What Makes This Song Great? “Everlong” Foo Fighters

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  • Опубліковано 17 бер 2018
  • In Episode 16 we explore the music of the FOO FIGHTERS
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2,2 тис.

  • @s4tchm0j0n3s
    @s4tchm0j0n3s 4 роки тому +1083

    There is only one answer to the question “Why Everlong?”
    “Because it’s Everlong.”

    • @basteagui
      @basteagui 4 роки тому +16

      i didn't think there was a question as to whether this is the best song by foo fighters.
      to me it is by far.
      this is the only punk rock song that is deeply melancholic and it's very unique
      EDIT: okay maybe adam's song is also a melancholic punk masterpiece but in a different way. not about heartbreak but about more general depression.

    • @seanmatthewking
      @seanmatthewking 4 роки тому +7

      Bryan My favorite has always been All My Life. Just a fun song.

    • @basteagui
      @basteagui 4 роки тому +4

      @@seanmatthewking they do have a lot of fun ones.
      all my life is one of them, also the pretender. and then there's the more goofy ones like monkey wrench or learn to fly.
      one of my favorites, maybe an unpopular opinion, is BIG ME.

    • @copopopocoporododoro
      @copopopocoporododoro 3 роки тому +2

      @@basteagui ya never heard whatsername by green day

    • @Themata
      @Themata 3 роки тому

      This song with its film clip is amazing

  • @sgbcea
    @sgbcea 4 роки тому +1457

    The female voice mixed in throughout was actually recorded via a phone call; she either couldn’t be there in person, or it was done on a whim. Either way, the receiver was held up to the mic, and it was recorded. Legit.
    Very cool effect.

    • @florisdevin1557
      @florisdevin1557 3 роки тому +44

      I think they might have done it on purpose to get that effect in there

    • @MarksMindBox
      @MarksMindBox 3 роки тому +17

      I guess you watch Warren Huart too, eh?

    • @mloftin6472
      @mloftin6472 3 роки тому +32

      @Mk. 5 It was his girlfriend Louise Post.

    • @rick15666
      @rick15666 3 роки тому +3

      Amazing fact, thanks!

    • @hux2000
      @hux2000 3 роки тому +6

      Hah, cool! I did something similar one time except with two phones in the same house - the singer on the upstairs phone and the mic on the other. It sounded great but we only had 30 seconds at a time to record something, because after that the phone company would send that "Hey, you left the phone off the hook" sound down the line! :D (This was in the UK.)

  • @JamesDarcon2007
    @JamesDarcon2007 3 роки тому +483

    You picked the perfect Foo Fighters song to start with. I mean there's a reason they end almost every concert with it.

    • @fullbeans983
      @fullbeans983 3 роки тому +22

      I never knew this was their song to finish on but it makes complete sense. Everybody would be walking out of there on an absolute high. I could only imagine. I hope Dave Grohl visits England again someday.

    • @felixmottram2942
      @felixmottram2942 2 роки тому +3

      @@fullbeans983 2022 uk tour!!!🎸

    • @banjoplayingbison2275
      @banjoplayingbison2275 2 роки тому +3

      @@fullbeans983 I saw them here in Albuquerque a two weeks ago! They certainly ended with Everlong and you basically described it how I felt after

    • @fullbeans983
      @fullbeans983 2 роки тому

      @@felixmottram2942 buzzin!

    • @footos8511
      @footos8511 2 роки тому +1

      @@banjoplayingbison2275 I sure hope they’ll come to Canada. They’ve been my absolute favorite band since I was like 8 (although I probably listened to them while I wasn’t even born as my dad listens to them a lot too) they were the first band that got me into loving music, the band that made me pick up a set of drum sticks and a guitar. Now 17 and I still haven’t seen them live. Hopefully this will be the year I do!

  • @jasperclydeinsd592
    @jasperclydeinsd592 3 роки тому +218

    If I could only take 50 songs with me on an island, this would be one of them. I never get tired of it.

    • @ridesq
      @ridesq 3 роки тому +5

      It’s be 1-45 of mine!

    • @SumitPalTube
      @SumitPalTube 2 роки тому +2

      I would take a girl as well.

    • @Samcoin1
      @Samcoin1 2 роки тому +1

      Fucking same

    • @RyanMcGovern81
      @RyanMcGovern81 2 роки тому +2

      I think this song would be 3 of the songs I took.

    • @Renwa82
      @Renwa82 Рік тому

      Same

  • @oisinmcphillips2090
    @oisinmcphillips2090 6 років тому +1738

    never noticed the female singer in the chorus before, neat

    • @spiderbabybill
      @spiderbabybill 6 років тому +40

      Me either! It's Louise Post as well.

    • @DWA4707
      @DWA4707 6 років тому +29

      The harmonies are a lot more apparent in the very last chorus, I think. That one might actually be Dave on both parts.

    • @launder0
      @launder0 6 років тому +44

      I noticed the low-fi vocals, but never realized it wasn't just Grohl.

    • @doctorjoyboylove
      @doctorjoyboylove 6 років тому +105

      I think there is no song I have listened to more often in my life than Everlong and I never noticed the female voices before. I just can't believe it.

    • @coasteraddict10
      @coasteraddict10 6 років тому +52

      And this is the reason why I addore this series.

