Blues for the Red Sun

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Blues for the Red Sun
Studio album by Kyuss
Released	June 30, 1992
Recorded	Sound City in Van Nuys, California in 1992
Genre	Stoner Rock
Length	50:39
Label	Dali Records
Producer(s)	Kyuss & Chris Goss
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Kerrang!
Kyuss chronology
Wretch (1991)	Blues for the Red Sun (1992)	Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)

Blues for the Red Sun is a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by stoner rock band Kyuss. It is named after episode five of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, entitled "Blues for a Red Planet". It is one of the earliest pioneering recordings in stoner rock, a bass-heavy, grungey form of heavy metal. Along with Sleep's Holy Mountain by Sleep and Spine of God by Monster Magnet, it is considered one of the pillars of stoner rock.

In 2001 the album was featured in Q magazine's list of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Thumb" (Brant Bjork/Josh Homme) – 4:41
2. "Green Machine" (Brant Bjork) – 3:38
3. "Molten Universe" (John Garcia/Josh Homme) – 2:49
4. "50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)" (Brant Bjork) – 5:52
5. "Thong Song" (Josh Homme) – 3:47
6. "Apothecaries' Weight" (John Garcia/Josh Homme) – 5:21
7. "Caterpillar March" (Brant Bjork) – 1:56
8. "Freedom Run" (Brant Bjork/Josh Homme) – 7:37
9. "800" (John Garcia/Josh Homme) – 1:34
10. "Writhe" (Josh Homme) – 3:42
11. "Capsized" (John Garcia/Josh Homme) – 0:55
12. "Allen's Wrench" (Brant Bjork/Josh Homme) – 2:44
13. "Mondo Generator" (Nick Oliveri) – 6:15
14. "Yeah" (John Garcia) – 0:04

Curiously, many songs that signify John Garcia as lyricist are instrumental and have no lyrics.

[edit] Personnel

• Kyuss - Producer
• Joe Barresi - Engineer, Mixing
• Brant Bjork - Composer, Drums, Lyricist, Concept
• Mike Bosely - Engineer, Mixing
• John Garcia - Vocals, Lyricist
• Chris Goss - Producer
• Josh Homme - Guitar, Composer, Lyricist
• Brian Jenkins - Engineer, Drum Engineering
• Nick Oliveri - Bass, Composer, Vocals, Lyricist
• Jeff Sheehan - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Skiles - Art Direction
• Michael Anderson - Photography

Kyuss
John Garcia | Josh Homme
Bass: Chris Cockrell | Nick Oliveri | Scott Reeder
Drums: Alfredo Hernández | Brant Bjork
Discography
Studio albums: Sons of Kyuss (1990) | Wretch (1991) | Blues for the Red Sun (1992) | Welcome to Sky Valley (1994) | ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995)
Split EPs: Shine! (1996) | Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age (1997)
Compilations: Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss (2000)
Related articles
Stoner rock | Desert rock | Queens of the Stone Age | Hermano | Fu Manchu | Unida | Slo Burn
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