Foo Fighters: Back and Forth



Ever thine, ever mine, Everlong

 The sun was splitting the skies of Glasgow Green on Sunday 24th of August, 2003. With half-bottles smuggled doon breeks and pasty flesh exposed as far as the eye could see, thousands of fans descended upon the crowded green, in expectation of musical excellence at an event imaginatively named "Big Day Out @ The Green".

Years of rockin out on the guitar can cause the affliction "t-rex arm-itis"

With an impressive line-up including PJ Harvey, Queens of the Stoneage and The Red Hot Chili Peppers and humorously, The Electric Six, there I was decked out in my big brother's chili's T (customised to within an inch of it's life) nodding along politely in vague response to the boy chat going on around me, eagerly awaiting my first ever proper gig experience.

So young, so naive, so desperate to find any kind of music that wasn't comprised of prepubescent girly boys...

This is the day I was introduced to one particular band that will forever(long...see what i did there?) hold a place in my heart: Foo Fighters.



Lustrous main+tats+shades+geetar= rockstar. Simple maths.

Nevermind the others, who were amazing don't get me wrong, but given the combination of bitchin' - yet accessible - rock and Dave Grohl's drole banter and cancer jokes - I was sold.

And so it began: the back catalogue was ravished, listened to and loved...and now comes the movie.

GIES

The documentary film chronicles the 16 year history of the Foos: from Grohl's Nirvana beginnnings to their Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, arena and stadium headlining status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet.

Produced by Nigel Sinclair, who also brought us No Direction Home: Bob Dylan and Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who, Back and Forth also offers insight into the creation of the band's new album Wasting Light in a lowly garage, and will be followed by live 3D performance from the band, playing their new album Wasting Light front to back.

Will this be my turning point with 3D? (doubtful) Will it seriously shocking and insightful? Or will it be more akin to This Is Spinal Tap? (secretly hope so)

Either way, it should be enough unadulterated Grohl time to keep me more than satisfied...for now.

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth screens in selected cinemas nationwide on Thursday April 7.