Ranking QOTSA's seven studio albums tier list style. =================================== Follow your melon: Twitter: / theneedledrop Instagram: @afantano FB: / theneedledrop
Is it weird I cried when I realized he gave this record a ten? Or well, we think. I'm just so happy to see Queens get their share of love by the person who's perspective I listen to the most, when it comes to music.
i remember when that album first came out rolling stone gave it 3 out of 5 stars . i went out and bought it anyway . music critics dont know jack squat .:)
@@methyod weezer, green day, linkin park, fall out boy, blink-182, there's a few more (all of whom have this problem to a much greater degree). And I was only thinking of rock bands from around the same time period.
I actually think it’s superior to Songs for the Deaf. It’s so tight and concise, it tells its story at just the perfect length and there are no skips. It’s an all time great album.
Lullabies to Paralyze is one of my favorite albums ever. Never understood the general disdain for that record. Same with Era Vulgaris, great album as well.
"K-L-O-N Los Angeles Clone radio we play the songs that sound More like everyone else than anyone else Clone" "Hey alright, it's Kip Kasper Clone radio, LA's infinite repeat How we feelin' out there? How's your drive time commute? I need a saga What's the saga? It's Songs for the Deaf You can't even hear it!"
Where you a fan when the album came out? A lot of us who were we where disappointed with the record but over time it has come to be one of my favorite ones. I think the reason for that is the expectations we all had on that album.
Literally my favorite by them by far. First intro to them and it got me into everything I listen to now. Not perfect but damn near close imo so creative and dark.
3's & 7's is a timeless banger then there's also Suture Up Your Future, my favorite Running Joke and Era Vulgaris who are still amazing BUT 3'S & 7'S IS A TIMELESS BANGER
SFTD is the best hard rock album of the past 20 years. This is an airtight album without a single weak moment and still sounds so fresh today considering a lot of early 2000s rock sounds dated. Even though this IS a critically acclaimed album and considered their best album, it gets severely overlooked amongst the echelon of rock classics. RATING: 10/10
@@spicecaptain7279 idk I think the wall has a few duds in the tracklist. Comfortably numb (while great) gets really old after you've heard it a lot. Wywh doesn't really have those IMO.
1:the wall 2:animals/wish you were here 3:darkside of the moon/meddle 4:piper at the gates of dawn/atom heart mother 5:obscured by clouds/the final cut 6:division bell/saucer full of secrets 7:momentary lapse of reason/ummagumma 8:more/endless river
I was always a QOTSA fan. I had all their albums, but never really listened to them as much as other bands until "Like Clockwork" came out, and I've been a huge fan since. That album is a pure masterpiece. Simply genius. Taste is subjective, but I think it's S-tier ... no doubt.
Like Clockwork might be my favourite record ever. It is an emotional rollercoaster and simultaneously super hard hitting and satisfying in the guitar department.
It’s absolutely mine. It takes you through a labyrinth of emotions, from highs to lows and ending with a beautifully somber finale that leaves you thinking about what the hell you just listened to and why it was so fucking perfect
Hard hitting? What? 🤣 The most "hard hitting" about this Album is literally the intro. This Album is The Rock Album for people who dont want to listen to Rock. Its good, but its everything but its super safe songwriting and production wise.
@@fieserfactsack9635 safe songwriting? I think you are talking about songs for the deaf with everysong being powerchords and pretty forward drumming, but heeeey it's "hard" it's gotta be good, right?
Call me crazy, Era Vulgaris is A tier for me. The A side of the record is seriously one of the best song runs ever. Turnin on the screw is one of my favourite Queens songs ever
Idk if you know this, but the game ur profile pic is from (motorstorm) has a qotsa song in it. More specifically, Medication from Lullabies to Paralyze.
I used to not like Era Vulgaris but I’ve grown to like it. Like Clockwork is good as well, but Villains man… idk. I absolutely love Lullabies to Paralyze and Songs for the Deaf. But I legitimately do not get how people like Villains a lot.
I didn't like it for like a solid few months when it first released, and then somehow I came back to listening to it and now it's my second favourite behind SFTD.
Don't forget about the deeper cuts! Turnin' On The Screw is a fantastic opener that sets the tone of the record perfectly: dirty, sludgy, industrial-sounding. The riff is also sick (sick sick). I'm Designer is super fun and hilarious, very memorable track. Misfit Love is one of the best Queens songs period - it takes the industrial and robotic sound even further and creates a vivid image in your brain, as if you're really in a dirty factory. Battery Acid is a fking banger - super catchy riff and very bouncy. The syncopated vocals on the verses make it stand out, even if it takes some time to get used to. Finally, River In The Road is the biggest thrill ride Queens have ever had since A Song For The Deaf - you really feel as if something is chasing you. Mark Lanegan adds a lot to the song too. Dunno why, but the slower cuts don't hit me so hard as songs like In The Fade, Mosquito Song (their best song IMO), I Never Came and Running Joke do. To think that I hated the album when I first heard it. Now I think it might be one of my favourites, even though some of the other records are better constructed and better written.
kittehdrawrs Suture Up Your Future is my favorite song from them, but the whole album is a damn banger. Something about the abrasiveness feels more palatable for me than Songs of the Deaf. I guess I just prefer the more robotic guitar tones over the shrieking loud ones.
...Like Clockwork is their peak I'd honestly argue. Then again, it's basically a supergroup with Josh Homme leading rather than "Queens of the Stone Age" that the other records were. The amount of special appearances and collaboration makes that record so incredibly solid it's not even competition.
I was thinking of how ridiculous a zappa tier list would be while watching this, do you want the 62 he released in his lifetime, or the 113 hat his family has released?
Lullaby had some of the most interesting and unique song writing imo. Everything on that album drips with a kind of baroque horror and Josh is absolutely going ham with his odd scales
For me, I think the debut album should be at the A or even S rank. That album is so fucking good for me, it mixes the Kyuss' sound with the QOTSA upcoming sound so well that we could feel like what it really is: a transitional record for a band pursuing it's sound
amazing is it? I'm not so sure about that. River in the Road, Suture of your Future, Run Pig Run, Sick Sick Sick, Battery Acid, never really got into Turning on the Screw either... you think these are amazing songs?
