| Concert Review of Foo Fighters at Petersen Events Center on Sat Jul 26, 2008 |
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| Sat Jul 26, 2008 |
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| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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| Music Review: Foo Fighters romp to their fans' delight Grohl steps out of Nirvana's shadow in a big way Sunday, July 27, 2008 By Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In the time that the Foo Fighters have been around, a child could have been born and grown up to be a teenager headbanging at one of their concerts. What a fast 14 years it's been. And by Dave Grohl's estimation, that means it's time to behave more like a full-fledged member of the classic-rock club. "We don't play these teensy-weensy hour-and-10 minute sets," he said. "We're not the hot new band ..." No, Saturday night at the Petersen Center, the Foo Fighters gave the fans their $47 worth with a blistering two-and-a-half-hour set complete with a midway ramp that led to an auxiliary acoustic stage, a la Aerosmith and the Stones. Before he even struck a note, Grohl was greeted by a worshipful crowd that saluted him not only for writing songs like "My Hero," but for being the drummer of [bleepin'] Nirvana. After wallowing in that ovation for a while, the statuesque frontman hit the opening notes to "Let it Die" and the Foos were off in that quiet-to-loud heaven, this time with a stage full of eight players, including a cellist who somehow bowed through the sonic storm. The first third of the show was one raging rocker after another -- "Pretender," "Times Like These," "Learn to Fly" -- that found Grohl balancing melodic verses with explosive choruses and guttural screams. An early surprise was a cover of Mose Allison's "Young Man's Blues" that ventured into Aero-Zeppelin territory without ever quite scaling those lofty heights.. |
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