I don't even think FF has as many classic songs as PJ does off Ten. The catalogue isn't even comparable, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I like FF and the Sound City doc is one of my all time faves, but for songs and live experience, it's two different levels for me.
I don't even think FF has as many classic songs as PJ does off Ten. The catalogue isn't even comparable, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I like FF and the Sound City doc is one of my all time faves, but for songs and live experience, it's two different levels for me.
I think if you try to be more objective you’d realize that FF have a lot more songs destined for or already on classic rock radio. I can’t think of many bands that have as many recognizable as FF. Not sure PJ even has double digits and half those come from Ten. I’m talking songs you could hum to the average listener and they’d get recognized instantly.
Also, Foo Fighters are widely held as one of the best live bands around. Of course nobody here agrees with that, but subjectivity aside, they’re every bit PJs equal.
I don't even think FF has as many classic songs as PJ does off Ten. The catalogue isn't even comparable, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I like FF and the Sound City doc is one of my all time faves, but for songs and live experience, it's two different levels for me.
I think if you try to be more objective you’d realize that FF have a lot more songs destined for or already on classic rock radio. I can’t think of many bands that have as many recognizable as FF. Not sure PJ even has double digits and half those come from Ten. I’m talking songs you could hum to the average listener and they’d get recognized instantly.
Also, Foo Fighters are widely held as one of the best live bands around. Of course nobody here agrees with that, but subjectivity aside, they’re every bit PJs equal.
Foos are solid but I have always felt they they were a bit derivative...a second generation modern rock band. Sure, even PJ and Nirvana had their influences but I think the fact that Grohl, as talented as he is, and the Foos success was definitely aided by him being the drummer of Nirvana. Of course, Nirvana became "big" before Pearl Jam so I guess an argument could be made that PJ were successful because they were from Seattle, just like Nirvana.
Crap. I'm/we're off topic and going in circles. There's no ending this conversation!
Also, although huge at the time I don’t think Vs is considered all that iconic.
Maybe so but if Vs is not iconic then I don't think any Foo Fighter album is either.
Daughter, Small Town, and RVM (I think) stand up just as well, if not better than any trio of tunes from any of the FF albums. I think their best trio of songs from a single album (and it's a VERY sold trio) would be Everlong, My Hero, and Monkey Wrench.
All I know is I have seen PJ live probably over 30 times by now and it's always magical. Euphoria. Didn't have that experience with FF but I do enjoy them and Grohl is certainly in unique company for playing in two legendary bands (akin to Paul McCartney with Beatles and Wings...maybe that's why they get along so well, LOL).
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Hating Aerosmith and not considering them for this? razy!
Like the thread and everyone can certainly have their own opinions!
I don't even think FF has as many classic songs as PJ does off Ten. The catalogue isn't even comparable, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I like FF and the Sound City doc is one of my all time faves, but for songs and live experience, it's two different levels for me.
The thing with Foo Fighters is that only a few albums are great front to back (selt-titled, colour and the shape, wasting light), but there's a few great songs on every album. Thus when they play live they play a greatest hits type set, but they do have a lot of songs to draw on.
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'94 Detroit
'10 Columbus
'11 Detroit (Eddie solo), Toronto 1 and 2, Ottawa, Hamilton
'13 London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
'14 Detroit
'16 Ottawa, Toronto 1 and 2, Chicago 1 and 2 '18 Chicago 1 and 2 '22 Hamilton, Toronto
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EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
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Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
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Pick from there i think. Sustained success/popularity. Lots of recognizable hits that percolated into all demographics. International success. Ability to sell out large venues well after peak.
I actually ended up seeing the eagles several years ago at ACL just because I had tickets and they were one of the headliners. Never cared for them at all but have to give them massive respect- it was like a setlists of songs that I didn’t even know were there’s and EVERY SONG was a huge hit- like every song I knew just from radio play. I was shocked. They have written a huge pile of massive hits. I’d give them reluctantly a slot above Bruce just because the sheer amount of massive hits they have.
Foo fighters shouldn’t even have been mentioned. They’re terrible. Of course it’s my opinion but seriously? Not sure how anyone can take them seriously in a conversation about the best American bands of all time.
Foo fighters shouldn’t even have been mentioned. They’re terrible. Of course it’s my opinion but seriously? Not sure how anyone can take them seriously in a conversation about the best American bands of all time.
Foo fighters shouldn’t even have been mentioned. They’re terrible. Of course it’s my opinion but seriously? Not sure how anyone can take them seriously in a conversation about the best American bands of all time.
The resume is pretty identical to PJ’s. Only difference is PJ doesn’t have the number of classic songs and FF don’t have the classic albums.
Van Halen Hendrix Aerosmith GnR Petty Boss DMB Foo Fighters Pearl Jam
Pick from there i think. Sustained success/popularity. Lots of recognizable hits that percolated into all demographics. International success. Ability to sell out large venues well after peak.
Get rid of the 4 most recent and you have a very solid top 5.
Foo fighters shouldn’t even have been mentioned. They’re terrible. Of course it’s my opinion but seriously? Not sure how anyone can take them seriously in a conversation about the best American bands of all time.
The resume is pretty identical to PJ’s. Only difference is PJ doesn’t have the number of classic songs and FF don’t have the classic albums.
Let's go deeper here. As someone who doesn't listen to the radio anymore, which FF songs would be considered "classics?" I'm here to be informed, not argue.
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Also, Foo Fighters are widely held as one of the best live bands around. Of course nobody here agrees with that, but subjectivity aside, they’re every bit PJs equal.
Crap. I'm/we're off topic and going in circles. There's no ending this conversation!
Daughter, Small Town, and RVM (I think) stand up just as well, if not better than any trio of tunes from any of the FF albums. I think their best trio of songs from a single album (and it's a VERY sold trio) would be Everlong, My Hero, and Monkey Wrench.
They fall into the 'barber shop quartet' genre.
Hating Aerosmith and not considering them for this?
razy!
Like the thread and everyone can certainly have their own opinions!
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'94 Detroit
'10 Columbus
'11 Detroit (Eddie solo), Toronto 1 and 2, Ottawa, Hamilton
'13 London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
'14 Detroit
'16 Ottawa, Toronto 1 and 2, Chicago 1 and 2
'18 Chicago 1 and 2
'22 Hamilton, Toronto
they’re a Filipino band
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
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Pick from there i think. Sustained success/popularity. Lots of recognizable hits that percolated into all demographics. International success. Ability to sell out large venues well after peak.
They're massive and have been massive for years.
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