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Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork



8.2 | 176 votes |
Release date: 4 June 2013
Style: Stoner rock, Stoner metal

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24 want it


01. Keep Your Eyes Peeled
02. I Sat By The Ocean
03. The Vampyre Of Time And Memory
04. If I Had A Tail
05. My God Is The Sun
06. Kalopsia
07. Fairweather Friends
08. Smooth Sailing
09. I Appear Missing
10. ?Like Clockwork

Guest review by
vententin
Rating:
9.0
When I heard that Josh Homme was back in the studio together with the old team (Dave Grohl on drums and bassist Nick Oliveri) it meant not only a return of Queens Of the Stone Age to the scene, but also a return to their roots. ... Like Clockwise still only partly rests on the origin, and that's the heavy drum, wicked riffs and enormous energy that radiate from the numbers of this new album, which, on the other hand, have never been "propulsive" or "smooth".

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published 11.11.2013 | Comments (1)

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09.05.2013 - 14:05
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Two new tracks live here.
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04.06.2013 - 01:45
!J.O.O.E.!
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There were fleeting moments of enjoyment but overall it was meandering and whiny.
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04.06.2013 - 05:46
Rating: 9
Much more commercial than any other QOTSA album, but even so, almost perfect!
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04.06.2013 - 20:00
Czerny Reiter

First listen left me rather cold... I'll go back to listening to Them Crooked Vultures' arguably superior debut.

Edit: Yep... it really manages to sound way more like QOTSA should than this new record.
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08.06.2013 - 22:20
Rating: 8
@gent_-_orange

I liked it, Although I prefer the more riff driven sound of Songs for the Deaf.
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14.06.2013 - 09:43
Rating: 10
SyFFiLiS

Written by RicardoJoaquim on 04.06.2013 at 05:46

Much more commercial than any other QOTSA album, but even so, almost perfect!

I almost fully agree with you, only except the part "almost perfect", cause to me it is perfect;d I don't know what's goin' on, but I just can't stop listening to this;d "I Apear Missing" is fuckin' awesome track;d
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15.06.2013 - 01:38
Nosurper
Stinky Lips
So, my favorite song is "Smooth Sailing", but here's the thing. The lyrics seem to depict an egotistical maniac that is bent on cutting corners and trouncing the meek in his path. But, then it alludes to "No One Knows" from Songs For the Deaf ,somewhat, in depicting prescription medication as, in my estimation, faulty. Faulty is, at this point, as best as I can describe it. In the song I mentioned, "Smooth Sailing", the egotistical jack-off legitimizes all his actions in the name of God and seemingly tells those he bullies to "follow the prescriptions" handed down by the God. My take is that those that follow the advice of their doctors are inferior and are ultimately the ones being bullied around. Has anyone read the lyrics and interpreted them similarly or am I just out of my mind? The lyrics just really reverberated with me, in a negative light ultimately, but reverberated nonetheless. I'll accept a condemnation of insanity upon review of this post.
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18.06.2013 - 16:29
Slayerus23
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The thing is that this album is far from being a riff-driven one. It's pure magic of the lyrics and concept. A great addition to QOTSA career and a step further from their habitat, doing it great. They almost sound indie/blues rock with songs like "If I Had A Tail" or "Smooth Sailing" (this one is clearly a The Black Keys scene).

I love it.
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18.06.2013 - 18:01
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Written by Guest on 18.06.2013 at 16:29

It's pure magic of the lyrics and concept.

Never enough to make an album good in my opinion.
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01.07.2013 - 13:16
thejackyl

This album is NOT Metal!
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01.07.2013 - 13:18
thejackyl

Written by Nosurper on 15.06.2013 at 01:38

So, my favorite song is "Smooth Sailing", but here's the thing. The lyrics seem to depict an egotistical maniac that is bent on cutting corners and trouncing the meek in his path. Has anyone read the lyrics and interpreted them similarly or am I just out of my mind? The lyrics just really reverberated with me, in a negative light ultimately, but reverberated nonetheless. I'll accept a condemnation of insanity upon review of this post.


I was too busy dancing to read the goddamn lyrics.
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04.07.2013 - 14:55
Rating: 8
AndMetalForAll
kual21
Still undecided between this album and Songs for the Deaf as the best album of their discography.
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kual21
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15.11.2013 - 08:27
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Playing this a lot lately, amazing record.
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26.11.2013 - 01:40
Rating: 7
Jiri

Just not comparable to Songs for the Deaf for me...
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07.12.2013 - 15:15
Rating: 9
DelightfulJim

Their best record since Songs for the Deaf. Maybe not better, but easily one of my favourite records of the year.
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09.12.2013 - 13:57
Rating: 9
Wildhoney

Awesome album.
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26.01.2014 - 19:15
Crème fraiche

Written by thejackyl on 01.07.2013 at 13:16

This album is NOT Metal!


There's a lot of shit that isn't exactly metal on this site. Just because it isn't straight up "METAL" doesn't mean it isn't worth taking a look at
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29.01.2014 - 17:40
Night Sight

That's awesome!
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Alone in birth
Alone in the darkness
Alone in death
Alone in the daylight
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17.11.2014 - 04:18
Rating: 9
(o> . )

That's how you compose music after many active years, extraordinary album.
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17.05.2015 - 18:36
Rating: 6
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by (o> . ) on 17.11.2014 at 04:16

That's how you compose music after many active years, extraordinary album.

Might want to delete your duplicate comment

On a personal note, I didn't find this that exciting. "Keep Your Eyes Peeled", "I Sat By The Ocean", and "I Appear Missing" are the only tracks actually worth listening to.
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29.01.2017 - 10:50
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Yeah easily their best since SftD and even more nuanced and melodic than that. This album is further proof that Dave Grohl should play drums more and even better should just stick to it. Also the list of guest and session musicians here is phenomenal. Make sure you note it while listening, would be really interesting that way.
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06.06.2023 - 23:08
Rating: 9
Jack_Torrance

The songwriting here is just so superb
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