Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Buen álbum
Turns out I never listened to this one all the way through before. It's very lo-fi! Can hear Nirvana and future Foos in different places. Particularly enjoyed the combo of Good Grief and Floaty in the middle. I'd rate it a 3.5 if I could but these are the greatest albums of ALL TIME were talking about so I'm marking harsh.
8th September 2021 Caught up on this the day after in the gym. Really like how this was Grohl's therapy for the nirvana break up. Sounds like.
I don't think people would care about Foo Fighters were it not for David Grohl being a Nirvana alumnus.
Some ok songs, but many not really for me or I wasn't in the mood.
Decent, interesting to read the background of this album. Not sure I'll really listen to it again, though.
Love Dave Grohl, not a huge Foo fan.
3.4 - This came out about a year after Cobain's death. I liked a few tracks I listened to then, and I like it well enough now. Foo Fighters is OK in my book. Dave Grohl seems like a cool dude. It's a neutral-positive for me.
Ok
I can remember vividly how as a middle school kid in America around the turn of the century, aided by P2P file sharing services like Napster and Limewire, I began to turn away from listening to music that was in the top 40/on Total Request Live and towards “alternative” bands, an important step in my evolution as a music listener. One part of that was picking up both this album and “The Colour and the Shape” off of the strength of songs like “Big Me”, “Everlong” and “My Hero” and their oftentimes hilarious and memorable music videos (the first is especially worth checking out on YouTube as it’s a parody of the cheesy 90’s Mentos ads that still holds up). However, I remember being disappointed with both albums that the material beyond their singles wasn’t particularly good or noteworthy. Neither of them got multiple listens or became beloved by my early teen self as records like Blur’s “Parklife” or Radiohead’s “The Bends” & “OK Computer” did. Re-listening to “Foo Fighters” a couple of decades later, my feelings around it haven’t changed - the first three songs are 75% of the singles released from the album, so the remainder of it is a real slog. Reading about the background and recording of this is especially illuminating - it was recorded in a week, Grohl played all of the instruments, the name “Foo Fighters” was picked to hide Grohl’s identity, cassette copies of the sessions were initially limited to his close friends, and most of the lyrics were nonsensical lines Grohl wrote twenty minutes before recording began. In Grohl’s own words “The first Foo Fighters record was not meant to be an album, it was an experiment and for fun. I was just f***ing around. Some of the lyrics weren’t even real words.” At the end of the day, the inclusion of this album in a “1,001 Albums You Must Listen to Before You Die” list feels superfluous and redundant - though I haven’t reached My Bloody Valentine’s “Loveless” yet, I’ve no doubt it’s in the book. And after all, if I’m going to listen to a 90’s alternative album with nonsensical lyrics, wouldn’t that be the one to go with?
The top songs from this album are kinda mid. just skip the first 3 songs and the rest are decent. reminds me of music people listen to when they say they hate todays music.
It costs to three stars on nostalgia alone. Dave Grohl may be the nicest guy in rock, but bless me, I've never found the Foos to be anything more than the most generic of modern stadium rock acts. Wouldn't turn 'em off if they came on the radio, but nor would I ever make a single positive move towards listening to their music. Except, I guess, thanks to this app.
1st song; This is a Call...great song. No momentum lost with next song. Weenie Beenie is weak 2nd half of album weaker than the first. A couple almost generic metal songs that I didn't like. I like the album closer I'll give the album 3 stars though really 3.5
Ok
These seem like songs Dave wrote for Nirvana, so it's a window into Nirvana without Kurt. Good, but not great.
Sounded average, not really interesting 3/5
Such a solid album from beginning to end. I haven’t listened to this one in so long and forgot how many songs I love from this one.
Esta app me recomendó un álbum de los Foo Fighters el mismo que salió su nuevo álbum
Quite enjoyed this. A few hints at the band the would become with the singalong choruses. More of a step away from Nirvana than I was expecting. Easy Target a great song.
wam bam its a one man band. not quite on a grohl yet with his new project, our boy dave's freshman effort is edgy and gritty and shows off his many talents. his music only goes up from here.
i hate dave grohl tbh except everlong
It was alright. Fantastic drumming as to be expecting but didn’t make a Foo Fighters fan out of me.
I was surprised to not know any of the songs on the album. It was interesting to hear their early stuff but it's not as good as their later work!
Хорошая группа, хороший альбом.
признаться, изначально настроение у меня вчера было максимально хмурное, и настроя слушать уебанские завывания дейва грола не было никакого. по сути фу файтерс у меня всегда ассоциировались с мерзким модерновым корпорат-роком: беззубым, безыдейным и паразитирующим на славе почившего кобейна. не то чтобы это совсем не так, но одноименник в этом плане меня весьма удивил. звучание оказалось довольно гаражным, имбалансным, не было замечено унылой вылизанности. это произвело эффект настолько сильный, что я даже отбросил иррациональный хейт фуфиков и-таки заставил себя послушать до конца. Конечно, ничего интересного услышать не получилось — песни все по лекалам Кобейна, но без харизмы, подачи, голоса, да и интересных гитарных решений, будем честны. Барабаны зато ебашат — дай боже (в плане громкости). В целом, думаю, находится люд, которому это зайдёт, но никаких новых идей (или даже нестандартного развития старых) здесь найти не удастся. Особенно пропасть в качестве замечаешь, когда сравниваешь с вышедшим за два года до этой пластинки In Utero. С чистой душой могу отметить только заключительную песню — балдежные гитарные шумовки, уютная атмосфера, не сильно напрягающий вокал. Похоже на что-то вроде Dinosaur Jr даже. В остальном — meh, единицы не заслуживает, конечно, но, с учетом компенсации за предвзятость к Гролу, больше тройки поставить рука не поднимется. 3/5
Прослушал 3 раза. Местами вроде бы приятно, местами - вырвиушно-коммерческо. Exhausted зашла. Не знаю, так ли сильно эта шляпа повлияла на всю постгранжевую погань, что дальше повылезала, но тут особых черт разложения не прослеживается. Хотя фронтмен лучше бы и согласился барабанить у Данцига, мб вместе что-нибудь интереснее заебенили. В общем, нормальный альбом, но слушать группу я, конечно, не буду. Обложка - хуета. Запись выполнена идеально, остаётся только желать такого звука отечественным подражателям fashionpleasure (local meme)
Rock. Like The Suburbs but less chill and not as good.
Better than I was expecting! I'm embarrassed to say I enjoyed it!
Some great tunes but some filler too - who knew drummers could sing
3.5/5 Interesting songs, I will have to listen to it again
I like the sound; 3 really good songs in the first 9. At least a 3, maybe a 4/5. I think it's only a 3. Nothing else that got me excited other than those 3 songs.
Ok, but nothing amazing
7/10 considering he played all the instruments bar one track and recorded it in a week. Very good.
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Well I was excited about this one and it was a good start, less shouty but I’d rather have a greatest hits to score 4*. Consequently it’s a high 3* !
