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Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

1998

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Queens of the Stone Age
Album Summary

Queens of the Stone Age is the debut studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released by Loosegroove Records on September 22, 1998. It was primarily written and recorded in April 1998 by founding member Josh Homme and his former Kyuss bandmate Alfredo Hernández, with Hernández playing drums and Homme singing and playing the rest of the instruments. Homme also produced the album alongside Joe Barresi. Bassist Nick Oliveri, also a former member of Kyuss, would join the band by the time of the album's release. Queens of the Stone Age received generally positive reviews from critics, who placed it in the stoner rock genre and drew comparisons to krautrock bands such as Neu! and Can, as well as to Kyuss and other metal bands. In 2011, Homme reissued Queens of the Stone Age through his Rekords Rekords label, having it remastered and adding three additional tracks–two from the album's recording sessions and one from two years earlier. The reissue received a positive critical response and was accompanied by a supporting concert tour. Working on the reissue and subsequent tour also inspired part of the band's approach to recording its sixth album, ...Like Clockwork, released in 2013.

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Hard Rock

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Tue Dec 14 2021
3

Some nice but generic 2000s rock. Honestly, it feels more like a promising demo than a complete album. I liked it, but really not a ton draws me back. (Also, Josh Homme always feels like a dollar store Chris Cornell to me lol)

