Their sound can be attributed to Josh's unusual choice of amps, tunings, but not so much to the extensive use of effects, which stands in contrast with the approach of QotSA.
Songs like ‘Demon Cleaner’ also provide glimpses of the more commercial, radio friendly direction that Josh Homme would take after the 1995 Kyuss breakup with Queens of the Stone Age, arguably the most prominent champions of stoner rock today.Kyuss, the legendary desert rock/stoner rock/metal band, that launched the career of Queens of the Stone singer/songwriter/guitarist/generalbadass Josh Homme, is an interesting take on a blog dealing with guitar effects. Although Welcome to Sky Valley was released in 1994, when the stoner rock movement was already well underway, its profound influence on the genre can still be heard in many of its most definitive records of the later 1990s, from Fu Manchu, to Monster Magnet, to Orange Goblin. For me, the album title was a literal ‘ Welcome’ to a new world of trippy, psychedelic heaviness, and I found the catchy riffs quickly becoming deeply ingrained in my mind, as well as creeping almost unconsciously into my guitar playing and becoming a huge influence for my own band, Overlord. The album simultaneously demonstrates both of the aspects of stoner rock that I love, with oppressively crushing, fuzzy, riffs like opener Gardenia’s ferocious introduction, featuring an inherent heaviness I have found nowhere else in metal music, balanced and offset perfectly with moments of psychedelic tranquillity, like the eerily slow and beautiful build-up of Space Cadet. Kyuss’ Welcome to Sky Valley was the eye opening album that introduced me to stoner rock, and as such, will always hold a special place in my heart, although many favour its predecessor, Blues for the Red Sun. Blues for the Red Sun was the last Kyuss album to feature founding bassist Nick Oliveri, who was replaced by Scott Reeder shortly after recording had been completed. The best album by Kyuss is Welcome To Sky Valley which is ranked number 1013 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,335.
Blues For The Red Sun is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Kyuss on.
0 kommentar(er)
