Kyuss: Whatever Happened To the Band Behind Blues For The Red Sun & Welcome To Sky Valley?

[@rnrtruestories]

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[@rnrtruestories]

@@_Clem_H_Fandango_ you're welcome.

[@JakeNukem89]

Please do something on MODEST MOUSE! They are awesome and are very interesting

[@JakeNukem89]

Fo Modest Mouse next!!!!

[@Indonesiansurftravel]

At The Drive Dinosaur Jr (J& Lou started as a hardcore band, and hand has some history) Pavement Superchunk (bit of a story to the band and Mac & Laura created a record label in the 90s that is now quite a decent sized Indie label) That was a great one though love Kyuss.

[@Rezplz]

New Blabbermouth article!

[@robwalsh9843]

Welcome To Sky Valley is one of those albums that I never tire of. It's riff heaven.

[@desiolle2874]

I walked through Kata Tjuta national park on my 40th birthday with Sky Valley on my headphones and a joint in my gob...it was magical

[@bschuler6216]

@@desiolle2874 Now that's good living, amigo!

[@desiolle2874]

@@bschuler6216 yeah man...money's good but the wealthiest lives can be had on fuck all...kyuss, weed and nature...get some bro...take care...

[@jamescameron6819]

You ever listen to Wo Fat?

[@bschuler6216]

@@jamescameron6819 Nope. Never heard of Wo Fat. If you had to choose their 2 best songs, what would they be?

[@wkj-dk8wv]

Kyuss was an amazing band. Under rated is not even enough to describe how under rated they were. I still listen to them on a weekly basis. Blues for the Red Sun is, by far, one of the best albums ever.

[@scottyh.6992]

I agree 100%

[@evanabbott2737]

You just can’t beat those thick riffs....🤘

[@wkj-dk8wv]

@@evanabbott2737 Blues for the Red Sun is an epic album. Definitely in my top 10.

[@quentinham5908]

Everything josh hommes touches...

[@quentinham5908]

@Eddie V ill be honest with you m80, it was the first thing i bought for myself after doing 4 years in the pen. As such i am overly attached to it. I remember vividly riding my old puch 10 speed down flatbush ave when i first heard "keep your eyes peeled", very few times in my life have i been that happy... Oh wait. Villains lmao! It alright, the evil has landed is dope as fuck. I dont think its as deep as like clockwork tho...

[@bcallero]

7 out of 10 Kyuss fans never heard of them while they existed. Not a complaint. Happens with most highly influential bands.

[@anick5338]

Not a huge fan of kyuss but i am a huge fan of qotsa since first album, so i was biased by Hommes 2nd era of great music for over 20 yrs..

[@kmsharley75]

I was the something,something customer to walk into my local record store, in East Tennessee, one day and as a reward, they gave me a Demon Cleaner 45 ,baby blue colored. I was so happy that I went ahead and purchased their brand new CD, Welcome To Sky Valley right then and there, even though I had never heard of them or their music. Been in love since and I just turned 46. Welcome To Sky Valley has shaped my life.

[@bschuler6216]

College radio near me played the f**k outta Kyuss (and Monster Magnet & Biohazard & Maiden) whenever Green Machine was released (or Blues For The Red Sun). I was a lucky youth.

[@nicoffee777]

To defend myself, I'm 16

[@maceomaceo11]

0 out of 10 Kyuss fans know who Hermano is. Sad.

[@rabidgoon]

their song "Yeah" changed my life

[@R21-666]

same

[@Arizona_Bay_Real_Estate]

It's the best song John Garcia wrote!

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Yeah?

[@chrisschwarten1140]

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

[@bschuler6216]

Totally. Yeah popped my cherry. Then yeah bought me a brand new tailored suit. Then yeah introduced me to some dude that gave me a killer job. Yeah also introduced me to my future wife. I named our first kid "Yeah." Yeah totally changed my life. Yeah right.

