Album Cover Art
Submitted by Collecting Vinyl Records Blog
Let’s continue our look at the Gigwise.com list of the top 50 dirtiest and sexiest album covers (as compiled by their staff- Gigwise comments in quotes):
34. Queens of the Stone Age: ‘Queens of the Stone Age’ - “The debut album from Josh Homme and company sports a cover that could have been stolen from a Prince record. A model suggestively holds her underwear as if ready to remove them and unveil the prize below.”
Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) is a hard rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997.
Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which Homme described as ‘robot rock’, saying that he “wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, and just pound it into your head”. The band is frequently described as stoner rock, although they reject the term.
“ The term sucks. The only element of the audience I want to get rid of is the shirtless, sweaty, maxi-mullet jock dudes. We want sex to bleed into the music. At our shows, we want to see half boys and half girls in a utopian world, dancing and drinking. ”
Their sound has since evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences. As of October 2008, the Queens of the Stone Age are:
Joshua Homme – vocals, lead guitar (touring 1997–present); K/Q, QotSA, Split, R, SftD, LtP, EV
Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, backing vocals (touring 2002–present); LtP, EV
Joey Castillo – drums (touring 2002–present); LtP, EV
Michael Shuman – bass, backing vocals (touring 2007–present)
Dean Fertita – keyboards, guitars, percussion, backing vocals (touring 2007–present)
Award nominations:
Grammy Awards of 2003 - Best Hard Rock Performance - “No One Knows”
Grammy Awards of 2004 - Best Hard Rock Performance - “Go With the Flow”
Grammy Awards of 2006 - Best Hard Rock Performance - “Little Sister”
Grammy Awards of 2008 - Best Hard Rock Performance - “Sick, Sick, Sick”
