Foo Fighters - MSG 2/19/08

[SkyePrizm]

Anyone else going???   I\'ve never seen them live, so I am hoping they put on a good show.

[davepeck]

unfortunately i didn\'t find out tickets went on sale until a week after they did, and both msg and worcester are sold out. i\'ve been going in daily looking for a re-release though. it\'ll happen at some point i\'m sure, and i\'ll be at one of them.

[weekapaug19]

they put on a great show, kind of suprised they sold out as fast as they did

[SkyePrizm]

unfortunately i didn\'t find out tickets went on sale until a week after they did, and both msg and worcester are sold out. i\'ve been going in daily looking for a re-release though. it\'ll happen at some point i\'m sure, and i\'ll be at one of them.

i did the same thing, dave.  i always seem to forget or miss when tickets go on sale for something.  we need to set up a way to remind each other.  

 i just ended up buying them slightly overpriced from a ticket agency.

[freddiewaht]

i saw them blow weezer the heck off the stage a coupla years ago..
grohl=all over the place.incredible entertainer..

[derickw]

Foo Fighters - Arena, Sheffield, England, 2007.11.12

just picked this up a couple days ago if anyone is interested

[jking]

uh-oh, you mentioned dave grohl... you know what that means.....

how louis got to party with dave grohl!

This is a TRUE story!
 
So, the Mule show was great, right? Due to a hideously overly long, dirge-like wedding reception for a cousin of mine, i missed the first set. however, i got there right at setbreak (in my new car, i might add) and headed straight to the bar. there are two reasons for this ~ a) the reception was alcohol free and 2) i figured if i stood there long enough, someone i knew would have to appear. sure enough, matt zapper showed up and led me to josh and louis. they were standing in the sweet spot, thrilled with the first set. omens were good....
 
so the show goes on (a bust out mr. big, a matt abts drum solo [so conflicted i am], an encored 12-string-electric raven black night, a sick where\'s my>who do ya> where\'s my, other goodies [including that jam that ancient harmony played that i kept trying to figure it out, and that usry says is a zz top tune, well, they jammed that too! same lead guitar line and everything!!], and NO SOULSHINE!!!!!! even though louis called out for it...)
 
but i digress! this story is about how louis got dave grohl to take us all back stage, party with the whole crew, and get treated like royalty.
 
it all starts with my morning jacket.
 
so, the show is over. folks have disipated, and the zappers, louis, an old holcomb buddy from norfolk named brian that i think i met at a quiver show, and myself were all standing around chatting. louis, being the naturally cool guy that he is, starts mentioning upcoming shows that we should all try to attend, and starts talking up my morning jacket. they\'re playing at the end of the month, he says, and they\'re great. we should all go see them.
 
well, on his way to back stage, local boy and known warren fan, dave grohl, happens to pass us by. he stops, puts his hands on louis\' shoulders and says "listen to this man, for he speaks the truth. those guys are the best band around."
 
now louis, acting purely on instinct says, "well, it\'s their textures that realy get me."
 
dave\'s eyes light up, and says, "you know your music!!!"
 
louis humbly demured.
 
grohl was now fully intrigued. i took the lull to mention his mother. she was my twelfth grade ap english teacher, and i was member of her forensics team, a decent actor and a huge music fan. she held me after class one day to listen to a tape that dave had sent her from his new band in seattle. a basement demo of nevermind.
 
his eyes started to show some sign of recognition. or perhaps a flash of sobriety. either way, he asked me, "are you the kid mom asked about record companies?"
 
"i mean, i told her david geffen was a good choice for that band in that position, if that\'s what you mean..."
 
"dude, mom told us that, and kurt was all like, \'that seals it then.\' so we chose based on ywhat you said. thank you so much!!!"
 
not to be outdone (but in a casual, non-assuming sort of way), louis said simply "my morning jacket."
 
"those guys are the best band around!!!"
 
" i know dude, it\'s their textures that really get me." louis glibs.
 
and that\'s when it happened. somewhere beyond the alcohol and crack, past the h-bombs and demerol suppositories, dave grohl realized. This Guy (louis) Really Was THE Coolest!!! and so he grabbed us. sort of in a drunken man-handling way, but it was ok. zapper kinda liked it, actually. but he grabbed us and led us backstage. his girlfriend was confused, but i think she was comfortable with that, so she blithely followed along.
 
well now we are backstage, post-Mule on one of the biggest party weekends of the year, at the infamous 9:30 club with an addled dave grohl leading our intrepid group into a hedonistic orgy of wanton excess, based solely on louis\' never failing ability to say the right thing at the right time, especially to wasted rock stars. life was looking very good.
 
if you haven\'t been backstage at the 9:30 club, it\'s a little hard to explain. think 14th century harem with a splash of studio 54. so anyway, dave takes us up to warren, matt and who ever else is in the band these days and whispers into warren\'s ear.
 
"godfather," says dave "these are wise and interesting people, who have intrigued my curiosity to a finely honed thirst. got any blow?"
 
warren looked at us in his usual surly but coy way, and nodded at me. "you\'re that kid i saw playing air guitar so well, aren\'t you?"
 
"well," i said, " there was that time when you really should have run down that lick from b-flat dyslexian to a e-seventh sharp penatonic mixolydian arpeggio with a muted ninth. but other than that, i thought you nailed it tonight."
 
warren\'s eyes flashed. unused to being disgraced, but knowing i was right, he yielded. "i should have. next time stand closer, so i can see your hands better."
 
