By Horace Assar and Princess Ganutan, Courier Staff Writer
Queens of the Stone Age may be generation x’s best contemporary hard rock band aside from the Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails.
Josh Homme, the mastermind of QOTSA, would rather eat dirt than bow down to anyone else’s standards. With the production from Mark Ronson and new drummer Jon Theodore, the album creates a funky and stoner rock sound. You might know Mark Ronson from the song “Uptown Funk.”
They have a secured reputation because of their past albums like “Songs for the Deaf”,” …Like Clockwork”, and “Lullabies to Paralyze”. Not only have they release legendary albums but they have also worked with various other groups and artists such as the Arctic Monkeys, Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures, Desert Sessions and Iggy Pop.
In one of their singles, “The Evil Has Landed”, they create a Zep-flavored song using Shuman’s thunderstruck arpeggios, which is quite refreshing. The album starts off strong with “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” and ends with a slow-burning reflection “Villains of Circumstance.”
“Villains” is the most accessible album of QOTSA but their status will never be the same. It is not the usual heavy desert rock sound, but a funky get up and dance sound. “Villains” affirms what makes this band so special.