Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1996. The band's line-up includes founder Josh Homme (lead vocals, guitar, piano), alongside longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, lap steel, keyboard, percussion, backing vocals), Michael Shuman (bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals), Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals), and recent addition Jon Theodore (drums, percussion).
Formed after the dissolution of Homme's previous band, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy rock music. Their sound has since evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences, including working with ZZ Top member Billy Gibbons and steady contributor Mark Lanegan.
History
Formation, early career and debut album (1996–1999)
Queens of the Stone Age began with Josh Homme in 1996. After the breakup of Kyuss in 1995, Homme had briefly joined Screaming Trees as a touring guitarist, before deciding to form a new band of his own. Originally naming his new project 'Gamma Ray', Homme changed the name in 1997, as German power metal band Gamma Ray, who have been around since 1989, was threatening to sue:
Queens of the Stone Age is the self-titled debut album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. Following the collapse of negotiations with Roadrunner Records, the album was released on September 22, 1998 on Loosegroove Records, operated by Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard. The album was primarily written and recorded by founding member Josh Homme and former Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernández, and features a riff-oriented songwriting style that Homme subsequently dubbed "robot rock". Regarding this aesthetic, Homme stated, "I just wanted to start a band that within three seconds of listening, people knew what band it was."
The album was re-released on March 4, 2011 in Australia through Liberator Music and March 7, 2011 in the UK through Domino Records. The US release occurred on May 17 and is available as a joint release through Homme's own label, Rekords Rekords with distribution from Ipecac Recordings. The release includes relevant b-sides embedded within the track listing, and was accompanied by a tour in support of the album.
The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Queens-Shelburne.
Queens is a novel, written in 1984 by an author under the apparent pseudonym "Pickles," which describes gay life in London. The author was Stephen Pickles,
who at the time was working as an editor at Quartet Books, the publisher of the novel, with responsibility for its Encounters series.
Style
The novel is written in a variety of styles:third-person, omniscient narrator, overheard dialogue, and epistolary. In many ways the novel reads like journalism as it mentions numerous real-life bars, pubs, and cruising spots, as well as other less anecdotally gay parts of London. Heaven, the Coleherne, and The Bell on Pentonville Road are just three of the main gay locations mentioned in the novel. In some regards, due to the absurdist tone of the novel's overall narration it could be considered to be written in mockumentary style. The omniscient narrator appears to have a pessimistic and ultimately unamused opinion of the characters described which contributes greatly to the novel's comedic value.
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published: 07 Oct 2009
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published: 07 Oct 2009
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published: 23 Nov 2009
Queens of the Stone Age live @ Montreux Jazz Festival 2018
Queens of the Stone Age live @ Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland - 08/07/2018. If you'd like to support my uploads, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/qarchive
Set:
00:00 Intro 1 - Singin' in the Rain
00:37 Intro 2 - A Clockwork Orange theme by Wendy Carlos
01:52 A Song for the Deaf
07:21 Sick, Sick, Sick
11:18 Feet Don't Fail Me
19:15 The Way You Used to Do
24:14 You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
26:56 No One Knows
30:37 Jon Theodore solo
34:21 The Evil Has Landed
41:58 In the Fade
46:28 My God Is the Sun
51:56 Burn The Witch
59:08 Domesticated Animals
01:04:08 Make It Wit Chu
01:11:42 Head Like a Haunted House
01:15:08 If I Had a Tail
01:20:27 Villains of Circumstance
01:28:41 Little Sister
01:32:30 Go With the Flow
01:38:40 A Song for the Dea...
published: 25 Jun 2019
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published: 30 May 2020
Queens Of The Stone Age / feat. Dave Grohl - Song For The Dead (Werchter 2002)
* RIP Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) *
This is a piece of rock 'n' roll history. One of the best QOTSA live performances ever, in my opinion. This lineup from the "Songs for the Deaf" era is personally my favorite. It was like the dream team.
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I personally recorded this via my digital satellite reciever in 2003, I had to sit and wait for many days to catch this live footage on the program schedule again, just to be able to record it. Those were the days. :D
published: 05 Apr 2013
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published: 23 Nov 2009
Queens Of The Stone Age - The Way You Used To Do
From the album Villains, out now via Matador - http://smarturl.it/Villains_iTunes
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Executive Producer/Producer: Violaine Etienne
Producer: Mark Berger
Head of Production: Jennifer Gee
Director of Photography: Pär Ekberg
Editor: Marcus Kullgren
1st Assistant Director: Andy Coffing
Production Designer: Emma Fairley
Choreographer: Lisa Eaton
Costume Designer: Maryam Malakpour
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(C) 2005 Interscope Records
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Queens of the Stone Age live @ Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland - 08/07/2018. If you'd like to support my uploads, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com...
