Talk:Om (band)

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[edit] Genre

Most reviews of Om compare them to Sleep's Jerusalem and/or Dopesmoker, which is considered doom/stoner metal. If they are picking up where Sleep left off then I would consider them in the same genre. The three tracks on Variations on a Theme are definitely doom metal. Some of the tracks on Conference of Birds, specifically "At Giza," is a bit mellow but I still feel they fall into the stoner/doom genre. Olliegrind 11:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Some psychedelic influence can be heard as well. Especially on the second album, and especially on At Giza, which sounds similar to some early Pink Floyd.--Relyt22 19:05, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

There seems to be a slow-moving edit war over the genre. It goes from stoner/doom to rock and back again every couple of weeks. Can we get any sort of consensus here? The parties involved have not posted here to explain their reasons. Any opinions? BeastmasterGeneral 17:29, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I would certainly consider Om to be of the doom metal and stoner metal genres. We need only to listen to a couple of songs to see the connection. The All Music Guide lists them as "stoner metal", "psychedelic" and "experimental rock" [1]. They are also listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as "stoner/doom metal" [2]. Besides, listing them simply as "rock" is way too generalised. ...Superfopp (talk) 18:32, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

All those sound pretty accurate, and I agree that rock is too general. How about: "Doom metal, psychedelic rock, experimental rock." BeastmasterGeneral 13:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Drum and Bass? :P 134.36.126.169 (talk) 07:08, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Associated Acts

Someone removed The Sabians and Asbestos Death has been removed in the past. Asbestos Death featured both members so should definitely stay. The Sabians featured Chris Haikus so should be noted as well. The associated acts do not have to contain all the members. ollïegrïnd 15:39, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

An anonymous IP continues to remove Asbestosdeath and The Sabians from the associated acts. Further removal without discussion here will be considered vandalism. ollïegrïnd 16:38, 5 October 2007 (UTC)