Queens of the Stone Age by Queens of the Stone Age (CD, Sep-1998, Loosegroove)

Album Features
UPC:	615695002125
Artist:	Queens of the Stone Age
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1998
Record Label:	Loosegroove
Genre:	Hard Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Regular John
2. Avon
3. If Only
4. Walkin' on the Sidewalks
5. You Would Know
6. How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat)
7. Mexicola
8. Hispanic Impressions
9. You Can't Quit Me Baby
10. Give the Mule What He Wants
11. I Was a Teenage Hand Model

Details
Producer:	Joshua Homme, Chris Goss, Joe Barresi
Distributor:	RED Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Queens Of The Stone Age includes: Joshua Homme (vocals, guitar); Dave Catching (lap steel guitar, electric piano); Scott Mayo, Fernando Pullum, Reggie Young (horns); Barrett Martin (vibraphone, steel drum); Nick Oliveri (bass, background vocals); Nick Lucero, Gene Trautmann (drums); Alfredo Hernandez (percussion); Nick Eldorado, Wendy Ray Moan, Rob Halford, Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson, Pete Stahl (background vocals).Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California from December 1999 to February 2000.Personnel: Chris Goss (vocals, guitar); Fred Drake (vocals, tamboura); Alfredo Hernandez (tamboura); Dave Catching (percussion).Audio Mixer: Joe Barresi.Recording information: Estudio Monkey, Fontada De La Palma, CA (04/03/1998-04/21/1998); Rancho De La Luna, Arbol De Joshua, CA (04/03/1998-04/21/1998).Photographer: Lisa Johnson .Instead of trying to recreate the sound of his former band Kyuss, Josh Homme took a new approach to music. He crafted tight hard rock songs that were heavy on melody and light on vocals. While there is still a lot of fuzz coming from the amplifiers, the vocals are softly interwoven among the chords. There's no screaming or rock & roll antics, and the group takes an almost lo-fi attitude to heavy metal -- an interesting combination that produced instant radio gems like "Regular John," the extreme ranges on "Avon," and the smoky, blues-influenced "Walkin' on the Sidewalks." Queens of the Stone Age are creating a new blend of heavy metal that makes it acceptable to produce creative music that doesn't rely on testosterone as the driving force. ~ David Thomas

Editorial Reviews
[With] an array of influences as wide-reaching and sprawling as its sound.
Kerrang

4 Stars (out of 5) - ...deriving maximum power from a sound stripped to its core elements (Homme's bone-hard riffs and mournful vocals and a juggernaut of rhythm section)...
Q (19991201)

7 (out of 10) - ...While there's really nothing in this collection worth trading in those Melvins albums for, it's strangely compelling to hear how Homme and his cohorts killed many an afternoon in a thick THC haze with Can's TAGO MAGO, then worked it into their patented pedal abuse...
Spin (19990101)

4 stars out of 5 -- [T]hey'd never again groove like this, with gurgling Teutonic drones swallowing Stooges chords and intercepted radio cross talk.
Rolling Stone

4 stars out of 5 -- [With] a belief in timeless, classic riffs and also more toothsome and unswinging structures...
Uncut

3 stars out of 5 -- Queens Of The Stone Age were edgy, sarcastic and perfect for rock and metal audiences sick of Korn and Disturbed.
Record Collector