Queens Of The Stone Age
Biography
Formed from the ashes of stoner rock icons Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age reunited the group's singer/guitarist Josh Homme, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, and bassist Nick Oliveri along with new guitarist/keyboardist Dave Catching. The project's origins date back to Homme, who in the wake of Kyuss' 1995 demise relocated to Seattle to tour with the Screaming Trees; he soon began working with a revolving lineup of musicians including the Trees' Van Conner, Soundgarden's Matt Cameron, and Dinosaur Jr.'s Mike Johnson, recording a series of 7"s originally issued under the name Gamma Ray. After rechristening the group Queens of the Stone Age, Homme recruited Hernandez to begin work on their self-titled debut LP, issued in late 1998 on Loosegroove; after the album was completed, Oliveri left the Dwarves to rejoin his former bandmates, with the subsequent addition of Catching rounding out the roster. In addition to extensive touring, Homme put together a series of albums for the indie label Man's Ruin; the various volumes of the Desert Sessions feature Homme's collaborations with a loose-knit, revolving-door lineup of likeminded musicians, some from bands like Soundgarden, Fu Manchu, and Monster Magnet.
Selected Discography
How can this be an underground band if they are in heavy rotation on every radio station?
They aren't the worst band ever, but far from the best. |
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Josh Homme is on my list of 5, just cuz he told that guy to "eat a bag of dicks..."
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Yeah some of the live stuff for TCV is great. I'm really excited for the album, but I'm a little pissed about the tour. QOTSA skipped Denver for Era and now TCV is too. Its been a few years since they've been here...me sad...
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their other stuff i watched on youtube (the live versions anyways). its every bit as good as promised :3
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their single "new fang" came out on monday. im going to pre-order the cd on the 13th!
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when are they gonna put Them Crooked Vultures on here?
i need that in my life |
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That's cool, I've written some stuff around here too that later, I either don't remember where, when, why or how...
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i honestly don't know what i was thinking, pretty sure i was drunk when i wrote that. underground is too vague to mean much, my bad, i just really like this group.
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You really think they are underground? I'm not attacking, just curious what you see that defines them as underground. . .
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i really think that dave grohl drumming added a lot to songs for the deaf. theres just so much energy, and like what fuzz said, it was really tight.
everyone seems to hate this album, and it does have its low points, but i really like some of the stuff on lullabies. i just love the...how do i say it...atmosph e r e of the whole thing. burn the witch, little sister, medication, everyone knows youre insane, and tangled up in plaid are my favorite songs on that album. |
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Sure, I can see that, but what you're dealing with are fans who accept most of what they do and then those that wish it was still a dropped C Ovation through mixed bass/guitar heads. I love it all, but do miss the tightness and aggression of Deaf that no other album has...But I agree with your statement.
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everyone that says songs for the deaf is by far their best needs to dig deeper. Era Vulgaris was not one of my favorites at first but it has grown on me immensely. I dare say I enjoy Era as much as Songs for the Deaf. Songs for the Deaf is brutal and awesome but just a bit repetitive for me. Era is very deep. just my opinion
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I like em, but there losing me with every album since Songs for the Deaf.....
They need to bring back the crunchy stoner rock, the straight forward rockin s**t..... |
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fans of this band should youtube the video for the song "go with the flow" if you havne't seen it. you'll dig it.
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fuzzpedals got it people... them crooked vultures might be the greatest side project/supe r g r o u p EVER.
qotsa... foos... led zep... all at the same time. think about it. |
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Who ever called them boring needs to get their DVD. I inherited several of their CDs and thought that something was missing. Then one day, I saw a DVD of them live and everything changed. Rock bands that are better live than in studio are really where it's at. Their energy is amazing and they kick a**. Give it a shot.
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I agree that to call them "the best band of all time" is quite a stretch. But, as a music critic, you would have to admit that QOTSA is far from unorigional and even farther from boring. QOTSA is a streamlined and clean Kyuss. As much as I love and miss Kyuss (RIP), QOTSA is phenomenal all on it's own.
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It's fine if you don't like QOTSA, but to call them boring means you yourself have no understandin g of music and should just keep it shut. While this is not the most technical music, it ain't boring. The QOTSA page is for rockers, not talkers, so go blog about Nicole Kidman.
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To thephil1990. If you think this band is the best band of all time, you have no taste in music and lack any qualificatio n s as a music critic. You probably dont even know how to play one instrument. If you did, I doubt you would call this s**tting, boring, unoriginal band, "the best band ever." How vague and ignorant that statement is.
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calling queens of the stone age a great band is doing them a grand disservice, to call them a fantastic band is a verbal faceslap, to call them the best band of all time is more fitting. Song for the Deaf is a classic album that has everything you want in rock, Era vulgaris is a great album, Lullabies is their worst album and its still better than 99 percent of the crap out there know, if you like classic kick butt, rock hard and leave type of music, then queens of the stone age is for you
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Yeah Era Vulgaris is not their best. I still have hopes that whatever comes out next will sound more like the earlier stuff, but I'm probably delusional.. .
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Ya so far I've liked all the older stuff I've heard. And I've kind of warmed up to the newer stuff. Still don't like "sick sick sick" though.
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QOTSA newer stuff isn't as good as Rated R, and songs for the deaf which in my opinion is there best stuff. metalmiget just to let you know dave grohl plays drums on songs for the deaf. so you will most definitely like if you like the foo's
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Ahh... Thank God! I just heard a song I liked... there must be more... maybe there old s**t is better
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It isn't my fault dude, I just don't like 'em. I thought by coming here somebody would assist me to the path of liking them more. Maybe there Old s**t's better or something like that... I don't know. I just don't like what I have heard, and that doesn't make me stupid.
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I have no idea where to begin in assisting you with your stupidity. I think your are lost cause...
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I can't stand this band. I listen to Foo Fighters, White Stripes, Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Rage Against the Machine, and can notice some similarities , yet I can't stand them.
SOMEONE HELP ME! |
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i don't know what you can say about this band except that they blend more music styles than just about anyone else. i love this band. they are in my top 5 groups and have been for a while and i expect them to be there for a while longer. listen to songs for the deaf in its entirity and if your not blown away your kinda dumb.
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I think it's cool that Josh is trying new things. I agree that the last album was kind of week, although I've noticed that the songs sound much better live. I do hope that their next album is heavier, like their older stuff.
It seems like Josh is into some pretty s**tty music nowadays too (arctic monkeys, white stripes), which doesn't help. |
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what in the world are they turning into now? Or have they turned into?
What happened to thier stoner rock roots? Songs for the deaf has the last few songs from them that sound like.....the m ? Well, by "them" I mean how they sounded on the first 2 albums.....t h e y have lost me big time with the last couple albums...... e s p e c i a l l y the last 2. |
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