Top 11 Queens Of The Stone Age Riffs That Will Warp Drive You!
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Күн бұрынHere are my Top 11 Guitar Riffs from Queens of the Stone Age. I thought I'd kind of do a demo and share my setting of my Stone Deaf Warp Drive for my Josh Homme tones.
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0:00 1. No One Knows
0:21 2. Go With The Flow
0:36 3. Mexicola
0:57 4. The Evil Has Landed
1:29 5. Everybody Knows That You're Insane
2:00 6. Little Sister
2:19 7. I Sat By The Ocean
2:44 8. Head Like A Haunted House
3:04 9. Regular John
3:31 10. Song For The Dead
3:57 11. The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret
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@alejandroserrano7755 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know how to explain it but Queens of The Stone Age perfectly embody what a modern hard rock band should sound like.
@mad-dog67 11 ай бұрын
Great said!
@ben-ty9jo Жыл бұрын
Something about the way Josh Homme writes guitar riffs is just so satisfying to me. They're so clean and precise
@insederec Жыл бұрын
It's about precision, not complexity. Out in the desert, any unnecessary movement can mean death...
@Forestgravy90 Жыл бұрын
And unusual enough to stand out, he notably never uses popular guitars or setups, his first guitar teacher was also polka-focused so that accounts for the robotic stop start nature of a lot of the riffs particularly no one knows.
@iamnotevenanumber7110 Жыл бұрын
Sure! He was actually going to name his band Gamma Ray, but name was taken by some other band at the time.
@cadubem10 Жыл бұрын
@iamnotevenanumber7110 Indeed. a very shitty german power metal band who attempted to sue him over the name
@iamnotevenanumber7110 Жыл бұрын
@@cadubem10 ok? Didn't knew they attempted a lawsuit even. 😄
@collins2509 Жыл бұрын
You know a band is legendary when you could replace all 11 tracks with a different set of 11 and nobody would bat an eye.
@Rainer2424 Жыл бұрын
Give the mule what he wants is just so iconic of a riff
@Warstub 11 ай бұрын
@@Rainer2424 and probably my all-time fav Qotsa song too. Alfredo's drumming is so incredibly precise and in the pocket, and across the whole Q.O.T.S.A. album he lifts already incredible riffs to the next level.
@kavkaz8000 Жыл бұрын
They're all so flirty.
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Yes!! 🤗😎🤟🤟
@comotuabogada Жыл бұрын
Ikr? Love it!
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Awesome man, thank you! 😎🤟🙏
@punchyMiddleEarth Жыл бұрын
you mean filthy 🤙😎
@nickconnor6078 Жыл бұрын
@@punchyMiddleEarth i think flirty and dirty is more accurate ;)
@dpants5150 Жыл бұрын
I'd nominate The Way You Used To Do as one of their best. Homme said when he first came up with that riff he recorded it but then forced himself not to play it for quite a while, like until they were back in the studio. He said he liked the riff so much he was afraid he'd just play it all the time and eventually get sick of it and he'd scrap it.
@gibfear 11 ай бұрын
Royal bloods tone on Boilermaker sounds like a slowed down version, great track though!!!
@steverainingagain7956 Жыл бұрын
Tone on mexicola is just sublime
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Thank you dude 😎🤟
@STERNWAERTS Жыл бұрын
it's so good it grabbed me by the balls. i didn't know the song before and must say that i kept repeating those 20 secs here cause it sounded so good
@legang8983 Жыл бұрын
if you rate riffs by sound and creativity, qotsa will always be high up there! so iconic
@Darce115 11 ай бұрын
I gotta say my personal favourite riff from them is probably Better Living Through Chemistry. The guitar goes so hard on that song
@EthanKlassen00 2 ай бұрын
Auto Pilot into Better Living is a trip 🤤
@Teh-Penguin Жыл бұрын
Right. Back to binging QOTSA albums on repeat.
@Gias1 Жыл бұрын
that stereo effect on everybody knows that your insane.. well done!
