RandomGuy - lol where do you hear screaming? Edit: Nevermind just heard the first track, very rare from Queens of the Stone Age. Very rarely is there screaming in their songs.
Bradley, the thing with the radios is the concept of the album. The album is a journey from LA to Palm Desert in California, and each station shows a different area along that journey. Hope this helps man!!
Just wanted to add- I'm a spanish speaker, and the radio snippet (more like mexican radio and not spanish radio technically) in the outro of No One Knows goes a little something like this: Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies, here is the DJ Héctor Bonifacio Echeverría Cervantes de la Cruz Arroyo Rojas. This is Radio Quetzalcoatl, the station where rock lives and never dies. We'll listen to a couple of tracks by Queens of the Stone Age, first we'll listen to First it Giveth. Such impressive and fearsome music, and now you'll really see, you'll see, you'll see, here it goes!
The album is considered a concept album. That concept being a trip from Downtown LA to Joshua Tree. Those "skits" were basically the radio stations changing as they drive through the Mojave Desert
Love how Brad talks about Mark Lanagen's vocals like he's putting on a voice. Give my man Mark some chill. He just sounds like a cigarette drinking whiskey. That's his voice.
"Seems like it's gonna be pretty low key, pretty chill so far." *a-bomb explosion clip on green screen seconds later* I like the editing on this one Bradley, keep up the good work, can't wait for part 2!
Honestly surprised Hanging Tree was your least favorite of the first half, but I take it from this video that you're not a big fan of Mark Lanegan's vocal delivery. This album has three singers: Josh Homme (also the guitarist), Nick Oliveri (bassist), and Mark, who did Song For the Dead and Hanging Tree (and also God is in the Radio on the 2nd half). So that's why there's some varied vocal deliveries throughout this album. Since you seem to like Josh's voice the most, I feel like you'll enjoy some of their later albums, since after this album Josh is the only singer. Also, that amazing drumming? Dave Grohl.
For people who enjoy Queens of the Stone Age , there's this supergroup called THEM CROOKED VULTURES (they only made one album as of now) the members are Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) and John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin). I've been waiting for a second album for years.
I've gotta say mate, I haven't even watched the video yet or listened to this album before, or really care what you think about it but you're a joy to listen to so keep being yourself, you're a joy to watch
Josh Homme is known for his vocals but I think he is one of the most underappreciated guitarists. He has a few videos on UA-cam showing his techniques and it blew my mind.
The Real Song For The Deaf - 0:56 You I Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire - 1:38 No One Knows - 3:16 First It Giveth - 6:46 Song For The Dead - 9:43 The Sky Is Fallin’ - 14:53 Six Shooter - 17:52 Hanging Tree - 19:24
@@eddiedingle767 this "mistake" of an album has songs like FORTRESS, FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW, THE EVIL HAS LANDED and UNREBORN AGAIN... All I can say of negative about this album is that the drums sound like shit... Quoting a song from their first album, "It's a mistake, but who knows?"
Oh hey this is fun. Lookit all the comments, hot dang! OK, sorry but I feel like doing A Big Comment ----- - Although it has stabilised in recent times, QOTSA was a bit of an ever-changing lineup, to keep things interesting and more experimental than your traditional kinda rock band. This was mainly by design rather than people falling out, although that's part of it.. - Here you got your man Joshua Homme, who is the main guy when it comes to Queens. Hanging Tree singer is Mark Lanegan, interesting dude, Mr Gravel Voice. Before QOTSA, Homme was a guitar player in Lanegan's grunge-era band, Screaming Trees. Love his work in Twilight Singers, but I digress. Screamy singer is Nick Olivieri, who was a big part of the band's energy of the time, but had to leave because he was a bad boy. And of course Davey Grohlton on the tubs. And lots of friends doing pieces here and there, including.... The radio bits! They kinda help the album flow along, give it a sense of momentum, as well as being a semi-concept of a drive from LA to the desert, the band's home away from home, Joshua Tree. - That weird Song 0 is a Very Secret track, that most people of the time didn't know about. You had to play the CD, then rewind to before the start of Track 1 to find it! - About the mix of heaviness and not so heavy, Homme felt his previous bands were a bit monotonous. "I wanted to make something that girls could dance to, y'know?" ---- Glad you're digging, well worth listening with no pauses in your own time, I feel like it benefits from keeping up that momentum all the way through. I love listening to full albums on a walk or a run, might have to do that for this album!
