Queens of the Stone Age

I don't know who John Paul Jones is (well, I do now cos I wikied him, but I'm still not familiar with his work) but I'm happy to hear that Grohl will be on the drums. Songs for the deaf is still by far my favorite QOTSA album, not in small part due to him being on the drums.
 
Alot of people think of me as a straight up "metal" guy. This isn't true. I listen to many genres of music, and QOTSA is one of my personal favourite groups.

I also enjoy Kyuss. :D
 
I prefer Qotsa myself. Their sound is cleaner, and better thought out, I think. Kyuss are great too, but none of their stuff really stanRAB up to the pure genius that Qotsa have brought out, like Better Living Through Chemistry, or Song for the Deaf (the song, not the entire album)
 
Rofl, are their other albums worth listening to? if they're what you say, louder and faster, I'd say so. If someone could give me a certain album to pick up before LTP then that'd be much appreciated.
 
i've been digging on the queens for a few years now. i think homme's solo projects are key to QOTSA's longevity. something he mentioned in interviews regarding the demise of kyuss was that the band was too focused on doing a specific thing and eventually ran its course. i think keeping his various other outlets open will be to everyone's benefit.

i've seen the queens in concert twice. first time was in 2005 in montreal as a warm up for the lullabies tour. was also mark lanegan's last show with the band. alain johannes and natasha schneider filled out the rest of the band. also saw them a few months ago in halifax with the current lineup. i have to say the mix of new and old musicians really added to the dynamic of the band. it was obviously still the queens both times but the feel of the shows were totally distinct.

i remeraber being upset about oliveri's removal from the band (or however you want to state it). but in retrospect i think it was necessary. if you check out some of the early bootlegs the band was spotty, even on the songs for the deaf tour. when it was good it really was, but there are also some really effing sad live cuts out there too, 'go with the flow' should never sound sloppy or like it's dragging.

i can't say i know any of the individual's personally nor do i know their real motives but it seems pretty clear to me that homme was interested in playing music for a living and realized that if he wanted to do more than scrape the edge of mainstream obscurity his live show had to be as tight as his albums, and excessive drug use is not conducive to that sentiment.

i also think era vulgaris is on the same level as R.
 
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