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Post by rawshark on Sept 12, 2024 12:03:45 GMT
There’s a B Side of theirs I still hum to myself every now and then. Can’t remember the title but it goes
Daddy says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can’t go surfing cos it’s 20 below
That was pretty MOR - but catchy.
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Post by Reviewer on Sept 12, 2024 12:08:29 GMT
Danny says. It’s a cover of The Ramones.
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Post by wunty on Sept 12, 2024 12:13:12 GMT
Can't understand the appeal of the Foo Fighters. Aural wallpaper. Even their big hits are so meeeeeehhhhhh. The Coldplay comparison is apt.
It's rock music for people that don't like rock music.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 12, 2024 12:33:07 GMT
Danny says. It’s a cover of The Ramones. There we go. Also explains why I liked it. |
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Post by Reviewer on Sept 12, 2024 12:56:33 GMT
Can't understand the appeal of the Foo Fighters. Aural wallpaper. Even their big hits are so meeeeeehhhhhh. The Coldplay comparison is apt.
It's rock music for people that don't like rock music.
It’s mainstream rock. They’re no better or worse than countless other similar bands. I’d have thought the appeal would be fairly obvious, most people just want something that’s catchy and mostly in the background. |
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Post by wunty on Sept 12, 2024 12:59:17 GMT
So people want something thats catchy that they don’t want to actively listen to?
You’re right. Obvious.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2024 12:59:23 GMT
Can't understand the appeal of the Foo Fighters. Aural wallpaper. Even their big hits are so meeeeeehhhhhh. The Coldplay comparison is apt.
It's rock music for people that don't like rock music.
My massive fuck off record and guitar collections would say differently but OK I don’t like rock… They cover a niche that other bands I like don’t, which is pop rock done well and with heart and some energy. From a musical point of view I also like some of the chord work which often has that Rush thing to it, and was a massive fan of Taylor’s drumming. I do think there is a subset of people that are dogmatically opposed to anybody big. For full disclosure I also love the music of Metallica and RHCP from the same periods, and am well aware that I am therefore a basic b*tch. I listened to Deep Purple’s Fireball on the way to and from the office today so I suspect I am also a dad rocker or some sort of early onset Boomer. Anyway, I promise not to type anymore about the Foo Fighters musically, and will focus solely on any of their sex crime stuff, or not as the case may be. But yeah, horses for courses, it sometimes just grates when a pile on emerges about something you love doesn’t it. |
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Post by Lukus on Sept 12, 2024 13:01:11 GMT
I've decided I like them again after seeing how much everyone hates them.
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Post by rftp on Sept 12, 2024 13:17:05 GMT
I don't really care about them either way. But I'd listen to them before Nirvana.
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Post by rhaegyr on Sept 12, 2024 13:18:11 GMT
Edit - should be saved for the music specific thread.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 12, 2024 13:21:22 GMT
As a warm up?
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Post by zisssou on Sept 12, 2024 13:25:04 GMT
I want something to tap my foot too, whilst I wait for the kids to come home, in my three bed semi.
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Post by wunty on Sept 12, 2024 13:28:07 GMT
Can't understand the appeal of the Foo Fighters. Aural wallpaper. Even their big hits are so meeeeeehhhhhh. The Coldplay comparison is apt.
It's rock music for people that don't like rock music.
My massive fuck off record and guitar collections would say differently but OK I don’t like rock… They cover a niche that other bands I like don’t, which is pop rock done well and with heart and some energy. From a musical point of view I also like some of the chord work which often has that Rush thing to it, and was a massive fan of Taylor’s drumming. I do think there is a subset of people that are dogmatically opposed to anybody big. For full disclosure I also love the music of Metallica and RHCP from the same periods, and am well aware that I am therefore a basic b*tch. I listened to Deep Purple’s Fireball on the way to and from the office today so I suspect I am also a dad rocker or some sort of early onset Boomer. Anyway, I promise not to type anymore about the Foo Fighters musically, and will focus solely on any of their sex crime stuff, or not as the case may be. But yeah, horses for courses, it sometimes just grates when a pile on emerges about something you love doesn’t it. It's alright, I'm just twatting about. Obviously lots of people like them and we all like different things etc.
Plus we're living in the Glorious Days of the Internet, where everyone gives their option on everything and it's all either fucking awesome or fucking abysmal and woe betide you if you like something someone else doesn't. You sir, will be shouted down until you acknowledge you're wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2024 13:30:07 GMT
It’s fine, we’ve all gone on and on, now onto the next one.
Just like Davey G really.
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Post by wunty on Sept 12, 2024 13:30:37 GMT
ADMIT YOU'RE WRONG FOR LIKING THE FOO FIGHTERS USER DRAKESMOKE
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Post by rftp on Sept 12, 2024 13:31:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2024 13:40:07 GMT
Thought they’d be your favourite band tbh wunty |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 12, 2024 13:47:11 GMT
How the fuck was that album 13 years ago?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2024 13:53:10 GMT
How the fuck was that album 13 years ago? It’s terrible isn’t it. I remember being 16 when they were still really cutting edg…OK OK you all win 😂 |
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Post by cubby on Sept 12, 2024 13:54:46 GMT
The 90s was 10 years ago. It's a fact.
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Post by wunty on Sept 12, 2024 14:01:27 GMT
@drakesmoke Did I ever tell you how much I love the Foo Fighters?
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Post by mrpon on Sept 12, 2024 14:05:40 GMT
Celebrity paedo Rolf Harris' old dear has carked it.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 12, 2024 14:06:26 GMT
Celebrity paedo Rolf Harris' old dear has carked it. Big fan of his stuff until he went MOR. |
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Post by Reviewer on Sept 12, 2024 14:18:45 GMT
So people want something thats catchy that they don’t want to actively listen to? You’re right. Obvious. A lot of the time, yes. It’s not common for people to just sit and listen to music now. It’s usually in the background or in the car or while working. If it’s catchy then it gets their attention a bit more. You might be different but you’re not most people. |
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Post by wunty on Sept 12, 2024 14:23:28 GMT
Reviewer As I said above, I'm just twatting about. I do get what you meant. 95% of the music I listen to has no lyrics as I just need to have it on in the background. Can't have silence, can't have words either as they disrupt my thought process (which isn't difficult).
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 12, 2024 14:30:31 GMT
How the fuck was that album 13 years ago? It’s terrible isn’t it. I remember being 16 when they were still really cutting edg…OK OK you all win 😂 I remember hearing 'Marigold', the B-Side to Heart Shaped Box and thinking 'thats cool, he should do more songs'.... |
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Post by LegendaryApe on Sept 12, 2024 21:04:41 GMT
Foo Fighters are no Nickleback
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Post by cubby on Sept 12, 2024 21:08:37 GMT
Yup, some crazy takes here.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2024 21:48:44 GMT
Foo Fighters are no Nickleback I watched about a third of a Nickelback documentary (yes really) on Netflix I think and it was strangely entertaining. I’m going to revisit it for sure. |
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Post by rawshark on Sept 12, 2024 21:49:44 GMT
Didn’t Nickleback marry Avril Lavigne?
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