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- Summary: Stoner metal is back in the form of the third LP from Queens of the Stone Age, who are supplemented for this release (and supporting tour) by drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) and former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan.
- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Metal
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Top Track
No One Knows | |
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We get some rules to follow That and this, these and those No one knows We get these pills to swallow How they stick in your throat Tastes like... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 0 out of 23
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Entertainment WeeklyThe year's best hard-rock album. [6 Sep 2002, p.86]
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Uncut[A] breathtaking, virtually flawless album. [Sep 2002, p.104]
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Queens Of The Stone Age are the greatest heavy rock band on the face of the planet and soon everyone will know it.
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Musically and vocally, the band sounds tighter and more accomplished than ever.
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BlenderWhile cliches abound... this huge music is delivered with panache. [#9, p.154]
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MojoAll the elements which made its predecessor so great are here, but in excelsis, and occasionally excess. [Sep 2002, p.95]
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[The opening] quartet of tunes blows the band's wad, leaving the rest of the album scattered with only moderately cool mid- tempo metal, all of it delivered with gusto but not enough serious hooks to make anything stand out.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 109 out of 117
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Mixed: 5 out of 117
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Negative: 3 out of 117
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calez1qAug 29, 2002Compared to the rest of the hard rock garbage out there, this album stands out like a beacon of welcome light.
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Jan 15, 2011
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AaronTFeb 16, 2004great album, powerful songs, superb riffs, I new hope in heavy. thank GOD, this musical genre is in good shape, and very alive.
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snolarbearDec 17, 2007A slick and powerful album. music doesn't get much better than this!
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Feb 11, 2019
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Apr 19, 2019A soundscape of experimental and conceptual depth, impressive creative dimensions and unforgettable riffs and lyrics.
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FuckingJesusAug 23, 2002Fuck yall fucking posers!! PUNK NOT DEAD!!!!!!!
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