New Qotsa Album!

evad_lhorg

OK well somehow i got a copy, not sure where it came from anywho its very quiet. not what i expected tbh. it isnt the best on first listen. shall be giving it another go later. its very eXeeMing

2 Espressi

what's it called?

evad_lhorg

lullabies to paralyze

upmeath

i reckon josh wanted to make a fan's album, he was discontented by how close the last album brought them to the mainstream, and he wants to lighten the bandwagon but still hit home with the hardcore fans with this one. its certainly not an album that'll be made by 1 or 2 songs, you have to hear it through, kind of like their first album. back to basics qotsa- i like it.

Googe

I think it's great. The thing about Queens is that they progress with each album so this is bound to be a bit different then stuff they have done before. I would agree that its more back to basics robot rock though.

Deadwing

If its like thier first album then it can only be a good thing, that was thier best album tbh. Got sick of songs for the deaf very quickly, and kinda lost interest in qotsa after that.

dimerocks

i think its very good, definitely a grower.in my head was strangely originaly on the desert sessions album

crazy angel

cant find it ANYWHERE! their new song rox tho! I WANT IT!

dimerocks

its out friday i think anyway surely you can wait

crazy angel

you kiddin me??? im the most impatient person in the world.....

dimerocks

but it would be illegal.....

crazy angel

hey, im gonna wait! i just dont like it!!!
i wouldnt do that, hence the name (ANGEL) xx

PlasseyMinstrel

upmeath wrote:

i reckon josh wanted to make a fan's album, he was discontented by how close the last album brought them to the mainstream, and he wants to lighten the bandwagon but still hit home with the hardcore fans with this one. its certainly not an album that'll be made by 1 or 2 songs, you have to hear it through, kind of like their first album. back to basics qotsa- i like it.

What he said!

Its a grower alright. How nice of them to think of us, the humble fans, before money and fame Thanks lads.

Töpher

It's very, very good. Reminds me alot of the first two albums. Damn fine listening.

Waltons

I'm gonna have to agree, it is extremely good.

wrp

dimerocks wrote:

i think its very good, definitely a grower.in my head was strangely originaly on the desert sessions album

That isn't strange, lots of QOTSA songs were originally on Desert Sessions. Millionaire, Avon, Hangin' Tree, Monster in the Parasol....all from Desert Sessions.
TBH, I think I prefer the DS version of In My Head.

Sam_Handwich

Everybody knows that your insane was good first time around, as was burn the witch. Little sister - wah! Ive had this for near a month. And im glad i do. I'll prolly go and buy the frickin thing for the artwork.

Creature

It's not bad. I find it a bit boring though tbh and I don't like that solo at the end at all.

upmeath

Creature wrote:

I find it a bit boring though tbh

I bet you'd still be glad of it whenever you're bored though. You can get into a queens album anywhere, doing anything, its just universal music: funky, groovy, stoner, sober, merry, depressing, happy, heavy, mellow, ideal for headbangin or smoking to, all rolled into one (big spliff )

Jonny Arson

The new Queens of the Stone Age bassist is called ....... Dan Druff! Nuff said.

matrim

You can listen to it online from
http://www.myspace.com/queensofthestoneage

My Name IsJonas

was anyone able to get Lullabies To paralyze with the DVD?

projectmayhem

didn't see it anywhere so i just settled for the normal ed with 2 extra songs

evad_lhorg

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

The new Queens of the Stone Age bassist is called ....... Dan Druff! Nuff said.

he isnt really new he has workked with them before i do believe.

upmeath

yeah it's almost a given. queens of the stone age have as confused a history, music-wise, as some of dublin's ladies of the night have sexually. but it's very interesting drawing links between all the bands, from katzenjammer to kyuss to fu manchu and so on. so nick's replacement was almost certain to have sessioned with josh at one stage or another, be it at his desert generator parties with desert sessions or in a former band like kyuss or so on.

Jonny Arson

upmeath wrote:

yeah it's almost a given. queens of the stone age have as confused a history, music-wise, as some of dublin's ladies of the night have sexually. but it's very interesting drawing links between all the bands, from katzenjammer to kyuss to fu manchu and so on. so nick's replacement was almost certain to have sessioned with josh at one stage or another, be it at his desert generator parties with desert sessions or in a former band like kyuss or so on.

From what I know Dan Druff was the bass techie for QOTSA while Naturist Nick was still in the band but anyway there will never be another Nick Olivieri.