@devonpenner7177 Жыл бұрын
I think one of my favorite qotsa riffs is THAT riff from sick sick sick. It's so goddamn groovy
@TheAdamisgay Жыл бұрын
Era Vulgaris has some sick riffs. Sick Sick Sick, Turning on the Screw, Misfit Love some of favs
@devonpenner7177 Жыл бұрын
@@TheAdamisgay fuck yeah! Absolutely! It's a shame that The Fun Machine Took A Shit and Died isn't on album lol
@EthanKlassen00 2 ай бұрын
I see your Sick Sick Sick and I raise you a Feet Don't Fail Me Now
@reverb.deluxe 2 жыл бұрын
Your recordings sound fantastic! "Go With The Flow" brings back memories of late night Rock Band fun on Xbox.
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Thank you so much! I am still working on my mixes, always learning something new. My workflow has definitely improved :) Oh the XbOx. Halo 1 splitscreen
@MetalJesusRocks 6 ай бұрын
Regular John is such a great throwback to the Kyuss riffs of old. 🤘
@RiffLair 6 ай бұрын
Especially the first QOTSA album 🤟
@iXmetalXi Жыл бұрын
Surprised the chorus riff for into the fade wasn’t on here
@detthoff 2 жыл бұрын
Great playing as usual and fantastic tone! 😃❤️ “Turning on the screw” is a killer riff (and fun to play) in my opinion!
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Lars. Thank you so much 🤗 I agree, great riff but I can always fit 11 hehe. Maybe I could have swaped this with The lost art of keeping a secret 🤔
@detthoff 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate! You can’t fit them all right. 😄 Other more Kyuss-inspired favorite songs are “living through chemistry” and “18 A.D” 👌
@dariohenriquez7773 Жыл бұрын
its honestly one of the best riffs ever written
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
🤟😎🤟🤟
@cadmarins 11 ай бұрын
An alternative, standard and popular rock band with strong Stoner influence... Underestimated. deserved more recognition... they're the best
@ZigbertD Жыл бұрын
I love the song Infinity, the version from the Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack.
@scottallen9556 Жыл бұрын
Yes. This one!⬆️
@KJB484 11 ай бұрын
Great choice in QOTSA Riffs! Happy that 'The Evil has Landed' and 'Head like a Haunted House' was in this list! Great job!
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Here are in my opinion, the Top 11 coolest *QOTSA guitar Riffs*. I thought I'd share my pedal settings with you guys too. Hopefully this helps you get closer to that tone! What riffs did I miss? 😎
@Nick-xh6of Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your pedals. 👍🏻🤘🏻
@Theeletricminers Жыл бұрын
Avon
@sladejones6692 Жыл бұрын
I’m designer!!!!
@Warstub 11 ай бұрын
All of the riffs you didn't do.
@Owen_plays_music1049 Жыл бұрын
Best Rock band of the past 25 years, can't wait for the new album next month !
@l1zvrd Жыл бұрын
Totally agree.
@Robfaulk1 Жыл бұрын
It didn't disappoint 🤘
@jsik69x Жыл бұрын
I love how you played songs like Go With The Flow, in the correct C standard tuning they were actually played in. It really does make a difference to the sound
@niko123455ify 3 ай бұрын
What's the correct c standard tuning?
@RiffLair 3 ай бұрын
You basically tune 2 whole steps down each string. C, F, A#, D#, G, C
@niko123455ify 3 ай бұрын
@@RiffLair ohhh i tought correct c standard tuning meant it was in something different that 440hz or some shit like that hahaha
@richardpalmers2436 Жыл бұрын
So many bangers just from one album, they truly are amazing
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Really nice seeing them playing live again.
@gr1zz922 Жыл бұрын
The one thing I enjoy is the call & response from Josh and Troy in a number of tracks.
@whipshaw Жыл бұрын
that's why, between other things, that qotsa will be my favorite band forever
@TisTheDamnStickSeason Жыл бұрын
Good to see The Evil Has Landed in there
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Couldn't have skipped that. Probably the most fun riff I recorded out of all. About 6 guitar tracks if I recall.
