Best of Kyuss and Beyond
This list provides a ranking of my top 25 Kyuss albums and off-shoot albums by or including former Kyuss members (i.e., John Garcia, Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri, Scott Reeder, etc.).
A few notes. As a whole, I have attempted to exclude EPs (no "Sons of Kyuss" or Kyuss - "Spilt EP"), live albums (no Hermano - "Live at W2" or Masters of Reality - "Flak 'n' Flight"), and compilations (no Kyuss - "Muchas Gracias"), as great as those are. Similarly, this list focuses more on stoner rock/desert rock...so albums that stray too far away from that sound (e.g., Eagles of Death Metal, Scott Reeder - "Tunnelvision Brilliance") are not included. Also, if the album was not formally released (sorry Unida - "The Great Divide"), it was not included.
Enjoy! |
25 | | Kyuss Wretch |
24 | | Sun And Sail Club Mannequin |
23 | | Mondo Generator A Drug Problem That Never Existed |
22 | | Queens of the Stone Age Lullabies to Paralyze |
21 | | Hermano Dare I Say... |
20 | | Che Sounds of Liberation |
19 | | Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures |
18 | | Brant Bjork Tao of the Devil |
17 | | Mondo Generator Dead Planet |
16 | | Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork |
15 | | John Garcia The Coyote Who Spoke in Tongues |
14 | | Hermano Into The Exam Room |
13 | | Queens of the Stone Age Rated R |
12 | | Brant Bjork Black Power Flower |
11 | | Unida Coping With The Urban Coyote |
10 | | Masters of Reality Deep in the Hole
If you don't think this album contains Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri, take another listen or look at the liner notes. |
9 | | Kyuss ...And the Circus Leaves Town |
8 | | Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age |
7 | | Hermano Only a Suggestion |
6 | | Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf |
5 | | John Garcia John Garcia |
4 | | Kyuss Blues for the Red Sun |
3 | | Slo Burn Amusing The Amazing
I know...this is an EP. However, the inclusion of their 1996 Demo on select copies of this CD makes this an incredible, focused album. |
2 | | Vista Chino Peace |
1 | | Kyuss Welcome to Sky Valley |
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