Queens of the Stone Age - Regular John (Official Audio)

The debut album from Queens of the Stone Age now restored with its original sequence and artwork by Frank Kozik. Stream / pre-order the new vinyl reissue, out October 21st, here: qotsa.ffm.to/qotsa1998
#qotsa

[@damagedchromosome]

1999. Never heard of QOTSA before. Went to the Casbah in San Diego to see Nebula. QOTSA headlined. Decided to stay. They opened with this song. They made that one chord intro rock out so hard it blew my mind. Fan ever since.

[@reidflemming8458]

Very cool. Would have loved to see the original lineup.

[@eugenefeder4880]

So hard...have a fun!!!

[@Kenobi_Cowboy]

The brilliance of QOTSA is their lack of promotion. It's like a secret we're always sharing- sort of.

[@stephendouglas4343]

I saw them in New York City in 2002. Excellent show.

[@unclematty1993]

Can't wait for the new album

[@viniciusreisyt]

I still remember the first time I heard this. Totally hypnotic!

[@WhyTheHorseface]

When was that?

[@discovery3973]

@@WhyTheHorseface five days ago

[@brettbergmann1177]

I have it on once or twice a month as a pallet cleanser for the ears …..tuff as F

[@All7777Fever]

Same here! But it was probably the copious bongs that did it.

[@doparaaocanada]

Porra! Eu também!!

[@dwb1919]

this track is so ... simple ... but so different and brilliant as well. They actually sound like they're from another place, another time, another planet ... fuck ... so good

[@Kenobi_Cowboy]

High Desert Rock is the best rock.

[@anthrax_bbn]

This song is mind-blowing.

[@-Atmos1]

Guitars sound amazing & warm

[@a.n.t.94]

It's good but I wouldn't call it mind-blowing. It's literally just a pedal tone riff with basic accompaniment and monotone singing. Works well for the song, but nothing we haven't heard before.

[@-Atmos1]

@@a.n.t.94 You read my mind

[@gilligan80]

One of my favorites is their song infinity on the heavy metal 2k soundtrack... horrible movie but amazing soundtrack...

[@Guesh13]

@@a.n.t.94 it's not the technical aspect he is referencing. It's that primitive dna we have for amazing riffs. QOTSA is one of the best at reaching it. I dislike many of their songs but this and others like the Misfit Love intro really nail it.

[@RadiatorUK]

We were fortunate enough to support QOTSA on their first UK tour. They opened their set every night with this. They kicked ass. Great band, great memories!

[@slushpuppie19]

Damn!

[@JBugsBEER]

I need to know if Josh was cool

[@RadiatorUK]

​@@JBugsBEER They all were, and so were the crew. 🙂

[@YouTubeVillain31]

@@JBugsBEERI’ve met the band , Josh is cool 🎸

[@posteveryside-beatsnews]

Queens of the Stone age and Deftones are all I'm listening to even 20 years after their earlier albums were released

[@Swashbuckler9x]

You and I exactly on the same boat 😈🤍✨

[@normangrandy8904]

YES!!!

[@WhyTheHorseface]

I remember getting Deftones CD’s sent to me when I was a college DJ almost THIRTY years ago!!

[@yu1142]

Moreno - Homme collab -- make it happen universe

[@heydayASMR]

@@Swashbuckler9x one more passenger here on the boat

[@NegoClau]

I refuse to believe this is turning 25 years old next year! Still sounds so fresh!

[@ggj1987]

It’s timeless

[@coyoboyo]

The desert preserves everything in cycles.

[@niallmorrison3097]

My first qotsa album was rated R, I remember seeing this in the shop a few weeks later and picked it up. Still Tremendous.

[@lucasdavis1770]

Same. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret was my gateway song and I bought Rated R that week, then I quickly started buying their other albums.

[@williambennett7699]

Another amazing track. I love the chorus of this song "Open up your eyes,open up your room, open up your arms,open up your door"

[@StarvingPoet]

One of their many best songs! Still get nostalgic from seeing this on Anthony Bourdain’s show in the desert, such a good episode!

[@channelname5477]

one of the first QOTSA songs I heard, been in love ever since

[@huwjass4832]

Please bring this back to the live show on a regular basis. It's too good

[@lisawollerscheid2325]

Yes!

[@lisawollerscheid2325]

Austin City Limits

[@paolo-n2000]

Bring Nick back too....

[@michaelshannon5806]

Damn when this came up on my notifications I thought they dropped new music. Love this song though.

