Dopesmoker
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| Studio album by Sleep | |||||
| Released | April 22, 2003 | ||||
| Recorded | Record Two Studio in Comptche, California | ||||
| Genre | Stoner metal, doom metal | ||||
| Length | 63:31 (CD) 61:26 (2LP) |
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| Label | Tee Pee | ||||
| Producer | Billy Anderson, Sleep | ||||
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Dopesmoker is the final album from the American metal band Sleep, released in April 22, 2003. Produced by both the band and Billy Anderson, the album went through problems with their label London Records who refused to release the album as the band intended which lead to the album being reduced in a truncated format years later. The album had an official release in its original form by Tee Pee Records long after the band had broken up.
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[edit] Production
After the positive review from the heavy metal press and release of Sleep's Holy Mountain (1992) on Earache Records, the label announced Sleep's follow-up record titled Dopesmoker.[3][4][5] The album was not released on Earache however as Sleep's management got them signed to a major label for London Records.[3] After almost two years of writing and re-writing, Sleep finished with a song over an hour long titled "Dopesmoker" which lead to problems with the executives of London Records who declared the album "unmarketable".[4][5] Sleep refused to have the album be released in any edited form which lead to a deadlock between two groups.[5] Sleep attempted to re-release the album retitling it Jerusalem with some re-written lyrics and slightly shortened running length of fiftytwo minutes.[4] The album was never officially released by London, but an unauthorized edited version was released by Rise Above Records in 1999 under the title Jerusalem (1999) in the United Kingdom and by The Music Cartel in America.[5][3]
[edit] Release and reception
Dopesmoker was released on April 22, 2003 by Tee Pee Records on compact disc and double vinyl.[4][1] Dopesmoker failed to reach any Billboard charts and wasn't reviewed by many popular music critics, it received very positive reviews from those who did.[1] Ed Rivadavia of online music database Allmusic gave the album four and a half stars out of five stating "Dopesmoker is at once an instant doom metal classic — some might even say a masterpiece".[1] In 2003, the British music magazine Mojo gave the album a rating of 5 out of 5 stars stating that Dopesmoker as "A benchmark by which all that dares call itself stoner rock must surely be judged.."[2] Rock musician/musicologist Julian Cope also praised the album declaring it his "Album of the Month" in April 2004.[6]
[edit] Track listing
All music written and composed by Sleep.
[edit] CD version
- "Dopesmoker" – 63:31
- "Sonic Titan (live)" – 9:36
[edit] Vinyl version
The vinyl version of Dopesmoker has the song "Dopesmoker" split into three parts. The song stays the same but is cut off between the first three sides of the record. "Sonic Titan" is also 39 seconds shorter than on the compact disc version of the album.[6]
- "Drop Out of Life" – 21:10
- "Creedsmen Roll Out Across the Dying Dawn" – 20:11
- "Marijuanaut" – 21:08
- "Sonic Titan (live)" – 8:57
[edit] Personnel
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[edit] Technical personnel
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Rivadavia, Ed. "allmusic ((( Dopesmoker > Overview )))" allmusic.com. Retrieved: May 19, 2008.
- ^ a b Mojo staff. "Sleep Dopesmoker CD" cduniverse.com. Retrieved: May 19, 2008.
- ^ a b c Earache Staff. "Sleep" earache.com.com. Retrieved: May 19, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Tee Pee Staff. "Tee Pee Records - Bands" teepeerecords.com. Retrieved: May 19, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Rivadavia, Ed "allmusic ((( Sleep > Biography )))" allmusic.com. Retrieved: May 19, 2008.
- ^ a b Cope, Julian. "Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Album of the Month | Sleep - Dopesmoker" http://www.headheritage.com/. Retrieved: May 19, 2008.
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