I get the technical side. Rodney Mullen would be the technical skater of the drumming world. The guy is world class without question, but there is another view point to it. Now you see every kid flipping their board trying to copy him, instead of trying to surf skate. Mike Portnoy is your tech guy. I get it, or maybe someone else.
For some reason technical musical fans, fail to see how important the hook is. Maybe rhythm fans fail to acknowledge technical super powers, but that's the beauty of life. People are different, that's why it's about appreciation, rather than arguing who is the best. :)
Other side of the coin you have free ride skateboarders. Just cruising around popping ollies and ridding pools. This would be like your Tre Cool and Dave Grohl drumming comparison.
It's like arguing Rodney Mullen and Christian Hosoi. You may prefer Rodney Mullen technical abilities over Christian Hosoi carving pools, but riding pools is pretty damn cool. On the other side, some may think Rodney Mullen skating style is a little corny, and dorky. Rodney Mullen seems like a really cool dude, but Christian Hosoi is a legend in his own right. On the flip side, maybe some see Christian Hosoi in lacking technical abilities, thus a mediocre rider.
Ask your friend, what the best song he has ever written and recorded? Now compare that to Metallica, One. lol Just saying. I hear many musicians say, so and so isn't that good, I always respond with something like, Dave Grohl was like 20 or 22 when he recorded Nevermind. What did you do at age 22?!?! lol Long pause after that..............
That is the beauty of both music and skating (and I've been skating since age 11 and still at it).....there is no right answer, no perfect/correct style.....
I think a lot of folks that aren't musicians and/or not familiar or don't care about that stuff (which would be most of my family) listen to music to hear certain things, a nice hook, a vocal pleasantry, a cool lyric, something direct or just....nice to listen too.....
That's fine and probably comprises most of the listening public.....but that's not what I'm interested in (mostly).....also I'm not saying it's not "good", but I'm also saying that just because a ton of people like it doesn't make it "good" to me.....Also I like my friends best original song more than most Metallica songs but again, just my personal taste....
Also the Rodney Mullen to Hosoi comparison? Mullen was a free/street skate styler.....Hosoi a full on vert skater....the better comparison is the power, style of force of Hosoi vs the 1,000 new trick boy wonder that was Tony Hawk.....just sayin.....