Reviews
Ranked #8 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" - "...A feast for metal lifers who can no longer stomach Korn.", Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 2002in, 4 Stars Out of 5-"...This Album Mixes Melancholy and Might to a Rare Degree...", p.6) - "Queens of the Stone Age get better with age....QOTSA's music is a comfort zone, thanks to its readiness to rock all night and party every day...", Ranked #31 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year", "Sftd Was a Vision of Dark-Hued Rock Brilliance Louder than a Bomb.", Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002in, Ranked #3 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002in, 5 Stars Out of 5-"... (A) Breathtaking, Virtually Flawless Album.", "All the elements which made its predecessor so great are here, but in excelsis...the thrill of these ensemble performances is downright scary.", Ranked #10 on Cmj's "Top 10 of 2002in, 9 out of 10 - "...All of what you might want from them and their music is here. There are great titles, displays of extraordinary rock'n'roll and great disturbing pop...", 3 stars out of 5 - "...This is prog grunge for the unpretentious....Whether the ace metal is speedy or onerous, it is always deployed in the service of the eccentric song structures, and every track becomes a splendid, mysterious thing."
