Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets choked up when a big crowd releases that kind of energy. Sports, concerts, whatever -- that massive release of energy when a crowd goes nuts makes me cry every time. I don't know why.
The earth has been around for over 4.5 billion years and somehow I get to live in a time where I can share the same air as Dave Grohl. I want to just sit and have a beer with Dave, he seems so fuckin cool man. Its incredible that he has had such an amazing career while also being the dude thats like " oh i don't know how to play, i just do shit and it works sometimes" He's truly an icon for a whole generation of music lovers.
@@Guitargate Took me a lot of years so realize that "if it sounds good it is good" Everyone's ears' nose (knows). Of course people have their own tastes, but it boils down to it's good or it's not so good and needs improvement.
I met Dave, Kurt and Krist on their first time they toured England. I was busting my ass with my own band. We were all American and our sound was very influenced but what was going on I England so I felt like k was living the dream. We played with incredible bands. But meeting Nirvana was fantastic. I played bass and sang but found myself talking to Dave for about 20 minutes. A true gentleman and massive fan of music. We just talked about the bands we love. No gear talk, just chilling. Kurt was nice but he was kinda a loner and just wanted to relax after the show. Krist was an absolute comedian. Three total different personalities. A day I’ll never forget!
one thing I found super interesting is how grohl's described his chord playing as being like he's drumming them, with the low E as the bass kick and the other strings as melody laid over the top of it in whatever stroke motion he's doing
The whole Live at Wembley concert was my how-to perform live textbook if you will. Dave really knows how to fill a stage and get 20,000+ people to groove and dance.
I spent my teens and twenties missing iconic shows by amazing bands, but I am so thankful that I made it to this Wembley show (I think there were actually 2 nights). I’d only just got into Foo Fighters in the previous year or too and had no sense of how popular they were in the UK. The energy and the connection between Dave/the band and the crowd was like nothing I’d ever experienced before. And at points it was a little bit scary - I was in my late 30’s at the time and the crowd was younger cooler and, close to the front, a lot tougher - so I spent most of f the show in the seats rather than the ‘mosh pit’, but just extraordinary. Can’t wait for live music again
Been watching your videos since you only had a couple hundred subscribers and just love the way you keep breaking these things down. What a gift! It’s like a rose that just grows itself with a song like this but when you take it apart petal by petal and put them back together adding the dewdrops with an understanding of the structure of the whole thing it smells even better at the end with that extra dimension. Keep on with the good work!
Wooo... didnt think a song ive heard so many times could give me the chills so many times... Dave Grohl is so awesome. And I'm super appreciative of this breakdown. Still trying to learn theory and why it matters and you do a good job of connecting emotion to theory.
"real tunes only requires on voice and one instrument" ❤️ man, I guess some people might not agree and that's just a matter of taste BUT! For me it's definitely the best I can get.
I was lucky enough to be at that gig. That song was amazing and still gives me goosebumps listening back now. Great review as always! I love your insights in to the method behind the music.
I always thought this was him doing the acoustic arrangement of Everlong on electric. Sounds so good and really fun to play along to their Wembley show! Thanks Michael, GREAT video choice today and wonderful reaction as always!
Something interesting about Dave that you might like to know. is that he plays guitar from a drummer standpoint. He has an interview where he talks about certain strings representing the bass, certain strings representing symbols, snare etc.
I was in the hospital for about 2 months. Would always be lonely at night, fighting hospital psychosis, about every night I watched this performance of Everlong as well as The Pretender and Long Road to Ruin from the same set.
Lyrics : Hello I've waited here for you Everlong Tonight, I throw myself into And out of the red Out of her head, she sang Come down and waste away with me Down with me Slow, how you wanted it to be I'm over my head Out of her head, she sang And I wonder When I sing along with you If everything could ever be this real forever If anything could ever be this good again The only thing I'll ever ask of you You've got to promise not to stop when I say when She sang Breathe out So I can breathe you in Hold you in And now I know you've always been Out of your head Out of my head, I sang And I wonder When I sing along with you If everything could ever feel this real forever If anything could ever be this…
I’m so happy to see you get choked up during this performance. This song gets me crying and feeling good all at the same time. I get so happy for Dave Grohl when he smiles at the crowd as they sing back to him. Every musicians dream!!
