Welcome to Sky Valley

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Welcome to Sky Valley<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (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 Records.

Welcome to Sky Valley was the band's first album to feature bassist Scott Reeder, who replaced Nick Oliveri in 1992. The album was also the last to feature founding member Brant Bjork, who left the band shortly after recording concluded. 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.

Background and recording

Welcome to Sky Valley was recorded in early 1993 and scheduled for release in January 1994.<ref name="Touring+promotion">Template:Cite magazine</ref> They sneak-previewed the completed album at Foundations Forum 93 and contributed the song "Demon Cleaner" to the sampler disc.<ref name="Touring+promotion" /> 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 Records quickly picked up the band and scheduled the album for release in March 1994.<ref name="Touring+promotion" /> The album was released three months after that,<ref name="CMJ"/> a year after being recorded.<ref name="UCR"/>

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.

Musical style

Musically, Welcome to Sky Valley has been described as stoner rock<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and stoner metal.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> According to Eduardo Rivadavia of Loudwire, the album's tracks "spun waves of feedback like expanding nebulae."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Writing for AllMusic, Rivadavia also stated that the album's songs display "the band's impressive creative range, from furious metal to psychedelic grooves, and anything in between."<ref name="AllMusic"/>

Legacy

The band Tool covered "Demon Cleaner" live twice (albeit with slight lyrics changes),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with bassist Scott Reeder joining them onstage during the performances: March 27, 1998, in Los Angeles, California, at The Hollywood Palladium,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> March 29, 1998, in San Diego, California, at The Rimac Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="CD notes">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2 Kyuss

John Garcia – lead vocals, producer
Josh Homme – guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar and electric sitar in "Space Cadet", producer
Scott Reeder – bass, acoustic bass in "Space Cadet", backing vocals, producer
Brant Bjork – drums, producer

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