Qotsa

[acrid avid jam shred]

1. Era Vulgaris
2. Rated R
3. Lullabies to Paralyze
4. ...Like Clockwork
5. Queens of the Stone Age
6. Songs for the Deaf

That new website's awesome! Nice to see that Boneface is back on board with the band, his work is brilliant.

[henryeatscereal]

ITT: people vastly under appreciating Lullabies to Paralyze
Not really....

1. ...Like Clockwork
2. Lullabies to Paralyze
3. Rated R
4. Songs for the Deaf
5. Queens of the Stone Age
6. Era Vulgaris

[imail724]

ITT: people vastly under appreciating Lullabies to Paralyze S/T
FTFY. One of my all time favorite albums.

[botley]

I can't rank them. It's like ranking puppies. 13/10 would pet like heck

[implanted_microchip]

1. Like Clockwork
2. Songs for the Deaf
3. Era Vulgaris
4. Self-Titled
5. Rated R
6. Lullabies to Paralyze

They are all fantastic and I love them all heavily. Clockwork is simply a conceptual masterpiece to me, though, and the feel of Songs for the Deaf as if you're driving along and down the coastline and into the desert is exquisite. There's a time and a place for all of these.

[allegate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmr2j4yXU_Q

[armogi]

give us the damn song already!!!!

[imail724]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nscGRxzH2gg

[tony.parente]

I'm so fucking hyped.

[ad infinitum]

Mark Ronson? Interesting.

[kel]

"feet don't fail me" sounds so fucking good.

[thevoid99]

Hey, if Queens want to rock and make us dance. What is there to complain? I love that moment where Dean tried to stand up for Josh only to realize he's not Josh's favorite member as he said "fucking asshole". That is hilarious.

[armogi]

After the more serious previous LP it makes sense but I sort of enjoyed the more serious side of qotsa. Not sure I'm on board with dancey/poppy qotsa, I trust it would still be good but it seems superficial to me. I also hope they don't start to sounds like freakin' franz ferdinand or turn into pop shit like the black keys did.
wait and see...

[scotty79]

new albums called "villains"
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170615/d9720c8e75c1f2f1d438b8280f08eb38.png

[acrid avid jam shred]

Fuck yes! That snippet sounds so damn groovy, Mark Ronson and Queens sounds like a pretty cool combination! Really can't wait to hear Villains, so good to have new music from them this year.

[fillow]

Gunman by TCV, anyone?

[SaintNoir]

Wow. The Way You Used To Do is DOPE.
https://www.facebook.com/QOTSA/videos/vb.15014862805/10155453350877806/?type=3&theater

[armogi]

out 8/25 it seems.

[skullboy0]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvyNyFXHj4k

[scotty79]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170615/1a7f74c3f5cc70caa540dae0638892bc.jpg

[ldeaf2]

I think I prefer this Indie Vinyl cover. The new song is great, and I can't wait for this!!

http://store.matadorrecords.com/media/catalog/product/cache/4/image/365x400/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/n/indie_cover_villains.jpg

[skullboy0]

They released the tracklist & new tour dates:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-detail-new-album-villains-tour-w488117

Villains Tracklist


1. "Feet Don't Fail Me"
2. "The Way You Used To Do"
3. "Domesticated Animals"
4. "Fortress"
5. "Head Like A Haunted House"
6. "Un-Reborn Again"
7. "Hideaway"
8. "The Evil Has Landed"
9. "Villains Of Circumstance"


Queens of the Stone Age Tour Dates


September 6 – Capitol Theatre @ Port Chester, NY
September 7 – Festival Pier @ Philadelphia, PA
September 9 – Budweiser Stage @ Toronto, ON
September 10 – 20 Monroe Live @ Grand Rapids, MI
September 12 – Express Live! Outdoor Pavilion @ Columbus, OH
September 13 – Stage AE (Outdoors) @ Pittsburgh, PA
September 15 – Agora Theater @ Cleveland, OH
September 16 – Riot Fest @ Chicago, IL
October 9 – The Complex @ Salt Lake City, UT
October 10 – Red Rocks @ Morrison, CO
October 12 – Peabody @ St. Louis, MO
October 13 – Crossroads KC @ Kansas City, MO
October 14 – Roy Wilkins Auditorium @ Saint Paul, MN
October 15 – Eagles Ballroom @ Milwaukee, WI
October 17 – Fox Theatre @ Detroit, MI
October 18 – Old National Centre @ Murat Theatre – Indianapolis, IN
October 20 – TBC @ Washington, DC
October 21 – Agganis Arena @ Boston, MA
October 22 – State Theatre @ Portland, ME
October 24 – Madison Square Garden @ New York, NY

[allegate]

Sooooo...are they afraid of the Mississippi River or something? No wait, I see one show in Utah, another in Colorado, and then Kansas City. St. Louis...it's a close one. Same with St. Paul.

[scotty79]

they've also announced a show in edinburgh for the 23rd of november

[henryeatscereal]

Can't wait to see them live again!

[quietime]

Go here: https://presale.qotsa.com/
to register for access to pre-sale tickets & pre-order Villains.

[zecho]

Does anyone know what the indie version is? Is it just a special cover for no reason?

[sonic_discord]

Does anyone know what the indie version is? Is it just a special cover for no reason?


Yeah, that's what I gather. Limited edition alternate cover art kind of like how comic books have variant covers in smaller quantities for collectors.

[AndItKeepsRepeating]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvRkEADw1n8

love the new song, but was anyone else who's also 30+ reminded of this ripping Elvis cover?

[ZootZap]

Wow. The Way You Used To Do is DOPE.


Yeah, true that! Really something to dance, pure Rock`n Roll and i like it!

[otnavuskire]

Sweet! Got the Deluxe version pre-ordered, along with my place in line for the pre-sale for Boston!

[imail724]

Sweet! Got the Deluxe version pre-ordered, along with my place in line for the pre-sale for Boston!
I pre-ordered the CD and didn't get a place in line, figured it they didn't send them yet. Guess I need to contact them.

[otnavuskire]

I pre-ordered the CD and didn't get a place in line, figured it they didn't send them yet. Guess I need to contact them.

Did you just go to the store and preorder, or did you go through the links on presale.qotsa.com? Because if you didn't do the latter, you did it wrong.

[imail724]

Did you just go to the store and preorder, or did you go through the links on presale.qotsa.com? Because if you didn't do the latter, you did it wrong.
I did it the right way. I just checked their site and it says I'm in group one for Tix so I guess I'm good. Didn't get a number in line though that's why I was confused.

[otnavuskire]

I did it the right way. I just checked their site and it says I'm in group one for Tix so I guess I'm good. Didn't get a number in line though that's why I was confused.

Yup, you're good.

[Prettybrokenspiral]

$40 for nine songs, a dozen art prints and a sticker sheet. Goddamn this vinyl addiction of mine is costly..

[miss k bee]

Wow they are going to play London O2 the night before Depeche Mode! November is going to be an expensive month!

[Space Suicide]

Love it! So groovy!

INSTANTLY pre-ordered the Indie Cover version vinyl!

[blassster]

Mark Ronson? Interesting.
I really hope this album isn't a dud because of him. Haven't heard his name before tonight, but I don't like the type of stuff he's normally involved in. And:

The single: I don't like it that much, it doesn't get my juices flowing like most of their other work. The tone of that returning "riff" from a few seconds into the beginning sounds shitty and lifeless, and the riff itself is a little annoying. Kind of ruins it for me because it keeps coming back. There are a couple of cool moments though ("the world explodes behind us" [?] part).


It's just the single obviously, but after waiting for ANYTHING to happen I'm a little bummed right now. In the non-preorder camp...

[magnolia]

I love QOTSA, and I preordered the deluxe, but I have to say... not really feeling the single. It wasn't bad, but it just didn't hook me. I had zero desire to hear it a second time.

Buuuuut, that clip of "Feet Don't Fail Me" from that teaser video sounds fucking amazing, so I'm still pretty excited for the rest of the album.