Love your connection to the flow of this performance. Definitely anthem - y -- I’m not a tech musician but I hear it. Also this feels a lot like Janis joplin’s “Summertime” with those same haunting tonalities. I could be way off but that was how it struck me. Plus a little dash of Gregorian chants, yes? 🎶🎼🎵💕🎼💥
I am a HUGE Dave fan.. I drove up from pittsburgh to see them open MADISON SQUARE GARDEN for the first show "after" covid. June 28 ( I think) IT WAS THE BEST SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN, BEST WEEKEND OF MY LIFE.. I got choked up SEVERAL TIMES during the show..
Fn amazing song……I have practiced this song 1 million times….not only because Im dumb….but because it brought me so much enjoyment…..I have to tell you its things like this that make me ponder which is more important to me…….sight or sound……life would suck to never hear this song…..the long pause was the ultimate THANK YOU!
Dave has Charisma like Crazy! Many great musicians don’t have this. He’s not a woodshop musician but his charisma that makes up for it times 10. Charisma as a musician cant be teached and that’s why I love him.
@@JLuna-mm2us The design aesthetic is super weird. This switch is in the same place a Les Paul's would be except this is shaped like a strat, and so where this switch is just.looks goofy. There's not enough realestate there to support a feature.
yes ive always loved this version. So many great lyrics, "Breathe out, So I can breathe you in" is one of my favorites of all time. but i just stumbled onto a badass cover of Dont Fear The Reaper by Eric Gales, mixed with a tiny bit of Watchtower and can tell its gonna be right up everybody's alley here czcams.com/video/swZnhQ44Lwo/video.html ill be suggesting this one the next reaction livestream if i can make it but i definitely wanted to leave the link here incase i cant make it
Dave's story of how he "stumbled into" this chord progression and how Everlong came together: czcams.com/video/vLkBybsH73k/video.html Real life. "What a song should be" magic.
I was actually thinking about sending this to Michael after I saw this video a couple months ago. However since I wasn't a member of his website or anything I doubted it would get looked at.
@@Guitargate Absolutely, I honestly wasn't saying that as a dig on you. I see the growth your channel has had and I couldn't be happier to follow along with your success.
The major takeaway here is that my level of music theory knowledge is minor, compared to yours. I feel like I could watch one of your videos several times across a couple weeks' time and improve greatly on the guitar. (But only if I quit my job and stopped sleeping.)
Also, I studied audio engineering (with my heart into it), and thus have taken multiple music theory, piano, guitar and other related classes, and can read music, and, for example, understand what inversions are. After that, it gets a bit hazy... I wish I had gone to the guitar institute, instead. Since I didn't.... I'll just continue to watch your videos. 😀 Love your content!
I don't have words for what and who Dave Grohl is as a musician, band member and human being. All I know is that I always want to pick up one of my guitars when I hear anything this band does.
Dave Grohl is to rock music what Trent Reznor is to industrial. The guy is a genius. He wouldn’t even know what you’re talking about in these videos for the most part, the guy just plays. Such a talent.
I remember watching the ones of you reacting to Tyler Childers and Colter Wall and it seemed like you really enjoyed them, you should listen and react to the song that they made together called “Fraulein” Thank you!
I’m a touring drummer and very frustrated guitar player. But for some reason Foo Fighters songs are easier for me to play. I can see how Dave’s approach to writing riffs comes from a drummer’s perspective. Lot’s of 1/8th notes and it’s like he’s playing kick, snare and hat with a riff.