  • @M2Mil7er
    @M2Mil7er 6 років тому +539

    When a drum fill is so righteous, it makes a guitar instantly materialise in Rick's hands.

  • @hux2000
    @hux2000 3 роки тому +197

    "You've gotta promise not to stop when I say when" - Dave met Bob Dylan one time and the latter said that he really loved that line. Imagine, as a songwriter, hearing that from one of the greatest lyricists of all time!

  • @adamlewis5073
    @adamlewis5073 5 років тому +393

    the female backing vocals - they were actually recorded over the phone, that's why they sound lo-fi.

    • @adamlewis5073
      @adamlewis5073 4 роки тому +16

      @@ajconstantine3593 there is a video on UA-cam with the producer.... try looking it up. They have all the solo tracks and play them solo. I can't remember but it's a very long video

    • @evanparker
      @evanparker 4 роки тому +7

      @@adamlewis5073 "They have all the solo tracks and play them solo"? sounds like a 2nd rate rick beato wannabe :-D

    • @verpeiler089
      @verpeiler089 4 роки тому +5

      @@evanparker Look for "Into Everlong inside the song", the guy from the channel does great videos about production of several songs from Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Alice and Chains.. pretty cool! But they are really long, most of them about an hour for just one song. They go way more into detail of the recording tan Beato does.

    • @Jacksabbath44
      @Jacksabbath44 3 роки тому

      sounds very much like something Sylvia Massy would do when she's producing

    • @MarksMindBox
      @MarksMindBox 3 роки тому +9

      @@evanparker it's Warren Huart's channel, 'Produce Like a Pro'. I'm not sure how you conclude that having the engineer, Bradley Cook, sit with you at a board and discuss tracking with the stems is a "wannabe" version of what Rick does, which is use filters to isolate elements from the master. But maybe you could explain that.

  • @YashKMusic
    @YashKMusic 6 років тому +1168

    *I've waited for this video Everlong*

  • @bEASToUTtHEbOX
    @bEASToUTtHEbOX 6 років тому +461

    You picked the right Foo Fighter song Rick...

    • @dragonballs512
      @dragonballs512 5 років тому +1

      Kody Yardley false, it’s “One by One”

    • @Morgan-sl6lx
      @Morgan-sl6lx 5 років тому +4

      Wasting light 100000 times

    • @Dethmeister
      @Dethmeister 5 років тому +7

      Yep, Everlong is my favorite Foo Fighters song. My Hero is great too.

    • @deathbattgaming9648
      @deathbattgaming9648 5 років тому +1

      Oh jeez Rick I love this song

    • @TonyLovell
      @TonyLovell 5 років тому +2

      @Kody YardleyYOU ARE SO RIGHT! February Stars is also blitheringly amazing

  • @StevenBanks123
    @StevenBanks123 2 роки тому +716

    Dave Grohl does not know the names of the chords he is playing. Makes me feel better about not knowing what Rick is talking about most of the time.

    • @jaredlesar
      @jaredlesar 2 роки тому +74

      There’s an equally high chance Dave is grossly downplaying his music knowledge 😂 (I’ve heard him say this too). Bear in mind both his parents are musicians, so no way the dude doesn’t know what he’s doing

    • @aicram62
      @aicram62 2 роки тому +26

      @@jaredlesar Apparently the Beatles didn't know either. They learned by ear and by doing. Not in school. They of course know more now.

    • @BlasiusKarachus
      @BlasiusKarachus 2 роки тому +16

      You dont have to know the "names" of all the chords just to be a good musician.
      I would say that it's better just to play an instrument and listen to the tones that it makes rather than to know everything about all the chords and notes.
      Thats why i refused to study music because it is too technical in my opinion.
      Music is about emotions and you dont get emoitions by knowing the name of a chord or analysing every single note of a song.

    • @BlasiusKarachus
      @BlasiusKarachus 2 роки тому +1

      @@jaredlesar True, but i would not teach my child to play guitar by letting it write all the chords down and understanding how to read notes. Just show the basics and if there is any spark of talent, the rest will come by itself. 😉

    • @tonivazquez1081
      @tonivazquez1081 2 роки тому +14

      In a solo acoustic version of "Everlong" he explains that he plays guitar as he plays drums. The major cords are kicks and toms, the minors are cymbals and hats. He also explains how he wrote this song.

  • @lineinthesand92
    @lineinthesand92 5 років тому +266

    I am a massive, MASSIVE Foo fighters nerd, and I never notice/knew the female vocals in the main riff. You're awesome Rick, thank you so much

    • @RDSwords
      @RDSwords Рік тому +3

      Same, I had no idea that layer was underneath the main vocal!

    • @Seballs666
      @Seballs666 Рік тому +2

      I've listened to Everlong countless times but never noticed that!

    • @gibfear
      @gibfear Рік тому

      Blimey you guys, du du du du du.....

    • @firdauszainudin7118
      @firdauszainudin7118 10 місяців тому

      You should listen to their latest album, sound like material from The Color and The Shape era.

    • @Kurtis11266
      @Kurtis11266 10 місяців тому

      Not a very massive nerd then

  • @andyinoregon
    @andyinoregon 6 років тому +560

    You don't need to defend your song choice, Rick. No talk show host had a bigger impact on popular music than David Letterman, and he asked the Foo Fighters to play "Everlong" on his first show back after quintuple bypass surgery in 2000 and then again on his final show on May 20, 2015. 'Nuff said.

