Kyuss/QOTSA/Unida/Hermano/Che/Desert Sessions/Brant Bjork (and any other Kyuss spin-off + Stoner Rock in general) Search & Destroy , Classic Or Dud?

Listening to Electric Wizard's Dopethrone as I type this.

Yeah, I saw 'em with Josh too. The Dust tour I think it was?

The Masters of Reality were indeed a fantastic band. They probably haven't been mentioned because all the "stoner" hepcats were too young when they were around.

Is Soundgarden stoner rock, because they would be one of the best if they qualify...

Once again, nobody has mentioned High on Fire on this thread though. So there they are. Mentioned.

Matt, I smoked a lot of pot to Ultramega OK and especially Louder Than Love in high school, so I would say YES Soundgarden qualified. Hell, they got vilified at the time for being lame 70s "revivalists", so at the very least they ought to be able to claim some kind of first-mover status (but not "Prime Mover" - that would be Zodiac Mindwarp and they sucked).

I don't know, I like Kyuss but I was never overly impressed with them. They had a great rhythmic push, I like their records, I'm just as likely to play them these days as any other heavy band .. and sure that's enough to make quite valuable in my book .. but they didn't seem to be doing too much that wasn't already being done by some of the best Sub Pop type bands from years earlier, or by their contemporaries, Monster Magnet (whose best records I like much better - much more imaginative). But for whatever reason, Kyuss seems to be the band that many love and continue to cite.

Fu Manchu seemed to be the worst of them all though. There's just nothing memorable or distinctive there at all. I'm not sure what I'm missing. I'm open to the possibility that I just haven't heard their best stuff.

1) Kyuss - 50 Million Year Trip
2) Kyuss - Supa Scoopa & Mighty Scoop

MARIO 'BOOMER' LALLI and FATSO JETSON/YAWNING MAN/SORT OF QUARTET:
http://www.jaybabcock.com/fatsolong.html

"The Dangerous Lives of Desert Boys": QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE cover feature includes interviewage with Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Brant Bjork, John Garcia, Chris Goss, Mario "Boomer" Lalli and Alfredo Hernandez.
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/41/features-babcock.php

25) Kyuss - Gardenia
26) Qotsa - Avon

I'd love to see Chuck Eddy's and Frank Kogan's top 100 'Stoner' Songs.

Best album Kyuss - Welcome To Sky Valley or Electric Wizard - Dopethrone

I thought the Nebula/Lowrider split CD totally smoked To The Center. "Fall of Icarus" from that disc is just fuckin' stellar.

agree w roger and AG. it looks like the problem was that the kyuss lives! guys tried to make a legal grab for full ownership of the kyuss name. don't think that homme was at all out of line in objecting to that.

Fair enough.

What should you listen to if you want to listen to Kyuss but hate the vocals?

"Funny" responses are fine but you can answer normally if you like too

Lowrider, early Acrimony, Los Natas, and Mammoth Volume, Dozer, Truckfighters, Colour Haze, Sungrazer, The Machine.

http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Vista-Chino-Peace-Artwork.jpg

VISTA CHINO, the group comprised of two founding members of the legendary rock band KYUSS — Brant Bjork and John Garcia — and guitarist Bruno Fevery, will release its debut album, “Peace“, in the early fall via Napalm Records. The cover artwork for the CD was created by the renowned California art collective The Date Farmers.

Commented Bjork: “The Date Farmers are native to the desert where we are from. It is an honor to work together with such prolific artists!”

“Dargona, Dragona“, the first song from VISTA CHINO‘s highly anticipated first full-length album, is available for streaming at THIS LOCATION.

VISTA CHINO‘s first North American performance will take place at this year’s Orion Music + More festival — curated by METALLICA — in Detroit, Michhigan. VISTA CHINO will play on Sunday, June 9 on the “Frantic Stage.” A full North American tour will be announced shortly.

The final live appearances of KYUSS LIVES! — featuring the same lineup as VISTA CHINO — took place in early 2013 as part of Australia’s Soundwave Festival.

KYUSS LIVES! decided to change its name after a lawsuit launched by former KYUSS members Josh Homme and Scott Reeder prevented KYUSS LIVES! from recording and releasing any new material.

Commented Garcia: “KYUSS LIVES! is now VISTA CHINO!…it feels great just to write that….and to say it out loud, feels even better. Now that our relationship with Napalm Records is official; it’s time to forget about the past year, move forward, and execute our original plan, which was to make kick-ass music and tour the world!”

