Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
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Free Music Review: Whew
Hit: 5 Stars
I've never heard Queens of the Stone age play like this.
It is sinister, it is clever, it is loud, it is edgy.
Free Music Review: WEAK SAUCE!
Hit: 1 Stars
What happened to these guys? Theres no punch, no depth, no feeling, and horrible lyrics. QOTSA have fallen hard since Nick left. Josh and his ego need to take a vacation. Theyre just sad and weak now. RIP!Free Music Review: What a find!
Hit: 5 Stars
First of all, I am an "old dude". Tough... I LOVE these guys. Challenging, unusual rhythms combined with cutting leads and almost angelic background vocals... is there anything this group can't do? Imagine Primus with the Byrds as backup. Take the time to listen to this group, they don't fit any mold I'm used to and I like it.Free Music Review: Bubble gum
Hit: 3 Stars
Era Vulgaris could use some distorted, low-end guitars from Songs for the Deaf... and what's with that Rock Band music video for 3's and 7's?Free Music Review: Era Vulgaris
Hit: 5 Stars
I absolutely give this 5 stars. I love this album. I was in love with it the first time I heard it, and it only seems to keep getting better.
There are hints of Era Vulgaris that show up on Lullabies To Paralyze (2005), so if there is a change in direction and sound that caught some or many by surprise, it was already leaned towards 3 years ago. I kind of think this is QOTSA's album equivalent to David Bowie's LOW (1976). It would seem imminent that QOTSA next work with Brian Eno, Robert Fripp or somebody of that ilk based on the things happening within Era Vulgaris.
There's always been for me, something sinister afoot in QOTSA's music. Josh Homme's voice and vocal delivery has always reminded me of Ben Orr in The Cars, and when I hear certain songs from QOTSA (especially "I'm Designer") I think 'this is Ric Ocasek when he's almost overdosed'. If no one likes The Cars here, that's okay, or thinks it's a bad comparison. I've always thought of QOTSA as The Cars on really good bad drugs. Probably why I love this band so much and what they do, no matter who is in it. 'They' convinced me Dave Grohl should quit Foo Fighters and go back to playing drums. ;)
My wife thinks "Turning On The Screw" is one of the most annoying things she's ever heard. I'm absolutely enthralled by the song. It's that panning left to right action on the guitars during the 'solo section'(?). Whatever that section is QOTSA called it in the studio. Bridge Maximus 76 or whatever. Apparently it's none too popular with listeners to this album based on reviews I've read. I loved it. "Sick Sick Sick" is irresistible, it's just something QOTSA are so good at. I could go song by song of course. I love that it takes over a 1 minute 30 secs to finally hear a vocal in "Misfit Love" and that that main riff is hammered down into the ground until the end opens up. "Suture Up My Future" I listened to non-stop for weeks. It was just absolutely my favourite song from this album for the longest time.
Really this review is a bunch of nonsense. Everytime I go to write something about Era Vulgaris (and I've tried 3 times and cancelled the review) I never say enough or have too much to say. No in-betweens. That I've gotten this far in the review is a miracle, cuz I'm already reading it back and thinking, "you didn't mention much about the guitar tones and the overall strange sounds you hear on this album". Wait. I just did kinda. It's QOTSA's LOW/HEROES and LODGER. I can only hope they get more weird and strange and innovative, because that sinister 'thing' in QOTSA's music is only served by these disturbing and peculiar sounds that are showing up all over Era Vulgaris. It's really like Musique Concrete of the Stone Age.