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Queens of the Stone Age

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Forfans of alternative/desert/stoner rock, qotsa newcomers choosing a starting album, and listeners curious about how the band’s sound and reception changed over time.
26 Reviews 25 Definitions 34 Charts
Stonerrock Rock Hard Rock

The Profile

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band formed in 1996 by Josh Homme, emerging from the Palm Desert scene and associated with the earlier band Kyuss. Their music is commonly linked to desert/stoner rock while spanning alternative and hard rock, and their lineup has changed frequently over the years.

From the reviews: Josh Homme is consistently presented as the central figure and main songwriter; the band is repeatedly connected to Kyuss and the desert scene. Reviews mention collaborators/guests including Mark Lanegan, Dave Grohl, Trent Reznor, Julian Casablancas, Alex Turner, and Elton John, and discuss shifting lineups (including the departure of Nick Oliveri) and a reputation for powerful live performances.

Across 20 DeBaser reviews, Queens of the Stone Age are framed as Josh Homme’s desert-born rock machine: hypnotic riffs, falsetto swagger, and relentless live power. Consensus peaks around Rated R, Songs for the Deaf, and ...Like Clockwork, with live documents repeatedly described as a sure thing. Era Vulgaris and Villains split the crowd: praised for focus and evolution by some, called monotonous or too pop by others. Recurring themes: lineup changes, famous guests (Grohl, Lanegan, Reznor, etc.), and the band’s pull between stoner grit and broader alt-rock ambition.

Notable Quotes

❝ Qotsa: probably the best fucking rock band on the planet!
❝ An album that combines sophistication with a lack of pretentiousness, it's enjoyable without tiring, flowing rapidly: a small hallucinogenic masterpiece!
❝ This is the key to understanding (or rather listening to) the latest and newest masterpiece by the band of Josh Homme, the soul and mind of the stoner scene worldwide for over 10 years now.
❝ A great album, this Villains, which definitively consecrates a band that has rightfully entered the gotha of global alt rock.
❝ And so we lost them too.
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