Queens of the Stone Age (album)
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Re-release track listing
All tracks written by Alfredo Hernández and Joshua Homme, except where noted.Tracks 6, 11 & 13 are tracks that were included in the re-release. "The Bronze" & "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For" were included in the 1998 EP The Split CD
The Split CD
The Split CD is a 1998 EP featuring tracks from Queens of the Stone Age and Beaver. It is currently out of print. It has been known to command prices as much as $40.00 on auction sites such as eBay.-Track listing:...
with the band Beaver
Beaver (band)
Beaver or 13eaver as it is now known is a stoner rock band from the Netherlands. All of their CD's are considered rare, and are all out of print.-History:Beaver appeared on the Amsterdam music scene in the late eighties...
. "Spiders and Vinegaroons" was originally released on the album Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age
Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age
Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age is a split compilation EP which was released in December 1997. The first three songs are performed by Kyuss and the last three songs by guitarist Josh Homme's next band, Queens of the Stone Age....
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Song information
"Avon" is a re-recording from the Desert Sessions' Volume 3: Set Coordinates For The White Dwarf!!!Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!!
The third The Desert Sessions LP, entitled Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!!, was released in 1998 on 10-inch milky clear vinyl.-Track listing & Personnel:Side AA:1. "Nova"*Vocals: Pete Stahl*Guitar: John Paul McBain*Guitar: Josh Homme...
. It is the first of six Desert Sessions songs to appear on a Queens of the Stone Age album. The song has been a staple of the majority of live sets since the album's release and is still occasionally played by the band on the Era Vulgaris
Era Vulgaris (album)
Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length studio album by American hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The album was completed in early April 2007 and released on June 8, 2007 in some countries, June 11, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 12, 2007 in the United States...
tour.
"If Only" is a re-recording of "If Only Everything", which Queens of the Stone Age originally recorded on the Kyuss / Queens of the Stone Age
Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age
Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age is a split compilation EP which was released in December 1997. The first three songs are performed by Kyuss and the last three songs by guitarist Josh Homme's next band, Queens of the Stone Age....
split CD. It is the sole song from the album which was released as a promotional single. Alongside "You Can't Quit Me Baby", "If Only" has also made an appearance on the soundtrack for the 2003 horror film Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn is a 2003 American slasher horror film, directed by Rob Schmidt, and written by Alan B. McElroy. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and stars Desmond Harrington and Eliza Dushku...
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"Mexicola" is a fan favorite and frequently performed in live settings. In 2007, it was released as a downloadable single on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
for people who had bought tickets for Queens of the Stone Age concerts through Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is an independent American ticket sales and distribution company based in West Hollywood, California, USA, with operations in many countries around the world. In 2010 it merged with Live Nation to become Live Nation Entertainment...
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"Hispanic Impressions" is an instrumental track. The song is jerky and unfluent, with abrupt halts and starts. It features a complex time signature similar to the Jimi Hendrix Experience song "Manic Depression
Manic Depression (song)
"Manic Depression" is a song written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix and first released in 1967 on the Are You Experienced album.-Overview:The song's name is an old name for bipolar disorder, a mental health disorder...
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"You Can't Quit Me Baby" is considered to be a fan favorite, having recently won a poll conducted on the official Rekords Rekords
Rekords Rekords
Rekords Rekords is a record label formed by Josh Homme. It emerged in the aftermath of the downfall of Man's Ruin Records, the record label formally putting out Homme's project The Desert Sessions...
message board. The song is still played infrequently live by the band today as part of the Era Vulgaris
Era Vulgaris (album)
Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length studio album by American hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The album was completed in early April 2007 and released on June 8, 2007 in some countries, June 11, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 12, 2007 in the United States...
tour, often lasting longer than the album version due to extended jams. A good example of this is the version from Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio is a series of music festivals held in three cities: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lisbon in Portugal and Madrid in Spain.Four incarnations of the festival were in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, 2001 and 2011, four in Lisbon, in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, and two in Madrid in 2008 and 2010....
in 2001, lasting more than 15 minutes, also known as the show in which bassist Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
played some tracks naked. To date the song has made two appearances on the soundtracks for movies, namely the 2003 horror film Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn is a 2003 American slasher horror film, directed by Rob Schmidt, and written by Alan B. McElroy. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and stars Desmond Harrington and Eliza Dushku...
(alongside "If Only") and the 2002 action Highway (alongside many bands similar to Queens of the Stone Age, including multiple tracks from the Desert Sessions).
"Give the Mule What He Wants" is a re-recording of an early recording session known as "The Gamma Ray Sessions." The song was not, however, released until it was recorded for this album.
Band
- Josh Homme – vocals, guitar
- Alfredo HernándezAlfredo HernandezAlfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a member of desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man. He is jazz trained.- Career :...
– drums - Carlo Von Sexron (aka Joshua Homme) – bass, keyboard, piano
Additional appearances
- Chris GossChris Goss (U.S.)Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
– bass and backing vocals on "You Would Know" and "Give the Mule What He Wants", clavinet and percussions on "Spiders and Vinegaroons" - Fred DrakeFred DrakeFred Drake was an American musician best known as a founding member of earthlings?. Drake is also renowned for having been co-owner of Rancho De La Luna, the setting for the collaborative musical project The Desert Sessions, in which he took part.Fred recorded with a wide variety of musicians...
– drums and vocals on "I Was a Teenage Hand Model" - HutchHutch (sound engineer)Patrick Hutchinson , better known as Hutch, is a sound engineer and member of the band Queens of the Stone Age, specifically its live incarnation...
– piano on "I Was a Teenage Hand Model" - Dave CatchingDavid CatchingDavid Catching is an American musician from Memphis, Tennessee.-Recording career:Catching has played the guitar for well-known hard rock bands Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, Tex and the Horseheads, The Ringling Sisters, earthlings?, and Mondo Generator. He is also a member of...
– percussion on "I Was a Teenage Hand Model" - Mike JohnsonMike Johnson (bassist)Mike Johnson is an American songwriter and bass guitarist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and played in Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984-1989. He replaced Lou Barlow in Dinosaur Jr in 1991 and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998. Concurrently he...
– 'Sofa' on "I Was a Teenage Hand Model" - Victor IndrizzoVictor IndrizzoVictor Indrizzo is an American session musician, primarily known for playing the drums, as well as a songwriter and producer.Indrizzo was born in Freeport, Long Island, New York...
- Drums on "Spiders and Vinegaroons" - Nick OliveriNick OliveriNick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
– appears on the album art and in a "phone message" at the end of the album but does not perform on the album