Performer Notes

Kyuss: Nick Oliveri (vocals, bass); John Garcia (vocals); Josh Homme (guitar); Brant Bjork (drums).
Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California.
With Josh Homme's guitar tuned down two whole steps to C, and plugged into a bass amp for maximum distortion, stoner metal pioneers Kyuss achieve a major milestone in heavy music with their second album, 1992's Blues for the Red Sun. Producer Chris Goss masterfully captures the band's unique heavy/light formula, which becomes apparent as soon as the gentle but sinister intro melody gives way to the chugging main riff in the opener, "Thumb." This segues immediately into the galloping "Green Machine," which pummels forward inexorably and even features that rarest rock & roll moment: a bass solo. "Thong Song" alternates rumbling guitar explosions with almost complete silence, and "Mondo Generator" plays like an extended acid trip. The slow build of the epic "Freedom Run" and the driving "Allen's Wrench" are also highlights, and though the album is heavy on instrumentals, these actually provide a seamless transition from song to song. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (1/15/93, p.53) - "The name is from Dungeons & Dragons, the kids are from Palm Springs, and the languorously long vibes of the music are from the tie-dye '70s. Their sophomore outing suggests Kyuss might just wrap 'em all up into something mystical and magical of its own..." - Rating: B+

Q (7/01, p.87) - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time" - "...There is not much here that Black Sabbath had not done 20 years previously, from megalithic, superfuzzed riffage...to loaded song titles like '50 Million Year Trip'....the heaviest music of thier era."

Alternative Press (4/93, p.68) - "...[Kyuss'] menacing, low-end rumble has more to do with the blues than any northwestern musical territory....their extended jamming [is] soulful...mountainous and serene--Kyuss make earth music..."

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Album: Blues for the Red Sun [LP]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Thumb
2)	Green Machine
3)	Molten Universe
4)	50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)
5)	Thong Song
6)	Apothecaries' Weight
7)	Caterpillar March
8)	Freedom Run
9)	800
10)	Writhe
11)	Capsized
12)	Allen's Wrench
13)	Mondo Generator
14)	Yeah

Album: Blues for the Red Sun [LP]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Thumb
2)	Green Machine
3)	Molten Universe
4)	50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)
5)	Thong Song
6)	Apothecaries' Weight
7)	Caterpillar March
8)	Freedom Run
9)	800
10)	Writhe
11)	Capsized
12)	Allen's Wrench
13)	Mondo Generator
14)	Yeah