The Brief History of Kyuss
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INFO: Kyuss was one of the definitional metal bands to come out of the desert rock scene back in the late 80s and early 90s. Instead of the staccato riffs typical of metal at the time, they created more groove based metal that borrowed more from psychedelic rock and blues. It was quite outstanding at the time and they quickly grew in popularity in just a few short years. They released four studio albums, but decided to disband in 1996 because of an unstable line-up and artistic differences. Many of the original members went on to join and create new bands. But Kyuss resurfaced under other band names in the future, then disappeared again. Sadly, none of the new incarnations of Kyuss lasted very long. But the side-effect of their short-lived presence is the rise of the stoner- and desert rock community. A passionate congregation of bands, scenes, forums and influencers that to this day keep the sound that Kyuss originally created alive and well. In this video i’ll introduce you to the brief history of Kyuss.
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What stoner rock or desert rock related topic should i talk about next?
@emilioasis
4 жыл бұрын
Lie Likes Music Fu Manchu!!!!!!!!!
@swapnilmishra6409
4 жыл бұрын
1000 mods
@swapnilmishra6409
4 жыл бұрын
Stoned jesus
@swapnilmishra6409
4 жыл бұрын
I am planning to listen some live stoner rock in greece this march during my honeymoon also which place in europe is best for good bluesy psychedelic music
@MinorInfluence92
4 жыл бұрын
Sleep
Kyuss is like, the best thing stoner rock has ever made. They're the fathers of stoner rock
@duhduhdynamite9474
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah bro them along side sleep are so wicked!
@ziggylayneable
4 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to Kyuss since "Wretch".Since then?.. everything Nick,John,Brandt,Alfredo,Scott,& of course Josh has been a part of?...I own an actual hard copy whether vinyl/Cassette/or CD.In my personal opinion none of them will ever top with they did together on"Blues for the Red Sun","Welcome to Sky Valley","...And the Circus leaves Town","Kyuss/QOTSA split EP","Muchos Gracias(The Rhino Disc)....Slo-Burn,Unida(& the Unida/Dozer Split EP),Hermano,The Desert Sessions,QOTSA,Kyuss Lives!!!(short lived),John Garcia Solo Stuff,Vista Chino,Brandt Bjork Solo Stuff,ETC......NOTHING will EVER touch what Kyuss did for ALL of us in the stoner rock world.They're as important as a band like Sleep or Spirit Caravan.....or most importantly OLD Black Sabbath(Josh's guitar rig,electric Ovation he used on those albums,& his playing style will NEVER be achieved again(Even if attempted,I doubt the four O.G. members themselves could accurately reproduce it again in the modern era with the"Soul"the original albums had).
@sidarta7471
4 жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath surely is
@blackphoenixfamily8477
4 жыл бұрын
Even Homme would credit this to Black Sabbath....come on man
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
BlackPhoenix Family Homme apparently never listened to Black Sabbath during the Kyuss days. But Garcia and Oliveri were both fans.
I broke my leg at a kyuss concert in Berlin. It was amazing!
@itsMrNoble
4 жыл бұрын
Pinki Mietz Actually, I broke my leg at a Kyuss concert in Berlin. It was amazing.
@Ankit-ph5dr
7 ай бұрын
No way, even i broke my leg at a kyuss concert in Berlin. It was amazing!
@matthewlav1360
7 ай бұрын
I broke my kyuss and a leg Berlin in amazing. It was concert!
The whole desert rock scene is so interesting, love learning more about it
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Jason dude Cool! Then you have a lot to look forward to. That's my focus atm.
@HolyAnimor96
4 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ2qxY-uqM7JpZM.html you should watch this documentary
@jordanbennee1
4 жыл бұрын
@@HolyAnimor96 super interesting doc for sure. By far the best one I've seen on the desert scene.
I'm 47 years old I consider Kyuss to be the Black Sabbath of my generation. I still listen to their music at least a couple times a week. And I can't play just one song it's got to be the whole thing.
The intro to Gardenia is my fave intro of all time
I got to open for Kyuss back in the day.