I remember how happy I was when I first heard like clockwork. I just got off of to pimp a butterfly, and after listening to a great rap album like that it started to drive into my head how far rock has fallen and if I'll ever hear anything I really love again. THEN BAM, almost everything about fairweather friends felt perfect, the drums, piano, guitar, vocals. great album!
The debut QOTSA album is just Josh and Alfredo. Such a great little snapshot of that time. Simple? Yes, but also coming from a really unique headspace that was really out there at that time.
*Fairly states that its not the most groundbreaking of ideas for the band but still praises a lot of aspects of the album* Me: easily an S tier album Fantano: solid A tier Me: what the fuck
I am very sad that you didn’t talk about Mark Lanegan’s vocals on Songs for the Deaf cause these are some of the best vocals on a rock album in 21st century. He’s just as crucial as Dave Grohl there imo.
It's really what makes sftd the masterpiece that it is . Lanegan doesnt have a bad QOTSA song as far as im concerned and also his vocals on god is in the radio plus the last solo make the song bloody perfect. Song for the deaf imo is the song that really shows qotsa's versatility. Josh homme's soft voice and Mark lanegan's growling voice. Even though im not fan of screaming and metal in general, Nicks screaming towards the end might just be the best part on this song, it makes the song so much better. Anyway i dont even know why im wrting this when my brain is literally like qotsa good, rest bad
A) there's no QOTSA record below B tier B) it would've been interesting to have your thoughts on Mark Ronson's input on "Villains", since to me, the blend between Ronson's blueprint and QOTSA's sound is way more balanced than I thought it would be (especially after having a first listen to "the way you used to do" before the album was released)
I know. Most the time I’ll just rip one of the other albums for normal days but sometimes you just wake up feeling off and all of a sudden Era Vulgaris fits that mood
@@MillionaireRobot it's my favorite too, but only cause nostalgia (listened to it all the time as a kid). objectively I know it's not their best but I think it gets too much hate.
Matt Barden yes sir they are. I was always a fan of their albums but I saw them live right after Diamond eyes came out. It was like being a kid at Disney 🙏🏾
You can put the debut 3rd if you want, but I know ‘Avon’, ‘If Only’ and ‘Walking On The Sidewalks’ and EVERY other song on that record cements my love for them and made them my number 1 band. Add ‘Rated R’s tunes and ‘SFTD’s tunes and you have a list of rock originality that we’d never heard up to that point.
like, that band is one of the best, if not the best rock band of the century. there's not shit album, no "mediocre" album, they've all been at least good or really good, with songs for the deaf and like clockwork being highlighted as their best records and also pointing out how successfully they changed their styles throughout a decade. it's a great band, I love them
Id defend Villians solely on Like 5 songs of the 9 , Feet Dont Fail Me Now, Villians of Circumstance, Domesticated Animals, the evil has landed, the way you used to do
Like Clockwork is my favorite, it's a masterpiece. And thank you for standing up for the Era Vulgaris - it is indeed a great album, just requires a bit of patience, but then it pays off in full. And Lullabies are so good as well. Love this band. Thank you Melon!
Rated R has always been my personal favorite. The record comes in a red cover and is titled Rated X, and it has pretty interesting gatefold artwork. I highly recommend owning it.
Not sure if you’ll see this, but I bought the Rated X version for my brother on vinyl for his 12th bday (he’s a huge qotsa fan). The album was wrapped in plastic so I didn’t get to see the artwork inside. When he went to open it up for the first time he simply said “oh my god! There’s boobs on it!” 😂
Yeah, it's as good as it needs to be and it has it's own place that is(should be) undisputed. Hell, every queens album has its place except for villians(still a nice record tho)
Great video overall, Melon. While I agree with the tier rankings (Villains being easily their worst and Lullabies and Era being terribly underrated) how can you comment on the quality of Josh Homme's vocals on Songs for the Deaf and not mention the vocal contributions of Nick Oliveri and Mark Lanegan!?!? The balance between the dynamics of their voices (Hommes smooth crooning and falsetto, Oliveri's ragged and manic screaming, Lanegan's textured and world-weary rasp) is part of what make that album such an exciting listen! (Same on Rated R and Lullabies when Mark and Nick take over.)
Yeah, he definitely should've mentioned the other members of the band considering it's so important to their discography. But didn't Nick not do anything for Lullabies? I remember hearing Mark on a couple tracks, though.
@@person_people8134 yeah that's correct. I could've worded it better. It should've been a "and/or" situation. Nick was out of Queens before they recorded Lullabies, but I was referring to Mark's work on that album and his AND Nick's contributions to Rated R.
ikr?? that album was the perfect blend of their vocals, even tho after Nick's departure it was nice hearing Mark on couple of songs on each album except Villains i think, but i hope he comes back if they make another album
I first heard of them through their newest record and thought it was poorly produced and underwhelming, then I went and listened to their old stuff and now they're one of my favorite bands
Glad you've shown some love for Era Vulgaris! Easily my favourite QOTSA album, I especially adore how the songs flow into each other. The new Appleseed Cast record, titled "The Fleeting Light of Impermanence", came out yesterday. It's a pretty solid comeback after 2013's "Illumination Ritual" and a great post-rock album. I'll patiently wait for a review :þ
I dunno what you were listening before, If it was Stoner Rock you will love their debut, If it was Hard Rock You will love Songs for the Deaf and them crooked Vultures, If it was Radio Rock like Arctic Monkeys or Fu Fighters you will love the last 2 retarded Records, If you Love Deep Art with a requiered Taste You Love Era Vulgaris, If you like festivals, drugs and bad memes you love rated r
Totally agree. Clock has everything that ever made them great turned up to 11. Every single aspect of the band that made them stand out, eerie production that varies very well between tracks (compare the "vintage" I sat by the ocean, the shrill abrasive kalopsia and the poppy hard hitting beat with guitar syncopated around it in smooth sailing. Very different styles but still part of a cohesive balanced unit), classic zero fucks Homme lyrics, sexy Homme delivery, punching riffs, slide guitar, piercing solos, nihilistic yet hopeful quiet moments (if that "I'm alive, hooray" buildup in Vampyre and the solo after don't hit you you're hollow) and masterful instrumentation. It's exactly the right length and has no bad tracks. That dynamic flow to a climax in I Appear Missing with the guitars perfectly accompanying the vocals, that drum stampede into breakdown into bridge and that soaring solo that fades out into passionate lyrics at the end holy shit. Songs for the Deaf is a 10, but so is LC.
and then it ends with a the song ...Like Clockwork, a melancholy Hommage to death and the relentlessness of time with some of the most triumphant slide guitar ever and a heartbeat-like bass. Homme rarely sounds this sensitive and fragile and sweet. LC is like life
@Gene Bone I tend to agree with you on that. Something about the debut that was never quite revisited on any of the later records, much as I adore them all.
