Chances are you will have heard this album a million times before, under different titles and by different bands. It's not a terrible release, per se, for this Belgian quartet, but it also never achieves anything above mediocrity. ... »»
Eagles of Death Metal are Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes and, moonlighting from Queens of the Stone Age, Josh "Baby Duck" Homme. And Eagles of Death Metal are rock, bottled. Take a little '70s strut-groove cock rock, mix it with some '80s style hedonism, and you've got EoDM in your glass. ... »»
One of my favorite things about coworkers is the sharing of music. In fact, given my misanthropic tendencies I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's the only thing I like about coworkers. ... During my time in the "702," I had coworkers who tried to sell me on U2 and Lil Wayne with a single mix offered to me by my closest friend out there. U2 and Lil Wayne. Does my move back to Baltimore make any more sense now? ... »»
On their new record, End Titles... Stories for Film, they collaborate with indie notable Gavin Clarke on several tracks. More interesting—to myself anyway—is their collaborations with some bastions of so-called stoner rock... »»
In the first part of this feature, I pointed out a group of hip-hop artists who were unfairly snubbed from Entertainment Weekly's recent "New Classics" list. But rappers weren't the only only artists who were inexplicably left off of the list, as I'll be venturing outside the genre for round of snubs.
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A couple of years ago my cousin hooked me up with a mix CD that he had made and Eagles of Death Metal had a few songs on it. I'll admit to being intrigued by the tracks. I was already curious about the group just because of the Queens of the Stone Age connection, but I wasn't sure I was taking on any new acts. And then 2006 rolled around.
That's when Death By Sexy (the album of the week) was released. I picked it up because I'd seen them perform on some show and figured I'd give them a shot. Sadly, that shot never happened because they ended up here in this feature.
Upon giving the album more attention I think that the reason I didn't connect with it was because way too many songs feature a quick upbeat tempo. I can't operate on that vibe for too long. I need my down time. I need some chill mixed in to dig it, or else it's just going to be a tiring listen.
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