Queens of the Stone Age live @ Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland - 08/07/2018. If you'd like to support my uploads, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/qarchive
Set:
00:00 Intro 1 - Singin' in the Rain
00:37 Intro 2 - A Clockwork Orange theme by Wendy Carlos
01:52 A Song for the Deaf
07:21 Sick, Sick, Sick
11:18 Feet Don't Fail Me
19:15 The Way You Used to Do
24:14 You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
26:56 No One Knows
30:37 Jon Theodore solo
34:21 The Evil Has Landed
41:58 In the Fade
46:28 My God Is the Sun
51:56 Burn The Witch
59:08 Domesticated Animals
01:04:08 Make It Wit Chu
01:11:42 Head Like a Haunted House
01:15:08 If I Had a Tail
01:20:27 Villains of Circumstance
01:28:41 Little Sister
01:32:30 Go With the Flow
01:38:40 A Song for the Dead
Josh Homme
Troy Van Leeuwen
Dean Fertita
Jon Theodore
Michael Shuman
Queens of the Stone Age live @ Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland - 08/07/2018. If you'd like to support my uploads, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/qarchive
Set:
00:00 Intro 1 - Singin' in the Rain
00:37 Intro 2 - A Clockwork Orange theme by Wendy Carlos
01:52 A Song for the Deaf
07:21 Sick, Sick, Sick
11:18 Feet Don't Fail Me
19:15 The Way You Used to Do
24:14 You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
26:56 No One Knows
30:37 Jon Theodore solo
34:21 The Evil Has Landed
41:58 In the Fade
46:28 My God Is the Sun
51:56 Burn The Witch
59:08 Domesticated Animals
01:04:08 Make It Wit Chu
01:11:42 Head Like a Haunted House
01:15:08 If I Had a Tail
01:20:27 Villains of Circumstance
01:28:41 Little Sister
01:32:30 Go With the Flow
01:38:40 A Song for the Dead
Josh Homme
Troy Van Leeuwen
Dean Fertita
Jon Theodore
Michael Shuman
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#FromTheBasement #QueensOfTheStoneAge #Mexicola
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* RIP Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) *
This is a piece of rock 'n' roll history. One of the best QOTSA live performances ever, in my opini...
* RIP Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) *
This is a piece of rock 'n' roll history. One of the best QOTSA live performances ever, in my opinion. This lineup from the "Songs for the Deaf" era is personally my favorite. It was like the dream team.
(Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Dave Grohl, Troy Van Leeuwen) ... Enjoy!
I personally recorded this via my digital satellite reciever in 2003, I had to sit and wait for many days to catch this live footage on the program schedule again, just to be able to record it. Those were the days. :D
* RIP Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) *
This is a piece of rock 'n' roll history. One of the best QOTSA live performances ever, in my opinion. This lineup from the "Songs for the Deaf" era is personally my favorite. It was like the dream team.
(Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Dave Grohl, Troy Van Leeuwen) ... Enjoy!
I personally recorded this via my digital satellite reciever in 2003, I had to sit and wait for many days to catch this live footage on the program schedule again, just to be able to record it. Those were the days. :D
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From the album Villains, out now via Matador - http://smarturl.it/Villains_iTunes
Tour Dates & Tickets: http://smarturl.it/QOTSALive
Directed by Jonas Åkerlun...
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Official Music Video for Little Sister performed by Queens Of The Stone Age.
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Queens of the Stone Age live @ Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland - 08/07/2018. If you'd like to support my uploads, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/qarchive
Set:
00:00 Intro 1 - Singin' in the Rain
00:37 Intro 2 - A Clockwork Orange theme by Wendy Carlos
01:52 A Song for the Deaf
07:21 Sick, Sick, Sick
11:18 Feet Don't Fail Me
19:15 The Way You Used to Do
24:14 You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
26:56 No One Knows
30:37 Jon Theodore solo
34:21 The Evil Has Landed
41:58 In the Fade
46:28 My God Is the Sun
51:56 Burn The Witch
59:08 Domesticated Animals
01:04:08 Make It Wit Chu
01:11:42 Head Like a Haunted House
01:15:08 If I Had a Tail
01:20:27 Villains of Circumstance
01:28:41 Little Sister
01:32:30 Go With the Flow
01:38:40 A Song for the Dead
Josh Homme
Troy Van Leeuwen
Dean Fertita
Jon Theodore
Michael Shuman
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‘Mexicola’ was performed and recorded for the sixth episode of the second series of From The Basement.
‘Mexicola’ is from Queens of The Stone Age’s eponymous debut album from 1998.
#FromTheBasement #QueensOfTheStoneAge #Mexicola
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Including The White Stripes, Radiohead, Albert Hammond Jr., Beck, Jarvis Cocker, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Mark E Smith, Red Hot Chill Peppers, Feist, Thundercat, José González, Gnarls Barkley, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Fleet Foxes, The Raconteurs, Band of Horses, Queens of the Stone Age, and many many more.
* RIP Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) *
This is a piece of rock 'n' roll history. One of the best QOTSA live performances ever, in my opinion. This lineup from the "Songs for the Deaf" era is personally my favorite. It was like the dream team.
(Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Dave Grohl, Troy Van Leeuwen) ... Enjoy!
I personally recorded this via my digital satellite reciever in 2003, I had to sit and wait for many days to catch this live footage on the program schedule again, just to be able to record it. Those were the days. :D
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Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1996. The band's line-up includes founder Josh Homme (lead vocals, guitar, piano), alongside longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, lap steel, keyboard, percussion, backing vocals), Michael Shuman (bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals), Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals), and recent addition Jon Theodore (drums, percussion).
Formed after the dissolution of Homme's previous band, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy rock music. Their sound has since evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences, including working with ZZ Top member Billy Gibbons and steady contributor Mark Lanegan.
History
Formation, early career and debut album (1996–1999)
Queens of the Stone Age began with Josh Homme in 1996. After the breakup of Kyuss in 1995, Homme had briefly joined Screaming Trees as a touring guitarist, before deciding to form a new band of his own. Originally naming his new project 'Gamma Ray', Homme changed the name in 1997, as German power metal band Gamma Ray, who have been around since 1989, was threatening to sue: