The Best Foo Fighters Documentaries To Remember Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins' untimely death leaves a massive hole not only in the Foo Fighters’ lineup but also in the hearts of fans all over the world and in the modern rock scene. While not exactly a founding member of the band, his playing can be heard on most of their albums and his on-stage presence was felt until his very last show in Argentina’s Lollapalooza festival.
Since his passing, Hawkins’s expressive drumming and traits as a person have been honored by his bandmates, musicians and fellow artists, something that was recognized during this year’s Grammys with a brief tribute in a night where the Foo Fighters took home three more bittersweet awards. Nevertheless, Hawkins’ legacy extends past his playing, because beyond his sweet voice in “Cold Day in the Sun” or the band’s viral covers Queen's “Somebody to Love”, the Foo Fighters' prolific creativity also leaves behind an enviable collection of documentary films where a whole new side of Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel and Hawkins is revealed.
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Might as well start with the very first as James Molls rockumentary film is what opened the doors for the kind of projects that Grohl and the band would later take on in their creative pursuit to tell their own stories. Back and Forth owes its name to an eponymous song from the band’s seventh studio album, Wasting Light, a record that’s still consistently among the most appreciated in the second part of the Foo Fighters’ career.
Not only that, it tells the band’s story from the very beginning up to that point, featuring exclusive interviews and footage of Hawkins, and even past members like the man who sat at the back playing drums in Gran Turismo 2's soundtrack before him, William
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