...And the Circus Leaves Town
| ...And the Circus Leaves Town | ||||
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| Studio album by Kyuss | ||||
| Released | July 11, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | March 1–20, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California | |||
| Genre | Stoner rock | |||
| Length | 71:59 | |||
| Label | Elektra (7559-61811) | |||
| Producer | Chris Goss, John Garcia, Josh Homme, Scott Reeder, Alfredo Hernández | |||
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...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth and final studio album by American stoner rock band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995, nearly a year before their breakup. Drummer Alfredo Hernández (Yawning Man) replaces Brant Bjork, who left Kyuss in 1993. The album features a tighter and more straightforward sound, both in songwriting and production, than the band's preceding efforts.[4] Upon its release, ...And the Circus Leaves Town was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley. Critic Dean Brown attributes this partly to a lack of promotion and the band's breakup, but also notes that the album "deserves to be cherished as much as the two molten hot records that came right before it."[5] A video was released for "One Inch Man", the album's only official single.
Track listing
Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hurricane" | Josh Homme, John Garcia | 2:41 |
| 2. | "One Inch Man" | Garcia, Scott Reeder | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Thee Ol' Boozeroony" | Reeder | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Gloria Lewis" | Homme, Garcia | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Phototropic" | Homme | 5:13 |
| 6. | "El Rodeo" | Homme, Garcia | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Jumbo Blimp Jumbo" | Homme | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Tangy Zizzle" | Homme | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Size Queen" | Homme | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Catamaran" (originally performed by Yawning Man) | Alfredo Hernández | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Spaceship Landing" "M'deea" (hidden track) "Day One" (hidden track) | Homme Reeder | 34:04 |
| Total length: | 71:59 | ||
Notes
The song "Catamaran" is a cover of a song originally recorded by drummer Alfredo Hernandez' previous band Yawning Man.
Hidden track "Day One" was originally released in Germany as part of the "Demon Cleaner" extended CD single under the title "Day One (To Dave and Krist)". It was dedicated to the remaining Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, after Kurt Cobain's suicide.
The song "Hurricane" is featured in the 2006 video game, Need for Speed: Carbon. An early recording of the song, as well as "El Rodeo," was released on the "Demon Cleaner" single in 1994.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Kyuss
- John Garcia – lead vocals, producer
- Josh Homme – guitar, producer
- Scott Reeder – bass guitar, producer
- Alfredo Hernández – drums, producer
Production
- Chris Goss – producer
- Joe Barresi – recording engineer
- Brian Jenkins – mixing engineer
- Billy Bowers – assistant engineer
- Chad Banford – assistant engineer
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering engineer
Artwork
- Jill Jordan – painting
- Michael Anderson – photography
References
- ↑ Demalon, Tom. "allmusic ((( ...And the Circus Leaves Town > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Kyuss". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 473, cited March 17, 2010
- ↑ Kavka, Marcus. "...And The Circus Leaves Town". Metal Hammer. July 1, 1995, cited December 28, 2013
- ↑ Xander_Christ. "Kyuss: ...And the Circus Leaves Town (Review)". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ↑ Brown, Dean. "20 Years On: And The Circus Leaves Town By Kyuss Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- 1 2 ...And the Circus Leaves Town (CD liner notes). Kyuss. Beverly Hills, California: Elektra Records. 1995. 7559-61811-2.