Matt drumming on Foo Fighters tour?

Merkin Baller said:

theebradness said:

I'm thinking the Foos drummer will be announced this week. Looks like Matt could still be in the running, at least for some touring gigs.

You think he was bullshitting when he shot down the rumor?

I wouldn't say he definitively shot it down. He just said he did not join the Foo Fighters. Don't have to be an official member to sit in for a couple shows.

Well, Maybe Matt likes to tour and we know the Foo Fighters like to tour. None of them are getting younger so do it while they can.

Pearl jam as a band doesn't seem to like to tour as much. 

kaw753 said:

Merkin Baller said:

Gern Blansten said:

I like some Foos songs but (my opinion) the SG catalog is far superior. The Badmotorfinger/Superunknown/Down on the Upside run was amazing.

Plus they won two grammys

For my money there's no debate between the two.

SG >>> Foo.

Nobody is really taking the other side of this debate, are they? The Foo Fighters are cool (enough) because Dave was in Nirvana and they have managed to continue grunge a few more decades and Dave is the nicest guy in the world. But nothing they have done is anywhere close to Superunknown.

The only time I saw the Foos live was back in the late nineties when they opened for the RHCP. The energy they put into that set was second to none that I've seen. The Peppers set seemed boring after that. I never liked the Foos until then. Shame on me for not seeing them live since. God knows they make it easy to do so with the variety of locations they play and free access to presale codes.

Dave seems like a normal, everyday person from afar.  

Merkin Baller said:

smile6680 said:

kaw753 said:

Merkin Baller said:

Gern Blansten said:

I like some Foos songs but (my opinion) the SG catalog is far superior. The Badmotorfinger/Superunknown/Down on the Upside run was amazing.

Plus they won two grammys

For my money there's no debate between the two.

SG >>> Foo.

Nobody is really taking the other side of this debate, are they? The Foo Fighters are cool (enough) because Dave was in Nirvana and they have managed to continue grunge a few more decades and Dave is the nicest guy in the world. But nothing they have done is anywhere close to Superunknown.

The only time I saw the Foos live was back in the late nineties when they opened for the RHCP. The energy they put into that set was second to none that I've seen. The Peppers set seemed boring after that. I never liked the Foos until then. Shame on me for not seeing them live since. God knows they make it easy to do so with the variety of locations they play and free access to presale codes.

Dave seems like a normal, everyday person from afar.  

I couldn’t believe how much the Foo blew RHCP out of the water when they played Umass in 2000. Peppers would have been embarrassed if they weren’t so far up their own asses. 

I also saw that RHCP tour in 2000 with Foo Fighters and Muse opening for them. The day before the show the Foos did an acoustic set at a Best Buy here. Went to the RHCP show specifically for the Foos and Muse. I agree RHCP was boring after seeing the other two. Just saw RHCP last week though and they were incredible this time. Getting better with age apparently

EMizner said:

Merkin Baller said:

smile6680 said:

kaw753 said:

Merkin Baller said:

Gern Blansten said:

I like some Foos songs but (my opinion) the SG catalog is far superior. The Badmotorfinger/Superunknown/Down on the Upside run was amazing.

Plus they won two grammys

For my money there's no debate between the two.

SG >>> Foo.

Nobody is really taking the other side of this debate, are they? The Foo Fighters are cool (enough) because Dave was in Nirvana and they have managed to continue grunge a few more decades and Dave is the nicest guy in the world. But nothing they have done is anywhere close to Superunknown.

The only time I saw the Foos live was back in the late nineties when they opened for the RHCP. The energy they put into that set was second to none that I've seen. The Peppers set seemed boring after that. I never liked the Foos until then. Shame on me for not seeing them live since. God knows they make it easy to do so with the variety of locations they play and free access to presale codes.

Dave seems like a normal, everyday person from afar.  

I couldn’t believe how much the Foo blew RHCP out of the water when they played Umass in 2000. Peppers would have been embarrassed if they weren’t so far up their own asses. 

