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Not the best album but I did enjoy the sound and creativeness.
Foo bar baz qux.
Meh
Liked a lot more than I expected! Definitely feels like a bridge between Nirvana and the Foo Fighters stuff I know, which totally makes sense
It may not be the most sophisticated but its a 26 year old processing grief by themselves. Does it sound generic? Yes. Does it sound generic because Dave's sound was so pervasive that it redefined popular rock for a generation?
Not to familiar with grunge as a grunge (or I guess post grunge) but this album was a really good intro to what I assume is a very vast genre. It feels very slimy but not as dark or messy as the cover would suggest. The front half of the record is some honestly great stuff but I feel like the album gets a little weaker as it goes on but it is still very solid especially exhausted. Even with that I would def listen to it again. My fav tracks: This is the call, I'll stick around, Big Me, Floaty, exhausted
Pretty cool that this was an anonymous creative (and SOLO) project by Grohl following the end of Nirvana. He already had his sound established.
Foo Fighters was a great album to listen too, I love this style of rock
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.
I liked it as much as I can like a rock album, not being a big fan of the genre.
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.
Tämä on löytynyt omasta levyhyllystä jo julkaisusta saakka. Todella hyvä levy ja sen arvoa nostaa se, että Dave Grohl teki biisit ja kuudessa päivässä soitti tälle kaikki soittimet (yhtä kitarasooloa lukuunottamatta), lauloi ja tuotti puoliksi. Tätä tulee kuunneltua vieläkin kolmenkymmenen vuoden jälkeen säännöllisen epäsäännöllisesti. Mainio levy kaiken kaikkiaan!
It's alright. Doesn't sound as good as the first time I listened to it years ago. I have grown and it has aged. Stand out song - Big Me
Perfectly fine, still developing sounds, Grohl is fine.
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 as good as their live albums
I'll tell my children this is what the music from the Bronze sounded like
This debut album always hits me in the feels. I was hooked back in 1995, and it still holds up. It's awesome watching Dave Grohl find himself, coming out of the shadow of Nirvana's drum kit. As a long time fan, I think this is the Foo Fighters at their most real. It's got this raw vulnerability that's kinda missing in their bigger or more recent hits. Some people say it's basic, but I think that's what makes it so good. It's super cathartic, a solo thing that blends the grunge of the 90s with the catchy power pop that followed. Songs like "This Is A Call" and "I'll Stick Around" still get me, and even the weird tracks like "For All The Cows" and "Exhausted" show off Grohl's talent. This album isn't just good, it's a legend finding his voice. It's a classic for sure.
I mean it's good because it's Foo Fighters, but I feel like they had better albums. This was a bit sparse and I didn't recognize any of the songs. Didn't really hit for me.
a little too aggressive for my tastes. struggled to find a winner track. actually .. ick... hated it. I know there's at least one Foo Fighters song I like but not here.
not sure about this one. I mean it's good and all...
I’ve listened to bits and pieces of this over the years, but somehow never the whole thing at the same time. Solid record. I love there’s a song for Weenie Beenie - I ate there from time to time when I lived in Shirlington.
Memories of senior year and that one time Tanner brought over Shyla and I cooked spaghetti for the first time and didn't drain the grease.
