Queens of the Stone Age - Villains FIRST REACTION (Part 1)

[@pixeldoom9298]

I always thought Villains was underrated by the QOTSA fanbase, so I'm quite glad you're enjoying so far! The second half has some of my favorites (and least favorite) tracks, so I can't wait fo that!

[@ShawnDunbar-os4gw]

I was the same way and I just loved it ever since I listened to it

[@guszimm39]

Villains is an absolute Masterpiece, I’m 48 I’ve been listening to them since first album. This is number 1 for me

[@jacobneylon647]

Them Crooked Vultures is a must-listen after your Queens journey. It’s like a QOTSA album turned up to 11.

[@sampsonbrewster8731]

Yeah… I bet Nightwalk will enjoy that one. Definitely a great place to go to after listening to QOTSA’s discography.

[@nritsch]

This is a top 3 Queens album for me, super underrated. I think you’ll love Unreborn Again and Villains of Circumstance.

[@gamersoup8848]

I definitely agree that Queens hits different in a car, completely changes the feel of the songs.

[@rockof.1793]

There are no bad QOTSA albums. People complain about Villains at a pretty high level

[@lindacoy7165]

I couldn’t click fast enough 😁. “Domesticated Animals” is maybe my top song from this album - the strut and swagger of that bass! “Fortress” is so beautiful it makes me want to cry. The band released art videos for Villains recently, and it brought me back to listening to it. Fans of their dirty, sludgy sound hate this album because it is so opposite. I love all their stuff. The re-listen had me dancing around in the house. And yes, QOTSA is on heavy rotation in my car.

[@marco9056]

Head like a haunted house is such a bop

[@jordanmitas6066]

I’m so glad you’re finally listening to this album! The Evil Has Landed is my favorite Queens song, and definitely one of the most complex songs they’ve ever written

[@karolpominski]

idk, this album is so strong, imo queens dont have "weak" albums. debut is looking for sound, rated r is perfect roadman music SftD is concept album lullabies are dark and sexy and insane era vulgaris is hard to get to but it was so important to understand their music and is genius after all ...like clockwork is one of greatest rock albums villans is so good, dark and dancable, groovy rock album. cant totally wait for in times new roman, going to gobble up reactions like crazy ^^

[@bernerds3517]

Bruh how is rated r road man music

[@goobergoon6177]

i love debut it is honestly my favorite

[@Alwerosen]

I started listened to QOTSA not so long ago, heard all their albums, but Songs for the Deaf and Villians are absolutely far above all others for me. Every song was listened over and over, no weak songs in these two albums. Surprised to hear, that fans esteem Villians so poorly...

[@jager9022]

Yes! Finally! This album is sort of infamous for having the "least good" production of any Queens album as they recruited Mark Ronson for this record, also it seems as though (based on the teasers and leaked liner notes) that there may be many many more moments like this: 11:06 to come on In Times New Roman

[@ignoblesavage5559]

so...FORTRESS was a song JHomme wrote for his daughter & 2 sons that he really intended for them to listen to when he is gone...about understanding that, through their fears and bad times, he's there for them. he said himself: "I want to make someone misty-eyed, then I want to see them happy. I want that spectrum." he pretty perfectly nailed that, especially when you know it's a song for his kids.

[@conormanning8745]

QOTSA have been my favorite band ever since just after Villains released. I’ve never been around for the release of an album by them, so you can imagine my excitement for the new record👑🪨💀

[@jdbmd1499]

I heard Songs for the Deaf when it released and have been a fan ever since. Seen them more than anyone else.

[@Bevtone]

I've been a fan since well kyuss so that ages me lol

[@jdbmd1499]

@@Bevtone I saw them when they reformed as Kyuss Lives. Before Homme made them stop. Solid show.

[@Bevtone]

@jdbmd1499 yeah I saw kyuss lives too so good because I never had the chance to see them back in the day.

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

I'm sure I would've liked Villains more if it hadn't been released after the masterpiece that is Like Clockwork. This is their "King Of Limbs" for me

[@abrimfulofasha]

Absolutely. Like Clockwork was dark and had soo much meaning behind the recording. Josh being hospitalised made Like Clockwork achievable. Absolute masterclass of an album... in top 3 for sure.

[@Bevtone]

Like clockwork ugh, excellent production but utterly boring album

[@abrimfulofasha]

@@Bevtone each to their own, I guess.

[@Bevtone]

@@abrimfulofasha yeah utterly boring is a bit harsh in retrospect, it's just not my cup of tea

[@rwt2320]

Villains and The King Of Limbs are my favourite albums by both artists hahah. To each their own

[@BackOfTheNeto-7]

The Way You Used To Do and The Evil Has Landed Are Bangers

[@morkmon]

i didn't like it as much when it came out but it has really grown on me

[@bburchibanez2]

Definitely a car band. I live in the Midwest, so I’m not exactly around any deserts. I remember driving cross country, hitting my first desert as the sun was setting, and putting on Songs for the Deaf. Such a memorable experience for me.