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[bobbie solo]

I really hope this album isn't a dud because of him. Haven't heard his name before tonight, but I don't like the type of stuff he's normally involved in. And:

The single: I don't like it that much, it doesn't get my juices flowing like most of their other work. The tone of that returning "riff" from a few seconds into the beginning sounds shitty and lifeless, and the riff itself is a little annoying. Kind of ruins it for me because it keeps coming back. There are a couple of cool moments though ("the world explodes behind us" [?] part).


It's just the single obviously, but after waiting for ANYTHING to happen I'm a little bummed right now. In the non-preorder camp...

This, completely. That riff is an absolute bonerkiller for this song, as is that weak ass drum snare sample. Yecchh.

[acrid avid jam shred]

I really like it! Just a cool, immediate and groovy rocker. Has a neat rockabilly swing to it too! So glad that there's three 6 minute songs on the record, hopefully they'll be epic! The track names sound interesting and a bit eerie as well, The Evil Has Landed sounds like it might have some of that darkness from Like Clockwork. August 25th seems so far away now, can't wait to hear it!

[Twiggy]

No tour dates for Spain, not surprised. Sucks living here was way better when I was in London and Australia (for bands touring).

I loved the last album, the new single really hasn't grabbed me that much either but lets wait and see...

[dlb]

it's a nice surprise and a neat track (guess it's a grower), but I would have preferred the song from the announcement. Stoked to see them live this November, though. :)

[henryeatscereal]

I'm not crazy for the single either; but i don't worry ...i remember i wasn't nuts for "My God is the sun" when it came out.
Probably the album will be much better and i'm sure it won't be as dark as "Like Clockwork...".

[armogi]

Apparently the antiquiet guys have heard the record, they claim this new song is "by far" the poppiest tune of the whole.

[GulDukat]

I'm interested in going to the Boston show. They are playing the BU arena. Do you think they have that big fanbase to sell out arenas? Good for them, they deserve it.

[NotoriousTIMP]

any word if more dates will be announced soon? I'm surprised there isn't a SoCal date :(

[virushopper]

any word if more dates will be announced soon? I'm surprised there isn't a SoCal date :(

Ventura 8/10.


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[NotoriousTIMP]

Ventura 8/10.


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AH! I see they updated the dates! I think this where HTDA played if I remember correctly...

[virushopper]

AH! I see they updated the dates! I think this where HTDA played if I remember correctly...
That was Pomona.

[jessamineny]

I'm interested in going to the Boston show. They are playing the BU arena. Do you think they have that big fanbase to sell out arenas? Good for them, they deserve it.

They played the same arena on the Clockwork tour.

[GulDukat]

They played the same arena on the Clockwork tour.Was it sold out?

[jessamineny]

I ended up selling my ticket. Don't know.

[armogi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYt4DNAqc5M

[jessamineny]

I am so nervous for tomorrow. Jesus Christ on a stick. That Toronto pit looks tiny.

[botley]

I am so nervous for tomorrow. Jesus Christ on a stick. That Toronto pit looks tiny.
I'm ready!

[miss k bee]

Ticket bought, credit card busted!

[dlb]

phew... all in all 65€... 7€ more and I get Rammstein. Guess I'll still buy a ticket, 2013 was a blast. But 20€ cheaper.

[imail724]

Anyone else get 2 different pre-sale codes? Thinking maybe its a NY thing and one is for MSG and the other for The Capital?

[Failure]

fuck this shit. there is no way that they just sold out the entire floor of MSG in 3 minutes.

[quietime]

Wait the Floor @ MSG Pre-sale sold out? Was there even an option? All I see listed in the Price Range section are SEATED prices nothing for GA at all. Even though the map shows GA FLOOR.

EDIT - Got my Floor Ticket! It's seated but I'm on the floor and in the building so I'm happy. Plus there was never an option for GA Floor for GROUP 2.

[imail724]

Getting GA tix to the Capital Theater was shockingly easy. One of the smoothest presales I've taken a part in yet.

[Failure]

General Admission for the MSG show wasn't even an option (for Pre-Sale Group 1). And all the Lower Level and Floor seats were crap. The system is rigged. I had to settle for Section 120 Row 7, which is like 200 feet from the stage. QOTSA has never played an arena like MSG before (especially in the tri-state area). So I find it extremely hard to believe that they sold out the entire lower bowl and ever single floor seat within 15 seconds of the Group 1 Pre-Sale. No way 6000-8000 people preordered the record, specified MSG as their desired venue, and all logged in at exactly 10 AM EST. They are not U2 or Metallica. TicketMaster is fucking rigged and the system sucks ass.

[imail724]

QOTSA has never played an arena like MSG before (especially in the tri-state area).They played Barclay's in 2013.

[quietime]

QOTSA has never played an arena like MSG before (especially in the tri-state area).

Actually they played Barclays Center in Brooklyn a few years back during the Clockwork Tour with The Kills. I had tickets for that and was stuck with side stage back of lower bowl last row actually. It felt like I was watching them on a little TV from space, it was such a weird disconnect. Also I totally agree with you the system sucks. Plus whats with the no GA?

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

It would've been cool for the KC show to be handled through Ticketmaster, where I could use the code I specifically pre-ordered the album to get. Instead they're using Ticketfly for that one, with no presale. Tight. :D....

[imail724]

It would've been cool for the KC show to be handled through Ticketmaster, where I could use the code I specifically pre-ordered the album to get. Instead they're using Ticketfly for that one, with no presale. Tight. :D....
The NY show was through Ticketfly and there was a presale code. It said it was unique to me but I really doubt it because it was FEETDONTFAIL.

edit: just tried it on the KC show and it works.

[Failure]

Totally forgot that they played Barclay's Center in 2013. I had just seen them at the Made In America Festival and I was on a kick about never going to Brooklyn (death to hipsters or something). Hell of a setlist that night too..

Anyway, I am still pissed about not being in GA for the MSG show (or at the very least, a quality floor seat).

[imail724]

Anyway, I am still pissed about not being in GA for the MSG show (or at the very least, a quality floor seat).If you've never been, I HIGHLY recommend trying to get tix for the Capital Theatre show during the other presales or public on sale. Great venue and its pretty much right outside the city. I saw Queens play there in 2014 and it was great. Easy parking too.

[otnavuskire]

No way 6000-8000 people preordered the record, specified MSG as their desired venue, and all logged in at exactly 10 AM EST.

This was a band pre-sale. They only put up a limited allotment of tickets, not all of the tickets in the venue. Usually it's a few hundred. More tickets will be available during the general on sale.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

The NY show was through Ticketfly and there was a presale code. It said it was unique to me but I really doubt it because it was FEETDONTFAIL.

edit: just tried it on the KC show and it works.

You, sir, are a hero. Worked without a hitch! I was gonna kick myself if I ended up missing out on tickets to a Friday the 13th QOTSA show. ��

[cynicmuse]

My attempts to get tickets for the Ventura show failed. I've learned my lesson; no ticket buying with the phone. I'll take another shot during the public sale.

[GulDukat]

Anyone know the presale code? PM.

[Kodiak33]

Me too, for Indy

[Haysey_Draws]

Wait, they're playing the O2? Sweet, i can tap up my boss for our hospitality box :D

...providing i don't get fired or anything before then.

[simonn]

O2 tickets secured. Lovely!

[millionmilesaway]

tried my best for Edinburgh tickets but no luck, and don't have the resources to get to London or other venues. Damn I can never get tickets for UK shows I want to go to :mad:

[jessamineny]

The venue for tomorrow's show posted that it's strictly no purses/bags and no recording/photos of any kind. The smells like we're getting new songs. Eeeeeeeeeee. :D

[ad infinitum]

Can I just say how much I fucking love the concert poster for the Niagara show?

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19420455_10155476350672806_2853980500850122584_n.j pg?oh=04a0f77297877ca71fe2f5b02c9e2f05&oe=59E240F9

[botley]

^^ Bahahahahah!! Oh man, that's genius.

