God Bless Dave Grohl

[rj2858]

The "microphone/tape machine" statement aside, for me it boils down to Grohl lambasting the state of music today, and in the same speech not forgetting to thank Sony/BMG, an entity that's largely responsible for it. It's not unlike Michael Moore making a movie about how evil Nike is, yet constantly appearing in U of M or Michigan State garb, schools whose athletic programs are sponsored/funded by huge shoe companies. I can't decide if it's subtle hypocrisy or simple cluelessness.

In the case of Michael Moore I believe it's neither. He's just a talentless moron who's found a way to make himself really wealthy, and endear himself to a (unfortunately) large segment of the uninformed masses, by telling lies and "creating situations" that never existed, through editing tape. He strikes me as an guy who thinks he's much smarter than he is, that thinks he can act anyway he wants, and he'll ask the questions

Check out the DVD "Michael Moore Hates America", by Mike Wilson, and the book "Do As I Say (Not As I Do)", by Peter Schweitzer, for a peek into what a pant-load this guy really is.

[cynic]

In the case of Michael Moore I believe it's neither. He's just a talentless moron who's found a way to make himself really wealthy, and endear himself to a (unfortunately) large segment of the uninformed masses, by telling lies and "creating situations" that never existed, through editing tape.

You may think he's a pant-load, but if he's using tape he's aces in my book!

[zenmindbeginner]

In the case of Michael Moore I believe it's neither. He's just a talentless moron who's found a way to make himself really wealthy, and endear himself to a (unfortunately) large segment of the uninformed masses, by telling lies and "creating situations" that never existed, through editing tape. He strikes me as an guy who thinks he's much smarter than he is, that thinks he can act anyway he wants, and he'll ask the questions

Check out the DVD "Michael Moore Hates America", by Mike Wilson, and the book "Do As I Say (Not As I Do)", by Peter Schweitzer, for a peek into what a pant-load this guy really is.

You made pretty pony cry.

[Cary]

In the case of Michael Moore I believe it's neither. He's just a talentless moron who's found a way to make himself really wealthy, and endear himself to a (unfortunately) large segment of the uninformed masses, by telling lies and "creating situations" that never existed, through editing tape. He strikes me as an guy who thinks he's much smarter than he is, that thinks he can act anyway he wants, and he'll ask the questions

Check out the DVD "Michael Moore Hates America", by Mike Wilson, and the book "Do As I Say (Not As I Do)", by Peter Schweitzer, for a peek into what a pant-load this guy really is.

You made pretty pony cry.

damnit, rj2858.

You made zen's pretty pony cry.

It cried.

Why?

Why would you post that?

You have no cred now.

None at all.

You made that pony cry.

Why?

[zenmindbeginner]

In the case of Michael Moore I believe it's neither. He's just a talentless moron who's found a way to make himself really wealthy, and endear himself to a (unfortunately) large segment of the uninformed masses, by telling lies and "creating situations" that never existed, through editing tape. He strikes me as an guy who thinks he's much smarter than he is, that thinks he can act anyway he wants, and he'll ask the questions

Check out the DVD "Michael Moore Hates America", by Mike Wilson, and the book "Do As I Say (Not As I Do)", by Peter Schweitzer, for a peek into what a pant-load this guy really is.

You made pretty pony cry.

damnit, rj2858.

You made zen's pretty pony cry.

It cried.

Why?

Why would you post that?

You have no cred now.

None at all.

You made that pony cry.

Why?

I do not own a pony.

[rj2858]

If truth is a problem, my suggestion would include something about you and the 'pony' you rode in on. (He says laughingly)

[Thundernotes]

Just a friendly reminder..... no making ponies cry here.

[zenmindbeginner]

Just a friendly reminder..... no making ponies cry here.

I know right? Now Jan is sad too.

If truth is a problem, my suggestion would include something about you and the 'pony' you rode in on. (He says laughingly)

That pony lives in a parallel dimension... I think that it's 2D so no, nobody can ride him/her, it's a flat world.

[Thundernotes]

Just a friendly reminder..... no making ponies cry here.

I know right? Now Jan is sad too.

If truth is a problem, my suggestion would include something about you and the 'pony' you rode in on. (He says laughingly)

That pony lives in a parallel dimension... I think that it's 2D so no, nobody can ride him/her, it's a flat world.

Can I ride Jan?

[zenmindbeginner]

Just a friendly reminder..... no making ponies cry here.