[@axelmanuelmacedomendez7253]

Please do part 2, you gotta check The Evil has Landed and Un-Reborn Again

[@Calumbo]

Have you listened to Them Crooked Vultures yet or Desert Sessions or his album with Iggy Pop? The live performances with TCV and the Iggy Pop stuff is fantastic. There’s also a brilliant acoustic version of Go with the flow he did around 2018 and a version of Spinning in Daffodils during lockdown that’s awesome.

[@MrFoodAndDrink]

Everyone of their albums is so different from the other. All are so awesome

[@LudvikM]

Fortress is my favorite from the album, and Head Like a Hauted House's outro has been my ringtone for years now :)

[@fran991213]

I never dislike Villains, but their other albums are just too good

[@steverainingagain7956]

Domesticated Animals into Fortress is the highlight of the album for me. Two contrasting (and amazing) tracks tied together by such a beautiful transition. As a whole, the album is towards the bottom of the rankings for QOTSA for me. Every album they've produced has extraordinary work on it though, and Villains is no different!

[@Mizfan2598]

Can’t wait for part 2 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@LeonardoBruno54]

Did we ever get part 2?

[@abelpaszkiewicz2686]

Unlike a lot of people this is my 2nd favourite by them (Like clockwork 1st) and the only complaint i would have is that the drums ar indeed a bit flat but the rest of the complaints about it being to poppy i don't get. It's a really cool evelution for Queens. Also can't wait to see you react to Un-reborn again, The evil has landed and Villains of circumstance

[@Bevtone]

I wouldn't say too poppy necessarily although I agree with the sentiment, you must understand many people who got into queens did so via kyuss and queens early albums and fell in love with desert rock so like clockwork and villain's really do sound like pop albums in comparison, I get the impression that newer fans don't understand the kyuss ethos which isn't necessary to enjoy queens what so ever but gives you an idea as to why the fans don't like this kind of polished product, it's a departure from the exact reason they liked the band in the first place.

[@abelpaszkiewicz2686]

@@Bevtone from my experience the people who don’t like Villains love or at least appreciate Like Clockwork, but everybody’s entitled to their opinion

[@Bevtone]

@@abelpaszkiewicz2686 oh yeah I know people enjoy like clockwork I'm just using it as an example production wise, the old heads especially kyuss fans to them I can understand why the later albums would sound like pop (in comparison)

[@Laizerdisk]

I don’t think it’s a bad album, but it’s the first album recorded in full with Jon fucking Theodore on the drums. The fact the production makes him sound like a drum machine annoys me to no end.

[@alderdesae]

The thing you said about how the current QOTSA album you’re listening to is your favorite is soooo true. I was in the same boat as you when I first heard this album since all I heard was that it’s the worst but I ended up really enjoying it and it was my favorite for some time, but as you said, like clockwork is hard to beat.

[@abrimfulofasha]

I dont have a favourite or weakest album by Queens. All their albums are different and unique in their own way, but within the same realm of their dirty flavour.

[@mutlucansihman]

Do part two

[@captainlestenkof2300]

Love this album. Holding you to that saying QOTSA is your top five favorite right now.

[@DDocps18]

Favourite song still to come! Also, just thought about Them crooked Vultures? Ever listened?

[@JayPhonomancer]

Fortress is a fucking amazing song

[@skinnynuggetsmith1003]

Part 2

[@JEXMlX]

this was the first album I ever bought on vinyl and im so happy i did thank you best buy

[@NegoClau]

Yo... Try listening to Villains and Like Clockwork, in this particular order. Feels like you're going to a wild party and then going home after it.

[@jobinmcgooch]

These guys just don’t miss. Josh Homme the 🐐 for real.

[@georgeweller6023]

the last ones are amazing

[@AlbinoJedi]

When are you going to react to their very first album?

[@internaut4257]

wheres part two at my boy

[@peterlustich1341]

Villains is awesome! Certainly not their best album but they maintained excellence, no question. Also NEVER underestimate the QOTSA growing effect. Even their more experimental or seemingly simple stuff ages so well with re-listens. BTW just wait till the evil has really landed with this one.

[@event7951]

Finally!!

[@Therealstoob]

Pls listen to the brand new album they released 🙏

[@Evdoke]

It might be the darkest QOTSA album yet. If you think about it.

[@abrimfulofasha]

Nah, Like Clockwork is. Research the meaning behind the album. It's about the terrors Josh dealt with and how he perceives death in a new light after being hospitalised.

[@jager9022]

In Times New Roman or Villains?

