Foo Fighters surprise gig in Academy tomo, tickets today

[HeartWorm]

They seem like rock music for people who don't really like music.

[HeartWorm]

It was actually 5 would you believe! Got to see one of them - it was great.

Class.Had the pleasure of seeing them live twice and one of the few 'big' bands who bowed out gracefully rather than flogging a dead horse.

[Carnage]

Honestly think they are the world's blandest band since 2 albums in but doing something like this is still fairly cool. Was only chatting with a mate after the Deftones gig the other night and saying it's a bit of a pity that they've gotten so big they'll never be seen in a small place again. So very good for the fanatics who got tickets for this, and being a fanatic of the world's blandest band, well they surely deserve something.

Jesus they're awful fucking bland aren't they like seriously it's actually awful but it's not so it's brilliant but it's not so it's just right there, as mediocre as possible.

Like the lad in Father Ted with the boring voice it just doesn't matter what they do really it's still just the blandest band possible.

Wait, who is it that's playing again or what is it they're doing

Coldplay: "hold my wheatgrass smoothie, peasant".

[Emphyrio]

 

[Barnacle Billy]

Honestly think they are the world's blandest band since 2 albums in but doing something like this is still fairly cool. Was only chatting with a mate after the Deftones gig the other night and saying it's a bit of a pity that they've gotten so big they'll never be seen in a small place again. So very good for the fanatics who got tickets for this, and being a fanatic of the world's blandest band, well they surely deserve something.

Jesus they're awful fucking bland aren't they like seriously it's actually awful but it's not so it's brilliant but it's not so it's just right there, as mediocre as possible.

Like the lad in Father Ted with the boring voice it just doesn't matter what they do really it's still just the blandest band possible.

Wait, who is it that's playing again or what is it they're doing

Coldplay: "hold my wheatgrass smoothie, peasant".

  Brillant

[Eoin McLove]

I liked the first album. Very catchy stuff. But they have become the definitive radio rock b(l)and. Easy on the ear, toe tapping and completely uninspiring. Maybe useful as a gateway for teenagers to get into guitar based music. Guitar based music. A gateway to dogshit.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Honestly think they are the world's blandest band since 2 albums in but doing something like this is still fairly cool. Was only chatting with a mate after the Deftones gig the other night and saying it's a bit of a pity that they've gotten so big they'll never be seen in a small place again. So very good for the fanatics who got tickets for this, and being a fanatic of the world's blandest band, well they surely deserve something.

Jesus they're awful fucking bland aren't they like seriously it's actually awful but it's not so it's brilliant but it's not so it's just right there, as mediocre as possible.

Like the lad in Father Ted with the boring voice it just doesn't matter what they do really it's still just the blandest band possible.

Wait, who is it that's playing again or what is it they're doing

I think this is your finest work

[Pentagrimes]

I liked the first album. Very catchy stuff. But they have become the definitive radio rock b(l)and. Easy on the ear, toe tapping and completely uninspiring. Maybe useful as a gateway for teenagers to get into guitar based music. Guitar based music. A gateway to dogshit.

The first album is superb, wall to wall bangers,still one I'd happily listen to on repeat if you stuck it on now  - and that first gig they played her in the SFX 30 years ago they were on fire. Still have a lot of time for the Colour and th Shape as well, some great tunes on that, saw them a fair bit around that time and they were always highly entertaining. Couldn't care less about anything since.

[open face surgery]

Yep, was bang into the first 2 as a gosser. The girl that taped me Nirvana albums in 4th class also gave me the first FF and then I bought The Colour and The Shape when it came out. Good times. Such innocence.

[Pagan Saviour]

Yep - no arguing with the first two. Unfortunately didn't catch them until the In Your Honour tour, literally remember looking at the watch for most of the gig.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I'd have no problem arguing with the first two  They came along right when the only kind of grunge I'd have dug was something heavier/rawer than Nirvana, so, right out the gate, they sounded bland compared to what I was looking for.

[Emphyrio]

I thought they were shite from day one.

[Pagan Saviour]

I'd have no problem arguing

 

[Carnage]

First one is top pop-rock, second one is a watered down version of the first. A few decent tunes but average overall. Utterly forgettable since. That Pocketwatch album also had a couple of decent songs on it but again - average overall.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I guess I just don't like 90s pop-rock. Hadn't dug Dookie or Weezer's debut either (which I guess are pop-rock too..?), but the Foo Fighter's debut impressed me even less when it came along after them. At least part of that was down to having Nirvana-high expectations at the time, but even in retrospect I'd have more time (though still very little) for early GD or Weezer.