Queens of
the Stone Age
Songs for
the Deaf (2001)
Genre:
Stones Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Rock/Metal
Man this
album blew me away the first time I heard it, and it pretty much blows me away
each time a listen to it now. I had to go to work to Paso de los Libres for a
month this year, it’s a very isolated city here in Argentina near Brazil and
Uruguay, which has no rock music, what so ever, and much less a live music scene,
so I had this album and Slipknots Chapter 5 running 24/7 on my tablet, this
help me rediscover the brilliance of this production.
Vocals and Lyrics: Josh’s trademark is vocals are
fantastic as usual and the guest appearance of Mark Lanegan on a couple really helps
the albums dark and somber moodiness. 10
Instrumentation:
Guitar: The guitars on this album are great Josh’s
riffs, licks and solos serve perfectly each song, and as a nice plus Dean Ween
plays on a couple tracks.
Bass: Nick Oliveri’s simple but lumbering bass playing
was the basic model for me to copy when I had my own stoner metal band.
Drums: Dave Grohl should scrap the Foo’s and start
drumming full time for these guys. 7.8
Melody and/or Structure: The equilibrium between these
two aspects is what sets this band from the rest Josh use of melody is enviable,
and the guy can pack some really interesting riffs in each song. 10
Sound, Production and Feeling: This is the first album
that I have encountered the stoner sound, and it fascinates me, the dark, low
end sounding production. Josh manages perfectly the dark and sexy mood of the
album not letting you have everything at once, and there are a ton of
production treats in this album. 10
Songs: Every song on this album is a classic. You can divided
the songs in two groups: the Rocker and the experimental stuff, it’s all good. 14
The Bad: Nothing.
Originality: This album probably is a defining record
for Stoner Metal, a album that tons of bands use for reference and it was a
break though album for these guys they gain relatively mainstream status. 10
Overall: 61.8
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