As a nirvana fan i felt like foo fighters abit lackluster, the songs where good im just not a fan of the vocal delivery with some of these songs and it kinda just goes for foo fighters in general, i think Dave Grohl is a better drummer then a vocalist
mmm
Decent but like overall I’m pretty anti foo fighters but I was pleasantly surprised
i mean i knew i was gonna like this one and i sure did. sometimes foo fighters does sound to me like you took nirvana & ran it through that smile filter ppl use nowadays but thats not necessarily a bad thing
Levi would be very proud and dissapointed in me, this just didn't hit like he hyped it up in high school
Classic Foo fighters album no skips
Take everything good out of Nirvana and you’ll get Foo Fighters debut album. So generic, so biteless. Even when Grohl tries to be edgy and angsty, like when shouting “I don't owe you anything” in I’ll Stick Around, it’s so blunt that you don’t believe him, you think “what a fraud”. Gee, it doesn’t even deserve 2 as it couldn’t even be called shit, so generic and plain it is (and that’s the case when 3 should be more embarrassing to the artist than 1)
Great cover. I'll be honest because I know they are hugely popular, but I've always thought Foo Fighters were mid. Good, but mid. I'm never upset to hear them on the radio, and they have a general, feel-good rock vibe that is spiritually like, say, a Tom Petty to me, even if the sound is very different. I've also never dived deeply into their work. I suspect I may have heard this whole album and The Color and the Shape back in the 90s, but otherwise I know the stuff you hear on the radio. So I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of ass this album kicked. I'm a big Nirvana guy, so it's impossible not to listen to "I'll Stick Around", "Good Grief", or "Exhausted" and not think about Kurt (and Courtney). Nirvana recorded just one song written solely by Grohl, "Marigolds." There's the more pop, straight-up rock sensibility visible there that really comes through here, particularly on some of the mellower tracks ("Big Me" "Exhausted"). What delighted me most, though, is that beyond the mellow tracks and the straightforward rockers (e.g., "I'll Stick Around" "X-Static") was the fast, punk, and in the case of "Beanie Weenie" almost hardcore sounds. Dave's a fine guitarist, but he really is an all time rock drummer, just between Nirvana and Songs for the Deaf alone. This is in keeping with that, with all of the amazing snare fills where it sounds like he's trying to send his kit to Hell. There were just a couple tracks that sagged for me ("Alone + Easy Target" "Floaty") but this record kicks ass. Not mid, very good, bordering on great. I listened to it two more times in the week since it came across. Enough to almost tempt me to listen to more FF albums, which I didn't see coming.
3.75
Not a fan.
just not for me I think
Foo fighters are mostly a miss for me. And I'll say it, I don't care for Everlong. That being said, maybe it was the day that I listened to this one, or maybe I'm having a change of heart, but This album was a solid "alright" to listen to. Probably won't revisit anytime soon
as someone who only listens to foo fighters every once in a while, it was actually kinda nice to get this album because i had never heard it. harkening back to yesterday's point, i genuinely believe the guitar work in this album is more "punk rock" than yesterday's, in spite of all the weird claims that it was foundational. still can't get over that. honestly so sad that nobody told me about "Weenie Beenie" until now. this song fucking rules.
not my favorite foo fighter sorry david
This is like yacht rock for areas that are inaccessible by boat, such as skate parks and Spencers.
“Big Me” was one of the first songs I remember hearing my dad play on the guitar. It was one of the first I learned when I started playing high school. Just a really fantastic debut, it’s amazing to hear with fresh ears after all Dave and the group have gone through recently.
I really like these early Foo Fighters albums. If they stopped making music after like 1999, they’d be held in pretty high regard 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.
A raw but solid debut for a band that was just going to get a lot better with their next two albums. Top tracks: "Big Me," "This is a Call," "Floaty"
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 don't think I have ever heard this album before. Not the biggest fan of Foo Fighters, I don't mind them but it goes into the "passable radio music" category. This album was very average even in that standard. I don't know if the album meant a lot when it came out but listening to it now wasn't anything special to me.
Foo Fighters are a group that I really tried to enjoy as a kid, but I couldn't get through a whole album because I just found them a bit dull. I did make it through this album, but I also don't remember any of it. I literally couldn't name a single track I listened to. Nothing stood out. Nothing grabbed my attention/focus. It's generic-sludgy-background-rock. Listenable, but mostly in that you won't really realise you're listening to it. Very very low 3.
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
This sucks ass
Raw and unfiltered
Who could have guessed at the time that the Foo Fighters would one day become the most popular milquetoast rock band in the world?
Slay
Una locura de la primera a la última canción. La re versión 2025 es increíble !!
Not as good as their next album, but still great! "This Is A Call" is the standout here, but "I'll Stick Around" "Alone + Easy Target" "Good Grief" "Floaty" and "X-Static" are all good as well.
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.
