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Rated R (2000)

Where the lyrics of Rated R take you, and where it was really made.

The album's warning labels were a jab at Interscope, which wanted a parental advisory sticker, yet the label finally let it sell without one.

Key places

Recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys (2000)

Recording site Sound City Studios — Rated R was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, from December 1999 to February 2000. The band had worked there earlier with Kyuss. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Rated R: second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age
• Released June 6, 2000 by Interscope Records
• First album the band released on Interscope
• First album to feature bassist Nick Oliveri and guest vocalist Mark Lanegan
• Vinyl edition titled Rated X
• 2010 deluxe edition shown as Rated RX

Background

• Became the band's breakthrough album
• Two singles: 'The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret' and 'Feel Good Hit of the Summer'
• 'The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret' helped the band reach mainstream popularity
• UK-only special edition added bonus disc Rated U
• Album peaked at number 54 in the UK

Recording

• Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California, from December 1999 to February 2000
• Band had recorded there earlier with Kyuss
• Producer Chris Goss; Trina Shoemaker recorded and mixed
• Most material written during a one-week stay in Joshua Tree
• Sessions ended the following May

Cover

• Cover shows a 1970s-era MPAA R rating bumper with restriction text
• Liner notes carry a warning for each song, like parental warnings on video and DVD boxes
• Band meant the warnings as a jab at Interscope's insistence on a parental advisory sticker
• Label allowed sale without a sticker

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1996 by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme.
• The band was founded shortly after the dissolution of Homme's previous band Kyuss.
• Its self-titled debut album was released in 1998.

Members

• Josh Homme is the only constant member through multiple line-up changes.
• The line-up since 2013 consists of Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita, and Jon Theodore.
• Former members include Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Joey Castillo, and Natasha Shneider.

Career

• Rated R (2000) was the band's major label debut with Interscope Records and was critically and commercially successful.
• Songs for the Deaf (2002) featured Dave Grohl on drums and was certified gold in 2003.
• ...Like Clockwork (2013) became the band's first album to top the Billboard 200 chart.
• The band has been nominated for 9 Grammy Awards.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Rated R was critically acclaimed
• AllMusic's Steve Huey called it mellower, trippier and more arranged than its predecessor
• He noted warm fuzz-guitar tones, ethereal harmonies, vibraphones, horns and the occasional steel drum
• Huey said it is still far heavier than the garage punk and grunge that inform much of the record
• Spanish-language Wikipedia notes that specialist critics once again responded warmly to Homme's new work
• Portuguese-language Wikipedia states Metal Hammer and NME named it album of the year 2000
• French-language Wikipedia says it was generally well received by critics

Reappraisal

• Rhapsody named it the best rock album of the decade on its Rock's Best Albums of the Decade list
• Rolling Stone named it the 82nd best album of the decade

Records

• Peaked at number 54 in the UK
• Certified silver by the BPI in 2001 and gold in 2013
• Did not chart on the Billboard 200 in the US
• Peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers album chart
• 'The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret' reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, 21 on Mainstream Rock and 36 on Modern Rock

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album's liner notes contain further warning messages for each song, styled after the parental warnings on video and DVD boxes.
• Track 9 is a reprise of 'Feel Good Hit of the Summer' and is not mentioned on the artwork.
• Most of the material was composed during a one-week stay in Joshua Tree.
• 'The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret' was featured in the Entourage episode 'I Love You Too' from Season 2.
• The UK-only special edition's bonus disc Rated U was also issued separately as a single.
• 'Lightning Song' was penned by touring keyboardist, second guitarist and lap steel player Dave Catching.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

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