This isn't bad at all, coming from a guy who play Waits until the needle's worn down. I'd rather have Queens cover Tom than, say....Motley Crue or something.
DUDE THIS SUCKS!!!!! I love queens but stupid as hell to try to cover Tom Waits, unless of corse you gargle gravel and chew broken glass as a profession....This sucks really bad and does Tom Waits a great disservice.
OH HEY GUYS, I'm a huge Tom Waits fan, never really got into Queens of the Stone Age, and thought this track was good.
Musical snobbery is the biggest cancer killing music today. There really shouldn't be any boundaries to what someone can and can't cover, as long as they put spirit into it - which QotSA clearly have.
@JacobMorrisNinetyTwo Music Snobbery is doing music as much good as bad. You can't say that having people take their music SUPER SERIOUS is somehow bad for the industry.
But I agree that snobbery is harmful to the snob. They will never even give great bands a chance if they have already decided it's not 'good' or 'trendy'.
Honestly, I like this cover better than the original because I didn't get used to Waits' voice (I recognize its an interesting voice, but I don't like it; just a matter of taste).
But I'm sure that some Waits' fan could think the same about Homme's voice, so it's a draw.
It's a good cover. It's not supposed to sound exactly like Tom Waits. It's supposed to sound like QOTSA playing a Tom Waits song, which sounds pretty good to me. If they tried some of his slower, ballady stuff it wouldn't work, but for this song it does.
this is a great cover. comparing covers to the real thing shouldn't be about how good one sounds to the other, it's about changing it to sound like what the band wants it to be, that's basically what covers are about.
Goin' Out West is pretty much a kickass song already, so QOTSA covering it must of realized:
"There is nothing we can do to make this song more awesome, other than play it ourselves."
I've said it many time before and I'll say it again unless your last name is Ramone DO NOT cover Mr Waits it will NEVER be as good but to be fair this is not as bad as Rod Stewarts cover of Waltzing Matilda
I think that for our talent contest at my highschool next year, I'm gonna try and sing this song. and rip off my shirt when I say "I look good without a shirt on." :)
Am I alone in saying that I think this version kicks ass? It lacks that raw and heavy sound of the original, but I love Josh's slick tone and the swagger in his voice. Sounds completely different, but it'd be pretty boring to make a cover sound so much like the original.
This isn't really an effective cover. It sounds too much like the original, not enough of their own twist. And it doesn't come out well because Tom Waits' vocals are what make most of his songs.
This is great, awesome cover of an awesome song, I prefer the original but this is the best cover I've heard. Shame Mark left, it would be great to hear his voice on this song but that said, Josh did an awesome job.
I don't understand what most people's problem with this is. Yes, of course it isn't as good as the Tom Waits original, I don't see how that's unexpected. It's a fucking cover, anyone who thinks it should outdo the original is probably another one of those twats who thinks the movies are better than books. Still, a good effort by QOTSA, and I think it does the original full justice.
@blargento yeah, they just wanted to do a tribute to a artist they all love. a cover is a cover, I'm a hardcore tom waits fan, and I still think this cover kicks ass! it's real raw.
@blargento you're absolutely right. joshua homme is the only 'modern rocker' with enough balls of steel to make justice to a tom waits song. imagine if papa roach or some other pussy band (sorry for the slight offensive) made a cover of 'Chocolate Jesus' horrid, but this deserves no complaints, it's a great cover. and the message fits homme's mouth perfectly too, I've heard the tom waits/billy idol mutant child influence on qotsa's albums, he's probably a fanboy ;>
i know theres a lot of mixed reviews of this one, but i think it's alright, first heard it on the vinyl B side of sick sick sick, its a bit of something extra and its not like theyre trying to fill album space as era vulgaris rocks pretty damn hard as it is, very enjoyable
I think it's a good song. Homme is all about this style of music and the whole idea. It's a cover, so you can't expect him to sound like Waits. Plus, this was a B-side, so it isn't like he was filling space. Verdict: Takes Tom Waits' great idea and turns it into something you can listen to a bunch without feeling awkward. C'mon,--Tom Waits is pretty fucked up. I reserve the Tom Waits original for times when I'm feeling REAL seedy.
this is like a sad replica of the original. Tom Waits has been covered a lot, but at least other people made the songs their own. I feel like they made this to fill up album space. I can't say whether this is good or bad...its just sad.
