Era Vulgaris
Queens of the Stone Age
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Turnin on the Screw | Queens of the Stone Age | 5:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Sick, Sick, Sick | Queens of the Stone Age | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | I'm Designer | Queens of the Stone Age | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Into the Hollow | Queens of the Stone Age | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Misfit Love | Queens of the Stone Age | 5:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Battery Acid | Queens of the Stone Age | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Make It Wit Chu | Queens of the Stone Age | 4:50 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | 3's & 7's | Queens of the Stone Age | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Suture Up Your Future | Queens of the Stone Age | 4:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | River In the Road | Queens of the Stone Age | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Run, Pig, Run | Queens of the Stone Age | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Running Joke | Queens of the Stone Age | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
Josh Homme tries to conceal his genius behind a battery of guitars that sound like power tools and lyrics that are often shocking and disturbing. Yet, the brilliance of his invigorating Queens of the Stone Age is still hard to miss. Homme has an uncanny knack for making even the most basic songs sound lavish and decadent, wielding an endless assortment of chunky, searing guitar riffs and oddly appealing hooks, putting meat on the bare bones of his songs. Few current rock artists are as painstaking, detailed, and nuanced in trying to sound simple — or as deft in the production room, coaxing an incredible variety of sonic delights from a very straightforward recipe. Tracks like “Sick, Sick, Sick” (with the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas) and “Battery Acid” are bracing, buzzing, fuzzed-out romps intended to shred your mind, but even more interesting are “I’m Designer,” which calls to mind Zeppelin’s funkier ‘70s days, and “Into the Hollow,” which adds some rather nifty prog-rock flourishes. They ease up on the gas just a bit for the soulful “Make It Wit Chu” and groove-heavy “Suture Up Your Future,” but for the most part, Era Vulgaris doesn’t ever stop to catch its breath; it hurtles forward with focus and purpose.
Recent Customer Reviews
An Opus of a Corrupt Society
by Paulie G. Dibs on JazzJust when I thought that qotsa couldn't get any better than Lullabies to Paralyze, they come up with an album that makes Lullabies seem like a flimsy album of hymn songs. Also, just when I thought that qotsa couldn't delve deeper into the blackness of the human heart, I was quite wrong. THIS IS THE DARKEST, MOST DISTURBING ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!! THIS ALBUM EXPANDS UPON EDGAR ALLEN POE'S GOTHIC VISION OF THE WORLD AND TRANSFORMS IT TO MODERN LIFE.
Once you get into the odd harmonies and synth drone, you know that you are in for a wild ride. This first track cleaverly presents the struggle for individuality in our society. The moment of silence that occurs when Holmes sings "Well I guess I'm turnin on the screw" sets the stage for rebellion. The pulsating drone of the guitars in Sick, Sick, Sick certainly is an abrupt wake call as it sounds like the most freaking loudest alarm clock you will hear. This single is fast, furious, and creepy all at once. "Forever midnight"; sounds like it came out of a horror movie. Note, even though the "forever midnight" line may sound cannibalistic like in the video, it really isn't. Or maybe it is? Hmmm. The regret behind the rebellion is contained in I'm Designer. The laziness, consumerism, and sexual tendencies of our society are all themes present in this never ending grove of drums, bass, and guitar. The solo has classic fuzz and admirable execution written all over it. Next, we come to a slow number. In fact, the layered guitar harmonies increase the tension. Another song where the guitar work is admirable.Misfit Love, don't know why they called the song this name, but you got to love the rhythm. Hip Hop and rock n' roll meshed into one number. IN FACT, IF THAT PELVIS ISN'T MOVING, THEN YOU MUST BE DEAD! This song technically has two songs pressed into one, one about the greed and cockiness of our society, and one about the destructive consequences of that greed. Those consequences give way to the sirens in Battery Acid. Those sirens give way to the chaotic acid rock lead by the guitars and Josh Holmes' "robots robots" chant. What a brilliantly twisted chant it is: "Robots, robots, brainwashed babies, blood from a leech spoken rabies..." Next, comes a song straight from "The Desert Sessions". It's a cool, fresh diversion that would fit in well better with Rated R. The dowap vocals "I want to make it wit chu" certainly add an old school touch. Nicely crafted guitar solo for rock, blues, and jazz fans all at once. Of course, the bizarre synth outro reminds the listener that the mayhem present in this album WON'T STOP COMING. To one's surprise, the Guitar Hero III standard contains this mayhem despite the listener's likeness to the song. This song is dark in the sense that it references to the devil (i.e. "The devil made me holier than I've ever been"). As dark as lies are, they certainly are present in today's day and age. The scary part about the song is when Josh sings "Run, you'll never escape. You see you'd go nowhere as soon as you appear." As far as guitar work goes, its technical, has a grove, emotion, and is mad sick near the end.
