Queens of the Stone Age - Where to start?

Eraserhead

Mexicola from their debut - give it a listen!

reesdog

Eraserhead said:

Mexicola from their debut - give it a listen!

Great song! Top 5 of theirs for me definitely..

Loujoe

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tempo_n_groove

They are Touring!!!!!

Will be at Forrest Hills!!!!!

Gern Blansten

reesdog said:

Mexicola from their debut - give it a listen!

Great song! Top 5 of theirs for me definitely..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oz3BLU3O3Y

Gern Blansten

That first album is kickass

Merkin Baller

I would say start w/ the self titled and go chronologically. 

They don't have a bad album IMO. 

mfc2006

Merkin Baller said:

I would say start w/ the self titled and go chronologically. 

They don't have a bad album IMO. 

Agreed!

mrussel1

Sucks, nothing even close to me.  That's a strange tour.  Looks like just US festivals and a few in Europe. We need a proper tour.  

GlowGirl

I’m seeing them at Boston Calling. Last time I saw them was years and years ago at Webster Hall. I would love to see them at a venue that small now. 

2-feign-reluctance

I saw them at PJ20!! 

pjl44

mrussel1 said:

Sucks, nothing even close to me.  That's a strange tour.  Looks like just US festivals and a few in Europe. We need a proper tour.  

That New York show is the first headliner to pop up so I'm hoping like hell it means more to come

PJ_Soul

Josh has had a crazy time with his wife and the child custody issues, plus the fallout from the face kick... maybe he's just not up for a proper tour?? Especially now that he's been granted sole custody of his children.

mrussel1

PJ_Soul said:

Josh has had a crazy time with his wife and the child custody issues, plus the fallout from the face kick... maybe he's just not up for a proper tour?? Especially now that he's been granted sole custody of his children.

Oh I didn't know that.  I'm sure that has some impact on him.  

mrussel1

pjl44 said:

mrussel1 said:

Sucks, nothing even close to me.  That's a strange tour.  Looks like just US festivals and a few in Europe. We need a proper tour.  

That New York show is the first headliner to pop up so I'm hoping like hell it means more to come

Back on the Clockwork tour, they were hitting big venues.  One night they were at the Barclays Center, and then the next night, inexplicably, they played the Richmond National, which is my local club.  It holds less than 1500 people but they brought in their arena speakers anyway.  Holy crap, what a show.  I'll never forget that night.  The whole place was a pit when they played Sick, Song for the Dead, etc.  It was so awesome.  I still have no idea how the National landed that gig.  

Merkin Baller

mrussel1 said:

pjl44 said:

mrussel1 said:

Sucks, nothing even close to me.  That's a strange tour.  Looks like just US festivals and a few in Europe. We need a proper tour.  

That New York show is the first headliner to pop up so I'm hoping like hell it means more to come

Back on the Clockwork tour, they were hitting big venues.  One night they were at the Barclays Center, and then the next night, inexplicably, they played the Richmond National, which is my local club.  It holds less than 1500 people but they brought in their arena speakers anyway.  Holy crap, what a show.  I'll never forget that night.  The whole place was a pit when they played Sick, Song for the Dead, etc.  It was so awesome.  I still have no idea how the National landed that gig.  

2017 for the Villains tour, they played a 7k+ capacity arena in Boston, and a 1700 or so capacity theater the next night in Portland. 

That Portland show was one of the greatest I've ever seen any band perform. 

1. If I Had a Tail
2. Monsters in the Parasol
3. My God Is the Sun
4. Feet Don't Fail Me
5. The Way You Used to Do
6. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
7. No One Knows
8. First It Giveth
9. The Evil Has Landed
10. I Sat by the Ocean
11. Smooth Sailing
12. Domesticated Animals
13. Make It Wit Chu
14. I Appear Missing
15. Villains of Circumstance
16. Little Sister
17. Sick, Sick, Sick
18. Go With the Flow

mrussel1

Merkin Baller said:

mrussel1 said:

pjl44 said:

mrussel1 said:

Sucks, nothing even close to me.  That's a strange tour.  Looks like just US festivals and a few in Europe. We need a proper tour.  

