Over the Years and Through the Woods
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Over the Years and Through the Woods is the title of a live album and video by Queens of the Stone Age
.
The release features material on audio CD as well as video DVD
— both recorded at London
's Brixton Academy
on Monday August 22, 2005 and KOKO
on Tuesday August 23, 2005. Over the Years and Through the Woods is sold as two different packages: either a CD case or a DVD case; both versions include the same content on the discs. The cover art
includes an assortment of stylized letter Q's, which the band has used on the covers of previous studio albums (specifically, the blue Q is from Rated R
, the red Q is from Songs for the Deaf
, and the yellow Q from Lullabies to Paralyze
). The title font on the cover was taken from their self-titled album
. The DVD content was directed by Chapman Baehler
.
split EP
)
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
.
The release features material on audio CD as well as video DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
— both recorded at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Brixton Academy
Carling Academy Brixton
The Brixton Academy, officially called O2 Academy, Brixton, is one of London's leading music venues, nightclubs and theatres. Situated in Brixton, South London, England, the building has hosted a range of leading rock acts since becoming a music venue in 1983...
on Monday August 22, 2005 and KOKO
Camden Palace
KOKO is a nightclub in a former theatre in Camden Town, London, England, at the bottom of Camden High Street close to Mornington Crescent tube station. Until 2004 it was called the Camden Palace. The building is considered to have some architectural significance and is a Grade II listed...
on Tuesday August 23, 2005. Over the Years and Through the Woods is sold as two different packages: either a CD case or a DVD case; both versions include the same content on the discs. The cover art
Cover art
Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
includes an assortment of stylized letter Q's, which the band has used on the covers of previous studio albums (specifically, the blue Q is from Rated R
Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)
Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
, the red Q is from Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf
-Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...
, and the yellow Q from Lullabies to Paralyze
Lullabies to Paralyze
Lullabies to Paralyze is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on March 21, 2005. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, and sold 97,000 copies in America during its first week of release, eventually topping over 342,000 copies as of March, 2007...
). The title font on the cover was taken from their self-titled album
Queens of the Stone Age (album)
-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 with the band Beaver...
. The DVD content was directed by Chapman Baehler
Chapman Baehler
Chapman Baehler is a photographer and director primarily working with musicians.His photographs have been featured on more than 160 albums since the mid-1990s, covering artists including Brooks & Dunn , Iggy Pop , Nine Inch Nails, Kelly Clarkson, Stone Temple Pilots, John Mayer, Fishbone,...
.
Live CD
- "Go with the FlowGo with the Flow"Go with the Flow" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from the album Songs for the Deaf, released as a single in 2003. At the 46th Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.-Music video:...
" – 2:58 (From Songs for the DeafSongs for the Deaf-Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...
) - "Regular John" – 5:24 (From Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age (album)-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 with the band Beaver...
) - "Monsters in the Parasol" – 4:39 (From Rated RRated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
) - "Tangled Up in Plaid" – 4:00 (From Lullabies to ParalyzeLullabies to ParalyzeLullabies to Paralyze is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on March 21, 2005. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, and sold 97,000 copies in America during its first week of release, eventually topping over 342,000 copies as of March, 2007...
) - "Little SisterLittle Sister (song)"Little Sister" was the first single released by the rock group Queens of the Stone Age from their fourth album Lullabies to Paralyze. The song was recorded live in the studio in one take....
" – 2:51 (From Lullabies to Paralyze) - "You Can't Quit Me Baby" – 9:49 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- "I Wanna Make It wit ChuMake It wit Chu"Make It wit Chu" is the third single by Queens of the Stone Age from their 2007 album Era Vulgaris. Originally a track on The Desert Sessions Volumes 9 & 10 titled "I Wanna Make It wit Chu", the song also appeared on the band's live DVD Over the Years and Through the Woods before being rerecorded...
" – 4:27 (From Volumes 9 & 10Volumes 9 & 10Volumes 9 & 10 is the fifth compilation from Josh Homme's ongoing collaborative side project, The Desert Sessions. 9 & 10 features PJ Harvey, Ween's Dean Ween, Marilyn Manson's Jeordie White, Eleven's Alain Johannes, as well as Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo, both current members of Queens of...
of The Desert SessionsThe Desert SessionsThe Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are...
and Era VulgarisEra 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...
