Auf der Maur album cover

Following her very successful stints as bassist for both Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf Der Maur decided to create a solo record. The tracks were written over a 10 year period, throughout her time in Tinker, Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins. Featuring some very prolific guests, ranging from former bandmates Eric Erlandson (Hole) and James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins) to Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, Auf Der Maur has been credited as a provocative record. Following a successful UK tour, the singles Followed the Waves and Real A Lie both broke into the UK Top 40. Melissa Auf Der Maur is currently in the studio writing and recording her second album. Image File history File links Auf_der_Maur. ... Image File history File links Auf_der_Maur. ... Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are a popular and acclaimed American alternative rock band which formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. ... Melissa Auf der Maur Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco-Swiss ancestry, who currently resides in Montreal, Quebec. ... Eric Erlandson (born January 9, 1963) was the lead guitarist for 90s rock/grunge band Hole. ... James Iha James Yoshinobu Iha (井葉吉伸, Iha Yoshinobu or ジェームス・イハ born March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is a Japanese American rock musician and runway model, most famous as the rhythm guitarist in the highly successful alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. ... Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) is a rock music band from the Palm Desert, California area in the United States, formed in 1997. ... Joshua (Josh) Homme (born May 17, 1973) is a United States musician from Palm Desert, California. ...

Track listing

1. "Lightning Is My Girl"
2. "Followed The Waves"
3. "Real, A Lie"
4. "Head Unbound"
5. "Taste You"
6. "Beast of Honor"
7. "I'll Be Anything You Want"
8. "My Foggy Notion"
9. "Would If I Could"
10. "Overpower Thee"
11. "Skin Receiver"
12. "I Need, I Want, I Will"

• hidden track of Melissa Auf Der Maur's grandma singing briefly
• "Taste You" (French version) (hidden track)

In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music which has been deliberately placed on a compact disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener. ... In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music which has been deliberately placed on a compact disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener. ...

Production

Produced by: Melissa Auf Der Maur and Chris Goss

Guest Musicians

• Josh Homme
• James Iha
• Eric Erlandson
• Paz Lenchantin
• Steve Durand
• Chris Goss
• Mark Lanegan