ZOMBIE JAMS #4

Foo Fighters - Next Year

The Foo Fighters are one of those bands who have always been with me. I can remember watching the hilarious video for 'big me' with my older sister back when Channel V was called Red. I remember being blown away by Gondry's surreal video for 'Everlong' and I remember just a few years ago when they released 'the best of you' and restored my hope in radio friendly music.

It's quite a strange thing actually. I am first and foremost, a fan of heavy music. Same goes for all my buddies but everyone of us seems to love and adore this band. I was discussing it with a friend just a couple of weeks ago and he reminded me that Dave Grohl is primarily a hard dude. He's into hard bands, he played in Nirvana and hangs out with Lemmy Motorhead. I guess in that respect it kind of makes sense. He also seems to be the friendliest guy in rock n roll and I totally respect the fact that after the demise of one of the most impactful bands of our time, he completely reinvented himself and rose to the top all over again.

Now, There is nothing left to lose isn't my favourite Foo Fighters record (that would be One by One). In fact, Next Year isn't even my favourite song (Everlong is) but it gives me a certain feeling that only a few songs can, ever. You see, when I was in high school, I would spend most nights staying up late finishing assignments and enduring small panic attacks. My tiny bedroom TV would be on to keep me company and at about 2am, a little show called Ed would come on. Ed was a charming comedy about a small town lawyer who worked out of a bowling alley and pursued his high school sweetheart. It was light, feel-good and just the small chunk of relaxation that I needed at the time. Point is, Its theme song was Next year by the Foo Fighters and it was like a breath of fresh air.

To this day, when life becomes just a touch overwhelming, I pop this song on my ipod and close my eyes. I have a few friends who understand my affection for this song and they feel exactly the same way. There is just something about it.

So to wrap up this week's edition of Zombie Jams, A) It is completely fine to be into heavy music and listen to the Foo Fighters and B) Somebody should probably release an Ed Box set on DVD, because I would buy the shit out of it.