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holy heck. miten tämä bändi joka soitti 20 vuotta vanhaa poppipunkki musiikkia 90 luvun lopulla on yksi maailman tunnetuimmista ja kuunnelluista musiikkibändiryhmistä? 3.55 mun pippeli.. mun pilis on niiin VITUSTI iilimatoi............ tylsää kakkelia kakkihätä......kakkihätä..... PYYHKIMÄÄN!!!!!!!!.... PYYYHKIMÄÄÄN!!!!!!!! food fighters.. fat dave grohl! bulk fighters.... noh emt ehkä parantuu tämä bändi mutta en kuuntele haha pakko tulla vastaan täällä heh.... ai ei tule heh ok...... exhausted
peepee doodoo fighters. unserious and dave grohl cheated on his wife !
Every song sounds exactly the same: mid
Not bad.
I don't think I had ever heard any of these FF songs except big me. You can tell the ingredients for FF are in here, but this is not them at their prime. 2* Highlights: big me
dont like it
Not for me 2/5
Who would have thought that the drummer from Nirvana had this in him?
3.5
80% Fav: This Is a Call, I'll Stick Around, Big Me, Alone+Easy Target Must-Hear? Sure
Was thinking I would rate this lower but re-listening for the first time in a long time gives me some good vibes. In retrospect, might be the most enjoyable complete Foo Fighter's album for me. Maybe because the non hits are just straight forward fuzzed out rock vs some of the filler songs that don't do it for me on their later albums.
Very good
4/5
Y'know, I'm mostly just curious why **this** is the only Foo Fighters album on this list. Like, let me clear: this isn't a bad album. It still rocks, and hat's all I expect from them, ever. Long as they have the tunes, I can hardly complain. And of course, they are here, and the fact that Dave played it all by himself is impressive. I can tell why this was big. Me, though—I'unno. I just figure it's not the best of Foo. Like I know System Of A Down's debut shouldn't've been their only album on the list. Good grief, I'm not even the biggest fan of either band, or even that up in arms about it, but just knowing about their discographies all my life... But here we are, so... I'unno. It's just curious to me, that's all. Still, for their breakout, I can't give it less than a 4. In times like these, I don't figure it's anything **that** special, but honestly, it doesn't owe me anything. For what it gives, yeah, I'll stick around.
While not being the groups' finest record, this is still some pretty decent 90s rock. 3.5 bumped to 4.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll just barely bump up to a 5 just because I liked this a lot. It’s very hard to not think about Nirvana (and more specifically Kurt Cobain) when listening to this, but it’s just because they’re so tightly linked. Obviously, Dave Grohl has stepped far beyond the overwhelming lingering impact that Kurt left behind to become a star in his own right, but since this album comprises so much of material Dave wrote while he was still in Nirvana, it’s just hard to avoid making the comparison. It is, however, very easy to listen to this and realize that Dave Grohl is absolutely not Kurt Cobain – even though a number of songs on here feel like they’re directly linked to Nirvana (X-Static absolutely has to be a Nevermind tribute in its vocal style and instrumentation, come on), there’s a pretty strong number that show Dave’s own musical styles well, whether it’s the acoustically laden cheesy “Big Me.” the heavy metal of “Weenie Beenie,” or the hard punk of “Wattershed,” it’s a really good showcase of just how varied the Foo Fighters would come to be once Dave got an actual full band together. It’s seriously impressive to me that this is all Dave Grohl – obviously, with the benefit of an entire world-class discography later, we know he had this in him all along, but for 1995, it’s a really ballsy shot to take. “The drummer from Nirvana made an album? After Kurt died? What a cash grab, am I right?” It could’ve totally flopped if people didn’t give the music a genuine chance, and I’m so very glad they did – this is a pretty good album. It’s got a few flaws – I think the lyrics aren’t as tight as they could be (and as Dave would later prove, would be), and some of the instrumental/production choices are a little off putting and screechy at times, but considering how much of this was written long before it was recorded, and that Dave Grohl did it all by himself, I can look over those as nitpicks. It’s just a damn good listen, and a really strong debut – 4.5 barely bumped up to a 5, but very, very good regardless.
This Is a Call I'll Stick Around Big Me Exhausted
Completely biased review time! Foo Fighters is my favorite band. I love this album, and it has some serious bangers on it. While it's not my favorite FF album (The Colour and The Shape), it's still great! 9.5/10 Would I listen again? Of course!
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A good album but does not strike me as that much of a progression from Nirvana and the general grunge soundscape.
okay obviously anythings gonna sound good after rhcp but this is also genuinely a nice record. weirdly low-key given the grunge and post grunge styles it sits at the crossroads of, for which id point to the strangely warm production...maybe not a lot of super standouts, but very comfy, esp when u hit the more layered and impressionist tracks for which the production takes on an almost shoegazey vibe. that being said i wasnt paying attention to the lyrics at all but apparently one of the songs is about courtney love....so fucking lame dude, feel like i gotta dock it a star just for that lmao
Fine, nothing more nothing less
"buzzy" rock, nothing grabbed me too much
4.5 stars really. The generator loves me.
Great album.
3/5. It's a fun rock album full of songs that are good to throw on whenever but not much more than that. It's still highly impressive that it is all Dave Grohl: all instruments, vocals, lyrics. With that in mind, each song is pretty elevated. As an album as a whole, I don't think it stands out but was still a good listen. Best Song: Big Me, This Is A Call, Exhausted
I really like the Foo Fighters. They aren't necessarily original or breaking any new ground. But they write catchy songs and hooks that reel you in. It's pretty formulaic, but they do it masterfully.
I can remember growing up in the 90s and wondering, which of my bands were going to stand the test of time and who we would be talking about later years. Nirvana and Radiohead are no surprise to me, but I’ve always been a little curious as to how the Foo Fighters stuck around. Listening to this album helped remind me this was a good band out of the gate and I think they deserve the acclaim. Not quite sure I understand why they take on the ridicule that they do as well, but as far as rock ‘n’ roll goes, it’s hard to beat.
Mola mucho
4.3/5 listened 4x while building office TV furniture and the next day as well + a few live concerts from 1995 on YouTube
A solid enough fun little side project from the drummer of Nirvana, hope it works out for him
3/5
There are better Foo Fighters albums.
Man, turns out that Dave Grohl guy? Pretty good. Who knew? 😂
Heavy rock band. One hit wonder. Not impressed with most of their music.
🎧This does basically nothing for me, except for Big Me which is actually an excellent song
Made in 6 days by Dave Grohl shortly after Nirvanna breaks up
Foto Fighters: gut bis sehr gut für 2 -3 Songs, dann wird es langweilig ***
I'm a huuuge FF fan but a despite that album
This just OK for me, I only recognized 1 or 2 songs off this album and I didn't enjoy it as much as Nevermind from Nirvana but there were a few memorable tracks like Big Me and Exhausted. I probably won't revisit this either, but I read that Dave Grohl recorded a demo of this album all by himself after Cobain's death, so that was really impressive.
this album is meh. I want to like the Foo Fighters, but they don't do much for me outside a handful of songs, none of which are on this album.
Rarely do you get to witness someone else's cathartic journey in such a public way. Impressive and rocking in equal parts, setting the tone for everything that he has put out after.
"Floaty" makes me think of DIO's guitar work. Cool. I did NOT expect Weenie Beenie. This is the first time I'm hearing FFs self-titled album and I don't know why it's taken me this long.
