- Record Label: DGC/Interscope
- Release Date: Nov 17, 2009
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Universal acclaim- based on 153 Ratings
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Positive: 141 out of 153
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Mixed: 4 out of 153
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Negative: 8 out of 153
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CarlVApr 13, 2010This album is simply one of the best albums from all the contributing parties. It's a great experiment they made, with no one to impress after unanimous success, they still impress anyway. Mark of a truly amazing band. Other bands should take note.
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JJMar 10, 2010Absolutely fresh and fantastic! Musicians will love this album. Listening to it again right now!
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NathanSNov 23, 2009
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CedricFNov 20, 2009JOSH HOMME IS A FRIKKIN LEGEND!!! DAVE GROHL IS A FRIKKING LEGEND- he should stick with drums and other bands instead of foo fighters JPJ says itself
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SashaDec 19, 2009pretty good if you like Queens of the Stone Age, youll like this. its just more hard hitting. some songs tho, arent too good, like Interludes with Ludes and Warsaw Or The Breathe You Take U Take U Give Up and Mind Eraser No Chaser. The rest are good or great. Don't miss this.
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MikeFJan 13, 2010A superb album with grat variation. Talanted musicians doing some of their best work and considering is was a project initially by Grohl it has come together brilliantly. Top marks and I hope there is another record.
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ClarkA.Feb 10, 2010Hot damn, this is a good album. The musicianship blows you away, and Homme once again proves that he is master of the rock riff. Buy this.
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SamHFeb 13, 2010An excellent album, which shows the talent of everyone involved, JPJ on bass and Dave Grohl on drums gel together really nicely, which is topped off by the amazing sound of Josh Homme. A great change from the general slurry of "music" which is released nowadays. Hope there's more great albums where this one came from!
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TimHFeb 2, 2010These three artists are solid in their other groups, and come together powerfully for TCV. I don't always love "supergoups" but this time it absolutely works.
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JohnM.Feb 9, 2010Awesome guitar and bass. Tight drums and diverse singing.
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SamH.Nov 19, 2009Rock at it's finest. An amazing album from three amazing musicians.
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DanalyzerXNov 19, 2009
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DylanDNov 20, 2009Wow, with some of the albums getting higher marks then this, the reviewers need to check their brains. An amazing album from three hard rock gods. Anything with Dave Grohl is going to be amazing.
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MarceloO.Nov 30, 2009Excellent album. Classic rock 'n roll, greats songs and inspired arrangements
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OL.Dec 15, 2009Really great rock album. Retains some of the best aspects of each band. A decent amount of variation, but they don't deviate too much from their core sound, they keep it quite continuous and strong. Some brilliant songs, and though it's a fairly long album it keeps the listener very interested.
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JoshKJan 15, 2010
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marekh.Mar 23, 2010This is incredible... amen.
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JoeHNov 18, 2009
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PFunkNov 18, 2009
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AlexCNov 19, 2009Critics dont know what they're talking about, ask for one of them if they ever tried to create something from their imagination and put it on the market, ask them if they even made it to the top100 song of the week, b*llshit talk this album is incredible, every bandmate has a huge role and it's taken in a brilliant way, I just love it.
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MaxPNov 19, 2009
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BryanSNov 19, 2009Every listen I hear something new. Song structure is tossed out the window in favor or rocking musical arrangements that take you places you weren't expecting to go. If anything this album exceeded my already high expectations. The group sounds as if they've been riffing together since the Stone Age.
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DaveSNov 21, 2009
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RodrigoGNov 22, 2009Excellent mix of Queen's/Zep/Grohl's thunderstorm dirty drumming. It works, although not incredible inventive. Definitely a top 10 release of 2009. Deserves a loud listening!
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JaredM.Nov 22, 2009One cannot expect much better from a supergroup composed of some of the most skilled musicians in the rock n' roll business.
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SilvioR.Nov 22, 2009The music is constantly new. They have the same outstandingly awesome effect on me every time I hear them as if it were still the first time. Every song has it's own attitude and personality - truly good music.
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LukeJ.Nov 23, 2009This is one of my favorite albums this year. The only weakness being Grohl on drums and not vocals. Homme gets the job done but it lacks a little intensity that Grohl delivers. Grohl does rock the drums pretty fierce.
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JohnT.Nov 24, 2009saw these guys in seattle. some of the greatest hard rock moments ive ever seen live. and that includes sabbath, metallica, soundgarden.. they have only scratched the surface of the endless possibilities
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BlackSkunkDec 26, 2009Excellent, has a bit of everything thrown in, whilst sounding a bit different to the norm. Dirty, raunchy sound. Rock music at its best. Well done chaps, a super album from a super group. Hope you do another.
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RogerTDec 31, 2009The name change from Josh's QOTSA moniker hardly seems necessary, but damn its good to hear an album of this calibre from him again. From them all again!
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DHDec 8, 2009A lot of people want to make some comparison to Zep or QOTSA, to me it sounds a lot like Cream, and that's not a thing. It's better than the last album any of the three's respective bands put out.
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BmanNov 18, 2009
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MattBNov 18, 2009An utterly dirty, nasty, sweaty, violent, putrid, hellcat of a record that I am totally enamoured with from start to finish. This year's best rock album.
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JHNov 19, 2009One of the best albums in a very very long time! I can't stop listening to New Fang! There's one or two songs maybe aren't my fav but this is a very solid album. Need more!
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JoeD.lNov 22, 2009Better than was to be expected, excellent album.
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Feb 13, 2011A very good debut album. Them Crooked Vultures sounds very different from other rock bands. The amount of talent in all these musicians are so incredible and it really shows on this album. Each song sounds great. The drumming is especially noticeable in this album and it's amazing. All In All, Them Crooked Vultures may not be an important album, but still nevertheless a great album. B+
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Mar 11, 2015Huge personalities, **** snare hits. The lyrics going off humorously and sleazily; perfectly. The songs move along with a life of their own. At once heavily stomping, always buzzing rhythmically. The only thing anyone would have to worry about is the sound production, which, by the way, is flawless. It cracks in your ears and echoes in your brain. 9.3.
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May 27, 2011It's no match for a good blaster at your side, but it's good. The first track is epic, the second and third are good and after that, it blends together although it remains solid. Caligulove and Reptiles are the exception to that and deserve respect for their originality.
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Dec 6, 2011A near classic album from the ultimate super group with John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (Nirvana & Foo Fighters), and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone age). Everybody's musical style complements each other in a surprisingly fresh way.
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Sep 14, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 28, 2016When stoney singer from Queens of the Stone age, Nirvana's drummer and bassist of Led Zeppelin unite,it creates an unique experience. This is ,in my opinion, one of best one-album bands.
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Dec 4, 2017Probably the best rock album of the decade 00' . Its a fresh air from old rocker to the good and old rock and roll. Amazing. You can not miss it. Those guys still rock
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May 17, 2019
Awards & Rankings
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It’s an oddball groove-rock album, played very well, imprinted with Homme's undeniably interesting personality. Yet when all’s said and done, it's not particularly memorable and entirely lacks the type of yee-haw exuberance that might have made it a sloppy treat.
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This stomping, panting, sweaty monster is a great listen.
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Homme and Grohl are old hands at this kind of thing--see their excellent Zeppelin homages on the Queens' "Songs for the Deaf." But they definitely seem inspired by Jonesy's presence, and he helps them keep it light.