Album Review: Lullabies To Paralyze by Queens Of The Stone Age

Lullabies was released in 2005 on Interscope records.

This CD still has QOTSA trademark desert / stoner rock sound, but expands on it alot more. This album still has loads of fuzzy guitars and lead singers Josh Hommes trademark " aaaaahh, oooooh " vocals.

This was also the first album released after Josh kicked out founding member Nick O.

Not a bad album by any stretch of the imagination. QOTSA did a good job at keeping this album varied and engaging, this album never gets boring. It has your hard rockers, it has your mellow stoner tracks, it has your bizarre instrumental segues.

Lots of cryptic lyrics, crafty musicianship and weird imagery, Lullabies is a compelling listen from beginning to end.

3.8/5




YWIR's Tip jar
http://yourewrongimright.webs.com/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• queens
• of
• the
• stone
• age
• lullabies
• to
• paralyze
• in
• my
• head
• skin
• on
• tangled
• up
• plaid
• little
• sister
• long
• slow
• goodbye
• medication

[rickyshore]

i used to be really into this band. i was really into this album when it came out but i'm really tired of them and i don't really like them at all except for the first track off "songs for the death".

[YoureWrongImRight]

Yeah, after Songs for the Deaf, I found myself pretty ambivalent towards these guys. Maybe it's cause they started wearing designer shirts and fly girl sunglasses. Man, I really hate those.

[spiros11386]

im not trying to be a dick or anything dude, but this is just a review of the artwork on the album. really was not worth posting. take it easy. cheers

[YoureWrongImRight]

Did you watch it on mute ?

[regularjonesy]

Its thier 4th album

[YoureWrongImRight]

You're right !

At least someone is paying attention and calling me out on my bullshit.

Thank you.

[fijberto]

woah extreme make over. Make love to me hot philly.

[hellzBrother]

This album is great, the songs that you played in the video are at the top :D

[LHathNoFury86]

@Hektor88 he actually uses the bass and plays it like a proper instrument. He always plays with a virtually clean tone. Alain drowns out the rest of the band on this album, its completely overdriven and distorted, can't reign it in at all.

good solid album nonetheless just too long

[LHathNoFury86]

It's their 4th album, which I believe someone has already pointed lol.

Check out their self-titled debut - its been re-released recently.

They get better on Era Vulgaris, bass is less overdriven and muddy on that LP as opposed to this one. Oh Alain why, why? Lol

[LHathNoFury86]

@rickyshore songs for the deaf. Good god

[LanIost]

pt 2. (The main problem is that it falls flat half way through).. or so it seems. I honestly haven't really given the second half more than a skim, to put it lightly.

But this isn't really a review.. I haven't seen your other videos and would assume they are more detailed than this. This is more like a short bio/description of what the album is. Hell, it practically just acknowledges that it exists. You go over the artwork itself and .. that's about it. Can we get a real review?"

[LanIost]

@spiros11386: I was writing a comment until I saw what you said. I think you'll see why I replied (mostly to associate them, not as an actual reply)

"What is this? This doesn't seem like an actual review. I'm not a mad fan, nor do I dislike Queens of the Stoneage. I always liked this album WHEN I listened to it, but I don't really crave it before or afterwards. I'm not sure why though because as soon as I hear it I get really excited. The main problem is that it falls flat half way through.

[chadothemoho]

@YoureWrongImRight yeah i have to agree with spiros. u talked about the artwork and some background of the cd but u don't really review the songs in the album. all u did was imitate joshe homme's singing technique for like 8 seconds. I wasn't sure whether you liked the album or not in the end.

[goatambush]

nice interview, I had a used copy of this cd for a week and my friend borrowed and lost it, I'm glad you mentioned the "this cd to belonmgs to" it brouight me back to the place and time when I was able to look at the lyrics sheet and see it for myself.

[JGCSOUND]

Iwas closed minded about this record at first because they gave Oiveri the boot. But now, years later it has grown on me. But then everything after Deaf had to grow on me.

[RosstopherSH]

God, I love this album. If you don't have Songs for the Deaf, you need to get that too.