[@trevertravis8963]

I live in Arizona, and just took a road trip to Sky Valley to get some pictures of myself with the "Welcome to Sky Valley" sign. Love that album.

[@kyussbiggestfan]

I absolutely love the unique studio sound of Kyuss. There is no greater sound.

[@KBC440]

You mean ‘mind-blowingly outer-spacial & beyond’-sound I believe…

[@AngryHippySlayer]

April 5 1993 Adelaide Entertainment Centre South Australia. "We are Kyuss. We are from the deserts of California and we are very STONED. So, let's rock. " And later in the show, " I smell dope, gimme some !" And was promptly given some in the shape of multiple flying weed tins. A fan ever since. 👍

[@McAwesomeDelux]

I am one of the 70 percent of Kyuss fans who hadn't heard of them when they were active (I was 10 at the time and in a rural area). I am pretty sure I caught them on Rhapsody back in its heyday and wound up finding their albums. I was absolutely astonished by the layers of genre that they could effortlessly swing through, from blues to metal to space rock and top it off with their own brand of sound. Great stuff and it's a shame that they didn't get the recognition on their own time. But hey, here we are, now!

[@rsohlich1]

I have a friend who saw these guy's about 10 times in the 90s. Lucky bastard

[@rnrtruestories]

did he go to the generator parties?

[@rsohlich1]

@@rnrtruestories I'm not sure. I will ask

[@xwhite2020]

I saw them with Metallica in Australia. They were good but it was just a support slot so the 13,000 seats were only half full and nearly everyone were hearing the band unknown. Those generator shows must have been gold.

[@donny_doyle]

I saw Kyuss in a coffee bar in Hollywood, early 90's. It was insane. Bass player, I think Scott Reeder at the time, threw down his bass to go fight some dude mid- song. Like I said, insane. But entertaining!

[@namegoeshereorhere5020]

@@rnrtruestories I think about 20 million people when to them.

[@johnalberti8412]

GARCIA..sweet remain song.. FRKN awesome..he could sing in any band.

[@mistercohaagen]

I was a mix engineer in my 20's. BFTRS was literally my monitor reference, and how I'd break in my ears before I mixed any guitar stuff ever. For me it was the quickest way to get my bearings in new studios with different monitoring... probably from how many different systems I listened to this album on. It was this and a lot of Juliana Hatfield for some reason. Also some extremely well-mixed records.

[@1htsht4u]

Weird how that works. I used to make speaker cabinets for myself and it was always Dio's Holy Diver album as my reference. Not sure if I knew it so well or the punchy mix on that album that made it work for me but I made some cheap speakers sound damn good that way.

[@basb6230]

Chris Goss from Masters of Reality produced their first albums.

[@domraschke9676]

Kyuss helped me through a tough childhood. Now my 5 year old son loves them, too! Life goals accomplished🔥

[@danielbutlermusic]

Kyuss is king, I think they are now getting all the respect that should have before. Welcome to Sky Valley is one of the best rock and roll albums of that decade.

[@Midnightwhiskeymassacre]

Yes i think I prefer it to blues of the red sun and i actually need to replace sky valley as i literally wore the cd out and it took a battering 😂

[@efman1313]

The best

[@cenergy27]

I grow up int the desert/palm desert area. Went to few generator parties in the desert and Nude Bowl. Sky Valley is a “town” in the middle of no where with a 10 mile road cutting through it. Great for star watching. Nice to know Kyuss was a big band that made it from the area.

[@ferox965]

Kyuss was just awesome. And it kills Queens of the Stone Age in every possible way. Check out the documentary Such Hawks, Such Hounds.

[@SuperRoo_22]

I reckon everything that John Garcia has released post Kyuss has been far better than anything QOTSA has released. I stopped listening to QOTSA after the 1st 3 albums.

[@Quelava1]

yeah... if You like off-tune "singing". Garcia is a terrible vocalist, always sounds like he's painfully constipated. Homme eats him for breakfast as a singer, while killing the guitar at the same time. But OK, if You like it, enjoy it. Their riffs are very good :-)

[@ferox965]

@@Quelava1 The riffs are very good. Better than QOTSA. More attitude, more soul. Homme should get in touch with Scott Reeder...maybe it will help him reconnect with made him great in the first place.

