Comments on: Dave Grohl is Killing Rock ‘n’ Roll, Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll: Prologue to a Manifesto

By: D-man

D-man — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:11:00 +0000

I find Grohl quite overexposed, does he turn down any opportunity to get attention?
I’ve never been excited about anything the FF ever released, it’s boring radio-friendly crap. Grohl is not a good lyricist, and definitely a mediocre singer. That stupid surfer-dude drummer is annoying as hell too. keep making the same music over and over, it seems to be working for you. Drumming for the Queens of the stone age was so much cooler wasn’t it? At least their music is always interesting.

By: Tim Hartman

Tim Hartman — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 06:51:00 +0000

Lmao jealous nobodies hating on a rock god. So petty

By: bzfgt

bzfgt — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 02:31:00 +0000

OK, I complimented your last comment for summarizing the article better than the author did. This comment is better than the article itself.

By: bzfgt

bzfgt — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 02:29:00 +0000

Joe, that is a much better summary of the article than the one the author gave above, where he claims the whole point was that Grohl should use his platform to convince people to vote for Democrats, or something.

By: bzfgt

bzfgt — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 02:25:00 +0000

Dude, I liked the article but that “main point” (which I missed the first time) is ridiculous.

By: bzfgt

bzfgt — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 02:21:00 +0000

That’s a hard one to come back from, yeah.

By: bzfgt

bzfgt — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 02:20:00 +0000

You could have bothered to Google him. According to Wikipedia:

Hugo Largo

Drum (1988)

Mettle (1989)

As Producer:

Hetch Hetchy – Swollen (1990)

Drunken Boat – See Ruby Falls (1990)

Cowboy Mouth – Hurricane Party (2000) unreleased

Kara’s Flowers – MCA demos (2000) unreleased

Todd Kearns – MCA demos (2000) Unreleased

Paul Sanchez – Hurricane Party (2001)

Alexandra Scott – Spyglass (2003)

Alexandra Scott – Spring (2005)

The Indecent – Her Screwed Up Head (2010)

By: hpyhikn

hpyhikn — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:33:00 +0000

hey don’t lump ELP into your criticism of Dave Grohl. Brain Salad Surgery was a groundbreaking album at the time, the vocals are full, and the keyboards are masterful, the stage show predated Pink Floyd’s bombastic “The Wall”. It is not formulaic or at all commercial. You may not like it but it should be appreciated for its place in progressive rock history.

By: David R Cooke

David R Cooke — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:55:00 +0000

The Fall were a joke band promoted by a sneering BBC pervert to mock the listener. You are a tone deaf sheep. If everyone who listened religiously to The Fall dropped dead, the world would be a better place. And the IQ would rise accordingly.

By: Daniel Corsca

Daniel Corsca — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:44:00 +0000

He wrote an article that got published. You are a bottom-feeder troll commenter.

By: heathtop

heathtop — Sun, 24 May 2015 22:24:00 +0000

I have to agree dave is a talentless hack and anyone who thinks foo’s is rock is probably 16 as is most of his fan base. The guy is a twat.

By: Maddy

Maddy — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 05:53:00 +0000

You suck Richard Simmions sweat-bands you snot slurping mother fucker! Dave Grohl is Jesus himself! You just want to be Dave, because everybody wants to be Dave. You’re just mad you’re band sucked ass and you failed as a musician!
#sorrynotsorry❤️

By: 17 Days

17 Days — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:47:00 +0000

Some guy disses Grohl. World keeps turning. Breaking News…Princess Diana remains dead…Updates on the hour. Here’s Tom with the weather.

By: Doodie

Doodie — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:39:00 +0000

Who thinks that the Foo Fighters are even trying to be “punk”? I don’t even think Grohl himself would use the word to describe his music.

By: derby

derby — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:52:00 +0000

Boy, that really sucked.

By: Me

Me — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 03:12:00 +0000

Haters will hate. In Grohl we trust.

By: Spraynard Kruger

Spraynard Kruger — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:14:00 +0000

early FF was good; then…….something happened and……just no

By: Spraynard Kruger

Spraynard Kruger — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:03:00 +0000

Well written and I agree. Sorry Dave it’s nothing personal.