    • @RickBeato
      @RickBeato  6 років тому +136

      andyinoregon i’m not defending my song choice, i’m trying to keep people from asking me the same questions over and over in the comments. Since most people don’t read the comments I decided say it in the video.

    • @norskov
      @norskov 6 років тому +7

      yet I literally just replied to a guy ;" that you mentioned the song choice, within the first 5 min of the video".. great series man, and as a professional drummer/musician, I agree 100% with everything you say, and its nicely detailed and thought through! including your "how to tune and record" etc, videos !

    • @jasoncdebussy
      @jasoncdebussy 5 років тому +3

      Talk show host?? How to drag the tone down in one sentence, sheesh

    • @SnazzyZee
      @SnazzyZee 5 років тому +5

      @@RickBeato Hi Rick, can you please do one of the Box Car Racer songs. Thanks

    • @jaycue7641
      @jaycue7641 4 роки тому +1

      Best of you would be awesome Rick

  • @taylorhamm1068
    @taylorhamm1068 3 роки тому +139

    "This snare sounds great. As a matter of fact, here's a sample for you"
    😭Thank you!!!!

    • @ZachMcCordProg
      @ZachMcCordProg 3 роки тому

      Is it legal to use it in my own music 😂

  • @Euphoriasmotion2011
    @Euphoriasmotion2011 5 років тому +2563

    If you use G Sus does it qualify as Christian rock?

    • @Randy-lb6sn
      @Randy-lb6sn 4 роки тому +41

      Teehee

    • @S0UNDC1TY
      @S0UNDC1TY 4 роки тому +16

      Amazing

    • @FlyingGemSparkly
      @FlyingGemSparkly 4 роки тому +37

      AL Byrne G Sus saved my soul! 🙏😇😂🤣😂

    • @LeilaLamb
      @LeilaLamb 4 роки тому +1

      AL Byrne 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @nicklavigne1017
      @nicklavigne1017 4 роки тому +8

      You are awesome. God bless you and your humor!

  • @willterry5157
    @willterry5157 2 роки тому +411

    Rip Taylor Hawkins. You’re talent and overall great attitude toward life will be missed 🙏

    • @cathyfarcks1242
      @cathyfarcks1242 2 роки тому +25

      Very true, but he wasn't on this record....

    • @masteroftrumpetsedited272
      @masteroftrumpetsedited272 2 роки тому +4

      Your*

    • @ahkl77
      @ahkl77 Рік тому

      Poignant moment

    • @davidrockey7190
      @davidrockey7190 Рік тому

      Yes he was a true talent and will be missed his drum solos remind me of my nephew and the power they have

    • @InAtlasAtLast
      @InAtlasAtLast Рік тому

      It’s been 9 months!!!??? Where did all the time go?

  • @alk61695
    @alk61695 4 роки тому +174

    Had no idea there was a female vocalist in the song and I've listened to it so many times. Always just thought it was a guitar effect in the background.

  • @BoarderEthan
    @BoarderEthan 2 роки тому +41

    It’s not just that Louise Post sang backing vocals on the song, it’s that when Dave Grohl sings, “When I sing along with you!” She’s the “You” he’s talking about. The song is about their relationship. It’s about her.

  • @rapoejr
    @rapoejr 3 роки тому +57

    I was today years old when I found out that the singer from Veruca Salt was singing backing vocals on Everlong that I couldn’t hear all these years. Thanks Rick.

  • @thetonekingofficial
    @thetonekingofficial 5 років тому +391

    This is one of my fav songs. Good one Rick.

  • @melaniehorner6540
    @melaniehorner6540 6 років тому +171

    I'm not asking "why this song". Everlong is my favorite song of any band/singer ever.

    • @spamwagon
      @spamwagon 5 років тому +8

      Mine as well. And I've had 57.5 years to consider my faves...

    • @Brax1982
      @Brax1982 5 років тому +3

      @@spamwagon That is crazy. When you first heard the song you were my age, right now. And that's not a time at which songs become the soundtrack of one's life (as Everlong was for me). This isn't even my favorite by the Foos. How did you not find a better song in all that time? I bet there is a story behind that.

    • @spamwagon
      @spamwagon 5 років тому +13

      @@Brax1982 It has nothing to do with finding or not finding a "better" song. 4 years ago I also commented on the acoustic version of "Times Like These" that it was the current anthem of my life. I was at a low point in my life and that song spoke to the ability to "Learn to live again" and "Learn to love again". Songs speak to different people in different ways. Everlong is very special to me because I was falling in love at a period in my life where I was also playing in a band that covered Everlong. Every time I played it live, she would make her way through the people on the dance floor and we'd lock eyed while I sang it to her. Sometimes, I'd hop offstage with my guitar and dance with her while I sang it. Everlong is simply directly linked to that girl, and my feelings for her. For me, it is heartfelt and true. And a beautiful piece of music. I could name several other Foo songs that I love , but for me Everlong speaks to the joyous emotion of falling in love.

    • @brockolea
      @brockolea 5 років тому

      Nice musical taste

    • @jaycue7641
      @jaycue7641 4 роки тому

      dee veezee there was a story and a damn good one at that.

