The Brief History of Kyuss
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INFO: Kyuss was one of the definitional metal bands to come out of the desert rock scene back in the late 80s and early 90s. Instead of the staccato riffs typical of metal at the time, they created more groove based metal that borrowed more from psychedelic rock and blues. It was quite outstanding at the time and they quickly grew in popularity in just a few short years. They released four studio albums, but decided to disband in 1996 because of an unstable line-up and artistic differences. Many of the original members went on to join and create new bands. But Kyuss resurfaced under other band names in the future, then disappeared again. Sadly, none of the new incarnations of Kyuss lasted very long. But the side-effect of their short-lived presence is the rise of the stoner- and desert rock community. A passionate congregation of bands, scenes, forums and influencers that to this day keep the sound that Kyuss originally created alive and well. In this video i’ll introduce you to the brief history of Kyuss.
What stoner rock or desert rock related topic should i talk about next?
Lie Likes Music Fu Manchu!!!!!!!!!
1000 mods
Stoned jesus
I am planning to listen some live stoner rock in greece this march during my honeymoon also which place in europe is best for good bluesy psychedelic music
Sleep
Kyuss is like, the best thing stoner rock has ever made. They're the fathers of stoner rock
Yeah bro them along side sleep are so wicked!
I've been listening to Kyuss since "Wretch".Since then?.. everything Nick,John,Brandt,Alfredo,Scott,& of course Josh has been a part of?...I own an actual hard copy whether vinyl/Cassette/or CD.In my personal opinion none of them will ever top with they did together on"Blues for the Red Sun","Welcome to Sky Valley","...And the Circus leaves Town","Kyuss/QOTSA split EP","Muchos Gracias(The Rhino Disc)....Slo-Burn,Unida(& the Unida/Dozer Split EP),Hermano,The Desert Sessions,QOTSA,Kyuss Lives!!!(short lived),John Garcia Solo Stuff,Vista Chino,Brandt Bjork Solo Stuff,ETC......NOTHING will EVER touch what Kyuss did for ALL of us in the stoner rock world.They're as important as a band like Sleep or Spirit Caravan.....or most importantly OLD Black Sabbath(Josh's guitar rig,electric Ovation he used on those albums,& his playing style will NEVER be achieved again(Even if attempted,I doubt the four O.G. members themselves could accurately reproduce it again in the modern era with the"Soul"the original albums had).
Black Sabbath surely is
Even Homme would credit this to Black Sabbath....come on man
BlackPhoenix Family Homme apparently never listened to Black Sabbath during the Kyuss days. But Garcia and Oliveri were both fans.
I broke my leg at a kyuss concert in Berlin. It was amazing!
Pinki Mietz Actually, I broke my leg at a Kyuss concert in Berlin. It was amazing.
No way, even i broke my leg at a kyuss concert in Berlin. It was amazing!
I broke my kyuss and a leg Berlin in amazing. It was concert!
The whole desert rock scene is so interesting, love learning more about it
Jason dude Cool! Then you have a lot to look forward to. That's my focus atm.
th-cam.com/video/sivc-uxkcu0/w-d-xo.html you should watch this documentary
@@HolyAnimor96 super interesting doc for sure. By far the best one I've seen on the desert scene.
I'm 47 years old I consider Kyuss to be the Black Sabbath of my generation. I still listen to their music at least a couple times a week. And I can't play just one song it's got to be the whole thing.
The intro to Gardenia is my fave intro of all time
I got to open for Kyuss back in the day.
Spent many an hour traversing the galaxies at lightspeed listening to Kyuss
Talking about my favorite band that I never had the opportunity to watch them live cause I was still sperm!!, you got my attention sir.
I discovered that desert and stoner is my sound far too late in life. But I'm so glad I did
I saw Kyuss play live in '92 - they toured Australia with Metallica.
I have been in love with Kyuss and the band members' various projects ever since.
This is beautiful! One of my fav bands all-time! Unsung legends
I seen kyuss lives at download festival sometime between 09-12 before I even knew what stoner rock was.
I was a kid and damn grateful my mum has good taste
Got to see Kyuss Lives in 2010s. It was great. Had listened for years never thinking it would happen
Such a great video man, thanks for making this.
