Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are.
| Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb?...There You Are. | ||||
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| Studio album by The Desert Sessions | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | at Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, CA | |||
| Genre | Desert rock | |||
| Label | Southern Lord/Rekords Rekords | |||
| The Desert Sessions chronology | ||||
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The eighth The Desert Sessions LP, titled Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are., was released in 2001, packaged along with Volume 7: Gypsy Marches in a gatefold 10" album format. The name comes from a line in the song "Hangin' Tree" from the previous volume. The riff of "Cold Sore Superstars" was later used on the Queens of the Stone Age song No One Knows.
This is the first release on Josh Homme's record label, Rekords Rekords.
Track listing
1. "The Idiot's Guide" – 3:04
Al - Clavinet, Backups
Goss - Bass
Brendon - Electric Acoustic Nylon, Tomboura
Joshua - Vocals n Drums
2. "Interpretive Reading" – 1:36
Vienna Girls Boy Choir
Cole Johntrane - Sax
Nigel Thistlewaityourturner III - Narrrarratorr
Fransesco Sordini - Piano, Contaaito
3. "Covousier" – 1:50
Fred Drake - Everything
4. "Cold Sore Superstars" – 3:24
Nick "Meth McMaster" ElDorado - Vocals, Tension
Samantha "Darling" - Piano, Drums De La Jazz
Fred "Dollar Drink Night" Drake - Drums De La Ringo
Brendon "Mandolin Too Long" McNasty - Indian Waterfall Chopstick Tweeker type Guitar
Josh "Yeah? What?" Homme - Piano, Bass, Chorus Vox
Alain "Niala Sennahoj" Johannes - Sacks-a-phone
5. "Making a Cross" – 5:31
Alain - Vocal, Guitars, udu, Harmonium, cig fiddle
Josh - Drums, Hi-Harmonies
Sam - Bass, Slide Bass
Fred - Harmonies
Brendypants - Balalika