Talking about my favorite band that I never had the opportunity to watch them live cause I was still sperm!!, you got my attention sir.
Spent many an hour traversing the galaxies at lightspeed listening to Kyuss
I saw Kyuss play live in '92 - they toured Australia with Metallica. I have been in love with Kyuss and the band members' various projects ever since.
I discovered that desert and stoner is my sound far too late in life. But I'm so glad I did
I seen kyuss lives at download festival sometime between 09-12 before I even knew what stoner rock was. I was a kid and damn grateful my mum has good taste
Working on a desert-rock project with some buddies, hoping to get something tangible soon. The whole genre is a huge influencer and it reaches a fair mix of people.
Got to see Kyuss Lives in 2010s. It was great. Had listened for years never thinking it would happen
Glad I live in the desert -Phoenix,AZ. A lot of cool desert rock/metal bands local bands out here. It’s a tradition!
As much as I like and respect grunge music and all the bands involved in the movement, I honestly think that Kyuss and their music is the best thing that 90s gave to rock music
Nice to hear that's there more people loving Kyuss here in Norway. Maybe there should be arranged an uncommercial generator festival in our cold dessert somtime! Love Kyuss and appreciate Unida 👍🏼
This is beautiful! One of my fav bands all-time! Unsung legends
I watched Kyuss in 93' support Metallica in Sydney, mind blowing. Named my first son Kyuss, absolutely love the band, reflects my musical soul. I meet Brant n John backstage at a Kyuss Lives show in 2011. So stoked
@laynevlogz4922
4 жыл бұрын
Daz B I missed them cause we got to the Melbourne gig late. I heard John got kicked out of the Melbourne gig cause he jumped into the crowd and bouncers thought he was just a fan...they didn’t realise he was a part of the band 🤣
@myauramusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@laynevlogz4922 oh no bummer u missed it. Lol thats hilarious
Kyuss is incredible i will always hear them for sure.
Very cool video. I was listening to this stuff back in the day. Kyuss was great. Another few bands that I remember being just as influential back then was St Vitus and Monster Magnet. Great time to be alive.
My fav band of all time, along with all josh homme stuff, Tool, led zeppelin, Radiohead, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Mars Volta, NIN and etc
@p-2.48
4 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@roinerwonkler8754
4 жыл бұрын
Ashraf Rahman I see, you are a man of culture
@popplug3384
4 жыл бұрын
Hell ya man
@andym28
3 жыл бұрын
Nice flex but whatever. If you like Kyuss you might like Karma to Burns first album.
@evertking1
3 жыл бұрын
Josh is a fucking DICK
I have been driving into QOTSA and the eagles of death metal for a while. And have been digging it. So eventually I'll get into kyuss.
@joelarms2171
4 жыл бұрын
If you can get passed the vocals, you will love it! Garcia isnt for everyone.
@rickc2102
4 жыл бұрын
Can't forget Them Crooked Vultures!
@joelarms2171
4 жыл бұрын
@Gene Bone yeah i know. Just letting the guy who hasnt heard kyuss have a little background. Hell i LOVE kyuss. But everyone i know who doesnt like them, doesnt like them BECAUSE of garcias vocals. They ALL get the stank face until the vocals come in! ✌
@kftc1980
4 жыл бұрын
Check out Elder: Dead Roots Stirring. Kyuss and QOTSA used to be at the top of my list, until I found Elder.
Finally some history on kyuss bro thanks a lot!!
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Ey no problem! I thought about doing this one for a long time. Thanks for watching.
I really think that Kyuss is very underrated. I made an arrangement of Green Machine a couple of weeks ago and I can't stop listening to it, such a great song.
@assmatica
4 жыл бұрын
@Gene Bone Nah, not for me
@assmatica
4 жыл бұрын
@Gene Bone Good for u, dude. I don't agree. And disqualifying songs for "being meant for the radio" is low.
I saw them in 2010! I was 16 at the time, I remember wailing the lyrics to white water with two buddies. One of the best concerts of my life.
you correctly mentioned Stoned meadow of doom, but hey, you did not mention one of the greatest online community: the facebook group Kyuss World! For the next video? what about a focus on the greek stoner bands like 1000mods, Nightstalker, Godsleep, Puta Volcano, Villagers of Ioaninna City, Tuber, ecc.