As much as I like and respect grunge music and all the bands involved in the movement, I honestly think that Kyuss and their music is the best thing that 90s gave to rock music
This is one of my favorite bands. Thank you so much!
Awesome! Mine too. More desert and stoner rock mini documentaries coming your way soon, so hit the notifications if you want more. Cheers
Finally some history on kyuss bro thanks a lot!!
Ey no problem! I thought about doing this one for a long time. Thanks for watching.
o.g. kyuss fan here, thanx for shining a light on the band, mbe u can do a deep dive into the stoner scene of the 90s early 2000s,so many under recognized bands.thanks again!
Working on a desert-rock project with some buddies, hoping to get something tangible soon. The whole genre is a huge influencer and it reaches a fair mix of people.
Kyuss is incredible i will always hear them for sure.
Glad I live in the desert -Phoenix,AZ. A lot of cool desert rock/metal bands local bands out here. It’s a tradition!
Solid. Tots gonna check out this genre now man, thanks for the upload!
@Gene Bone I have to agreed that the genre is a bit repetitive. A lot of bands sound the same. But the ones that stand out really know how to blow your mind.
Hey lie thanks for introducing me to this ! Highly appreciated
-brokunas
Great video man, i loved it. Kyuss is one of my favorites band of all time. I checked Vista Chino because of this, loved it also, thanks a lot
Cool, i'm glad you gave them a listen. And same here. Been a fan of Kyuss for over 10 years now.
Very cool video. I was listening to this stuff back in the day. Kyuss was great. Another few bands that I remember being just as influential back then was St Vitus and Monster Magnet. Great time to be alive.
Nice to hear that's there more people loving Kyuss here in Norway. Maybe there should be arranged an uncommercial generator festival in our cold dessert somtime!
Love Kyuss and appreciate Unida 👍🏼
Thanks for making this video, Kyuss is my all-time favorite band, even though I listen more to rap and indie rock now
Honestly i don't listen too much to Kyuss either. But i tune in here and there. Personally i listen to all kinds of genres. It's really hard to keep track of what i listen to mostly.
I watched Kyuss in 93' support Metallica in Sydney, mind blowing. Named my first son Kyuss, absolutely love the band, reflects my musical soul. I meet Brant n John backstage at a Kyuss Lives show in 2011. So stoked
Daz B I missed them cause we got to the Melbourne gig late. I heard John got kicked out of the Melbourne gig cause he jumped into the crowd and bouncers thought he was just a fan...they didn’t realise he was a part of the band 🤣
@@laynevlogz4922 oh no bummer u missed it. Lol thats hilarious
My fav band of all time, along with all josh homme stuff, Tool, led zeppelin, Radiohead, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Mars Volta, NIN and etc
Nice.
Ashraf Rahman I see, you are a man of culture
Hell ya man
Nice flex but whatever. If you like Kyuss you might like Karma to Burns first album.
Josh is a fucking DICK
I Saw them in the 90's in The Netherlands....in a small Venue.....a piece of history in rock!👏
Very informatiev video....
Awesome video❤
I saw them in 2010! I was 16 at the time, I remember wailing the lyrics to white water with two buddies. One of the best concerts of my life.
I saw Kyuss in 1993 support Metallica in Brisbane Australia. None of us had heard of them but after the show I was like wow, Metallica just got done by their support act.
I have been driving into QOTSA and the eagles of death metal for a while.
And have been digging it.
So eventually I'll get into kyuss.
If you can get passed the vocals, you will love it! Garcia isnt for everyone.
Can't forget Them Crooked Vultures!
@Gene Bone yeah i know. Just letting the guy who hasnt heard kyuss have a little background. Hell i LOVE kyuss. But everyone i know who doesnt like them, doesnt like them BECAUSE of garcias vocals. They ALL get the stank face until the vocals come in! ✌
Check out Elder: Dead Roots Stirring. Kyuss and QOTSA used to be at the top of my list, until I found Elder.
Greetings from Colorado! Great video
Seen these guys in St.Louis in the early 90's. They were Badass! I really wished they would have continued, their sound was unique as hell at the time and they were awesome to see live. Good times.
You do a disservice by not mentioning neither Mario Lalli and or Fatso Jetson....and the fact it was Mario's generator that facilitated MANY of the original desert generator parties....
Dumb remark anyone interested enough can look that up Mario had his own shtick!
