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Volume One
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Price: $11.33
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 7597180834226
Label: Tupelo Records/Revolver USA
Manufacturer: Tupelo Records/Revolver USA
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Tupelo Records/Revolver USA
Release Date: 1992-07-07
Studio: Tupelo Records/Revolver USA
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Customer reviews of Volume One
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Customer Rating:  
Summary: Humble Beginnings
Comment: I have to disagree slightly with the 4 star review here. I'm a huge fan of Sleep's later releases, "Holy Mountain" and "Jerusalem/Dopesmoker", but this is a rather humble beginning. First of all, it's not actually stoner/psychedelic metal in the vein of the later material. Granted it has the odd heavy doom riff courtesy of a young Matt Pike, but the sound is often far more aggressive with lots of screamed vocals. This original line-up saw Pike joined by a second guitarist, but the poor production really loses potential heaviness, and actually creates a rather thin and abrasive guitar sound, not the warm deep sound you might expect.
So, overall if you're a fan of Sleep's legendary later albums then "Volume One" will certainly be an interesting listen - just don't expect the same heavy stoner sound.
Customer Rating:
Summary: wide awake
Comment: This release is nothing like "Holy Mountain" or "Dopesmoker"/"Jerusalem". This isnt slacker/stoner/trippy stuff like that at all. This is in your face tuff guy screamcore with some sludgy but noisy riffing.Its pretty good but its relentless and its gets a little generic with the top end screaming and the same level 10 production (in the red) on every track. Maybe its the extra guitar player on this one adding to the rage.Not that impressive for this bunch. 3 stars for this one because it doesnt even sound like them,They were wide awake. Play it amongst the others and see how odd this one sounds, not essential but a good wake-up kick in the head !
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent, must have
Comment: What can I say....Sleep's first album. Heavy. This album defined the genre it started. If you like doom- or stoner-metal this album is not to be missed.
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Summary: Sleep's red headed stepchild album
Comment: Sleep is one of my all time favorite bands, but that wasn't always so. I remember the first time I heard this, their debut album. As I recall, I didn't just dislike it... I actually laughed out loud at it. I also remember my friend asking "Who is this? The Melvins Jr.?" As a previous reviewer mentioned, Sleep's shameless Black Sabbath influence wasn't quite as blatantly obvious on this record; that didn't come out in full force until their next album, Sleep's Holy Mountain (which I also scoffed at on first listen but soon came to love.) On Volume One, their Melvins and Neurosis influences are more in the forefront. I rejected this record for being too derivative at first, but in time I came to love it.
One thing I'll always remember this album for is that it introduced me to the Gyoto monks of Tibet. Volume One opens with about 40 seconds of their chanting, a chorus of members who can each somehow produce THREE tonal notes at the same time. It's so otherworldly... a literally awesome sound. I own and love several CDs of their chants, thanks to this album.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sleep stoner rock
Comment: Sleep volume 1 - Good, Holy mountain better. Kinda hard to find worth a listen. Check out Sheavy also.
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