Musical Thesis: Queens of the Stone Age “Villains”

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At the center of every album is a musical thesis. This thesis can be the driving force behind the album, a theme that interweaves songs together, or a feeling you are left with after the very last song plays. With some albums, the thesis is easy to find. On others, it is hidden and requires you to be more than a passive listener. These reviews are not about rating an album. Instead, it is about uncovering a musical thesis.

We are all victims of circumstance. In fact, our collected experiences are merely us responding to the cards we have been dealt. With Queens of the Stone Age and their album, “Villains,” there is an attempt to analyze these circumstances. For their part, they seem to decide to move on from what they cannot change and change what they can. I think there is a powerful lesson to be had for us all in this idea. Often, the only thing we can do is decide how we will respond. There is a lesson to be learned in each experience, but there are some things that cannot be changed. Human nature wants more control, but that is just ego talking. Instead, we should live, learn, and then move on to the next moment. Thanks for the reminder Queens of the Stone Age.

Be good to each other,

Nathan