Loved the vid! Please, make another about all the Kyuss-related bands like Vista Chino, Hermano, Slo Burn, Unida, Fu Manchu, Mondo Generator etc. and one of the most recent one - Stöner! Their sound still kicks ass 🔥
thanks for this, still learning about stoner rock
I really think that Kyuss is very underrated. I made an arrangement of Green Machine a couple of weeks ago and I can't stop listening to it, such a great song.
@Gene Bone Nah, not for me
@Gene Bone Good for u, dude. I don't agree. And disqualifying songs for "being meant for the radio" is low.
Katzenjammer, i think the translation would be a cat's wailing, as in dissonant and uproaring sounds.
Nice video - I'm new to this channel. It would have been great if you talked about some highlight tracks from the various albums you mentioned.
you correctly mentioned Stoned meadow of doom, but hey, you did not mention one of the greatest online community: the facebook group Kyuss World! For the next video? what about a focus on the greek stoner bands like 1000mods, Nightstalker, Godsleep, Puta Volcano, Villagers of Ioaninna City, Tuber, ecc.
Naxatras!
That's true. Thanks for pointing them out!
By the way, the German word “Katzenjammer” refers to particularly dissonant music that is compared to the “squealing of cats.” Cool band name, even if the meaning does not describe Kyuss’ quite harmonic melodies & hook lines.
Yeah, it would be more like MOURNING cat, not "morning cat" 😂
While everyone else in high school was listening to crappy emo shit, I was listening to this powerful, awesome band.
@@redlikewater2453 Prison? I discovered them in middle school. I knew there was something special about their music right away. Had never heard anything like it before.
I used to catch hell in 95 96, cuz everyone was listening to the grunge scene.....still jamming to it still today!!! Love slo burn and hermano and unida.....all good to me.
Eugene Oregon 1992 opened for Mudhoney great sets by both groups IMHO Blues... is timeless and must be listened to start to finish
An honorable mention of bands after Kyuss is John Garcia’s Slo Burn. The album Amusing the Amazing is fantastic
I fucking love Kyuss, sky valley is so underrated
I love to think of Kyuss as being a "SandWing" dragon band from the "Sand Kingdom" (which is a fictional desert "kingdom" in Pyhrria - Pyhrria is a fictional continent in the Wings of Fire "world"). SandWings are a breed of desert-dwelling dragons - it's easy and fun to imagine Kyuss fitting this bill. Also - Chris, you should definitely record a video talking about Fu Manchu, my second-favorite stoner rock band ever! 🔥🤘🐲💯🎸🏜 Ntm Kyuss, Sleep, and Fu Manchu are all from my home state of California - Kyuss is from Palm Springs, Sleep is from San Diego, and Fu Manchu are from San Clemente, CA. 👌😎😜
You should have talked about that Kyuss/QOTSA split EP. One of my favorite albums!!
I think i mentioned it in here. Did you watch the whole thing?
Lie Likes Music I’m pretty sure I did. I don’t remember it was a while ago and I posted this comment I think longer than a week ago Hahahah
Homme hates the term 'stoner rock' or 'desert rock'. Kyuss was a great and unique band, not simply a genre in some category.
Yeah Ginger Elvis has been running from the truth for a long time.....
@@damagejackal10 guess thats why there is so many different styles of stoner rock today....wtf is with these rock snobs here
BlackPhoenix Family he hates the people who made him famous. He is a tool.
@Toxic Potato Lables aren't important to genuine artists. They resent being pigeonholed into any preset style.
That's why he's an Artist and you work a regular job.
I saw them in Perth, Western Australia in 1993 during the Metallica tour. I didn't know who they were and the blew me away!!! I was so impressed by them and became an instant fan and still am. I actually preferred them to Metallica that night. They were a lot more interesting and even heavier sounding and intense but never aggressive like Metallica were.
I've heart other reasons why bjork left Kyuss, it had something to do with Josh Homme publicing the songs (getting it on his name and owning the rights to it) Also he was kinda ruling the band, while bjork started it.
Even his Wikipedia entry says so. Josh was not willing to play songs bjork came up with.
Josh is obviously very talented and a real important part of what Kyuss was, but he seems such a control freak and a bit of a dick.
