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Dave Grohl....how do you rate him? (1 Viewer)
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John Bender
Footballguy
A 7 - Cute guy at the club, in classes, at work, in apt building. Definitely cute, but not tops locally.
randall146
Footballguy
He gets my highest rating
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Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I wouldn't say he is the best musician of the last whatever number of years, but he's a great front man, a good songwriter, and just an awesome all-around guy. Hard to not be a fan. 
offdee
Footballguy
expected nothing less when I saw the thread title.
skol asylum
Footballguy
Would not bang.
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McGarnicle
Footballguy
I wouldn't say he is the best musician of the last whatever number of years, but he's a great front man, a good songwriter, and just an awesome all-around guy. Hard to not be a fan.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
He's a good rock star. Cool guy. Plays #####in Rock drums. Is good at what he does. Not a ton of range. I'm DC, so he's on my team. But he did frustrate me a bit with sonic highways as he was pretty clueless in the most important towns.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
I was all excited for that album and the TV show and it fell flat imo. Their older stuff is decent and they are one of the best live bands around.
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
A little overrated but understandably so considering his contemporaries/competition of the last couple decades. I've tried to get into FF during three different road trips this summer and no. He's great no doubt, but for me anyway there's something blah about the songs. shrug
I did try to get tickets to the added show in Anaheim but they sold out too fast.
I did try to get tickets to the added show in Anaheim but they sold out too fast.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Actually White >>>>>Grohl the more I think about it. Much more diverse and innovative, and if you've seen him play live, holy crap.
Tau837
Footballguy
- Great drummer
- Great front man
- Solid guitarist
- Good songwriter
- Cool guy
- Creative, as shown by Sonic Highways and Sound City documentaries
- Great resume, including Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, Queens of the Stone Age, and many other collaborations
I love the Foos music and rank Grohl right at the top of his era's musicians.
- Great front man
- Solid guitarist
- Good songwriter
- Cool guy
- Creative, as shown by Sonic Highways and Sound City documentaries
- Great resume, including Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, Queens of the Stone Age, and many other collaborations
I love the Foos music and rank Grohl right at the top of his era's musicians.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Hadn't seen it, but thanks for pointing me at it. I love stuff like this. Crazy people doing something huge and fun out of passion. Gets me every time. Also love Grohl's basic decency in acknowledging them and responding in Italian.
sofakingmoney
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joffer
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beer 30
Footballguy
Just to be clear, are you saying he is the musician or best entertainer/front man?
It's just outside of your 30 year window but I'd counter with Robert Plant, Phil Collins or Eric Clapton depending on what the criteria is.
All that aside, anyone who pulls
off gets my vote
James Daulton
Footballguy
So drummer for one of the most important bands of the last 30 years,
And frontman for a highly successful pop/alternative band that's been dropping hits almost two decades now.
I'd say pretty highly.
And frontman for a highly successful pop/alternative band that's been dropping hits almost two decades now.
I'd say pretty highly.
Mr. Know-It-All
Footballguy
He - and his band - pretty impressive. Guys I would rank at or around Grohl - Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Neil Young, Jack White, Beck and Neal Peart. Maybe not best ever, but solidly in the first or second tier.
Lester Burnham
Footballguy
Grohl is from NoVA & is a local fav. Most underrated member of Nirvana & an all around cool guy. That being said, his music tends to be formulaic. Start slow with a nice melody... work up to screaming Dave. Repeat.
Still head & shoulders above the rank & file shlock that passes for music.
Still head & shoulders above the rank & file shlock that passes for music.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
seems like a big doosh though, which evens them out a bit for me.McGarnicle said:Parmcat said:
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
Not sure NP should be in that list. Like his lyrics or not, he is one of the top 5 drummers of all time; not sure Dave Grohl is near that.
I do like DG as a front man. He looks like he is always having fun, and not taking himself or his band too seriously.
DG covering Tiny Dancer.
Foo Fighters playing Rush at R&R HOF induction.
and DG's handling of his broken leg has been well done, including his calling up fans onstage to assist with singing was spectacular. Most performers would have postponed or cancelled tours, but they have pushed forward for their fans.
seahawk 17
Footballguy
I think he is one of the greatest drummers of all time. If we had a beer together , pretty sure I would try to beat him down.seems like a big doosh though, which evens them out a bit for me.McGarnicle said:Parmcat said:
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I like the Foo Fighters, even if they usually stay in their fairly narrow comfort zone. I can see why some would think their songs are blah, but for kick ###, straight-ahead hard rock, you won't find much better these days.Chaos Commish said:
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Are their shows still crazy long? I saw them in '07 or '08, and it was like the perfect 2-hour show, but when we saw them again in 2011, it was not only 3 hours, but they turned nearly every song into a 12-minute jam (that all sounded the same), and it was ear-splitting loud. Not that I mind a 3-hour show (Rush does them all the time), but when every song sounds the same, with the same extended jam, it gets a little tedious.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I always thought this impromptu Everlong accoustic performance on Stern was great. Excuse the brutal video quality.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I like the Foo Fighters, Grohl, et al, but the music just always seems to lack a certain kick; it's bland; it's like a plane screaming down an infinite stretch of runway without ever lifting off.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Take this crap to the *drunk* thread.beer 30 said:
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Meant Jack White seems to be a doosh.I think he is one of the greatest drummers of all time. If we had a beer together , pretty sure I would try to beat him down.seems like a big doosh though, which evens them out a bit for me.McGarnicle said:Parmcat said:
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Hugh Dillon = Liftoff = As Gawd Intended It. Dave Grohl is good, but nowhere near this good.