It's not bad but i think they should have kept the hard industrial percussion of the original and maybe done something else with the vocals? maybe abit of distortion would have worked pretty well on them :P
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im with vandalshandles - this sucks. Queens suck. I will admit- I was a pretty big fan Queens but Josh is a faggot and his music is getting progressively worse. Kyuss is one of the greatest bands ever and its to bad Josh turned out to be suck a fag. Not to mention he thinks oh so highly of himself. Somebody needs to cut off his dick so he can be humbled a bit.
I doubt Waits considers himself a sacred cow. Good bands doing good covers of your music and putting them on their albums is a massive compliment to the original artist.
They changed the word "speed" to "seed" though, pretty lame.
If someone told me that I had to pick which version of Goin' Out West that I liked the best I would have to toss a coin.....that is how much I love both the original (Tom Waits) and the remake (Queens of the Stone Age)
For all those claiming that Waits can't be covered - ever any of you heard Lucinda William's version of "Hang Down Your Head"? Los Lobos take on "Jockey Full Of Bourbon"? Steve Earle doing "Way Down In The Hole"? Or John Hammond's "Wicked Grin" album?
You should check 'em out - By the way, I ain't raggin' on anybody here.
not bad. this shoulda been on the expanded edition of era vulgaris for canada. MUCH better cover than there waste of minutes on a disk that thier version of what White Wedding was
Yeah, Most Rod Stewart fans have no idea that Tom wrote Downtown Train cos Rod butchered it so bad. That cover used to piss me off until I saw that Rod also covered Tom Traubert's Blues. That cover was nothing less than an abortion set to music.
After seeing that, this is a very non-threatening cover.
The visual that comes to my mind: a very young boy walking around in his father's oversized shoes; it's so cute and always brings a smile to the face.
Nobody can be expected to mimic Waits... Those who do usually fail.
QOTSA took the song and did it in their own style, and I appreciate the effort and Enjoyed the result.
Besides... Why try to do a cover and play it in the exact same style as the original? Whats the point of that? If you liked the original, just listen TO the original...
eh, they could have done a little bit more with this song, i think. no one can sound like tom waits, so i think they should have added a little more of what they do usually to it like they did towards the end. its still fairly decent though, but nothing beats tom waits.
Bah, You can't sing like Tom Waits unless your voice was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months and then taken outside and run over with a car.
I love Tom Waits version. But this version kicks just as much ass. Its a bit more accessible to the mainstream crowd. Well as accessible as qotsa can be to the mainstream. Great song, great cover.
this isn't bad at all, but it would have been cooler if Nick was still in the band, he could have ripped into this good. to whomever mention a collaboration being Waits and QOTSA, that'd be awesome.
covers are tributes, most ppl cover songs cause they like them. Id say qotsa just wants thier fans, that havnt yet, to check out these songs on the limited edish for germany
Everybody's rather harsh on this track. It's just a straightforward cover. I'm a huge Tom Waits fan and yes this isn't as good as his version, but I'd rather them just take it as it is than try to fuck it up. This version sounds the closest to Waits, and I credit them for doing a song of his. In fact, they ought to collaborate.
Jesus, F'ing christ, im a good QOTSA fan and all, but this doesnt come anywhere NEAR the original, nothing does or ever will when it comes to tom's merch....
after hearing the dissociatives do a version of goin out west, I can't believe that QOTSA would even hit record for this piece of crap. They don't even try on this.
Wasn't keen to start with, but as it goes on it warms on you..
FirstImpressions99 9 months ago
is there anywhere to get this legally?
kunaikai 10 months ago
I'm seeing queens of the stone age tonight in kansas city! they are playing the whole first album and b sides.
ScentlisApprentice 11 months ago
Gomez (the band) does a killer cover of the Tom Waits original on their live double CD "Out West."
podgythebear 11 months ago
lol looks like the germs logo
oiboydirect 1 year ago
The Tom Waits is definitely better than this, especially after seeing Fight Club, but this one is good to... I give it a 7 out of 10
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MidnightKidd 1 year ago
This isn't bad at all, coming from a guy who play Waits until the needle's worn down. I'd rather have Queens cover Tom than, say....Motley Crue or something.
bloodandwhiskey5 1 year ago 3
@bloodandwhiskey5 I really hate to mention this, but the Bulletboys did a cover of Hang on St. Christopher :(
SeaWasp 1 year ago
the vocals are fuckin great.....!
first i didn't know it was a cover, and i was surprised by the the vocals, of Josh.
so mannish, and rock n roll!
the man is a god.
cobalus 1 year ago 2
DUDE THIS SUCKS!!!!! I love queens but stupid as hell to try to cover Tom Waits, unless of corse you gargle gravel and chew broken glass as a profession....This sucks really bad and does Tom Waits a great disservice.
bigdaddy0522 1 year ago
I just quit my job and I am driving hundreds of miles to New Mexico from the east coast. I like this song.
mechagb 1 year ago
OH HEY GUYS, I'm a huge Tom Waits fan, never really got into Queens of the Stone Age, and thought this track was good.
