He seems to sing adequately, play guitar and drums okay (not superlatively). I know quite a few of their songs like Everlong, Best Of You, Wheels and I can't see the appeal of it. at the McCartney special at the White House a few years ago but there are many other examples. Grohl in particular seems everywhere, on many specials, benefits, you see him play with famous people, e.g. Rap is not my thing but I always liked Snoop Doggy Dog and especially Eminem, Stan is one of the great post-70's compositions, IMO.īut I don't get it with Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl. Metallica, Prince, Guns and Roses, a million other people, Pearl Jam, even Nirvana (I say even because I had reservations but they had a core of great songs without question), Green Day, etc. I liked most of the hits of that time, like Pretty In Pink, say, or Save It For Later, Enter Sandman, When Doves Cry. I had no trouble with the major acts of the 80's-90's, just to choose one, Tears For Fears, right away I could get it. It's too easy to lose perspective by being older, and I've tried my best to see relevance and quality in the stars that were not of "my era" (60's-70's). Foo Fighters are really just a boy band with guitars.Īs an older fan (well, almost 64), I try to not dismiss easily the newer acts as they come up.
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Grohl, not wanting to upset anyone or be 'controversial', immediately backs down, does a full 180 and says he didn't really mean what he said, makes a few self deprecating comments, and says how much he loves Kraftwerk, Deadmau5 and Skrillex (artists who use 'un-rock' technology like synthesizers and computers!) That episode sums him up to me: both he and his music are deadly dull, afraid of being controversial or 'unliked', and completely risk-averse. Immediately, a media and social media backlash ensues. It's a perfect example of rockism and the patently ridiculous idea that technological advances in recording result in music that is not 'real' (unlike Grohl in his garage with his microphone and tape machine). He does a self righteous speech denigrating technology and electronic music (and by association all non-rock forms of music that use modern technology). We simplified things to get our identity across, wrote some strong hooks, and took control of our own videos.That 2014 Grammys speech encapsulates my dislike of Dave Grohl and his 'nice guy' persona. People who saw us live knew what we were about, that we were an American rock band, but we had to project that in our videos. “At that point, we’d made five videos that didn’t capture who we were as people.
“I think it was largely to do with the videos,” says Richie. Talking to NME about the Slippery success a couple of years later, guitarist Richie Sambora didn‘t underestimate the power of the visuals.
“You Give Love…” hit No.1 in November, the follow-up “Livin’ On A Prayer” did the same in February 1987 (for four weeks), and “Wanted Dead Or Alive” became another substantial Top 10 hit. The album began a non-consecutive eight weeks atop the US chart in October, eventually hitting 12-times platinum certification in that country alone. As Bon Jovi played European shows to big audiences on the Monsters of Rock tour with Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, and Def Leppard, the single and album raced up the charts simultaneously.
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