Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf

Speaking of interesting concepts, here's Songs For The Deaf, it's the one with Dave Grohl sitting in as drummer (they met when Homme was still in Kyuss). Lots of people do the changing radio stations thing (Rob Zombie, for example), but Josh Homme brought in celebrity guest DJs to narrate this conceptual drive from LA to Joshua Tree.

This is kind of the biggest and lastest first stage Queens of the Stone Age album (Homme calls them a trilogy of not being Kyuss, doing more of that, and finally getting it right). It's heavy and creepy. Not so much evil, but creepy. Desert stoner rock/metal. A lot of the songs came from Desert Sessions (that's the side project where Homme just invites friends out to his studio to just create music for music's sake).

The radio concept is nice because it means different things for everybody. For Homme it's the way all the disparate styles they were going for fit together fluidly, for Oliveri it's making fun of how radio stations all play the same stuff (which definitely isn't Queens of the Stone Age). 

Whether you like them or not, the whole point of the band is to be completely unconcerned about writing hit songs and instead writing what they wish they could listen to but doesn't exist yet. My copy of their latest album Villains got eaten by the make funny grinding sounds receptacle in my car. I really should disassemble that thing some time. 

If you didn't know, we're listening to a few of my actual favorite albums. Obviously i love all albums like they are my children or dogs, but this particular batch doesn't have off days, they are amazing no matter what frame of mind you're in. I've got a few more before i start veering off into the woods again, so enjoy.