New QOTSA

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[actual]

JWar, you should watch this. Josh talks about having a "sound" and not wanting to be a parody of himself, around 6mins in.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4pRhVb6ntY[/youtube]

[benjuro]

...I'm super disappointed in them over the last several years. They were one of my all time favorite bands...

This shit is just not even close to on par with their older stuff, which is fucking sad to me.

You and me both, J.

[BitchPudding]

i'm still cautiously optimistic. ...Like Clockwork was my least favoirite of their albums and the first queens album I disliked right away. and even then I grew to like it. Time and place type of shit.

Given how much this sounds like Era Vulgaris type shit, I'm hype as fuck. I've always been a fan of bands who can take their sound and give it a pop sensibility while still sounding like themselves. That being said, I can definitely see why someone who was a fan of the older, sludgier stuff wouldn't like it, and thats ok. No one is gonna force you to like something.

[Harry_Manback]

It's growing on me.

Here's another new song they're playing live - sounds more TCV and Era Vulgaris to me. Lots of octave and a nine string.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM8zR95R4zk[/youtube]

[repoman]

QOSTA with the crazy naked bass player guy= good
QOSTA after the crazy naked bass player guy= bad

The "band" crawled up its/his own ass after that.

[Jwar]

That live song was worse that the other one.

Man. I remember I saw them live years ago and fucking loved it. This shit makes me sad.

[BitchPudding]

That live song was worse that the other one.

Man. I remember I saw them live years ago and fucking loved it. This shit makes me sad.

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Jwar's fav song now as official audio

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exa0CzlCb3Y[/youtube]

[infamousalien]

I've been a fan since Rated R came out and I enjoyed Like Clockwork but I'm not into this new stuff at all. The production is so different. Maybe that's throwing me off.

[BitchPudding]

I dig the song, but yea it def sounds overproduced. But its dope otherwise. Wouldnt call it bad.

[gnomethrone]

I'm seeing them in october at the venue with the worst sound in my city. So that's kinda cool? Feels like a good reason to break my long standing "no nose drugs" rule.

[coldbrightsunlight]

Better than the previous song but I'm still not really into the vibe that much. Reminds me a bit of them crooked vultures but not as good as any of the songs/riffs on that album.

[Inconuucl]

The entire album is an uneededly loud, compressed shit. To the point where it takes away way too much from the music. Jesus I want to punch the people who mixed and mastered this shit.

Its like Once Around the Sun (agaiiinnn).

[BitchPudding]

I like it so far. Kinda surprised peeps are so bleh about it, especially here.