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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I am glad I did not buy those Wrigley Foo GA tickets I had in my cart.  Hope I get some PJ GA tickets!!!!
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,450
    goldrush said:
    The band tensions were pretty well documented at the time. They scrapped the first sessions because they hated the songs, and there were a lot of arguments within the band. It seemed like they may split up around that time - Dave joined QOTSA for a while, Taylor was hospitalised...

    I think it still holds up as a good album - All My Life is such a great song - but it's clear it was a pretty dark time for them.
    yeah, i was shocked to hear Dave say that, as I really dug the album too. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • kasedoug
    kasedoug The Golden State Posts: 3,011
    edited February 2018
    Pap said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Pap said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    SO GUYS -- WHAT'S THE BEST FOO ALBUM?
    1) In Your Honor
    2) Wasting Light
    3) One By One
    funny. Dave hates One By One. 
    It was the first Foos' album that I've ever listened to. When did he say that?
    "I was kinda pissed at myself for the last record," says Dave Grohl about the Foo Fighters' 2002 release One by One. "Four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. We rushed into it, and we rushed out of it."

    https://web.archive.org/web/20080620004823/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7281787/foos_reclaim_their_honor

    They’re pretty much down to playing only two of the One By One songs now.

    As far as my top 3, The Colour and The Shape and Wasting Light are 1 and 1a. for me, depending on which one I’ve listened to most recently, followed by the first album.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,450
    HOLY SHIT. I JUST QUALIFIED TO WIN A TRIP TO SEE THEM AT SAFECO FIELD. 1 OF 20 ENTRANTS. ONE OF THE OTHER 19 IS A BUDDY OF MINE (who didn't hear his name called, I tracked him down and he called in time-GOOD MOJO!).  FIND OUT FRIDAY MORNING. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HOLY SHIT. I JUST QUALIFIED TO WIN A TRIP TO SEE THEM AT SAFECO FIELD. 1 OF 20 ENTRANTS. ONE OF THE OTHER 19 IS A BUDDY OF MINE (who didn't hear his name called, I tracked him down and he called in time-GOOD MOJO!).  FIND OUT FRIDAY MORNING. 


    good luck, man!!!

    I won tix to PJ Hampton thru Global Citizen.

    I never believed this contests were on the up and up until I actually won.

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    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

  • Natashapearljamfan
    Natashapearljamfan Australia Posts: 3,777
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HOLY SHIT. I JUST QUALIFIED TO WIN A TRIP TO SEE THEM AT SAFECO FIELD. 1 OF 20 ENTRANTS. ONE OF THE OTHER 19 IS A BUDDY OF MINE (who didn't hear his name called, I tracked him down and he called in time-GOOD MOJO!).  FIND OUT FRIDAY MORNING. 
    That's so awesome, good luck. I have my fingers crossed for you :lucky: Foo Fighters were in great form in Australia a few months ago. 
  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,354
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HOLY SHIT. I JUST QUALIFIED TO WIN A TRIP TO SEE THEM AT SAFECO FIELD. 1 OF 20 ENTRANTS. ONE OF THE OTHER 19 IS A BUDDY OF MINE (who didn't hear his name called, I tracked him down and he called in time-GOOD MOJO!).  FIND OUT FRIDAY MORNING. 
    Whoohoo!!! Keep us posted! :plus_one:
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,926
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HOLY SHIT. I JUST QUALIFIED TO WIN A TRIP TO SEE THEM AT SAFECO FIELD. 1 OF 20 ENTRANTS. ONE OF THE OTHER 19 IS A BUDDY OF MINE (who didn't hear his name called, I tracked him down and he called in time-GOOD MOJO!).  FIND OUT FRIDAY MORNING. 
    Good luck Hugh! :lucky:
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Good luck
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,450
    did not win. :bawling:
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    did not win. :bawling:

    Shoot. I was just about to wish you good luck.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,450
    they are giving away 8 trips. this was the 3rd one. I am still able to qualify. Here's hoping. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • Natashapearljamfan
    Natashapearljamfan Australia Posts: 3,777
    edited March 2018
    Don't give up yet... .Good luck for the next draw :lucky:
  • SmallestOceans
    SmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Some lawn tix were just re-released for the 4/26 show for $45 if anybody is interested...
    Worcester1 13, Worcester2 13, Hartford 13, San Diego 13, Los Angeles1 13, Los Angeles2 13
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    Central Park 15
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,788
    Dave pranks the Gothenburg audience

    https://youtu.be/CRA1958b97U

    https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/dave-grohl-pretends-to-rebreak-leg-to-swedens-coll.html?utm_source=PMNL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=180606
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,454
    edited June 2018
    Went to the Gothenburg show...

    It's great and all I guess. But feels so shallow. Hit after hit after hit and with Dave being Dave.

    I felt quite full of them after their 2010 show in Sweden, and I guess that is still the case. 

    The opening act GOAT was much more interesting (too me).

    I don't know if I need to hear songs like Breakout and Learn to fly more in my life.
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,628
    probably selling our Wrigley tickets, too much going on that week.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,450
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Went to the Gothenburg show...

    It's great and all I guess. But feels so shallow. Hit after hit after hit and with Dave being Dave.

    I felt quite full of them after their 2010 show in Sweden, and I guess that is still the case. 

    The opening act GOAT was much more interesting (too me).

    I don't know if I need to hear songs like Breakout and Learn to fly more in my life.
    it's so unfortunate they are a greatest hits band. I guess you don't have much choice when you play to tens of thousands each night. but still, so many good songs get forgotten for the sole reason they weren't on the radio or on some soundtrack. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    I like their hits. That's the kind of band the Foos are when you think about it. They aren't a jam band as much as they are a good time rock and roll band (come have fun).

    I don't expect them to be Pearl Jam... or DMB. But I still really like them! I'm really looking forward to the Vancouver show in September.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,454
    edited June 2018
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Went to the Gothenburg show...

    It's great and all I guess. But feels so shallow. Hit after hit after hit and with Dave being Dave.

    I felt quite full of them after their 2010 show in Sweden, and I guess that is still the case. 

    The opening act GOAT was much more interesting (too me).

    I don't know if I need to hear songs like Breakout and Learn to fly more in my life.
    it's so unfortunate they are a greatest hits band. I guess you don't have much choice when you play to tens of thousands each night. but still, so many good songs get forgotten for the sole reason they weren't on the radio or on some soundtrack. 
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    I like their hits. That's the kind of band the Foos are when you think about it. They aren't a jam band as much as they are a good time rock and roll band (come have fun).

    I don't expect them to be Pearl Jam... or DMB. But I still really like them! I'm really looking forward to the Vancouver show in September.
    I don't either. But there is just something wrong (too me), when you hear song after song and it feels like you've put on a Greatest Hits playlist. Ofc, they can not help that they have had so many huge hits and the crowd really loved it and Dave is great at getting the crowd excited. 

    But I was so happy when Taylor sang that Sunday Rain song, to get a break from Dave and the hits. 

    And Next Year was a single with an amazing music video, they should play that one. And The One. They have a lot of songs to dig into, especially the slower ones. 

    So - A great show. But a 8 year break wasn't enough to feel hungry for them. Haha. 


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"

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