Rated R (Queens-of-the-Stone-Age-Album)
Occupation
Vocals, Guitar: Josh Homme Vocals, bass, percussion Nick Oliveri Bass, backing vocals: Chris Goss Vocals: Mark Lanegan Drums, percussion: Nick Lucero Drums, percussion: Gene Trautmann
Rated R or R only - titled in the vinyl version Rated X and X - is the second studio album by the American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was recorded between December 1999 and February 2000, Van Nuys, California, and published on 6 June 2000 via Interscope Records.
Reception
The album was recorded mostly positive from music critics upon publication.
Steve Huey calls the album in his Allmusic review - set to guide the modern rock music of the new millennium and awarded 5 stars out of 5.
Spence D. of IGN Entertainment highlights in his record critics to Rated R especially the balance between fun and formality -. " It 's this expert balance of fun and formality is what makes the album damn near essential" - produced, which makes the album seem almost essential.
Martin Mengele of laut.de Rated R describes as "... colorful variety of songs that combines Chris Goss by his bluesy presence back into a unit. " And forgives 4 out of 5 possible points.
NME.com certifies that the major label debut of the band big impact and attribute a 9 out of 10 possible points.
Matthias Allstadt of Plattentests.de again attests to the Queens of the Stone Age, to have made it with Rated R definitely in the " Stoner - rock royalty " and also awarded 9 out of 10 possible points for that.
Ben Ratliff missed in his Renz Sion for the Rolling Stone music magazine 3.5 of 5 possible points. He emphasized the production quality and the variety of styles, was achieved in conjunction with producer Chris Goss for the album.
The U.S. online music service Rhapsody has put the album at # 1 its list of the best rock albums of the decade ( 2000-2010).
Single releases
The pieces Feel Good Hit of the Summer, Monsters in the Parasol and The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret were released as singles. Only The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret, however, was able to record significant success in the charts. A publication of the play Never Say Never was for promotional purposes.
Title list
1Bonustrack Japanese edition - Total Time: 44 min 57 s
Limited Edition
Published by Interscope Records in the United Kingdom Limited edition includes four bonus tracks on a separate bonus CD, which corresponds exactly to the title list of the Feel Good Hit of the Summer single.
Total Time: 13 min 20 s
Re-release as a Deluxe Edition
Universal Music gave the album via his sub-label Interscope Records on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the first publication on 6 August 2010 out again. The re-release was in the form of a double CD, the first CD contains the regular album, the second CD B-sides and live recordings.
CD # 1
Regular album
CD # 2
Total playing time: 64 min 12 s
Occupation
- Josh Homme: Vocals, guitar, mixing,
- Nick Oliveri: Vocals, bass, percussion, backing vocals
- Gene Trautmann: drums, percussion
- Nick Lucero: drums, percussion
- Chris Goss: bass, backing vocals
- Mark Lanegan: vocals
- Alain Johannes: mix
- Marek: mixing, sequencer, sound engineer
- Trina Shoemaker: mixing, recording
- Martin melt: sequencer, sound engineer
- Bob Brunner: Sound Engineering
- Shivaun O'Brien: Sound Engineering