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...Dave Grohl is funny as fuck

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mqL-YNyxFd0

Well I reckon anyway.

Quite like his Tiny Dancer cover too, also available via any good internet video uploading websites.

Nope he's on my list :x

I knew you be a Grohl-hater.  The man is an entertainer.

agreed janaage, he seems to enjoy life which is something i like in anyone.

he does my fucking head in.

I wish he was dead.

cunt!!!

sorry just thought i'd join in

Right let's put this to the vote.

Does Dave Grohl get the TEF stamp of approval, or a TEF stamp on the head?

I think he's cool.

Am I the only person who had no reaction to that clip whatsoever?

If some one could explain what the point of it was I would be most grateful. You know, like what was I suppose to laugh at and what I was supposed to be annoyed at.

Thanking you in advance for you assistance in this matter :?

Just whether you find the bloke entertaining or not.  I didn't post it as a "wow look at Dave Grohl, this is amazing" just wondered what the general opinion of the bloke is.

I do think he's pretty funny in this clip though.


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IVUSh6pKYdQ

Love him.

Surely it's only a matter of time before he knobs Jo Whiley. Their interviews make me think of Kylie and Jason.

Crap drummer mind. :D

You on drugs again?

Love him.

Probably has something to do with the fact I was mad on Nirvana for most of my early teens.

Like Janaage said, he's a great entertainer. I like him better for his musical abilities that his comedy though.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PGQAfolOJUI

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Pfg0kF5hs

Good musician.

Whenever I've seen the Foo's they don't just come out play a set and then walk off.  They entertain the crowd, they give of the impression that no two gigs are the same, the way Dave interacts with the crowd makes it an experience not to forget.

Which is why I think the bloke is a legend.

I wonder what it is about being very rich and spending his time making music, that enables him to enjoy life. Someone should burn all his cash and stick him in a boring office job for a few weeks, that'll wipe the smile of his face.

I voted knob jockey, not because I particularly dislike the man, I'm sure he's a very nice chap. I just feel that he's closer to being a knob jockey than he ever will be to being a legend.

Legend? What has he done to deserve the title?

I could never understand all this audience interaction gubbins. I used to love going to watch bands, but as I got older I found myself checking my watch to see if I could get to the pub in time for last orders. I've seen a lot of bands in my time and I can honestly say I've never come away from a gig thinking 'Wow! That audience interaction was awesome!' Infact the best bands I saw were the ones who would walk on, get their heads down, and then shuffle off.

Each to their own Spacey.  I hate seeing bands who just come on, play some music then leave.  If I wanted that I'd just put on one of their cd's.  I want to be entertained and if that's Grohl having a laugh when the electric fused, or Taylor doing a decent drum solo then that's fine.

Like the Chilli's much better when John Frusciante decides to sing an off the wall cover, than them just rattling out the same old shit.

I realise I shouldn't have used "legend" I didn't really mean to, the question should just be do you like dave grohl, yes or no.

As far as Legends go I say he's better than Moses or one of those crappy minor greek gods like Adrasteia, but not as good as ace legends like Dragons or Thor.

HMMM Ive no feelings either way really

but theres no option for that!

That because you HAVE to have an opinion - this is no a place for the "I don't knows" of this world young lady!

jfw vote for knobjockey and i will wear a nice shirt saturday.

Grrrrrrr blackmail - I like it!!

i think he's a knobjockey.

he's been in a massively over rated band, then a band that is good at spewing out mundane stadium rock with no meaning or heart.

he's not amusing or a particularly a good speaker.

he can grow a beard or a pair of chops though.

Are you being a cunt for the sake of it Andrew? Nirvana, especially the mtv unplugged album, was ace and Foo Fighters are the last band keeping American rock alive.

Give us a kiss.

(gets ready to be shot down)

I agree with Bennett. Crazy.

I agree with Sussex. Not so crazy.

That's just crazy talk. It's like saying that the only reason you go and see a band is because you want them to acknowledge that you exist. You'll be wanting a Q&A session and scampi in a basket next.

I agree with the Poof from the South East 8)

Fuck off baldy.

I've actually just got round to watching that clip.

Knobjockey is not a strong enough word.

Why so much hate for Dave Grohl? Very talented guy and done some absolute classics over the years.

Did you watch the clip though? I'm sure it's probably funny.

If anyone tried playing Stairway To Heaven and fucked it up, it wouldn't be nearly as 'entertaining'.

I agree with you, yet you insult me.

Some people are never happy..................................

After spending nearly 4 hours on the M25 getting to Birdys this morning (100 miles, normally takes an hour and 3/4) Quite frankly, no, I'm not.

Cheers

The Poof from the South East

 :D

nope. i genuinely think that! to be honest "american rock" along with "college rock" deserve to be killed off

Fair enough. Point taken, see you Saturday.

Heh 8)

Good work my Sue accomplice

What the fuck is american rock and college rock? Since when were Nirvana fucking college rock, most genres are just some lazy journalists trying to lump a few vaguely similar bands together and they're totally pointless so there's nothing to kill off. Why do you care what genre something is, it's either good or not. You seriously pay attention to this stuff. oooh I must pretend to hate this song because I don't like this genre, what a load of bollocks.

