RIP Taylor Hawkins

[Crusoe]

1 hour ago, steantval said:

The great Joe Walsh, superb guitarist, been a member of the Eagles since 1975.

I looked them up and realised "oh yeah, of course I know him"

[PaulThePlug]

Thanks for the link earlier...

Just went back to the Rush bit...

Surf's Up Geddy!... Enjoyed That!

[Doctor J]

Josh Freese is foooken amazing. If he is the new guy they have made an excellent choice.

[Doctor J]

Travis is also exceptionally good

[Maude]

Have we just seen Foos new drummer? 😁

 

She's pretty damn good... and enjoying every second. 

[Doctor J]

She's class, but I'd put my money on Rufus

[Mudpup]

3 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

She's class, but I'd put my money on Rufus

I wouldn't think they'll want a lookee likee in the band. It would kind of devalue it in my eyes. My money is on Josh. Or pack it in totally maybe 

[Maude]

1 minute ago, Mudpup said:

I wouldn't think they'll want a lookee likee in the band. It would kind of devalue it in my eyes. My money is on Josh. Or pack it in totally maybe 

At first glance he looks like Taylor, but then you realise he looks just like his dad when he was younger. 

[mep]

I'm a bit late to the party, but plenty of clips on YouTube now to enjoy.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

We watched the whole thing and it was absolutely ruddy lovely.

[Eldon Tyrell]

1 hour ago, Maude said:

Have we just seen Foos new drummer? 😁

 

She's pretty damn good... and enjoying every second. 

FF should go on hiatus until Nandi has finished school in 3-4 years and then return with her as the new drummer. Would be cool. 

[bnt]

3 hours ago, toneknob said:

Can any Geddy geeks tell me more about his Jazz?

 

All I know is that it's not new, he played it on the last tour, as pictured here. The logo on the pickguard is the astronomical symbol for the planet Mercury.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Just got home from the gig. That was a long day!

[BreadBin]

4 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Just got home from the gig. That was a long day!

I got a phone call at 1440, whilst at home in West Wiltshire. 

"There's 2 tickets - VIP box, how soon can you get here? 

My brother in law (massive Foo Fighters fan) and I walked into the box at 1710.

An amazing experience. 

[walshy]

What a night! Very emotional and utterly brilliant. It was a very cathartic experience.

 

Dave Grohl , what a dude 💙

[ern500evo]

The level of some of those drummers was just fantastic! 

[bnt]

I only saw bits, caught the end of Them Crooked Vultures' set but saw an audience clip online today. I really hope this gives them the kick they need to make more music together, it's been so long that I worried about JPJ being up for it - but based on last night, he could be.

[Eldon Tyrell]

10 hours ago, bnt said:

 

All I know is that it's not new, he played it on the last tour, as pictured here. The logo on the pickguard is the astronomical symbol for the planet Mercury.

It is a 1962 Fender Jazz Bass Foam Green (Refin). It is featured in "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass" that I can strongly recommend. Great book!

He writes about it: "It's one of the most thrilling basses I own. The more I use it, the more it's starting to edge out my Number One '72 Jazz. When we plugged it in during the rehearsals for R40, we were quite literally blown away by its tone and power - especially in the bottom end..."

 

[MrSpace]

I missed this yesterday, so I'm going to try and find this on some kind of catch-up service. I think Paramount+ has it, which I can get a free trial of through Amazon Prime video on my TV. Very jealous of those who were there 😃

[toneknob]

16 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

It is a 1962 Fender Jazz Bass Foam Green (Refin). It is featured in "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass" that I can strongly recommend. Great book!

He writes about it: "It's one of the most thrilling basses I own. The more I use it, the more it's starting to edge out my Number One '72 Jazz. When we plugged it in during the rehearsals for R40, we were quite literally blown away by its tone and power - especially in the bottom end..."

 

I've actually got the book (signed by Geddy!) but I'm too lazy and it's too heavy for me to get it off the shelf. Anyway the bass sounded great on the livestream btw

[toneknob]

MTV 90s (Sky channel 352) has got an hour's edited highlights at 11pm tonight

 

[walshy]

8 minutes ago, toneknob said:

MTV 90s (Sky channel 352) has got an hour's edited highlights at 11pm tonight

 

Yeah it was 6hrs and 6 minutes long. What a night though. 

[mep]

Plenty of it on YouTube.

[ern500evo]

Geddy had a really nice tone. I’m really digging the tone of a jazz bass with some added drive lately 

[Old Man Riva]

3 hours ago, toneknob said:

MTV 90s (Sky channel 352) has got an hour's edited highlights at 11pm tonight

 

There was a 6hr version available on YouTube last night that looked like it included the whole event feed including stage changeovers (I got about half-way through before having to turn in at about 2am!) which, when I tried to view this morning said was ‘private’?

 

Although not really a FF fan the overall event was something I was definitely interested in checking out, and from what I saw there was plenty to be blown away by - loved Shane Hawkins drumming and Violet Grohl doing the Jeff Buckley tracks and Valerie. And I also thought The Pretenders we’re just superb (and Supergrass, and Stewart Copeland!).

 

Looked like a fitting tribute to a wonderful person and musician…

Edited September 4, 2022 by Old Man Riva
Shane not Shawn…