[kel]

bummed that there are no shows in washington, oregon, and idaho. salt lake city gets spoiled almost every tour from every band/artist. a nearly three-hour drive might be in order.

[caca]

No Phoenix shows, so I may hit up that festival show in San Bernardino:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170622/e488152d2803b1ec11d71ace681d0e4c.jpg

[GulDukat]

Got Boston tix. QOTSA on Saturday and GN'R on Sunday!

[virushopper]

Tickets for Ventura gig was sold out during the presale.

The band is working on a future LA headline date. I guess I am going to Cal Jam 2017!

[cynicmuse]

Tickets for Ventura gig was sold out during the presale.

The band is working on a future LA headline date. I guess I am going to Cal Jam 2017!
Bah. I wish that I had put LA down for my presale date instead of Ventura. I got a ticket for Boston; I'll see my friends and QOTSA!

[jessamineny]

Niagara Falls gig notes:
-- The show was recorded. I have no idea why. I saw two free-roaming cameras, and they miked the audience. It looked like there were also fixed cameras on each of the guys, but those seemed more like the kind of cameras they had on them during Clockwork to throw up live video on the big screen (there wasn't a video screen tonight, though).
-- There was an opening act after all. A ventriloquist. Seriously.
-- I don't think I have *ever* seen Josh quite so dance-y. He was just all hips tonight, and all over the place -- I think he covered about every part of the stage at some point during the night. Kicked over speakers at the end. He was in just fine form. The whole band seemed tight and fresh to me. Jon is a *solid* member of the gang now.
-- The show wasn't nearly as special as I'd worked up my expectations for. In hindsight, that was dumb. Why would they be dusting off old stuff and playing a bunch of new songs when it was basically a warmup for the festival shows? To me, it was like a Clockwork set but with the two new songs in the mix.
-- One of the tour bosses came out in the morning to chat with some of us that were there already. He said the new album is a grower -- that for him after listening to it four or five times it really clicked for him and blows him away now. I know, they're his bosses and he's supposed to like it, but he seemed really genuine about it.
-- The posters were indeed badass in person; I snagged #17. I think the shirts were fresh designs but I only gave them a cursory glance.

[botley]

Thanks for the report! Must be nice to have seen the world premiere in person of a brand new Queens song :)

[jessamineny]

Thanks for the report! Must be nice to have seen the world premiere in person of a brand new Queens song :)

Well, the experience was awesome. But I wasn't all that fond of it. Homme sounded pretty rough, though, so maybe the song will age well.

[skullboy0]

Audience recording of The Evil Has Landed via today's Riot Fest Roundup


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMIbDaEBBZw

[wight rabbit]

Audience recording of The Evil Has Landed via today's Riot Fest Roundup


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMIbDaEBBZw

Sounds like a Them Crooked Vultures song, but I'm okay with that.

[Krazy]

Surprised they didn't sell out The Rave here in Milwaukee, holds about 3500 I believe. The Killers show went on sale today and sold out right away I think.

[cynicmuse]

They cancelled the Ventura show. People in Group 1 for the pre-sale will receive 2 offers for pre-sale tickets, for Cal Jam and the TBD LA show. I guess that I'll be seeing them in LA as well as Boston.

[NotoriousTIMP]

They cancelled the Ventura show. People in Group 1 for the pre-sale will receive 2 offers for pre-sale tickets, for Cal Jam and the TBD LA show. I guess that I'll be seeing them in LA as well as Boston.

yeah, my friend and I got tix for the Ventura show and we're really bummed that they cancelled this show, but I guess it came down to scalpers and an issue with the box office...

http://i.imgur.com/mvv704f.png

[scorpiusdiamond]

Fuck scalpers. Both UK standing tickets went out quicker than anything, and they're being resold for £100 minimum.
Fuckkkk.

[ickyvicky]

Getting GA tix to the Capital Theater was shockingly easy. One of the smoothest presales I've taken a part in yet.

Same. Super excited to see them there again.

[ickyvicky]

They played Barclay's in 2013.

QOTSA opened up for NIN at MSG - I think during the With Teeth tour?

[bobbie solo]

QOTSA opened up for NIN at MSG - I think during the With Teeth tour?

Yep. November 2005.

[ad infinitum]

This is what happens when you have the coolest parents ever. JHo, Brody Dalle & Butch Vig play your sixth grade graduation afterparty- http://www.spin.com/2017/06/queens-of-the-stone-age-graduation-party-video/

[blassster]

Squeezed out another tease https://youtu.be/PoIbxAU7ZhY

[skullboy0]

Josh & Troy talking about Villains

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/josh-homme-on-queens-of-the-stone-ages-new-villains-lp-w490156

[ad infinitum]

Another day, another tease. Digging the Dead Kennedys/Cramps vibe I'm getting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHz5FILR5Ak

[dlb]

I really wish the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster got their shit together and start tour with QOTSA. Would be a perfect match or maybe even the Horrors.

[eversonpoe]

Another day, another tease. Digging the Dead Kennedys/Cramps vibe I'm getting.

i like this song better than "the way we used to do" but i hate the way both songs are mixed. everything sounds so god damn thin and abrasive. if that's really how the whole record is going to sound, i don't know if i can listen to it. not even being a snob, it actually makes my ears hurt a bit. i'm all for a good lo-fi-sounding record if it's done right and there's a purpose, but i can't see what that would be when you're a huge band like this.

[armogi]

yet another tease:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiomjpYULEI

[acrid avid jam shred]

Saw Queens on Wednesday night. It was an absolutely fantastic gig! Lined up a bit early and managed to get pretty close to the stage, right in front of Troy. They opened the show with Turnin' on the Screw, and I went fucking crazy! I didn't expect the band to play it all! The whole performance was just so energetic and flawless, they're really one of the best rock groups/live acts ever. Seeing QOTSA play Song for the Dead, Sick, Sick, Sick, Monsters in the Parasol, and Feel Good Hit of the Summer, just to name a few, is an unforgettably fun and exciting experience. I was knackered by the end, but it was all worth it.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2017/hordern-pavilion-sydney-australia-3be5b404.html

[dlb]

cut away little sister already and maybe I sat by the ocean and that is a mighty fine set! feel good hit, sick sick sick, millionaire AND monsters in the parasol... killer!

[Failure]

I hate that setlist. Not a single song off the first album. Only Little Sister and Burn The Witch off their masterpiece (i.e. the two worst songs on the record besides skin on skin). And why do they always insist on playing Make It Wit Chu, Sick Sick Sick, and Feel Good (which was cool for 2 months when I was 17). Plus a predictable closing 4 to boot.

Where is Regular John? Where is I Think I Lost My Headache? Where is Tangled Up In Plaid? I Appear Missing, Better Living Through Chemistry, Medication, Do It Again, If Only, Avon, etc.???

[allegate]

Well you sound like a fun concert date.

[ad infinitum]

Antiquiet review (http://antiquiet.com/reviews/2017/08/review-queens-of-the-stone-age-villains-is-a-haunted-house-dance-party/)

[gerbil]

I'm unreasonably excited for this album.


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[jessamineny]

It leaked.

On my third listen. This album is fucking weird.

Weird's good.

[gerbil]

It would be weird if it popped up in my PMs


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[jessamineny]

It would be weird if it popped up in my PMs


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lol

It's not the best quality; volume drops down in the middle of Track 6 jarringly. Some skips here and there. Etc.


Edit: I have a final tomorrow and have to go to bed. If anyone hasn't found it, send me a PM and I'll log on in the morning.

[ninhead]

What a weird fucking album. The production is weird.

[Airbornefeline]

I just got home from a concert tired as fuck so I won't listen to the whole thing til tomorrow but I just listened to Villians of Circumstance and holy fuck I had chills almost the whole time. I've been in love with the early acoustic versions for weeks so I felt compelled to listen to at least this track tonight and it's just amazing. I can't wait to listen to the whole album.

