The Desert Sessions - Vol. 1 & 2

Complete Album. © Man's Ruin

Released: February 24, 1998
Recorded: August 5-12, 1997 at Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, CA

Volumes 1 & 2 is the first full length album by The Desert Sessions. It features the seven tracks found on the original 10 inch singles, plus three bonus tracks.
This album differs from subsequent collaborative Desert Sessions in that it was recorded solely by Josh Homme's band The Acquitted Felons playing for three days straight on psilocybin mushrooms.

The two "Girl Boy Tom" tracks are actually part of a single song. "Monkey in the Middle" is crammed between the two tracks with a fade out from "Girl Boy Tom" and fade back into "Girl Boy Tom". Thus the title "Monkey in the Middle" is a sort of play on titles, being the monkey in the middle.

00:00 Preaching
00:45 Girl Boy Tom
05:15 Monkey In The Middle
08:04 Girl Boy Tom (Reprise)
10:58 Cowards Way Out
16:35 Robotic Lunch (alt. version)
21:57 Johnny The Boy
26:30 Screamin' Eagle
30:09 Cake (Who Shit On The...)
39:15 Man's Ruin Preach

Josh Homme: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Percussion - John McBain: Guitar, Keyboards - Fred Drake: Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion - Dave Catching: Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Percussion - Ben Shepherd: Bass, Guitar - Brant Bjork: Drums, Bass, Percussion - Alfredo Hernández: Drums, Percussion - Pete Stahl: Vocals