Ranking the Albums: Kyuss
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- Join Pete Pardo as he ranks the albums of stoner metal legends Kyuss. #kyuss
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The band has meant a lot for me for a long time. I got to see them three times, which was life changing.
1. Sky Valley
2. Circus
3. Blues
4. Wretch
Same order here. Sky Valley is their masterpiece
@@Intermentor absolutely
That's literally my ranking too! Sky is also the best for me
Hell yeah 👍
Thank you very much for redoing this ranking. We watched the first version all through even when there was no sound. You have very loyal fans. Thanks again.
Kyuss is just amazing and every one of their albums are great. Here would be my ranking:
4. Wretch
3. …And the Circus Leaves Town
2. Blues for the Red Sun
1. Welcome to Sky Valley
Thank you so much Pete- I am very grateful for your commitment to the channel and your audience.
MY TOP:
1. Welcome to Sky Valley
2.Blues for the Red Sun
3. …And the Circus Leaves Town
4. Wretch
Still remember getting "Blues for the Red Sun" through the door and it's still my favourite today. I was absolutely obsessed with them and they still are up there with one of my favourite bands.
1. Blues for the Red Sun.
2. Welcome to Sky Valley.
3. ...and the Circus Leaves Town.
4. Wretch.
Ding ding ding! We have a winner. Scrolled down until I found someone with things in the correct order. Thank you.
Fans of Kyuss should check out Vista Chino. That was basically a reunion of the classic Kyuss lineup minus Josh Homme. Solid album that continued the Kyuss stoner rock sound. Additionally, the Kyuss / Queens Of The Stone Age EP should be required listening as well.
For me it was a total disappointment, just two/three decent tracks, nothing compared to classic Kyuss
Huge fan of this band. I think nobody does stoner rock/metal like them and just brilliant songwriters. Welcome to sky valley/kyuss is one of my favorite albums of all time and blues for the red sun is also a brilliant record. The rest of the records are solid if not exceptional
Ranking
Welcome to the sky valley/kyuss
Blues for the red sun
And the circus leaves town
Wretch
I don't know if my story warrants being told twice, but it be what it be.
I still remember going into a record store and seeing "Blues for the Red Sun". I had never heard of the band, but the album title was cool, the cover art was cool, and I was pretty sure with a name like Kyuss this wasn't going to be yer mother's blues. I own most everything with John Garcia on vox now.
1. Blues for the Red Sun
2. Welcome to Sky Valley
3. Wretch
4. ...And the Circus Leaves Town
John Garcia was in so many great Stoner bands such as Unida, Slo Burn, Hermano, and much more. John is most definitely one of the most underated voices in rock history. If he was mainstream he would be one of the greats.
Stop saying “stoner”. It isn’t a genre of music
@@marcbasil It most certainly is, it has been around since the 90"s.
I used to love him as a singer until I had seen him perform with Unida acting like a jerk and leaving the stage early. After that I couldn‘t stand listening to him sing until a few years ago. Don‘t think his voice is that great though compared to guys like Ian Astbury who has a similar vibe but is a much better singer imho.
@@wernermoritz882 astbury was not better than JG. With JG, the thing is that, one can only listen to his prime stuff. The rest of it isn’t good, including his vocal work with Kyuss. His prime was 1997-2002. In 2002, he tore his larynx, and his prime ended. So, the first Hermano! album & the UNIDA material. That was his best work as a vocalist
@@marcbasil I have to admit that I only know his albums until maybe 1999. Glad to hear he improved but I still can’t really turn off my dislike of him.
1.Blues for the Red Sun
2.Welcome to Sky Valley
3....And the Circus Leaves Town
4.Wretch
Like everyone else, thanks so much for re-making this ranking episode. Appreciate your dedication to your channel's subscribers! Very cool!
Watched and rewatched. Thanks for ranking one of my longtime, since 1993, favorite bands!!
Great band and my personal introduction into heavy rock. Saw them in Cologne on their last tour in 1995.
Very important band for me, these guys were the first non-mainstream band I ever found. They opened up the floodgates to the underground for me, amazing band.
1. Sky Valley
2. Blues for the Red Sun
3. And the Circus Leaves Town
4. Wretch
Thanks for the ranking Pete. I absolutely love this string of albums. My picks: Sky Valley (an all time fave), Blues, Wretch, Circus.