[acrid avid jam shred]

I'm gonna try my best to wait til the 25th. Can't wait to head down to the local record shop on release day and pick it up. I've been reading everyone's first impressions and descriptions of the songs, and it seems like it won't disappoint!

[jessamineny]

I just got home from a concert tired as fuck so I won't listen to the whole thing til tomorrow but I just listened to Villians of Circumstance and holy fuck I had chills almost the whole time. I've been in love with the early acoustic versions for weeks so I felt compelled to listen to at least this track tonight and it's just amazing. I can't wait to listen to the whole album.

A mod on reddit put it best: "The version of Villains of Circumstance is the version I didn't know I wanted"

[gerbil]

Oddly, I wasn't able to open what was in my PMs. So, anything is welcome.

[Madmya]

I have it in FLAC. How do I PM?

[niggo]

Thanks for the heads-up guys, listening right now. I'm at the third song and like it a lot thus far.

[imail724]

Oddly, I wasn't able to open what was in my PMs. So, anything is welcome.Check hasitleaked

[sonic_discord]

I feel like this might already be my second or third favorite QotSA album (Like Clockwork being my first). I've given it 2 or 3 spins and my favorite tracks are Head Like a Haunted House, The Evil Has Landed, Villains of Circumstance, and Feet Don't Fail Me. Classic Queens indeed.

[Amaro]

I have it in FLAC. How do I PM?

The fact you have the leak in .FLAC and don't know how to PM is beautiful.

[BrokenSpiral]

Can't wait to get my hands on this.. somehow.

[imail724]

The fact you have the leak in .FLAC and don't know how to PM is beautiful.
I wouldn't count on it being anything more than a transcode of the .m4as going around

[Amaro]

I wouldn't count on it being anything more than a transcode of the .m4as going around

You're probably right, but still--bless Madmya (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=1365).

[r_z]

The production on this seems interesting. It appears they've implemented more synthesizer sounds than usual into the songs, doesn't it? Or at least those sounds appear more prominent (to me). Anyway, I think I like this thing. Will buy when it releases.

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Only had one listen, but... I like it. Weird is a good word for it; I hear bits of Them Crooked Vultures, a healthy dose of Era Vulgaris & a little Like Clockwork... Villains seems like a logical progression in their discography. There are a couple of tracks that fell a bit flat but I think a few more listens might tighten everything up for me.

You can definitely hear Ronson in the production of the album, which takes a little getting used to, but overall I think the guys have a winner on their hands. Feet Don't Fail Me Now, Head Like A Haunted House, The Evil Has Landed & Villains of Circumstance are standouts so far. I'm looking forward to seeing this live.

[sonic_discord]

Feet Don't Fail Me Now, Head Like A Haunted House, The Evil Has Landed & Villains of Circumstance are standouts so far. I'm looking forward to seeing this live.

Funny, those were exactly the same four that were standouts to me as well!

[Mr. Blaileen]

Was juuuuuust getting antsy about needing something new to listen to. Perfect timing. About to throw on some headphones and give 'Villains' a listen. Haven't heard any of the teasers yet.

[AndItKeepsRepeating]

Initial reaction from first listen: meh

Having not been a huge fan of the single, I was REALLY excited by the sound of first track, and that continued through the middle of the album. Then I realized I was just listening to at best above-average songs (especially from Homme) with admittedly rather interesting, intriguing sounds and production...but beyond that there's not much here.

Most of it seem...forgettable. It lacks an instant replayability (is that a word?) factor, which is what I thought was missing from the single. And much like I did the single, I don't think its bad, its probably good, but it just doesn't stand out to me above a lot of other music like pretty much everything else Josh Homme has been involved in has to me.

But it's only my first listen. We'll see what subsequent spins may bring, but I'm not feeling excited/anxious to listen to it again. However that says something to me given that it's a fucking Queens of the Stone Age album.

[sonic_discord]

^ Maybe it's not "instant," but something that requires you to spend more time with it to allow it to sink in and eventually click with you? I can think of a bunch of albums I wasn't immediately impressed with that grew to be some of my favorites. Just a thought. Give it some time and try not to dismiss too quickly.

[armogi]

Initial reaction from first listen: meh

Having not been a huge fan of the single, I was REALLY excited by the sound of first track, and that continued through the middle of the album. Then I realized I was just listening to at best above-average songs (especially from Homme) with admittedly rather interesting, intriguing sounds and production...but beyond that there's not much here.

Most of it seem...forgettable. It lacks an instant replayability (is that a word?) factor, which is what I thought was missing from the single. And much like I did the single, I don't think its bad, its probably good, but it just doesn't stand out to me above a lot of other music like pretty much everything else Josh Homme has been involved in has to me.

But it's only my first listen. We'll see what subsequent spins may bring, but I'm not feeling excited/anxious to listen to it again. However that says something to me given that it's a fucking Queens of the Stone Age album.

my thoughts exactly, there are a few good and catchy tunes on there, 50/50 I'd say, the first and last one for instance but then there's a lot of stuff that doesnt seem to go anywhere. maybe it will open up on further listening but I'll wait for the CD or a better leak to play this properly on the stereo, this leak sort of ruins the second half of the record for me.

[niggo]

Pretty much have to agree with @AndItKeepsRepeating (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=5524). I really liked the first four songs (with Fortress being my favorite), but after that it's not really my cup of tea. Will give it a couple more listens though.

[BrokenSpiral]

On first listen, I like it. I'll definitely need some more listens.

Im the opposite of most opinions here so far. My favorites are Un-reborn again, The Evil Has Landed, Head Like a Haunted House.

I feel like this album has some clunky vocal/lyrical moments though, which is unlike Josh.

[imail724]

On first listen, I like it. I'll definitely need some more listens.

Im the opposite of most opinions here so far. My favorites are Un-reborn again, The Evil Has Landed, Head Like a Haunted House.

I feel like this album has some clunky vocal/lyrical moments though, which is unlike Josh.Those are my 3 favorite too and I thought the same thing about his vocals, particularly in the first half of Domesticated Animals.

[BrokenSpiral]

Those are my 3 favorite too and I thought the same thing about his vocals, particularly in the first half of Domesticated Animals.


Yep. That one and I thought Fortress beginning was a little clunky. Love it as it gets going though.

[henryeatscereal]

Even though the rip had bad quality i appreciated the album and i liked it a lot (and this is coming from someone who didn't really liked "The Way you used to do"...)

I think it's a mix between "Era Vulgaris" and the new stuff, liked the use of synths and the weird guitars....

[AndItKeepsRepeating]

^ Maybe it's not "instant," but something that requires you to spend more time with it to allow it to sink in and eventually click with you? I can think of a bunch of albums I wasn't immediately impressed with that grew to be some of my favorites. Just a thought. Give it some time and try not to dismiss too quickly.

I agree with you, I generally make it a rule to not rush to judgement when it comes to music. I too can think of a bunch of albums I didn't like maybe even hated on first listen and now love. (Hell, one of them is The Downward Spiral, though I was like 12 when I first heard it and had no idea what the fuck I was listening to)

Normally wouldn't make such a statement after one listen. However, the reason I find this initial impression incredibly telling here is because, quite literally, every other QotSA, Kyuss, even TCV has excited me on one listen to the point where I start repeatedly binge listening again and again.

The fact that this doesn't given that previous track record is significant.

[Mr. Blaileen]

Pretty good stuff, though I'll admit nothing really stood out to me besides the opener.

The leak quality isn't great..it's compressed to shit and the volume is low. I'll wait until a better version is out before giving it another listen.

[jessamineny]

I'll be so upset if Head isn't a tour staple. Unreasonably upset. :D

[Reznor2112]

EDIT:

Fortress, Un-Reborn Again and Villains of Circumstance are all pretty great.

[imail724]

Although I like the album, I think it may be my least favorite, or maybe tied for last with Era Vulgaris. Fortunately every Queens album is good, if not great, so the worst Queens album is still a solid album by all means.

[gerbil]

Someone earlier mentioned acoustic previews of the new songs. Does anyone have any links or quality copies?

