Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50

[Famous Mortimer]

Foo Fighters cosplayed in Kimonos when they inducted Rush into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, Taylor was mates with Peart, Geddy & Alex joined Foo Fighters onstage in Toronto a few times ... there's definite history.

I assumed something like that was the case. Shame they're such nutcases, as I do like a lot of Rush's music.

[The Mollusk]

A proper tribute would be loads of drummers on stage at once, all drumming along to that Foo Fighters song. You know the one. I've no idea what it's called.
Then Ringo could come on and do a solo drum.

Some get Yamantaka Eye on the blower

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

That is a lineup of almost pure sludge.

More rock and pop, I would say.

[SteveDave]

A mouthwatering lineup there.

At least Chrissie Hynde won't have to share the womens bogs with anyone.

The little girl who plays the drums is on the bill now too.

[holyzombiejesus]

The little girl who plays the drums is on the bill now too.

Moe Tucker?

[turnstyle]

Going to be honest guys, seems bad taste of them to use a photo of him doing the Nazi salute.

[SpiderChrist]

Dave Chapelle? REALLY?

Hawkins was a great drummer, sad loss etc etc but what a cavalcade of meh that line-up is.

I have a friend who is very excited and definitely going. Takes all sorts, different strokes, each to their own, wouldn't it be dull if we all liked the same stuff.

[MigraineBoy]

Dave Chapelle? REALLY?

Hawkins was a great drummer, sad loss etc etc but what a cavalcade of meh that line-up is.

I have a friend who is very excited and definitely going. Takes all sorts, different strokes, each to their own, wouldn't it be dull if we all liked the same stuff.

The Wembley line-up has since added John Paul Jones, Alain Johannes, Nandi Bushell, Nile Rodgers, Krist Novoselic, Greg Kurstin and Chris Rock. It's also not finished.

Presumably the Chris Rock appearance is a two-for-one deal seeing as he an Chapelle do the o2 that night.

[Head Gardener]

whats left of Queen AND Rush, what's not to like?

[Goldentony]

Rush would be wise to do a 14 minute version of Working Man and then just fuck off the stage with a wave, get anyone on drums, get fucking 'THIS DRUMMER IS AT THE WRONG GIG' guy

[famethrowa]

Can they get the 2 blokes who played on Eat Yself Fitter?

[turnstyle]

No Stomp?

No sale.

[Shaky]

I assumed something like that was the case. Shame they're such nutcases, as I do like a lot of Rush's music.

Is this about the hoary old Ayn Rand business again? Because they all turned their backs on that 40+ years ago, and it was debatable whether the remaining two were ever much into it beyond curiosity.

[bgmnts]

Yeah unless there is something else about them like they're big into crypto or some shit.

[Butchers Blind]

Get that guy who plays empty paint pots outside tube stations on the line up.

[idunnosomename]

There was a guy outside covent garden who just used to do the melody of the first two bars of the Flinstones theme down a traffic cone.

Get Hale and Pace to bring back The Stonk in his honour.

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

50 is an unusually old age for a rock star to be dieing of drugs, they tend to get that out of the way in their late twenties. By 50 they've normally cleaned up and are on a strict diet of mung beans and cabbage water.

[Famous Mortimer]

Is this about the hoary old Ayn Rand business again? Because they all turned their backs on that 40+ years ago, and it was debatable whether the remaining two were ever much into it beyond curiosity.

My reaction was based more on the things they thought and said at the time they were making decent music. I honestly didn't know they'd turned their back on the thing they wrote an album about (which namechecks Rand as a genius on the sleeve), possibly because I really don't like anything they made after the early 80s.

[The Mollusk]

50 is an unusually old age for a rock star to be dieing of drugs, they tend to get that out of the way in their late twenties. By 50 they've normally cleaned up and are on a strict diet of mung beans and cabbage water.

That's what killed him, poor bastard got stung by the mung

[Famous Mortimer]

I think you misheard, it was an addiction to the game Amung Us

[Shaky]

My reaction was based more on the things they thought and said at the time they were making decent music. I honestly didn't know they'd turned their back on the thing they wrote an album about (which namechecks Rand as a genius on the sleeve), possibly because I really don't like anything they made after the early 80s.

Fair enough - I personally prefer several albums after that one so horses for courses and all that. Not to derail the thread, but Peart remained a "bleeding heart Libertarian" for the rest of his life - not exactly my political stance of choice, but he seemed a generally broad-minded, left-leaning sort in other ways going by his 80's lyrics onwards. The other two were barely into the Rand stuff so it's easily dismissed as a brief silly stage, I think.

[RHX]

Grohl, Jones and Homme on the same bill? Looks like there's going to be a one-off Them Crooked Vultures reunion too!

[Goldentony]

it can't have been libertarianism or Ayn rand telling then to insert shite reggae parts into amazing songs like Spirit Of The Radio so all their bad decisions are on them

[famethrowa]

it can't have been libertarianism or Ayn rand telling then to insert shite reggae parts into amazing songs like Spirit Of The Radio so all their bad decisions are on them

Well apparently at the time they were told to "be more like The Police", so

[famethrowa]

Grohl, Jones and Homme on the same bill? Looks like there's going to be a one-off Them Crooked Vultures reunion too!

Ugh is there a name for all this shit? A bit new for DadRock but sweaty rock drivel played by sweaty divorced gammons on expensive guitars.

[kalowski]

TBH I assumed most of you were just being sarcastic. Didn't realise people actually listened to the Foo Fighters.

[Goldentony]

Well apparently at the time they were told to "be more like The Police", so

This has to have been an actual serpent of beelzebub on the wind up to have suggested this to Rush of all groups