Since going to see Queens of the Stone Age last week (and
leading up to it) we have been blaring lots of new and old QOTSA! (The Riverside in Milwaukee is an awesome venue and they were AMAZING live... in case you were wondering!) A few months
back I actually had found Era Vulgaris
but then put it back when I thought the cover seemed to be damaged with what
appeared to be a white rub ring around where the record was on the cover. After
playing this album in the car and noticing that my iTunes image of the album
had the same marking only did I realize this is how the artwork was intended
and I knew I messed up. It took a bit to find this again but we did the night
before we attended the concert, which was a great score!
Coming out in 2007 Era Vulgaris has one of my favorite QOTSA
songs, 3’s & 7’s plus many other
great hits like Sick, Sick, Sick and Make It Wit Chu. The name Era Vulgaris
came from a Latin term for Common Era, though it that the band also liked that
the word Vulgaris also in part because it sounds like the word vulgar. From my
understanding this is also one of the last albums to be recorded at the
historic Sound City Studios. The uniquely cartoony artwork features the
characters of “Stumpy”, “Bulby” and friends inspired by advertorial sketchs
from the 1950’s. Though panned a bit by critics I personally really enjoy it
and would encourage anyone who loves QOTSA to check it out!
Credits | Author: Krista & Photography: Fornear Photo
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