I also saw that RHCP tour in 2000 with Foo Fighters and Muse opening for them. The day before the show the Foos did an acoustic set at a Best Buy here. Went to the RHCP show specifically for the Foos and Muse. I agree RHCP was boring after seeing the other two. Just saw RHCP last week though and they were incredible this time. Getting better with age apparently

I don’t think it’s better with age. I think it really depends on when and where you catch them on their tour cycle. They run themselves into the ground and if you catch them in a deep run of shows you can tell they just get tired because they put a lot into their shows. Seems like they learned to only a handful of shows at a time then take a month or two off 

I'm stunned by people's perspectives on the FF/RHCP tour. I went mainly for the Foos. RHCP were more of a rap/rock curiosity to me at the time.

Madison, WI 2000. I thought FF were not great. They sounded like they were struggling, out of whack, and bored. Loud? Sure. Dave was sick, which might explain the whole thing. 20ish years later, an acquaintance of mine revealed that he had attended the same show. His first recollection was that FF "sucked" that night. Perhaps that show was just a bad night for them. 

Merkin Baller said:

3days said:

I'm stunned by people's perspectives on the FF/RHCP tour. I went mainly for the Foos. RHCP were more of a rap/rock curiosity to me at the time.

Madison, WI 2000. I thought FF were not great. They sounded like they were struggling, out of whack, and bored. Loud? Sure. Dave was sick, which might explain the whole thing. 20ish years later, an acquaintance of mine revealed that he had attended the same show. His first recollection was that FF "sucked" that night. Perhaps that show was just a bad night for them. 

Why are you stunned? If Grohl was sick that would seem to explain why they had a bad night. 

I can guarantee you, that band was anything but bored when they played Umass.

They tore the roof off the place and the connection between Grohl & Hawkins was on full display; every time DG pulled away from the mic he was up on Hawkins' drum riser head banging and shredding. The energy was off the charts. 

Merkin Baller said:

3days said:

I'm stunned by people's perspectives on the FF/RHCP tour. I went mainly for the Foos. RHCP were more of a rap/rock curiosity to me at the time.

Madison, WI 2000. I thought FF were not great. They sounded like they were struggling, out of whack, and bored. Loud? Sure. Dave was sick, which might explain the whole thing. 20ish years later, an acquaintance of mine revealed that he had attended the same show. His first recollection was that FF "sucked" that night. Perhaps that show was just a bad night for them. 

Why are you stunned? If Grohl was sick that would seem to explain why they had a bad night. 

I can guarantee you, that band was anything but bored when they played Umass.

They tore the roof off the place and the connection between Grohl & Hawkins was on full display; every time DG pulled away from the mic he was up on Hawkins' drum riser head banging and shredding. The energy was off the charts. 

Because it's like the Twilight Zone. I'm living in a different dimension from most other people.

Perhaps the folly is in my perception. Especially at the time, I had really high expectations of the Foos. The memory I have was the crowd gamely singing and pogoing to a band that was just going through the motions. They didn't even sound good to me. I wonder if my expectations were just too high. Although it gets weirder... The person I attended the show with thought FF were "just okay". 20 years later, someone else (who attends FF concerts now) recalled the Foos were bad that night. BUT now someone has found an article suggesting that FF were the better act that night... Beats me.

My memory of RHCP was also different. The audience exploded and bounced with the opening 1-2 punch of "Around the World" and "Give It Away". After which, 3 of the Chilis sprinted off stage, leaving only John. He lead a playfully weird, yet joyful seismic singalong of Elton John's "Your Song". Immediately afterward, the other Chilis ran back out and started rocking again.... and the audience went bananas. Lots of other fun moments that night, including the rabid crowd participation during "Sir Psycho Sexy" and a ferocious cover of "Search and Destroy". But none of my fun memories involve Dave and co. 

As far as Dave being sick - Sure, I'm willing to believe it could've stifled the performance. But it seems odd that his voice or performance would've only been affected that one night.

I didn't attend the Massachusetts show, so I can't speak to that one. Madison may have had more moshing during the Foos (I honestly don't recall), but I'm not sure that early mosh pit activity is necessarily the best indicator of overall performance, or even crowd enthusiasm.