DESERT SESSIONS Vol IV MAN'S RUIN 10" queens stone age pj harvey kyuss boris om

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THE DESERT SESSIONS "VOL IV/HARD WALLS AND LITTLE TRIPS" 10" (MR112) 1998 Man's Ruin Records. Sleeve and "CREAM WHITE" Record are in EXCELLENT condition. Limited to 3000 copies. OUT OF PRINT.

Track listing:

A1.The Eagles Of Death Metal-The Gosso King Of Crater Lake
A2.The Green Monarchs-Monsters In The Parasol
A3.The Green Monarchs-Jr. High Love

B1.The Green Monarchs-Eccentric Man
B2.The Eagles Of Death Metal-Hogleg

Biography by Greg Prato:

The seeds for the revolving door lineup that Queens of the Stone Age has become famous for were originally sown in another related project, the Desert Sessions. Dating back to the ‘80s, guitarist Josh Homme and his pals would throw what would become known as "generator parties" -- consisting of live music played for a bunch of friends out in a secluded part of California's Palm Desert, the electricity for the amplifiers being supplied by a power generator. Between his exit from stoner rock groundbreakers Kyuss and the formation of Queens, Homme found himself with plenty of free time on his hands, and he decided to start up these get-togethers once more. The only difference was that this time, Homme would record the proceedings -- dubbing them ‘the Desert Sessions' -- while a rotating list of recognizable names of hard rock would be invited to participate. Working at a breakneck pace, a total of six volumes were issued during a one-year period (1998-1999) for the indie label Man's Ruin, and featured input by the likes of Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden, Hater, Wellwater Conspiracy), John McBain (Monster Magnet, Wellwater Conspiracy), Fred Drake (Earthlings), Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Fu Manchu), Alfredo Hernandez (Kyuss), Dave Catching (Earthlings), Chris Goss (Masters of Reality), and Pete Stahl (Wool, Earthlings), among others. In addition to being released on CD (each CD release paired two "volumes" together), the early entries in the series were also issued on double 10" vinyl. But when Man's Ruin went out of business and Homme founded Queens of the Stone Age with former Kyuss bandmate (and Desert Sessions contributor) Nick Oliveri, the Desert Sessions series took a break. The break wasn't long however, as the Southern Lord label picked up Desert Sessions, Vols. 7 & 8, which saw such renowned names as Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees), Samantha Maloney (Hole, Mötley Crüe), and Alain Johannes (Eleven, Chris Cornell) join up with Homme. With Queens of the Stone Age scoring a major hit with their 2002 release, Songs for the Deaf, the Desert Sessions garnered quite a bit of interest from newcomers. Vols. 9 &10 was issued on Mike Patton's Ipecac label in 2003, and featured input from Dean Ween (Ween), Josh Freese (the Vandals), PJ Harvey, Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson), Joey Castillo (Danzig, QOTSA), Natasha Shneider (Eleven), and Troy Van Leeuwen (A Perfect Circle, QOTSA), among others. Another attraction of the Desert Sessions series for QOTSA fans is that several songs debuted on Desert Sessions releases have since gone on to reappear as newly recorded versions on subsequent Queens albums (namely "Millionaire," "Avon," "Hanging Tree," etc.).

Review by Ned Raggett:

After three releases featuring the same general agglomeration, the Desert Sessions took a turn for the different with the fourth entry, thanks to an almost completely different lineup recording a year after the previous volumes. Alfredo Hernandez and Josh Homme reappear on a couple of tracks, but otherwise it's new blood like Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age vet Nick Oliveri, fellow Kyuss refugee Mario Lalli, his Fatso Jetson cohort Tony Tonray, and Masters of Reality frontman Chris Goss. There's even a turntablist this time out, T. Fresh. Various group names like the Eagles of Death Metal and the Green Monarchs are mentioned, but as with the other sessions, things seem generally amorphous in terms of who belongs where. Proto-psych/blues weirdos the Groundhogs get a tip of the hat with a cover of "Eccentric Man," while otherwise it's furry classic FM/bonghit-inspired action as usual on tracks like "Monster in the Parasol" and "Hogleg," plus the intentionally stupid punk-thrash "Jr. High Love."

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