Nothin’ satisfies, but I’m gettin’ close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope
Over the weekend I attended a Foo Fighters/Weezer concert. Wasn't a big Weezer fan going in.....Wasn't a fan at all going out. Lurve the Foo Fighters and was willing to give Weezer a chance because they were playing with my boys....I'm not feeling Nerd rock....at all. AT ALL!!!!!!! Say it again....AT ALL! Weezer's demographics.....teenage or adult teenage boys who have been (only in their minds) turned down by all women everywhere and choose to use Nerd Rock as a mental and physical outlet....ie...attending the concert, jumping up and down, screaming the lyrics as I run and duck from "nerdy, getting none" sweat. Gross. God Love'em, Girls stay out of their way.
And just as I was about to give up and wait in the car......Weezer's time finally ran out....Hip-Hop Hooray.....I'll admit I might not have minded Weezer so much if I wasn't waiting on the Foo Fighters.. Being served up Weezer before the Foo Fighters was like having to eat a bowl of Okra after dinner but before dessert. No thanks.
But when the lights dimmed and the guitar riff for "All my life" boomed throughout the venue...Do the damn thing!.....The Okra taste was quickly washed away by a shot of Amaretto.....and then....the lights go up and my boy.....the man........just as cool and humble and un-Rockstar as he wants to be....but is a MAJOR rockstar...and a solid one too.....Foo-Fighter front man - Dave Grohl comes in to full view....he...he is (white) chocolate molten cake. With a dollop of fresh whipped cream.
My Adidas got stomped on at least 5 times....lucky for those fools we weren't at a rap concert....You just couldn't get away with that floor standing thing at a hip-hop concert...somebody's gonna violate....and get violated.....but we we're at a rock concert, where the office folks go to release so I gave in and did the rock "jump around" or up and down or whatever it was......maybe I was just rockin' out and I'm having a hard time admitting it.....I was Rockin' out....Up on my friends Shoulders..How's the back, Kelly? ....Courtesy of my friend I had a clear view over the six foot tall Weezer fans.
I really do appreciate the Foo Fighters as a rock band. Because I'm not the big concert goer. I have to like the artist in a borderline obsessive way, not just like one of their hit songs. Otherwise I suffer from a mild case of Can'tstayandlisten tothesongsIdontknoweus. But I can with those guys...Great music......Great musicians. Undeniable. Happy I was there to witness. Go Long Beach!!!!
As I was searching for a photo of The Foo Fighters to post, I thought, wow, it must be tough for Dave Grohl sometimes, standing there in photos but having to stand in front of the rest of the band. It takes a special personality. I could do it.
5 comments:
Long live Foo Fighters!!! I don't know what's up with all the Weezer hating though - what did they ever do to you (and by you I mean all the Weezer-hating people out there - INCLUDING one fan who jumped ship the minute everyone around him starting dissing the Weez) Every "nerd" deserves his day once in a while. Maybe they're not molten chocolate cake (mmm, mmm Dave Grohl) but maybe they're just a nice chocolate chip cookie - nothing exotic but still a nice, simple treat at the end of a long day. Just food for thought (bu-dump-dump). =)
It's all coming back to me...was it Weezer who did that Buddy Holly song or video...I think so. that was sooooo annoying.. I'm not knocking their hustle...I just can't flow with it. :-) God bless any artist with the gonads to display or perform their work in front of the masses. Sarah..you're defending those guys like that? Even after some of those nerds acted out their frustrations on you. You know those fans were questionable. Admit it....admit it!!!! :-)
There is a term for the "nerd rock" you talk about, its called EMO music, short for Emotional. Weezer is sometimes credited as the very first mainsrtream EMO band. For the complete explanation of EMO music & bands see the following link;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
Kelly
Don't hate the player.....hate the fans (don't mind if I do). Just for the record, those questionable fans (definitely) were also there to see our beloved Foo. Can't blame the band for the fans...
Looked up the emo band definition...emotional hardcore.....sounds like music for porno movies :-)
Or a bunch of frat boys trying to get a girl drunk...scary
But I'm fickle....I might one day love a song by Weezer and have a complete turnaround.
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