I DO hope they listen to him. I mean, he's the Devil:





Who knows more about The Devil's Music than the Devil?

/hopes #9 is more like the first five than the latest three
//studio albums, that is.
///Garage Inc. was great, but it was two CDs' worth of covers - not a single track written by The Four Horsemen. It wasn't (technically) a studio album
////S&M - also kick-ass, but it was a live performance. Also not a studio album.
\Load = meh
\\ReLoad = meh (except Fuel)
\\\St. Anger = EPIC FAIL
\\\\has all except LSB&P

Grohl for President.

They were the shiat when I was in high school but I graduated in '89 and that was a long time ago. I smashed my copy of Load so that it would never harm anyone ever again. Haven't bothered with them since.

The headline is misleading. Dave actually says not to release it until its done.

But hey, I'll say it...Metallica, don't release it if it sucks.

...and it WILL suck.

If only there was a Bay Area thrash band that was releasing world-class metal...oh there is...they're called Death Angel.

Grohl rules.

And like RagingLeonard says, so does Death Angel.

/still have my shirt from the "Frolic Through the Park" tour.

Dave Grohl sucks shiat.

/so does Metallica (or at least what they've become)

Well, they at least realized that the only way they'd get any of their music out there would be to give it away.

For good or bad it's a publicity stunt. I mean, when's the last time anyone heard about metallica doing anything other than testifying in front of congress?

This should be an open letter to ALL musicians

every foo fighters song sounds the same

Agree with King Something's entire breakdown, except ReLoad had songs like Slither, Carpe Diem, Fixxxer, Devil's Dance, et al. - a whole album of slow, nasty grooves like those and you have a killer album. Sounds nothing like the 80s albums, but who said they couldn't change up their style? St. Anger was so bad, imo, that I don't have much hope for this new offering, but you never know.

Also, you know what I don't understand..? The vocals on S&M are the best I've ever heard Hetfield. He's positively nasty throughout, especially on old stuff like Thingy, Creeping, Master - better than the originals... so why the HELL does his voice sound so horrible on St. Anger? I don't get how in 4 years he went from his best vocals to absolute crap. I don't get it.

Dear FOO FIGHTERS,

Hey, it's Faux Shizzle! Remember me? Yeah, I'm the guy that's been listening to your band faithfully since 1997. I bought your sophomore album The Colour and the Shape from Sam Goody, I think. Actually I can't remember. It was 1997 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I've been listening to your albums ever since.

I waited patiently for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace to be released and was the first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I thought when it came out it would blow everybody's farkin' minds because it's farkin' FOO FIGHTERS! Unfortunately it consisted of one good track and tons of boring filler material.

Good luck on your next album, but don't release it if it's filled with a bunch of whiny ballads.

Yours, Faux Shizzle.

P.S. It is possible to write a sensitive song without sounding like an emo kid. Take a listen to Everlong. You'll see what I'm talking about

Faux Shizzle
P.S. It is possible to write a sensitive song without sounding like an emo kid.

I agree. Thats why I think Social Distortion is one of the most under rated bands of the past 25 years.

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Faux Shizzle: write a sensitive song without sounding like an emo kid

There's nothing emo about Times Like These or Best Of You

This deserves the irony tag. Foo Fighters albums are following some law of diminishing returns, I gave up after One by One.

WhyteRaven74: Faux Shizzle: write a sensitive song without sounding like an emo kid

There's nothing emo about Times Like These or Best Of You

I agree completely. It wasn't an indictment of their back catalog, just their last album. Those are 2 excellent songs BTW, and I could add many more to that list.

To defend Dave Grohl...The Foo Fighters is a commercial band that gives Grohl the cash to do what he really wants. He has said so himself.

If you really question Grohl's street cred, take a look at the artists that he got to work on the Probot album.

In fact, here's a Probot vid.
possibly NSFW (new window)

GonzoNihilist: I agree. Thats why I think Social Distortion is one of the most under rated bands of the past 25 years.

3 chords repeated over and over does not make a song. They could at least change the strumming or something during the chorus.

Hey Dave,

Never release another Foo Fighters album ever again.

