Search - Desert Sessions :: Volume 5 & 6

More heatstroke rock

colin hunter | The Wall of Sleep | 07/15/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Josh Homme and cronies are back, eyes glazed-over, pounding out whatver music the desert tells them to. This is one of the better installments of the ongoing chemically-enhanced musical experiement. While Volumes One and Two were kraut-inspired minimal noodlery, and Three and Four were wonky, cut-and-paste death-hop (you kind of have to hear it to understand what that means), Five and Six are more straightforward rock-punk buffoonery. In a good way. "Goin' To A Hangin'" is the best thing to ever happen to eardrums. Only people who suck don't already own this album. That means you, ugly. Stop sucking and get it."

The true inside info

na | Erewhon, California | 10/21/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Desert Sessions series, which does have Josh Homme (Kyuss/ Queens of the Stone Age), were NOT recorded in Palm Desert as one reviewer wrote, but instead, were recorded in Joshua Tree, California at a studio belonging to Fred Drake. "the Rancho" www.ranchodelaluna.com This series also happened to have the likes of Dave Grohl and PJ Harvey dropping in as well as Fred Drake himself playing on many songs. Once you visit the rancho website you'll be amazed at how many really talented artists were connected to Fred and his studio.

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