Musical snobbery is the biggest cancer killing music today. There really shouldn't be any boundaries to what someone can and can't cover, as long as they put spirit into it - which QotSA clearly have.
JacobMorrisNinetyTwo 1 year ago 2
@JacobMorrisNinetyTwo Music Snobbery is doing music as much good as bad. You can't say that having people take their music SUPER SERIOUS is somehow bad for the industry.
But I agree that snobbery is harmful to the snob. They will never even give great bands a chance if they have already decided it's not 'good' or 'trendy'.
parade 1 year ago
Honestly, I like this cover better than the original because I didn't get used to Waits' voice (I recognize its an interesting voice, but I don't like it; just a matter of taste).
But I'm sure that some Waits' fan could think the same about Homme's voice, so it's a draw.
ruibarbosta 1 year ago
@ruibarbosta
not nice enough for you eh you fucking idiot
MegaSammich 1 year ago
It's a good cover. It's not supposed to sound exactly like Tom Waits. It's supposed to sound like QOTSA playing a Tom Waits song, which sounds pretty good to me. If they tried some of his slower, ballady stuff it wouldn't work, but for this song it does.
TheManWhoWouldBeDead 1 year ago
Couldn't have said it better Blargento.
It's just a means of showing respect and I think they did an awesome job.
slimpickin07 1 year ago
Oh no, I had no idea QOTSA had raped this wonderful song.
Widespread Panic does a much better version.
blackesteyes13 1 year ago
@blackesteyes13 Go fuck yourself.
matenizer 1 year ago
Oh wow, I love this band, I love this song, I never knew this existed, it's like christmas for me right now
MrMaggoo24 1 year ago
It was right in everyones face. Tyler and I just made it visible. It was on the tip of everyones tongue. Tyler and I just gave it a name
Fight Clube RULES!
fuckerman157 1 year ago
@fuckerman157
rule 1 and 2 !!
MrGreenday 1 year ago
i really like QotSA but yeah Mark definitely would've fit it better. good cover choice though.
ripelivejam 1 year ago
I like QotSA
I like Gov't Mule
I like Tom Waits
dirtycelinefrenchman 1 year ago
Shoulda had Mark Lanegan on the vocals.
KingOfWhiteTrash1 2 years ago
this.
i didnt think of that but you are exactly right sir
sheyet2 2 years ago
I love Tom Waits. I don't listen do Queens of the Stone Age but I must say that this cover is pretty good.
And it's not about how the cover is terrible, a cover is pretty much a band honouring a song by another artist, and they did a damn fine job.
twistingincognito 2 years ago 12
This song, of all the Tom Waits songs I've heard so far,probably lends itself to QotSA's style the best.
I love both artists, so discovering this was a pleastant surprise :)
YIIMM 2 years ago 4
Gov't Mule does this better than it's ever been done
bababooee123 2 years ago
you're incredibly right!!!!!!!
Sagison 2 years ago
I agree, this is a good one. But, the Mule kicks everyones ass! They do everyones songs better than the bands who did them originally!
jmdpgh 2 years ago
this is a great cover. comparing covers to the real thing shouldn't be about how good one sounds to the other, it's about changing it to sound like what the band wants it to be, that's basically what covers are about.
Goin' Out West is pretty much a kickass song already, so QOTSA covering it must of realized:
"There is nothing we can do to make this song more awesome, other than play it ourselves."
Schloonktapooxis 2 years ago
This is my favorite tom waits song ever! I don't need make up I have real scars
2Stardumb 2 years ago 3
It's good. It doesn't add to it really but it's a thumbs up to Tom which is no bad thing.
SpankedProductions 2 years ago
tom sounds bettah if ya ask me
Tosterday 2 years ago 6
i must say the origional is better though this 1 kicks ass
TheAmazingOzzy 2 years ago 3
I adore mister Waits and this song, but give him his credit Josh hasn't ruined the song although he hasn't done anything for it either...
