Anyone that has a brain in their skull knows the song is about his affinity toward cannabis. Phil Anselmo, although not as "Hollywood" as other metal artists, is not at all hush-hush about his pot smoking.
I saw Down this past summer at the Roseland Theatre in Portland, OR. Before playing the song "Hail the Leaf," Phil told a story about a man who had been to a dozen of their shows. The guy wanted to ask Phil a question: Do you still smoke weed? Phil responded "Well, call me Doctor Phil, but I'm personally perscribed five joints a day."
That said, Down, in my opinion, possibly beats out Pantera for the greatest metal band of the last twenty years. There is a groove that is missing from most mainstream metal these days that simply cannot be learned anywhere but the southern united states.
Anyone that has a brain in their skull knows the song is about his affinity toward cannabis. Phil Anselmo, although not as "Hollywood" as other metal artists, is not at all hush-hush about his pot smoking.
I saw Down this past summer at the Roseland Theatre in Portland, OR. Before playing the song "Hail the Leaf," Phil told a story about a man who had been to a dozen of their shows. The guy wanted to ask Phil a question: Do you still smoke weed? Phil responded "Well, call me Doctor Phil, but I'm personally perscribed five joints a day." That said, Down, in my opinion, possibly beats out Pantera for the greatest metal band of the last twenty years. There is a groove that is missing from most mainstream metal these days that simply cannot be learned anywhere but the southern united states.