RATED R
Rated R (also called R or Rated X on vinyl) is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on June 6, 2000 on Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band’s breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high positions on charts worldwide. The album has been certified gold in the United Kingdom. Three singles were released from it: “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret”, “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” and “Monsters in the Parasol”, with the first helping Queens of the Stone Age reach mainstream popularity. Rated R is the band’s first album to feature bass guitarist Nick Oliveri and vocalist Mark Lanegan. (More from Wikipedia)
Natasha Shneider played keyboards on the Queens of the Stone Age track “Never Say Never” that showed up on a single and EP called Feel Good Hit of the Summer (2000); and also piano on “Who’ll be the Next in Line” that was on their album Rated R (2000). The latter song was also on a Kinks tribute album called This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (2002).
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