Queens of the Stone Age

HughFreakingDillon

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

awesome music. To be honest, besides that photographer incident, I hadn't heard about any of this other stuff before. I have seen them 5 or so times since 2005 and every time has been amazing. 

given2fly23

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

Most of the artists I love have had negative incidents/headlines reported about them.  Look at EV's reputation in the 90's.  I don't think it makes them bad people.  Hell, I still pay to see Noel & Liam Gallagher.  Trent Reznor, Josh, Maynard, Thom Yorke, every one of them has a reputation.  The reason why certain bands are great live is because they are really on the edge when they are on stage (EV in 93/94).

Unfortunately, when they start cutting/canceling shows, I think they've gotten too far away from fans and need to get off the road for a bit.  It's a day at the office for them, it's a countdown event for us.

Merkin Baller

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

He’s possibly my favorite songwriter of the last 20 years... that’s why I still go see them, but I won’t go out of my way for them. & yeah, I think the guy’s an asshole. 

I’m seeing them again on Saturday at Boston Calling, I’m real curious to see how that goes. Luckily there are 4 other bands I want to see, so if he’s a disappointment, the whole day isn’t a waste.

he was pretty messed up last October when they came through Boston. I’m glad he stayed relatively sober for the next night in Portland. 

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

awesome music. To be honest, besides that photographer incident, I hadn't heard about any of this other stuff before. I have seen them 5 or so times since 2005 and every time has been amazing. 

Yup. I LOVE the music this band makes, and I will continue to love it no matter what dumb shit Josh pulls.

kramer73

After last night, I wouldn't go out of my way to see them again.

drakeheuer14

I really enjoyed their Shaky Knees set a few weeks ago. Sounded really tight the entire time and they rocked hard

PJ_Soul

kramer73 said:

After last night, I wouldn't go out of my way to see them again.

Lots of bands have a bad show now and then. I wouldn't rule them out just because of that. Hell, I once saw Soundgarden stink up the stage horribly... I sure wasn't going to let that stop me from trying again (but Chris Cornell dying did, unfortunately).

iwasatpj20

given2fly23 said:

Super-bummer of a show tonight up in Madison, WI.

Outdoor show, great weather, amazing opening set by Royal Blood, a stellar long setlist on paper. Then Josh went off the rails, they cut 7 songs and 40 minutes off the show and walked off after 80 minutes. 

Heartbreaker. Drove 6 hours after a shitty day for that. 

I was at this show also, very disappointed with how it ended.  Hopefully Josh will take some time and clean himself up, no one knew why the show ended abruptly within reason.  I read somewhere that before No One Knows, there wasn't a lot of applause from the VIP GA section from Josh's story.

given2fly23 said:

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

Most of the artists I love have had negative incidents/headlines reported about them.  Look at EV's reputation in the 90's.  I don't think it makes them bad people.  Hell, I still pay to see Noel & Liam Gallagher.  Trent Reznor, Josh, Maynard, Thom Yorke, every one of them has a reputation.  The reason why certain bands are great live is because they are really on the edge when they are on stage (EV in 93/94).

Unfortunately, when they start cutting/canceling shows, I think they've gotten too far away from fans and need to get off the road for a bit.  It's a day at the office for them, it's a countdown event for us.

Hopefully Josh will use this as a means to get himself cleaned up.  I'd have no problems if he did that and the performances got stronger.

HughFreakingDillon

iwasatpj20 said:

given2fly23 said:

Super-bummer of a show tonight up in Madison, WI.

Outdoor show, great weather, amazing opening set by Royal Blood, a stellar long setlist on paper. Then Josh went off the rails, they cut 7 songs and 40 minutes off the show and walked off after 80 minutes. 

Heartbreaker. Drove 6 hours after a shitty day for that. 

I was at this show also, very disappointed with how it ended.  Hopefully Josh will take some time and clean himself up, no one knew why the show ended abruptly within reason.  I read somewhere that before No One Knows, there wasn't a lot of applause from the VIP GA section from Josh's story.

given2fly23 said:

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

Most of the artists I love have had negative incidents/headlines reported about them.  Look at EV's reputation in the 90's.  I don't think it makes them bad people.  Hell, I still pay to see Noel & Liam Gallagher.  Trent Reznor, Josh, Maynard, Thom Yorke, every one of them has a reputation.  The reason why certain bands are great live is because they are really on the edge when they are on stage (EV in 93/94).

Unfortunately, when they start cutting/canceling shows, I think they've gotten too far away from fans and need to get off the road for a bit.  It's a day at the office for them, it's a countdown event for us.