TheObsidianNightfall 2 years ago
I've said it many time before and I'll say it again unless your last name is Ramone DO NOT cover Mr Waits it will NEVER be as good but to be fair this is not as bad as Rod Stewarts cover of Waltzing Matilda
Arbow1986 2 years ago
NO.
jzjzjz123 2 years ago
The Ramones cover of I don't Wanna Grow up SUCKED
kosmad 2 years ago 5
The sex just DROOLS off of every word. Josh is the freaking coolest son of a bitch in the entire fucking world.
SexyManatee2121 2 years ago 7
You know what you're talking about
Herrefrakk 2 years ago
i like this one better... it sounds a lot clearer and has more to it. the guitar parts that really define it are more prominent.
Drakko24NicoSuave 2 years ago
I think that for our talent contest at my highschool next year, I'm gonna try and sing this song. and rip off my shirt when I say "I look good without a shirt on." :)
eclipse561 2 years ago 2
do it. that'd be sick, sick sick
Drakko24NicoSuave 2 years ago
Am I alone in saying that I think this version kicks ass? It lacks that raw and heavy sound of the original, but I love Josh's slick tone and the swagger in his voice. Sounds completely different, but it'd be pretty boring to make a cover sound so much like the original.
Deoxic 2 years ago 4
This isn't really an effective cover. It sounds too much like the original, not enough of their own twist. And it doesn't come out well because Tom Waits' vocals are what make most of his songs.
MsAnamehere 2 years ago 2
exactly. well said.
i dont think anyone can really top Mr. Waits
BrotherThump67 2 years ago
this fuckin kills....I can't wait for a new qotsa album....eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
w0125262 2 years ago
I like both versions. I am a HUGE Tom Waits fan, not too familiar with QOTSA, but I really dig this.
mkrdmt 2 years ago
Tom Waits had it right the first time around... I love Queens but they didn't pull this one off.
booobbobo 3 years ago
im going to have to kindly disagree with you, i listened to both the orignal and the cover and i think they did a great job
Fahdizzl 3 years ago
Its a more slick version, and feels slightly quicker
TheSophist2007 2 years ago 2
I have to agree with booobbobo
Love both bands, but the vocals and drums lack the rawness of the original
dahuka 2 years ago
fantastic
knockmed0wn 3 years ago
hey? i just understand maybe i don't understand well.
for be scused, i'm french :p
TomandMark90 3 years ago
lol ton englais est un peu bonne.
eclipse561 2 years ago
merci :)
you may need some french lessons :p
the main thing is to be understood ehhe
TomandMark90 2 years ago
lol oui je suis Americain
eclipse561 2 years ago
hey 71savages you said sthg wrong it's not from lanegan but from TOM WAITS.....
[i created an adress here just for informs you all :p]
TomandMark90 3 years ago
who originally wrote this song? because its awesome.
eclipse561 3 years ago
This is great, awesome cover of an awesome song, I prefer the original but this is the best cover I've heard. Shame Mark left, it would be great to hear his voice on this song but that said, Josh did an awesome job.
Hated the Dissociative version though..
stoufzilla 3 years ago
It's probably already been said, but I think Mark Lanigan should have been the one to sing this.
71savages 3 years ago
Mark left Qotsa in 06
Bolleraaa88 3 years ago
this song gets a picture of josh homme with a cigarette and a whiskey in a bar into my head!
aspargares 3 years ago
wihtout a shirt on?
icirum 3 years ago
thank you blargento!
Strouperman37 3 years ago
Fuckin' A. I love this. Queens and/or Tom Waits forever.
etherealrhythm 3 years ago 8
I don't understand what most people's problem with this is. Yes, of course it isn't as good as the Tom Waits original, I don't see how that's unexpected. It's a fucking cover, anyone who thinks it should outdo the original is probably another one of those twats who thinks the movies are better than books. Still, a good effort by QOTSA, and I think it does the original full justice.
blargento 3 years ago 52
Exactly.
SweetJesusItsJack 3 years ago
SWEET JESUS ITS JACK!!!!!
eclipse561 3 years ago
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naw dude ur gay
desertrocks 3 years ago
@blargento I agree....It's a rare occasion when a cover is better than the original....QOTSA did a great job here
imashomer 1 year ago
@blargento i agree. it takes some balls to cover Waits, these guys did it and didnt do half bad.
