Them Crooked Vultures aka Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and John Paul (Led Zepplin) Jones are furthering their treat-happy holiday spirit by offering up another song, “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” as a free download at iTunes. There's zero obligation to buy anything, and there are no strings attached - not even an email address is necessary. FREE. And the song kicks serious ass.
A few days ago the band offered up a clip of “Gunman,” another track off their forthcoming eponymous album.
Additionally, “New Fang,” the first single from Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut album due out November 17 in the United States and Canada on DGC/Interscope Records, was recently premiered and is currently streaming on MySpace. The track is also being offered as an instant download for all fans who pre-order the album on iTunes. The pre-order features two exclusive bonus tracks, live versions of "No One Loves Me & Neither Do I" and "Gunman," though you only get "Gunman" if you pre-order the full album.
The majority of the Vultures' first shows in California and the Pacific Northwest sold out in a number of hours. A few tickets are still available for November 19 at the Fox Theater in Oakland and November 21 at the Paramount in Seattle.
Because the lyrics are some of Josh Homme's most dynamic, as well as our tendency to go the extra mile, we've included them for you - courtesy of the diligent digital detectives over at the official Them Crooked Vultures forum. (They're also responsible for the tasteful top image)
Mind Eraser, No Chaser lyrics:
You got a long face-lift
If it kills, I got news, it ain't a side-effect
Call it a full reject or
Fuel injected, time-corrected, teenage obstacle
All I wanna do is have my mind-erased
We're begging you, pleading you, stop coma-teasing us all
Drug company where's a pill for me
I call it mind eraser, no chaser
.... need of everything
Law abiding dick riding fun police leave us alone
Drawing up the edge of a razor blade
What does it mean when the knife and hand are your own
Gimme the reason why the mind's a terrible thing to waste
Understanding is cruel the monkey said as it launched to space
Know that I'm gonna be your dangerous side-effect
Ignorance is bliss until they take your bliss away
Robotic mambo me
D.I.Y kit lobotomy it's a
Tuck taste dance craze movie of the week
You buy the doll, kick up the bowl then piss on the sheets
All I wanna do is have my mind-erased
We're begging you, pleading you, stop coma-teasing us all
Drug company where's a pill for me
I call it mind eraser, no chaser with bright lights
.... need of everything
New age goose-step on a karma collision
Drawing up the edge of a razor blade
What does it mean when the knife and hand are your own
Uh, your own, your own!
Gimme the reason why the mind's a terrible thing to waste
Undestanding is cruel the monkey said as it launched to space
You know that I'm gonna be your dangerous side-effect
Ignorance is bliss until they take your bliss away
Gimme the reason why the mind's a terrible thing to waste
You know that I am your dangerous side effect
You know that I am your dangerous side effect
Let me tell you save it, you see I don't give a shit
