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Foo Fighters surprise gig in Academy tomo, tickets today

Started by Black Shepherd Carnage, February 22, 2026, 01:20:24 PM

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#45 February 24, 2026, 09:36:58 PM
I heard Sugar before Hüsker Dü and would take Beaster over anything else Mould's done, but both that and Copper Blue are fantastic. And leagues ahead if anything Grohl's been involved in.
#46 February 24, 2026, 09:54:37 PM
Which is funny because Grohl has often talked about Husker Du being his biggest influence. I wish he tried to sound a bit more like them.
#47 February 24, 2026, 10:10:45 PM
Couldn't give a hoot about Foo Fighters or Weezer.

But great to see Sugar getting some love. Copper Blue and Beaster were huge for me in my teens. The second album FUEL is great too, but didn't have the same impact.
Kept up with some of Mould's solo albums for a time too. But always fall back to Copper Blue and Beaster.

Tried and failed to get into Hüsker Dü.
#48 February 24, 2026, 10:54:52 PM Last Edit: February 24, 2026, 10:57:00 PM by Carnage
I picked up that Bob Moukd boxset that came out during covid, well worth getting. All of his (then released) solo albums, plus all the Suger, Loudbomb and Blowoff material with a few discs of live and rare stuff. Mighty altogether. Beauty & Ruin is the pick of the solo albums IMO, a good mixture of everyrhing he's done.
#49 February 25, 2026, 12:54:42 PM
#50 February 25, 2026, 01:00:31 PM
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on February 25, 2026, 12:54:42 PMFootage from Dingle.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USUMBHzF4JI&list=RDUSUMBHzF4JI&start_radio=1

That new drummer is fantastic.He played with Nine Inch Nails at the 3 Arena gig.Obvioulsy getting a nice paycheck from "the nicest man in rock" but will be wasted playing that sanitised radio rock.
#51 February 25, 2026, 04:12:53 PM
Shout out to Sunny Day Real Estate's "Diary". A perfect example of that style of poppy rock. And sure didn't Grohl nick Mendel and Goldsmith from them, only for him to be an insufferable cunt with Goldsmith. Apparently his drumming wasn't good enough for "The Colour and The Shape", which I find hard to believe as his drumming on "Diary" eats anything Grohl has ever recorded for breakfast.
#52 February 25, 2026, 04:17:45 PM
Quote from: HeartWorm on February 25, 2026, 01:00:31 PM
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on February 25, 2026, 12:54:42 PMFootage from Dingle.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USUMBHzF4JI&list=RDUSUMBHzF4JI&start_radio=1

That new drummer is fantastic.He played with Nine Inch Nails at the 3 Arena gig.Obvioulsy getting a nice paycheck from "the nicest man in rock" but will be wasted playing that sanitised radio rock.

Having a quick goo at Wikipedia about him, this is the third time he's replaced Josh Freese in a band.
#53 February 25, 2026, 06:40:41 PM
Quote from: Ducky on February 25, 2026, 04:12:53 PMShout out to Sunny Day Real Estate's "Diary". A perfect example of that style of poppy rock. And sure didn't Grohl nick Mendel and Goldsmith from them, only for him to be an insufferable cunt with Goldsmith. Apparently his drumming wasn't good enough for "The Colour and The Shape", which I find hard to believe as his drumming on "Diary" eats anything Grohl has ever recorded for breakfast.

"Diary" is fantastic but "Pink" is absolutely essential, a perfect record, and Goldsmith and Mendel are stellar throughout.

I love that this is now essentially a Sugar thread. Won't be making it to the National Stadium gig later in the year but seeing them in dalymount was a real mindblower. If you can't get into Husker Du but haven't heard "Zen Arcade" then that's the place to start. As I said, bang of Bob Mold off so much of the first FF album - "Good Grief" is basically a Grant Hart song
#54 February 26, 2026, 09:52:42 AM
Quote from: Carnage on February 24, 2026, 09:36:58 PMI heard Sugar before Hüsker Dü and would take Beaster over anything else Mould's done, but both that and Copper Blue are fantastic. And leagues ahead if anything Grohl's been involved in.

Exactly. Foo Fighters haven't released a half-decent album since 1997 whereas Bob Mould is still putting out great music. Blue Hearts from 2020 is a belter of an album.
#55 February 26, 2026, 05:39:48 PM
Quote from: Maggot Colony on February 26, 2026, 09:52:42 AM
Quote from: Carnage on February 24, 2026, 09:36:58 PMI heard Sugar before Hüsker Dü and would take Beaster over anything else Mould's done, but both that and Copper Blue are fantastic. And leagues ahead if anything Grohl's been involved in.

Exactly. Foo Fighters haven't released a half-decent album since 1997 whereas Bob Mould is still putting out great music. Blue Hearts from 2020 is a belter of an album.

Yeah I was surprised how good it was. A real throwback to the harder punk and anger days.
#56 February 27, 2026, 04:03:13 PM
And of course now Sugar have reformed and announced a tour that includes Irish dates and I'm stuck in Edmonton. Fuck sake!
#57 February 27, 2026, 04:18:57 PM
Quote from: Mooncat on February 27, 2026, 04:03:13 PMAnd of course now Sugar have reformed and announced a tour that includes Irish dates and I'm stuck in Edmonton. Fuck sake!

yep, mentioned this earlier and found it odd no-one else picked up on it? And J.Robbins (Jawbox/Burning Airlines( is opening the Euro dates with them now too, presumably including Dublin. Might have to go after all..
#58 February 28, 2026, 03:40:35 PM
While we're on the subject of alternative rock.Hole/Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Mar is doing a book signing and Q&A in Easons Dublin on April 13th.She had some great solo stuff and had a brilliant duet with Dmazig on one of her albums.
#59 March 01, 2026, 02:30:13 PM
They haven't put out anything that got me particularly worked up in over 25 years, but jaysus I'd have been all over this if I was still in Dublin.
Saw them in the Olympia in December 2000, at the height of my obsession with them and it was amazing.
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