Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf

Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002"
3 stars out of 5 - "...This is prog grunge for the unpretentious....Whether the ace metal is speedy or onerous, it is always deployed in the service of the eccentric song structures, and every track becomes a splendid, mysterious thing."
Ranked #8 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" - "...A feast for metal lifers who [can] no longer stomach Korn."
Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 2002"
4 stars out of 5 - "...This album mixes melancholy and might to a rare degree..."
Ranked #31 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year"
5 stars out of 5 - "...(a) breathtaking, virtually flawless album."
Ranked #10 on CMJ's "Top 10 of 2002"
p.6) - "Queens of the Stone Age get better with age....QOTSA's music is a comfort zone, thanks to its readiness to rock all night and party every day..."
"SFTD was a vision of dark-hued rock brilliance louder than a bomb."
Ranked #3 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002"
"All the elements which made its predecessor so great are here, but in excelsis...the thrill of these ensemble performances is downright scary."
9 out of 10 - "...All of what you might want from them and their music is here. There are great titles, displays of extraordinary rock'n'roll and great disturbing pop..."