Way overdue on this one! It was better than I expected honestly, not being a big Foo Fighters fan. Between 3 and 4
Solid album, but missing a bit of polish. Needs another solid song or two or maybe even a remaster would do it. Everlong came on right after the album and it shows how good Foo Fighters can be. 3.5 but rounding down
I enjoy Foo Fighters. This isn't really my preferred genre of music, so I'm sure I don't enjoy/appreciate this album as much as others. With that said I love the nostalgic 90's sound. And I love the grungy rock vibes throughout. Favorite track is Big Me
All of the songs sound the same so far.
En el seu moment va semblar un intent desesperat de seguir en actiu per part de Dave Grohl, no gaire diferent del de Novoselic amb Sweet 75. Qui havia de dir que seria un dels seus pitjors discos i que durant anys cada nova obra seria igual o millor que l'anterior. D'aquesta destaquen 'Big Me', 'This Is a Call'... i poc més
I love some of the quieter and downtime tracks. I can't go below a 3 because Grohl, but I know that this music ain't my bag really.
bons records... epoca de green day, grounge i telepizza...
I enjoyed listening to this album, I liked it, although I get the feeling that the majority of the songs are the same. You can feel the Kurt Cobain vibe but without him it is just not the same.
Everytime I listen to them I just go 'this is fine'. I appreciate David Groh's ability to ONLY be able to make slightly above average music
I do like Foo Fighters in small doses, their sound gets a little repetitive for me by the end of the album. That might be more Ghrol's singing than the band, I really like the drummer. I like the band though and enjoyed my time with this album more than most so far on this journey.
For a one-man project, not all that bad. But the songs can be a bit repetitively grungy - and because some were written during a time Nirvana still existed, you can’t help but wonder if they were supposed to BE for Nirvana. Overall though, there’s been worse - and admittedly, a fair amount are bangers. STANDOUTS: -This Is a Call -I’ll Stick Around -Big Me -Floaty -Weenie Beenie -For All the Cows -X-Static -Wattershed
Always enjoy the Foo Fighters. I'm not sure I've ever listened to their first record!
Not bad, didn't do much for me though, nothing particularly noteworthy. Wouldn't listen again.
Why this one? Why not one with their better songs?
Vieles tönt recht dry und distorted, chunnt idemfau vom damalige Nirvana Sound. First listen packt nideso, obwohl scho es paar nice Tracks het.
Primero lo primero, algunos riffs sí suenan a Nirvana y algunas veces las guitarras me recordaron a los Pixies. Listo. La verdad me parece bastante bueno y para ser un disco escrito y tocado completo por la misma persona, me parece un resultado excelente. No todas las canciones son grandiosas pero es un gran ensayo de cómo sonará la banda en albums venideros. 3.5 estrellas porque no me puedo relacionar con las letras y no me parecen sobresalientes. Lo puedo volver a escuchar sin problemas. ¿I'll Stick Around se la habrá compuesto a Cobain? Songs: Alone + Easy Target, Oh, George, For All The Cows
I know why this is considered big. Kinda rocking back up post grunge. I just don’t really like it. It’s ok.
Meh
not their best
Was surprisingly underwhelmed initially tbh, until I read that foo fighters is to dave grohl as for you is to prince (debut albums where every instrument and track is performed and recorded/produced solely by the one person). Stand out tracks were x-static, exhausted and floaty for me
conhecia algumas poucas músicas do foo fighters... nenhum desse álbum até hoje num eh ruim não mas tbm não é grande coisa... música q me surpreendeu: weenie beenie não escutaria de novo acho; it's as average as it gets.
3. Tibiezón.
Good 90's grunge/power chord rock. Very strong showing for their debut album. Highlights: Big Me Floaty
mid-90's rock is not my cuppa tea.
Wel redelijk, maar voor de echt goede albums van de foo fighters
Este disco definitivamente suena a Foo Fighters (duhh!!). No sabría describirlo, pero definitivamente tienen un sonido distintivo. El disco está "bien" a secas. Imagino por la fecha que fue uno de los primeros grupos en el género de "grunge", y aunque los he visto en vivo, honestamente creo que tienen más fama de la que realmente merecen. Tienen unas cuantas canciones (muy) pegajosas, pero ninguna de ellas viene en este disco. Del disco, me agradó la canción "Floaty". Me pareció la que tenía el beat más original y agradable.
There is better foo albums
Definitely a bit of a Nirvana hangover on this one but in a good way. Just very simply less lame the younger they are but very few wowzas
Never would have listened to this album if not for the 1001 Albums. Not exactly my taste but a good album nonetheless
I like Foo fighters, but there may be better albums to put on this list.
This is okay. Much rawer than a lot of their later work, but I think the songwriting is also a bit primordial. Not bad though.
There is a song on here called "Weenie Beenie"
Bland
Hieno debyytti, mut FF-standardeissa tää oli vasta alkusoittoa - kirjaimellisesti
nirvana without any charisma
I always thought of Foo Fighters as a singles band, this is the first full album of theirs that Ive listened to. The best live show I ever saw was Foo Fighters, so it was nice to listen to one of their albums now. Gets a bit repetitive later on, but lots of cool songs. Closer to a 3.5
I have tried to get into the Foo Fighters multiple times over the years. I think he’s obviously a crazy talented musician, but outside a few singles. I can’t seem to enjoy it.
Apparently this was admittedly just a collection of notes, never meant to be an actual album which is quite apparent. Not sure why this is included on this list other than being the bridge that transitioned from Nirvana to the Foo Fighters. Considered giving this album 3-stars due to the backstory, but overall the music is just not that good.
Favorite track(s): If this is who we got fighting foo, I say just leave the foo be.
Melodic, flat, no stadium anthems, 2 stars
Meh.
Brown Noise for Studying and Sleeping | 1 Hour Study Sound
Dull, tedious, derivative, repetitive
This was pretty poor. Extremely generic rock in every regard.
Post grunge just gets more and more irritating to me, and there were a LOT better 90s music acts going on than Dave Grohl.
Not a fan of this or the Foo Fighters in general I hate how their fans make out they're the greatest band of all time, and it was just generic dad rock. And thats generous to even call it rock tbh 2 ⭐️
I didn't really listen to the FFs when this album came out (and still don't really) and all I can really say about this album is that is sounds like what I would expect a FFs album to sound like......not good not bad -- although this album didn't have any truly catchy songs like their later ones...
A much less interesting album than I remember. A handful of solid tunes, but mostly so-so power pop. Still, much better than the turgid shite that was to follow from FF.
Eerste nummer is nice, de rest pakt me niet. Veel van hetzelfde. Niet zo'n sterk album als de rest.
I’ve never been the biggest foo fighters fan. They’ve always sounded like radio rock to me. Rock music for the masses. Dave Grohl has also fallen in my estimation as of late.
meh. there are no songs that i love, the music "style" is kind of generic grunge rock. I like nirvana much better. i didnt really feel any feeling while listening to this album and to be honest, i was contemplating not finishing it. it made me restless.
boring and inoffensive
It's just completely not for me. And that's okay.
