Them Crooked Vultures / Them Crooked Vultures
Artist Them Crooked Vultures
Album Title: Them Crooked Vultures
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Primary Genre Rock: General Rock
Format CD
Released 11/16/2009
Label DGC Records
Catalog No B0013783-02
Bar Code No 6 02527 27221 4
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. No One Loves Me & Neither Do I (5:10)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
2. Mind Eraser, No Chaser (4:06)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
3. New Fang (3:48)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
4. Dead End Friends (3:15)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
5. Elephants (6:49)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
6. Scumbag Blues (4:27)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
7. Bandoliers (5:42)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
8. Reptiles (4:15)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
9. Interlude With Ludes (3:44)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
10. Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up (7:50)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
11. Caligulove (4:55)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
12. Gunman (4:46)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
13. Spinning In Daffodils (7:28)
((P) 2009 Them Crooked Vultures, LLC/Dave Grohl/Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones/John Paul Jones/Josh Homme)
Date Acquired 08/27/2012
Personal Rating
Acquired from Toddities (Amazon)
Purchase Price 10.15

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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Often, supergroups wind up dominated by one particular personality - think Eric Clapton in Derek & the Dominos, Jack White in the Raconteurs -- which makes the egalitarianism of Them Crooked Vultures all the more remarkable. Of course, when it comes down to it, it’s a group of three natural-born collaborators: John Paul Jones, the old studio pro who gravitated toward provocative partners after Led Zeppelin’s demise, teaming up with R.E.M. as easily as he did with avant-queen Diamanda Galas and nu-folkster Sara Watkins; Dave Grohl, who hopped into an empty drummer’s chair whenever the opportunity presented itself; and Josh Homme, who set up a mini-empire based entirely on jam sessions. If Them Crooked Vultures brings to mind Homme’s projects more than Grohl's or Jones', it’s largely due to his role as lead vocalist and how guitar can push a rhythm section as powerful as this to the side, dominating with its grinding riffs and solos. Homme’s predilection for precision does reign supreme -- when the group stretches out, even wallowing in the murk on “Interlude with Ludes,” there’s the sense that, like a great improv troupe, the trio freaked out then retained the best moments, trimming away the indulgence and experiments, leaving behind intrinsically, grippingly musical hard rock, where power is secondary to interplay. And while there are melodies and hooks that certainly dig into the skull, what impresses is chemistry, how the three play together, how they instigate each other, and how they spur each other on, to the point where their familiar tropes sound fresh -- as on “Scumbug Blues,” where Jones’ “Trampled Underfoot” clavinet intertwines with Grohl’s avalanche and Homme’s rigorous psychedelia - creating guitar rock that’s at once classicist and adventurous and undeniably thrilling.
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