The best partnerships made by Josh Homme, according to him himself

Josh Homme He is an artist of many projects. After the end of Kyussthe vocalist and guitarist started the Queens of the Stone Age and parallel to the Desert Sessionsbut still played with Them Crooked Vultures, Eagles of Death Metalbetween others. In the midst of everything, he still found time for some very interesting sporadic partnerships.

The musician spoke about some of these collaborations in an interview with Loud TV (via Louder). Among some of his favorite names mentioned by him are the late Mark Laneganas well as the veteran Billy Gibbonsvocalist and guitarist of ZZTop.

Homme stated:

Play with guys like Mark Lanegan and Billy Gibbons… these people have such an interesting voice, it’s incredible, because someone like Billy Gibbons It’s very strange, it’s like he has this kind of gentle, very unique antenna that makes you feel like he’s going to break at any moment, but at the same time he’s unique.”

Gibbons appears on the album Lullabies to Paralyze (2005), from Queens of the Stone Ageone of the band’s albums that also features Lanegan. The frontman of ZZTop play on the single “Burn the Witch”on the bonus track “Like a Drug” and on the cover of “Precise and Grace”from his group, who also came out as an extra.

The idea was that the bearded man would return for the next job, Era Vulgaris(2007), but scheduling conflicts prevented their participation. Even so, Man even appeared in the documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas (2019). Gibbons It’s still on the albums Volume 11: Arrivederci Despair and Volume 12: Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heelsfrom The Desert Sessionsboth released in 2019.

The partnership with Mark Lanegan

Now the story of Josh Homme with Mark Lanegan It’s much longer. It started when the first one was part of the Screaming Treesband led by the second, during the tour of Dust (1996), remaining until 1998. After that, Lanegan returned the favor by joining the Queens of the Stone Age between 2001 and 2005, with sporadic collaborations in the following years. The vocalist appears on the albums Rated R (2000), Songs for the Deaf (2002), Lullabies to Paralyze (2005), Era Vulgaris (2007) and …Like Clockwork (2013).

Man also appears as a collaborator on solo albums by Mark Laneganlike Here Comes That Weird Chill(2003), Bubblegum(2004) and Blues Funeral(2012). The leader of QOTSA still makes one last appearance on the band’s final album Screaming Trees, Last Words: The Final Recordingswhich was released in 2011 but recorded in 1998. Laneganwho passed away in 2022, was also in Desert Sessionsmore specifically in Volume 7: Gypsy Marchesand Volume 8: Can You See Under My Thumb? There You Arelaunched in 2001.

The influential Trent Reznor

Among other collaborations, Josh Homme also put Trent Reznor as one of the most important. About the singer of Nine Inch Nailshe said:

Also guys like Trent Reznor: The way he breaks machines, it’s hard not to have an influence. It’s good to be influenced by people, it makes you feel good, so we were really lucky with that.”

Man and Reznor recorded the song “Mantra” next to Dave Grohlfor the documentary Sound Citycreated by the frontman of Foo Fighters. The trio, alongside Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), also performed at the Grammys in 2014. The leader of Nine Inch Nails even made small appearances in Era Vulgarisand …Like Clockwork.

And speaking of Grohl…

Dave Grohl and Josh Homme: musical soulmates?

When asked about which partnerships ended up influencing his way of composing and playing, Josh Homme Then he mentioned the most obvious name: Dave Grohl. The frontman of QOTSA said the following about the musician from Nirvana and Foo Fighters:

Honestly, playing with Dave Grohl It’s been amazing because he’s so good. You move at the speed of inspiration very quickly, things seem quite possible and that tends to leave a definite impact.”

Davefor his part, seems to agree. In an interview with Louderin 2009, the artist commented:

Josh and I have a musical connection that I don’t have with anyone else: as a drummer, playing with him, we share this frequency that I haven’t shared with anyone else. It is intangible and unpronounceable.”

Josh Homme only appeared on one album Foo Fighters — In Your Honor(2005) —, but Grohl was even a permanent member of the QOTSAplaying drums in Songs For the Deafand …Like Clockwork.

However, the partnership between the two musicians is also remembered for Them Crooked Vulturestrio completed by John Paul Jonesbassist of Led Zeppelin. The supergroup released an eponymous album in 2009.

Collaborated: André Luiz Fernandes.