WiiGeee 1 year ago
@blargento yeah, they just wanted to do a tribute to a artist they all love. a cover is a cover, I'm a hardcore tom waits fan, and I still think this cover kicks ass! it's real raw.
Xenobiarch 1 year ago
@blargento you're absolutely right. joshua homme is the only 'modern rocker' with enough balls of steel to make justice to a tom waits song. imagine if papa roach or some other pussy band (sorry for the slight offensive) made a cover of 'Chocolate Jesus' horrid, but this deserves no complaints, it's a great cover. and the message fits homme's mouth perfectly too, I've heard the tom waits/billy idol mutant child influence on qotsa's albums, he's probably a fanboy ;>
Xenobiarch 1 year ago 2
@blargento yeah! It's a tribute, not a REVAMP, or anything like that.
parade 1 year ago
kool
SatanistTV 3 years ago
i know theres a lot of mixed reviews of this one, but i think it's alright, first heard it on the vinyl B side of sick sick sick, its a bit of something extra and its not like theyre trying to fill album space as era vulgaris rocks pretty damn hard as it is, very enjoyable
scottydo09 3 years ago 2
i love QOTSA to death, but this sucks compared to Tom Waits version. Its not them, its just, he's untouchable.
AlexisFruitcake 3 years ago 5
Absolutely!
Lhasa1981 3 years ago
I like both cover and orig
TheSophist2007 3 years ago 8
tom waits forever
msheedy1 3 years ago
I think it's a good song. Homme is all about this style of music and the whole idea. It's a cover, so you can't expect him to sound like Waits. Plus, this was a B-side, so it isn't like he was filling space. Verdict: Takes Tom Waits' great idea and turns it into something you can listen to a bunch without feeling awkward. C'mon,--Tom Waits is pretty fucked up. I reserve the Tom Waits original for times when I'm feeling REAL seedy.
Dangilman 3 years ago 4
Hahaha!! Well said!
020338 3 years ago
this is like a sad replica of the original. Tom Waits has been covered a lot, but at least other people made the songs their own. I feel like they made this to fill up album space. I can't say whether this is good or bad...its just sad.
bossmanreject 3 years ago
eh...
risingpower 3 years ago
Queens of the Stone Age really? Lame, sorry but it is. Tom Waits. listen to the original...its better don't waste your time.
switchlock17 3 years ago 3
im with this guy, Queens make some good stuff but it really isnt here.
Te4RHyP3 3 years ago 2
this cover is so bad if you no the original...
Jesusderollinisten 3 years ago
I have to agree, even if' I'm a fan of both TW and QOTSA... all I can say is WTF??????
jarre1na 3 years ago
its a sick fuckin cover, absolut class! i dont even like qotsa that much! where is this from? is it a b side?
rubberbandman84 3 years ago 2
Musically it's a good cover. Would have been better with Mark Lanegan on vocal though.
Chinaboatman 3 years ago 37
chinaboatman, you're totally right. Josh's vocals don't suit this track. They're not aggressive enough, and certainly not shredded!
vontana 3 years ago
@Chinaboatman nope
kunaikai 10 months ago
@Chinaboatman Amen to that.. I dont mind there version of waits. But i wish they would have never done it. Nobody should cover Tom Waits imho
eatthemoon13 5 months ago
Its a grower.
JaKaRe36 3 years ago
screw all of you. queens kick ass. and this cover rocks. i LOVE the fuckin volume. rock on queens.
123Idoless 3 years ago
absolutly fuckin terrible. leave it alone you cocksuckers.
threefootbong 3 years ago
agreed - u rock
desertrocks 3 years ago
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WTF IS THIS CRAP?
bcd120iu 3 years ago
It's not bad but i think they should have kept the hard industrial percussion of the original and maybe done something else with the vocals? maybe abit of distortion would have worked pretty well on them :P
Still not a bad cover QOTSA are a good band
karl198 3 years ago 2
it's not bad, would have been better if Hommes would've sang in his conventional voice, rather than attempting to imitate the hoarse voice of Waits.
nothing952 3 years ago
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im with vandalshandles - this sucks. Queens suck. I will admit- I was a pretty big fan Queens but Josh is a faggot and his music is getting progressively worse. Kyuss is one of the greatest bands ever and its to bad Josh turned out to be suck a fag. Not to mention he thinks oh so highly of himself. Somebody needs to cut off his dick so he can be humbled a bit.
