Foo Fighters "In Your Honor" [2005]

Right -- stadium rock by way of a Gillette commercial. Are we not convinced we've ruined American civilization yet? That Dave Grohl (of Nirvana infamy) shreds his vocal cords only to get high-quality backstage groupieage says a lot not only about this band but the entire hard rock culture of 2005, and none of it is good. Carrying along his requisite Seattle negativity (in songs like "DOA"), Grohl tries to invent a new sour flavor of bubblegum. Amazing that so many people bought in, but if there's one thing that's progressed in the music biz over the past 40 years, it's the effectiveness of its hype machine. In effect, Grohl steps over Kurt Cobain's headless corpse to claim his prize, and if "In Your Honor" has anyone specific in mind to honor, I'd bet real money it's Foo Fighters' major label rep. Any wonder why you can't connect with any rock music of the last decade?