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Fri Apr 01 2022
5

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive/hallucinogenic brew made from various plants and considered among the indigenous people of South America’s Amazon basin to be a ceremonial spiritual medicine. It is purported by many to be effective in treating things like chronic depression and addiction. Author Michael Pollan wrote an excellent book in 2018, 'How to Change Your Mind,' in which he also advocates the use of other psychedelics (namely, L.S.D. and psilocybin mushrooms) in treating disorders as well as offering spiritual insight and transcendence. Both shamans and modern scientific researchers, however, insist that these substances are only a first step, a jump start if you will, into a more sustainable practice of things like daily meditation for life-long wellness. And neither condone hallucinogens for purely recreational purposes. I got very close to taking an ayahuasca treatment a while back, met the requirements and had all but signed up and made travel plans to a location here in the U.S, but then finally decided against it. I was scared of the possibility of persistent psychosis that is also reported among persons who may have a history of psychiatric disorders. I have shown symptoms of mild borderline personality disorder, but this is only a self-diagnosis, unconfirmed by medical professionals. My personal belief, gut reaction/intuition, is that my emotional and behavioral issues are more accurately spiritual disorders, which I’ve been treating for the last few years with a twice daily practice of Sahaja Yoga meditation, among other things. It’s a slow, lengthy process, but I am making significant recovery back to health and wellness. The reason I bring this up is because of the nature of the ayahuasca experience as differentiated from L.S.D. and mushroom. Acid and ‘shroom trips can be both frightening but also quite pleasurable, ecstatic even. But ayahuasca, by contrast, is designed to plunge the recipient into the very heart of terror. The guidance being not to flee from one’s demons (and I’m using that term in a more Hindu/Buddhist/Taoist way rather than a traditional Jewish/Christian/Muslim understanding) but to face them and allow these deeply buried entities, now unearthed, to guide you to a better place. This is exactly what my meditative practice is also accomplishing, albeit in a much gentler, gradual, and less frightening way. As I was listening to 'Queens of the Stone Age,' I was very aware of lyricists Josh Homme and Alfredo Hernandez’s own potential disordered (perhaps even sociopathic, or worse, psychopathic) thoughts, at least as revealed in their lyrics, which are by design subject to a variety of interpretations. These fellas are talented and creative lyricists, no doubt. Still, there is a tremendous amount of violent cutting going on in this LP, among both the objects and subjects of the hellish scenarios they present. In ‘Avon,’ for example, the ‘Free range humans (are) all cooped up… I string ‘em up, I cut ‘em down.’ On the final track, ‘I Was a Teenage Hand Model,’ the protagonist peaks in the window, ‘lookin’ inside, the butcher’s got a fork in your face. I’m standin’ alive, and I was singin’…’ Most disturbing of all, on ‘You Can’t Quit Me Baby,’ we experience the actions of a ‘psycho in love,’ who breaks into his ex-lover’s home and kills himself: ‘I slashed and I cut and I do it for you. I want you to notice when I’m not around.’ And, ‘I’ll see you in hell.’ This is accompanied by a guitar solo that literally evokes a disturbed mind, and then an accelerated tempo at the end concluding in a cacophony of sounds which is quite effective in its artistic representation of insanity, despair, and bloody suicide. It was scary, and not in a fun-scary rollercoaster ride kind of way. (Allow me to make a quick comment here, off the subject. On the final track, a reference is made to the patience of Job. The intent of the story of Job has very little to do with patience, at least as I understand it. Furthermore, as much as I adore Pink Floyd’s 'Dark Side of the Moon,' the Bible reads the love of money as the root of all evil, not simply money itself. I wouldn’t expect casual readers of either the Hebrew or Christian scriptures to know that, nor do I blame them for the mistake, but I just had to get that off my chest. You know, for the record. Ok, back to 'Queens of the Stone Age.') Musically, these boys are in my sweet spot. I do love me some stoner rock, man But these fellas have lifted their version up from the sludge of the Wishkah river where most play, and rinsed theirs off until its squeaky cleanier, sleeker even, and much closer to that wonderfully rich, deep Black Sabbath-esque vibe that is so influential to stoner rock bands, rather than the full-fledged grunge of, say, Nirvana. Josh Homme, while not as good a singer as Soundgarden’s late vocalist Chris Cornell, definitely echoes a similar mood. And he (also playing guitar, bass, and keyboards) and drummer Hernandez share musical surprises galore throughout, including an excellent understanding of dynamics, melodic guitar solos that are more concerned with serving the song rather than showing off (‘If Only’ is a good, but hardly the only, example), and even a taste of prog metal- a quirky 4/4, 4/4, 4/4, 4/4, 4/5 time signature on the LP’s sole instrumental, ‘Hispanic Impressions.’ I’m also a real sucker for that repetitive groove so common to the stoner rockers. ‘Walking On the Sidewalks’ produces a near trance-like state towards the end. They could’ve played that thing for ten more minutes (I’m guessing they just might in concert) and I would’ve been more than content to listen. Seeing as how the folks who create the 1001 LP list did not see fit to include any Melvins recordings (a true loss and major disappointment) I’m pleasantly surprised and relieved to discover this LP, 'Queens of the Stone Age,' as a close alternative. I love everything about this album, despite approaching the lyrics with a bit of caution. I’m emotionally mature enough, now, to take it. However, I would most certainly not recommend this while taking a hallucinogenic trip. It pretty much serves that purpose just fine all by itself. And sometimes the trip soars like an angel, but then it just as quickly takes an awfully scary descent. To smooth out the whole thing, I would recommend a big ol’ bong hit or two before dropping the needle to vinyl, or whatever musical platform you’re on (they’ve never come up with a term descriptive of the playing of virtual music that’s as good as the needle to vinyl image.) I mean, there’s a reason why they call this ‘stoner rock.’ Turn it up real fucking loud, too.

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Thu Apr 01 2021
2

“Queens of the Stone Age” by Queens of the Stone Age (1998) Marginally competent stoner rock, but this ain’t Nirvana. Composition needlessly repetitive. Too much l/r separation and hanky-panky in the mix. Pathetic vocals. Senseless lyrics. I preferred the original vinyl LP cover art. 2/5

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Tue Jul 13 2021
2

2.7 - Really nothing special. It's got a straightforward, commercial hard rock sound. Vocals never grabbed me. Uninteresting guitar parts - just a generic high gain drone with the same patterns: power chord-power chord-riff. Songs don't land anywhere emotionally. I'd hear this at a head shop and not give it a second thought. Chuck this album and listen to Superunknown instead.

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Sat Apr 16 2022
5

I love QOTSA. I would rate songs for the deaf, like clockwork and r rated above this album though. It’s a shame they are not on the list. But in there absence their debut is getting a 5. So much sex and swagger to this.