I absolutely loved the acoustic radio performances in the run up to Era Vulgaris so I'm curious about this.

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[Space Suicide]

My preorder of the indie version of the vinyl will ship shortly according to an email sent the other day. Definitely will buy the cd version on release day. I'm just gonna sit the leak out on this one.

[ninhead]

My preorder of the indie version of the vinyl will ship shortly according to an email sent the other day. Definitely will buy the cd version on release day. I'm just gonna sit the leak out on this one.

There's been reports of lots of those emails going around. It's still probably a week and a half from shipping.

[Space Suicide]

There's been reports of lots of those emails going around. It's still probably a week and a half from shipping.

Album doesn't come out till the 25th so I don't care much.

[BrokenSpiral]

I gotta add Hideaway to my list of favorites. I think the strength of this album is in the back half. It's definitely not as upbeat as I'd anticipated. I think Josh painted a picture of this album being the 'light' to LC's 'darkness'. But I'd say this album seems darker to me.

[NotoriousTIMP]

*cough* could someone PM me *cough* I needz dis...

[NotoriousTIMP]

Question: Does "Un-Reborn Again" cut out 3/4 of the way through the song for everyone else or did I get a bad copy?

[sonic_discord]

Question: Does "Un-Reborn Again" cut out 3/4 of the way through the song for everyone else or did I get a bad copy?


No, the main leak that's been spreading across the interwebs includes the volume drop in that song. I've been listening to it that way, but don't mind too much. I am excited for my preordered copy to ship so I can hear it as it was meant to be, though!

[NotoriousTIMP]

No, the main leak that's been spreading across the interwebs includes the volume drop in that song. I've been listening to it that way, but don't mind too much. I am excited for my preordered copy to ship so I can hear it as it was meant to be, though!

Ok cool, thanks for the clarification! I too pre-ordered the album but I cant wait that long :)

[Madmya]

How do I log in to see my private messages?

[jessamineny]

How do I log in to see my private messages?
You're already logged in if you're posting.

Under the "Echoing the Sound" logo at the top right, there are a few links. The third one over is Private Messages. Click that.
Or click on "Notifications" near the top right. If you have a message, it should have a little red box next to it with a number. (That will also notify you if someone has liked one of your posts, quoted one of your posts, etc.)

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Your willingness to take a risk is its own reward in this day and age. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/arts/music/josh-homme-queens-stone-age-villains.html)

[botley]

Your willingness to take a risk is its own reward in this day and age. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/arts/music/josh-homme-queens-stone-age-villains.html)

Good interview, thanks for posting.

[EndlessLoveless]

So I haven't heard the leak yet. Not a big fan of the single but for those who've listened, what song is the one played in the teaser where the band is being interviewed and like, 30 secs of a song plays, and homme goes, never heard that or something along those lines. I liked that snippet.

From what I've heard the album sounds like my least favorite parts of EV and sounds mixed harshly. Maybe it's ronson.

[imail724]

So I haven't heard the leak yet. Not a big fan of the single but for those who've listened, what song is the one played in the teaser where the band is being interviewed and like, 30 secs of a song plays, and homme goes, never heard that or something along those lines. I liked that snippet.

From what I've heard the album sounds like my least favorite parts of EV and sounds mixed harshly. Maybe it's ronson.
Feet Don't Fail Me Now, album opener.

[Failure]

Got my vinyl two days early! Sweeet! Maybe the NIN camp can switch to Matador Records; the package was pristine.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/FailureFan/IMG_1274.jpg (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/FailureFan/media/IMG_1274.jpg.html)

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http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/FailureFan/IMG_1273.jpg (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/FailureFan/media/IMG_1273.jpg.html)

[Pilgrim]

Question on the vinyl for you guys, I haven't decide yet if buying the standard or indie version... Can anyone explain me why the indie version is 140 gr and the standard one 180 gr? Isn't the indie version a 'limited edition' ? then why isn't 180gr too? isn't 180gr better than 140gr? Sorry but I'm a vinyl noob and I'm kinda confused...

[Disassociative]

Album's live on Apple Music in Australia. Can't wait to pick up the CD tomorrow after work but in the meantime, I'm fucking loving Feet Don't Fail Me

[magnolia]

I've been ignoring the leak of the album because I want to hear it for the first time when my preorder of the vinyl gets here, and I've been trying not to feel antsy about this release by focusing on other stuff and not reading the interviews etc leading up this. But I just listened to the interview Josh did with Zane Lowe, as well as the new episode of Alligator Hour, (so glad that it's back!), and I'm SUPER pumped now! Hoping my vinyl copy shows up today!

[botley]

Question on the vinyl for you guys, I haven't decide yet if buying the standard or indie version... Can anyone explain me why the indie version is 140 gr and the standard one 180 gr? Isn't the indie version a 'limited edition' ? then why isn't 180gr too? isn't 180gr better than 140gr? Sorry but I'm a vinyl noob and I'm kinda confused...
As I understand it (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), the indie and standard editions are both 140gram, which is the usual weight, only the deluxe edition is 180gram vinyl. Doesn't make a big difference, the music will be the same. Some people just prefer heavier vinyl.

I liked the indie version artwork better for ...Like Clockwork but this time I don't know if the bluish hue works for me. I do like that the demon covering Josh's eyes is flipping the bird on the indie Villains cover!

[Space Suicide]

As I understand it (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), the indie and standard editions are both 140gram, which is the usual weight, only the deluxe edition is 180gram vinyl. Doesn't make a big difference, the music will be the same. Some people just prefer heavier vinyl.

I liked the indie version artwork better for ...Like Clockwork but this time I don't know if the bluish hue works for me. I do like that the demon covering Josh's eyes is flipping the bird on the indie Villains cover!

Which I totally got today a day early!

http://i.imgur.com/KJoOQah.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/YJePHoL.jpg?1

[AndItKeepsRepeating]

I still don't like this album. It's not bad, it's not great. It's pretty forgettable. Never thought I'd say that about a Josh Homme project. Oh well.

Killer artwork though.

[Airbornefeline]

I think it's one of their best albums. It just gets better and better the more I listen to it. The deluxe vinyl sounds fantastic

[Alexandros]

On first listen the second half (including Head Like a Haunted House) stands out much more than the first for me. I like the record overall, I think it's got its fair share of groove and catchy tunes, feels right at home in the QOTSA discography.

[BrokenSpiral]

It's like LTP kissed by "If I Had a Tail".

The bass work is phenomenal on this album. I love all the dark 80's sounding synths.

Never has an iTunes description ever been so perfect. "Like a nightmare rendered as a cartoon"

[acrid avid jam shred]

Villains is excellent! It's already one of my top-tier QOTSA records, and I've only listened to it a handful of times today. Man, Feet Don't Fail Me is a fucking flawless way to start! The way it slowly builds with the creepy layers, synths and chanting, then explodes with that riff and Josh's vocals is sublime! It's my favourite QOTSA album opener right now. It is going to be amazing live, and it should totally open the set!

I absolutely love how layered the record is. There's a sweet focus on synths too, which is nice. Hearing them pop up as the main musical elements in Fortress, Hideaway and Un-Reborn Again is cool! It adds a neat atmospheric touch to the songs. The Evil Has Landed and Head Like a Haunted House are brilliant, high-energy rockers that are going to be crazy live, HLAHH has this amazingly wacky rockabilly thing going on, which I love. Domesticated Animals kinda has a Era Vulgaris vibe, the kooky riff and Josh's vocals+lyrics are great!

Villains of Circumstance is fucking incredible. I think it's paired with Like Clockwork and I Think I Lost My Headache as my favourite QOTSA album closer. That wonderful chorus comes out of nowhere, and the way it ends is soooooo good. I love those dark strings that pop up! It's a QOTSA classic for sure. I remember hearing the acoustic version and liking it, but this studio version takes it to a whole new level. I don't think this band is capable of creating an underwhelming album. Villains proves that they're one of the most consistently brilliant rock bands ever.

