Oh, goody! The Stranger hired a hipper-than-thou mean girl who couldn't cut it in New York. I'm sure she knows TV better than a late-night mainstay like Letterman.
Pretty much concur with the rest. Dave had the band on that he wanted, for his show. Should we argue about whether or not he wore the right tie for everyone next?
The Foo Fighters have released some drivel in the last decade-plus, for sure, but there's far worse 90s nostalgia acts still lurching around. It could have been Weezer or something.
I've always liked Foo Fighters and have had a couple albums over the years. Still have the first one with the Han Solo like blaster on the cover. But they are kind of a disappointment, inasmuch as it's so hard to not compare them to Nirvana. Would have loved if Grohl had done something a little bit more Queens of the Stoneage-ish for his full time deal. Everlong's a great song though and the montage was enjoyable enough. I'll miss Letterman and, much as I love Stephen Colbert, wonder how he'll manage out of his goofy character.
It it meant something to Dave then that's what matters, but musically... yeah. Awful MOR. They should have let Paul choose one.
One of my favorite things about Letterman was his seemingly sincere enthusiasm for his musical guests. Even on the nights when you could feel his dread of having to ask panel questions to vapid celebrities, he'd still boyishly hop over to the music act all "hey, nice drums!"
And the original second sentence of this post was (bolds mine):
"For reasons that baffle everyone who has ever lived, Letterman chose the Foo Fighters as the final guests on the final episode of The Late Show with David Letterman..."
I know Lindsay Hood is young, but get a clue...or stick to what you know.
I deleted that part of the headline because I also wrote that part of the headline. I deleted it because it didn't match the actual original meaning of what Lindsay wrote. My additions. My deletions. Please feel free to level your delightful criticisms at me from here on.
I won't insult the author of this article by claiming she's a hipster hack who couldn't make it in NY cuz that's just rude and not in any way constructive.
What I will say is that this article could have been something different - something that Slate recognized. They wrote about Dave's relationship with the Foo Fighters and even pulled some quotes, granted from other sources, to highlight their seemingly odd relationship. Isn't that more valuable than reading about how you, the author, hates the Foo Fighters?
Also, agree with 19. If you're so baffled by the choice, why not actually look into it? The whole backstory is out there if you bother to Google it. Instead, you just stopped at feeling baffled and used it as an excuse to post something ripping on a band you don't like.
And @18, there's a difference between being "outraged" by something and thinking it's stupid or silly. Ostensibly, the author thinks the Foo Fighters are stupid and/or silly, or shitty musicians. Why not call her out for her "outrage" over seeing them on Letterman's last show?
@17: Did you also rewrite the second sentence of this post? Because that's a far more damning indication of your new music writer's ignorance of rock history that's more than 5 years past.
Kinda rude of a band to cancel an entire tour and disappoint all of those fans just to play one song on a TV show, but I guess Dave is pretty important.
I'm not a Foo Fighters fan AT ALL, but this segment was fantastic. If you don't like Dave Grohl then you were lucky because you only had to watch him and his band for about 20 seconds.
And I'd disagree that the montage was of David's "greatest moments". While many great moments were represented, there were also lots of just meaningful moments. For example, there was a shot of comedian George Miller. I doubt that any people would list any of his many appearances as a "great moment", but he and David were great friends (look up what David did for George in the early '00s) and including him makes total sense.
The editing of the montage was pretty great. Seemingly in rhythm and in sync with the song, the editing was basically a second drummer. It effectively squeezed 33 years of television into one brief song.
If you were too jaded to appreciate that then congratulations, you'll do well writing for The Stranger.
So yeah, it sounds just right to me.
Besides - when the opening act is Bob Dylan, there's really nothing that can adequately follow.
One of my favorite things about Letterman was his seemingly sincere enthusiasm for his musical guests. Even on the nights when you could feel his dread of having to ask panel questions to vapid celebrities, he'd still boyishly hop over to the music act all "hey, nice drums!"
But doesn't deleting that part make the post even more pointless than it already was?
"For reasons that baffle everyone who has ever lived, Letterman chose the Foo Fighters as the final guests on the final episode of The Late Show with David Letterman..."
I know Lindsay Hood is young, but get a clue...or stick to what you know.
What I will say is that this article could have been something different - something that Slate recognized. They wrote about Dave's relationship with the Foo Fighters and even pulled some quotes, granted from other sources, to highlight their seemingly odd relationship. Isn't that more valuable than reading about how you, the author, hates the Foo Fighters?
Notwithstanding musical tastes, Dave is much smarter than you. Remember that.
And @18, there's a difference between being "outraged" by something and thinking it's stupid or silly. Ostensibly, the author thinks the Foo Fighters are stupid and/or silly, or shitty musicians. Why not call her out for her "outrage" over seeing them on Letterman's last show?
Jesus fuck.
I'm not a Foo Fighters fan AT ALL, but this segment was fantastic. If you don't like Dave Grohl then you were lucky because you only had to watch him and his band for about 20 seconds.
And I'd disagree that the montage was of David's "greatest moments". While many great moments were represented, there were also lots of just meaningful moments. For example, there was a shot of comedian George Miller. I doubt that any people would list any of his many appearances as a "great moment", but he and David were great friends (look up what David did for George in the early '00s) and including him makes total sense.
The editing of the montage was pretty great. Seemingly in rhythm and in sync with the song, the editing was basically a second drummer. It effectively squeezed 33 years of television into one brief song.
If you were too jaded to appreciate that then congratulations, you'll do well writing for The Stranger.