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Posted: 7/2/2015 8:02:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Agreed. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Everlong may be one of the finest rock songs ever crafted. Agreed. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 8:39:11 PM EDT
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Kids 
Sad this type of music is viewed as "rock" these days. It's pop infused with just enough rock to get playtime on both pop and rock radio stations. Zero originality. It's nothing more than cookie-cutter "please play my song on the radio" music. Bless your heart. he is in MN, he won't know what that means. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 8:55:05 PM EDT
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Dave Grohl on the subject of American idol:
“It’s destroying the next generation of musicians! Musicians should go to a yard sale and buy an old f****** drum set and get in their garage and just suck. And get their friends to come in and they’ll suck, too. And then they’ll f******* start playing and they’ll have the best time they’ve ever had in their lives and then all of a sudden they’ll become Nirvana. Because that’s exactly what happened with Nirvana. Just a bunch of guys that had some s***** old instruments and they got together and started playing some noisy-a** s***, and they became the biggest band in the world. That can happen again! You don’t need a f****** computer or the Internet or The Voice or American Idol .” He Nailed It. Part of the reason rock is dead. Rock is so fucking dead the old rock stars show up at the country music awards because there is nowhere else for them to go. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 8:59:04 PM EDT
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listening to live at Irving plaza NYC on siriusxm right now. Heard that earlier. Acoustic version of Big Me was great. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:01:33 PM EDT
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Sad this type of music is viewed as "rock" these days. It's pop infused with just enough rock to get playtime on both pop and rock radio stations. Zero originality. It's nothing more than cookie-cutter "please play my song on the radio" music. Dutchbags
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:09:05 PM EDT
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I respect and like each member of FF and loved their early stuff. That said I think their music isn't nearly what it was 10 years ago. Billy Corgin in an interview with Howard Stern nailed it. They just haven't evolved in to creating hits or music that sounds different and creates a new appeal.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:15:56 PM EDT
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I certainly can't think of any other rock band in the last 20 years that I could put in front of the Foo Fighters. They are good musicians, they make good songs, people respect them and they have longevity. Best mainstream rock band of the past 20 years? I'd have to say yes. Who else out there during the same period could be rated better? The Foo Fighters are actually one of the very few bright spots in recent rock music history. For the most part, the past 20 years have been the WORST years in rock music history.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:17:52 PM EDT
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Sad this type of music is viewed as "rock" these days. It's pop infused with just enough rock to get playtime on both pop and rock radio stations. Zero originality. It's nothing more than cookie-cutter "please play my song on the radio" music. so you're mad that they're not AC/DC or Guns N Roses? |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:18:29 PM EDT
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FF is a great band.....love their music.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:18:41 PM EDT
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Everlong may be one of the finest rock songs ever crafted. yes |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:19:49 PM EDT
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"The best thing Kurt ever released was the safety" is the stale joke. We're just talking about the genesis of FF. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The best thing Kurt Cobain ever did was off himself. At this point is that still funny to you? It's really just stale and out of place. "The best thing Kurt ever released was the safety" is the stale joke. We're just talking about the genesis of FF. Ha! Agreed. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:26:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: so you're mad that they're not AC/DC or Guns N Roses? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Kids Sad this type of music is viewed as "rock" these days. It's pop infused with just enough rock to get playtime on both pop and rock radio stations. Zero originality. It's nothing more than cookie-cutter "please play my song on the radio" music. so you're mad that they're not AC/DC or Guns N Roses?  |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:26:58 PM EDT
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Fresh pots 
I think "The Colour and the Shape" and "There is Nothing Left to Lose" are two of the best rock albums ever made. I'm less of a fan of anything after that, it seems like Dave doesn't know how to properly finish a song anymore.. it just devolves into a lot of hoarse screaming, then end scene. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Very nice guys to work with. Hard core when they play. Giants This. Funny, genuine. Oh and "HOT POTS!!!" Fresh pots
I think "The Colour and the Shape" and "There is Nothing Left to Lose" are two of the best rock albums ever made. I'm less of a fan of anything after that, it seems like Dave doesn't know how to properly finish a song anymore.. it just devolves into a lot of hoarse screaming, then end scene. Shit, you're right! Its been a few years, lol! 
