...And the Circus Leaves Town

...And the Circus Leaves Town
Studio album by Kyuss
Released	July 11, 1995
Recorded	March 1–20, 1995 at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California
Genre	Stoner rock
Length	71:59 50:59 (without silence)
Label	Elektra
Producer	Kyuss & Chris Goss
Kyuss chronology
Welcome to Sky Valley (1994) ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995) Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Piero Scaruffi	[3]

...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995.

Upon its release, the album was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley. A video was released for "One Inch Man", the album's only official single.

...And the Circus Leaves Town would end up becoming Kyuss' final studio album as tensions within the band led to its break-up in October 1995. The band would eventually reform 15 years later (as Kyuss Lives!)^[4] and are currently planning a follow-up to this album. ...And the Circus Leaves Town would also be the last to feature Josh Homme on guitar and Scott Reeder on bass, and the only to feature drummer Alfredo Hernández; none of the members besides frontman John Garcia are part of their 2010 reunion, with original members consisting of drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri that were part of earlier Kyuss lineups.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hurricane"	John Garcia/Josh Homme	2:41
2.	"One Inch Man"	John Garcia/Scott Reeder	3:30
3.	"Thee Ol' Boozeroony"	Scott Reeder	2:47
4.	"Gloria Lewis"	John Garcia/Josh Homme	4:02
5.	"Phototropic"	Josh Homme	5:13
6.	"El Rodeo"	John Garcia/Josh Homme	5:35
7.	"Jumbo Blimp Jumbo"	Josh Homme	4:39
8.	"Tangy Zizzle"	Josh Homme	2:39
9.	"Size Queen"	Josh Homme	3:46
10.	"Catamaran"	Mario Lalli/Larri Lalli/Gary Arce/Alfredo Hernández	2:59
11.	"Spaceship Landing"		34:04

• Note: The final track comprises three songs, with silence between them.
  • "Spaceship Landing" – 00:00 – 11:15 (Josh Homme)
  • "M'deea" – 14:48 – 15:02
  • "Day One" – 32:14 – 34:04 (Scott Reeder)

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 Chris)". It was dedicated to the remaining Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, after Kurt Cobain's suicide.

The song "Hurricane" featured in the 2006 video game, Need for Speed: Carbon.

Personnel

Kyuss

• John Garcia – Vocals
• Josh Homme – Guitars
• Scott Reeder – Bass
• Alfredo Hernández – Drums

Additional Personnel

• Chris Goss – Producer
• Kyuss – Producer, Artwork, Vocals (bckgr)
• Mario Lalli – Vocals (bckgr)
• Gary Arce – Vocals (bckgr)
• Madman of Encino – Vocals (bckgr)
• Joe Barresi – Recording
• Brian Jenkins – Mixing
• Chad Banford – Mixing, Mixing Assistant
• Billy Bowers – Mixing, Mixing Assistant
• Eddy Schreyer – Mastering
• Jill Jordan – Artwork, Paintings
• Michael Anderson – Photography

References

1. ^ Demalon, Tom. "allmusic ((( ...And the Circus Leaves Town > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r220273. Retrieved March 17, 2010. 
2. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Kyuss". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 473, cited March 17, 2010
3. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Kyuss". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
4. ^ "KYUSS Lives Without JOSH HOMME". BlabberMouth. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148693.