I've got a war inside my head It's got to set your soul free I've got a wheel inside my head A wheel of understanding I'm a-loading, loading my war machine I'm contributing to the system The break-down scheme I'm a-shutting down I'm shutting down your greed for green I am here to gun it down, I gotta do I see little flowers at my feet Cool breeze, clean air, hospitality Pretty please, pretty please, pretty please Get the hell away from me I'm a-loading, loading my war machine I'm contributing to the system The break-down scheme I'm a-shutting down I'm shutting down your greed for green I am here to gun it down, I gotta do I've got a war inside my head It's got to set your soul free I've got a wheel inside my head Well, a wheel of understanding I'm a-loading, loading my war machine I'm contributing to the system The break-down scheme I'm a-shutting down I'm shutting down your greed for green baby I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
"Queens' origin story begins with another band. Homme first emerged from Palm Desert in a band called Kyuss, a relentless hard-rock act that languished in obscurity in the waning days of synthetic hair metal. Dave Grohl first saw Kyuss when he was living in Seattle as a member of Nirvana, after getting a tip to check them out at the Off Ramp Café. What Grohl found there was a band of shaggy desert misfits, and guitarist-songwriter Homme, just 19. "Josh looked like this baby-faced giant with a baseball hat on backwards," Grohl remembers. At the time, the newest Kyuss album was 1992's Blues for the Red Sun, and their live set of weird metal and wild instrumental tangents instantly converted Grohl to the cause. Soon he was buying multiple copies of the album and sharing the discovery. He gave a copy to Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and even told Kurt Cobain that this was what the next Nirvana album should sound like. "And he said, 'Really? You think so?' " Grohl says with a laugh."
+Annas_Mojo When I was watching one of old Mad Max movies, I think it was one of the scenes with the interceptor on the road on speed, I thought how cool it would be if this was playing all along.
I just got my ticket to the KYUSS gig in Melbourne next year! I seriously cannot believe that i am finally going to see the band that i have worshipped ever since i was a little curly haired f*ck face smoking spliffs by the camp fire, fatting my pants over the magical riffs and superb brilliance of their music! I have day-dreamed about this moment for f*cking years! Muchas Gracias!
Saw Kyuss lives at the eurockéennes in Belfort (France) and the kicked ass like crazy. They played in front of a crowd of hardcore fans of Kyuss and this concert was just AMAZING.
Seen Kyuss Lives! June 22 in Oporto, Portugal with Oliveri, Bjork, Garcia and Fevery...all the show was simply amazing, they completely blew the place apart and people went total nuts. Opened up with crusher "Spaceship Landing" followed by "Gardenia"..."Whitewater" and "El Rodeo" were magic moments. Absolutely recommended. Perfect concert, even without Homme...Fevery does an amazing job, kudos and respect to him. Hail Kyuss forever.
Saw them 2 months ago. And Garcia Plays Kyuss last year, twice. PURE FUCKIN' AWESOMENESS!!! There are no words to describe how I happy I am that they are back!
I saw Kyuss in june in Bordeaux (France). Probably the best fuckin concert I've ever been to ! A hot room for a warm music, stoned as hell ! All the more intense as John Garcia smoked the joint I gave him during the show, i'll probably tell my future sons and grandsons about this, when good music will be over !
We flew out from Canada to see Kyuss LIves in Milan, Athens and Frankfurt and it was worth every freakin' penny! This message was brought to you by another Kyuss fan for life, from the first day to the last.
After 15 years of waiting i got the chance to watch Garcia plays Kyuss and also Kyuss lives! it was a dream come true !! probably one of the best gigs i have ever been too where all the people were singing the songs and having a good time, you could smell the weed all over the place just as a real rock gig should be...long live Kyuss and long live rock n roll !!
Skwisgaar Skwigelf It is stoner though :P. This, however, does not rob it from the fact that its desert rock, KYUSS is a part of the palm desert scene and therefor count as desert rock but they're still stoner rock. Its certainly not doom though, doom is stuff like sabbath and I wouldn't count stoner doom as a genre on its own with it being so close to stoner with it already heavily influenced by doom and all. And the both band you mentioned are stoner metal, not stoner rock. Sure the might have made something more doom inspired or closer to stoner rock but they're still stoner metal.
