i know im a bit late on this comment lol, but i think it's one of my favorite queens songs ever and i always find myself coming back to it when i'm in a somber and depressed mood because it's really relatable. especially the whole "theres no magic bullet" verse. amazing song
Even later on this, but, Villains of circumstance touches my soul. I tend to listen to it imagining it's my funeral song, as the track builds after the lyrics have stopped, I'm cremated. Then my guests leave during the outro. It's beautiful. And, I'm oversharing again.
another fact about Feet Don't Fail Me is the intro was heavily inspired by the Terminator 2 theme. I got that from Jesse Hughes son and was confirmed by Josh Homme himself, wicked cool song on a wicked cool album
This album is a lot like Era Vulgaris for me. They are very different albums, but with both my initial reaction to them was poor, and it took YEARS to let it creep up on me and now both are fantastic. EV might be my 1st or 2nd fave qotsa album now. An aspect of a truly brilliant artist
Dude. DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE. THAT ALBUM IS A FUCKING DIAMOND. you are the first music channel that make a video about Villains. Thank you so much for this you made my whole month
Villains is deffo the album that got me into QOTSA so for those reasons I rank it high in my list of fave albums by them. I dare say Feet Don’t Fail Me might be my favourite song by them. Also interesting how you didn’t refer to your old review of Villains when you said you didn’t like it very much, would’ve loved to hear what made you change your mind.
Not gonna lie Era vulgaris was the first album I heard from QOTSA. I heard 3s and 7s and Sick Sick Sick a couple years before I looked up go with the flow which was my favorite song from Rock Band. That's when I became a fan. I put them down around when I started junior high and left them there until I started my own band and began looking for influences. I found their debut last summer and became obsessed. Homme is easily my biggest influence, even though he kind of seems like a douchebag. I still wanna party with him someday though so I can ask him how come he didn't put 'rickshaw' on Rated R and why he put 'Hispanic Impressions' on the debut instead of Infinity or Born to Hula
@Gene Bone Era vulgaris is good, like clockwork is one of their best albums ever and better than any Kyuss record. This is their worst album and it's still okay. What the fuck are you on lmfao
Well, after the first listen of Villains I thought: 'Well thats not such good like other albums'. But this album needs time, now its one of my favourite. Songs like Fortress and Head like a Hounted House are amazing.
Haunted house is a song that I've always wanted to hear from them. It's like QOTSA's take on a modern punk song with a kind of EODM sassy to it. My favorite cut on Villians by a longshot.
First album of theirs I listened to was Villains. I really liked it, and after listening to like clockwork I was impressed. I have yet to get into their other albums yet tho.
Dylan Haire you got a bunch of good stuff in their back catalog to listen to then. Their earlier albums like songs for the deaf, rated r, and Queens of the Stone Age are some of their best in my opinion. They all sound pretty different from each other though so there’s something for all tastes.
Yes my friend, thank you for the dive into Villains. Queens of the stone age / Josh Homme can do no wrong in my eyes. Disappointed there was no love for Villains of Circumstance, though. My favourite song off the whole record.
Really? That's cool. If you like that then i bet you'd like some of their older stuff from Rated R and SFTD. A lot of Josh's side project Them Crooked Vultures also has shades of Led Zeppelin. Probably not weird when they had John Paul Jones as a bassist.
@@LieLikesMusic haha yeah my mate who is a massive qotsa fan tells me all about them crooked vultures and other qotsa stuff. Thanks for replying, keep doing your thing!
First of all, thank you for this and all the other magnificent videos you produce. They really adds a lot to me. Secondly, I dunno if you're into this stuff, but have you ever heard Tom Waits? I think he would give a very good video for the "Understanding" series.
I never tire of it. Especially onThat acoustic set they did prior to the villains release with the BBC, was the first time I heard in the fade, and I was lost.... Exquisite
@@Littlewing6was9 Man In The Fade is such a great song. Villains of Circumstance too. There's plenty more Qotsa videos coming during the next weeks and months. So stay tuned. Have you listened to some of their early albums? And if yes which one of their 3 first records are your favorites?
Lie Likes Music One more question man: have you heard the rumors about a new album being recorded with one of the guys from ZZ Top? They say it’s going to be released around Halloween, I don’t know if they’re saying a whole new QOTSA album, they could just still referring to Desert Sessions.
