Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R

The second Queens Of The Stone Age album, Rated R (as in the movie rating; its title was changed from II at the last minute before release), makes its {stoner rock} affiliations clear right from the opening track. The lyrics of "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" consist entirely of a one-line list of recreational drugs that Josh Homme rattles off over and over, a gag that gets pretty tiresome by the end of the song (and certainly doesn't need the reprise that follows "In the Fade"). Read More