Saw Kyuss lives! @ wacken 2011 They sounded great and held an awsome show. Best night of the summer. Having Scott Reeder playing the show was a huge bonus, no disrespect to Nick Oliveri. Left me craving for more!
They played this song to end their gig at Powerstation in Auckland, New Zealand tonight - was the best song - and the awesomest concert I have seen in years - thank you Kyuss :)
Saw them in Toronto Friday. They sounded just like this only LOUDER! Was really surprised how good his singing was even to the last song...must be hard on the pipes. Played this song for an encore.
I used to listen to this song in my car on cassette in the early nineties. It is definitely an excellent driving song. I caught Kyuss live in Chicago shortly after the release of this album. I think they were opening for Bad Brains. I don't think anyone in the audience knew of Kyuss at that show.
Saw Kyuss Lives last night in Kentish Town, London. Best rock gig I have EVER been to. With or without Josh Homme, they are mindblowing live. The new guitarist more than fills his boots. Unbelievable night!
saw KYUSS LIVES! in Dallas..it was one of the most BAD ASS shows I have EVER seen!! They sounded soooo good. I didnt want it to ever end. DO NOT MISS THEM IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO!
Thanks to Kyuss for that song !!! I sang it on Wacken 2013 with Victims of Madness . It was the first time for me, on such a big stage !!! It was awsome ! Great song !!! Thank you
Saw Kyuss Lives six months ago. It was tight, It was thick. It was Kyuss. Just awesome. I'm not a Homme fan but he was the biggest writer for Kyuss so I respect him very much. Kyuss Lives isn't Kyuss without him. But they sure rock your socks off.
I've got a war inside my head It's got to set your soul free I've got a wheel inside my head A wheel of understanding [Chorus] I'm a loadin', loadin' my war machine I'm contributing to the system The break down scheme I'm a shuttin' down I'm shuttin' down your greed for green I am here to gun it down, I gotta do [Verse 2] I see little flowers at my feet Cool breeze, clean air, hospitality Pretty please, pretty please, pretty please Get the hell away from me [Chorus] I'm a loadin', loadin' my war machine I'm contributing to the system The break down scheme I'm a shuttin' down I'm shuttin' down your greed for green I am here to gun it down, I gotta do [Verse 1] I've got a war inside my head It's got to set your soul free I've got a wheel inside my head A wheel of understanding [Chorus] I'm a loadin', loadin' my war machine I'm contributing to the system The break down scheme I'm a shuttin' down I'm shuttin' down your greed for green I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
i just saw kyuss lives 2 days ago on chile.... one of the best concert i have ever seen... amazing just amzing seen garcia w olivery singing rodeo together was sooo amazig gamazing show
That's exactly what those cool and crazy Italianos told us in Milan! Thanks! I would recommend doing the same to anyone who loves Kyuss and has only seen them in either the U.S. or Canada because it doesn't compare to the vibe in europe!
John's voice and delivery are great -- so distinctive. I've tried to imagine how QOTSA or TCV songs would sound if he sang them. The stuff that rocks really hard would work but I have a hard time hearing him in the stuff that Josh does falsetto. Kyuss is a unique beast; glad to know they're still together and touring.
Thanks for the post fuzzjunky!! I still have remnants of this c.d. and case. Bought this shiznit when I was 18 and Kyuss still had that new car smell. :o)
I just finished listening to their whole catalogue.And first thing I have to say is great musicianship. And I love their signature sound which is driven with excellent and heavy low end bass and fuzz.I would say they have combined elements from Primus,Jane's Addiction, Deftones and Black Sabbath.
Seen them in Wolverhampton last week, un-fuckin-believable. blew my stoner brain right out! a week on and i still dont think i will ever see another band play a gig as that one. KYUSS 4 LIFE
Great song, the riff gets me every time. Can't say how often I've listened to it in my car, has to be loud, always great. One of the best, perhaps the best song from kyuss. And the video is very cool, too. I think it shows what this kind of music is all about. Feel the riffs in your stomach, feel those goosebumps on your skin, just feel free ...