Loved the drums. Loved the singles. The rest was good, solid, straight-ahead hard rock. Solid album.
mola
Nice to see some Foo Fighters representation on this list, although I think their best work came in the albums immediately following this one. It's weird, but I've noticed that the author(s) of this list seem to have a bias for artist's earlier work, almost looking past an artist's overall body of work. Regardless, Foo Fighters are always a fun listen. This album in particular feels a bit top-heavy though. Hard to fault the Foo Fighters for that, considering that this album's production was practically a one-band band in the form of one Dave Grohl.
3.8/5
3.5 Starts really strongly but loses some steam in the latter half. Still, this is just big, loud, fun rock music. Been a great week for this project thus far!
i love you dave grohl oh my god. if you want some good grunge, look no further than foo fighter's debut album. grunge rock that isn't overly pretentious, depressing for the sake of being depressing, and/or grimy audio sludge. if kurt was still alive, i truly think he would weep tears of joy listening to this album. also this guy recorded this whole thing in a WEEK. that's nuts.
Liked it quite a bit
Solid but that's about it. I never found the band too interesting.
Crisp and kinetic grunge-pop (editors are savvy with that phrase), with quality hooks and a bright hard edge, but also straightforward to the point of mundanity. Best cuts: "This Is a Call" and "Big Me" and "Floaty" and "Exhausted," which offer some sweetness or uncertainty or melancholy or something more than the much less interesing, blunt-instrument bangers (e.g., the very dumb "Weenie Beenie" and tedious "Watershed"). One rounds down because loud-quiet-loud could not be more passe by now, no? And anyway one has always found Grohl/FFs to be rather steadily and significantly overrated (though perhaps one's anti-Nirvana bent shades one's reaction somewhat unfairly). Again, this is fine, perfectly okay, but nowhere near transcendent .
Beaucoup plus abrasif que je m'attendais, du bon rock typique de son époque, mais j'ai l'impression que s'il y a un album de Foo Fighters à écouter, ce n'est pas lui. J'espère qu'il y en aura au moins un autre. 7/10
For what is basically a throw away or just unserious record at first ,, it really does keep up on its own . Very high quality throughout and some may say it sounds like some basic rock or post grunge but it does this very well. Though i am confused why this is the foo fighters record on this list . Maybe more are to come but this was a very welcome listen.
Todas as músicas parecem iguais, mas a isso não culpo a banda mas sim ao gênero musical que me parece aborrecedor
Not as good as I thought it was going to be. Nothing to draw you in.
I've been listening to the Foo Fighters since I was young, so I found that this album being selected was appropriate for the project. It has a lo-fi, punk quality with fast and loud distorted guitar riffing interpolated with soft yet still energetic sections. Nirvana's influence is clear. Overall, this a strong first release from the Foo Fighters. Favorite song: I'll Stick Around
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This is a hell of a debut, especially knowing Dave Grohl recorded almost the whole thing himself after Nirvana ended. It has that raw, restless energy of somebody starting over and not worrying too much about making everything perfect. The rough edges are part of what gives it so much life. “This Is a Call,” “Big Me,” and “Alone + Easy Target” all show how good Grohl already was at writing catchy songs underneath all the distortion. “I’ll Stick Around” is still the standout for me. It’s aggressive, hooky, and just bitter enough to feel personal without turning into a full-on grudge. Favorite song: "Big Me"
Favourite Song: For All the Cows
Their first album, while important, isn't necessarily their best. It's still decent though.
Post-Grunge era hard rock done garage band style. It’s either for you or it’s not. For me it’s a good listen for contrast to their later stuff which is better IMO. I would not call it Beatle-esque as one reviewer described it.
Probably their best one
cool album. Has a range of song types
This is the Foo Fighters debut album. I'll start off by saying that I liked but didn't love the album overall. That said, it's pretty impressive when you know the context. Dave Grohl created and recorded this pretty much fully on his own, he recorded it only 6 months after Kurt Cobain's death, and it was basically just a cathartic project that he expected no one to listen to ("Had I actually considered this to be a career, I probably would have called it something else, because it's the stupidest fucking band name in the world"). There were rumors he was going to join Pearl Jam and Tom Petty wanted him to be his drummer, but he did this instead. "I was supposed to just join another band and be a drummer the rest of my life. I thought that I would rather do what no one expected me to do." It's really hard not to respect it, he must've been going through it and joining another band as a drummer would have been the easy thing for sure, but this decision (and this album) led to something huge. Anyway, back to the music. The first thing that stands out is that it's noticeably less "grungy" than Nirvana. It really feels like a transition from the grunge of the early '90s to more of an alt-rock sound that would close out the decade. At times the sound falls a bit flat to me (though in his defense, he was recording the whole thing himself), but there's a few places where the slightly more polished sound shines. "Big Me" is by far the best song on the album (it's great), and it's relatively low-key compared to the rest of the album. I doubt I'll find myself coming back to a ton here, but it's an enjoyable listen overall, and I really respect what he did on this one. I'm sure there's more Foo Fighters to come on this list, so it'll be interesting to see how the sound changes after this. Favorite song: Big Me Other: This Is A Call, I’ll Stick Around, Big Me, Alone + Easy Target, Floaty, Oh George, Exhausted 7/19/24
“just another rock band” so true foo fighters that is exactly what you are. i mistakenly started this list to expand my musical horizons but it’s such a staggering volume of just rock and/or roll. 🐄🐄🐄
Perfectly nice grunge pop.
They got better later at least
Not my favourite album by Foo Fighters but it was great.
4 stars, pretty cool
I will never complain about a Foo Fighters album being on this list. I will complain this is the album that gets put on the list. Foo Fighters self-titled record is basically Dave Grohl playing around and creating an album of demos he did. It's not a "band" album and it is not the Foo Fighters best album. I recognize this book leans towards putting the first album by an artist recognition as a "must hear," yet Foo Fighters were not reinventing the wheel and they deserve recognition, but this is not the album that best represents why they should be recognized. That's a lot of words to say, love them, but this isn't the album for this book. It's hard to beat the first 5 songs on this album though. It's a great start to the album and it does fall off a bit on the second half of the album, though X-Static and For the Cows are great songs. I would recommend someone listen to this album but would probably recommend the Colour and the Shape or Wasting Light first. Dave Grohl is not the greatest lyricist but he has a strong sense of melody and his performance has always set him apart.
4.25
Not my jam.
I’m a huge Foo Fighters fan, so loved this album. It isn’t their best, but is a lovely throwback to their earlier years
Nothing that I’d care to revisit—though polished, it just sounds unexceptional.
Man, I do love this album, and I do love this man. It’s pretty amazing how this all came about; from the ashes of a destroyed kingdom, wrecked and bumming around the UK in depressed isolation. Fuck that, pull yourself out! Make some cassettes, play every instrument on every song, hand out and see who listens. Everyone. Uh Dave, this fucking rocks, go get a band! It’s a unique story. Had Kurt missed his head, the Foos might never have been. And as much as I revere Nevermind, I like Dave and the FF’s far more than I miss Nirvana. Anyway, the album; top to bottom, kicks ass. Sets the tone for this man’s ever evolving incredible journey.
Amazing first song followed by samey sounding songs
Never been into Foo Fighters and this didn't convince me I've been missing out. Nothing wrong with the album it was just incredibly generic.
It’s a good sound, and a good debut. Not my favorite and definitely not the most interesting as he differentiated more from the Nirvana sound later, but it bridges the gap.
