Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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Queens of the Stone Age

  • Queens of the Stone Age [Loosegroove, 1998] Dud
  • R [Interscope, 2000] ***
  • Songs for the Deaf [Interscope, 2002] **
  • Lullabies to Paralyze [Interscope, 2005] Dud

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Queens of the Stone Age [Loosegroove, 1998] Dud

R [Interscope, 2000]
Masters of unreality ("Feel Good Hit of the Summer," "Monsters in the Parasol"). ***

Songs for the Deaf [Interscope, 2002]
would rawk more unremittingly on one's stereo without the transmission interruptions claiming rawk's banned from one's radio ("You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire," "Hangin' Tree") **

Lullabies to Paralyze [Interscope, 2005] Dud