I still can't really get into this album. But, that said, it took years for me to get into Era Vulgaris, which prior to Villains was my least favourite... But now it's in my Top 3 for QOTSA. Villains could some day grow on me. Anyway, great video. If you haven't checked out Failure's Fantastic Planet yet, I strongly recommend it. A hidden space-grunge gem of the 90s that's only recently getting the respect it deserves. One of its songs has been selected for the playlist for NASA's next trip to the moon. Also, their live line-up for a time featured Troy Van Leeuwen, who has been a long term member of QOTSA.
I usually don't completely appreciate a QOTSA album till years later. Except for songs for the deaf, but I didn't realize that I didn't fully appreciate it till I really paid attention and heard it in a different way. I was totally listening with "deaf" ears for years
QOTSA could have any producer and I would still trust the Homme to come through nicely. I trust his musical judgement entirely so if he wants a producer, give him that producer!
I am a huge QOTSA fan and thought I'd know all of the things in this video, but I didnt realize the part about not hearing music in his head anymore after the NDE.. That's interesting.
It's weird because I feel like 'I Appear Missing' was one of the most honest and sincere songs I've ever heard. That supposedly came after he lost his muse. Then when he still heard music in his head, he wrote a lot more songs about banging and coke. Just cracks me up to think about. Like there's no way he would have made room on one of his records for 'fortress' but now he seems so proud of it and genuinely Hopes it means anything to his kids.
@@andiebird3493 yeah there was typically one pretty sleazy song per album I noticed. I kinda like the softer side of heavier bands personally. I even like fortress.
@@smadaman101 it's always nice to hear a softer song from a badass tbh. It's good to see they're not scared to put out the stuff they want to. Fortress reminds me of All My Love, the led zeppelin song. That song was like the only sincere song I ever heard from zep
@@andiebird3493 Yeah I agree, that's a good one. Was them crooked vultures before Josh's surgery? Seems like it was after, because I remember him having a cane in some performances for the Era vulgaris touring. Another example would be when Metallica came back after a long hiatus chipping their hair off, and releasing load and reload. At the time, I wasn't the biggest fan of those albums, but I revisited them not so long ago and I think they are much better than I appreciated at the time.
@@smadaman101 I tried for a long time but I just couldn't get into load and reload, apart from like Until it Sleeps. And nah Josh almost died in like 2012 and vultures was 2009
Well I loved it from the beginning (but not as much as Like Clockwork) but it still grows on me too, which is the most Qotsa thing ever - they always force you to look wider on music. I feel like Josh's intention is to separate fanbase from guys that stick too much to some music genres. The line "I don't like it, cause Nick's not on it" from one of Villains promotion videos is quite real, there are so many people stuck in that era, or even guys that downrate everything since Kyuss. The thing I find interesting is how many songs on this album are, i don't know how to call it, hiding its' true nature? The Way You Used To Do at first sounds too normal/mainstream for a Qotsa song but as you discover 30s swing in it, you realise, how good and clever it is. Feet Don't Fail Me - of course the intro, The Evil Has Landed main riff wants us to believe it's faster than it really is, head Like A Haunted House is ... weird.... in a good way. Honestly only Fortress is the song I don't love that much, mostly cause of lyrics - i just don't feel it (obviously it wasn't written for me to feel it). Anyway, it's been two years and Josh is suspiciously silent right now... just how he was before Post Pop Depression... and before Villains...
Only because it’s the actual first song of the album, millionaire is technically the 2nd song. Feel good would be my second for sure.Don’t get me wrong both of those songs are phenomenal but I think feet don’t fail me is just a solid banger.
@@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b Have you heard of the hidden track "The Real Song for The Deaf"? I wouldn't count that as the real first track for SFTD though lol.
Regular John is so in your face though. I feel like it's such a great intro to the band even though 'How to handle a rope' feels like the perfect album opener. Its catchy but at the same time it feels like an early warmup song that was never really meant to be a single. I love it when albums open up with those and then the second song is their main single.
Very nice summary. Thanks. My favourite song of it is un-reborn...and perhaps this is the right place to ask a question...who is the woman in this tiny little refrain before the last verse ..hardly to hear...? "This "dadiduh... I know, it sounds ridiculous...but in this little moment, hard to explain...she must be such a kind beauty...this moment gives a peace to me. ...the whole song touches my soul . Reminds me of becoming older (same age as Josh)...thinking about what was...and what never happened...in a nutshell. He gives me a lot with his art. He and of course his friends... and yes, I call them artists. Please excuse my lousy English..
