And I told them I invented Times New Roman

Better than the last single but dunno, still feels like there's something missing.

QOTSA on auto pilot, no pun intended.

much better than the last one yeah, but between the two of them I'm still pretty worried

That was an incredibly boring song. Not expecting much with the album as a whole

“ Better than the last single but dunno, still feels like there's something missing.

QOTSA on auto pilot, no pun intended”

They’ve had some great moments here and there, and while I’m yet to hear this new one, it’s probably still the case that as a unit they were at their creative peak when Nick Oliveri was in the band.

He brought so much manic energy and variety to their sound, bouncing off the general swagger. Pity fuckery turned it to shit.

I really love this one and the last one. Gonna shape up to an awesome Queens record (especially after Villains)

Save for Troy, Queens are pretty much an entirely different band now. Nick, Mark (RIP), and Dave all had huge impacts on their sound. It has elements of their past but is still very polished and pop for them. Jon Theodore sounds so tame here, the entire band does.

This song and the last single haven't done much for me, better than Villains but nowhere close to their previous output. Still have high hopes for the new album, and hope it grows on me.

I think Villains was overly polished for their sound, and while this seems a bit more raw it still sounds a little too clean and lacks punch.

I agree with the lack of punch, but thank god they sound way more mature than their last output. It’s like they stand behind their own music again.

I liked the last one a lot.

I did not like this one at all.

Ngl this was kind of a snooze

again, this is missing something. sigh

these two singles have been pretty shit!

Ngl id rather have another TCV

Anyone else think this sounds like one of the weaker Them Crooked Vultures tracks?

And yeah evilford, I'm still not over the fact that the promised followup never happened

that is some awful wordplay x2

meh

kinda lame, next

Another banger.

are these guys good again or nah?

might be their worst yet and you know me I'm usually trying to be optimistic

Ngl id rather have another TCV [2]

Damn Flug, this must be absolutely terrible then (guessing this is not some reverse psychology shit).

lmao

this is a real nothing-song hm

Im starving

"it’s probably still the case that as a unit they were at their creative peak when Nick Oliveri was in the band."

This is an insane take.

Nick Oliveri left the band after Songs for the Deaf. Then came Lullabies To Paralyze, and... Like Clockwork, arguably their most creative work since Rated R. This almost, makes no sense.

I know you meant it as part of the album title but that ellipsis makes it look like you just really didn't want to bring up Era Vulgaris

lmao

lol yeah I’d rather it was forgotten (and Villains)

Nick Oliveri thing is fair enough really, unless you’re massively into LC (I am!) which to be fair is an outlier of a record in a sense

Like Clockwork is their best album and I was really hoping this one would go back to some of that magic. I felt disappointed by the singles for LC too though when they released so maybe it'll all work better in context.

I was a SFTD fanboy, but honestly, it’s a thoroughly nostalgic record for me - LC is probably just as consistent. Maybe it doesn’t quite have the charm, but it’s certainly leaner.

very different albums regardless, obviously

Qotsa was one of my fav bands when I was like 12 but I recently relistened to SFTD and holy fuck has it aged poorly. Made me feel physically ill.

Like clockwork was literally impossible to sit through it was so boring, I tried multiple times and on the final attempt I pushed extra hard to make it through and next thing I knew I woke up in the hospital on an IV drip

SFTD is a buttock classic no slander

It can simultaneously be a buttrock classic and entirely unlistenable

In fact that’s the only thing that a buttrock classic could be

"This is an insane take."

Upon your recommendation, my take has just been sectioned. My take is now being monitored around the clock in a padded room for its own safety.

Thank you for caring.

I am a big fan of insane and flagrantly disrespectful takes










As long as I agree with them

^TBH, I didn't think there was anything particularly contentious about noting a band member being single-handedly responsible for injecting other genre influences into the sound, leaving and taking those with him. But oh well, that's insanity for you. [Shoulder shrugging emoji]

I didn’t actually read the take but I felt inclined to indiscriminately support it for rustling the Jimmies of a qotsa simp

In this instance, I'm seeing the appeal. Lol.