Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
by David Safar
June 10, 2013
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From Kyuss to Them Crooked Vultures, it's been a long road to the age of 40 for Queens of the Stone Age's frontman Josh Homme.
When grunge broke, Homme was at the forefront of a genre that inspired countless commercial rock wannabes. Easily pegged as "stoner rock," Homme continues to hold out the persona of his teens while becoming one of the most recognized guitar players in rock music. This persona is part of the mystery and charm behind Queens Of The Stone Age. The band is often more about an attitude than a sound, and the attitude sounds great on ...Like Clockwork.
Homme has always been serious about not being serious. The infamous Desert Sessions with P.J. Harvey, Mark Lanegan, and Dean Ween once revealed this dual personality behind the music that helped create many of the building blocks for both QOTSA and Eagles of Death Metal. More recently, Homme appeared in the cast of Dave Grohl's Sound City, playing alongside Paul McCartney and Trent Reznor. You have to be a serious musician to play with McCartney, right?
Homme, "music is a pleasure device .... and the best thing in life is to be understood .... and the best way to be understood is to have your own style." "What if it sounded really cool backwards?" "...I like to buy guitars that don't need ... to be customized. I like to buy character guitars. I don't have a Les Paul, I don't have a Stratocastor. I have weird Japanese Guitars."