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<p>Well, the Foo Fighters certainly know how to put on a show. 2.5 hours, no breaks or encores, just music. Dave Grohl is definitely the best front man in modern rock. He may not sing as well as Mike Patton or Chris Cornell (used to), or play guitar as well as Billy Corgan, but no one has more charisma, works harder, and thus has a crowd eating out of his hand, like Dave does. And fuck, work! 2.5 hours running around like the excitable child he is, playing hard, screaming his tits off, while the other band members take a break, he plays solo. Man crush enhanced (again). </p>
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<p>Great set list, classics from every album, a constant steam of crowd pleasers. As ever, i gained new appreciation for the new stuff after hearing it live, but even touring a new album, the focus was still on an immensely popular 20 years of work. "All My Life" is probably the best live rock song i have ever seen, 1) it's a kick ass track, and 2) it will get even the most static crowd moving. "This is a Call" was a pleasant surprise, there were a couple i would have loved to hear, but overall i thought it was awesome.</p>
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<p>The little covers set in the middle was very cool. I don't think i've ever seen a band have so much fun on stage before. Included my favourite Rod Stewart song (yes, i have a favourite Rod Stewart song), obviously the aussie's went nuts for the AC/DC song, and no one know's who Rush are. Under Pressure was just hilarious, but well done. </p>
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<p>I was stoked, a great night. </p>
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<p>One thing though, and i am unsure whether this is a "in my day" old man whinge, a Brisbane thing, or a kids these days thing. The crowd were shit i thought. Yes, they sung at the right time (or some did) but they were fucking static! Mrs Mariner and I situated ourselves about 20m from the front (about in line with the covers set stage). While we bounced, head banged, danced, and sung for the whole set (and fuck i am still sore today), sweating up a storm, the people around us, heaps of them in their 20s, just fucking stood there and watched. You boring fluffybunnies! They were more interested in taking photos, or video, or what ever. Dave was playing solo acoustic, and people around me were videoing the big screen rather than watching him for fucks sake. I don't know, maybe my focus was a bit different in my 20s, but i remember most people walked out of concerts looking wrecked, sweaty, and exhausted. The huge majority of the people even at the front left looking like they did when they got there. And barely anyone smokes weed any more! shit's changing man, and not in a good way. </p>
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<p>But fuck those fluffybunnies, i had an awesome time, and i'll go again next tour, i can't think of a more entertaining way to spend 2 and a half hours. Nice work fullas</p> -
<p>Good news is the crowd was much better in Auckland (energy wise) and there def was plenty of pot. According to reports from my little blister that is!!</p>
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<p>. Dave Grohl is definitely the best front man in modern rock. He may not sing as well as Mike Patton or Chris Cornell (used to), or play guitar as well as Billy Corgan, but no one has more charisma, works harder, and thus has a crowd eating out of his hand, like Dave does. And fuck, work! 2.5 hours running around like the excitable child he is, playing hard, screaming his tits off, while the other band members take a break, he plays solo. Man crush enhanced (again). </p>
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<p>Behind Eddie Vedder. Foo's are great but Pearl Jam are still the best stadium rock band going around for mine.</p> -
<p>I prefer Pearl Jam over Foos to listen to but after three PJ Concerts, I find they lack a bit Live. First Concert of theirs I went to was fabulous, the second, great. and the third just good.</p>
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<p>Eddie Vedder? as a front man? really? I've seen him a couple of times, he's a bit meh. At least he can face the crowd these days...</p>
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<p>This is the best mix I have heard in ages. (excuse the first 2 or 3 minutes - atmospherics)</p>
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<p>From the Beat Broker half of San Francisco's Broker/Dealer, released under the umbrella of the excellent Dream Chimney, who you may remember from the Lovefingers tracks.</p>
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<p>The Slowness:</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-chimney/the-slowness-5'>https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-chimney/the-slowness-5</a></p>
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<p>Discoverer - Personal Clone<br>
Bison - Familiar Stranger (night)<br>
Mirror People Feat Iwona Skwarek - Come Over (instrumental)<br>
In The Valley - Boat Around<br>
Plastic Fantastic - Here Comes The Sun (Beatfanatic Remix)<br>
Inner Square - Empty Streets<br>
Blase - The Third Wall<br>
Disco Sigaretta - 479<br>
Kimo - Sawarna<br>
Black Body - Tomorrow Never Comes (dub mix)<br>
Clandestino - Crack in the sky (the Beat Broker dream dub)<br>
Mudegg - on A Trouve (instrumental)<br>
Susanne Sundfor - Fade Away (Bjorn Torske Remix)<br>
Kalidasa Kalidasa - The Waiting Game (Craig Bratley Remix)<br>
Silver City - loading<br>
Mild Peril - voyager I-ii</p>
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<p>I was going to say exactly that Tim when the debate was on about Foo Fighter / Pearl Jam above.</p>
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<p>Taylor era Stones set the standard for all other rock bands musically, and rock lifestyle / excess.</p>
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<p>Still got the (faded) poster from their 73 Western Springs concert on my office wall.</p>
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<p>Still the best concert I have ever attended (as a 13 yr old)</p>
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<p>Set List:</p>
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<p>01 Brown Sugar<br>
02 Bitch<br>
03 Rocks Off<br>
04 Gimme Shelter<br>
05 Happy<br>
06 Tumbling Dice<br>
07 Love In Vain<br>
08 Sweet Virginia<br>
09 Can't Always Get What You Want<br>
10 All Down The Line<br>
11 Midnight Rambler<br>
12 Jumping Jack Flash<br>
13 Street Fighting Man</p>
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<p>Very dodgy quality bootleg of concert <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.archive.org/serve/RollingStones19730211AucklandNewZealand/RollingStones19730211AucklandNewZealand.mp3'>http://www.archive.org/serve/RollingStones19730211AucklandNewZealand/RollingStones19730211AucklandNewZealand.mp3</a></p> -
Has a look at my google music collection for the first time in ages and realised there was a "Classic Rock" album they are giving away for free summer time ago, that I never listened to. Got this on it - such a great track from my teens:<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="
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<p>that song is so good. i remember having the cassingle</p>
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Has a look at my google music collection for the first time in ages and realised there was a "Classic Rock" album they are giving away for free summer time ago, that I never listened to. Got this on it - such a great track from my teens:<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="
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I prefer Pearl Jam over Foos to listen to but after three PJ Concerts, I find they lack a bit Live. First Concert of theirs I went to was fabulous, the second, great. and the third just good.<br><br>
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Did you go to the mount smart gig in 1995 ? Poor old Dead flowers only got to do one song before they were pulled off stage. Tim and Neil Finn came out at the end and did a couple of their songs with Eddie. -
<p>Been listening to a lot of Harry Nilsson lately. Some of you may remember this gem from "Goodfellas."</p>
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<p>that song is so good. i remember having the cassingle</p>
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<p>Learned it on guitar because fucking guitar. That and Sweet Child were the only songs worth knowing and playing badly on a shitty $200 guitar with a shitty $50 tube drive amp.</p>
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<p>Classic hi-cut 90s babes with massive hair. A complete absence of any guitar equipment to signify actual music was played. Alice Cooper poisoning some blonde chick.</p>
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<p>The understanding in my later years that there was probably a kilo of Columbian Gold on a table somewhere out of shot, and that the band were probably laughing their jacked up arses off between takes only adds to the fond memories.</p> -
<p>Just survived the <em>coldest month ever recorded</em> where I live. And it continues into March. Think about that for a second -- it's reallyfuckingcold.</p>
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<p>(This video is mildly funny.)</p>
