History Music / QueensOfTheStoneAge

-->-- '''Queens of the Stone Age,''' "A Song for the Dead"

After a six-year break, ''...Like Clockwork'' was released on June 3, 2013 to massive acclaim.

* {{Hunk}}: With his StupidSexyFlanders reputation (see EvenTheGuysWantHim above), his slighty more muscular build and his towering height (6'6"), Josh Homme pretty much would qualify (if only by a slight bit).

** An appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge saw the Queens do a cover of Creator/RobinThicke's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouMIRFibxA8 Blurred Lines,]]" of all things. Featuring [[EverythingIsAnInstrument prescription pills used as percussion.]]

** An appearance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge saw the Queens do a cover of Music/RobinThicke's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouMIRFibxA8 Blurred Lines,]]" of all things. Featuring [[EverythingIsAnInstrument prescription pills used as percussion.]]

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Several times on ''...Like Clockwork'', most notably the [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome incredibly awesome]] build-up at the end of "If I Had a Tail" leading into "My God Is the Sun".

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Despite how fierce his music often is (and how temperamental he can sometimes be), Josh is actually known to be a very nice and friendly person in real life.

-->''"Life's a study of dying- how to do it right."''
--->'''Queens of the Stone Age,''' ''"A Song for the Dead"''

* SdrawkcabName: "Avon" is "Nova" spelled backwards.

* IAmTheBand: Josh Homme on the first album wrote all the songs along with [[Music/{{Kyuss}} Alfredo Hernandez]], and now he's the only original member left.

* {{Instrumentals}}: "Lightning Song", "Hispanic Impressions", "Spiders and Vinegaroons" and "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For"

** From 1998–1999 the only three members were Josh, Nick, and Alfredo, though Dave Catching often a touring member.

* LongTitle: "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire", "I Think I Lost My Headache", "How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat)"[[note]]only on the 2011 reissue; the original 1998 release doesn't include the subtitle[[/note]], "The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died", ""You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..."", "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For", "I Was a Teenage Hand Model"... [[TropesAreNotBad damn]].

* Joshua Michael Homme III [[labelnote:*]]Also a member of The Desert Sessions, Music/{{Kyuss}}, Music/EaglesOfDeathMetal, and Music/ThemCrookedVultures. [[/labelnote]] (1996–now)
* Troy Van Leeuwen [[labelnote:*]]Also played in Failure, Sweethead, A Perfect Circle, and Enemy.[[/labelnote]] (2002–now)
* Michael Shuman [[labelnote:*]]The bassist of Wires on Fire and Mini Mansions[[/labelnote]] (2007–now)
* Dean Fertita [[labelnote:*]]Of Music/TheDeadWeather [[/labelnote]] (2007–now)

* Dave Catching: Guitars and keyboards (1998-2000)
* Brendon McNichol: Guitars and keyboards (2000-2002)
* Alfredo Hernändez: Drums (1998-1999)
* Gene Trautmann: Drums (1999-2001)

* Alain Johannes: Bass and vocals (2005-2007)
* Natasha Shneider: Keyboards and vocals (2005-2006)
* Mark Lanegan: Vocals (2001-2005) and keyboards (2005)

* EveryEpisodeEnding: ''A Song for the Dead'' is always the final song played live.

* LongTitle: "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire", "I Think I Lost My Headache", "How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat)", "The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died".
** ""You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..."", "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For", "I Was a Teenage Hand Model"... [[TropesAreNotBad damn]].

!!Current Band Members

!!Notable Past Members:

* AlbumTitleDrop: At the beginning of "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire," the [=DJ=] says "I need a saga. What's the saga? It's ''Songs for the Deaf.'' You can't even hear it!"

** Averted on ''...Like Clockwork,'' despite a TitleTrack.

* AudienceParticipationSong: The aaah-aaah-aaahs in "Burn the Witch."

** "Sick, Sick, Sick" (Music Video)

* BlackComedy: One of the fake radio bumpers on "Songs For The Deaf" includes a DJ slapping a crying baby.

** "Broken Box," which is about leaving a woman after she not only cheats on the narrator but ''has a child through the man she cheated on him with''.

** CallForward: "A Song for the Deaf" plays in the background of the DJ's introduction to "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire."