Gene Bone yes, thank you, I'm not the only one!!! ❤ the first is the best for me too. Like clockwork feels a bit weak in many tracks to me, despite the eccellent production.
This, album is undersold by the older qotsa fans which I dont blame because they came into it from a different origin than fans who came later. Nonetheless, as a musician the most hard hitting was definitely...like clockwork to me.
I discovered them with Lullabies to Paralyze in my early 20's and the next album for me was Songs for the Deaf, for me are on par and it's like 2 sides of the same coin and I love it entirely. I can understand that someone who started with the first albums would find Lullabies a sort of downfall though, it was the inevitable search for something new, but the album from Little Sister to Broken Box is like entering a sonic horror attraction, having a hard and enjoyable time and then and exiting it, it really struck me back then and loved how dense it was. Thanks to that I could go to Kyuss and see that some of the ideas, sounds and moods were already present back then. It was a ride.
Pretty accurate, but I just can't believe you put Lullabies with Debut. Anyways, Villains' great and Fortress is one of the best songs they've ever written. Great vid
I think the songs are fine. It's mainly the production and mixing, where I agree with Anthony on it sounding flat, that hold it back. Everything sounds like it's capped at a certain volume, even in the heavier moments, which takes away any life or bounce the song could have had. It's why a track like Feet Don't Fail Me loses a little bit of it's appeal after the first couple of listens. That groove doesn't blow me away due to a flat low end in the mix, whereas a track like Millionaire from SFTD doesn't have that problem, meaning that when it kicks in, it's always going to get me going. Having that low end explosion really serves it well. I really enjoy Feet Don't Fail Me, but the mix just takes that edge off of it. Kinda sums up the album, really.
@@BulletDrummer someone should try redoing it, because aside from the production, which I was never really bothered by, the musical content is God like.
Era Vulgaris is my personal favourite QOTSA album, glad to see it get the respect it deserves. The only complaint I have about it is that The Fun Machine wasn't on every copy, that song is one of QOTSA's most underrated by FAR
I think a tier video on Phil Elverum's discography would be great. Im a huge fan of his work with The Microphones and his Mount Eerie projects. I'd love to see how you rank them.
I was guessing the ratings before you said them and I'm happy to say that not only did I guess correct, but it also matched up with my personal rankings for the albums.
Songs For The Deaf is a 10 confirmed
Deserved.
Ben Cortichiato easily!
Definitely one for classics week
Is it weird I cried when I realized he gave this record a ten? Or well, we think. I'm just so happy to see Queens get their share of love by the person who's perspective I listen to the most, when it comes to music.
i remember when that album first came out rolling stone gave it 3 out of 5 stars . i went out and bought it anyway . music critics dont know jack squat .:)
I just love how there's no bad QOTSA album, the "worst" one is a tier C and I think that speaks very highly for the quality of their discography
No tiers for Queens. Just certain moods for albums and songs.
are you kidding? i can't think of many bands with such a huge power gap between their good records and their bad records.
@@methyod I disagree
@@methyod weezer, green day, linkin park, fall out boy, blink-182, there's a few more (all of whom have this problem to a much greater degree). And I was only thinking of rock bands from around the same time period.
@@methyod horrible take
@@methyod qotsa has bad albums?
Clockwork is S tier and you'll never convince me otherwise.
Yes. This.
Damn right, Josh died for a few minutes on an operating table during a surgical procedure for a MRSA infection to write those songs.
Facts
Ugh Like Clockwork is 100% Queens' best album. Sue me. One the best rock albums ever imo.
I actually think it’s superior to Songs for the Deaf. It’s so tight and concise, it tells its story at just the perfect length and there are no skips. It’s an all time great album.
The intro song of Songs For The Deaf still hits me as one of the most badass things ever recorded.
the first song of that album is literally a song for the deaf
"I need a SAGA, where's the Saga?... IT'S SONGS... *FOR THE DEAF!* "
Driving around with your friends 🎶
You can't even hear it!
@@ldv7548 So that's what he says!
I always heard "you're grabbing ass with your friends"
Era Vulgaris is Kid A for stoner rockers
I love both of these albums win-win
wow im so happy there is someone else out there you likes both of these and see the similarities.
Why is this so true lmao
One of their best albums fosho
Why would you say something that controversial yet so brave?
Lullabies to Paralyze is one of my favorite albums ever. Never understood the general disdain for that record. Same with Era Vulgaris, great album as well.
Me too! Lullabies is the only Queens album I'm fully content with listening to the whole way through
@@furleysbrain I always loved Era
Because it comes across as trying to be 'dark' and 'edgy', not genuine like the earlier albums.
@@Harrier_DuBois you mean Lullabies or ERa?
@@furleysbrain Lullabies
"K-L-O-N Los Angeles
Clone radio we play the songs that sound
More like everyone else than anyone else
Clone"
"Hey alright, it's Kip Kasper
Clone radio, LA's infinite repeat
How we feelin' out there?
How's your drive time commute?
I need a saga
What's the saga?
It's Songs for the Deaf
You can't even hear it!"
such a good intro
Bum bum ch bum bum bum ch bum
@@TheGardiner *DEAD BULL WITH THE LIFE FROM THE LOW*
@@nerdycat9180 *I’LL BE MASSIVE CONQUISTADOR*
@@TheGardiner *GIVE ME SOUL, AND SHOW ME THE DOOR*
Finally someone gives Era Vulgaris it's due respect.