A bland rock album to be honest, Big Me is a standout, but in general this album doesn't feel inspired. 1. Big Me 2. For All The Cows 3. Exhausted
Me gustan cuando no tienen distorsionador su guitarreo. Igualmente me caaaaansan
An interesting thought experiment with this is to imagine what my reaction would be if it was just an anonymous 90s band and not the Foo Fighters. I think it would still be forgettable, but maybe reactions would be less polarised.
Incredibly dull, 3rd-rate late-era REM b-sides sung by someone with a voice better suited to mime. I get Dave Grohl is a "great guy" but this music is terrible and their popularity is so perplexing. Most songs would be rejected by a high school garage band, if not even awful enough to be distinguished as a one star album. Go away.
A quite unremarkable record that might have had a place in 1995 but doesn’t merit replaying today.
2nd listen to this this year and slightly preferred it, maybe it’s a grower but I won’t be listening again so I will never know.
Kinda mid and doesn't give me too much to say except that the production is super muffled and that it should have been much better.
Quite dull and forgettable, all told. Even the more energetic and vigorous numbers on here just lack any real sense of danger or excitement. It's all methodically contained within itself and rather boring.
This album was just mid all the way through, nothing special and nothing unique. I can't even name a song I really like.
I understand why people like this, but for me its just too much of a wash of crashing cymbals, droning guitars and yell singing. Just not my style. 25
disappointed
blah, not for me (3 songs in and I'm bored)
Meh
Honestly a bit of a let down, prolly not their best album
I don't think I'll revisit.
It was fine, but I didn't find myself feeling any desire to finish it when I had to put it down temporarily.
I’ll give this three stars because at least the frontman didn’t have a baby out of wedlock…wait, WHAT? I’ve never connected with Foo Fighters in any way, I like a couple hits. I can listen to an album and not be bummed, but I’m not thrilled either
There better not be more than 1 foo fighter album on this list….
Shouty
Man, I don't think any Foo Fighters album should even be on this list.
Jo men aah
Holy fuck this is so boring. Another album skipped. RYM: N Saved a song: N
Generic and uninteresting, though I appreciate Dave protecting us from Foos
Just not my style for the day
I never liked Foo Fighters and their bland brand of alternative rock. However, I've never listened to an entire album from them, so it's only fair that I give them a proper chance. This debut is surprisingly solid at the start, but it very quickly becomes annoyingly dull and uncreative, with very weak songwriting and uninspired riffs. Even if there was anything interesting happening in these songs, the loud-above-all approach to production would completely bury it. I'm open to different approaches to mixing, but if this is the way to go for the band, at least show some shred of attitude or charisma to back it up. Sadly, Foo Fighters avoid both of these attributes like the plague. I shudder at the thought of what the rest of their discography sounds like, because here they already sound like a 20-year-old band running out of ideas.
They're fine. Dave Grohl does his job. Couple good ones, but it's mostly noise.
Dave Grohl seems a good sort. Nice enough, like a big ol' puppy dog. I have absolutely no hatred of Foo Fighters and wish them the best. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with basic, earnest, slightly bland music percolating away in the deep, deep background as I otherwise live my life.
I always feel a little bit embarrassed listening to the foo fighters. I even looked over my shoulder & double-checked the Bluetooth headphones were properly connected before pushing play. Big Me and whatever the first track is called are good tunes, the rest just feels a bit uninspiring
Familiar with a few of these and enjoyed those but the new stuff to me was a bit too screamy for me. Don’t really get what makes it special. This is not for me and that’s okay.
It’s not bad just really not my thing
Standard rock 'n' roll, nothing exceptional. Deserves to be forgotten.
Eh
It's not terrible, but it's not very good either. It seems a bit unfair to judge it too harshly given that Dave Grohl was really just trying to find his feet again after Kurt Cobain's death, but it does have a pretty bland, generic 90s rock sound as far as I can tell. The better tracks are concentrated in the first half (‘This Is a Call’, ‘Big Me’ and ‘Good Grief’ were probably my three favourites) and by the second half I was rapidly losing interest. The Nirvana influence is unsurprisingly pretty clear, even in Grohl’s vocals on some tracks.
Ich kann seine Stimme echt nicht mehr hören. Finde die Band generell langweilig.
Niet helemaal mn ding Vind het ook niet slecht, maar heb niet veel onthouden 5.5/10
For fans of the Foo this will be a great listen, for me personally I am not a fan. I like Dave just never got into the Foo Fighters. I really can't stand the production on this album, it all sounds muddled. I am impressed that Dave played and produced the whole thing. Just like every other album by them there a couple rockers and the rest is meh
Perfect alternative rock background music 👍
I didn't feel very strongly about this. It was very monotone, very uniform, and all the interesting harmonic moves were drowned out by the uniform dynamics. Not a fan.
Sounds like the foo fighters but just didn’t really stand out to me. It’s fine but not essential to me
It is a grunge thing. Autopelirokkia. On vähä mid
Would I listen again: nah It was grungy and loud and reminded me of Nirvana but worse. Another foo fighters song came on after this album finished and I immediately liked it better than the whole of this album.
Foo Fighters sound like Foo Fighters. To me, they’ve always been a little corny. One of the most popular rock bands of a decade in which rock had already been dead for a long time. Idk. 4/10
DNF
I don’t care for Dave Grohl‘s ADHD youth pastor vibe. His persona makes it seem like we should be having a lot more fun and rocking a lot harder than we actually are.
Didn't care for this, OK songs but nothing standout
Unremarkable rock music. I love rock music. This is rock music for people who have never heard any other rock music and just want the dumb-as-nails fundamentals. This album doesn't bother me, but there's nothing on it that I like.
Not my thing at all. Think this runs quite similarly to Nirvana in the fact I don’t get the hype. This sourt of thing just doesn’t excite or impress me.
This just feels tired and a bit stale to be honest. I found it's energy to be very up and down, and it was missing a bit of flow. I found it listenable I've disliked albums more on here, which isn't saying much.
Hate this band
Feels like they were still getting to grips with their style and what they wanted their music to sound like. An odd inclusion for me
meh, it's not innovative, a bit boring, just basic rock. ok but nothing special
Der er glimt af det Foo Fighters, som jeg godt kan lide, men jeg synes ikke rigtig det når i mål på debuten her. Skoleband lyder hænger lidt ved, de har ikke heeelt fundet samspillet endnu, Grohl synger heller ikke rigtig fedt her. Det er OK, det er OK... 2.5
Jeg gik ind til Foo Fighters relativt neutralt. Jeg har hverken meget positivt eller negativt at sige på forhånd. Tbh nok mest negativt, måske. Har dog aldrig hørt denne plade eller nogle af numrene før. Jeg synes, det bliver kedeligt. Instrumentelt er det meget monotont, meget hurtigt. Teksterne er heller ikke noget at skrive hjem om i min optik. Jeg kan ikke forstå, at man kan have været en tredjedel af Nirvana og så lave det her. Ikke fordi man kun skal holde sig til, hvad man altid har gjort, men der er i hvert fald et stykke fra Nirvana til Foo Fighters, og det er en pipeline, jeg ikke forstår. Det bliver det samme nummer igen og igen. Hver gang en sang starter og lyder lidt anderledes, er det som om, at Grohl gør alt hvad han kan for lynhurtigt at få ensrettet den med den foregående. Undtagelsen er fx For All the Cows - men alligevel klinger omkvædet lidt som de foregående. Jeg er bange for, at det ikke bliver til meget mere end: 2.3 Jeg har åbenbart stadig en Foo Fighters-åbenbaring til gode, og jeg er ikke blevet mere håbefuld af denne plade.