As far as the heavy music and the soft singing, Josh Homme once said something like "Rock music should be heavy enough for the boys and sweet enough for the girls." And it's actually probably my favorite thing about the band. And the songs where you didn't like the singing, that was a guest singer, Mark Lanegan. So you don't like Mark Lanegan, lol. (There are actually three different people taking lead vocals on this record.)
I'm amazed by the fact that you really liked the production. josh homme, the one that plays guitar and sings, is the one that produced humbug by the arctic monkeys hahaha. And fun fact, the drums are made by the one and only Dave grohl, Nirvana's drumer. Rock & roll never dies! Cheers from México 🇲🇽
@@dig070799 Yes he did, all the songs were produced by Josh, with the exeption of secret door, cornerstone and my propeller, those three were produced by James Ford. I also love this fucking album man
Brad, this is one of my all time favorite albums. i've had a copy of this CD in my car for most of my life. A great driving record. Glad to find this reaction from years back after finding you in 2022! Gotta watch the inception version also
@@Wohodix He didn't say it's stoner, he's just mentioning that QOTSA's name is closely tied to the stoner scene, since Homme, Oliveri and Hernandez were in Kyuss and many other stoner bands and QOTSA itself has stoner rock influence in many songs. I mean, if the guy has ever read about stoner rock surely the names Kyuss, Josh Homme and QOTSA have come up.
So, a bit of backstory for you brad. Songs for the Deaf is the 3rd QOTSA album. The first two were a bit artsy, super alternative, very non-mainstream. I love the first two, they're masterpieces, but it's fair to say that they weren't huge commercial successes. So album three comes around and the record label is demanding something more commercial. Songs for the Deaf is that album. The bassist (Nick Oliveri) coming into the album felt that the songs were too loose, too different and that it could really do with a concept to hold it together. So, here's the story: Songs for the deaf is about the drive from LA to Joshua tree. This was a drive that Josh Homme (the lead guitarist and singer) was well acquainted with, as he lived in LA and was from Joshua Tree. The Album is him driving, picking up the different stations as he goes. The different radio stations are not really particular locations, but many of them poke fun at particular radio stations or hosts. There's a great video from Middle 8 about this if you want more info ( ua-cam.com/video/PgW8UolRrl4/v-deo.html ) It was a huge success and really thew QOTSA into the spotlight. You mentioned loving the drumming on the album, all I can say is Dave Grohl. Finally, you mentioned the sharp production, that's courtesy of legendary producer Eric Valentine. Again there's a good video on this. Loved the video, really interesting to see your reaction to one of my favourite albums by one of my favourite bands.
Just stumbled upon your channel. Glad you have experienced what a joy Songs for the Deaf is. I was smiling ear to ear while you were listening. Your commentary is legitimate and interesting and different to other commentators. keep up the good work!
Hey Brad! Fun fact, Josh Homme the lead singer and mastermind of Queens Of The Stone Age is also the main producer of Arctic Monkey's Humbug, he is one of the biggest factors in their big transition from Post Punk to their Stoner Rock-esque sound in that album, also, can't wait to see what Joji's harshest critic has to say about Nectar
I love this album. I can’t ever listen to it for the first time again, so I come back here every so often to relate to the reaction. Then I jump in the car and put this album on full blast
Also knew you were gonna fuck with the song for the dead intro. I think this album is the best music to come out of Dave grohl. A true ride of an album. Also it literally is about a road trip thru the dessert to joshua tree
My favorite part about the album's production is that they recorded the cymbals and the drums separately so that they could compress them differently and get a really punchy drum sound but still have a really clear cymbal sound. It's really expensive by way of studio time to do that but they decided it's worth it.
The reason the riffs sound different and unique is that when Josh Homme was learning guitar, he would take scales and take out some notes and put in ones that werent part of the scale, thats why his sound in QOTSA and Kyuss (please do a video on Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss, its a banger of an album) sounds so unique.They're HIS riffs, they're HIS scales, and distinctive.
So awesome to see someone recommend this album! By far Blur's best work; the flow and almost concept-like nature of it is simply mesmerising! Plus, given that Brad already enjoys Gorillaz to some extent, he could actually totally vibe with this album!