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Tue Dec 14 2021
4

I like the dusty desert sluggishness of the album, and think with a bit more refinement this could be an excellent album.

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Wed Oct 27 2021
5

I consider myself a fan, but I must not be a true fan because I have to admit I started at Songs for the Deaf and never looked backward in their discography. This sounds fantastic. Weird to think that Josh Homme was only like, 25 when he made this. The QOTSA sound was already fully formed.

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Tue Feb 09 2021
1

Not my cup of tea; I like the general sound of QotSA, but this album feels boring, like the same bass and drums lines continue throughout the album. Meh.

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Fri Oct 01 2021
1

Too serious to make a virtue of their dumbness, too dumb to conceive of seriousness as anything other than vocal lassitude and fuzzy guitars. More proof that whoever wrote this book used spin the bottle to choose albums from the 90's.

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Wed Dec 20 2023
4

This record, along with Rated R got a lot of play from me back when they were released, and I got to see them on the Rated R tour, naked-ass Nick Oliveri and all. With each subsequent record following Rated R, my interest in this band began to wane exponentially, but these first two are records I really like and will revisit every once in a while. 4 stars. Rated R is the one that should be on the list, though.

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Fri Apr 23 2021
5

What a cracker of a first album. Still lots of Kyuss vibes but completely Josh starting something fresh.

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Fri Nov 19 2021
5

There's just something about the way this sounds that's so pleasing to my ears

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Thu Jul 08 2021
4

I consider "...like clockwork" to be one of my formative albums and myself as a QOTSA fan but I had never listen to this one. Maybe I'm biased but this was excellent. strong and meaningful although that last track was confusing and uncomfortable with the headphones lol

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Fri Oct 01 2021
4

Weirdly had QotSA grouped with a bunch of forgettable post-grunge bands without really having listened to much. Turns out this is a actually a really good lo-fi garage rock album. Pleasantly surprising.

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Tue Aug 09 2022
3

Ces reines de l'âge de pierre ont su faire un album tout à fait convenable. Je me rappelle très bien l'époque de sa sortie, j'avais quatorze mois passés et des problèmes totalement différents de ceux que j'ai aujourd'hui. À propos, vous avez été nombreux à me demander des explications au sujet des appels entre le patron d'eltrapeze et moi-même, robcelluliaire, que j'ai rapidement évoqué dans ma critique d'Arcade Fire. Je me suis sans doute mal exprimé. Le patron dudit eltrapeze m'appelle chaque jour en sanglot car ce dernier lui fait des misères ; il réclame l'installation d'énormes baffles dans l'espace de co-working, ordonne que toute l'équipe se taise lorsqu'un album est joué, harcèle sexuellement ses collègues avec des citations de Marvin Gaye... ce brave monsieur est à bout. Comme je le disais déjà très bien dans ma critique de Supertramp, je ne cesse de lui suggérer la solution d'un licenciement pour faute lourde mais il tarde à passer à l'action. Je vous tiendrai au courant dès que j'aurai du nouveau.

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Wed Dec 06 2023
3

I've listened to a fair share of Queens of the Stone Age and I think there's definitely better albums from them with Songs for the Deaf being a prime example. This one got some nice tunes with good riffs here and there but lack something and it's a step down from Josh Homes previous band Kyuss.