desertrocks 3 years ago
you,re a fucking retard who only likes the "old stuff" from band,s just for the sake of it you my friend are a vajanus
funnyname92 3 years ago
this is one of the worst covers of all time...screw these guys
vandalshandles 3 years ago
take it easy man, it's a good effort. QOTSA are one of best bands around.
jonnyrocketballs69 3 years ago 5
The Dissociatives did a wayyyyy better job!
agree
urudufusmisrael 3 years ago
This band is pretty good, but there's no way this is comparable to the original
vainguitarist 3 years ago 4
the band is fuckin amazing!
but its definatly no scratch on the origional
ohdeasu 3 years ago 3
This isn't as good as the original, it kinda sucks, it only sounds good with that gravely voice that Waits has.
emokiller907 3 years ago
I concur. That's the beauty of the song. They just don't capture it. Don't think anyone could.
BurningNocturnes 3 years ago
I doubt Waits considers himself a sacred cow. Good bands doing good covers of your music and putting them on their albums is a massive compliment to the original artist.
They changed the word "speed" to "seed" though, pretty lame.
Chadhead 3 years ago
If someone told me that I had to pick which version of Goin' Out West that I liked the best I would have to toss a coin.....that is how much I love both the original (Tom Waits) and the remake (Queens of the Stone Age)
supernewf2007 3 years ago
For all those claiming that Waits can't be covered - ever any of you heard Lucinda William's version of "Hang Down Your Head"? Los Lobos take on "Jockey Full Of Bourbon"? Steve Earle doing "Way Down In The Hole"? Or John Hammond's "Wicked Grin" album?
You should check 'em out - By the way, I ain't raggin' on anybody here.
wqnamisanthrope 3 years ago
Oh fuck this shit, QOTSA can STFU
DrMisanthrope 3 years ago
not bad. this shoulda been on the expanded edition of era vulgaris for canada. MUCH better cover than there waste of minutes on a disk that thier version of what White Wedding was
PirateRupert 3 years ago
totally agree about white wedding and i love these guys more than life.
jondice 3 years ago
I love this version of the song, but Waits' version is miles ahead of QOTSA's. Wish I could still play the song on guitar :/.
mutmoo 3 years ago 2
Tom waits shouldn't be covered
cronoacl 3 years ago
Look on the bright side--at least this isn't Rod Stewart.
damienmetalwind 3 years ago
lol, I hadn't thought of that
cronoacl 3 years ago
Yeah, Most Rod Stewart fans have no idea that Tom wrote Downtown Train cos Rod butchered it so bad. That cover used to piss me off until I saw that Rod also covered Tom Traubert's Blues. That cover was nothing less than an abortion set to music.
After seeing that, this is a very non-threatening cover.
damienmetalwind 3 years ago
I'd agree with you entirely but honestly, I have a soft spot for the Ramones cover of I Don't Wanna Grow Up.
... But other than that, yes.
goodkingrory 3 years ago
I think that's a good exception
cronoacl 3 years ago
Tom Waits has been one of the most covered musical artists in recent history.
TheAaronHypothesis 3 years ago
This is fucking bullshit.
Everything about this disgusting.
swingsandthings 3 years ago
i use to like QOTSA,
but they just copy the stooges primarily
and this is a horribly cover
youaintugly 3 years ago
ugh. Love QOTSA, but they should have just tried to play this in their own style rather than trying to copy Waits.
ignaurus 3 years ago
The visual that comes to my mind: a very young boy walking around in his father's oversized shoes; it's so cute and always brings a smile to the face.
Years of experience cannot be replicated.
universalcitizen1970 3 years ago 2
One of the only bands cool enough to even try!
noweirdbeard 3 years ago
You know what.
Screw you... I liked it.
Nobody can be expected to mimic Waits... Those who do usually fail.
QOTSA took the song and did it in their own style, and I appreciate the effort and Enjoyed the result.
Besides... Why try to do a cover and play it in the exact same style as the original? Whats the point of that? If you liked the original, just listen TO the original...
Morrinn3 3 years ago
The problem for me was that they did try to mimic them too much. The drums, organization, everything was too similiar.
cerealboxconspiracy 3 years ago
Hmm, you might actually have a point there... But still, Each to his own I guess.
People got different tastes =)
Morrinn3 3 years ago
Mmno. Fuck that.
