Sons of Kyuss is the debut EP by American rock band Kyuss, released in 1990 under the group's original name, Sons of Kyuss. The band released it independently as a vinyl record, pressing only 500 copies.[3] Following this release, the band shortened its name to Kyuss and included these recordings of the songs "Deadly Kiss" and "Black Widow" on their first full-length album, Wretch (1991), while re-recording "Love Has Passed Me By", "Katzenjammer", and "Isolation Desolation" for the album (the latter song's title was shortened to "Isolation").
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | April 19, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Headway Studios, Westminster, California | |||
| Genre | Stoner rock | |||
| Length | 28:54 | |||
| Label | Black Highway, Smash! | |||
| Producer | Catherine Enny, Ron Krown | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Encyclopaedia Metallum | 62/100[1] |
| Sputnikmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
editThe EP's liner notes credit the writing of all songs to Sons of Kyuss, consisting of John Garcia, Josh Homme, Chris Cockrell, and Brant Bjork.[4] The liner notes of Wretch, on which five of the EP's eight songs appear, give more specific writing credits, with "Deadly Kiss", "Isolation Desolation", and "Black Widow" attributed solely to Homme, while "Love Has Passed Me By" is attributed to Homme and Bjork and "Katzenjammer" to Homme and Cockrell.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deadly Kiss" | Homme | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Window of Souls" | Garcia, Homme, Cockrell, Bjork | 4:23 |
| 3. | "King" | Garcia, Homme, Cockrell, Bjork | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Isolation Desolation" | Homme | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Love Has Passed Me By" | Homme, Bjork | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Black Widow" | Homme | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Happy Birthday" | Garcia, Homme, Cockrell, Bjork | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Katzenjammer" | Homme, Cockrell | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 28:54 | ||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[4]
Kyuss
- John Garcia – vocals
- Josh Homme – guitar
- Chris Cockrell – bass guitar
- Brant Bjork – drums
Production
- Catherine Enny – record producer
- Ron Krown – record producer
- J.B. Lawrence – recording engineer
- Michael Mikulka – mixing engineer
- Tim Shean – assistant engineer
- Tom Nunes – assistant engineer
Artwork
- Merle Schoelkoph – photography
- Debra Hintz – layout
References
edit- ^ Rowan_Mc (April 10, 2021). "Sons of Kyuss". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Activista anti-MTV (December 11, 2021). "Kyuss – Sons of Kyuss". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Morris, Chris (January 15, 1994). "Kyuss Lands on Its Feet and Keeps Climbing". Billboard.
- ^ a b Sons of Kyuss (EP liner notes). Sons of Kyuss. Burbank, California: Black Highway Music, Smash! Productions. 1990. BH0001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Wretch (CD liner notes). Kyuss. Burbank, California: Dali Records. 1991. DALi 61256-2.
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