[@Richard_Straker]

@300Thieves - And boring!

[@Loki_Morningstar666]

I saw Kyuss open for Danzig and White Zombie back in 92. They rocked and had a killer light show I'll always remember. It was like tripping on acid but sober.

[@nelliesilvers1210]

Another couple of bands I missed seeing while they were in Australia. Fuck I missed a lot of greats back then..too busy being wasted to know wtf was going on in the real world 😒. AC/DC's Ballbreaker tour is all I remember going to.. vaguely

[@hehunches]

You don't seem to understand the deal. I don't give two shits a'bvt what you feel. you're living in thought so you're in thought so you're in thought so... you're living in thought so you're in thought so you're in thought so... you're living in thought so you're in thought so you're in thought so... you're living in thought so you're in thought so you're in thought so... you're living in thought so you're in thought so you're in thought so... Mother! Father! Black Sunshine. Holy Fakin

[@dylangrigsby3904]

My uncle showed me these guys when I was real young, never stopped listening to them

[@glennt69lol]

Seen kyuss open for Metallica in 93 at the Sydney entertainment centre, bassist was playing a Rickenbacker bare foot lol

[@ferox965]

That would have been the AWESOME Scott Reeder. He played bass for the Obsessed too. Last I saw, he still played barefoot.

[@stantonvalberg9814]

I saw Kyuss on that Metallica tour in Perth. Blown away by Kyuss. And Metallica at the height of their powers. What a night.

[@evanabbott2737]

That’s awesome...🤘

[@Vivianblue.]

Saw the same show in Adelaide 1993. Amazing show!

[@adamwhite1977]

Brisbane for me! 🤘🏼😜🤘🏼

[@cactaceous]

Now... THIS was necessary! Big fan but even bigger fan of the band that rose from the ashes of Kyuss.

[@samuelwetz8378]

Me too!! I absolutely worship both Kyuss and Queens but Queens is my all time favorite band 😌

[@cactaceous]

@@_Clem_H_Fandango_ QOTSA. Minus their last album. Referring to it due to the ending of this bid since he’s clearly making one of QOTSA. Fu Manchu and Mondo are alright but don’t tickle my ivories that much.

[@bainbridge-he6xp]

Queens better than Kyuss? No sir. Sorry to disagree

[@cactaceous]

@@bainbridge-he6xp Agree to disagree. I’m just not super fan of Garcia’s vocals/lyrics. Dig Homme’s whole delivery and melody styles better.

[@bainbridge-he6xp]

@@cactaceous Hey I will be totally honest with you. You either love or hate Garcia's vocals. I love it. So yeah, that's the one big knock on Kyuss.

[@andrewkoastephens210]

I’m glad to see Kyuss getting some respect. Generally, their influence on what came after has been underestimated.

[@amandaredd3057]

absolutely

[@Osiris1389]

Truckfighters is just that.

[@Plant-a-fist]

​@@amandaredd3057 Q

[@Metalbass10000]

