Demolition Day

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Demolition Day
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 22, 2004
Recorded2004
Genre Acoustic rock, stoner rock
Label Tornado Records
Producer Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri chronology
Demolition Day
(2004)
Death Acoustic
(2009)
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Demolition Day is former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri's first solo acoustic album. [2] The album was recorded in 2003 and 2004 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606. The album features Oliveri on bass, vocals, guitars and percussion, as well as horns and guitars from other various artists. It was released in 2004 on vinyl only, but a split CD featuring six tracks from the album and four tracks from Mondo Generator was also released.

Contents

Track listing

Split CD

Nick Oliveri

  1. All I've Got (Nick Oliveri)
  2. I Want You to Die (Nick Oliveri)
  3. Autopilot (Nick Oliveri/Josh Homme)
  4. Simple Exploding Man (Nick Oliveri)
  5. One More Time in Hell (Nick Oliveri)
  6. Paper Thin (Nick Oliveri)

Mondo Generator

  1. All the Way Down (Nick Oliveri)
  2. Bloody Hammer (Roky Erikson)
  3. There She Goes Again (Nick Oliveri)
  4. Sleep the Lie Away (Nick Oliveri/Dave Catching)

Vinyl

  1. Intro
  2. All I've Got
  3. I Want You To Die
  4. Demolition Day
  5. Chiefs
  6. Autopilot
  7. Simple Exploding Man
  8. One More Time In Hell
  9. Four Corners
  10. Tornadoes
  11. So High So Low
  12. Ode To Clarissa
  13. Wake Up Screaming
  14. Detroit
  15. Paper Thin

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References

  1. "Demolition Day - Nick Oliveri". AllMusic .
  2. "Demolition Day". Discogs. Retrieved on October 6, 2013.