Very Fine Foo album, there’s some Nirvana Sound over some of the Tracks , and in my opinion Dave G’s vokal seems stronger and better at their recent albums compared to this one, and this is not the best album from Foo, but all in all still a great album
Some well written songs right after Nirvana, almost serving as a counter melody. But it begins a problem that Foo Fighters will always have: writing songs that are good singles but not a complete album.
Pretty good album but pales compared to their later stuff imo
It was a bit plain?
Love Dave Grohl. Good guy, good first album.
Every song sounds so washed out, thid is a call gets interesting towards the end but goes nowhere with it and then the song ends. Nothing on the album sounds as hard, sharp or punchy as it should. Instead of a hearty stew of hard it is the auditory equivalent of dirty dishwater. Weenie Beenie is definitely the best track by a mile as it doesn't sound like milquetoast watered down hard rock and actually has a little edge and punch. Cool album cover though. An album from an artist at a time it couldn't fail. The fact that this is even remotely compared to anything Nirvana put out is a joke. Listen to Milk by Nirvana and then anything off this album and tell me it's even remotely comparable. Mid production at best. Didn't help that after this album finished a them crooked vulture track came on and immediately shat on everything in this album. Fav tracks - Good Grief, Floaty, Weenie Beanie, Watershed, Exhausted Least Fav - This is a Call, I'll Stick Around, Big Me, Alone + Easy Target, Oh George, For All The Cows
Great songs
I'm not a big fan of the newer Foo Fighters but this older album was actually pretty decent
Not many rock albums have a better 4-punch opening than this one, and there are no really bad tracks here. Weenie Beenie, albeit having a solid riff is the only mid track. The production and lack of variety in sound are a minus, but 9/10 is still a 5-star rating
3 ok far from their best
Hard rocking. Driving drums and guitar. Distinct & fun Foo Fighters sound. I’ve always loved “Big Me”. The music video is one of the funniest I’ve seen. Low 4
Foo Fighters' self-titled debut album is a smashing entry into the rock scene, showcasing Dave Grohl's impressive talents as a multi-instrumentalist. Grohl plays all the instruments on the record, signaling a decisive move away from his grunge roots with Nirvana. This album cements his new direction, embracing a more melodic and energetic rock sound. The raw energy and catchy hooks remain compelling, proving that the album still sounds great today. Standout tracks like This Is a Call and Big Me highlight Grohl's ability to blend powerful riffs with memorable melodies. Despite being a solo effort, the album feels cohesive and reflects Grohl's clear artistic vision. The mix of hard-hitting rock anthems and introspective moments adds depth and variety. Foo Fighters is not just a solid debut but a foundational record that set the stage for the band's future success. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 7 STAND OUT TRACK - Big Me
A classic, one of my favorite bands and a great stepping stone between grunge and alternative rock. Big Me sucks.
I really like the hits on this one, but the others were just so mediocre, enough to drop my rating from a 4 to a 3. 3/5
Very good debut album by a great band.
this actually goes hard. still think foo fighters is a cringe band, but this is a good album
Buttrock
Good album, never listened to it as a whole because I didn’t like this music when it first came out.
Yes Dave Grohl. Foo Fighters have a great sound. 1995 guitar drums vocals. It works so well.
Excellent. These songs rock hard but there’s a major emphasis on hooks and melodies. Great range of tones and styles too. There’s some hard rock, some grunge, some songs that tip into metal and some softer songs. All around great playing and strong songwriting.
Around 600 albums in and this is the first Foo Fighters on the list. I'm certain there will be more. I love these early records by the band. There is such a fun energy in them- driven by Dave Grohl writing and performing every single thing heard on this album (I think except for the guitar part on "X-Static"). He captured this rough and loose sort of quasi garage band sound somehow. How, actually? I don't really know even though I'm a big nerd for music production. It's a super cool blend of professional level rock but and also this rawness element, like a young singer in front of a mic saying "I'm not so confident, can you add some effects to my voice?" (which really happened!). This has been called the start of the end of grunge. I can see that based on the timeline of the big grunge bands: 1994: Nirvana stops releasing music at the death of Kurt Cobain. 1995 (July): this album is released 1995 (November): Alice in Chains release their self titled (not debut) album, and don't release another album with Layne Staley. 1996 (May): Soundgarden release "Down on the Upside", and break up the following year 1996 and beyond: STP continue to release bangers, including "Tiny Music...", "No. 4", "Shangri-La Dee Da", but at this point their sound has become less grungey and they have become a more straightforward alternative rock band. Foo still plays some of these songs live which is great. I've heard "I'll Stick Around" and "Big Me" a handful of times. Solid album. Raw Foo Fighters is fun Foo Fighters, and it's very easy for me to listen to this album and hear the beginnings of a band/sound that are going to become something really big. It's a 4.4 for me. Not quite high enough to round up to a 5 but that's because of the existence of "The Colour And The Shape".
Quite mid. Weak songs/songwriting. Gotta start somewhere 🤷
Always enjoyed this album
Solid
Stronger than a 3, not completely certain it's a 4, but I'll bump it up considering Dave Grohl recorded the entire album himself
Just background music. This album didn’t engage me. I’d give it a 2 or 3. Maybe a 3 because it didn’t annoy me.
Good but not a love
Just a classic start to finish
Amazing energy
#1: This is a call - classic foo fighters opener. Loud, in your face, repetitive. 29 years ago Dave Grohl decided on an identity, and that's what he's stuck with (and brought in people to fill out the roster who support it) #2: I'll Stick Around - samey. I dunno if its nostalgia or what but I enjoy this. #3: Big Me - I never knew this is what this song was called. Its classic. I love it. It really does bring me back to when I was 13/14 and crushing on the alt girl in class. #4: Alone + Easy Target - A miss for me, nothing particularly noteworthy about this song #5: Good Grief - Another miss, very samey, and perhaps 30 seconds too long #6: Floaty - something extremely comforting about this song. It started playing and I just started vibing, definitely one of my favourite songs thus far, perhaps only beaten out by Big Me. Sidenote - something that's been bugging me is that it seems like the songs have...something more to give? Like Dave is holding back his voice (or is reaching the limits of his vocal prowess), and as a result, the songs just sound...incomplete somehow. #7: Weenie Beenie - oooh a sign of what FF could have been. I kinda like it, its different. Perhaps not something I'd wanna listen to often, but nice to kinda pull out every now and again. #8: Oh, George - Another classic FF song. God damn he knew what the band's identity was going to be from the start #9: For All the Cows - Fun number that ends up being the appetiser to the main dish. #10: X-static - yep this is it. Helluva guitar riff going on, those drums, chef's kiss. #11: Wattershed - is aiight #12: Exhausted - Perfect name for the last song, epitome of what I'm feeling. Thankfully though, this is a great palate cleanser to end this album off with. Chill vibes that bring you down from the highs the prior songs have brought you to. Overall thoughts: As an album, probably not my favourite FF one. That being said, its so classically FF that I can't hate it, it being the prototype to what we now know and love about the FooFighters. Some highs, some low lows, but overall, above average. I'd give it 3/5, but I'll bump it up to 3.5/5 cos I love Dave Grohl, and FF are one of the best concerts I've ever been to in my life.
8/10.
Dave Grohl's debut album after Nirvana.
Favourite song - Weenie beenie
3.5
Probably the second best Foo Fighters record.
Liked it, except for Weenie Bernie and Watershed, where it's just a screaming mess.
This is by far not the best Foos album. It's just Grohl having a good time on his own. But it definetly feels like a one man band.
