# Who did the best drug music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586 "2004-06-16T01:40:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/41 "2004-06-16T18:33:17Z")
Pink Floyd and David Byrne (well, the Talking Heads) already got a mention… but if anybody is into “drug” music, they need to check out Yello. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/42 "2004-06-16T18:54:01Z")
All time best hands down, IMHO, the Butthole Surfers. Honorable Mention: Skinny Puppy The Jesus Lizard Scratch Acid 13th Floor Elevators Monster Magnet The MC5 Velvet Underground Pink Floyd The Flaming Lips Einstürzende Neubauten Frank Zappa Frank Zappa and the Mothers Laibach Black Sabbath Misistry The Revolting Cocks The Loco Gringos ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/43 "2004-06-16T19:17:31Z")
old Blue Oyster Cult Peter Gabriel, pre-So. old Genesis (Selling England by the Pound, Trick of the Tail, Lamb lies Down on Broadway) Killing Joke the Stranglers Bauhaus some more votes for: Grateful Dead Zappa Hendrix ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/44 "2004-06-16T19:19:19Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > Second on the Moody Blues and pot. Add me to the Moody Blues list. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/45 "2004-06-16T19:21:28Z")
> [@Freejooky](#): > > the Velvet-fucking-Underground Abso-fucking-lutely. Especially _White Light / White Heat_ and especially especially the song _I Heard Her Call My Name_… on acid, anyway. Also **Dukes of the Stratosphear (XTC) The 13th Floor Elevators The Stranglers Calexico The Residents Camper Van Beethoven Black Grape The Legendary Pink Dots The Stooges The Nuggets Compilations** and pretty much anything **Nitroglycerine** recommended… as usual (thanks for mentioning Flipper). ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/46 "2004-06-16T19:45:51Z")
Many of my favs have been mentioned already (The Doors, The Floyd, The Talking Heads, Bob Marley) but I gots a few more. U2 - Unforgettable Fire. I still get the feeling of being stoned when I listen to this album. Beatles - The music that they made when they were on drugs is fantastic. Alice in Chains - I don’t know what to say except they had it all, and to me Laynes fondness for the smack permeates into just about all of their songs. Dandy Warhols - Especially ‘Fast Driving Rave Up’, the song just makes me want to move even if I can’t 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/47 "2004-06-16T20:53:48Z")
> [@notquitekarpov](#): > > Nope - those suggesting \*\*Hawkwind \*\* nailed it. Accept no substitute when off your head. Specifically \*\*Space Ritual \*\* era Hawkwind - not the later NWOBHM (new-wave-of-British-heavy-metal) influenced crap… Actually, have you tried listening to the “Alien 4” and “Love in Space” albums? They actually managed to get good again briefly before descending into wankitude once more. If you want recent versions of the good stuff, I highly recommend Nik Turner’s “Space Ritual 2001” and “Past or Future” albums. (Well, it’s been long enough that they’re not exactly “recent” any more, but they’re more recent than the original “Space Ritual”.) ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/48 "2004-06-16T20:57:49Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Dude…are you the guy who stole all my records about ten years ago??? 😉 I snuck them out when you were nodding … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dopef1sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@Dopef1sh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dopef1sh)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/49 "2004-06-16T22:29:03Z")
Shpongle Or Infected Mushroom ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/50 "2004-06-16T23:47:55Z")
A Chicago DJ who calls himself Nightmares on Wax did an album called “Smokers Delight.” It’s in my top three triphop/drumnbass/djgroove of ALL TIME. It’s an entire classic. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/51 "2004-06-16T23:59:05Z")
I forgot about DJ Shadow. That’ll do it. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/52 "2004-06-17T01:10:34Z")
> [@krisolov](#): > > Killing Joke Damn, I can’t believe I forgot about Killing Joke. Especially the Fire Dances album. If I still did acid, I’d like to trip and listen to this Andy Prieboy (Wall Of Voodoo’s second singer) album I got a few weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/53 "2004-06-17T01:38:55Z")
Aphex Twin’s [Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002MNZ/qid=1087436237/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8__i1_xgl15/102-5878482-7720957?v=glance&s=music&n=507846) ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/54 "2004-06-17T01:45:52Z")
Oh, and Peter Gabriel’s **Passion**. > [@robgruver](#): > > My two favorties are Pink Floyd and DJ Tiesto. When I go into an altered state I have playlists for each type of drug. These two bands/DJ’s are on all of them. > > Mmm… Tiesto. Tiesto is great. Also Armin van Buuren. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/55 "2004-06-17T03:34:20Z")
When I was in college (long ago), _It’s A Beautiful Day_ (name of both band and album) was very popular. I now own the CD, and I’ve noticed that if I play it around the younger generation, they look at me kinda funny. I can’t think of another album that quite so clearly conveys the message: “I was smokin’ dope.” ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/56 "2004-06-17T03:50:12Z")
Pot: Radiohead The Police Beastie Boys Postal Service The Notwist - Neon Golden Dave Matthews The Strokes Chemical Brothers Trippy hip-hop/rap Nitrous: Any good techno or hip-hop with a bumpin’ bass line! Cocaine: Anything that really _rocks out_. There’s some very good Japanese rock for this. Godsmack is also good. Haven’t done enough cocaine to comment in much more depth (don’t plan to, really). Methamphetamine: (It was a one-time thing, really!) Hardcore rock-out music at high volume in the “coming up” period. Plenty of good rock and rap for this. “Chill-out” rock for the comedown (and anything that’s good for pot, because one should be smoking plenty of pot on a meth comedown anyway). [Salvia](http://www.erowid.org/plants/salvia/salvia.shtml): Radiohead - Hail to the Thief Ketamine: Trippy music or music that’s good on nitrous, works here. Vitamin K isn’t a very musical drug, though, and whatever music you pick doesn’t really contribute to the experience that much. DXM: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chemical Brothers “Chill-out” rock or trippy stuff (or, even better, trippy chill-out rock). ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/57 "2004-06-17T04:09:33Z")
Boy, my brother’s had me listening to half these bands all my life…and he doesn’t smoke, he’s just a big nerd. I wonder what our parents thought about us being 13/15 and hanging out in his room listening to this stuff (10 years ago, not in the 70s…) Sublime is my vote for getting me “in the mood” except sometimes they just rock out and that’s not so good for when you’re trying to mellow. But those guys liked to tweak too… ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/58 "2004-06-17T17:57:28Z")
Easily: [Berlioz](http://www.hberlioz.com/) and [Skriabin](http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=scriabin) ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586/59 "2004-06-18T01:16:59Z")
Thought of another one: Banco de Gaia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-the-best-drug-music/250586.md?page=2)