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Taylor Hawkins Tribute: Rush & Dave Grohl at Wembley Stadium

September 16, 2022 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Rush & Dave Grohl – 2112 Part 1 Overture & Working Man – Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium (09/03/22). Note from YSG check your sound ; )

P.S. Dave Grohl’s five favorite drummers of all time (faroutmagazine.co.uk):

Neil Peart

One man that seems inextricably linked to the Foo Fighters singer is Neil Peart, and when presented the chance to play with his Rush bandmates, he quickly scoffed. The story goes that after Neil Peart decided to hang up his sticks and retire from working with Rush, there were rumours that Dave Grohl could help out Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and sit behind the kit and take on Peart’s role. It was a frightening proposition for longtime fan Grohl.

After Peart passed away, Grohl led tributes saying: “An inspiration to millions with an unmistakable sound who spawned generations of musicians (like myself) to pick up two sticks and chase a dream. A kind, thoughtful, brilliant man who ruled our radios and turntables not only with his drumming but also his beautiful words.

“I still vividly remember my first listen of ‘2112′ when I was young. It was the first time I really listened to a drummer. And since that day, music has never been the same. His power, precision, and composition was incomparable. He was called ‘The Professor’ for a reason: we all learned from him.”

When asked by Rolling Stone in 2015 what he would say if such an offer to replace Peart for a show did come his way, he replied: “I’d say ‘I’m not physically or musically capable, but thanks for the offer.’ Neil Peart, that’s a whole other animal, another species of drummer.

Meg White

During the same conversation, Grohl also shared that one of his favourite percussionists is one of the most maligned in modern music. When discussing his possible inclusion in Rush, Grohl noted: “I know the arrangements, but I’m like Meg White to Neil Peart.”

It may have seemed like a small dig at the acclaimed drummer, but Grohl quickly cleared up that he thinks of White as equally favourably. “She’s one of my favourite drummers!” Grohl explained, “she is one of those drummers that if you hear 15 seconds of her recording, you’ll know who it is, and that to me has always been the gold standard.”

“That’s always been the challenge. You want to know when you hear it, like, you’re like, “Oh, that’s John Bonham. Oh, that’s Charlie Watts. That’s Ringo. That’s Stewart Copeland. That’s Meg White.” It’s high praise indeed for a unique player who has often been overlooked for her crucial role in The White Stripes domination.

John Bonham

One drummer on this list of Grohl’s favourites has been constantly compared to the Foo Fighters man ever since he exploded onto the scene as the man behind the kit for Nirvana—the late, great John Bonham. Most of that comparison came after Kurt Cobain referenced the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer as comparable to Grohl during an interview.

It’s fair to say that Grohl held the utmost respect for Bonham, often referring to him as the greatest ever to pick up the sticks. “John Bonham is the greatest rock drummer of all time,” wrote Grohl for a piece in Mojo. “Bonham played directly from the heart. His drumming was by no means perfect, but when he hit a groove it was so deep it was like a heartbeat. He had this manic sense of cacophony, but he also had the ultimate feel. he could swing, he could get on top, or he could pull back.

“Led Zeppelin, and John Bonham’s drumming especially, opened up my ears.” We’re thankful he did, as, without Grohl, we would be without two of modern rock’s better bands. Listening to the band’s output from the very beginning is often the way they become our favourites. Taking a look at the ‘Moby Dick’ solo, the performance Grohl calls the greatest of all time, and it’s hard to argue with the musician’s assesment.

Stewart Copeland

The same can be said of another Grohl favourite, The Police’s drummer, Stewart Copeland. “I grew up listening to The Police, man”, reflected Grohl when assessing the legendary musician’s output. In the same interview, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins reminisced about their long-term friendship with the Police percussionist.

Grohl says: “One of the craziest things that this band has ever done is bring Stewart with us on a private jet from New York to Los Angeles, we had Stewart come out and play ‘Next To You’ with us, which was super fun.

“Then we got on the private plane,” noted Grohl, clearly enamoured with the situation, “and I just kinda sat there and thought ‘what the fuck am I doing with my life right now?’ Just to sit and listen to the stories of ‘the band’ and that was something I will never forget.”

Tragedy would bring the two stars back together again following the sad passing of Taylor Hawkins. Copeland flew to London to perform alongside Grohl during the wondrous tribute show.

Ringo Starr

Grohl does have a special place in his heart reserved for one drummer and one drummer only, the wonderfully talented and far too often maligned talent of Ringo Starr. With The Beatles, Starr developed an idiosyncratic style that endeared him to everybody who heard him and made kids start picking up drumsticks.

We needn’t bore you with all the reasons you’re wrong if you think Ringo isn’t up there with the best. Instead, we’ll let Dave Grohl sum it up for you, “Define ‘best drummer in the world’,” Grohl said in a tribute video for Starr’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame presentation, clearly aware of the unfounded rhetoric around Ringo’s playing style.

“Is it someone that’s technically proficient? Or is it someone that sits in the song with their own feel? Ringo was the king of feel.”

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com To sign up for my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter, click here.
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