Josh Homme - Queens of the Stone Age/Kyuss/Them Crooked Vultures

Josh Homme is fast becoming a legendary name in Rock music.Guitarist and joint founder of desert rock creators "Kyuss", Josh Homme did not let his career end when the Stoner Rockers called it a day. Josh Homme Quickly assembled Queens of the Stone Age, for the first time in his life Josh would take the lead vocal role. Initially, Josh Homme wanted to call the Band Gamma Ray but was threatened with law suits as the name was already taken. Queens of the Stone Age appeared in 1998 with their self titled album debut "Queens of the Stone Age". Josh gained the Bass skills of Nick Oliveri his close friend who also featured in "Kyuss". Their Debut Album did not receive a large amount of attention, but their second release "Rated R" began to turn heads towards Josh and Nick. "Rated R" featured contributions from many musicians, namely Judas Priest Front man Rob Halford on "Feel Good Hit of the Summer". The song was deemed to promote drug abuse by many record labels and distribution outlets. "Rated R" was Josh Homme's first real achievement with Queens of the Stone Age.

Queens of the Stone Age went into studio in early 2001 to record "Song for the Deaf" ."Rated R" had gained the attention of the music listening community as well as some of the biggest names in Rock music. Dave Grohl front man of the Foo Fighters and Drummer for legendary Grunge pioneers "Nirvana" joined the band sporting the role of Drums once again. Dave Grohl recorded all the drum parts on the Album and did a few shows with the band until his full time band Foo Fighters required his attention. Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri gained new momentum with "Songs for the Deaf", their mash up approach to band members seemed to create a unique energy. Singles "No One Knows" and "Go with the Flow" were hits on MTV and allowed the band to be exposed to a whole new market. However, things in the Queens of the Stone Age camp were uneasy. In January 2004 Oliveri was fired from Queens of the Stone Age for allegedly being abusive to Josh Homme's girlfriend.

Josh Homme was now the last remaining survivor of the original line up and set out to record the bands next Album "Lullabies to Paralyze" . He used the normal QOTSA approach to recording of using multiple collaborations namely Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Queens of Stone Age manage to reproduce the mainstream success of "Song for the Deaf" with the single "Little Sister". Josh Homme later described the "Lullabies" era as the darkest period for QOTSA. In 2006 Homme set out to record "Era Vulgaris" he once again used the same Queens of the Stone Age approach to recording and set out to use as many members as possible. "Era Vulgaris" was described by Homme as being Dark, Hard and electrical, sort of like a construction worker. Homme mentioned that while "Songs for the Deaf" was inspired by a drive in the desert "Era Vulgaris" was inspired by a drive through Hollywood. The 3rd single off "Era Vulgaris" "Make it Wit Chu" received commercial success . Homme wanted to release a B side "Era Vulgaris" that would feature 10 or so songs that were recorded during the "Era Vulgaris" period, but his record label was not prepared to release another Queens of the Stone Age album at that time.

Josh Homme has not yet released another Queens of the Stone Age album. However he has been increasingly busy, he features on drums with "Sex Rock" band "Eagles of Death Metal" and his latest collaboration has shook the Rock World. Josh Homme has once again collaborated with Dave Grohl but this time has gained the services of John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin to create Super Group "Them Crooked Vultures". The band has been so well received around the world that both Dave Grohl and Josh Homme have been forced to put their full time bands on hold to tour the world. "Them Crooked Vultures" feature equal contributions from all members and once again Josh Homme is part of a unique sound. Josh Homme has also featured as producer on the latest "Arctic Monkeys" album "Humbug". Homme has been praised by his fellow musicians for being the "Nice Guy" of Rock Music and possessing a unique approach to song writing. However, he does have quite a different reputation amongst certain rock fans for being a bully and some times overtly aggressive. On many an account Homme has been seen or even recorded verbally assaulting fans for throwing things at him or other acts that catch his attention. Since the release of "Songs for the Deaf" I have been a huge Queens of the Stone Age fan and I will continue promoting and supporting the music of Josh Homme. He is quickly becoming one of the most influential men in rock music. Just don't throw anything at him