My damn albums aren't arriving until Saturday now. The package that was out for delivery previously was just the damn shirt, which looks like a clansmen... Not sure how that one got through QC?
My damn albums aren't arriving until Saturday now. The package that was out for delivery previously was just the damn shirt, which looks like a clansmen... Not sure how that one got through QC?
Qlans of the Stone Age
My vinyl was originally scheduled for Saturday, but ended up arriving yesterday... you never know.
I would never recommend a non fan listen to any PJ record post Binaural. Maybe Riot Act. It isn’t the band I got hooked on.
But when I listen to this new QOTSA album I am thinking about how I can convince my niece and nephew to listen to it addition to what they like now.
Listened to a Josh Homme interview recently. He was saying something to the effect of music genres are for high school kids and adults shouldn’t not like songs because it isn’t cool or hip. His example was Toxic by Britney Spears. It is a great song.
I would argue that Avocado is the cutoff. Everything after that seems rushed and more individual rather than "band."
And I agree on the new album...I ranked it earlier and it's one of their best in my opinion.
And Homme still sounds great. Hasn't lost that voice
Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018) The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago 2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy 2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE) 2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston 2020: Oakland, Oakland:2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana 2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville 2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
My damn albums aren't arriving until Saturday now. The package that was out for delivery previously was just the damn shirt, which looks like a clansmen... Not sure how that one got through QC?
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
My damn albums aren't arriving until Saturday now. The package that was out for delivery previously was just the damn shirt, which looks like a clansmen... Not sure how that one got through QC?
inside cover image...
No shit, you know this. What do you think a person out on the street sees? I brought this up because it was indeed a question asked to me a few times...
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I agree. And that's not even counting Josh's other great albums. All four Eagles of Death Metal albums are awesome. Them Crooked Vultures was awesome (can't believe they only did one album), and the Desert Sessions is awesome. That's 13 full-length albums and 12 volumes of the Desert Sessions. He's definitely the best guy in rock to be a fan of based on his output. Jack White is up there too....but I prefer Josh.
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I agree. And that's not even counting Josh's other great albums. All four Eagles of Death Metal albums are awesome. Them Crooked Vultures was awesome (can't believe they only did one album), and the Desert Sessions is awesome. That's 13 full-length albums and 12 volumes of the Desert Sessions. He's definitely the best guy in rock to be a fan of based on his output. Jack White is up there too....but I prefer Josh.
That TCV only did one album is a heartbreaker.
Don't forget Post Pop Depression, which was pretty much Iggy Pop backed by QOTSA (if you swap out the drummer).
"Sunday" has some of the slickest Hommes guitar licks to date, and he's set a high bar for himself.
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I remember waking up one night at like 3am and I had left the TV in our bedroom on...must have been MTV. The video for The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret was playing and I was just blown away. Oddly I completely ignored their first album for years. But that reminds me of my PJ journey as well. The first PJ album I bought was Vitalogy and I never paid much attention to Ten or Vs until several years later.
Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018) The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago 2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy 2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE) 2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston 2020: Oakland, Oakland:2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana 2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville 2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
I would never recommend a non fan listen to any PJ record post Binaural. Maybe Riot Act. It isn’t the band I got hooked on.
But when I listen to this new QOTSA album I am thinking about how I can convince my niece and nephew to listen to it addition to what they like now.
Listened to a Josh Homme interview recently. He was saying something to the effect of music genres are for high school kids and adults shouldn’t not like songs because it isn’t cool or hip. His example was Toxic by Britney Spears. It is a great song.
I would argue that Avocado is the cutoff. Everything after that seems rushed and more individual rather than "band."
And I agree on the new album...I ranked it earlier and it's one of their best in my opinion.
And Homme still sounds great. Hasn't lost that voice
I can get on board with cutting off after Avocado.
Not saying the new albums are bad (neither are you), just not albums I want to evangelize the non-believers with.
I would never recommend a non fan listen to any PJ record post Binaural. Maybe Riot Act. It isn’t the band I got hooked on.
But when I listen to this new QOTSA album I am thinking about how I can convince my niece and nephew to listen to it addition to what they like now.
Listened to a Josh Homme interview recently. He was saying something to the effect of music genres are for high school kids and adults shouldn’t not like songs because it isn’t cool or hip. His example was Toxic by Britney Spears. It is a great song.
I would argue that Avocado is the cutoff. Everything after that seems rushed and more individual rather than "band."
And I agree on the new album...I ranked it earlier and it's one of their best in my opinion.
And Homme still sounds great. Hasn't lost that voice
I can get on board with cutting off after Avocado.
Not saying the new albums are bad (neither are you), just not albums I want to evangelize the non-believers with.
agreed...I've said on here before that BS is my 22 year old daughter's favorite PJ album but I think that's because it was the first one released that she was old enough to get into it. She loves it though.
I put Gigaton above LB and way above BS. But something has to be the bottom.
Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018) The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago 2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy 2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE) 2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston 2020: Oakland, Oakland:2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana 2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville 2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I agree. And that's not even counting Josh's other great albums. All four Eagles of Death Metal albums are awesome. Them Crooked Vultures was awesome (can't believe they only did one album), and the Desert Sessions is awesome. That's 13 full-length albums and 12 volumes of the Desert Sessions. He's definitely the best guy in rock to be a fan of based on his output. Jack White is up there too....but I prefer Josh.
Josh is great, but Jack is our Neil Young. He can do it all in a way that only Neil could do, seamlessly glide from band to band, acoustic to electric, country to rock, instrument to instrument, terrible to awesome, weird to mainstream. Josh has one genre, basically.
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I agree. And that's not even counting Josh's other great albums. All four Eagles of Death Metal albums are awesome. Them Crooked Vultures was awesome (can't believe they only did one album), and the Desert Sessions is awesome. That's 13 full-length albums and 12 volumes of the Desert Sessions. He's definitely the best guy in rock to be a fan of based on his output. Jack White is up there too....but I prefer Josh.
Josh is great, but Jack is our Neil Young. He can do it all in a way that only Neil could do, seamlessly glide from band to band, acoustic to electric, country to rock, instrument to instrument, terrible to awesome, weird to mainstream. Josh has one genre, basically.
I would agree regarding Josh. Luckily it is something somewhat unique. That would be my only critique on this new album. It isn’t pushing boundaries, but sometimes you try to and it sucks.
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I agree. And that's not even counting Josh's other great albums. All four Eagles of Death Metal albums are awesome. Them Crooked Vultures was awesome (can't believe they only did one album), and the Desert Sessions is awesome. That's 13 full-length albums and 12 volumes of the Desert Sessions. He's definitely the best guy in rock to be a fan of based on his output. Jack White is up there too....but I prefer Josh.
Josh is great, but Jack is our Neil Young. He can do it all in a way that only Neil could do, seamlessly glide from band to band, acoustic to electric, country to rock, instrument to instrument, terrible to awesome, weird to mainstream. Josh has one genre, basically.
If we're going to talk about modern day renaissance men, I would take Mike Patton over anyone else... granted, his output has been weirder then others, and he's slowed down in the last 10 years as opposed to the prior 25, but if we're going to talk about artists taking on different genres, he would be my hands down all time favorite.
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I agree. And that's not even counting Josh's other great albums. All four Eagles of Death Metal albums are awesome. Them Crooked Vultures was awesome (can't believe they only did one album), and the Desert Sessions is awesome. That's 13 full-length albums and 12 volumes of the Desert Sessions. He's definitely the best guy in rock to be a fan of based on his output. Jack White is up there too....but I prefer Josh.
Josh is great, but Jack is our Neil Young. He can do it all in a way that only Neil could do, seamlessly glide from band to band, acoustic to electric, country to rock, instrument to instrument, terrible to awesome, weird to mainstream. Josh has one genre, basically.
If we're going to talk about modern day renaissance men, I would take Mike Patton over anyone else... granted, his output has been weirder then others, and he's slowed down in the last 10 years as opposed to the prior 25, but if we're going to talk about artists taking on different genres, he would be my hands down all time favorite.
I gave up on trying to rank QOTSA's albums, they're all so phenomenal in their own right.
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
I agree. And that's not even counting Josh's other great albums. All four Eagles of Death Metal albums are awesome. Them Crooked Vultures was awesome (can't believe they only did one album), and the Desert Sessions is awesome. That's 13 full-length albums and 12 volumes of the Desert Sessions. He's definitely the best guy in rock to be a fan of based on his output. Jack White is up there too....but I prefer Josh.
Josh is great, but Jack is our Neil Young. He can do it all in a way that only Neil could do, seamlessly glide from band to band, acoustic to electric, country to rock, instrument to instrument, terrible to awesome, weird to mainstream. Josh has one genre, basically.
If we're going to talk about modern day renaissance men, I would take Mike Patton over anyone else... granted, his output has been weirder then others, and he's slowed down in the last 10 years as opposed to the prior 25, but if we're going to talk about artists taking on different genres, he would be my hands down all time favorite.
I guess, but nothing he's done rises to the level of the White Stripes. There may not be a more known song in the world than Seven Nation Army at this point.
I don't know Patton deeply enough to know his writing and producing talents, but don't forget that Jack produced, sang, played and wrote (some) of Van Lear Rose which was Loretta Lynn's huge comeback album, winning country album of the year. How crazy is that, at 28 years old he does that with a 72 year old woman.
This band just continues to impress me with every new release. I know a lot of fans weren't in to Villains, but I thought it was pretty awesome from the first listen and only got better. This one didn't catch me as quickly at first, but on listen 3, I'm all in. I love the riffs and rhythms they come up with. Time & Place is my favorite so far. Paper Machete brings me back to Era Vulgaris with some of the tones and I know I'm in the minority when I say that's one of my favorite albums of theirs. The first 4 songs are fantastic. Obscenery is a great opener and Negative Space has a sick groove.