@Gene Bone They are both very talented and both very important parts of Kyuss,(Just like stoner rocks lennon and Mcartney) Josh did not write all of Kyuss music.
On Blues for the red sun it's close to a 50/50 split in lyric and music credit (odd one by other members), with some amazing songs lyrics and music fully credited to Brant like Green Machine .
Then on Sky valley Brant is credited lyrics and music for two songs, again including one of the best Kyuss songs Gardenia
These two albums are regarded by many as the best Kyuss albums.
Personally i think after Kyuss they have both done good stuff, Brant Bjork's Jalamanta is perfect such a unique album that everyone should own, but apart from that rest of what he has done i kind of so so pretty generic and not really a fan of Fumanchu.
Josh went on to do three great albums with QOTSA but IMHO shit went down hill real fast after Nick got kicked out.
He also did some interesting stuff with dessert sessions
To be fair i think Josh is a better composer of songs, more unique but Brant like it or not is a veyr talented musician and responsible for some amazing Kyuss songs, together they were something bigger than their individual parts.
Same with Garcia, IMHO slow burn was as good as anything Kyuss did but the rest of the stuff he has done has been so so.
All three together though and they are something special and unique, again just like the Beatles of stoner rock.
BTW. Id expect the real reason Brant left Kyuss was it seemed to become more about Josh, you can see this even with Josh taking over most of control on Sky Valley.
Anyway end of the day i think its a good thing they ended after Circus and a good thing Josh stopped them using Kyuss lives name which was tacky, and good thing they couldn't use the Kyuss name.
Because it would have ruined the legend of Kyuss.
I just wish QOTSA had also hung up their boots after Songs for the deaf and ended on a high note instead of going on to produce the crap they do now.
Would have been much better if they had reformed under a different name.
Gias1 he took over publishing and froze the others out, refusing to record their work.
Next can you do a Understanding Nirvana or Exploring A Perfect Circle?
Thanks, man
Vista Chino is a street that runs from Palm Springs to Cathedral City in the Coachella Valley 🤙🤙
great video man :) I'm a big fan of Kyuss's music but I have never heard of Vista Chino, so thanks so much for introducing me to them.
since you're from Norway, are you familiar with the band Lonely Kamel? They are one of my all-time favorite Blues Rock/ Stoner Rock bands. If you don't know them I highly recommend you check them out :)
It's so cool that i got to introduce you to that. Enjoy! Never heard of Lonely Kamel. But i'll make sure to give them a listen. Cheers
Gene Bone definitely agree with QOTSA. I’m gonna check out the other stuff :)
Gene Bone alright, thanks a lot for the recommendations :)
Nice man. What is you're favorite Kyuss album? Blues for the red sun is my personal favorite, so much nostalgia.
The Coriolis Effect I love Blues for the Red Sun but Iike Sky Valley almost just as much :)
in middle school a student joined my class because he was held back( had to repeat the year because of his grades). we got along right from the get go and pretty much all the dudes liked him aswell. time passes and we talk about music. i was just really getting into metal. like black metal all day and night. one day he show's me an album and he goes "i guess you might like it but...it's like i dunno ...slower?" and i was like "uhm...ok i just give it a listen. it was summer. i drove home from school on my scooter. sweating like hell enjoying the airstream. i stopped and thought "let's just try that album" i put kyuss - ...and the circus leaves town into my discman. hit play. put on my helmet. the first song passes. i kinda like it. one inch man starts. my life is changed.
kyuss is my favorite band ever since. almost 15 years now. i call them the "sabbath of stoner rock" and i am amazed by every other band / project that came of kyuss. josh homme and qotsa (and the other projects like vultures) are amazing. brant bjork's solo stuff is amazing. john garcia had like 500 bands by now (it's kind of joke amongst my friends like "one of those garcia bands").
i loved it all. yet none beats kyuss!
hell yeah! stoned meadow of doom :D i am subscribed aswell
YES YES YES YES
Glad you're into it ;)
Lie Likes Music Well, Kyuss are my favourite band of all time so anything related to them is interesting to me
There was an extremely popular comic strip in the early 20th century called the katzenjammer kids about two mischievous German boys in America. I would not be surprised if they got the name from it maybe just liking how it sounded.
Greetings from Humboldt County. One of my favorite modern bands is from your neck of the woods: Motorpsycho! Do you have any videos on them?