Out of pure interest is Dan Druff his real name? It cracks me up!

sinjin_smythe

Its not a bad album, medication, little sister and i came alone are pretty good but you can really tell the bassist nick is gone. Songs for the deaf was their best album ever and i dont think theyll be able to come up with something like that without him.

upmeath

weedhead wrote:

Songs for the deaf was their best album ever

im sorry, i respect your opinion and all, but can you reassure me you've heard the first album, and if so why didnt you like that as much? it basically rapes "songs..."'s butt and leaves it in a ditch to die, it is the essential stoner rock album of the last 10 years, imo

acquiescefc

What he said.

st_jimmy

The album does feel similar to the first. I heard that nick will be doing a couple of live shows with QOTSA. Love the song 'Everybody Knows That You Are Insane'

upmeath

that would be cool, but is that just a rumour or is there evidence? i have to say that slane 2003 was easily the best gig i was ever at. queens toured europe that summer and everywhere they went they played a different version of regular john. the slane crowd received a 10mins+ version with a screechy violin guitar battle between josh and troy over light bass and drums. for the chilis "fan" it was absolute bull**** and "get off the stage", but if you were there for queens you were there for this. twas savage. anyone else remember it? i just love the way they're spontaneous and out there but still hard rocking and hard working. bring on oxegen!!!

Waltons

upmeath wrote:

im sorry, i respect your opinion and all, but can you reassure me you've heard the first album, and if so why didnt you like that as much? it basically rapes "songs..."'s butt and leaves it in a ditch to die, it is the essential stoner rock album of the last 10 years, imo

Ahh but shall they top Kyuss' stuff?

st_jimmy

That version of Regular John was the most unique thing I had ever heard. But what really blew me away was the sheer volume of millionaire at the beginning (compared to all the other bands). I seen 80% of the crowd walk away and I ran towards the band and went mental. Well I was there for them. Chillis bored the ass off me. It was like "shut the **** up! Its been two ****in hours!..I can't find my bus!"

Cousin it

My Name IsJonas wrote:

was anyone able to get Lullabies To paralyze with the DVD?

yep.

DVD is ok, nothin special. Video for Burn the witch. A "making of" each song in the recording studio. Couple of minutes devoted to each song, insightful and funny sometimes. Then this weird fake interview with josh where the woman interviewin him is a complete biatch to him askin all these mean questions etc. etc. kinda funny.

I think the album is one of the best in recent years. Some brilliant stand out songs ( about two thirds of the album) and the rest just interludes that link the album together nicely so you can listen to it all the way through as much as you want. Favourite song has to be the bonus track, "like a drug", great bluesy number, real relaxin :cool:

Waltons

Yep, Like a Drug is a great song. I haven't heard the album version though. Is it much different to the Desert Sessions one?

evad_lhorg

new album is by far the worst qotsa album imo. ive had a lot of listens to it and i just think it isnt good and think it really misses somethin.

Googe

Like A Drug is pretty much the same as D/S 6, Waltons. But it has a kickass guitar solo and some cool little touches.

The DVD was pretty good. Had the video for Someone's In The Wolf and a cool making the album bit. I didn't really get the interview thing though...

upmeath

evad_lhorg wrote:

new album is by far the worst qotsa album imo. ive had a lot of listens to it and i just think it isnt good and think it really misses somethin.

it wont be the best, but it's a grower. give it time. i couldnt stand little sister when i heard it first but ive succumbed to almost the whole album at this stage!
they've definitely gigged burn the witch and there's someone in the wolf at some stage in ireland in the not so distant past, i know those songs from somewhere!
€25 for the cd+dvd in hmv! and i couldnt believe it was number 1. just shows what word of mouth can do, because qotsa DO NOT get airplay, nor do they get advertised!
my old man can source it for £10, but i wasnt gonna wait so i ran out and paid out, and it's been well worth.
the bass intro to "burn the witch" is grrrrrrooooooooooovay!!! as good a bassist as nick was, that's a fairly nifty little bass line. i loves it i does!
has anyone checked out the new qotsa website? its so weird its cool. you should see the pics of the band members, classic. and "we have someone's in the wolf for your viewing pleasure!"
ah slane 2003. intense hard rocking mayhem. fock tha red hot willy lepers.

upmeath

here's a little bit of useless trivia for everyone, i just noticed it there now.
if you have rated r, pick it up, throw it in, listen to "tension head" (not to be confused with "the feelgood hit..." reprise!!!). you'll hear nick yelling "i feel so sick, on the bathroom floor" but towards the end of the song, josh comes in saying "lullabies... paralyze... lullabies..." in the background. cool huh? and that's way back in 2000.
now, if you have songs for the deaf, with bonus track "mosquitoes", give it a twirl. what words end the first verse? "lullabies to paralyze"
so ask yourself, will we one day have an album called "16278263789 where's your daddy gone?"
oh btw the dvd kicks ass, i love josh's therapy session "qotsa, it's a crazy world out there" and billy gibbons. kickass!

Waltons

QOTSA often reuse old ideas and songs, as well as Mondo Generator (Nick's band). Mondo Generator got their name from a Kyuss song, and the song 'Born to Hula' on 'Stone Age Complication' was previously release on a Kyuss / QOTSA cd.
They use a lot of the Desert Sessions stuff as well, although that mightn't work so well from now on considering more people know about Desert Sessions now...

upmeath

yeah but i like the way they toy with songs live, and even the way they toy around with covers (you're so vague, precious and grace)