Tha Swami exactly! The album wasn’t entirely cohesive but it had bangers that worked on their own
Tha Swami it's my personal favorite, hate seeing it shit on so much. nice to hear it appreciated
Where you a fan when the album came out? A lot of us who were we where disappointed with the record but over time it has come to be one of my favorite ones. I think the reason for that is the expectations we all had on that album.
its*
@@TheJinjo75 Yeah i guess, but I try to have an open mind to everything, like I think im one of the few people who really like Villains.
Holy shit I'm so happy you finally did this!! Queens of The Stone Age are my favorite rock band of all time!
Joseph Schocker fuck yeahhh same bro
If it wasn't for Radiohead, they would be mine too.
Spectre Radiohead is boring
What a bunch of fucking normies in these comments
@@Ac-dk9ki look at me guys, i can listen to a 3 hour noise album without shooting my brains out
Like Clockwork should be "S" tier right behind SFTD.
Considering Songs for the Deaf is stoner rock, Like Clockwork would be LSD rock
Benzo rock
exactly, the song like clockwork even sounds like a pink floyd tribute
Joe North never got into them
Absolutely right. Like Clockwork is as good as Songs for the Deaf, they are just for different times.
Acid rock?
How can people say Era Vulgaris is one of their worst albums? It's one of their best, Misfit Love, Fun Machine, Turnin on the Screw etc
It's certainly not bad, but it's in their bottom three. Only because Songs for the Deaf, Rated R and Lullabies to Paralyze are so good.
Literally my favorite by them by far. First intro to them and it got me into everything I listen to now. Not perfect but damn near close imo so creative and dark.
That album is so experimental and weird, makes it a blast to listen to
Make It Wit Chu
Joe pwrsurge that song is pretty average honestly, especially given what else the album has to offer
Can you please quit putting ridge wallets in S tier ranking? I cant keep buying them
I've had to sell some of mine, so i can afford buying new ones
I don't get it
I listen to this band while playing Mario Kart. Makes a race 10 times more intense.
Listened to like clockwork... while playing skate 3 a few years back. Weird feels when closer track hits and you pulling a sick grind
to be fair, anything josh homme has a hand in is sick to drive to. this, kyuss, even humbug by arctic monkeys.
QOTSA songs have been used in so many racing games over the years.
speedwagon
LMAO
TL;DR: The simpler the artwork, the better the album.
Rated R :')
@@Mrcupcake010 IMHO it's Songs for the Deaf :)
I hate the SFTD album cover, but it's my favorite QOTSA album, but I love the Villains cover and it's my least favorite QOTSA album
@@spamsingles5948 how could you hate the SFTD album cover? It's genius in its simplicity.
@@messygamez5675 It looks like a lazy photoshop job
Melon: “it’s very plain, not as dynamic as ...like clockwork”
I was a teenage hand model: “am i a joke to you?”
I am relieved you finally talked about Songs for the deaf
He’s always spoken highly of that record, for like ....10 years now.
@@moegerms idk every livestream that ppl asked him what was his favorite he always said Rated R or Like Clockwork so i never knew 🤷🏼♂️
@Gene Bone lol nah but i respect your opinion
@Gene Bone no
@Gene Bone nope
Glad you showed my boy Era Vulgaris some love.
Unpopular opinion: it's my second favorite album from them.
its my favorite QOTSA album and its nice to hear some praise
@@lvndrr_dashboard same
3's & 7's is a timeless banger
then there's also Suture Up Your Future, my favorite
Running Joke and Era Vulgaris who are still amazing
BUT 3'S & 7'S IS A TIMELESS BANGER
@@LunarySSF2 truth, 3's & 7's made my hands hurt so much in GH3 that i can't not love it
SFTD is the best hard rock album of the past 20 years. This is an airtight album without a single weak moment and still sounds so fresh today considering a lot of early 2000s rock sounds dated. Even though this IS a critically acclaimed album and considered their best album, it gets severely overlooked amongst the echelon of rock classics.
RATING: 10/10
No way SFTD is like an 9/10, it would have been a 10/10 if it wasn't for Nicks shitty vocals
@@WhatAmIAStranger "you think i aint worth a dollar" would not sound good without nicks vocals IMO
@@WhatAmIAStranger theres nothing wrong with his vocals, you’re obviously not a fan of punk aesthetics
@@grimg0r Easy solution, get rid of the song
@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 Actually I love punk music, Nick vocals just ruins the flow of the album
Villians should have been a live album I think, those songs sound best on stage. Rest of the list is accurate apart from Clockwork, easy S for me.
Dave i always liked him as a producer as well, just the album feels lifeless in comparison
Villains is like my joint favourite album.
I didn't really like villians at first but when I heard the songs live I started to appreciate it, then love it.
Crystal Blue I might have to hear it live because it didn’t really hit for me originally
No it’s just the production from mark Ronson, they’re still good song
Anthony, I know we’ve had our differences in the past but just wanted to say thank you for lending me your lawnmower earlier this afternoon.
YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANT HIDE MELON. WE DEMAND A PINK FLOYD WORST TO BEST
S - Animals
Everything else is opinion
noahjfetz YES SIR!
1. Animals
2. The Wall
3. Wish You Were Here
4. Dark Side of The Moon
5. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
and everything else is uncertainty
@@spicecaptain7279 idk I think the wall has a few duds in the tracklist. Comfortably numb (while great) gets really old after you've heard it a lot. Wywh doesn't really have those IMO.
1:the wall
2:animals/wish you were here
3:darkside of the moon/meddle
4:piper at the gates of dawn/atom heart mother
5:obscured by clouds/the final cut
6:division bell/saucer full of secrets
7:momentary lapse of reason/ummagumma
8:more/endless river
I was always a QOTSA fan. I had all their albums, but never really listened to them as much as other bands until "Like Clockwork" came out, and I've been a huge fan since. That album is a pure masterpiece. Simply genius. Taste is subjective, but I think it's S-tier ... no doubt.
I listen to VILLAINS and ...LIKE CLOCKWORK as a 2 sided album, with VILLAINS as the beginning of a crazy night and CLOCKWORK as the ending...
