Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola Live 2001

It's an EPIC finale to the QOTSA performance at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles on May 24, 2001. They saved the best song for last. This clip clocks in at nearly ten minutes and starts with Josh Homme banging his head against the mic and just gets better. All the QOTSA dynamics are here -- the intricate stop/starts, the jazzy Prog changes, the funky blues riffing and the stratospheric vocals. This is my final post from this show, recorded exactly seven years ago, shortly after the release of the Rated R album. Hope you dug the clips as much as I did shooting them. Thanks for watching!
(With permission from Interscope Records. Photo pass and documentation available)

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[TaffyRaphie]

Who is that a picture of that you zoomed in on at about 4:00 in?

[bentleybt]

@TaffyRaphie That's Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys.

[TaffyRaphie]

@bentleybt I don't know if thats a joke cuz I have no idea what he looks like

[bentleybt]

@TaffyRaphie No that's him - or how he looked about 10 years ago.

[fookiemonster]

What´s the drummer´s name?

[bentleybt]

Gene Trautmann. Left in 02. He's been playing lately with Eagles of Death Metal.

[ConiferTreez]

Gene Troutman is the greatest drummer Josh has ever had the pleasure of working with.

Besides Brant Bjork, of course.

[pimplimo]

well, I shouldn't say that

Misfit Love is one fucking awesome song

[peacemakerofthewar]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! awesome, freaking epic!

[fenix478]

This guitar of josh's has kicked so many asses around the world

[TaffyRaphie]

@bentleybt thanks!

[Shreds1620]

fucking fantastic

[ConiferTreez]

Regardless, neither of them come close to the magic Josh created with Brant.

[Theblob516]

@ConiferTreez

With all respect to Troutman, I like Homme's collaborations with Dave Grohl even better.