  • @spamwagon
    @spamwagon 5 років тому +352

    Beato: "Dave Grohl is the John Bonham of that generation". I'm afraid I'm gonna hafta agree. Thanks for the great vid, Rick.

    • @frado6
      @frado6 4 роки тому +29

      If you grew up worshipping Bonham you had to respect Dave. He took over the band. Drummers rarely get to sing & play guitar & write the song.

    • @joshnic6639
      @joshnic6639 4 роки тому +3

      I thought it was Taylor though?

    • @ocrow3654
      @ocrow3654 4 роки тому +11

      Dave recorded almost all the drums on colour and the shape

    • @druidz1001
      @druidz1001 4 роки тому +1

      Osh Ick Taylor joined after Colour and Shape had been recorded. Just after William left the band

    • @Maetsie
      @Maetsie 3 роки тому +6

      Even the record after the colour and the Shape (There is Nothing Left to Lose) is 50-50 between Dave and Taylor playing drums on those tracks. After that Taylor had enough confidence and credit from Dave to play the drums on all records after. ^.^

  • @KenjiKitahara
    @KenjiKitahara 4 роки тому +52

    4:18 Snare Sample
    4:21 Kick Sample

  • @hootbutler
    @hootbutler 3 роки тому +81

    *Breakdown Inbound*
    Vocal performance and lyrics = Dave’s soul crying out in sorrow
    Guitars and bass = Dave’s emotions on full display
    Drums = Dave’s underlying rage and pain breaking out from underneath the surface
    Thank you for coming to my TED talk

  • @Palikroked87
    @Palikroked87 6 років тому +240

    Never noticed there was a female voice doing harmonies in this song, and i may have listened to it a million times, Thanx Mr. Rick, even though i am no musician and for the most part it's like you're speaking chinese to me lol, your work here makes me appreciate all these songs a lot more.

    • @thingamajacky
      @thingamajacky 6 років тому +5

      I didn't understand half of what he meant either. just had to listen to another "version" of everlong for the 500th time today.

    • @scott1178
      @scott1178 5 років тому +11

      Agreed! I love watching these videos but as a non-musician I have NO idea what he's talking about half the time. I really dig the isolated tracks. Most of us have zero idea how much work goes into creating a song we love.

    • @BaneBurden
      @BaneBurden 5 років тому +8

      Don't feel bad guys, I'm a musician and I don't understand half of what he says either lol. Maybe I should buy the Beato book 😅

    • @Just.Kidding
      @Just.Kidding 5 років тому +4

      Scott M as a musician, i can guarantee that you would be even more surprised how *little* work goes into even more of your favorite tracks.

    • @kellyb0279
      @kellyb0279 5 років тому

      She apparently recorded them over a phone from somewhere

  • @ASJM91
    @ASJM91 4 роки тому +52

    The moment I heard this song on 1997 I knew this will be a classic, that I will love FF forever, and show me that Kurt was not the only genius on Nirvana

    • @ridesq
      @ridesq 3 роки тому +3

      This song changed my life immediately when I heard it. It did for me what people say smells like teen spirit did for them (but not for me).

  • @johnd5931
    @johnd5931 3 роки тому +28

    Color and the Shape is one of the greatest all time albums that every ranker forgets about.

  • @basteagui
    @basteagui 5 років тому +304

    everlong is the most haunting song of the foo fighters. my absolute favorite by far. i would think it was weird if you picked a different one.
    it has the same melancholy that 1979 has. (by smashing pumpkins from your other episode)

    • @nicholasmapes
      @nicholasmapes 3 роки тому +22

      I think this is THE foo fighters song...
      If you had so show someone what the foo sounds like, what they are, you play everlong...

    • @kevinbunn7915
      @kevinbunn7915 3 роки тому +1

      @@nicholasmapes Being in my top 2 all time bands, I would have to agree lol

    • @braydenkeynon3083
      @braydenkeynon3083 3 роки тому +4

      Honestly never put together that comparison, but it's a damn good one.

    • @therealcleany
      @therealcleany 3 роки тому +4

      Well funny you mention it, because Everlong is oneof my fav. songs together with Mayonaise by SP.

    • @footos8511
      @footos8511 2 роки тому

      @@kevinbunn7915 bruh, foos are in my list of top 1 favorite bands lol. Probably my favorite song of all time too tbh. A lot of my favorite songs are foo fighters songs.

  • @OXXMATEUSXXO
    @OXXMATEUSXXO 6 років тому +297

    Do "No One Knows" by Queens Of The Stone Age!

    • @MarkARoutt
      @MarkARoutt 6 років тому +11

      Another Dave Grohl song.

    • @harvesteroftone5473
      @harvesteroftone5473 6 років тому +15

      He tried a couple of days ago. But QOTSA blocked it 😢

    • @jmordz191
      @jmordz191 6 років тому +3

      or "In My Head"

    • @099rjZ
      @099rjZ 6 років тому +2

      Harvester Of Tone really? What an ass...

    • @acarlovonsexron1994
      @acarlovonsexron1994 5 років тому +13

      QOTSA themselves didn't block it, their former label Interscope blocked it. Now they are on Matador and they even put their last album on UA-cam themselves.

  • @tangoalfa1970
    @tangoalfa1970 6 років тому +31

    I never listen to a song the same after you break them down.

  • @philly_sports1558
    @philly_sports1558 4 роки тому +80

    Literally my favorite song ever.

