10 Bands That Never Made The Same Album
5. Queens of the Stone Age
There's probably no better term for Queens of the Stone Age's music other than desert rock. While each song tends to have a different character, there's that underlying tone that makes it sound like it's coming from the barren landscape of the Joshua Tree. Though Josh Homme is the main component of QOTSA's sound, he has always made sure that the band reach for new territory all the time.
Forming Queens after the demise of his stoner rock outfit Kyuss, Homme approached his next project as an ever-evolving idea. As Homme has told it, he wanted to make a band that would sound different on each record but still maintain its identity, like a snake shedding its skin. In order to switch it up, Homme calls in a lot of his musician friends to collaborate with him from one record to the next.
While the band's debut is mainly Homme's brainchild, the QOTSA roster reached a peak with members like Mark Lanegan from Screaming Trees, Nick Oliveri, and Dave Grohl among the ranks. Even on later releases like Villains and Like Clockwork, the guests are endless, with everyone from Trent Reznor to Elton John popping up on the album credits. The band's sound might shift at any moment, but every time you put on any of these records, you'll always be in for something smooth, sleazy, and dripping with menace.