"Green Machine" is a song by

Kyuss Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, ...

from their 1992 album, ''

Blues for the Red Sun ''Blues for the Red Sun'' is the second studio album by American rock band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it fared poorly commercially, selling only 39,000 units. It has since become a very influentia ...

''. The song was written by drummer

Brant Bjork Brant Bjork (born March 19, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is perhaps best known as the drummer and founder of the influential Californian stoner rock band Kyuss. Bjork played in Vista Chino, along with ...

Music video

The video for "Green Machine" features bassist Scott Reeder instead of

Nick Oliveri Nick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and ...

, who left the band shortly after the release of ''Blues for the Red Sun''. Filmed in the desert, an acknowledgement of the desert rock scene of the early 90s, it shows the band performing intercut with scenes of the expansive Californian desert.

Legacy

The back of the CD case contains the following review by Murray Engleheart: Japanese band

Greenmachine was a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1995. History Greenmachine named themselves after the Kyuss song " Green Machine", the second track on ''Blues for the Red Sun''. Greenmachineat AMG In 1995 they released their debut album, ' ...

named themselves after the song. Dutch musician Bong-Ra sampled the song on his track "Suicide Speed Machine Girl" from his 2006 album ''Stereohype Heroin Hooker''. In 2006, German band

Emil Bulls Emil Bulls is a German rock band that was formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group consists of two guitarists, a bass guitar player, a drummer and a vocalist/guitarist. History In 1995, Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf (vocals) and Stefa ...

covered "Green Machine" on their acoustic album '' The Life Acoustic''. In 2008, American band

Pelican Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before ...

debuted their first music video, "Dead Between the Walls". The video was intended as an homage to the "Green Machine" video.HBB Video Premiere: Pelican’s ‘Dead Between the Walls’
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Accolades

Track listings

Australia CD #"Green Machine" – 3:38 #"Thong Song" – 3:47 US promo CD #"Green Machine" – 3:38

Personnel

John Garcia John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

– vocals *

Josh Homme Joshua Michael Homme ( ; born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he for ...

– guitar *

– bass *

– drums *

Chris Goss Christopher Ryan Goss (born August 17, 1958) 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 deser ...

– producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green Machine (Song) Kyuss songs 1992 songs 1993 singles