Villians is not QOTSA's finest work. Honestly, to me it marked a stark decline in the quality of their music. Still, I did enjoy it quite a bit, and it did grow on me somewhat overtime. Plus, let's face it- Queens' worst is still far better than most bands best. Great video, man. Appreciate the fun facts behind the tracklist especially. Keep 'em coming.
Definitely different to their self titled album and songs like Mexicola. This sound has always been in their roots. Listen to “I Was a Teenage Hand Model.”
Yes i know what you mean. Josh has always been consistent and novel at the same time with his music. That's why all of their albums are so great. They managed to capture the perfect blend for every album.
First time I heard the album I didn't like it that much because it felt like the editing was even more than a bit off. Then I heard "Un-reborn again" twice, thrice and so on, so I fell in love with that song and with the album, and kind of understood the way they edited it because every song varies a lot from start to finish.
Great video. But not all of John Carpenter's film were scored by the director himself. The 1982 reboot of THE THING was scored by Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone.
Like Clockwork had a lot of production as well. For me personally, it's too much production and I don't like that, but it's a trend now in mainstream rock and I think they wanted to reach that audience as well. I hope that know they tried that and reached they'll try something different, 'cause I personally hate the trend in mainstream rock which is "overproduction (mostly to cover the bland music), minimal use of guitar, very catchy/pop/melodic". They are not bad albums at all though.
I never was a huge Queens fan but this album is just very good in my opinion. Idk I really like this album but I somehow can't get really deeper into their discography... sadly
I appreciate this album a bit more now. But i'm still considering it their worst album. But worst for Qotsa's standards is pretty good compared to other bands.
Critics and some fans know nothing, if you begin by comparing an album that it's all about reinventing the band's sound to the previous one is because you think that the group is just filling some space in the music industry and they can't do something outside their area. It's like "Oh! rated R, SFTD, Like a clockwork were so good, every album of these dudes should be just like that! and obviously that's a big no. Villains, yes, it can be more "laid back", "uptempo" or whatever but just because you expected it to sound as your way doesn't make it bad, musically and overall the album is a masterpiece, if it would have came from another band everyone would be sucking it's package.
The sound of Mark Ronson, spoiled the whole album, I notice that the live version of the songs they work, but really Mark ruined the whole record for me
Carlos Javier Tiznado I see this comments often under Villains videos, but they are by people that show to know nothing about mixing. If you ask people that work in that field for real they'll tell you that it isn't badly mixed at all :) I wonder if fans keep saying it like parrots because a stupid youtuber said that.
@@nickn2794 there is not a bad mix as they say, that is why I do say sound, kind like his sound signature, if you go thru their catalog I won't dare to say like for example Eric Valentine is better that Joe Barresi both have different sound signatures and the albums in question are very different is just that Mark Ronson sound choices did not make sense for me at all, which is personal taste, there is cases like for example in Relationship of Command from At The Drive In that I did love what Andy Wallace did in the Mixing but Omar hated it, so bottom line is either you listen to it and enjoy it or just disregard it and skip the album or pick the songs that you kind of enjoy which in case of Villans, for me I don't even listen to them at all, just the live version. As far as being a repetitive theme that they talk about the mix or Mark well everyone have their own opinion but with QOTSA they have a diverse catalogue and sound signatures in every album. I do enjoy them all except Villans so in my conclusion it points out to Mark, because I don't enjoy his choices and sound signature in the rest of his work, so thank you Mark, for making me skip Villans all together.
Carlos Javier Tiznado ok I understand now, but I think that was exactly what Homme wanted to do, exactly how he wanted the record to sound. I'm not a big fan of Villains either but I wouldn't say it's a bad album, just less special than other things they've done. I hope they'll skip overproduction for the next records, and I hope Homme returns to produce himself.
egg dude I seriously wonder if any of the fans that keeps saying that like a parrot actually knows something about mixing, 'cause people that know something about it (sound engineers) actually say it's not bad mixed at all.
Lmfao the album doesn't have a strong concept and the songwriting is subpar. To say that the album would be as good as their best records if Ronson didn't produce it is just stupid as fuck.
Servando Flores how do you know it's bad mixed then? "Because you feel it"? C'mon. I bet a dumb youtuber said that and now you're all repeating that. If you ask people that actually know something about it they'll tell you it's not badly mixed, so you're probably wrong don't you think? I also bet that Josh since he's producer himself knows much better than us when something is well mixed or not, and he would never release something badly mixed.