When I got into Kyuss, ...and the Circus Leaves Town was the album that was out so that was the first one I got, and I loved it despite it being their swan song. But of course my feelings have change don this, Wretch is probably the album I never play, to be honest, but the other three get very regular playings on my turntable
1.Sky Valley
2. Blues for the Red Sun
3. ....and the Circus Leaves Town
4. Wretch
Not once but twice- aaaggghhh! Thanks for spending valuable time to do this again. Kyuss and their ilk shred!
Very, very hard to choose between Blues... and ... Sky Valley, they were cooking on those albums, telepathic musicianship from these super talented kids who learned to play together - the secret to real rock greatness.
Agree that Wretch gets a bit overlooked, great energy on that one, kinda taking the vibe on Black Flag's Slip It In but getting a really heavy groove going - I always dug it.
Greetings, Pete. Thanks for taking the time to redo this video though the soundless version was entertaining, too. Well, the silver-lining - at least for me - of you having to redo the video was allowing time to go listen to some of the band's catalogue. Only had time for the first two albums but will go back for the other two. The first album did come across a bit raw but that did not diminish its listening enjoyment. Will be curious to see how the last two feel after this. Thanks once more.
Lol Kyuss’ first full length is a joke. They literally redefined heavy music on their next album, less than two years later
So glad you re recorded video Pete. I really am glad to hear and see the ranking of Kyuss. Love them and yes big stoner rock and doom fan myself too. Have a good week in Boston. Take care Pete.
Thanks for the ranking. I`ve been a huge Kyuss fan ever since hearing "Green Machine" on WSOU when it first came out. Never heard riffs that thick and heavy before. My ranking:
1. Blues For The Red Sun
2. Sky Valley
3. And The Circus Leaves Town
4. Wretch
Also going to include a kind of transition album (EP) they put out: Kyuss - Queens Of The Stone Age, which is very cool as well.
1. Circus & Sky Valley & Red Sun
2. Wretch
Groovy Pete! Just bought their 2nd album on your rec.
Could you rank Motorpsycho someday? I don't expect it, because of the sheer size of their discography.
Ooff...they have a TON of albums and I only have their last 4-5
Great list. I agree that wretch is just dirty filthy aggressive rock and roll.
1. Blues
2.sky valley
3. Wretch
4. Circus
Have you done a discography of Kylesa? That is another group that went from gonzo cultic aggressive metal to hard rock with a lot of great melody. Unfortunately they disbanded a few years ago. I don’t think they had a bad album and they were all quite different from each other. Only issue is the singing which is rough. I like Laura Pleasents’ singing more.
For me
1. Blues for the Red Sun
2.Sky Valley
3. And The Circus Left Town
4.Wretch
Wonderful video Pete.
Oh the technology of it all!!
My order from least to favorite is Wretch, Blues For The Red Sun, And The Circus Leaves Town, Welcome To Sky Valley
Finally someone who shares the same ranking I do with the Kyuss Discography! I really don't understand how people like Sky Valley so much. It has some killer moments, don't get me wrong, but it's also a very uneven record that hasn't aged well for me and I seldomly manage to listen to it in one go. Blues for the red sun on the other hand, I can't stop or skip once I've pressed play, and I've been listening to it for close to 25 years...! Definetely in my top 10 favourite records of all time
So happy to see Wretch at #2.
We are in the minority on that one it seems.
@@seaoftranquilityprogbecause it’s a joke
Desert band ? Nice 🙂 Love them . They were jam band live , desert , mushrooms , bikes , they said night gigs was legendary .
Sorry you had to redo this ranking, but they're such a brilliant band, I'm glad you did. My ranking: 1). Welcome To Sky Valley 2). Blues For The Red Sun 3)...And The Circus Leaves Town 4). Wretch. Also worth having is their Muchos Gracias compilation. I know you're not a big fan of Queens of the Stone Age. I think you re-evaluate them. As brilliant as I think Kyuss was, I think QOTSA is even better. Another post-Kyuss band that is worth listening to is Unida.
Kyuss were the best, and the “Big 3” are impossible to rank, as they’re all very different, considering they all had different personnel, and are therefore all special in their own way. …ATCLT is arguably the heaviest rock production job ever pulled off. Reeder absolutely towers over that album’s aesthetic, and Goss allowed him to template the unbelievably impenetrable wall of bass that defines that piece of work. It’s also arguably Hommes finest hour solely as a guitarist. Also how are you leaving out the Into The Void EP…?