Call myself a fan? I'd actually never heard this before. And didn't know Dave had done this first Foos album all on his own. It's all there already, isn't it? Those characteristic chord progressions and harmonies. I own a few of the later albums, and imo these songs would fit right in. I read about it first - apparently, a cathartic, hastily-recorded effort after Kurt's death, and I was prepared for it to be pretty bad (I thought it might all be like Weenie Beenie, which wasn't my thing.) But no. Most of it's great! I love Dave. He's a creative, rocking force of nature, and apparently a really nice guy. One of those that makes you think - what else could he possibly be doing? He was put on earth to do rock music. Foos songs are never boring, even when I don't especially like them. I really, really liked most of these.
Really not my jam, as I think the young people would have it. Didn’t hate it mind, just felt a bit “yeah whatever” about the experience.
Sang along to the first track and the rest of the album was ok. Giving it a 3 cos Dave Grohl seems like a nice bloke
That is an awesome self entitled
These fellows are undeniably skilled, and something from them absolutely deserves to be on a list like this because they have been as present and impactful on the music scene as anyone can be. But why this album? It didn't have anything close to what I'd call their best. I've appreciated their skill for many years, and Dave seems to be one of the nicest, coolest guys on the planet, but unfortunately I've rarely enjoyed their music. This album didn't change that. I'd LIKE to like it, but I felt nothing but a sigh of relief once the album finally ended. For All the Cows had some fun charm during the verses, but it lost my interest during the chorus. I'm glad this project encouraged me to give it a spin. Perhaps one day my ears, my brain, will shift and open anew to their work.
Not sure why they picked this album over "The Colour and the Shape" (which contained Monkey Wrench, My Hero, and Everlong) as this one doesn't hold up terribly well to my ears. Kinda just sounds like noise rock to me. It's not bad, and it's cool that Dave Grohl apparently did the whole thing himself, but I'll never listen to it again. 2.9
Not my favorite Foo Fighters record, but still damn fine.
It was all right
I'm not a huge Foo Fighters fan. I do like the first two albums though. And I think the fact that this was just Dave alone adds something to it. This album loses steam some in the second half, but remains solid and never craters. It's probably not great enough for a five, but it's a really easy 4.
pretty much predicted late 90s altrock/postgrunge, for better and worse. catchy. i kind of like the last few tracks for some reason
like a poppier version of Nirvana(of course), with some nice tunes, good guitar sounds.
Excellent album
Generous 3, there's a cracking EP here.
They could have chosen any other foo fighters album and it would've gotten a higher rating. It amazes me how much this already sounds like modern Foo Fighters albums though. You would think Grohl would still be searching for his sound on this album. But he already found it and never changed it.
Typical Foo Fighters (derogatory)
Great debut. Solid.
Sucks
★★½
I like the Foo Fighters - they get a lot better than this.
Dave Grohl's solo bolo. I knew half of these songs already, the singles hold up and I enjoyed the melodic stadium punk that makes up the back half of the album.
This was one of the first CDs I ever bought, and I was desperate to like it. It was the guy from Nirvana so it had to be good. And the music video was so goofy and fun. But that's all it was in the end, a novelty act with good pedigree but not much in terms of musical ideas or memorable songs. I wasn't mad, just disappointed. Nowhere near as good as the other mid 90s alt rock radio staples, but they somehow outlasted them all became one of the longest running most beloved bands of the last 30 years, which I'll never understand, they're so boring and generic. A band for people who've heard of rock music and like the idea of it. An album for big fans of room temperature water. Even saying that, I'd put The Color and the Shape on the list because there are some much stronger songs on that, but this album is just factory settings post-Grunge. Every mildly good moment on this album sounds just like something Weezer or Smashing Pumpkins or Stone Temple Pilots or Bush or whatever other band from the time did way better. Favorites: Floaty, exhausted, this is a call
9/10
i just dont like foo fighters
Still had hits on the debut album. Granted our boy Dave rode some of the success he found in Nirvana but his solo contributions to music should not go unnoticed.
This was fun but I found it to be highly irrelevant. Forgot I was listening to it most of the time. Most boring rock I've heard
- Soooo so eine tolle Platte - So wunderbar roh, so wunderbar energetisch und zugleich so zart (es folgt eine Erläuterung zu den drei genannten Attributen) - Die Rawness kommt größtenteils aus dem Sound, den die Platte komplett für mich ausmacht. Keine Hochglanzproduktion, sondern ein Werk mit Ecken und Kanten und viel Gefühl. Mir fällt kaum ein Rockalbum ein, was so wunderbar warm klingt und sich mir um die Seele schmiegt, wie eine kuschelige Decke an einem lauen Sommerabend. - Die Energie zeiht das Album aus den starken Instrumentals. Alles von Dave Grohl geschrieben und eingespielt. "Foo Fighters" waren damals eher ein Arbeitstitel für Daves Soloprojekt nach Nirvana. In der Promophase zu dem Album hat er sich dann über Bekannte und Freunde aus der Seattle Music Scene die Mitglieder zusammengesucht und die Band war geboren. Sicherlich sitzt vielleicht nicht jeder Gitarrenanschlag perfekt, da Dave, wie er selbst zugibt, die meiste Zeit seines Lebens nunmal Drummer war. Zudem musste das Album in 7 Tagen aufgenommen werden. Ich finde das Unperfekte macht das Album perfekt und grobe Schnitzer sind sowieso keine zu hören. Und wenn richtig in die Seiten und auf die Drums gehauen wird, dann kann ich nicht anders als mitnicken (oder ggf. abzappeln) und mich freuen. - Mit "zart" mein ich in erster Linie viele der Strophen, die besonders in den Vocals einen schönen ruhigen Kontrast zu den lauten Drums und den verzerrten Gitarren bieten. Wunderbare und wie ich finde auch teils ungewöhnliche und oftmals zweistimmige Gesangsmelodien. - Insgesamt ist der Vocalmix interessant, weil er einer klassischen Popproduktion komplett entgegensteht. Die Vocals sind im Verhältnis super leise gemischt, während der Fokus klar auf den Drums und der Gitarre liegt. Die Vocals binden sich dadurch ein wie jedes andere Instrument und geben lediglich die Lead-Melodie vor. Ich mag das extrem gern und auch das macht für mich den allover Sound des Albums aus. - Die Entstehungsgeschichte des Albums ist super interessant. Dave Grohl widment dieser ein ganzes Kapitel in deiner Autobiografie. Die meisten Songs hatte er bereits während seiner Zeit in Nirvana geschrieben, bei manchen war er zu schüchtern, sie Kurt Cobain vorzuspielen, manche instrumentals zeigte er ihm vor dessen Tod. Kurt schien sie gemocht zu haben und wollte daran arbeiten. Dave schreibt dazu, wie sehr er sich wünschen würde, Kurts Interpretation der Songs jemals hören zu können... - Keine Foo Fighters Platte klingt so wie dieses Album, was es zu einem ganz besonderen Album in ihrer Diskografie macht. Vom Vibe her noch am ehesten There Is Nothing Left To Lose, aber das war schon deutlich fetter produziert. - Ich habe etwas länger gebraucht, um das Album richtig schätzen zu lernen, früher war ich kein großer Fan. Ich kann verstehen, dass einem das Album Anfangs vielleicht etwas eintönig vorkommt. Wenn man sich aber ein wenig in das Album reinhört, dann entdeckt man spätestens nach dem 2. oder 3. Mal wie viele Perlen auf diesem Album sind (ich würde sagen mindestens 10/12 möglichen Perlen). Inzwischen zählt es zu meinen Lieblingsalben und bin sehr froh, dass es hier auftaucht! Rating: 5/5
- Man hört, dass die Foo Fighters hier noch in den Kinderschuhen steckten, dennoch aber voll den ersten Entwurf zu ihrem ganz eigenen Sound hatten. Wenn auch hier noch ein bisschen mehr Grunge und Punk zu finden ist, denke ich. - Ich bin musikalisch leider kein riesen Foo Fighters Fan. Das verhält sich mit diesem Album nicht anders. Das was sie tun, machen sie absolut perfekt; ich finde es häufig leider etwas vorhersehbar/nach baukasten. - Dennoch waren hier schöne Stücke drauf und mir gefiel der noch etwas rohere Charakter der Platte
I enjoyed this album a bit growing up, but there's just no way I'd pick this over Colour and the Shape. The production is undercooked, the vocals aren't great (granted, they're still moments on CatS where they are patchy but they're better produced). I'm not a huge Foos fan but I don't buy into the idea that they're this generic commercial product of music, I think they just found a sound that lands in enough areas to be commercially succesful.
