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| The Lesser Hommeverse, ranked
No I will not listen to EODM. No I will not listen to Desert Sessions. Maybe one day I will listen to Post Pop Depression | | 1 |  | Kyuss
Welcome to Sky Valley
Would anything else be here? | | 2 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
...Like Clockwork
Simultaneously a career defining statement and a triumphant reinvention. The moment Homme finally submitted to the fact that deep down, he was always writing pop songs. | | 3 |  | Kyuss
Blues for the Red Sun
Some of the interludes get a bit tiring some days, but this is Riff City — population: Josh | | 4 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Songs for the Deaf
A slight amount of filler starts creeping in, but the concept and sheer charisma manage to hold it together | | 5 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Worship the riff. The riff is eternal. | | 6 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Era Vulgaris
Aged surprisingly well. I enjoy the janky, electrifying, methed-up New Wave feel. It really does feel like a dying lightbulb. | | 7 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Rated R
I know that for Oliveri/Lanegan purists, this is peak Qotsa, but to me it feels more transitional than anything. Some great drumming here though. | | 8 |  | Kyuss
...And the Circus Leaves Town
Some good riffs, but as much as I love Hernandez’ drumming, the band did suffer in the songwriting and chemistry department from losing Bjork. John also started to become grating here. Less than the sum of its parts, even where the parts are good. | | 9 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Lullabies to Paralyze
There’s a good album buried in here, and I love the goth rock influences — it’s just overlong, and can’t match the pace of better albums without trimming the fat. | | 10 |  | Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
JPJ tears it up on this fun romp, but both Homme and Grohl feel like they’re in a bit of a creative rut here, and it shows. | | 11 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Villains
Didn’t vibe this on release, but I’ve spent the last seven years getting a thorough education in funk and disco, and I think I get the vibe a bit more now. Don’t really come back to it often though. | | 12 |  | Kyuss
Wretch
Tracks like Black Widow and Love Has Passed Me By rip, but the production kills it for me. Surprising amount of Soundgarden worship! | | 13 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
In Times New Roman...
I can literally only remember the riff to Sicily. Paper Machete just turns into Little Sister whenever I try to recall how it goes. Not even bad, just kinda forgettable. | |
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02.28.24 | Saw Qotsa last week, spun the discog again, this is how I feel. | JohnnyoftheWell
02.28.24 | 1 is 1 by a landslide 7+8 are the best takes 13 would be a good take but I've FORGOTTEN Sicily heck (and Paper Machete>>Little Sister, weak single that needed a thicc divorcee brother clone), 9 is at once full of jank and way too low and um 5 is no riff and all oversized dig, would suggest it should get it on with 13 at the bottom of the list if that album were sentient enough to consent to anything
LIST RATING 7/10 wow | VlacDrac
02.28.24 | How were they? | Butkuiss
02.28.24 | As if Walkin’ on the Sidewalk isn’t a top 10 Homme riff, Johnny.
@Vlac they were simultaneously the most well rehearsed and the least energetic I’ve seen them (third time), but to be expected given the average age in the band nowadays. They opened with Regular John (nice), took requests from the crowd for Avon and Millionaire at one point, played a set heavy on SFTD and EV, and didn’t touch Villains. | Pikazilla
02.28.24 | 1 is 1 by a landslide [2] | el_newg
02.28.24 | I'd prob rank em very similar, at least for the records I listen to most. Rated R would be a bit higher even though there are some lesser tracks on there, the highs are all-timers for me | SomeCallMeTim
02.28.24 | 1 is 1
7 way too low
2 overrated AF
listen to Desert Sessions you nerd | VlacDrac
02.29.24 | @Butkuiss that sounds like an amazing setlist. | ThyCrossAwaits
02.29.24 | Josh Homme is a riff god and I have no idea how Rolling Stone, even in all their bullshit, didn’t put him on their greatest guitarists list
Literally just picked up a copy of Welcome To Sky Valley this afternoon |
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