Understanding Josh Homme 

What band/artist should be next?

I just want another Them Crooked Vultures album next

Dave Grohl gave the Kyuss tape to Metallica while still in Nirvana in the first place. That's where their connection starts.

he’s up there with Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, David Bowie for pure raw talent and he’s a musical genius. Qotsa are my all time favourite band

Josh Homme has been in my 'current rotation' playlists for the last 20 years in some form or another.

we ain’t gonna talk about how this guy formed Kyuss, a kickass band that was the catalyst for QOTSA and other epic projects, at age fucking 14?!??!

Kyuss was one of the most amazing bands that nobody fucking understood

Them Crooked Vultures unofficially is a four piece band. Don't forget about the master, Alain Johannes.

He's got to go down as one of the most talented musicians of the modern era. This stands out like a sore thumb in their live shows. Funnily enough last week I was listening to all of his earlier stuff and I came to the conclusion it just hasn't aged a bit. Musically the Queens line up now is pure talent in my opinion.

Im still waiting for Understanding Julian Casablancas

In the fade is a classic

I think Alain Johannes is a huge influence & inspiration on Homme. Overall, he’s a badass .

I hadn't really thought about how much of his music I listen to before. It's a lot. Hope he keeps making it.

You mentioned the "Desert Sessions" side-project. My understanding of this project is that it is one of Homme's making where he invites other musicians out to where he lives to have talk shop, jam and record the results. There's an episode of either Travel Channel's No Reservations or CNN's "Parts Unknown" from a couple/few years ago where Anthony Bourdain went to Palm Springs to meet Josh Homme and sit-in on a jam-session that was being recorded for one of his "Desert Sessions" recordings.

Anything Homme touches is gold

i think mark lanegan should have had a mention here.

when i think of joshua homme i think of drunken guitar riffs

Nick Oliveri was invited to tour in support of the 1st QOTSA album. His acceptance of the offer was recorded on an answering machine & can be heard at the end of the 1st album. Nick being featured on RESTRICTED was subsequent to that 17 month tour, apparently.

As a guitar player who grew up on 60s 70s music, from rock to punk through to folk, I can't help but admire JH for his style. QOTSA are still one of my favorite bands

Thanks for this video. Queens of the Stone Age are supremely underrated

His phrasing and tone is just so goddamn incredible. And Demon Cleaner Kyuss is my favorite guitar riff

I have loved most of the music Josh has produced and have always had a serious crush on the guy. His music is something that speaks to me like no other.

0:40 : they really exposed him like that

Another great video essay lie I love these. Josh Homme is one of my biggest musical inspirations so this was really cool

You gotta do King Crimson next

I love Josh Homme & Queens of the stone age! I dream of Josh Homme & Thom Yorke working together, that would be beautiful!

A wonderfully paced, well researched and insightful video. Nice work!

I was a young 18 year old when Kyuss opened for Metallica here in 93 on the Wherever We May Roam tour. Kyuss were really a highlight that night even though I had never heard of them before. So heavy, so deep and such a groove!!

Saw Queens a year ago. Band were spot on but the disconnect between them and the crowd was stunning. Joshua was also pounding big Solo cups of tequila.

My favorite Homme-related moment was his nabbing Zep bassist, John Paul Jones, for his Them Crooked Vultures project. I hope there'll be more TCV albums to come and not have that one album be just a one-off thing. Although, stylistically-speaking, the album didn't sound all that different from what we're familiar with with regard to Homme's other recent bands (e.g.: Queens Of The Stone Age; and Eagles Of Death Metal), Jones' signature bass sound is very evident on that record which gives the "Homme-sound" a slightly-different flavor than what one hears from his other bands. I fully understand that the fact that Jones isn't a spring chicken any more is likely a major contributing factor as to why TCV hasn't recorded anymore albums, but it would still be nice to hear a new one just for those JPJ fans to be able to get their fix for his bass-sound since the likelihood for another Zep album ever to see the light of day is about as close to nil as can be given Plant's stubborn reluctance to be involved in such a project.

All I need to know: he was in the Morphine/Mark Sandman documentary and said: "two string bass and sax? WTF is that?......that's fucking awesome". That alone would be enough for me to respect Josh.

Thanks for putting this together. It was good.

The best video in this year by far.

The album with Iggy Pop is a masterpiece. Have to catch up on the rest. Thanks for a good video!

When Josh Homme licked his guitar in the 'No one knows' video, I've never looked at gingers in the same way... PS. His work with Polly Harvey is good as well

Men, i would like to say this.. Congratulations.. Well done this series of "Understanding". Keep on

Amazing video, fantastic research. Loved every second of it well done mate!

Oh my Homme boy... He is like a prophet to guitar music. Extremely skilled, creative and brave to try something new always. There're tons of modern Rock icons such as Grohl, Hetfield, Staley, Cornell but somehow Homme manages to be different from all of'em.

Wow dude uhh I thought I knew all I could about josh homme cause he’s one of my musical hero’s. Great work dude

I adore Homme, and loved your video. I get sooo much from his music . . .but nice to get a little more insight. Thank you!!

