Album Cover Art

Let's continue our look at the Gigwise.com list of the top 50 dirtiest and sexiest album covers (as compiled by their staff- Gigwise comments in quotes):


34. Queens of the Stone Age: ‘Queens of the Stone Age’ - "The debut album from Josh Homme and company sports a cover that could have been stolen from a Prince record. A model suggestively holds her underwear as if ready to remove them and unveil the prize below."

Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) is a hard rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997.

Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which Homme described as 'robot rock', saying that he "wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, and just pound it into your head". The band is frequently described as stoner rock, although they reject the term.

“ The term sucks. The only element of the audience I want to get rid of is the shirtless, sweaty, maxi-mullet jock dudes. We want sex to bleed into the music. At our shows, we want to see half boys and half girls in a utopian world, dancing and drinking. ”

Their sound has since evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences. As of October 2008, the Queens of the Stone Age are:

Joshua Homme – vocals, lead guitar (touring 1997–present); K/Q, QotSA, Split, R, SftD, LtP, EV
Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, backing vocals (touring 2002–present); LtP, EV
Joey Castillo – drums (touring 2002–present); LtP, EV
Michael Shuman – bass, backing vocals (touring 2007–present)
Dean Fertita – keyboards, guitars, percussion, backing vocals (touring 2007–present)

Award nominations:

Grammy Awards of 2003 - Best Hard Rock Performance - "No One Knows"
Grammy Awards of 2004 - Best Hard Rock Performance - "Go With the Flow"
Grammy Awards of 2006 - Best Hard Rock Performance - "Little Sister"
Grammy Awards of 2008 - Best Hard Rock Performance - "Sick, Sick, Sick"