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Josh Homme returns with The Desert Sessions, Vol. 9-10, two more installments of his ongoing collaborations with likeminded friends and musicians. This time PJ Harvey, Ween's Dean Ween, Marilyn Manson's Twiggy Ramirez, Eleven's Alain Johannes, and Queens of the Stone Age contributors Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo (also of A Perfect Circle and Danzig, respectively), among others, join the festivities. Unlike some of the other Desert Sessions volumes, 9 (aka "I See You Hearin Me") and 10 ("I Heart Disco") stay more or less grounded in the kind of creative stoner rock that Homme purveys with Queens of the Stone Age. Despite the fact that Johannes sings on the opening track, "Dead in Love," the song's searing guitars and insistent grind make it a potential QOTSA track. Likewise, the driving "In My Head...or Something" could easily fit on their next album if it was given a little more punch, as could the dark, parched desert rock of "Holey Dime" and "Bring It Back Gentle." Out of all of Homme's collaborators, Harvey makes the biggest impression, sounding the best she has since 1995's To Bring You My Love. Whether it's because the pressure's off because it's not her own project, or she's just ready to rock again, she sounds freer and more ferocious than she has in a long time on "There Will Never Be a Better Time," a spooky, vaguely Spanish-tinged acoustic number, and slinky-yet-menacing songs like "Crawl Home," "Powdered Wig Machine," and "A Girl Like Me," all of which play her witchy diva image to the hilt. The collection's more experimental moments vary in quality, ranging from the loose, fun faux soul of "I Wanna Make It Wit Chu" and the thrashy workout of "Covered in Punks Blood" to "I'm Here for Your Daughter" and "Shepherd's Pie," both of which were probably more fun to make than they are to hear. Still, The Desert Sessions are intended as a sort of musical notepad, so it's not surprising that some of the ideas here are less sketched out than others. Bearing the project's off the cuff nature in mind, The Desert Sessions, Vol. 9-10 is another success.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Alain Johannes, Engineer, Flute, Mandolin, Steel Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Homme, Guitar, Steel Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PJ Harvey, Saxophone, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joey Castillo, ComposerLyricist - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Geof Templeton, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joey Castello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island UK Ltd for World Excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Piano, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Homme, Percussion, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian O'Connor, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - PJ Harvey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Dave Catching, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Melchiando, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian O' Connor, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc.
Alain Johannes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Homme, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeordie White, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Joey Castello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for World exclusive of USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Goss, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PJ Harvey, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island UK Ltd for World excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Homme, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeordie White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PJ Harvey, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joey Castillo, ComposerLyricist - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Joey Castello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for Worldwide excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Flute, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Homme, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PJ Harvey, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Geof Templeton, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joey Castello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for Worldwide excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Homme, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian O'Connor, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TROY VAN LEEUWEN, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - PJ Harvey, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Dave Catching, Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Melchiando, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for Worldwide excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Harmonica, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Homme, Drums, Asst. Recording Engineer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - TROY VAN LEEUWEN, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Mickey Melchiando, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License with Universal Island Records UK Ltd for Worldwide excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Homme, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeordie White, ComposerLyricist - PJ Harvey, Melodica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joey Castillo, ComposerLyricist - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Joey Castello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive Licenses with Universal Island Records UK Ltd for Worldwide excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chris Goss, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Drums, Additional Vocals, Steel Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeordie White, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - PJ Harvey, Unknown, Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Dave Catching, Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for Worldwide excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Mickey Melchiando, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for the World excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Homme, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joey Castillo, ComposerLyricist - Dave Catchings, Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Mickey Melchiando, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geof Templeton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Castello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for the World excluding USA & Canada
Alain Johannes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Homme, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Freese, Composer, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Homme, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TROY VAN LEEUWEN, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - PJ Harvey, Pandeiro, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Catchings, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desert Sessions, MainArtist - Mickey Melchiando, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc., Under Exclusive License to Universal Island Records UK Ltd for the World excluding USA & Canada
Album review
Josh Homme returns with The Desert Sessions, Vol. 9-10, two more installments of his ongoing collaborations with likeminded friends and musicians. This time PJ Harvey, Ween's Dean Ween, Marilyn Manson's Twiggy Ramirez, Eleven's Alain Johannes, and Queens of the Stone Age contributors Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo (also of A Perfect Circle and Danzig, respectively), among others, join the festivities. Unlike some of the other Desert Sessions volumes, 9 (aka "I See You Hearin Me") and 10 ("I Heart Disco") stay more or less grounded in the kind of creative stoner rock that Homme purveys with Queens of the Stone Age. Despite the fact that Johannes sings on the opening track, "Dead in Love," the song's searing guitars and insistent grind make it a potential QOTSA track. Likewise, the driving "In My Head...or Something" could easily fit on their next album if it was given a little more punch, as could the dark, parched desert rock of "Holey Dime" and "Bring It Back Gentle." Out of all of Homme's collaborators, Harvey makes the biggest impression, sounding the best she has since 1995's To Bring You My Love. Whether it's because the pressure's off because it's not her own project, or she's just ready to rock again, she sounds freer and more ferocious than she has in a long time on "There Will Never Be a Better Time," a spooky, vaguely Spanish-tinged acoustic number, and slinky-yet-menacing songs like "Crawl Home," "Powdered Wig Machine," and "A Girl Like Me," all of which play her witchy diva image to the hilt. The collection's more experimental moments vary in quality, ranging from the loose, fun faux soul of "I Wanna Make It Wit Chu" and the thrashy workout of "Covered in Punks Blood" to "I'm Here for Your Daughter" and "Shepherd's Pie," both of which were probably more fun to make than they are to hear. Still, The Desert Sessions are intended as a sort of musical notepad, so it's not surprising that some of the ideas here are less sketched out than others. Bearing the project's off the cuff nature in mind, The Desert Sessions, Vol. 9-10 is another success.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:02
- Main artists: Desert Sessions
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc. ℗ 2003 Board Stiff Music Inc.
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