http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44008&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rssExtreme fans of Black Sabbath's slow songs and Saint Vitus' super-slow songs, Grief specialized in super-duper slow songs and had a hand in what later became termed stoner rock. But their really super-duper-duper slow songs were closer to doom metal than the logo-friendly music of Fu Manchu and others that followed in the five-piece's 10-year stomp through the metal fringe. As a result, they are also often credited with pioneering the puke-tastic art of sludge metal. Due to indifference bordering on hostility in their hometown of Boston, Mass., the band packed up their gear and split after releasing six records and a handful of singles, near constant touring of the East Coast and metal festival circuit, and making two appearances on live comps between 1991 and 2001. By that point they'd gained an impressive amount of critical praise in the outsider metal scene. The music may move at a sluggish pace but each song is top-heavy with riffs, shifts in structure (usually from slow to slower) and is decisively marked by the ragged vocals of guitarist Jeff Hayward, a clear influence on Khanate singer Alan Dubin. - Mike McGuirkStoner Rocken720Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:03:20 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44008&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Extreme fans of Black Sabbath's slow songs and Saint Vitus' super-slow songs, Grief specialized in super-duper slow songs and had a hand in what later became termed stoner rock. But their really super-duper-duper slow songs were closer to doom metal than the logo-friendly music of Fu Manchu and others that followed in the five-piece's 10-year stomp through the metal fringe. As a result, they are also often credited with pioneering the puke-tastic art of sludge metal. Due to indifference bordering on hostility in their hometown of Boston, Mass., the band packed up their gear and split after releasing six records and a handful of singles, near constant touring of the East Coast and metal festival circuit, and making two appearances on live comps between 1991 and 2001. By that point they'd gained an impressive amount of critical praise in the outsider metal scene. The music may move at a sluggish pace but each song is top-heavy with riffs, shifts in structure (usually from slow to slower) and is decisively marked by the ragged vocals of guitarist Jeff Hayward, a clear influence on Khanate singer Alan Dubin. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752862&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3752862 tra.3752862 Grief art.44008 0.99 Torso alb.280443 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/798025_170x170.jpg 1998-01-26 00:00:00.0 1998-03-30 00:00:00.0 true To Serve And Neglect tra.3752862 628000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752862&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752862&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28855226&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:11:17 -0700 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 28855226 tra.28855226 Grief art.44008 0.99 Turbulent Times alb.28854011 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/8/0/1750809_170x170.jpg 2009-06-30 00:00:00.0 null true Lifeless tra.28855226 178000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28855226&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28855226&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20987004&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Fri, 3 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 20987004 tra.20987004 Grief art.44008 0.99 Come To Grief alb.20982670 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/5/9/1369575_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 1994-06-03 00:00:00.0 true Stricken tra.20987004 360000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20987004&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20987004&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902106&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902106 tra.3902106 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true If The World Was Flat tra.3902106 376000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902106&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902106&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654286&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 9654286 tra.9654286 Grief art.44008 0.99 Miserably Ever After alb.9639501 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/7/797422_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Angry Man tra.9654286 293000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654286&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654286&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20987000&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Fri, 3 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 20987000 tra.20987000 Grief art.44008 0.99 Come To Grief alb.20982670 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/5/9/1369575_170x170.jpg 2008-06-03 00:00:00.0 1994-06-03 00:00:00.0 true World Of Hurt tra.20987000 302000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20987000&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20987000&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3364023&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 8 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3364023 tra.3364023 Grief art.44008 0.99 Cry Now Cry Later Vol. 1 & 2 alb.297233 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/4/0/790437_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-06-08 00:00:00.0 true World Of Hurt tra.3364023 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3364023&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3364023&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752851&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3752851 tra.3752851 Grief art.44008 0.99 Torso alb.280443 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/798025_170x170.jpg 1998-01-26 00:00:00.0 1998-03-30 00:00:00.0 true I Hate Lucy tra.3752851 446000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752851&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752851&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752857&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3752857 tra.3752857 Grief art.44008 0.99 Torso alb.280443 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/798025_170x170.jpg 1998-01-26 00:00:00.0 1998-03-30 00:00:00.0 true Amorphous tra.3752857 723000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752857&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752857&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752859&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3752859 tra.3752859 Grief art.44008 0.99 Torso alb.280443 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/798025_170x170.jpg 1998-01-26 00:00:00.0 1998-03-30 00:00:00.0 true Life Can Be... tra.3752859 502000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752859&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752859&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752865&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3752865 tra.3752865 Grief art.44008 0.99 Torso alb.280443 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/798025_170x170.jpg 1998-01-26 00:00:00.0 1998-03-30 00:00:00.0 true Beyond Waste tra.3752865 462000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752865&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752865&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902103&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902103 tra.3902103 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true I Won't Come Back tra.3902103 326000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902103&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902103&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902109&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902109 tra.3902109 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Ostrich tra.3902109 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902109&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902109&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902112&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902112 tra.3902112 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Hurricane Jello tra.3902112 455000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902112&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902112&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902117&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902117 tra.3902117 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true No Escape tra.3902117 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902117&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902117&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902120&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902120 tra.3902120 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true When Rotten Ideas Break Free tra.3902120 746000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902120&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902120&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752854&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3752854 tra.3752854 Grief art.44008 0.99 Torso alb.280443 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/798025_170x170.jpg 1998-01-26 00:00:00.0 1998-03-30 00:00:00.0 true Polluted tra.3752854 543000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752854&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3752854&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28855235&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:34:30 -0700 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 28855235 tra.28855235 Grief art.44008 0.99 Turbulent Times alb.28854011 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/8/0/1750809_170x170.jpg 2009-06-30 00:00:00.0 null true My Dilemma tra.28855235 377000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28855235&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28855235&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902100&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902100 tra.3902100 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Predator tra.3902100 389000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902100&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902100&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902114&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Tue, 21 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 3902114 tra.3902114 Grief art.44008 0.99 ... And Man Will Become The Hunted alb.295435 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/0/790442_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Down In The Dumps Again tra.3902114 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902114&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3902114&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654283&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 9654283 tra.9654283 Grief art.44008 0.99 Miserably Ever After alb.9639501 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/7/797422_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true One Of Those Days tra.9654283 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654283&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654283&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654284&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 9654284 tra.9654284 Grief art.44008 0.99 Miserably Ever After alb.9639501 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/7/797422_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Low Life tra.9654284 444000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654284&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654284&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654285&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 9654285 tra.9654285 Grief art.44008 0.99 Miserably Ever After alb.9639501 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/7/797422_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Nuisance tra.9654285 353000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654285&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654285&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654287&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 9654287 tra.9654287 Grief art.44008 0.99 Miserably Ever After alb.9639501 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/7/797422_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Miserably Ever After tra.9654287 562000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654287&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654287&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654288&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss Stoner Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Grief on Rhapsody Online 9654288 tra.9654288 Grief art.44008 0.99 Miserably Ever After alb.9639501 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/7/797422_170x170.jpg 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Straight Edge-Closed Mind tra.9654288 379000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654288&variant=play&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9654288&variant=data&rws=%2Fgrief%2Ftop-tracks.rss