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I saw them at an outdoor venue back in 2001 and they were one of the best bands I've seen in concert. I'm glad to see them move on from the tragic death of Taylor Hawkins and start touring again. David Grohl is also one of the best drummers out there and I thought at one time he might replace Hawkins but this was an excellent choice with Josh Freese. I'm looking forward to hearing the live again and hopefully some new music in the near future.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/foo-fighters-reveal-drummer-livestreamed-190505975.html
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/foo-fighters-reveal-drummer-livestreamed-190505975.html
Josh Freese is a veteran session ace who has performed with Guns N’ Roses, A Perfect Circle, Puddle of Mudd, Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, Paramore, the Replacements, Sting and the Vandals — and those are just the rock acts he’s worked with. Over the years he has played with a mind-boggling array of different musicians on more than 300 recordings, from pop to rock to country: His versatility is demonstrated by the fact that at last year’s Coachella festival, he performed with both Danny Elfman, who is both frontman of new wave vets Oingo Boingo and Tim Burton’s favorite film composer, and hyper-pop wizards 100 Gecs — two dramatically different artists that required widely ranging styles, and he delivered with both.
But not only is Freese a deeply experienced and wide-ranging musician who knows the band and its music, his presence solves many of the challenges that anyone stepping into Hawkins’ role might face: He is renowned as one of the top session drummers in the business so he’s well-known to musicians, and the fact that he’s less familiar to the public is actually a plus, so there wouldn’t be any associations from previous bands (even though he’s played with dozens). As his long resume shows, he can play in virtually any style — and at 50, he’s of the same generation as most of the other bandmembers.
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