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And he plays just about everything and plays everything well. Hmmmm... Darn talented dedicated people. I can hate him for that. Er, no I can't. Shoot.
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Thunderbird Club
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Watch the movie "Sound City". I bet it will change your opinion... but even if it doesn't, you will be highly entertained. It's all about Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA. (not just about Dave Grohl). A great movie, and a lot of great music.
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Watch the movie "Sound City". I bet it will change your opinion... but even if it doesn't, you will be highly entertained. It's all about Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA. (not just about Dave Grohl). A great movie, and a lot of great music.
No, don't get me wrong - I have no issue with DG. In fact, he seems like a down-to-earth straight-ahead guy and I love his energy as a drummer. I will check it out and expect to gain more respect for him after viewing it. It's more that in todays media-driven world there are so many 'celebrities' out there and I can't (and frankly choose not to) stay on top of all of them.
It'll have to be a private video, A signed release stating that it will not be posted on social media. Then maybe I'll consider it.
Not saying he isn't a kind person and doesn't speak the truth, but my gut tells me he's not 100% genuine when it comes to his public portayal. No real problem as most musicians aren't, but he's so all over the place you can't escape him if you're interested in music. Maybe I'm just annoyed.
About the talent part: He's a good musician, but imo he should leave the singing to Taylor Hawkins.
€: I'll give the movie a shot. Sounds/looks quite interesting.
An open ear and an open mind will get you places man
I'd like to post a link, but all I can find are redirects. I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix if that helps you out at all.
Now, if we could just get him to put a Thunderbird in Nate Mendel's hands...
Yup! I'm with you, Larry. In their earlier days, I blew them off as more trendy corporate noise that existed solely because of Nirvana/Cobain. It wasn't until I caught some of the lyrics and interviews that I decided I needed to listen to them some more. I'm damn glad I did! Dave writes from his heart, and from his experiences. That always makes the best songs. He recognizes how fortunate he is, and appreciates those who helped get him there. He keeps one foot in his roots, and one constantly looking for whatever's next. He's as legit as they come. I'll encourage anyone who hasn't already seen it, to watch his movie "Sound City". There's a lotta great stuff in there, and ya learn a lot about the guy
That's funny, I have watched Sound City, and I liked it a lot, but he still sort of drive me nuts throughout! Same thing with the Lemmy documentary. He must remind me of someone from my personal life or something, because even though he says nice things it seems so disingenuous to me.
But then I also like the Offspring, so how much weight can you give what I say?!?
I think it's currently on Amazon Prime!An open ear and an open mind will get you places man
I'd like to post a link, but all I can find are redirects. I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix if that helps you out at all.
Well... as I said before... I don't condemn others who like the Offspring. I know it's just a "me" thang. Each of us have led different lives and had different experiences that have made us who we are now. We form our opinions based on each of our individual histories. I can't say you are "wrong" for getting the impression of him that you have, any more than you can say I'm "wrong" for feeling the way I do about the Offspring. Dave Grohl's songs, words, and actions lead me to believe that he's the real deal. That's all I have to go on. Until I'm shown otherwise... that's how I prefer to keep it
I would expect FF fans to know about this but just in case you didn't hear about it. This is really cool!
...and Inside Edition covered it with a nice piece which included Dave's response.
<---his Italian isn't half bad.
I'll say it again, just a real cool guy.
...and Inside Edition covered it with a nice piece which included Dave's response.
<---his Italian isn't half bad.
I'll say it again, just a real cool guy.
I heard Dave Grohl is a fan of The Offspring 
Well... as I said before... I don't condemn others who like the Offspring. I know it's just a "me" thang. Each of us have led different lives and had different experiences that have made us who we are now. We form our opinions based on each of our individual histories. I can't say you are "wrong" for getting the impression of him that you have, any more than you can say I'm "wrong" for feeling the way I do about the Offspring. Dave Grohl's songs, words, and actions lead me to believe that he's the real deal. That's all I have to go on. Until I'm shown otherwise... that's how I prefer to keep it
Man, I hate the Offspring. They remind me of every third rate "punk" band I had to sit through from 1986-1994. Just give me The Ramones or Decedents for that genre and I am good.