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Fri Dec 08 2023
1

DK // 1. Catchy little song. Something fun nothing too crazy or out there. 2. Nice guitar and drums, not the biggest fan of this song. 3. Why does the guitar only play in my right ear most of the song? If this is an intentional choice it is a horrible one when the best part of your instrumental is limited to only one ear, made it a painful listen with headphones. Shame because the guitar is amazing and in the middle when there's two separate guitar tracks playing one in each ear, it actually works and is really cool. Such an amazing track ruined by what I feel is a mixing mishap. 4. Cool track, nothing really stands out for me maybe the little guitar solo at the end. 5. Not really my vibe, probably the first song on this album I actively disliked, didn't like the vocal performance, and the guitar seemed very repetitive. *6. My favorite song so far, full of energy and the GUITARRRRRRR. Great song however as far as I understand, this was only included in the 2011 re-release of the album. 7. Cool track, loving the guitar solo's in the outro's. 8. Nice sonically sounding track. 9. Not really impressed at all by this instrumental track. 10. Definitely a song. 11. Borrrringggggggg, another bad instrumental track 12. Actually liked this one, the chorus was catchy and the guitar sounded groovy. 13. the first half of this instrumental track I disliked, but the second half definitely had something really nice going to it. **14. This song was pretty great and I liked the story behind it too. Honestly, it felt like the latter half of this album wanting it to just finish, every single song just seemed so lifeless with no changes, no real direction, they all really blended in with each other. Maybe stoner rock just isn't for me but I definitely did not enjoy this. Favourite Tracks: 1. The Bronze 2. Give the Mule What He Wants 2. I Was a Teenage Hand Model Rating - 1/5 // Being partial to 90s rock I imagined I'd really love this album. After listening to the first song I thought I was right, however, The rest of the LP feels pretty uninspired. This project doesn't include anything you wouldn't have heard before. Thematically very similar OK Computer, another 90s rock classic, however, Queens of the Stone Age is far less introspective and feels much more shallow. Didn't finish, didn't enjoy it. Only enjoyable songs were Regular John and The Bronze. 1/5

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Tue Feb 09 2021
5

Steengoed album met vettig gitaarwerk. Nogal vreemd einde. Maar I like it.

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Wed Jul 07 2021
5

This is the best Queens of the Stone Age album because it sounds the most like a Kyuss album.

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Fri May 07 2021
5

stoned and sleepy on you would know. I'm asher burns and I approve this album

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Wed Aug 11 2021
5

Always been an album I've loved. Stand out tracks - How to handle a rope, If only

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Sat Nov 06 2021
5

Probably my second favorite QOTSA album, but goddamn it gets me pumped. A near perfect combo of simple and repetitive structures with complex and intricate arrangements and rhythms and great melodies. The instrumental bonus tracks are unnecessary though and it’s weird that the reissue is the only version on streaming

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Tue Nov 09 2021
5

Queens of the Stone Age debut album, 1998. Desert rock / Stoner rock / Hard rock. Album received generally positive reviews from the critics. Homme remarked that he "just wanted to start a band that within three seconds of listening, people knew what band it was". And it is really damn good! Please generate me more stoner rock albums in this list! :)

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Fri Dec 24 2021
5

Huge QOTSA fan,so obviously biased here

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Sat Jan 08 2022
5

He he eindelijk weer iets uit mijn lijst van favorieten🤘

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Sat Jan 08 2022
5

Heerlijk, wat een lekker album!!

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Mon Jan 31 2022
5

Awesome album. Some incredibly good songs. Doesn't get boring at all.

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Thu Feb 17 2022
5

Crushing stoner rock. More refined and polished and less sprawling than Kyuss and probably better for it.

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Tue May 24 2022
5

There is no QOTSA track that I don't like. They are one of my more favorite bands. Have been listening since Kyuss.

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Mon Jun 13 2022
5

Contains two of my favorite rock songs of all time, "If Only" and "You Can't Quit Me Baby." When the album came out, it was more accessible than Kyuss, far less cheesy/repetitive than Fu Manchu, and just odd enough - sonically and lyrically - to be cooler than mainstream hard rock.

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Wed Jun 22 2022
5

Josh Homme's voice soars above the howling guitars. What a fantastic debut! And they went from strength to strength too.

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Sun Jul 17 2022
5

Despite dismissing QotSA back in the day, I've mostly enjoyed this. Not ultra-keen on the novelty album aspect, but the tracks that rock rock hard. People who enjoyed this, be sure to listen to The Divine Comedy's version of Noone Knows. It's extraordinary.

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Tue Jul 26 2022
5

A great first album that I think gets overlooked a lot with QOTSA. I liked the raw grittiness of this.

