I don't know about any one else, but to me this is how music should sound. Transcending time and feeling, and reaches out to space as something entirely more grand than those who created it.
There really is no experience quite like the Desert Sessions. It's like peeking into a rockstar's mind and seeing all the raw, unpolished songlets and ideas.
I played this for a black girl I was sleeping with and she looked at me and asked "who is this!?" With a look of disbelief and said "I've never heard anything this good before"
Just recently I found out about a cool connection with their recent song "My God is the Sun". The drum track at the end of this song is in the beggining of that one. Cool, huh?
Back when Brant and Josh used to work together. I wish they could mend fences. When lawsuits get involved, it probably is the end. That was the end of Kyuss. But we still have the tunes to remember the amazing ride.
Josh and Brant is the dream, but I would settle for some Josh and Scott stuff! They seem to be on good terms, still. Reeder is such an underrated part of a lot of Kyuss's music imo.
I'm an avid lover of anything and everything Josh so much as breathes on musically. Has anyone else noticed similar approaches to music sonically as well as lyrically between Elliot Smith and Josh Homme, especially josh's early stuff. I'm by no way implying either one was ripping the other I just hear so many parallels between their music. As a fan of both I think it's great, especially since both lean on introspective and dark subject matter with choruses sung in falsetto, my favorite!
They're like completely songs in tone. The QOTSA version is my drudging and windy while this a bit bouncier and rocking. I like both but if you were to argue which version is better you'd be heavily opinionated no matter which side you take.
Apples and oranges are two different fruits but you can still have a preference, can you not? Cars and trains are different but you can still have a preference, yeah? In fact, the only way you COULDN'T have a preference is if the songs were the exact same. But you seem to be saying that's necessary?
QotSA never recorded their own studio version of 'Rickshaw', there's only the Desert Sessions version and the very early demo 'Sherbert' which differs notably from vibe to tempo to audio quality. Some may be confusing this song with 'Born To Hula' which did have multiple studio versions QotSA recorded (three of them).
@peachmelba1000 They used to play it live as either 'Rickshaw' or 'Sherbert'. The latter was a demo on their first release, before their debut album. Same song, but Sherbert is more....muffled
@albooga its bands called the plastic turks. before they were called Queens.... same name of the song. Its heavier than this. I love both but prefer this :P
Call me a late bloomer on this one. Must've passed over it. Currently my favorite thing that Homme's done to date. Not so crazy about the mgits spin-off. Especially after hearing where it came from. Should've left it be.
This is probably my favorite song ever, and only the kind of people who would look this up on youtube have ever heard it.
Orange juice. Frozen.
haha mine too!
😉
Same...unite!
People who get it, get it. We always circle back to this song.
I can never just hear this once, it has to be like 10 times in a row.
Damn, I remember getting this CD for Christmas in '96 or 97. When I finally took the headphones off it was Easters.
The older stuff like this is where it’s at. Qotsa never gets old though.
"You can ask for orange juice frozen."
Truly poetic
I don't know about any one else, but to me this is how music should sound. Transcending time and feeling, and reaches out to space as something entirely more grand than those who created it.
Great description of what's going on here
hands down, best song of all the desert sessions.
I like other Desert Sessions tracks, but none of them come close to this one!
There really is no experience quite like the Desert Sessions. It's like peeking into a rockstar's mind and seeing all the raw, unpolished songlets and ideas.
I showed this to a coworker's kid who was getting into rock and roll, and it utterly blew his mind.
8 years later hes probably the next Josh Homme.... tell em hit me up ill be in his band
I played this for a black girl I was sleeping with and she looked at me and asked "who is this!?" With a look of disbelief and said "I've never heard anything this good before"
Best Desert Sessions tune after "Coward's way out" - my only regret is that Qotsa never recorded a proper cover of this.
Was too good to change, kinda like when they re did born to hula but it wasn’t as good as the original.
All these years later, desert sessions is still a fucking treat.
many years
I'm a big Kyuss, QOTSA, EODM, TCV, fan but the best work Josh Homme has ever done is The Desert Sessions.
this is pure magic along with rickshaw and spiders and vinegaroons,very hard to just listen...i start to jam w these old songs w my guitar
Just recently I found out about a cool connection with their recent song "My God is the Sun". The drum track at the end of this song is in the beggining of that one. Cool, huh?
I never thought like that. I always saw a connection with THE SKY IS FALLING, from Songs for the Deaf...
This song sounds like it could’ve been off Songs For The Deaf
Every so often I binge this song for a week. If every song I write could make me feel the way this one does, I'd be happy
Time signatures in this song are crazy. Goes from 12/8 - 16/8 - 12/8 - 13/8
I never realized that before that’s really cool. I always wondered why this song had such an odd feeling to it and now I know lol
Also the dual drums
Who’s drumming on this?
@@captainDL3 If I remember right this part of desert sessions might have had Grohl in it, but I could be wrong.
@@captainDL3 it's gene trautmann on the left and adam maples on the right
This is hands down my favorite song in existence.
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Haven’t heard this one in a while. Glad it popped back in my head tonight.
Back when Brant and Josh used to work together. I wish they could mend fences. When lawsuits get involved, it probably is the end. That was the end of Kyuss. But we still have the tunes to remember the amazing ride.
Josh and Brant is the dream, but I would settle for some Josh and Scott stuff! They seem to be on good terms, still. Reeder is such an underrated part of a lot of Kyuss's music imo.
A masterpiece.....great drumming along with the peerless voice of you know who.
Now playing on Freezknotable: Best of Stoner Rock QOTSA/Desert Sessions "Rickshaw" 1999.
i want to cry
Get a camaro and drive real fast thru the desert with the headlights off
Go ahead, we’re all doing it
Shit I love this song so much. Imagine hearing this live in the middle of a desert.