Tone / Timbre and mixing are very different things, not many people seem to know that. The mixing on this record is great and more transparent than ever (imho). The tone and production style took some while for me personnaly to get into but by now I love the record. Definitely a grower.
The album is utter shite. I’ve tried so much to dig it but it sucks big time. Ronson’s production has neutered the band; fark, even Homme’s missus rocks out harder than him nowadays.
Was surprised at the satanic overtones of the albums cover and the video of THE WAY..... Not liking that aspect, shit they even wore horns in the video.... wtf!!! The Illuminati has every band we’ve liked
Nobody talks about Villains of circumstance :( i feel like its one of the deepest songs in the album.
i know im a bit late on this comment lol, but i think it's one of my favorite queens songs ever and i always find myself coming back to it when i'm in a somber and depressed mood because it's really relatable. especially the whole "theres no magic bullet" verse. amazing song
Even later on this, but, Villains of circumstance touches my soul. I tend to listen to it imagining it's my funeral song, as the track builds after the lyrics have stopped, I'm cremated. Then my guests leave during the outro.
It's beautiful.
And, I'm oversharing again.
The most underrated album of theirs. It’s phenomenal
It's really not good, lol
another fact about Feet Don't Fail Me is the intro was heavily inspired by the Terminator 2 theme. I got that from Jesse Hughes son and was confirmed by Josh Homme himself, wicked cool song on a wicked cool album
This album is a lot like Era Vulgaris for me. They are very different albums, but with both my initial reaction to them was poor, and it took YEARS to let it creep up on me and now both are fantastic. EV might be my 1st or 2nd fave qotsa album now. An aspect of a truly brilliant artist
Dude. DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE. THAT ALBUM IS A FUCKING DIAMOND. you are the first music channel that make a video about Villains. Thank you so much for this you made my whole month
Villains is deffo the album that got me into QOTSA so for those reasons I rank it high in my list of fave albums by them. I dare say Feet Don’t Fail Me might be my favourite song by them.
Also interesting how you didn’t refer to your old review of Villains when you said you didn’t like it very much, would’ve loved to hear what made you change your mind.
Max Marriott I suggest their selftitled, I think it's the best. Also look Kyuss' (the previous Homme's band) album Blues for the Red Sun.
nicg g heard and love them both.
Go check songs for the deaf mate :)
Karl Johnson again I have done haha amazing album.
Iggy Pop didn't write the phrase "feet don't fail me now". He co-opted it from old pop-standards that referenced dance-contests.
Ah i didn't know that this phrase was a thing back in the day. Thanks for sharing this info!
Might be my least favorite qotsa record but it's still good. Talk about era vulgaris next please!!
Same here. Sure i'll talk about Era sometime.
Not gonna lie Era vulgaris was the first album I heard from QOTSA. I heard 3s and 7s and Sick Sick Sick a couple years before I looked up go with the flow which was my favorite song from Rock Band. That's when I became a fan. I put them down around when I started junior high and left them there until I started my own band and began looking for influences. I found their debut last summer and became obsessed. Homme is easily my biggest influence, even though he kind of seems like a douchebag. I still wanna party with him someday though so I can ask him how come he didn't put 'rickshaw' on Rated R and why he put 'Hispanic Impressions' on the debut instead of Infinity or Born to Hula
@@LieLikesMusic thanks man! Keep up the great work your vids are very well made!
@Gene Bone Era vulgaris is good, like clockwork is one of their best albums ever and better than any Kyuss record. This is their worst album and it's still okay. What the fuck are you on lmfao
It's funny how consistently amazing they are, because Villains is my second favorite (behind Era Vulgaris)
Absolutely love this album Queens are kings.
I should probably be heading off to sleep but I cant resist a video essay on the best band of all time
2002 Mazda RX-7 FD3S Spirit R Thanks for ending your day with my video. There's plenty more videos about Qotsa coming up btw. So stay tuned 🤘
How is it possible that you are always talking about bands that I love so much!
The deluxe preorder came with a custom denim jacket too! I wear it so often I’ll probably be buried in it!
Well, after the first listen of Villains I thought: 'Well thats not such good like other albums'. But this album needs time, now its one of my favourite. Songs like Fortress and Head like a Hounted House are amazing.