The tour with the various bands, with totally disparate musical styles, which was actually happening fairly regularly in those days, was reflective of the times, and of bands like Kyuss that were emerging from everywhere. There were many bands that didn't fit neatly into the industry's clearly defined musical, "boxes," like Kyuss, Faith No More, Fugazi, Rollins Band, Corrosion of Conformity (after Pepper joined), Soulfly, Janes Addiction, or Primus, and so many more. The problem was that the people in the companies making up the music industry just didn't get what was happening. They didn't get the direction(s) musicians, and fans, were pushing the envelope. Really, the envelope was pushed, pulled, torn open, started on fire, pissed on, shit on, laughed at, and left behind, by the bands, and the fans, but the industry kept trying to shove these bands into these predefined boxes, and to stick labels on every band. I mean, just the term, "pigeon holed," sounds like something painful, dirty, greasy, and smelled bad, that most people want no part of, (but some masochistic people pay money to get). The industry wanted to define every band by terminology that was outmoded, and no longer fit the reality of that modern music scene. In the studios, they tried to get these bands to tweak their sound to fit those categories, and it was a detriment to what was going on, and what could have been a really really great rebirth of existing styles of music, and the actual creation of genres and styles that simply did NOT conform to the relatively simple-minded boundaries and definitions that were all these companies, and people knew. They could have ridden the shockwaves of new music exploding into the public consciousness, by just getting the hell out of the way and allowing what was happening to happen, and to go with it, to build on it, not to try to define it and stick it in their stupid little boxes. Nope. The experts, of course, knew better than the people who knew what was going on, and the experts were the people who were controlling the industry, and controlling the money.

[@willywonka7812]

Welcome to Capitalism, now shut up and consoom!

[@mundaneallaround]

Still better than today.

[@ProgJester]

couldn't have said better myself

[@sallypine8316]

Very well said!

[@WinterInTheForest]

Now you know exactly who controls this industry and the money, as well as everything else which is subversively corrupt. Just ask Kanye.

[@coryfusting9294]

Been following this channel for a bit now and this video is a solid take on one of my favorite bands. Fantastic work.

[@rnrtruestories]

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[@nikolaosdimitriadis15]

... and after all these months it is one the best on this channel! Well done 😊

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

"remixing the record because the bass was inaudible" Lars: We don't do that here.

[@loalp9003]

Unofficial ❤ Yet, much deserved lol. 👏

[@inthefade]

I thought of Justice when I heard that quote.

[@stephenusery652]

Got to see Kyuss four times back in the day and interview them a couple of times, once when they opened for Danzig and then ahead of the release of Circus. Got to hang out with Brant during the Babes in Toyland set on the FNM tour. My ex saw them at the Marquee show in Hamburg that a few live tracks have been released from. Was supposed to see them in Nashville opening for Monster Magnet when they broke up. Catherine Enny later sent me the demos for the stuff that ended up on the split Kyuss/QotSA EP. I loved them so so much back then. I still get Brant's records, but don't really feel the vibe from QotSA anymore.

[@amandaredd3057]

You saw Kyuss and Danzig at the same venue? Damn, I'm jealous af

[@BrendanMacsGuitarGear]

First time i heard of Kyuss was at a department store in Canberra back in 92/93 i think where I saw a cassette of Blues For The Red Sun; bought it and listened to it on a bus ride home with my trusty Walkman. Been a fan since and their music is part of my listening rotation all the time

[@thistime1483]

'And the circus leaves town' was always my favourite Kyuss album. Seems really underrated to me.

[@stabyourcat]

Totally. Don't know why that album doesn't get more credit.

[@johannessakkanen8743]

@@stabyourcat Spaceship landing has the best solo Josh Homme ever played. What a trip that song is...Great album!

[@chrisbridston3438]

LOVE IT!!! Saw KYUSS open for SCREAMING TREES. I think I may have told U about this .. but the TREES got into a huge fight on stage .. the brothers Grimm guitarists were bumping guts with poor Mark Lanegan.. Mark threw down his Mic 5 songs or so in and said G’NIGHT! So basically KYUSS was the headliner lol.. the backdrop was a giant lava lamp

[@aquafinabottle]

Awesome story

[@dirtydave2691]

Wow. The Trees must have shit themselves having to follow Kyuss.

