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The Desert Sessions

Band, 1997-2004
Alternative and Rock

A series of recording sessions convened by Josh Homme between 1997 and 2003, primarily at Rancho De La Luna, a house in Joshua Tree, California filled with recording equipment and instruments. The sessions feature Homme along with the house's owners Dave Catching and Fred Drake, with and many other musicians from the Palm Desert / Desert Rock / Stoner Rock scene contributing to the series, as well as visitors from further afield such as PJ Harvey. During the sessions, songs were written on-the-spot and recorded quickly, lending both a freshness and roughness to the tracks. Some songs were later re-recorded by Homme's main group Queens Of The Stone Age.

Members

	PJ Harvey voc *1969 GB
	Josh Homme g, voc *1973 US
	Troy Van Leeuwen g, b *1970 US
	Alain Johannes g, b *1962 US
	Chris Goss voc, g *1958 US
	Brant Bjork dr *1973 US
	Nick Oliveri b, voc *1971 US
	Joey Castillo dr *1966 US
	David Catching g *1961
	Blag Jesus voc
	Josh Freese dr *1972 US
	Mickey Melchiondo g, voc *1970 US
	John McBain g *1965 US
	Ben Shepherd b, voc *1968 JP
	Jeordie White b, bvoc *1971 US
	Mario Lalli g, voc, b *1966 US
	Alfredo Hernandez dr US
	Fred Drake dr 1958-2002 US
	Peter Stahl voc US
	T. Fresh ttbl
	Craig Armstrong b
	Gene Trautmann dr *1966 US
	Jesse Hughes g, voc *1972 US
	Musharitas voc