Hopefully Josh will use this as a means to get himself cleaned up.  I'd have no problems if he did that and the performances got stronger.

there will be too much pressure on him from all sides to finish the tour. and they are touring non-stop pretty much through September. one month off between Spain and Japan. Brutal. 

iwasatpj20

HughFreakingDillon said:

iwasatpj20 said:

given2fly23 said:

Super-bummer of a show tonight up in Madison, WI.

Outdoor show, great weather, amazing opening set by Royal Blood, a stellar long setlist on paper. Then Josh went off the rails, they cut 7 songs and 40 minutes off the show and walked off after 80 minutes. 

Heartbreaker. Drove 6 hours after a shitty day for that. 

I was at this show also, very disappointed with how it ended.  Hopefully Josh will take some time and clean himself up, no one knew why the show ended abruptly within reason.  I read somewhere that before No One Knows, there wasn't a lot of applause from the VIP GA section from Josh's story.

given2fly23 said:

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

Most of the artists I love have had negative incidents/headlines reported about them.  Look at EV's reputation in the 90's.  I don't think it makes them bad people.  Hell, I still pay to see Noel & Liam Gallagher.  Trent Reznor, Josh, Maynard, Thom Yorke, every one of them has a reputation.  The reason why certain bands are great live is because they are really on the edge when they are on stage (EV in 93/94).

Unfortunately, when they start cutting/canceling shows, I think they've gotten too far away from fans and need to get off the road for a bit.  It's a day at the office for them, it's a countdown event for us.

Hopefully Josh will use this as a means to get himself cleaned up.  I'd have no problems if he did that and the performances got stronger.

there will be too much pressure on him from all sides to finish the tour. and they are touring non-stop pretty much through September. one month off between Spain and Japan. Brutal. 

True, but hopefully this won't lead Josh into a spiral that he can't get out of and clean himself up.  Hopefully the fans would understand that Josh needs to get himself together before he can play another live show.

tbergs

Villains is still my favorite album that's come out in the last 12 months (probably favorite rock record of the last several years). As unstable as they have been live with Josh's struggles, their studio efforts are top notch and relevant. I just hope they can all figure it out so they can keep making music. We've all seen what happens to most bands when the singer can't keep clean and under control.

PJ_Soul

iwasatpj20 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

iwasatpj20 said:

given2fly23 said:

Super-bummer of a show tonight up in Madison, WI.

Outdoor show, great weather, amazing opening set by Royal Blood, a stellar long setlist on paper. Then Josh went off the rails, they cut 7 songs and 40 minutes off the show and walked off after 80 minutes. 

Heartbreaker. Drove 6 hours after a shitty day for that. 

I was at this show also, very disappointed with how it ended.  Hopefully Josh will take some time and clean himself up, no one knew why the show ended abruptly within reason.  I read somewhere that before No One Knows, there wasn't a lot of applause from the VIP GA section from Josh's story.

given2fly23 said:

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

Most of the artists I love have had negative incidents/headlines reported about them.  Look at EV's reputation in the 90's.  I don't think it makes them bad people.  Hell, I still pay to see Noel & Liam Gallagher.  Trent Reznor, Josh, Maynard, Thom Yorke, every one of them has a reputation.  The reason why certain bands are great live is because they are really on the edge when they are on stage (EV in 93/94).

Unfortunately, when they start cutting/canceling shows, I think they've gotten too far away from fans and need to get off the road for a bit.  It's a day at the office for them, it's a countdown event for us.

Hopefully Josh will use this as a means to get himself cleaned up.  I'd have no problems if he did that and the performances got stronger.

there will be too much pressure on him from all sides to finish the tour. and they are touring non-stop pretty much through September. one month off between Spain and Japan. Brutal. 

True, but hopefully this won't lead Josh into a spiral that he can't get out of and clean himself up.  Hopefully the fans would understand that Josh needs to get himself together before he can play another live show.

If people are still going to GnR shows, I'm sure Josh will also be forgiven for whatever crap he pulls while he's having a rough time.

HughFreakingDillon

PJ_Soul said:

iwasatpj20 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

iwasatpj20 said:

given2fly23 said:

Super-bummer of a show tonight up in Madison, WI.

Outdoor show, great weather, amazing opening set by Royal Blood, a stellar long setlist on paper. Then Josh went off the rails, they cut 7 songs and 40 minutes off the show and walked off after 80 minutes. 

Heartbreaker. Drove 6 hours after a shitty day for that. 

