I'm tempted to give this album five stars, but the Kyuss songs on here are not as good as their best material. They are not bad, mind you, but there's a reason they didn't make the cut on Blues for the Red Sun, Kyuss (Welcome to Sky Valley), or ...And the Circus Leaves Town.

"Fatso Forgotso" is the weakest of the Kyuss songs on here. On the other hand, "Fatso Forgotso Phase II (Flip the Phase)" is probably the strongest. It's unbelievably hard rocking, even by Kyuss standards. "Into the Void" is Kyuss' take on Black Sabbath, which could be a dream (if you're a big fan of Sabbath) or a nightmare (if you hate Sabbath). It's a decent song, but I don't really think much either way of Black Sabbath. Still, it's good enough, and considerably better than the original, in my opinion.

Probably the best thing about this record is the presence of three Queens of the Stone Age songs: "Born to Hula," "If Only Everything," and "Spiders and Vinegaroons." "Born to Hula" is probably my favorite Queens of the Stone Age song; it has great, druggy (in some parts) vocals and just pounds for more than five minutes, getting really hypnotic at some points. "If Only Everything" is no slouch, either -- a great song with some great vocals and riffing from Josh Homme. "Spiders and Vinegaroons" is an extremely trippy, psychedelic instrumental, running about six-and-a-half minutes. Lots of cool effects, drums, riffs, and basslines in this one -- a great way to close the album.

Basically, this is a collection of old, hard to find Kyuss stuff and an introduction to Queens of the Stone Age. If you like either band (or neither, for that matter -- this is a great place to start), you'll definitely want to pick this one up.

For any devout Kyuss fan, Queens of the Stone Age will be greatly appreciated as a final look at the band that rocked the desert. They had soul and this last outing does not disappoint. From the nod to Black Sabbath in the first track to the Goss induced Vinegaroons finale, this is pure Kyuss. They will be sorely missed by those fortunate enough to hear the power.

Kyuss are at their crushing best with their three tracks,"Fatso Forgotso Phase 2" standing out the most as a fast moving and hard hitting catchy song.Queens of the stone age can't match up to the strength of Kyuss' songs, but "If only everything" is a well structured catchy song. Overall, Queens of the stone age show promise here, and it's just a shame this marked kyuss' demise.

I love this album and I am very sad that I cannot find it anywhere to buy. I have of course gotten a burned copy from a friend. Spiders And Vinegaroons is worth the buy alone I would say. The rest of the songs are very good but Spiders And Vinegaroons just rocks my socks for some reason I love it.

This is one of those awesome CDs where every song is different and amazing.

Here's why u buy this... "INTO THE VOID" - the best cover of this Sabbath classic and easily the best cover of anything Sabbath you will ever hear! And its never even made it onto any of those "Nativity In Black" compilations - WAKE UP RECORD COMPANY EXECS AND DO YOUR JOBS PROPERLY !!! One of Kyuss' problems was lack of exposure and great tracks like this one are getting missed.

I also read somewhere that Chris Goss (mate of Kyuss/producer/recorder) suggested they cover it as they were getting a lot of Sabbath comparisons but the band weren't even familiar with Sabbath. They liked the song and superbly re-represented it.

"Flip The Phase" is similar to Hurricane (RRRRROCK!) but when taken before "Fatso Forgotso" it seems to make sense... now take a trip... Amazing.

The 'Queens tracks are incredible too. the original versions of "If Only" and "Born To Hula" found here are far better the later re-recordings and "Spiders And Vinegaroons" beautifully swirls and swamps and closes the CD perectly.