This is the first time I’ve had the chance to put on some good headphones, crack a beer, smoke some herb, and dig into this album. First song and I’m blown away. The levels. The lyrics. The music, always. Perfection, again.
@@alexmock5214 That’s cool. After listening to it god knows how many times now, I don’t think I could put it ahead of some of their earlier albums like RR, SFTD or LTP. But, I do think it’s an amazing album.
@@elliotrodriguez523 I'm German and English isn't my mother tongue either. But I interpret the title as an allusion to late Roman decadence, the decline of a great power. Times New Roman is also a popular font and this is a reference to the new focus on lyrics that this album brings.
Literally no one on this planet has checked for j.Ho since the desert Sesh with The Peej. Nobody. QOTSA ended after Oliveri split. Duh. Homme was one of the GOATs 1992-2004. Beyond that, no one cares, obviously
This man is a lyric genius. Clever, imaginative, deep and funny. All at the same time. JIHAD me in obscinery... Come on 😂😂 Its a 10/10 on the words side
[Verse 1] Mannequins have flawless skin You can dress 'em up like me if you like But don't lobotomy, I'm happy and free Listening to crickets in the pale moonlight I don't give up, I give in There ain't nothing to win I'm making music for all stereotypes Modern love, unsentimental Consequences, schmonsequences I can hum it if you like [Chorus] Hurrah! The obscenery's fucking useless Jihad me in obscenery Born ruthless Until the rivers run dry And you’re caught in thе middle what you made In the division of thighs From thе hole where the empathy used to be Until your river's run dry Fuck me stupid And you’re caught in the middle what you made Kiss it goodbye Fuck me stupid Empty hole where the empathy used to be In the obscenery is where you're happy to be [Bridge] Ain't it a little strange? Pretend to be awake? Do you think we'll break? Like a slap in the face Enjoy the obscenery, goodnight [Verse 2] Self-help, go on help yourself You must be pleased with miseries you designed Voyeurism-jism may cause blurry visions Spoiled brat or an inner child Emotional amputees with phantom pains from missing limbos of life Oh, the guillotine! I'm drowning in a wet dream I'll betcha lose your mind [Chorus] Hurrah! Let's do this Enjoy obscenery Born ruthless Kiss it goodbye Stupid We're all caught in the middle and useless In the obscenery forget what used to be 'Cause there's no love for anyone who isn't me [Outro] Ain't it a little strange? Pretend to be awake? Do you think we'll break? Like a slap in the face More than a little strange We really need to wake Everything gone break We're too fucking late Enjoy the obscenery, goodnight
Queens has always had their own inexplicable quality that makes them unique - this reveals itself during certain parts of any given song, real Queens fans know what i mean. For this song, undoubtedly it's at 1:56 . Like up until that point you're listening, grooving, enjoying.. but that part hits and its like WOAH hello, there we go. Classic Queens. It's like the world's most emotionally satisfying scavenger hunt
am i anyone who loves the orchestra part in the middle of the song? brilliant artistic writing that plays in my head whole day... can anyone send me some similar sounding classical song or sample of that?
I still get chills when I hear it. I still remember the first time I heard in my car on my way to work. It was a real "oh shit! This is for real!" Moment
yeah, I mean, it's some Turnin' on the Screw quality opener, I like Keep your eyes peeled though, but in terms of being compared to the rest of the album, this one takes the cake, definitely top-3 on in Times New Roman
faaaak! the Homme vocals age like fine fine wine. He just gets better and better. What about those strings parts??? Phew this is a good opening for the Album
I've been reading the lyrics. Enthropic obsolescence twine with jaded fracturism in a telling preappocolyptic vestigial. It seems both badass and cynical. There is a sense of loss about mutual aid that unfortunately will likely stand the test of time for it's verbose rhetoric. I was thinking of old neighbors b4 it played... Not exactly the wordage that I would trust w them, yet peer support can take many forms and also I want to encourage your fans to research post- structuralism. ❤ {Oh Joshy, please behave!}
This song is an absolute blinder. So muxh going on in it and so much variation between each section. Like the extended guitar riffs in the last section just add so much. Absolutely slays it.
Back to the start for the 1000s time already. God this album is amazing. Time and Place is fantastic, can't wait to get home and get the guitar on and learn it.
@leentjeulrichts2895 no way. Gonna look it up now. Edit: I looked but I haven't found anything. If you happen to have a link to a video let me know please 🤘
1:56 Aqui eu fui pro céu. É como se os meus mais de vinte anos ouvindo essa banda (desde a minha infância) viessem a tona no momento que ouvi esse trecho. Só tenho a agradecer ao Josh e aos rapazes por fazerem o que fazem.
