Well, it might not be one of the 100 greatest albums ever made, or even one of the 100 qualitywise best I’ve heard, but there’s one reason this makes my list of the 100 best albums I’ve listened to. That one reason, my friends, is awesomeness.

There are some wierd songs on here, one repeated twice briefly, but the core of this album is pure and unadulterated raw rock – rawk if you will – with the mindset that this is the best thing ever. And it might be.

‘Songs for the Deaf’ might have a better drummer and stronger songs on the whole, but ‘Rated R’ has the two songs I will never stop listening to – ‘The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret’ and ‘Quick and to the Pointless’. Mark Lanegan and some other guy from Screaming Trees show up on the record to, which is important to some people, but it is the combination of Homme/Oliveri/insanity that makes this record blow my mind.

Whenever I need something to put me in a good mood, this album is the first I reach for.

You can get Queens of the Stone Age – Rated R from amazon.com. Or you can save your cash for something better.
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