Kyuss

Posted by Seth Davis

Under light, that I have never seen

Go to the light, reach up to the beam

Under light, under light
Reach up to the sun or you can run

Found the roof, the smallness of it all
Found the roof, you will never fall
You'll never

Classic lyrics from the song "Phototropic", that peaks after a three minute introduction.

Kyuss is not a well known band from the 90’s. However, they have been covered by bands such as Tool and Metallica and affected or influenced the make up of popular bands such as The Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age.

Kyuss released four albums in the 90’s before breaking up. They came from the desert and often hosted parties out in the middle of nowhere with just a generator. This became popular and became known as the Desert Sessions. The band was labeled as “Stoner Rock” and are credited for taking the genre to new heights with their first true album – Blues for the Red Sun. They took the sound of Black Sabbath added more bass, blues and of course the singing of John Garcia.

On their third studio album the band grouped their songs into sets, forcing listeners to listen to certain songs together. The group broke up after their fourth album and guitarist Josh Homme and bassist Nick Oliveri left to form Queens of the Stone Age. A band that in its infancy sounded like Kyuss. Drummer Brant Bjork went on to play in the mighty Fu Manchu. Singer John Garcia played in several bands before ending up with Hermano.

Audio evidence supplied by Youtube:

Kyuss - Phototropic

Kyuss - Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop (just ignore the dumb pictures and enjoy the song)

Be thankful we have so many bands that have been touched, influenced, or inspired by Kyuss in some way. As it seems a reunion is not in the works anytime soon.

*Picture is from Amazon.com and is of Welcome to Sky Vally, Kyuss' third studio release.