That New York show is the first headliner to pop up so I'm hoping like hell it means more to come

Back on the Clockwork tour, they were hitting big venues.  One night they were at the Barclays Center, and then the next night, inexplicably, they played the Richmond National, which is my local club.  It holds less than 1500 people but they brought in their arena speakers anyway.  Holy crap, what a show.  I'll never forget that night.  The whole place was a pit when they played Sick, Song for the Dead, etc.  It was so awesome.  I still have no idea how the National landed that gig.  

2017 for the Villains tour, they played a 7k+ capacity arena in Boston, and a 1700 or so capacity theater the next night in Portland. 

That Portland show was one of the greatest I've ever seen any band perform. 

1. If I Had a Tail
2. Monsters in the Parasol
3. My God Is the Sun
4. Feet Don't Fail Me
5. The Way You Used to Do
6. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
7. No One Knows
8. First It Giveth
9. The Evil Has Landed
10. I Sat by the Ocean
11. Smooth Sailing
12. Domesticated Animals
13. Make It Wit Chu
14. I Appear Missing
15. Villains of Circumstance
16. Little Sister
17. Sick, Sick, Sick
18. Go With the Flow

Great set, but look at this sucker.  Lost Art and Better Living through Chemistry, Song for the Dead, Feel Good Hit... so cool. 

1. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
2. No One Knows
3. My God Is the Sun
4. Burn the Wit
5. Smooth Sailing
6. Monsters in the Parasol
7. I Sat by the Ocean
8. …Like Clockwork
9. Turnin' on the Screw
10. If I Had a Tail
11. Little Sister
12. Fairweather Friends
13. Make It Wit Chu
14. Sick, Sick, Sick
15. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
16. Better Living Through Chemistry
17. Go With the Flow
18. Encore:
19. The Vampyre of Time and Memory
20. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
21. A Song for the Dead

mfc2006

Those setlists are fucking awesome. Here's the setlist of one of my all time favorite shows...by any band. They flat our brought it to a small outdoor venue (2500) here in KC. Royal Blood opened and killed it as well.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2017/crossroads-kc-kansas-city-mo-2be3dc02.html

Merkin Baller

mrussel1 said:

Merkin Baller said:

mrussel1 said:

pjl44 said:

mrussel1 said:

Sucks, nothing even close to me.  That's a strange tour.  Looks like just US festivals and a few in Europe. We need a proper tour.  

That New York show is the first headliner to pop up so I'm hoping like hell it means more to come

Back on the Clockwork tour, they were hitting big venues.  One night they were at the Barclays Center, and then the next night, inexplicably, they played the Richmond National, which is my local club.  It holds less than 1500 people but they brought in their arena speakers anyway.  Holy crap, what a show.  I'll never forget that night.  The whole place was a pit when they played Sick, Song for the Dead, etc.  It was so awesome.  I still have no idea how the National landed that gig.  

2017 for the Villains tour, they played a 7k+ capacity arena in Boston, and a 1700 or so capacity theater the next night in Portland. 

That Portland show was one of the greatest I've ever seen any band perform. 

1. If I Had a Tail
2. Monsters in the Parasol
3. My God Is the Sun
4. Feet Don't Fail Me
5. The Way You Used to Do
6. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
7. No One Knows
8. First It Giveth
9. The Evil Has Landed
10. I Sat by the Ocean
11. Smooth Sailing
12. Domesticated Animals
13. Make It Wit Chu
14. I Appear Missing
15. Villains of Circumstance
16. Little Sister
17. Sick, Sick, Sick
18. Go With the Flow

Great set, but look at this sucker.  Lost Art and Better Living through Chemistry, Song for the Dead, Feel Good Hit... so cool. 

1. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
2. No One Knows
3. My God Is the Sun
4. Burn the Wit
5. Smooth Sailing
6. Monsters in the Parasol
7. I Sat by the Ocean
8. …Like Clockwork
9. Turnin' on the Screw
10. If I Had a Tail
11. Little Sister
12. Fairweather Friends
13. Make It Wit Chu
14. Sick, Sick, Sick
15. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
16. Better Living Through Chemistry
17. Go With the Flow
18. Encore:
19. The Vampyre of Time and Memory
20. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
21. A Song for the Dead

More or less what I saw on the ...LC tour as well. 

Such a great f'ing show. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2013/agganis-arena-boston-ma-33c47425.html

I'm pissed they're playing Boston Calling... it's too much $ and too much of a hassle for me to get in there for one band, but I'm hoping they swing back through in August around Forest Hills. If not, I'll have to catch them when they support the new album, which is in the works AFAIK. 

Seen them 8 times going back to 2002, and can't wait to make it double digits. 

mrussel1

mfc2006 said:

Those setlists are fucking awesome. Here's the setlist of one of my all time favorite shows...by any band. They flat our brought it to a small outdoor venue (2500) here in KC. Royal Blood opened and killed it as well.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2017/crossroads-kc-kansas-city-mo-2be3dc02.html

Nice!  I've never seen them play Headache, that I can remember.  I saw that tour, with Royal Blood opening.  They were great too and fit the style of the show perfectly.  It was at the Anthem in DC.  

I've always wondered why they hardly ever play 3&7's anymore.  I looked and it's been played only 12 times in the last decade.  

Merkin Baller

mrussel1 said:

mfc2006 said:

Those setlists are fucking awesome. Here's the setlist of one of my all time favorite shows...by any band. They flat our brought it to a small outdoor venue (2500) here in KC. Royal Blood opened and killed it as well.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2017/crossroads-kc-kansas-city-mo-2be3dc02.html

Nice!  I've never seen them play Headache, that I can remember.  I saw that tour, with Royal Blood opening.  They were great too and fit the style of the show perfectly.  It was at the Anthem in DC.  

I've always wondered why they hardly ever play 3&7's anymore.  I looked and it's been played only 12 times in the last decade.  

From what I've read on Reddit, I guess Era Vulgaris is a pretty polarizing album among the fan base, which I found odd.... I don't know that there's any songs on it that I skip. That's not necessarily why they don't play 3s&7s (i have no idea), but regardless, I was surprised to hear that album was divisive. I can see why some people may have struggled to digest LC or Villains, but EV was a head scratcher for me.

Anyone catch the 2011 tour, where they played the self titled album front to back? Another amazing show. 
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2011/house-of-blues-boston-ma-3d2596f.html

mrussel1

Merkin Baller said:

mrussel1 said:

mfc2006 said:

Those setlists are fucking awesome. Here's the setlist of one of my all time favorite shows...by any band. They flat our brought it to a small outdoor venue (2500) here in KC. Royal Blood opened and killed it as well.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2017/crossroads-kc-kansas-city-mo-2be3dc02.html

Nice!  I've never seen them play Headache, that I can remember.  I saw that tour, with Royal Blood opening.  They were great too and fit the style of the show perfectly.  It was at the Anthem in DC.  

I've always wondered why they hardly ever play 3&7's anymore.  I looked and it's been played only 12 times in the last decade.  

From what I've read on Reddit, I guess Era Vulgaris is a pretty polarizing album among the fan base, which I found odd.... I don't know that there's any songs on it that I skip. That's not necessarily why they don't play 3s&7s (i have no idea), but regardless, I was surprised to hear that album was divisive. I can see why some people may have struggled to digest LC or Villains, but EV was a head scratcher for me.

Anyone catch the 2011 tour, where they played the self titled album front to back? Another amazing show. 
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2011/house-of-blues-boston-ma-3d2596f.html

I think Like Clockwork is their best record.  That's probably not the most popular statement, but I love the groove rock of it.  I feel like Josh has always been a sucker for a pop hook, and on that album he really embraced it and made an amazing record.  

