Songs For The Deaf  by Queens Of The Stone Age

The Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age is considered one of the most important rock albums of the first decade of the 21st century. The album was the band's second studio work and was released in August 2002. The recordings for the album lasted from October 2001 to June 2002.

The title of the album came from the idea that the music should be so loud that "even the deaf could hear it." The album is a "loose" concept album that represents a car journey from Los Angeles to the Joshua Tree desert. Between the songs, voices from imaginary radio stations and DJs intervene, mimicking the experience of changing stations as you cross the desert. The sound of the album combines hard rock, stoner rock, and desert rock with heavy riffs and intense rhythm. Most of the lyrics and music were written by Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri, with contributions from Mark Lanegan, while Dave Grohl's (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) participation on drums gave a huge boost to the album's energy and popularity.

Songs For The Deaf includes the major hits No One Knows and Go With The Flow. It is the band's most commercial album, having sold over 2,500,000 copies worldwide. It received two Grammy nominations and went gold from the RIAA.