Anybody see Mick Jagger w/Foo Fighters on SNL last night?

[JSngry]

19th Nervous Breakdown was pretty good, but when they broke it down into It's Only Rock & Roll, some magic started happening, and shit started getting...palpable. Byt he time it was over...DAMN.

Very seldom do I really get moved by rock any more, but this, this one got me, and good.

Foo Fighters one hella band, and Mick Jagger can still deliver if/when/etc.

[jazzbo]

It was the best of the three musical performances. Was an okay episode.

[Uncle Skid]

I'd rather see Steven Tyler in a damn Burger King commercial. Now THAT shit is palpable.

Just kidding... Foo Fighters are a good band. I lost all interest in SNL a long time ago, but will check this one out...

[JSngry]

I'd rather see Steven Tyler in a damn Burger King commercial. Now THAT shit is palpable.

Just kidding... Foo Fighters are a good band. I lost all interest in SNL a long time ago, but will check this one out...

Jagger played Tyler in one of the skits. Not quite as palpable as the set with Foo Fighters.

SNL's been on a bit of an uptick the last few years, actually...still inconsistent, but very funny when it is funny, and that's more frequently than it has been in a while.

And Kristen Wiig's leaving...that's too bad. she's become to SNL what Imogene Coca was to Your Show Of Shows. She will be missed.

[Shawn]

Foo Fighters are a killer group, they've been around for a long time now but it almost seems like they are just getting warmed up. Very few drummers make the transition to frontman/guitarist...and kick ass in both positions. Grohl is a talent, that's for sure.

[bertrand]

The 'new tune' with Jeff Beck was really bad. Mick can't write decent lyrics about the presidential erection?

Bertrand.

[Eric]

I felt the same way – it was pretty damn thrilling! Glad you brought it up :-)

I wasn't paying close attention to the band for the second song, and my first reaction was wow Arcade Fire can really rock out :-)

I agree that the lyrics on the Jagger presidential song were lame. But… I thought Jeff Beck was smokin' with his guitar. Great evening all around for rock 'n roll!

[JSngry]

Video clips available here: http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/heard/mick-jagger-snl-liked-liked-yes-did-163408720.html

It's going into the second verse of It's Only Rock & Roll where things start getting bumped up a notch...and everybody seems more than willing to go there. Great stuff.

Edited May 21, 2012 by JSngry

[Rooster_Ties]

Agree it got better by the second verse, but I was rather disappointed by the particular tunes they played (not that I was expecting anything much different).

Something more along the lines of this would have been nice (an excuse to post this great clip)...

Edited May 21, 2012 by Rooster_Ties

[RDK]

Yes, very good episode last Saturday. Mick was great - and oddly much better than Will Ferrell two weeks ago in what was one of the worst episodes of the season.

[skeith]

19th Nervous Breakdown was pretty good, but when they broke it down into It's Only Rock & Roll, some magic started happening, and shit started getting...palpable. Byt he time it was over...DAMN.

Very seldom do I really get moved by rock any more, but this, this one got me, and good.

Foo Fighters one hella band, and Mick Jagger can still deliver if/when/etc.

Agree totally and Mick was great in the skits too. Best episode of the season.

[jazzbo]

Really? I thought it was okay but. . . . Too bad the season is over. I've been enjoying the show this year.

[Valeria Victrix]

The 'new tune' with Jeff Beck was really bad. Mick can't write decent lyrics about the presidential erection?

Bertrand.

Sorry, was this deliberate or a typo? I thought that only Clinton would've provided suitable subject matter for a song on that theme.

[Rooster_Ties]

Overall, the episode was a bit better than usual - but the bar has been pretty low of late.

[mikelz777]

Mick was funny in the game show and karaoke skits. The rest was meh. I liked all the vocal performances but missed the final blues number.

[JSngry]

Foo Fighters are a killer group, they've been around for a long time now but it almost seems like they are just getting warmed up. Very few drummers make the transition to frontman/guitarist...and kick ass in both positions. Grohl is a talent, that's for sure.

Grohl played drums behind McCartney's second number on SNL this evening and was not fucking around with it.

[robertoart]

Foo Fighters are a killer group, they've been around for a long time now but it almost seems like they are just getting warmed up. Very few drummers make the transition to frontman/guitarist...and kick ass in both positions. Grohl is a talent, that's for sure.

Grohl played drums behind McCartney's second number on SNL this evening and was not fucking around with it.

Grohl's intensity meant I had high hopes for the song for the first ten seconds or so. By the end I realised it was only Grohl's drumming that sustained my interest. Although this was the live performance from the 12/12/12 concert.

[JSngry]

By the end I realised it was only Grohl's drumming that sustained my interest.

Yeah, true. But I usually leave the room at some point during SNL musical spots, so I'll give him full pros for hooking me in and then keeping me hooked for the duration.