Disappointed that this is the Foo Fighters album they picked but whatever. I feel it's not quite got what makes them a great band - probably cause it's only Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters.. or the first result you get if you google generic rock.
...i didn't like this, sorry dave x
Another nostalgia fest, not as good as I thought it was as a teenager
I went with this in 1995, hard not to in those days given DG’s immediate past, but I don’t go with it now, a horrifying re-listen scraping into the two stars. Tom.
Meget MTV start med "This Is a Call". Kunne godt være noget underlægningsmusik til Jack Ass. Leverer den her meget Foo Fighterske måde at skrue helt ned for vokalen, så den nærmest forsvinder i rocken. Har endnu ikke regnet ud om det er et stilistisk valg eller, fordi teksterne er alt for simple til at amplify. "Big me" bliver lidt for Disney Channel/sitcom på Kanal 5 til mig. Jeg keder meget lidt for meget igennem dette uimponerende debutalbum. Især taget i betragtning af, hvad de efterfølgende har bidraget med til genren!
Jeg gik ind til Foo Fighters ekstremt neutralt. Jeg har hverken meget positivt eller negativt at sige på forhånd. Jeg synes dog, det bliver lidt kedeligt. Instrumentelt er det meget monotont, meget hurtigt. Teksterne er heller ikke noget at skrive hjem om i min optik. Jeg kan ikke forstå, at man kan have været en tredjedel af Nirvana og så lave det her. Ikke fordi man kun skal holde sig til, hvad man altid har gjort, men der er i hvert fald et stykke fra Nirvana til Foo Fighters, og det er en pipeline, jeg ikke forstår. Det bliver lidt det samme nummer igen og igen. Hver gang en sang starter og lyder lidt anderledes, er det som om, at Grohl gør alt hvad han kan for lynhurtigt at få ensrettet den med den foregående. Undtagelsen er fx For All the Cows - men alligevel klinger omkvædet lidt som de foregående. Jeg er bange for, at det ikke bliver til meget mere end: 2.3 Jeg har åbenbart stadig en Foo Fighters-åbenbaring til gode
Not into their own, yet.
The grand-daddy of rock songs for people who don't listen to rock. Most of the tracks are not very interesting, but I must give credit to them being attrcative songs.
Perfectly competent butt rock.
Nej fy vilken jobbig rock. Och bara ett år efter MTV unplugged som har toppen. Svag tvåa
mesigt och bredbent
Låter verkligen som ett mellanting av Nirvana och Foo Fighters. Inte dåligt men känns mest som en tjock massa som bara flyter på utan toppar eller dalar. Kan bero på den, enligt historieskrivningen, enkla produktionen. Hittar ju verkligen rätt på nästa skiva.
It’s not my style
Le bajo un punto porque encontré pocas canciones que me gustaran :(
Not the best from them
I was hoping to like this more than I did. Dave Grohl's efforts were so brave and commendable after Cobain's death. The music is perhaps cathartic for Grohl but sometimes too similar to the previous cut. I found the snare sound to be thin. Good effort on his part all in all though.
rock and roll yanki que posen a les pelis a l'habitacio del fill rebelde zzz en un concert estaria guapo suposo
I'll be honest, after the first listen through way back in 1995 when it came out, I've never been able to drag myself all the way through this album ever again. It's weird, because I like Dave Grohl's drum performances and his personality, but his post Nirvana efforts, with the exception of "Everlong (acoustic)" don't do anything for me. I just don't understand the appeal. This debut Foo Fighters album strikes me as pretty mediocre rock, and far from being essential listening for the 1990s. I am a person who loves to celebrate popular albums, but this doesn't even feel like it has any earworm hooks. It felt like it sold simply because of his association with the recently deceased Kurt Cobain from the year prior more than on the quality of the actual album. The best Foo Fighters performances for me are when they cover other beloved artists whether they be The Bee Gees or Rush, and almost never their originals.
I appreciate that Dave Grohl was in Nirvana, but I still didn't expect this record to sound exactly like Nirvana, stripped of everything confrontational, personal, or interesting. Grohl's vocals even sound a bit like Kurt Cobain. Nor did I expect most of the songs to sound the same.
Not a fan.
just not for me I think
I felt like the songs blurred together as a white noise of distorted guitar chords. For sure the heaviest Foo Fighters album but not my fave.
Radio-Friendly Unit Shifter the Album. I would respect it more if there were some actual pop bangers on here but it’s just all…decent at best ********************************************** —This is a Call…fun opening statement —I’ll Stick Around…generic. It builds into something bigger, at least —Big Me…this is the single I remember from my salad days. It’s just kind of there. I believe Grohl said he was surprised by this album’s success and, to be frank, so am I —Alone + Easy Target…inoffensive arena rock —Good Grief…at least I get a nice, driving drum beat here. I missed it from the previous tracks —Floaty…simple but great riff elevates this one —Weenie Beenie…the drum/bass/guitar is fun but the distorted vocals are a step too far —Oh, George…instrumentation sounds like a throwaway In Utero track. Grohl’s vocals can’t cut through the distortion like Kurt’s —For All the Cows…we mellow things out a bit. Nevermind (ha), more of a Pixies quiet-loud-quiet thing —X-Static…generic —Wattershed…sure —Exhausted…a slightly heavier “Big Me”. It’s also six minutes long. No thanks
I wasn't all the impressed with this album. There were some fun feedback moments but I do not remember the rest of the album High 2
My gods, what a boring record. What a boring band. I could tell a song from the other, gun to the head. I always feel sorry to speak ill of a beloved band, but i truly, simply, don't like them.