I saw them open for White Zombie and the Reverend Horton Heat back in August 1995. Fucking awesome.
The band actually split in late Sept 1995
Actually the greatest DOOM , STONER ALBUM IS " MASTER OF REALITY , BLACK SABBATH NO.1
Awesome video , great research ! Hope this channel grows H U G E. Big fan of Kyuss!
Saw them open for Screaming Trees during the Sweet Oblivion Tour in 92/93.. their back drop was just a moving lava lamp on a screen.. and it was PERFECT.. little did I know.. KYUSS BECAME THE MAIN ACT LOL.. 3 songs into Screaming Trees .. Mark Lanagan and Van Connor got into a fight on stage .. Mark threw his mic down and stormed off stage.. show over ! Lights up!! Soooo.. KYUSS!!! Lol.. was worth it though, and the Trees made up for it by doing a great show opening for Soundgardens 2nd leg of Superunkown tour in Seattle 94
Need more Vista Chino albums. Haven't seen the entire video yet but *Y E S*
I love Josh and Queens, but because of his douche baggery regarding suing them over the name, we won't see another Vista Chino release....
First encountered them on the Metallidoodles tour of Australia in Perth - we were like "Wow, these dudes rock" although the idiot production crew left the house lights on during their set..
I dont know why no one has mentioned this, but if you love kyuss you will love the band slo burn that had John Garcia as vocals. They only ever released one ep but it is one my favorite of all time
I don't know if you have covered them yet, but a Fu Manchu deep dive would be killer
I discovered this video cuz I found Kyuss. I'd like to see you do a video on SUBPOP Records.
Hermano was a favorite for me, David Angstrom is a great guitarist for Garcia's vocals.
@Gene Bone Googling larynx
God bless you kyuss...yeaaahhh
LETS GOOOOOO
AY OH!
Hey Lie, whatcha know 'bout booking shows in Oslo?
What is the book that you are flipping through in your video? Please!
good band review. i love those guys. was fatso jetson the first desert stoner metal band?
My boy Stoned Meadow of Doom!
YESSSSSS
I love Kyuss!
And so do my neighbours!
Yeah, stonedmeadowofdoom is great. 👍 In fact, this whole vid I good stuff. Thanks for sharing
The lawsuit thing isn't correct. Josh Homme heard that John and Brant were going to take the rights for the name "Kyuss" and so he filed a lawsuit against them. In fact, he didn't mind them playing under Kyuss Lives! and even went to a few of their shows. He talks about it in his most recent interview with Kyuss World.
I' ll check out Vista Chino, thanks for the info. Btw are you playing the Bass too? 😁
Jacqueline Diesel Peace is a pretty weird album. Not many standout tracks if any. Adara is probably the best.
You could get Stoned and Doomed to record a compilation for Norway dude!
In Perú (yes Perú) there's a small but great stoner rock scene.
share it bro :)
that's awesome, it's wats cool about the scene, there's bands from absolutely everywhere!
please give the names for us :)
What is that book?
great video
Quite outstanding at the time.... Some of those other members fkt up! QOTSA was so dope
do a brief history of type o negative
European "Kyuss" type of band"Roachpowder".('Viejo Diablo'--'Atomic Church).CHECK THESE GUYS OUT!!!!!
" josh hommie
Another great video as always. I’d love it if you’d check out the legendary band Billy Trailer and the Sunny Deez. I have a feeling you’d love them :)
Nick Oliveri with hair: world view flipped upside down.
no mention of slo burn??
The closeset thing to Black Sabbath and Can having a baby is Kyuss.
Hey man, what book is that?
This isn't stoner rock but maybe you could talk about dinosaur jr someday
honestly, dino is totally stoner rock ;) in its own way
Nick Unger It totally is..
KatzenJammer means wailing cat or MOURNING cat. It's essentially a cat wailing in anguish. Not "morning cat". It implies noise.
katzenjammer means the sceams of cats at night when cats are 'singing'
Cool video. Saw them perform live in Belgium in 1995. I really love Kyuss but I didn't know their first name was Katzenjammer. The correct translation is "cat's wail", we have a simular word for it in dutch called "kattengejank". We use this expression to describe bad music or penetrating sounds. Funny name.