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Their name gives it away. Josh Homme's Queens Of The Stone Age are in love with the primordial rock of "Iron Man"-era Black Sabbath and Funhouse-Stooges. Their debut, self-financed, self-titled album was rock stripped back to the bone. As one would expect from a band formed out of various ex- Screaming Trees, Dwarves and Kyuss members, it was an exhilarating exercise in economy, heaviness and repetition... with a little psychedelia thrown in. Rated R is even better. From the brittle catchiness of "Auto Pilot" to Mark Lanegan's guest vocals on the swirling "In The Fade" and the presciently titled "Feel Good Hit Of The Summer", this album doesn't mess around. The rhythms are fluid, the guitars tight and magical. You can hear echoes of the desert's howling winds in "Auto Pilot", the claustrophobic strain of LA in "Lightning Song". Is this the rock album of 2000? Very possibly. --Everett True
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Queens of the stonage are not unfimiliar to the alternative rock scene with other great albums under theyre belt such as ''Queens of the stone age'' album (self titled) with great songs such as ''if only'' and ''regular john''.Enough about the past anyway this new album has adapted to a more powerful rock sound and has is easily the best rock album of this year and is worthy of your hard earned dosh with such hits as ''lost art of keeping a secret'' and ''feel good hit of the summer''both featured videos on mtv.If your into Nirvana and your looking for the next best thing this band does more than fill the shoes of kurt cobain with josh's amazing ability to create a unique rock sound combining his unusual voice with power chords and blistering solo's.This is a masterpeice and any rock fan would be stupid not to buy this you will still be listening to the catchy melodies and lyrics in 10 years time also these are very good live and are worth seeing as long they dont get busted for playing nude again.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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c-c-c-c-c-cocaine! by the time you hear this, "the feelgood hit of the summer" will be well and truly camped out in your subconscious. A glorious start to a fantastic CD sees a shopping list of narcotics recited like a gregorian chant and it is quickly followed by an equally good tune - "the lost art of keeping a secret." this sounds so good right now it's hard to turn it off - even to go to the pub, but it keeps getting better. Tune after tune flows in with waves of rhythmic beauty just a sublime album. I think to appreciate it fully you have to be getting stoned as the last track descends into experimental horn solos and bizarre pieces of music, but this aside this has to be an essential purchase for the year. If you are stuck between this and "Issues" for instance, there is no contest. Superb.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Basically put, this album is the best rock album I have heard in ages. The line up of this band though was always going to produce a classic like this. Josh Homme, the song writer and guitarist, Nick Oliveri, the insane hedonistic bass player with a penchant for playing naked. Coupled with Nark Lanegan from The Screaming Trees, this is a line up that cannot fail. Every song on the album is a brilliant piece of stoner rock. From the opening blast of 'Feel Good Hit Of The Summer' to the brilliantly mellow 'Autopilot' through to the album's end track, the epic 'I Think I Lost My Headache' This album even contains my favourite Queens song ever, 'Monsters In The Parasol' This album is a must have for anyone who has even a passing interest in music. A brilliant piece of powerful, mellow, stoned, exciting music, quite simply, this album is genius and cannot be overlooked by anyone.
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Rough
25% great, 75% complete rubbish. Can't beleive so many people rate it. SFTD is SOOOOOO much better.Hope it grows on me because right now it's heading for the next boot sale.
Published 20 months ago by R. Shave
First great rock album of the 21st century
The album begins with the `drug anthem' - Feel Good Hit of Summer, which is basically a head-banging chant along list of drugs. Yet, it's good. Read more
Published on 24 April 2010 by klaher
Rated ESSENTIAL!
I took a chance on this album in the first week of it's release and I still think it's the best pyschedelic rock album of the 90's. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2005 by "maudlinmanic1984"
Brilliant.
After hearing the amazing Songs For the Deaf, I was instantly hooked on the Queens, so Rated R was a must-have purchase. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2004 by "cool_penguin_0"
Just as you would expect from a band of this calibre!
Fantastic. When I heard 'Songs for the Deaf' I was blown away. A unique experience of basic rock mixed with.........I am not really sure! All I know is that it worked. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2003
A quality album
one of my favourite albums of the yeah, it can be initail be hard to listen to but quickly becomes in gained on your mind. I cant help but singing along and jumping about to it. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2003
The Best Of 2000 and Beyond!
This is an album that will blow you away, if you've heard the new album your way ahead of yourself because although this isn't as heavy nor as fast as SFTD it is QOTSA at their... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2003 by "citizenerased83"
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Rated R is probably the best album of 2000 for me. This is a great album but I strongly advice anyone to buy the first self titled album first or aswell. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2002
Rock and Roll baby!
What an album. I had heard very little of QOTSA before buying this album - it was a sort of impulse buy. It turned out to be the best thing i ever did. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2001
You lot are missing the point!
If you want huge riffs, and bone crushing heavyness, buy all of Kyuss's albums (which are all fantastic). Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2001
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