I saw Foo Fighters on their first tour. The opened for Mike Watt on the Ballhog or Tugboat tour at the Trocadero in Philadelphia. I worked there for a while as an equipment loader/bar back. Anyway, I had not even heard the record but was "convinced", as most young hipsters are, that they would suck because I had decided I was "over" Nirvana. It wasn't the band but the people and the media juggernaut that ensued.
Anywho, they came on and totally floored me. It was everything that I like about rock. I have to say I think some of the later stuff is a bit formulaic. Everybody on that tour was super cool. Eddie Vedder played ghitar with Mike Watt and his side project, Hovercraft opened.
Easily the worst show I saw there was Alice in Chains. Biggest bunch of smacked-up prima-donnas who could't play, I have ever run across. They might as well have been asleep.
Wow, that's really cool! I'd never heard of that before. I was never a Nirvana fan, nor much of a Foo Fighters fan, but I really like Dave Grohl a lot.
Fender rumble 200 helps too. Strings were broken in SIT power steel that had just taken a bath in the DNA. It sounds good with the sets of DM nickelsteel I have been similarly cleaning and reusing. But the SIT is my newest set of strings in that custom guage, and only its first time in the ether.WOW man!!! First... congratulations on the gig! Second... yer tone is HYOOOOJ!!! Thick, with lotsa snarl! I feel like, if I could climb up on top of it, I could walk around on it!
courtesy of rumble xlr out to the board, even handles the distortion pedal without fizzing out.With the standard monitor speaker I couldnt hear the bass but once the headphones were jacked in it was like going from a 22 inch black and white television to a 60 inch panoramic in HD. Im sure it was a great experience to be standing or sitting anywhere in the club as well.
Ya wanna know the part that bugs me the most about it? Ya hear (or anticipate) whatever badassery is flowin' from the bassist... the camera invariably zooms in on the guitarist... a couple seconds pass (certainly long enough for an intelligent person to recognize that it ain't the guitar player that they're hearing)... and they keep the {expletive deleted}{expletive deleted} camera on the wrong guy!!! The level of ignorance and disrespect is certainly noteworthy... but the part that eats my arse, is the fact that I just wanna see what the guy's doin'!!!
schmucks
Same.applies to 2 guitar bands, I had a video shot of a band I was in, and the camera was on one guitar player, panned to the other one just as he.was about to start soloing, then was on the other guy playing chords until he panned back for like the last second of the solo. Bass players are an even bigger confusion for a non musician (or otherwise oblivious person) behind the camera.
This time it was a musician, but it was surely that he realized the other side of the stage.needed some.love.
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+8 on the Sound City doco. It's especially good if you are interested in the recording process, the history of recording and/or if the name Neve means something to you. The DVD is sitting on the shelf in the other room.
+8 on the Sound City doco. It's especially good if you are interested in the recording process, the history of recording and/or if the name Neve means something to you. The DVD is sitting on the shelf in the other room.
Just had a little post-porridge, pre-tea fiddle with the VT Bass DI (it's the quiet end of the day).
Maybe it doesn't like TBirds, but there's no level of discernible Drive on the thing that sounds like an overdriven valve amp. If it were a wine, it would have distinct flavours of chainsaw with hints of farty. It probably sounds great with a Jazz ... and therein lies my lesson.
Maybe it doesn't like TBirds, but there's no level of discernible Drive on the thing that sounds like an overdriven valve amp. If it were a wine, it would have distinct flavours of chainsaw with hints of farty. It probably sounds great with a Jazz ... and therein lies my lesson.
I think you need to make him indoors feel guilty about something and buy you a Darkglass AO to make up for said thing.
I have the VT 500 head and have it set to simulate a flip top and don't hear this at all. Remind me what you're listening through?