One of my favourite songs!
Sweet jesus. What a record this is!
Holy crap, that chorus
This song is THE ONE.
great song. Pure desert rock!!!
Damn the drums are ripping this shit up 🖤
this is the 1st time ive heard this song.....its AMAZING....RAWK ON!
i think both versions are great i advise everyone to check the other version
So many versions. Like this one best.
I'm an avid lover of anything and everything Josh so much as breathes on musically. Has anyone else noticed similar approaches to music sonically as well as lyrically between Elliot Smith and Josh Homme, especially josh's early stuff. I'm by no way implying either one was ripping the other I just hear so many parallels between their music. As a fan of both I think it's great, especially since both lean on introspective and dark subject matter with choruses sung in falsetto, my favorite!
As both a long-time Josh Homme and Elliott Smith listener, I'm very curious about this opinion. Would you care to elaborate ?
Pierre P apparently not. LOL.
@@Sunfl0w3rseeds me too
can't get much better than this
quintessential desert rock
couldn't live on anything else
i could listen to this all day
the mid riff is so catchy
SOLID GOLD!
Somehow my most olayed song of 22
Thanks man... i knew gene had to be in this album somewhere.
I love that bass line soo much
We need Desert Sessions 11 - 12
Albert Davies guess what...
what two drummers...
Just discovered this yesterday. Disappointed in myself haha
It's so God damn hard and soft at the same time...
Thanks to what we can actually hear on the website today, it appears you are right sir.
Sadly I believe Gene was only on two of the Desert Sessions.
in spite of the fact that its on a DS's disc I always think of this as a qotsa song
I gotta say, this blows the QOTSA version out of the water.
They're like completely songs in tone. The QOTSA version is my drudging and windy while this a bit bouncier and rocking. I like both but if you were to argue which version is better you'd be heavily opinionated no matter which side you take.
they're two completely different songs, the lyrics and the music are both different, they both have their own sound, one can't really be better...
Apples and oranges are two different fruits but you can still have a preference, can you not? Cars and trains are different but you can still have a preference, yeah?
In fact, the only way you COULDN'T have a preference is if the songs were the exact same. But you seem to be saying that's necessary?
Be careful whatchu wish for...
This song makes you high
that chorus is epic!
this song makes me sploosh.
This kicks much ass!
Notice that this is recorded with dual drumsets! ;)
QotSA never recorded their own studio version of 'Rickshaw', there's only the Desert Sessions version and the very early demo 'Sherbert' which differs notably from vibe to tempo to audio quality. Some may be confusing this song with 'Born To Hula' which did have multiple studio versions QotSA recorded (three of them).
I would say it was worked into my god is the sun tbh
what
Adam Maples and Gene Troutman
Prototype for "My God Is The Sun" ;-)
Im gonna go and say that I don't think its pims in your head I think its pins
it's pims. .. . not supposed to be sensical
oh faaak yeah ! ive been searching that song like years !!
Ever heard the one Queens did under the plastic turks name? its very different, sludgier
Sherbert has a way stronger Kyuss vibe too. It's more mellow and fuzzed-out.
Rickshaw
@peachmelba1000 They used to play it live as either 'Rickshaw' or 'Sherbert'. The latter was a demo on their first release, before their debut album. Same song, but Sherbert is more....muffled
What a fuckin’ song! Could listen to this until my ears bleed.
I wonder if this will be one of the songs on the new QOTSA album, they always have something from Desert Sessions
@albooga its bands called the plastic turks. before they were called Queens.... same name of the song. Its heavier than this. I love both but prefer this :P
Gaaaawd this is so badassss
Sensacional!
got it on my ipod. its awesome : )
Cool Take of this track...
Without Googling further, I'll say it sounds like Pete Stahl on lead vocal on this version.....
+Brian Wensing Sounds like all Josh on vocals to me... Stahl was only involved with 1-4.
+Knox Rogers john garcia was involved in this recording
The credits don't list Josh as vocals on this one. In fact it's unlisted and I don't know why
I can now see how my god is the sum was influenced
I love sonds in 3/4 time!
Great song should be on the next album!
God, I wish that was the case as this could’ve made such an awesome transition into “My god is the sun” from Like Clockwork.
Can i ask for more music like this, although i could go for some tortuous membrane
Yeah i don't either,but the lyrics make just as much sense to me ;-)
you can ask for orange juice frozen
there were two drums in this track
I listened to the Qotsa version first.. this version is so much heavier
Sounds like Taylor playing the drums.
...oh you
hey does that have anything to do with conan troutman the song by kyuss
@peachmelba1000 I thought Pimms is a liqueur?
You can ask for symmetrical planning
You can ask for orange juice frozen
@Wheresmyaccount
I pretty much do listen to this all day
@peachmelba1000 qotsa actually have this song on one of their albums... i don't remember which one though
@nekftw The QoTSA version? Where can I find that? DIdn't know a 'QoTSA version' existed
Hey, Does anyone know who's playing drums on this song?
You can ask for any old woman.
@albooga pims are cookies, UK cookies
@scrawky What are pims?
magnum opus w chuj
subcutaneous phat.
it's so tripy
Call me a late bloomer on this one. Must've passed over it. Currently my favorite thing that Homme's done to date. Not so crazy about the mgits spin-off. Especially after hearing where it came from. Should've left it be.
Who’s drumming on this??
1:48 -1:56 = Song Snippet #6
OOOOOOoooooh you.
@scrawky I know he says pims. I was asking what are pims?
How'd you get it on ur ipod?