Which Queens of Stone Age album should I buy?

then and now, songs for the deaf, even over kyuss. it's their biggest hit, commercial as hell, and a far cry from "stoner rock," but i like nearly every song, love the production & drumming. i played it to death at the time and still keep a distance due to overfamiliarity, but that doesn't dim my affection even the least little bit.

the first album is the worst by far fyi

To me, the last two LPs are really a step down from the first three. I've gotten the last two CDs listened to them a couple of times and they have not left the shelf for much. They just are there. I think the stripped down minimalism of the first one is way more unique than anything else they did.

Roberto the first album is the best fyi infinity

hahaha. well, i keep going back to it. maybe one day it will click.

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― Bill Magill, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 9:13 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

go on

Rated R is my favourite, then maybe Era Vulgaris. Songs For The Deaf has some good moments but is too loud and too long. Debut has a couple of top songs but is a bit squiffy. Love Rated R all the way through, though. Their most fun record, I think.

Songs For The Deaf is probably my favourite commercial rock album of the last decade tbh.

Never listened to the Lullabies one. I gather it's not that good? I thought Era Vulgaris was OK but not up to the first 3.

I don't attempt to compare QOTSA to Kyuss because as others have said they are not really playing the same kind of music.

First album is just perfect, a lovely supine groove. Songs For The Deaf is a total blast too, more AllKillerNoFiller than such diverse albums mostly manage. Never really liked Rated R beyond a few songs, though. Lanegan did some great work with them, and they certainly repaid his efforts.

Boggling at the idea of Songs for the Deaf being too loud.

From what I remember, the first album sounded uncannily like Terrorvision

Something's seriously wrong with your ears, or your memory, or something.

dog latin clearly has never heard the 1st album.

I only heard it once, back in the olden days, but that's what I remember everyone saying at the time. So it doesn't sound like Terrorvision? I'm kind of disappointed.

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― winsome posters leave the hall (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, July 6, 2011 3:48 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

He's a Sarah Palin supporter, at least that's what i heard. He can sue me if it's not true.

Don't know if Homme is but Jesse from Eagles of Death Metal sure as hell is:

Antiquiet: I saw a video a while back talking about the election. Something tells me you weren’t one of the people running through the streets, crying and screaming over Obama winning.

Jesse Hughes: No, I was one of the people running and crying in the streets. I was just crying for different reasons. Because we just elected a communist to the highest office in the land, simply because he wasn’t a Republican. I still don’t know reasons why we voted for him. I know why we didn’t elect the other guy, but that doesn’t make any sense. You can’t be a communist and a free thinker at the same time.

Antiquiet: Don’t you think it might take someone that far to the left to offset the balance of the neocon movement and unchecked corporate pillaging?

Jesse Hughes: I think it’s because we’ve been deceived and confused into thinking in left and right, when we should only be thinking in terms of right and wrong. And when you don’t think in terms of right and wrong, you voluntarily allow for propaganda and deceit. I’m talking about the same people who believed Bill Clinton and when it turned out he was lying they spent the rest of their political lives making excuses for the criminal. I don’t see that setup being any different here.

Aside from that, I think it just proves what maybe was possible all along. Maybe this country isn’t as racist as we think it is. You know what I mean? And I think that’s a fuckin great thing. But on the other hand, a dude who wants to give everyone free fuckin’ lunch doesn’t impress me much. The highest office in the land puts him in charge of the military. Something this man hates, by record. He hates it. And what has the motherfucker ever done in his life besides get elected? Cause that’s all he’s done. He’s really good at it.

Besides, I wanted to get down with Sarah Palin, and now I don’t get to have that fantasy in my face every day. That’s a bummer.

man this is so groovin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf6qnX4rmDU&feature=related

I could see maybe Autopilot or Leg of Lamb from Rated R being mistaken for Terrorvision, actually. Nothing off QOTSA though.

lol Jesse Hughes

now I know he thinks that way I'm not sure I'll be able to face listening to his terrible band again

guys they're from the desert of california, I don't know how anyone out there has any idea what rational political belief looks like

Off the top of my head (haven't listened to most of 'em in a while):

