MIKA the better one wrote:
personally I like this production wise, its very typical of josh homme, take a listen to any of the desert sessions, our era vulgaris, or even the new artic monkeys Humbug, all similar as it was in his desert studio, in California
Which is why I'm struggling with the Arctic Monkeys, hearing he produced almost put me off getting the album. It works for some songs on there like "Propeller" but otherwise... it's better suited to his earlier stuff like Kyuss (and even then!!). Songs for the Deaf has bright, clear production and IMHO adds to its rep as QOTSA's best album.