@skkkkrkrkrrrrrtttt
4 жыл бұрын
Naxatras!
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
That's true. Thanks for pointing them out!
I saw Kyuss in 1993 support Metallica in Brisbane Australia. None of us had heard of them but after the show I was like wow, Metallica just got done by their support act.
I Saw them in the 90's in The Netherlands....in a small Venue.....a piece of history in rock!👏 Very informatiev video....
You do a disservice by not mentioning neither Mario Lalli and or Fatso Jetson....and the fact it was Mario's generator that facilitated MANY of the original desert generator parties....
@imotionless
4 жыл бұрын
Dumb remark anyone interested enough can look that up Mario had his own shtick!
Hey lie thanks for introducing me to this ! Highly appreciated -brokunas
While everyone else in high school was listening to crappy emo shit, I was listening to this powerful, awesome band.
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@redlikewater2453 Prison? I discovered them in middle school. I knew there was something special about their music right away. Had never heard anything like it before.
@AudioStorm1980
4 жыл бұрын
I used to catch hell in 95 96, cuz everyone was listening to the grunge scene.....still jamming to it still today!!! Love slo burn and hermano and unida.....all good to me.
By the way, the German word “Katzenjammer” refers to particularly dissonant music that is compared to the “squealing of cats.” Cool band name, even if the meaning does not describe Kyuss’ quite harmonic melodies & hook lines.
@whatabouttheearth
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it would be more like MOURNING cat, not "morning cat" 😂
An honorable mention of bands after Kyuss is John Garcia’s Slo Burn. The album Amusing the Amazing is fantastic
Thanks for making this video, Kyuss is my all-time favorite band, even though I listen more to rap and indie rock now
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly i don't listen too much to Kyuss either. But i tune in here and there. Personally i listen to all kinds of genres. It's really hard to keep track of what i listen to mostly.
Homme hates the term 'stoner rock' or 'desert rock'. Kyuss was a great and unique band, not simply a genre in some category.
@blackphoenixfamily8477
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah Ginger Elvis has been running from the truth for a long time.....
@truthless8261
4 жыл бұрын
@@damagejackal10 guess thats why there is so many different styles of stoner rock today....wtf is with these rock snobs here
@dougodyssey50
4 жыл бұрын
BlackPhoenix Family he hates the people who made him famous. He is a tool.
@damagejackal10
4 жыл бұрын
@Toxic Potato Lables aren't important to genuine artists. They resent being pigeonholed into any preset style. That's why he's an Artist and you work a regular job.
You should have talked about that Kyuss/QOTSA split EP. One of my favorite albums!!
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
I think i mentioned it in here. Did you watch the whole thing?
@PinnacleofRacing
4 жыл бұрын
Lie Likes Music I’m pretty sure I did. I don’t remember it was a while ago and I posted this comment I think longer than a week ago Hahahah
Seen these guys in St.Louis in the early 90's. They were Badass! I really wished they would have continued, their sound was unique as hell at the time and they were awesome to see live. Good times.
I fucking love Kyuss, sky valley is so underrated
Eugene Oregon 1992 opened for Mudhoney great sets by both groups IMHO Blues... is timeless and must be listened to start to finish
Katzenjammer, i think the translation would be a cat's wailing, as in dissonant and uproaring sounds.
o.g. kyuss fan here, thanx for shining a light on the band, mbe u can do a deep dive into the stoner scene of the 90s early 2000s,so many under recognized bands.thanks again!
great video man :) I'm a big fan of Kyuss's music but I have never heard of Vista Chino, so thanks so much for introducing me to them. since you're from Norway, are you familiar with the band Lonely Kamel? They are one of my all-time favorite Blues Rock/ Stoner Rock bands. If you don't know them I highly recommend you check them out :)
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
It's so cool that i got to introduce you to that. Enjoy! Never heard of Lonely Kamel. But i'll make sure to give them a listen. Cheers
@sebastianzanzinger
4 жыл бұрын
Gene Bone definitely agree with QOTSA. I’m gonna check out the other stuff :)
@sebastianzanzinger
4 жыл бұрын
Gene Bone alright, thanks a lot for the recommendations :)
@p-2.48
4 жыл бұрын
Nice man. What is you're favorite Kyuss album? Blues for the red sun is my personal favorite, so much nostalgia.
