''Demolition Day'' is former
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line- ...
and
Kyuss
Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, D ...
bassist/vocalist
Nick Oliveri
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 ...
's first solo acoustic album.
[Discogs]
"Demolition Day"
discogs.com. Retrieved on October 6, 2013. The album was recorded in 2003 and 2004 at
Dave Grohl
David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...
's Studio 606. The album features Oliveri on bass, vocals, guitars and percussion, as well as horns and guitars from other various artists. It was released in 2004 on vinyl only, but a split CD featuring six tracks from the album and four tracks from
Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator (sometimes known as Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator) is an American rock band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri.
History
Formation and ''Cocaine Rodeo'' (1997–2002)
Nick Oliveri (under the moniker ''Rex Everything'') f ...
was also released.
Track listing
Split CD
''Nick Oliveri''
# All I've Got (Nick Oliveri)
# I Want You to Die (Nick Oliveri)
# Autopilot (Nick Oliveri/
Josh Homme
Joshua Michael Homme ( ; born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he form ...
)
# Simple Exploding Man (Nick Oliveri)
# One More Time in Hell (Nick Oliveri)
# Paper Thin (Nick Oliveri)
''Mondo Generator''
# All the Way Down (Nick Oliveri)
# Bloody Hammer (
Roky Erikson
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.
Biography
Ericks ...
)
# There She Goes Again (Nick Oliveri)
# Sleep the Lie Away (Nick Oliveri/
Dave Catching
David Catching (born June 7, 1961) is an American musician from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of the California stoner rock band earthlings?, a touring member of Eagles of Death Metal and the co-founder of the Rancho De La Luna re ...
)
Vinyl
# Intro
# All I've Got
# I Want You To Die
# Demolition Day
# Chiefs
# Autopilot
# Simple Exploding Man
# One More Time In Hell
# Four Corners
# Tornadoes
# So High So Low
# Ode To Clarissa
# Wake Up Screaming
# Detroit
# Paper Thin
Trivia
* "I Want You to Die" is an acoustic version of the song from Mondo Generator's album ''
Cocaine Rodeo
''Cocaine Rodeo'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with Rob Oswald of Karma to Burn (drums), vocali ...
''.
* "Autopilot" is an acoustic version of Queens of the Stone Age's ''
Rated R Rated R refers to movies (and also to TV shows and video games in certain systems) that have been given a "restricted" rating by one of the following film rating systems:
* Motion Picture Association of America film rating system
* Canadian Home Vid ...
'' song and features
Mark Lanegan
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the St ...
on backing vocals.
* "Simple Exploding Man" is an acoustic version of the song from Mondo Generator's ''
Cocaine Rodeo
''Cocaine Rodeo'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with Rob Oswald of Karma to Burn (drums), vocali ...
''.
* "Four Corners" is from Mondo Generator's previous album ''
A Drug Problem That Never Existed'' and features
Mark Lanegan
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the St ...
on vocals.
* "Paper Thin" was rerecorded for Mondo Generator's next album ''
Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails''.
* "Ode To Clarissa" is a new recording from a Queens of the Stone Age B-Side circa
Rated R Rated R refers to movies (and also to TV shows and video games in certain systems) that have been given a "restricted" rating by one of the following film rating systems:
* Motion Picture Association of America film rating system
* Canadian Home Vid ...
.
* "So High, So Low" is a new recording from Mondo Generator's album ''
A Drug Problem That Never Existed'' and was rerecorded for
Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails.
* "All I've Got" was rerecorded for Mondo Generator's next album ''
Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails'' and was retitled "Take Me Away" .
* CD Tracks 7-10 is actually all four tracks from ''
III the EP
''III the EP'' is an extended play record released by Mondo Generator on November 22, 2004 by Tornado Records. This was the first release after Nick Oliveri was fired from Queens of the Stone Age. Mondo Generator embarked on a short European to ...
''.
References
{{Authority control
2004 albums
Nick Oliveri albums
Mondo Generator albums