You really can’t expect any band to do the best thing they’ve ever done when they walk into a studio. Every once in a while the well will run dry and you won’t be able to find something that will stand the test of time like your previous work. It’s never an easy thing to accept, but these bands didn’t seem to grasp the meaning of the word ‘failure’.

For every project these acts have worked on, none of them can truly be considered bad. While there are certainly some here that are put on a much higher pedestal than others, each of them comes across as nice slices of rock and roll. No band becomes one of the biggest bands in the world by simply writing the same kind of song over and over again, and each of these bands has improved by improving their sound in different ways.

Most often stepping out of their comfort zone, each of these bands’ upcoming albums left a much better impression on the listener, going from strength to strength or just in a bold new direction that none of us were ready for. . . Other bands might try to chase trends to stay in the public eye, but when it comes to those bands, we really have to catch up with them most of the time.

After rising from the ashes of Kyuss, Josh Homme never really wanted to go back to the same stoner rock over and over again. From the minute Queens of the Stone Age was formed, it was a band that was meant to be almost free-flowing in nature, like a jam session made up of all of Homme’s friends making music for fun. Since their debut though, they’ve actually turned into a pretty stable band along the way.

While the male voice is the project’s true signature, each of the band’s albums seem to have their own unique character, the first being the most indebted to Kyuss’ stoner rock sound. Once Nick Oliveri and Mark Lanegan were brought in, the sound of Rated R and Songs for the Deaf songs had a lot more guts behind them, swapping the doomy riffs for some of the most visceral rock and roll you’ve ever heard. . . Even when Oliveri left the fold, Josh had enough confidence to keep things moving at full speed.

No longer wanting to stay solely in the realm of conventional rock, every Queens album since Songs for the Deaf has had its own uniqueness, like Era Vulgaris’ robot rock styles, Villains’ non-stop partying, and meditation. on your own mortality on Like Clockwork. With years of experience, Homme seemed to learn that you can only do that rockstar gig once, so might as well do what you want when you can.