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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
QOTSA's popularity is very very curious to me, and one of the reasons I actually dig them in spite of whatever.. they're actually a very odd band.. their singles are pretty straightforward, but the albums themselves are loaded with lots of weird and eccentric touches, production- and structure- and instrument-wise.
While I voted Rated R, of course, Songs for the Deaf actually might be the one I listen to the most, because of the drumming. Drums are my favorite instrument.. and the drumming on that album is honestly some of the best drumming I've ever heard, this side of that dude in Bastro (most underrated drummer ever) and John French of Captain Beefheart. so yeah.
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The thing I find completely baffling about their mainstream success is that Songs for the Deaf is a complete satirical play towards mainstream radio. Yet they ate it up and so did all their listeners. Actually, it doesn't surprise me the stupidity of the mainstream, but it makes me wonder. Anyway, what a wonderful thing.
Musically, it's a beautiful thing. They're a band that do exactly what they want. Their singles aren't the standard radio-friendly-song-structured format. Most of their songs are jams.
They're one of them bands that deserve the mainstream success. One of them bands that actually sneak in their somehow based on their talent. Pretty rare thing. Mars Volta are another band (I know, I know, they're pretty hated on here and we don't need to get into a discussion on them) that shouldn't be where they are when you consider the rest of the mainstream music. But they do exactly what they want, just like QOTSA and the masses eat it up.