I think of the Foo Fighters as the anti–New Order. A groundbreaking, highly influential band shatters under tragic, seismic circumstances, and one or more members continue to tap into that musical vein with a follow-up career that heavily builds on the previous band’s legacy. In the case of New Order, it worked - quite impressively, I might add. The musical history of grunge, college rock, alternative, and surf rock has seen many brilliant songwriters - too bad Dave Grohl is not one of them. But what he lacks in wit, charm, and knotty songwriting abilities, he makes up for by cranking up the production value and creating simple chord progressions with a shout-along-to-ability. The formula for his songs seems to be: can we make it any simpler? And please make it one hook - just one - but one that really sticks, whether you want it to or not. While it oftentimes (and rather outrageously) sounds like a bland Nirvana derivative, the Foo Fighters debut is one you can have fun with (did I just say that?). Well, at least occasionally, because there are a LOT of duds on here. The triplet made up of “Good Grief,” “Floaty,” and “Weenie Beenie,” which forms the album’s midsection, is really something you’ll probably want to forget immediately. But I have to acknowledge: when it works, it works (cf. the opener “This Is a Call,” “Big Me,” “I’ll Stick Around”). Grohl has a strange ability to throw so many styles into the melting pot that his soothing (and charmingly generic) voice can still hold them together. Or to come back to my initial framing: To the amount that New Order radically reimagined their sound and helped to define an entire new aesthetic, the Foo Fighters aggregated and doubled down on rock affiliated traditionalism. Whether that feels like artistic conservatism or emotional resilience is probably where listeners split. I made my choice, haha. And if I made a playlist with The Replacements, Nirvana, and R.E.M. on shuffle, everything I’d want from a Foo Fighters record would be there, ready to digest. Allow me one question though: why on earth didn’t the editors choose The Colour and the Shape, which is, frankly, also not a terribly innovative but at least a cohesive record - and a far more accomplished version of this grunge-pop behemoth that is the Foo Fighters?
For whatever reason, outside a few songs, I never really got into Foo Fighters. This doesn't really change that impression. Honestly, this is just so boring. Not for me.
90's drivel.
Why did they even do this?
As a huge Nirvana fan, I looked forward to Dave and Krist's first solo offerings with great anticipation. I bought this the day it came out, played it twice and was bitterly disappointed. I've never bought another Foo Fighters record since. Listened to this again for the first time in years and... found it disappointing. Kurt was the talented one!
None of the songs really stood out for me. I was somewhat surprised that some of the songs were upbeat considering that it was an album to recover from the suicide of a band member, but then again maybe that is the way it should be.
I could not care less about Foo Fighters. Could I also couldn't care less about them? Almost so, I think Learn to Fly is a good song for the first 20 or so listens you hear it until it achieves its diminished marginal value. The postgrunge genre (arguably invented by Dave Grohl himself, and yes I know he did 95% of the music on the album blah blah blah) is not something that has ever appealed to me, nu metal might honestly be better because the music somehow sounds like it has more meaning then postgrunge's devoid of social commentary in favor of relationship songs. But Foo Fighters self-titled is before post grunge would help rock music get cratered by the 2000s. Kind of like System of a Down's first album would be for nu metal. I can't fault Dave Grohl for needing a musical catharsis after his good friend's death and thus from demos to proper mastering this album was created. But like, you could've founded someone that could actually sing? I know what he's trying to make in stuff like Good Grief and Wattershed, but I'll be biased and say it: Grohl is a decent singer without a good voice. The kind of music he executes like that is better done by Helmet. Big Me is the taco 'bout song to me. Hear it on the radio a bit too often and for a demo, it's nice it got radio play for end of time because it's corporately acceptable. I do like Alone + Easy Target because it could sound like a Nirvana song if Cobain didn't die and if he would not sing for one song. Weenie Beenie is the same way except I disliked it and Cobain could sing it. Overall, Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters isn't as bad as I thought I would, but it's as generic as I thought it would. The guitar/bass work is fine, but the songwriting and singing are just something I can't shake off and pretend to enjoy. These were demos, fuck around material essentially, but even when it's mastered by mastering wizards, it doesn't help out that part at all. I simply do not think this album is remarkable in anyway to warrant being on this list, no matter how big and commercial Foo Fighters are. I can get why Coldplay and some other pop artists are on here, but I think Foo Fighters had a bit more of a negative influence on music. It's simply mid and devoid of character. Something an average person would bring up for the "rock music" they listen to and they only know Everlong or My Hero, both of those songs are on the next album and would make more sense as an inclusion. Or put a single Ween album on the list. That's a 90s band that had a fuckton more character than Foo Fighters, and they even had commercial success. I've said enough negative things, so I'll end on a good note: Exhausted is a good song and closer for the album. I'm strongly resisting the urge to make a joke about that song name about listening to this album, because it wasn't quite like that.
I didn’t hate it. It’s just that nothing stood out or was terribly memorable.
4/10 This album sounds quite a lot like what it is, the un-road tested demo of a guy just knocking some tracks together for fun. He's an exceptionally talented drummer who, at this point, is starting to find his way with guitar and songwriting, but hasn't quite refined those crafts just yet. It does feel like an extension of the song Marigold that he wrote and sang for Nirvana, but was only considered good enough for use as a B-Side. Not bad, but also not particularly great, and there aren't really any particularly engaging or memorable melodies that have stuck with me past the end of the record. What's particularly odd about it is the tonal mix. The songwriting often sounds like fairly bland indie singer-songwriter fare, but it's delivered with the production stylings of a heavy rock record in a blend that just doesn't quite gel. Grohl's vocal is also, for the most part, fairly limp. It doesn't manage to have the intensity to match the production choices for quite a lot of the record, but he does manage to get things more in sync now and again, in tracks like Weenie Beenie and Wattershed. All in all, I found this a fairly frustrating listen, because many of the ingredients were good, but it never managed to connect things together in a completely coherent or interesting way. The follow up album, The Color And The Shape is a way better demonstration of what Foo Fighters can be and I'd choose that one over this to listen to any day of the week. It's not that this is bad, per se, it's just that it's about the most ok album I can think of, and ok just isn’t that good. This Is A Call - This has the melodic sensibility of a fairly run of the mill indie track, with the heavy guitar and rum sound of a hard grunge band. It's kind of a weird mix because, at the surface, the tone is aggressive and feisty, but the underlying composition is fairly bland and beige. It's like if Nirvana had written the theme tune to a long forgotten 90s sitcom. I'll Stick Around - Dave certainly has chops on the drums. This is better than the opener, but it's still quite dynamically flat despite him trying to do a more shouty chorus. There's just something about the delivery and production that I don't quite buy because it feels forced rather than felt. To it's also not that musically interesting either. Big Me - We're back in sitcom theme tune land again. It's incredibly competent, but it's super simple and has the emotional heft of a supermarket valentine's card. Alone + Easy Target - This has more of that grungy sound again sort of half way between Mudhoney and Alice In Chains, but Grohl's vocal in the verses feels pretty half arsed. It gets a little better during the choruses, but yet again I find this to be pretty melodically uninspiring, particularly for how repetitive those melodies are. It's all just a bit bland up to this point. Good Grief - There's good drive and pace to this one. Vocal delivery is a bit on the limp side during the verses and just feels like it's lacking in punch and aggression to match the rest of the track. The chorus leans in the right direction, but never finds the hook to elevate it. Again, the composition just doesn't feel like it matches up with the production and intensity of the tone, just leaving me feeling a bit confused. Floaty - Floaty is right. It's another indie singer-songwriter type song given the sheen of heavy rock production. The drums are great and give this way more drive and direction than it would otherwise have. It almost comes together into something better, but ultimately there's nothing overly hooky or memorable and it still feels like there's too much of a disconnect between song and presentation. Weenie Beenie - This is way better. It has the grit and fire of punk mixed in with the sound of early Seattle grunge. The songwriting isn't complex, but it blends so much better with the production that it's the first time I've felt like the two have been in complete harmony for the entire album. It's got great riffs, great drumming and a consistent and forceful energy. Oh, George - This again feels a little more connected. It's not the most inspiring of songs, but at least everything is pulling in the same direction. It does lack a bit of intensity though and it's quite dynamically flat. For All The Cows - A bit of whimsy now. It's pretty good songwriting and has a nice bit of dynamic variety between verse and chorus, which is cool. I actually buy what Grohl is selling here and it's another where he's managed to tie it up better sonically and deliver with a little bit more of an engaging intensity and drive. Not bad. X-Static - The intro to this reminds me a little of Lit, but they're way more fun and poppy than this verse. There's decent drive and energy to the track, but Grohl could not sound less interested delivering this vocal. It sounds like he's drunk and stoned and singing himself to sleep while all the other Dave Grohl's playing in the band are giving it six nowt, it's super odd. The track behind isn't bad, but that vampiric vocal sucks all of the life out of it. Wattershed - Much better. Good intensity, drive and delivery. Some solid riffs, great playing and all of the elements working to the same end. This is an example of where vibe and feel can elevate a song when everything is pulling in the same direction, unlike much of the rest of the album. Exhausted - Haha, that's quite a disgusting guitar tone. When the second guitar and bass come in, it does sound better, but it's another fairly uninteresting singer-songwriter song put through the lens of hard rock and grunge. There are some great, crunchy riffs in here and some solid grunge production, but again, the vocal is limp and lacking in intensity. I like the way it dissolves into noise and filth near the end though.