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Fri Aug 05 2022
5

Regular John is such a strong opener - one of my favorite rock songs period. So danceable, I have hard time staying in my seat with this one. If Only has a similar vibe. Other gems: You Would Know (starts slow & builds really nicely). How to Handle a Rope Mexicola Give the Mule What He Wants Spiders and Vinegaroons I Was a Teenage Hand Model Picking up where Kyuss left off and getting more experimental, this is an iconic stoner rock album that defined the palm desert scene. The album is a bit uneven though. Not all songs go down smoothly. Some songs are experimental, as QOTSA find their sound. Some songs are just repetitive & boring. Also... as far as I can tell this is the only real Stoner/Desert Rock album on this list... so here's my ten-and-one Desert Rock albums to listen to before you get bored of the genre: 1/ this one. congrats you've probably already listened to it. 2/ "Vols. 11 & 12" by Desert Sessions ("Crucifire" if one song) 3/ "Sleep's Holy Mountain" by Sleep ("Dragonaut" if only one song) (San Jose's finest represent!) 4/ "Jalamanta" by Brant Bjork ("Too Many Chiefs - Not Enough Indians" if only one song) 5/ "Clutch" by Clutch ("Spacegrass" if only one song) 6/ "Welcome to Sky Valley" by Kyuss ("Demon Cleaner" if only one song) 7/ "Saint Vitus" by Saint Vitus (title track if you only listen to one song). This album was way ahead of its time. Early 80s. 8/ "Sunrise on the Sufferbus" by Masters of Reality ("Rabbit One" if only one song). 9/ "Dopethrone" by Electric Wizard ("Funeralopolis" if only one song) 10/ "Peace Love Death Metal" by Eagles of Death Metal ("Miss Alissa" if only one song) 11/ "Dead Roots Stirring" by Elder ("Gemini" if only one song... but it's 9 mins long!)

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Mon Sep 05 2022
5

Absolute banger. Will be listening again soon.

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Mon Sep 26 2022
5

Regular John Mexicola You cant quit me baby Hispanic Impressions Give the Mule what he wants

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Wed Nov 09 2022
5

Class album, weird and interesting all the way through. Lacks any obvious singles apart from regular John but that probably makes it better.

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Wed Nov 09 2022
5

I’ve listened to this 100000 times already, and I’m so glad it made the list. I feel it gets overlooked a lot by QOTSA fans, but this to me is quintessential Queens (well, perhaps Rated R is but this paved the way). Robotic, hypnotic, weird… I don’t think there’s a song on it that you’d play at a house party compared to later records, but all the more reason for this being a rough little gem punching above its weight

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Fri Feb 24 2023
5

landmark riffy stoner rock. i really love this album, but QOTSA would scale to more glorious heights on subsequent releases.

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Tue Mar 07 2023
5

Queens of the Stone Age - Self-Titled - 1998 This album came out the year I graduated from high school. I had stoner friends that loved Kyuss, so when Kyuss/QOTSA released a split EP in ’97, the stoner music crowd was excited for a new Josh Homme-fronted project hailing once again from the California desert. I didn’t give QOTSA much thought for a long time. One day I was watching one of Anthony Bourdain’s food-related travel shows and he was hanging out with Josh Homme in the desert. They were cooking, drinking, playing music, and having a great time. I loved that Bourdain was so into Homme and his music. So I decided to give QOTSA a proper listen. They have been in my regular rotation ever since. This is their first full-length album. It is more polished than a lot of stoner/rock freshman releases. That is likely due to years of experience touring and recording as Kyuss. Out of all their albums, this isn’t the ONE album I would choose from their discography, but it is 100% QOTSA. It is funny, loud, groovy, danceable, and at times a little annoying. Picking a favorite track is hard, but because of the wicked bass intro, and because it has everything I love about the band in one song, I have to go with Mexicola. Also, I might have a bit of a man crush on Homme. 5 out of 5 stars.

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Mon Mar 20 2023
5

Never listened to QOTSA's debut since it didn't really have any notable singles, but damn is it good!

