Queens Of The Stone Age are a great rock band. Not exactly the most popular, but one of the best, nonetheless. Their latest album I thought was awesome. Not as good as 'R', or possibly 'Songs For The Deaf', but was one of the better albums coming from rock in 2007. A lot of people do have mixed reactions on it. I've seen people praise it as a great achievement, and seen others call it a complete dissapointment. So it's one of those albums where you have to really have an opinion of your own.
QOTSA are definately NOT your generic rock band. To me, their sound, sounds like it's being directed to a teenage audience. Lyrics on the other hand are much different, and get quite serious. Something a parent may be a bit reluctant to give their 13 year old child to listen to, if they were aware of it.
At the end of the day, I think it's just good music. Looking forward to their next album when it comes out. Should be good.
Here are some songs to check out if you haven't heard a lot of them:
Better Living Through Chemistry
Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar But I Feel Like a Millionaire
Go With The Flow
3's and 7's
Sick, Sick, Sick
I haven't heard practically anything from 'Lullabies To Paralyze' by the way.