Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
- CopperTom
- Champion of RM
- Posts: 10759
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:19 pm
- Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Nice tour announcement. I hope to make it to one show.
emanon wrote:I think I either need to drink less to become more alert, or more so as not to care.
- daft twat
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 5355
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:23 am
- Location: The In Between
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Did the box office only presale today. Got awesome seats. Man, they're not the best band ever, but they do everything right. Now it's a short 9 month wait.
- CopperTom
- Champion of RM
- Posts: 10759
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:19 pm
- Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Personally, I don't like a presale of that nature. I live 2+ hours from anywhere a major act would play. I think I'm going to see them in St. Paul.daft twat wrote:Did the box office only presale today. Got awesome seats. Man, they're not the best band ever, but they do everything right. Now it's a short 9 month wait.
emanon wrote:I think I either need to drink less to become more alert, or more so as not to care.
- daft twat
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 5355
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:23 am
- Location: The In Between
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Well, it got a lot of tickets at face value (no tm fees even) into the hands of fans. It is true that it works out better for urban folks (I live 10 minutes from the Xcel), but it didn't preclude others entirely. It was held on a Saturday. A woman a few spots behind me drove from Detroit Lakes (4 hours) last night just to buy tickets. She was thrilled to have the chance.CopperTom wrote:Personally, I don't like a presale of that nature. I live 2+ hours from anywhere a major act would play. I think I'm going to see them in St. Paul.daft twat wrote:Did the box office only presale today. Got awesome seats. Man, they're not the best band ever, but they do everything right. Now it's a short 9 month wait.
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Mike watt, Ed, Dave grohl...big train
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/v ... wart-show/
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/v ... wart-show/
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- CopperTom
- Champion of RM
- Posts: 10759
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:19 pm
- Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Also, they beat the bots, but got their ass kicked by old fashioned scalpers in some cities.daft twat wrote:Well, it got a lot of tickets at face value (no tm fees even) into the hands of fans. It is true that it works out better for urban folks (I live 10 minutes from the Xcel), but it didn't preclude others entirely. It was held on a Saturday. A woman a few spots behind me drove from Detroit Lakes (4 hours) last night just to buy tickets. She was thrilled to have the chance.CopperTom wrote:Personally, I don't like a presale of that nature. I live 2+ hours from anywhere a major act would play. I think I'm going to see them in St. Paul.daft twat wrote:Did the box office only presale today. Got awesome seats. Man, they're not the best band ever, but they do everything right. Now it's a short 9 month wait.
emanon wrote:I think I either need to drink less to become more alert, or more so as not to care.
- Fuzzcharger
- Jeff's Infallible Pendulum
- Posts: 1919
- Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 2:06 am
- Location: Australia
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
SO the New Orleans episode. I cringed at that part when Foo Fighters had this big jam thing with all the local musicians. That was the episode where the band seemed totally mismatched with the city. Probably the low point so far.
Lament wrote: Like I always say, "Anyone who thinks getting kicked in the nuts by one person sucks has never gotten kicked in the nuts by two people at the same time."
- ridleybradout
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2551
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:33 pm
- Location: Rand McNally
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
dimejinky99 wrote:Mike watt, Ed, Dave grohl...big train
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/v ... wart-show/
"The Minutemen bassist Mike Watt plays a pivotal role in Foo Fighters’ history. For Foos’ first official tour in 1995, they, along with Eddie Vedder’s side-project Hovercraft, opened up for Watt on his solo outing."
-
warehouse
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 4993
- Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 3:34 pm
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
the strangest thing i thought was that the foo's have had other musicians contribute to songs in other cities, and in the city with the most/best musicians, they didnt do anything. thats my main gripe with the whole thing, though. the first episode made it seem like each city was influence the song that was being written there. we're really just getting lame new foo fighters songs in each episode.Fuzzcharger wrote:SO the New Orleans episode. I cringed at that part when Foo Fighters had this big jam thing with all the local musicians. That was the episode where the band seemed totally mismatched with the city. Probably the low point so far.
i actually loved the new orleans episode, but i would watch a documentary about that city for hours. i loved the dr john stuff and the stories about trombone shorty when he was a kid were cool too. i find that whole city fascinating though.
i thought the LA episode was kinda weird. it started out in LA, then all of a sudden they are two hours away in the desert. i understand wanting to record at the rancho, but it seemed like they should have either done LA or palm desert, not both in one episode. the interviews were super cool though.
