[02] Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola (Live From The Basement)

[Haassan1]

Wow, whats that gorilla doing behind the drums!?!

[BadassMo0ze]

@Haassan1 Well whatever he's doing it's good.... Really fucking good.

[Haassan1]

Outrages.

[bonhollis]

Editing sucks! Not one shot of homme the whole solo! Fucking tune though.

[belami01]

wow



[useless987]

never seen a drum mic set up with 57s as overhead and 414s on toms. can't see the snare mic but looks like a pen small diaphragm condenser... sm81 maybe?

[Rhode0]

I agree With jasama48.....I wanna do drugs then fuk then do drugs then fuk again with QOTSA playing live in the dark corner of my room!

[Omgazm]

Castillo looks like a gorilla playing a mini drum set =p

[ghoawaynetcabo]

what a bass sound

[89thatsnumberwang]

joey's on it in this one!!

[tool256]

so goood



[rebs924]

i feel like we should hear clapping after this is over..

[katiagr25]

self - speakers, where are you????

[brandelin0]

joey is powerful, but... that's all folks!

terrible drum sound. but i think the whole sound of this session is not the best, right?

[shanesreallycool]

@brandelin0 I thought this sounded awesome. Possibly better than the album version

[engelwyre]

@brandelin0 This is what it actually sounds like dry, without all the little mixing bells and whistles. I wish my basement band sounded like this 20 years ago!!

[iamspikeyoko]

@brandelin0 sorry man, okay everyone has the right to an opinion, and i can agree with that, especially in reference to a queens fan. but you have GOT to be kidding me! Joey is an absolutley fantastic drummer, he has great technique as well as power! terrible drum sound, whole sound of the session not the best? what kind of speakers are you using my friend? and on top of that, what video are you watching?!?!? :P

[larsolaf]

The bass needs more balls.

[Haassan1]

Joey Castillo looks f*cking bad-ass behind his kit. Awesome drummer!!!

[gjpotter]

Is that Andy Samberg on bass? lol

[Juancho0f]

cool mikey shoes bass!

[RoboGeek123]

most epic bass ever

[KangaRuthless]

As a drummer, I love it when Joey actually plays the established tempo. I also hope that Dean and Mikey return for the next album. This was a good Queens line-up.

[geekedup361]

I want the new album. Now. My heart forever longs -__-....

[sesh94]

is it just me or does the music, not the singing, sound like a song for the dead?

[mynmyself]

amazing how fresh this sounds... like 10 years later!

[boyd319]

If more people appreciated music like this maybe our country wouldn't be the cesspool it is today :D

[willybumbum35]

qotsa are like a cocktail even if you swap some ingredients it still fucking tasty

[petro123]

DAT SNARE. Does anyone know what it might be?

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

@petro123 14x7 DW Stave Shell snare. 

[themightymufin]

love this intro! love this song! love this band! . . wish i could jam like that . .

[MrRodriguez1251]

joey castillo.. the MEX.. muscle!!!

[TheNikomann02]

Best QOTSA song

[katiagr25]

@TheNikomann02 FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!

[jasama48]

QOTSA music makes me wanna do drugs and fuck .. .repeat

[alexgordon00]

@jasama48 CANNOT UPVOTE ENOUGH

[OriginalSliz]

@jasama48 getting up in the morning is all it takes to make me wanna do drugs and fuck...

[pattonPwr]

@jasama48 just fuck, better for you

[vicmal2112]

@jasama48 do fuck and drugs.....repeat

[Xnicito]

3:37 - 3:45 - 80´s video effect :D

[johnagain]

FUCK I WANT TO BE THIS BAND

[GuidoVtwo]

Best QOTSA line-up.

[qotsaforeverandever]

i'm so fucking tired because everybody here says that "oh, qotsa is a shit band" and i can't find a real qotsa fan anywhere. this is one of my favourite songs btw

[BBbobsleigh]

Josh's singing is really good on this one!

[islaeve100]

god, brilliant drumming!

[bigjohnny12345678]

i think nick oliveri is better off in jail actually

[Mollysconfession]

That bass!

[subliminalstereo90]

This song has a certain heavy stagger... and I can't seem to get enough...

[KingMedicine721]

They need that woman beater back. REX EVERYTHING.

No seriously, his bass skills were superior.

[JamesJ008]

@KingMedicine721 Woman beater. End of.

[MrCoryrabalais]

@KingMedicine721 no. Michael Shuman is superior, not only in ability, but overall style. hes just a better fit than Mike Oliveri. and Oliveri is better touring with Kyuss Lives anyway.

