Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss is a compilation album from the stoner rock

Stoner rock

Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...

 band Kyuss

Kyuss

Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...

. Although it is promoted as a "Greatest Hits" compilation, it includes 6 songs which are either B-sides or do not appear on any of their albums. It also featured 4 live versions of some of the band's best known songs; Gardenia, Thumb, Conan Troutman and Freedom Run, recorded live on May 24, 1994 in Hamburg. These live tracks were originally released on the very rare "Live at the Marquee Club" bonus disc that came with copies of the first 3000 Welcome to Sky Valley

Welcome to Sky Valley

Welcome to Sky Valley is the third studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, originally released on June 28, 1994.-Album information:...

albums in Germany and Australia. These 4 live tracks are the only official live material available from Kyuss. They also appeared as B-sides for the “Demon Cleaner” single.

Track listing

1. "Un Sandpiper" (Homme/Garcia/Hernandez/Reeder) – 8:14
   • Originally from the Gardenia single
     Gardenia (Kyuss song)
     "Gardenia" is a song by Kyuss first released on their 1994 album Welcome to Sky Valley. It was written by the band's drummer, Brant Bjork.-Accolades:-Tracklisting:# "Gardenia" - 6:53# "Un Sandpiper" - 8:16...
     
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2. "Shine!" (Reeder) – 5:58
   • Originally from the "Shine!" single.
3. "50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)" (Bjork) – 5:48
   • Originally from Blues for the Red Sun
     Blues for the Red Sun
     Blues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it sold only 39,000 units....
     
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4. "Mudfly" (Homme) – 2:26
   • Originally from the One Inch Man single.
5. "Demon Cleaner" (Homme) – 5:05
   • Originally from Welcome to Sky Valley
     Welcome to Sky Valley
     Welcome to Sky Valley is the third studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, originally released on June 28, 1994.-Album information:...
     
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6. "A Day Early and a Dollar Extra" (Homme) – 2:16
   • Originally from the One Inch Man single.
7. "I'm Not" (Homme/Garcia) – 4:37
   • Originally from Wretch
     Wretch (album)
     Wretch is the first full-length album by Kyuss. It was released in September 1991, on Dali Records. Previously calling themselves Sons of Kyuss, they shortened their name prior to releasing this....
     
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8. "Hurricane" (Homme/Garcia) – 2:32
   • Originally from ...And the Circus Leaves Town
     ...And the Circus Leaves Town
     ...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995.Upon its release, the album was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley...
     
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9. "Flip the Phase" (Homme) – 2:18
   • Originally from the One Inch Man single.
10. "Fatso Forgotso" (Reeder) – 8:30
    • Originally from the Into the Void single.
11. "El Rodeo" (Homme/Garcia) – 5:30
    • Originally from ...And the Circus Leaves Town
      ...And the Circus Leaves Town
      ...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995.Upon its release, the album was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley...
      
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12. "Gardenia
    Gardenia (Kyuss song)
    "Gardenia" is a song by Kyuss first released on their 1994 album Welcome to Sky Valley. It was written by the band's drummer, Brant Bjork.-Accolades:-Tracklisting:# "Gardenia" - 6:53# "Un Sandpiper" - 8:16...
    
    " (Live) (Bjork) – 6:45
    • Originally from Live At The Marquee Club.
13. "Thumb" (Live) (Bjork/Homme) – 4:41
    • Originally from Live At The Marquee Club.
14. "Conan Troutman" (Live) (Homme) – 2:14
    • Originally from Live At The Marquee Club.
15. "Freedom Run" (Live) (Bjork/Homme) – 8:10
    • Originally from Live At The Marquee Club.