@sebastianzanzinger
4 жыл бұрын
The Coriolis Effect I love Blues for the Red Sun but Iike Sky Valley almost just as much :)
I've heart other reasons why bjork left Kyuss, it had something to do with Josh Homme publicing the songs (getting it on his name and owning the rights to it) Also he was kinda ruling the band, while bjork started it. Even his Wikipedia entry says so. Josh was not willing to play songs bjork came up with.
@Indonesiansurftravel
4 жыл бұрын
Josh is obviously very talented and a real important part of what Kyuss was, but he seems such a control freak and a bit of a dick.
@Indonesiansurftravel
4 жыл бұрын
@Gene Bone They are both very talented and both very important parts of Kyuss,(Just like stoner rocks lennon and Mcartney) Josh did not write all of Kyuss music. On Blues for the red sun it's close to a 50/50 split in lyric and music credit (odd one by other members), with some amazing songs lyrics and music fully credited to Brant like Green Machine . Then on Sky valley Brant is credited lyrics and music for two songs, again including one of the best Kyuss songs Gardenia These two albums are regarded by many as the best Kyuss albums. Personally i think after Kyuss they have both done good stuff, Brant Bjork's Jalamanta is perfect such a unique album that everyone should own, but apart from that rest of what he has done i kind of so so pretty generic and not really a fan of Fumanchu. Josh went on to do three great albums with QOTSA but IMHO shit went down hill real fast after Nick got kicked out. He also did some interesting stuff with dessert sessions To be fair i think Josh is a better composer of songs, more unique but Brant like it or not is a veyr talented musician and responsible for some amazing Kyuss songs, together they were something bigger than their individual parts. Same with Garcia, IMHO slow burn was as good as anything Kyuss did but the rest of the stuff he has done has been so so. All three together though and they are something special and unique, again just like the Beatles of stoner rock.
@Indonesiansurftravel
4 жыл бұрын
BTW. Id expect the real reason Brant left Kyuss was it seemed to become more about Josh, you can see this even with Josh taking over most of control on Sky Valley. Anyway end of the day i think its a good thing they ended after Circus and a good thing Josh stopped them using Kyuss lives name which was tacky, and good thing they couldn't use the Kyuss name. Because it would have ruined the legend of Kyuss. I just wish QOTSA had also hung up their boots after Songs for the deaf and ended on a high note instead of going on to produce the crap they do now. Would have been much better if they had reformed under a different name.
@dougodyssey50
4 жыл бұрын
Gias1 he took over publishing and froze the others out, refusing to record their work.
This is one of my favorite bands. Thank you so much!
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Mine too. More desert and stoner rock mini documentaries coming your way soon, so hit the notifications if you want more. Cheers
Next can you do a Understanding Nirvana or Exploring A Perfect Circle?
I love to think of Kyuss as being a "SandWing" dragon band from the "Sand Kingdom" (which is a fictional desert "kingdom" in Pyhrria - Pyhrria is a fictional continent in the Wings of Fire "world"). SandWings are a breed of desert-dwelling dragons - it's easy and fun to imagine Kyuss fitting this bill. Also - Chris, you should definitely record a video talking about Fu Manchu, my second-favorite stoner rock band ever! 🔥🤘🐲💯🎸🏜 Ntm Kyuss, Sleep, and Fu Manchu are all from my home state of California - Kyuss is from Palm Springs, Sleep is from San Diego, and Fu Manchu are from San Clemente, CA. 👌😎😜
Great video man, i loved it. Kyuss is one of my favorites band of all time. I checked Vista Chino because of this, loved it also, thanks a lot
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cool, i'm glad you gave them a listen. And same here. Been a fan of Kyuss for over 10 years now.