i liked that the vocals were quiet and the guitar really led
As generic bullshitty as this, fact remains that these are catchy, well constructed, although cookie cutter, tracks. It's so unobjectional, it becomes offensive, but can't help but come back around
It's a pretty solid debut for Foo Fighters. I wasn't expecting much but for the most part I liked what I heard. It's a typical 90's rock album but it excels at what it does. The first half of it was where it had its highs then after Floaty it just dips in quality. Most of the songs on this album just blend in with each other which I guess isn't a bad thing. All in all for my first album listened to on this generator I liked it. Best - Floaty and Big Me Worst - Weenie Beenie and Wattershed 3.0-3.5/5
It’s mid. Honestly the story behind the album is very neat, with Grohl performing the entire album himself, but it’s a little needlessly noisy and generally uninspired imo. I won’t come back to it, and it’s neat only in novelty
Luke’s gonna hate me for this but yeah. It’s a 5. it’s a mid to strong 9. some may not enjoy it as much as I do but you can just watch Dave Grohl grow on this record. Genre defining, with no skips, nevermind reinventing the term one man band. even the deep cuts smack. I know I will be the only one this high but i think that not too many records have this level of influence, and it’s an outstanding opening statement for the modern legends the foo are. 5/5
I think I’d rather that this album be worse than it is, because it’s just so incredibly average. Almost anything that I’ve heard from this band has been the most dragging, boring rock possible. It’s almost impressive just how middle-of-the-road it is. Occasionally a song will start with a cool riff, but then after about a minute it doesn’t develop at all, and Grohl’s vocals kill it off completely.
When I think generic rock this is what comes up.
I'm due to see the Foo Fighters in about ... 48 hours? You know, I hadn't appreciated that Dave did all of this album himself. He managed to get himself from there to here in the most Grohl way possible. By just being a totally boss dude. I've seen some of the other reviews "meh meh, they're so vanilla, boring rock blah blah blah". I kind of get it ... but get on board and have some fun, yeah? This was rawer than I remember, I think it's great.
Not full of the all-time hits of the next couple albums, but still extremely listenable.
First listen to this album. Could grow on me more with a few more listens. Highlights were Floaty and For all the cows. 3.5
This sounded exactly like I expected a Foo Fighters album to sound... but it was OKAY!
It's a good album.
I never really got into FF over its run, but not out of a lack of respect. Having been an 80's alt/indie kid, by the time Nirvana was done, I was retreating back into the underground, and FF just kind of got left behind. Listening to this, I hear soooooo much of it all - Husker Du to Nirvana to even power pop Big Star, and even some midwest-emo (much of which was still to come). It was very fun to listen to this again and hear everything that David Grohl loves being skillfully and respectfully turned into truly David Grohl music. This one will be revisited with a certain amount of regularity going forward.
So so good. Even the songs I didn't recognize were excellent. So perfectly heavy, loud, melodic, pleasant. Five stars easily.
This is a Call 4 I'll Stick Around 3.8 Big Me 4.2 Alone + Easy Target 3.7 Good Grief 3.5 Floaty 3.5 Weenie Beenie 3.3 Oh, George 3.6 For All the Cows 3.8 X-Static 3.4 Wattershed 3.5 Exhausted 3.6 Score: 3.658333333
Started well with some well known songs, seemed to drop off by the end of the album. Overall not a bad album
Great album that transitioned the grunge into post grunt alternative rock sound. Proto foo fighters, so you can hear the bare bones of their sound that would become one of the biggest acts of all time.
Didn’t hate it at first, but it quickly stated to get tedious. A track or two is fine; I don’t need a whole Foo Fighters album
Weird, I generally picked up Foo Fighter CDs as they came out. Yes, it is butt rock, but it is usually fun shouty melodic mindless stuff. Grohl seems like a decent bloke most of the time, which is a rarity. This was, um, OK - no clear bangers
rock music 👍🏽
Like Foo Fighters, but not this album
I bought this album tbe day it came out, being a massive Nirvana fan and all. I used to really like it a lot. After this album I never really bothered with the Foo Fighters but a girlfriend at the time lent me The Colour And The Shape which was decent. Anyway, this is definitely better than the vast majority of Foo stuff I randomly heard later on. Dave Grohl probably should have gone solo. Given that his Probation stuff is heavy and great I do wonder why the Foo Fighters are so MOR.
Good musicianship from an absolute legend. Poor songwriting/production prevents this record from being any masterpiece. 2 stars.
Meh. Don’t care for it
Ok but most interest half way
Very pleasantly surprised to see this on the list, given the greater commercial success of the later FF albums. Got to into this album quite late, but my god what a debut. Love an album where one person plays/sings everything. Something I could only dream of. This album is a perfect follow on from Nirvana. Grunge elements retained in bit, but with a blend of garage rock/whatever Dave felt like at the time. Though almost all songs are not as polished as later FF releases (e.g. everlong), their rawness adds to the charm. Good Grief remains one of my FF songs despite it's relative simplicity, whereas Exhausted is one of the best album closers - after a pretty heavy fast/slow album you've got a droney, black-metal esque riff with some of Dave's most ethereal vocals. 4.5*, rounding up as it's just ended on an absolute banger
i quite like this so far, more than other foo fighters records I've heard. I like this early grunge sound plus the melodies are very nice, almost pop. Got a bit bored towards the end but decent background music. 3/3.5
It's a fine album but not particularly memorable. I don't really see much to set it apart from other efforts and I doubt I'll be revisiting.
Never listened to this Foo Fighters album before and really enjoyed it. Highlights for me were 'Big Me' and 'For All the Cows'.
Started off very meh and just wasn’t catching my attention, but the second half was a lot better.
I remember I saw them at a festival about a month after this came out. Nobody heard it yet. All we knew was, it was that guy from Nirvana's new band. Some songs even sound like Nirvana, but not as depressed. Other songs sound heavier or more like the Beatles. I think Dave Grohl is a better songwriter than Kurt Cobain, but his voice doesn't have the same emotional depth. Favorite song: Weenie Beenie
Bussin bussin frfr
There are no bad songs on this album and so really, by my own rules, I should give it 5 stars. But I'm deducting a star because it makes me feel so middle of the road for liking it.
