***OFFICIAL FOO FIGHTERS THREAD***

facepollution said:

To be honest, I disagree that all their music is 'canned rock' - I'd question whether you've listened to enough of their deeper album cuts to make that judgement. Song structure wise there is loads of variation in their catalogue.

I've listen to all of their albums.

PJ_Soul said:

facepollution said:

To be honest, I disagree that all their music is 'canned rock' - I'd question whether you've listened to enough of their deeper album cuts to make that judgement. Song structure wise there is loads of variation in their catalogue.

I've listen to all of their albums.

Why would you do that if you don't like them?

Honestly, I think a bigger musical snob could come along and use every argument you've used about Foo Fighters against Pearl Jam - and you would have no better defence than any of us have for the Foos. Both bands have made their millions from their hit singles - none of which are truly ground breaking with regards to originality. "Higher and more respectable"? How is Pearl Jam's music more respectable?!

And the NIckelback comparison is way off - people hate NIckelback because they basically picked up a dying genre of music, removed all that was good about it, and flogged it death.

Dave Grohl might not be the most sophisticated songwriter, and the Foos might not be the most consistent band, but he's passionate about music, and their music makes me happy, and that's good enough for me.

Random mega bundle boxes were signed by the band.

badbrains said:

rr165892 said:

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ldent42 said:

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Merkin Baller said:

I saw at least two ticket scalper sites that already have Fenway tickets for sale...... Unbelievable.

I'm gonna say it's prob someone who has access to tix from Fenway like someone on the board or something and doesn't give 2 shits about foos?

BB,u going to RFK or just Citi ?

RR, idk yet what shows I'm gonna hit. Mite just hit citi field cuz it's close. The Fourth of July show sounds like fun at rfk but I don't know if I can make it. U coming to citi? Let me know and maybe we can meet up if I end up going.

Bb if I get tickets for citifield we can have an early b day celebration :-D

It's on like donkey kong! If we go, we party!

And RR, let me know if you're hitting up citifield.

BB,This year I was lucky and had some connections and was able to see them at the Super Bowl show In NYC with Zac Brown.Front row rail center.Insane.Then I was at the Richmond show-Fucking 1500 peeps epic show.Did have tickets for Nashville at the Opry andWrigley in Aug and RFK in July so probably no Citi.I would have come up for the garden.That being said as young empty nesters we travel a lot to see our Favs so I'm sure we will be bringing the Florida Sunshine up to NYC for some show.Ill keep ya in the loop.Hell,you are buying first round and we are always thirsty.

It would be my pleasure RR. You guys come up north, I'll even throw in some pizza with the beers!

Oh shit.its on

facepollution said:

PJ_Soul said:

facepollution said:

To be honest, I disagree that all their music is 'canned rock' - I'd question whether you've listened to enough of their deeper album cuts to make that judgement. Song structure wise there is loads of variation in their catalogue.

I've listen to all of their albums.

Why would you do that if you don't like them?

Honestly, I think a bigger musical snob could come along and use every argument you've used about Foo Fighters against Pearl Jam - and you would have no better defence than any of us have for the Foos. Both bands have made their millions from their hit singles - none of which are truly ground breaking with regards to originality. "Higher and more respectable"? How is Pearl Jam's music more respectable?!

And the NIckelback comparison is way off - people hate NIckelback because they basically picked up a dying genre of music, removed all that was good about it, and flogged it death.

Dave Grohl might not be the most sophisticated songwriter, and the Foos might not be the most consistent band, but he's passionate about music, and their music makes me happy, and that's good enough for me.

I'm getting dragged to a nickelback show in March.

Gary Clark Jr. Added to dates - nice

badbrains said:

Empty Glass said:

Gary Clark Jr. Added to dates - nice

Oh shit!!!!!! Citi field? You coming to citifield?

Fenway would be nice too. Saw him @ MIA, and would love to see him again.

He can wail.Amazing musician.

rr165892 said:

PJ_Soul said:

I'm not a snob, FYI.

I listened to all of their albums because I really wanted to make sure that I didn't like them, since everyone else seems to. I wanted to really discover what it seemed I was missing or not getting. I always give different music a VERY fair shot before deciding I'm not into it. I listen to full albums, often more than once, even if I'm not into it, because experience tells me that my feelsing about music can change if I just give it enough of a chance, and I don't want to miss out on something I could really love just because I didn't give it the attention it deserves. So I've done that for the Foo Fighters.... and the decision is that I can't stand their music.

FWIW, FF totally reminds me of Nickelback in terms of how canned the music sounds. So I think it's a totally reasonable comparison.

Finally, I actually don't dislike Dave Grohl at all. I respect him, and he seems like a nice guy. I just don't like the FF's music.

PJ,as much as it hurts that you don't like my Favorite band I would recommend seeing them live.You will be a believer after 3+ hours of ass kicking hard rock?
I do get the you don't have to like a band because of association thing.Im not a big Bruce ,Ed solo ukulele stuff,or DMB fan.

To be honest... I've said the same thing to people about Pearl Jam concerts, and they've walked away feeling like their time and money was wasted. And that's what's great about music - different strokes for different folks: it's one of the best ways to express our individuality. The act of creating or consuming music has been proven to stimulate more sections of the brain than almost any other known activity, so how fascinating that my complete notion of what makes music good or bad will likely not equate to anyone else's in the world. PJ_Soul, good on ya for trying out other sounds before you pass judgment: if I hadn't have done that, I'd still be convinced that the Velvet Underground and Nico is just experimental nonsense (at this point, after my third listen, I had an epiphany and was awestruck). For me, my musical tastes vary almost daily - for example, I haven't listened to Pearl Jam in probably three months, and that's just because I haven't been feeling it. Maybe I'll come back to them soon, but I don't have control over that, my mood does. I also haven't been on a Foo bender lately, but when I do feel the urge, Skin and Bones, their acoustic live album, has been fantastic for me.