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Take your pictures down and shake it out
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
Use that evidence, race it around
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary
Don't the best of them bleed it out
While the rest of them peter out
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
Use that evidence, race it around
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary
Kudos, my hero
Leaving all the best
You know my hero
The one that's on
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary
Say what you will about the the Foos and their music, but Dave Grohl seems like a genuinely solid dude.
well this aged like milk
Dave Grohl is my hero :-)
Helped me get out of so many funky times it isn't even funny......and I never even saw him live.
On the app, you can set this exact feature. Just play Your Favorites and set the lower limit...that way you get what you enjoy; and and the rest of us don't have to have our listening dictated by folks can't hear why this is pretty good...see that's why BillG is a friend to us all...
Cheers mate...
GOOD TUNE! My lower limit is set to 7, ...works for me! I Don't make bad comments for tunes, because some RP listeners like every and any tune played here. I also feel that every RP tune deserves at least a 6, with very few exceptions!
I hate this immensely. It would be great if RP could just skip all the songs below a certain rating. Getting tired of the repetition.
On the app, you can set this exact feature. Just play Your Favorites and set the lower limit...that way you get what you enjoy; and and the rest of us don't have to have our listening dictated by folks can't hear why this is pretty good...see that's why BillG is a friend to us all...
Cheers mate...

and know that fog always lifts off the stormy sea and the coastline will soon shimmer in Sun. Thank you RP, for the reminder. Oh yeah, and Heart.

Well, my son went to his first festival last summer - Reading, Foi Fighters headlining. He was completely blown away. Came home, got the guitar he never played out of the roof, and hasn’t put it down since. He plays, records, composes- all inspired by Foo Fighters and the sound and atmosphere they generate live.
That's a shame.

I completely agree. Dave is obviously extremely talented, and seems genuine in any interview I've seen, but I've always found this band's music terribly dull.
Listened to his new book "The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music" (ready by DG himself - a bonus). Growing up in the 70s-80s there was just so much about this that I could relate to, even as our personal stories/journeys were pretty different. I laughed a lot and appreciated his way of humanizing a lot of the names we all love & respect on this channel. Won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I came away thinking he's a very decent guy indeed.
https://www.amazon.com/Storyte...
Ah...I get it! This is the most recognizable band in the world, because every song sounds the same!!!!!!!
You should strongly relate to them, as every one of your posts is the same.
PSD!
Say what you will about the the Foos and their music, but Dave Grohl seems like a genuinely solid dude.
I completely agree. Dave is obviously extremely talented, and seems genuine in any interview I've seen, but I've always found this band's music terribly dull.
After trying to like them for a long time now, I think I have come to this conclusion. I don't think they're bad as much as they are overrated. They write songs of the type that end up being used in sports montages. But not everyone likes what I like and that's a good thing.
The old 96Wave in Charleston would never invite them play at their annual WaveFest. I remember one of the band members calling into the morning show and asking why, end up in an argument with the morning DJ on the air. Good memories!!
Watch out Jelani,
It's not politically correct to criticize this band. This band is barely ordinary, especially compared to the breadth and diversity of bands from the 1970s.
Boring.
Same ole same ole.
Vocals always the same.
Lyrics always the same.
Guitars always the same.
Drumming always the same.
No slide guitar. No piano. No electric keyboards. No background vocals. No two or three part harmonies. No brass. No different syncopation. No cryptic lyrics. No flute, accordion, violin or off the wall instrument. No blues sound. No Latin sound. No trippy sound. No funk sound. No southern sound. No Seattle sound.
NO SURPRISES. And this band has been around for 20+ years? Egads!
Ah...I get it! This is the most recognizable band in the world, because every song sounds the same!!!!!!!
That's awesome.
What plays to his disadvantage is the amount of music that is published by FF. Some of the more classic hits do actually contain a hook or a riff that is well worth the praise.
This, however, gets paired to a whole load of songs that cannot differentiate themselves enough to be noticeable.
For Grohl, the adage of 'Live and let live' certainly holds truth. Likeable personality, of certain importance in modern musical history and outstanding multi-instrumentalist.
7 for me

pvg44 wrote:
After trying to like them for a long time now, I think I have come to this conclusion. I don't think they're bad as much as they are overrated. They write songs of the type that end up being used in sports montages. But not everyone likes what I like and that's a good thing.
I don't think it's especially overplayed (probably because because i stopped listening to commercial rock radio around the time i first discovered RP back in the Napster era

I especially like Dave Grohl. He seems like a solid dude.
Couldn't agree more. Grohl's ethic is to uplift and give back than to be too cool for school. If you (or any other RP'ers) are looking for movie recommendations, check out his film, Sound City. It's a film documenting the famous recording studio and its staff, Grohl's introduction to it in recording Nevermind, his efforts to preserve its most famous console, and reuniting world class studio alum musicians in recorded jams. You often find it online free to stream.
I don't think it's especially overplayed (probably because because i stopped listening to commercial rock radio around the time i first discovered RP back in the Napster era

I especially like Dave Grohl. He seems like a solid dude.
After trying to like them for a long time now, I think I have come to this conclusion. I don't think they're bad as much as they are overrated. They write songs of the type that end up being used in sports montages. But not everyone likes what I like and that's a good thing.
I'm a bigger fan of Dave Grohl than I am of the Foo Fighters, who are good but not great.
Oooh I don't like this and keep hearing more of this style so I'll go ahead and declare the whole genre as dying/dead because this does not fit my blinkered view of what constitutes RnR.
STFU and press PSD already!
Blasphemy I'm sure.
Most self-evident, pointless comeback ever.
The saviours of RnR. So it's definitely dead. Grohl's compositional formula is too narrow, he belongs behind the drums. Being rock's mister nice fun guy isn't sufficient. Bit less Dave, bit more Josh. That's my opinion.

Watch out Matt,
It's not politically correct to criticize this band.





That’s your opinion
Most self-evident, pointless comeback ever.
The saviours of RnR. So it's definitely dead. Grohl's compositional formula is too narrow, he belongs behind the drums. Being rock's mister nice fun guy isn't sufficient. Bit less Dave, bit more Josh. That's my opinion.

That’s your opinion
You are exactly right! They've been following the same "thud and drone" formula for 20 years! They are so monotonic, predictable, boring.
But watch it...they have a legion of fans on RP, who think they are the greatest RnR band ever.
So speak truth to power! These guys suck!
So bloweth the wind off of the...
Still at a 6 for this one though....Long Live RP!!
Below what rating, exactly? This is currently at average 7.
A great concert at a time when I thought my teenage boys would never see one of their (and my) favourite bands - special moment for a proud father to have pulled this off.
but ya, i can see that they don't fit the RP subculture that holds the belief that popular music should layered with complexities and nuances.
long live rock and roll!!!
After trying to like them for a long time now, I think I have come to this conclusion. I don't think they're bad as much as they are overrated. They write songs of the type that end up being used in sports montages. But not everyone likes what I like and that's a good thing.
More cowbell!
You are exactly right! They've been following the same "thud and drone" formula for 20 years! They are so monotonic, predictable, boring.
But watch it...they have a legion of fans on RP, who think they are the greatest RnR band ever.
So speak truth to power! These guys suck!

That doesn't really follow. It is evidence that their songs are distinctive, perhaps.
and my rating of '8' raised the overall rating from 4 to 6.