This 100%
Interesting approach
Makes sense when I think about it
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yea, there are some songs from Villains that could have easily fit on Like Clockwork (Fortress, Villains of Circumstance)
I think now that In Times New Roman... has released that it bookends the trilogy really well
i like how anthony's editor is like a separate entity on the channel that kinda chimes in every once in a while
The editor is Cal's alter ego
the editor needs to do this more honestly, I think it adds some charm to Fantano's well informed work
It’s cal trying to crawl out from inside antknee
I know. It feels like Anthony has a inner demon that takes over the channel for only a second per video.
He doesn’t edit his own vids?
Like Clockwork might be my favourite record ever. It is an emotional rollercoaster and simultaneously super hard hitting and satisfying in the guitar department.
It’s absolutely mine. It takes you through a labyrinth of emotions, from highs to lows and ending with a beautifully somber finale that leaves you thinking about what the hell you just listened to and why it was so fucking perfect
Yeah it's mine too, every song for me is damn near, or IS perfect. It all works together so well with the theme of fear and madness, it's brilliant.
Hard hitting? What? 🤣
The most "hard hitting" about this Album is literally the intro. This Album is The Rock Album for people who dont want to listen to Rock. Its good, but its everything but its super safe songwriting and production wise.
The guitar solo on "I Appear Missing" is as good as "Comfortably Numb"
@@fieserfactsack9635 safe songwriting? I think you are talking about songs for the deaf with everysong being powerchords and pretty forward drumming, but heeeey it's "hard" it's gotta be good, right?
Call me crazy, Era Vulgaris is A tier for me. The A side of the record is seriously one of the best song runs ever. Turnin on the screw is one of my favourite Queens songs ever
This is such a good take. Turning on the Screw cuts so hard. Sick, sick, sick was a great single too.
Easily A tier. I'm surprised he talked about it as if others see it as a C or D. I might even rank it higher than Rated R
Make It Wit Chu is one of my favorite good weather cruising songs.
and on the B side we have Into the Hollow, Suture Up Your Future, Battery Acid and 3s & 7s. Era Vulgaris is a masterpiece.
Idk if you know this, but the game ur profile pic is from (motorstorm) has a qotsa song in it. More specifically, Medication from Lullabies to Paralyze.
Do people really not like Era Vulgaris? It has so many of my favorite songs on there. Suture Up Your Future is one of my favorite songs of all time
Definitely my favourite
Me too!! And in the hollow and Era Vulgaris
Same here.
I used to not like Era Vulgaris but I’ve grown to like it. Like Clockwork is good as well, but Villains man… idk. I absolutely love Lullabies to Paralyze and Songs for the Deaf. But I legitimately do not get how people like Villains a lot.
I didn't like it for like a solid few months when it first released, and then somehow I came back to listening to it and now it's my second favourite behind SFTD.
Anthony, I know that you are vegan but stay away from the grass on my front lawn.
I will always defend Era b/c it had 3 of the best QOTSA songs as the singles, "Sick Sick Sick", "3s and 7s" and "Make it Wit Chu"
Don't forget about the deeper cuts! Turnin' On The Screw is a fantastic opener that sets the tone of the record perfectly: dirty, sludgy, industrial-sounding. The riff is also sick (sick sick). I'm Designer is super fun and hilarious, very memorable track. Misfit Love is one of the best Queens songs period - it takes the industrial and robotic sound even further and creates a vivid image in your brain, as if you're really in a dirty factory. Battery Acid is a fking banger - super catchy riff and very bouncy. The syncopated vocals on the verses make it stand out, even if it takes some time to get used to. Finally, River In The Road is the biggest thrill ride Queens have ever had since A Song For The Deaf - you really feel as if something is chasing you. Mark Lanegan adds a lot to the song too.
Dunno why, but the slower cuts don't hit me so hard as songs like In The Fade, Mosquito Song (their best song IMO), I Never Came and Running Joke do.
To think that I hated the album when I first heard it. Now I think it might be one of my favourites, even though some of the other records are better constructed and better written.
Agree completely and Turning on the Screw is great too.
kittehdrawrs Suture Up Your Future is my favorite song from them, but the whole album is a damn banger. Something about the abrasiveness feels more palatable for me than Songs of the Deaf. I guess I just prefer the more robotic guitar tones over the shrieking loud ones.
Also had some really great covers/b-sides for this album: Christian Brothers, White Wedding, Needle in the Camels Eye
SPInc I think Run, Pig, Run is really good as well as the songs you’ve mentioned.
Songs for the Deaf is easily one of the best albums of all time, bar none
@Gene Bone In some aspects, yes. The band sounds tighter in Songs for the Deaf (in my opinion)
@@Buttsmoker This guy has replied to 100 comments saying that the debut is best
Songs for the deaf is very good I just think the radio bits kinda of ruin it
@@safe0sam Funny cause for me is exactly the opposite. Radio humor makes it even better
...Like Clockwork is their peak I'd honestly argue. Then again, it's basically a supergroup with Josh Homme leading rather than "Queens of the Stone Age" that the other records were. The amount of special appearances and collaboration makes that record so incredibly solid it's not even competition.
Can you do a tier list of Frank Zappa's 110+ albums next plz tia
I was thinking of how ridiculous a zappa tier list would be while watching this, do you want the 62 he released in his lifetime, or the 113 hat his family has released?
Hot Rats is easily top tier S.
@@zwood1838 Maybe grouped by lineup/decade? Mothers, Turtles, Solo, etc.
If ... Like Clockwork is a 9/10 and an A in the tier list, does that mean Songs for the Deaf is a 10/10?
Either that or a very, very strong 9
Songs for the Deaf is a CLASSIC/10
songs is one of my favorite albums, so I think it is
Yeah It is
You wish
5:57 Fantano says the word track 6 times in less than 5 seconds
Nine Inch Nails tier list, please i'll fill my entire car up with wallets
Era Vulgarias is great and Into the hollow is brilliant ! Truly a underrated song.
Yes into the hollow is great.
One of their best.
My favorite new series that you do. Really appreciate this content. Chances you can do one for king gizzard?
Fuck yeah
Would be awesome, my current favorite band.
That would be a super long but amazing video
Yes, please Anthony!