Here's a bag of gems:
Here's a bag of gems:
- Change My Ways
- Three Angels
- When Something Stands For Nothing
- Don't Be Fooled
- Tweeter and the Monkey Man ... It's a cover, but they own it
- Sonic Reducer ... another fantastic cover
- Blonde and Blue
- Unsound
- Ten Feet Tall
- China White (Ten Buck ####)
- Reframed
- And It Goes
- ... the early years
- It's All Over
- Where Does It Go
- Hearts, Love and Honor
- Settle
- Lost At Sea
- Cubically Contained
- Farawayfromhere
- Colourless
- Lucky
- Heart of Darkness
- Long Way to Neverland
- Who The Hell You Think You Are
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Tau837
Footballguy
Don't get this narrow comfort zone perspective. How can anyone listen to the two discs of In Your Honor and say they have a narrow comfort zone? They aren't alike.I like the Foo Fighters, even if they usually stay in their fairly narrow comfort zone. I can see why some would think their songs are blah, but for kick ###, straight-ahead hard rock, you won't find much better these days.Chaos Commish said:
Parmcat
Canada: Beer, Bacon and Beavers
Can you unpack this a bit?Meant Jack White seems to be a doosh.I think he is one of the greatest drummers of all time. If we had a beer together , pretty sure I would try to beat him down.seems like a big doosh though, which evens them out a bit for me.McGarnicle said:Parmcat said:
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
That's the exception to the rule. The rest of their albums basically all have the exact same sound.Don't get this narrow comfort zone perspective. How can anyone listen to the two discs of In Your Honor and say they have a narrow comfort zone? They aren't alike.I like the Foo Fighters, even if they usually stay in their fairly narrow comfort zone. I can see why some would think their songs are blah, but for kick ###, straight-ahead hard rock, you won't find much better these days.Chaos Commish said:
I guess I am thinking of it in relative terms. If I had to make a top 50 favorite bands/artists list, if Foo Fighters would make it (they'd be right at the borderline of making it, TBH), they'd probably be the least diverse band on there.
And I don't really mean it as a criticism. Like I said before, with them, what you see is what you almost always get: kick ### hard rock.
Edit: if you are curious at all whose these 50 bands/artists would be, off the top of my head (in no order): Rush, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Devin Townsend, Yes, Queen, U2, Muse, Genesis, Flower Kings, Radiohead, Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult, Neal Morse, Zeppelin, Opeth, Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Camel, Moody Blues, Death Cab, Sabbath, The Police, Judas Priest, Decemberists, Van Halen, Flaming Lips, The Who, dredg, ELP, Tears for Fears, Arcade Fire, Queensryche, Dave Matthews Band, Billy Joel, Styx, Triumph, Peter Gabriel, Prince, Sigur Ros, Pet Shop Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, King Crimson, Talking Heads, Bowie, Doobie Brothers, Rolling Stones. That is 50. I'd have a tough time putting Foo Fighters ahead of any of them, so they'd just barely miss out on my top 50.
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Apple Jack
Footballguy
Jack is definitely wound tightly, but does seem to have a leg to stand on in the conflicts I've been aware of. Maybe takes them a little too far. Then there is the story of when Dan Auerbach got to Nashville and was being driven around to see the sights by an old-timer who knows everybody, and the old-timer called Jack and said he was with Dan and wanted to come by and show him Third Man and Jack's response was no, I don't want that guy in my ####### studio. Ha. Apparently, Jack feels that Dan bit just a little much from him for his comfort. Right down to moving to Nashville. And I'm your fact checkin cuz.
But he's an interesting interview subject. It's probably behind the premium wall now, but his WTF interview is great.
But he's an interesting interview subject. It's probably behind the premium wall now, but his WTF interview is great.
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Angry Beavers
Footballguy
Saw them at Wrigley last night. Great Effin Show.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
- Could i choose to be anyone else, i would be he.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Mike McCready interviewed him, that was really awesome.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
there is none better than Grohl he rulessofakingmoney said:
Probot
The backbeat soundtrack
Sounds city is a great album and documentary
Played drums for Tenacious D
Plus he wore a slayer tee shirt at the grammys
while I agree that sonic highways fell a little flat, its no big deal. Musicians try stuff all the time.
And while I like Jack White, IMO he cant touch Dave. not talking talent, just talking pure rock goodness
FairWarning
Footballguy
Wish I could have gone. How were Urge Overkill and Cheap Trick? Weather crappy there or did it clear up?
I'm a big fan of his Probot side project also.
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Insoxicated
This.Just Win Baby said:
While foo fighters lack the cultural rift-inducing impact of nirvana, it's safe to say they are among the top rock acts of this generation. He not only was involved in two commercially massive acts who actually produced damn good music, but he made the shift from stick swinger to axe slinging frontman. Not sure there is anyone comparable.
Not to mention the generally awesome guy he seems to be off the stage.. Seems to love what he does, and has a damn good time shticking it up. Loves his fans and simply seems to "get it".
I'm not the biggest foo fighters fan, but I enjoy their music. I'm a bigger fan BECAUSE of grohl.