I saw Kyuss Lives and they were spot on. Bruno fills the spot nicely. Oliveri's backing vocals were showing signs of weakness but they still all gave it 101%. Fucking top band.
I listened to this song when I was high on weed laced with salvia and DMT. I swear I went back in time to the early 90s and started blowing shit up in a humvee, it sounded so good.
Yes Kids, MTV used to play music, and some of it was actually pretty effin killer
fuck yea mein /b/ro
The best music in the world
The one the first got my ear few decades ago🤟🔥🔥🔥still rocking it
In the youtube rabbithole and only on the best playlists.
I've got a war inside my head
It's got to set your soul free
I've got a wheel inside my head
A wheel of understanding
I'm a-loading, loading my war machine
I'm contributing to the system
The break-down scheme
I'm a-shutting down
I'm shutting down your greed for green
I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
I see little flowers at my feet
Cool breeze, clean air, hospitality
Pretty please, pretty please, pretty please
Get the hell away from me
I'm a-loading, loading my war machine
I'm contributing to the system
The break-down scheme
I'm a-shutting down
I'm shutting down your greed for green
I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
I've got a war inside my head
It's got to set your soul free
I've got a wheel inside my head
Well, a wheel of understanding
I'm a-loading, loading my war machine
I'm contributing to the system
The break-down scheme
I'm a-shutting down
I'm shutting down your greed for green baby
I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
Remember when MTV still played real music like this?
KYUSS RULES!
240p .... the true stoner definition.
Stoners don't need that high definition maaaan....
Shouldn't that be 420p?
You're not high enough
Everything's too blurry when I'm high to tell the difference anyway.
:D
kyuss is the most badass thing that ever happend to the world.
thank you
"Queens' origin story begins with another band. Homme first emerged from Palm Desert in a band called Kyuss, a relentless hard-rock act that languished in obscurity in the waning days of synthetic hair metal. Dave Grohl first saw Kyuss when he was living in Seattle as a member of Nirvana, after getting a tip to check them out at the Off Ramp Café. What Grohl found there was a band of shaggy desert misfits, and guitarist-songwriter Homme, just 19. "Josh looked like this baby-faced giant with a baseball hat on backwards," Grohl remembers.
At the time, the newest Kyuss album was 1992's Blues for the Red Sun, and their live set of weird metal and wild instrumental tangents instantly converted Grohl to the cause. Soon he was buying multiple copies of the album and sharing the discovery. He gave a copy to Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and even told Kurt Cobain that this was what the next Nirvana album should sound like. "And he said, 'Really? You think so?' " Grohl says with a laugh."
This is cool, how did you hear about this?
Thx mucho
Thank you for posting !
this shit is so much better than death growling
This track got me into kyuss when i first saw it on headbangers ball around 93/94. I have been into this band ever since and this is one of my favs
i have listened to this song 10 times in a row. no joke.
..only10times...
i like you already
Choice bro..
Kyuss. It's definetely no joke.
didnt had time for more or?
Just came back from Watching Mad Max and this was playing in my head during the action sequences.
+Annas_Mojo When I was watching one of old Mad Max movies, I think it was one of the scenes with the interceptor on the road on speed, I thought how cool it would be if this was playing all along.
it's perfect for action sequences for movies. I play kyuss in my head during paintball
Dalvik89 It's a must!
One of the greatest bands ever. Long time fan. Timeless jams.
Michael C. Hall brought me here (from his reddit AMA).
Never heard this band before. I can dig it
Josh homme before qotsa
jackelracer593 A quarter oz. of Kush and a desire for kick ass Desert Scene music brought me here!
jackelracer593 Masters before Reality.
saw this band back 1993. time sure does fly
Being born that year, let me tell you, I envy you... My generation of music suck....
+Onemorevictim there is dumb asses stop nostalgicizing the past
then start something of quality in the now ;-)
el guapo my envy is infinite, you lucky man.