*** The rhythmic telephone beeping references "I Was a Teenage Hand Model."
*** The presence of a post-song horn section references "I Think I Lost My Headache."
*** The melody of the horn section is similar to the horns in "Mosquito Song."
*** The melody of the horns also harmonizes with the outro of "Running Joke," the closer on some versions of ''Era Vulgaris.''
** "The Vampyre of Time and Memory" references lyrics of "Regular John" and "Better Living Through Chemistry."
** Both "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" and "3's and 7's" contain lyrics about "SecretKeeper taking (something) to the grave", and make reference to similar behaviour: secretiveness and lying.

* CoverVersion: A cover of Music/TheKinks' "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" appears at the end of the UK/Japan limited edition version of ''Songs for the Deaf''. At one point they even did "Who'll Be the Next in Line."

** They contributed a cover of "Outlaw Blues" to the 2012 Music/BobDylan tribute album ''Chimes of Freedom.''

** ''Songs for the Deaf'' was considerably darker than ''Rated R'' and the SelfTitledAlbum. The overall tone is a lot more grim, with songs like "A Song for the Dead," "Go with the Flow," and "God Is in the Radio" having a dark, ominous sort of groove to them. There's also a song about cannibalism.

* DrugsAreBad: Generally averted, as Homme has shades of TheHedonist and did, after all, write "Feel Good Hit of the Summer." But Oliveri's severe drug problems ended up being part of what got him thrown out (the other part was his habit of beating his girlfriend), and the cause of his many legal woes, including the infamous SWAT standoff.

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Several times on ''...Like Clockwork,'' most notably the [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome incredibly awesome]] build-up at the end of "If I Had a Tail" leading into "My God Is the Sun".

* FullFrontalAssault: Nick Olivieri, sometimes. It got him in hot water in Brazil, in 2001, where he was booked by the police for corruption of minors (they were playing at Rock in Rio, an all-ages festival, that year). He defended himself by saying he didn't know it was a crime there.
* HeroicBSOD: "I Appear Missing," based on Homme's near-death experience, four-month inability to walk, and depression, [[KickTheDog each of which caused the next]] during the recording of ''...Like Clockwork''.

** The album ''Songs for the Deaf.'' The final 'official' song is [[TitleTrack "A Song for the Deaf"]], which features blood-curdling screams buried in the mix and lyrics about paranoia and betrayal. Then there's half a minute of silence, and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment then a half-minute-long version of "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" with the lyrics replaced with laughing.]] And ''then'' comes the unsettling, LyricalDissonance-filled bonus track "Mosquito Song", probably the most nightmarish song in the band's catalog. And [[OverlyLongGag '''THEN''']], if you bought the UK/Japan limited edition album, this is followed by a cover of "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", a song by Music/TheKinks.

* LongTitle: "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire.", "I Think I Lost My Headache", "How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat)", "The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died".

* NonIndicativeName: They're all male, not royalty and thoroughly modern, but the ''Non-royalty Male Members of the Modern Age'' just doesn't have the same ring to it.

** From 1997–1998 the only three members were Josh, Nick, and Alfredo.

* TitleByNumber: "3's and 7's".

* FreezeFrameBonus: If you manage to wade through the insanity at the end of "I Was a Teenage Hand Model"'s LastNoteNightmare / EarRape, you will notice a phone call going on near the end. Most precisely, [[Foreshadowing Nick Oliveri calling Josh to tell him he's accepted the offer to join the band]].

* LastNoteNightmare: "I Think I Lost My Headache", "Make It wit Chu".

* EpicRocking: "Someone's in the Wolf" (7:15), and "I Think I Lost My Headache" (8:40), along with several other songs lasting the better part of 6 minutes.

* [[TheMarsVolta Jon Theodore]] (2013–now)

* BreakupSong: "Broken Box," which is about leaving a woman after she not only cheats on the narrator but ''has a child through the man she cheated on him with''.

* TitleTrack: "A Song for the Deaf," "Era Vulgaris", "...Like Clockwork".

* IWillWaitForYou: "This Lullaby"

* Nick Oliveri: Bass (1998–2004)

** "[[Music/{{Bjork}} There's no one here/And people everywhere]]"[[note]]If it doesn't ring a bell, it's the pre-chorus of "Crying"[[/note]] in "Better Living Through Chemistry". (The title itself comes from an iconic [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistry DuPont advertising tagline]], and was even used as the title of Music/FatboySlim's second album.)