Welcome to Sky Valley

Welcome to Sky Valley
Studio album by Kyuss
Released June 28, 1994 (1994-06-28)
Recorded 1993
Studio
Genre
Length 51:55
Label
Producer
  • Kyuss
Kyuss chronology
Blues for the Red Sun
(1992)Blues for the Red Sun1992		 Welcome to Sky Valley
(1994)		 ...And the Circus Leaves Town
(1995)...And the Circus Leaves Town1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Daily Republic(A-)[7]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[8]
Robert Christgau[9]

Welcome to Sky Valley (also known as Sky Valley) is the third studio album by American rock band Kyuss, released in June 1994.

Album information

Welcome to Sky Valley was recorded in early 1993 and scheduled for release in January 1994.[10] They sneak-previewed the completed album at Foundations Forum 93 and contributed the song "Demon Cleaner" to the sampler disc.[10] Due to mild success from their previous album, Kyuss had been promoted from their subsidiary record label "Dali" to the main label "Chameleon." On November 11, 1993 Chameleon Records abruptly shut down. Their joint-venture partner Elektra quickly picked up the band and scheduled the album for release in March 1994.[10] The album was then delayed for another three months after that, eventually being released almost a year after being initially recorded.

This is the first Kyuss album to feature bassist Scott Reeder, who replaced Nick Oliveri in 1992. Welcome to Sky Valley was the last to feature founding member Brant Bjork. The song "N.O." was originally recorded by Across The River, a band fronted by Mario Lalli and featuring bassist Reeder. After Reeder left The Obsessed and joined Kyuss, Bjork suggested they record "N.O." as a tribute to Across The River.

On compact disc, Welcome to Sky Valley was originally released with its ten total songs contained in three tracks, with an additional, fourth hidden track. It was later re-released with all ten tracks separated individually. However, most commercially sold versions of the compact disc contain the three tracks, a setup which is meant to encourage listeners to experience it as a full album instead of as a collection of separate songs. Guitarist Josh Homme claimed in an interview that the band "just wanted it to be like hell to play on a CD player". The album's liner notes instruct the listener to "Listen without distraction".

The band Tool covered "Demon Cleaner" live twice (albeit with slight lyrics changes [11] [12] with bassist Scott Reeder joining them onstage during the performances:

• 03/27/1998 - Los Angeles, CA, USA @ Hollywood Palladium.[13]

• 03/29/1998 - San Diego, CA, USA @ The Rimac Theatre.[14]

The song is also contained in the video game Guitar Hero: Metallica and The Crew.

Track listing

All tracks written by Josh Homme, except where noted[15].

I
No.TitleLength
1."Gardenia" (Brant Bjork)6:54
2."Asteroid"4:49
3."Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop"6:04
II
No.TitleLength
4."100°"2:29
5."Space Cadet" (Homme, Scott Reeder)7:02
6."Demon Cleaner"5:19
III
No.TitleLength
7."Odyssey"4:19
8."Conan Troutman"2:12
9."N.O." (Reeder, Mario Lalli; originally performed by Across the River)3:47
10."Whitewater" (Bjork)8:00
No.TitleLength
11."Lick Doo" (hidden track)0:57
Total length:51:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Ritchie, Matthew (August 21, 2017). "An Essential Guide to Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The 40 Greatest Stoner Albums: Kyuss, 'Welcome to Sky Valley'". Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Normadic Pursuits - Yawning Man". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Robert Christgau: CG: Kyuss
  5. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "allmusic ((( Kyuss > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Kyuss". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 473, cited March 17, 2010
  7. ↑ DeCicco, Nick. "Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley Music Review". Daily Republic. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ Ehrlich, Dimitri. "Sky Valley". Entertainment Weekly. July 1994, cited March 17, 2010
  9. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Kyuss". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on June 2, 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 Morris, Chris (January 15, 1994). "Kyuss Lands on Its Feet and Keeps Climbing". Billboard.
  11. ↑ https://www.letras.mus.br/tool/305081/
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os6GQbymBig
  13. ↑ "CollectiveUnconscious 03/27/1998". Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  14. ↑ "CollectiveUnconscious 03/29/1998". Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  15. ↑ Welcome to Sky Valley (LP label). Kyuss. Beverly Hills, California: Elektra Records. 1994. 7559-61571-1.
  16. ↑ Welcome to Sky Valley (CD liner ontes). Kyuss. Beverly Hills, California: Elektra Records. 1994. 61571-2.
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