Cocaine Rodeo

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2000 studio album by Mondo Generator

Cocaine Rodeo

Studio album by

Mondo Generator

Released| July 18, 2000
August 11, 2009 (reissue)
July 24, 2020 (20th anniversary repress)
Recorded| 1997
Studio| Monkey Studios, Palm Desert, California
Genre| Stoner rock, alternative rock
Length| 36:16
Label| Southern Lord
Impedance Records (2009 reissue)
Heavy Psych Sounds Records (2020 repress)
Producer| Nick Oliveri
Mondo Generator chronology
|  | Cocaine Rodeo
(2000)  | A Drug Problem That Never Existed
(2003)

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Alternative cover

Impedance reissue

Reissue cover

Heavy Psych Sounds repress

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Cocaine Rodeo is the debut studio album by American rock band Mondo Generator, released through Southern Lord Records on 18 July, 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with Rob Oswald of Karma to Burn (drums), vocalist and guitarist Brent Malkus, and his ex-Kyuss bandmates. Recorded in 1997, the material was shelved for three years due to Oliveri's full-time commitment to Queens of the Stone Age. Several of the songs were performed live by Queens of the Stone Age, building up hype before the eventual release of the album.

Three of the album's ten tracks ("13th Floor", "Simple Exploding Man", & "Cocaine Rodeo") feature former members of Kyuss, Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, and Oliveri. This impromptu reunion was planned by Oliveri, who invited each member separately to the studio without any knowledge of who they were playing with. "Simple Exploding Man" features all four original Kyuss members, including vocalist John Garcia, and longtime Kyuss producer Chris Goss.

The American and European album versions feature 2 different bonus tracks. In 2009, Cocaine Rodeo was re-issued with a bonus disk titled Alive & Wired featuring live material. All the tracks were recorded during the band's show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on 12 December, 2003, with the exception of "Autopilot", which was recorded at the 2004 Reading Festival. In 2020, Cocaine Rodeo was re-released by Oliveri's current label Heavy Psych Sounds Records as part of its 20th anniversary.[2]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Mondo Generator

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "13th Floor"| 3:15
2.| "Shawnette"| 3:18
3.| "Uncle Tommy"| 1:28
4.| "Miss Mary Gets a Boob Job"| 4:14
5.| "Unless I Can Kill"| 1:55
6.| "PigMan"| 3:01
7.| "Simple Exploding Man" (extended version)| 11:31
8.| "I Want You to Die"| 1:20
9.| "Dead Insects"| 4:05
10.| "Cocaine Rodeo"| 2:09
Total length:| 36:16

US edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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11.| "Another Tension Head"| 2:10
Total length:| 38:26

European edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Simple Exploding Man (Texas)"| 4:31
Total length:| 40:47

Reissue bonus disk – Alive & WiredNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Six Shooter" (live)| 1:27
2.| "Here We Come" (live)| 1:52
3.| "F.Y. I'm Free" (live)| 2:17
4.| "Jr. High Love" (live)| 2:08
5.| "Shawnette" (live)| 3:26
6.| "So High" (live)| 2:37
7.| "Jealous Again" (live)| 1:47
8.| "Unless I Can Kill" (live)| 1:58
9.| "Allen's Wrench" (live)| 3:02
10.| "Open Up and Bleed for Me" (live)| 3:25
11.| "Simple Exploding Man" (live)| 13:26
12.| "Autopilot" (live)| 3:57
Total length:| 41:22

## Personnel[edit]

Studio personnel

* Rex Everything (Nick Oliveri) – bass (all tracks), lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
* Burnt Mattress (Brent Malkus) – guitar (tracks 2 – 6, 8, 9), lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 11)
* Up N. Syder (Rob Oswald) – drums (tracks 2–6, 8, 9)
* Josh Homme – guitar (tracks 1, 7, 10)
* Brant Bjork – drums (tracks 1, 7, 10)
* Valerie Avazza – backing vocals (track 7)
* John Garcia – backging vocals (track 7)
* Chris Goss – backging vocals (track 7)

Alive & Wired personnel

* Nick Oliveri – lead vocals (2-1–2-11)
* Diamond Dave Catching – guitar (tracks 2-1–2-12)
* Nurse Molly McGuire – bass, backing vocals (tracks 2-1–2-12)
* Brant Bjork – drums (2-1–2-12)
* Mark Lanegan – lead vocals (track 2-12)

Additional personnel

* Nick Oliveri – production
* Greg Biribauer – production (tracks 2-1–2-12)
* Steve Feldman – recording, mixing
* Schneebie (Mathias Schneeberger) – remixing (tracks 1, 4–6, 10)
* Phil Easter – mastering
* Carl Whitbread – artwork (Impedance reissue)

## Notes[edit]

* "13th Floor" was later re-recorded as "Tension Head" for Queens of the Stone Age's Rated R album.
* "Uncle Tommy" and "Unless I Can Kill" were both originally featured on a split EP with The Jack Saints in 1997.
* Acoustic versions of "I Want You to Die" and "Simple Exploding Man" appeared on Oliveri's solo record, Demolition Day.
* "Shawnette" was later titled "Shawnette Jackson" on The Best of Mondo Generator and Live at Bronson releases.
* The end of "Dead Insects" contains a riff from the song "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cocaine Rodeo - Mondo Generator". AllMusic.
2. ^ "Mondo Generator Cocaine Rodeo". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved June 18, 2022.

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Mondo Generator

* Nick Oliveri
* Ian Flannon Taylor
* Hoss
* Mike Pygmie

* Derek Myers
* Brent Malkus
* Josh Homme
* Dave Catching
* Marc Diamond
* Ben Perrier
* Simon Beggs "Spud"
* Molly McGuire

* Rob Oswald
* Brant Bjork
* Dave Grohl
* Alfredo Hernández
* Josh Lamar
* Ben Thomas
* Ernie Longoria
* Giampaolo Farnedi

Studio albums|

* Cocaine Rodeo (2000)
* A Drug Problem That Never Existed (2003)
* Dead Planet (2007)
* Hell Comes to Your Heart (2012)

Extended plays|

* III the EP (2004)
* Australian Tour EP (2008)
* Dog Food EP (2010)
* Hell Comes to Your Heart EP (2011)

Videos|

* Use Once and Destroy Me (2004)

Related|

* Kyuss
* Kyuss Lives!/Vista Chino
* Queens of the Stone Age
* Dwarves

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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