Delving deeper into the conflict, Suture Up Your Future goes into the desperate desire of our hearts to redeem ourselves of this bad reputation that we as human beings hold. The quivering vibrations of the guitar strokes and distorted bass chant seem to be waking up those from the occult! Those references to drug, needle addiction, and stabbing oneself build up to quite the volcanic climax and ends with a whisper from the guitar that MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THE COLD HANDS OF DEATH ARE TOUCHING YOU! When the siren and synth starts up River in the Road, those hands begin to start squeezing you harder! The greatest conflict between individuality and conformity is clearly starting to form. Not the best song, but the theme of selfless sacrifice adds drama to this incoming battle.
Then comes the battle and the nightmare beyond nightmares that is "Run, Pig, Run". If you were horrified by my review of "Someone's in the Wolf" from the previous album, then don't even bother reading my review of this fiendish epic. Individuality clearly dominates over conformity in this song, but at a tyrannous cost. Murder, bloodlust, horror, and darkness are present in every 4:39 seconds of this song. Once the guitar intro sets in, the cold hands of death cease to relinquish your soul. Once the rest of the band takes over, there is no hope for survival. The child-like references to hide-and-seek and sheep add to the untold terror of this song. THE GUITAR SOLO BY TROY VAN LUEEWAN AND "THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE TO HIDE LYRIC" BY JOSHUA HOLMES WILL RATTLE YOUR BONES, PUT YOU IN CARDIAC ARREST, TURN THE HEAT UP TO 212 DEGREES, AND WILL FOREVER HAUNT YOU IN THE DAYTIME AND NIGHT! NEED I SAY MORE?
Well, if you braved that hell of a song and hell of a review, then you probably should be able to handle the final number that recap the tribulations after the battle that are present in Running Joke. This song makes Mosquito Song in "Songs for the Deaf" seem emotionless. Like I said, the quivering keyboards mind as well be weaving the webs of fear and misery that surround the victims of "Run, Pig, Run". The lyrics are as pensive as ever, with phrases like "Fishing in the darkeness of possibility" or "Where goes the warm embrace of fate?". Posing the one question all the way through the outro just makes you wonder about our society. "Just look at you now".
Individuality is ours, but the darkness of its consequences corrupts our society. I can think of no album that gets across this message clearer with imagery, relevant themes, colors, textures, and artistic talent and leaves me horrified, exhausted, and entertained all at once. Maybe this album will all make us realize the error of our ways and dominate our musical desires all at once. Only an opus of a corrupt society can fulfill such a two fold task. This one does so with ease.
BEST ALBUM EVER MADE!!!! BEATS OTHERS IN THE DUST!!!!!!
by CHEDDAR MANok by far best albu m ive ever heard. quosta keep making music like this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Era Vulgaris
by hellochristinaEvery song is great, not just the ones played on the radio. It's really hard to choose a favorite. QOTSA rock :).
Biography
Formed: 1997
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Queens of the Stone Age
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No One Knows | Songs for the Deaf | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | 3's & 7's | Era Vulgaris | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Little Sister | Lullabies to Paralyze | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Go with the Flow | Songs for the Deaf | 3:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Little Sister | Little Sister - Single | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
