Volumes 1 & 2 (The Desert Sessions album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Vol. I / Vol. II

| type = Compilation Album

| artist = The Desert Sessions

| cover = The Desert Sessions, volumes 1 & 2.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1998|2|24}}

| recorded = August 5–12, 1997

| venue =

| studio = Rancho De La Luna, Joshua Tree, CA

| genre = Desert rock

| length = 39:47

| label = Man's Ruin

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Volumes 3 & 4

| next_year = 1998

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r332902|pure_url=yes}}|title=Desert Session, Vols. 1 & 2 – Desert Sessions|publisher=Allmusic}}

}}

Volumes 1 & 2 is the first full-length album by The Desert Sessions. It features the ten tracks found on the original 10-inch EPs.

This album differs from subsequent collaborative Desert Sessions in that it was recorded solely by Josh Homme's band The Acquitted Felons.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Preaching

| length1 = 0:44

| title2 = Girl Boy Tom

| length2 = 4:25

| title3 = Monkey in the Middle

| length3 = 2:47

| title4 = Girl Boy Tom

| length4 = 2:52

| title5 = Cowards Way Out

| length5 = 5:36

| title6 = Robotic Lunch

| length6 = 5:22

| title7 = Johnny the Boy

| length7 = 4:32

| title8 = Screamin' Eagle

| length8 = 3:36

| title9 = Cake (Who Shit on the?)

| length9 = 9:03

| title10 = Man's Ruin Preach

| length10 = 0:50

}}

Notes

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.
"Robotic Lunch" uses a different mix than found on the original EP.

Personnel

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

References

02A

Category:1998 compilation albums

Category:Man's Ruin Records compilation albums