S/T-Excellent, although IMO the production is kinda dry (I probably think this because I landed here after R and Welcome To Sky Valley formed my reference points). Need to pick up the reissue.
Rated R-Had thought it the weak link in the initial three albums, but recently got ahold of the deluxe edition, and upon relistening, would put it on par w/the first one anyway. This was one of the soundtracks to my senior year in high school. I can't tell you how refreshing it was to hear this in those Nu Metal days. Had the "Never Say Never" cover made the album, they would have had their one-hit an album earlier.
Songs For The Deaf- The masterpiece, where everything clicked.
Lullabies to Paralyze-Haven't listened to it since it came out. Remember it being a crushing disappointment, but OTOH there are some good songs on it.
Era Vulgaris-A glossy return to form. Spun it alot the summer of release before filing it away.

I never got the live collection.

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― winsome posters leave the hall (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, July 6, 2011 12:48 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark

This isn't a big secret, Homme says so in interviews. For example: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/16/us-musicians-healthcare-insurance-vic-chestnutt

Josh Homme admits he's "very conservative" politically. He doesn't think the government has any better idea how to spend his money than he does, and whenever an administration has tried he's sure they've got it wrong. "But this is such a huge problem," he says. "We can't turn away from it."

He doesn't think the government has any better idea how to spend his money than he does

hey i'm pissed at how much the federal government allocates towards blow too

it's obvious that every cent of my money should be spent on ME. what part of "MINE ALL MINE" does the government not understand?

Lol Bill: "the only thing progressive about J Homme is the deterioration of his songwriting"

wow ..

http://www.likeclockwork.tv/

seems to have a 'video' for each track of the new album

ok .. not every track is streaming
.. about half of the album.
love the dark look.
hopefully this 'film' will be included as a dvd extra when the new album is out.

seriously .. no-one ..

this album is proper f*cking brilliant ..

cant believe no-one has added their 2 penneth re this album ..

Mark, I like you but you're so insanely wrong. It's even worse than the last one and that's really saying something.

fair enough mr doran.
i love the fact i am on the outside.

this album is easily my fave of the year so far.

I mean, the only people I've seen write a single good thing about it is you, the NME and a celebrity chef.

ok.
you're right.
i hate it.
it's shit.

(that said, after a few months of living with 'era vulgaris', i really grew to love it .. )

I feel bad now. Can you just go back to liking it again?

Love the new album! Show last night in LA was fuckin awesome.

MOJO have given new LP 5/5

i am not alone.

i am here with you

How do we know the 7' tall ginger marauder isn't stood next to you glaring in your direction while you're typing this?

i love the whole vibe of the album.
its dark.
its fucked up.
no glam stompers, no easy radio friendly grooves.
but its still very much a qotsa album.

btw xpost : if the ginger tinted man giant were here @ ireallylovemusic hq then do you really think i would give a shit re ilm ?

I meant Stevie, seeing as I presume he's out in LA interviewing him for someone or other.

He's not that big, I could probably have him.

Was prettttty excited to hear that Homme nabbed Jon Theodore to play the drums. NPR broadcasted the first live footage I've heard with a decent drum mix a couple days ago, and it's good, the new record is good, the old chestnuts are good, but I would love to hear a new set of tunes from Homme that are muscular/buckwild enough to really let Theodore flex his nuts a little, I think that would be real special.

that aforementioned Wiltern show
http://www.npr.org/event/music/185557912/first-listen-live-queens-of-the-stone-age-like-clockwork

New one is pretty damn good huh?

I can only ask this because the band is pretty different from album to album, but ... if I've never liked this band before, is there any reason to listen to this one?

its not as good as the 1st 3 albums so maybe you will like this if you didn't like their truly great stuff?

lol wow

josh it sounds like a queens of the stone age record so no probably not

i really like it regardless. "i sat by the ocean" has been in my head all day

yep this is just like every qotsa record but man it's a good one. way more consistent than the last few.

i love the whole vibe of the album.
its dark.
its fucked up.
no glam stompers, no easy radio friendly grooves.
but its still very much a qotsa album.

mark e is otm -- new album is, ack, a very mature album in that it still knows its pedigree but the energy of the album is far more measured and thoughtful. It's almost like it's even more drugged-out and psychedelic without the spaz and bombast that can frequently make the mellower tunes much less impacting. On par or better than anything he's done.