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''The'' [[Stoner Metal]] band. |
''The'' [[Stoner Metal]] band. |
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What, you want more than that? OK. Kyuss were a highly influential American stoner rock<ref>(Kyuss qualified as both stoner rock and stoner metal; the two terms are not totally interchangable, but have a very large amount of overlap)</ref> band from Palm Desert, California. They were the pioneers of their genre (stoner metal/rock), which is vaguely a subgenre of [[Doom Metal]] but often has very little to do with doom. Its characteristics include heavily detuned guitars, low-end-heavy sound (Josh Homme would plug his guitar into a bass amp for this very reason), massive [[ |
What, you want more than that? OK. Kyuss were a highly influential American stoner rock<ref>(Kyuss qualified as both stoner rock and stoner metal; the two terms are not totally interchangable, but have a very large amount of overlap)</ref> band from Palm Desert, California. They were the pioneers of their genre (stoner metal/rock), which is vaguely a subgenre of [[Doom Metal]] but often has very little to do with doom. Its characteristics include heavily detuned guitars, low-end-heavy sound (Josh Homme would plug his guitar into a bass amp for this very reason), massive [[Black Sabbath]] influence, hallucinogenic themes and an overall insanely deep and heavy sound. |
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However, they didn't have nearly as much commercial success or recognition as [[Queens of the Stone Age]], a band you've probably heard of that is fronted by Josh Homme, former guitarist for Kyuss. |
However, they didn't have nearly as much commercial success or recognition as [[Queens of the Stone Age]], a band you've probably heard of that is fronted by Josh Homme, former guitarist for Kyuss. |
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Tropes that apply to Kyuss: |
Tropes that apply to Kyuss: |
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* [[A Good Name for |
* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]] - [[wikipedia:Kyuss (Greyhawk)|They named themselves after a demigod from Dungeons and Dragons]]. |
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* [[Breakup Breakout]] - After Kyuss broke up, Josh Homme founded [[Queens of the Stone Age]] and had far more commercial success than Kyuss ever did. |
* [[Breakup Breakout]] - After Kyuss broke up, Josh Homme founded [[Queens of the Stone Age]] and had far more commercial success than Kyuss ever did. |
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* [[Cover Version]] - They did [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCuZvBVjtM a cover of] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cbpsuYiGVY Yawning Man's "Catamaran"], a cover of Across the River's "N.O.", and their last release, a Kyuss/QOTSA split single, had a cover of "Into the Void" by [[ |
* [[Cover Version]] - They did [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCuZvBVjtM a cover of] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cbpsuYiGVY Yawning Man's "Catamaran"], a cover of Across the River's "N.O.", and their last release, a Kyuss/QOTSA split single, had a cover of "Into the Void" by [[Black Sabbath]]. |
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* [[Creator Breakdown]]: After they disbanded, Josh apparently had one. |
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: After they disbanded, Josh apparently had one. |
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* [[Epic Rocking]]: "Spaceship Landing" is 11 minutes, and there's a good few songs that stretch past 6-7. Played with on ''Welcome to Sky Valley'', which has 10 songs but on most CD versions smooshes them together into three tunes plus the [[Hidden Track]]. |
* [[Epic Rocking]]: "Spaceship Landing" is 11 minutes, and there's a good few songs that stretch past 6-7. Played with on ''Welcome to Sky Valley'', which has 10 songs but on most CD versions smooshes them together into three tunes plus the [[Hidden Track]]. |
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** "Thong Song" isn't about ladies' undergarments. It's about a type of sandals popular in the Palm Desert. |
** "Thong Song" isn't about ladies' undergarments. It's about a type of sandals popular in the Palm Desert. |
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* [[Non-Appearing Title]] - Several examples, including "Gardenia", "Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop" and "50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)". |
* [[Non-Appearing Title]] - Several examples, including "Gardenia", "Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop" and "50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)". |
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* [[One of Us]] - See [[A Good Name for |
* [[One of Us]] - See [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]] above. |
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* [[Shout-Out]] - The main "Freedom Run" riff has a slight similarity to [[Black Sabbath|Sabbath]]'s "War Pigs". Both are completely awesome. |
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** ''Blues for the Red Sun'' takes its name from the ''[[Cosmos]]'' episode "Blues for a Red Planet". |
** ''Blues for the Red Sun'' takes its name from the ''[[Cosmos]]'' episode "Blues for a Red Planet". |
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* [[Stoner Metal]] |
* [[Stoner Metal]] |