Fun to listen to to every once in a while, but the continuous chord-pounding gets old.
Yeah....that's where I'm at with FF. They play with lots of energy and certainly tight as a band and all that...but it is mostly just endless chord pounding, which probably goes over well in a live concert situation, though musically it's not the kind of stuff I would listen to all day long.
It's no different that say...the Rap/HH shit. I could probably find tunes that I like...well done tracks, good beats, and not too obnoxious lyrics...but I'm talking a tune here and there. I can't understand how some people listen to that shit ALL DAY LONG...and then in their cars, non-stop.
It's like...up-tempo, driving music loses it's effect on me, and becomes boring after a few tunes. IOW...without dynamics, it actually loses it's punch and excitement for me.
Good points, guitarartistic.
Dave could have easily folded up and just become another unknown drummer. Instead he chose to pick it up and go front man.
Yeah...rising up from the Nirvana ashes to probably becoming bigger than Nirvana on many levels (though I'm sure the shoe-gazers would disagree
)...it took some *ego*. You couldn't do that if you felt insecure.
Sure, sometimes you can be a wallflower with lots of talent and still succeed...but going balls-out and making it work for you deserves some respect, regardless of music tastes.
You know what bugs me a bit with Dave Grohl....listening to him talk.
I mean....just the way he talks...the "gahy" thing comes out in the tone of his voice. Not that there's anything wrong with "gay" (to each his own)....I'm just saying that he has a way of talking that gives it that stereotypical gay tone...if that makes any sense. The way he accents certain vowels/words...etc...like is that expected when you're gay?
You know what he sounds like....he sounds like a straight guy imitating how a gay guy would talk.