Fortress is amazing! Definitely one of the better moments of this album. I'm starting to appreciate it more too.
But it's taken me a long time
I also saw them live last year and all the new songs sounded even better. Well, Qotsa has never dissapointed me.
Haunted house is a song that I've always wanted to hear from them. It's like QOTSA's take on a modern punk song with a kind of EODM sassy to it. My favorite cut on Villians by a longshot.
@@andiebird3493 Heard it live, masterpiece :D
@@karelvrabka7569 Its ok on my bucket list to see QOTSA, let alone open for them one day. Maybe I will one day at a festival or some shit
First album of theirs I listened to was Villains. I really liked it, and after listening to like clockwork I was impressed. I have yet to get into their other albums yet tho.
Dylan Haire you got a bunch of good stuff in their back catalog to listen to then. Their earlier albums like songs for the deaf, rated r, and Queens of the Stone Age are some of their best in my opinion. They all sound pretty different from each other though so there’s something for all tastes.
If you like clock work, try lullaby’s to paralyze next (very moody). And then songs for the deaf to rock out
Yes my friend, thank you for the dive into Villains.
Queens of the stone age / Josh Homme can do no wrong in my eyes.
Disappointed there was no love for Villains of Circumstance, though. My favourite song off the whole record.
Far out The Evil Has Landed is so good, sounds like a led Zeppelin song! The song that got me into qotsa!
Really? That's cool. If you like that then i bet you'd like some of their older stuff from Rated R and SFTD.
A lot of Josh's side project Them Crooked Vultures also has shades of Led Zeppelin. Probably not weird
when they had John Paul Jones as a bassist.
@@LieLikesMusic haha yeah my mate who is a massive qotsa fan tells me all about them crooked vultures and other qotsa stuff. Thanks for replying, keep doing your thing!
I also love songs for the deaf
A real banger to crank up in the car, such a groovy mofo!
Absolutely love this album, great job!
Though the mastering wasn't as good as other QOTSA albums, for example: Like Clockwork... I still think it's an underrated album.
I fucking love Fortress. Makes me tear up
First of all, thank you for this and all the other magnificent videos you produce. They really adds a lot to me.
Secondly, I dunno if you're into this stuff, but have you ever heard Tom Waits? I think he would give a very good video for the "Understanding" series.
You should make a part 2 to this video. I'd really like to hear what else you had to say about the record.
Great video! I was hoping to see you talk about Villains of Circumstance, one of my favorites and one of their most underrated songs.
I never tire of it. Especially onThat acoustic set they did prior to the villains release with the BBC, was the first time I heard in the fade, and I was lost.... Exquisite
@@Littlewing6was9 Man In The Fade is such a great song. Villains of Circumstance too. There's plenty more Qotsa videos coming during the next weeks and months. So stay tuned. Have you listened to some of their early albums? And if yes which one of their 3 first records are your favorites?
Lie Likes Music One more question man: have you heard the rumors about a new album being recorded with one of the guys from ZZ Top? They say it’s going to be released around Halloween, I don’t know if they’re saying a whole new QOTSA album, they could just still referring to Desert Sessions.
Hell yeah!! I don't do metronomes in most settings. Now, Clefable is a totally different story, though.
I still can't really get into this album. But, that said, it took years for me to get into Era Vulgaris, which prior to Villains was my least favourite... But now it's in my Top 3 for QOTSA. Villains could some day grow on me.
Anyway, great video. If you haven't checked out Failure's Fantastic Planet yet, I strongly recommend it. A hidden space-grunge gem of the 90s that's only recently getting the respect it deserves. One of its songs has been selected for the playlist for NASA's next trip to the moon. Also, their live line-up for a time featured Troy Van Leeuwen, who has been a long term member of QOTSA.
I usually don't completely appreciate a QOTSA album till years later. Except for songs for the deaf, but I didn't realize that I didn't fully appreciate it till I really paid attention and heard it in a different way. I was totally listening with "deaf" ears for years
QOTSA could have any producer and I would still trust the Homme to come through nicely. I trust his musical judgement entirely so if he wants a producer, give him that producer!
I am a huge QOTSA fan and thought I'd know all of the things in this video, but I didnt realize the part about not hearing music in his head anymore after the NDE.. That's interesting.
