# Music you listen(ed) to when high? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 25, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517 "2021-08-25T19:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![ElDeLuxo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@ElDeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElDeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/101 "2021-09-05T17:49:13Z")
I hope this thread’s still open! Four of my favorite music artists of all time are Roky Erickson, Monster Magnet,Patti Smith, and Frank Zappa, all of whom are known for making good music to listen to while high–the first two especially. So, when I partake, I am often listening to their _ouvres_ as I do so. There’s also Royal Trux, The Atomic Bitchwax, the **Repo Man** soundtrack, certain bluegrass and folk artists, and any band that involves the late Dave Roback playing guitar while a lady with a weird, beautiful voice sings. And plenty more, too, because I spend a _lot_ of my time getting high and listening to music, and we’ve got eclectic tastes (and a vast collection to choose from) at our house. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/102 "2021-09-06T01:04:16Z")
Try this; it’s a favorite of mine and this is prolly my favorite performance of it. This is Rhys Chatham’s _Guitar Trio_ pt. 2 performed in Chicago. For those who have never heard of it, Part 1 is exactly like part 2, but there are no drums, only hi hat accompanying the guitars. Part 2 incorporates a full drum kit. One note; 23 minutes! Go! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZgRIjnwf0yQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Rhys Chatham & His Guitar Trio All-Stars - Guitar Trio Pt 2, Chicago") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgRIjnwf0yQ) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/103 "2021-09-11T22:19:15Z")
Well, sometimes it’s close to music. The other day I got a [Kaossilator 2s](https://youtu.be/jE_Ihjtp29k), and the thing is crazy. It’s easy to put mesmerizing loops on the thing. It’s full of drum patterns and voices. It’s got capabilities far beyond what I can do with it. There are a lot of vids out with it. Here’s [the manual](https://cdn.korg.com/us/support/download/files/934c00bc85862789fa93b590706374ec.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27kaossilator2_OM_EFGSCJ2.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf%3B) if anyone’s interested. It’s just a ton of fun, and the thing sounds full size when run through an amp. One of its limitations is that’s 2 bars at best. As soon as I get the right adapters I’m going to try running it through a little looper and see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/104 "2021-09-14T13:30:00Z")
Cool. Try this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cSAp9sBzPbc/maxresdefault.jpg "Never Gonna Give You Up but all the notes are C") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAp9sBzPbc) ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/105 "2021-09-21T19:54:46Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Captain Beefheart. [![](https://starecat.com/content/wp-content/uploads/you-must-be-at-least-this-high-to-ride.jpg) ](https://starecat.com/content/wp-content/uploads/you-must-be-at-least-this-high-to-ride.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/106 "2021-09-21T21:23:26Z")
It’s been a looooong time, but back in the early-'80s I was introduced to Gong’s [Angel’s Egg album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel%27s_Egg_(album)). I still say ‘Sold to the Highest Buddha!’ every so often. And I still think, ‘Hurry, hurry, supermarket! Hurry, hurry, London bus! Hurry, hurry, ladies’ lavatory! Hurry, hurry, hurry…’ My friend’s album seemed to have been a misprint, as it said Angel’s Eeg. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/107 "2021-09-22T03:58:22Z")
Mmmmmm, yeah, this while high is fantastic to myself. Or really any The Fall song. They all sound completely different, but they all sound exactly like the Fall. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CmdndTuRBjY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGogaihqMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBOuHIY8eM0dNw6dAuCGI5SFQ-LMw "The Fall - Winter (Peel Session 15-09-1981)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmdndTuRBjY) Gratuitous extra The Fall song: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Yxmpf3XnbmE/maxresdefault.jpg "Touch Sensitive") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxmpf3XnbmE) And we’ve gotten this far without mentioning the Butthole Surfers? Oh my, that’s like not mentioning ZZ Top (does a search of the thread…dammit). I probably have smoked a long ton of the stuff while listening to them, possibly just while slowly cruising rural dirt roads. Well, at least for a good part of that long ton, while admiring the scenery and the majesty of the natural world from the comfort of my car. Here’s a couple of their less distressing tracks\* [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qfEZOHCWuQQ/hqdefault.jpg "Butthole Surfers - Cherub [Studio Version]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfEZOHCWuQQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v6N24PyyUIQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Graveyard") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6N24PyyUIQ) Oh, and at very long last. 🤦‍♂️ Yeah, I’ve probably listened to almost as much ZZ Top as the surfers while high. Gateway drugs, ya know. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-jB_QM73Slk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgQygzMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAL6QqPR-GbHG7Kj0-unbWMyxtoLw "ZZ Top - Tush") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jB_QM73Slk) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/db94lyKYOcg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGMBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gVygTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBkTioOdtfzPnZ5FR5O90MjaQLOfg "ZZ TOP - Just Got Paid (HIGH QUALITY)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db94lyKYOcg) \*Well, I mean, the name is the Butthole Surfers. If that’s the name of the band and you go ahead and listen and get offended by the content, that’s you going in fully warned, at least. Even I find a few of their songs distressing to listen to. That’s kind of the point. They’re not really confrontation rock, but: as I’ve often felt that psychedelics are more of a “well, let’s find something out about ourselves” drug than a “party drug”, they take psychedelic rock to a “let’s find something out about ourselves” level when they were at their best. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/108 "2021-09-22T14:37:55Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > And we’ve gotten this far without mentioning the Butthole Surfers? Wow, I hadn’t thought of _Locust Abortion Technician_ in a long time. “22 going on 23” would be a hell of a track to listen to high. ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/109 "2021-09-22T17:49:02Z")