A great start to a life post Nirvana that has proved very fruitful in the long term…. Nice diy feel, though find by the end of the album being a bit bored…
Meh it sounded like a worse Dinosaur Jr. Rating: 3.0
Foo Fighters was a central part of my musical upbringing! There are some early signs of the greatness that is to come, but they are still lacking in the song structures and dynamics within each piece — both being central aspects of the band at their best.
Foo Fighters
Buen grupo con el que no he conectado del todo. No son Nirvana
Probably not their best album, but a really great start by Grohl back into the music scene. Some great songs on this first album.
Definitely not their best and they deserve more
Look I love the Foo’s but I don’t understand why this is the album they chose to put on this list. It’s really solid (especially compared to a lot of the terrible tunes we’ve had to listen to) but they’ve got some other better, more complete and mature albums out there. Overall though it’s still a very solid album. The guitar riffs are great, the drums fill out the songs and drive them nicely, and the lyrics sound very cathartic. Cool to see where a band that became as big as the Foo’s started out at.
out of all the Foo albums available, why do they only have 1 on this list & why is it their weakest album??? doesn't make sense. it does give you a glimpse of what their sound will develop into & is still a solid album. 4.5 stars
I didn't know this was all Grohl - pretty cool. This has a more pop/radio appeal than Nirvana and overall better imo. FF had some cool videos early on, starting with "Big Me", and I think that did a lot to get the band over. It's good, but not really a must-hear album. 3.4
Quite good but they've done better
Pretty banging
Not their best
Maybe there's some nostalgia at work here, but this is just a perfect record to me. I haven't heard most of these songs since the mid 90s. But I'll definitely listen a lot more. The pacing keeps me interested. The guitar tone goes from crunchy to twangy to fit the mood. The vocals and lyrics are intense but whimsical. I haven't been very interested in most of the Foo Fighters later work. But this album just feels like a cultural epoch.
Maybe this project is making me a convert to the 90's, because this is one of several 90's albums recently that I've really enjoyed. The songs were fun and felt relatable.
Starts off strong and declines slightly. The second half not nearly as much of a vibe, we were glad when it finished.
Good effort back when Grohl \"looked like a horse-faced lesbian\" and he played like it was his one shot (who knows if he’d gotten a second one). second half loses some of the initial punch, but the overall feel is a fun and packs lots of 90s nostalgica.
Overall enjoyed it! The Foo Fighters definitely has better albums, but at least I wasn't bored or didn't want to skip any of the songs. Dave Grohl did quite well on this.
Meh
I’ve never been a big fan of Foo Fighters but big respect to Dave for doing this just a year after his band mate killed himself. A solid 4 stars. I never knew that this first album was a solo thing and the band came after. BUT This list is fucking ridiculous at times, how is the second album not on here? As I say, not a huge fan but colour/shape has much better songs on it than this album. 3 Pet Shop Boys albums, 1 Foo Fighers… I think this list might be a big biased.
Colour and Shape should be on this list, their debut should not. Foo Fighters are a very average band but hard not to like due to Dave Ghrol being a great guy. A star rating represents the foo fighters overall not just this album which would be 2 stars.
Favourite tracks: this is a call; I'll stick around; big me; x static; alone and easy target
This reminds me of that time I met Dave Grohl. It was around 1996. I was probably 17, going to my first concert in Seattle. White Zombie with Tad opening. My buddy and I were in the crowd when we heard someone saying "that's Dave Grohl over there." We went to check it out and there was Dave, surrounded by fans. We stepped up. I sort of reached forward to shake his hand, second guessed myself and pulled my hand back, making it look like I was doing an awkward T-Rex impression with one hand. Already flustered I say "Dave Grohl! You're such a..." mind blanks, what do I say? "... stallion." Fuck, why did I just call him that? Instant regret. Especially when he gives me the biggest What The Fuck Did You Just Say? look and says, "I'm a .... stallion?" and in a funny voice with his hands now held up like a T-Rex, he says, "I'm a stallion." Growing up in the Seattle area in the early 90s, Nirvana were Gods. I had just been mocked by a God. I can't think of many times I've been more mortified. Anyway, love the album. Dave's a stallion for making it!
Couldn’t really hear the vocals on this which I didn’t like
Samey
3.25 Favorite Song: For all the cows Brings a great start to the Foo Fighters reign over the alternative scene but leaves a lot to be wanted. The "Foo Fighters" sound is clearly not established yet still basing a lot on distortion and not leaning into the drum heavy complexity we see today. Overall good debut.
Some good, some bad, but on balance pretty decent and easy enough to listen to.
just love it. i'll stick around, Alone + Easy Target, exhausted are all just top tier songs
Impressive that Dave Grohl did it all. An average album for Foo fighters
I remember buying and being surprised by how good the whole album is. I literally only knew Big Me. Incredible debut and even more incredible knowing that Dave Grohl played everything. Kinda reminds me of early Soul Asylum.
Helt ait 3.5
Muss man mal gehört haben. Zählt aber nicht zu meinen persönlichen Lieblingsalben. Für meinen Geschmack zu Gitarrenlastig. Wer's mag, das Album ist OK.
Not the best of their albums
Rating: 6/10 Starts off great with the first few songs: catchy melodies, fun riffs, and great energy. After this the album starts to sound like generic 90s hard rock. It is impressive how Dave Grohl plays all of the instruments though. Favorite songs: This Is a Call, I'll Stick Around, Big Me, Good Grief. Worst songs: Floaty, Weenie Beenie.
Das hat man tausend mal schon woanders gehört. Aber deshalb ist es nicht schlecht.
Muy bueno.
niektore spoko ale nic do zapisania, w porownaniu do pozniejszych utworow to slabiutko
this was really yummy. Some of the songs kinda ran together but the beautiful ones were beautiful. you can definitely hear dave bringing nirvana into this album
very cool intro to foo farters. maybe im just a little farter but like those first couple songs hit me good and also floaty. i dunno
To me it all sounded the same. There was one song that I thought was ok - but not worth my time / effort to find out which one. I never got the whole Nirvana 'grunge' thing at the time (in my opinion all the songs sounded almost exactly the same) and this was, to my ears, just a slightly heavier version of the grunge sound. Good work on Grohl for doing it all himself - I'm just not a fan.
Love Dave Grohl, this album it's ok. I didn't get bored, but it didn't make me excited either Simply 3/5
Fine standard rock & roll album, doesn’t seem to have many of the hits on it.
it was enjoyable. 4 stars out of 5
Good stuff. I've heard it a bunch of times and I still like it. Reminds me of younger days. I was 18 when this came out so it was really perfect timing to make an impression on me.
Solid. Good instrumentation and to the point.
Solid album, most of the songs sounded the same. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but there should be more variation. Some songs are really good, like “Big Me” and “Wattershed”. Overall a pretty enjoyable album. 7/10
I think Dave Grohl is one of the most fascinating musicians alive today. I'm a big fan of his, and of the Foos. Considering he wrote and recorded this whole album by himself at the tender age of 25 after having already been in one of the biggest bands in the world is beyond impressive. The fact that this album was also good is amazing. I do think the Foos have better material, but this album is a snapshot of a pivotal point in music history, and even if you're ignorant of why that's the case it's a great listen
Nothing against Dave Grohl, but to me this is kind of generic rock music. It’s not bad, but just not super interesting to me.