Coolest music you will ever hear!
This is the first time I've listened to this band. Very cool tune here. Heavy, yet laid back.
I just got my ticket to the KYUSS gig in Melbourne next year! I seriously cannot believe that i am finally going to see the band that i have worshipped ever since i was a little curly haired f*ck face smoking spliffs by the camp fire, fatting my pants over the magical riffs and superb brilliance of their music! I have day-dreamed about this moment for f*cking years! Muchas Gracias!
Been jamming this song all day. Classic stoner metal.
I went through copies of this cassette (yes....cassette tapes....) back in high school because I warped them from so much continuous play. Love Kyuss!
One of the best riffs ever. It's fucking addicting.
Saw this band at the Limelight in NYC in 94. Still have the VHS tape they gave us at the door. Thanks for the memories!
Miss you Kyuss!
Every time I listen to QOTSA I wish I was listening to KYUSS.
Allen Jircik right?
You can all ways do that when you want to.
Saw Kyuss lives at the eurockéennes in Belfort (France) and the kicked ass like crazy. They played in front of a crowd of hardcore fans of Kyuss and this concert was just AMAZING.
Look at that strange icon in the upper right corner. It looks familiar.
somebody really needs to make a real music television for new music. preferably rock based overall lol. no fucking teen moms man, wtf.
+Maria Nirvana Back then, when they used to put music *
Before Mtv became a piece of shit.
Seen Kyuss Lives! June 22 in Oporto, Portugal with Oliveri, Bjork, Garcia and Fevery...all the show was simply amazing, they completely blew the place apart and people went total nuts. Opened up with crusher "Spaceship Landing" followed by "Gardenia"..."Whitewater" and "El Rodeo" were magic moments. Absolutely recommended. Perfect concert, even without Homme...Fevery does an amazing job, kudos and respect to him. Hail Kyuss forever.
Saw them 2 months ago. And Garcia Plays Kyuss last year, twice. PURE FUCKIN' AWESOMENESS!!! There are no words to describe how I happy I am that they are back!
Das ist Musik
I saw Kyuss in june in Bordeaux (France). Probably the best fuckin concert I've ever been to ! A hot room for a warm music, stoned as hell !
All the more intense as John Garcia smoked the joint I gave him during the show, i'll probably tell my future sons and grandsons about this, when good music will be over !
I wasn't even much aware of Kyuss until I saw Kyuss Lives two days ago. I am now a fan.
This is so heavy and dirty it sounds like its being played through a broken washing machine! ya just got to love it!
We flew out from Canada to see Kyuss LIves in Milan, Athens and Frankfurt and it was worth every freakin' penny!
This message was brought to you by another Kyuss fan for life, from the first day to the last.
After 15 years of waiting i got the chance to watch Garcia plays Kyuss and also Kyuss lives! it was a dream come true !! probably one of the best gigs i have ever been too where all the people were singing the songs and having a good time, you could smell the weed all over the place just as a real rock gig should be...long live Kyuss and long live rock n roll !!
Look at Josh all young as hell.
firefox71 before he became a greedy douche bag that sued his old bandmates.
I turned 50 last May and a younger neighbor turned me onto them. I hope i live for years to rock out to KYUSS.
this is the best stoner doom i know... i'd like to see these guys kickin live in a gig....
Nuno Casanova i saw the reformed version a couple of years back [video on my channel] highly recommended
Nuno Casanova Dude, ti's not Doom, it's Desert Rock, stoner Doom is stuff like Acid Witch or Dopelord. Both pretty good bands
Skwisgaar Skwigelf It is stoner though :P. This, however, does not rob it from the fact that its desert rock, KYUSS is a part of the palm desert scene and therefor count as desert rock but they're still stoner rock. Its certainly not doom though, doom is stuff like sabbath and I wouldn't count stoner doom as a genre on its own with it being so close to stoner with it already heavily influenced by doom and all. And the both band you mentioned are stoner metal, not stoner rock. Sure the might have made something more doom inspired or closer to stoner rock but they're still stoner metal.
