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FOO FIGHTERS
(UNITED STATES)
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THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE
(1997)
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ROCK / GRUNGE
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"Far from his solo debut, 'The Colour and the Shape' sees Dave Grohl elevate the Foo Fighters to legendary status."
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5/5
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Released in 1997, "The Colour and the Shape" was the Foo Fighters' second studio album and the band's first to be recorded with a full line-up, consisting of Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar, drums), Nate Mendel (bass) and Pat Smear (guitar). Although he took part in a few tracks, the arrival of Taylor Hawkins (drums) was not made official until after the album's release. Finally, the album is produced by Gil Norton, known for his work with the Pixies and Garbage.
If the Foo Fighters project has always been an outlet for Dave Grohl, allowing him to let off steam while sharing his ideas and experiences, 'The Colour and the Shape' is one of the best examples of this, with its 46 minutes of feverish post grunge/punk that only 'See You' and 'Walking After You' soothe slightly. Even some of the songs that start more calmly, such as 'Up In Arms' and 'February Stars', end up in a flurry of riffs.
Don't look for too much finesse in the various tracks, the musicians aren't here to show off and that's clearly not the objective. No solo, a multitude of noisy riffs that sometimes overlap, metronomic drums that are only there to energise with omnipresent crashes, vocals that are always on the verge of bestial howling, everything in Foo Fighters' music is 'live' and designed to get people moving. And the result has exceeded all expectations, with three tracks topping the 100 million mark, including the frantic power punk 'Monkey Wrench', the heavy 'My Hero', which criticises idolatry and instead presents friends as the real heroes of ordinary life, and finally the interplanetary hit 'Everlong', considered by many to be one of the best songs the Foo Fighters have ever produced.
Despite many mixed reviews which - wrongly - compared it to Nirvana's earlier work, 'The Colour and the Shape' was a huge commercial success. Heralded as one of the best alternative rock albums of the 1990s, it won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1998. Far from being an ephemeral project as some might have thought, Dave Grohl succeeded in elevating the Foo Fighters to legendary status in a single album. - Official website
Did you know?
 Drummer Will Goldsmith was sacked from the band during the recording of the album because Dave Grohl was unhappy with his work.
The song 'Everlong' was inspired by Dave Grohl's relationship with Louise Post from the band Veruca Salt.
"Enough Space" is about Emir Kusturica's Arizona Dream (1993), one of Dave Grohl's favourite films.
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Doll
02. Monkey Wrench
03. Hey, Johnny Park!
04. My Poor Brain
05. Wind Up
06. Up in Arms
07. My Hero
08. See You
09. Enough Space
10. February Stars
11. Everlong
12. Walking After You
13. New Way Home
LINEUP:
Dave Grohl: Chant / Guitares / Batterie
Nate Mendel: Basse
Pat Smear: Guitares
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