But a dozen years after turning one of the most-talked-about demo tapes in rock history into their debut album, Dave Grohl and company are still at it. It hasn't been easy. The Foos have weathered several personnel changes -- Grohl is the band's sole original member -- and he almost bagged the band in 2002, taking a break to record and tour with Queens of the Stone Age.
At the Glens Falls Civic Center on Tuesday night, the Foos showed they've still got plenty of punch left, ripping through a two-hour set that left precious little to be desired. New songs, old songs, it didn't matter: The Foos rocked and fans ate it up. About 3,200 people, mostly teens and twentysomethings clustered on the floor in front of the stage, clapped, cheered and moshed to the raucous rhythm laid down by Grohl and the Foos -- longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins, guitarist Chris Shiflett, bassist Nate Mendel and four hired hands.
Grohl was electric, pacing and sometimes stomping about the stage; his face hidden behind a curtain of shaggy locks as he thrashed out versions of "Times Like These," "Breakout" and "Learn To Fly" that had fans screaming out the words and pumping their fists in the air. Grohl even smashed his acoustic guitar, splintering the instrument after daring his guitarist to do it. Vocally, Grohl's rasp was fine, as was his scream, which he used to punctuate the end of almost every song.
And Hawkins was amazing, pounding out the beat with an intensity few drummers can match.
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