Should be fun when they have like two B tiers and fifty C tier
Lullaby had some of the most interesting and unique song writing imo. Everything on that album drips with a kind of baroque horror and Josh is absolutely going ham with his odd scales
"baroque horror"
Perfect description
Agreed! The Josh Homme scales are so prominent in Lullabies. Almost feels like Homme perfected his guitar style with that album
you got a killer scene there, man is one of my fave songs
Lullabies is not their best album, but somehow its the most queens of the stone age-ish album. Almost like it has the ethos of every other album
I love that album but I don’t like the production on it tbh . Guitars sound kinda muddy
For me, I think the debut album should be at the A or even S rank. That album is so fucking good for me, it mixes the Kyuss' sound with the QOTSA upcoming sound so well that we could feel like what it really is: a transitional record for a band pursuing it's sound
I aged into Kyuss after listening to queens in freshman year and the debut does nothing but grow on me
Feel Good Hit is just a list of drugs Josh Homme took at a NYE party in 1999
Came to quickly make sure Songs For The Deaf was S-tier. Was not disappointed.
Era Vulgaris is amazing. dont @ me
Era Vulgaris is S-tier, don't @ me
@@SomeGuyArchivist facts
true
@@Azg105 @
amazing is it? I'm not so sure about that. River in the Road, Suture of your Future, Run Pig Run, Sick Sick Sick, Battery Acid, never really got into Turning on the Screw either... you think these are amazing songs?
I remember how happy I was when I first heard like clockwork. I just got off of to pimp a butterfly, and after listening to a great rap album like that it started to drive into my head how far rock has fallen and if I'll ever hear anything I really love again. THEN BAM, almost everything about fairweather friends felt perfect, the drums, piano, guitar, vocals. great album!
Like clockwork is the best album of 2010's
The debut QOTSA album is just Josh and Alfredo. Such a great little snapshot of that time. Simple? Yes, but also coming from a really unique headspace that was really out there at that time.
Agree on most except like Clock work is an S tier IMO
BIG FAXX I'm disappointed that he didn't put it in the S-Tier it's their best album IMO
*Fairly states that its not the most groundbreaking of ideas for the band but still praises a lot of aspects of the album*
Me: easily an S tier album
Fantano: solid A tier
Me: what the fuck
Absolutely hard agree. Like Clockwork is perfect. I was also kind of surprised he gave Villains a C, was really expecting the D.
I'D LIKE TO POLITELY AGREE WITH YOU!
Absolutely s tier
I am very sad that you didn’t talk about Mark Lanegan’s vocals on Songs for the Deaf cause these are some of the best vocals on a rock album in 21st century. He’s just as crucial as Dave Grohl there imo.
The combination of Lanegan on the really dark tracks with Oliveri and Homme taking lead on the other cuts is to die for. Powerhouse of a line up.
It's really what makes sftd the masterpiece that it is . Lanegan doesnt have a bad QOTSA song as far as im concerned and also his vocals on god is in the radio plus the last solo make the song bloody perfect. Song for the deaf imo is the song that really shows qotsa's versatility. Josh homme's soft voice and Mark lanegan's growling voice. Even though im not fan of screaming and metal in general, Nicks screaming towards the end might just be the best part on this song, it makes the song so much better. Anyway i dont even know why im wrting this when my brain is literally like qotsa good, rest bad
Don't forget Alain Johannes!
Agree 100%
"He's just as crucial as Dave Grohl there"
Umm... ok
A) there's no QOTSA record below B tier
B) it would've been interesting to have your thoughts on Mark Ronson's input on "Villains", since to me, the blend between Ronson's blueprint and QOTSA's sound is way more balanced than I thought it would be (especially after having a first listen to "the way you used to do" before the album was released)
>"Era Vulgaris isn't a joke, guys!"
>Album ends with a song called "running joke"
Actually ends with fun machine
Depression Cherry no fun machine is a bonus track,it’s not a true part of the album and it isn’t even on Spotify
@@hazmatseventh6925 yeah, wish it was : (
@@absoluteprawn3805 it is now
You could've just said that this video was sponsored by nicotine, valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol. And maybe cocaine 😂
He should have ranked those on a tier list
Alcohawwwwl
Cocococococo caiiiinneeee
You mean cccccCocaine!!!
A: Vicodin, cocaine
B: Ecstasy, Marijuana
C: Valium, Alcohol
F: Nicotine
"Someone's in the Wolf" is an amazing song
One of their heaviest and nastiest riffs ever
it is just badass
Theres something so Vile about Era Vulgaris that makes it one of my favourites, easily top 3
I know. Most the time I’ll just rip one of the other albums for normal days but sometimes you just wake up feeling off and all of a sudden Era Vulgaris fits that mood
Era Vulgaris has always been my favorite. 🤷🏿♂️ I didn’t know people hated it.
your...… favorite? yeah that's just weird.
@@MillionaireRobot it's my favorite too, but only cause nostalgia (listened to it all the time as a kid). objectively I know it's not their best but I think it gets too much hate.
I’m a massive fan of them, they’re one of my top 3 bands but that album is probably my least favourite
It’s my second favorite
3's and 7's single handedly makes it one of their best albums
Your tier list videos are pretty great melon, keep it up!
And maybe do a Mars volta list one day??
Update: THE WAIT IS OVER YAYYY!
Dang, if he does that lets hope he's not busy then
Good band though
I love this brother. Could you do the Deftones???
Anferny hates deftones bro..
Deftones are an incredible band.
Billy Retardo that is bananas. I had no idea he did not like them 😂. To me they are the best nu metal band period. 🤷🏾♂️
Matt Barden yes sir they are. I was always a fan of their albums but I saw them live right after Diamond eyes came out. It was like being a kid at Disney 🙏🏾
Era Vulgaris is a great album, make it wit chu, I mean c'mon.
Paul Barte agreed
Make it wit chu is the closest thing to a pop song they made. Make of that what you want
@@Drogon7102 if only off of the self titled is very poppy
“C’mon man”
Do you listen to the Desert Sessions? I listened to all of them when they came out and Make it wit chu is originally on desert session.
