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Why Dave Grohl walked out on Foo Fighters and joined Queens of the Stone Age

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By Martin Popoff Verified
| Yahoo Entertainment Verified
Dave Grohl took a break from Foo Fighters to play drums for Queens Of The Stone Age on their Songs For The Deaf album, which revitalized his passion for music. The collaboration between Grohl and QOTSA led to the creation of a darker, more intense record that was written specifically to be performed live. Grohl's involvement with Queens Of The Stone Age is considered a pivotal moment in the band's history, elevating them to new heights of success and recognition in the music industry.
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By Martin Popoff Verified
| Goldmine
By Martin Popoff She's sure to walk this earth as a mature and stately lady now, and her basket of flowers is long gone, but the album many fans consider Helmet's finest glory, 1994's Betty, is due for a reminder and reconsideration. To be sure, it was 1992's Meantime that achieved gold status for New York's finest post-hardcore band, but the follow-up with so much promise finds the band transitioning from the exciting "lightning in a bottle" phase to the psychic plane of self-actualization.
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Two Peas in a Pod: Top 20 Progressive Rock album pairings

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By Martin Popoff Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
Two Peas in a Pod: Top 20 Progressive Rock album pairings originally appeared on Goldmine. By Martin Popoff Martin came up with this one, but we love discussing prog around here and I thought it was interesting. The idea is a celebration of prog rock artists who have two albums in their catalog that, for one reason or another, feel like a tidy set. —Pat Prince Yes indeed, boss, and if we were really gonna go crazy about it, we’d resequencing these songs into some sort of classic double album.
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