Well, it might just be that it's all a matter of opinion. Them Crooked Vultures is my favorite new band of 2009 and, yes, they have many similarities to QotSA, but that is inevitable as Josh Homme is the primary songwriter. However, I find that the songs are crafted in a way to bring in the sound of the other members' influences and nicely contribute to a great final product.
It's also important to note that the album was self-produced by the band rather than being professionally done, so it is very underproduced. Live, they're one of the few bands that manages to actually be better than on their album.
I'd also like to bring attention to the fact that the album is essentially a tongue-in-cheek parody of those who take music too seriously. A lot of their songs are crafted in a very pretentious manner, most notable being Warsaw, with its "cool guy" verses and 2 and a half minute outro. Even the instruments they play is a testament to the ridiculous over-the-topness of their music, such as Dave Grohl's enormous drum kit, and JPJ's bass. I think the OP actually explained it best, though possibly inadvertently:
Olo_Burrows said:
ALso, and this may be just a bass player thing, but why does John Paul Jones need a double stringed six string bass that he slaps and pops all of a sudden when he helped craft ome of the greatest songs ever made (admittedly after stealing alot of it from New Orleans Rhythm and Blues guys) with just a four string and a weird foot operated keyboard thing?
And, finally, I'd just like to say again, that musical tastes are purely and completely opinion-based. Personally, I find TCV to show just how incredible a band can be when they use all of their assets and pull together a great end product, whereas I find this band to be extremely bland:
Wasder said:
You want a supergroup? Check out Chickenfoot.
http://www.chickenfoot.us/
But I could write for hours telling you why TCV is one of my favorite bands ever, but it won't change any of your minds, because musical taste is opinion and to argue it is pointless. By the way, I'm not bashing
your musical tastes here, I'm simply saying that mine are different, as are everyones. But that's the closest I can get to explaining why
I find Them Crooked Vultures to be such a great band.
Oh, and sorry for the text wall; I completely understand if no one reads it, but I was in the mood for a good music topic and ended up going a little overboard.
