Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

Queens Of The Stone Age

Songs For The Deaf

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  • Reissue
  • Gatefold cover


Queens Of The Stone Age released Songs For The Deaf in 2002 as a landmark statement of desert rock dominance. The band's third album solidified Josh Homme's reputation as a riff architect of exceptional precision, building on the raw power of their earlier work with sharper songwriting and a more deliberate production approach. This record marked a creative peak—heavier and more focused than its predecessors, with producer Rick Rubin's influence evident in the clarity and weight of every element.

The album opens with the immediately arresting "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire," a track that announces the record's confidence with crushing riffs and deadpan swagger. "No One Knows" became the album's calling card—a hypnotic, groove-locked single that trades screaming guitars for hypnotic restraint. Elsewhere, "Song For The Dead" unleashes full sonic fury with a performance that feels genuinely dangerous, while "Six Shooter" strips things back to pure blues-rock fundamentals. The atmospheric instrumental passages and dynamic shifts throughout keep the album from settling into predictability; there's genuine compositional sophistication at work beneath the heaviness.

This 2023 reissue arrives as a 2×LP pressed on vinyl, housed in a gatefold jacket that mirrors the original artwork. The packaging includes a white paper inner sleeve and printed insert with full credits and liner notes. Sonically, this pressing presents the album with clarity that suits the production's meticulous detail—Rubin's mix translates particularly well to the format, letting the interplay between instruments breathe across the wider frequency response vinyl provides.


Title: Songs For The Deaf
Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
Label: Interscope Records
Style: Rock, Stoner Rock, Hard Rock
Product Type: 2×Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Release Year: 2023
Barcode: 602508108587

Tracklist:

A1. You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire
A2. No One Knows
A3. First It Giveth
A4. Song For The Dead
B1. The Sky Is Fallin'
B2. Six Shooter
B3. Hanging Tree
B4. Go With The Flow
B5. Gonna Leave You
C1. Do It Again
C2. God Is In The Radio
C3. Another Love Song
D1. Song For The Deaf
D2. Mosquito Song

Factory sealed vinyl records are shipped exactly as received from distributors and are not opened prior to shipment. Because of this, seam splits or minor jacket wear may occasionally occur during transit.