Best Show of 2005 (So Far)
Last night at the new San Diego HOB....Queens of The Stone Age w/ Eagles of Death Metal.
I knew QOTSA would get my rock off, every Queens Of The Stone Age show is consistently superb math rock - each song changes, twists & exists on its own for the live show, it's real music, every time, and i always walk out sweaty and worked hard. Last night I got rocked above what i already considered par. Right before qotsa started, MelvinVanNebula asked me what I thought they'd start with. "Regular John would fuckin' rock, yeah, Regular John" popped right out of my mouth. And wouldn't you know it....the show started with the first song off the first (self titled) album, Regular John. However, it wasn't just the best show of the year (so far) because it was hours of throbbing rock hard dance riffs from 2 hot bands...the aural combination of EODM and QOTSA provided an overall experience beyond the normal act of a good rock show. Kind of like having angus young come out to warm up the audience for Page/ Plant.
Flames Go Higher (mp3)
The whole show, from beginning to end, was dirty, raw and vividly sexual - with Hughes' elvis-hips, inviting moustache and highly sexy geek quality...
I Only Want You (mp3)
followed by the Queens of the fucking Stone Age...i'm hopeful that at least 50% of the audience went home to engage in uninhibited physical relations. Best show of 2005, most rock since.....the last time I saw QOTSA (march 2005). Mark Lanegan was not in attendance, and Josh sang all parts quite well - even doing a nice bass twist for "Monsters in the Paresol." QOTSA should be seen at least once but always more, not including televised events (like SNL, which was hilarious - Will Ferrell on cowbell...) stop at nothing to see as many QOTSA shows as you can. Bring your earplugs, do what you must as you age, but don't miss out on this, over and over. You will want to tell your kids.
It would have been nice if my dad had seen Zeppelin.
I knew QOTSA would get my rock off, every Queens Of The Stone Age show is consistently superb math rock - each song changes, twists & exists on its own for the live show, it's real music, every time, and i always walk out sweaty and worked hard. Last night I got rocked above what i already considered par. Right before qotsa started, MelvinVanNebula asked me what I thought they'd start with. "Regular John would fuckin' rock, yeah, Regular John" popped right out of my mouth. And wouldn't you know it....the show started with the first song off the first (self titled) album, Regular John. However, it wasn't just the best show of the year (so far) because it was hours of throbbing rock hard dance riffs from 2 hot bands...the aural combination of EODM and QOTSA provided an overall experience beyond the normal act of a good rock show. Kind of like having angus young come out to warm up the audience for Page/ Plant.
Flames Go Higher (mp3)
The whole show, from beginning to end, was dirty, raw and vividly sexual - with Hughes' elvis-hips, inviting moustache and highly sexy geek quality...
I Only Want You (mp3)
followed by the Queens of the fucking Stone Age...i'm hopeful that at least 50% of the audience went home to engage in uninhibited physical relations. Best show of 2005, most rock since.....the last time I saw QOTSA (march 2005). Mark Lanegan was not in attendance, and Josh sang all parts quite well - even doing a nice bass twist for "Monsters in the Paresol." QOTSA should be seen at least once but always more, not including televised events (like SNL, which was hilarious - Will Ferrell on cowbell...) stop at nothing to see as many QOTSA shows as you can. Bring your earplugs, do what you must as you age, but don't miss out on this, over and over. You will want to tell your kids.
It would have been nice if my dad had seen Zeppelin.
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This tour made me think of when The Time opened up for Prince in the early 80's - Eagles made a perfect single-minded, lose your day thoughts opener for the more powerful, expansive QOTSA.
2nd - someone should convince an AC/DC cover band to re-record all of the Eagles of Death Metal's debut album in pure AC/DC style.
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