Re-Dave Grohl

"You'll puke watching Dave Grohl talk his way through nostalgia, who made this guy the keeper of the flame? If Kurt Cobain were still alive today he'd want nothing to do with him."

Amen. I used to love seeing anything Dave was in. The funny youtube videos, short interviews where he talked passionately about the music of yester-year.

And then he showed up on more TV shows. More youtube videos. More Dave Grohl.

ENOUGH. I'm tired of all this Dave-Grohl business. I"m all stocked up.

Dave & co. have a new album out? I wouldn't know.

All I hear and see, is, "Dave talks about what happened to Rock", or "Dave Gives his two cents on Justin Beiber" or "Dave yells at some teens to go pick up some guitars off his lawn".

Do you realize how many times a day that I have to see Dave Grohl memes on facebook, posted by musician hacks & has-beens, who do nothing but bitch about the present music industry?

Dave's an enabler now. He enables & waves the flag for the has-beens.

If Dave Grohl wants teens to listen to what he has to say.... he should pay someone with a hit record to say it. Cause kids ain't buying his records.

Love the legacy work, Mr. Grohl. Now stop talking and do some walking.

Bill Seipel

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Bob
Give it a rest.
Kurt Cobain, if he were alive, wouldn't want anything to do with Dave Grohl? Who fucking cares? Last time I checked, Kurt Cobain didn't want anything to do with Kurt Cobain.
Grohl and Cobain played together for what....three years? Four?
Surely by now whether you like/respect Foo Fighters or not, you can judge Grohl on his own merits.
For a guy who laments the days when music mattered as much as you do, ("but all we cared about was music") I would've imagined you seeing Grohl as a kindred spirit.
Dig what he does or not, that guy testifies and speaks to the power of rock music on a daily basis.

Steve Gorman

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haha that is the truest shit i've ever heard someone say about dave or kurt

Stephen Feigenbaum

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"You'll puke watching Dave Grohl talk his way through nostalgia, who made this guy the keeper of the flame? If Kurt Cobain were still alive today he'd want nothing to do with him."

Completely agree- I've been wondering this for a while. Thanks for putting it to words in print. Well said.

Bob Kalill

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"You'll puke watching Dave Grohl talk his way through nostalgia, who made this guy the keeper of the flame? If Kurt Cobain were still alive today he'd want nothing to do with him."

Well said, Bob! I've been wondering about this guy for years!

McNamara in Toronto

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So glad someone else pukes at the sight of Grohl.

One great song. Over. Especially the personality that stopped growing at 10.

Alex

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Bob... I love your blog, but why are you always hating on Dave Grohl? Is this some kind of personality thing? So he's not the drummer of Nirvana anymore. He's grown up. He's positive. A better musician. He's become a good songwriter (subjective opinion, I know) who knows how to produce his band, wins Grammys (the horror), rock his fans and is very successful. He's not a kid anymore trying to perpetuate the grunge image. He's enthusiastic about the people and things that he loves. You may not like the Foo Fighters, but most rock fans do. I'd love to hang with Dave Grohl. He seems like a great guy. Believe it or not, I'd probably enjoy hanging with you too. We agree on a lot, your usually pretty informative and I'd bet we'd have a great discussion on a lot of subjects. But some days you seem to wake up with a stick up your ass. It doesn't make you hip, clever or insightful. That just makes you a drag…

Charlie Imes

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What you say about Dave Grohl could not be more true. Who made him the "king of rock"? There is no documentary I watch nowadays without Dave's input.

Francia Buitrago

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about time someone finally said it...You'll puke watching Dave Grohl talk his way through nostalgia, who made this guy the keeper of the flame?

Bob G.

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Hi Bob,

I just want to thank you for calling out Dave Grohl. Someone had to say it! He survives by inhaling the fumes emitted by the rotting golden age of rock.

-Scott Korchinski


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