- Fuzzcharger
- Jeff's Infallible Pendulum
- Posts: 1919
- Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 2:06 am
- Location: Australia
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
I would watch a doco about New Orleans music anytime too, and the local music segments were really cool but putting the FF into the mix just stuck out like a sore thumb.warehouse wrote:the strangest thing i thought was that the foo's have had other musicians contribute to songs in other cities, and in the city with the most/best musicians, they didnt do anything. thats my main gripe with the whole thing, though. the first episode made it seem like each city was influence the song that was being written there. we're really just getting lame new foo fighters songs in each episode.Fuzzcharger wrote:SO the New Orleans episode. I cringed at that part when Foo Fighters had this big jam thing with all the local musicians. That was the episode where the band seemed totally mismatched with the city. Probably the low point so far.
i actually loved the new orleans episode, but i would watch a documentary about that city for hours. i loved the dr john stuff and the stories about trombone shorty when he was a kid were cool too. i find that whole city fascinating though.
i thought the LA episode was kinda weird. it started out in LA, then all of a sudden they are two hours away in the desert. i understand wanting to record at the rancho, but it seemed like they should have either done LA or palm desert, not both in one episode. the interviews were super cool though.
I feel the same about the LA episode too. It would definitely have made better viewing if they either followed Pat's thing and stayed in LA completely or they just went 100% desert.
Lament wrote: Like I always say, "Anyone who thinks getting kicked in the nuts by one person sucks has never gotten kicked in the nuts by two people at the same time."
- Rangi Guy
- Mind Your Tanners
- Posts: 9429
- Joined: Fri March 22, 2013 7:20 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MistorKitty
- Location: 41.1716° S, 174.8248° E
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
"I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."
- Strat
- Waiting for HVAC Repairman
- Posts: 35407
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:48 pm
- Location: Twin City Kisses
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Rangi Guy wrote:http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/25/ho ... -guy-ever/
I love Dave Grohl so much. I just wish I loved his music as much
- Birds in Hell
- 10Club Complaint Department
- Posts: 16263
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:38 pm
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Teenage Grohl killing it on the drums.
- Rangi Guy
- Mind Your Tanners
- Posts: 9429
- Joined: Fri March 22, 2013 7:20 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MistorKitty
- Location: 41.1716° S, 174.8248° E
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
This pretty much sums up how I feel tooStrat wrote:Rangi Guy wrote:http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/25/ho ... -guy-ever/
I love Dave Grohl so much. I just wish I loved his music as much
"I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."
- CopperTom
- Champion of RM
- Posts: 10759
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:19 pm
- Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
I got section A2 row 20 for Fenway 2.
emanon wrote:I think I either need to drink less to become more alert, or more so as not to care.
- ridleybradout
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2551
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:33 pm
- Location: Rand McNally
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
I kind of feel the same about Chris Martin.Rangi Guy wrote:This pretty much sums up how I feel tooStrat wrote:Rangi Guy wrote:http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/25/ho ... -guy-ever/
I love Dave Grohl so much. I just wish I loved his music as much
-
tk
- Broken Tamborine
- Posts: 428
- Joined: Wed January 30, 2013 6:19 pm
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Ew.ridleybradout wrote:I kind of feel the same about Chris Martin.Rangi Guy wrote:This pretty much sums up how I feel tooStrat wrote:Rangi Guy wrote:http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/25/ho ... -guy-ever/
I love Dave Grohl so much. I just wish I loved his music as much
She's my redheaded queen, she ain't very mean.
- Rangi Guy
- Mind Your Tanners
- Posts: 9429
- Joined: Fri March 22, 2013 7:20 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MistorKitty
- Location: 41.1716° S, 174.8248° E
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
That's just taking things a bit too far there buddy!ridleybradout wrote:I kind of feel the same about Chris Martin.Rangi Guy wrote:This pretty much sums up how I feel tooStrat wrote:Rangi Guy wrote:http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/25/ho ... -guy-ever/
I love Dave Grohl so much. I just wish I loved his music as much
"I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."
- ridleybradout
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2551
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:33 pm
- Location: Rand McNally
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
I'm serious! I've read a few interviews with Chris where I've thought he actually seems like a pretty likable dude, and totally gets how annoying Coldplay can be. Did you ever see him guest in Ricky Gervais' Extras? He was great.Rangi Guy wrote:That's just taking things a bit too far there buddy!ridleybradout wrote:I kind of feel the same about Chris Martin.Rangi Guy wrote:This pretty much sums up how I feel tooStrat wrote:Rangi Guy wrote:http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/25/ho ... -guy-ever/
I love Dave Grohl so much. I just wish I loved his music as much
- Rangi Guy
- Mind Your Tanners
- Posts: 9429
- Joined: Fri March 22, 2013 7:20 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MistorKitty
- Location: 41.1716° S, 174.8248° E
Re: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (November 2014)
Fair point - and yeah , his spot on Extras was really good!ridleybradout wrote:I'm serious! I've read a few interviews with Chris where I've thought he actually seems like a pretty likable dude, and totally gets how annoying Coldplay can be. Did you ever see him guest in Ricky Gervais' Extras? He was great.Rangi Guy wrote:That's just taking things a bit too far there buddy!ridleybradout wrote:I kind of feel the same about Chris Martin.Rangi Guy wrote:This pretty much sums up how I feel tooStrat wrote:Rangi Guy wrote:http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/25/ho ... -guy-ever/
I love Dave Grohl so much. I just wish I loved his music as much
"I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."