  • @SgtMcNasty
    @SgtMcNasty 6 років тому +62

    Thanks you for saying Grohl is the Bonham of that generation. I don´t know if folks get how good he is. Everything he ever played was nothing but perfect for the song.

  • @manny75586
    @manny75586 6 років тому +141

    I’m not a huge Foo fan. This song though is truly great. The songwriting, production and especially the arrangement are just outstanding. The track is 20 years old but sounds as fresh today as it did then. This is how you write a timeless piece of music, kids.

    • @harvesteroftone5473
      @harvesteroftone5473 6 років тому

      Dustin Clark Agreed. One good album.

    • @Indonesiansurftravel
      @Indonesiansurftravel 6 років тому +1

      Two good albums, the first two...

    • @daliborbabic2250
      @daliborbabic2250 5 років тому +4

      All albums were great and even the new ones. Songs fade from soft and melodic rhythms like in Walking After You to some crunchier and rawer ones like in The Pretender. You just gotta appreciate it...

  • @Mellyouttaphase
    @Mellyouttaphase 4 роки тому +22

    This song gives me all the feels every single time. Damn.

  • @VagrantSlim
    @VagrantSlim 4 роки тому +85

    I love these videos but... I'm surprised you didn't mention one of the coolest and quirkiest things about this song, namely a 7-bar phrase on the verses and a 3-bar phrase on the pre chorus. The unexpected rhythmic configurations are a foo fighters signature. Keep up the good work, Rick!

    • @brendonmurley8276
      @brendonmurley8276 4 роки тому +1

      VagrantSlim - Absolutely!

    • @paulmcgrath6118
      @paulmcgrath6118 Рік тому

      Amazed he didn’t mention this. I thought it would have been the first thing

  • @jorron50
    @jorron50 4 роки тому +27

    I just want to say, this is the best song ever!!! I heard this on the radio in October 1997, in Oakland for a brand new job. I was hooked instantly!!! I was already a Nirvana fan, but I had no idea Dave was working on his own stuff. This is my favorite song, off my favorite album, by my favorite band, for over 22 years and counting. I was at CalJam 2018, for the Foo and the Nirvana Reunion. I saw the Foo 48 hours later in PHX. Can't get enough.........

    • @joshgrossheider513
      @joshgrossheider513 2 роки тому

      This is a song I play as loud as I can possibly stand it while driving. Best feeling ever. The other song is a day in the life

  • @JackFou
    @JackFou 6 років тому +264

    More of Dave Grohl's drumming goodness: Queens of the stone age - no one knows

    • @alonedownthere47
      @alonedownthere47 4 роки тому +12

      man is an octopus on that one

    • @antiadam666
      @antiadam666 3 роки тому +9

      That queens album is the best purely because of dave

    • @ridesq
      @ridesq 3 роки тому +2

      He did a video on that song too.

    • @mloftin6472
      @mloftin6472 3 роки тому +1

      I love that song. I really love Dave's drumming in that song. I love the guitar song. However, the drums in Everlong contribute so much to the emotion of the song.

    • @braydenkeynon3083
      @braydenkeynon3083 3 роки тому +2

      A couple years late to this comment but I'd kill to see Rick break this down

  • @guyfawkes9951
    @guyfawkes9951 6 років тому +173

    Rick, I didn't think it was possible to appreciate this song more than I already did. You just managed that. Thank you SINCERELY for these videos!
    Now. WTF is Dave saying during the low fi section???
    EDIT: And...through the wonders of Google-Fu I found it:
    ...and Dad (unintelligible) at the meeting, that's the only time he could ever get any rest. And so, if we were loud on Sundays, he'd make us hold his construction boots over our head (unintelligible). And they were really heavy boots and we used to say "Dad come on, please" and like I'd start crying 'cause they're too heavy
    Weird...

    • @AnomieX
      @AnomieX 6 років тому +25

      Nonsense works. In one of my bands (years ago) we recorded a song that had a break with several of us talking at once. We all got to say anything we wanted to: One guy told a joke, another talked about his work day, I read a line out of my astronomy textbook, etc., etc. "What" didn't matter since no one could understand it, but man we got a lot of people asking us what "deep" and "philosophical" thoughts we were trying to convey. That ended up being one of our most popular songs because people couldn't figure it out :P.

    • @AnomieX
      @AnomieX 6 років тому +20

      The band was See Saw and the song title is "King of Mars", but good luck finding it. This was back in the early 90's when indy labels were a dime a dozen, before they all were bought up by the majors. We were on one called Simple Machines out of Arlington, VA, and I think there were less than a thousand copies of the CD that ever made it out in the wild. I'll try to get it uploaded on my channel in the next day or two if I can find the CD in storage.
      Edit: Just did a UA-cam search for "See Saw King of Mars" out of curiosity and someone already uploaded it. Never would have expected that!

    • @CineSoar
      @CineSoar 6 років тому +21

      According to another site (which fills in some of the unintelligible)... "So Dad would take the Sundays off,
      And that's the only time he could ever get any rest,
      And so, because we were loud on Sundays,
      He'd make us hold his construction Boots over our head, till we'd sleep
      And they were really heavy Boots and I'd used to say dad come on please
      And like start crying, cause they're too heavy."

