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[the_darkness]

Different strokes and all that but it really shatters my perception of neogaf's demographic when T-Swizzle's latest gets 10 pages before a single even drops as opposed to this joint.

No judgement, I get down with Taylor's music!

 

[31GhostsIV]

Different strokes and all that but it really shatters my perception of neogaf's demographic when T-Swizzle's latest gets 10 pages before a single even drops as opposed to this joint.

No judgement, I get down with Taylor's music!

My friend, in my old age I've learned that something can be extremely popular and hot garbage at the same time.

 

[Robot Pants]

Album of the Year
Ive been in love with it since the leak but it's so nice having cd quality. It's an amazing album. production is great too.

 

[Bronx-Man]

This might top Like Clockwork for me because of how breezy a listen it is.

 

[jello44]

Currently listening on Spotify, that build up on Feet Don't Fail Me. LAWD

I really liked TWYUTD but now you guys have pointed out it sounds like a car advert backing track that's all I can hear.

Damn you GAF.

FUCK YOU, BALTIMORE!

 

[Piichan]

Only listened to it 4 times so far. Kinda lukewarm on it, hope this is a grower.

 

[Haines]

Spoitify here i come

 

[hughesta]

so many of these songs are too long. Why are they so long they get boring like a minute or two before they're done

 

[Magnetic_North]

Totally loving it! So many bangers

I've had the Feet Don't Fail Me riff in my head all day at work so good!

Also The Way You Used To Do is a banger

Do I hear Dave Grohl screaming at the end of Domesticated Animals? Sounds like his screams

 

[Bronx-Man]

Totally loving it! So many bangers

I've had the Feet Don't Fail Me riff in my head all day at work so good!

Also The Way You Used To Do is a banger

Do I hear Dave Grohl screaming at the end of Domesticated Animals? Sounds like his screams

Sounded like Nick to me tbh

 

[Famassu]

Gave most of the album a listen on Spotify. Sounds promising.

 

[RedSparrows]

Just put it on. The intro and then that dirty guitar. Oh Queens, never die.

Nothing is ever going to top SFTD, but just keep feeding me that guitar.

 

[TemplaerDude]

Oh man, this is incredible.

 

[Bread]

the second half of the album is a real treat, Un-Reborn Again sounds like prime Bowie

 

[Steeven]

I am a massive QOTSA fan but I am not digging this album at all, not even after several plays. I think most songs sounds generic. Some have lyrics that just make me cringe (especially Fortress). I cannot comprehend the fact that these are the same guys that gave us the brilliant I Appear Missing. What the hell happened. At most I kind of like three songs, of which two were already released.

Not to turn this into a ranking wankfest but SFTD > LC > RR > QOTSA > LUL >>>> ERA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this piece of shit.

I do respect the fact they try to do something new each time, but I prefer more heavy music. I miss my drums and heavy guitars.

 

[hydruxo]

Wow, Fortress is incredible.

 

[LakeEarth]

I like it. It's not blowing my mind like '...Like Clockwork' did but it's enjoyable. We'll see what repeated listens do for me, but Spotify autoplayed "Sick Sick Sick" when the album finished so I'm in no rush to go back to the beginning.

 

[Whitebison]

I am a massive QOTSA fan but I am not digging this album at all, not even after several plays. I think most songs sounds generic. Some have lyrics that just make me cringe (especially Fortress). I cannot comprehend the fact that these are the same guys that gave us the brilliant I Appear Missing. What the hell happened. At most I kind of like three songs, of which two were already released.

Not to turn this into a ranking wankfest but SFTD > LC > RR > QOTSA > LUL >>>> ERA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this piece of shit.

I do respect the fact they try to do something new each time, but I prefer more heavy music. I miss my drums and heavy guitars.

yeah, totally agree!

I miss the heavier qotsa a lot, this shit is too pop-rock for me...where are the guitar riffs ala Regular John or Avon? that's what Qotsa are for me.

 

[Piichan]

Gotta echo Steeven and Whitebison here. I expected a bit more after Like Clockwork. My opinion may still change, but it's how I feel right now.

Feet don't fail me is in the top 3 of Qotsa album openers though.

 

[Reverend Funk]

Kinda wish there were more songs but I really enjoy the album

 

[Bronx-Man]

I feel like Domesticated Animals is the right amount of heaviness for what they're going for on this LP.

 

[seventynine]

Getting on with it.

There’s a little bit of Trampled Under Foot about Feet Don’t Fail Me. I love the intro to it too.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

yeah, totally agree!

I miss the heavier qotsa a lot, this shit is too pop-rock for me...where are the guitar riffs ala Regular John or Avon? that's what Qotsa are for me.

You want them to play stoner rock forever?!

