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| Long Live Desert Rock! Fav Kyuss Songs
I discovered Kyuss around July last year, and I vividly remember being
entranced as soon as the opening riff to Gardenia hit. They've since
become on of my top bands, and now I'm just gonna spread some love.
Here are my favourites, loosely ranked. | | 1 |  | Kyuss
Blues for the Red Sun
50 Million Year Trip - the amazing contrast between the heavy first half, and the
mellow outro is simply amazing. Brant Bjork does some kickass drum fills, the riffs
are great, and I can't even describe the emotion Josh's guitar and Nick's bass exert
with the jam at the end, as well as John's soft vocals. The atmosphere brings me
chills everytime, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. | | 2 |  | Kyuss
Welcome to Sky Valley
Gadenia - The first song I've ever listened by them, and what made me fall
instantly in love with the band. Josh lays down on of the band's most iconic riffs,
with an instantly recognizable texture (probs due to him playing his guitar through a
bass amp). Combined with Scott's basslines (his solo in the middle of the song is
like good beer to my ears) and, once again, Bjork's amazing drumming makes for
some of the best instrumentation to come from the band. And to top it all off are
John's vocals, which are pure attitude with lyrics about driving powerful cars,
making love, and simply not giving a fuck. | | 3 | | Kyuss
Welcome to Sky Valley
Whitewater - Another example of the heavy / mellow transition, Whitewater finds
its high points in the amazing intrumentation of the first half. When that build-up at
the beginning ends, the instrumentation... the crash cymbals, the bass, and that
goddam riff make you want to just lash out and headbang all day. However, John's
distant, yet ultimately grasping vocals just make you want to lay back and enjoy
the show. The lyrics might be quite vague, but that leaves it to be all the more
personal, to let the listener interpret them on their own and feel even more
connection to the music. After that, a very mellow jam ensues, letting you release
all the feeling from the first part. | | 4 | | Kyuss
Welcome to Sky Valley
Space Cadet - A lot of Kyuss fans have a soft spot for this one. Although the band
is mostly known for their instense riffs, Space Cadet focuses more on beauty and
rhythm. It has that thick, laid-back atmosphere thoughout the entire song, a
familiar trait with Kyuss songs. All acoustic, Scott keeps up a stellar rhythm and
Josh improvises some beautiful guitar fills, aong with John's soft vocal again. The
best stoner rock makes you feel high without the weed. | | 5 | | Kyuss
Welcome to Sky Valley
Demon Cleaner - This song combines the bands siblime riffing with John's soft
vocals throughout. The amazing thing with John is that he can he display such
power and emotion in just about any context and in a variety of styles, and this is
what makes this song such a success. Despite the heavy instrumentation, we can
still feel the melcholy and despair through his vocals. It ends with a steady chord
progression, in which Brant plays incredible drumming to support the intrinsic guitar
/ bass solos. | | 6 |  | Kyuss
Wretch
(Beginning of What's About to Happen) Hwy '74 - I always thought their first album
was a bit underrated. It's understandable, some of the songs are really nothing
special, and the production can throw people off. However, their are some
ferocious jams on here, and Hwy '74 is porbably the best of them. It an absolute riff
fest, and its breakneck speed and aggressive vocals simply make it fucking rock.
For any bassissts, like myself, it is also insanely fun to improvise with Nick's bass
lines. | | 7 | | Kyuss
Blues for the Red Sun
Mondo Generator - A unique composition by Nick, this has all the goodness of the
band's riffage and atmosphere, and uses it to drive Nick's crazy vocals. His voice is
severely altered to sound like some kind of metallic beast, yet you can still
distinguish shades of anger and despair from his unrelenting yells. Nick might be a
bit of a crackhead, but he is a very talented musician and I respect him for that. | | 8 |  | Kyuss
...And the Circus Leaves Town
Catamaran - this short Yawning Man cover is as faithful to the original desert
rockers as it gets. The awesome guitar and bassline are what makes it so great,
and gives it immense atmosphere. The song is so smooth and transitions into the
heavier chorus so naturally, it's a great song to just lay back and relax. | | 9 | | Kyuss
...And the Circus Leaves Town
Phototropic - this one starts off with the soft guitar licks, and builds up to include
some very cool basslines and good drumming by Hernandez. The atmosphere is
smooth, and though the song clocks at 5 minutes, it always feels so much shorter
just because it's so relaxing and transitions into the heavier outro so nicely. And
despite the change of song pace, John's vocals make the song continue smoothly.
Great atmosphere, and a great song. | | 10 |  | Kyuss
Queens of The Stone Age Split EP
Fatso Forgotso - this awesome 8-minute epic opens with a very cool bass line and
features all the lovely heaviness. Though the riffs are simple, they are effective,
and the song's lack of atmosphere is compensated by it's consistency and attitude. | | 11 | | Kyuss
Blues for the Red Sun
Green Machine - a short rather song, Green Machine is one of their most popular
songs and with good reason: it's heavy, it's catchy and features a very
recognizable bass solo by Nick. Though not amazingly technical, Green Machine is
very fun song, and just makes you want to headbang. | | 12 | | Kyuss
...And the Circus Leaves Town
Day One - this one is neither technical, or heavy really, but carries some very deep
emotion with it. I'm from a younger generation, though, and I have a hard time
relating to it, since it was written as tribute to the passing of Kurt Cobain, it
transmits the hard-hitting and mournful feeling that many people were feeling at
the time. As the last song off of Circus, it ends Kyuss's original run on an
unnaturally dark note. | | 13 | | Kyuss
Wretch
The Law - another frenzy of riffs from their debut, The Law does not fail to please
and to excite. From the fast-paced series of pull-offs at the beginning to the slow-
paced bass grooves throughout the song, it makes for a great pump of energy, and
a nice hint at the kind of style Kyuss would be famous for. | | 14 | | Kyuss
Welcome to Sky Valley
Odyssey | | 15 | | Kyuss
Blues for the Red Sun
800 / Writhe | |
RunOfTheMill
04.14.13 | I got lazy with the last two sorry
best band ever m/ | CrownOfMagnets
04.14.13 | awesome band. my band did a pretty decent cover of asteroid at our show the other night. | alachlahol
04.14.13 | theres a total of 3 desert rock bands, a truly prolific genre | JamieTwort
04.14.13 | Good list. I'd have Green Machine higher though. | RunOfTheMill
04.14.13 | Makes it all the more interesting, alachlahol :)
Sonic, idk, just took me a while. I've never heard of them outside of sputnik, seriously. lmao
And Jamie, I was being really loose with the ranking so yeah | slagun
04.14.13 | Fatso Fargotso is so amazing | RunOfTheMill
04.14.13 | agreed hard | laughingman22
04.14.13 | kyuss rules
1 is 1
I would have included 'thong song' or 'writhe'
nice list | RunOfTheMill
04.14.13 | Writhe is 15 :) Fantastic song | YoYoMancuso
04.14.13 | the top 5 is basically perfect, although i'd put 4 and 5 over 3. In my opinion the list need Apothecaries' Weight and Asteroid but awesome list nonetheless. | laughingman22
04.14.13 | oops didn't even read 15 completely, killer list | RunOfTheMill
04.14.13 | What a joke, you make me laugh
'Till I turn bluuuuueee | JamieTwort
04.14.13 | I also would have included Thumb. | Coast
04.14.13 | Great list. A treat to see Kyuss lives in 2011.
Whitewater, Thumb and Gardenia riffs so good. | RunOfTheMill
04.15.13 | Aww fuck I forgot Thumb goddammit |
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