1) Blues for the Red Sun
2) Welcome to Sky Valley
3) Wretch
4) … And the Circus Leaves Town
Whether it's in Across The River (1985-'86), The Obsessed (1990-'92), Kyuss (1992-'96), Unida (2003), Goatsnake (2004), Sixty Watt Shaman (2002), Sun and Sail Club (2013-present), or Fireball Ministry (2014-present) Scott Reeder remains one of my favorite bassist's so that will likely influence my top two decisions.
Welcome to Sky Valley (1994).
...and the Circus Leaves Town (1995).
Blues for the Red Sun (1992).
Wretch (1991).
Cool band that I will have to look into. Have a safe and enjoyable trip to Boston. It’s really a great city. I’ve been there 7 times visiting family
Kyuss is an great band
Love Kyuss. All their albums are great. Would like to see a ranking of The Hellacopters
1. Welcome to Sky Valley
2. Blues for the Red Sun
3. Wretch
4. ...And the Circus Leaves Town
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Thanks PETE 👍💯
Glad Pete did this episode - Now SoT needs to do a feature on Orange Goblin!
Switch Wretch and Welcome to Sky Valley and that's my order. Wouldn't say I like Kyuss as much as Queens of the Stone Age, but I see them as more influential.
Hi Pete sorry you had to do your video again but you always come through for us fans
great video i love KYUSS dont know if you have heard of the band TUMBLEWEED out here in Australia but they have a similar sound
so if have heard of them great if not have a listen
thanks again for all the great Videos
Take care Keep ROCKIN
Wretch at number two? Wow. I think most people would agree the other three are far superior. But all four albums are brilliant.
My list
1. Sky Valley
2. Blues For The Red Sun
3. ...And the Circus Leaves Town
4. Wretch
Thanks Pete Cheers from The Captain!
Many Stoner bands have used Kyuss song titles for their band name.
Thank you so much
Oh sunshine
The loving beauty
Pass me by
Should I waste my time
In your valley
Beneath your sky?
I reco ...Lo Sound Desert.
Great watch.
50 Million Year Trip. Best
Kyuss ruled. Also all of the other bands John Garcia did after. His last album Band of Gold is killer
thanks Pete!! I love Kyuss. Absolutely right about some filler, but mostly killer.
For me, without the big three from the 90s, there wouldn't be what's considered modern stoner rock.
Kyuss
Monster Magnet
Sleep
Maybe a top 10 album review for Monster Magnet? :)
yeah, I hope to get to Sleep and Monster Magnet at some point.
Yeah, I've been bugging Pete to do Monster Magnet for a while now, they're one of my all time favorites, everything they touched was gold.
@@seaoftranquilityprog thanks!
I'd love to see a QotSA ranking at some point, whenever and if Pete likes them. Not sure he does, I know Ryan S hates them for some reason, lol.
Not big on them actually.
@@seaoftranquilityprog What about Masters of Reality with the Great Chris Goss then? or Eleven with Alain and Natasha? Personally I actually like both better then Kyuss... (Even though I have all their cd´s...)
Kyuss did a reunion tour as Kyuss Lives! in 2010 w/ Garcia, Oliveri and Bjork…saw them play on that tour at Terminal 5 in nyc…was very good but not great missing Homme
That tour, that lineup, that travesty of a cash grab, was an absolute fiasco, and a slap in the face to all Kyuss fans across the planet
The “Big 3” are all equal. It’s impossible to rank them. BFTRS literally redefined how people viewed heavy rock music. Homme melded Doom metal with Alt rock on that album & forever changed the game. Also, the band was more dangerous & unpredictable with Oliveris volatile punk edge. Reeder is one of the most talented & prodigious bassists to ever live, but he couldn’t replicate nicks hardcore/punk aesthetic. Nevertheless, the band after Scott joined became arguably the greatest & most perfect hard rock unit known to man. It’s impossible to pick. And the Into The Void EP was absolutely freaking iconic
Great band. Most important rock band of the nineties. Sorry you had trouble with the audio.
One inch Man sounds like it belongs on Masters of Reality’s Sunrise On The Sufferbus
If you like Kyuss check out the Swedish Stoner band Dozer.
I flip Wretch and Sky Valley maybe?
But I believe it's pronounced Hah-Mee
My favourite is ...and the circus leaves town, maybe because I discovered the band with this album. Sky Valley and Blues are almost equally appreciated but Wretch doesn't give me nothing at all. I'd even prefer the Into the void ep, which is great!
