Peace, Love, Death Metal
| Peace, Love, Death Metal | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:40 | |||
| Label | AntAcidAudio | |||
| Producer | Josh Homme | |||
| Eagles of Death Metal chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | [8] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut studio album by Eagles of Death Metal, released by AntAcidAudio on March 23, 2004.
Making of the album
[edit]Eagles of Death Metal is a garage rock band fronted by Jesse Hughes. The album was recorded primarily by Hughes (credited as "J. Devil Huge" or "Mr. Boogie Man") and Josh Homme (credit as "Carlo von Sexron" or "Baby Duck"), and featured guest appearances by Tim Vanhamel, Brody Dalle, Nick Oliveri, Alain Johannes, and Natasha Shneider.
Homme told MTV News that the band is led by Hughes: "I just sit behind the drums and play rock and roll, which is a great change of pace for me. J. Devil writes everything, every lyric and riff, and he's a fantastic songwriter. He and I go through and arrange them, and I lay down harmonies, but it's really his thing. It's the antithesis of the bloated rock-attitude bullshit I've had to deal with recently." Homme promoted the band and wore one of its t-shirts when appearing on the Lollapalooza tour with his main band Queens of the Stone Age in 2003.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Only Want You" | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Speaking in Tongues" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "So Easy" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Flames Go Higher" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Bad Dream Mama" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "English Girl" | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Stacks O' Money" | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Midnight Creeper" | 1:57 |
| 9. | "Stuck in the Metal" (cover of Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You": Gerry Rafferty/Joe Egan) | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Already Died" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Kiss the Devil" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Whorehoppin' (Shit, Goddamn)" | 3:34 |
| 13. | "San Berdoo Sunburn" | 3:42 |
| 14. | "Wastin' My Time" | 2:42 |
| 15. | "Miss Alissa" | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 44:40 | |
On the UK and the European release there are two extra tracks: "Miss Sanders" and "Just Nineteen". A re-recorded version of the latter appears on the band's follow up Death By Sexy. The European release also featured the video for "Midnight Creeper". The band has shot videos for "I Only Want You" and "Speaking in Tongues". The melody for "Kiss the Devil" is based on the traditional folk song "Sugar Baby".
The band were performing the song "Kiss the Devil" at the Bataclan on 13 November 2015 when an attack killed 89 fans.[11]
In popular culture
[edit]- "I Only Want You" was used in the 2004 racing game Gran Turismo 4, the series Queer as Folk, Windows 8 advertisements, and as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series[12]
- "Speaking in Tongues" was featured in the film Domino, the first episode of Supernatural, an episode of the TV show Viva La Bam, and in the film Watching The Detectives
- "Flames Go Higher" was used in an episode of the series The O.C. and the film Circle of Eight
- "Miss Alissa" was used in the 2014 Nike commercials named "Winner Stays On" and "The Last Game"
- "Stuck in the Metal" was used in the Shaun White snowboarding and skateboarding video The White Album
- "San Berdoo Sunburn" was used in the 2005 film Domino and the 2017 film Lammbock 2
Personnel
[edit]Eagles of Death Metal
- Jesse Hughes ("J. Devil Huge") – guitar, vocals, drums on "Bad Dream Mama", "Already Died" & "Miss Alissa", +9 vorpal blade on "Bad Dream Mama"
- Joshua Homme ("Baby Duck") – drums, backing vocals, percussion on "Bad Dream Mama", "Already Died" & "Miss Alissa", bass on "Whorehoppin' (Shit, Goddamn)"
Additional
- Brody Dalle ("Queen (B)rodie") – backing vocals on "Speaking in Tongues"
- Micah Roy "Strongarm" Hughes – backing vocals on "Speaking in Tongues", rhythm howling on "Miss Alissa"
- Alain Johannes – piano on "English Girl", "Kiss the Devil" & "Wastin' My Time", backing vocals on "Wastin' My Time"
- Nick Oliveri – bass on "Already Died" & "San Berdoo Sunburn"
- Natasha Shneider – backing vocals on "Kiss the Devil"
- Tim Vanhamel – backing vocals on "Speaking in Tongues"
References
[edit]- ^ "Peace Love Death Metal by Eagles of Death Metal". Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Peace Love Death Metal - Eagles of Death Metal". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Stevens, Darcie (May 21, 2004). "Phases and Stages". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 8, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Tucker, Ken. "Eagles of Death Metal: Peace Love Death Metal". Blender. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Staff (March 5, 2004). "Here are the best-reviewed pop/rock CDs of the year". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen (April 25, 2004). "Eagles of Death Metal: Peace Love Death Metal Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Kot, Greg (April 11, 2004). "Peace Love Death Metal Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 11, 2004. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ any14doomsday (November 9, 2005). "Peace Love Death Metal – Eagles of Death Metal". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bastow, Clem (April 28, 2004). "Eagles of Death Metal: Peace Love Death Metal". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Eagles Of Death Metal - Peace Love Death Metal". Uncut. April 15, 2004. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Harding, Luke; Willsher, Kim (November 14, 2015). "From dinner in Paris to a 'war on happiness' in 15 minutes". The Observer.
The group had been on about an hour and they'd just said "We love you Paris" and started singing a song, Kiss the Devil, with the words 'I met the Devil and this is his song' when we heard very clearly some explosions. [...] There was blood everywhere around us [...] A body fell on me [...] My neighbour, a man of around 50, was shot at directly in the head, and bits of his brain and flesh fell on my glasses.
- ^ "DLC Week of 8/3". Harmonix. July 30, 2010. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