[FriedChickenofDeath6]

@MrCoryrabalais The man can be a woman beater. But what you said is just not true and we all know it. It's just a shame that Nick put all his effort in being a dick instead of playing bass, but God, he could do both greatly.

[blister1324]

I dont want to watch them play the song I've heard dozens of times on the albums or that I can find elsewhere. Its cool to see a band do new things with old pieces. 

[knoppinator]

Omg, the are playing so fast the camera can't record it! ;)

[screenscanner]

oh my fuckin lord i can not wait for the new album!!!!

[AmGuitarGirl]

My friend's annoying little brother looks almost exactly like Josh Homme... O.o

[futuremarkets]

@AmGuitarGirl what's his phone number

[AmGuitarGirl]

@futuremarkets ewwwww! He's like 9 and he's the biggest jerk I've ever met. Plus the fact that he cries over EVERYTHING.

[OneButtonDanny]

@AmGuitarGirl

still kinda sounds like josh

i kid, i kid

[goodhitsofthesummer]

mikey gotta fukin learn to play the bass intro right

[screenscanner]

@goodhitsofthesummer i'm sure he'd play it right if he wanted to

[goodhitsofthesummer]

@screenscanner why dosn't he play it in the way that sounds best instead? the original way.

[screenscanner]

@goodhitsofthesummer yeah he should

[McFro95]

@goodhitsofthesummer It's his take on it...

[WL2311]

too bad there was no audience here!! this rocks like hell

[DocAuch22]

im no drummer or anything, but is it just me or does joeys snare look like bigger than usual snares?

[CanadianWaffleFarm]

@DocAuch22 It's a 14x8-inch that he got from Chuck Biscuits.

[MrFukface23]

@DocAuch22 no u dik. its smaller if anything lol . wats ur top 5 fav qotsa songss btw :)

[Forage17]

@DocAuch22 Its deeper than most snares its a DW brass snare 14x7 not his chuck biscuits snare

[GM4L]

@maclennan73 dude. dave grohl's band is amazing. every generation can appreciate their music. so SHOVE it. and it's Homme that makes this band incredible.

[GM4L]

i hope them crooked vultures sound this good next album. :)

[ckolonko86]

I have to say this is the meanest Mexicola ever.

[wesuckbadly]

Does anyone know what guitar Josh is using in these videos? Real nice guitar, lol

[Firestorm2154]

@wesuckbadly It's a Maton, don't know which model. You're right though, badass guitars.

[ThePatrickshumack]

@Firestorm2154 i know this kid who picked up a similar one in that dark wood colour for about $1000AUD after the box it was in got flood damaged. i only got a few minutes worth of playing, but shit. feels so damn good

[CocasBlog]

@wesuckbadly Maton BB1200 JH Signature Guitar. :)

[soapalot]

@wesuckbadly I believe he's using his signature Maton. It sure is a damn nice guitar, especially in that deep wine colour.

[JDthedrummer]

I want this in HD. Fuck!

[DFSrlz]

One of QOTSA best and dirty sounding songs, We need a new album please!

[dip1hell]

I don't like this bassist, not because his skills or anything related, but it seems like he wants more attention.

[PyraBurns]

Is Joey Castillo not the human version of Animal from the Muppets??

[celestepetitechatte]

@PyraBurns xD

[seidelm11]

@PyraBurns No. Dave Grohl is.

[crashdaddy]

@PyraBurns In FACT, he is NOT ;)~

[dagrohl1979]

Cant agree more about Grohl. Drummer, not frontman. Dont like his voice, esp live.

[dagrohl1979]

hahaha, waddup. Made me laugh out loud mate. Im gonna him and make him smoke my cock! Fucking love Queens. From day one.

[mrciaran96]

Nick Oliveri disliked this. He's jealous a Michael Fucking Shuman!

[Pooyoumf]

this just blew my mind.... FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!

[McFro95]

I had a dream last night... I HAD A FUZZ PEDAL!!! :D

[chelseawhite98]

simply amazing.

[MrFalsoglabro]

is that darken rahl playing bass?



[FestusTravincal]

how could you not like this?

[poshi12]

Killer tune



[HeartlessBastard82]

Castillo FTW

[marcoveil19]

My favorite QOTSA songs ever!

[SolidSonic02]

The best band and since Led Zeppelin. No contest. And I'm a dude, but I'd have Joey Castillo's baby. He's the shit.

[jemmarx]

I want Josh's heart necklase, anyone know where to get one?

Thanks in advance.

[bpveloso]

Michael Shuman play and sing better than Oliveri. Sorry all the Oliveri fans but, musically, Shuman is better.

[steffsweet45]

@bpveloso I couldn't agree with you more, It's just like the Grohl vs. Castillo debate

, Dave is an influence of mine as is Joey, but Joey is so much better for this band its undeniable. Only a true Queens fan would listen and approve of this line up. A no one knows fan would prefer the old one.