CreepMeev 3 years ago
Even tho I usually like Queens of the Stone Age this cover pretty much sucks...
Upszappa 3 years ago
They should have Mark Lanegan sing this song instead of Josh.
MrQ82 3 years ago 4
Eeeeeeeew, it's so not the same without Tom's raw, wierd, ugly, unapologetic voice.
Josh's voice is too American Idol for something like this.
AndyRiotRed 3 years ago 2
BBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
this is officialy the songs obituary!!!
coltfan111 3 years ago
Bastards just murdered that song
mattiehendrix 3 years ago 6
eh, they could have done a little bit more with this song, i think. no one can sound like tom waits, so i think they should have added a little more of what they do usually to it like they did towards the end. its still fairly decent though, but nothing beats tom waits.
banggg 3 years ago 3
love qotsa and i love tom waits. it's good to actually hear a good cover of a wait's song.
About2Crash 3 years ago 2
At least they're playing the right notes.
lankydwarf 3 years ago
Bah, You can't sing like Tom Waits unless your voice was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months and then taken outside and run over with a car.
Tom Waits can't be covered.
fiberkanin 3 years ago 2
Tell Scarlet Johansson that! I can't believe she's releasing an album of Tom Waits covers...
kirstykel 3 years ago
The hard guitar, "dingy" bass and barrel drums make the original song awesome.
This lacks those, and for that I rate this song with two stars.
juavt 3 years ago
has nick cave ever covered this song ?
SiddHDELS 3 years ago
No.
CMBrannstrom 3 years ago
i hate it !!!
turnthatshitdown 4 years ago
I love Tom Waits version. But this version kicks just as much ass. Its a bit more accessible to the mainstream crowd. Well as accessible as qotsa can be to the mainstream. Great song, great cover.
tzman06 4 years ago
it`s cool. but TOM WAITS original is better. i love qotsa. but tom waits can`t be covered.
claudialenzer 4 years ago 5
You do realize that Tom Waits is one of the most commonly covered artists in the industry?
Anyway, this is good but, like everyone says, Tom's was just sublime.
DukeofVandals 4 years ago 3
jajaja. whatever. kiss my sweet girlie-butt
claudialenzer 4 years ago
this isn't bad at all, but it would have been cooler if Nick was still in the band, he could have ripped into this good. to whomever mention a collaboration being Waits and QOTSA, that'd be awesome.
funkyfoolfromVanNuys 4 years ago 2
covers are tributes, most ppl cover songs cause they like them. Id say qotsa just wants thier fans, that havnt yet, to check out these songs on the limited edish for germany
MAG00GE 4 years ago
how come mark is not singing in this one?!
railander 4 years ago 2
it is as good as tom's take, just qotsa's version....enjoy the fact you can listen to some music, or go out west...peace!
dodchy 4 years ago
Everybody's rather harsh on this track. It's just a straightforward cover. I'm a huge Tom Waits fan and yes this isn't as good as his version, but I'd rather them just take it as it is than try to fuck it up. This version sounds the closest to Waits, and I credit them for doing a song of his. In fact, they ought to collaborate.
ravingpurist 4 years ago 3
Jesus, F'ing christ, im a good QOTSA fan and all, but this doesnt come anywhere NEAR the original, nothing does or ever will when it comes to tom's merch....
Comparativly, this is awful.
britpilot 4 years ago
pure excellence
prettypizza 4 years ago
This version has no fuckin' balls. Leave the magic too Tom.
FellmanBaines 4 years ago 3
It's sort of lost it's charm.
PaleoPartisan 4 years ago 2
Pretty awesome cover, but yeah, Mark on vocals would've been perfect.
StoneMagnet 4 years ago 4
GOOD COVER
Wefux 4 years ago 2
I can't believe Tom let you do this to his song...
AuntyNibbs 4 years ago
This would've sounded a lot better with Mark Lanegan on vocals.
AiCJarfly 4 years ago 2
poor..tom waits im sorry for them..kids these days
lobaraycan 4 years ago
Thats a poor cover. Its a pity. I was quite excited when I heard about it.
flash616161 4 years ago
listen to the dissociatives version here on youtube. The singer is Daniel Johns from Silverchair. It's definetly worth watching.
Diorama 4 years ago 3
after hearing the dissociatives do a version of goin out west, I can't believe that QOTSA would even hit record for this piece of crap. They don't even try on this.
turbo378 4 years ago