It's weird because I feel like 'I Appear Missing' was one of the most honest and sincere songs I've ever heard. That supposedly came after he lost his muse. Then when he still heard music in his head, he wrote a lot more songs about banging and coke. Just cracks me up to think about. Like there's no way he would have made room on one of his records for 'fortress' but now he seems so proud of it and genuinely Hopes it means anything to his kids.
@@andiebird3493 yeah there was typically one pretty sleazy song per album I noticed. I kinda like the softer side of heavier bands personally. I even like fortress.
@@smadaman101 it's always nice to hear a softer song from a badass tbh. It's good to see they're not scared to put out the stuff they want to. Fortress reminds me of All My Love, the led zeppelin song. That song was like the only sincere song I ever heard from zep
@@andiebird3493 Yeah I agree, that's a good one. Was them crooked vultures before Josh's surgery? Seems like it was after, because I remember him having a cane in some performances for the Era vulgaris touring. Another example would be when Metallica came back after a long hiatus chipping their hair off, and releasing load and reload. At the time, I wasn't the biggest fan of those albums, but I revisited them not so long ago and I think they are much better than I appreciated at the time.
@@smadaman101 I tried for a long time but I just couldn't get into load and reload, apart from like Until it Sleeps. And nah Josh almost died in like 2012 and vultures was 2009
Well I loved it from the beginning (but not as much as Like Clockwork) but it still grows on me too, which is the most Qotsa thing ever - they always force you to look wider on music. I feel like Josh's intention is to separate fanbase from guys that stick too much to some music genres. The line "I don't like it, cause Nick's not on it" from one of Villains promotion videos is quite real, there are so many people stuck in that era, or even guys that downrate everything since Kyuss.
The thing I find interesting is how many songs on this album are, i don't know how to call it, hiding its' true nature? The Way You Used To Do at first sounds too normal/mainstream for a Qotsa song but as you discover 30s swing in it, you realise, how good and clever it is. Feet Don't Fail Me - of course the intro, The Evil Has Landed main riff wants us to believe it's faster than it really is, head Like A Haunted House is ... weird.... in a good way. Honestly only Fortress is the song I don't love that much, mostly cause of lyrics - i just don't feel it (obviously it wasn't written for me to feel it). Anyway, it's been two years and Josh is suspiciously silent right now... just how he was before Post Pop Depression... and before Villains...
Fantastic, thank you dude.
But now I NEED this for every Album... God I hope so oof
Haha i'll make one for every album and more. So don't worry!
Another great video about a great album by a great band
Indeedo
Couldn’t click faster! Feet don’t fail me now is their best opening song from any album imo.
Even better than Millionaire or Feel Good Hit of the Summer?
Only because it’s the actual first song of the album, millionaire is technically the 2nd song. Feel good would be my second for sure.Don’t get me wrong both of those songs are phenomenal but I think feet don’t fail me is just a solid banger.
Justin Hunkin Pretty sure Millionaire is the first track on Songs.
@@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b Have you heard of the hidden track "The Real Song for The Deaf"? I wouldn't count that as the real first track for SFTD though lol.
Regular John is so in your face though. I feel like it's such a great intro to the band even though 'How to handle a rope' feels like the perfect album opener. Its catchy but at the same time it feels like an early warmup song that was never really meant to be a single. I love it when albums open up with those and then the second song is their main single.
Ive only heard this album once and thought and I Remember kind of enjoying it I might listen to it this weekend depending on if I have time or not
Sure do whatever you want. I've listened to it a few times more recently myself
Very nice summary. Thanks. My favourite song of it is un-reborn...and perhaps this is the right place to ask a question...who is the woman in this tiny little refrain before the last verse ..hardly to hear...? "This "dadiduh...
I know, it sounds ridiculous...but in this little moment, hard to explain...she must be such a kind beauty...this moment gives a peace to me. ...the whole song touches my soul . Reminds me of becoming older (same age as Josh)...thinking about what was...and what never happened...in a nutshell.
He gives me a lot with his art. He and of course his friends... and yes, I call them artists.
Please excuse my lousy English..
Great vid, If you can please do the first album or maybe a kyuss record
This album was UNDERRATED!
It's their lowest rated album. But i honestly feel like it deserves that.
I like this album a ton, but it is their worst album. And it's still a solid 7/10. It's just that everything else is that much better.
ItzZehDiego I really liked this album - I need to find my copy!
not really. every corner there was a billboard of it
Fortress is so good imo
Great album. All timer for me
Great video!