[alterg33k]

@steffsweet45 Here we go again! How can you say such a stupind thing! True Qotsa fan would approve this lineup??!, you are saying like the ones who prefer SFTD and Rated R are not true fans... To me band has surely evolved but in the direction that don't suit me, so this makes me a un-true qotsa fan? I personaly agree with Castillo being the drummer, but mikey will need to have prove his talent on the next record...

[steffsweet45]

@alterg33k Prove his talent?! look dude he is playing Ovileri songs, The songs from LTP, and songs from Era Vulgaris, almost perfect. I think he has proven his talent on stage and I'm sure he will on the next record. And what I ment to imply is that true queens would like any line up and if you listen to the live recordings, they sound the tightest they have ever sounded with this line up in the live setting.

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

@steffsweet45 Oliveri didn't play bass on LTP and Era. Carlo Von Sexron (Josh's bass playing alter ego) played bass. Nick played on Rated R and SFTD. Josh also played bass on the very first QOTSA record.

[steffsweet45]

@spicyMcHAGGIS9green I already knew that, I'm saying that shoes is talented enough to play them all well.

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

@steffsweet45 I totally read that comment as "He is playing the Oliveri songs from LTP and Era Vulgaris. I think that's a sign that I should cut down the weed intake.

[steffsweet45]

@spicyMcHAGGIS9green haha probably a good idea

[CocasBlog]

@spicyMcHAGGIS9green Alain played bass on LTP and Era, not Josh. He only played it on self-titled. :P

[didymusdoppelganger]

@CocasBlog Nope. They all took turns playing bass. Sometimes Alain, Sometimes Josh, and I'm pretty sure Troy has played bass on Era and LTP, also

[CocasBlog]

@didymusdoppelganger Yeah, you're right. :) I thought you meant that Josh was the only one playing bass on these records.

[iamspikeyoko]

@CocasBlog actually, josh played bass for most of ltp. look it up :)

[CocasBlog]

@iamspikeyoko Yeah, I know. I wouldn't say 'for most' cause - referring to the booklet of LTP - he 'only' played bass for six songs but yeah, I got the idea. :D My comment was made a bit too fast. Shame on me. :(

[alterg33k]

@bpveloso @bpveloso Sing better? No; Play Better? No; Is he capabale at writing such a badass basslines that are on SFTD and R? No; More talented? I doubt

[bpveloso]

@alterg33k you clearly don't know shit about music

[wouterdesmedt]

@bpveloso I agree but I really miss songs like 'tension head, ode to clarissa, quick and to the pointless, etc. Josh does a good job singing millionaire but it's not the same, only for that reason I sometimes miss nick. But 99% of the songs they sound better than ever.

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

@bpveloso Yeah, but Nick was just so much more gnarly and cool looking.

[lsufan9999]

Thats some dirty bass MIkey

[yellowmrbungle]

Nick is the man. Since he left the band...QOTSA hadn´t been the same.

[iamspikeyoko]

@yellowmrbungle you're so right... its been so much better!

[andrewsmithify]

what batter heads is castillo using on his toms?

[steffsweet45]

@andrewsmithify Remo controlled sound, clears with black dots

[andrewsmithify]

@steffsweet45 thankyou!

[steffsweet45]

@andrewsmithify Anytime, I just put them on my toms and with a little moongel and proper tuning I got them to sound pretty close to this

[JamesLeNoble]

As much as i love the Oliveri Days of QOTSA, I have to admit that this is my favorite line up!

[chikensee]

the bassist got a lot of swagg

[andrewt248]

I'm a drummer and I love Grohl and Castillo for different things, but I gotta say PROPS TO MIKEY SHOES!!!

[millionsofyou]

I hate how people feel the need to compare Joey to Dave Grohl all the time! They're both awesome drummers, can't you just leave it at that!?

[T11LMG]

why the hell do they need monitors? like for the bass I can understand, but for the guitars? you don't need them in that enclosed a space.

[capnreefer]

@T11LMG micrphones need to be heard , prob why they got em

[warlordzephyr]

Dave Grohl is definately better, mainly because castillo doesn't do ghost notes properly, which is really annoying if you can do them.

[sanjurodog]

Live From The Basement...Great series of videos.

[Silverfucked]

real men wear hoodies without an undershirt.

[itsmeatwad1992]

Joey Castillo is fucking amazing on those drums

[jonny26281]

@qotsabatteryacid its an ampeg guitar amp. they are quite rare. i have one myself just a different model

[JohnRegular180]

@thewahwahmanI Looks like a Gibson Grabber, or something similar. 

