Queens Of The Stone Age

[Hyphnip]

are you sure it's not sick sick sick?

[Audio of Being]

its sick sick sick

[Some Random]

I found it on one of those free album blogs. It's pretty good.

does the one you got skip on a few tracks? mine does.

[borntohula]

i like this album a lot. if you can get over the fact that it's not "stoner rock", then you'll be fine.

[Hyphnip]

QOTSA is supposed to be stoner rock?

[borntohula]

QOTSA is supposed to be stoner rock?

their first album was.... but no, the band isnt... but hardcore fans tend to have that complaint... that they arent sticking to their roots.

[Hyphnip]

sticking to roots can be a bad thing. Metallica abandoned their roots and look how well it worked out for them.

Sure, they suck balls now but they're rich!

...bad comparison.

[Some Random]

'sticking to your roots' = doing the same album over and over again.

[Hyphnip]

well, thats not always true. just staying in the same vein when it comes to making music.

either way, I'm glad QOTSA changes things up. they're great.

 

and to think, I hated them until I saw them live. then I gained a whole new respect for them and decided to give them another chance.

Edited June 1, 2007 by Hyphnip

[bryce]

The new QOTSA album feels like a bit of a departure... I'll have to listen more to get a good feel for it. I'd love to hear some of these new ones live.

[Shiri]

I'm listening to the album right now, doesn't really do much for me.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

they're cool to listen to once in a while, but i wouldn't shit my pants over them

[shade]

Stick with Kyuss.

[borntohula]

Stick with Kyuss.

now theres a band that should reform, and would sound awesome regardless of the almost 10 years that have passed since their breakup.

[bryce]

I'm still bitter that I haven't heard "The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died".

[borntohula]

I'm still bitter that I haven't heard "The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died".

the studio version? or the live one?

[Hyphnip]

the album is out today, I picked it up but have yet to listen to it on account of my splitting headache

[Ravenous megin-sane]

i listened to the new cd on the way to the movies today

[Shiri]

I decided I don't like this CD.

[Shortcut To Moncton]

They're a good band...just not very exciting.

[soundless_space]

It's not bad I just wish they'd switch it up a bit.

[bryce]

I enjoy the album. There's a few songs that are kind of meh to me (Into the Hollow, Make It Wit Chu). River in the Road and Suture Up My Future are probably my favorites. I'm not sure they broke a lot of new ground here, although they're definitely experimenting. It's nice to have Troy involved in the songwriting.

 

This album has a weird feel for me where the production sounds kind of minimal and raw while at the same time there's a good amount going on within the songs. I wish they included the title track on the album.

[borntohula]

personally, i liked the exclusion of the title track from the album... because it really made the album more insular and much more of a band effort than any of the albums prior, aside from the first LP.

 

the song is good, don't get me wrong, but had they included it, era vulgaris would have been far less focused of an effort.

[bryce]

What? Why?

 

btw I like how the harmony to the EV chorus is between "make it" and "3's & 7's".

[borntohula]

What?  Why?

 

btw I like how the harmony to the EV chorus is between "make it" and "3's & 7's".

a lot of the other albums, aside from their first, seem to be like "queens of the stone age and friends," and at times, it really works against creating a cohesive, unified work. i think josh was trying to keep era vulgaris as minimal as possible, when it came to contributors (hence only three members being credited in the liner notes, instead of the usual inclusion of every single person to have been involved with the palm desert scene... ever) so its easier to reproduce live as well as the fact that it sets the album apart from prior releases.

 

rather than using other people's voices on this album, homme channels voices. that couldn't be any clearer on the song "i'm designer." i think his doing that really helps the album become more an exploration of other personas and beliefs.

Edited June 15, 2007 by borntohula