+Gustav Jonsson
fuck lables, do drugs
+Gustav Jonsson agreed
Saw Kyuss Lives last night in Chicago at the Vick I it was a great show. Sounded great and they played everything I wanted to hear.
These guys belong in the rock n roll hall of fame
Saw Kyuss lives! @ wacken 2011
They sounded great and held an awsome show.
Best night of the summer. Having Scott Reeder playing the show was a huge bonus, no disrespect to Nick Oliveri. Left me craving for more!
If you don´t like! Do not watch! Do not comment!
And c'mon guys just enjoy the good music!
Greetings from Argentina! 12/11/2011 Kyuss in Argentina!!
This band opened my mind to real metal back in the day. Kyuss was the best palm springs acid metal, EVER!
Saw KYUSS LIVES! last night in Milwaukee. Combined w/The Sword...Greatest...Show...Ever.
When I heard Kyuss and Sleep for the first time my life was saved/ruined.
thank you!
They played this song to end their gig at Powerstation in Auckland, New Zealand tonight - was the best song - and the awesomest concert I have seen in years - thank you Kyuss :)
kyuss lives was rippin. wasnt born in the right time to see em otherwise so i was pumped.
Love the Across the River tag on the back of the Amps! :)
saw Kyuss Lives in Asheville, NC and it was a religious experience. Had a friend burst into tears when they started. Was so incredible.
Kyuss lives .... never gonna die... ever
Saw them in Toronto Friday. They sounded just like this only LOUDER! Was really surprised how good his singing was even to the last song...must be hard on the pipes. Played this song for an encore.
I used to listen to this song in my car on cassette in the early nineties. It is definitely an excellent driving song. I caught Kyuss live in Chicago shortly after the release of this album. I think they were opening for Bad Brains. I don't think anyone in the audience knew of Kyuss at that show.
awesome you saw them live
Kyuss will rock until my last days!!!
Saw Kyuss Lives last night in Kentish Town, London. Best rock gig I have EVER been to. With or without Josh Homme, they are mindblowing live. The new guitarist more than fills his boots. Unbelievable night!
saw KYUSS LIVES! in Dallas..it was one of the most BAD ASS shows I have EVER seen!! They sounded soooo good. I didnt want it to ever end. DO NOT MISS THEM IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO!
Just saw them live, today in Brazil. Ruled! Best concert in 2011, and I've been to more than 20 this year. Really awesome.
Man, the early 90s were great. Everyone knows the awesome that was Grunge, but few remember this stuff, which is also AMAZING.
Thanks to Kyuss for that song !!! I sang it on Wacken 2013 with Victims of Madness .
It was the first time for me, on such a big stage !!!
It was awsome ! Great song !!! Thank you
im suprised how famous this band has gotten makes me proud to have the band kyus as my very own name!
Saw Kyuss Lives six months ago. It was tight, It was thick. It was Kyuss. Just awesome.
I'm not a Homme fan but he was the biggest writer for Kyuss so I respect him very much. Kyuss Lives isn't Kyuss without him. But they sure rock your socks off.
I've got a war inside my head
It's got to set your soul free
I've got a wheel inside my head
A wheel of understanding
[Chorus]
I'm a loadin', loadin' my war machine
I'm contributing to the system
The break down scheme
I'm a shuttin' down
I'm shuttin' down your greed for green
I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
[Verse 2]
I see little flowers at my feet
Cool breeze, clean air, hospitality
Pretty please, pretty please, pretty please
Get the hell away from me
[Chorus]
I'm a loadin', loadin' my war machine
I'm contributing to the system
The break down scheme
I'm a shuttin' down
I'm shuttin' down your greed for green
I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
[Verse 1]
I've got a war inside my head
It's got to set your soul free
I've got a wheel inside my head
A wheel of understanding
[Chorus]
I'm a loadin', loadin' my war machine
I'm contributing to the system
The break down scheme
I'm a shuttin' down
I'm shuttin' down your greed for green
I am here to gun it down, I gotta do
Thanks man!
I've got a wheel inside my head!!
