Queens of the stone age biography book

A decent biography of my favourite band. I especially liked the sections that covered the desert rock scene of Palm Springs, California in the late 80s / early 90s and the emergence of the legendary band Kyuss where the future members of QOTSA honed their skills and musicianship.

The transition from the intense, heavy, improvisational jams of Kyuss towards the tighter, sharper, more focused song writing of QOTSA was very interesting to read about.

Queens of the stone age biography book

Queens of the stone age biography book

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The dynamic and unlikely partnership of lead guitarist Josh Homme and bassist Nick Oliveri that developed from the Kyuss era is consistent throughout. The book covers every tour and album up until their eventual fallout, which was followed by the subsequent release of QOTSA's fourth LP, Lullabies To Paralyze, in 2005.

Anyone who is a fan of either Kyuss or QOTSA knows that it can be tricky keeping up with the ever changing line-ups, but I thought the book did well to timeline the key even