The Desert Sessions
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The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme
in 1997
. Artists such as Brant Bjork
, PJ Harvey
, Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez)
, Dave Catching
, Nick Oliveri
, Mark Lanegan
, John McBain
, Ben Shepherd
, Josh Freese
, Chris Goss
, Alain Johannes
, Troy Van Leeuwen
, Karl Doyle, Dean Ween
and many others from the Palm Desert scene
have contributed as songwriters and musicians.
in Joshua Tree
when Homme brought together musicians from the bands Monster Magnet
, Goatsnake
, earthlings?
, Kyuss
(his own band, which had split in 1995) and Soundgarden
.
The ranch is an old house filled to the brim with rare and unique recording equipment and instruments and was owned by Dave Catching
and the late Fred Drake
. Songs are written "on the spot", and in matters of hours. Many stories have grown around the Sessions. For example, the song "Creosote" from Volumes 9 & 10 was written by Dean Ween
and Alain Johannes
on the ranch's front porch within four minutes of meeting each other. Similarly, Chris Goss and PJ Harvey wrote the song "There Will Never Be A Better Time" for I See You Hearin' Me after going out onto the porch of the ranch for four minutes with an acoustic guitar; they re-entered the house and recorded the song in one take, the only time the song was ever played by the collective.
The first Desert Session was not actually a "session" per se, but Homme and his band at the time (The Acquitted Felons) playing for three days straight on psychedelic
mushrooms. Since then, the Desert Sessions have become legendary, growing in intensity and artistic merit.
In November 2005, RekordsRekords announced that Desert Sessions Volume 1 through to 6 would be reprinted and available by 2006 on both vinyl and CD, though this never came to fruition. Instead, the remaining original copies of the Man Ruin's releases were put on sale in the official RekordsRekords shop in April 2006.
Joshua Homme
Joshua Michael Homme is an American rock musician, and record producer. He was the guitarist and a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age , in which he sings, plays guitar, and serves as the...
in 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
. Artists such as Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
, PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
, Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez)
Jeordie White
Jeordie Osbourne White , better known by his pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez , is an American musician, who is best known for being the bassist and guitarist for Marilyn Manson. He was also the bassist for A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails...
, Dave Catching
David Catching
David 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...
, 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...
, Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
, John McBain
John McBain (musician)
John Paul McBain was a guitarist for Monster Magnet, Wellwater Conspiracy, his solo work, and has contributed to The Desert Sessions...
, Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician, two-time Grammy Award Winner best known for playing bass in the grunge band Soundgarden from 1990 until the band's 1997 break-up...
, Josh Freese
Josh Freese
Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records....
, Chris Goss
Chris 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...
, Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes Moschulski is a guitarist and, along with his late partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven...
, Troy Van Leeuwen
Troy Van Leeuwen
Troy Dean Van Leeuwen is an American musician and producer. Van Leeuwen began playing music at young age and started playing guitar at age 13. Soon Van Leeuwen was playing in various local bands such as Jester, 60 Cycle and later Failure...
, Karl Doyle, Dean Ween
Dean Ween
Dean Ween is the stage name of Michael "Mickey" Melchiondo, Jr., American guitarist and half of the alternative rock group Ween.-Biography:...
and many others from the Palm Desert scene
Palm Desert Scene
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of closely related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, Heavy metal and other genres, such as hardcore, as well as...
have contributed as songwriters and musicians.
History
The Desert Sessions began in August 1997 at the Rancho De La LunaRancho De La Luna
Rancho De La Luna is a recording studio in Joshua Tree, California that was founded in 1993 by Fred Drake. David Catching became Fred Drake's partner at the Rancho in 1994...
in Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census, up from 4,207 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joshua Tree is located in the Mojave Desert at ....
when Homme brought together musicians from the bands Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
, Goatsnake
Goatsnake
-Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))...
, earthlings?
Earthlings?
Earthlings? are a psychedelic rock band based in Joshua Tree, California. The band includes members from Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss, Masters of Reality, Goatsnake, The Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, Yellow#5, Legal Weapon, Sea Hags, Modifiers, Orquesta...
, Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
(his own band, which had split in 1995) and Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
.
The ranch is an old house filled to the brim with rare and unique recording equipment and instruments and was owned by Dave Catching
David Catching
David 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...
and the late Fred Drake
Fred Drake
Fred 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...
. Songs are written "on the spot", and in matters of hours. Many stories have grown around the Sessions. For example, the song "Creosote" from Volumes 9 & 10 was written by Dean Ween
Dean Ween
Dean Ween is the stage name of Michael "Mickey" Melchiondo, Jr., American guitarist and half of the alternative rock group Ween.-Biography:...
and Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes Moschulski is a guitarist and, along with his late partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven...
on the ranch's front porch within four minutes of meeting each other. Similarly, Chris Goss and PJ Harvey wrote the song "There Will Never Be A Better Time" for I See You Hearin' Me after going out onto the porch of the ranch for four minutes with an acoustic guitar; they re-entered the house and recorded the song in one take, the only time the song was ever played by the collective.
The first Desert Session was not actually a "session" per se, but Homme and his band at the time (The Acquitted Felons) playing for three days straight on psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
mushrooms. Since then, the Desert Sessions have become legendary, growing in intensity and artistic merit.
Current status
In a 2007 interview with Rockline, Homme stated that he was going to be working on a new Desert Sessions album in December 2007, and the first ten will be re-released as a box set.Original 10" vinyl releases
| Title | Year | Label |
| Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music For Felons Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music for Felons The first The Desert Sessions LP, titled Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music for Felons, was released in 1997 on 10-inch blue vinyl.-Track listing & Personnel:Side AA:1. "Girl Boy Tom"*Drums: Alfredo*Bass: Dav Catching*Guitar: McBain... |
1997 | Man's Ruin |
| Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered The second The Desert Sessions LP, titled Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered, was released in 1997 on 10-inch red vinyl.-Track listing & Personnel:Side AA:1. Johnny the Boy"*Drums: Alfredo Hernandez*Drums2: Brant Bjork... |
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| 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... |
1998 | |
| Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips is the fourth installment of The Desert Sessions series, a side project of Queens of the Stone Age frontman, Josh Homme. It was originally released in 1998 on cream-colored 10" vinyl, and is currently out of print.... |
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| Volume 5: Poetry for the Masses (SeaShedShitheadByTheSheSore) | 1999 | |
| Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego is the sixth installment of The Desert Sessions, a side project of Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme. The track "Rickshaw" is frequently included in their live set. It was the final release to be a single disc, as both volumes 7 & 8 were coupled into a gatefold... |
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| Volume 7: Gypsy Marches Volume 7: Gypsy Marches The seventh The Desert Sessions LP, titled Volume 7: Gypsy Marches, was released in 2001, packaged along with Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are. in a gatefold 10" album format.... |
2001 | Southern Lord Southern Lord Records Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,... /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... |
| Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are. Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are. The eighth The Desert Sessions LP, titled Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are., was released in 2001, packaged along with Volume 7: Gypsy Marches in a gatefold 10" album format... |
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| Volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me Volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me The ninth The Desert Sessions LP, Volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me, was released in 2003, packaged along with Volume 10: I Heart Disco in a gatefold 10" album format.-Track listing:#"Dead in Love" - 4:42#"I Wanna Make It wit Chu" - 3:42... |
2003 | |
| Volume 10: I Heart Disco Volume 10: I Heart Disco The tenth The Desert Sessions LP, titled Volume 10: I Heart Disco, was released in 2003, packaged along with Volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me in a gatefold 10" album format.-Track listing:# "Powdered Wig Machine"# "In My Head...Or Something"... |
Compact disc compilations
| Title | Year | Label |
| Volumes 1 & 2 Volumes 1 & 2 Volumes 1 & 2 is the first full length album by The Desert Sessions. It features the seven tracks found on the original 10 inch singles, plus three bonus tracks.... |
1998 | Man's Ruin |
| Volumes 3 & 4 Volumes 3 & 4 Volumes 3 & 4 is the second compilation of Josh Homme's project The Desert Sessions. Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!! and Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips were released separately on 10-inch vinyl, and then compiled on CD with the extra track "You Keep on Talkin'".-Track... |
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| Volumes 5 & 6 Volumes 5 & 6 This is a compilation of the fifth and sixth The Desert Sessions releases. Queens of the Stone Age later performed "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire" on their Songs for the Deaf album, and "Rickshaw" has often been included in their live set. "Like a Drug" has been... |
1999 | |
| Volumes 7 & 8 Volumes 7 & 8 Volumes 7 & 8 is a compilation of the seventh and eighth releases from The Desert Sessions. The seventh volume is titled Gypsy Marches, and the eighth Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are.... |
2001 | Southern Lord Southern Lord Records Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,... /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... |
| Volumes 9 & 10 Volumes 9 & 10 Volumes 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... |
2003 |
In November 2005, RekordsRekords announced that Desert Sessions Volume 1 through to 6 would be reprinted and available by 2006 on both vinyl and CD, though this never came to fruition. Instead, the remaining original copies of the Man Ruin's releases were put on sale in the official RekordsRekords shop in April 2006.