Best Song: Floaty What is with all the Foo Fighters hate in reviews of this album? It isn't their best album but, at the same time, it is a solid, above average first album from a band that would grow to be enormous. Perhaps, it is because a good portion of the punk that made Nirvana a thing is gone and the Foo Fighters are more straight rock n' roll where even the grunge label is misleading. Either way, there isn't a ton new and original here with the exception of Floaty, in my opinion. However, the rest of the songs are solid rock songs with talented musicians. 4/5.
I've always enjoyed listening to the odd Foo Fighters song when it comes on the radio, but not so much that I've wanted to buy their albums. This first album is all Dave Grohl, before the band. It's good, post-grunge rock, but I still don't want to buy the albums.
What a powerful album. Grohl rules.
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?
Surprisingly not that great. I like their other songs but never listened to their first album.
Wiki tells me Dave Grohl wrote the first Foo Fighters album and then recorded it himself in six days, with the assistance of producer Barrett Jones. I’ve never really engaged with Foo Fighters, so the album’s origin story was new to me, and inspired some serious listening. It’s a very good record, but unfortunately doesn’t arouse the same kind of emotional response the Nirvana records did, but how can it? Kurt Cobain’s vulnerability was at the core of everything Nirvana did, whereas Foo Fighters sound supremely confident, and far too frothy for serious scrutiny. It’s a fabulous pop grunge record, but I’m not sure that’s a good thing. Needs more angst. 7/10
I like Foo but this is just kinda meh. You can tell it's early and just figuring things out. But also that greatness isn't far off. 2.75/5
Phun!
Impressive that Dave recorded all of it himself! Some good songs but far from the finished article, and there are much better albums by them - colour and the shape came out only 2 years later! Must have some cultural significance from before my time because otherwise I don't really understand how this one made it on the list
Some really classic Foo sounds in this album…nice to see they’ve stayed true to their original voice. Found some tracks a tad more grungy than expected…but I guess it was the mid 90’s. Didn’t find any ‘bangers’ at n my opinion, but a decent opening and an enjoyable enough album.
A classic. Well done everyone
A very welcome surprise to see this album on here. Loved it, despite the traumatic memories of being given this for Christmas when I asked for Colour and the Shape. The healing is complete.
Pretty mid. Not Creed
Another album that I'm slightly surprised at its' inclusion on this list. It's a very good album, and the similarities to Nirvana are most notable here. But I feel like there are better Foo Fighters albums that warrant a place. That being said, it's raw and grungy, and most tracks hit the spot. Favourites: Alone + Easy Target Floaty Exhausted
When I heard that Dave Grohl was doing something else after Nirvana I was a bit suspicious, but then I heard this album and was changed. Now, I still think that Nirvana was a better sound this was a good change of pace.
Cheated on wife
Glad this made it on here as it’s often overlooked in favour of bigger more commercial Foo Fighters albums. Incredible really that Grohl created a unique and distinctive style for the band on this album which persists to this day.
Foo Fighters is an absolutely fantastic album. I've always been aware of the Foo Fighters (honestly who hasn't been?) including some songs of this album, in particular the first three with me hearing This Is a Call and Big Me on my local alt rock station and hearing I'll Stick Around back in high school when Spotify would recommend me that song. I think that every song on this album was an absolutely great listen with some really good guitars, and some very solid vocals which fit these songs perfectly. And there is not one single song that i dislike here as they are all incredibly great. This album really showed that even after Nirvana ended, Dave Grohl never stopped making great music. Best Song: Good Grief Worst Song: Big Me Side Note: I also think it's really impressive that Dave Grohl was the only musician on this album (except for Greg Dulli who played an additional guitar on X-Static)
Count me as shocked that the Foo Fighters were Dave Grohl & only Grohl on the first record. Grohl essentially picks up where Nirvana left off, but it's really more than that. Cobain's suicide is clearly the thematic underlay of the project, & the album is as much a working thru as it as a talking about, i.e., grungy cathartics take on a more specific meaning here: 'I've taken all & I've endured / One day it all will fade, I'm sure'; 'Beg me to talk about it / I could stand to prove'; 'Hate it, hate it / Hate it, hate it / Hate it, hate it.' I do appreciate the tragic backdrop to which this album is an answer, & some of tunes have memorable bite & punch, but as far as the music goes overall, it's legitimately emotional but not all that interesting. 'Raw' won't suffice.