You should do a video on Johnny Winter, something from Copenhagen, as there is lots of footage of that online. There is a lot of content to break down. Love your vids btw :)
Chills. Once again, the theory, the lingo u speak Michael, ill never understand. However, as a lover of music, it makes sense in my own way i guess. If i would learn how to play an instrument, it would probably make the nusic, that much better. Lol. Your videos rock.
Your great content and ability to explain what's happening has gotten this drummer (with no guitar experience) to wrap his head around the theory in an entertaining way. Big ups m8! 💪 I really tried to go out of my way and dislike Foos/Grohl some time ago, but I failed miserably and have been of the opinion that Dave Grohl may have single handedly saved "rock" from an untimely demise. And when he stood in the middle of Wembley after the first chorus...I felt that.
Congrats on a successful appeal. Really important for people like you to appeal Fair Use to keep the platform honest and stop the overreach of the labels.
Agreed!! He loves the fans. Breaking a leg and going on a little more before going to the hospital. Or a Italian town asking for food fighters to come play for them and answering back in Italian -"the food fighters are on their way". Nandi Bushell. A rare breed indeed.
“Real tunes only require one voice and one instrument. “.
WTF. YES!!!!! Well said.
Correct.
You sir, get the pin.
@@Guitargate I am honored.
bb king
3 chords and the truth!
Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets choked up when a big crowd releases that kind of energy. Sports, concerts, whatever -- that massive release of energy when a crowd goes nuts makes me cry every time. I don't know why.
Same here man. Sooo powerful! “Let’s fuckin go” gets me every time
The earth has been around for over 4.5 billion years and somehow I get to live in a time where I can share the same air as Dave Grohl. I want to just sit and have a beer with Dave, he seems so fuckin cool man. Its incredible that he has had such an amazing career while also being the dude thats like " oh i don't know how to play, i just do shit and it works sometimes" He's truly an icon for a whole generation of music lovers.
Yeah man. If it sounds good it is good!
@@Guitargate Took me a lot of years so realize that "if it sounds good it is good"
Everyone's ears' nose (knows). Of course people have their own tastes, but it boils down to it's good or it's not so good and needs improvement.
Probably the most down to earth rockstar out there. He's just a dude you know, in all the best ways.
I met Dave, Kurt and Krist on their first time they toured England. I was busting my ass with my own band. We were all American and our sound was very influenced but what was going on I England so I felt like k was living the dream. We played with incredible bands. But meeting Nirvana was fantastic. I played bass and sang but found myself talking to Dave for about 20 minutes. A true gentleman and massive fan of music. We just talked about the bands we love. No gear talk, just chilling. Kurt was nice but he was kinda a loner and just wanted to relax after the show. Krist was an absolute comedian. Three total different personalities. A day I’ll never forget!
Such a cool story! I would have loved to meet Kurt.
Awesome story.
"here's the math behind why you love this song" this is why I'll always watch your videos.
Love it. Thanks my friend :)
I was at this gig, and it was once in a lifetime. Top of my list!
Oh I bet!!
7 friends and I were stood right by the stage just to the right of the walkway. Amazing night.
God that gave me goosebumps all over the place
Best song from that album. And it's a stacked album.
We all out here lookin for the feels and finding them. It hits hard.
My favorite song of all time. I love playing it on acoustic and electric
one thing I found super interesting is how grohl's described his chord playing as being like he's drumming them, with the low E as the bass kick and the other strings as melody laid over the top of it in whatever stroke motion he's doing
Your appreciation for music is a breath of fresh air. Thank you!
The whole Live at Wembley concert was my how-to perform live textbook if you will. Dave really knows how to fill a stage and get 20,000+ people to groove and dance.
I spent my teens and twenties missing iconic shows by amazing bands, but I am so thankful that I made it to this Wembley show (I think there were actually 2 nights). I’d only just got into Foo Fighters in the previous year or too and had no sense of how popular they were in the UK. The energy and the connection between Dave/the band and the crowd was like nothing I’d ever experienced before. And at points it was a little bit scary - I was in my late 30’s at the time and the crowd was younger cooler and, close to the front, a lot tougher - so I spent most of f the show in the seats rather than the ‘mosh pit’, but just extraordinary. Can’t wait for live music again
I love your passion! For a “simple” song, you find every little scrap of musicality and interest and it is honestly intoxicating!
