Nick Oliveri (under the moniker Rex Everything) formed Mondo Generator in 1997 and with friends Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Rob Oswald, and others, recorded the debut album, Cocaine Rodeo. The LP wouldn't be released until 3 years later due to Oliveri and Homme being full-time members of Queens of the Stone Age. The album was released by Southern Lord Records in 2000. There was little support of the album by the way of live shows, and the band gained cult status among the most devoted Queens of the Stone Age fans.
In 2003, the band again emerged with a new LP, A Drug Problem That Never Existed. This time, Oliveri hired on more friends for recording duties including Dave Catching, Troy Van Leeuwen, Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, and Molly McGuire, and Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia for co-producing duties. It was released jointly by Mike Patton's label, Ipecac Recordings, and Homme's Rekords Rekords. The live band, which included Oliveri, Catching, Bjork, and McGuire, went on a three month tour of North America and Europe to support the disc.
In early 2004, after Oliveri was fired from Queens of the Stone Age by Homme, he announced that Mondo Generator would become his full-time project. He recorded an acoustic record, Demolition Day, and toured Europe with Brant Bjork and Mark Lanegan Band. He then recorded an EP with Catching, McGuire, and Alfredo Hernandez. On the summer 2004 tour to promote the disc, Oliveri physically assaulted a sound crew member of a German night club after complaining about his sound through a few songs during the band's set. The other members of the band were furious and left Oliveri behind and returned to the United States.
In 2005, Oliveri once again toured Europe frequently, opening for such bands as Motörhead, and playing along-side and on stage as a member of Dwarves. Oliveri also recruited UK band Winnebago Deal's Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas to join Mondo Generator on tour. They were frequently dubbed "Winnebago Generator" by fans. The three-piece entered Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Los Angeles in December 2005 to begin work on the next Mondo Generator LP. Oliveri also hired on several friends from his hometown to record parts of the record, which was co-produced by Nick Raskulinecz and Oliveri.
In July 2006, it was reported that Perrier and Thomas had exited the band under unknown circumstances. Oliveri then re-named his band Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator and signed to Mother Tongue Records, who then released the new LP, Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails in the United Kingdom and Europe in September of 2006.
Discography
Cocaine Rodeo (2000, Southern Lord)
A Drug Problem That Never Existed (2003, Ipecac)
III The EP (2004, Tornado)
Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails (2006, Mother Tongue (UK/Europe)
Dead Planet (2007, Suburban Noize)
Former members include: Brant Bjork (drums), Dave Catching (guitar), Marc Diamond (guitar), Alfredo Hernandez (drums), Josh Homme (guitar), Josh Lamar (drums), Molly McGuire (bass), Rob Oswald (drums), Ben Perrier (guitar), Ben Thomas (drums), Spud (guitar)
Day I Die
Mondo Generator Lyrics
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The day I die
They're gonna throw me a party
The day I die
Tell the good news to everybody
Come on and join me
Come on and laugh
And fuck with me
The day I die
The day I die
No more reasons to lie
The day I die
No more reasons to try
Come on and join me
Yeah, spit on me
Come on and laugh
And fuck with me
I'm dead, yeah, I'm dead
Rip off my skin, have a feast
I'm a beast
Canniblize, shit, piss
I'm dead, I'm dead
Rip off my skin, have a feast
The day I die
The Mondo Generator song "Day I Die" discusses a person's anticipation of their own death and their desire to have a party in celebration of it. The song's lyrics suggest that this person has lived a life full of lies and deceit, and that with their death, they will no longer feel the need to pretend or hide anything. Instead, they welcome the chance to be laughed at and ridiculed, seeing it as a release from the pressures of living a life filled with falsehoods.
The song's use of imagery is strikingly graphic, with lyrics about cannibalizing and consuming the deceased person's body. These grotesque images could be interpreted as the ultimate expression of nihilism, as the singer sees their own death as a release from the constraints of morality and social norms.
Overall, "Day I Die" is a provocative song that forces listeners to confront uncomfortable themes such as mortality, authenticity, and the complex relationship between life and death.
Line by Line Meaning
The day I die
The day when I no longer exist
They're gonna throw me a party
People will celebrate and enjoy themselves when I'm no longer alive
Tell the good news to everybody
Inform others of my death as if it is something to be joyous about
Come on and join me
Encourage others to share in the morbid celebration of my death
Yeah, spit on me
Urge others to show contempt and disrespect towards my deceased body
Come on and laugh
Encourage people to find amusement in my death
And fuck with me
Challenge others to mock and ridicule my lifeless body
No more reasons to lie
I will no longer have the need to be dishonest
No more reasons to try
I will no longer have the motivation to strive for anything
I'm dead, yeah, I'm dead
Emphasize my state of being deceased
Rip off my skin, have a feast
Inviting others to engage in grotesque, cannibalistic behavior towards my remains
I'm a beast
Refer to myself as a monstrous or savage creature
Canniblize, shit, piss
Further encourage and incite others to engage in disgusting and disrespectful behavior towards my corpse
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: NICK S. OLIVERI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Patches 616
I wonder if Novak still wants this to be played at his funeral
MillionaireRobot
Novak?
Patches 616
MillionaireRobot Brandon Novak. If you aren’t sure who he is give a quick google. Back in the day on Bam Margera’s radio show he used to say he wanted this played at his funeral
THE MOE & COOPER SHOW™
Playing this because of that listening right now 📻 11/06/23
Keefmaster
Getting a strong GG vibe here