You can put the debut 3rd if you want, but I know ‘Avon’, ‘If Only’ and ‘Walking On The Sidewalks’ and EVERY other song on that record cements my love for them and made them my number 1 band. Add ‘Rated R’s tunes and ‘SFTD’s tunes and you have a list of rock originality that we’d never heard up to that point.
Day 64 of acknowledging that Anthony is S tier
@B N Braughton lmao imagine believing red pilled is still cool today
like, that band is one of the best, if not the best rock band of the century. there's not shit album, no "mediocre" album, they've all been at least good or really good, with songs for the deaf and like clockwork being highlighted as their best records and also pointing out how successfully they changed their styles throughout a decade. it's a great band, I love them
It's between them and King Gizzard, but honestly I think KGLW has surpassed them at the time of this comment.
Id defend Villians solely on Like 5 songs of the 9 , Feet Dont Fail Me Now, Villians of Circumstance, Domesticated Animals, the evil has landed, the way you used to do
Head like a haunted house is IMO the most interesting track in the album. That’s just me though
And fortress is one of Josh’s more emotionally vulnerable. Idk, for me hideaway is the only lull on this album
Go listen to fortress again...this is unacceptable
Yo listen to un reborn again WTF? It's so good. I'm starting to like this album more and more
Era vulgaris was the album I fell in love with and made me a truly qotsa fan...
On the 25th anniversary of Sky Valley too
Kyuss > QotSA, but both bands are great, so everybody wins.
Used to hear Kyuss down the street when I lived in Sky Valley
Era Vulgaris was my first big introduction to Queens of the Stone Age, I'll forever love that record.
Is kyuss the name of another acronym?
@Gene BoneI'll have to give it a try
it's an acquired taste. you have to get used to John's vocals
@Gene Bone I'm not sure about "one of the greatest" but I do like me some Kyuss.
and of course, Pilot the Dune ua-cam.com/video/rgxDPW1cCtI/v-deo.html
The Beatles tier list when?
No need, most of the albums would be on the bottom tiers.
Pedro de Sá Fuck you
everything would be f tier lol
@@TechnoAdamGuy lol cant handle facts eh?
Pedro de Sá No, I can’t handle blasphemy from a close minded idiot who hasn’t listened to a single Beatles record to decide
Yessss. Been waiting for this. I’d love to see a Brand New albums ranked or tiered video.
Like Clockwork is my favorite, it's a masterpiece. And thank you for standing up for the Era Vulgaris - it is indeed a great album, just requires a bit of patience, but then it pays off in full. And Lullabies are so good as well. Love this band. Thank you Melon!
Let's Argue: Tier lists are just Worst to Best in disguise!
lol, he literally said that in his first tier list
Rated R has always been my personal favorite. The record comes in a red cover and is titled Rated X, and it has pretty interesting gatefold artwork. I highly recommend owning it.
(Yes, but make sure you get the 2007 European pressing since the sound quality is pretty good 😉)
Not sure if you’ll see this, but I bought the Rated X version for my brother on vinyl for his 12th bday (he’s a huge qotsa fan). The album was wrapped in plastic so I didn’t get to see the artwork inside. When he went to open it up for the first time he simply said “oh my god! There’s boobs on it!” 😂
Thank you for doing this. Made my night as they are one of my favorite bands of all time 👌🏽
THANK YOU I’ve only been asking for 2 years brooo finally!! fave band btw
Anthony please do a mastodon tier list
Alright, that Lullabies rating hurt...
Still my personal 2nd favorite for it's more experimental approach.
For what it's worth, I agree with you
Yeah, it's as good as it needs to be and it has it's own place that is(should be) undisputed. Hell, every queens album has its place except for villians(still a nice record tho)
Great video overall, Melon. While I agree with the tier rankings (Villains being easily their worst and Lullabies and Era being terribly underrated) how can you comment on the quality of Josh Homme's vocals on Songs for the Deaf and not mention the vocal contributions of Nick Oliveri and Mark Lanegan!?!? The balance between the dynamics of their voices (Hommes smooth crooning and falsetto, Oliveri's ragged and manic screaming, Lanegan's textured and world-weary rasp) is part of what make that album such an exciting listen!
(Same on Rated R and Lullabies when Mark and Nick take over.)
Yeah, he definitely should've mentioned the other members of the band considering it's so important to their discography. But didn't Nick not do anything for Lullabies? I remember hearing Mark on a couple tracks, though.
@@person_people8134 yeah that's correct. I could've worded it better. It should've been a "and/or" situation. Nick was out of Queens before they recorded Lullabies, but I was referring to Mark's work on that album and his AND Nick's contributions to Rated R.
@@whitespyder9 My bad, lol
I think villains is good, it’s different but it’s got a grooviness to it
ikr?? that album was the perfect blend of their vocals, even tho after Nick's departure it was nice hearing Mark on couple of songs on each album except Villains i think, but i hope he comes back if they make another album
I first heard of them through their newest record and thought it was poorly produced and underwhelming, then I went and listened to their old stuff and now they're one of my favorite bands
"Obviously the band knows how to dial it back. A bit more eerie, a bit more mellow"
Goddamn Melon just say Hangin' Tree :p
Livin for these tier lists Anthony! Keep it up!
I’ve been waiting for you to talk about Qotsa, and now I’m so happy
Have never clicked a damn melon video this fast!! Less go 💪🏾💪🏾
Kyuss Tier List:
S: Blues From The Read Sun, Welcome To Sky Valley, ...And The Circus Leaves Town, Muchas Gracias.
C Tier: Wretch
Isn’t it called blues FOR the red sun? I could be wrong
@@dakotafawson1223 It is I must have been typing too fast and autocorrect threw that in there. Good call.
Dachshund Daddy happens man. I’m a dachshund daddy too btw
S for Sky, A for Blues, B for Circus, C for Wretch
Lick doo
Thank you for this melon i love this band so much
Liking these Tier lists. Like Clockwork is personally my favourite but rated R and songs for the deaf are also pretty great
Please do kyuss at some point
Era Vulgaris is absolutely sick sick sick
Almost like what eating battery acid would do to you
Glad you've shown some love for Era Vulgaris! Easily my favourite QOTSA album, I especially adore how the songs flow into each other.
