Rock royalty rolls into town.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Is anyone wondering why platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated hard rock innovators Queens of the Stone Age would grace Eugene with their concert presence while touring behind one of their more critically adored a·dore v. a·dored, a·dor·ing, a·dores v.tr. 1. To worship as God or a god. 2. To regard with deep, often rapturous love. See Synonyms at revere1. 3. releases and at the peak of their fame and acclaim? The answer is simple. We are, it turns out, in the same category as Duluth, Minn. The brains behind the Queens, Josh Homme, says in a news release, "You can't pick your audience. But if I could, I'd pick people from everywhere." So through mid-August, the band will be out gathering new fans and exciting existing ones who happen to live in such musically off-the-beaten-path places as Little Rock, Ark., and Fargo, N.D. We're not going to call what the Queens play stoner ston·er n. 1. One that stones. 2. Slang a. One who is habitually intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. b. One who is a delinquent or failure. music, but it's an understandable label considering that the band formed in 1995 after the demise of Kyuss. In a review, an All Music Guide writer falls all over himself praising the band and its latest release, "Era Vulgaris." Homme is "an anomaly," the reviewer writes, "a keeper of the flame that will never be played on 'Little Steven's Underground Garage' because Queens of the Stone Age are too heavy, ... too tasteless taste·less adj. 1. Lacking flavor; insipid. 2. Not having or showing good taste. taste  less·ly adv. in all the wrong ways to be commonly
accepted or embraced as among the next generation of rock heroes."
In the four-star Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person review for "Era Vulgaris," writer Rob Sheffield Rob Sheffield is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. In addition to writing music reviews and profile stories, Sheffield also writes the Pop Life column in the Mixed Media section of the magazine. agrees with Homme's assertion that he is "one of a kind." "He manages to be the token metal dude for indie kids and the token punk for headbangers without compromising for either camp." Although Homme told the same magazine in 2003 that he no longer smokes marijuana, Homme is a notorious chain cigarette smoker smoker A person who smokes tobacco, almost always understood to be cigarettes Ratio of ♂:♀ smokers Philippines64/19, China61/7, Saudi Arabia53/2, Russia50/12 who has a reputation as being touchy with the press. He's especially sensitive when he's asked about the exit of longtime Queens bassist Nick Oliveri, who got the boot (most likely) for his wild - and often publicly illegal - behavior on and off stage. In fact, the band's lineup has changed a lot over its 10-plus years. A star-studded list of artists have guested on its recording projects, including members of Soundgarden, Fu Manchu, Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar), Tom Diello (drums), and Tim Cronin (vocals and bass). , Nirvana nirvana (nērvä`nə), in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism, a state of supreme liberation and bliss, contrasted to samsara or bondage in the repeating cycle of death and rebirth. and the Strokes. CONCERT PREVIEW Queens of the Stone Age What: Hard rock When: 8 p.m. Wednesday Where: McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette Tickets: $20 in advance, $22 day of show On the Web: Hear samples from "Era Vulgaris" at www .registerguard.com /ticketfiles |
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