Collaborating artists
| Member | Associated acts | 1 & 2 | 3 & 4 | 5 & 6 | 7 & 8 | 9 & 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Homme | Queens of the Stone Age 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... , Kyuss Kyuss Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with... , Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre... , Screaming Trees Screaming Trees Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington in 1985 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the time the band reached its most successful period... , Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances... |
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| Fred Drake Fred Drake Fred 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... |
earthlings?, Ministry of Fools | X | X | X | X | |
| Dave Catching | Queens of the Stone Age, earthlings? Earthlings? Earthlings? are a psychedelic rock band based in Joshua Tree, California. The band includes members from Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss, Masters of Reality, Goatsnake, The Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, Yellow#5, Legal Weapon, Sea Hags, Modifiers, Orquesta... , Mondo Generator Mondo Generator Mondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian... , Eagles of Death Metal, Yellow #5, Goon Moon Goon Moon Goon Moon is an American rock band composed of Jeordie White and Chris Goss. The band released a mini-LP called I Got a Brand New Egg-Layin' Machine and have since recorded a full-length album Licker's Last Leg, which was released on May 8, 2007... , Peaches Peaches (musician) Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics... |
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| Brant Bjork Brant Bjork Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:... |
Kyuss, Fu Manchu Fu Manchu (band) Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990. They have been featured on compilations put together by Tony Hawk and ESPN's X Games, and invited to perform on the US television program Monster Garage... , Brant Bjork & The Bros, Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California area, formed in 1994 by ex-Yawning Man members Mario and Larry Lalli, along with Tony Tornay. The Lalli cousins are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner rock later made famous by bands such as... , Mondo Generator, Yellow #5, |
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| Alfredo Hernández Alfredo Hernandez Alfredo 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 :... |
Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Orquesta del Desierto Orquesta del Desierto Orquesta del Desierto is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California. Founded upon music inspired and written by producer Dandy Brown , members of the band include or have included vocalist Pete Stahl , drummer Alfredo Hernández , guitarist Mario Lalli and guitarists Mike... , Yawning Man Yawning Man Yawning Man is an American experimental rock band from La Quinta, California. The band originally formed in 1986, although they released no studio recordings until 2005... , Across The River |
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| Pete Stahl | Scream Scream (band) Scream is a hardcore punk band from Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia active from 1981 to 1990. As of 2009, the band has reunited to play several shows.-Biography:... , Wool Wool (band) Wool were a rock band from Washington, D.C. , specialising in a rough-hewn but melodic brand of punk-based hard rock from 1990-1996.-History:... , Goatsnake Goatsnake -Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))... , earthlings?, Orquesta del Desierto |
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| Ben Shepherd Ben Shepherd Ben Shepherd is an American musician, two-time Grammy Award Winner best known for playing bass in the grunge band Soundgarden from 1990 until the band's 1997 break-up... |
Soundgarden Soundgarden Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto... , Hater Hater (band) Hater was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993. The band formed as a side project mostly under the direction of Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd... , Wellwater Conspiracy Wellwater Conspiracy Wellwater Conspiracy was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993. The band was created by members of the grunge-era side project Hater. Wellwater Conspiracy featured Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and ex-Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain. The band originally featured... |
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| John McBain John McBain (musician) John Paul McBain was a guitarist for Monster Magnet, Wellwater Conspiracy, his solo work, and has contributed to The Desert Sessions... |
Monster Magnet Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin... , Hater, Wellwater Conspiracy |
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| 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... |
Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, The Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Masters of Reality Masters of Reality Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes bands like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or "desert rock"... |
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| Mario Lalli | Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California area, formed in 1994 by ex-Yawning Man members Mario and Larry Lalli, along with Tony Tornay. The Lalli cousins are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner rock later made famous by bands such as... , Yawning Man, Across The River |
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| Larry Lalli | Fatso Jetson | X | ||||
| Jesse Hughes Jesse Hughes (musician) Jesse "The Devil" Hughes is an American musician from Greenville, South Carolina. Hughes is known for his role as frontman of the California-based rock band, Eagles of Death Metal. He cites Little Richard as his biggest musical influence and inspiration.-Early life:At age 7, Hughes' mother, Jo... |
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| Craig Armstrong | X | |||||
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| Blag Dahlia Blag Dahlia Paul Cafaro , better known as Blag Dahlia, is an American musician, producer, and author.-Music career:Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well known as the front-man of Dwarves, a punk rock band. With the Dwarves he has written and produced 10 full length records over a span... |
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| Gene Trautmann Gene Trautmann Gene Trautmann is the former drummer for Queens of the Stone Age, the Eagles of Death Metal, and the Miracle Workers.- Biography :Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Trautmann started playing along to records when he was 11 or 12... |
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| Barrett Martin Barrett Martin Barrett Martin , is an American drummer, upright bassist, composer, producer, writer, and Zen artist. He was the drummer for the Seattle, Washington groups Skin Yard and Screaming Trees, as well as the supergroups Mad Season and Tuatara... |
Screaming Trees, Mad Season Mad Season Mad Season was an American rock supergroup formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1994 by members of three popular Seattle-based bands: Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees. Mad Season only released one album, Above, and is best known for the single "River of Deceit"... , Queens of the Stone Age |
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| Adam Maples | earthlings? | X | ||||
| Teddy Quinn | Dig Your Own Cactus, Ministry of Fools | X | ||||
| Tony Mason | Dig Your Own Cactus | X | ||||
| Chris Goss Chris 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... |
Masters of Reality, Goon Moon | X | X | |||
| Alain Johannes Alain Johannes Alain Johannes Moschulski is a guitarist and, along with his late partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven... |
Eleven Eleven (band) Eleven was a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1990 by Alain Johannes , Natasha Shneider , and Jack Irons .-History:... , Chris Cornell Chris Cornell Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998... , Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures (live) |
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| Natasha Shneider Natasha Shneider Natasha Shneider was a Russian musician. She was most notably the keyboardist and vocalist in the musical group Eleven, and was the partner of bandmate Alain Johannes... |
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| Mark Lanegan Mark Lanegan Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career... |
Screaming Trees, Mad Season, Queens of the Stone Age, The Twilight Singers The Twilight Singers The Twilight Singers is an American indie rock band. The group was initially formed as a side project of The Afghan Whigs leader Greg Dulli in 1997... , The Gutter Twins The Gutter Twins The Gutter Twins is a musical collaboration between rock musicians Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan. Dulli and Lanegan have regularly contributed to each other's projects since 2000, most notably in Dulli's Twilight Singers; of the duo's origins, Dulli said "I think Mark told a journalist we were doing... , Isobel Campbell Isobel Campbell Isobel Campbell is a Scottish singer, cellist and composer in the indie and rock genres.-History:Campbell was a member of Belle & Sebastian from their formation in Glasgow in 1996 until 2002, when she departed the band for personal reasons. She played cello and keyboards with the band, and sang... |
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| Brendon McNichol Brendon McNichol Brendon McNichol , is a lap-steel/guitar player, who has played with bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Masters of Reality and Rattlebone. He is now working as a contractor.-Bands:... |