I was at this show also, very disappointed with how it ended.  Hopefully Josh will take some time and clean himself up, no one knew why the show ended abruptly within reason.  I read somewhere that before No One Knows, there wasn't a lot of applause from the VIP GA section from Josh's story.

given2fly23 said:

my2hands said:

I have no idea why anybody goes to the shows and supports this d-bag 

Most of the artists I love have had negative incidents/headlines reported about them.  Look at EV's reputation in the 90's.  I don't think it makes them bad people.  Hell, I still pay to see Noel & Liam Gallagher.  Trent Reznor, Josh, Maynard, Thom Yorke, every one of them has a reputation.  The reason why certain bands are great live is because they are really on the edge when they are on stage (EV in 93/94).

Unfortunately, when they start cutting/canceling shows, I think they've gotten too far away from fans and need to get off the road for a bit.  It's a day at the office for them, it's a countdown event for us.

Hopefully Josh will use this as a means to get himself cleaned up.  I'd have no problems if he did that and the performances got stronger.

there will be too much pressure on him from all sides to finish the tour. and they are touring non-stop pretty much through September. one month off between Spain and Japan. Brutal. 

True, but hopefully this won't lead Josh into a spiral that he can't get out of and clean himself up.  Hopefully the fans would understand that Josh needs to get himself together before he can play another live show.

If people are still going to GnR shows, I'm sure Josh will also be forgiven for whatever crap he pulls while he's having a rough time.

I don't know about that. Axl was tolerated because the demand for him/that bad was through the roof. And he only really did that back in the 90's. When I went to see Axl and friends in 2006, he hit the stage at midnight. And that's all people said about it. what they failed to report was that he wasn't going on late, it was a half hour after the last act. there were 5 acts that night. It went till nearly 3 in the morning with only gaps between sets, nothing more. 

if Josh is continually loaded and playing shitty shows and/or cutting shows short, they aren't nearly famous enough to keep fans coming out and risking their money and time for that. 

given2fly23

HughFreakingDillon said:

if Josh is continually loaded and playing shitty shows and/or cutting shows short, they aren't nearly famous enough to keep fans coming out and risking their money and time for that. 

Yeah, at least not in arenas.  Not sure if his bandmates would tolerate it either.  I'm sure that was a condition for Slash and Duff too.  2 hours late was fine when we were drunk, high and getting laid backstage in our 20s, but now I want to play the show, take a bath and go to bed.

CantKeepmedown

Somebody in that reddit thread said they were standing next to the sound techs and some park rangers (or whoever controls that stuff) had come to check the noise levels (and possibly told them to turn it down)  I could see that pissing Josh off quite a bit.  

Gardenparty

Its tough to be an asshole and a rock start these days with all of the social media. 
This guy probably would have been considered a saint in the 70s and 80s if everything was documented.

kramer73

CantKeepmedown said:

Somebody in that reddit thread said they were standing next to the sound techs and some park rangers (or whoever controls that stuff) had come to check the noise levels (and possibly told them to turn it down)  I could see that pissing Josh off quite a bit.  

Someone on facebook complained that their precious snowflake would be losing 2 hours of sleep because they live near the venue.  The venue offered them tickets to Ultimate Frisbee this weekend, which is perfect for Madison hippie/hipster families.  Pretty good PR, actually.

Normally this place does concerts on weekends.  Not sure why they had Queens come out on a Tuesday, unless that's all that was available.  Their last show was in Winnipeg a few days ago.

HughFreakingDillon

kramer73 said:

CantKeepmedown said:

Somebody in that reddit thread said they were standing next to the sound techs and some park rangers (or whoever controls that stuff) had come to check the noise levels (and possibly told them to turn it down)  I could see that pissing Josh off quite a bit.  

Someone on facebook complained that their precious snowflake would be losing 2 hours of sleep because they live near the venue.  The venue offered them tickets to Ultimate Frisbee this weekend, which is perfect for Madison hippie/hipster families.  Pretty good PR, actually.

Normally this place does concerts on weekends.  Not sure why they had Queens come out on a Tuesday, unless that's all that was available.  Their last show was in Winnipeg a few days ago.

originally the Peg show was supposed to be Sunday. got bumped to Saturday for the Jets game Sunday afternoon. Monday would have originally been scheduled as a travel day. 

tempo_n_groove

I saw him twice so far this year.  The tour opening and a few weeks later.  

The first show was great.  Band was tight and no one was inebriated.

Second time Josh claimed how lit up he was but the band still played pretty good.  I thought it was odd that he would brag about playing drunk.  Apparently he's been doing this the whole tour.

HughFreakingDillon

tempo_n_groove said:

I saw him twice so far this year.  The tour opening and a few weeks later.  

The first show was great.  Band was tight and no one was inebriated.

Second time Josh claimed how lit up he was but the band still played pretty good.  I thought it was odd that he would brag about playing drunk.  Apparently he's been doing this the whole tour.

he did make comments in winnipeg about partying because it was saturday night and all that. he seemed happy but not loaded.