Album Of The Week-Kyuss,Blues For The Red Sun

Everyone who is anyone should know why this one is album of the week.

This landmark album recently celebrated it's 20th anniversary (more on that later), and yet two decades on,it remains a milestone in the progression of heavy music.

Lets start with my favourite thing about this record-the album cover-god damn,I don't what it's supposed to be,but it looks like some dope shit's about to go down right?
And that's exactly what happens.After the disappointment of the bands first effort,Blues For The Red Sun could be considered the 'Nevermind' of stoner rock.The band fused their angry punk/metal sound with some serious psychedelic vibes,and created the foundation of 'Stoner Rock'.One of the more important elements that's really made this album came from outside of the band,producer Chris Goss stepping in,helping the band to finally nail their sound.
At a time of labels trying to milk grunge for all it was worth,Blues For The Red Sun was overshadowed by Seattle's explosion.Too different,too heavy,misunderstood music from another place,from the desert scene that had largely remained a secret.
Taking influences from hard core punk,heavy metal and whatever strange drugs you find in the desert,Blues For The Red Sun is a much more focused effort than the last,although at time,still lacks a bit of direction.The last track,Mondo Generator never really seems to get anywhere,Capsized sounds like an amazing number,cut short.
Whilst personally not my favourite Kyuss album,Blues is as good a place to start as any,for fans of Black Sabbath,Metallica and pot.
Thumb-Intimidatingly heavy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftS-zFZTSc8
Green Machine-Cars,cowboys and desert rock.What's not to love?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-7FXzbeA0
Kyuss are bigger now than they have ever been,helped partially by Guitarist Josh Homme losing his cool and starting Queens Of The Stone Age,but two decades of influence is not hard to spot.You can catch the album being played in its entirety by Matt Sonic And The High Times,a killer live band,nexy Saturday night ath the Cherry Bar,with support from the mighty Battle Axe Howlers,(whose frontman Mike was interviewed on here recently).Expect a review.