in middle school a student joined my class because he was held back( had to repeat the year because of his grades). we got along right from the get go and pretty much all the dudes liked him aswell. time passes and we talk about music. i was just really getting into metal. like black metal all day and night. one day he show's me an album and he goes "i guess you might like it but...it's like i dunno ...slower?" and i was like "uhm...ok i just give it a listen. it was summer. i drove home from school on my scooter. sweating like hell enjoying the airstream. i stopped and thought "let's just try that album" i put kyuss - ...and the circus leaves town into my discman. hit play. put on my helmet. the first song passes. i kinda like it. one inch man starts. my life is changed. kyuss is my favorite band ever since. almost 15 years now. i call them the "sabbath of stoner rock" and i am amazed by every other band / project that came of kyuss. josh homme and qotsa (and the other projects like vultures) are amazing. brant bjork's solo stuff is amazing. john garcia had like 500 bands by now (it's kind of joke amongst my friends like "one of those garcia bands"). i loved it all. yet none beats kyuss! hell yeah! stoned meadow of doom :D i am subscribed aswell
Actually the greatest DOOM , STONER ALBUM IS " MASTER OF REALITY , BLACK SABBATH NO.1
thanks for this, still learning about stoner rock
Such a great video man, thanks for making this.
The lawsuit thing isn't correct. Josh Homme heard that John and Brant were going to take the rights for the name "Kyuss" and so he filed a lawsuit against them. In fact, he didn't mind them playing under Kyuss Lives! and even went to a few of their shows. He talks about it in his most recent interview with Kyuss World.
Loved the vid! Please, make another about all the Kyuss-related bands like Vista Chino, Hermano, Slo Burn, Unida, Fu Manchu, Mondo Generator etc. and one of the most recent one - Stöner! Their sound still kicks ass 🔥
Vista Chino is a street that runs from Palm Springs to Cathedral City in the Coachella Valley 🤙🤙
I saw them open for White Zombie and the Reverend Horton Heat back in August 1995. Fucking awesome.
Solid. Tots gonna check out this genre now man, thanks for the upload!
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
@Gene Bone I have to agreed that the genre is a bit repetitive. A lot of bands sound the same. But the ones that stand out really know how to blow your mind.
I saw them in Perth, Western Australia in 1993 during the Metallica tour. I didn't know who they were and the blew me away!!! I was so impressed by them and became an instant fan and still am. I actually preferred them to Metallica that night. They were a lot more interesting and even heavier sounding and intense but never aggressive like Metallica were.
The band actually split in late Sept 1995
There was an extremely popular comic strip in the early 20th century called the katzenjammer kids about two mischievous German boys in America. I would not be surprised if they got the name from it maybe just liking how it sounded.
Saw them open for Screaming Trees during the Sweet Oblivion Tour in 92/93.. their back drop was just a moving lava lamp on a screen.. and it was PERFECT.. little did I know.. KYUSS BECAME THE MAIN ACT LOL.. 3 songs into Screaming Trees .. Mark Lanagan and Van Connor got into a fight on stage .. Mark threw his mic down and stormed off stage.. show over ! Lights up!! Soooo.. KYUSS!!! Lol.. was worth it though, and the Trees made up for it by doing a great show opening for Soundgardens 2nd leg of Superunkown tour in Seattle 94
I dont know why no one has mentioned this, but if you love kyuss you will love the band slo burn that had John Garcia as vocals. They only ever released one ep but it is one my favorite of all time
Hermano was a favorite for me, David Angstrom is a great guitarist for Garcia's vocals.
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
@Gene Bone Googling larynx
First encountered them on the Metallidoodles tour of Australia in Perth - we were like "Wow, these dudes rock" although the idiot production crew left the house lights on during their set..
I love Kyuss! And so do my neighbours!
YES YES YES YES
@LieLikesMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you're into it ;)
@konstantinosernestoeconomo3265
4 жыл бұрын
Lie Likes Music Well, Kyuss are my favourite band of all time so anything related to them is interesting to me
I don't know if you have covered them yet, but a Fu Manchu deep dive would be killer
Awesome video❤
dude i like ur channel but its so obvious that u are literally just reading the wikipedia article to us
@hazelmuds
4 жыл бұрын
Again and again
In Perú (yes Perú) there's a small but great stoner rock scene.
