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, released on

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in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist

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with

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(drums), vocalist and guitarist Brent Malkus, and his ex-

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bandmates. Recorded in 1997, the material was shelved for three years due to Oliveri's full-time commitment to

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. Several of the songs were performed live by Queens of the Stone Age, building up hype before the eventual release of the album. Three of the album's ten tracks ("13th Floor", "Simple Exploding Man", & "Cocaine Rodeo") feature former members of Kyuss,

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, and Oliveri. This impromptu Kyuss reunion was made possible by Oliveri, who invited each member separately to the studio without any knowledge of who they were playing with. "Simple Exploding Man" features all four original Kyuss members, including vocalist

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, and longtime Kyuss producer

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an album versions feature 2 different bonus tracks. In 2009, ''Cocaine Rodeo'' was re-issued with a bonus disk featuring live material collected from the 2003/2004 tour. In 2020, ''Cocaine Rodeo'' was rereleased as a "20th Anniversary Repress" by Oliveri's current label Heavy Psych Sounds Records.

Track listing

Disc 2

Band members

Rex Everything Nick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and ...

– bass (all tracks), lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10), producer *

– guitar (tracks 1, 7, 10) *

– drums (tracks 1, 7, 10) * Up N. Syder – drums (tracks 2 – 6, 8, 9) * Burnt Mattress (Brent Malkus) – guitar (tracks 2 – 6, 8, 9), lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 11) *

– background vocals (track 7) *

– background vocals (track 7)

Credits

Recorded and mixed by Steve Feldman at Monkey Studios 1997 Tracks (2,4,5,8,10) Remixed by Schneebie in the Gas Chamber Mastered by Phil Easter/Malignant Sound Tech/Tucson, AZ All songs written by Mondo Generator All songs published by Natural Light Music BMI

Notes

*"13th Floor" was later re-recorded as "Tension Head" for

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'' album. *Acoustic versions of "I Want You to Die" and "Simple Exploding Man" appeared on Oliveri's solo record, '' Demolition Day''. *"Shawnette" was later titled "Shawnette Jackson" on ''The Best of Mondo Generator'' and ''Live at Bronson'' releases. *The end of "Dead Insects" contains a riff from the song "

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References

{{Authority control Mondo Generator albums 2000 debut albums Southern Lord Records albums