The Foo Fighters - Classic or Dud?

Also, the fact that Smith and Cameron both said that Hawkins DID approach the rest of the band about being burned out suggests to me that this did happen, and that the band's management is officially denying it for self-preserving legal reasons. I can't be certain, of course, but that's what I would bet on.

I think it's more they were giving quotes about someone they loved and also sharing what they knew about his struggle because they wanted people to know what pain he was in, but they didn't realize it would be used as Exhibit A to potentially suggest Grohl or the band were negligent, which wasn't their intent.

as a sidebar, i liked when Cameron talked about how Hawkins tried to get him into Collins-era Genesis <3

I feel like Grohl called them and was like, “You know I’ve gotta hire someone for the next tour, right? Why you out here poisoning the well? I thought we were bros…”

The writer probably was writing a story about the end of life, calling around, getting color and quotes - and realized a through line was revealing itself, and that became the trust of the story. (I’m guessing here.)

Agreed that most of the quotes here were probably given in good faith not realizing the band would respond by getting out in front of a potential wrongful death suit.

haven't read the article and i suppose one could claim that it's for seo reasons, but Inside Taylor Hawkins’ Final Days as a Foo Fighter *really* doesn't need the last four words

leaving the band isn't the story here

yeah i thought that too

The writer probably was writing a story about the end of life, calling around, getting color and quotes - and realized a through line was revealing itself, and that became the trust of the story. (I’m guessing here.)

― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, May 18, 2022 6:36 PM (fifty-four minutes ago)

^^

as a sidebar, i liked when Cameron talked about how Hawkins tried to get him into Collins-era Genesis <3

yesss that was the best!

For our dear friend, our badass bandmate, our beloved brother…Foo Fighters and The Hawkins family bring you the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts. https://t.co/8gNTw2uxWl pic.twitter.com/N8mDZgJ2kk

— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) June 8, 2022

"Studio 666" was a fun watch. "Ghoulies" plot mixed with surprisingly visceral Italian horror movie-level decapitations, bisections, etc. Funnest for me when the band was doing a send-up of themselves (Dave as a control freak driving the others, Pat with his constantly bemused expression, the pressure of making the next record, etc). Maybe could have stuck the last third's landing better?

Foo Fighters and the Hawkins family have announced the first wave of performers for the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London this September. Liam Gallagher, Joshua Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Supergrass, and Mark Ronson are on the bill, among others. Dave Chappelle is billed as a special guest. The show takes place September 3 at Wembley Stadium, before another tribute concert, with an as-yet-unannounced lineup, at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on September 27.

uh, Dave, can we maybe do without the trans hating asshole here?

Watching the Taylor Tribute

Violet Grohl singing Jeff Buckley covers for Taylor is breaking my brain on many levels but god she’s doing such an amazing job

Skipping back, but Violet the best thing yet, the rest a bit of a hot mess so far. And Chappelle can get fucked obv

kesha was dope

hahaha omg james gang

Getting better, TCV and Pretenders, the long gaps are a bit awks.

Feels like when I was younger and they had those endless Prince's Trust gigs on TV with the same 15 people, Clapton, Knopfler, Sting, Ure, and that bald guy on percussion.

james gang fkn rules <3

jim fox is such a killer drummer STILL

xpost I almost bought tix to go see that Cleveland benefit show, because ^^^

violet <3

the crowd singing along & her shyly smiling was so beautiful

Gaz!!!!

lol that he brought out his own mike?

I think this is the first time I've ever heard Rami's keyboard

Crowd thought they were getting Roger & Brian

FUCK YES

Holy shit is that Omar Hakim?

yep!!

Dave must have been like YYZ? Nah bruv

Geddy Lee & Geggy Tah, together at last

that was incredible

also i love that geddy and alex barely break a sweat cycling through three songs w two drummers who are both exerting themeselves to the fullest extent <3

same when they did “let there be rock” w brian johnson - foos are like half the age of acdc & everyone including lars were already gassed by the bridge lol

My theory about Lars is that he has a really, really bad back but it's not common knowledge, he's always up off the drum stool as soon as there's a break in a song.

Wouldn't it be great if they've flown in Kiss Guy, to do Monkey Wrench

sam ryder owned that stage like he was born in wembley stadium holy shit

Oh damn, now that looks amazing

Years ago, I saw Queen + Paul Rodgers do a gig at the terrible Wembley Arena (Roger even apologised for the sound halfway through) and Brian came to the front alone to do LOML and I had an involuntary meltdown, it was so lovely.

Nandi should just be their drummer going forward :)

Missed the first 30 minutes but from what I've seen I don't think there's been anything wrong tonight. The long gaps between acts maybe.

Paul :))

All this endless fucking around changing drumkits, I suppose it's apt

this has been good, but this Oh Darling is not.

disagree

this show is like christmas for me

also its been making me cry on the regular

so many of these bands/artists have already lost ppl in their lineups so the layers of meaning going on are v overwhelming at times

I was just thinking about that; there's a lot of people who performed today who will never play for an audience this size again, if at all.

Aurora <3 <3 <3

dave wasn’t kidding - shane hawkins pounded the shit outta those things!

i dunno if i’ve ever sat in my pyjamas singing & crying for this long in the middle of the day lol

I got a late start watching this, but Brian May really is the Mr. Rogers of hard rock.

this is really something

Taylor Hawkins' 16-year-old son, Shane, does his father proud as he sits behind the kit for @FooFighters' performance of "My Hero."#FooFighters #TaylorHawkinsTributepic.twitter.com/PU705CpO2R

— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) September 3, 2022

Oh God I just got to Times Like These 😭

yeah that destroyed me

like in a way i couldn’t believe he was playing & hosting the whole thing because its gotta be still so painful but of course he’ll do it because he’s dave & taylor’s family deserve it & he doesn’t know how not to — but when he broke down part of me was like i wish he didn’t feel like he had to

you know? it’s so much to carry & perform
& try to power through