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...And the Circus Leaves Town
Studio album by
Kyuss
ReleasedJuly 11, 1995 (1995-07-11)
RecordedMarch 1–20, 1995
StudioSound City Studios, Van Nuys, California
GenreStoner rock
Length71:59
LabelElektra (7559-61811)
ProducerChris Goss, John Garcia, Josh Homme, Scott Reeder, Alfredo Hernández
Kyuss chronology
Welcome to Sky Valley
(1994) 		...And the Circus Leaves Town
(1995) 		Kyuss / Queens of the Stone Age
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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, nearly a year 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

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Josh Homme, John Garcia2:41
2."One Inch Man"Garcia, Scott Reeder3:30
3."Thee Ol' Boozeroony"Reeder2:47
4."Gloria Lewis"Homme, Garcia4:02
5."Phototropic"Homme5:13
6."El Rodeo"Homme, Garcia5:35
7."Jumbo Blimp Jumbo"Homme4:39
8."Tangy Zizzle"Homme2:39
9."Size Queen"Homme3:46
10."Catamaran" (originally performed by Yawning Man)Alfredo Hernández2:59
11."Spaceship Landing"
"M'deea" (hidden track)
"Day One" (hidden track)		Homme

Reeder		34:04
Total length:71:59

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

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Kyuss

Production

Artwork

  • Jill Jordan – painting
  • Michael Anderson – photography

References

  1. ^ Demalon, Tom. "allmusic ((( ...And the Circus Leaves Town > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Kyuss". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 473, cited March 17, 2010
  3. ^ Kavka, Marcus. "...And The Circus Leaves Town". Metal Hammer. July 1, 1995, cited December 28, 2013
  4. ^ Xander_Christ. "Kyuss: ...And the Circus Leaves Town (Review)". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  5. ^ Brown, Dean. "20 Years On: And The Circus Leaves Town By Kyuss Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  6. ^ a b ...And the Circus Leaves Town (CD liner notes). Kyuss. Beverly Hills, California: Elektra Records. 1995. 7559-61811-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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