I'm on the hunt for the inside. Thanks!
I guess I’ve found a new motivation to grab my guitar after 6 years. Thanks for this video!
Dave is too cool for this planet! Great song and your reaction is technical and emotional at the same time. Congratulations.
Wish i had discovered your account when i lived in Maryland, Hearing you talk with such passion about music is honestly motivating the hell outta me
Been watching your videos since you only had a couple hundred subscribers and just love the way you keep breaking these things down. What a gift! It’s like a rose that just grows itself with a song like this but when you take it apart petal by petal and put them back together adding the dewdrops with an understanding of the structure of the whole thing it smells even better at the end with that extra dimension. Keep on with the good work!
Oh man this makes me so happy! Amazing that you've been with me for so long!! What a ride, right?! And it's just the beginning :)
There is a live acoustic version of Everlong where Dave is talking about how he came to make the song. I highly recommend watching that video.
Wooo... didnt think a song ive heard so many times could give me the chills so many times... Dave Grohl is so awesome. And I'm super appreciative of this breakdown. Still trying to learn theory and why it matters and you do a good job of connecting emotion to theory.
Love it! Thx!!
"real tunes only requires on voice and one instrument" ❤️ man, I guess some people might not agree and that's just a matter of taste BUT! For me it's definitely the best I can get.
Gonna steal one of your favorite moves from the intro. Great videos.
I love this slower version It makes the lyrics more interesting and powerful!
I was lucky enough to be at that gig. That song was amazing and still gives me goosebumps listening back now. Great review as always! I love your insights in to the method behind the music.
I always thought this was him doing the acoustic arrangement of Everlong on electric. Sounds so good and really fun to play along to their Wembley show! Thanks Michael, GREAT video choice today and wonderful reaction as always!
I love finding a video I enjoy and then finding your reaction to it... it's like getting to share this deep joy with someone AND learn.
Dave is my man crush. And moments like this remind me of why he is…
Something interesting about Dave that you might like to know. is that he plays guitar from a drummer standpoint. He has an interview where he talks about certain strings representing the bass, certain strings representing symbols, snare etc.
I was in the hospital for about 2 months. Would always be lonely at night, fighting hospital psychosis, about every night I watched this performance of Everlong as well as The Pretender and Long Road to Ruin from the same set.
Well now I have to relearn this song. I need a dedicated drop D guitar.
Lyrics :
Hello
I've waited here for you
Everlong
Tonight, I throw myself into
And out of the red
Out of her head, she sang
Come down and waste away with me
Down with me
Slow, how you wanted it to be
I'm over my head
Out of her head, she sang
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever be this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang
Breathe out
So I can breathe you in
Hold you in
And now
I know you've always been
Out of your head
Out of my head, I sang
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this…
I’m so happy to see you get choked up during this performance. This song gets me crying and feeling good all at the same time. I get so happy for Dave Grohl when he smiles at the crowd as they sing back to him. Every musicians dream!!
Love your connection to the flow of this performance. Definitely anthem - y -- I’m not a tech musician but I hear it. Also this feels a lot like Janis joplin’s “Summertime” with those same haunting tonalities. I could be way off but that was how it struck me. Plus a little dash of Gregorian chants, yes? 🎶🎼🎵💕🎼💥
I would like to hear your reaction to the live version of Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits from the Alchemy concert.
Love it thanks man!
I'm so glad someone appreciates this song and this performance like I do.
I love seeing your channel blow up man! This Reaction+Guitar/Ear training lesson is a winning combination. Gotta root for a fellow Bmore boy.
The coolest rock musician around today. The only man I would marry!