@sidarta7471
4 жыл бұрын
share it bro :)
@andyvasquez6688
4 жыл бұрын
that's awesome, it's wats cool about the scene, there's bands from absolutely everywhere!
@glebaster1000
4 жыл бұрын
please give the names for us :)
Cool video. Saw them perform live in Belgium in 1995. I really love Kyuss but I didn't know their first name was Katzenjammer. The correct translation is "cat's wail", we have a simular word for it in dutch called "kattengejank". We use this expression to describe bad music or penetrating sounds. Funny name.
Greetings from Humboldt County. One of my favorite modern bands is from your neck of the woods: Motorpsycho! Do you have any videos on them?
Nice video - I'm new to this channel. It would have been great if you talked about some highlight tracks from the various albums you mentioned.
European "Kyuss" type of band"Roachpowder".('Viejo Diablo'--'Atomic Church).CHECK THESE GUYS OUT!!!!!
This isn't stoner rock but maybe you could talk about dinosaur jr someday
@theNickRYG
4 жыл бұрын
honestly, dino is totally stoner rock ;) in its own way
@susanmaggiora4800
4 жыл бұрын
Nick Unger It totally is..
KatzenJammer means wailing cat or MOURNING cat. It's essentially a cat wailing in anguish. Not "morning cat". It implies noise.
Greetings from Colorado! Great video
God bless you kyuss...yeaaahhh
Hi. I am German/Austrian. „Katzenjammer“ means Sonething More sophisticated. It is Used as a figure of Speech; you use it to describe the coming back to life After a wild Night/ getting sober from intoxication and Realizing what had Happend the Night Before (this feeling is Used to be the „katzenjammer“ Afterwards). And yess; Katzenjammer literaly translated means „catwhine“. KYUSS is Best. thank you for your Attention. Tschüss
@bigernmahkracken7960
4 жыл бұрын
I like morning cat better.😼
My boy Stoned Meadow of Doom!
Quite outstanding at the time.... Some of those other members fkt up! QOTSA was so dope
The closeset thing to Black Sabbath and Can having a baby is Kyuss.
Nick Oliveri with hair: world view flipped upside down.
I discovered this video cuz I found Kyuss. I'd like to see you do a video on SUBPOP Records.
Hey Lie, whatcha know 'bout booking shows in Oslo?
Another great video as always. I’d love it if you’d check out the legendary band Billy Trailer and the Sunny Deez. I have a feeling you’d love them :)
Does anyone know the specific beef Josh and John have?
good band review. i love those guys. was fatso jetson the first desert stoner metal band?
no mention of slo burn??
What is the book that you are flipping through in your video? Please!
Dude, those quotes from Garcia are from over 5 years ago, and you have them listed as 2019. Vista Chino is all but dead over 5 years and you don't mention that either -- it sounds from Garcia's quotes like they are touring into 2020, but they faded out long ago . . .
hangover = kater (male cat) (we also call the pain in our muscles the day after training "muskelkater" = muscle hangover) morning cat = morgenkatze. katzenjammer =crying of a cat = the blues you feel after getting sober again. but it is not really a common term anymore
Need more Vista Chino albums. Haven't seen the entire video yet but *Y E S*
@blackphoenixfamily8477
4 жыл бұрын
I love Josh and Queens, but because of his douche baggery regarding suing them over the name, we won't see another Vista Chino release....
I' ll check out Vista Chino, thanks for the info. Btw are you playing the Bass too? 😁
@dougodyssey50
4 жыл бұрын
Jacqueline Diesel Peace is a pretty weird album. Not many standout tracks if any. Adara is probably the best.