I listened to a lot of grunge when I was younger and that led me to heavier music like thrash and death metal. I don't often listen to alt rock any more, it all comes across as being palatable to the most amount of people it can (capitalism baby). I think what I like about the Foo Fighters is that this music sits right in the middle of my and my father's music taste. We don't agree on a lot, but when I visit him some sort of Foo Fighters radio playlist is what we're listening to. He genuinely loves it and I am not bored to tears by it. I suppose I'm rambling at this point, but this generic-ass rock band did bring a father and son closer together, and I appreciate that. Seldom though they are, there are enough hardcore punk influences on this album that it's a good listen.
Good but not as good as other foo albums, they are still finding their stride here
Frekar boring plata to be honest. Fannst fyrstu þrjú lögin fersk en svo var þetta bara bar eftir bar af gritty fyrirsjáanlegu gítarrunki sem mér fannst ekki skemmtó.
It was all fine. It all sounded very Foo Fighters like but there weren't any great songs here to make it memorable
Fine. Not huge fan of any song2/3***
I didn't know Dave wrote this whole album alone, I did know it had something to do with Dave processing the grief from Kurt's unfortunate early departure. Weenie beanie, love this one.
Well done, I've just always felt pretty meh about Foo Fighters.
I was never a Nirvana fan - always felt they were a bit derivative and cliched to my old ears. As a consequence I never really listened to Foo Fighters. While this is essentially a solo Dave Grohl record, it comes across pretty well - I think the drums are really driving the songs forward. So after the first play, I'll be playing it a couple more times - but so far it's pretty good. May investigate other Foo Fighters albums. After a couple more plays, I prefer this to Nirvana.
I am very fond of Dave Grohl. I am not very fond of Foo Fighters. I was a huge Nirvana fan in the 90s, but never really warmed to Foo Fighters. Listening to this album, I think the non-radio singles are more punk, and better songs, but it all sounds very 90s - which is great! But it's still only fine. *Maybe* I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could do half stars, but I'm not agonizing about giving it a 3, either. Give it a listen. Or don't. You won't regret either decision. It's that kind of album.
kind of boring?
The second album is better. This is really underwhelming after the first couple of tracks.
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Fun listen and lays the foundation for what they would release down the line.
Okay
4 really enjoyable, definitely my favourite album from the foo fighters (and maybe the last i'd really call grunge) faves: x-static, floaty, this is a call
4.5
Foo Fighters aren’t really my thing
So as a rock guy, I love Foo Fighters – and the story regarding how the “band” came to be is quite interesting… While it’s not nearly as strong as several of the albums that followed – this was the first, and really just an experiment to help Dave deal with his grief over Kurt’s suicide earlier in 1994… But as an inaugural effort – combined with the fact that Dave wrote and performed all of the instrumentation on all of the songs – and the fact that he basically created a unique sound, well, that’s absolutely amazing to me, and it’s pretty damned good as well! The 1st track on the album “This Is A Call” – really is the quintessential Foo Fighters song – and it’s DNA can be found in pretty much everything that has been created since… Great way to kick off the album as well… While some tracks are better than others, there is nothing absolutely top-shelf on this album, and the only real throwaway as far as I’m concerned is “Weenie Beenie” – but everything else is exceptionally solid… Below are the best songs IMO – and again going with my usual 7-star ratings scale – because you know that 5 isn’t quite enough, and 9 would just be silly… : ) “This Is A Call” – 4-stars out of 7… “I’ll Stick Around” – 4-stars out of 7… “Good Grief” – 5-stars out of 7… “Floaty” – 5-stars out of 7… “For All The Cows” – 4-stars out of 7… Very interesting song for sure… : ) For historical significance, for an artist creating and performing the entire album, and for creating a new and original sound as far as I’m concerned – AND this coming from a drummer for Christ’s sake – this is solidly a 4 in my book…
Their best album.
Disappointing. I expected to enjoy this a lot more than I did. Perhaps I prefer their later stuff, or maybe I’ve just never listened to a whole album, so never realised how similar all their songs are, but either way this album did little for me
I feel asleep. I was tired, so I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt. Simpsons: Yes
Haven't listened to anywhere near enough Foo Fighters songs. The ones I do know are awesome, just never got round to checking out more. Didn't know anything on this album, and it sounds very different to the classics I know. Loved the album though. Had no idea Foo Fighters started off as just Dave Grohl. Just another reason why he's one of coolest guys around. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It's OK. Can tell its a debut album as its not as polished as later foo fighters.
Listened to this a few times now. Really enjoyed it, Dave Grohl is very good at what he does. Didn’t blow my mind but will happily keep listening to this
I didn’t really like this album when it came out very nirvana lite. But it’s gotten better the second side is pretty good
first album by Dave Grohl after Kurt Cobain's death. Super impressed he played all the instruments and sang all the songs that he personally wrote.
Hard to click with most foo fighters stuff but this had a lot of surprisingly good tunes on jr
Slightly carbonated water.
Honnêtement, pour un gars tout seul, ça déchire grave
Solid debut. Opens with 5 star energy but sheds some star weight as it goes.
Love the Foo.
I had a friend in High School who said that the best part about Kurt Cobain’s suicide was Foo Fighters. Not having listened to this in a long time I found the top 3 and last 3 songs to be good and the rest forgettable. If you’re going to listen to a Foo Fighters album go with the Color and Shape Of.
Pretty poppy - I expected stuff more like Nirvana. But very samey?
some bits were too grungey for me. overall I was meh on this and prefer the more sanitized foo fighters
I'm not sure I ever knew the original Foo Fighters was just a cover name for Dave Grohl with the band coming after the fact. I think it speaks a lot to me that these songs were recorded because of grief, but most were written while Kurt Cobain was still alive. There's certainly some distinct Nirvana influence as many others have pointed out, but I think it gives the album a matter of prominence as we all dealt with losing Cobain
4 - I don't love some of the Foo Fighters hits I've heard, and Everlong was never good enough that I felt I needed to seek out more of their stuff. But there's a Nirvana song called Marigold that I really, really like. I was surprised to find out later that that song is only Grohl. And this album is only him. And I was like, "Oh, maybe I'll actually like this Foo Fighters album". And, of course, I do! The string of hits at the beginning isn't my favourite, but I quite liked the deeper cuts here. Exhausted is a great closer. I'm not sure if I should even listen to another album from Foo Fighters, because I fear it won't be much like this. If nothing else, I'm just glad this one exists.
This is such an average low effort album. It gives "we have Nirvana at home" vibes.
Een vette jonge experimentele fok fighters. Favo songs Big Me en Floaty
Fitting that I get this around the 30th Anniversary of Kurt Cobain's passing. Who knows what Cobain's life and career would have rewarded the world had he lived longer. But I know one thing for certain, and it's that Kurt Cobain would joyfully shit on the Foo Fighters every chance he could. He would have loathed them in the way that John Lennon hated Wings. And it would have been glorious. And it would probably be enough to change the world's opinion of the Foo Fighters. Maybe everyone would have their eyes opened to the fact that their just REO Speedwagon by way of The Wallflowers.
Possibly the most 3-star album I've ever heard. It's rock music, it's fine, it's nothing spectacular. I quite like Foo Fighters - they are nice and easy to listen to, entertaining enough, but unlikely to make me sit up and go 'holy shit!'
Rusty Foo Fighters.
Fingernails are pretty Fingernails are good It seems all they ever needed was a marking I've always wondered what the heck this song was written about. Some folks say it's about absolutely nothing. Profound or meaningless ...the mark of a true Lyricist and musician is shaping it into something that fits within a song. Amazing to think one man made this record and performed each instrument. Not the best Foo album...but significant he did it all himself for the most part. Still has songs I don't get tired of listening to, and an edgy sound that only the best drummer on the planet can shape.
