| Chris Goss | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21,1959 (age 50) |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock, hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, experimental rock, electronic, indie |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, producer, recording engineer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1980s to present |
| Associated acts | Masters of Reality, Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Goon Moon, Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan Band, Fififf Teeners, Mondo Generator |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Telecaster | |
Christopher Allen Goss, born September 21, 1959, is an American record producer and musician.
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Recording career
As well as being the founding (and only constant) member of influential desert rock outfit Masters of Reality, Goss is also well known for his production work on albums by Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. Largely credited as the Godfather of desert rock, Goss has on several occasions played down the importance of his role in this musical movement. In 1999 he stated:
| “ | I can't make any claim at all to inventing desert rock, or stoner rock, or whatever you want to call it. I make rock n roll records, and hopefully try to make the listener feel like I did when I heard my favourite music.[1] | ” |
In 2004, Goss highlighted exactly what kind of music he created:
| “ | There’s a bunch of weirdos that I work with all the time, and we make what I call "out of whack" Rock records. That’s what I do. When people want an "out of whack" weird Rock record, they call me, and I take an "out of whack" amount of money to do it, and I’m glad to be there. It’s cool.[2] | ” |
In late 2004, Chris Goss had to be hospitalized due to severe internal infection and the European leg of his tour in support of the new Masters of Reality album Give Us Barabbas had to be postponed indefinitely. After his recuperation, he joined Jeordie White and Zach Hill to release I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine, a "mini LP" released under the name Goon Moon.
Goss appeared with his long time friend Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age as "The 5:15ers" at the "winter edition" of ArthurFest, performing an intimate set which was "crafted in less than a month as the duo was a rather late addition to the Arthurball line-up as Sunday's headliner".[3] Continuing with Goon Moon, Goss, White and Hill released a full length album in May 2007 entitled Licker's Last Leg containing many guest artists synonymous with the desert rock scene.
Goss also joined Queens of the Stone Age and Billy Gibbons to perform "Burn the Witch" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Selected discography
Through out his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various different genres.[4]
- 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality
- 1992 - Blues for the Red Sun by Kyuss
- 1992 - Sunrise on the Sufferbus by Masters of Reality
- 1994 - Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss
- 1994 - All of Us by I Love You
- 1995 - ...And the Circus Leaves Town by Kyuss
- 1995 - Marie Mozege by Les Super Stars
- 1996 - Dust by Screaming Trees
- 1996 - Leave the Story Untold by Soulwax
- 1996 - Daaly by Thione Seck
- 1996 - Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop by Stone Temple Pilots
- 1996 - Amusing the Amazing by Slo Burn
- 1997 - Retired Food by DJ Food
- 1997 - Moonrock by Future homosapiens
- 1997 - How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room by Masters of Reality
- 1998 - Holiday Man by The Flys
- 1998 - Gaslight by 30 Odd Foot of Grunts
- 1998 - Volumes 3 & 4 by Desert Sessions
- 1998 - Queens of the Stone Age by Queens of the Stone Age
- 1999 - Kimi No Oto Ga Kikoeru Basho by Bird
- 1999 - Drum & Bossa by Landslide
- 1999 - Bon Voyage Les Remixes by United Future Organization
- 1999 - Welcome to the Western Lodge by Masters of Reality
- 1999 - Kenyatta by Kenyatta
- 1999 - Pull the Plug by London Elektricity
- 2000 - Spirit\Light\Speed by Ian Astbury
- 2000 - Cocaine Rodeo by Mondo Generator
- 2000 - Spirit\Light\Speed by Ian Astbury
- 2000 - Rated R by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2000 - Other Side by Zuco 103
- 2000 - Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss by Kyuss
- 2001 - Toasted by Fatso Jetson
- 2001 - Volumes 7 & 8 by The Desert Sessions
- 2001 - Deep in the Hole by Masters of Reality
- 2002 - Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2002 - Sound of the Cosmos by Tom Middleton
- 2003 - Flak 'n' Flight by Masters of Reality
- 2003 - Tell Them Hi by Campfire Girls
- 2003 - Vol. 9&10 by The Desert Sessions
- 2003 - Atomic Ritual by Nebula
- 2003 - Here Comes That Weird Chill by Mark Lanegan Band
- 2003 - The Underground Personality Tapes by Roxy Saint
- 2004 - Never, Never Land by UNKLE
- 2004 - Give Us Barabbas by Masters of Reality
- 2004 - Bubblegum by the Mark Lanegan Band
- 2004 - Auf der Maur by Melissa Auf der Maur
- 2004 - Demon Crossing by Yellow #5
- 2004 - Mister Mental by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
- 2005 - I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine by Goon Moon
- 2005 - Lullabies to Paralyze by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2005 - Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees 1989–1996 by Screaming Trees
- 2006 - Ghetto Blaster by Cyantific
- 2007 - Licker's Last Leg by Goon Moon
- 2007 - Future Sound of Tokyo by London Elektricity
- 2007 - Therapy Sessions, Vol. 4 by Dave Seaman
- 2007 - Tough Guys Don't Dance by High Contrast
- 2007 - Back of Beyond by Nu:Tone
- 2007 - The Cool by Lupe Fiasco
- 2007 - Era Vulgaris by Queens of the Stone Age
- 2007 - War Stories by UNKLE
- 2008 - It's OK to be Happy by Smith & Pyle
- 2008 - Neptune by The Duke Spirit
- 2008 - Supersized by Danny Byrd
- 2008 - More Stories by UNKLE
- 2008 - Reality Checkpoint by Logistics
- 2008 - End Titles... Stories for Film by UNKLE
- 2009 - Pine/Cross Dover by Masters of Reality
- 2009 - Drop by Mistabishi
See also
References
External links
- Chris Goss' homepage
- 2006 Chris Goss interview with Brian D. Holland of Modernguitars.com.
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