@legobobafett5045 Жыл бұрын
The lost art of keeping a secret isn't on songs for the deaf!
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Hey boba. You got me there. A mistake in the montage I'm afraid. Thanks for noticing/commenting 🤜🤛😎🤗
@happytoaster7019 Жыл бұрын
It still was in Songs For The Deaf.
@legobobafett5045 Жыл бұрын
@@happytoaster7019 no it wasn't why are you commenting something wrong, 6 MONTHS LATER!?
@A-uj3bl 14 сағат бұрын
There's a live version of it on sftd
@patrickjenkins2788 Жыл бұрын
Awesome I’d like 3’s n 7’s in there too
@84SuperBeast Жыл бұрын
That was the song I was looking for
@ejomo11 Жыл бұрын
I was hoping for that one, as well.
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Absolutely man. . . . . . Part 2 🤫
@Nchubbz Жыл бұрын
Sick Sick Sick and You Would Know are two of my favourites!
@perks25167210 Жыл бұрын
Hit 'em all just right, went to your channel, saw Rick Beato has given you an award, instant fan. That dude's a god, you MUST be awesome 🤘🤘
@mitchsmix269 11 ай бұрын
Would love to see a part 2 on this! The new album has some that could definitely go on
@pancon5 Жыл бұрын
Legendary riffs, immaculate execution. 👏👏👏
@bill21lumberg Жыл бұрын
Mexicola is my fav Queens song. Amazing riffs!! 🤘💪
@ct3332 Жыл бұрын
Was happy to see Regular John on here; so mesmerizing yet so simple
@michaelchlebek9226 Жыл бұрын
((Lost Art is off of Rated R but that's beside the fact that this is a great video for current and incoming QotSA fans alike!! Riffs on point, keep em comin' 😤))
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Yeah dude, oops! More coming for sure. 😎🤟
@mxdnxghtthxxghts 2 жыл бұрын
great list with a perfect execution!
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much areiner! Was tough picking only 11 riffs! 😎
@joelopez4130 Жыл бұрын
Definitely see where Homme’s love of ZZ Top influenced how clean he likes his riffs even though he wants them a lil sleazy
@LilacSnowBun Жыл бұрын
Love it, we need a part 2! ❤
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Yes!! Needs to be done 😎🤟
@Karl_Marksman Жыл бұрын
Never heard anyone play Mexicola before, it sounded great! That tune is burned into my brain.
@MrFernoid Жыл бұрын
So crisp, so clean, and a nice selection too.
@sixstringsamurai55 Жыл бұрын
This video was the whole reason I bought this pedal. Excellent tones!
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Great to hear! A very good pedal, enjoy!! 😎🤟
@AteThisYesterday 2 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness, but I think your gonna need to do a part 2, hopefully with at least a few of these: You Would Know Walkin' on the Sidewalks Born To Hula How to Handle A Rope Tension Head Into The Fade I Think I Lost My Headache A Song For The Deaf Hanging Tree First It Giveth The Sky Is Falling Tangled Up In Plaid
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Haha. Might have to do a part 2 indeed! Not very unlikely to happen 🤓
@jacobsheets9409 Жыл бұрын
3s and 7s, You think I ain't worth a dollar but I feel like a millionaire, burn the witch, turnin' on the screw, If only, If I had a tail.
@iommiclife794 Жыл бұрын
@@RiffLair yeah, give Rated R more love please
@KSacki Жыл бұрын
You know whats up
@Warstub 11 ай бұрын
@@iommiclife794 And Q.O.T.S.A. The entire first album is killer.
@IlliniDog01 Жыл бұрын
I wish I had any musical talent so I could play even a fraction of that well. I just have to settle for appreciating others musical ability. Will listen to QotSA any time forever.
@creddcrumbs7789 Жыл бұрын
Pains my soul to see someone play Song for the Dead like that
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
😎
@TheHalo14aus Жыл бұрын
Man, I love The Evil has Landed riff but I've had trouble playing it. I'll slow this video down and perfect it, thanks!