Lol “even preferred”…? What? The ITV EP is widely considered amongst their best work…
@@marcbasil Who cares what is widely considered? You got no own personality? What a moronic comment... and I have the Mans Ruin first press purple vinyl, so...
@@seanpennhauer9133 …wut?
I love the production on Circus, it's one the best sounding albums I've ever heard.
It sweeps me away.
Almost completely agree with your song favourites and duds.
Thank you for your commitment and dedication for re-filming this ranking.
I saw them at a small bar in Ohio in front of a sparse crowd. Holy shit it was loud!
I came to like stoner/doom/dessert/ psych only about 15 years ago.
So when Kuyss played the Dynamo Festival in the mid-'90's i just walked right by. No interest in them at all.
I was young.....
for me it's:
1. Sky Valley
2. Blues for the red sun
I've played those a lot. Brant Bjork on drums rules!
3. Circus leaves town
Don't have the first one.
I also really like the unreleased second album of Unida (with Garcia). That's one killer album.
Tool did a cover of Demon Cleaner.
Do you like the band Electric Wizard?
yes sir!
@@seaoftranquilityprog hope you do a ranking of them eventually
Not related to the video, but who would you take in a battle Uriah Heep or UFO?
For me, would be UFO. The Schenker years were amazing. I was lucky enough to witness their reunion in the ninties.
Today? Heep for sure. They are still at it, better than ever. As for vintage Heep or UFO? Tough one. Both classic line-ups were killer. Schenker era UFO in the '70 perhaps by a smidgen, but perhaps not. It's close.
Fu Manchu next ??
I support that!
Brant Bjork connection
Lol Was just listening to Hell on Wheels while ago Good idea
Josh Homme fans should check out Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop backed by Homme. I'm a Queens freak and 'Millionaire' is my favorite jam in his stellar career.
Lol no
Tangy Sizzle fucking ROCKS!!! It's the best song on the record, and Sky Valley is a fucking total Masterpiece, Odyssey, Demon Cleaner, Supa Scoopa, Whitewater, 100°, all amazing, my favorite. Never really liked Wretch much, Green Machine tho, Wow! Never heard a song like it before when it first came out. There's a lot of filler on Bluses for the Red Sun also.
Green machine is one of the weakest tracks on Blues. What filler does that album have besides thong song…?
@@marcbasil Yeah, 800, Caterpillar March, Write, Capsized.
@@aaroncoroner5915 LOL. Is this comment sarcasm…? What is this..? You’re joking..right..? 😳🤣🤣🤣😆
Nice video...
I've always mentally pronounced Kyuss as one syllable KYOOS (rhymes with noose) instead of KI-us. But I've never talked to anybody who knew who they were.
Verified pronunciation from Spotify bio and Wikipedia - Pete's right. Though I'll probably continue to mentally pronounce it my way in my head 🤓 because I'm just kind of nerd...
Rank Melvins next! You, um, DO like Melvins, right?!
I`d love to see it, but don`t hold your breath.
Damn man. How did you aquire such a vast knowledge for music? How did you find the music? I'm just asking cause I love exploring music but I just don't know how to find it
It's not that hard...magazines, review sites, TH-cam, Bandcamp, music forums...just a few of many ways to discover stuff.
Props 👍
I'm surprised to see Wretch so high. It is great but I put Circus higher. For me Size Queen is the moment I crank the CD even louder and put my cheap car speakers to the test all the way through Spaceship Landing.
Aaayyyeee!!!
Blues > Sky > Circus > Wretch
I still don't have audio
it's working fine. Clear your cache/refresh.
All about Sky Valley for me in regards to Kyuss…my old friend Catherine Enny managed their career early on…the other three records are mostly meh for me overall, IMHO Homme would go onto bigger and better things before long
1) homme never topped Kyuss 2) how in gods name is BFTRS “meh”…!
@@marcbasil yeah the other three Lps are personally just meh to me including BFTRS
@@3bwana that objectively just isn’t true. They’re all too similar for that to be true
Best to "worst" for me:
1. Sky Valley
2. Blues for the Red Sun
3. And the Circus Leaves Town
4. Wretch (the only one I don't like)
Look on the bright side. Imagine having to redo the massive Tom Petty ranking twice. 😬😬
It's never happened on a zoom call taping...3 times now when recording solo using Quicktime.
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Go back to Styx.