Villians is not QOTSA's finest work. Honestly, to me it marked a stark decline in the quality of their music. Still, I did enjoy it quite a bit, and it did grow on me somewhat overtime. Plus, let's face it- Queens' worst is still far better than most bands best. Great video, man. Appreciate the fun facts behind the tracklist especially. Keep 'em coming.
5:23 Bro hit the griddy
Please make a video about the first qotsa songs like born to hula and rickshaw
I sure will. I absolutely love Born To Hula. Especially the version with Kyuss
@@LieLikesMusic thanks for listening dude. It's awesome to hear real feedback from a good content creator.
Definitely different to their self titled album and songs like Mexicola. This sound has always been in their roots. Listen to “I Was a Teenage Hand Model.”
Yes i know what you mean. Josh has always been consistent and novel at the same time with his music.
That's why all of their albums are so great. They managed to capture the perfect blend for every album.
First time I heard the album I didn't like it that much because it felt like the editing was even more than a bit off. Then I heard "Un-reborn again" twice, thrice and so on, so I fell in love with that song and with the album, and kind of understood the way they edited it because every song varies a lot from start to finish.
Understanding Muse?
Please
perfect!
I'm still waiting for The Strokes' one
I probably won't make that one in a long time. I'm focusing on Qotsa, Deftones, The Mars Volta, Foo Fighters and Mastodon these days
Damn. Well, I'll keep watching your videos anyway, but when you upload one of the Strokes it will be amazing
Great video. But not all of John Carpenter's film were scored by the director himself. The 1982 reboot of THE THING was scored by Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone.
Hey lie, what are your thoughts on the new tool song?
I love it. Especially the chorus. But some of the instruments feel sort of flat. Still super excited to hear the rest of the album though.
Lie Likes Music I agree a hundred percent!
Long live qotsa
This album was fucking great
They hired Mark Ronson to help them make a quality album. They were a live staple but believed finished as songwriters. This record proved otherwise.
Like Clockwork had a lot of production as well. For me personally, it's too much production and I don't like that, but it's a trend now in mainstream rock and I think they wanted to reach that audience as well. I hope that know they tried that and reached they'll try something different, 'cause I personally hate the trend in mainstream rock which is "overproduction (mostly to cover the bland music), minimal use of guitar, very catchy/pop/melodic". They are not bad albums at all though.
I never was a huge Queens fan but this album is just very good in my opinion. Idk I really like this album but I somehow can't get really deeper into their discography... sadly
Still hope you do Talk Talk / The The or both ! Thanks for consideration.
I hope David Blowis the III. will become a permanent member of QOTSA.
Haha that would be interesting. But i think he's just a random gag for the radio show.
Yeah, of course he‘s just an alter ego of Josh.
I thought you didn't like this album? Did you change your mind?
I appreciate this album a bit more now. But i'm still considering it their worst album. But worst for Qotsa's standards is pretty good compared to other bands.
Will the Web Class be reopening or is there a waiting list?
To me this album was a seamless transition from Like Clockwork.
nice
Villains amazes me more and more as i listen to it.... it truly is QOTSA at their absolute best.
It sounds like Era Vulgaris’ Little Sister 😏 but it’s my least listened to QOTSA album.
Dude you should review unkle - restless (feat. Josh homme)
That's such an awesome track. But i don't know if there would be enough for me to talk about in terms of that one song
@@LieLikesMusic maybe like all the songs that john colabed in? I dunno the song is a hidden jem
I love your videos but wish you would give more love to the early days
Oh just you wait. The first three records are my favorites. So there's plenty more videos about the "early days" coming.
Lie Likes Music Understanding Kyuss
@@Commander1keller that'd be so cool
My favourite part of this album is the Domesticated Animals riff coming from the beginning of the bee movie soundtrack
Understanding David Berman please. RIP.
Critics and some fans know nothing, if you begin by comparing an album that it's all about reinventing the band's sound to the previous one is because you think that the group is just filling some space in the music industry and they can't do something outside their area. It's like "Oh! rated R, SFTD, Like a clockwork were so good, every album of these dudes should be just like that! and obviously that's a big no.
Villains, yes, it can be more "laid back", "uptempo" or whatever but just because you expected it to sound as your way doesn't make it bad, musically and overall the album is a masterpiece, if it would have came from another band everyone would be sucking it's package.
The production of the album really lets it down
I’ve remember you were disappointed with this album, and now you’ve blessed us with this video. No one knows lmao
THE VIDEO HAS LANDED!