Signed,
The General Public

I guarantee that their new album will suck. Metallica used to be all right but their last hurrah was at some point in the early 90's. They act like they are tough still but it's just a charade now, it's almost laughable.

Naming an album St. Anger just shows that you have nothing left in the tank.

Shaggy_C: GonzoNihilist: I agree. Thats why I think Social Distortion is one of the most under rated bands of the past 25 years.

3 chords repeated over and over does not make a song. They could at least change the strumming or something during the chorus.

I like Social Distortion. They are a great live band and they have a raw sound that works for me. Plus they were copied note for note and line for line by Green Day. For whatever that's worth.

Is it just me, or does "Everlong" sound like an outtake from Sonic Youth's "Goo" album? Love the video, with all of the Evil Dead referances and all, but I'm just sayin'...
/Thurston Moore wants his grooves back.

RagingLeonard: I like Social Distortion. They are a great live band and they have a raw sound that works for me.

Yeah, don't get me wrong; I like Live at the Roxy. I just think their song writing was way too simplistic to ever break any kind of barriers to make it mainstream. It's like a punk rock version of Big Star.

GonzoNihilist: Faux Shizzle
P.S. It is possible to write a sensitive song without sounding like an emo kid.

I agree. Thats why I think Social Distortion is one of the most under rated bands of the past 25 years.

I love Social D and all, but Mike Ness is the single worst lyricist of all time. I would rather Madonna write a punk song than him. (I still love Social D)

RagingLeonard: Shaggy_C: GonzoNihilist: I agree. Thats why I think Social Distortion is one of the most under rated bands of the past 25 years.

3 chords repeated over and over does not make a song. They could at least change the strumming or something during the chorus.

I like Social Distortion. They are a great live band and they have a raw sound that works for me. Plus they were copied note for note and line for line by Green Day. For whatever that's worth.

Like I said above, I love Social D. For pure songwriting though, Billie Joe Armstrong is fantastic. American Idiot and Warning are just awesomely done.

As far as punk goes, it's all about the Dead Kennedys.

RagingLeonard: Shaggy_C: GonzoNihilist: I agree. Thats why I think Social Distortion is one of the most under rated bands of the past 25 years.

3 chords repeated over and over does not make a song. They could at least change the strumming or something during the chorus.

I like Social Distortion. They are a great live band and they have a raw sound that works for me. Plus they were copied note for note and line for line by Green Day. For whatever that's worth.

Like I said above, I love Social D. For pure songwriting though, Billie Joe Armstrong is fantastic, and WAY better than Mike Ness. American Idiot and Warning are just awesomely done and I would take American Idiot over any Social D album (I have the all)

As far as punk goes, it's all about the Dead Kennedys though. Nothing beats Plastic Surgery Disasters.

jiaxiaobo: Also, you know what I don't understand..? The vocals on S&M are the best I've ever heard Hetfield. He's positively nasty throughout, especially on old stuff like Thingy, Creeping, Master - better than the originals... so why the HELL does his voice sound so horrible on St. Anger? I don't get how in 4 years he went from his best vocals to absolute crap. I don't get it.

IIRC, James blew/permanently damaged his vocal chords, during a concert.

kennedy311: Grohl for President.

Did you know... Dave Grohl is an HIV-denier? He thinks that HIV and AIDS are completely unrelated. He even goes on to publicly tell people that. What a nice guy!!!

Shvetz: kennedy311: Grohl for President.

Did you know... Dave Grohl is an HIV-denier? He thinks that HIV and AIDS are completely unrelated. He even goes on to publicly tell people that. What a nice guy!!!

I heard about that, but apparently the Janes Addiction Guitarist says it's just one of the guys in Foo Fighters

/SGU listener

FreeLoveFreeway: it's just one of the guys in Foo Fighters

one of the other guys in Foo Fighters

FreeLoveFreeway: FreeLoveFreeway: it's just one of the guys in Foo Fighters

one of the other guys in Foo Fighters

Apparently, it's bassist Nate Mendel. Still, the entire band did a concert for Alive & Well (new window) according to a Mother Jones (new window) article.

jiaxiaobo:
Also, you know what I don't understand..? The vocals on S&M are the best I've ever heard Hetfield. He's positively nasty throughout, especially on old stuff like Thingy, Creeping, Master - better than the originals... so why the HELL does his voice sound so horrible on St. Anger? I don't get how in 4 years he went from his best vocals to absolute crap. I don't get it.


