Certain people would have you believe that Queens of the Stone Age's third album, Songs for the Deaf, is the return of real rock -- a bonecrushing work of boundless imagination, the cornerstone in a new era of great rock, much like Nevermind was a decade beforehand. These people, coincidentally, happen to be in the same group that criticizes the Strokes and the White Stripes, claiming that those two bands are nothing but hype, while shamelessly indulging in breathless hyperbole whenever they speak a single word about QOTSA. Anybody who heard Songs prior to its release claimed it was the greatest rock album in years, at least the greatest since Rated R, setting up expectations impossibly high for this very good album. To begin with, this ain't accessible -- not because the music is out-there or unfamiliar, but because it is so insular, so concerned with pleasing themselves with what they play that they don't give a damn for the audience.

This album can be summed up in three words...
BEST. ALBUM. EVER.

With dave grohl on the drums the sound qotsa are giving is immense first it giveth, go with the flow, and the hardcore punk sound of sixshooter make it a album you need for your collection josh and the band created a great album 5star!!