[Disassociative]

I think Feet Don't Fail Me is the stand out for me, one of the best album openers ever imo.

[Failure]

Struggling with this record so far. It reminds me of the worst parts of Era Vulgaris (Battery Acid, Run Pig, 3's and 7's bridge) and the forgettable back-half of TCV. I am hearing some harsh production, stiff percussion, and forced vocal runs/patterns/melodies. Hoping it's a grower!!

[The Doctor]

I'm loving the album so far, and like the two pre-release singles much more in context of the whole album.

I will say this though: most of these songs and especially the production style is a complete waste of the pure power of Jon Theodore's drumming ability.

[Space Suicide]

Gonna be honest, don't really understand the disdain for this album's material after giving it a listen in my car ride home from work. I like everything about it. Very up beat and some of the riffs are as great as Songs for the Deaf material. Consider me a fan of it.

[implanted_microchip]

If you don't like this then I can't dance with you

[eversonpoe]

Struggling with this record so far. It reminds me of the worst parts of Era Vulgaris (Battery Acid, Run Pig, 3's and 7's bridge) and the forgettable back-half of TCV. I am hearing some harsh production, stiff percussion, and forced vocal runs/patterns/melodies. Hoping it's a grower!!

i LOVE the songs, but i HATE the way it's mixed. the drums all sound programmed (and REALLY basic), the guitars are so thin and harsh, and it feels...small? QOTSA always feel HUGE to me, but this album feels miniscule, and it's all down to the production/mixing. i wish they had made different choices because it's not doing the songs justice.

[NotoriousTIMP]

I am happy to report that my copy came in from Amoeba unharmed!

http://i.imgur.com/UZij2Gh.jpg

[miss k bee]

Just got my indie vinyl release via post day after release, nice and quick

[Wade123]

Not a fan of the new album, which is disappointing as I love Queens. Guitars are too tinny. I love the 'fuzz' and heavier sounding guitars of the past. Glad others are enjoying it, but this ones not for me...

[Madmya]

It's okay. I like it, don't love it. Domesticated Animals is my favourite. Love the intro into Feet Don't Fail Me.

[Tyson]

i LOVE the songs, but i HATE the way it's mixed. the drums all sound programmed (and REALLY basic), the guitars are so thin and harsh, and it feels...small?

Yep. Especially the drums, but I chalk that up to having gotten used to Castillo and Grohl. That, and going with Ronson gives it more of a pop music production style, and one thing I've noticed with pop music is the majority will utilize programmed drums rather than live drums. I'll be interested in hearing live versions of a lot of these songs simply to hear someone playing an actual kit.

[eversonpoe]

Yep. Especially the drums, but I chalk that up to having gotten used to Castillo and Grohl. That, and going with Ronson gives it more of a pop music production style, and one thing I've noticed with pop music is the majority will utilize programmed drums rather than live drums. I'll be interested in hearing live versions of a lot of these songs simply to hear someone playing an actual kit.

what's the point of having a drummer as talented as jon theodore if you're not going to utilize him? for shame.

[BrokenSpiral]

The drums really throw back to LTP for me. Not much cymbal usage and simpler beats.

[Leviathant]

Like Clockwork blew my socks off, from the very start, so for me, Villains had a tough act to follow. It's a very different feel - the guitars are shrill, the Moog up front-and-center, very uptempo throughout. It's a dance record, and that's okay, but after a few listens, aside from the pretty great opening track, I only really come away remembering Fortress. That's not a knock necessarily, I've got pretty bad taste in music, and it's good to change things up - I would have been disappointed had it sounded like "...Like Clockwork pt 2".

[jessamineny]

I feel very much time same. Clockwork grabbed me from the very first listen. It's one of those rare records that "touches" me inside.

I like this record a lot. But it's more of a let's-let-loose-and-have-some-fun record. It's not a record that speaks to me, and I'm sure after it stops being new I'll only return to it occasionally. Clockwork, however, is a record I feel compelled to come back to over and over again.

[dlb]

first dissapointment of the year for me. I really don't like that record even though it did grow after repeated listenings, but it feels more like an era vulgaris pt2 and to some extend a second Them Crooked Vultures album rather than your typical Queens. Guess if you love QOTSA because of songs for the deaf than you are pretty much alienated by now which is fair enough but they completely stepped down on the stoner and heavy fuzz part and amped up the quirkyness of things.

I like some tracks and the opener is pretty damn fantastic, but this record is not made for me, which is fine. I am still looking forward to the shows in November. Maybe the new songs suit me better once they are incorporated in a live setting.

[Amaro]

My least favorite Q record.

[GulDukat]

Not amazing, but a good album.

[EndlessLoveless]

Yeah I think it's good, but Like Clockwork was one of their best next to Lullabies so that's hard to compete with. The good songs are really good and the ones I don't like I just know aren't for me, at least right now. Probably won't revisit most of it immediately but someday perhaps... Definitely a turn in a completely different direction. I would've guessed they would go more progressive and introspective after LC. Longer songs and slow burners. But the synth sounds are really cool. For me, I think it's the production and attitude I'm struggling with. But still a good album.

[gerbil]

This reminds me a lot of Era Vulgaris in a really good way. It's got a much looser vibe but with tighter song writing.

It seems to deliberate distance itself from LC's weightiness. There are still some weighty moments but they're nicely framed between some bangers and clouded in eeriness.

The production is kinda weird but it doesn't bother me if I'm listening on something that highlights the bass.


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[virushopper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b36Z7p3dAdA

[Wade123]

Listened to the new album again. Still awful. Josh Homme was right..."it's all downhill from here ".

[dlb]

Back in the day QOTSA were the only band that my mother wouldn't freak out over and which she did enjoy in some parts. Yesterday while driving in the car, she told me to turn that god awful stuff off... Well, I'm still spinning this record, but I think I will give up at the end of this week. I'm really a little bit heartbroken that I hate this record so much, but no, it's just not for me anymore.

[bobbie solo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b36Z7p3dAdA

that ridiculous pre-recorded/sequenced snare clap throughout the song was super annoying. ugh. Thanks Mark Ronson.

[Amaro]

that ridiculous pre-recorded/sequenced snare clap throughout the song was super annoying. ugh. Thanks Mark Ronson.

That's actually Jon's left foot triggering it. And at 3:23, 3:27, and 3:54 are some examples where he adds some claps (intentional or not, I dunno).

This confirms a drummer has the most complicated job on stage. lul

[bobbie solo]

ok, that helps me tolerate it a bit. That being said, it's still annoying and unnecessary. Of course Jon is a beast though, no one is disputing that.

[botley]

But he has one of the best heavy-ass LIVE drum sounds in the business (cf. One Day As a Lion) so the fact that they have him basically triggering samples as one of his primary duties is... odd, to say the least.

Also, this is a much, much, much better performance of the song:

http://www1.wdr.de/radio/1live/videos/video-live-session-mit-queens-of-the-stone-age---the-way-you-used-to-do-100.html

[allegate]

that ridiculous pre-recorded/sequenced snare clap throughout the song was super annoying. ugh. Thanks Mark Ronson.

Thanks for the quote, missed that one initially.

[BRoswell]

Listened to the album last night. I quite enjoyed it, and while it doesn't reach the crushing depths and soaring highs of ...Like Clockwork, there's definitely an uneasiness to it that flows beneath the glossy sheen.

[skullboy0]

Dunno how long it's going to last:

902686573451513856

[skullboy0]

Now on sale on iTunes:

902901525042823168

[The Doctor]

Right now a live version of "Fortress" has replaced the studio one on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2MZUMdIakjQxl03yT1UlmQ

Weird.

[sonic_discord]

Right now a live version of "Fortress" has replaced the studio one on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2MZUMdIakjQxl03yT1UlmQ

Weird.

Is there a way to download the live version? I'd be interested in having that.

[Leviathant]

Right now a live version of "Fortress" has replaced the studio one on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2MZUMdIakjQxl03yT1UlmQ

Weird.

