New National song Eucalyptus mentions a bunch of band.

Thou Shall Always Kill by Dan le Sac vs. Scroobious Pip mentions dozens.

Losing my Edge by LCD Sound System as well.

The Hold Steady song “Girls go for Status” references MG. “It was song number three on John’s last CD/ I’m gonna make it through this year if it kills me/ and it almost killed me.

A worn-out tape of Chris LeDoux

Lonely women, and bad booze

Seem to be the only friends I've left at all.

"Taxi Driver" by Gym Class Heroes. Names 20+ bands

oh baby, look at you . don't you look like...

This was back when people mainly heard songs on the radio and the DJ didn’t always say the name of every song, nor did my mom care to listen to the name because she thought she knew it. My brother and I were children.

Kyuss was not around at the beginning of QOTSA. They have done a couple reunions over the years without Josh Homme and a few members of Kyuss are featured on Rated R, but the original lineup has not existed since QOTSA first self titled album.

Marah, Why Records Stores Fail — “How do I tell you I’m kinda T. Rex meets the Jam?”

Uncle Tupelo, Fifteen Keys — “Danger Slow sign ahead/exhaust fumes, Thin Lizzy instead”

"I can not fuck you Rita!"

https://youtu.be/vjoKyj51o_I?t=299

They also explicitly stated they hate Gene Loves Jezebel, so you got that

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Queens of the Stone age came about after Kyuss broke up. It was Josh Homme's next project with him as the frontman this time.

CCR: "There's a bathroom on the right!"

If you like the riff heavy guitar driven rock, check out the band Gnome. I love those guys and often compare them to Kyuss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzG-qji05Lc

Dude Looks Like a Lady is the actual title of the song.

“Hands Open” by Snow Patrol

“Put Sufjan Stevens on And we'll play your favourite song 'Chicago' bursts to life And your sweet smile remembers you”

yep

"...Roy Orbison singing for the lonely..." - Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen

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and we really are always one step behind him

KLF - Chill Out

the dead milkmen said 'depeche commode' does that count?

Devin Townsend

" while  we all have lots of bands who influence still... we all rip off Meshuggah "

Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw

>But when you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
The moon like a spotlight on the lake

phil ochs.. marvin gaye... the dB's...