I know right? Now Jan is sad too.

If truth is a problem, my suggestion would include something about you and the 'pony' you rode in on. (He says laughingly)

That pony lives in a parallel dimension... I think that it's 2D so no, nobody can ride him/her, it's a flat world.

Can I ride Jan?

Eve Plumb sure is one fairly hot GMILF today.

I've always thought that Jan had the potential to be a "Girl Gone Bad"

[rj2858]

Then you'd need to find a copy of the movie Eve starred in called "Dawn; Portrait of a Teenage Runaway" from the 70's.

(Damn, I can't believe I remember stuff like this!)

[zenmindbeginner]

Then you'd need to find a copy of the movie Eve starred in called "Dawn; Portrait of a Teenage Runaway" from the 70's.

(Damn, I can't believe I remember stuff like this!)

Dooood, I sooo just ran across that.

+100

[cmatthes]

Grohl was upset at the negativity here.

He sent me an IM...

The Crying Pony put him over the edge.

[rj2858]

So you're saying to look for a pony reference on the next Foo disc?

[elduave]

In the case of Michael Moore I believe it's neither. He's just a talentless moron who's found a way to make himself really wealthy, and endear himself to a (unfortunately) large segment of the uninformed masses, by telling lies and "creating situations" that never existed, through editing tape.

You may think he's a pant-load, but if he's using tape he's aces in my book!

Lol!

[Cary]

Grohl clarifies:

"Oh, what a night we had last Sunday at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. The glitz! The Glamour! SEACREST! Where do I begin?? Chillin' with Lil' Wayne...meeting Cyndi Lauper's adorable mother...the complimentary blinking Coldplay bracelet.....much too much to recap. It's really is still a bit of a blur. But, if there's one thing that I remember VERY clearly, it was accepting the Grammy for Best Rock Performance...and then saying this:

"To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of music is what's important. Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do... It's not about being perfect, it's not about sounding absolutely correct, it's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes on in here [your heart] and what goes on in here [your head]."

Not the Gettysburg Address, but hey......I'm a drummer, remember?

Well, me and my big mouth. Never has a 33 second acceptance rant evoked such caps-lock postboard rage as my lil' ode to analog recording has. OK....maybe Kanye has me on this one, but....Imma let you finish....just wanted to clarify something...

I love music. I love ALL kinds of music. From Kyuss to Kraftwerk, Pinetop Perkins to Prodigy, Dead Kennedys to Deadmau5.....I love music. Electronic or acoustic, it doesn't matter to me. The simple act of creating music is a beautiful gift that ALL human beings are blessed with. And the diversity of one musician's personality to the next is what makes music so exciting and.....human.

That's exactly what I was referring to. The "human element". That thing that happens when a song speeds up slightly, or a vocal goes a little sharp. That thing that makes people sound like PEOPLE. Somewhere along the line those things became "bad" things, and with the great advances in digital recording technology over the years they became easily "fixed". The end result? I my humble opinion.....a lot of music that sounds perfect, but lacks personality. The one thing that makes music so exciting in the first place.

And, unfortunately, some of these great advances have taken the focus off of the actual craft of performance. Look, I am not Yngwie Malmsteen. I am not John Bonham. Hell...I'm not even Josh Groban, for that matter. But I try really fucking hard so that I don't have to rely on anything but my hands and my heart to play a song. I do the best that I possibly can within my limitations, and accept that it sounds like me. Because that's what I think is most important. It should be real, right? Everybody wants something real.

I don't know how to do what Skrillex does (though I fucking love it) but I do know that the reason he is so loved is because he sounds like Skrillex, and that's badass. We have a different process and a different set of tools, but the "craft" is equally as important, I'm sure. I mean.....if it were that easy, anyone could do it, right? (See what I did there?)

So, don't give me two Crown Royals and then ask me to make a speech at your wedding, because I might just bust into the advantages of recording to 2 inch tape.

Now, I think I have to go scream at some kids to get off my lawn.

Stay frosty.

Davemau5"

I liked his original speech better. Seacrest? Lil' Wayne? Really? Granted, a "blinking Coldplay bracelet" has to be more exciting than any music Coldplay has actually made, but c'mon... Is Dave SERIOUS?

Dave Rocks, but anymore outbursts like that, and people might start calling him Dave Grovel..

[Jack C]

"Bank roll. Dave Grohl. All hail those that rock and roll."

If he's good enough for Supagroup, he's good enough for me.