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The Wizard 
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 Topic: Queens of the Stone Age
Posted: December 14 2006 at 20:50 |
These guys f**kin rock! I got 'Songs for the Deaf' from a friend and I was skeptical at first, but when the opening fuzz guitar came in I was instantly hooked. It's great to know that mainstream music this good is being made! There's even a little bit of prog in the mix, but overall it's just great rock'n'roll music. Plus, with David Grohl playing drums and Dean Ween playing guitar (best drummer and guitarist of the 90's respectively IMO), it can't be beat.
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 20:59 |
You have to get "Rated R" if you like "Songs for the Deaf", Also I highly recommend this one.  Their first album should definitely appeal to a prog fan. 
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The Wizard
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 21:03 |
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I plan to get all there albums, this one is just too great. It has a great sense of humor too.
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 21:04 |
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Just curious, have you ever heard Kyuss before?
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The Wizard
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 21:07 |
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I have heard of them but I have never listened to them. I know that they are related to QOTSA somehow though.
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 21:15 |
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Thats how I got into QOTSA by being a Kyuss fan, when I heard that Kyuss broke up and a few members formed Queens, I was all over it.
If you decide to delve into the Kyuss catalog, I only recommend "Blues For A Red Sun", "Welcome To Sky Valley" and "And The Circus Leaves Town". Lots of stoney-rock, fuzzed out guitar much like QOTSA, But Josh Homme is a better singer IMO than the singer of Kyuss. Still a very influential and great band though.
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The Wizard
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 21:18 |
Hmmm......sounds cool. Stoner rock seems like a cool genre.
I love this band though, they have such cool riffs and guitar parts.
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andu
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 12:04 |
i saw a video of theirs, that one with the "deer hunt" story. i can't remember the name. the piece was excellent and i enjoyed the bass part a lot, but grohl's drumming was just so devastating! 
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 17:38 |
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I know how much Nirvana is disliked here at PA, but you got to admit that Dave Grohl is a pretty mean drummer. I wished he would continue working with QOTSA.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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The Wizard
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 17:40 |
 Bastille Dude wrote:
I know how much Nirvana is disliked here at PA, but you got to admit that Dave Grohl is a pretty mean drummer. I wished he would continue working with QOTSA. |
Oh yeah. He's definetely one of the greatest. He has so much power! I have no problem with Nirvana, I just think there are better bands out there. They were a vast improvement over the whole hair metal thing, and some of their lesser known songs are really cool.
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Philéas
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Posted: December 16 2006 at 08:03 |
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I have Rater R and Songs for the Deaf. Both are brilliant! I had their
debut and Lullabies to Paralyze on my computer, but I didn't listen to
those as often, so I got rid of them to free some disk space. Great
band anyway!
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: December 16 2006 at 08:42 |
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After all this talk of QOTSA, I feel like listening to the debut today. I haven't listened to it in about 2 years.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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Tenken
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Posted: December 16 2006 at 18:43 |
Hey guys...great!!! i'm not a fan of QOSA and Kyuss but when I listen to them several years before I Liked them, I'm gonna search some albums right now.
I have a Question about QOSA... what is the name of that "chilean" guy who lives in the states and has a Record Studio (I'm not sure) that even Chris Cornell recorded in that one, and who also played in QOSA (the bassist may be, I'm not sure again)..do you know?
he had a band called "Eleven", but I think you don't know it 
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: December 16 2006 at 20:51 |
Tenken wrote:
Hey guys...great!!! i'm not a fan of QOSA and Kyuss but when I listen to them several years before I Liked them, I'm gonna search some albums right now.
I have a Question about QOSA... what is the name of that "chilean" guy who lives in the states and has a Record Studio (I'm not sure) that even Chris Cornell recorded in that one, and who also played in QOSA (the bassist may be, I'm not sure again)..do you know?
he had a band called "Eleven", but I think you don't know it
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I'm not sure, You may be thinking of QOTSA's first drummer Alfredo Hernandez , he also played on Kyuss's last record.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: December 16 2006 at 23:23 |
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'Songs for the Deaf' was my favorite album when i was a senior in high school. I still love it, as well as Rated R, but I thought their last one was a disappointment with the exception of a few songs.
I like some Kyuss, but not all of it. I have yet to check out Eagles of Death Metal (another Josh Homme project).
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: December 16 2006 at 23:58 |
I bought The Eagles Of Death Metal's first Cd when it came out just because of Homme. Not only was it not death metal, but it sounded nothing like QOTSA.  I was very disappointed with it, Then I saw them recently on Conan or Kimmel, I can't remember which, And I liked the song they played, Go Figure.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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Tenken
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 15:12 |
Bastille Dude wrote:
Tenken wrote:
Hey guys...great!!! i'm not a fan of QOSA and Kyuss but when I listen to them several years before I Liked them, I'm gonna search some albums right now.
I have a Question about QOSA... what is the name of that "chilean" guy who lives in the states and has a Record Studio (I'm not sure) that even Chris Cornell recorded in that one, and who also played in QOSA (the bassist may be, I'm not sure again)..do you know?
he had a band called "Eleven", but I think you don't know it
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I'm not sure,
You may be thinking of QOTSA's first drummer Alfredo Hernandez , he also played on Kyuss's last record.
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Ok Tank You!! I'm going to investigate it anyway.
By the way... I like your Totoro's signature
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¡¡El Rocanrol no morirá jamás!!
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 23:01 |
andu wrote:
i saw a video of theirs, that one with the "deer hunt" story. i can't remember the name. the piece was excellent and i enjoyed the bass part a lot, but grohl's drumming was just so devastating![IMG]height=17 alt="Thumbs Up" src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gif" width=23 align=absMiddle> |
No one knows, excellent song. I don't know much by qosta, but i like what i've heard
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Zoot Allures
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Posted: December 20 2006 at 21:56 |
Bastille Dude wrote:
Thats how I got into QOTSA by being a Kyuss fan, when I heard that Kyuss broke up and a few members formed Queens, I was all over it.
If you decide to delve into the Kyuss catalog, I only recommend "Blues For A Red Sun", "Welcome To Sky Valley" and "And The Circus Leaves Town". Lots of stoney-rock, fuzzed out guitar much like QOTSA, But Josh Homme is a better singer IMO than the singer of Kyuss. Still a very influential and great band though.
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Kyuss are great. I have everything they've done but I wouldn't really comparable them to QOTSA who I enjoy as well. Definately different sounding bands.
When I listen to Kyuss, I'm always reminded of Black Sabbath. Probably due to the tuned down guitars.
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The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. - Hunter S. Thompson
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Howe Protege
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Posted: December 21 2006 at 00:35 |
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QOTSA rocks man!! I like all thier stuff. Kyuss is good too!!
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My favorite pasty faced British pal.
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