Speaking to Music Feeds, Brant was asked whether there was a slight sense of relief that the legal dispute over the KYUSS name is over. “Absolutely,” he replied. “There’s always relief when conflict is resolved and people can just let go and move forward. That’s where we’re at and we feel great. It’s always unfortunate to experience differences with specific people, but we feel great as a band. We’re really, really excited to move forward into the future and focus on what it is that we do, which is play music.”

Regarding whether the change of band’s name to VISTA CHINO would have happened had it not been for the lawsuit, Brant said: “That’s a good question. The answer to that question is: I don’t know. Possibly. We didn’t really think about it. We were really just looking at what was in front of us and making our decisions based on what our present situation was. But now we just came to a point where we felt that changing the name was appropriate and was the fastest way for us to get back to playing music.”

Brant Bjork interview:

Vista Chino was actually going to be the name of our new record when we were Kyuss Lives, and so when it was time to change the name of the band, we just used that as the name of the band. Vista Chino is just the name of a street out in the desert where we’re from. We just identify as a landmark where we’re from.

Goatess!

http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/album-reviews/g/goatess-st-cd-lp-dd-2013/

Also, more alone the lines of early QOTSA, Gozu.

http://gozu.bandcamp.com/
http://smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/the-fury-of-a-patient-man

My Goatess review: http://fastnbulbous.com/goatess-goatess/

I'll be buying tickets to Vista Chino show for Sep 19 on Saturday. They're playing a block from my home!

Vista Chino the band formed by John Garcia and Brant Bjork (formerly of Kyuss) are gearing up for the release 'Peace'. The album will be released September 3rd in North America via Napalm Records. Following their much heralded debut North American performance as Vista Chino at the Orion Music + More Festival, the band have confirmed a North American headline tour in support of 'Peace'. Support on the tour will come from the Portland Oregon rock outfit known as Black Pussy. The tour kicks off September 6th in Calgary, Alberta and runs through September 28th in Columbus, Ohio.

Drummer Brant Bjork cannot wait to showcase the new music for the fans: "Vista Chino is super excited to bring the fresh VC rock to the American fans. We'll be rocking songs from our new Vista Chino record 'Peace' along with some Kyuss classics and the legendary Mike Dean from COC will be bringing the electric bass... so, be there or be square."

Black Pussy dedicated last year's album, On Blonde to Brant Bjork. - http://blackpussy.bandcamp.com/album/on-blonde

QOTSA tix for Metro show on 8/1 sold out in less than 30 seconds. Strange, as it should take at least 2 minutes to complete a check-out. I guess the days of being able to see that band in a smallish venue are over. Vista Chino should make up for it though!

Not surprised it sold out fast, that albums been getting lots of buzz, deservedly so. But 30 seconds for Metro seems crazy. But hell, it doesn't get any better at huge shows either. Pearl Jam at Wrigley, for example, was gone in less than 10 seconds.

Saw the show last night. hey sounded awesome, though it was so loud my ears were ringing despite wearing earplugs! Garcia shed some extra pounds while workin hard with the band the past couple years and they were tight! Mike Dean (of Corrosion of Conformity) was awesome on the bass (often playing perfectly with his eyes closed), Brant Bjork looked like he jumped right out of a Cheech & Chong movie with his 'stache and bandana, and Bruno is indeed a badass guitar player. They played a perfect mix of new songs and Kyuss songs. Catch this tour!

Here's what Scott Reeder is up to:

FU MANCHU, Ex-KYUSS Members Join Forces In SUN & SAIL CLUB
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/fun-manchu-ex-kyuss-members-join-forces-in-sun-sail-club/#xYkkkVVhCed61CoV.99

So I just learned last night that Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri have a new power trio with drummer Ryan Gut (who has played with Bjork's solo band) named, of course, Stöner. So far they just have an entry in the Live in the Mojave Desert series (haven't heard it, released 6/11), but they apparently have a debut from Heavy Psych Sounds coming later this year too. Cautiously optimistic, I've dug some of Bjork's solo stuff and the Vista Chino thing.

https://giantrockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/st-ner-live-in-the-mojave-desert-volume-4-3

Said Stoner trio mentioned in my last post from three years ago just released a new live album, Hittin' the Bitchin' Switch and it's a pretty good dose of old-school desert fuzz stoner rock if that's your thing. They even take on a couple of Kyuss tunes ("Gardenia" and "Green Machine").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjNuYbCx7uA