Foo Fighters

vitodacat · February 2008

I saw them the other night at MSG as well. I did come away impressed with how good a band they are live. I did like the acoustic set in the middle and there was tremedous energy. Taylor Hawkins is a real good drummer as well, IMO.

But they are no Pearl Jam. I enjoyed myself very much at the show, but I left satisifed, not needing more. After a Pearl Jam show, I wake up the next day needing another one and another one. And if I did decide to see the Foo's in Philly tonight, ya know what I would get ?? Probably the same exact setlist I saw at MSG on Tuesday. The closest thats ever happened at a PJ show for me was Severerd Hand, Corduroy , WWS to open East Rutherford 1 and 2 in 2006. There is no feeling like expecting the unexpected.

WantedTo · February 2008

OMG foo's better than... No!

Foo's are canned food. Every tin looks the same despite altering the labelling slightly over the years.

SBC03 · February 2008

F'n_Circus wrote:

at least the Foo's have a Seattle date on their calendar.

and play the south

Eliot Rosewater · February 2008

irishwpo wrote:

Am I alone here?

Well, if you're not then you certainly should be. Alone and hungry in a very dark place...

vitodacat · February 2008

and Dave Grohl yells too much

SilverSeed · February 2008

nathanastin wrote:

They are entertaining live, but not the best. I agree that most of their music is repetitive and boring. Dave was the worst member of Nirvana; his drumming is very so-so.

I hope you're being sarcastic. His drumming is so-so? Go listen to Foo S/T. Or QOTSA, or anything he drums on because he BRINGS THE FUCKING NOISE! He's by far one of the best drummers of his generation. You're killin me smalls...

Cropduster84 · February 2008

halv wrote:

Sorry man...I have to disagree. I find them so incredibly boring now...and Grohl's pandering to the media borders on nauseating lately. I keep waiting for them to play Fashion Rocks or co-host American Idol. To think this guy was in Nirvana.
That being said, when he plays with other bands or projects it's always great! QOTSA, Probot, Killing Joke. Just something about the Foos annoys me so much.
Trust me...I'm in the minority in my group of friends. Most people I know love them more than ever.

Im with you on that.....

Foos play such banal generic rock.....Pearl Jam own them.....

Sumnaldo · February 2008

the foos haven't done a great album since the colour & the shape, the last cd was okay, but nothing special, everything in between was average, with the occasionaly good song.

videos like learn to fly make me cringe, Low was a terrible, terrible song, but there are high points too.

you cannot compare PJ & Foos, there's no contest.

as for live, i saw the foos 11 times, then stopped about 3 or 4 years ago. I have seen PJ 7 times and can't wait to add more shows to my list.

I hate that the foo's aren't as good as they used to be, but that's the road they have chosen to travel & that's also the state of music these days... bland, bland, bland

eyedclaar · February 2008

vitodacat wrote:

and Dave Grohl yells too much

That is because he can't sing very well. Never understood the appeal with the Foos. Vocal and guitar melodies are certainly not Grohl's thing. More of a smash and grab sort of bloke...

Eliot Rosewater · February 2008

eyedclaar wrote:

That is because he can't sing very well. Never understood the appeal with the Foos. Vocal and guitar melodies are certainly not Grohl's thing. More of a smash and grab sort of bloke...

And they're cheesy beyond cheesy...they remind me of the Barenaked Ladies...and that's not a good thing.

mattosborne · February 2008

My like of the Foo Fighters has definitley fallen quite a bit. There last great album in my opinion was One By One. In Your Honor was a big let down and the new one really didn't do much for me either. On top of that, Dave Grohl REALLY annoys me live...he adds way too many screams and yells and come ons...can't even enjoy the song. Just sing the damn song Dave! lol. They do sound good live and I love their first 4 albums...just my two cents.

michaelcassio · February 2008

irishwpo wrote:

When did they become a better band then Pearl Jam. Hate to say it but based on their last album and the Skin and bones album/tour before that they may just have surpassed PJ. The fact that they don't sweat playing the Grammy's, doing press, and making videos is also refreshing.

Am I alone here?

you're not completely alone. i hear what you're saying. i don't have a problem with them doing the grammy's, doing press and making videos. i think dave grohl has a great personality and the band likes to have fun. i also think they're a great live band.

IMO, they're latest release was awesome and incredibly diverse. thant being said, "long road to ruin" was one of the worst songs on the album and pretty typical.

i don't think you can really compare them to pearl jam. i see eddie and the rest of pj as activists with a strong social concience. the foos, not so much. the live shows are completely different as well with my tip of the hat going to pj.

Cosmo · February 2008

I love the Foo Fighters. They are one of my favorite bands.. and have been for a long time. I know their setlists are static, but the shows, nonetheless, are alwasy a good time.
I've already seen them in Reno and am going to see them twice, here in L.A. a lot of it is because of my Foo friends... the same thing that makes going to Pearl Jam shows so fun... being with those friends.

hopethatuchoke · February 2008

Evolution6579 wrote:

What's wrong with the video for Life Wasted?

What's right with it?

Black1991 · February 2008

I was at the foo fighters show at msg 2/19, they are an amazing live band it was a great show, but still my money is going to pearl jam for a live show, foo fighters are great but im sorry pearl jam is on another level in every aspect.

Zoso · February 2008

1. The are a mainstream band now extremly popular with teeny boppers which takes a lot of cred away from them. They would seem a better band than pj to that crowd.

2. They have no credibility. They whore themselves to grammy's, MTV, the media.

3. They were a better band 10 years ago by far. They changed for the worse.

4. grohl should have chosen to drum for pj when he had the chance. Now he is just in a middle of the road nothing pop rock/modern rock band with a bit of kick.

5. have u seen pj live? they put on a much better show than the foo fighters.

CitizenRick · February 2008

irishwpo wrote:

When did they become a better band then Pearl Jam. Hate to say it but based on their last album and the Skin and bones album/tour before that they may just have surpassed PJ. The fact that they don't sweat playing the Grammy's, doing press, and making videos is also refreshing.

Am I alone here?

If you like canned shows...super hooky standard rock songs...and overexposure...then yes...you're alone.

I like the Foos...I enjoy their shows...but PJ is magic.

nothinghead · February 2008

you know, seeing the foo fighters at bridge school in 2006 or so made me a fan of the band...they were pretty great.

...then i saw them a few weeks ago in Oakland and it was pretty fucking lousy. dave just couldn't stop talking. and on top of that, everything he was saying sounded completely pre-rehearsed and written before hand. i'd be willing to bet you could go to multiple shows nearby and hear him say and do the same thing every time. on top of that, the band did not sound tight at all.

but, perhaps the most annoying thing about the show was the constant posing. fucking christ. every bridge was him standing on a platform so it could look like he was "rocking out" and every chorus began with him yelling "come on!1!!!1"

lame.

nbakyfan · February 2008

I disagree. Though the Foo Fighters do have a nice variety of songs, Pearl Jam's songs speak deeper to me. They are also more staged it seems like compared to Pearl jam. There's more personality with Eddie than there is with dave. Plus, Pearl Jam fans are about ten times cooler.

vitodacat · February 2008

irishwpo wrote:

When did they become a better band then Pearl Jam. Hate to say it but based on their last album and the Skin and bones album/tour before that they may just have surpassed PJ. The fact that they don't sweat playing the Grammy's, doing press, and making videos is also refreshing.

Am I alone here?

so bottom line here, is that, yes you are alone

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