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5.0 out of 5 stars
Rated Awesome, Sep 16 2010
This review is from: Rated R (Dlx Ed) (Audio CD)
Any rock fans worth his or her salt own at least one QOTSA album, usually Rated R. I mean, let's face it...do you need integrity in your rock music? Could you give a crap about comercial crap? Rated R is the album for you. While my personal preference is the Songs For The Deaf LP, Rated R is a close second.
This two disc edition is awesome and renders obselete any old versions you own. I am happily selling off my previous UK only two-disc edition which came with the "Feel Good Hit Of The Summer" single and video. This edition even replicates the colour scheme of the Rated X LP version which had the bonus track "Ode To Clarrisa" (included here).
In fact, every B-side from the Rated R years are included, live and studio. It also includes a concert, live at Reading from 2000, expertly captured by the BBC. That concert is awesome, containing QOTSA hits as well as the Desert Sessions classic "Millionaire". (Later re-recorded by QOTSA on Songs For The Deaf as "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire". Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with live QOTSA, and this isn't just live QOTSA...this is live QOTSA with Nick Olivieri still in the band. I lost interest to a certain degree after Nick was fired.
What of the album itself? Well, of course this edition sounds awesome. You should know most of these songs, especially "Feel Good Hit". You should have heard "Monsters In The Parasol" from Desert Sessions or the QOTSA live album. Mark Lanegan's vocal turn on "In the Fade" is awesome, and forshadows that singer's awesome work on Songs For The Deaf. "Leg Of Lamb" is awkward but undeniably catchy. My personal favourite track is "Better Living Through Chemistry", exotic, atmospheric and grooving. Perfect for late nights with a beer by the campfire.
Pick this up, if you're only going to own one QOTSA album, this one is fully loaded and well worth the cash!
5 stars.
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