Merkin Baller

mrussel1 said:

Merkin Baller said:

mrussel1 said:

mfc2006 said:

Those setlists are fucking awesome. Here's the setlist of one of my all time favorite shows...by any band. They flat our brought it to a small outdoor venue (2500) here in KC. Royal Blood opened and killed it as well.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2017/crossroads-kc-kansas-city-mo-2be3dc02.html

Nice!  I've never seen them play Headache, that I can remember.  I saw that tour, with Royal Blood opening.  They were great too and fit the style of the show perfectly.  It was at the Anthem in DC.  

I've always wondered why they hardly ever play 3&7's anymore.  I looked and it's been played only 12 times in the last decade.  

From what I've read on Reddit, I guess Era Vulgaris is a pretty polarizing album among the fan base, which I found odd.... I don't know that there's any songs on it that I skip. That's not necessarily why they don't play 3s&7s (i have no idea), but regardless, I was surprised to hear that album was divisive. I can see why some people may have struggled to digest LC or Villains, but EV was a head scratcher for me.

Anyone catch the 2011 tour, where they played the self titled album front to back? Another amazing show. 
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2011/house-of-blues-boston-ma-3d2596f.html

I think Like Clockwork is their best record.  That's probably not the most popular statement, but I love the groove rock of it.  I feel like Josh has always been a sucker for a pop hook, and on that album he really embraced it and made an amazing record.  

That's quite the take and I respect the hell out of it. 

LC always felt like it had a weird flow to me...Felt like more a collection of awesome songs, than a cohesive album. With that being said, I Sat by the Ocean, If I Had a Tail, I Appear Missing, My God is the Sun & Fair Weather Friends are some of the greatest songs they've ever written, which brings me to my next point:

No one writes songs like these guys. They leave so much space for each other to exist and do their own thing. The lyrics & guitar hooks alone give you so much to wrap your brain around, but when you start paying attention to how the other guitars and the bass work their way around each other, it's a beautiful thing. 

pjl44

mrussel1 said:

pjl44 said:

mrussel1 said:

Sucks, nothing even close to me.  That's a strange tour.  Looks like just US festivals and a few in Europe. We need a proper tour.  

That New York show is the first headliner to pop up so I'm hoping like hell it means more to come

Back on the Clockwork tour, they were hitting big venues.  One night they were at the Barclays Center, and then the next night, inexplicably, they played the Richmond National, which is my local club.  It holds less than 1500 people but they brought in their arena speakers anyway.  Holy crap, what a show.  I'll never forget that night.  The whole place was a pit when they played Sick, Song for the Dead, etc.  It was so awesome.  I still have no idea how the National landed that gig.  

Damn...that sounds incredible. I miss seeing them in clubs but also happy that they're popular enough for small arenas and big theaters.

pjl44

It's interesting that the onsale for the NY show is over a month away. Maybe that tracks with a bigger announcement in the next couple weeks?

https://twitter.com/ForestHillsStdm/status/1646915703943856128?t=113JBtrutmX9KwXV_AkqyQ&s=19

HughFreakingDillon

Winnipeg April 2005

Setlist

SHARE SETLIST  

 

1. Tangled Up in Plaid
2. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
   
   
3. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
   
   
4. First It Giveth
   
   
5. No One Knows
   
   
6. You Would Know
   
   
7. Medication
   
   
8. Broken Box
   
   
9. Leg of Lamb
   
   
10. In My Head
    
    
11. Burn the Witch
    
    
12. Monsters in the Parasol
    
    
13. I Never Came
    
    
14. A Song for the Dead
    
    
15. Everybody Knows That You Are Insane
    
    
16. Little Sister
    
    
17. Mexicola
    
    
18. How to Handle a Rope
    
    
19. Go With the Flow
    
    
20. I Think I Lost My Headache
21. Encore:
    
22. Long Slow Goodbye
    
    
23. Someone's in the Wolf

mrussel1

HughFreakingDillon said:

Winnipeg April 2005

Setlist

SHARE SETLIST  

 