Sounds like early 2000s rock, so I guess they were ahead of their time, but it's very mid 2000s rock. Wikipedia says this is punk rock and grunge, but it doesn't feel like punk at all and the grunge elements are diluted.
This didn’t particularly resonate with me. It was exactly as I’d expected it to be. I like that Grohl had written the songs purely for the sake of doing so, with no intention of them being realised as an album. But yeah, didn’t really do anything for me. Good for what it is, but not really anything special.
I wasn't overly familiar with the Foo Fighters before this, but this was pretty disappointing. There are moments where I thought it might actually develop into something quite good, but the whole album felt like it was allergic to doing anything remotely interesting.
Grunge clásico, sigue la linea parecida a nirvana con buena voz de dave grhol. suena bien y tiene buenos temas.
Not a huge listener of rock, but this album felt quite generic. A lot of songs feel like an extension of each other.
One of these albums where I know I am wrong but I just did not enjoy.
Turn up distortion and slam drums & cymbals (repeat) Exhausted is the perfect ending song.
This album is fucking ass
Yyyy no me generó nada. Le pondría un 2.5 por eso mismo, pero como no me deja va 2
Look I'm not saying that there are not exceptions to the "don't give the drummer a microphone" rule, I'm just saying you can't use this album in the pro column for Dave grohl.
Mwah.
This is crazy for a debut album/passion project that Grohl just put together for fun after Kurt Cobain's death. And I reaaally wanted to like it. But I just don't vibe with the Foo Fighters. They found their sound very early, and I respect that. It's just not for me
I got respect for Dave Grohl as a person and musician. To create an album like this as a solo endeavor is impressive. I can appreciate this record and I enjoyed the listen. It's not something I'd likely listen to again, however. It feels a bit generic and unremarkable. The mix had the vocals way too overshadowed. Idk what it is with grunge but why do so many artists insist on singing their lyrics inaudibly? What's the point of even singing if I can't understand a word of what is being said?
Too shouty for me
Meh
why did I think the foo fighters were gonna be really good????
Ait
I thought the fact that I recognized the name would mean I was in for some surefire bangers, but honestly found the album leaving me feeling pretty "meh". Was not impressed and wouldn't listen to any of these songs again. Was not for me.
Very interesting dynamics but honestly boring and had to force myself to really listen to come to a conclusion of one song I liked. Feels very generic like H&M music. Overall very mid
Простой, попсовый, нирвановый альбом
Not much to hook me on this. I have seen and heard a lot of comments around this being 'middle of the road' and that is way more damning that I think I expected. This does nothing to make me want to pay attention, it just drifts into the background. Lyrics are extremely flaccid.
Dave Grohl's look-ma-no-sidemen project alternates REM-influenced strummy stuff with punk/hard rock hybrids, neither of which really floats my boat (though I'll grant that the former is marginally more interesting than the latter). The more he varies the arrangements, the more engaging the songs are, but too often he relies on fuzzy undistinguished guitars that cause a lot the songs to blend together after a while. Grohl's voice is also fairly colorless but his (mostly) clean phrasing and tone at least helps the vocal melodies shine through. As a whole, it's all competently done but there's nothing here that's hooky enough to make me want to return to this record.
A humble but ultimately underwhelming offering from The Foof. Hindsight has probably negatively impacted my listening experience with this record. I’m sure it sounded a bit more fresh and current at its time, but FF have since gone on to make a handful of hits that are pretty much these songs but better. All that being said, huge props to Dave Grohl for apparently playing most of the instruments on this record. It doesn’t make the music any better, but it is wildly impressive. “Floaty” was the best song imo, heavy emphasis on harmonics and more colorful sounds, a bit like the band Hum. Strong 2/5
Foo Fighters' self-titled debut has always been consistently forgettable for me, decent in the moment but never leaving a lasting impression. This listen didn't change my mind at all really. The album is just kind of stagnant, just Dave Grohl being Dave Grohl; if that's your thing you'll love this album. For how much of this album was literally just him it is impressive from a multi-instrumentalist standpoint. The actual content of the record is just kinda flat for me. It sets the groundwork that Foo Fighters would later run into the ground, but back in 1995 I'm sure this sounded at least a little fresh. One track that did grow on me on this listen: Exhausted is a great closer and kinda makes you forget how awfully boring the five tracks preceding it were. This is a Call and I'll Stick Around remain pretty good, but the formula gets stale quickly and I'm pretty sick of it by the end of the album. There's not even a big track that at the very least gives us a decent single to take away from it, the highs never reach anything special, the album just kinda sits in mid-land for its entirety.
It's fine. It's just so vanilla.
I quite like the big songs but have never really got the Foo Fighters. Listened to it 3 times and still did not spark a reaction. I like Dave G but can take or leave this.
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I prefer The Colour and the Shape. Even There’s Nothing Left to Loose is my favorite. I never cared for this record.
65
not really my music taste, and personally it was too loud that its just overwhelming
Boring. Weenie Beenie was good. I appreciate the history. Not the vocals. Drums are good.
Noisy
fave track: I'll stick around least fave track: weenie beenie - just a little overstimulating for me personally Sick guitar lines. I'll Stick Around is great i especially enjoy the verses. The beginning of Floaty is prettyyyyyyy. Overall this isn't my typical vibe but I still appreciate it for what it is. I would give this a 5/10 (FOR ME PERSONALLY!).