    • @alfredogonzalez8573
      @alfredogonzalez8573 5 років тому +1

      I read sometime back that there are layers of Dave just reading from some electronic instruction manual

    • @wampler_pedals
      @wampler_pedals 5 років тому +8

      "So Dad would take the Sundays off,
      And that's the only time he could ever get any rest,
      And so, because we were loud on Sundays,
      He’d make us hold his construction boots over our head, till he'd sleep
      And they were really heavy boots
      And I used to say dad come on please
      And like start crying, cause they’re too heavy."

  • @GavinHitchens
    @GavinHitchens 4 роки тому +28

    Just amazing, for some reason brought tears to my eyes when you highlighted all those hidden vocals. Incredible that you can do this for songs people love so much

  • @swings1940
    @swings1940 4 роки тому +32

    I love how you explain the chords that are played. But most rockers have no clue what chords they play. It just sounded cool to them. I love knowing the chords, since they don't. Thanks for the great video.

    • @peterallen6456
      @peterallen6456 3 роки тому +1

      Most musicians know. Jimmy Page was a classically trained profession studio musician before led Zeppelin. That's the kicker though, the greats, they always make it sound effortless

  • @Zerothnz
    @Zerothnz 6 років тому +10

    I didn't think it was possible to love and appreciate this song even more, but now I do

  • @LaLaGrunge
    @LaLaGrunge 6 років тому +10

    I remember reading an article a few years ago detailing how "The Colour and the Shape" was an example of "DAD" (Digitally recorded, Analog Mixdown to tape, Digitally Mastered). The mixer of the album, Chris Sheldon, said that they tracked everything to 16 bit Pro Tools and mixed down on an SSL 4000 G series desk with outboard EQs to analog tape.
    I lost the bookmarked article and I am actively trying to narrow google search results to retrieve it again for posting here.

  • @livingood1049
    @livingood1049 Рік тому +5

    "If everything could ever be this real forever...
    If anything could ever be this good again"
    Great job breaking down that song Rick, you have truly shown just how great of a song it really is.

  • @dharmajanitor
    @dharmajanitor 6 років тому +24

    This Louise Post thing is blowing my damn mind.

  • @BeatsAndMeats
    @BeatsAndMeats 6 років тому +38

    I LOVE this song! I'm surprised that you didnt mention the ascending and descending guitar chords played in harmony in the bridge leading up to the final chorus. I think that touch makes that final chorus so much more powerful! But bravo again Senor Beato!!

    • @RickBeato
      @RickBeato  6 років тому +21

      David Velez I forgot to put that clip in! I should I had it but never imported it. Thanks for reminding me!! Sorry

    • @standardofexcellence
      @standardofexcellence 5 років тому

      David Velez totally agree

    • @standardofexcellence
      @standardofexcellence 5 років тому +1

      I actually like the accoustic version better

  • @ando7551
    @ando7551 6 років тому +181

    Smashing Pumpkins anything off Siamese Dream?!? Love the series, keep up the good stuff Rick

    • @only4crap
      @only4crap 6 років тому +6

      considering there are some songs with as many as 100 guitar parts, that would be AMAZING!

    • @ronnieo.6647
      @ronnieo.6647 6 років тому +8

      Mayonnaise, Geek U.S.A., Spaceboy, Soma

    • @crazyaboutnature
      @crazyaboutnature 6 років тому +1

      Siamese Dream or Melon Collie.

    • @whatdothlife4660
      @whatdothlife4660 6 років тому

      Any album (ending with Machina.)

    • @DavidRFIT
      @DavidRFIT 6 років тому +2

      Almost every live feed I ask Rick to cover some Smashing Pumpkins, so far I was not lucky :) I would really like him to do some lesser known gems like Here is no Why or Galapogos instead of famous stuff like Cherub Rock or Disarm...

  • @familydinner1
    @familydinner1 5 років тому +7

    I strongly recommend people people watch Foo Fighters Everlong: Inside the song - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro
    after watching this. Engineer Bradley Cook goes over all of the details of how this song was recording. He even tells us what was whispered in the end part of the song at 13:26. Also they recorded Louise Post's vocals over a telephone because she wasn't in LA when they recorded the song. Really amazing interview!

  • @robforrest2069
    @robforrest2069 4 роки тому +10

    Wow, I never noticed the female lo fi voice buried deep in the track! I looked into it and it's Louise Post from the band Veruca Salt. It was recorded over the phone in the studio because Dave wanted a female voice on the track at the last minute. Pretty wild!

  • @mariano2542
    @mariano2542 4 роки тому +17

    Louise Post`s chorus was recorded trough a telephone, she wasn't in the studio.

  • @whychromosomesmusic5766
    @whychromosomesmusic5766 4 роки тому +13

    One of their best songs ever. Love his drumming on Queens of the Stone Age, Songs for the Deaf as well. Plus it's also a great lp and so freaking funny in parts as well.

    • @Aelfwyn
      @Aelfwyn Рік тому +1

      Check out Then Crooked Vultures as well. It's worth it.

  • @Darko.mp3
    @Darko.mp3 6 років тому +117

    Would love a breakdown of Change (in the house of flies) by Deftones

    • @EXHellfire
      @EXHellfire 4 роки тому +2

      Absolutely this. Coincidentally, I used to have Daemon as my online name.

    • @vikastmz3089
      @vikastmz3089 4 роки тому +1

      Yes please!

