How to Handle a Rope / The Queens of the Stone Age Thread

[VinylGuy]

Im still listening Like Clockwork like crazy.

I still ove this album. Find myself listening to it more now that I got tickets to their gig in March

with NIN?

Yeah! Not a big NIN fan, but it'll be cool to see them live

Oh that show is going to be amazing. Nice...

[Rangi Guy]

Im still listening Like Clockwork like crazy.

I still ove this album. Find myself listening to it more now that I got tickets to their gig in March

with NIN?

Yeah! Not a big NIN fan, but it'll be cool to see them live

Oh that show is going to be amazing. Nice...

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

[LetMeSleep]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

different towns, same gigs. (except Eminem)

[Rangi Guy]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

different towns, same gigs. (except Eminem)

Got slightly more excited for Bruce when I read that Tom Morello was still touring with the E Street Band

[LetMeSleep]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

different towns, same gigs. (except Eminem)

Got slightly more excited for Bruce when I read that Tom Morello was still touring with the E Street Band

I saw 2 shows with Morello last year. You'll love it. It's a massive band at the moment. I hope it doesn't stay that way for too long but it's a good chapter of the E Street band.

[zeb]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

As I may have mentioned upthread, I'm catching the Brisbane and Sydney legs of NIN/QOTSA. It's going to be HUGE.

[LetMeSleep]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

As I may have mentioned upthread, I'm catching the Brisbane and Sydney legs of NIN/QOTSA. It's going to be HUGE.

Let me know if you decide to stop in on the Newie show. I have a mate that's doing all Brisbane Syd and Newie

[Rangi Guy]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

As I may have mentioned upthread, I'm catching the Brisbane and Sydney legs of NIN/QOTSA. It's going to be HUGE.

You're doing both Brisbane and Sydney? Awesome! I was going to flag going just cause travel was going to end up being too much forr all the gigs, but then last week they added a Wellington concert, so it's on!

[zeb]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

As I may have mentioned upthread, I'm catching the Brisbane and Sydney legs of NIN/QOTSA. It's going to be HUGE.

Let me know if you decide to stop in on the Newie show. I have a mate that's doing all Brisbane Syd and Newie

I was keen for Newcastle too (should be a relatively small crowd?) but couldn't swing more time off work.

[zeb]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

As I may have mentioned upthread, I'm catching the Brisbane and Sydney legs of NIN/QOTSA. It's going to be HUGE.

You're doing both Brisbane and Sydney? Awesome! I was going to flag going just cause travel was going to end up being too much forr all the gigs, but then last week they added a Wellington concert, so it's on!

BOOM

[LetMeSleep]

It's shaping up to be a not bad year this year for live music over these here ways. Pearl Jams/Arcade Fire (BDO), QOTSA, Eminem (For Mrs Rangi), Bruce Springsteen - and that's all before the end of March

As I may have mentioned upthread, I'm catching the Brisbane and Sydney legs of NIN/QOTSA. It's going to be HUGE.

Let me know if you decide to stop in on the Newie show. I have a mate that's doing all Brisbane Syd and Newie

I was keen for Newcastle too (should be a relatively small crowd?) but couldn't swing more time off work.

Yep. Small venue. Usually let the GA open if it isn't sold out. Ended up about 10m from front for Bob Dylan.

[zeb]

Oh man.

[LetMeSleep]

Not guaranteed though so take a deep breath.

[Bob Loblaw]

Can't believe they're going to Australia but they're not coming to Montreal

[tommymtcom]

[Rangi Guy]

That was pretty damn cool!

[VinylGuy]

http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/mus ... n-florida/

[Tuolumne]

Huge huge QOTSA fan here and I am NOT getting the big reaction to Like Clockwork. My theory is that they were so underrated in the past that people feel like they took them for granted and we're just happy they are still around. I def get that and they do deserve to be up their with the greats, even though my one experience with them live sucked.

I do think the album is decent, I mean it's the Queens and they are not going to put something crappy out. But it doesn't crack their first 4 albums. What are people seeing in this?

Vampyre of Time and Memory is the single worst shittiest piece of crap they've ever recorded. The guitar solo salvages it from killing the entire album. They place it in the 3rd spot which is crucial andthe album almost doesn't recover for me. My God is the Sun is just okay and has too many parts in it and just feels like it drags out. Kalopsia is done better by a tons of other bands out there, and Like Clockwork makes it sort of limp to the finish line.

The "good" songs on the album like I Sat By the Ocean and If I had a Tail prevent the album from totally petering out, but not good enough from covering up from the other bad spots on the album. I Appear Missing is a classic song and keeps the album from being an average one.

That said, I love Fairweather Friends and Smooth Sailing is pretty cool. The TCV vibe comes across in some of material.

The album exposes Josh's weaker points: when he doesn't have a killer melody, his voice isn't good enough to carry a song. And his lyrics can really suck balls when there's no monster riffage or great hook to mask it.

I listen to Queens for the monster riffs and hooks. Turns out, when you take those out, you have a spotty vocalist/lyricist.

I feel like when the album came out, in the interviews the band alludes to this. They had a tough time making it and they salvaged a listenable and sometimes good record out. I feel like they know that it's not their best record. I think it does, however, open up their sound which bodes well for future material. To me, it's the Binaural of their catalogue. Interesting enough diversion, but somewhat of an anomaly that doesn't quite feel put together right. You can feel them sweating and laboring through the making of it, and it should keep them going for future strong records. Great rock album? Hellz no, but long live the Queens.

[bada]

God I hope it's not their Binaural.

[VinylGuy]

Huge huge QOTSA fan here and I am NOT getting the big reaction to Like Clockwork. My theory is that they were so underrated in the past that people feel like they took them for granted and we're just happy they are still around. I def get that and they do deserve to be up their with the greats, even though my one experience with them live sucked.

I do think the album is decent, I mean it's the Queens and they are not going to put something crappy out. But it doesn't crack their first 4 albums. What are people seeing in this?

Vampyre of Time and Memory is the single worst shittiest piece of crap they've ever recorded. The guitar solo salvages it from killing the entire album. They place it in the 3rd spot which is crucial andthe album almost doesn't recover for me. My God is the Sun is just okay and has too many parts in it and just feels like it drags out. Kalopsia is done better by a tons of other bands out there, and Like Clockwork makes it sort of limp to the finish line.

The "good" songs on the album like I Sat By the Ocean and If I had a Tail prevent the album from totally petering out, but not good enough from covering up from the other bad spots on the album. I Appear Missing is a classic song and keeps the album from being an average one.

That said, I love Fairweather Friends and Smooth Sailing is pretty cool. The TCV vibe comes across in some of material.

The album exposes Josh's weaker points: when he doesn't have a killer melody, his voice isn't good enough to carry a song. And his lyrics can really suck balls when there's no monster riffage or great hook to mask it.

I listen to Queens for the monster riffs and hooks. Turns out, when you take those out, you have a spotty vocalist/lyricist.

I feel like when the album came out, in the interviews the band alludes to this. They had a tough time making it and they salvaged a listenable and sometimes good record out. I feel like they know that it's not their best record. I think it does, however, open up their sound which bodes well for future material. To me, it's the Binaural of their catalogue. Interesting enough diversion, but somewhat of an anomaly that doesn't quite feel put together right. You can feel them sweating and laboring through the making of it, and it should keep them going for future strong records. Great rock album? Hellz no, but long live the Queens.

Oh god no. It might be their best album...It has all the elements we know of QOTSA and they add this delicate sound and melody that was missing from previous albums.

There is not a bad song in the album.