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Weekend Cigarette Smoker wrote:Controversially my favourite album by them is Era Vulgaris :shock:
Bold admission! :shock:
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Dave Grohl is back drumming for QOTSA!!!

Now, if Josh Homme can just break Nick Olivieri out of the slammer....
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Mexicola wrote:Dave Grohl is back drumming for QOTSA!!!

Now, if Josh Homme can just break Nick Olivieri out of the slammer....
Saw this, too! Exciting!

Yeah, getting Oliveri back would give the group some chutzpah again.
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Mexicola wrote:Dave Grohl is back drumming for QOTSA!!!

Now, if Josh Homme can just break Nick Olivieri out of the slammer....
I was so pumped when I saw this. What happened to Joey though?
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Rodheh wrote:With recorded audio, there's a very limited amount of sound diversity to your disposal in a typical studio, and most of the time, bands don't go to the lengths of perusing that sound diversity. Usually they feel satisfied making an album with the same guitar sound, same drum sound and same vocalist sound on every track.
I'm sorry to dig this up from the grave but I seriously disagree. There is plenty of diversity in sound- of course not from your typical nothing-great-conventional-rock-band because they don't actually understand music but there is plenty of rock oriented stuff with a ton of diversity. The diversity is in the tone, the effects, the recording space, the mood, the melody, and basically anything else that comes into play while recording. Queens is a very good example of a band that explores all of these things. You need to listen for them.

Tom waits is another one.
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TaoTapeTao wrote:
Rodheh wrote:With recorded audio, there's a very limited amount of sound diversity to your disposal in a typical studio, and most of the time, bands don't go to the lengths of perusing that sound diversity. Usually they feel satisfied making an album with the same guitar sound, same drum sound and same vocalist sound on every track.
I'm sorry to dig this up from the grave but I seriously disagree. There is plenty of diversity in sound- of course not from your typical nothing-great-conventional-rock-band because they don't actually understand music but there is plenty of rock oriented stuff with a ton of diversity. The diversity is in the tone, the effects, the recording space, the mood, the melody, and basically anything else that comes into play while recording. Queens is a very good example of a band that explores all of these things. You need to listen for them.

Tom waits is another one.
Dude, I don't even have this opinion very firmly any more and I don't know a lot about QoTSA. Probably not a good idea to dig things up.

Anyways, if I recall I was talking more about rock music as a whole, not this particular band.
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Rodheh wrote:
TaoTapeTao wrote:
Rodheh wrote:With recorded audio, there's a very limited amount of sound diversity to your disposal in a typical studio, and most of the time, bands don't go to the lengths of perusing that sound diversity. Usually they feel satisfied making an album with the same guitar sound, same drum sound and same vocalist sound on every track.
I'm sorry to dig this up from the grave but I seriously disagree. There is plenty of diversity in sound- of course not from your typical nothing-great-conventional-rock-band because they don't actually understand music but there is plenty of rock oriented stuff with a ton of diversity. The diversity is in the tone, the effects, the recording space, the mood, the melody, and basically anything else that comes into play while recording. Queens is a very good example of a band that explores all of these things. You need to listen for them.

Tom waits is another one.
Dude, I don't even have this opinion very firmly any more and I don't know a lot about QoTSA. Probably not a good idea to dig things up.

Anyways, if I recall I was talking more about rock music as a whole, not this particular band.
True, sorry I get defensive about these kinds of things lol.

Anywho still pumped for a new Queens album- I have a feeling it's gonna be very very soon. But I'm not about to turn this into the new boc album thread.
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This is great news. I'm prepared to go on record as saying DG's drumming on Songs For The Deaf is the best thing he's been involved with. There, I said it ;)
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A_Northern_Soul wrote:This is great news. I'm prepared to go on record as saying DG's drumming on Songs For The Deaf is the best thing he's been involved with. There, I said it ;)
You could just be right. His drumming on Song For The Dead is monumental. John Bonham would be proud.
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Mexicola wrote:
A_Northern_Soul wrote:This is great news. I'm prepared to go on record as saying DG's drumming on Songs For The Deaf is the best thing he's been involved with. There, I said it ;)
You could just be right. His drumming on Song For The Dead is monumental. John Bonham would be proud.
Yes. One of my favorite songs by them.
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It sounds like he has 3 arms....

That whole album sounds incredible.
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A_Northern_Soul wrote:It sounds like he has 3 arms....

That whole album sounds incredible.
That whole album is necessary for a long drive.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izTIcnTquIU

That is all. Jon was the perfect choice for their tour drummer.
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Yeah, caught this the other day. Saw Mars Volta around ten years ago - not sure if he was drumming for them then?? Looks the business though.

In other news, have you seen the list of people playing on the new album?!?

Dave Grohl
Nick Olivieri
Mark Lanegan
Trent Reznor
James Lavelle (UNKLE)
Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters!)
Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
Elton John (um.....Elton John)
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Mexicola wrote:Yeah, caught this the other day. Saw Mars Volta around ten years ago - not sure if he was drumming for them then?? Looks the business though.

In other news, have you seen the list of people playing on the new album?!?

Dave Grohl
Nick Olivieri
Mark Lanegan
Trent Reznor
James Lavelle (UNKLE)
Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters!)
Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
Elton John (um.....Elton John)
Yes! I'm so excited for this release... June couldn't come soon enough. I'm also very curious about what the Elton John contribution will sound like.
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TaoTapeTao wrote:
Mexicola wrote:Yeah, caught this the other day. Saw Mars Volta around ten years ago - not sure if he was drumming for them then?? Looks the business though.

In other news, have you seen the list of people playing on the new album?!?

Dave Grohl
Nick Olivieri
Mark Lanegan
Trent Reznor
James Lavelle (UNKLE)
Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters!)
Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
Elton John (um.....Elton John)
Yes! I'm so excited for this release... June couldn't come soon enough. I'm also very curious about what the Elton John contribution will sound like.


Who would have thought, right? I am super excited about this new album! Having Oliveri will add some much needed chutzpah, much like I was hoping for earlier. Also, you really can't go wrong with Reznor.

Grohl was at his best on Songs... however, his performances on Killing Joke's 2003 release are also right up there. Right around the same time, too.

Not to detract from the purpose of this thread, but this song is amazing...
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Gah... I keep torturing myself by listening to the snippets of new stuff on their website... WHY'S IT GOTTA BE JUNEEEE
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Yeah, this record is gonna be the bees knees! BUT ON ACID 8)

Or, y'know..something equally exciting and awesome. I'm stoked, anyway!
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HOLY FAWK THIS SHIT RAWKS 8) 8) 8)

I love the album artwork!!
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