"will do, godfather."
 
during this exhange, behind me, louis and the zappers had gotten themselves otherwise engaged. dave grohl had led them to the \'wall of hookers\', for which the 9:30 is internationally known. usually reserved for band members (with a smaller \'closet of skanks\' for the crews), dave grohl had begun to initiate the boys in the ways of the rock star.
 
handing josh a frisbee full of columbian slapyomama he said, "pick and choose. be greedy. be self indulgent. you\'re back stage now! everything goes!!!"
 
louis, our faithful leader, began to look anguished. "i love my wife, my marriage, my life. i would never disgrace it with such a cheap folly."
 
dave grohl just smiled, "stella here is a trained expert in the art of fellati-no. it is a completely maritally faithful hummer. it\'s an ancient hindi methodology. she kneels a full foot away, and with a combination of energy fluxes, carmic realignments, crystal power, herbs and vortex-like inhalation, she\'ll get you off like you never thought possible!!! and all while being true to the one you love."
 
josh was wasn\'t wasting any time on such moral issues, and had managed to knock out a six foot asian chick, and a curly redhead from uganda. he was staring down a muslim chick in full veil, while muttering something about glory holes. matt was in the corner with a midget, a frisbee, a crazy straw and a maniacal grin.
 
to be honest, i was just amazed. i mean, i knew louis ruled, but to have this kind of power and pull... the shazam to get us into this sort of situation. as soon as i was done giving warren my autograph, i played a tune to express my gratitude. afterwards we began to split up and make our ways home.
 
the zappers each had a sackful of groupies over their shoulders. dave grohl was now on a table in the center of the room freebasing matt abts\' hair dye. warren was by the wall releasing brian farmer from his indentured status. brian was looking lost and confused mumbling \'but we look so much alike warren, so much alike....\'. apparently there are other guys in Mule, but who cares what they were doing as long as it doesn\'t get in matt and warren\'s ways.
 
louis snuck out after stella blew.  
 
and me, i just thought of those inspiring words that had just erupted from me spontaneously, welling forth from the universal energy that is music, created entirely anew and uniquely befitting only that specific time and place which we were in.
 
"It\'s better than sunshine,
It\'s better than moonshine,
Damn sure better than rain.."

[Vassillios]

i;d love to see foo live

[SkyePrizm]

Soooooo can\'t wait for tomorrow night.  Not to rub it in or anything.  

Have fun at tonight\'s show, Elisa!

[davepeck]

here\'s last night..

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Foo Fighters
2008-02-18
DCU Center
Worcester, MA
   
   Taper:  davepeck
  Source:  Audio-Technica 853(h) > SP-SPSB-3 > iRiver H120 (16-bit/44.1k).
Location:  SEC 121, ROW D
Transfer:  iRiver H120 > Sony Sound Forge 8.0 (Waves L2 & fades) > CDWave > FLAC16.

***** DO NOT ENCODE TO AND DISTRIBUTE AS MP3!! *****
**** DO NOT SELL OR PURCHASE THIS RECORDING!!!! ****

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DISC ONE:                                    [60:33]
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01. Let It Die                               [04:48]
02. The Pretender                            [04:29]
03. Times Like These                         [04:42]
04. Breakout                                 [06:39]
05. Learn To Fly                             [03:58]
06. Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) [03:52]
07. This Is A Call                           [06:07]
08. Guitar Duel                              [01:44]
09. Stacked Actors*                          [10:28]
10. Skin And Bones**                         [05:31]
11. Marigold**                               [03:32]
12. My Hero**                                [04:43]
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DISC TWO:                                    [59:58]
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01. band intros                              [08:27]
02. Cold Day In The Sun**                    [03:26]
03. But, Honestly**                          [06:17]
04. Everlong^                                [05:00]
05. Monkey Wrench                            [07:47]
06. All My Life                              [04:15]
07. encore break                             [06:17]
08. Big Me intro                             [06:03]
09. Big Me                                   [02:50]
10. Long Road To Ruin                        [04:20]
11. Best Of You                              [05:16]
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 * with Drum Solo.
** acoustic, on alternate stage.
 ^ Dave solo until last chorus.

Enjoy!
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[SkyePrizm]

What an awesome show, Dave!  They basically played every old and new song i\'d want to hear.  

I let you know how tonight goes!!!

[SkyePrizm]

Basically same set list at the garden tonight....but i don\'t know what the vibe was at the MA show..but tonight it was freaking amazing.  absolutely just mind blowing.  the fact it was the garden, a sold out show, the fans were pumped.  Fuse TV was there taping it...(and I guess it was shown an hour later on the station.)  High energy all night.

It felt like the crowd was chanting and singing along to every song.   Everlong almost brought me to tears.   And the whole show ending with Best of You was by far just phenomenal.   What an amazing experience. I wish i could have had you all in my pocket and brought you along.

[ChrisF]

i wish i knew the foo fighters were on tour. i havent seen them since \'99

[SkyePrizm]

i wish i knew the foo fighters were on tour. i havent seen them since \'99

if you haven\'t heard the new cd, go get it.  

[ChrisF]

i wish i knew the foo fighters were on tour. i havent seen them since \'99

if you haven\'t heard the new cd, go get it.  

i havent heard anything after one by one. i thought the production was so bad on that album that they didnt sound like the foo fighters any more. i couldnt listen to it more than a couple times and i never listened to them or bought any of their stuff ever again. before that i had gone out of my way to buy every cd single and every version so i could get all the b sides.