1. Tangled Up in Plaid
2. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
   
   
3. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
   
   
4. First It Giveth
   
   
5. No One Knows
   
   
6. You Would Know
   
   
7. Medication
   
   
8. Broken Box
   
   
9. Leg of Lamb
   
   
10. In My Head
    
    
11. Burn the Witch
    
    
12. Monsters in the Parasol
    
    
13. I Never Came
    
    
14. A Song for the Dead
    
    
15. Everybody Knows That You Are Insane
    
    
16. Little Sister
    
    
17. Mexicola
    
    
18. How to Handle a Rope
    
    
19. Go With the Flow
    
    
20. I Think I Lost My Headache
21. Encore:
    
22. Long Slow Goodbye
    
    
23. Someone's in the Wolf

So with Lanegan??  I was not fortunate enough to see them with him. 

eeriepadave

mrussel1 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Winnipeg April 2005

Setlist

SHARE SETLIST  

 

1. Tangled Up in Plaid
2. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
   
   
3. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
   
   
4. First It Giveth
   
   
5. No One Knows
   
   
6. You Would Know
   
   
7. Medication
   
   
8. Broken Box
   
   
9. Leg of Lamb
   
   
10. In My Head
    
    
11. Burn the Witch
    
    
12. Monsters in the Parasol
    
    
13. I Never Came
    
    
14. A Song for the Dead
    
    
15. Everybody Knows That You Are Insane
    
    
16. Little Sister
    
    
17. Mexicola
    
    
18. How to Handle a Rope
    
    
19. Go With the Flow
    
    
20. I Think I Lost My Headache
21. Encore:
    
22. Long Slow Goodbye
    
    
23. Someone's in the Wolf

So with Lanegan??  I was not fortunate enough to see them with him. 

I saw Lanegan and Dave Grohl on drums with QoSTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4o6naWjK8k&list=LL&index=6&t

HughFreakingDillon

mrussel1 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Winnipeg April 2005

Setlist

SHARE SETLIST  

 

1. Tangled Up in Plaid
2. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
   
   
3. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
   
   
4. First It Giveth
   
   
5. No One Knows
   
   
6. You Would Know
   
   
7. Medication
   
   
8. Broken Box
   
   
9. Leg of Lamb
   
   
10. In My Head
    
    
11. Burn the Witch
    
    
12. Monsters in the Parasol
    
    
13. I Never Came
    
    
14. A Song for the Dead
    
    
15. Everybody Knows That You Are Insane
    
    
16. Little Sister
    
    
17. Mexicola
    
    
18. How to Handle a Rope
    
    
19. Go With the Flow
    
    
20. I Think I Lost My Headache
21. Encore:
    
22. Long Slow Goodbye
    
    
23. Someone's in the Wolf

So with Lanegan??  I was not fortunate enough to see them with him. 

god no. no special guests come to the Peg. But I have seen chatter online that people salivate over this setlist. 

pjl44

Merkin Baller said:

mrussel1 said:

mfc2006 said:

Those setlists are fucking awesome. Here's the setlist of one of my all time favorite shows...by any band. They flat our brought it to a small outdoor venue (2500) here in KC. Royal Blood opened and killed it as well.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2017/crossroads-kc-kansas-city-mo-2be3dc02.html

Nice!  I've never seen them play Headache, that I can remember.  I saw that tour, with Royal Blood opening.  They were great too and fit the style of the show perfectly.  It was at the Anthem in DC.  

I've always wondered why they hardly ever play 3&7's anymore.  I looked and it's been played only 12 times in the last decade.  

From what I've read on Reddit, I guess Era Vulgaris is a pretty polarizing album among the fan base, which I found odd.... I don't know that there's any songs on it that I skip. That's not necessarily why they don't play 3s&7s (i have no idea), but regardless, I was surprised to hear that album was divisive. I can see why some people may have struggled to digest LC or Villains, but EV was a head scratcher for me.

Anyone catch the 2011 tour, where they played the self titled album front to back? Another amazing show. 
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queens-of-the-stone-age/2011/house-of-blues-boston-ma-3d2596f.html

I was like I must have been at this so I went and checked my stubs. Turns out I saw Devotchka at the Paradise that night. Have spent the last hour trying to figure out what chick led to this sequence of decisions.