@jclark2019 Жыл бұрын
badass man i love it
@ciderandthorazine Жыл бұрын
hendrick's gin and monkey 47! that's some serious ginnery about the studio.
@sicooper7770 5 ай бұрын
Bro, QOTSA and Josh are riff Gods , Homme is a f#$%in genius 🤘⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Great playing bro 👏 👌
@tomdaloon Жыл бұрын
Thank goodness for Josh Homme!!
@yungak6398 2 жыл бұрын
Really good stuff!
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Yung. Glad you like it 😎👊
@douchecraft3113 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding.
@PrettyBasicBand 7 ай бұрын
Great job!!!
@speedyteesee5214 2 ай бұрын
Dude, awesome compilation ! When playing Song for the Deaf, try using the harmonic on the 5th fret instead of hitting the 12th. It will sound just like te recording!
@Tudturn Жыл бұрын
Bro you are talented
@cooperbrezoff7791 11 ай бұрын
Nice tone man
@patrickwade757 2 ай бұрын
well done man!
@RiffLair 2 ай бұрын
Thank you brother 😎🤟
@Donkeypuncherello88 Жыл бұрын
Some of those sounds were the boss sd1 super overdrive and also the stone deaf pdf. Super similar to the warp drive. They are both awesome
@XtremeKillah101 2 жыл бұрын
Great playing man
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother. Really appreciate it 🙏😎
@Rocks4You97 Жыл бұрын
fantastic, and beautiful sg
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This one plays incredible. Very versatile 😎🤜🤛
@Rozz25 10 ай бұрын
Love that tone
@zacharytellier-hunt7812 Жыл бұрын
God I love this band
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
I know right?!
@PLT123 Жыл бұрын
Love the tone
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Hey hey. Thank you so much dude 🤟😎🙏
@coryknight1365 Жыл бұрын
Great tone
@BrooklynJackBlue Жыл бұрын
Huh! That's a different way to play Song for the Dead than I know. I dig that. Got a different vibe.
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Yeah! I needed to do my homework a bit more. Thanks dude! 😎🤘
@ultranadax6852 10 ай бұрын
While I’m waiting for the Funny Little Boxes Skeleton Key pre-order, you just sold me on the OG Warp Drive! Rippin’ vid, man
@glonniecanoy3441 Жыл бұрын
The one thing that i heard about "Little Sister" from the video game called Midnight Club 3, and i gotta admit, i had a blast listening to that song whenever i'm racing from San Diego to Tokyo.
@danbrown141 Жыл бұрын
Regular John, my all time fave 👌
@mandygunter3507 11 ай бұрын
Awesome 😊
@samwest2400 Жыл бұрын
Good shit man
@diegodelatorre208 Жыл бұрын
Great combo of power chords and some crazy shit.
@faction95 Жыл бұрын
So Good!!!
@arthurgizun1385 2 жыл бұрын
Great playing! I've just found out the channel and already subscribed.. stoner4life
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Arthur! Awesome man! Thank you so much.! 😎👊
@MixdotTv Жыл бұрын
Ultimate guitar rifss by qotsa Regular john Glad you put it there LONG LIVE THE QUEENS!!!
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Hey dude. Can't miss that one 🤟😎
@jimreed2138 Жыл бұрын
Everyone Knows Your Insane riff is the absolute best 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@vanlopes1687 Жыл бұрын
The tone suited better for Villains songs, they were spot on!
@izhanshafiq324 Жыл бұрын
In My Head should be in there too, the riff at the end of the song is 😭🤌
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Hey dude.. Well.... . . . . Part 2 🤫
@UreksatheJade Жыл бұрын
All bangers
@jimreed2138 Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah dude 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@greAX7 8 ай бұрын
You left out like 73 riffs… but agreed these 11 are fn awesome.
@RiffLair 8 ай бұрын
I know right?! So many good ones! Thank you for watching! :)
@TheFullbend Жыл бұрын
Sick !
