One of my favorite things to do while stoned is listen to albums that are really unique, artful, and/or jam packed with soul and energy, as in that head space music just hits completely differently and it just lends to me finding a deep love and appreciation for the art of music. What’re some of your favorites?

  • @[email protected]
    7•2 months ago

    The concept album Hospice by The Antlers is excellent.

    Set in New York City’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which the second track is named after, Hospice tells the story of a relationship between a hospice worker and a female patient suffering from terminal bone cancer, their ensuing romance, and their slow downward spiral as a result of the woman’s traumas, fears, and disease. The story of her deterioration also serves as a metaphor for an abusive relationship. Frontman Peter Silberman has been reluctant to divulge explicit details regarding the meaning of the record, and the extent to which it is autobiographical.

    I’m not a very emotional person, but I feel the highs and lows quite profoundly. I think it’s the music pairing perfectly with Pete’s voice—which is almost acted/in-character at times—and the lyrics. Always appreicate a good concept album and this is a favourite.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•2 months ago

      The part in Atrophy with the sounds of glass breaking evoke broken bones and searing pain, just as the patient would be feeling, is so amazing.

      “I’d happily take all those bullets inside you and put them inside of myself.”

      And then:

      "Someone, oh anyone. Tell me how to stop this

      She’s screaming, expiring, and I’m her only witness."

      That song is so sad.

      So many good lyrics though:

      “And told me something that I didn’t know that I wanted
      To hear that there was nothing that I could do to save you
      The choir’s gonna sing and then this thing is gonna kill you”

      • @[email protected]
        1•2 months ago

        I love lyrics in Wake, the realisation of what he went through and now it’s over. And without noticing, the music builds into unleashing so much by this point…

        Don’t be scared to speak
        Don’t speak with someone’s tooth
        Don’t bargain when you’re weak
        Don’t take that sharp abuse
        Some patients can’t be saved, but that burden’s not on you

        Don’t ever let anyone tell you you deserve that

    • @[email protected]avesta
      1•2 months ago

      I discovered this album while working for a hospice equipment rental company. It helped me understand the emotions of people going through such intense loss. It’s beautiful and ugly at the same time. It somehow manages to capture the full spectrum of emotions of that experience. This is one of the great albums of this millennium. I don’t know how the artist captured it so well, but I hope he found some relief from his hospice experience by creating that album. 10/10.