9 Rock Bands Who Hate Their Own Famous Songs
It seems that everyone is a fan of these greats songs... except the bands who made them.
Music is a funny industry. Some acts, bands and musicians will spend their entire lives investing energy into achieving fame, and a lot of the time they hate the very material which eventually gives it to them. The love/hate relationship between bands and their most famous songs is a widespread tale almost as old as the entity of modern era pop culture itself.
Time and time again, we see famous musicians slating their own hard work and material for various reasons, in favour of other less known or appreciated pieces they have contributed to. This irks a plethora of emotions from fans: some resonate with the belief of the artists, especially if they're well-known for one particular song when they have plenty of other great songs in their catalogue. Meanwhile, others criticise musicians over their stance, saying they should acknowledge the popularity of these songs and give the fans what they want to hear.
Regardless of which side of the discussion you reside on, the fact of the matter is this disparity between musicians and their material seems like it will never end. In this article, we will look at nine rock songs which are absolutely hated by the musicians who created them.
9. Foo Fighters - All My Life
Few people in rock music history can claim to have been in even one generation-defining band, which is what makes Dave Grohl being in two so impressive. Even though Nirvana had more drummers than albums in their time, Dave Grohl was the man behind the kit for their breakthrough record, 'Nevermind' and their final album 'In Utero'. Following Kurt Cobain's death, Grohl went on to form Foo Fighters and the rest is history.
While Foo Fighters have a number of exceptionally famous songs such as 'Everlong', 'The Pretender' and 'Learn to Fly' to their name, 'All My Life' has become an outlying entity in the eyes of Grohl. Grohl's distaste isn't limited to the 'All My Life' single though, and instead extends to the entire 'One By One' album.
When interviewed by Billboard, Grohl said. "It didn’t sound like the band does live. It didn’t feel right." He then continued to say that "we were making an album that wasn’t working" and called the sound of the final product "unfamiliar".
However, Foo Fighters continue to play 'All My Life' and other songs from 'One By One' live, showing that you can still play songs live even if you don't like them.