 

[Bronx-Man]

Vulture's review:

Villains feels purposeful and sinister even in the T. Rex strut of "Un-Reborn Again" and the nearly seven-minute barrage of riffs assaulting "The Evil Has Landed." It's like a snarling, evil thing cut loose and raging. I couldn't ask this band for more.

 

[Ernest]

You want them to play stoner rock forever?!

Yes.

 

[31GhostsIV]

Vulture's review:

The review says Mark Ronson is Mick Ronson's son, but he's not. He has the decidedly less cool guitarist from Foreigner as a step dad though.

I would have loved to hear Mick Ronson jam with QOTSA, holy shit.

 

[MrGlass]

Listening to it on Spotify at the moment, Feet Don't Fail Me really surprised me in a good way. Not sure how i feel about Domesticated Animals but Fortress sounds cool.

Hopefully it grows on me even more

 

[j-wood]

Holy fuck, the intro on Feet don't fail me is just Godly. When those drums hit, it is impossible to not start moving.

 

[Bread]

QOTSA is at their best making poppy music, they are the best rock band in the past 20 years to do it.

 

[Tawney Bomb]

Have listened a few times and am definitely digging this. Maybe not their strongest effort, but it's catchy as hell.

 

[Ninhead]

Sounded like Nick to me tbh

That's Mikey Shoes, right there.

 

[Robot Pants]

Like Clockwork = Villains > Lullabies to Paralyze > Songs for the Deaf > Rated R > QOTSA > Era Vulgaris

 

[Schmitty]

I will echo what everyone else has been saying. The opening track buildup and then intro is so good.

 

[CB3]

Incredible album. The only song I dont like on it is the single. Fortress is catchy as fuck.

 

[Bread]

The Evil Has Landed is raw as fuck, I love it.

 

[AcridMeat]

Just finished my first listen on Spotify. Ended with ordering the CD on Amazon (was waiting to see how the rest was based on the single).

Opener is great. The Way Yog Used to Do still sucks. Domesticated Animals was a bit inconsistent for me.

But then Fortress onward is great. Really pleased because I was getting worried.

Good effort, wish they would put out longer LPs though because I can see myself skipping those two mentioned tracks a lot :/

I think domesticated will grow on me though.

 

[Upper_Management]

Love this album and some of their best work especially for the 7th album. Digging the Bowie vibes and the dance grooves.

 

[Boozeroony]

Like Clockwork = Villains > Lullabies to Paralyze > Songs for the Deaf > Rated R > QOTSA > Era Vulgaris

Wtf?

 

[Bronx-Man]

Damn there really is some Bowie influence, i didn't pick up on it until now

 

[Robot Pants]

Wtf?

Yea that's right
I think as a band they get better and better with each new album. Except with Era Vulgaris. That was a step back

 

[Spasm]

First listen was lukewarm. Trying to pay more attention on my 2nd play through now. QOTSA is always a grower for me.

Anyhow, I don't agree with the hate for TWYUTD. Sure it's a bit pop-y, and would be right at home in an Apple commercial, but it's not bad. I am a fan of their more accessible stuff, though.

Edit: just checked my QOTSA playlist which has
10 tracks from SFD
9 tracks from LC
8 tracks from L2P
4 tracks from EV

So I guess, by this metric, I like Songs For the Deaf best. Didn't even realize I was missing the first two, lol.

 

[Ristifer]

Era Vulgaris is my favourite album of theirs. Come at me.

 

[LakeEarth]

"Life is hard, that's why no one survives", great lyric.

 

[Bread]

Rated R is king

 

[31GhostsIV]

Damn there really is some Bowie influence, i didn't pick up on it until now

Un-reborn Again's verses are heavily inspired by this little ditty by Bowie's friend Marc Bolan.

Rated R is king

Thank you. I thought rock was dead, and then that album came out and was glued to my CD player for a year. I loved SFTD but it's just not as good.

 

[Ninhead]

The chorus of "Villains of Consequence" might be one of the best things this band has ever done. Fuck, the whole song.

 

[Bronx-Man]

The riffs on Un-Reborn Again are heavy as hell. Then it adds in the synths and that damn sax

 

[Sgtpepper89]

1st listen through and the album is amazing. Was to be expected as Arcade Fire already released disappointment of the year.

I can see that The way you used to do is on to be a proper single for radios or w/e but it does not fit in with the rest of the tracks. Shouldve been saved for the next Eagles of death metal album instead.

And you ppls are drunk. All their albums are solid but Songs for the deaf is in top 5 albums ever made

 

[Upper_Management]

Fortress is hitting the feels after a few listens especially after finding out Josh wrote that song for his daughter and Villains of Circumstance is a great bookend to the album.

 

[DirtyLarry]

Got my Indie Vinyl on Tuesday (guess it pays to live in NJ sometimes as it was shipped from NYC) and I have been pretty much playing it non stop since. They are one of my favorite current bands. This album just continues their sound. Love it. Looking forward to seeing them at Madison Square Garden later on this year.