ENJOY
Understanding Stone Temple Pilots
more a tempo?
Is that metronome flipping me off?
Where has the tame impala vid gone?
The album sounded like a B Sides album from every project Josh has been involved in that was produced to sound vaguely cohesive.
Only 1:27 Min. in & I fell asleep! Thx!
Right? This shit is so boring. I'm only here cause QOTSA is my favorite band
An intro to Tash Sultana
its the best rock album ever made. i never ever remember in my entire life listening to songs so many times like in this record
This album has a lot of undeserved hate
Close to first
Yupp very close
Brookunnaass won the race to be firstt
Eyyyyy! As always dude
By far their worst, but hey the previous one was like clockwork, how can you top that
The sound of Mark Ronson, spoiled the whole album, I notice that the live version of the songs they work, but really Mark ruined the whole record for me
Carlos Javier Tiznado I see this comments often under Villains videos, but they are by people that show to know nothing about mixing. If you ask people that work in that field for real they'll tell you that it isn't badly mixed at all :) I wonder if fans keep saying it like parrots because a stupid youtuber said that.
@@nickn2794 there is not a bad mix as they say, that is why I do say sound, kind like his sound signature, if you go thru their catalog I won't dare to say like for example Eric Valentine is better that Joe Barresi both have different sound signatures and the albums in question are very different is just that Mark Ronson sound choices did not make sense for me at all, which is personal taste, there is cases like for example in Relationship of Command from At The Drive In that I did love what Andy Wallace did in the Mixing but Omar hated it, so bottom line is either you listen to it and enjoy it or just disregard it and skip the album or pick the songs that you kind of enjoy which in case of Villans, for me I don't even listen to them at all, just the live version.
As far as being a repetitive theme that they talk about the mix or Mark well everyone have their own opinion but with QOTSA they have a diverse catalogue and sound signatures in every album. I do enjoy them all except Villans so in my conclusion it points out to Mark, because I don't enjoy his choices and sound signature in the rest of his work, so thank you Mark, for making me skip Villans all together.
Carlos Javier Tiznado ok I understand now, but I think that was exactly what Homme wanted to do, exactly how he wanted the record to sound. I'm not a big fan of Villains either but I wouldn't say it's a bad album, just less special than other things they've done. I hope they'll skip overproduction for the next records, and I hope Homme returns to produce himself.
Mark Ronson is a hack and the mixing significantly lowered the quality of the album. Could have been SFTD or LC tier.
egg dude I seriously wonder if any of the fans that keeps saying that like a parrot actually knows something about mixing, 'cause people that know something about it (sound engineers) actually say it's not bad mixed at all.
@@nickn2794 a good mix should translate without having to know about engineering
Lmfao the album doesn't have a strong concept and the songwriting is subpar. To say that the album would be as good as their best records if Ronson didn't produce it is just stupid as fuck.
Servando Flores how do you know it's bad mixed then? "Because you feel it"? C'mon. I bet a dumb youtuber said that and now you're all repeating that. If you ask people that actually know something about it they'll tell you it's not badly mixed, so you're probably wrong don't you think? I also bet that Josh since he's producer himself knows much better than us when something is well mixed or not, and he would never release something badly mixed.
Tone / Timbre and mixing are very different things, not many people seem to know that. The mixing on this record is great and more transparent than ever (imho). The tone and production style took some while for me personnaly to get into but by now I love the record. Definitely a grower.
Ah, the bad one
people need to stop shitting on villains and era vulgaris
stories behind the album sounds cool but i still hate this album...
That's alright, i'm not a big fan of it either.
You don’t have to keep saying “end quote”, we get it
Saying quote and end quote every time you quote seems unnecessary and is annoying to listen to tbh
The album is utter shite. I’ve tried so much to dig it but it sucks big time. Ronson’s production has neutered the band; fark, even Homme’s missus rocks out harder than him nowadays.
Get a new narrator
You think i can just snap my fingers and get a narrator like that? Thanks for the feedback anyways
Villains was terrible. I don't care how much you break it down, it doesn't make the overall product any good.
u didn't even like it came out. u lose bruh
Was surprised at the satanic overtones of the albums cover and the video of THE WAY.....
Not liking that aspect, shit they even wore horns in the video.... wtf!!!
The Illuminati has every band we’ve liked
This album sucked.
Garbage album by an otherwise great band.
That album kinda sucked.