[@nelliesilvers1210]

Lanegan admits to being embarrassed over Screaming Trees and I Nearly Lost You. Cringes over the filmclip. Not sure why coz it's an awesome song. Nostalgic asf. I think being on the movie Singles and the flop it had (even with It Ain't Like That and Would being 2 of my favourite songs by my favourite band and frontman of all time..Layne Staley..mmmm😍), I never bothered watching it but the soundtrack's epic

[@deadseamonster]

Every album seems to offer a different feeling /vibe, yet it all sounds like Kyuss. QOTSA is very similar. The obvious key ingredient is Josh. It might not have been obvious that he was the driving force in the band before Queens, but became evident pretty quickly. We drove from Pittsburgh to see them(QOTSA) in a show in a little shithole bar in Cleveland in 1998. I helped them carry their gear out to their van after. Yes, they were carrying their own gear! Josh bought ME a beer cause he said the fact that I knew every word to their brand new album, and screamed/smiled/sang/headbanged through the whole show, while standing 2 feet from Josh, totally influenced him during the show. He said, and I'll never forget this, he said "Its the tree in the woods thing. Music can be great, but with nobody to listen to it, it's nothing. But, the good thing is, you only need one person."

[@DonJoeBob]

I got lucky and found Kyuss from a cheap promo copy of their Wretch at the time of release, took a chance and never looked back. Fantastic band and one of the rare bands that created a whole subgenre.

[@delanoarts3703]

Kyuss was huge in the city i grew up in Kamloops b.c that small city always had a flavor for the underground people loved them

[@mattthescreamer177]

Unida was my favorite group for a long time

[@blazerdowns]

I remember when that album came out. My buddies and I were musicians in a couple shared bands and would go to all these metal and punk shows in Riverside and Hollywood. But Kyuss was just so different from what was going on locally (So Ca). Never made it to any of their shows but the word back then was Josh Homme used a bass amp for his thick sound. Overly simple lyrics but such an under rated band. Blues for the Red Sun is one of those early 90s albums that always feels like home.

[@MostlyCloudy]

Yesss i love Kyuss so much. Still listen to them weekly.

[@isgrimner]

Mainly learned about Kyuss when I heard a concert recording of Maynard James Keenan sing Demon Cleaner, I guess they brought Scott Reeder (spelling) out to play with them as he introduces him and the song.

[@benjamins9121]

I spent my first 13 years of my life in the Mojave desert in southern CA, near 29 Palms. My grandparents always told me all the hippies moved out there in the 70s, so I guess that's why psychedelic music thrives out there

[@Irregular_John]

Check out the documentary about that scene called “Lo Desert”.

[@daveb533]

@@Irregular_John That's a good doc...it's actually Lo Sound Desert. Another good one is Desert Age

[@henrydrake8463]

I caught the end of their show when they opened for Faith No More in Houston not even knowing who they were and became a huge fan later. This is a reunion that needs to happen.

[@jamesscarselletta3446]

It is great to see a video concert of Kyuss. Welcome To Sky Valley is wonderful album but I still love Blues For The Red Sun. And The Circus Leaves Town has some neat songs on it. It is psychedelic and metal heaven.

[@humanmonsters]

I knew the man who was on the bed writhing around in the Demon Cleaner video. He was also in two Tom Petty videos, I don't remember which ones now though. What I was told was that he got the parts from just being an interesting looking dude in L.A. and being in the right place at the right time!

[@kasabianrage7487]

I was one of the people that suggested this because I love kyuss and have since day one, I bought blues for the red sun and it changed my life,I was listening to thrash and it switched me over to heavy rock just in time for grunge, I have continued to follow John and josh's careers and I am a fan of it all.....theres kyuss and qotsa, but for those who didn't know there's also vista chino as the video said but more importantly there is slo burn, garcia's solo records and my favorites in unida and hermano. If you like kyuss you will love unida and hermano. Hermano's last album titled into the exam room is one of the greatest records of all time....seriously check out HERMANO

[@Stormvogel262]

I just love that Slo Burn album. Johns voice and energy are so raw on that album, simply amazing.

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

Welcome to Sky Valley literally inspired a book I wrote. I fell in love with Kyuss by way of Them Crooked Vultures all the way back in my Sophomore year of High School, and I haven't changed in the ten years since.

[@jrjal12]

Saw them open for Danzig at the Warfield in SF in the early 90's and was absolutely hooked.

