{"id":950548,"date":"2026-10-29T10:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T10:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/950548\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T10:50:17","slug":"josh-homme-believes-one-of-the-greatest-rock-bands-of-all-time-is-still-largely-overlooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/950548\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Homme believes one of the greatest rock bands of all time is still largely overlooked"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Credit: Far Out \/ YouTube Still<\/p>\n

October 29th, 2026 \u00b7 12:00am GMT <\/p>\n

Since the late 1990s, Josh Homme<\/a> has been a rock icon. With his abundance of hair, his distinct falsetto, and his meaty guitar skills, he is the consummate frontman. <\/p>\n

And as a co-founder and the only continuous member of Queens of the Stone Age, he knows a thing or two about maintaining success in the often fickle, hazardous arena that is the music industry. So, when Homme divulges who he believes are the best bands of all time, it\u2019s worth listening to. <\/p>\n

In a video interview with Consequence, Homme starts off by exalting Jimi Hendrix, calling him an \u201calien who can only be mimicked, but cannot be bested\u201d. He also cites the importance of Iggy and the Stooges. But Homme\u2019s admiration for one outfit in particular stands out: The Cramps. He describes the band, which is credited as being the progenitor of the preposterously named \u2018psychobilly\u2019 subgenre, as having \u201cbridged punk rock in its truest form when it\u2019s about being an individual\u201d.<\/p>\n

He gushes about frontman Lux Interior<\/a> and his \u201cvinyl pants with three-inch pumps, breaking mic stands and drinking wine and breaking bottles.\u201d He goes on to call guitarist Poison Ivy \u201ca strong female personality\u2026 a woman who never smiled and probably endured so much stuff in that time frame. Such a badass. And seemed almost impervious to critique.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cramps first formed in 1976, and quickly gained a reputation for their high-octane performances, alarmingly tight trousers, and provocative onstage energy. (Lux\u2019s particular speciality was microphone fellatio.) The band\u2019s line-up rotated frequently over the decades, with Lux Interior and Poison Ivy being the only constant members<\/a>. The two first met while attending Sacramento State College in their early twenties. They moved to New York together and cut their teeth in the city\u2019s flourishing punk scene, alongside the likes of Patti Smith, the Ramones, Blondie, and Talking Heads.<\/p>\n

Homme mentions another member: guitarist Bryan Gregory, \u201cwith his pocked face and perma-cigarette and hard-cut hair and his pumps and his vinyl pants.\u201d <\/p>\n

He clearly has great respect for the members\u2019 strong sense of individuality, saying, \u201cYou think to yourself, the things you endure in order to be who you believe you are are difficult but of great value.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further reading: From The Vault<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd frankly,\u201d he says, \u201cThe Cramps played so many covers of bands you\u2019ve never heard of that compilations have been released about Songs the Cramps Taught Us. So for me, The Cramps are one of the greatest bands of all time\u2026 and are largely overlooked.\u201d<\/p>\n

The band split in 2009, after Interior died at 62 from an aortic dissection<\/a>. He and Ivy were together for 37 years, until his death. The Cramps have been cited as a major influence by numerous other artists, including My Bloody Valentine and The White Stripes. Alex Chilton of Big Star once called them \u201cthe greatest rock band in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Homme so revered the Cramps that he even covered one of their songs: \u2018Thee Most Exalted Potentate of Love\u2019. The cover was first featured on the CD version of the \u2018First It Giveth\u2019 single, and later appeared on the Stone Age Complication EP. With his cover and his vocal admiration of the band, Homme continues to fight the good fight: bringing some much-needed awareness to the singular musicality of The Cramps.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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