Ah, the supergroup. As far back as Crosby and Stills meeting with Nash and deciding to do an album with Mr. Young, the supergroup album can be a great thing or a complete flop. Those seem to be the only options. 2009 saw a few supergroups but Them Crooked Vultures are a cut above the rest. Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, and Josh Homme hinted at a collaboration years ago but it wasn't until now that it came to form. The self-titled debut comes off as a Queens of a Stone Age album with Jones holding down production duties. And this is a good thing. Last time Homme and Grohl teamed up for a Queens of the Stone Age album the result was the best QOTSA album in their catalogue (Songs For the Deaf). Here, Homme turns out crunchy riffs and Grohl seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself on the drums (he is a tops drummer regardless of his role in his world famous Foo Fighters), all the while Jones (now a producing master) keeps things hard, catchy, and rocking.
4.1/5.0
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