The new Appleseed Cast record, titled "The Fleeting Light of Impermanence", came out yesterday. It's a pretty solid comeback after 2013's "Illumination Ritual" and a great post-rock album.
I'll patiently wait for a review :þ
Also, Nick Oliveri was fired from the band after Songs For The Deaf.
I saw Nick perform six shooter with them on their Like Clockwork tour. They have creative differences but I’m sure they’re all good friends.
Also, is “Melon” aware of Dave Grohl’s contributions to some of these albums? Not even a mention with Songs for the Deaf.
@@matthewmika3615 he did talk about David Grouhl
I just got really into this band like 2 days ago and you release this thank you so much melon
I dunno what you were listening before,
If it was Stoner Rock you will love their debut,
If it was Hard Rock You will love Songs for the Deaf and them crooked Vultures,
If it was Radio Rock like Arctic Monkeys or Fu Fighters you will love the last 2 retarded Records,
If you Love Deep Art with a requiered Taste You Love Era Vulgaris,
If you like festivals, drugs and bad memes you love rated r
Lol same
You really didn’t have to threaten Queen Elizabeth II to get your point across, Anthony
*you people can say anything that you want but ...like clockwork is qotsa perfect album, their magnum opus.*
Totally agree. Clock has everything that ever made them great turned up to 11. Every single aspect of the band that made them stand out, eerie production that varies very well between tracks (compare the "vintage" I sat by the ocean, the shrill abrasive kalopsia and the poppy hard hitting beat with guitar syncopated around it in smooth sailing. Very different styles but still part of a cohesive balanced unit), classic zero fucks Homme lyrics, sexy Homme delivery, punching riffs, slide guitar, piercing solos, nihilistic yet hopeful quiet moments (if that "I'm alive, hooray" buildup in Vampyre and the solo after don't hit you you're hollow) and masterful instrumentation. It's exactly the right length and has no bad tracks. That dynamic flow to a climax in I Appear Missing with the guitars perfectly accompanying the vocals, that drum stampede into breakdown into bridge and that soaring solo that fades out into passionate lyrics at the end holy shit. Songs for the Deaf is a 10, but so is LC.
and then it ends with a the song ...Like Clockwork, a melancholy Hommage to death and the relentlessness of time with some of the most triumphant slide guitar ever and a heartbeat-like bass. Homme rarely sounds this sensitive and fragile and sweet. LC is like life
@Gene Bone I tend to agree with you on that. Something about the debut that was never quite revisited on any of the later records, much as I adore them all.
Gene Bone yes, thank you, I'm not the only one!!! ❤ the first is the best for me too. Like clockwork feels a bit weak in many tracks to me, despite the eccellent production.
This, album is undersold by the older qotsa fans which I dont blame because they came into it from a different origin than fans who came later. Nonetheless, as a musician the most hard hitting was definitely...like clockwork to me.
Top notch! Been a queens fan for a long time and I agree with your list. It was well thought out!
So glad fantano didnt diss Era Vulgaris like the rest of the qotsa fans...
Those arent Qotsa Fans, those are Festival Bros, Dadrocker and Post Clockwork Normies.
Ronas Dembowski ahahah yes!
I discovered them with Lullabies to Paralyze in my early 20's and the next album for me was Songs for the Deaf, for me are on par and it's like 2 sides of the same coin and I love it entirely. I can understand that someone who started with the first albums would find Lullabies a sort of downfall though, it was the inevitable search for something new, but the album from Little Sister to Broken Box is like entering a sonic horror attraction, having a hard and enjoyable time and then and exiting it, it really struck me back then and loved how dense it was.
Thanks to that I could go to Kyuss and see that some of the ideas, sounds and moods were already present back then. It was a ride.
I wasn't too much of a Lullabies fan... Until I heard I Never Came.
Let's just say that it clicked hard.
Pretty accurate, but I just can't believe you put Lullabies with Debut. Anyways, Villains' great and Fortress is one of the best songs they've ever written. Great vid
I love Villains, i'd put it on the B or A catagory. Like Clockwork is amazing and i'd put that on the S tier no doubt.
I think the songs are fine. It's mainly the production and mixing, where I agree with Anthony on it sounding flat, that hold it back. Everything sounds like it's capped at a certain volume, even in the heavier moments, which takes away any life or bounce the song could have had. It's why a track like Feet Don't Fail Me loses a little bit of it's appeal after the first couple of listens. That groove doesn't blow me away due to a flat low end in the mix, whereas a track like Millionaire from SFTD doesn't have that problem, meaning that when it kicks in, it's always going to get me going. Having that low end explosion really serves it well. I really enjoy Feet Don't Fail Me, but the mix just takes that edge off of it. Kinda sums up the album, really.
@@BulletDrummer someone should try redoing it, because aside from the production, which I was never really bothered by, the musical content is God like.
Agreed
Yeah, personally I would swap EV and Villians but I agree with everything else he tiered
I think it's their worst but it's still not bad, just meh
Best rock band in the world
I'd give ur profile pic a strong to rock hard 10
If were talking just Rock Music, like the best Comb of High Energy and Harmony its 100% Mars Volta. But Qotsa is one of the best for sure.
@@abapical id give it a 😪
@@fieserfactsack9635 Qotsa has a sweet spot that mars volta doesn't i'm afraid....plus cedric ruins it sometimes.
do you like them?
Era Vulgaris is my personal favourite QOTSA album, glad to see it get the respect it deserves. The only complaint I have about it is that The Fun Machine wasn't on every copy, that song is one of QOTSA's most underrated by FAR
I love all of their albums. They’re all different, but distinctly Queens.
I think a tier video on Phil Elverum's discography would be great. Im a huge fan of his work with The Microphones and his Mount Eerie projects. I'd love to see how you rank them.
Might just be me but I’d have Villains in A and Like Clockwork in S
The versatility in rated R can be summed up in tension head and lightning song being right next to each other lol. It works so well
I was guessing the ratings before you said them and I'm happy to say that not only did I guess correct, but it also matched up with my personal rankings for the albums.
I was spoiled when I lived in the Palm Desert area and heard them on the local radio all the damn time lol. Thanks for doing this list!