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Thu Mar 23 2023
5

This group is so good, especially in their early days. Granted, this is their debut album and I would say that it takes them 2-3 albums to really hit their stride and start to define the QOTSA signature sound. I can't get enough of this dirty, loud, garage-style sound that comes out of the guitar through this entire album. The drums fills, the guitar solos, and the added synthetic effects in spots all marry together so well. Really fun listen, gets me fired up. Fave tracks: Walkin on the Sidewalks, Mexicola, You Can't Quit Me Baby, Spiders and Vinegaroons

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Tue Apr 04 2023
5

Fuzz stoner rock, very cool. Classic queens

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Mon May 22 2023
5

I love Queens of the Stone Age but for some reason haven't listened to this album. I wish I would have sooner! Listened to it twice in a row today.

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Sat Jun 10 2023
5

Another one that I've never listened to at all before. I've always enjoyed QOTSA singles but never really understood why they got so much attention. However, I do now! Listening to this at full blast in the car on a hot sticky summer's day made me feel like I was driving across the deserts of New Mexico instead of semi rural Leinster. It's such a unique sound, I'm going to have to go and listen to their other albums now and see how they hold up. If I can stop listening to this one that is, just finished my 4th listen!

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Thu Jun 29 2023
5

Disclaimer: dit is een rating voor Songs for the Deaf van QotSA. Waarom? Lees vooral verder. We kennen inmiddels de bizarre obsessie van de makers van deze snoblijst met debuutalbums. Debuutalbums zijn soort van heilig. Maar laat me dan bij dit album uitleggen, waarom dat niet terecht is. Overigens, vind ik dit helemaal geen slecht album, ik zou het prima een 4 kunnen geven. Maar dit is by far niet het beste album van QotSA. De kenners weten dat deze band voortkomt uit het roemruchte Kyuss, een soort grondlegger van de desert- en stonerrock. Als je die stroming in deze lijst wil hebben of dit QotSA-album ziet als een soort grondlegger, pak dan een album van Kyuss. De muziek van QotSA evolueert juist verder in een meer radiovriendelijk geluid en gaat via Rated R, door naar het hoogtepunt van Songs for the Deaf. Vervolgens worden er nog een paar prima albums gemaakt (die niet het niveau hebben van Songs for the Deaf) en inmiddels is er net weer een nieuw album uit. Als je dan slechts 1 album wil pakken van QotSA (ook daarover kunnen de meningen verschillen), dan zou dat voor de meeste mensen Songs for the Deaf zijn. Maar nee, deze snoblijst moet weer alleen het debuutalbum in de lijst zetten. Volstrekt onbegrijpelijk. Gelukkig is de muziek te lekker om er lang in te blijven en geef ik dus 5 sterren. Voor Songs of the Deaf.

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Sun Jul 16 2023
5

QotSA is incredible and are one of my favorite bands. This album is very good, but not as polished as their later work. I love Josh's vocals - they compliment the heavy instrumentals perfectly. The album is long enough, so there is no need for bonus tracks from the reissue, but they are great nonetheless. The music only gets better from here and I would rather the list have included Songs for the Deaf and Like Clockwork, which are absolute masterpieces. Fave songs: Regular John, Avon, If Only, Mexicola

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Mon Oct 09 2023
5

Fucking good band my friends, fucking good band indeed.

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Mon Nov 06 2023
5

Some good old rock. It got alot of energy, cool riffs and overall enjoyed the album. I will gladly hear it again

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Sun Nov 12 2023
5

So I was bemoaning that this was the only Queens album on the list, despite Rated R being one of the most well reviewed rock albums of the 2000s and Songs for the Deaf I think now generally considered a landmark. This is great, I cannot deny. I don’t have the same love as their next two albums but I can’t disagree with it’s inclusion

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Tue Nov 14 2023
5

This album smells like oil and gasoline

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Thu Nov 16 2023
5

I've been listening to QOTSA nonstop for like 6 months so this is fitting. Great album. Josh with a guitar is even sexier than this cover.