In the early 80s, someone in our town scored weed that must have been dusted - producing a high I’ve never experienced before or since (thankfully). At the same time, The Doors were in a bit of a renaissance and the local station in NY did a Doors A-Z broadcast so we heard some of the deep cuts. “Horse Latitudes” on dusted weed in a dark room was pretty intense - I can still remember my visualization of “mute nostril agony.” ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/110 "2021-09-22T19:18:15Z")
I used to listen to this a lot with friends. A few years ago, I remembered it but couldn’t find it online. Finally found it a few days ago and had a blast listening to it. Hope you do, too! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VGEDgsSXRBM/maxresdefault.jpg "The Art of Happiness") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEDgsSXRBM) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/111 "2021-09-22T21:11:44Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > “22 going on 23” would be a hell of a track to listen to high. Hehehe, one of my favorites (I can play a pretty good rendition of both the guitar and bass parts), but definitely in the “mildly distressing” category of their songs. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/112 "2021-09-23T02:41:43Z")
Oooo, maybe my most mellow example for this thread. Homer Henderson “The Planets”. I’ve owned this single for decades. When no one else is around, I’ll listen to it several times in a row. I’m not mean enough to listen to it repeatedly in polite company. https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2448659650/size=large/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ ETA: I swear, it’s a masterpiece of something. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/113 "2021-09-23T03:25:07Z")
Man, I really can’t describe my wonder, awe and terror at Cpt. Beefheart. My favorites are when it sounds like a blues song, but nobody’s playing a blues riff, really. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/perhSt9qAME/maxresdefault.jpg "Beatle Bones 'N' Smokin' Stones- Captain Beefheart") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=perhSt9qAME) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/114 "2021-09-23T13:26:40Z")
🙂 Of course Beefheart and his Magic Band are quoted in one of the classic SDMB threads: > [@The horror of blimps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-blimps/152885/4): > > One must always be on guard against things that go blimp in the night. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/115 "2021-09-24T04:56:55Z")
Y’all are welcome 😃 https://www.youtube.com/embed/MXkuRF7-i2U?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=OLAK5uy_l6a3Cf6bcKrRNw4pBak0PA9SPxxWRZuxw ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/116 "2021-09-24T16:43:03Z")
My college room mate played that one so much that to this day I can’t listen to it. I went to college in the mid-seventies. ---
**Author:** ![Deamris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deamris/32/10302_2.png) [@Deamris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deamris)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/117 "2022-02-16T04:49:33Z")
The new Haiduk album _Diabolica_ [metal] [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XE9rWWZi7l0/hqdefault.jpg "Haiduk – Swarm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE9rWWZi7l0) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/118 "2022-02-16T05:38:32Z")
Heya, @Deamris, Welcome aboard! I still have problems with the “boingy” guitar/bass sound of some recent metal, but the rhythms of that just kind of work. In the world of “You haven’t listened to Melt Banana in an altered state? Then you may not have listened to Melt Banana.”, Here’s “The Hive”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BcqC8LSoBws/maxresdefault.jpg "MELT-BANANA - The Hive - Official Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcqC8LSoBws) In the world of “I heard this for the first time this weekend while quite high, and I had to back it up and listen to it a second time”, there’s Panda Bear - “Bros” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gy0ujFcRsHQ/hqdefault.jpg "Panda Bear - Bros") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy0ujFcRsHQ) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/119 "2023-08-29T19:31:18Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Hehehe, one of my favorites (I can play a pretty good rendition of both the guitar and bass parts), but definitely in the “mildly distressing” category of their songs. Listening to this for the first time in some years. God, I love that guitar. ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517/120 "2023-08-31T01:45:29Z")
For the mellow high, '70s classics like Pink Floyd ,'specially “Wish You Were Here”] [https://youtu.be/YLIy2t-KAc0?si=U5CQsDEOMtAPlvOV&t=1](https://youtu.be/YLIy2t-KAc0?si=U5CQsDEOMtAPlvOV&t=1) and Rush’s “A Farewell To Kings”, if for nothing else than the final song “Cygnus X-1” [https://youtu.be/4MlYgt-QdMI?si=OKnBklpm4F0vl31Z](https://youtu.be/4MlYgt-QdMI?si=OKnBklpm4F0vl31Z) Now if you want more current era stoner music with HEAVY guitars, one simply must get a taste of Kyuss, featuring future Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme… [https://youtu.be/R-MSfd2S7lo?si=uqUe9-ul0HoacPjt](https://youtu.be/R-MSfd2S7lo?si=uqUe9-ul0HoacPjt) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517.md?page=7)