...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 at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California | |||
| Genre | Stoner rock | |||
| Length | 71:59 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Kyuss & Chris Goss | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
| Metal Hammer | [3] |
…And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth and final studio album by American stoner rock band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995, three months 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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hurricane" | John Garcia/Josh Homme | 2:41 |
| 2. | "One Inch Man" | Garcia/Scott Reeder | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Thee Ol' Boozeroony" | Reeder | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Gloria Lewis" | Garcia/Homme | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Phototropic" | Homme | 5:13 |
| 6. | "El Rodeo" | Garcia/Homme | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Jumbo Blimp Jumbo" | Homme | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Tangy Zizzle" | Homme | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Size Queen" | Homme | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Catamaran" | Mario Lalli/Larri Lalli/Gary Arce/Alfredo Hernández | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Spaceship Landing" | 34:04 |
The final track comprises three songs, with silence between them:
- "Spaceship Landing" – 00:00 – 11:15 (Homme)
- "M'deea" – 14:48 – 15:02
- "Day One" – 32:14 – 34:04 (Reeder)
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
Kyuss
- John Garcia – Vocals
- Josh Homme – Guitars
- Scott Reeder – Bass
- Alfredo Hernández – Drums
Additional Personnel
- Chris Goss – Producer
- Kyuss – Producer, Artwork, Vocals (background)
- Mario Lalli – Vocals (background)
- Gary Arce – Vocals (background)
- Madman of Encino – Vocals (background)
- 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
- ↑ 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.