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Queens of The Stone Age for Bond 24 or 25 title theme?
Josh Homme is one talented musician and on the strength of QOTSA new album Like Clockwork and in particular the closing title track I think they would be an excellent choice to provide a theme for the Craig era.
Homme takes the band to new places and could have produced their best album yet and the title track shows a subtle Barry like influence. As much as I would have liked to have seen Jack White produce what should have been one of the best themes in decades he didn't, I didn't hate it like many despite it being the weakest thing he's ever released but this is no reason to dump the idea of a rock band doing the theme again.
I think if they gave him the job he'd rise to the occasion and produce a amazing theme, check out the title track from Like Clockwork and see what you think, unfortunately I can find a link to the track itself the whole album was streaming but has been taken down since it went on sale.
Homme takes the band to new places and could have produced their best album yet and the title track shows a subtle Barry like influence. As much as I would have liked to have seen Jack White produce what should have been one of the best themes in decades he didn't, I didn't hate it like many despite it being the weakest thing he's ever released but this is no reason to dump the idea of a rock band doing the theme again.
I think if they gave him the job he'd rise to the occasion and produce a amazing theme, check out the title track from Like Clockwork and see what you think, unfortunately I can find a link to the track itself the whole album was streaming but has been taken down since it went on sale.
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Someone cool at least or bring back someone classical?
Who are suggesting Beethoven?
When I say cool OR bring back someone classical . Cool like Flo Rida or Lil Wayne a rapper. And someone maybe classical like Paul McCartney back?
OK someone cool not a rapper though it would sound terrible and I won't be able to sing along!
In a world where Robin Thicke is top of the charts why should I be surprised, god that song is utter tosh.
Chris Cornell didn't do too bad.
When Grohl joined the band to play drums on their seminal Songs For The Deaf album Homme had to persuade Grohl to go back to the Foo's, Grohl was completely under the spell of working with Homme and would have gladly become their full time drummer.
Homme is up their with Jack White when it comes to the most fertile minds in rock music today.
Beethoven is romantic. Mozart would be classical.
I picked up Crooked Vultures because I was curious to hear what John Paul Jones was doing these days, especially playing with next generation rock musicians.
But yes it's Homme that dominates that album,moreso than the other two, so I'd be happy to check out the latest Queens of the Stone Age album.
I much prefer Grohl on drums, with Nirvana or Vultures as opposed to fronting the Foo Fighters. Grohl's work with QOTSA would be interesting to check out as well.
You mention Songs for the Deaf. Probably worth giving a listen.
Since Grohl´s name was mentioned, and also McCartney´s, that song those two did together is quite overwhelming. I´m not sure if I wanted it for Bond, but I sure love it when Paul screams, nobody does it better!
@timmer, are you acquainted with Jones´ two solo albums, Zooma, and The Thunderthief?
The two you mention are older JPJ albums aren't they?
Though Like Clockwork is pretty accessible, I've been blown away by it, one of the best rock albums in a good few years and up with the bands best work, all 10 tracks are quality and it never out lives it's welcome.
Adele is nowhere the talent of Josh Homme, maybe a few more films down the line but the next one, I hope not.
I'm in the same boat as you here. Not that familiar with QOTSA (I'm almost sure I used to own Rated R though and "The Lost Art Of Keeping a Secret" is a brilliant song) but I loved his work with Them Crooked Vultures.
Also we seem to agree on Grohl. I like the Foo Fighters and I think he does a good job as their frontman but he's just a legend on drums. I'm a drummer myself and he's been someone I've looked up to since his Nirvana days.
I think Adele is overrated. Besides, we had a slow ballad last time, time for another rock song now.
Grohl is legend on drums. He's positively manic on the Nirvana albums. What I like about Vultures, it's so darn heavy, with Jones and Grohl, thumping away around Homme's creative brilliance.
@boldfinger. Those JPJ albums do sound worth checking out. I didn't realize they were that recently released.
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6289/who-do-you-want-for-the-bond-24-title-song
http://mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6972/can-you-play-any-other-tune-who-should-perform-the-theme-for-bond-24
Surprisingly "the so called overrated" song by Adele was the 1st Bond title song that was actually recognised outside the fans of a certain 007 franchise. Which in my book is the purpose of a titlesong namely brand recognition.
And QoSA is just another Band that is currently a nice flavor, albeit a rather bland and unoriginal one, and in two year from now you all will be shouting for the next "rock sensation. Just when a it got proven that the most succesfull and best remembered 007 songs are anything but succesfull, once again that ex-Beatle being the exception. O:-)
Adele was very recognised before recording the song, so it´s only natural that a new song by her gets a lot of regognition. She sang a slow ballad, a style which was traditionally used for many Bond songs in the past. That, and not the quality of the song, is responsible for the brand recognition in connection with Adele´s SF song. I find it rather repelling that such a mediocre song is valued purely for the reason of brand recognition. Moreover, having a mediocre song is a statement of tiredness of the franchise. Especially AWTD may not have many friends around here, but it was a proud statement of the vigorousness of the franchise.
As I said before, I´m not the biggest fan of Josh Homme, but if there´s one thing he certainly cannot be accused of it´s being bland or unoriginal.
I´m telling you. Talk about manic. JPJ hardly showed anything on TCV if you compare that to those two solo albums. The man is the most underrated genius.
YKMN better fits your thesis here, but it also was not a cash-in. It was written by Cornell and Arnold for the film, and it was only later that Cornell decided he was so pleased with it that he wanted to include it for his own "Carry On" record. He states as much. It even got a Grammy nomination, and while the Grammys and Oscars are remarkably alike in their politics, it obviously struck a positive chord with people outside of the Bond fan universe. Again, very few Bond fans would call this a poor excuse either, but then in this case I know it's an Arnold thing because we all know how much you don't appreciate his talent ;)
If all that matters to you is brand recognition then why not get One Direction or Justin Bieber doing it? After all they're popular aren't they?
The theme song to me isn't just an advertising tool, it's a big part of the film. It's purpose is to be a great theme tune that fits the film and the title sequence well and that's meant to get me excited for what's coming up.
Personally I think it's more than just an advertising technique.
@SirHenryLeeChaChing has already summed up why you're wrong about the rock themes so I won't comment on that and @boldfinger has addressed your criticism of Homme so I won't bother commenting on the rest of your post but let me just say that I couldn't disagree more.
I just want some decent music and rockmusic has never done to well for the franchise, so why does one expect it to be any different. While I liked the musical choices of xXx, especially that German band, musically it fit with the main character and the direction chosen for that planned franchise.
For the 007 franchise I expect some more classy stuff and Adele did deliver that, even if I agree that it most certainly was not her best work. If she would bring her A-level we just might get another 007 classic SHirley Bassey style.
In my humble opinion the 007 franchise should not be hugging rockbands but class and style. And QoSA is just not that except some rockfans wet dream and the likes should stay clear from the 007 franchise.