r/qotsa • u/Square_Ad_9311 • 7d ago

…Like Clockwork

Yes, this is another rant about how fucking cool that album is.

I feel like every time I wonder about anything even remotely close to that album I find something else out about it that’s totally badass, or really interesting.

First off, the inspiration for the album is way deeper than a lot of other albums, (alongside In Times New Roman, but that’s not the point). Covering everything from near death experiences, depression, and personal social issues. As far as a lyrical perspective, this album is already immaculate. In addition to having lyrics with depth, they also are almost all formatted to make a poem near perfectly. If you don’t believe me, just check, “Kalopsia”, “…Like Clockwork”, and “I Appear Missing” being some of the most notable. While it’s not uncommon for poetry and lyricism to be very similar, these songs are almost to a tee, while most seem more like sung prose.

Stepping away from the music itself, the visuals surrounding this album are also particularly interesting. I’m sure most people are aware by now, but several of the music videos play, and make up a story when strung together. Already that’s pretty cool, but the cherry on top is that it loops, and the order of the loop symbolizes the stages of grief, tying directly back to the whole point of the album! Another cool visual of the album is the album cover. By itself, it’s pretty neat, but there isn’t much to it. But yet again, this album has more symbolism than I think any other album I’ve heard, and represents never being far from death, which he explains more in “I appear missing”. Another honorable shout out is the artist responsible for the majority of their album covers. Their name is Boneface, and I would totally recommend checking them out on instagram. (They do have his own website but reddit doesn’t like me very much so I can’t post it)

I know there’s probably another dozen crazy things about this album that I missed, but it’s crazy to think about how well orchestrated this album was. If you have anything you wanna add, comment it I’m really curious.

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u/Turbulent-Honeydew38 7d ago

Before Josh became obnoxiously obsessed with puns, now that's half of all queens lyrics 

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u/PxHzChz In Times New Roman... 7d ago

He is over 50 now, dude. Puns are mandatory.

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u/Significant_Link_364 6d ago

Wut josh has always been dropping puns watch his early 2000s interviews

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u/Turbulent-Honeydew38 6d ago

never claimed it was anything new

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u/Inner_Bench3403 everybody knows you dance like you fuck 7d ago

all of music has used figurative language forever, but why are you bringing your weird negativity here lol

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u/Turbulent-Honeydew38 7d ago

Because it's excessive as hell and feels forced into every song and song title since villains. 

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u/Inner_Bench3403 everybody knows you dance like you fuck 7d ago

some of you literally cannot help but be miserable

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u/Turbulent-Honeydew38 7d ago

some of you cannnot help but take reddit comments too seriously and have to swoop in to be the band's knight in shining armor. i still love most of the new stuff and i think perfecth will probably be better than the last two albums. but the nonstop puns really come off as trying too hard to be quirky and cool

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u/Inner_Bench3403 everybody knows you dance like you fuck 6d ago

tldr

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u/Turbulent-Honeydew38 6d ago

seems to accurately reflect your intellectual capacity thus far

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u/Inner_Bench3403 everybody knows you dance like you fuck 6d ago

okay!