"I say this firmly, and people look at me like they just walked out of a warm porta-potty at Bonnaroo. Their face contorts to an expression somewhere between anger and confusion – they know they’re supposed to be appalled but forget why – until they finally blast out a large 'WHAT?'"
Yes I'm sure people give a shit.
― Evan, Monday, 17 November 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
the physical symptoms of receiving a challop
― ILoveMeconium (President Keyes), Monday, 17 November 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
xxp to myself: i wouldn't be nearly as snide and dickish making the same argument bc grohl isnt even close to that hateable despite his goofily earnest rockism
― give kawhi his damn eyedrops (slothroprhymes), Monday, 17 November 2014 17:39 (nine years ago) link
I can only name about Foo Fighters songs and think they're dull as mud and I don't think this makes me a straight-talking maverick. This self-aggrandising "yeah I went there" approach is silly. Also, Grohl's problem isn't that he's not "real" enough.
― Re-Make/Re-Model, Monday, 17 November 2014 17:41 (nine years ago) link
"I just don't like thing that some people like, it's just my gut reaction" is such a terrible premise for an entire thinkpiece, it's like showing people arty photos of your turds.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 17 November 2014 17:46 (nine years ago) link
"This self-aggrandising 'yeah I went there' approach is silly."
Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen this used in a situation where I found the (whatever) stance as edgy as the writer wants me to think. Yet there's always a little story about how the writer SHOCKED somebody they were talking with this opinion (like what I pasted upthread).
― Evan, Monday, 17 November 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
I'm SHOCKED if I meet someone who passionately loves the Foo Fighters.
― Re-Make/Re-Model, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 11:06 (nine years ago) link
You weren't here when Aja posted I suppose..
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 12:14 (nine years ago) link
I've met (worked with) at least 3 people who passionately love the Foo Fighters. Two of them are/were women under 25.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 14:59 (nine years ago) link
The other was Taylor Hawkins.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 15:11 (nine years ago) link
The enthusiasm of my total bro cousin (studying grad school economics in London, natch) for the Foo Fighters knows no bounds.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 15:27 (nine years ago) link
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/foo-fighters-sonic-highways-is-the-so-so-rock-doc-gene-1660615929
concourse did a much more reasonable, non-hot-takey version of criticizing sonic highways than the pompous hate-screed posted upthread
― give kawhi his damn eyedrops (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 19:13 (nine years ago) link
hmm who is this mysterious anthony miccio character and can we get him to post here I wonder
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 19:21 (nine years ago) link
has any other musician switched instruments mid-career like DG?off the top, I can only think of Phil Collins...........
― m0stlyClean, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link
You mean are there other musicians who can play more than one instrument? Yes. Lots. Most of them actually.
― everything, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:43 (nine years ago) link
Karen Carpenter
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:48 (nine years ago) link
Miles Davis
Scarface
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:49 (nine years ago) link
kanye
― give kawhi his damn eyedrops (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link
yeah but come on, MC is talking about people who were pretty much exclusively associated with one primary instrument and switched mid-career.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 21:53 (nine years ago) link
scarface and kanye actually work pretty well
Miles Davis was known for playing the trumpet for the vast majority of his career - then abruptly switched to organ for a large portion of this electric period
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:00 (nine years ago) link
Drummer of B52s became their guitarist.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
Carpenter drummed and sang for the first half of her career, then p much just switched to singing (just like our man Phil)
xp
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
Bobby Gillespie lolz
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
DJ Quik's kinda done this - switching back and forth from production and rapping
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:04 (nine years ago) link
Brian Wilson (he def stopped playing bass altogether at some point iirc)
Kim Deal
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
Stevie Wonder
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:06 (nine years ago) link
(ie from singin + harmonica to I PLAY EVERYTHING)
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
When?
― the incredible string gland (sic), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
xpost re Kim
― the incredible string gland (sic), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:08 (nine years ago) link
Pixies (bass) to Breeders (guitar)
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
Beastie Boys
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:10 (nine years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:00 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah but no one is ever gonna mainly associate Miles with the organ, and he played trumpet on all the records he played organ on (unless there's one I'm not thinking of).
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
where does this "mainly associate" come from? the question was strictly about mid-career instrument switching
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
even if that did matter, do you really think Grohl is "mainly associated" with his shitty guitar+vocals and not his drumming in Nirvana?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:15 (nine years ago) link
I'm saying he didn't really "switch" he just started also playing organ, it wasn't a collins or grohl type thing where their primary band role completely changed.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:15 (nine years ago) link
I think for a lot of people the image of Grohl that comes to mind first would be frontman of foo fighters, yeah.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
I'm saying he didn't really "switch" he just started also playing organ
ok fine
don't agree about Grohl but whatever
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:17 (nine years ago) link
Father John Misty
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
you're overestimating the shitty younger generation
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
Dennis Wilson
John Cale
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
ven if that did matter, do you really think Grohl is "mainly associated" with his shitty guitar+vocals and not his drumming in Nirvana?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:15 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what planet do you live on
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
Bill Clinton
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
the planet where Nirvana is one of the biggest bands of all time and the Foo Fighters are that shitty band that happened afterwards
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
me too, mate
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
that's not a planet it's an age
― maybes bakin' maybes (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
Age Planet
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:24 (nine years ago) link