Nice video, as usual rsrs Please, do Interpol's First album, Turn on The Bright Lights, one of the best debut albums of this century! Greetings from Brazil ✌️👏
There has been few better feelings in my life than listening to this album top to bottom the first time, such an immaculate album, pure masterpiece from 4 of musics greatest minds.
claus phoenix I was really questioning why he had Lil Yatchy of all rappers, be on a track. I thought the first half was boring, then it started to pick up midway through with all the singles then kind of went back to boring
Ey Brad fun video, loved the editing, the hole millionare song was a mastahpiece in editing and it made me laugh so hard. Loved the left and right thing in 3:04 . Great vid as always, I can tell that you had great time making it and editing. Keep up the good work
Damn, I really don't know how you cut this vid between Hanging Tree and Go With The Flow. I feel like those two tracks NEED to be played one after the other. Can't wait for part 2!
Loved this cant wait for part 2. Love this album and was awesome to see the big intro grab you. I recommend IDLES - Brutalism or Viagra Boys - Street Worms for some quirky rock from recent times.
So what’s cool about this album brad is that it has a lot of different people who helped produce this including 3 different vocalist (Josh homme= the main softer guy +lead guitarist, Mark Lanegan= the gravely graveyard guy, and Nick Oliveri +bassist= the more dry sounding and screaming guy), Dean Ween on some guitar tracks and lots of Josh’s other friends. On top of that a lot of the songs came from different ideas over the years (like millionaire was first recorded on the desert sessions 4 years before this album came out and same goes for hangin tree and the riff for no one knows). The producer of this album Eric Valentine also gave some insight on the album about how they mixed the guitars which is a cool video to watch (tl;dr they mixed shit loads of crappy amps and loud vintage ones to get the sound with only using the overdriven sound of the mids from the amps to get the loud distortion crisp). And on top of all this is that the main man Josh Homme produced Humbug which is ironic considering your reaction to each being drastically different lol.
try Blues for the Red Sun-Kyuss, Josh Homme was their guitarist. Honestly it's one of the best albums I've listened to in my entire life and it's also stoner rock.
As someone who grew up with this album it's really cool/interesting watching someone hear it for the first time all these years later. I'd love to see your reaction to The Mars Volta's Deloused in the Comatorium.
hey Brad. So i thought i'd give you some context here, the album is structured to simulate a road trip through the california desert, from los angeles to joshua tree and thats why it has those weird radio skits, its to simulate the driver tuning into different radio stations as the trip progresses. The narrators usually speak in a way to parody radio channels as you switch through stations in your way, like Klon radio "we sound more like everyone else, than anyone else" and other stuff. Also i think every song is a reference to a city if im not mistaken but i could be wrong here.
Hey Brad, love the content, long time lurker, id love to suggest an album from a genre you haven’t really covered yet. Fleet Foxes 2011 record Helplessness Blues. It’s a modern folk masterpiece and it devolves into some wacky almost psychedelic instrumental moments while maintaining a dreamy atmosphere throughout. Anyways, good vid, keep it up man, always hoping for your continued success
Brad Taste In Music the newest album would be fine as well, it’s incredible. I just have a soft nostalgic spot for Helplessness Blues Edit: it’s also their best project in my opinion, with the latest record coming in second, so either would be great, an certainly an interesting mix up for the channel
“Feels like it’s gonna be pretty low key”
at 1:57 he knew, he fucked up
famous last words
Narrator: it was not.
famous last words
Que Nick Oliveri screaming his guts out to the beat of Dave Grohls trashing drums.
Wait til Brad finds out Josh Homme started helping Arctic Monkeys from Humbug onwards...
confused Brad noises
Came here for this comment
Eh just humbug and he done bv on two songs since humbug so not really onwards
He alrrady nows it
He only helped them with humbug...
Queens of the stone age: *Literally screaming, heavy guitars and growling drums*
Brad: Damn... It's so chill!
I think you mean Grohling drums
@@ExcessCompany Lmao Exactly
hes right tho
RandomGuy - lol where do you hear screaming?
Edit: Nevermind just heard the first track, very rare from Queens of the Stone Age. Very rarely is there screaming in their songs.
its not that heavy
Dave Grohl, drummer of Nirvana, and the lead of Foo Fighters was the drummer on this album
I like cardi b too.
Dave grohl is a drumming god. When I saw good live it was insane.
That's Sir David Grohl to you all
@@camiloindart1218 oh of course... Such an amazing album
Deener from Ween on guitar is all over it too
Bradley, the thing with the radios is the concept of the album. The album is a journey from LA to Palm Desert in California, and each station shows a different area along that journey. Hope this helps man!!
Never knew that! That’s sick
I thought it was to Joshua Tree
@@rockrracc You might be right. I think I do remember hearing that actually. So was it LA to Joshua Tree or Palm Desert to Joshua Tree??