[@Littlewing6was9]

🤞😊 💙

[@lexwaldez]

Me too. LOL

[@youwebz]

They must be soon….

[@ErasRap]

LYRICS Who are you girl? Who are you boy? Bet I know what you're up to Can I come along? Your home number on the wall I just had to call, had to I'm not the only one Who will run with a knife Open up your eyes Open up your room Open up your arms One, six, two, seven, eight Two, six, three, seven, eight, nine Where's your daddy now? I heard he ran away Who are you girl? 'Cause I'm so bored with myself Anyway, anytime and any place I'll just hang around Open up your eyes Open up your room Open up your arms One, six, two, seven, eight Two, six, three, seven, eight, nine Open up your eyes Open up your room Open up your arms Open up your door Open up your eyes Open up your room Open up your arms

[@drewheinzketchup369]

This band is in my top 5

[@rufusonemamzaho4011]

The band is easily in top 2, and let me tell you, it's not number 2

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

This band is in my top 1!

[@markkumanninen6524]

It's in my Top 1!

[@heydayASMR]

@@rufusonemamzaho4011 I feel that deep in my soul

[@burdenernie6050]

Top No.1

[@barryjones2638]

This song is so easy, I learned it first time, but so effective. That riff is iconic, Joshua Homme really is a genius!!!

[@nunobarbosa77]

this is the best guitar sound ever

[@VinnieDaidoneGuitar]

Absolutely. Josh Homme has my favorite guitar sound ever and it's almost impossible to recreate.

[@XtremeKillah101]

A c chord never sounded so great 🙏

[@623braineater]

@@VinnieDaidoneGuitar get an old ampeg Vtx-22/vt-40 with a treble booster with a humbucker guitar and your there. You just have to crank the amp to ear splitting levels.

[@kanteishiva824]

I remember hearing this song before and after many terrible decisions, I would never take back any of them

[@AGenericMoron]

Honestly, if you asked me to take the ethos of QotSA and boil it down to a single sentence, the above post would do pretty much perfectly.

[@TurtleGamers1]

nice pfp

[@kanteishiva824]

@@TurtleGamers1 been reading Chainsaw man since issue 1 in Mangastream, Pfp is Makima

[@TurtleGamers1]

@@kanteishiva824 I haven't been keeping up to date with part 2 but I remember reading like 30 chapters initially, stopping and then binge-reading it all when it was finished. Amazing manga. 10/10.

[@FernandaTorresss]

Yo let's do some coke after some shots, while we all listen to QOTSA, forget about the next day 🎉

[@jaynixon3129]

It’s crazy how I was listening to this last night driving home from Palm Springs and then all a sudden all these reissues drop!

[@alienalibi2382]

Bruh, I jam out to this too but I live somewhere else in the desert. So proud these guys are from here

[@vapordreams983]

QOTSA, Kyuss, Melvins, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Acid Bath, Nirvana, Fu Manchu, CKY, Helmet, Clutch, L7, Prong, Local H... All I need.

[@megatherion2695]

Don't forget Captain Fartball

[@zzz_xavier_zzz]

TOOL?! 😤🤘

[@zzz_xavier_zzz]

DEFTONES?!😔🤘

[@bloodlite6962]

That is a great assessment so versatile

[@Deimos5224]

Agreed needs Deftones on that List

[@Casketkrusher_]

Ah, Destruction Derby Arenas used this as replay soundtrack, such a great game and made me fell in love with Queens.

[@Zakerius]

Still simply one of the absolute best, beast of a track.

[@jimmypage1708]

Josh homme GÊNIO 🇧🇷🇧🇷🤘🤘🤘

[@Nescau-gl5xf]

AE POW🤟🇧🇷

[@decadence6418]

Thanks for re-releasing this with high quality, you guys rock !

[@tpat90]

Incredible song Thanks for the remaster and upload

[@iommiclife794]

i was like 13 when i discovered Kyuss and one month later the video for Feel Good Hit was released. I didn't know it was the same fucking guitar player and I love those bands to the bone still today. Cannot wait to receive thier reissue of the first record.

[@aaronblair7070]

This is one of so many masterpieces you guys keep creating

[@PissJuice]

This is an old one boyo

[@aaronblair7070]

@@PissJuice oh yeah. Got me reminded of the times, too..

[@XDNatalie11XD]

So nostalgic! Love it!

[@corey9198]

What a great song. One of the very few bands that I must see live.