Saw KYUSS LIVES 2 days ago in Winnipeg Manitoba and it sounded amazing!!! The Sword was an amazing band to have seen as well. A great fuckin show!!
Wow. Haters really want attention these days. Every musical element of this song sums up what good rock is. How can you possibly hate it
i just saw kyuss lives 2 days ago on chile.... one of the best concert i have ever seen... amazing just amzing seen garcia w olivery singing rodeo together was sooo amazig gamazing show
That's exactly what those cool and crazy Italianos told us in Milan! Thanks! I would recommend doing the same to anyone who loves Kyuss and has only seen them in either the U.S. or Canada because it doesn't compare to the vibe in europe!
Seen these at Download 2012 UK, hopefully wont be the last time i see them they were awesome on the day. Best act there behind the 3 headliners.
It's a tattoo of butterflies fighting a unicorn on the small of his back. THAT's Rock n' Roll!
John's voice and delivery are great -- so distinctive. I've tried to imagine how QOTSA or TCV songs would sound if he sang them. The stuff that rocks really hard would work but I have a hard time hearing him in the stuff that Josh does falsetto.
Kyuss is a unique beast; glad to know they're still together and touring.
Thanks for the post fuzzjunky!! I still have remnants of this c.d. and case. Bought this shiznit when I was 18 and Kyuss still had that new car smell. :o)
Saw them twice this year.......they rock
Soooooo goood..... I really hope I can go to one of their reunion shows...
Saw Kyuss LIVES! last night in Calgary, They fckin owned it! - one of the best shows I've ever been to.
Saw them yesterday, absolutely monumental!!!!
I just finished listening to their whole catalogue.And first thing I have to say is great musicianship. And I love their signature sound which is driven with excellent and heavy low end bass and fuzz.I would say they have combined elements from Primus,Jane's Addiction, Deftones and Black Sabbath.
DAMN! One of the finest slices of desert-rock ever served up!! Just too fucking cool.....
I just saw them 3 nights ago at coolangatta AND IT F@#KING ROCKED MAN.my ears were still ringing and i have not stoped playing cd after cd since then.
Kyuss Lives! was in my hometown tonight and they killed it. New guitarist is good and they played long and loud. They do 2 sets of 1.5 hours
yep Adelaide last night - one of the best shows there for sure - sounded great
Seen them in Wolverhampton last week, un-fuckin-believable. blew my stoner brain right out! a week on and i still dont think i will ever see another band play a gig as that one. KYUSS 4 LIFE
Great song, the riff gets me every time. Can't say how often I've listened to it in my car, has to be loud, always great.
One of the best, perhaps the best song from kyuss. And the video is very cool, too. I think it shows
what this kind of music is all about. Feel the riffs in your stomach, feel those goosebumps on your skin,
just feel free ...
you can't even label this band, other than timeless creativity.
I saw Kyuss Lives and they were spot on. Bruno fills the spot nicely. Oliveri's backing vocals were showing signs of weakness but they still all gave it 101%. Fucking top band.
Turn It UP!!! These guys rocked out.
saw them just last night....amazing!!!!!!!
Seen them open for white zombie and danzig '93 So Cal tour . The audience was blown away.
Saw them last night in Manchester. Amazing.
being in the 8th grade and RIP magazine brought me here , well to the record store first, then here.
Band is so Amazing....I'm so sad they never did anything else. Sometimes life sucks.
This just fantastic!! Love it!
Saw them in March in Budapest... Best night evarrrr ^^
Scott Reeder and Brother Bjork. You can't go wrong.
+Brave Insanity GUTS! THERE ARE DEMONS TO KILL! GET ON IT!
one of the best kyuss-sonx ever
Saw Kyuss lives in Glasgow, it was awesome!!!
Seen Kyuss lives at luxembourg, belgique and will see them at montreal. Hehe. AWSOME
I listened to this song when I was high on weed laced with salvia and DMT. I swear I went back in time to the early 90s and started blowing shit up in a humvee, it sounded so good.
Love the sound of those big ludwigs, awesome, great band
and not only music, but GREAT music!
Kyuss is great music and you know what? It's even better live!
This song brings back good times