    • @tm_kh
      @tm_kh 3 роки тому

      Yes please

  • @jaredwaters4633
    @jaredwaters4633 3 роки тому +11

    Imo this is one of the greatest songs of all-time, definitely in my top 5 favorite songs. It’s definitely the best Foo Fighters song imo. I love their 1st 2 albums. Hey Johnny Park is another classic off that album

  • @Jonnyspeidon
    @Jonnyspeidon 6 років тому +74

    RADIOHEAD love you rick

    • @bradadams8177
      @bradadams8177 6 років тому +2

      He has a vid that runs through some Radiohead chords/structure off various albums. Check that one out. I think its called Why I Love Radiohead

  • @donnaghmayock7011
    @donnaghmayock7011 6 років тому +5

    Hearing you mention Counting Crows makes me realize they'd be a great band to cover

  • @nwmstudios
    @nwmstudios 4 роки тому +6

    Still remember when Colour and the Shape came out, absolutely loved that album.

  • @reegis9368
    @reegis9368 5 років тому +18

    I've just discovered this channel and it's fucking awesome! Breaking down some of my favourite tunes, makes me wanna pick up the guitar again. Keep it up mate, brilliant concept

  • @riloh58
    @riloh58 6 років тому +14

    One of my favourite all time pieces of music of any type and any era. Magic in every way, even the acoustic unplugged version.
    Thank you for covering this one.
    Also - Air drumming for the win!!!!

    • @monstery8372
      @monstery8372 4 роки тому

      riloh58 around 2011-2012. I worked with this guy that i enjoyed talking about music with. one day i put up the album of Foo Fighter with Everlong on. when he heard the song he was amazed because he had Only heard the accoustic version. Him saying that felt like I met the Encino man Lol

  • @peterbrandt7911
    @peterbrandt7911 4 роки тому +13

    The female vocals were recorded via regular landline. That's just dope.

  • @Ingachan1977
    @Ingachan1977 3 роки тому +4

    I am not the least bit musical. I play no instruments nor can I sing. For some reason, though, I'm very interested in how songs are made. I love, LOVE that you tear songs apart and let us hear how each part sounds individually. I'm so glad I stumbled across this tonight. Thank you!

  • @harrisontownsend910
    @harrisontownsend910 Рік тому +2

    I love the photo you used for the cover of this video. I see a photo of Dave, Taylor, and the rest of the band all smiling. Dave's been through a lot, he lost his best friend Kurt Cobain and its always good to see a man who's been through pain able to smile.

  • @krustykrab34
    @krustykrab34 6 років тому +85

    I'd love to watch David Grohl watch this

  • @Dorray
    @Dorray 6 років тому +27

    Great video again! I’d love to see an STP video on Interstate Love Song. The chromatic chords in the verse are super cool. And the main hook riff is of course so memorable and great. Please do some STP! Love the series. Thank you.

    • @cvillian
      @cvillian 4 роки тому +2

      Your wish came true!

  • @warmonger9100
    @warmonger9100 5 років тому +6

    I love this song but Dave Grohl's acoustic version, as performed on Howard Stern
    That performance holds a place in my heart. I remember hearing it on the radio. I had to pull over in my truck, and let my mind be blown.

  • @louie12ph
    @louie12ph 5 років тому +5

    As a musician, it's a dream to see these kinds of videos where the song is disected into parts that makes me appreciate these beautiful songs more. Thanks for the effort. And props to the individual tracks that you have and all the fills.

  • @Jar3D226
    @Jar3D226 6 років тому +23

    I'd love to see a Mars Volta what makes this song great, that would be very interesting to analyze

    • @s92dx
      @s92dx 4 роки тому +3

      So they follow up this weird salsa trumpet part with space synth and vocals that seem to be recorded in an empty sewer system right before the post hardcore screaming into melodic chanting

  • @pfr94
    @pfr94 4 роки тому +8

    the colour and shape is one of the absolute best rock albums of the last 30 years. so damned good.

  • @jefffisher1949
    @jefffisher1949 15 днів тому

    These drums feed my soul

  • @UltromanTheTacoman
    @UltromanTheTacoman 5 років тому +4

    "In these videos, I've been trying to play through the gear, if I have it, that they actually use in the tracks."
    Oh man, I keep getting amazed at how you can set up things, turn a bunch of knobs, and then it sounds 100% like the original. Almost eerie, but also incredibly cool! WE NOTICED IT, is what I'm saying. And we highly appreciate it!

  • @Riazor1370
    @Riazor1370 6 років тому +9

    Funny The opening riff remind me of Deftone's "Be Quiet and Drive!" it was coming up around 1997 also. There is a similar nuance.

    • @rockboy360
      @rockboy360 4 роки тому

      Only a half step lower

  • @djw913
    @djw913 6 років тому +25

    First time I ever heard those vocal tracks. Very, very cool. Loved this song, great choice. Grohl's fills always jumped out at you.
    Now please pick an Alter Bridge or Tremonti song will you? Blackbird? Once Dead?

    • @MetalRob81
      @MetalRob81 6 років тому +2

      pyrexia I'd even enjoy a Creed song

    • @mastoner20
      @mastoner20 6 років тому +1

      Totally second Blackbird. The production on the Blackbird and Fortress records really compete with each other for their best records, I'd say. Though Creed's Higher would be pretty sweet.