@Pregidth Жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Thank you dude 😎🤙🤙
@Dinosaurs_with_laser_guns 11 ай бұрын
Klicked to see if The Evil Has Landed would be on the list.
@ggaccentc 7 ай бұрын
Nailed the top 2
@RiffLair 6 ай бұрын
Thank you dude! 😎🤘
@scottbrowne3174 11 ай бұрын
Great work mate! Lost Art is originally from Rated R.
@nicholaschavira1743 Жыл бұрын
this set up sounds absolutely amazing dude! If you had to choose between the two.. would you say warp drive or PDF-2?
@king6595 8 ай бұрын
The tone too 👍👍👍
@RiffLair 8 ай бұрын
It's all about the tone, well mostly!
@jimreed2138 Жыл бұрын
The Bonus should be How To Handle A Rope 🤘
@ZombieWarningStation Жыл бұрын
Heavy on Song for the deaf Love it!
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching dude 😎🤟🎸
@alexandermikrievskij5332 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing man ! I enjoyed that video so much ! do you use anything else in "the evil has landed" theres something in the background like a shimmer reverb or organ? but thanks by the way ^^ I was happy with my PDF-2 , guess what I ordered yesterday, because of THIS ?! :D BUT, I love QOTSA made my day ! ;)
@RiffLair 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Alexander! 😎🤗 I did use an octaver for the song and played higher. I believe they use something similar for that effect. The PDF-2 is awesome too! Enjoying your new pedal bro 🤟🤟🤓 This is flattering. Cheers
@ShaqPlaque Жыл бұрын
Didn't realize Everybody Knows That You're Insane needed to be tossed between two different guitars to hit the needed notes. Neat. Missed some Era Vulgaris tracks (yeah, I'm one of those weirdos that thinks Misfit Love is their best song)
@dougkuhns Жыл бұрын
I do wish the specific settings on each was shown. I had to realize by the third song that description in the picture we’re not being updated lol
@albertojimenez3046 11 ай бұрын
Muy bueno.
@adammillan8332 11 ай бұрын
Good stuff. Wrong album cover for Lost Art of Keeping a Secret...but I'm sure someone already caught that.
@leighiansonmusic9688 Жыл бұрын
It’s criminal that you didn’t include ‘I think I lost my headache’ as it’s probably their most badass IMO
@fkorekore265 Жыл бұрын
I want to say to maybe younger admirers that what makes him different is his range of influences. Apart from most hard-rock-metal-heavy-riff makers: 70s classic Page, Iommi or Metallica etc he has a huge influence of punk and hardcore players, quite basic primitive "downstrokers" and un-virtuoso, from: Discharge, GBH, Black Flag, Damned..also pivotal slighty older than his stoner generation are Buzzo from Melvins and Fatso Jetson. And not so obvious Blue Cheer, Hawkwind, MC5, Stooges and Alice Cooper Group. Go check those sources too if you want to trace his sound.
@arquitetosdaeramoderna6862 11 ай бұрын
The Evil Has Landed one of the great riffs of Rock n Roll.
@TranceSFX Ай бұрын
The absolute best good honest rock n roll band today and probably one of the very last true ones
@jeremynelson5311 Жыл бұрын
There needs to be a serious conversation about putting Josh Homme in the Riff Lord category
@rocknrollboise Жыл бұрын
Woah, I think I have those exact same guitars!
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
SG '61 std & Strat Plus top 😎🤟
@BDKelso2000 Жыл бұрын
Hey man, excellent playing! Josh Homme is a huge influence and your tone does his riffs justice. Also, how do you create those backing tracks with drum & bass only? I’ve been wanting to do a top riffs video on my channel for a minute.
@RiffLair Жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks dude. I create the backing tracks from scratch. Midi drums & bass. I also do the mixing etc. God I hope I could just focus on playing guitar 😎🤟
@monarcas5502 10 ай бұрын
@@RiffLairwow, great dude!
@gamesmaster1060 Жыл бұрын
How is there no someones in the wolf