[@donniedoobie9627]

One of they're finest records. I think Joshua needs to get back to his roots and make a dirty , raw album. Get grohl and Oliveri back and get a producer/engineer like Albini and give everyone a proper slap in the face😐 R.I.P. Lannegan.

[@JakeBlues-dq9xg]

Albini and Homme would be a vibe...

[@TheHulksMistress]

Mark lannegan?? Has he died??? The guy from The Gutter Twins too? I’ve got some googling to do….

[@TheHulksMistress]

Oh daaamn so he did die, had no idea. Saturnalia’s one of my favourite albums ever. Rip Mark indeed

[@jakeparker6610]

100% mate 🤟

[@leonelaguirrebedoya8926]

It would be epic. Someone tell this to Joshua, please...

[@jakeparker6610]

Incredible song, this album blew me away the first time I heard it. What a a band

[@georgemoss8729]

Brings back memories. Amazing song

[@claesnorin6656]

The only song you'll ever need. ❤

[@eversonsackamulth2216]

Damn... This song still give goosebumbs today. Thanks Josh \m/

[@albertwesker6153]

My dad used to listen to this song all the time when I was a kid and it freaked the shit out of me, the guitar sounded so weird and scary to me at the time but now I fucking love it

[@steelcurtain187]

Best opening for an album ever!

[@Soupisflannel]

First time hearing this song and love it

[@feral3052]

great day to revisit whole qotsa discography

[@Banach.c]

This is the best rock n roll band in the world now. Period

[@richardhorrocks1460]

Dad rock now. Embarrassing that there are no great young rock bands coming through. Still Foo Fighters and these guys. That's not good.

[@existentialistremnant6231]

@@richardhorrocks1460 Cleopatrick

[@gibson2623]

not at all mate, not even close. they are cool, yeah, lol, I only like this song of them actually...LOL, but it is really cool. I m a guitar player myself, i dig the riffs

[@asdasdae]

@@richardhorrocks1460 in what fucking way are Villains and …Like Clockwork dad rock? AC/DC is dad rock. How the fuck do any of those two albums, laden with synths and piano parts, sound like dad rock? You’re talking out of your ass.

[@danielgreen2538]

​@@richardhorrocks1460Check out King Gizzard

[@derrickupp5815]

We need a new album. I'm ready .....ppppppp please@!!

[@jg6551]

was not expecting them to suddenly rerelease all of these on their KZbin channel. Sick!!

[@youwebz]

Must be a new album coming out soon.

[@sebc16]

Consistency and greatness.

[@crust8016]

Holy shit. I've been a QOTSA fan for a while, but never really listened to their first album. Then this banger comes on shuffle, and here I am hearing this song I haven't heard in years since playing Destruction Derby Arenas on my PS2. All these years I thought this was an original track for the game, never even occurred to me that it could have been from one of my favorite bands.

[@peterspencer4200]

I've always loved this song!

[@vincentdenhaan7808]

What a song/album👌

[@barryjones2638]

No matter how much I play this song it never gets boring coz it’s so infectiously groovy and really heavy, like a cross between Black Sabbath and ZZ Top!!!

[@dseveno8254]

That they opened with this last night was the most transcendent experience of my life.

[@jmonkmanify]

Queens rocking the Shwiggity can't believe

[@docmcbungas3303]

Absolute classic. I still listen to this album frequently.

[@scottborst5430]

Yes it’s a pretty cool song I’ve been following y’all since your other band but I like how you came out of the shadows and became the lead singer way to go🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Laugowiththeflow]

Open up your eyes Open up your room Open up your arms

[@colofsco1]

First time I've heard this song. Brilliant riff.

[@dis_joint_ed5167]

Heard this tune as a teenager. Loved it instantly. Wanted their second album so bad I got a paper round but after working a week I was still a quid short so I quit. True story.

[@ALTERNATIVE_ROCK_TYPE_BEATS]

yeah this is it right here chief. This one. thanks for the sick track i can blast my whole shift

[@S0NO2896]

I don’t listen to an album through all the time but I did listen to this album through a couple

[@ianmcarthur3555]

Genius groove

[@FN_96]

Oh God! I'm listening now this vinyl, the red version with the cover by Mark Gabor, THIS COVER, and KZbin suggests me this song! Double win! Great album.