Songs all blended into each other, no real standouts for me. Annoying in places e.g. Weenie Beenie
Couple of good songs (Big Me was always a favorite) but ultimately too repetitive for me.
I really liked the opener, basically everything else in the album was rather bland 90s-esque alt rock
It’s...consistent?...but rather mundane after the first 4 tracks.
hmmm 2/5
The songs are all…..fine. The Foo Fighters were a competent band right from their debut. But the album isn’t all that engaging or interesting, though it isn’t offensive. The vocals didn’t have as much weight behind them as you would expect which contrasts with the rest of the albums sound. I do respect the albums story, with all of the instruments being played by Grohl as a solo project made in the wake of Cobain's death.
Found the whole thing to be surprisingly boring. Do people like Foo Fighters this much? Maybe you had to be there idk
i dunno, i just do not care about the Foo Fighters. this album played in it's entirety and it never make me lift my head to actually tune into what was playing.
Lacks that magic from later albums but still a great debut
I already know I won't like this one. 2/5
Kind of generic feeling, no real memorable songs. Maybe the Oh George one. Didn't notice the album stopped playing when it was over. Would not seek out any Foo Fighters stuff after this
I hadn't heard much Foo Fighters beyond Learn To Fly (which for some reason I thought was on this album, but wasn't). This album was just ok. Each song is just whatever, not great but not bad either. Best song: For All The Cows
foo fighters my nemeses… gets two stars because one of the songs was ok but i am not willing to relisten to find out what song it is
Meh
Unmemorable rock album
Damn I kinda had my expectations too high. I wish there was more oomph in their songs 3/10
I expected better from Dave Grohl. Such lifeless yacht-rock pap.
I really don't like the foo fighters. especially the hooks are incredibly lame to me. well well, to each their own.
Non rientra molto nel mio stile, un po' troppo rock forse.
Honestly very pleasant, nice energetic background noise. I like the names of the songs quite a bit, the lyrics are confusing but they still evoke a mood
haven’t listened before. i don’t think i like dave. some of it was ok. fav: for all the cows
Meh
idk, i tried to give it a go but i’ve never been into foo fighters
Was ok, I’ve not listened to a FF album before, though I do like the odd song, and loved Nirvana, Grohls stuff is a bit heavier
Mixed feelings
If you’ve heard one Foo Fighters song, you’ve heard them all.
Phuuu fighters Vill z rockig, i can not
I can imagine that Foo Fighters music came as a positive surprise when they came out with this first album. Living in the shadows of Nirvana this was probably not what was expected. Full of energy and expression. Well composed band, with good music that was crowd pleasing. As a live music act Foo Fighters is exceptional too. I recall seeing them the first time when I was 17 in Stockholm. Dave Grohl as a performer was mind blowing for me back then. Today looking back at Foo Fighters full discography and music I find it quite dull. A fairly thick mass of similar type of composition.
Pretty exhausting. Guitar tones are very same-y, the melodies lack oomph, vocals in general lack focus, they are mostly buried under all those guitars. Every song starts +- promising but little of the excitement survives when the singing starts after the opening riff, even less by the end of the first chorus. Kinda boring, sludgy, placeholder music. Kinda like weaker Weezer (which is a lot of Weezer, to be honest) if Weezer was less pop.
In the words of a good friend of mine….. not for me
I'm so sorry Dave. It's not you, it's me. I used to love hanging out with your ex before he died so tragically young. Given that you're so similar I really thought this might work. I mean, I love the tunes. And the guitar is my favourite instrument. But something about this gives me the ick. Hard to say why, but maybe it's the gnawing idea that you might be scraping your ex's stuff? Don't be sad. I'm sure we'll see each other occasionally. We have lots of friends in common. And we might even enjoy the odd moment together. But for now we need time apart.
Didn't really enjoy this one. 2/5
Not my genre, and very calm album, the best part is the first song which I recall as a banger.
Bad, even by other foo fighters music standards. Lots of grating noises and mediocre junk rock
90’s supergroup that’s less than the sum of its parts (Nirvana, Sunny Day Real Estate, and The Germs). LP starts well but trails off. A bit like their career as founder members were replaced by lesser players leaving Nirvana’s 4th best drummer mugging in the limelight. This is like all the great 80’s 90’s American bands - Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Hüsker Dü, Mudhoney and many more with the rough edges shaved off, unfortunately they also took away all the interesting bits.
I didn’t know this album, nor actually anything much about Foo Fighters music except a vague impression based on who they were (ie Dave Grohl’s band). It was more poppy than I’d expected. I don’t know if that’s their typical sound. Unsurprisingly given the artist’s background in Nirvana there are strong flavours of grungy rock, but on the lighter side comparatively. A few times I was reminded of the Lemonheads who are at the poppier end of that genre. It’s a very American sound. It was fine but at this distance it felt quite generic.
Trots flera försök genom åren så har jag aldrig förstått storheten med Foo Fighters. Delvis har det att göra med att jag tycker att Dave är en både begränsad och karaktärslös sångare. Men framförallt handlar det om att det mesta jag har hört från dem känns som utfyllnadslåtar man tvingas ta sig igenom på andra halvan av vilket generiskt album som helst. Den här skivan var verkligen inget undantag. De är inte direkt dåliga, bara så poänglöst tråkiga och oinspirerande. Normalt sett har jag inga svårigheter att plocka ut ett eller ett par låtar på en skiva som jag tycker sticker ut, men här är alla låtar precis lika bra (läs: dåliga/tråkiga). Rent objektivt ska den här skivan nog ha en trea, men blir så irriterad på alla oförtjänta hyllningar av Foo Fighters att jag sätter en tvåa som hämnd.
I miss Kurt Cobain
Album Nr. 90 1. Es klingt alles gleich. 2. Ich habe schon bessere Rockmusik gehört.
Hmmmm regular
Not a big fan of the Foos. It is a fairly decent rock album
I once dated a girl who was beautiful, but had questionable taste in music. I asked her who her favorite band was and she responded "The Foo Fighters". Me: "The Foo Fighters? That's not even Dave Grohl's favorite band that he's BEEN IN." The relationship didn't last a whole lot longer than that.
Ihan kelpo rokkilevy mutta ei nyt mikään megaklassikko. Kauheesti ei jäänyt käteen muuta kun kannen grafiikka. 2/5
It was ok. Inoffensive 90s rock.
as Nirvana were entering their final years, Kurt was getting progressively more interested in breaking conventions. he made an album with William S Burroughs. he got Steve Albini involved with In Utero. then he took his own life. and the rest of the band live on wandering aimlessly. i don't like the great man theory of history, and i don't like it when it's applied to art. but Grohl is no Cobain. remember when he was caught cheating on his wife and everyone went apeshit? kind of funny in hindsight. deserves to be one of the 1001? i truthfully could not give less of a shit about the Foo Fighters. even The Colour and the Shape would be a hard sell to me.