@@musicboistudios9575 I've heard from LA to Joshua Tree every other time
@@rockrracc I think that's actually the correct answer right there. Thanks for the help!
Just wanted to add- I'm a spanish speaker, and the radio snippet (more like mexican radio and not spanish radio technically) in the outro of No One Knows goes a little something like this:
Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies, here is the DJ Héctor Bonifacio Echeverría Cervantes de la Cruz Arroyo Rojas. This is Radio Quetzalcoatl, the station where rock lives and never dies. We'll listen to a couple of tracks by Queens of the Stone Age, first we'll listen to First it Giveth. Such impressive and fearsome music, and now you'll really see, you'll see, you'll see, here it goes!
Nothing hits harder than the first time listening to song for the dead
RIIIGHT?!!!!
Nah, hearing your favorite local band cover it live perfectly hits harder
@@djgamecx9489 that’s sick!
It actually changes your brain chemistry fr
Brad is the type of guy where I can’t tell if he’s happy, sad or mad
dude, he's high, that's it
He's just disappointed in life.
This didn’t age well
The album is considered a concept album. That concept being a trip from Downtown LA to Joshua Tree.
Those "skits" were basically the radio stations changing as they drive through the Mojave Desert
Love how Brad talks about Mark Lanagen's vocals like he's putting on a voice. Give my man Mark some chill. He just sounds like a cigarette drinking whiskey. That's his voice.
Exactly
Mark isn't Tom Waits, bro.
Mark is cigarillos and gin
He sounds like he died 200 years ago
RIP Mark, his voice was awesome
I feel like maybe he thinks it's all the same singer?
If he dislike this album, he don't deserve to be deaf
What
So if he hates it then he deserves to be deaf?
@@71hammyman who knows
Mauro Correia no one
@@maurocorreia8081 no one knows
"Seems like it's gonna be pretty low key, pretty chill so far." *a-bomb explosion clip on green screen seconds later*
I like the editing on this one Bradley, keep up the good work, can't wait for part 2!
Honestly surprised Hanging Tree was your least favorite of the first half, but I take it from this video that you're not a big fan of Mark Lanegan's vocal delivery. This album has three singers: Josh Homme (also the guitarist), Nick Oliveri (bassist), and Mark, who did Song For the Dead and Hanging Tree (and also God is in the Radio on the 2nd half). So that's why there's some varied vocal deliveries throughout this album. Since you seem to like Josh's voice the most, I feel like you'll enjoy some of their later albums, since after this album Josh is the only singer.
Also, that amazing drumming? Dave Grohl.
😎
Mark's voice is pretty unique, at first listen i didn't like it that much, but then his tone adds to the creepy desert vibe of the album
Hanging Tree is one of the best songs in the album...
His comments on the Lanegan songs outed him as a bitch ass reaction channel
Maybe some people don't like Mark Lanegan, but frankly I can't even imagine a song like "In the Fade" without him.
Thom Yorke is my favourite stoner rock vocalist!
Paul McCartney is better
Idk guys I really think Freddie Mercury
Elton John ftw
Yussss
Elon musk lads
For people who enjoy Queens of the Stone Age , there's this supergroup called THEM CROOKED VULTURES (they only made one album as of now) the members are Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) and John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin). I've been waiting for a second album for years.
Theyre basically QOTSA except in name
@@hieronymusvonlipschitz no
@@MossMan4288 yep, they are. Same members, same style of music
@@hieronymusvonlipschitz TCV are similar in sound, if a bit looser, but it’s not the same members. It’s more like the proto-Villains sound.
I've gotta say mate, I haven't even watched the video yet or listened to this album before, or really care what you think about it but you're a joy to listen to so keep being yourself, you're a joy to watch
finally someone who gets it
Well what did you think of the album?
No One Knows is the best rock single of the 2000s. Nobody can change my mind.
It's in my top 10 but Change (In the House of Flies) is my number one.
Hover by TrustCompany
@MEMESupreme-by1qv Maybe so but only one of those gets regular radio play still. Both amazing tunes in their own right.
welcome to the black parade?
@@sammyboy447cmon bro...
Josh Homme is known for his vocals but I think he is one of the most underappreciated guitarists. He has a few videos on UA-cam showing his techniques and it blew my mind.
Strongly agree
The Real Song For The Deaf - 0:56
You I Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire - 1:38
No One Knows - 3:16
First It Giveth - 6:46
Song For The Dead - 9:43
The Sky Is Fallin’ - 14:53
Six Shooter - 17:52
Hanging Tree - 19:24
Tbh, I think Grohl is a better drummer than he is a frontman.
