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CONSORT

 

http://themcrookedvultures.com/

http://www.myspace.com/crookedvultures

http://twitter.com/crookedvultures

http://www.facebook.com/crookedvultures

 

 

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when this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PtsaMokig0 gets to 5000 views, a new video will be posted,

 

so likely to be a video for a whole song, but the music on the video sounds very good, so please watch so we get to 5000.

 

 

EDIT: video a big hoax by a bunch of dicks, rolling stone magazine fooled for it though.

first clip:

 

 

sounds f***ing great.

 

 

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The term “super group” gets thrown around way too often in rock, but in the case of Them Crooked Vultures, it applies.

 

The group consists of the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl on drums, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme on guitar, and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones on bass and keyboards. The trio made its international debut and capped off Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago with a 75-minute performance that began at midnight Monday at a jam-packed Metro.

 

Grohl discussed his hopes for the group as many as four years ago, and the three have been working on an album in Los Angeles this year. But the music has been a mystery; none of the tracks has leaked on the Internet, and the group’s future plans are shrouded in secrecy. After debuting a dozen songs at Metro, the group made it very clear that it’s not only for real, but also has the chance to be the exception to the super-group rule. Most of these Frankenstein projects usually end up being less than the sum of their parts, but Crooked Vultures sounded like it was on to something fresh, invigorating and just plain nasty.

 

Grohl is in many ways the linchpin. One of the great drummers in rock, he was the man who put the wallop in Nirvana, and also anchored the finest Queens of the Stone Age album, “Songs for the Deaf” (2002). His work on this night was astonishing, a clinic in brute force and finesse that was exhilarating and exhausting to observe at close quarters.

 

Homme handled lead vocals and guitar, and was unusually clear-eyed and affable, playing with more precision than he usually musters in Queens. And Jones, whose music with Led Zeppelin is an obvious touchstone for both his bandmates, was a huge presence with his variety of four-, six- and eight-string basses, a match for Grohl’s power and a counterpoint for Homme’s melodies. The group was rounded out by Queens alumnus Alain Johannes on guitar.

 

The set’s foundation was hard rock and hard edges, with Jones and Grohl going toe-to-toe in the engine room. Homme played more with texture and layering sounds on his guitar, the first memorable riff showing up four songs into the set on “Dead End Friends.” His high vocals were often bolstered by harmonies from Grohl, Johannes and even Jones. There were a couple of red herrings: “Bandoliers”” flirted with tenderness (Homme introduced it as a love song) and “Interlude w/ Ludes” came off as a prank, with Jones on keytar and a shimmying Homme in lounge-crooner mode. Otherwise, it was wrecking ball time, with the arrangements sometimes taking several turns before resolving.

 

Two epic tracks stood out. “Daffodils,” which hinted at psychedelia with reverb effects on the vocals and a massive bass tone, was capped by a Jones piano solo. And “Warsaw” ebbed and flowed, winding down to a low-key guitar-bass exchange before building back up into a slamming finale.

 

History tells us that super groups usually don’t last very long. But at least this particular one is off to a rousing start.

 

greg@gregkot.com

 

Them Crooked Vultures set list at Metro:

 

Elephants

New Fang

Scumbag Blues

Dead End Friends

Bandoliers

Mind Eraser

Gunman

Daffodils

Interlude w/ Ludes

Caligulove

Warsaw

Nobodys Loves Me

 

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this has been slwoly turning and zooming, the UK is now in the center, people reckon its meant to be showing where the next show will be.

 

 

there are rumours for reading fest, and a london show.

 

 

 

im not sure why im bothering though i seem to be the only one who cares :(

Kind of hard to talk about a band where the music is shrouded in such secrecy though Chris.... The project does sound incredibly intriguing though, hopefully it lives up to the hype, Grohl is probaby one of the greatest drummers of modern times, Homme's work with QoTSA, Kyuss and Eagles of Death Metal has been excellent, and John Paul Jones is just a fukkin' legend, even though he was always considered the "quiet" one in Led Zep, he's one hell of a bass player...

 

Cant see the material staying off the internet for much longer though, despite Homme's pretty proactive efforts to keep things off Youtube, etc....

the 40 second clip of the show someone posted on youtube was amazing, but sadly its now 'Taken down due to copyright claim from Joshua Homme'.

 

I cant stop listening to the 14 second clip.

the 40 second clip of the show someone posted on youtube was amazing, but sadly its now 'Taken down due to copyright claim from Joshua Homme'.

 

I cant stop listening to the 14 second clip.

 

The 14 second clip is very Zep, of course it's hard to judge completely when it's such a short clip, but if it's representative of the rest of the tune, then it's a real Hard/Blues Rock stomper...

 

I think Homme is ultimately trying to stand against the tide though by going on YouTube and taking clips down... He's not going to be able to stop everything from being uploaded...

 

The 14 seconds clip sounded really good. Not really a fan of rock but that sounds amazing. :o

 

 

 

Wonder how long this clip will last....? :lol:

 

the same guy has reupped them lol, there is that and another...

 

 

 

sounds sooooo good.

SECOND SHOW IN AMSTERDAM ON THE 19TH

 

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The artwork has been cool so far.

:o How have I not seen this thread before?!

 

That 14 second clip sounds awesome!

 

intense.

Them Crooked Vultures, the rock supergroup featuring Foo Fighters' Dave grohl, Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme and Led Zepplin's John Paul Jones, are set to play a headline show at London's Islington Academy on August 24.

 

UPDATE: A spokesperson for the band has told Kerrang! that this show is now sold out.

 

LIKE f*** ITS SOLD OUT WITHOUT ME EVEN KNOWING ABOUT IT?

 

this is the first show not annouced first. but pleasepleaseplease Reading Fest show now, they wont even have to stay in the UK much longer.

a whole song from Melkweg:

 

 

sound is distorted but you can tell its an awesome track.

 

 

and there google earth thing is now above where Pukkelpop festival is this weekend!

"Dead End Friends" live at Pukkelpop, they posted this on their offical twitter so I think they arent gonna be taking stuff down now - also it seems well likely for Reading now :w00t:

 

"New Fang"

 

 

unknown song

 

 

unknown song

 

 

"Gunman"