There’s a sense of urgency to this album, like Dave was frantic to get out the lyrics and music trapped inside of him. The passion is palpable. Revisiting this album was worth every rough around the edges second. Impressive one man debut. Dave Grohl reminded everyone that you can be a badass rocker while being a most excellent human.
Its Foo Fighters so it was spectacular
decent
Don't particularly care for the foo fighters but this is a decent album
I probably have heard this album before, or at least most of the songs at one time or another, but never really sat down with the intention of actually listening to it. Good album that's probably worth listening to some more. A little bit too much distortion on that last track.
Meh, not really for me.
You know, I always listened to this band when I was little - really little, before I was in kindergarten. I went to one of their shows in 2021, too. They were really the band that got me into music. And I think that might be largely due to just how fun it is. It’s not the most unique, but it’s fast and memorable. That being said, this isn’t as good as some of their other work, so it’s a 4.
Just rock - simple as that
Great Foo Fighters album
This is a Call: 10/10 I'll Stick Around: 10/10 Big Me: 10/10 Alone + Easy Target : 11/10 Good Grief: 9/10 Floaty: 10/10 underrated af Weenie Beenie: 9/10 Oh, George: 10/10 underrated af For All the Cows: 9/10 X-static: 10/10 Wattershed: 8/10 Exhausted: 9/10 Top Three: (rough one) Alone + Easy Target Floaty X-static Album Score: 10/10 One of my favorite albums from one of my favorite bands
Angsty and see the early signs of their power ballads but overall not a great album.
Vrij matig eigenlijk. 4/5. Paar goeie nummers
I am an enormous Foo Fighters fan, and was very excited to finally be served up this debut album during my 1,001 Albums experience. While I don't consider this the best FF album to date, it's a brilliant album that triggered a new era of "post-grunge pop" and Dave Grohl wrote and recorded this entire thing by himself. All instruments. Brilliance. The varied musical styles throughout the self-titled range from loud and brash to quiet and melodic. A nice preview to what the full band version of the Foos would evolve into. Foo Fighters the album absolutely deserves a spot in the upper-level pantheon of my album ratings here. Interesting Factoids from Wikipedia: *Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl wrote the entire album. He recorded it himself in six days with the assistance of producer Barrett Jones at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, Washington, in 1994. Grohl said that he recorded the album just for fun, describing it as a cathartic experience to recover from the suicide of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain. The album is considered to have started the post-grunge genre. * Although Grohl played all the instruments on the album, he intended to release it under a name that would make people believe it to be the work of a full band, similar to Stewart Copeland's 1980 EP "Klark Kent". *In an attempt to keep his anonymity, Grohl planned to release the songs under the name Foo Fighters, a name he took from a ufo-logy book he was reading at the time, Above Top Secret, that in a chapter described the "foo fighter" phenomena. *During the sessions, Grohl was invited by Tom Petty to perform with The Heartbreakers on Saturday Night Live one month later. The performance was followed by an invitation to be a full-time member of the Heartbreakers, but once Petty heard about the Foo Fighters, he instead encouraged Grohl to move on with this solo project. *Nine of the songs in the album were composed before or during Grohl's tenure with Nirvana, and existed in demos created by Grohl on his home 8-track tape recorder. The only compositions done after Cobain's death were "This Is a Call", "I'll Stick Around", "X-Static" and "Wattershed". *Most of the lyrics on Foo Fighters are nonsensical lines written by Grohl in the 20 minutes before recording began. As Grohl later explained, "I had seven days to record fifteen songs. I was just concentrating on everything being as together as possible, having everything be tight and in sync. There wasn't too much time spent sitting in a chair thinking." Grohl would add that the gibberish was deliberate, given that "there was too much to say" following Cobain's death and "a lot of emphasis [was] placed on the meaning of the first Foo Fighters album." *...The album cover done by Grohl's then-wife, photographer Jennifer Youngblood, featuring a Buck Rogers XZ-38 Disintegrator Pistol. Some reviewers considered the gun on the cover as insensitive, given Kurt Cobain died by shooting himself, but Grohl dutifully disregarded it as just a coincidence. (Original live Foo Fighters drummer William) Goldsmith later explained, "It was all pretty much based on the whole Foo Fighters thing—Roswell, the space stuff, an antique Buck Rogers raygun. It's really a completely separate thing. Dave wasn't even conscious of that." *(On the song 'Alone + Easy Target'): Dave Grohl wrote and recorded the song in its original form in 1991. Grohl played the demo of the song for Nirvana band-mate Kurt Cobain in a break between touring for the album Nevermind. According to Grohl, "I'd told him I was recording and he said, 'Oh, I wanna hear it, bring it by.' He was sitting in the bathtub with a Walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he took the headphones off and kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!' I said, 'No, no, no, I think we're doing just fine with your songs.'" Nirvana would jam the song on soundchecks during the Europe 1991 tour. *"The first Foo Fighters record was not meant to be an album, it was an experiment and for fun. I was just fucking around. Some of the lyrics weren't even real words." —Dave Grohl in 2011 Standout Tracks: This Is a Call, I'll Stick Around, Big Me, Alone + Easy Target, Good Grief, Floaty, For All the Cows
good album! i liked it a lot many good songs 3.5/5.0
Good album. Liked the first 3 songs the most.
This feels like what you get when you ask AI to make a rock album.
You can feel Kurt's influence on almost all the songs. Dirty, not innovative but somehow good album to hear if you just want to chill and let the time pass by
Never a dull moment, but certainly some skips. Some of it was a lot better than other parts and this definitely isn't their best album
Still crazy to me that Dave Grohl played all the instruments on here. I prefer The Colour And The Shape, but this is a good album. Favorite songs are This Is A Call, Big Me, Floaty, and Weenie Beenie.
Ok, nothing more, nothing less
te amo dave
This album is pretty, this album is good
Good
So very good. 4 stars.
Probably won’t be a 5 for most but it’s a 5 for me. No skips. Each song has at least one killer memorable moment. And I like to picture that some of these songs would have been on the next Nirvana record. It’s a 5 from me.
I love it
isn't it that even diehard fans consider this first album a piece of s**t?
Nice to hear the older stuff. Love the history of this band too.
Solid. Not my fav sound.
it is amazing Dave was able to make this album on his own to this level of performance and production. Doesn't make it good though.
Who knew the drummer from Nirvana had a full-on rock record hiding in his back pocket? Dave Grohl’s DIY debut comes barrelling out of the gate with three straight bangers before easing into something more reflective, and while it never fully escapes Nirvana’s long shadow, it doesn’t really need to. This is closer to Nevermind than In Utero—less self-laceration, more hooky release—best described as grungy power pop with stadium-sized instincts already peeking through the fuzz. “This Is a Call” explodes with arena-ready drums and a deceptively sticky chorus, “I’ll Stick Around” leans into a grimmer snarl, and “Big Me” proves Grohl can write pure pop sweetness without embarrassment. “Floaty” hints at a gentler, more wistful band that might’ve been, before predictably crashing back into distortion. Not everything lands: “Weenie Beenie” overreaches with Cobain-style screaming that doesn’t quite fit Grohl’s strengths, and “X-Static” feels like a Nirvana outtake from an alternate timeline. Still, for a first pass made largely alone, Foo Fighters sounds less like a side project and more like the start of a very loud, very durable future.