Talk:Om (band)

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)

Those of us familiar with the trajectory of the band's sound know it is at roots both metal and spiritual (both eastern and western) though it has 'lightened up' a little from the relentless full-on heaviness of album 1. Om is less metal and more experimental now, and the label 'drone metal' has been prominently attached to them in major media. Though they are tough to categorize (which is often a good thing for artists) for Wiki-purposes here my recent edit has listed them as 'an experimental drone metal band' instead of what it said, 'Om are a band..'. --Phaedrx (talk) 19:08, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

'some' psychedelic influence (as mentioned above) is highly subjective and vague. While it may sound to any given listener 'like Pink Floyd' (again above)... when you actually do a careful cross-comparison in sound and style to 'true' definitive psychedelic rock bands, Om is very far from that, and much closer to stoner/doom/drone metal. Wikieditor0611 (talk) 04:55, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Psychedelic??

An anonymous user recently changed the genre in the first sentence (and also did it to a whole slew of other groups' pages). The genre change isn't really accurate at all. Om is definitely not a true psychedelic band. Bands like the 13th Floor Elevators, Grateful Dead even, Butthole Surfers, Flaming Lips, Future Sound Of London, and even newer bands like the GOASTT are all very 'psychedelic' and Om is nowhere near any of their kinds of style or sound. It is much more accurate to call Om a drone or doom metal, or stoner rock band or some combination of those. They have never evoked or referred to psychedelic drugs in the lyrics and the music does not contain for example backwards tape effects or heavily effected and warped sounds. Wikieditor0611 (talk) 04:55, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

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)

Robert AA Lowe

If the band's Facebook page is anything to go by, seems like Robert is considered something close to an official member of the band now. Not sure how we should list him in the members section though; should we say something like "session member 2009-2012, offical 2012-present"? I know this is kind of trivial, but I'd like to get some opinions on this first as opposed to just putting him in the article straight out. (Side note: Lichens is an associated act but it doesn't mention him at all in the main body, so that doesn't make much sense to me.) Demonofthefall (talk) 07:21, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I have gone and cited the blog article which calls Lowe a full member and put it here. The blog (Brooklyn Vegan) is a longstanding NY-based music blog, with enough credibility to support official indications by the band on Facebook etc. as to Lowe's status as a third member. My educated guess is that if there is a new full-length, and it has Lowe, he'd really have to be listed and called a full-fledged member of OM since he already appears on the third and 4th albums and is absolutely a vital touring member at this point. --Phaedrx (talk) 19:08, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Om in a form of Hinduism

The article said Hindus believe that as creation began, the divine, all-encompassing consciousness took the form of the first and original vibration manifesting as sound "OM". Before creation began, it was "Shunyākāsha", the emptiness or the void. Shunyākāsha, meaning literally "void space", is more than nothingness, because everything then existed in a latent state of potentiality. The vibration of "OM" symbolizes the manifestation of God in form ("sāguna brahman"). "OM" is the reflection of the absolute reality, it is said to be "Adi Anadi", without beginning or the end and embracing all that exists. The mantra "OM" is the name of God, the vibration of the Supreme. When taken letter by letter, A-U-M represents the divine energy (Shakti) united in its three elementary aspects: Bhrahma Shakti (creation), Vishnu Shakti (preservation) and Shiva Shakti (liberation, and/or destruction).

Please show that the band had this version of Om from this particular source in mind when they chose the name. -- Zz (talk) 17:57, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

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