Couple of good tracks at the start then becomes rather boring
I’ve always said they are a greatest hits band for me and this debut does no more to make me think otherwise. Big is a great tune and there are some other interesting tunes but just stick on the greatest hits and enjoy, as it doesn’t get better the deeper you go ! ⭐️⭐️
Mucho ruido, poco sonido. Encima estoy resfriada y si habitualmente me molesta que me taladren la cabeza con una batería innecesariamente alta, estos días más todavía (no, no me gusta el hard rock). "Fingernails are pretty, fingernails are good" ¿? Seguramente influye que no es buen momento para escucharlo (por lo del dolor de cabeza y tal), pero aún así me ha parecido muuuuuy genérico y que yo he oído cosas mejores de estos señores ¿creo? (Igual lo volveré a escuchar cuando esté mejor, por si acaso me estoy perdiendo algo, no me cancelen)
Riffs crudos, baterías potentes y melodías pegajosas en un álbum que no es precisamente mi taza de té. Al igual que con Nirvana (salvando las distancias en lo que a Dave Grohl respecta), el rock alternativo de los 90 no es mi favorito, por muy enérgico que suene. La primera mitad tiene mucha garra en el plano sonoro, pero en el aspecto lírico deja mucho que desear. Me pareció excesivamente poco sustancioso, lo que termina derivando, en mi humilde opinión, en una amalgama de ruidos trabajados sin un especial trasfondo narrativo que les acompañe. Por ser el debut no diré más cosas mejorables. Imagino que tienen álbumes más currados. Favs: I'll Stick Around y ya, no es el tipo de música que agregaría a una playlist :_
Ugh. Another album of that 90s "overbearing drums and loud, muddy guitars for the sake of being loud" thing. I hated it then, and I still hate it now. While there are a few passable tracks I might consider adding to a larger playlist, as a complete experience, this pretty much sucks. Look, I can give Dave credit for proving he had more talent than being just a drummer, but this album suffers from the same problem 'Nevermind' and 'In Utero' had: there's just too little substance for the amount of crap one needs to wade through to get at it.
Didn't feel much from this album. Just felt like regular rock.
Tja wat moet ik zeggen, ik heb een broertje dood aan het genre post-grunge, en toen Dave Grohl de scepter ging zwaaien met Foo Fighters werd deze verwerpelijke muziekcultuur onbewust geboren uit de assen van Nirvana. Maar dit prille begin is echt nog ver verwijderd van Nickelback, gelukkig. Op 'Big Me' (nostalgisch) en de shoegazy afsluiter na deed heb me helemaal niks, maar achteraf verdiende dit album het ook weer niet om bron te zijn van een hoop ellende. 6/10 Highlights: Big Me Exhausted
I didn’t realize how much early Foo Fighters sound like a cross between The Beatles and Nirvana
boo foo two
i have never really knowingly listened to the Foo Fighters before and now I know why. They kind of sound like the royalty free version of other bands playing this style of music
felt more like eating than listening to music Fav song: Exhausted (and I was)
I don’t know what it is about the Foo Fighters that just doesn’t hit like other bands doo. It’s like there’s something missing but I can’t put my finger on it. The music isn’t bad, I just can’t get into it.
I do like the Foo Fighters, this album sounded like they hadn't quite broken the mold, but they had their own sound. I'm glad that they continued recording from there, but this was a good start.
Boy album
It has some hoooks and moments but overall a bit to rough round the edges, not sounding finished
**An ok album, some tracks easy listening, some are not!
Well... at least I know they get good later.
I didn't realize that the Foo Fighters started as a one-man band, which I guess is a little impressive. I will, however, stand by my position that they are the dullest rock band to emerge in my adult lifetime. Making boring music is a hell of a way to process Kurt's death.
Boring album
Eclectic album, lot of different rock rhythms on here, some screaming others chill. Thought it was meh in all honesty. Can't think of a favorite track on this album, they were all alright.
Obviously I've listened to Foo Fighters quite a bit through the years but this is not for me, looks like I'm not a fan of early Foo fighters that sounds a bit like a boring version of nirvana
What an absolute yawn fest from the most boring guys in rock. I can't even be bothered to say much more, except to say that Dave Grohl gives me the biggest ick and I don't know why.
It’s not that bad, no highlights tho
A lot of these songs are kinda just loud background music. Like hold music, but with "edge".
Dee gees. Tristemente ya no ando en mi etapa de grunge, sino me hubiera fascinado. Aprovecho está review para decir que Van Halen merecía una calificación más alta. Pensaba que se podían modificar las calificaciones después, y no xD
super different from how i think of them. not my fav
Meh.
Didn't like it then, don't like it now. Never got the hype
Нирвана дома: Не только я не фанат мтв кора ой простите Гранж рока B) так э и ещё он самый обыкновенный. Нирвана хотябы умудрялась оставаться кэтчи и с приколами, так сказать спайси, а тут просто пресный гранжрокиролл, с едва уловимой уникальностью. В одно ухо вошло с друого вышло.бб. 5/10 Highlights: Ода.. как там эту песню.. эм Smells like teen spirit. Во
I guess it's inevitable that this would sound like Nirvana. The claim is that most of the songs were written before or during Grohl's time in that band. I don't see any reason why that's not true, but they were definitely influenced by Nirvana at least to my ears. It certainly didn't make me a Foo Fighters fan and I don't get the appeal, really.
i feel like every review i give begins with this family member introduced me to xyz but. my mum adored the foo fighters, they were on constantly in the early 2000s in our home. this album was Not part of the rotation and i'm a little glad it wasn't? maybe it's because i didn't grab the remastered version or something but the opening song felt very flat for me and it just continued. liked: big me, and that's about it.
two good songs and a lot of boring ones
First time listening to Foo Fighters. I respect their music, but it’s not for me.
Not a favorite. Lots of yelling. However, Weenie Beenie was a good listen while trail running. Felt like a drill sergeant was keeping me motivated:)
Some people really like foo fighters. I am not one of them. Knockoff Christian sounding nirvana
This is just Loud noise.
Foo fan.
Stable debut from post-nirvana Grohl, historically and culturally significant but not much replay value. Favorite track: I'll Stick Around
Surprisingly garage yet sounds like muzak
Definitivamente é Foo Fighters e definitivamente é antigo rs
The most Foo Fighters Foo Fighters album that ever Foo Fightersed. The Colour and the Shape is better
i admittedly never listened to the foo fights much at all, and am only familiar with their popular work. edit: they're good! just not for me. or at least now. maybe didn't give them what they deserved and actively listen.
Meh, Big me is good all others are ok
Fine, very experimental.
I can tell this is a good album by a good band but I just find them annoying. At least the voice is less gravelly and dumb than in their later releases. They're quite prone to writing a good song then being like what if we made loads of irritating noises now lol They just say stuff Why are you just putting static in my ears for no reason. Fuck off.
I can appreciate that this is one person, but as Dave Grohl said himself with this record he was “just f-ing around”. It feels weird to call this a foo fighters album and I just couldn’t get into any of the songs here. If I had to pick my favorite tracks here are “Big Me” and “Floaty”.