I don't think many people would disagree with you
Well he’s one of the greatest drummers of his generation, but he’s an excellent front man as well
He's excellent at both. But yeah. He plays the drums with more feel than everybody else
Just goes to show how great of a frontman he is
No shit, easily on of the best drummers
Brad's the first person i know who hates Mark Lanegan's voice lol
Brad should delete his channel after that
@@Delboy219 Strongly Agree
@@Delboy219 Strongly disagree
I CAME FOR THIS, HOW CAN YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT LANEGAN
Didn't like it the first time too
Has a stoner rock feel to it
Josh homme - litterally invented stoner rock
You mean the legend himself, Tony Iommi?
@@zackzallie8735 stoner metal =/= stoner rock.
Ironically stoner rock is high energy and stoner metal is slower.
Dude Hangin Tree is tremendous, the deep harsh dying abyssal singing of Mark Lannegan and the entire enviormen is so hard. So good.
Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights next and you've pretty much covered some of my favourite artists. Great content, you cute little man.
I second this
I third this
I fourth this, that album is easily one of my all time favs
I fourth this, but I don’t think it’ll be his taste.
THIS
famous last words: "seems like its gonna be really lowkey and chill so far-"
I’d reccomend watching Middle 8’s video on this album. Really puts this whole album into perspective
Some of the stuff in that video should be promotional material lol
the "Thematic Framing in Songs for the Deaf" video might've been even better.
This whole album is great.
"Millionaire" is one of my favorite modern hard rock songs. It's aggressive and brutally efficient. I love it.
Definitely gotta listen to Like Clockwork after you're done with this one
That's their most palatable album IMO.
@@thisguydud3 Both of these albums are masterpieces
@@thisguydud3 that title belongs to VILLAINS... and I think these albums talk to each other like R talks to SFTD...
@@NegoClau Vilians is a mistake produced by the guy who produced Uptown Funk.
It's the one oops.
@@eddiedingle767 this "mistake" of an album has songs like FORTRESS, FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW, THE EVIL HAS LANDED and UNREBORN AGAIN... All I can say of negative about this album is that the drums sound like shit...
Quoting a song from their first album, "It's a mistake, but who knows?"
the singer of qotsa produced Humbug, just saying....
Awesome album
No wonder Humbug's a good album
Yeah think Brad would appreciate Humbug a lot more now
Helped with AM too
He also provided background vocals on kneesocks. He’s also an excellent guitarist.
Josh Homme, the guitarist/vocalist for this band, was in a band called Kyuss in the '80s that pioneered and popularized stoner rock
Brad: so this seems like its probably gonna be lowkey
Also Brad: starts rockin out like 2 seconds later
PART 2 STARTS WITH GO WITH THE FLOW I CANT WAIT
forsenE
he's not ready for God Is In The Radio yet
It is in my top 5 QOTSA songs and I’m really interested to see if Lannegans vocals completely shut it down for him
this is the greatest rock album of the last 20 years. They plugged the guitar into a bass amp to have that sound
Oh hey this is fun. Lookit all the comments, hot dang! OK, sorry but I feel like doing A Big Comment
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- Although it has stabilised in recent times, QOTSA was a bit of an ever-changing lineup, to keep things interesting and more experimental than your traditional kinda rock band. This was mainly by design rather than people falling out, although that's part of it..
- Here you got your man Joshua Homme, who is the main guy when it comes to Queens.
Hanging Tree singer is Mark Lanegan, interesting dude, Mr Gravel Voice. Before QOTSA, Homme was a guitar player in Lanegan's grunge-era band, Screaming Trees. Love his work in Twilight Singers, but I digress.
Screamy singer is Nick Olivieri, who was a big part of the band's energy of the time, but had to leave because he was a bad boy.
And of course Davey Grohlton on the tubs.
And lots of friends doing pieces here and there, including....
The radio bits! They kinda help the album flow along, give it a sense of momentum, as well as being a semi-concept of a drive from LA to the desert, the band's home away from home, Joshua Tree.
- That weird Song 0 is a Very Secret track, that most people of the time didn't know about. You had to play the CD, then rewind to before the start of Track 1 to find it!
- About the mix of heaviness and not so heavy, Homme felt his previous bands were a bit monotonous. "I wanted to make something that girls could dance to, y'know?"