[@BebeLush2]

Got to see them when the opened for Faith No More. Will always be my most cherished concert moment of all time.

[@Tyler-ms4xq]

Luckly my buddy from work put me onto this band and im ao glad he did. This band has a unique sound. Kyuss is the shit space cadet is one of my favorites

[@gothicserpent1093]

First time I've heard Kyuss it was around 2008. Since then all kyuss albums are on my main shelf. Best Regards from Poland

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

I remember getting labeled a hipster from the metal “community” for being way into Kyuss, Yawning man and Fatso Jetson. If that’s the case, shame me. I am a spit post and proud.

[@bainbridge-he6xp]

Yawning man is underrated. That song Catamaran is genius

[@elgatofelix8917]

I think that just proves there is no "metal community"

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

@@elgatofelix8917 it’s mostly local metal people who’d rather hear a ADTR/Killswitch rip off than actually dig for good music. We have some stoner/doom guys here but the basic bros with Born of Osiris hats and pizza slice tattoos outnumber them hard.

[@robwalsh9843]

They sound like profoundly lame people. Plenty of metalheads love stoner and psych rock. I've attended Psycho Las Vegas for 5 years straight and its mostly metal folks. You'll find dudes with Carcass and Bathory t-shirts grooving to Fu Manchu.

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

@@robwalsh9843 Yeah there’s hardly ever any elitism in the stoner/doom genre. Maybe you’ll get that QOTSA purist that detests kyuss or vice versa, but coming from that world of deathcore/prog snobs to the doom side is such a sigh of relief. It’s literally “just listening to the music.”

[@0shitferbrains0]

Love kyuss. Take the album and the circus leaves town and look at it upside down😉👌 love their artwork

[@infiniteandroid]

We. Did some covers of kyuss years ago... nobody knew what the hell we were doing!!!!... awesome!!!!

[@M_B_J]

Blues For The Red Sun is one of the best of the 90's

[@m.7194]

that one Vista Chino record is one helluva fucken record tho..

[@PhreakPhantom]

Preach!!

[@ediMasta]

Also John Garcia first album, great record

[@m.7194]

@@ediMasta and fucken Slo Burn

[@ediMasta]

@@m.7194 dont know this, what is it?

[@ediMasta]

@@m.7194 ill check it out, thanks for props

[@nickster19911]

I've got one of the 500 pressings of the sons of Kyuss EP. It is one of my favourite records

[@VeRTiGo9191]

Circus has always been one of my favorite albums ever. Great vid.

[@kmsharley75]

Yeah for there to be so much turmoil during that recording it sure did turn out great

[@thethaddeusthree3835]

spaceship landing is so good. the perfect song

[@chikari123]

So glad i was able to catch Kyuss Lives! when I was 15.

[@Senseijohn84]

Kyuss is the most criminally underrated band of all time! I'd even go as far to say that Tool sounds HEAVILY influenced by Kyuss. I am a desert boy (las vegas), seen Kyuss open up for Faith No More in the early 90's at the Huntridge Theater in Vegas. One of the best shows I've ever been to. Patton even pissed in his shoe and drank it, good times!!!

[@fatandshort]

Tool did a live cover of Demon Cleaner, check it out

[@jockkardashian.9407]

That's a great line-up to see, I'm jealous.

[@cunn9305]

Been a long time QOTSA fan but never tuned into Kyuss until literally like a month ago and was blown away .. their stuff sounds amazing ... like it came out yesterday .. GREAT vid !

[@ferox965]

Always thought Kyuss kills QOTSA.

[@thesoundpurist]

There were people hating them? We smoked a lot of weed listening to them in the 90's, here in montreal... It was freaking good

[@tanyadenison]

I remember seeing Kyuss in the early 90s at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, supporting someone......

[@Ppuffdiddleydangdoof]

Fantastic video! Really informative and interesting. Fantastic images. Thank you!

