Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips is the fourth installment of The Desert Sessions

The Desert Sessions

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 a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are...

 series, a side project of 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...

 frontman, Josh Homme. It was originally released in 1998 on cream-colored 10" vinyl

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

, and is currently out of print.

The 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...

 (Jesse 'The Devil' 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...

, Loo Balls, Carlo Von Sexron, Craig Armstrong

Craig Armstrong

Craig Armstrong, OBE is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores.Armstrong's score for William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet earned him a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music and an Ivor Novello...

 and T. Fresh) performed "The Gosso King of Crater Lake", "Hogleg" and "You Keep On Talkin'". The Eagles of Death Metal has since become a real band centered around Jesse 'The Devil' 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...

 guitars and singing instead of Loo Balls vocals. Carlo Von Sexron is one of Josh Homme's monikers. He is also known to record drums and/or bass guitar for EODM to this day, though he does not tour with them.

"The Green Monarchs" (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 :...

, Larry Lalli, Mario Lalli, Josh Homme, Chris Goss

Chris Goss

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...

, 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...

, Tony Tornay) performed "Monster in the Parasol

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...

", "Jr. High Love" and "Eccentric Man" (Originally by psychedelic blues band The Groundhogs

The Groundhogs

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.)

Other song appearances

• "Monster in the Parasol" was re-recorded for 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...
  
  's second studio album 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...
  
  , for which its title was changed to "Monsters in the Parasol".
• "Jr. High Love" was re-recorded for 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...
  
  's album A Drug Problem That Never Existed
  A Drug Problem That Never Existed
  A Drug Problem That Never Existed is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Rekords Rekords label in 2003. It takes its name from a line in The Frogs' "I've Got Drugs ", from their album It's Only Right and Natural...
  
  .

Side A

1. "The Gosso King of Crater Lake" – 2:57
   • Performed by: The Eagles of Death Metal
2. "Monster in the Parasol" – 3:42
   • Performed by: The Green Monarchs
3. "Jr. High Love" – 1:50
   • Performed by: The Green Monarchs

Side B

1. "Eccentric Man" – 4:09
   • Performed by: The Green Monarchs
2. "Hogleg" – 2:37
   • Performed by: The Eagles of Death Metal

Personnel

• Steve Feldman – engineer, mixing
• Jesse 'The Devil' 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...
  
  
• Loo Balls
• Josh "Carlo Von Sexron" Homme
• Craig Armstrong
  Craig Armstrong
  Craig Armstrong, OBE is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores.Armstrong's score for William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet earned him a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music and an Ivor Novello...
  
  
• T. Fresh
• 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 :...
  
  
• Larry Lalli
• Mario Lalli
• Chris Goss
  Chris Goss
  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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Tony Tornay