Did you download a live version of Fortress? Because the last time I saw someone say something like this, it wasn't actually the live version on Spotify, it was a local copy of a live version, which Spotify defaulted to, instead of the official stream.

[BrokenSpiral]

I was buying it regardless but kinda shitty to go on sale a few days after everyone that preordered for the full price got the album...

surprised at the reception the album is getting. Pre-release/leak reactions were positive. Post release, mostly negative from what I've seen.

[chuenthez]

https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/very-good-trip/very-good-trip-28-aout-2017

Live acoustic on french national radio station (A lot of Josh asking the anchor to translate).

[allegate]

Bought it on HDtracks because hey I paid for this HD music player with the awesome cans, I better get some use out of it. So amazing.

The 20% coupon helped.

[skullboy0]

I was buying it regardless but kinda shitty to go on sale a few days after everyone that preordered for the full price got the album...

I had listened to the official YouTube audio version of the album a few times at work Monday & Tuesday & liked enough of it that I wanted to pick it up, ran out of new podcasts on the way out of work Tuesday so I went ahead & got it, & then Tuesday night when I saw it on sale I was like, goddamit, should waited.

[virushopper]

Pro shot of Domesticated Animals: https://streamable.com/ownfs

[botley]

Hearing all the acoustic performances and spending a bit of time getting to know the nuances of this record has improved my estimation of it immensely. It's worth putting in some time if you haven't got into it yet.

[The Doctor]

Damn, your'e right. That's so odd, I've never experienced Spotify doing that before. I moved the live file I downloaded and now it's back to the regular version. Thanks for the help there!


Did you download a live version of Fortress? Because the last time I saw someone say something like this, it wasn't actually the live version on Spotify, it was a local copy of a live version, which Spotify defaulted to, instead of the official stream.

[thelastdisciple]

So far i have to say Villains is not knocking me on my ass the way Like Clockwork did, very different album which isn't bad but i don't know why i feel so disappointed in the way it sounds? perhaps i was expecting more of a continued energy.

Needs a lot more time to sink in no doubt.

[tony.parente]

It's always strange how, with literally every queens record that comes out I don't really like it. I always wish it sounded like the previous record, and then when the next record comes out I wish it sounded like the previous one and so on.

Like Clockwork is a good record guys, I wish Villains sounded like it.

[The Doctor]

If someone has some more "permanent" versions of these recent acoustic sessions that don't live on a website, could I please get a PM?

Thanks!

[jarj]

QOTSA Archive on Facebook has all the recent ones.

[sonic_discord]

If someone has some more "permanent" versions of these recent acoustic sessions that don't live on a website, could I please get a PM?

Thanks!

Count me in too. I'd buy them if I could. I happen to really like Villains, but I also spent a lot of time listening to it and let it sink in and grow on me. ...Like Clockwork is still my favorite, but this album has some GREAT songs on it (Feet Don't Fail Me Now, Fortress, The Evil Has Landed, Villains of Circumstance). If you're not digging it, give it a break and then give it another chance. I really don't understand why so many people here seem to dislike it so much...

[blassster]

Count me in too. I'd buy them if I could. I happen to really like Villains, but I also spent a lot of time listening to it and let it sink in and grow on me. ...Like Clockwork is still my favorite, but this album has some GREAT songs on it (Feet Don't Fail Me Now, Fortress, The Evil Has Landed, Villains of Circumstance). If you're not digging it, give it a break and then give it another chance. I really don't understand why so many people here seem to dislike it so much...Mark Ronson made the production sound bad compared to their past work. I'm blaming him, anyway [emoji14]

I actually love the record (except for much of the single, that thing initially had me terrified for the rest of it a few months ago), it's just a bit tinny or "weak" compared to QOTSA's signature sound.

[gerbil]

Count me in too. I'd buy them if I could. I happen to really like Villains, but I also spent a lot of time listening to it and let it sink in and grow on me. ...Like Clockwork is still my favorite, but this album has some GREAT songs on it (Feet Don't Fail Me Now, Fortress, The Evil Has Landed, Villains of Circumstance). If you're not digging it, give it a break and then give it another chance. I really don't understand why so many people here seem to dislike it so much...

I'd also like this if someone has it.


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[armogi]

the paris session is on dime too, so it's lossless.

[wizfan]

That's actually Jon's left foot triggering it. And at 3:23, 3:27, and 3:54 are some examples where he adds some claps (intentional or not, I dunno).

This confirms a drummer has the most complicated job on stage. lul

Yep. He first did this in the live performances of Smooth Sailing. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEDJ0zSFsZA)

As for Villains, well... I have listened to all of their albums a bazillion times each. I was a huge fan of ...Like Clockwork and I wanted it to become as famous as Arctic Monkeys' AM at the time. I kept saying that "Fairweather Friends" was one of the greatest rock songs of the 2010s.

And then Villains comes along and makes my jaw drop to the floor.

This is it, man. After the hell that Homme went through in the years between Era Vulgaris and ...Like Clockwork, he and the rest of the band sorely needed to have fun. And I don't mind that he went the ultra-mainstream route by grabbing Mark Ronson, as I admire his work quite a lot. The absence of guest stars is also a refreshing change of pace. I still had my reservations about this collaboration; it could either make or break the record. And, for me, it made it. I enjoyed the hell out of Villains. And I still do, as I type this. It makes me tap my foot, bang my knees, sing the lyrics, go la-la-la.

If this is the record that makes QOTSA bigger than ever, so be it. They totally deserve it.

[Prettybrokenspiral]

I've spent a week with this album, and it's underwhelming af. Much in the same way Like Clockwork was underwhelming to me. I can't understand when it takes a band more than four years to come up with nine songs that sound like stuff they've already done years prior.

At this point, I'm over Josh, unless it's another TCV album..

[BrokenSpiral]

https://youtu.be/glN9CCP2-04

https://youtu.be/nZCkjd7D1_w



not sure if those were posted already. Josh gives a bit of info song by song. Talks about Jons pedal clap trigger too

[dlb]

I've spent a week with this album, and it's underwhelming af. Much in the same way Like Clockwork was underwhelming to me. I can't understand when it takes a band more than four years to come up with nine songs that sound like stuff they've already done years prior.

At this point, I'm over Josh, unless it's another TCV album..

Funny thing is, I think "villains" sounds like a really bad version of TCV... I gave this one another shot yesterday with good headphones and really taking my time with, but that was the last time I will touch this record. I can't believe how much I dislike it and it's actually quite ridiciulous at this point. I give up and hope for the live show to pull me back in.

On the other hand I can't understand what the fuzz is about Ronson. I expected nothing bad to happen and nothing genius so I don't really hear his input on the new record at all and won't blame him other than for not stepping in and telling Josh that this record is the worst QOTSA has put out. I alson don't mind if there are guests on the records or not. Apart from Lanegan they always are buried in the back of the songs anyway, even Trent was barely noticeable apart from "era vulgaris" the song.

[Kodiak33]

I do like this record, but I can't get over the fact that some of the guitar sounds like it is made from a goose.

[miss k bee]

Can't help hearing Hall and Oates in the intro of Feet don't fail me now

[Madmya]

Villains of Circumstance does weird things to me. What a song.

[BrokenSpiral]

I'm really surprised by the negative reception this album is getting.

[sonic_discord]

I've spent a week with this album, and it's underwhelming af. Much in the same way Like Clockwork was underwhelming to me. I can't understand when it takes a band more than four years to come up with nine songs that sound like stuff they've already done years prior.

At this point, I'm over Josh, unless it's another TCV album..

Like Clockwork was amazing! What didn't you like about that album? And you don't like Villains because it "sounds like stuff they've already done?" It sounds like maybe you're just not a big QotSA fan. It's interesting to me that you seem to not like Villains because it sounds too much like their older material, while others seem to dislike it for the exact opposite reason; that it sounds too different from their older material (at least production-wise). I agree that nine songs is pretty scant, but at least it's not loaded with filler. I've noticed a lot of bands cutting back on the number of tracks they put on an album, though. I remember in the '90s when CDs ruled the music industry, it seemed like 12 songs was the minimum and more often than not bands included an average of 16 or 17 tracks per album. Now I see a lot of bands only putting 10-12 songs on their albums.


