S08E08 - "Song for the Dead" by Queens of the Stone Age
Kirk returns to the Mojave, and to QOTSA's groundbreaking 2002 album Songs For The Deaf.
Written by: Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan
Produced by: Josh Homme and Eric Valentine
Album: Songs For The Deaf, 2002
Listen/Buy via Album.Link
Episode photo by Kirk Hamilton @ Joshua Tree, 2026
ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:
- “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971
- “Blood and Thunder” by Mastodon from Leviathan, 2004
- “Micro Cuts” by Muse from Origin of Symmetry, 2001
- “Barracuda” by Heart from Little Queen, 1977
- “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead from OK Computer, 1997
- “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due” by Megadeth from Rust in Peace, 1990
- "... Millionaire," "No One Knows," "God Is In The Radio," "First It Giveth," by QOTSA from Songs For The Deaf
- “Thumb” by Kyuss from Blues for the Red Sun, 1992
- “Ride” by T-Ride from T-Ride, 1992
- “Destination” by Nickel Creek from A Dotted Line, 2014
- “Blue 7” by Sonny Rollins feat. Max Roach from Saxophone Colossus, 1957
- “Slip It In” by Black Flag from Slip It In, 1984
- “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” from Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967
- “Fast as You Can” by Fiona Apple from When The Pawn… ,1999
- “Epistrophy” by Thelonious Monk from Genius Of Modern Music, 1951
- Goldeneye 007 pause music by Grant Kirkhope, 1997
- “Foxy Lady” by Jimi Hendrix from Are You Experienced?, 1967
- “Hey Joe” as recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1966
- MTV interview with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, 1992
- MusicRadar and Rick Beato interviews with Eric Valentine
- "Making Songs For The Deaf" mini-doc, archived on YouTube
- "Song For The Dead" live at Rock Werchter, 2002
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