fmsquad98rawdeluxe]

anyone know any other bands that have this slow, melodic drone/minimal style too? thanks.

[genreslur]

Earth isn't playing in Calgary. Barren earth is, unfortunately.

[urckrecords]

@genreslur  any good bands from up there, by the way?

[genreslur]

@urckrecords Nothin really new, but Voivod, NOMEANSNO, and the Forbidden Dimension are all awesome. Bartok Guitarsplat and 7113 0(704u5 are hard to find but awesome.

[urckrecords]

@genreslur oh Voivod and Nomeansno I know! thanks for the tip on the others.

[CresswellTim]

@genreslur I would'nt say VOIVOD were slow melodic drone more sort of nuclear thrash metal !?!? RIP PIGGY.

[yeti666green]

the first sound is similar to that of the raagini tambura synth box

[Gitars5]

This IS perfection

[pantalaemon]

ah man... under certain circumstances this music forfeits divinity.

[guitarlawyer75]

Do you guys know which equipment/gear he uses? Heard somewhere he got these amazing sounds from a tele

[NuclearGuru350]

@guitarlawyer75 not sure about the amp, but it is true that he uses a telecaster

[imcooli1101]

@NuclearGuru350 sun O))) amps

[chronicreptile]

@NuclearGuru350 Yeah but its been modified loads, not a regular tele. His tone is incredible.

[Z4r47hus7r4]

@NuclearGuru350 I think they use Fender amps. At least, they had them in this tour.

[demonicpriest]

@NuclearGuru350 Even if he uses a tele, he probably uses new pickups which will have a pretty big effect on the sound. Otherwise, I can't imagine such a nice, crisp sound.

[Panasper]

@guitarlawyer75 i think he uses sunn amps. or at least he has. but im no expert.

[diabeticmonkey]

@guitarlawyer75 Pretty sure they use Sunn amps.

[octopusfarm]

@guitarlawyer75

It's a tele but it has mini humbuckers in it.

[yeti666green]

@guitarlawyer75 The first sound you hear is a raagini tambura synth box

[urckrecords]

@guitarlawyer75 last night at his solo set at Sonic Boom it was a Tele - Mesa Mark IV combo - mxr distortion - Fender '59 Bassman pedal (I think)

[goomofiltz]

@guitarlawyer75 Afair Dylan used to use Sunn amps (the band Sunn o))) came up with this name because of Earth :P)

[opethwalshy]

@guitarlawyer75 I saw them just last night in Newcastle. He uses a Fender Deluxe 1x12 amp, known for its lovely clean tone. I saw a Boss reverb pedal and a couple of others on the floor. That Tele he uses is fucking beautiful.

[surfidge]

@guitarlawyer75 I know dylan is an avid user of sunn 0))) amplifiers, im not sure what his bass player uses. But the sunn 0))) amps are treasured by drone players because of their uniquely rich sound

[stubornjackass]

@guitarlawyer75 sunn amps.

[Deathsiren]

@stubornjackass !

[diabeticmonkey]

@guitarlawyer75 I think he uses sunn amps.

[Razwithz]

@guitarlawyer75 I read that the band Sun O))) took their name from carlson's predilect amp brand

[BlackMaidenTallica]

@guitarlawyer75 i heard somewhere in an ancient nordic epic that he gets the sounds from his gentle fingers and strong will to share awesomeness with everyone willing to listen :I

[PisauraXTX]

@guitarlawyer75 I'm pretty sure he uses a Sunn Model T.

[TheBadgerslayer]

@guitarlawyer75 I'm pretty sure they use Sunn amps



[PieceofMindmusic]

@guitarlawyer75 - He was using a Strat when I saw him. I dont think he uses Sunn anymore, but that will do just fine to get the right sound.

[Valkoisen]

SEX

[MJMorrey]

Fucking brilliant, on vimeo theres a 'we have signal' video of them playing live and it sounds even better than there recordings..

I must by this and the hex album sharpish

[ArmaChristi]

LOL it starts the same way as Loreena Mckennitt's "All souls night"!

[SPEX13]

incredible cover art

[magicdweedoo]

@SPEX13 agreed!

[baldassaredegenes]

I am looking for this really heavy drone blues they play on this album and Hex (especially in Raiford-The Felon Wind)...anybody knows bands that sound like that? because every other band i listened to sounded more like slow black metal.

[Leonhart231]

To everyone who thinks the album title/art are strange, it's based off of a riddle that Sampson told his guests in the Bible. Just a chunk of random knowledge that led me to this. AMAZING song. Way different than Sunn O))).

[Fenderkid67]

in the bible sampson ate honey out of a lions skull which was against his amorite vow

[Leonhart231]

@Fenderkid67 Hmm...didn't know that, but then, I'm an atheist who learned that ^ from The Dark Tower. XD Thanks though. Interesting, I didn't know the full story behind it.

[jorgerabelo]

Thumbs up if you've played RED DEAD REDEMPTION and thinks this would sound EPIC in the game.

[guy12343456]

@jorgerabelo

The Dire and Ever Circling Wolves would be much more fitting, but this sets a nice mood as well.

[jorgerabelo]

@guy12343456 The Dire and Ever Circling Wolves would be nice for a more regular gameplay moment. I think this one would be great for one of those special moments, like when he arrives in mexico or when he is heading to see his family.

[Deathsiren]

@jorgerabelo Thumbs up if you are a thumbs up craving, attention whore faggot

[jorgerabelo]

@Deathsiren lol someone woke up with something stuck up their ass. get off the internet and relax.

[Malikarcanum]

@jorgerabelo I played it listening to this & Ennio Morricone western soundtracks. It was indeed epic.