Great songs and entertaining videos!
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.
Number: 74 Date: 03/17/2026 Artist: Foo Fighters Album: Foo Fighters Year: 1995 Genre: 90s AltRock Rating: 3 Notes: Before: Well, I know they were/are popular, but I can't name a single song by them, not really my thing. I have no idea if they're popular now or are even still together and making music... I don't have any of their songs on my favorites by years lists. Oh, I see they are touring now and last released an album in 2023 so I guess they are still together. During: OK, they sound a little like Nirvana wannabes... Ooops, apologies to Dave Grohl. I see now why they sound a bit like Nirvana...Wow, the dude wrote all the music and played all the instruments on this album? That put's this in a whole different light. I still don't really care for this type of music that much but I am in awe of what he did, nonetheless...this got a little tiresome towards the end and I had to skip through the last few tracks. After: 2 This Is A Call 3 I'll Stick Around 3 Big Me 3 Alone + Easy Target 3 Good Grief 4 Floaty 3 Weenie Beenie 3 Oh, George 3 For All The Cows 2 X-Static 2 Wattershed 3 Exhausted ----------------------------------------------------- 2.9 AVERAGE 2.90 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) 3 my personal rating 4 suitability for this list 3 relevance ----------------------------------------------- 3.3 composite rating
7/10
90's drivel.
Why did they even do this?
Good album but melodies and arrangements do get a bit repetitive. Some classics though
I remember owning this album and the Colour and the Shape in middle school / high school. And while I distinctly remember listening to the latter on repeat, I can barely remember this one. Now I know why. The Foo fighters self-titled debut is really just three recognizable songs, admittedly each unique in their own way, and a bunch of songs that are pretty generic rock and all kind of sound the same. It's a punky or album that I remember, but not necessarily in a good way? I don't know, this was just mid for me. I really did enjoy the first three tracks, but those were the radio hits from this one. The rest of it didn't do much for me.
are all the rock songs like 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!
I love it.
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.
Where it all began…solid from start to finish.
The story behind this album is bittersweet. To imagine that Dave Grohl basically made this completely on his own in a time where his life felt like it was falling apart is nothing short of incredible.
Okay I was prepared to give this album a 3.5 I really was. Good album, hell great album, but I wasn't suuuuper crazy into it. Then ... Exhaustion. Oh my god. What a song!!!! Yes, the song on its own is good enough that it has bumped up this entire album to a four. A one-download album is now getting a four. I know, I know, "oh the horror," but in my defense Exhaustion is the single best song I have discovered through this process. How could that not land it a four? Exhaustion is so good that I think I'll relisten to the entire album because the team behind that song (though rumor is Dave Grohl did it all) could not produce anything less than a four album, my ears must have been mistaken. Bye, going to listen to Exhaustion now.
Ayyyyy we finally get to one I know. I like this album a lot. It’s no The Colour and The Shape or Wasting Light but it’s great and I like it.
Pretty solid album
I like this record a good deal. It's no Color and the Shape, but that's a tough record to top. The self-titled is a good lead-in to that other really landmark record. The songs here are catchy, yet a pretty significant departure from Nirvana's sound. I don't have too many notes. I mean, I don't think this record changes the trajectory of rock n roll or anything, but it's enjoyable. 8/10
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.
Okay, there's something about the foo fighters that i distinctly don't like. i don't know what it is, I don't really know why. I'm so ready to be done with this but im gonna give it a couple of chances and listen to a coouple of songs. 1. Lame, noise. I don't think dave grohl is such an interesting singer, his voice is forgettable. 2. noise noise noise 3. Okay this one is kind of like a bit of beatles thing? It's not terrible. okay, they've bought themselves one more song. 4. ugh, just noise again. Im giving up, i hate this band. The blonde drummer was hot but thats the only saving grace SORRRRYYYYY
I like a lot of the Foo Fighters’ singles (and it’s no exception here) but a whole album becomes harder to get through, with a rock sound that can be a bit generic and by the numbers in places.
