Blues for the Red Sun

Infobox Album
Name = Blues for the Red Sun
Type = studio
Artist = Kyuss


Released = June 30, 1992
Recorded = 1992 at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California
Genre = Stoner rock/metal
Length = 50:39
Label = Dali Records
Producer = Kyuss & Chris Goss
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:47220rjac48n~T1 link]
*Kerrang! Rating|5|5 Fact|date=July 2008
Last album = "Wretch"
(1991)
This album = "Blues for the Red Sun"
(1992)
Next album = "Welcome to Sky Valley"
(1994)

"Blues for the Red Sun" is the second studio album by Kyuss, released in June 1992. It is often regarded as the earliest stoner rock/metal recording. Upon its release, critics hailed it as "a major milestone in heavy music",cite web
last = Rivadavia
first = Eduardo
title = Kyuss Biography
work = AllMusic.com
publisher = AMG
url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dzfqxq85ldte~T1
accessdate = 2007-07-15
quote = Although they are widely acknowledged as pioneers of the booming stoner rock scene of the 1990s, the band enjoyed little commercial success during their brief existence [...] . Soon hailed as a landmark by critics and fans alike, the album (Blues for the Red Sun) took the underground metal world by storm and established the signature Kyuss sound once and for all: [...] .] while NME described their sound as an attempt to figuratively melt "a hundredweight of hot desert sand into metal". [ [http://www.nme.com/reviews/kyuss/3230 Kyuss - Muchas Gracias: The Best Of - Album Reviews - NME.COM ] ] The album's title is a reference to an episode of Carl Sagan's "", entitled "Blues for a Red Planet".

"Recorded and mixed in something like three weeks. We went in and rocked. We would listen to all playbacks on the biggest speakers as loud as possible. We knew we were creating something beautiful." -Brant Bjork

Track listing

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

Personnel

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