"Song for the Dead" by Queens of the Stone Age

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Kirk returns to the Mojave, and to QOTSA's groundbreaking 2002 album Songs For The Deaf.  Written by: Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan Produced by: Josh Homme and Eric Valentine Album: Songs For The Deaf, 2002 Listen/Buy via Album.Link Episode photo by Kirk Hamilton @ Joshua Tree, 2026 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: • “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 • “Blood and Thunder” by Mastodon from Leviathan, 2004 • “Micro Cuts” by Muse from Origin of Symmetry, 2001 • “Barracuda” by Heart from Little Queen, 1977 • “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead from OK Computer, 1997 • “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due” by Megadeth from Rust in Peace, 1990 • "... Millionaire," "No One Knows," "God Is In The Radio," "First It Giveth," by QOTSA from Songs For The Deaf • “Thumb” by Kyuss from Blues for the Red Sun, 1992 • “Ride” by T-Ride from T-Ride, 1992 • “Destination” by Nickel Creek from A Dotted Line, 2014 • “Blue 7” by Sonny Rollins feat. Max Roach from Saxophone Colossus, 1957 • “Slip It In” by Black Flag from Slip It In, 1984 • “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” from Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967 • “Fast as You Can” by Fion