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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I like Eddie Vedder's voice better than all the bands mentioned, but Corgan is right that Pearl Jame is quite derivative, and Yellow Ledbetter is a pretty glaring example of that. A fun song to end a concert, sure, but hard to not call it anything but a Jimi Hendrix rip off (probably why it never made an album).
David Grohl seems like a great guy, and I'm glad they've had a lot of success, but I wouldn't exactly say his songs are masterpieces that are going to stand the test of time. They really strike me as more throwaway pop songs than any of the bands being talked about.
I think I am probably in Rouge's camp of being a big SP fan at one time, and don't really care to listen to them anymore. But I do think they have some of the better written songs out of the above groups. I guess I was lucky to see some very good concerts of theirs too. The MC&IS stop at the Saddledome was a pretty great show that lasted at least 2-3 hours with multiple encores and some great ad-libbing. They also played a great show headlining Lollapalooza at the Gorge in George. Both featured lots of ad-libbling and extended sets and the band was really engaged with the audience and into what they were doing.
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I appreciate a disagreement that doesn't start with an insult. A lot of what you say I agree with except yellow led better and Everlong will stand the test of time, it's very good as where a lot of Foo Fighters is rudimentary. Grohl is an amazing drummer and an average guitarist/singer. I wish he'd drum more, he's a natural.
You reminded of Nine Inch Nails. A band that many will not like but live they were amazing. Got free tickets and I went in expecting a Marilyn Manson kind of show and got an elite level rock concert