Tomorrow marks the release of the tenth anniversary edition of the classic Queens of the Stone Age album “Rated R”. One of my favourite albums of all time by one of my favourite bands of all time. The album contains references to drugs throughout, no more so than in the opening track “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” where the only lyrics are “Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol” before a chorus solely made up of the word “Cocaine” comes in. Messy, wonderfully loose and instantly ear catching. The rest of the album follows suit and makes for an absolute classic record.
MP3: Queens of the Stone Age – Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
All the drug references in Rated R gave me an idea for the next Monday List….
Drugs may be the road to nowhere but at least they’re the scenic route….
DIGITAL DRUGS
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1. The Music – Drugs
2. Oceansize – Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs
3. Union of Knives – We Are All Doing Drugs
4. The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work
5. Jimmy Eat World – Drugs or Me
6. Adam Green – Drugs
7. Thieves Like Us – Drugs In My Body
8. Ratatat – Drugs
9. Wilco – Handshake Drugs
10. Black Lips – Drugs
There are of course many different types of drugs, too many to list in fact but here are a few bonus tracks.
BONUS TRACKS
MP3: Neon Indian – Should Have Taken Acid With You
MP3: The Magnetic Fields – Take Ecstasy With Me
MP3: Maps – Valium In The Sunshine
MP3: The Velvet Underground and Nico – Heroin
MP3: Phosphorescent – Cocaine Lights
Apparently there’s a new “drug” sweeping the universe at the moment. It’s called “i-dosing”. It’s the process of putting on headphones and listening to music that apparently induces a state of ecstasy. I know, sounds fucked up, right? These MP3’s are freely available and suggest that you “maybe lie down” and “relax” before closing your eyes and allowing the “music” to give you auditory and visual hallucinations.
Read more: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/digital-drugs/
Want a “hit”…
I’ve just got a hilarious picture in my head of a shady looking guy standing on a dark street corner, shiftily opening his trenchcoat to passers by and asking “Here mate, after any MP3’s?” or “I’ve got some really good stuff here. Albums, singles even some b-sides. Got some bootlegs too, this 70’s stuff will really fuck your mind”.
Who knows if this “i-dosing” works and frankly who cares? Seems like just another internet craze. I have no desire to try it and i’m certainly not in a hurry to overdose on music just yet so i won’t be dabbling with this nonsensical idea any time soon. I’ll stick to Boards of Canada, Spacemen 3, Gold Panda and Aphex Twin as my “drug music”.
*I would just like to state that this post/article is not in anyway intended to condone or promote drug use.*
MP3: Marilyn Manson – I Don’t Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)
S.I.T Wolf X