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:30:31 PM EDT
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At this point is that still funny to you? It's really just stale and out of place. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The best thing Kurt Cobain ever did was off himself. At this point is that still funny to you? It's really just stale and out of place. I still get a chuckle. Sorry. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:34:22 PM EDT
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I like the Foo Fighters - solid albums, great song writing - good dudes all around.
However, best mainstream in the last 20 years? They're great, but not THAT great. Radiohead is better. IMO. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:41:53 PM EDT
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I have yet to hear the Foo Fighters song I didn't like.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 9:58:05 PM EDT
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Great band!
I do think they peaked in the late 90's early 2000's.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 10:13:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/2/2015 10:40:21 PM EDT
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I can't agree.
Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 10:43:41 PM EDT
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I can't agree. Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. "B-minus grade bar band at best" lol |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 10:56:33 PM EDT
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I like the Foo Fighters - solid albums, great song writing - good dudes all around. However, best mainstream in the last 20 years? They're great, but not THAT great. Radiohead is better. IMO. Radiohead is excellent, but I think since Kid A, they haven't really been "mainstream." |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 10:59:59 PM EDT
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They are a consistently good band that regularly produces consistently good music. I have lots of respect for them and still enjoy their work.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:01:13 PM EDT
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Hit-or-miss (but mostly miss) for me. The songs I like, I really like. The songs I don't, I really don't.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:03:24 PM EDT
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I concur.
Unfortunately I havnt been lucky enough to see them live but I love their music. Dave Grohl is by all accounts one of the most talented musicians there is. Drummer in one of the most influential bands of "our time" and now lead singer / guitar player of one of the most famous bands of "our time". Green Day is up there as well, FANTASTIC live shows. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:04:24 PM EDT
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I have yet to hear the Foo Fighters song I didn't like. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:07:27 PM EDT
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One of those bands that I just never got into. Don't know why, just never did.
In all honesty, I couldn't tell you the name of even one of their songs. (I'm sure I'd recognize a few if you played them for me, but that's about it.) |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:10:41 PM EDT
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One of my favorite bands.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:11:20 PM EDT
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I'm sick and fucking tired of Dave Grohl yelling at me. He's a SHITTY vocalist at best. All he has to do is do exactly what he did for Everlong, because that's the best song he's ever done, and it is certainly a a good one. THE BEST, THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST! 
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:11:44 PM EDT
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I feel like I could run a 4 minute mile whenever Pretender comes up om my mp3 player when running.
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:40:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
greenday just made it in the hall of fame I get the feeling that almost any group still around after 20 years gets in automatically I went there back in November. Lot's of groups in the hall of fame that in my opinion didn't do anything noteworthy. It really does just seem to be a "if people have heard of you at all 20 years later you get in" type of thing |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:43:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "B-minus grade bar band at best" lol Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I can't agree. Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. "B-minus grade bar band at best" lol My dude. It's true. All you need to do is listen to Everlong and then never listen to another Foo song ever again. It's their absolute best song and will NEVER be topped. It's one of the best rock songs that I can think of. But outside of that one song, Grohl is a horrendous vocalist. I said it on the first page and I stand by my assessment. |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:45:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: THE BEST, THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm sick and fucking tired of Dave Grohl yelling at me. He's a SHITTY vocalist at best. All he has to do is do exactly what he did for Everlong, because that's the best song he's ever done, and it is certainly a a good one. THE BEST, THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST! Goddammit. I had The Who's "Magic Bus" in my head all day, which I was more than fine with. Until you typed that and I could hear Grohl grinding my brain away. Ugh, FUCK! |
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Posted: 7/2/2015 11:54:40 PM EDT
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THE BEST, THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm sick and fucking tired of Dave Grohl yelling at me. He's a SHITTY vocalist at best. All he has to do is do exactly what he did for Everlong, because that's the best song he's ever done, and it is certainly a a good one. THE BEST, THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST! smirk
