01 - Oppenheimer's Brother (Instrumental)
02 - Rickshaw
In late 1997/early 1998, a tiny group named Queens of the Stone Age showed up at Jupiter Studios in Seattle to record a demo. The band at that time consisted of Joshua Homme, John McBain, Mike Johnson, and Alfredo Hernandez. The results of that demo are right here, 2 songs that have been never been officially released.
Both songs are unique in that they both sound like songs that should have been on a Kyuss record like Welcome to Sky Valley. Oppenheimer’s Brother is a raunchy and chugging instrumental, and Rickshaw (also known as Sherbert) is a very heavy, psychedelic song with a riff that’s right out of … And The Circus Left Town.
I found the best possible copies of the song out there, and put them together with proper tagging and (in true bootleg fashion) added some cover art I made.
It’s not only an interesting piece of history for those that love the band, it’s a legitimately good first effort for the band.
