SATURDAY SONG TO GET STONED TO: BARONESS – “VISION”

[Ed: Welcome to our new weekly column “Saturday Song to Get Stoned To,” brought to you by the one, the only, Kip Wingerschmidt. We hope you enjoy this in the right state of mind.]

What makes a song great to get stoned to? Not an entire album, mind you, but a song that lends itself to the age-old spiritual practice of puffin Le Ganj…

In my humble opinion, the ideal songs to huff a hooter to are the ones that best complement the process of smoking; songs that start with a “stony” intro (preferably psychadelic/mellow) that eases into the body of the tune (allowing for a graceful sparking of the bowl/joint/bong/bubbler/soda can/apple), and lasts long enough to take a good 2-3 hits before the meat n’ potatoes of the song sets in.

If we’re talking about rock (or better yet, metal) you know the violent storm is a-comin’, and you sure as hell wanna be ready for the journey. Ideally you’re sitting down with the best of the best weed, and so likely at this point you’ll already be feeling a little ethereal, if you will. Your song has definitely kicked in full blast by now and the band is no doubt doing something awesome, but it’s likely only getting more awesome.

The truth of the matter is that at this point, you’re probably already stoned enough, but excess is the henchman of our ol’ pal Satan, and so you decide to take one more hit.

So you push your luck and take the extra, unnecessary “last” hit (yeah, right) and then you wait for the groove to get heavier and heavier, and ultimately blast you off into outer space.

And now there’s no turning back. So all you can do is put down the ganj, sit back, and listen…

BARONESS – “Vision”,from Second (2005)

-KW

Click through for Baroness tour dates after the jump.

Sep 27 2007 8:00P
MR. ROBOTO PROJECT PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
Sep 28 2007 8:00P
WESTCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER SYRACUSE
Sep 29 2007 8:00P
SHOWPLACE THEATRE BUFFALO, New York
Sep 30 2007 8:00P
SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS(SMFA) BOSTON, Massachusetts
Oct 1 2007 8:00P
DON PEDROS BROOKLYN, New York
Oct 2 2007 8:00P
SIREN RECORDS DOYLESTON, Pennsylvania
Oct 3 2007 8:00P
BOBBY FISHER MEMORIAL BUILIDING dc, Washington DC
Oct 4 2007 8:00P
ottobar baltimore, Maryland
Oct 5 2007 8:00P
EAGLES HARRISONBURGH, Virginia
Oct 6 2007 8:00P
GILLS BAR AND GRILL VA BEACH, Virginia
Oct 7 2007 8:00P
RAMAKINS RICHMOND, Virginia
Oct 8 2007 8:00P
VOLUME 11 RALEIGH, North Carolina
Oct 9 2007 8:00P
CUMBERLANDS CHARLESTON, South Carolina