Good one, lol. Haters, come into the light. Worship at the altar of Foo. ;) |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 12:01:39 AM EDT
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Yep, they're good. Also liked that movie/show "Sound City". Really cool.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 12:01:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: At this point is that still funny to you? It's really just stale and out of place. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The best thing Kurt Cobain ever did was off himself. At this point is that still funny to you? It's really just stale and out of place. |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 12:24:43 AM EDT
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While I like their music and they seem like genuinely nice guys, I can't believe no one has brought up what a huge liberal tool Dave Grohl is.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 12:54:32 AM EDT
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dunno if I'd say they're the best but they're in the conversation. I'm trying to come up with other bands that might be in the running for "Best Mainstream Rock Band, 1995-2015" but I'm not coming up with much. Anything that comes close has fizzled out or doesn't have the amount of work (or amount of enduring work) that Foo Fighters have. Stone Temple Pilots, Audioslave, Incubus, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers... they all stopped making music, stopped making good music, or just made the same album 87 times. U2 rivals Foo Fighters in terms of music, success, and mainstream appeal, but U2 has been around longer and is not quite as heavy as Foo Fighters are. |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 12:56:22 AM EDT
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Pat Smear rules.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 1:03:15 AM EDT
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Not to mention he broke his ankle last month on set of a concert. The band played some stuff as they taped him back up and he finished the show.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 1:24:04 AM EDT
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I can't agree. Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. OK. What mainstream rock band over the past 20 or so years is better? |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 1:31:33 AM EDT
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At least the last 20 years if not farther back.
FF are my favorite. |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:25:40 AM EDT
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going to their concert in august, can't wait. I missed the last time they were in Pittsburgh because wife was very pregnant and didn't want to go. Should've went without her.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:32:04 AM EDT
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OK. What mainstream rock band over the past 20 or so years is better? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can't agree. Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. OK. What mainstream rock band over the past 20 or so years is better? The White Stripes. |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:35:56 AM EDT
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The Sonic Highways documentary on HBO is pretty good as well.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:36:03 AM EDT
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The White Stripes. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can't agree. Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. OK. What mainstream rock band over the past 20 or so years is better? The White Stripes. 
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:41:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I can't agree. Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. Grohl is from the time of the Rager - the tune that starts out slow or quiet and ends up fast and loud. You could say the same about "Lightning Crashes" too. So, I maintain, Foo Fighters are not the greatest band ever, but are a very good band. |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:45:18 AM EDT
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The White Stripes. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can't agree. Dave Grohl simply can't sing. He starts out trying to sing, but by about the third verse, it's devolved into harsh screaming ("IN TIMES LIKE THESE WE LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN!!!!!!! AAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!). I can't listen to it. The songwriting? No memorable songs here. Guitar playing is stereotyped, guitar tones are generic. They are a B-minus grade bar band at best. OK. What mainstream rock band over the past 20 or so years is better? The White Stripes. Okay, I love both bands, but when I'm done listening to a Foo Fighters album I am left thinking how good it was. When I'm done listening to the White Stripes I'm left thinking "boy they could use a real drummer". |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:51:35 AM EDT
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While I like their music and they seem like genuinely nice guys, I can't believe no one has brought up what a huge liberal tool Dave Grohl is. You beat me to it. I like their music, but like most entertainers, they are huge libs. IIRC, they played at the DNC Convention in 2012. ***EDIT*** I just searched and they did play at the DNC. 
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Posted: 7/3/2015 9:54:39 AM EDT
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They're fucking terrible. I cannot stand one song they put out. I can't pinpoint it, I think it is the shitty vocals or songwriting or generic guitar sounds but I have never liked one second of their songs.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 10:13:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: THE BEST, THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm sick and fucking tired of Dave Grohl yelling at me. He's a SHITTY vocalist at best. All he has to do is do exactly what he did for Everlong, because that's the best song he's ever done, and it is certainly a a good one. THE BEST, THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST,THE BEST! Hahahaha. I hate that song and because of that right there. |
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