Can't help hearing Hall and Oates in the intro of Feet don't fail me now

He REALLY sounds like David Bowie at a few points in that song too. I love it.

[botley]

I'm really surprised by the negative reception this album is getting.
LOL, I'm not... remember ten, twelve years ago?

[Prettybrokenspiral]

Like Clockwork was amazing! What didn't you like about that album? And you don't like Villains because it "sounds like stuff they've already done?" It sounds like maybe you're just not a big QotSA fan. It's interesting to me that you seem to not like Villains because it sounds too much like their older material, while others seem to dislike it for the exact opposite reason; that it sounds too different from their older material (at least production-wise).

LC has its moments; it's just very ho-hum to me, compared to everything that came before it. Much like Villains: it's not a bad album per se, just an underwhelming one in contrast to what he's been capable of in the past.

At least the album packaging for the deluxe LP version I bought is boss. Maybe my favorite artwork for a Queens album yet.

As far as my fandom goes, I'd say it's sizeable. I've been into Josh since the Kyuss days and was rocking the self-titled Queens album long before anyone else around me even knew it was a thing. I also don't care much for Rated R, but love Era Vulgaris. So yea, I'm one of those QOTSA fans http://www.aintnoright.org/images/smilies/confused-smiley-013.gif

[Airbornefeline]

God damn Head Like a Haunted house is a fantastic fucking song. I bet that will be amazing live. This album just keeps getting better as time goes on for me. ...Like Clockwork is one of my favorite albums of all time and is the one that got me into the band so this album had pretty much zero chance of surpassing it, but it's really great. Probably my 2nd or 3rd fav queens album

[EndlessLoveless]

Un reborn again is the best track on the album and one of the best queens songs ever. Intro sounds like the Faint to me.

[BrokenSpiral]

HLAHH, Un-Reborn Again and Hideaway is an amazing run in this album. Hideaway just hits all the right spots.

[AndItKeepsRepeating]

I think what turns me off most about this album is the lack of any kind of separation in the mix among the instruments. Finally heard it on vinyl on a good setup today and was even more disappointed to find it wasn't just listening via streaming giving these songs a lack of dynamic range, it was just produced/mixed that way.

[virushopper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-bHbNSYOgc

[gerbil]

I think what turns me off most about this album is the lack of any kind of separation in the mix among the instruments. Finally heard it on vinyl on a good setup today and was even more disappointed to find it wasn't just listening via streaming giving these songs a lack of dynamic range, it was just produced/mixed that way.

Really? I hear a lot of stereo back and forth. The lower end isn't as present as I'd like but it's definitely a stylistic choice.


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[virushopper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqEU_iCy16M

[Mr. Blaileen]

I'm enjoying the new album a fair amount. I jumped on that deal and bought it for $5.99. Hard not to at that price. Anyway, the first three tracks are awesome, it lulls a little bit in the middle of the album, and the end picks up again quite a bit. Feet Don't Fail Me / The Way You Used To Do / The Evil Has Landed / Villains of Circumstance are my favorites from the album. I do wish the overall sound was a little..thicker, like their earlier albums, but I don't mind the production as much as some seem to.

I also took the opportunity during this recent Queens binge of mine to revisit Era Vulgaris. I gave it a listen when it came out a decade ago, didn't really like it, and never really went back to it. Perhaps my taste in music has evolved enough, or perhaps I didn't listen hard enough to it before, but I'm finding myself loving it. It has a grimy, sludgy, dirty feel to it that I enjoy a lot. Having listened to it several times in the last few days, I don't understand why I wasn't more into this before. The intro to 'Misfit Love' gives me goosebumps.

[Soma]

Villains is so groovy. Albeit straightforward, but so groovy. Like Josh took this feeling & merged it with pop & classic rock sensibilities. I'm getting a Bowie / Eagles / Blue Oyster Cult vibe mashed with classic QOTSA overall.

Fav tracks: Domesticated Animals, Head Like A Haunted House, Un-Reborn Again

EDIT: Era Vulgaris is my favorite modern QOTSA record. I feel like Era was a division point.. Lullabies To Paralyze is the essential record in my mind, but I love what Josh & Co have done with the current platform. It still feels like QOTSA, I admire that there is no fear of change

Also, I love Jon Theodore. Sure... he really could pull off some crazy mathcore / Neil Peart / Danny Carey shit but fuck.. I love that he rocks this record so hard. As a drummer myself... It is far more impressive to lay back and fulfill each song to whats necessary. Hats off to Jon.. I would gladly trade him anyday ;)

[BRoswell]

Really? I hear a lot of stereo back and forth.

I do as well.

[wizfan]

Come on, people. You keep shitting over Villains' production and mixing, but you're somehow okay with the damn-near-unlistenable mix of Deftones' Gore?

[eversonpoe]

Come on, people. You keep shitting over Villains' production and mixing, but you're somehow okay with the damn-near-unlistenable mix of Deftones' Gore?

i'll take some over-saturation any day over a thin, small-sounding mix (of a band that's supposed to sound huge). at least gore has interesting drum parts. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[allegate]

I think it sounds great. Granted I'm listening to the HDtracks version (which I feel like is missing the intro to "The Way You Used to Do") via a digital connection from my NWZ-A17 to the MDR-1ADAC cans. The drums sound amazing throughout.

Of course when I listen on my iPod through sport headphones while I'm working out it's a little tinny but then so is everything on those things.

[AndItKeepsRepeating]

Come on, people. You keep shitting over Villains' production and mixing, but you're somehow okay with the damn-near-unlistenable mix of Deftones' Gore?

me, I'm not

[Soma]

Come on, people. You keep shitting over Villains' production and mixing, but you're somehow okay with the damn-near-unlistenable mix of Deftones' Gore?

I kinda dig Gore more than Villains sonically. I dig that both bands were trying something different.
I get the beef as far as how the records are mixed. Could be better but still damn fine.

[armogi]

well, I got the CD and the music is grwoing on me, all sounds concerns aside.
But what upsets me the most is yet again the lack of complete booklet in there. I get that it's now a dying format but come on, a folding 4 pages (at least) wouldn't hurt, it's not like they can't spare the few cents it probably cost to do this. Or make a nice digipak instead of that crappy jewel case.
So now I can't get proper artwork without buying the expensive vinyl bs deluxe or whatever edition :(

[sonic_discord]

well, I got the CD and the music is grwoing on me, all sounds concerns aside.
But what upsets me the most is yet again the lack of complete booklet in there. I get that it's now a dying format but come on, a folding 4 pages (at least) wouldn't hurt, it's not like they can't spare the few cents it probably cost to do this. Or make a nice digipak instead of that crappy jewel case.
So now I can't get proper artwork without buying the expensive vinyl bs deluxe or whatever edition :(

Yeah, I really regret buying the CD. There's pretty much nothing to it. I don't own a turn table, but seeing the photos others have posted (with full booklet and stickers), I definitely wish I'd ordered the vinyl instead.

[NotoriousTIMP]

Yeah, I really regret buying the CD. There's pretty much nothing to it. I don't own a turn table, but seeing the photos others have posted (with full booklet and stickers), I definitely wish I'd ordered the vinyl instead.

Wanna buy my indie pressing?

[bgalbraith]

This is just the best http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41187206/josh-homme-from-queens-of-the-stone-age-to-read-cbeebies-bedtime-story


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[fillow]

All the people complaining about album's mix and drums in particular probably never heard an album called Era Vulgaris. Everything sounded super hollow, drums sounded like a set of saucepans, yet... surprise surprise, it worked because that's what that album needed and how Josh wanted it. It's the same story all over again.
Seriously, if I'd just listen to this new record without reading this thread, I wouldn't in a million years suspect that there's something supposedly wrong with its mix.