Listening Party #14 - Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf // Weds June 22nd @ 8pm

LPManic

This takes me right back to 2002. My best mate from work lent me the CD. Blew my mind simply because it the album that I really needed at the time. 

That riff!

LPManic

A lot of songs are in C standard. Key to the Queens sound, certainly around this period. No One Knows also in C and they normally play these two songs together still at gigs.

roberty

Straight in with the screaming haha

The handclaps are good on this

markv

I got this at the time (loved Rated R) and it blew me away. The guitars are so heavy but so clean. Haven't listened to it in a while, really pleased to be listening again

roberty

It still sounds unique after all these years

Onto the big hit now. Homme on vocals

MagicPigDetective

It's strange as I didn't really get into this album much when it came out, despite it being my kind of music, and even having been into Kyuss in the 90's....  2002 was an eventful period for me..... but hearing it since I've certainly realized it's a top album

LPManic

Their biggest hit. The version on Letterman from this time is fantastic. Dave Grohl's drums on the chorus are amazing.

roberty

Yeah it didn't really grab me at the time but I remember being aware of it being the sort of thing I "should" like

I've very slowly got into QotSA

Jonathangus

Haven't heard this album for ages.  They were one of the most disappointing gigs I've ever been to, and I'm not sure I've listened to them since.

MagicPigDetective

I was at a mates birthday party recently and No One Knows was played at the end of the night.. we went mental, superb song to mosh/dance to

LPManic

Fuck me this is almost 20 years ago! TWENTY YEARS!

roberty

You can really hear the little room that the drums were in. The drums are really dry and crisp, same with the vocal

roberty

Brass section now!

roberty

LPManic said:

Fuck me this is almost 20 years ago! TWENTY YEARS!

Yeah scary innit!

roberty

Edit: First it Giveth

Tasty tambourine work in the right channel. Love the drumming on this one

stickyfiddle

First it Giveth has the second favourite drumming on the whole record after Go With The Flow. 

I know it’s a total cliche to fangirl over Grohl but FUCK

markv

Getting all those guitars to sound crisp and not a complete mess is so impressive. The way more layers pile up on each other on the second chorus is brilliant.

Needless to say the songs and playing are top notch. First It Giveth is one of my favourites on the album

roberty

Song for the Dead Now

There's a great live version of this on YouTube, at some festival. Such a good intro

roberty

stickyfiddle said:

First it Giveth has the second favourite drumming on the whole record after Go With The Flow. 

I know it’s a total cliche to fangirl over Grohl but FUCK

Yeah totally. You could listen to just the drums and appreciate it on that level alone

MagicPigDetective

It was interesting to read in Lanegan's autobiography of the connection with Homme, as a touring guitarist with Screaming Trees... Homme then part of the collective to get Lanegan back on track after hitting rock bottom.