Artist: Eagles Of Death Metal
Label: Sony BMG
Release: 2006
A Queens Of The Stone Age side project? A full-blooded retro rock’n’roll treat!
With Eagles of Death Metal, you first have to get the name straight – this isn’t some sinister heavy metal subgenre creature, but an impossible mash-up of two musical genres – the easygoing, mostly vocal-driven country rock of the Eagles and the noisy, brutal, racing and usually misunderstood death metal. Sounds impossible? Yet it sounds great!
Don’t go looking for philosophy, because all you’ll find is top-notch fun! Dirty guitar riffs, group singalongs, guitars twisted into psycho-billy, stoned guitar freakouts, fantastic accents, horror whispers and perverted lyrics about partying. Lyrics tailor-made for teenagers and a varied instrumental backbone that will satisfy everyone who swears by natural, spontaneous rock’n’roll.
And to get to know Egles Of Death Metal at their best, start by spinning ‘Cherry Cola’, ‘Don’t Speak (I Came To Make A Bang)’, ‘Chased Devil’, ‘Shasta Beast’ and the lively acoustic ‘Bag O’Miracles’.
The Eagles will never make a record this charming … Let them pick a different genre!
Line-up
Jesse Hughes
Josh Homme
GUEST MUSICIANS:
David Catching
Mark Lanegan
Joey Castillo (QOTSA)
Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, ex-Nirvana)
Jack Black
Wendy Ray
Production
Baby Duck
Track list
1. I Want You So Hard (Boy’s Bad News)
2. I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)
3. Cherry Cola
4. I Like To Move In The Night
5. Solid Gold
6. Don’t Speak (I Came To Make A Bang)
7. Keep Your Head Up
8. The Ballad Of Queen Bee And Baby Duck
9. Poor Doggie
10. Chase The Devil
11. Eagles Goth
12. Shasta Beast
13. Bag O’ Miracles