Nirvana were a fucking good band and In Utero was one of the best albums of the 90s, they weren't overrated,  just good.

i was expanding my argument to cover college rock as well.

instead of genres i'll slim it down to-if i don't like it, or can't see any point in it then it's shite and deserves to be killed off. like nirvana

Now I know you're taking the piss.

only towards bwb, anyone else who doesn't write like they're an outraged 15 year old i'll happily debate with on this

I had Smells Like Teen Spirit on cassette when it first came out - I must have been about 7 or 8!

:D

I liked Nirvana, wasn't too keen on Foo Fighters.

I'm like Bennett in that I tend to disregard 'genres' and instead just tend to buy it if I like it.

Luckily I'm old enough to disregard whether groups are deemed cool, or uncool.

Andy Williams is very good :D

I bought an Andy Williams album the other day, you can't beat a bit of Moon River.

His version of 'Only Fools Rush In' is very good as well :D

It’s keepin’ track of the fact watching them watching back
That makes the world go ’round!

http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/969.$plit/C_71_article_232044_image_list_image_list_item_90_image.jpg

Fuck me, where's this thing going! James Last anyone?  :D

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Let's not go too far!

Are you dissing the great Andy Williams?

Andy Williams, Eddie Fisher and Bobby Darin did a classic version of "Do re mi" once.  Superb.

You got love a bit of "Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooorn Freeeeeeeee" as well.

I'm not very familiar with his work, but he has nice teeth.

It appears there are gaps in your musical knowledge.

I suggest you listen to some Andy Williams, Tony Bennett and Dean Martin...........

...and some Sammy D and some Ol' Blue Eyes himself.

Speaking of which there was a Sinatra film on BBC2 last night, sadly I fell asleep.

Is he dead yet?

I assumed even Sussex had heard of Sinatra :D

The film last night was 'The Man With The Golden Arm', a film about a heroin addict. Very controversial at the time it was made (1956) but a bit tame by todays standards.

Well yeah, just wanted to join in, and get a chance to mention the film really.

Never seen one of his films, any suggestions as to which to look out for?

Best film he was in was 'From Here To Eternity' he was nominated for an Oscar.

Steer clear of the original 'Ocean's 11' though. Pile of shit..........

Oh, I'd always wanted to watch it, I'll keep away from it.

Cheers.

I might do so. There's a mega gap completely from 1989 to 1995, but that's for an entirely different reason.  :D

Pill-head? :D

that was coincindentally the exact years of my junior footballing career.

Or your career as a Marlborough Penguin?

No.

that was simultaneous, although a lot shorter! got in the way of football which was all i liked doing until i was 15 and someone gave me some stella. kinda went downhill quite quickly after that.

OK, what is this Marlborough Penguin business?  Explain please...

You know how you get Tiger Sharks, Swindon Dolphins etc. Swimming Clubs?

We discovered on the way to Millwall axs used to swim for Marlborough Penguins and found it amusing  :D

There's a fair few others on here also missing those years for that reason!

Ah, makes sense I suppose - was axs a promising athlete or just there to make up the numbers?

i think they are deriding the name 'Penguin' as a force in the swinmming world. I'll happily admit it is a bit of a crap name, but I only swam in the actual team a handful of times.

It had never struck me as funny before until Luci, Fred and Si pissed themselves on the train.

Bit like when a friend visited swindon and saw the name on most of the car dealerships around town.

very much the latter!

Penguins?!?  Ha ha, whilst all the other teams perform the front crawl your lot used to stand by the side of the pool and hop in (when you felt like it) then swim with your arms at your side.

I've just tried to superimpose axs head onto the body of a penguin but it didn't work  :(

thank fuck!

i dunno, red/orange does go with white and black...

Ironic really because your college rock deserves to be killed off nonsense sounds exactly like something a 15 year old would write whereas I simply highlighted what a jumped up retard you sounded like.
That's not like Bennett, that's like me, that's the exact opposite of what he was saying by this genre deserved to be killed off etc.

Hahaha, take that, Bennett! :D

I'm like BWB in that I tend to disregard 'genres' and instead just tend to buy it if I like it.

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Gooden?

I like Nirvana but they weren't 'special'. There were plenty of bands who Nirvana borrowed ideas off (read: "copied"). Of course even the best bands do this, but they are not musical geniuses for that reason.

I'd much prefer to listen to something with a bit of originality, even if it's been heavily influenced by other artists/sounds. The likes of Hendrix who was a great fan of Dylan but made his Dylan covers sound his own.

I guess you could tie this into stuff like 'college rock' as it's really just endless mounds of copied crap. It's a shame that some of my favourite bands have even changed their sounds to fit a mould and sell records. Bands like The Offspring for example.

poo off

Strong words there..........................

meh

i can't be arsed to defend myself

Totally agree. What a figure he has been for music. Anyone who puts him down needs to have their head checked. You may not like his music but his contributions to the music world have been matched by few and far between.