Them Crooked Vultures



Them Crooked Vultures are a Supergroup formed in 2009, consisting of the following members:


 * Josh Homme, guitars and vocals
 * John Paul Jones, bass, keyboards, other instruments and backing vocals
 * Dave Grohl, drums, percussion and backing vocals

When playing live, they are joined by Alain Johannes on guitar, bass, keyboards and backing vocals.

Their debut Self Titled Album appeared in November 2009, receiving good reviews and decent sales. Their style can roughly be summed up as a Retraux of seventies Hard Rock, or a cross between QOTSA and Led Zep.

Tropes:
 * Epic Rocking - "Warsaw (Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up)," "Spinning in Daffodils"
 * Heroic BSOD - "Scumbag Blues" describes one, inflicted by the Villain Protagonist: "You go cold, like a stare/as if no one could compare/and you will know... despair..."
 * Incredibly Lame Pun - The band runs on these.
 * Long Title - "Warsaw (Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up)"
 * Man of Wealth and Taste - "Elephants." Slick back his hair, you know the devil's in there...
 * Rock Band - "New Fang" appears for download in the second game; "Dead End Friends" appears in the the third.
 * Rock Trio
 * Villain Song - "Scumbag Blues," despite the rather vague context, appears to be this.
 * The very first line is, "Innocence has no resistance against the wicked counsel of such as I". Pretty sure that qualifies.