One of the things I love about new music by QOTSA is that it really makes me want to completely dive back in to their whole catalog because it's so great. I've been spending lots of time watching/listening to live performances on YouTube of some of their old stuff and new stuff. They just sound so great and are a fun band to watch. I can't remember if I had seen it before, but their performance of Misfit Love on The Henry Rollins Show is phenomenal even if the video isn't great. I love that song.
This band just continues to impress me with every new release. I know a lot of fans weren't in to Villains, but I thought it was pretty awesome from the first listen and only got better. This one didn't catch me as quickly at first, but on listen 3, I'm all in. I love the riffs and rhythms they come up with. Time & Place is my favorite so far. Paper Machete brings me back to Era Vulgaris with some of the tones and I know I'm in the minority when I say that's one of my favorite albums of theirs. The first 4 songs are fantastic. Obscenery is a great opener and Negative Space has a sick groove.
One of the things I love about new music by QOTSA is that it really makes me want to completely dive back in to their whole catalog because it's so great. I've been spending lots of time watching/listening to live performances on YouTube of some of their old stuff and new stuff. They just sound so great and are a fun band to watch. I can't remember if I had seen it before, but their performance of Misfit Love on The Henry Rollins Show is phenomenal even if the video isn't great. I love that song.
Oh yeah, love that one too! Also, this one is one of my absolute favorites (I Think I Lost My Headache live at Voodoo Fest 2005). https://youtu.be/QJbP9kisQsQ
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
This band just continues to impress me with every new release. I know a lot of fans weren't in to Villains, but I thought it was pretty awesome from the first listen and only got better. This one didn't catch me as quickly at first, but on listen 3, I'm all in. I love the riffs and rhythms they come up with. Time & Place is my favorite so far. Paper Machete brings me back to Era Vulgaris with some of the tones and I know I'm in the minority when I say that's one of my favorite albums of theirs. The first 4 songs are fantastic. Obscenery is a great opener and Negative Space has a sick groove.
One of the things I love about new music by QOTSA is that it really makes me want to completely dive back in to their whole catalog because it's so great. I've been spending lots of time watching/listening to live performances on YouTube of some of their old stuff and new stuff. They just sound so great and are a fun band to watch. I can't remember if I had seen it before, but their performance of Misfit Love on The Henry Rollins Show is phenomenal even if the video isn't great. I love that song.
Oh yeah, love that one too! Also, this one is one of my absolute favorites (I Think I Lost My Headache live at Voodoo Fest 2005). https://youtu.be/QJbP9kisQsQ
Excellent! I love Theodore on drums, but man, what a beast Costello was. The guy was like a mix between The Hulk and Animal from The Muppets. He just crushed the kit back there.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
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Qlans of the Stone Age
My vinyl was originally scheduled for Saturday, but ended up arriving yesterday... you never know.
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
And I agree on the new album...I ranked it earlier and it's one of their best in my opinion.
And Homme still sounds great. Hasn't lost that voice
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
At this point I'm marveling at the evolution they've had over the years... and it's pretty linear, from the early sludgy awesomeness we saw on the 1st 3 albums, to Lullabies and Era where you can see them taking those leaps forward to this new level of songwriting they've been showcasing on these last 3 albums.
Best band of the last 25 years IMO.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Don't forget Post Pop Depression, which was pretty much Iggy Pop backed by QOTSA (if you swap out the drummer).
"Sunday" has some of the slickest Hommes guitar licks to date, and he's set a high bar for himself.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
Not saying the new albums are bad (neither are you), just not albums I want to evangelize the non-believers with.
I put Gigaton above LB and way above BS. But something has to be the bottom.
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
I don't know Patton deeply enough to know his writing and producing talents, but don't forget that Jack produced, sang, played and wrote (some) of Van Lear Rose which was Loretta Lynn's huge comeback album, winning country album of the year. How crazy is that, at 28 years old he does that with a 72 year old woman.
One of the things I love about new music by QOTSA is that it really makes me want to completely dive back in to their whole catalog because it's so great. I've been spending lots of time watching/listening to live performances on YouTube of some of their old stuff and new stuff. They just sound so great and are a fun band to watch. I can't remember if I had seen it before, but their performance of Misfit Love on The Henry Rollins Show is phenomenal even if the video isn't great. I love that song.
Oh yeah, love that one too! Also, this one is one of my absolute favorites (I Think I Lost My Headache live at Voodoo Fest 2005).
I just realized Liam Lynch directed this video
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
If anyone comes across video of this, please post it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct1s8PwrqmQ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
They don't shut the power down though, he does jump in the kit.
That has to hurt, lol.
Well, more of a song snippet.
*crickets*
https://youtube.com/shorts/xmNzfbCXq2M?feature=share