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| Coping with the Urban Coyote | 
 enlarge | Creator: Unida
Label: Man's Ruin
Category: Music
Buy New: $137.77
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $64.77
Avg. Customer Rating:  (22 reviews)
Sales Rank: 138254
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
UPC: 631975017528
EAN: 0631975017528
ASIN: B00000JJSK
Release Date: November 9, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Thorn | | • | Black Woman | | • | Plastic | | • | Human Tornado | | • | If Only Two | | • | Nervous | | • | Dwarf It | | • | You Wish |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
The Ballsiest Of Them All May 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
John Garcia's Unida is a great band, and this album is one mean motha. Those expecting the spacey fuzzed out jams of Kyuss will not find it here. Instead you get eight huge rocking stoner anthems to bang your head to, full of gigantic riffs and huge vocal deliveries from John. If that's not enough, then you need to get off this page.
Quite simply every track on this album rocks hard, and John gives it everything. 'Thorn' kicks things off with a simple and catchy riff with John wailing about love and lust. Great groove throughout the song, a fine opening. Things don't really change direction, but then they don't need to. 'Black Woman' is one of my favorite moments on this, especially when the band come back in to pummelling power chords after a stylish guitar solo. Just great rock n roll.
The band keep knocking out great riffs and songs. 'Plastic' is a bit of a slow burner with a real groove-laden close. 'Nervous' is probably my favorite track on the album with John's resentful delivery of 'You should have told me, you had another f*cking breakdown' laced over a monumental riff and no-nonsense skin bashing drumming. If this one doesn't get your head bobbing and toes tapping, then you have absolutely no hope.
Simple try and get this album, despite it being out of print, you need this in your rock collection.
Fans of Kyuss, Dozer, Karma to Burn, Hermano etc will enjoy.
 LETS PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE.... April 19, 2005
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
THIS IS,INDEED,A 4.0/4.5 STAR RATED ALBUM.SOLID,ROCKING RELEASE WITH NO "FILLER".BUT IS IT REALLY BETTER THAN SLICED BREAD??
NO,IT IS NOT THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME....
SO RECONSIDER SPENDING 100 BUCKS ON THIS THING.IT WILL BE RE-RELEASED EVENTUALLY SO BUY YOUR mOTHER A NICE GIFT ON mOTHERS dAY INSTEAD
Not Kyuss - but - Damn Good!! September 25, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD is killer - why is it out of print!!!. A departure from Kyuss for sure, less of the muddy sound (which was sweet) and more straight ahead rock. Garcia's vocals are so strong and emotive. I wouldn't say they carry the album because the musicianship is so dialed in. But his vocals and lyrics always seem to make everything gel. Well crafted songs, no filler.
I got this baby on Ebay for $28 because it was out of print and I'm glad I did. Pick it up if you can find one.
Viva la Stoner Rock!!
Out of print??? ........ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!!!!!! August 25, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's really a tragedy that this CD has gone out of print. Someone should acquire the rights and get some new pressings out there ASAP because this is one of the best metal releases of the last 10 years. Forget your rap-metal, nu-metal, goth garbage and emo wimps. Kyuss looms as the most influential metal band of the 90s and Unida shows where Kyuss got its more metallic beer-soaked hard rock edge.
In my opinion, "Coping with the Urban Coyote" is really a more appropriate follow up to Kyuss's "...and the Circus Leaves Town." Queens of the Stone Age are an EPIC band but they have pursued a more alternative and eclectic direction. Unida are keepers of the Heavy Metal flame.
This album keeps the fuzzed out slash and burn riffage from Kyuss but infuses it with a much more hi-energy vibe. There are extended instrumental passages here but unlike the more exploratory Allman-esque approach that Kyuss took, Unida likes to lock into a nice groove and just ride it for a while. Where Kyuss attempted to reach into outer (and inner) space, Unida has their feet firmly planted on the ground. There is no experimentation going on here, just a dedication to a more economical stripped down version of stoner rock. The traditional meat and potatoes approach serves John Garcia and company well.
After listening to QOTSA and Unida, it's easy to see why there had to be a split within Kyuss. The great part is that we now have TWO great bands and we can still listen to the old stuff too!
GET THIS BACK INTO PRINT!!!!!!!
you don't seem to understand the deal.... July 24, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
well, although it doesn't have quite the scope that kyuss had, but hell, who could touch kyuss? but this isn't a bad review, not in the least. unida is by far my favorite post-kyuss group (though i though slo burn had good potential). i never was into singers that could actually sing, but john garcia won me over. he has a great voice, great lyrics, and a pretty cool stage presence (though he's been wearing the desert storm camouflage pants for like 10 years straight now...)this album is currently in my car cd player. the only song on it that i'm not too impressed with is dwarf it. eh, it's not bad, but i usually skip it. other than that? this is an ideal driving record. the last track is definitely one to cruise down an dark desolate road to. so in closing, this band/album kicks my .... and they don't disappoint live, that's for dang sure! thank you mr. garcia and friends!
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