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Mon Nov 20 2023
5

Great riffs drive every song. A little too long and I’m quite glad I can’t understand those bizarrely written lyrics when he’s singing but overall excellent (and I despise hard rock)! The finish is nice and soft. 5 stars.

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Thu Dec 21 2023
5

It really grooves but it lacks the broodiness of Kyuss. But I think that might have been the idea of Homme on this album. A bit more straightforward repetition in the riffs. And it works incredibly well.

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Sat Dec 30 2023
5

I like the band’s sound! They have a cool vibe.

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Fri Jan 05 2024
5

I've never listened to this and it was great!!! It is like grungy led Zeppelin.

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Wed Jan 10 2024
5

Superb LP, great drumming and guitar work and almost a soft Ozzy style vocal performance from Joh Homme Nice!

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Sat Jan 13 2024
5

fucking dope ass album. weed really helped me with this one. if this was a number scale it would probably be an 8, but after all the bullshit these last few days it's a five star.

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Sat Jan 13 2024
5

One of my favorite albums of all time. I don’t think I’ve gone 6 months without listening to it in the past 24 years. Loved it just as much this time as I did when I first heard it in the year 2000.

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Sat Jan 13 2024
5

Josh Homme makes jukebox songs for a rundown bar in Georgia where the devil bartends. This album doesn’t have the same hook for me as the next three albums (R, Songs for the Deaf, Lullabies to Paralyze, all three get 5 stars from me)but I can appreciate the grunge roots here. In a primordial soup of reverb I can see the artifacts of the future QotSA start to surface. Album pairs nice with copious amounts of substance abuse, as all QotSA albums do. You Can’t Quit Me Baby shows off Homme’s entrancing voice the best in my opinion, and the guitar play here sounds like the first dabbles in a direction that gets perfected in “Little Sister” on Lullabies to Paralyze. Sidebar - If you enjoy his sustained notes, do your self a favor and enjoy the entire Lullabies album. One last note about You Can’t Quit Me Baby: the guitars screaming off of each other at the end was uncomfortably awesome and leads into the haggardness of the next song perfectly. I Was A Teenage Hand Model was a great pick for an ending song. It’s an odd goodbye. 3 stars.

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Fri Jan 19 2024
5

pretty gnarly, cool drum sound, songs are pretty good not stellar, would probs try again

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Wed Jan 31 2024
5

Super ! Mes préférées : You would know Spider +vinegaroons I was a teenager hand model If only

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Fri Feb 02 2024
5

Zo’n lekker album! Vette sound, veel goede nummers, weinig filler (in de oorspronkelijke tracklist). Maar niet het beste van QOTSA.

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Mon Feb 05 2024
5

If it’s your thing this is great

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Fri Feb 16 2024
5

I really like this album. I am a fan of QOTSA and discovered this quite late. The low fi qualities and its simplicity really appealed to me, but I understand these are drawbacks to other listeners. QOTSA definitely forged their own style of groovy stoner rock, and there are some catchy choruses too. It is refreshing to hear rock albums that don’t have overblown production, I feel like you can appreciate the songs in their raw form. I’d put this in the same category as the first foo fighters album (also all the instruments on both albums were mostly played by one person). It is a bit of a weird choice for the list though.

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Fri Mar 01 2024
5

First time listening to their debut. Didn't disappoint

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Tue Jun 08 2021
4

This is rockin…. Much better than expected. Weird, yet familiar! Enjoyed!!

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Thu Feb 04 2021
4

Honestly way way better than expected. Groovy licks and energetic vocal delivery put me in a good mood.

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Tue May 11 2021
4

Skulle kunna få ett ännu högre betyg men för långt album och vissa låtar som inte håller måttet.

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Thu Jul 22 2021
4

Nice one! Lots of quality songs; not the massive hits as other albums, but very solid overall!

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Fri Feb 05 2021
4

QOTSA is always awesome, and has always been awesome. I had never confirmed it by listening to their debut, but I'm very happy I did now.

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