Cocaine Rodeo

Cocaine Rodeo is the debut studio album by American rock band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 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.

Cocaine Rodeo
Studio album by Mondo Generator
Released	July 18, 2000 August 11, 2009 Re-issue
Recorded	1997 at Monkey Studios in Palm Desert, California
Genre	Stoner rock, alternative rock
Length	38:43
Label	Southern Lord (SUNN07) Impedance Records
Producer	Nick Oliveri
Mondo Generator chronology
Cocaine Rodeo (2000) A Drug Problem That Never Existed (2003)
Alternative Cover
2CD Re-Issue

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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 Kyuss reunion was made possible 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 featuring live material collected from the 2003/2004 tour.

Track listing

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

Bonus track - "Another Tension Head" (US version)

"Simple Exploding Man (Texas)" (European version)

• "13th Floor" was later re-recorded as "Tension Head" for Queens of the Stone Age's Rated R album.

Disc 2

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 & Bleed For Me" (Live) – 3:25
11. "Simple Exploding Man" (Live) – 13:26
12. "Autopilot" (Live) – 3:57

Band members

• Rex Everything aka Nick Oliveri - Bass (all tracks), lead vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Josh Homme - Guitars (1, 7, 10)
• Brant Bjork - Drums (1, 7, 10)
• Up N. Syder aka Rob Oswald - Drums (2-6, 8, 9)
• Burnt Mattress aka Brent Malkus - Guitars (2-6, 8, 9), lead vocals (3, 4, 6, 9, 11)
• John Garcia - Background vocals (7)
• Chris Goss - Background vocals (7)

Produced by Nick Oliveri

Credits

Recorded and mixed by Steve Feldman at Monkey Studios 1997

Tracks (2,4,5,8,10) Remixed by Schneebie in the Gas Chamber

Mastered by Phil Easter/Malignant Sound Tech/Tucson, AZ

All songs written by Mondo Generator

All songs published by Natural Light Music BMI

References

1. "Cocaine Rodeo - Mondo Generator". Allmusic.