[@justinbeetle2594]

Most underrated band of the 90's

[@corkystclair7475]

Funny, I'd say that Screaming Trees would hold that title, just so happens that Homme was also a member of the Trees

[@JK-gm6kk]

How am I just now finding this channel?! Super stoked

[@DukesMusic84]

These guys are awesome musicians, saw them live as QOTSA. They came out and did 5 songs straight without breaking a sweat. They owned the radio mid 2000s.

[@andrewiida3802]

The radio never played Kyuss buddy. You lie.

[@TurdJesus]

@@andrewiida3802 and you know what every single radio station has ever played? God damn simpletons 😂

[@alaresrock9810]

The mighty Kyuss, great music! Never had the chance to see a live concert :/ I use to go to The troubadour to see Unida, Nebula and Fu Man Chu. I love stoner rock. Los Natas is another great stoner band from Argentina worth to listen 🎧!

[@amandaredd3057]

Fu Manchu is the shit

[@alaresrock9810]

@@amandaredd3057 the first time I saw them they were opening for C.O.C, I became an instant fan!

[@amandaredd3057]

@@alaresrock9810 Oh damn, I LOVE C.O.C.! I've seen them live several times - always righteous

[@tylerbunch6826]

I've been listening to these guys all month!!!

[@jetpetty1613]

Kyuss has always been and extremely underrated band. I still listen to them all the time.

[@Impactjunky]

I wish I had known about Kyuss 15 or 20 years ago but I somewhat recently discovered them back in 2015 by hearing Demon Cleaner for the first time in a car racing game. After that I looked them up and I was SERIOUSLY impressed. They are one of my all time favorite bands now.

[@rockerbob949]

I was lucky enough to see Kyuss multiple times. Opened for Danzig at Irvine meadows back in the day. I remember buying “Blues” CD when it first came out and still love and listen to it today. I’m a stone throw away from Joshua Tree/desert area and they definitely made noise for those “generator” parties.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

anyone see the UNSOUND t-shirt josh homme was wearing @ about 9:32? THEY were one of the other bands doing generator parties out at the old Nudist Colony outside Palm Springs/DHS (Desert Hot Springs). most ppl thought they'd make it before Sons of Kyuss. not so much, i guess.

[@stoneylonesome4062]

A shame that one of the guys died. They were such a good punk band.

[@drewbocop]

I get excited to see new recommended channels like this just to find I'm already subscribed. Good shit.

[@heytn]

This band literally changed my life. I discovered them in 2011, since then, I've never left the stoner/doom world and never will ! As a bassist, Sky Valley is for me the quintessence album.

[@joedent3323]

Solid little Documentary. 😊

[@amandaredd3057]

Desert Sessions is RIGHTEOUS

[@agentkenaki6529]

the drummer on welcome to sky valley Alfredo Hernandez is a great friend of my grandpa's. they have an instrumental surf rock band together called The Woody's out here in Palm Desert. check em out!

[@miketurner4173]

Kyuss opening for Metallica in Australia were awesome. Was front row for the Adelaide gig. Kyuss were tight, heavy and ahead of thier time. 🤘✌️ Covid free 🇦🇺

[@fokeyjo]

I really like Kyuss, glad you did a video on them, was about to ask you to! I especially like how they kick drums off on a track, always different, always an absolute powerhouse start. However, I think they're of a time, and Josh is probably right never to go back. He's moved on so much that it would be like an imperfect resurrection, Kyuss Farts!

[@CT-nb5lm]

The early 90's pictures bring me back to me being 18... My God what a great era..i loved the grunge style of it. And IMO Girls looked the best from 1992-2002 from a style pov....

[@Jon-ob2dc]

Early 90’s, my favourite band, not much has changed

[@stash7714]

I got into them right before they broke up in 95, never got to see them live

[@kenairockband]

Cockrel left and Olivari replaced him. Kyuss never had a two guitar lineup. That said- this is the best band you’ve covered yet

[@chernobylcoleslaw6698]

'Welcome To Sky Valley' is a desert island top 10 for me.