) - "Leg of Lamb" – 3:34 (From Rated R)
- "I Think I Lost My Headache" – 5:24 (From Rated R)
- "Mexicola" – 5:09 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- "Burn the WitchBurn the Witch"Burn the Witch" is the third single released from Queens of the Stone Age's fourth album, Lullabies to Paralyze. Many of its lyrics run parallel with the dark, folkloristic theme for this album...
" – 3:12 (From Lullabies to Paralyze) - "Song for the Dead" – 7:47 (From Songs for the DeafSongs for the Deaf-Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...
) - "No One KnowsNo One Knows"No One Knows" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age written by band members Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. It was the first single and second track from their third album, Songs for the Deaf, and was released on November 26, 2002. "No One Knows" was a chart success, becoming the...
" – 7:47 (From Songs for the Deaf) - "Long Slow Goodbye" – 7:20 (From Lullabies to Paralyze)
DVD
The title song is "Spiders and Vinegaroons" (From Kyuss/Queens of the Stone AgeKyuss/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 EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
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- "This Lullaby" – 2:40 (From Lullabies to Paralyze)
- "Go with the Flow" – 3:12 (From Songs for the Deaf)
- "Feel Good Hit of the SummerFeel Good Hit of the Summer"Feel Good Hit of the Summer" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age and written by band members Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri. It is the opening track of their second album, Rated R and in 2000 became the second single to be released from it. The song also accompanied the UK release...
" – 3:41 (From Rated R) - "The Lost Art of Keeping a SecretThe Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" is the first single from Queens of the Stone Age's second album, Rated R. It was released in the summer of 2000 through Interscope Records, in Europe as a standard single, in the US instead only as a promotional one. The track became arguably the band's most...
" – 3:44 (From Rated R) - "Regular John" – 5:30 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- "Song for the Deaf" – 5:09 (From Songs for the Deaf)
- "Avon" – 3:33 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- "Little Sister" – 2:52 (From Lullabies to Paralyze)
- "You Can't Quit Me Baby" – 10:27 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- "I Wanna Make It wit Chu" – 5:10 (From Volumes 9 & 10 of The Desert Sessions and Era Vulgaris)
- "Monsters in the Parasol" – 3:16 (From Rated R)
- "The Fun Machine Took a Shit & DiedThe Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died"The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died" is a song by the rock band Queens of the Stone Age.It was originally intended to be on the band's fourth studio album, Lullabies to Paralyze. The tapes were assumed stolen but were, in fact, lost....
" – 6:41 (Outtake from Lullabies to Paralyze and Era Vulgaris) - "Mexicola" – 5:17 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- "Burn the Witch" – 4:37 (From Lullabies to Paralyze)
- "Covered in Punk's Blood" – 1:57 (From Volumes 9 & 10 of The Desert Sessions)
- "I Think I Lost My Headache" – 5:07 (From Rated R)
- "Song for the Dead" – 8:16 (From Songs for the Deaf)
- "I Never Came" – 5:54 (From Lullabies to Paralyze)
- "No One Knows" – 8:09 (From Songs for the Deaf)
- "Long Slow Goodbye" – 7:44 (From Lullabies to Paralyze)
- Credits/"First It GivethFirst It Giveth"First It Giveth" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from their album Songs for the Deaf. It was released as a single in 2003, peaking at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about the role drugs play in the process of making music...
" (From Songs for the Deaf)
Bonus
There are 13 bonus songs, recorded at various locations during each of four tours, split into the following sections: (all songs from said album unless noted)- Queens of the Stone Age
- "The Bronze" – 3:38 (From The Split CDThe Split CDThe 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:...
) - "Mexicola" – 5:34
- "The Bronze" – 3:38 (From The Split CD
- Rated R
- "Better Living Through Chemistry" – 5:54
- "Auto Pilot" – 4:19
- "How to Handle a Rope" – 3:29 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- Songs for the Deaf
- "Quick and to the Pointless" – 1:34 (From Rated R)
- "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire" – 2:36
- "God Is in the Radio" – 11:19
- "Song for the Dead" – 6:09
- "Regular John" – 2:02 (From Queens of the Stone Age)
- "Hanging Tree" – 3:16
- Lullabies to Paralyze
- "Precious and Grace" – 3:33
- "Burn the Witch" – 2:41
Chart positions
Album| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |