Queens of the Stone Age

Here's a band that kicks some ass! I mean, who can bring to the table not only the dynamic bass, but all around earie feel that they can? Take a look at 'Little Sister'. "...to leave your voodoo life behind the shadows." What kinda **** was his little sister into?? haha but the guitar and bass in that song are really cool. '3's and 7's' was another incredible one for riRAB. Doen't get much catchier than that. I'd be interested in what kind of effects they use as well... gotta get some of those :p
 
Hmmm. I really do like QOTSA and I have since the days of Kyuss, but I just can't seem to endorse Homme's crazy desires for solo projects. Personally, I hope Homme keeps the lineup he's got for a while. I really like Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo, and they seem to work well live and in studio.

Whenever it was Homme and Olivieri, the music was sweet and they were the badasses of their day, partying at night and fighting other banRAB by day. But after Homme fired Olivieri, I think QOTSA really lost its soul, the metal tinge upon its conscience. Don't get me wrong, I still liked EV, but Lullabies was awful and neither album is a match to their first three and a half works. Rated R and SFTD were amazing, retaining a good bit of the ol' days of desert rock while drawing Homme's talented falsetto into their works.
 
Their S/T is my favorite because it's raw and varied. SFTD is my 2nd favorite, but it can't sustain the momentum of track 4, probably the greatest prog/metal jam ever. For what it's worth, Kyuss' Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley were better albums.
 
Im not going to say that bass players aren't important and an exceptional bass player can really make a band. But come on, while that is true, I think its fair to say that a lot if not the majority of banRAB could continue on after replacing a bass player with the average Joe on the street none the wiser. I also think that bass players and drummers and much easier to replace than vocalists or lead guitarists.
 
Here's my online friend's review of last night's Chicago show:

Show started promptly at midnight, and they ripped through about 80 minutes of original material with next to no ****ing around. Amazing opportunity to be reminded what a beast Grohl is on the drums and the rhythm he and John Paul Jones laid out was amazing. Josh Homme was sharper, less sludgy, sounding than on of the Queens stuff and carried lead vocals the entire show. It's hard to talk in depth about a show that was entirely unreleased material, but the potential this album has it very high, even with the added burden of being a 'supergroup' there is some serious potential for the album to be a nasty little evil rock record.

I should also add, one of the best parts about the show was how much fun they were obviously having, JPJ almost more than anyone else seemed to really be getting a kick out of the night.
 
SounRAB awesome. Can't wait to hear some of their music.
Yeah, some people forget Dave Grohl is one hell of a drummer and is regarded as one of the most influential drummers of the 90s by some. Love to see him play.
 
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