I initially thought Them Crooked Vultures would sound like Queens of the Stone Age covering Led Zeppelin songs. Which would be pretty awesome. You get all of the rock of Queens and none of the self-importance of Led Zep. And while you can definitely pick up on that, there’s more.

Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones take their self-titled debut in a few different directions that aren’t exactly unexpected — but they are intriguing and rocking. I mean, you can certainly tell that each member of the band is indeed a member of the band, but they do get a little strange here and there. And it’s enough strangeness to keep me wanting more.

I must admit that my expectations weren’t quite met, but I was hoping for album of the year.

4 Responses to “Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures”

1. On 11/16/09 2:47 PM, TO Snob said:

   

   At 7.692 I think you’re being a bit generous. I was bored (almost literally) to tears.

2. On 11/16/09 2:55 PM, Sean Cannon said:

   

   i won’t lie, i’m a bit of a homme fanboy, so you might be right. more kyuss than qotsa, but both are good.

3. On 11/17/09 10:02 AM, New Releases: Them Crooked Vultures, Blood Brothers, John Mayer | BUZZGRINDER said:

   

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4. On 11/18/09 8:39 PM, shawn bradley said:

   

   meh … worst qotsa album ever

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