Retro Band Profile: Kyuss
That was Kyuss in 1992.
While the world cast their eyes northwestward towards Seattle, the wastelands around Palm Desert. CA were breeding their own fuzzed out and sun-baked brand of so-called ‘stoner rock’.
Lables and sub-genres are often trite and can miss the point completely, but if one is intimately familiar with their lineage, they can sensibly ‘catagorize’ a band, if for no other reason than to have a reference point to describe a shared sound within a genre.
Case in point: ‘stoner rock’ is often interchangeable with ‘desert rock’, a sub-genre of metal that combines elements of heavy metal, acid rock, blues metal and doom metal. With that much metal, you know this rock comes with some weight.
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The 80s began a trend of indie rock groups finding their footing, with R.E.M. and Sonic Youth both becoming fairly successful after they garnered some critical acclaim first. But the pattern of indie rock bands becoming truly recognized didn’t solidify until the early 90s, with the grunge movement, and other, quirky bands like Pavement. No matter how many indie bands gained success, though, there are always going to be exceptions to the rule groups that are almost, if not as good, that got left behind. Here’s a list of 90s rock bands that never quite broke through to the success they might’ve deserved, even though many were incredibly influential.