[redfoxskater]

wow, this is crazy for Earth. Its like, happier than most of their stuff. I also like how it actually shows bees making honey in a lions skull.

[FeanorsPain00]

WOW I have just listened to 5 of their songs, this being the 5th and I am now a FAN!! I need to go out and buy all of their CD!!! AMAZING BAND!!

[rockangel7777]

Good music , i like the cover pic too

[seigneurvoland666]

@brianredneckct i dont drive but i could just imagine, especially long trips

[83Kane]

jus discovered this album an hour before gota go to work. i wanna call out and listen to the rest. FUCK!!.... good shit!

[CodyRicheson]

I think it's amazing how a band can go from slow, brooding ambient/doom metal to this peculiar kind of "country drone." Whatever. It defies normal classification.

[NuclearGuru350]

Wow, dude, just...just gross. Simply nasty.

[honeyandgold]

@NuclearGuru350 Shut the fuck up and go back to playing Polly on your Ibanez. Tosser.

[NuclearGuru350]

@honeyandgold ...what the fuck are you talking about?

[honeyandgold]

@NuclearGuru350 i dunno, I tuned out of this conversation like a month ago. 

[honeyandgold]

@NuclearGuru350I like the song though, thanks for posting it.

[NuclearGuru350]

@honeyandgold I hope you're responding to Wyatt and not me...

[honeyandgold]

@NuclearGuru350 yeah that, probably. third day with no sleep, I get wiggy.

[SanguineUltima]

I just got done listening to a long jam session of Sunn O))) and I thought "Man, what could top this off?" Earth. ^^v

[Hasbo88]

this sounds like pink floyd

[COOLBIAN57]

This song is great! Makes me feel at ease and let's me chill out every time.

[cazxsa]

In this band isnt there a dude in it called Dylan Carlson? Wasnt he a friend of Kurt Cobains?

[NuclearGuru350]

Sounds like you already know the answer..? But yeah. Cobain did guest vocals on an old track with them, called Divine and Bright

[cazxsa]

awesomeness...

[tikkunolamone]

haha i was gonna bring up the guest vocals.. but you did first ;P i love this music. i spent 5 months mostly in solitude trying to discover who i really was, and this band brought me to the right place :) thx earth.

[waltjs8]

@NuclearGuru350

check out the wikipedia of this guy, evidently he was one of the characters involved in Kurt's failed intervention, also the first to introduce Kurt to Heroin, AND the dude who bought him the gun he killed himself with. pretty heavy. But killer a killer.

[DestroyerofSouls666]

@waltjs8 --Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!! So wait, Dylan Carlson is the "Dylan" person mentioned in the 'Kurt & Courtney" documentary????

Holy crap, that's whacked out! Thanks for sharing that tidbit.

RIP Kurt and eff you, Courtney.

[PORTUGALMETAL]

sure dude is dylan

[olfi500]

yes

and he bought THE shotgun.

[killfroggy26]

Before or after? I wonder how much that would go for auction AFTER......

[warwick487]

@cazxsa dylan claims he bought kurt cobain a shotgun once upon a time. interesting story.

[cazxsa]

Fantastic!

[DandeB88]

Great band, great genre, great track...pity about all the faux-esoteric nonsense that fans go on with

[Mysticum81]

I think the word you're looking for is "pretentious" :)

[ProphetWolf]

@Mysticum81

Those douchefags give Black Metal, Drone, Sludge, and Doom such shitty reputations...

[therealkingfuse]

unreal

[ACDC666SatrianiVai]

i would also like the lion's skull to be my final resting place when i pass away... and this song to be played at my funeral

[gormano]

really... like.. fucking monumental

[StYarilo]

what a beautiful track! drone on!

[abruptum018]

I recently got the double LP set of this. Need to buy a record player haha. But this sounds great.

[killer200238]

nice, a very good chill out song.

[ACDC666SatrianiVai]

i want some lion skull honey, i bet it tastes as good as this sounds

[TheBadChannels]

@ACDC666SatrianiVai i bet.

you commented on some of our videos a while back. and i just spotted you here.

thought id say hi

[ACDC666SatrianiVai]

@TheBadChannels Mate, I hope you don't mind but I downloaded your songs onto my ipod from youtube lol Your music's pretty sweet :)

[TheBadChannels]

@ACDC666SatrianiVai

that's awesome man, i don't mind. pm me your email you and ill send you the whole ep. we're making our debut album soon, ill send you those tracks too when there done if you want

[Kullervo848]

one of the best songs i ever heard

[jmatts78]

I need to get this album

[treetrimer2009]

You should have it already. It's an amazing album, and one of my favorites. I don't really know where they get the drone title, however. Yes, repetitious, but very musical. Not as soundscape-ish as a lot of drone bands, which is why I think I can dig it.

[jmatts78]

I agree. I think people are still hung up on their earlier works... the term "drone" might have fit their earlier material, but not so much this, if at all. This is better by a long shot in my mind.

[Darkreep]

Hippo? (If not ignore this)

[jmatts78]

???

[Darkreep]

Used to know a guy who went by jmatt, jeremy matthew hippo. Nevermind, lol.

[gormano]

marijuana is the flame,lsd is the fuse but heroin is the bomb.........defuse as you wish!

[captachaos]

Drone till death !

[ThaCrow7]

just good music

[vijucat]

Very nice use of Sitar + Guitar combo.

[ACDC666SatrianiVai]

and piano ;)

[PombarEnglishman]

Really good tune to chill to

[cheeze5882]

@PombarEnglishman All of their work is good for chilling. Sunn O))) is a much darker drone.

[TakerFan72]

@PombarEnglishman,The whole album is amazing..one of my top ten albums.