[kunaikai]

@JohnRegular180 gibson Ripper actually but they look almost the same

[ThreePhaseBand]

SO FUKING AWESOME !!!

[CB836]

seen this live.....dident have enough room to headbang the floor.

[mikicunninghamex]

son los mejores!!!!

[Blacksadback]

bass+drums totally drove/nailed the song ! just kickass !

[waddup2717]

who's that cocksmoker that disliked this

[Duffslash92]

@waddup2717 It was Dave Grohl, in pure jealousy x)

[rlczRlcz]

@waddup2717

i think it's the one who threw a shoe at josh xD

[MrFacechomper]

@waddup2717 Now it's not just me and you that know he's a total cocksmoker it's everybody

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

@waddup2717 Josh?

[RectoBold]

@waddup2717 Yep - Whoever it is needs to eat a bag o' dicks.

[mrspitmuted]

@waddup2717 Nick Olivieri because he was not invited ?

[Sagebigly7]

@waddup2717 Its 1 mutha fuckin cocksmoker too.

[mythirdeye22]

Castillo is by far the best drummer Queens has ever had.

[CullenX]

this song has so much 'tude you'll grow a handle bar mustache just listening to it.

[joss5150]

did one guy no understand the concept of thumbs up and thumbs down!

[KmartKush420]

Bewteen the Queens and the Foo's i still prefer Foo Fighters but Queens Of The Stone Age, they know how to make great rock and roll!

[AmuseMe543]

This is so bad ass its not funny, at all, its jsut that bas ass.

[4AJWP]

Wow this song is so good 

[mickygr8]

Great version these guys are great love the whole thing

[JuditasDude]

Joey is an amazing drummer and fits perfectly with the rest of the band, there's no denying that, but Dave is on a different level completely, he's way more original, visceral and relentless than Castillo (at least that's my opinion)

[psychedelicArk]

@JuditasDude

no bro,i think u are very strict concerning Joey's skills!

He's a hell of a drummer and he adds full power to the concept!

[IronRevolution]

Mikey is surfing this song.  He fits so well in the band.

[maclennan73]

I love Castillo, Grohl is obviously good too but he's busy making rawk music for 16 year old boys that involves alot of screaming and, to me, all sounds the same (sorry)......but the QOTSA have it all going on.

[Kingqotsa]

@maclennan73 these are exactly the words I couldn't find.

[alterg33k]

@maclennan73 Foo Fighters are fucking boring, some nice tunes though, but overall everything sounds the same like you said and yes his screaming and recording in garage are fucking lame.... give me a fucking brake !

+ The Pretender fucking sucks monkey balls, i just wanna go to sleep listening to that song

[imita01]

@maclennan73.. Yeah man. So true. I know Dave is a legend and I am never going to take anything away from or event attempt to. But, Castillo has his own style just like every drummer out there. I just hate the comparison game people play. I hope as time passes that people realize that music isn't a competition... but rather a form of simple and pure expression, and that not everything has to be analyzed in a competitive way.

[rossmc72]

@imita01 spot on.

[TSteverse]

@maclennan73 Nothing against Joey, but why didn't Grohl consider staying on full time and ditch Foo Fighters? Foo haven't made a great album since long before Songs for the Deaf. At least Homme and Grohl reunited for TCV, which is totally badass.

[maluorno]

@TSteverse - the foos are his band....duh

[DoctorRobertBobby]

@TSteverse why ditch a cash cow?

[TSteverse]

@DoctorRobertBobby good point. If I was fortunate enough that my band had millions of fans & making loads of cash I probably wouldn't ditch it either.

Unless of course I became a well known musician, such as Grohl is. I could easily shut it down and still attract enough attention with my next group/project to not worry about audience/money. I think the Foo Fighters lost me about 10-12 years ago (when ever one by one came out). The direction they went in after that album has been ear rape.

[sharty5000]

@maclennan73 fuck you dude! theres no reason to be calling out foo fighters on a qotsa video, this songs not even related to him. foo's and qotsa are two fucking amazing bands

[jtboll00]

@maclennan73 agreed foo is quite lame.. grohl is a drummer not a frontman

[nickbarber48]

@maclennan73 totally disagree. dave grohl and the foo fighters are fantastic

[b0n3z0r]

@maclennan73 man, the foos problem that they don't have enough of screams (white lime rocks for example)

so it's just your girly-gay opinion :)

[TonySwing5]

Qué grossos la puta que los parió!!!!

Fuckin ´ awesome!!!!

[kenoracan]

totally...everything from the Basement is the best!!

[louisalive]

no-one cares about drummers, Dave Grohl just thinks he can play in every band