  • @kimb9364
    @kimb9364 3 роки тому +6

    Without a doubt, best song of all time. Thanks for breaking it down like this for us. This is awesome! I love the depth and learning all this- as if I didn’t love this song enough!! Wow incredible I have so much respect for Dave, what an incredible mind and musician.

  • @ShawnKitchen
    @ShawnKitchen 3 роки тому +4

    I never noticed that Louise Post had vocals in this song. Learned something new today.

    • @VespoLiveGaming
      @VespoLiveGaming 2 роки тому

      Now I'm going to have to blast this on good headphones over and over until I can pick it out.

  • @andrewleavitt943
    @andrewleavitt943 6 років тому +49

    Do one for Smashing Pumpkins!

    • @loumorrison72
      @loumorrison72 6 років тому +1

      Cherub rock or riot

    • @caseyjones7404
      @caseyjones7404 6 років тому

      well upon further review, some of the greatest lines and measures are not Billy's but James Iha's. Just saying. Vocally, billy is present for sure but after growing up I can see ALOT of the key parts are all James and his lovely Epiphone

  • @dieselfueler
    @dieselfueler 6 років тому +34

    Please do Megadeth, Holy Wars.

  • @theoccasionalbadger8315
    @theoccasionalbadger8315 4 роки тому +34

    Love to see you dissect a Smiths track!!

  • @tycobb8621
    @tycobb8621 5 років тому +1

    One of the best series on UA-cam. Keep em coming!

  • @DarkEndRear
    @DarkEndRear 6 років тому +6

    This is one of the only series I eagerly wait for a new video of. Thanks for the great video!

  • @ODGreenZa
    @ODGreenZa Рік тому +3

    Dave's drumming is next level.

  • @v65sabreking
    @v65sabreking 3 роки тому

    Great job as always. Thank you for doing what you do

  • @johncoreymorris
    @johncoreymorris 3 роки тому

    Rick, love how you break it down and help us rediscover songs we love.

  • @MrStephenlederle
    @MrStephenlederle 6 років тому +8

    Thanks for this episode! I love the Foo Fighters.

  • @MastaVo
    @MastaVo 6 років тому +8

    Another great video, since you mention them Counting Crows would be awesome to hear broken down to fully appreciate the layers of instrumentation.

  • @CompelledFungus
    @CompelledFungus 3 роки тому

    Rick I love this series so much! Thank you!

  • @MDHall2025
    @MDHall2025 3 роки тому

    Loved this and this series!!!

  • @mloftin6472
    @mloftin6472 3 роки тому +3

    I just think this song is beautiful from start to finish in every aspect.

  • @camerond8176
    @camerond8176 3 роки тому +3

    Has always been my favorite song, thanks for breaking it down and grow my appreciation for it even more.....................

  • @jesseboucher72
    @jesseboucher72 6 років тому

    Really enjoy your series Rick. I am hooked on these informative videos

  • @JM_utube
    @JM_utube 4 роки тому

    AWESOME breakdown of the song, thank you for sharing

  • @seanvanblaricom9619
    @seanvanblaricom9619 6 років тому +4

    This was never a Foo Fighter's song that I was even particularly fond of. You changed that. Thank you for your beautiful insight! I look forward to, hopefully, many more episodes!
    Keep up the good work Rick! Cheers!

  • @zey2012
    @zey2012 5 років тому +8

    Are you kidding? This is my favorite song!

  • @pflewis
    @pflewis 5 років тому

    So cool to hear your breakdown of this stuff. Thank you.

  • @jford5783
    @jford5783 5 років тому

    Thanks Rick for the lesson. Rock on!

  • @TheCHRISCaPWN
    @TheCHRISCaPWN 4 роки тому +3

    After hearing this song for 13 years I am acutely aware of new parts because of this breakdown. Completely amazing. Thanks!

  • @AcidicDelusion
    @AcidicDelusion 4 роки тому +41

    Foos are without a doubt the best rock band of the last 20 years

  • @BigLate
    @BigLate 5 років тому

    This series is truly the best thing on UA-cam. Thank you for these.

  • @babconstruction
    @babconstruction 3 роки тому +1

    So much fun and educational when you break these pieces of art down! Kudos!!

  • @watchmakerfs
    @watchmakerfs 6 років тому +61

    RUSH!

    • @caiocysneiros
      @caiocysneiros 6 років тому +2

      Yes. Please!

    • @thasnipa597
      @thasnipa597 6 років тому +2

      I don't think he's in too much of a rush to do them

    • @caiocysneiros
      @caiocysneiros 6 років тому +3

      Maybe he's waiting for the right *Circumstances* to do it.

  • @MT-iy1tg
    @MT-iy1tg 6 років тому +9

    Thanks so much for this incredibly insightful series. Some suggestions:
    Jimmy Eat World - 23 (beautifully produced by Gil Norton)
    The Smiths
    AFI‘s Sing the Sorrow (Butch Vig and Jerry Finn)
    Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (or anything off of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)
    Again, many thanks!

  • @romanonosovski5455
    @romanonosovski5455 2 роки тому

    maaaan I love these series! much respect for the thorough breakdown!

  • @MERTORZ94
    @MERTORZ94 5 років тому

    Rick, the gear, the explanation and riffs!! everything its on point!!! great channel great series !!