Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun

Kyuss — Blues For The Red Sun

Limited edition 140-gram gold vinyl reissue

Cult stoner rock visionaries Kyuss made 1992's classic Blues For The Red Sun. Enigmatic and shrouded in hazy folklore, Kyuss were a classic example of musicians who assimilated the ambience and vibe of their surroundings and spewed it back out as something genuinely but unintentionally original and groundbreaking.

Formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1988, first as Katzenjammer and then Sons Of Kyuss, they were inspired by everything from punk to Black Sabbath, eventually settling on a sound that could hardly have better suited their sun-ravaged, sand-blasted environment. Their evolution has been repeatedly mythologised since their split in 1995, but Kyuss really did develop their chops by taking a petrol-powered generator out into the desert and throwing rock'n'roll keg parties for their slacker buddies and anyone else who showed the slightest interest in their thunderous, freewheeling take on heavy music.

"When we were practising up in Brant Bjork's bedroom, I don't think we set out to change the face of rock 'n' roll or change or start some new genre at all," states vocalist John Garcia. "I personally don't think that we did! But when you hear Blues For The Red Sun, there's something special going on. It's crazy. You have Brant Bjork on drums, Nick Oliveri on bass, Josh Homme on guitar and myself, all in the same room. Somebody asked me recently ‘What's your idea of a supergroup?' and I'll tell you, I've been in that supergroup! I remember Brant sitting me down on his bed saying, ‘Hey, I've written this song called Green Machine!' and then playing it for me. He goes, ‘You're gonna sing it like this!' and that was how it came about. I'm extremely lucky to have worked with Brant and Josh. I put those two guys on a very high pedestal. I love them dearly."

 

 

 

Side A

1. Thumb

2. Green Machine

3. Molten Universe

4. 50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)

5. Thong Song

6. Apothecaries’ Weight

Side B

1. Caterpillar March

2. Freedom Run

3. 800

4. Writhe

5. Capsized

6. Allen’s Wrench

7. Mondo Generator

8. Yeah

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