[@Evdoke]

@@jager9022 Villaims. We are yet to experience ITNR

[@Evdoke]

@@abrimfulofasha I know. I just find this one a little personal for me, as a man being in the distant relationship with my loved ones.

[@abrimfulofasha]

@Maverixx EA-Guild ah. That's tough my dude. Sorry to here that.

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Fortress for me was a father figure song, as it was meant to be

[@Aaa-pz6nh]

This album is fucking great. It was put together so well, don’t know why people don’t like this record.

[@Therealstoob]

Guess it's cuz of the fact mark ronson produced it and it didn't fit them

[@claytonkramer7234]

Dakota when is the album coming out?!

[@nworbrelytthefirst]

Please do Homme’s collaboration with Iggy Pop titled Post Pop Depression.

[@DrQuatsch]

Love Fortress and Head Like A Haunted House from this album. For me the song are a bit underwhelming after Head Like a Haunted House, which is a bit of a weird duck on this album. It seems oddly out of place, and I found it jarring at first. But it actually became my favourite song of the album after a while. The overall album is definitely good, but I just prefer other albums just better. For me it's 1. ...Like Clockwork 2. Rated R 3. Songs for the Deaf 4. Era Vulgaris 5. Self-titled/Lullabies to Paralyze/Villains I have difficulty ranking the last 4 though. Top 3 is fixed. Cannot wait for the new album though.

[@wouterlevering4296]

Fortress is soo good

[@NegoClau]

There's a lot of bands with no songs whatsoever. Queens of the Stone Age is one of those for sure...

[@Cheesepuff8]

I’m so sad U didn’t listen to The Evil Has landed, potentially the best of the album Also don’t get why feet don’t fail me now was cut

[@rwt2320]

I think he's already reacted to feet don't fail me

[@nickcds3419]

Where feet don’t fail me?

[@NightwalkReal]

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[@mynameismattfirered9276]

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[@skinnynuggetsmith1003]

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[@AndreOliveira-vm1xz]

I think the opinion on this album diverges a lot on songs 1,2 and 4 (second half of the album has more consensus). For me personally - Feet Don't Fail Me is not bad but it's pretty forgettable. Nothing like Millionaire, Turnin On The Screw or even Feel good Hit of the Summer. - The Way you Used to Do is by far their weakest single for me, I'm not gonna compare it with No One Knows or Little Sister, but even next to I Sat by the Ocean or Sick Sick Sick stands no chance - Fortress has a lot of beauty but it's a super simple song (and at some point repetitive), I think it would be a side B of another album. For other folks, songs 1 and 2 are their favourite opener and single. This changes A LOT your opinion of the album. Even if you absolutely love Domesticated Animals, Un-Reborn Again, The Evil Has Landed and Villains of Circumstance (which is my case), this album of 9 songs with 3 skippable songs is by far and inevitably their weakest album (and I tend to skip Hideaway as well lol). Looking at the other ones by date order: - qotsa: 11 songs, solid desert rock album, not a lot of highs but no skippable songs; - R: 11 songs, with at most 2 skippable songs; - Songs for the Death: 14 songs (counting Mosquito masterpiece), at most 2 skippable songs; - Lullabies To Paralyze: 14 songs, even if you skip like 3 songs (depending on the taste), there's still a lot there; - Era Vulgaris: 11 + 3 incredible bonus, at most 2 skippable songs; - ...Like Clockwork: 10 songs, but we forgive it because it's a masterpiece, at most 1 skippable song. With Villains, I have a 5-6 great songs album. For another band that's an amazing album. For Queens of the Stone Age, that's by far their weakest. The level is really high😎

[@mynameismattfirered9276]

Every song on SFTD is just the same riff repeated for the whole song, i dont understand how people can accuse Villains of being repetitive

[@rwt2320]

Agreed. I'm one of those people that adore the opening three of villains, and thus it's 9/9 for me and their only one with no skips. Looking to get my first queens vinyl and I think it'll be villains, though not quite sure yet as Like Clockork and ITNR with that sexy cover are both also calling my name. But yeah all of their albums are at least 7/10s, most of them higher. "Worst qotsa album" is not a very meaningfull title when the band is that good hahah.

[@jameshoffman7217]

finally

[@stonedage5087]

Not a terrible record, but to qotsa levels, it's a pretty forgettable one.

[@mynameismattfirered9276]

Forgettable? 😂

[@stonedage5087]

@@mynameismattfirered9276 in my opinion yes It's not a record that I've missed and had to go back and listen again. When the record was released, i heard it a few times, and to be honest, i enjoyed the record. I think it's a pleasant listen. Do i think it's a top qotsa album? No, i absolutely don't think so. I've seen them twice during the villains tour, and the new songs worked quite well, they're obviously still an incredible band. Would i be more excited to see a react to them crooked vultures or even post pop depression? Yes, i absolutely would.