Lauren SlivaThe “Foo Fighters” Dave Grohl, “Led Zeppelin” John Paul Jones and “Queens of the Stone Age” Josh Homme have formed a new super group called “Them Crooked Vultures.”
The group played in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 12 at the Electric Factory and brought the house down with an original arsenal of pure rock jams.
In the group, Grohl reverts back to his original instrument of drums, passing guitar and lead vocals to Homme, while Jones plays bass.
Between the combination of Grohl and Jones, “Them Crooked Vultures” have one of the best rhythm sections around and with the addition of Homme’s hard rock riffs, which are not to be understated, the group is a formidable band.
Before Grohl was the outspoken, hearty bearded frontman for the “Foo Fighters,” he was the quiet, yet heavy hitting drummer for “Nirvana.” It’s been argued that the insanely precise Grohl is one of the best, drummers of recent times, since John Bonham was fiercely pounding the skins for “Led Zeppelin.” It’s a sight not to be missed by music fans to experience Grohl back on the drums.
The group didn’t bother patronizing the crowd with covers of their famous bands, but instead successfully introduced the crowd to a set of all new material.
“I know it’s a lot of music you haven’t heard before, but it’s kind of a great social experiment,” Homme said.
Although Grohl and Homme were crowd favorites, it was clear that bassist John Paul Jones was Philadelphia’s favorite son of the group. Every time Homme mentioned Jones, the crowd erupted in cheers for the “Led Zeppelin” alumnus.
Homme had many witty comments during the concert. When he announced the members of the group to the Philadelphia crowd he said: “Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Dave Grohl. Very handsome. He fuckin’ smiles and chews gum all the time. It’s great.”
Although “Them Crooked Vultures” is technically a trio for recording and official membership purposes, they have a fourth member, Alain Johannes, for all live performances. Johannes’ main band was a group called Eleven, though he also had notable stints working with “Queens of the Stone Age” and Chris Cornell.
The group does not have any official singles released yet. The best place to check out their music YouTube, where along with live videos taken by fans, there are studio clips of new “Them Crooked Vultures” songs like “Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I,” “Elephants” and “Scumbag Blues.”
A debut album is expected from the group in the near future. It will be called “Them Crooked Vultures,” and although there is not yet an official release date, Homme has stated in interviews that he would like to release it before the end of 2009.