Inspiring music, cool style, no overstatements

Your stuff owns. Keep it up.

Nice informative video, I'm a fan of qotsa as well and I never get tired hearing these kind of stuff lol.

Fantastic work. Appreciated.

This was soo good. Subscribed! Can't wait to sit back and watch them all. Happy to have found this channel. And oh ya... LAYNE STALEY!!!!

It's always nice to see another Homme fan. Great video.

I love this, pls never stop.

The Doors Not To Touch The Earth is dark, beautiful & overlooked.

Hi, loved the link with The Osmonds, ha,ha. I've been in Utah and saw a wonderful Laser show with Led Zeppelin music there. It was 1992 so that was pretty new at the time. Anyway cool Josh picked up the drumsticks again. Does he still do that radio show? Love to hear more of that show, like the sound of his talking voice . Very nice and informative video , excellent work C! ❄ 😊

I wish he'd make some more "Kyuss" style riffs. Either way, the man is a genius.

Kyuss and the early Queens stuff will always hold a special place in my heart. Awesome stuff.

Great video dude, well done!

Great video! Really informative and well made!

deftones would be a good choice,too

To me Them Crooked Vultures sounded like Songs for the Deaf meets Presence. Which is a great combination!

Homme, come on dude, let's see a Them Crooked Vultures II. Please!!!!!

Awesome video! 🤘

My dad used to play guitar for the Del Padres and Jesse would show up super drunk to their concerts, raving about making a band. Nobody believed him until Eagles Of Death Metal's first tour

What first comes to mind when thinking about Josh Homme is his band, Kyuss

Thank you, very informative & i learned a few good things about senior Homme...

Favorite guitarist

Josh Homme is the greatest contemporary musician currently.

Josh Homme reminds me of some of my favourite people. Some really come across as arrogant and over bearing when given a public audience or out in a situation which is beyond the normal one-on-one interaction (this is inclusive of interviews with people they're not comfortable with). For this reason I find Josh homme really hard to watch and listen to when hes in these situations. But having witnessed this same front from people I know well and love leads me to believe that Josh is actually fuckibg awesome once hes in a space and in company hes comfortable with. Theres a saying that you should never meet your heroes and if you go off of someones public appearances this appears to be true with Josh. But meeting someone and getting to know someone are two different things. I think Josh homme is awesome. I'd love to get to know him. But I need to avoid watching him in interviews with people hes not completely relaxed with.

An understanding the cramps or misfits would be awesome!

We need some moreThem Crooked Vultures.

I don’t want to understand him. I just want his brilliance to wash all over me.

Hey my bro, congratz from Brazil, i had see your video about mac demarco, and now about josh homme, great job!

great video about my favorite musician

Hey u are doing a fantastic job keep it up i enjoy ur shows

Pixies next???

I agree with the opinion that them crooked vultures sounds a lot like queens of the stone age, In my opinion, I think that everything Josh works on gets that little quotsa vibe , especially in the Iggy Pop album, doesn't undermine the quality or the texture of the music in any case. He has a really great sense of humor perhaps a bit weird for some people which is often times self-deprecating and random at times, which I think covers his dark side which is always present in him, I always thought he was an interesting person apart from his music.

This was awesome thank you I'm subbing!

Good documentary, thank you.

this guy is the most talented musician ever imo. nobody comes close to him. even iggy pop said that

Do Death Grips as a video!!

Great video as always! I am really glad I found your channel :D

This channel is taking an exciting turn !!

Definitely The Cure next

Gotta love this dude.

Multi-instrumentalist Michael Mills from Australia. A guy who sang "wutherings heights" in originak key and played a Queen song to even impress Brian May in a very positive way.

i subscribed just because of this video, well done

I LOVE Queens of the Stone Age I cannot wait for the new one ( 2019-2020 ) His music is sooo awesomely fucked.

Phenomenal musician..

I'm glad Lie Likes Music pointed out that Vultures is basically SFTD part two cos that's how I've always seen it. In turn, they remind me of King Crimson and Mars Volta.

Jack White or John Paul Jones :)

Kyuss were from Palm Desert not Palm Springs. Also Kyuss is officially disbanded.

Beautiful video

Would LOVE to see you do Dawes! Great video!

I thought you did a good job with this piece. How about doing a piece on Jay Mascis from Dinosaur Jr?

i remember being 12 sitting on the bus to school listening to a mixed cd of songs of the deaf and rated R i still love those alot but over the years every new album just clicked with me instantly even the arctic monkeys humbug album is to my opinion the best (homme produced that for a big part) you can hear him sing on dance little liar ( the alll zeerooosss lined uuupp part)

I love this channel

Nicely Done!

Joshua Homme, Joshua Tree, Nineteen seventy-Three? Coincidence? I don't think so

Very nice analysis, you forgot one important person though...Troy Van Leeuwen ;-)

Always loved the band my favorite words have always been I'd never do u any good....laughing is easy I would if I could...in the fade

My favourite band🤟

Strokes/Julian Casablancas

Tool? Please?

He is a rock God and a huge inspiration

JH has the best rock voice I've heard.