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No One Knows by Queens Of The Stone Age

Artist Biography For Queens Of The Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age Is A Rock Band From Palm Desert California United States. The Band Is Frequently Labeled Stoner Rock Although They Reject The Label. They Developed A Style Of Riff-Oriented Heavy Music Which The Band's Founder And Mastermind Josh Homme Described As "robot Rock" Saying That He "wanted To Create A Heavy Sound Based On A Solid Jam Just Pound It Into Your Head". Since Then Their Sound Has Evolved To Incorporate A Variety Of Different Styles And Influences. While In High School Homme Got Together With Locals Brant Bjork Chris Cockrell Later Replaced By Nick Oliveri And John Garcia Resulting In The Formation Of Kyuss Firstly Known As "Sons Of Kyuss" . Queens Of The Stone Age Formed In 1997 Rising From The Ashes Of Kyuss And Began Playing Together During The Now Legendary Desert Sessions. Homme Has Drawn All Of The Members From That Diverse Group Of Musicians For Queens Of The Stone Age. The Band Originally Formed Under The Name Gamma Ray But Almost Faced A Lawsuit From The European Metal Band Of The Same Name. Queens Of The Stone Age Have Gone Through Many Line-Up Changes Since First Breaking Into The Hard Rock Scene. Their Most Recent Line-Up Includes Josh Homme Guitar Vocals Troy Van Leeuwen Guitar Lap Steel Keyboards Backing Vocals Jon Theodore Drums Percussion Michael Shuman Bass Backing Vocals And Dean Fertita Keyboards Guitar Backing Vocals . Former Core Members Include Joey Castillo Alain Johannes Natasha Shneider Mark Lanegan And Nick Oliveri Among Other Members And Contributors. In 2002 Regarding The Band Line-Up Homme Said "It Really Is More Of A Musical Experiment… It Keeps Moving And Reinventing Itself. That Way We Never Get Painted Into A Corner." Dave Grohl Recorded Drums Percussion And Backing Vocals On Songs For The Deaf And Toured In Support Of The Album In 2002 Before Returning To The Foo Fighters. Grohl Also Made A Live Appearance In 2007 To Play Make It Wit Chu And Recorded Tracks On …Like Clockwork Following Joey Castillo's Departure. Mark Lanegan Has Long Been An On/off Vocalist For The Band Toured From 2001 To 2005 And Made Live Appearances In 2007 And 2010. He Has Recorded With The Band On All Albums Except For Their Self-Titled Debut Album. Lanegan Has Also Played Keyboards In Live Performances During The Tour Preceding The Release Of Lullabies To Paralyze Before Natasha Shneider Joined The Band. Josh Homme And Nick Oliveri Were Seen As The Only Two Consistent Queens Of The Stone Age Members. Oliveri Had Previously Played Alongside Homme In The Band Kyuss And Joined Queens Of The Stone Age As Its Permanent Bass Guitarist And Co-Lead Vocalist In 1998 Upon The Release Of Its Debut Album Queens Of The Stone Age. Being Friends Since Childhood The Two Meshed Well Together. Oliveri's Punk Background Brought An Element Of Danger And Attitude To The Queens' Live Shows. As The Band's Two Core Members The Duo Recorded The Breakthrough Albums Rated R And Songs For The Deaf Together. Oliveri's Unique "howling" Singing Style Made Him Easily Distinguishable On Songs Such As Six Shooter From The Album Songs For The Deaf He Also Displays A More Melodic Singing Style In Rated R Songs Such As Auto Pilot. However Homme Fired Oliveri In 2004 For Excessive Partying And An Alleged Incident Of Domestic Abuse An Accusation Which Oliveri Strongly Denies . The Duo Repaired Their Friendship Shortly Afterwards. Oliveri However Did Not Return To The Band. In 2013 Upon Hearing That Former Contributor Dave Grohl Was Recording Drums For The Band's Sixth Studio Album …Like Clockwork Oliveri Asked Homme If He Too Could Return On Bass Guitar. Homme Ultimately Did Not Grant Oliveri's Request. He Does However Appear On Backing Vocals On The Album Track If I Had A Tail. Diskographie 1997 - Kyuss / Queens Of The Stone Age
1998 - Queens Of The Stone Age / Beaver Split
1998 - Queens Of The Stone Age
2000 - Rated R
2002 - Songs For The Deaf
2002 - Sample This School Boy
2002 - 2002-10-29 Rock City Nottingham UK
2002 - 2002-11-06 Stockholm Sweden
2003 - Songs For The Deaf Tour Edition 2004 - Stone Age Complication
2005 - Lullabies To Paralyze
2005 - Lullabies To Paralize Tour Edition
2005 - MTV Unplugged Berlin 2005-06-10 2005 - Over The Years And Through The Woods
2006 - 2005-12-20 Los Angeles CA USA
2006 - Over The Years And Through The Woods
2007 - The Definitive Collection Of B-Sides & Rarities
2007 - Era Vulgaris
2008 - Era Vulgaris Tour Edition
2013 - ...Like Clockwork
2017 - Villains
2023 - In Times New Roman...

