new Foo Fighters

[ashstralia]

blaze, do you really need an alias?

[Golden AWe]

Yup, can't compete with "The Colour and The Shape". One of my most listened records, ever. "Everlong" and "New Way Home" rank among the best and most catchy "rock pop rock" tunes ever.

The albums after that have had their moments, but "Colour" is still the best.



The new one sounds interesting. I saw them back in 2008, and it looked like the Foo Fighters have entered the "mammoth band" status, but I'm glad they seem to survive.

Them Crooked Vultures was a bit of a disappointment though.

[indeedido]

That flying V in the new video used to belong to the guitarist in Motorhead. Dave bought it from him and you can see it in the Ace of Spades performance from The Young Ones from the early '80s. Check it...

[Blaze]

blaze, do you really need an alias?

Missed me already did ya, Ashley ? I have spludge ya here. I would not recognize the Foo Fighters if you put them in a line-up. Prior to this thread, had I been asked what genre the Foos were, I would have said pop with a lean toward electronic dance.

Numb-nuts up there, clarathecarrot, is attempting an angry shrine.. err, rather a disingenuous shrine.

As someone says so well - Carry on.

[clarathecarrot]

Missed me already did ya, Ashley ? I have spludge ya here. I would not recognize the Foo Fighters if you put them in a line-up. Prior to this thread, had I been asked what genre the Foos were, I would have said pop with a lean toward electronic dance.

Numb-nuts up there, clarathecarrot, is attempting an angry shrine.. err, rather a disingenuous shrine.

As someone says so well - Carry on.

Perhaps,... you could help me with my pop-up book ? I need a forward / backend reverse cowgirl to assist me with the full release notes.

The shape needs some editing, stretching and perhaps some input.

Working title; Jump Up And Down On This.

[Terry]

Funny that I found this thread...
I was just coming here to share some thoughts on Grohl and his band after reading this article late last week...

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has told the Hollywood Reporter that he and his bandmates will not give permission for "Times Like These" to be used on "Glee."

"It's every band's right, you shouldn't have to do fucking 'Glee,' "Grohl said after the premiere of the documentary "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth," at South By Southwest. "And then the guy who created 'Glee' is so offended that we're not, like, begging to be on his fucking show. . . . Fuck that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do 'Glee.' "

After that I asked myself... why am I not a fan of this guy and his music?
I had the self titled disc when it first came out but since then I never really got into the band's catalog apart from what I would catch here and there... I guess I felt it was going to be a one off throwaway kind of thing so I never subscribed to the band.
This dude has so much rock cred apart from the whole Nirvana thing (hangs with Lemmy, jams with Page and JPJ, did an album with fuckers like Cronos and King Diamond (Probot), played drums on the first Tenacious D album and a lot more).
I made it a point to secure their back catalog this weekend in prep for the upcoming film, cd and tour and I will make sure that i catch a show when they are in my area.
Feels like the right thing to do.

I dig the new single.

The Foos are probably one of the best practicioners of widely distributed straight-up American hard guitar rock left standing these days. Not that hard of a feat considering the current state of rock, but it's not a case of them being mediocre and only seeming to be good because the rest of it is varying degrees of shite.

I'd still say the first two Foo albums were the best from start-to-finish, but they're...what...fifteen years into their existence and still banging out good stuff like Rope. I wouldn't rank Grohl's music or abilities quite in the same league as the true rock giants in my book, but for his time he's among the better rock musicians out there.

[SunisinuS]

I dig the new single.

The Foos are probably one of the best practicioners of widely distributed straight-up American hard guitar rock left standing these days. Not that hard of a feat considering the current state of rock, but it's not a case of them being mediocre and only seeming to be good because the rest of it is varying degrees of shite.

I'd still say the first two Foo albums were the best from start-to-finish, but they're...what...fifteen years into their existence and still banging out good stuff like Rope. I wouldn't rank Grohl's music or abilities quite in the same league as the true rock giants in my book, but for his time he's among the better rock musicians out there.

I posted the link to their new single over two weeks ago. Thank you for attending the meetin'.

[ThrillsNSpills]

http://wastinglight.foofighters.com/

stream the album

http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/02/watch-foo-fighters-perform-their-new-album-in-its-entirety/

watch it performed live

[Terry]

I posted the link to their new single over two weeks ago. Thank you for attending the meetin'.

The older I get, the much longer it takes me to keep up with anything new in terms of realtime response, so two weeks is actually pretty good by those diminished standards

[ashstralia]

and the video for 'next year' is classic. in fact all of their early vids were. i remember a time when new foo's clips were anticipated with an almost rothian fervour.

edit
years ago, a kid came to his lesson after the big day out. i says, 'so what did ya learn from your first big rock show, kid?'
he says, 'the foo fighters are the best rock band. my hero is their best song. i wanna learn that.'

that kid is kicking arse in his own career now. g'day ryan, love ya mate.

[ashstralia]

and thanks for the original post, thrills. you rock dude

[CROWBAR]

Somewhere out there, I'm sure Courtney Love must be really pissed off at all the success Dave Grohl is having these days!

while she still drags her cooch through the gutters of L.A.

[VAiN]

Somewhere out there, I'm sure Courtney Love must be really pissed off at all the success Dave Grohl is having these days!

while she still drags her cooch through the gutters of L.A.

Yeah, sometimes I wonder how much of Kurt's money she has left.. She's such a filthy cunt.

[CROWBAR]

Yeah, sometimes I wonder how much of Kurt's money she has left.. She's such a filthy cunt.

I can't stand that skank. They should have her picture next to that word in the dictionary.

[ELVIS]

Gotta pick this one up and leave Forevermore in the bargain bin...