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Glad you're digging, well worth listening with no pauses in your own time, I feel like it benefits from keeping up that momentum all the way through. I love listening to full albums on a walk or a run, might have to do that for this album!
Nick was a bad boy is certainly a way to put it. Coked out so much, SWAT has to be called, while smacking your girl around like a piñata
Still waiting on that Turn On The Bright Lights Brad
Yes
I never liked anything else by them but turn on the bright lights remains one of my favorite albums ever
As far as the heavy music and the soft singing, Josh Homme once said something like "Rock music should be heavy enough for the boys and sweet enough for the girls." And it's actually probably my favorite thing about the band. And the songs where you didn't like the singing, that was a guest singer, Mark Lanegan. So you don't like Mark Lanegan, lol. (There are actually three different people taking lead vocals on this record.)
I'm amazed by the fact that you really liked the production. josh homme, the one that plays guitar and sings, is the one that produced humbug by the arctic monkeys hahaha. And fun fact, the drums are made by the one and only Dave grohl, Nirvana's drumer.
Rock & roll never dies!
Cheers from México 🇲🇽
Josh Homme didn’t produce this album though, that’s the difference. Either way Humbug is a banging album anyway
@@dig070799
Yes he did, all the songs were produced by Josh, with the exeption of secret door, cornerstone and my propeller, those three were produced by James Ford.
I also love this fucking album man
Gonzalo Perea I think he’s saying Josh didn’t produce Songs for the Deaf
Gonzalo Perea no seas mamón, dijo que no fue el producer de este álbum
However Josh did produce Songs for the Deaf, alongside Eric Valentine
... Like clockwork next
clockwork is fine, but how do you even put it in front of Rated R or even Era Vulgaris???!!
@@rrs_13 or first album
@@rrs_13 Like clockwork is my fav qotsa album. Followed closely behind with this one, I'm not into all their stuff though
rrs Clockwork sucks ass, doesn’t even come close the first three. And definitely worse than Lullabyes and even Era Vulgaris.
@@Irregular_John it's my second favorite from them after this one, to each their own i guess
Song for the Dead is the best song on this album. Dave Grohl is a monster and Lanegan's vocals are spot on. This song never gets old for me.
The payoff is amazing
The suspense for this one has been killing me. So excited.
It's a concept album and it has three singers. that's why it's over the top.
Brad, this is one of my all time favorite albums. i've had a copy of this CD in my car for most of my life. A great driving record. Glad to find this reaction from years back after finding you in 2022! Gotta watch the inception version also
How do you know the term Stoner Rock, but haven't heard this album or of Josh Homme?
Bruh moment
I came here to say the same thing. Like, huh?
i wouldnt call this stoner but ok
@@Wohodix He didn't say it's stoner, he's just mentioning that QOTSA's name is closely tied to the stoner scene, since Homme, Oliveri and Hernandez were in Kyuss and many other stoner bands and QOTSA itself has stoner rock influence in many songs. I mean, if the guy has ever read about stoner rock surely the names Kyuss, Josh Homme and QOTSA have come up.
I know stoner rock. But I guess I’m a little familiar with the work of Josh Homme
So, a bit of backstory for you brad.
Songs for the Deaf is the 3rd QOTSA album. The first two were a bit artsy, super alternative, very non-mainstream. I love the first two, they're masterpieces, but it's fair to say that they weren't huge commercial successes.
So album three comes around and the record label is demanding something more commercial. Songs for the Deaf is that album. The bassist (Nick Oliveri) coming into the album felt that the songs were too loose, too different and that it could really do with a concept to hold it together. So, here's the story:
Songs for the deaf is about the drive from LA to Joshua tree. This was a drive that Josh Homme (the lead guitarist and singer) was well acquainted with, as he lived in LA and was from Joshua Tree. The Album is him driving, picking up the different stations as he goes. The different radio stations are not really particular locations, but many of them poke fun at particular radio stations or hosts. There's a great video from Middle 8 about this if you want more info ( ua-cam.com/video/PgW8UolRrl4/v-deo.html )
It was a huge success and really thew QOTSA into the spotlight. You mentioned loving the drumming on the album, all I can say is Dave Grohl.
Finally, you mentioned the sharp production, that's courtesy of legendary producer Eric Valentine. Again there's a good video on this.
Loved the video, really interesting to see your reaction to one of my favourite albums by one of my favourite bands.
Imagine if he finds out Josh Homme produces Humbug...
ZZ top is one of Josh Hommes biggest influences, good ass ear my guy, love the energy of your vids
I really enjoy watching you enjoy new music.