Rapaz, essa parte desde o fade in de todos os instrumentos, o suspense das metais tocando e a volta com tudo mundo tocando furiosamente são uma obscenidade!!! Não tem como não arrepiar!! Menino "Josué Casa" é brilhante!
I saved this song and didnt listen to it until i arrived in vegas for #skankfest 2023 in september. I played it for the first time when i stepped outside the four queens hotel onto fremont surrounded by the golden nugget, binions casino, fremont casino, and four queens at night. Neon lights with the viva vision ceiling showing psycadelic-esque projected images that change from asteroids to giant rolling dice. On the street were people drunk stumbling, midgets breathing fire, ladys of the night pulling johns aside, homeless people doing the moonwalk, elvis impersonators eating sandwiches, nuns with their breasts out at a photo booth, children rapping for money while the parents filmed for social media, crowds of people dancing and smoking together, and full scale debauchery. With me walking around fremont street listening to this song. That experience is etched in this song forever.
This song is just perfect 😍 It plays with my senses, I can't understand what's going on in my body when I listen to it but damn, how good is it ❤️🤘🎸🔥 I know I will listen to it a million times 😍 Thank you for all the happiness you bring into our lives 🙏❤️❤️❤️ Long live The Queens 🤘
Josh is powerful guitarist 🎸 and have a bad boy mellow heaven voice who make queen of the stone ages the best band of the new generation whit old school sence yes sir
Amidst personal turmoil, and declining spaces for hard rock in the public consciousness, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme entered the creation of “In Times New Roman” with a selfish mission. “We’re going to make something that sounds as brutal as it feels to be alive right now” I think on his part of life’s journey, there’s no armour left. It’s only about walking deeper into the darkness. Homme has been embroiled in a legal battle with Brody Dalle, his ex-wife and front person of The Distillers, where accusations of violence and restraining orders have been traded during a lengthy custody battle of their three children. Elsewhere, recently revealed, he’s been treated for cancer, and been rocked by the deaths of key collaborators and friends, including Mark Lanegan. If there’s anything to emerge from the mire, it’s that QOTSA find themselves where a lot of fans want them: back in the sludge. “In Times New Roman” is a grotty listen, using pain to encourage a rawness in their sound . The album as a whole, isn't too much different from other work they’ve produced before. Everything is coated in a sludgy mix of fuzzy guitars and bottom-feeding drums and bass, but with an apocalypse either narrowly avoided or on the horizon, depending on your view, they're all the more potent. The opening "Obscenery" whisks guitars from one side to the other as Homme doubles down on a falsetto that barely rises above a musical clatter which shifts from synth-assisted strings to a brief percussion interlude that teeters on breakdown. It's a highlight of In Times New Roman ... along with the brooding "Carnavoyeur" and "Emotion Sickness," a horns-raising riff monster that nearly begs for room-clearing volume. Produced by the band and recorded at Homme's home studio and Rick Rubin's Shangri-La facilities, the album could be a sequel to the excellent ... Like Clockwork from 2013. Check out the appropriately lacerating solo in "Paper Machete" and the devilish march of "Made to Parade," throwbacks to classic QOTSA. But all the sludge and grime comes with some baggage.. The nine-minute closing track, "Straight Jacket Fitting," tags on an acoustic coda, a head-cleaning of sorts that will have you wishing it was a few minutes shorter. Homme's desperation, however, is real. Talk of oblivion, suicide, emotional casualties and being torn up inside are themes and all too real are found within. It feels like a wholly necessary outpouring of creative catharsis. Sludge on Jim
This is my favorite track of the new album! Hope if y’all come to Houston y’all play this! Keep going Homme and you’ve helped more than five people✌🏾😎🖤
Those high pitched vocals on the first chorus are fucking extraordinary. Still not sure about the song as a whole but that might be my favourite part of the entire album 😂
Love the song! I’m really curious as to why “Villains” and “…Like Clockwork” are shown on the same ribbon under the snakes on the graphic in the video. QOTSA do most things* (these days at least) very methodically and planned. Maybe it’s trying to say that ITNR is the final album of a trilogy (pretty sure someone else had this thought, would give credit if I remembered them, if you read this, do reply!)? I don’t really know, but love it nonetheless.
i think all 3 titles flow together rly well like like clockwork, villains in times new roman or villains like clockwork in times new roman or in times new roman, villains like clockwork
the artwork artist named Boneface has been responsible for this trilogy. The devil on the cover of Villains shows two fingers indicating it's his second work for QOTSA.
@@wbto_ That makes sense! I actually had no idea it was Boneface again for the artwork on ITNR, I knew he did Villains and all the Like Clockwork stuff... so thanks for that!
Last one took me a few listen to wanna play 2,3x a day eventually, was definitely more energetic riff forward, this great writing just more reserved sonically in these new ones I herd but of course I like it!
