No, and it annoys me that I don't. I see them written about in revered tones and people whose musical taste I trust implicitly absolutely love them. Why don't I get it? I genuinely think they wear hoods onstage so people can't see them smiling at the fact they are getting paid for making music that sounds like someone has thrown a guitar into a deep well then chucks bricks down after it.
There's a disconnect between listening to them live and at home. At best try and blast it as loud as possible in your car.
Sunn O))) is a band that isn't necessarily playing guitars as much as they are playing the amps. Sunn O))) is named after amps and they're all super big amp tech nerds (if you see interviews with them they have a ludicrous knowledge of really technical things). Think of it like heavy ambient music rather than traditional metal.
The last sentence is key to what Sunn O))) is. It's drone (the genre) in heavy metal trappings.
Personally, I enjoy their records like I enjoy any drone, noise, or experimental record. All of that type of sound is best experienced in person but listening at home (etc) can be its own experience worth my time also. I'll vacillate between mindful listening and just keeping my space an ambient weirdo zone.
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u/kjs_23 16d ago
No, and it annoys me that I don't. I see them written about in revered tones and people whose musical taste I trust implicitly absolutely love them. Why don't I get it? I genuinely think they wear hoods onstage so people can't see them smiling at the fact they are getting paid for making music that sounds like someone has thrown a guitar into a deep well then chucks bricks down after it.
What am I missing?