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Post by funhouse on Aug 19, 2017 16:24:15 GMT -5
The new QOTSA album is yet to be officially released (August 25th), but some of us have probably already heard the leak. What did you think of it? Let's discuss!
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Post by funhouse on Aug 19, 2017 16:29:52 GMT -5
So let me start things off by sharing my own ranking of the songs as of now*:
1. Head Like A Haunted House
2. Fortress
3. Feet Don't Fail Me
4. Un-Reborn Again
5. The Way You Used To Do
6. Villains Of Circumstance
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7. Hideaway
8. The Evil Has Landed
9. Domesticated Animals
* this list has been edited from time to time
**the songs above the line are songs that I have no issues with
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Post by Spaceman on Aug 21, 2017 17:49:07 GMT -5
So here's how I'm thinking about this album right now
Bangers:
Feet Don't Fail Me
The Way You Used To Do
The Evil Has Landed
Weird in a very very cool way:
Domesticated Animals
Head Like a Haunted House
Beautiful songs:
Fortress
Villains of Circumstance
Meh:
Un-reborn Again
Hideaway
So the only songs I can't say I like so far are under 'meh'. I don't think they are bad songs, they don't really take away anything from the album but I don't feel like they add much either.
And I gotta say Domesticated Animals has become a favourite along with Fortress after I used headphones to listen to the album. Quite an experience tbh.
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Post by funhouse on Aug 22, 2017 3:37:09 GMT -5
So here's how I'm thinking about this album right now Bangers: Feet Don't Fail Me The Way You Used To Do The Evil Has Landed Weird in a very very cool way: Domesticated Animals Head Like a Haunted House Beautiful songs: Fortress Villains of Circumstance Meh: Un-reborn Again Hideaway So the only songs I can't say I like so far are under 'meh'. I don't think they are bad songs, they don't really take away anything from the album but I don't feel like they add much either. And I gotta say Domesticated Animals has become a favourite along with Fortress after I used headphones to listen to the album. Quite an experience tbh. I had the same meh-feelng about Un-Reborn Again the first few listens, but then the chorus(or choruses) stopped feeling so misplaced, and that made me able to start embracing the track instead. So where would you rank Villains in QOTSAS discography? |
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Post by funhouse on Aug 23, 2017 1:37:37 GMT -5
Just brilliant.
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Post by Spaceman on Aug 24, 2017 17:41:29 GMT -5
So here's how I'm thinking about this album right now Bangers: Feet Don't Fail Me The Way You Used To Do The Evil Has Landed Weird in a very very cool way: Domesticated Animals Head Like a Haunted House Beautiful songs: Fortress Villains of Circumstance Meh: Un-reborn Again Hideaway So the only songs I can't say I like so far are under 'meh'. I don't think they are bad songs, they don't really take away anything from the album but I don't feel like they add much either. And I gotta say Domesticated Animals has become a favourite along with Fortress after I used headphones to listen to the album. Quite an experience tbh. I had the same meh-feelng about Un-Reborn Again the first few listens, but then the chorus(or choruses) stopped feeling so misplaced, and that made me able to start embracing the track instead. So where would you rank Villains in QOTSAS discography? I'd say it's in my top 3 along with Like Clockwork and SFTD. I'm not really qualified to rank their records though because I've listened to the first two only once I think and have never felt compelled to go back to them. LTP and EV have some great tunes but overall are very inconsistent imo. |
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Post by Spaceman on Aug 24, 2017 17:43:46 GMT -5
Btw did you see that acoustic session they did in Germany? Fuck me that was brilliant, especially Kalopsia and Villains of Circumstance which to me was better than the album version
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Post by funhouse on Aug 25, 2017 7:59:52 GMT -5
I had the same meh-feelng about Un-Reborn Again the first few listens, but then the chorus(or choruses) stopped feeling so misplaced, and that made me able to start embracing the track instead. So where would you rank Villains in QOTSAS discography? I'd say it's in my top 3 along with Like Clockwork and SFTD. I'm not really qualified to rank their records though because I've listened to the first two only once I think and have never felt compelled to go back to them. LTP and EV have some great tunes but overall are very inconsistent imo. To me this record is their "worst" to date, but with that said I'd still give it something like 7.5/10, which probably just goes to show how much I love the rest of this band's discography. |
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Post by funhouse on Aug 25, 2017 8:01:36 GMT -5
Btw did you see that acoustic session they did in Germany? Fuck me that was brilliant, especially Kalopsia and Villains of Circumstance which to me was better than the album version Yeah, it was amazing indeed  |
