''Amusing the Amazing'' is an
EP by the American
stoner rock
Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sl ...
band
Slo Burn
Slo Burn is an American stoner rock band that was primarily active in 1996 and 1997. The band was formed by John Garcia of the influential stoner rock band Kyuss, which had split up some months previously. Garcia was joined by Chris Hale on gu ...
. It was released on April 15, 1997.
The EP contains four songs, and sounds very much in the vein of
Kyuss
Kyuss ( ) was an American stoner rock band formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987, and considered one of the pioneers of the genre. After disbanding in 1995, a number of band members have gone on to form or play in several notable bands in ...
, of stoner rock fame, partly due to having been co-produced by
Chris Goss
Chris Goss is an American record producer and musician. Best known for producing records for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, he is regarded as an important figure in the development of stoner rock and desert rock genres. Goss is also the ...
, who also produced much of the music of Kyuss, and partly due to the presence of
John Garcia, formerly of Kyuss, on vocals.
Track listing
Later unofficial releases of this EP had added tracks from their earlier five track demo. The quality of these extra tracks is inferior to the normal EP. These tracks are:
Notes
* "Cactus Jumper" has since been re-recorded and was officially released on John Garcia's
2014 solo album as "All These Walls".
Personnel
Slo Burn
*
John Garcia – vocals
* Chris Hale – guitars
* Damon Garrison – bass
* Brady Houghton – drums
Additional personnel
* Martin Schmelzle – engineer
* Ralph Cacciurri – assistant engineer
* Greg Fiddlman – assistant engineer
* Kevin Estrada – band photographer
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amusing The Amazing
1996 EPs
Slo Burn albums