[@astorgaluthier]

I can not believe you forgot to say they almost created and elevated Stoner Rock as a genre into the world. They were, are and will be the kings of that music.

[@bschuler6216]

I'm pretty sure Sabbath had that covered, son.

[@astorgaluthier]

@@bschuler6216 hell no, dude. Stoner Rock is a genre born in the desert. BS created heavy metal.

[@bschuler6216]

@@astorgaluthier But the Sweet Leaf dude. And Masters Of Reality. Sabbath didn't just create Metal; they are the seed that grew into many a branch of the Metal tree. I don't care though. Whoever wants to take credit for whatever, be my guest. I'm happy to just enjoy it all.

[@NatGreenOnline]

Kyuss is still my favourite band. I was lucky enough to see them in Vancouver in '95 (I think that was the year) and then a couple times as Kyuss Lives.

[@chrisbridston3438]

STILL DYING TO HEAR A SHOW ON THE TOADIES!!!!!! 🤟🏽😍🤟🏽

[@jomarkwh]

Don't forget John Garcia went on to form Slo Burn, another criminally underated, short lived band.

[@daveb533]

...and Unida, Hermano and currently John Garcia and the Band of Gold. He plays songs from all those bands.

[@benjaminlizana1994]

Slo burn is a masterpiece too 🔥🔥

[@edwardchester1]

@@daveb533 Dude, yes. Unida were freakin ace.

[@laurenfckery]

Your Kyuss playlist needs more videos. 💕

[@nerdrock8087]

It's easy to imagine Hair Band Fans not liking Kyuss. At that time, the Aqua Net crowd wasn't ready for heavy, 70s influenced rock/metal.

[@one-eye1721]

'Green Machine' was a big song in my metal-loving yoof.

[@Tommyplanet]

I worked a club in Texas that they played a few times in the early 90s. Killer band all the way.

[@lambknot]

I listened to And The Circus Leaves Town while on acid, was awesome.

[@JadedHunter]

ROFL, old school my friend. Respect

[@jackoakes1998]

Kyuss is so badass

[@Smok3tr33]

Welcome to sky valley is deff top 5 for me!

[@NickRedstar]

I was an acquaintance of Kyuss back in the day. They talked about stuff with the record label. There was a lot of tension now I know why.

[@JK-gm6kk]

I have a newer pressing of "Sky Valley", that I'm super happy to have

[@dunerino892]

still my favorite band, "circus leaves town" is such a deep, special record - it gets better and better over the years and has such a unique sound to it I never heard before or after...

[@stonedmeadow4167]

Kyuss anyday anywhere!

[@wastelander138]

I picked up Blues For The Red Sun on vinyl back in 07. I had never heard them before. I just found the album in a box labeled "Metal" in a record shop. I took a gamble on it and was glad I did. Track for track, a stone(d) cold classic.

[@cecilyjsmusicvideos7619]

Kyuss is so very under rated. I can't believe it. They were so heavy and raw in their time. So good. I am admittedly biased. I knew how good they were very early on and supported them 100%. I worked for Chameleon. So glad to see that people are listening to them and digging them here and now.

[@raoulduke2309]

Saw them open up for Danzig in Philly 1992..been a fan ever since

[@jonsorensen7819]

Generator parties were not started by Kyuss. Those were regular events from there to the San Bernardino Mountains back then. Great video, though.

[@marctreglown2503]

I stumbled across Kyuss in a fueled visit to CA in 90. I enjoyed them not knowing a thing about them and tripping balls. Great concert. I had fun, just have no idea how much... trippen balls. Just can't remember in my old age now. I just realized Josh was in the band. Still have my ticket stub. Alzhiemers now sucks...

[@plastilina2010]

I like Kyuss more than Queens of the Stone Age. Blues for the Red Sun is just an album I go back to a lot. I remember reading about them buying the cassette and just be blown away. Shame they split up.

[@ricardojmestre]

I really love the Queens, but now I have to listen to that album. I need new music, thanks! 👍🏼👍🏼