Foo fighters was definitely one of the best live shows I’ve been to! Portland oregon!
Tash Sultana! Anything live!
her room recordings are the best!
Yes! Or the NPR show
Agreed brotha
I got chills so many times watching that daaaamn
This gives me the chills every time !
my favorite live performance of this song..
Nice work Michael!! If you like this energy you should watch that entire show at Wembley. It's amazing for a number of reasons.
I am a HUGE Dave fan.. I drove up from pittsburgh to see them open MADISON SQUARE GARDEN for the first show "after" covid. June 28 ( I think) IT WAS THE BEST SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN, BEST WEEKEND OF MY LIFE.. I got choked up SEVERAL TIMES during the show..
Fn amazing song……I have practiced this song 1 million times….not only because Im dumb….but because it brought me so much enjoyment…..I have to tell you its things like this that make me ponder which is more important to me…….sight or sound……life would suck to never hear this song…..the long pause was the ultimate THANK YOU!
Dave has Charisma like Crazy! Many great musicians don’t have this. He’s not a woodshop musician but his charisma that makes up for it times 10. Charisma as a musician cant be teached and that’s why I love him.
Just the vidio I was looking for
Did you watch his acoustic performance of this from Taylor Hawkins Tribute Convert from Wembley? So beautiful, heartfelt.
Great break down, Mike
Thanks. Great video.
That was magic 👌
Ben Howard - Esmeralda live at Glastonbury!!!
Technique is next level!
That G#11 though 🖤
The drum fills on that song are insane
Love your videos and your enthusiasm. Id absolutely love your reaction to MSG rock bottom live from 1981 with Cozy Powell on drums 🙏
I was there - such an awesome gig! Especially when Jimmy Page and JPJ came out 👌
Yeah! The entire show is amazing. Pretty cool that you were there.
Michael, you have to check out Mike Dawes new cover of Everlong! it’s unreal
Love the pre-emotive, “youre welcome”
5:38 my favorite song reaction ever.
That pickup selector switch placement on your prs is really driving me nuts.
Why?
@@JLuna-mm2us The design aesthetic is super weird. This switch is in the same place a Les Paul's would be except this is shaped like a strat, and so where this switch is just.looks goofy. There's not enough realestate there to support a feature.
Great video..
This whole show makes my eyes leak!
yes ive always loved this version. So many great lyrics, "Breathe out, So I can breathe you in" is one of my favorites of all time. but i just stumbled onto a badass cover of Dont Fear The Reaper by Eric Gales, mixed with a tiny bit of Watchtower and can tell its gonna be right up everybody's alley here czcams.com/video/swZnhQ44Lwo/video.html
ill be suggesting this one the next reaction livestream if i can make it but i definitely wanted to leave the link here incase i cant make it
Dave's story of how he "stumbled into" this chord progression and how Everlong came together: czcams.com/video/vLkBybsH73k/video.html Real life. "What a song should be" magic.
I was actually thinking about sending this to Michael after I saw this video a couple months ago. However since I wasn't a member of his website or anything I doubted it would get looked at.
Just watched it. Another real guy. Thanks for the link.
See - that's awesome. Someone show dave this video!
@@KJayYT KJ I get a lot of messages but I do my very best!
@@Guitargate Absolutely, I honestly wasn't saying that as a dig on you. I see the growth your channel has had and I couldn't be happier to follow along with your success.
I have no idea what you are talking about……..drop D but major D7 (hard on), but I am as excited as you are about it!!!!!
You’re infectious. Thank You.
I don't really know anything about guitar but this was a really cool watch.
An absolute icon! And a great musical mind!! Dave Grohl has all my respect
1:13 » that parenthesis was funny, caught me off guard 😆😆😅
And he does it all while chewing gum. A true legend
Had no idea you were a baltimore guy! Been raised here my whole life!
Dave's the last rock star man. The last one doing it for the music and not the industry.
Man, yes....