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Post by Headmaster on Aug 25, 2017 8:43:05 GMT -5
I had the same meh-feelng about Un-Reborn Again the first few listens, but then the chorus(or choruses) stopped feeling so misplaced, and that made me able to start embracing the track instead. So where would you rank Villains in QOTSAS discography? I'd say it's in my top 3 along with Like Clockwork and SFTD. I'm not really qualified to rank their records though because I've listened to the first two only once I think and have never felt compelled to go back to them. LTP and EV have some great tunes but overall are very inconsistent imo. Rated R is fantastic, you should give it more chances, it's maybe their best album. |
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Post by Spaceman on Aug 25, 2017 18:58:52 GMT -5
I'd say it's in my top 3 along with Like Clockwork and SFTD. I'm not really qualified to rank their records though because I've listened to the first two only once I think and have never felt compelled to go back to them. LTP and EV have some great tunes but overall are very inconsistent imo. To me this record is their "worst" to date, but with that said I'd still give it something like 7.5/10, which probably just goes to show how much I love the rest of this band's discography. To each their own obviously BUT I can't help but think you might be underestimating this record a bit tbh. I listened to the first 3 songs of the official release today in my car (it has a pretty decent system) and Domesticated Animals melted my fuckin brain (again!). It sounds so much better than the leak tbh. Really looking forward to listening to the whole thing when I hit the road tomorrow. |
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Post by Spaceman on Aug 25, 2017 18:59:48 GMT -5
I'd say it's in my top 3 along with Like Clockwork and SFTD. I'm not really qualified to rank their records though because I've listened to the first two only once I think and have never felt compelled to go back to them. LTP and EV have some great tunes but overall are very inconsistent imo. Rated R is fantastic, you should give it more chances, it's maybe their best album. I might. Tonight even! |
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Post by funhouse on Aug 26, 2017 3:53:46 GMT -5
To me this record is their "worst" to date, but with that said I'd still give it something like 7.5/10, which probably just goes to show how much I love the rest of this band's discography. To each their own obviously BUT I can't help but think you might be underestimating this record a bit tbh. I listened to the first 3 songs of the official release today in my car (it has a pretty decent system) and Domesticated Animals melted my fuckin brain (again!). It sounds so much better than the leak tbh. Really looking forward to listening to the whole thing when I hit the road tomorrow. We'll see if it changes, but it's not the end of the world if it doesn't. I mean, to me ALL of their others albums are at or above 8/10, and It's only logical that they would some day release an album that was still good, but not just THAT good. I'm totally fine with that, and Villains is in no way a letdown. |
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Post by funhouse on Aug 26, 2017 3:57:23 GMT -5
I'd say it's in my top 3 along with Like Clockwork and SFTD. I'm not really qualified to rank their records though because I've listened to the first two only once I think and have never felt compelled to go back to them. LTP and EV have some great tunes but overall are very inconsistent imo. Rated R is fantastic, you should give it more chances, it's maybe their best album. I'd say second best after Era Vulgaris, but you're not far off  |
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Post by spaneli on Sept 17, 2017 0:26:44 GMT -5
I finally got to see Queens of the Stone Age live at Riot Fest tonight. They were amazing. Quite frankly, they're now in my top 5 of the best bands I've seen live.
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Post by bringmethemonkey on Sept 17, 2017 5:10:06 GMT -5
I finally got to see Queens of the Stone Age live at Riot Fest tonight. They were amazing. Quite frankly, they're now in my top 5 of the best bands I've seen live. I got to see them in my home town..a regional town...on the rail...a few years ago...so good...and Josh's wife Body Dalle... who is also Australian...opened for them...amazing |
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Post by funhouse on Sept 18, 2017 2:29:55 GMT -5
I finally got to see Queens of the Stone Age live at Riot Fest tonight. They were amazing. Quite frankly, they're now in my top 5 of the best bands I've seen live. I'm going to see them for the first time in November |
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Post by Spaceman on May 18, 2018 23:43:32 GMT -5
Revisiting this album tonight, still sounds fuckin great to me. Also saw them with Foo Fighters back in march, probably best concert I've been to tbh...couldn't walk right for a week though (pause)
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