In The Style of Demons: Earth Appreciation Thread

As a fond follower of the drone pioneers Earth, I was ecstatic to see them featured in the Archives! However, browsing around the forums here... I don't see too much love for them. I personally enjoy Earth's recent material (The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull, Angels of Darkness/Demons of Light I & II). So any Earth fans out here? 

infocat wrote: I have only AoDDoL1&2.  They are both good, if perhaps too repetitive.  I like 2 better than 1 if only because it's a little more "trim", you might say. What do their earlier albums sound like compared to these?

Their stuff from the 1990s is a lot more electric. Pentastar: In the Style of Demons (1996) was more distorted, and had a very metallic feel to it, save for one track that consists of two piano chords (Sonar and Depth Charge, I believe). Earth 2 (1992) is definitely their heaviest, and really inspired the "wall of sound" drone music is known for. Hex; or Printing in the Infernal Method was released ten years after Pentastar. That album was the new sound that Earth is currently using on AoDDoL.

This Earth did take their name from the pre-Sabbath band, so...

Man With Hat wrote: I have The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull...not bad but a little too samey throughout. The drumming in particulat is underwhelming. But the opening two songs are great.

Well, this type of music IS called drone... so I'd expect to be a little samey Anyways. TBMHITLS is definitely my favorite Earth record, and it ranks in the top 100 for experimental/post-metal here in the Archives. To be fully honest, I really do enjoy the title track the most.

I once played "Earth 2" while lying in bed with a high fever caused by chickenpox and heard all sorts of weird sounds but it never sounded quite the same afterwards so I sold it in the end.

Thanks for the suggestion, I just listened to "The Bees" and found it quite mellow and atmospheric compared to the ambient metal of "Earth 2". Repetitive loops can be very hypnotic.