Het's been consistently good live, as for his vocals on St. Anger, they weren't polished and they didn't do many takes. What this would signal is that the vocals weren't tweaked or modified. After recording, he's apparently had a chance to tweak some things, as some of those songs are nasty at live shows.

My man crush on Dave Grohl grows every day ....

Tribute band, only plays songs from the first 4 albums

Slayer > Metallica

Always has been.

I know the thread is dead (if it was ever in fact living), but I read through the comments and was disturbed to note that it lacked an important piece of information which should be included in every Metallica related thread:


Lars is the whiniest douche in the history of rock and roll.


/There, I feel better.

Dave Grohl's spot in heaven was earned on this album:

RagingLeonard: To defend Dave Grohl...The Foo Fighters is a commercial band that gives Grohl the cash to do what he really wants. He has said so himself.


Riiiiiight, because he made nothing from Nirvana. Are you retarded or something?

Faux Shizzle:

I waited patiently for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace to be released and was the first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I thought when it came out it would blow everybody's farkin' minds because it's farkin' FOO FIGHTERS! Unfortunately it consisted of one good track and tons of boring filler material.

Spoken for truth here. I loved the Pretender and thought the album would be great if the rest of it sounded like that lead single. I was saddened to hear the rest of the album.

Metallica = Homo posers who sued all twelve of their fans and now have nobody left who will buy their crap.

downtownkid: RagingLeonard: To defend Dave Grohl...The Foo Fighters is a commercial band that gives Grohl the cash to do what he really wants. He has said so himself.


Riiiiiight, because he made nothing from Nirvana. Are you retarded or something?

I'm just retelling what I read Grohl say in a magazine once.
But you probably can't read, so you would have never seen it.

downtownkid: RagingLeonard: To defend Dave Grohl...The Foo Fighters is a commercial band that gives Grohl the cash to do what he really wants. He has said so himself.


Riiiiiight, because he made nothing from Nirvana. Are you retarded or something?

Didn't most of Nirvana's cash go to Courtney Love?

RagingLeonard: downtownkid: RagingLeonard: To defend Dave Grohl...The Foo Fighters is a commercial band that gives Grohl the cash to do what he really wants. He has said so himself.


Riiiiiight, because he made nothing from Nirvana. Are you retarded or something?

I'm just retelling what I read Grohl say in a magazine once.
But you probably can't read, so you would have never seen it.

Just a second, my friend. You repeat a statement that is obviously wrong, so wrong that it is laughable, and you accuse ME of being stupid? Got it.

Honestly, I'm not sure if Metallica sucks now or not. I gave up on them after the Napster shennanigans, and haven't looked back. Plenty of other bands can fill the void.

/likes the Foo
//loves Dave's cameo from the Pick of Destiny

They don't release albums I like anymore so therefore they are a bunch of pussy assholes that were never good even though I loved their first few albums and I'm on the internet and I'M ANGRY. HULK SMASH!!!

WhyteRaven74: Faux Shizzle: write a sensitive song without sounding like an emo kid

There's nothing emo about Times Like These or Best Of You

Especially the acoustic version of Times Like These....not sure where it was recorded, but its amazing.

Pillager: downtownkid: RagingLeonard: To defend Dave Grohl...The Foo Fighters is a commercial band that gives Grohl the cash to do what he really wants. He has said so himself.


Riiiiiight, because he made nothing from Nirvana. Are you retarded or something?

Didn't most of Nirvana's cash go to Courtney Love?

Don't you mean, up her nose? And they made plenty of money before Cobain died.

I've always liked the Foo Fighters. Not my favorite band ever, but I thought ESP&G was one of their best albums. It's not just one type of music. That's the sign of a good band. They went several different routes on that album. They've got heavy songs, acoustic songs, piano, etc. The more and more I listened to it, the more I appreciated it's depth musically. And they do put on one hell of a show. One of the best concerts I've ever been to.