[@heydayASMR]

I miss seeing you guys live. Please give us tour soon, I beg of you

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

...and a new album! 🙏🏼 But I'd "settle" for a new TCV album 😁

[@adamthompson7650]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists lol yeah "settle"

[@tonymoran7938]

Look at their website guys. At the very bottom of the BUY page and then at the very bottom of the TOUR page. It’s a comin’

[@heydayASMR]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists yes.please! I feel absolutely blessed to have seen them in Philly. Such a good and chill crowd too

[@heydayASMR]

@@tonymoran7938 bless you ☺ I now have hope. Appreciate the heads up! Thought I'd have to be a creep and show up to eavesdrop desert sessions in production for some kind of fulfillment

[@chrisv9419]

They played this the first time in since 2018 at Portland OR! I was at front row from Dean and Troy for this! What a special night it was!

[@saulomartinez3081]

Uma das melhores, thank you guys ❤

[@jodysteck322]

Great times for the Queens to be back. We need this. Thanks JH and Co. for this. #QOTSA

[@TheyRiseBand]

I jammed this in early 2001, driving through the Nevada desert. When I passed through Reno, I was about halfway through.

[@dreadalex]

This riff is trippin dragons without getting stoned

[@thequickthepointless695]

Best album ever! I love all their albums but this will always be my favorite!

[@wizkid91us]

Beautiful.

[@kenny6920]

I've been on a QOTSA binge and nope this is still their best album.

[@Nark0Punkz]

The OG cover is iconic tho.

[@scottwebster8756]

Anthony Bourdain episode with Josh Homme opened with this song. RIP Tony

[@danyhc]

still one of the best song ever written

[@matheusbarbosa3800]

Eternal song

[@crucifire9224]

Best band in the world!

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

No doubt!

[@guyfrantz2865]

Yes, that's right.

[@mafemartinez2235]

Can never not repeat this

[@Billy-bd2oe]

The song that defines Stoner Rock.

[@stevegreen6183]

So glad to hear this song live in Adelaide absolute banger

[@TrinaJulianEdwards]

Still one of my favorites.

[@grandslamtalk1137]

Finally I found this song! It´s been in my head for years, since the legendary episode of ´No Reservations´ with Josh Homme. Can´t think of a better track to start a road trip. The beginning of the song resembles a car accelerating fast after turning the ignition. Epic!

[@jeremygrech3292]

i thank destruction derby for introducing this song to me as a kid :)

[@markuss.3979]

It burns after the years and years 🤘

[@xbettiepage2194]

Amazing song 😘

[@milopuffs4716]

Barely got into QotSA about 5 years ago. This album is the last cd i bought soon after. It helped me through some bleak times. ✌️&❤️💛💚

[@joulukinkku]

i remember hearing this song and Qotsa first time while watching viva la bam's episode on mtv when i was teenager. (It played only few secs on that episode.) I was immediately hooked because it sounded so different, "raw" and unique.

[@bondedwithpotatoes0076]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING

[@JamesGilbert_]

This isn't a new song. It's from their 1998 self-titled debut.

[@bondedwithpotatoes0076]

@@JamesGilbert_ I know, I’m talking about the reissue.

[@elieligironagirona2941]

Simply perfect🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤

[@carlingram1003]

Ugh I'll always love this song. So good.

[@kunaikai]

I’m so happy they brought back this mix. The new mix is technically good and all but this just captures the raw desert energy

[@111RAMONES]

My of my all time favorite tunes!

[@gerardwales3010]

This is a killer track

[@falcon1378]

Whenever I wanna listen to this song, I hit this link. Not only because that moving graphic is sick, but because I just feel weird looking at the album cover this 😂

[@catiahernandez8998]

Chulada de canción!!! Iml Mi apoyo y admiración desde mi pequeño pueblito Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, México Iml

[@alienalibi2382]

Saludos de Mexicali, lo mismo acuerdo yo!

[@outliarpunx8568]

great fuckin album........ watched qotsa twice..... concert posters still on my walll..... that was 20 years ago. long live qotsa

[@nicksplosion1428]

The best QOTSA album. FINALLY!!!!

[@theawesomer]

Damn this is so good.

[@Domainuser-eq6nm]

Perfect

[@itsabouttthattime]

Love the artwork here

[@tristanpatterson3843]

Fantastic. The bridge from Kyuss.

[@StolenGoodsAU]

One of the best rock songs of all time - no questions asked bra

[@dalegriffin6768]

In loving memory of Frank Kozik..RIP my friend

[@lexwaldez]

Bought this in Cinci back in the day. Was surprised to see this pop up today. Love it!

[@enricocolleoni4029]

Started listening QOTSA from Songs For The Deaf, stayed for the first album

[@Zeplington]

So Kyuss :)

[@jpcough6591]

Rock & Roll you can meditate to