Them Crooked Vultures

This all started when I called my sister to wish her a "Happy
Birthday" last October, and I asked her what was she going to
do that night. She said she had no real plans, but that everyone at TPAC was telling her to go see this band they were hosting at War Memorial. I had no idea who she was talking about, Them Crooked Vultures, but then she threw out the name John Paul Jones. I told her to go, no matter what. It's not often to see Rock history play. After getting off the phone, a quick Internet search produces one of those "Ohmygawd" moments. Not only is it true that JPJ is in a group and back on stage (what was that other band...Lead Dirigible?), but Josh Homme of Kyuss and QOTSA, one of, if not the greatest, stoner rock guitarists ever. And then there's the other guy, a star to and connection for a younger generation, played in bands called Nirvana and Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl. Not a fan of his bands but the man can smack some skins! I've now seen statements calling him this generations' John Bonham. That maybe true. He toured and played with Homme and QOTSA for a couple of years, and was the instigator of this supergroup, so I have to place credit where due. To be able to pull JPJ out of the producer's booth and on to the stage...gotta love him. And this album is just exactly what you'd think it would be, Zeppelin-ish time changes and shifts, much QOTSA influence via vocals and guitar, and those slammin' drums. And my sister got to see them a solid six weeks before the album was released. I'm soooooo jealous. The thing about supergroups, they are usually a one-time-only gig. TCV will probably be one, too, like the last great supergroup trio in 2001, Oysterhead (go ahead, look it up, you'll get it).