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Welcome to Sky Valley
1994 studio album by Kyuss From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Welcome to Sky Valley[9] (also known as Sky Valley and Kyuss) is the third studio album by American stoner rock band Kyuss, released on June 28, 1994, through Elektra and Chameleon Records. The album was the band's first to include Scott Reeder on bass, who replaced Nick Oliveri, and the last of theirs to include drummer Brant Bjork, who left the band shortly after recording concluded.
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.
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Background and recording
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.[citation needed]
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Release history
On CD, 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".[citation needed]
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Music
Welcome to Sky Valley has been described as stoner rock[11] and stoner metal.[12] The album incorporates influence from numerous different styles of music, including heavy metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal, alternative rock, psychedelic music and space rock. According to Loudwire, the album's tracks "spun waves of feedback like expanding nebulae."[13]
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The album's liner notes instruct the listener to "listen without distraction".[citation needed]
Legacy
The band Tool covered "Demon Cleaner" live twice (albeit with slight lyrics changes),[14][15] with bassist Scott Reeder joining them onstage during the performances: March 27, 1998, in Los Angeles, California, at The Hollywood Palladium,[16] March 29, 1998, in San Diego, California, at The Rimac Theatre.[17] The song is also featured in the video games Guitar Hero: Metallica and The Crew.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Josh Homme, except where noted[18]
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[19]
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References
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