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Era Vulgaris
Rock · 2007 · 12 tracks · 54m

Era Vulgaris

Queens of the Stone Age

A jagged, neon-soaked evolution of desert rock. Mechanical riffs meet a cynical, velvet-smooth croon in a landscape of industrial grit and urban sleaze.

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It's like a robot got drunk in a desert dive bar and started a fight.

A high-tension blend of mechanical aggression and detached, neon-lit swagger.

Era Vulgaris · vs · Queens of the Stone Age
Social Commentary+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 54m
01
Turnin’ on the Screw
5:20
02
Sick, Sick, Sick
3:35
03
I’m Designer
4:04
04
Into the Hollow
3:42
05
Misfit Love
5:40
06
Battery Acid
4:06
07
Make It Wit Chu
4:50
08
3’s & 7’s
3:34
09
Suture Up Your Future
4:37
10
River in the Road
3:20
11
Run, Pig, Run
4:40
12
The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died
6:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The mechanical, stuttering guitar loop that opens Turnin' on the Screw, sounding like a machine trying to start.
The transition into the sleazy, disco-inflected groove of Misfit Love that feels like a descent into a dark club.
The sudden, bone-dry guitar solo in 3's & 7's that cuts through the mix with surgical precision.
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