Lullabies to Paralyze

Lullabies to Paralyze
Queens of the Stone Age studio album
Publication (s)	March 21, 2005
admission	August – November 2004
Label (s)	Interscope Records
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Alternative rock , hard rock , stoner rock
Title (number)	15th
running time	62:42
occupation	Vocals , guitar , bass , drums , percussion , piano : Josh Homme Guitar, bass, piano, lap steel , keyboard : Troy Van Leeuwen Drums, percussion, piano: Joey Castillo
production	Josh Homme Joe Barresi
Studio (s)	Sound City ( Van Nuys )
chronology Stone Age Complication (2004) Lullabies to Paralyze Over the Years and Through the Woods (2005)

Lullabies to Paralyze is the fourth studio album by the Californian rock band Queens of the Stone Age . It was recorded in Van Nuys from August to November 2004 and released on March 21, 2005. It is the first studio album after Nick Oliveris was kicked out and at the same time the first album with Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo.

Track list

European version

1. This Lullaby (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Mark Lanegan ) - 1:22
2. Medication (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan) - 1:54
3. Everybody Knows That You Are Insane (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 4:14
4. Tangled Up in Plaid (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan) - 4:13
5. Burn the Witch (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 3:35
6. In My Head (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Alain Johannes , Josh Freese ) - 4:01
7. Little Sister (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 2:54
8. I Never Came (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 4:48
9. Someone's in the Wolf (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 7:15
10. The Blood is Love (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 6:37
11. Skin on Skin (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 3:42
12. Broken Box (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 3:02
13. “You Got a Killer Scene There, Man…” (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 4:56
14. Long Slow Goodbye (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan) - 6:50
15. Like a Drug (Homme) - 3:16

International bonus tracks

• Infinity (Homme) - 3:59 (new version; there is already a version that was released in 2000)
• Precious and Grace ( Frank Beard , Billy Gibbons , Dusty Hill ) - 3:23 ( ZZ-Top Cover)

Bonus DVD

• The Way Finds You - 27:20 ( Making of the album)
• Someone's in the Wolf - 7:24 (music video)
• Josh's Session - 10:24 (Interview with Sarah Silverman )

Limited Tour Edition

In the UK , the album was sold on a second CD with six live recordings.

1. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret (Homme, Nick Oliveri ) - 3:54
2. Little Sister (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo) - 2:56
3. In My Head (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Johannes, Freese) - 3:56
4. No One Knows (Homme, Lanegan) - 6:48
5. A Song for the Dead (Homme, Lanegan) - 6:24
6. Regular John (Homme, Alfredo Hernández , John McBain ) - 9:48

According to the booklet, all songs were recorded live on March 19, 2005 at Earthlink, Atlanta . However, some of the recordings are from March 27, 2005 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC , as Homme is heard thanking DC .

Participating musicians

In addition to Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo, a large number of guest musicians will be featured on the album as usual.

• Alain Johannes - guitar on Burn the Witch , In My Head , Little Sister and Skin on Skin ; Bass on Everybody Knows That You Are Insane and Tangled Up in Plaid ; as well as bass, flute and zither on Someone's in the Wolf
• Mark Lanegan - vocals on This Lullaby , Burn the Witch , “You Got a Killer Scene There, Man…” and Precious and Grace
• Chris Goss - vocals on "You Got a Killer Scene There, Man ..."
• Billy Gibbons - vocals and guitar on Burn the Witch , “You Got a Killer Scene There, Man…” and Precious and Grace
• Dave Catching - guitar on The Blood is Love
• Jack Black - Clap Burn the Witch and Broken Box
• Jesse Hughes - flute on Someone's in the Wolf
• Shirley Manson - vocals on “You Got a Killer Scene There, Man…”
• Brody Dalle - vocals on “You Got a Killer Scene There, Man…”
• Joe Barresi - Triangle on Tangled Up in Plaid
• The Main Street Horns - tuba and trombone on I Never Came , Someone's in the Wolf and Skin on Skin
• Josh Freese - Lyrics for In My Head

Special

• In My Head and Like a Drug come from Homme's side project Desert Sessions .
• The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died was recorded for the album, but the tapes were misplaced and could not be found. The booklet says: “Was lost or misplaced. (There is a reward for the return of said tapes) "
• Two concerts on the Lullabies to Paralyze tour in London were recorded for the DVD Over the Years and Through the Woods .
• The title Lullabies to Paralyze comes from a line of the song Mosquito Song from the previous album .
• The song In My Head is part of the game music of Need for Speed: Underground 2 .

Web links

• Lullabies to Paralyze on Allmusic (English)
• Lullabies to Paralyze at Discogs (English)
• Lullabies to Paralyze at MusicBrainz (English)
• Lullabies to Paralyze at laut.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lullabies to Paralyze at Allmusic