I think qotsa have the best guitar sounds from any band, so original and unique
Instantly recognizable but different from each other
Haven't watched your content in a pretty long time, but this really interested me, almost immediately
Dude I was watching a video on Queens creating this album and they literally mention ZZTop as an influence to some degree. Good ear!
Oh my gosh I love this album so much
Glad you could get it uploaded!!
I love six shooter. One of my favorites, the hilariously aggressive lyrics and vocals and the short run time make it oh soo sweet.
"boneyard scuffed voice"
bro that's just how mark sings bro, why you gotta do a man dirty like that LMAO
Just stumbled upon your channel. Glad you have experienced what a joy Songs for the Deaf is. I was smiling ear to ear while you were listening. Your commentary is legitimate and interesting and different to other commentators. keep up the good work!
Hey Brad! Fun fact, Josh Homme the lead singer and mastermind of Queens Of The Stone Age is also the main producer of Arctic Monkey's Humbug, he is one of the biggest factors in their big transition from Post Punk to their Stoner Rock-esque sound in that album, also, can't wait to see what Joji's harshest critic has to say about Nectar
The fuckin still frame of Chicken Little while the moaning intro of Sky is Falling started had me dead as fuck haha
I knew Brad was gonna love Millionaire lol. You can thank Josh Homme for those incredible riffs and guitar tones.
Gotta say, the editing is on point, a lot of work and passion in it, makes some parts really fun. Nice job
"...Like Clockwork" next!
Yes... the best album since Songs for the deaf
Funny thing about Nick Oliveri. When he screams "COCAINE", you tend to believe him.
I love this comment! Gave me a good laugh.
Omg he stopped perfectly for that "EHY" on song for the dead, blessed timing
I love this album.
I can’t ever listen to it for the first time again, so I come back here every so often to relate to the reaction.
Then I jump in the car and put this album on full blast
If you don’t end up doing their whole discography, you should at least listen to “...Like Clockwork”, IMO it’s even better than Songs for the Deaf.
Clearly better
@@b0dab9 great album but I think SftD has more meat to it
Yes better, ...LK > SFTD > Rated-R
stylistically very different though, I would suggest Rated R or Lullabies after Deaf is done
@@Sam-og3lo yes, Rated-R next, then LK imo
I'm excited to see Bradley's loving my favorite album so far
hanging tree and songs for the dead were sung by mark lanengan
Also knew you were gonna fuck with the song for the dead intro. I think this album is the best music to come out of Dave grohl. A true ride of an album. Also it literally is about a road trip thru the dessert to joshua tree
My favorite part about the album's production is that they recorded the cymbals and the drums separately so that they could compress them differently and get a really punchy drum sound but still have a really clear cymbal sound. It's really expensive by way of studio time to do that but they decided it's worth it.
pretty insane how much insight you gained from just one listen
The reason the riffs sound different and unique is that when Josh Homme was learning guitar, he would take scales and take out some notes and put in ones that werent part of the scale, thats why his sound in QOTSA and Kyuss (please do a video on Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss, its a banger of an album) sounds so unique.They're HIS riffs, they're HIS scales, and distinctive.
What amazing timing on that pause 13:29
Brad you need to listen to blur’s 13, it’s so amazing. It’s experimental elements will definitely make you love it!
So awesome to see someone recommend this album! By far Blur's best work; the flow and almost concept-like nature of it is simply mesmerising!
Plus, given that Brad already enjoys Gorillaz to some extent, he could actually totally vibe with this album!
If you are going to listen to their other albums, you need to know a thing:
They slowwww down...
Boi ain't you listened to rated R? Although their 2 greatest songs imo are slower tbf (i think i lost my headache, you can't quit me baby)
era vulgaris is just as fast as sftd, villains has a very fast front half too
@@connturk6734 you can't quit me baby is from the first one tho mate
Ironic how much hes loving this considering how much influence this had on arctic monkeys especially humbug and he hates those records.
Nice video, as usual rsrs
Please, do Interpol's First album, Turn on The Bright Lights, one of the best debut albums of this century!
Greetings from Brazil ✌️👏
Josh Homme actually lost his car radio so he made this
There has been few better feelings in my life than listening to this album top to bottom the first time, such an immaculate album, pure masterpiece from 4 of musics greatest minds.
