The Foo Fighters -
Concert, Album and Band Review
San Diego, CA - 2011
After being a Foo Fighters
fan for a very long time, I finally saw them in concert on October
18, 2011! They played at the Viejas Arena at San Diego State
University and it was awesome. I was lucky enough to be in the
general admission section, so I got really close to the stage.
First, why don't these
places walk around and sell beer? Just a question. I'm sure it's
illegal or impractical in some way, shape or form, but it would make
things a lot easier. Walking through a crowd to get beer is almost
as bad as pushing your way back through them to your spot with a
full beer in each hand. We can put a man on the moon, so why can’t
we drop beer from the sky? Anyhow...
Before Foo Fighters, there
was Nirvana. My first introduction to Dave Grohl was when he played
drums for Kurt Cobain in the groundbreaking, founding grunge, rock
band Nirvana. They were an epic band for a number of reasons, but
one reason is their unique drums. Dave played a lot of interesting
and tight rolls, using his toms and creating a very distinct sound.
If you think I’m lying, listen to the drums in songs like In Bloom
or On A Plain. He is a quick drummer and has great timing.
To date, I've never had
someone very close to me die - for any reason. I cannot imagine how
it would feel to have a very close friend or band mate die. It would
affect me forever. Perhaps some of his inspiration, screaming and
music is written with Kurt in mind. I wonder the same thing about
Courtney Love and I feel that both of them have a free, lifetime
bitch pass because of their turmoil.