Secrets of Queens of the Stone Age: Part 1

Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 5 a.m.

b'How old is rock\\u2019n\\u2019roll now?...if we use 1955 has some kind of abritary ground zero, rock is now eligible for all kinds of senior\\u2019s discounts\\u2026.\\n\\nThat\\u2019s a long time\\u2026and the older rock gets, the more difficult it becomes to stick out, to find distinctive approaches and to be unique in an ocean of other acts\\u2026\\n\\nHow many bands of the last, say, 20 years, can you name that has a sound so distinctive that you know exactly who they are within just the first couple of seconds?\\n\\nI have one: Queens of the Stone Age\\u2026there\\u2019s something about what they do that sonically sets them apart from everyone else\\u2026\\n\\nBut it\\u2019s more than just guitar sounds, arrangements and lyrics\\u2026the elements required to create this uniqueness are complex and varied\\u2014and, I think, worthy of study\\u2026in fact. You can\\u2019t separate the sounds of Queens from their history\\u2014which is also very, very complex\\u2026let\\u2019s see if we can untangle everything\\u2026\\n\\nThese are some secrets of Queens of the Stone Age, part 1\\u2026.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'