Como um relógio

Hoje deu para revisitar o Rated R (2000), que abre com uns maravilhosos acordes do baixo de Nick Oliveri, que entretanto deixou de estar na banda - fazendo falta aos discos após 2004. Colabora no novo álbum dos QOTSA, Like Clockwork, a editar em junho:

Ever since Oliveri was fired from the Queens in 2004, fans have clamored for his return to the band, and journalists have worked overtime to pit Homme against his longtime musical partner. But, in a recording process so fraught with trouble, it turns out that reuniting with Oliveri turned out to be the easiest — and most rewarding — thing Homme had done in a long time.

"Collaborations look much different to an outsider than they are for us on the inside. Nick and I have been friends since a couple weeks after everything went down. People don't know that, and it would be awkward for me to run around making sure everyone knew it," Homme said. "Nick recorded his new record at my studio, and then he was going to drop off some records and he said 'Hey, need anyone to sing backup?' And I was like 'Actually, yeah, come on in.' It's that causal, and that's a nice thing. It was easy. It's nice to know someone since you were a little kid, and still know them."