By: MattMAn

MattMAn — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:38:00 +0000

Seriously, give the man (Dave grohl) some fuc*ing respect he deserves. You are a writer , we get that. But seriously listen to all of the album before you jump to such as* hole assumptions & pathetic scrutiny to call it trash. The man is a rock GOD! Point period

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:18:00 +0000

I’ve been looking all over the past few months for someone with balls enough to put Dave Grohl in his place. You did it, Sommer, when you called him a “goofy ol’ Merv Griffin guest…” Perfect. Just perfect. That guy is unavoidable, isn’t he? Like a male Kardashian, sticking his thing in the middle of every opportunity.

By: Kirk Larsen

Kirk Larsen — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:36:00 +0000

While I understand what the author is saying, he’s not addressing the
real reason the music he “thinks” we should be hearing isn’t being
heard – the music industry itself. There are hundreds of bands out there
doing what he wants to hear. they just are not being played on American
radio or signed by major record labels. Big corporations run both and
they just want something that they can market like a new car or shampoo.
Most of the artists he mentions in the article were signed 20-30 years
ago when the music industry was different. Music like he wants to hear
is out there. He just has to go to small clubs & buy DIY releases
(or go to Europe) to find it.Grohl is only filling a rock n roll void because the labels & radio won’t take a chance on anything new. A band like The Strypes or The Cry! could kill the Foo Fighters as a Rock band but they aren’t what the corporations want.

By: Kurt Skrivseth

Kurt Skrivseth — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:25:00 +0000

Granted from what I’ve heard, the new album isn’t the Foo’s best work, but this article really reinforces a wanna-be punk aesthetic that just comes off as snarky. There’s nothing punk about playing on the roof of Radio City Music Hall or selling out Wembley Stadium, it’s something else. Look at what he’s come out with against American Idol and company. Any interview you watch with Dave Grohl is nothing but encouraging to be a musician, watch his keynote speech from SXSW and try not to be inspired: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efv0Y5Fs7m4

By: Darling Nikki

Darling Nikki — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 06:18:00 +0000

Lighten up, Francis.

By: Nick Freno

Nick Freno — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:19:00 +0000

Musical activism? Grohl is a multi-millionaire married with children hitting almost 50 years old guy. The guy is living a comfortable lifestyle. You can’t expect Grohl to be the punk he was 20 plus years ago. Besides he was never the outspoken type on political issues anyway. That was never his style.I agree that the music the foo makes these days is bland, safe, etc….but thats what happens when you get older. You need to start chiding the younger bands these days that have no balls.

By: guesst.

guesst. — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:00:00 +0000

I do not believe Southern Lord is owned by Grohl. Look it up. Try looking for the name Greg Anderson…

By: Keith Richards

Keith Richards — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:01:00 +0000

Settle down big fella

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:56:00 +0000

Your opinion will count when you demonstrate understanding of the difference between “have” and “of”.

By: d willis

d willis — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:20:00 +0000

wow….dave must of wore the wrong t-shirt…or maybe he smokes the wrong cigarettes..or maybe you haters are mad at your parents…it doesn’t matter…i like the song.i like dave grohl…maybe i will just kill myself for not understanding the importance of your hostile opinions.

By: Jess Wilson

Jess Wilson — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:32:00 +0000

The Foo Fighters are entitled to play whatever kind of music they want but in the same breath, Tim Sommer is just as entitled to write his opinion about his feel for music. I happen to like the Foo Fighters and have all their music to date. But I also see some of Tim’s points as well although I wouldn’t agree with saying the Foo’s are killing music in any shape or fashion. I see Tim’s point on how music has become as stained and nasty as any back alley in any town. Seems a lot of bands, especially those tied so closely to the mainstream music industry are about as sterile as a Ebola quarantine room. I do think there are bands out there right now that play with the attitude and love of just playing, but getting the right exposure to everyone is lacking. If I like what I hear then it’s good enough for me. I don’t care if it falls in one genre of rock or another, if it sounds good to me then so be it, I’ll listen to it forever. Tim just expressed HIS opinion and I’ll support his right to do so however…, I certainly don’t think in any way that it’s Dave Grohl’s fault or the Foo’s for rocks demise. We might all be better served if we just argued our points instead of calling people assholes for expressing their opinions, that doesn’t help rock’s cause at all.

By: Scott Monster

Scott Monster — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:29:00 +0000

Worst. Article. Ever.