Of course it's great... It connects the fifths... With that major tonality.... 🤘
The major takeaway here is that my level of music theory knowledge is minor, compared to yours. I feel like I could watch one of your videos several times across a couple weeks' time and improve greatly on the guitar. (But only if I quit my job and stopped sleeping.)
Also, I studied audio engineering (with my heart into it), and thus have taken multiple music theory, piano, guitar and other related classes, and can read music, and, for example, understand what inversions are. After that, it gets a bit hazy... I wish I had gone to the guitar institute, instead.
Since I didn't.... I'll just continue to watch your videos. 😀 Love your content!
I've been playing guitar for almost 20 years, do I understand all these 5 and ones and roots, nope...Did I watch this entire video. Yup
Look at Pat playing from No Doubt to Nirvana and Foo. Foo kills it
You should check out the Foo Fighters/David Letterman relationship. The Foos on his LAST show still brings a tear to my eyes>
and to think...Dave didn't think anyone would wanna hear "the drummer from nirvana's" songs. so crazy.
I don't have words for what and who Dave Grohl is as a musician, band member and human being. All I know is that I always want to pick up one of my guitars when I hear anything this band does.
Dave Grohl is to rock music what Trent Reznor is to industrial. The guy is a genius. He wouldn’t even know what you’re talking about in these videos for the most part, the guy just plays. Such a talent.
Great song! Yes Michael ! .... dropping D with Dave! (did you catch up with PM about friend 'the Prof' request)
Kurt would be proud
What I nice nice guitar sir.. wish I had one too..
I remember watching the ones of you reacting to Tyler Childers and Colter Wall and it seemed like you really enjoyed them, you should listen and react to the song that they made together called “Fraulein” Thank you!
Tash Sultana’s Notion at Cali Roots!
I’m a touring drummer and very frustrated guitar player. But for some reason Foo Fighters songs are easier for me to play. I can see how Dave’s approach to writing riffs comes from a drummer’s perspective. Lot’s of 1/8th notes and it’s like he’s playing kick, snare and hat with a riff.
You should do a video on Johnny Winter, something from Copenhagen, as there is lots of footage of that online. There is a lot of content to break down. Love your vids btw :)
Chills. Once again, the theory, the lingo u speak Michael, ill never understand. However, as a lover of music, it makes sense in my own way i guess. If i would learn how to play an instrument, it would probably make the nusic, that much better. Lol. Your videos rock.
You’ll float too!
Check out the Solo from Ryan Adams - Shadowlands
Ok.That's epic.
Your great content and ability to explain what's happening has gotten this drummer (with no guitar experience) to wrap his head around the theory in an entertaining way. Big ups m8! 💪
I really tried to go out of my way and dislike Foos/Grohl some time ago, but I failed miserably and have been of the opinion that Dave Grohl may have single handedly saved "rock" from an untimely demise. And when he stood in the middle of Wembley after the first chorus...I felt that.
Congrats on a successful appeal. Really important for people like you to appeal Fair Use to keep the platform honest and stop the overreach of the labels.
one of the first songs to learn when you venture into drop d
The things you noticed and can point out in milliseconds...i wish my brain fired as fast lol
Ear training, theory knowledge and a lot of time invested.
Dave Grohl is probably the coolest dude around.
Agreed!! He loves the fans. Breaking a leg and going on a little more before going to the hospital. Or a Italian town asking for food fighters to come play for them and answering back in Italian -"the food fighters are on their way". Nandi Bushell. A rare breed indeed.
lol. he's really not.
@@christopher-miles aww. It's ok little buddy, you can be cool too. I didn't mean to make you jealous.
Please……..talented, certainly, but Michael P is as cool.
You ever meet Joe from Idaho? That man is pretty fucking cool
whenever i think of everlong now..i think of Nandi Bushell's drum cover..
Blue ridge mountains fleet foxes just killer stuff
Around 654 for you say the five of the one. I understand intervals but cannot even explain that a little bit better for me?