Rattlebone Rattlebone Rattlebone were a rock group from Los Angeles, USA.The original Rattlebone rose from the ashes of The Drills in Los Angeles, California in 1992. The group signed with Hollywood Records that same year... , Masters of Reality, Queens of the Stone Age |
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| Samantha Maloney Samantha Maloney Samantha Maloney is an American musician best known for playing in the bands Hole, Mötley Crüe, Eagles of Death Metal and in Peaches' live band "The Herms".-Early career:... |
Hole Hole (band) Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson... , Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil... , Eagles of Death Metal, Peaches |
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| Nick Eldorado | LIKEHELL | X | ||||
| PJ Harvey PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in... |
PJ Harvey PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in... |
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| Troy Van Leeuwen Troy Van Leeuwen Troy Dean Van Leeuwen is an American musician and producer. Van Leeuwen began playing music at young age and started playing guitar at age 13. Soon Van Leeuwen was playing in various local bands such as Jester, 60 Cycle and later Failure... |
Failure Failure (band) Failure was an American rock band that was active from 1990 to 1997, during which they recorded and released three critically acclaimed albums... , A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums... , Enemy Enemy (band) Enemy is an American band fronted by guitarist and vocalist Troy Van Leeuwen , with bassist Eddie Nappi and drummer Kelli Scott . Former Quicksand drummer Alan Cage was a founding member before being replaced by Scott... , Queens of the Stone Age 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... |
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| Joey Castillo Joey Castillo Joseph Willam "Joey" Castillo is an American drummer currently playing with Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal... |
Zilch Zilch (band) Zilch is an alternative/industrial rock band formed in 1996 by Hideto "hide" Matsumoto , Ray McVeigh , Paul Raven , Joey Castillo and I.N.A... , Wasted Youth Wasted Youth Wasted Youth may refer to:* Wasted Youth , 1980s hardcore punk band* Wasted Youth , 1980s goth post-punk band* Wasted Youth , Canadian teen punk rock magazine... , Danzig Danzig (band) Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain... , Goatsnake, Sugartooth Sugartooth Sugartooth was an alternative rock band that was formed in the early 1990s.Marc Hutner and Josh Blum formed the group after meeting each other on the California band circuit . They worked with two different drummers over time... , Queens of the Stone Age 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... |
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| Dean Ween Dean Ween Dean Ween is the stage name of Michael "Mickey" Melchiondo, Jr., American guitarist and half of the alternative rock group Ween.-Biography:... |
Ween Ween Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music... , Moistboyz Moistboyz Moistboyz is a band founded by Mickey Melchiondo Jr. and Guy Heller . In the spirit of Melchiondo's other group, Ween, the two have donned aliases. Melchiondo is known as the character Mickey Moist and Heller as Dickie Moist. The first two Moistboyz LP's, now sold together on one CD, are very... |
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| Josh Freese Josh Freese Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records.... |
The Vandals The Vandals The Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour... , Devo Devo Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult... , A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums... , Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction... |
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| Jeordie White Jeordie White Jeordie Osbourne White , better known by his pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez , is an American musician, who is best known for being the bassist and guitarist for Marilyn Manson. He was also the bassist for A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails... |
Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction... , Goon Moon Goon Moon Goon Moon is an American rock band composed of Jeordie White and Chris Goss. The band released a mini-LP called I Got a Brand New Egg-Layin' Machine and have since recorded a full-length album Licker's Last Leg, which was released on May 8, 2007... , A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums... , Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson (band) Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention... |
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| Brian O'Connor Brian O'Connor (bassist) Brian Robert O'Connor is best known for his role as bass guitarist for rock band Eagles of Death Metal... |
Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre... |
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External links
- Desert Sessions Official site
- Rekords Rekords Official site