Song Information
"Avon" is a re-recording from the Desert Sessions' Volume 3: Set Coordinates For The White Dwarf!!!. It is the first of six Desert Sessions songs to appear on a Queens of the Stone Age album. The song has been a staple of the majority of live sets since the album's release and was still occasionally played by the band on the Era Vulgaris tour.
"If Only" is a re-recording of "If Only Everything", which Queens of the Stone Age originally recorded on the Kyuss / Queens of the Stone Age split CD. It is the sole song from the album which was released as a promotional single.
"Mexicola" is a fan favorite and frequently performed in live settings. In 2007, it was released as a downloadable single on iTunes for people who had bought tickets for Queens of the Stone Age concerts through Ticketmaster.
"Hispanic Impressions" is an instrumental track. The song is jerky and unfluent, with abrupt halts and starts.
"You Can't Quit Me Baby" is considered to be a fan favorite, having won a poll conducted on the official Rekords Rekords message board. The song is still played infrequently live by the band today as part of the Era Vulgaris tour, often lasting longer than the album version due to extended jams. To date the song has made two appearances on the soundtracks for movies, namely the 2003 horror film Wrong Turn (alongside "If Only") and the 2002 action Highway (alongside many bands similar to Queens of the Stone Age, including multiple tracks from the Desert Sessions).
"Give the Mule What He Wants" is a re-recording of an early recording session known as "The Gamma Ray Sessions." The song was not released until it was recorded for this album.
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