Joy Division, The Pixies, Modest Mouse, Interpol, Deftones, A Perfect Circle
iconic reaction
Just waiting for three parts of Joji's Nectar lol
Ngl wasn’t really impressed on first listen. Maybe it’ll change
@@elijahmoon5057 I enjoyed the first half of the album, the second half of it was really boring
@@elijahmoon5057 i think all the feats sucks, but enjoyed most part of it. Kinda long, ngl
claus phoenix I was really questioning why he had Lil Yatchy of all rappers, be on a track. I thought the first half was boring, then it started to pick up midway through with all the singles then kind of went back to boring
Rick Harrison Joji and Yachty had a little bit of a past. they did an interview together and it was pretty funny :)
Ey Brad fun video, loved the editing, the hole millionare song was a mastahpiece in editing and it made me laugh so hard. Loved the left and right thing in 3:04 . Great vid as always, I can tell that you had great time making it and editing. Keep up the good work
Interesting, I'd say Hanging Tree is by far my favorite on this album. Loved the reaction tho!
Ayy, I knew you'd be here! Hope Brad checks out your reaction to this album as well.
It’s definitely up there, so smooth.
Alain Johannes is really a good compositor
Damn, I really don't know how you cut this vid between Hanging Tree and Go With The Flow. I feel like those two tracks NEED to be played one after the other. Can't wait for part 2!
"Seems like its gonna be pretty chill"
Song: "TENTOFOURWIHTALIQOURSTORE!!"
Loved this cant wait for part 2. Love this album and was awesome to see the big intro grab you. I recommend IDLES - Brutalism or Viagra Boys - Street Worms for some quirky rock from recent times.
is this where the red headphones/shrug and smiley ball rating system was established?
I’m guessing so
this album is so chill because it does all the work for you. it makes you feel good/ alive, without any contribution needed from your mind.
Highly recommend their album ...Like Clockwork, easily their best along with songs for the deaf
I didn't like like clockwork
So glad you enjoyed this!!!
So what’s cool about this album brad is that it has a lot of different people who helped produce this including 3 different vocalist (Josh homme= the main softer guy +lead guitarist, Mark Lanegan= the gravely graveyard guy, and Nick Oliveri +bassist= the more dry sounding and screaming guy), Dean Ween on some guitar tracks and lots of Josh’s other friends. On top of that a lot of the songs came from different ideas over the years (like millionaire was first recorded on the desert sessions 4 years before this album came out and same goes for hangin tree and the riff for no one knows). The producer of this album Eric Valentine also gave some insight on the album about how they mixed the guitars which is a cool video to watch (tl;dr they mixed shit loads of crappy amps and loud vintage ones to get the sound with only using the overdriven sound of the mids from the amps to get the loud distortion crisp). And on top of all this is that the main man Josh Homme produced Humbug which is ironic considering your reaction to each being drastically different lol.
I haven't listened to this album in forever. I forgot how great it sounds. Go with the flow is fantastic. Great video
try Blues for the Red Sun-Kyuss, Josh Homme was their guitarist. Honestly it's one of the best albums I've listened to in my entire life and it's also stoner rock.
And the circus leaves town is probably my favourite tho
As someone who grew up with this album it's really cool/interesting watching someone hear it for the first time all these years later. I'd love to see your reaction to The Mars Volta's Deloused in the Comatorium.
I would love to see Brad do the whole QOTSA discography if he was interested enough! Every album differs a lot in terms of what they are aiming for.
hey Brad.
So i thought i'd give you some context here, the album is structured to simulate a road trip through the california desert, from los angeles to joshua tree and thats why it has those weird radio skits, its to simulate the driver tuning into different radio stations as the trip progresses.
The narrators usually speak in a way to parody radio channels as you switch through stations in your way, like Klon radio "we sound more like everyone else, than anyone else" and other stuff.
Also i think every song is a reference to a city if im not mistaken but i could be wrong here.
The description about the riff in "song for the dead" is priceless
Wow never listened to queens of the stone age before, will listen now for sure
Hey Brad, love the content, long time lurker, id love to suggest an album from a genre you haven’t really covered yet. Fleet Foxes 2011 record Helplessness Blues. It’s a modern folk masterpiece and it devolves into some wacky almost psychedelic instrumental moments while maintaining a dreamy atmosphere throughout. Anyways, good vid, keep it up man, always hoping for your continued success
Brad Taste In Music the newest album would be fine as well, it’s incredible. I just have a soft nostalgic spot for Helplessness Blues
Edit: it’s also their best project in my opinion, with the latest record coming in second, so either would be great, an certainly an interesting mix up for the channel