Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

[Seshmeister]

How can this tragic death be converted into some $$$?

Watch the master in action...

[twonabomber]

He managed Sass Jordan but doesn't know how to spell her last name

[Seshmeister]

The only surprising thing about the tweet was he forgot to put in the link for tickets.

[Von Halen]

Am I the only one that thinks (hopes) Grohl disbands the band?

[Fairwrning]

I wonder if he can sing and play drums..hell, he has 2 other guitarists already

[Nickdfresh]

The only surprising thing about the tweet was he forgot to put in the link for tickets.

Or recommend a KIZZ Coffin...

[Terry]

Am I the only one that thinks (hopes) Grohl disbands the band?

I can't say it really matters to me one way or the other.

Mostly, I think, because of the sheer amount of platforms or ways/means of watching and listening to things...like, it's not 1991 when you basically had MTV and terrestrial radio, and something like...say...Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit could be overplayed on the limited amount of forums and sort of capture the zeitgeist to where it would be virtually impossible for one to NOT have seen it...

In other words, a particular band or actor or whatever is kind of more easily ignorable these days. I wasn't even aware the band had put out any new material after Sonic Highways, mostly because I wasn't even bothering to look for it.

[Seshmeister]

I wonder if he can sing and play drums..hell, he has 2 other guitarists already

Personally I don't think a drummer singing lead vocals in a rock band has or can be a good idea. Talking about the Foo Fighters specifically live Grohl is 90% of the focus and energy of the band, the other 6 or whatever it is these days are a bit shoe gazer to be honest.

I get people in this thread not being into them but probably because I didn't bother with them at all for the middle 15 years of their career I'm a recent convert and really admired the amazing stagecraft when I saw them live in 2019 for the second time after seeing their first tour whenever that was - the 1920s or something.

Terry - Loverboy? Fuck off.

[FORD]

I believe the last drummer to actually perform as a lead vocalist was Pete Rivera from the early 70s band Rare Earth. The more familiar names like Ringo Starr, Don Henley or Phil Collins always ended up hiring some other guy to play the drums on tour.

[twonabomber]

Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger. Not full time though.

Didn’t Deen Castronovo handle some lead vocals in Journey?

[FORD]

Yeah, forgot about him... but he wasn't the full time singer. Though he did sing their biggest cheese ballad hit, of course.

[Seshmeister]

[FORD]

[twonabomber]

Josh Freese will be the new Foo Fighters drummer.

[FORD]

Freese started out as the replacement drummer in The Vandals and has gone on to play with damned near everybody, so that's probably why Grohl identifies with the guy.