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: No One Knows

"No One Knows" Is A Song By American Hard Rock Band Queens Of The Stone Age Written By Band Members Josh Homme Nick Oliveri And Mark Lanegan. It Was The First Single And Second Track From Their Third Album Songs For The Deaf And Was Released On November 26 2002. "No One Knows" Was A Chart Success Becoming The Band's Only Single To Top The US Modern Rock Charts. The Song Was Also Critically Acclaimed Receiving A Nomination For Best Hard Rock Performance At The 2003 Grammy Awards. According To Homme "No One Knows" Existed Before The Recording Sessions For Songs For The Deaf We Have Patience With Music A Year Or Five Years Down The Road It May Kind Of Rewrite Itself And Become What It's Supposed To Be. There's Two Songs On This Record That Are Over Five Years Old You Know? 'God Is The Radio' And 'No One Knows'. The Main Guitar Riff Of The Song Originally Appeared On The Track "Cold Sore Superstars" From Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Are The Seventh Volume Of Homme Side-Project The Desert Sessions. Recording For Songs For The Deaf Began In March 2002 At Three Studios Across California. Though The Liner Notes Credit Homme And Eric Valentine With Producing The Majority Of The Album – Including "No One Knows" – Homme Credits Valentine With Merely Recording The Beginning Of The Album For Contractual Reasons And Departing The Project To Leave Recording And Producing Duties To The Band And Adam Kasper. The Critical Response To "No One Knows" Was Generally Positive. In The Guardian Review Of The Album Reviewer Dave Simpson Said Of The Song In His Four Star Review Of Songs For The Deaf "No One Knows Has Killer Riffs To Spare". Playlouder Were Similarly Enthused Calling The Song "soulful Like The Last Gasp Of The Hero In An Old Western". Eric Carr Of Pitchfork Called It An "easy Groove" And "four-To-The-Floor Slime Of The Highest Quality". "No One Knows" Was Awarded The Number One Position On Australian National Radio Station Triple J's Annual Hottest 100 2002 With Four Other Queens Of The Stone Age Tracks Also Charting. The March 2005 Edition Of Q Magazine Placed It At Number 70 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Saying Of The Song "Possibly The Only Full-On Legs Akimbo Guitar Great To Be Based Around A Rhythm That Goes Oompah-Oompah Here Josh Homme Joined The Ranks Of The Immortal". In September 2006 It Was Placed At Number 13 On NME's List Of The 50 Greatest Tracks Of The Decade. Rolling Stone Placed "No One Knows" At Number 97 On Their List Of The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time Saying Of The Track "QOTSA Guitarist And Overall Mastermind Josh Homme Found The Sweet Spot Between Hooky Hard Rock And The Pulverizing Metal He'd Grown Up Playing". The Song Was Listed At Number Eleven On The 2002 Pazz & Jop List A Survey Of Several Hundred Music Critics Conducted By Robert Christgau. "No One Knows" Was Nomination For Best Hard Rock Performance At The 2003 Grammys And Was The Band's First But They Lost Out On The Award To Foo Fighters For "All My Life". "No One Knows" Was Released As A Single On November 26 2002 And Became The Most Successful Single From Songs For The Deaf. The Song's Peak Placings Of Number One Number Five And Number 51 On The US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock Where It Lasted For Twenty Weeks And The Billboard Hot 100 Charts Respectively Remain The Highest Of The Band's Career. "No One Knows" Is Also The Band's Highest Charting Single On The Dutch Singles Chart Number 39 The Irish Singles Chart Number 26 And The UK Singles Chart Number 15. The Music Video For "No One Knows" Was Directed By Dean Karr And Michel Gondry Gondry Filmed The First Half On June 26 And 27 2002 With Karr Taking Over On July 15. Josh Homme Has Said Gondry Was Chosen Because He "did All Those Videos For Björk And We're Huge Fans Of Björk So We're Excited". The Video Is Split Into Two Sections And Switches Between Them Throughout. The First Sees Band Members Homme Nick Oliveri And Mark Lanegan Driving A Truck At Night Whereupon They Hit A Deer. When They Get Out To Inspect The Deer Proceeds To Attack Them Before Going On A Rampage In Their Truck. The Second Section Of The Video Is Of Homme Oliveri Troy Van Leeuwen And Dave Grohl Performing The Song Against A Black Background. "No One Knows" Received Heavy Rotation On Music Video Channels Culminating In A Nomination For The MTV2 Award At 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Where It Lost Out To AFI For "Girl's Not Grey".

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