Duration: 02:59Recorded: 15 December 2006Location: Canada
Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) are a rock band[1] from the Palm Desert, California area in the United States, formed in 1997.
Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme to outgrow the stoner metal label that had begun to envelop previous band Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, monotonous, heavy and repetitious music, which Homme described as 'robot rock', saying that he "wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, and just pound it into your head". Since then, their sound has evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences.
is the first single released by the rock group Queens of the Stone Age on their fourth album Lullabies to Paralyze. The song was recorded in one take.
The song had been in the works for quite a while and a b-side was recorded with Dave Grohl in 2002 for the album Songs for the Deaf, but was scrapped as Josh was unhappy with it; This b-side was later distributed on a bootleg recording compilation around early 2003. According to Josh Homme, the song was inspired by the "sort of sexual twist" of Doc Pomus's song, which is probably best known as recorded by Elvis Presley.
When this song was performed on Saturday Night Live on May 15, 2005, actor/comedian Will Ferrell, who hosted the show, came onstage and played the cowbell as fictional Blue Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle. This was a reprise of a role that Ferrell played in a famous 2000 sketch in which actor Christopher Walken demands "More cowbell!" during the studio recording of that band's famous song (Don't Fear) The Reaper, much to the chagrin of the rest of the band.
The song has been compared with the 1982 song "Revolutionary Spirit", by the Liverpool band, The Wild Swans. At a point the songs become nearly identical except for the lyrics. No comment has ever been given attributing the song as an inspirations.
Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme to outgrow the stoner metal label that had begun to envelop previous band Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, monotonous, heavy and repetitious music, which Homme described as 'robot rock', saying that he "wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, and just pound it into your head". Since then, their sound has evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences.
is the first single released by the rock group Queens of the Stone Age on their fourth album Lullabies to Paralyze. The song was recorded in one take.
The song had been in the works for quite a while and a b-side was recorded with Dave Grohl in 2002 for the album Songs for the Deaf, but was scrapped as Josh was unhappy with it; This b-side was later distributed on a bootleg recording compilation around early 2003. According to Josh Homme, the song was inspired by the "sort of sexual twist" of Doc Pomus's song, which is probably best known as recorded by Elvis Presley.
When this song was performed on Saturday Night Live on May 15, 2005, actor/comedian Will Ferrell, who hosted the show, came onstage and played the cowbell as fictional Blue Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle. This was a reprise of a role that Ferrell played in a famous 2000 sketch in which actor Christopher Walken demands "More cowbell!" during the studio recording of that band's famous song (Don't Fear) The Reaper, much to the chagrin of the rest of the band.
The song has been compared with the 1982 song "Revolutionary Spirit", by the Liverpool band, The Wild Swans. At a point the songs become nearly identical except for the lyrics. No comment has ever been given attributing the song as an inspirations.
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