Queens of the Stone Age
During my University years, my CD collection was growing in size. At this time, I was listening to a lot of Britpop music (Doves, Gomez and Travis) so I went out looking for something a bit tougher and meaner. Enter the Queens of the Stone Age. What made them for me was that they satisfied my need f or some hard rock whilst showing an experimental, and indeed different, side many similar acts lack AND they swelled my keenness in atmospherics, proving that sometimes it can be found in the unlikeliest of places. Like Led Zeppelin, the Queens taught me that metal can do a bit more than roaring guitars and brutal lyrics. Likewise, they showed a strength in creating a sense of mood which is again a largely untouched zone for metal. Such was my admiration for the Queens, and their willingness to take risks and disregard the metal rulebook, that they followed my throughout my University years and beyond. They rock live too.
Key Album: Songs for the Deaf (2002) Whilst I may not remember the year 2002 fondly, I do however recall this album for it's role in keeping me on the rails. Again, this is one of those great albums that has no dud songs. I particularly love that nightmare of a closer A Song for the Deaf. Now some songs are bad but this one is just plain evil.
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