Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert 9/3/2022 Wembley Stadium, London, England
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Sounds like a great show. They'll be streaming it on Paramount in a couple of days, and there is a second concert soon at the L. A. Forum.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lance minimum goad Newberry
I watched the network hour-
I watched the network hour--long broadcast tonight.
I had to fast-forward through most of it.
My reaction was that like almost all of these "all-star" shows, this one was "good" but ultimately almost all was shallow-end show business drek.
But beyond that predictable bit, I have a simple question not directly related to the "quality" of this TV show...
Really, what makes this guy so special?
Don't get me wrong, I was a fan and thought he was an excellent drummer & a rock star and it was sad that he died so young. But there are LOTS of great drummers & rock stars who die and don't get nearly this type of response.
Obviously, Dave Grohl is a powerful guy in the music business, emphasis on "business", and he made this happen this way. Hawkins was his friend and he had the pull to make this all happen and that's great, and it doesn't hurt anything.
But it was still mostly show-biz BS.
I can name 20 rock drummers who are just as good as Hawkins, who when they pass will barely get a mention.
Why all this for Hawkins???
I guess it's just good to have friends in high places.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYMaUFmfHHw&t=12s
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Starkdar
Such boring rock music
Such boring rock music
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee
I haven't seen or heard any
I haven't seen or heard any of it yet, but I'm surprised to hear such negative feedback. Reunions from The James Gang and Them Crooked Vultures. Another Geddy Lee and Alex Leifson appearance. Brian Johnson drops in. Paul McCartney makes a surprise appearance, dueting with Chrissie Hynde. The Queen dudes, the Oasis guy. Even Wolfgang Van Halen.
The Foo Fighters aren't my cup of tea, and yes, there are many other great drummers than Taylor Hawkins, but the point was to celebrate and pay tribute to this man's life, and that's what they did.
Makes me wonder why there was never a Jerry Garcia tribute concert?
It's only a little Rock'n Roll, Mr. GTTS.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
Dear Jerry at Merriweather
Dear Jerry at Merriweather Post was a tribute show. And every single cover band is a tribute band.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee
Dear Jerry was in 2017. Why
Dear Jerry was in 2017. Why'd they wait 22 years?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
James Gang? I'm there.
Not a Foo Fighters fan personally. James Gang? I'm there.
Gotta say, wolfie really left me hanging right here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDThIwNU2-4
Have you seen Junior's grades?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Woz
I can name 20 rock drummers
I can name 20 rock drummers who are just as good as Hawkins, who when they pass will barely get a mention.
I never heard of Taylor Hawkins until he died......
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LOL
LOL
There's so much zoners don't get
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: skyjunk
There goes my hero
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary
some people are cool just being themselves, may not of been a great drummer, but cool goes a long long way
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>>>>Dear Jerry was in 2017.
>>>>Dear Jerry was in 2017. Why'd they wait 22 years?<<<
Dear Jerry was May 14, 2015. 20 years. I'm on the dvd
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: skifurthur
But beyond that predictable
While I agree with many of the points made above, my opinion is that the most important part of this event is that all of the proceeds go to benefit organizations that provide mental health and addiction services for performers and their support crews. I honestly don't care how good or bad Taylor Hawkins was behind the kit or off the stage. What I do care about is that funds raised from this event will probably save the life of a few that would probably die in similar circumstances as Hawkins did.
It is even possible that the person that gets help when they most need may be a performer that you think is the best there is.
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I was at this show. Taylor
I was at this show. Taylor was a beast. The audience was pretty lame. I blame it on being a free concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLhTn0GgqgA&t=512s
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Photo by Corina Buriu?
Photo by Corina Buriu? Audience member, after the show
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I believe that photo is his
I believe that photo is his son, who played the drums at the event
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Yes, it is his son Shane who
Yes, it is his son Shane who played drums at the show. I was saying the photographer was a member of the audience. The kid was in the audience after the shoe delivering a pair of his drumsticks to someone he had promised them to.
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Neil Young at my previous
Neil Young at my previous show I mentioned.
Neil was the Headliner after the Foo Fighters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY5s_8ZU_0Q
Funny how so many people left after Foo Fighters and we were so close to the stage,
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hey big guy, you've become
hey big guy, you've become the the chuck todd of reviews
stranger things I guess...
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I watched most of the full
I watched most of the full show. Although I think the FF are a good band, and Grohl a top-notch drummer, I don't really care for their material, so I skipped through.
Seems Taylor was much beloved by the rock community, with many glowing video tributes from top acts. Sounds like he was 'everybody's best friend'. The show also featured tributes to other passed rock heroes like Bowie, Freddie Mercury, and Neal Peart.
Most of the performances very quite strong, with Grohl sitting in with the likes of The Pretenders, James Gang, Roger Taylor and Brian May from Queen, and Geddy and Alex from Rush (a musical highlight imo). ACDC's Brian Johnson sounded really good. McCartney's 'duet' with Chrissie Hynde was ok, but at least 10 years too late, vocal-wise. The guy from Supergrass did well singing a Police song with Stewart Copeland on drums, as well as a Bowie tune earlier with Nile Rogers and Chic. The guy who sang with Queen (Sam ...?) was also right on the money. Seeing John Paul Jones playing bass on a cover of Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' brought a smile to my face. Was also amusing to see the FF's Pat Smear, once of LA hardcore punk band, The Germs, play with all these classic rock guys.
That is all.