You could get Stoned and Doomed to record a compilation for Norway dude!
do a brief history of type o negative
katzenjammer means the sceams of cats at night when cats are 'singing'
" josh hommie
A few corrections and addendums: Kyuss is not metal. It just isn't. What do you mean by "unstable lineups/artistic differences"? The lineup that Kyuss went out with was established as far back as late 1993-early 1994 and remained the same until the band's demise. I certainly don't see either being the reason for their disbanding other than Josh simply wanting to end it right then and there (correct me if I'm wrong). During the Katzenjammer era, Nick was also a part of the band, just as a rhythm guitarist (which definitely influenced his playing style on bass). Then he left, and in 1989 the band changed their name to Sons of Kyuss and released their self-titled EP in 1990. What's interesting about that release is that only 500 legit copies were issued on vinyl, and, according to a 1994 interview, Josh said that he still had about 150 in his possession. That being said, an unofficial fan-made pressing exists, which as of right now is the only feasible way of owning that EP in physical form. It should also be noted that Dave Grohl became an absolute Kyuss megafan when he saw them live in 1992, so much so that the bought multiple copies of Blues For The Red Sun and handed them out to various artists, including Kirk Hammett of Metallica! Hell, he actually let Kurt listen to it and suggested the third Nirvana album be produced like Blues! Unfortunately, Kurt wasn't exactly a fan (if anything, the impression he got of Kyuss was that of the bullies that had harassed him in his youth). Can you imagine if In Utero sounded anything like Blues For The Red Sun? I certainly would've loved to hear that, maybe in a parallel universe. Also explains how Josh and Dave ended up crossing paths and working on Songs For The Deaf and other projects. Fun fact: Sky Valley was actually written and recorded in 1993, but Brant's subsequent leave put the band in a predicament that they had no way of touring the new album. Apparently, the record label (Elektra, which Dali ended up merging with) was gracious enough to grant them a year's worth of time to find a replacement, which they did with Alfredo Hernandez. Speaking of which, he deserves to be more than just a footnote in Kyuss's story - if anything, if not for him and Mario Lalli, Kyuss would not have been influenced by the band that actually kickstarted the Palm Desert rock scene way back in the 80s - Yawning Man. Definitely worth at least a mention. Interestingly enough, Kyuss has a very strong European following, possibly even stronger than that in their home country, surely in no small part thanks to the band's European tour in 1995, during which they even appeared on German and Italian television! This tour also gave us, at least to my knowledge, the one and only professionally recorded Kyuss gig - Live at the Bizarre Festival 95, an absolute must-watch for any Kyuss fan. The Muchas Gracias compilation was released in 2000. In 1997, they released a split EP with Queens (which is absolutely worth a listen if you want to hear Kyuss's cover of a Black Sabbath classic Into The Void, as well as some other rarities). Ah, the lawsuit situation. I think you got the reason Josh filed said lawsuit wrong. If anything, Josh was absolutely fine with Brant & co touring and playing old Kyuss material under the Kyuss Lives name. What Josh had an issue with was Brant wanting to write, record and release new material *under the Kyuss name.* *Not* Kyuss Lives, straight-up Kyuss. Keep in mind that 3 people own the Kyuss name - Josh, Scott and John. Obviously with a 2v1 outcome, the result was in Josh's favour. Oh, and do look up their Australian gig from 1993 - one of the few recordings of Brant playing the drums. I think that's all? Sorry if I come across as rude, that is not at all my intention. If I got anything wrong, please feel free to correct me. That being said, it's always nice to see Kyuss get more exposure. They're definitely a unique band, one whose short-lived lifespan left an entire legend behind, musically and historically. My third favourite band of all time, and Sky Valley being my second favourite album of all time. So thank you for making this video all the same!
@blackphoenixfamily8477
4 жыл бұрын
Lol.....you are missing or got a bunch of the facts incorrect.....if John did own any rights, there would not have been a name change. Brant leaving had a lot to do with Josh making the moves to have sole ownership of everything. Both Scott and Nick were in Kyuss Lives at one point....and Scott siding with Josh says a lot, especially when he was down for all of it to begin with. Josh should not have had issue with ALL the past members, minus Alfredo, wanting to record new material......Mario did the guitar parts justice with keeping within the sound that was Kyuss, which BTW wasn't just Josh and only Josh....his success since those days was not threatened by the other members wanting to embrace the past.
@chronicallyunstable
4 жыл бұрын
Alright, that's one. What are the other facts I got wrong?
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