I like a lot of Foo Fighters output, but this album is not as good as some of their later releases.
Muito bom, curti bastante
10/10 album for sure. This one is a no skip for sure,you can hear alot of nirvana influence in this but there is a unique character to it aswell, songs like ill stick around, oh george and for all the cows are very well put together.just a good album from a good rock band.
i just don’t get it
I didn’t hate it. It’s just that nothing stood out or was terribly memorable.
Meh. Not for me. I’m not the audience.
I liked this a lot. I think there were a few that kind of blended together for me, but overall I really enjoyed it. I liked the mix of the softer and the more intense singing. Fav song: Big Me - also liked This Is a Call, Floaty and For All the Cows Least fav: Weenie Beenie
really solid rock album. Goes downhill after this is a call but it’s hard to top that to be fair Specific rating - 4.3 Fav song - This is a call Least fav- weenie beenie
By the next album the Foo Fighters were an actual band with different people playing the different instruments. But for this album alone Dave Grohl was the Foo Fighters- which is insanely cool. I think the story of it alone makes the album worth listening to but it helps that the music is good! Favourite song: Big Me Least: Exhausted
Lowkey scrappy.
Not cool, the Foo Fighters. I feel an immense sense of dread at the thought of having to listen to this album. I can't help but think of those poor souls who were damned to an eternity in prison for downloading the Foo Fighters (preservetube.com/watch?v=LZgeIReY04c). It's highly likely that I'm familiar with the Foo Fighters' music in some way - likely through radio osmosis, but no thoughts are immediately coming to mind. I'll hedge my bets on a 90s alt rock album, albeit with a slightly more hardcore, metal-y sound. Here goes. Alt rock, grunge, melodic hardcore. I was more or less there with my prediction, right? I wasn't into this album on the first listen, but I'm more favourable to it now that I'm playing it back on shuffle as I write this review. The music is certainly competent. The growling guitars have a decent level of bite to them. While they don't break the mold and are somewhat samey throughout, they're never unengaging or boring. The same can be said about the vocals. It might be sacrilege, but I prefer these offerings from Dave Grohl over the equivalent output from Kurt Cobain. What can I say? I prefer a little energy over the disaffected drawl which traditionally comes from grunge. The better vocal performances of the album typically have a weightless feel to them, slowly oscillating between a high and low pitch with some gracious, stressed syllables. A welcome contrast against the heavy, domineering instrumentals. Overall, yeah. It was decent. Grunge still isn't my deal, but I have some respect for this album. Book time. The band was created by David Grohl of Nirvana. Most of the material on this album was written while Nirvana were still active. A "grunge-pop" album apparently, which I suppose I can believe. He performed the guitars, drums and bass himself in addition to recording the entire album in a week. "Big Me" has some "Beatle-esque melodies", apparently. Yeah, this albums seems to have earned its place in the book. It's impressive that Grohl was able to strong-arm much of the project by himself. They could probably do with a second list album, if I'm honest. I've seen the cover to their follow-up album a couple of times while poking around on the Internet, so I like to imagine that album has held up well, too. For the time being, I cosign this inclusion.
A fun (for us) and necessary (for him) blowout that still stands up.
Cool that he did all the instruments but it was MID
Listened Before? Y Good album. It captures a moment in American modern rock when things shifted from grunge to a more post-grunge sound. Dave Grohl did an awesome job of recording this whole thing himself. There's a good amount of different styles here ranging from basically pure grunge all the way up to metal more in the vein of his work with Probot. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: I'll Stick Around
Really great rock and roll record! Some of it's a bit derivative, which makes sense!
Remember listening to this in the Virgin Megastore in the basement of the Louvre. Couldn’t wait to get home and buy it. What a great debut, the second album even better!
I still enjoy some of this but taken as an entire album, it gets kind of flat by the end.
someday i will treat you good
Classic Foo-ey's sound. I didn't mind it.
Wanted to like this more than I did. The opening tracks fell flat for me but it picked up around the middle again with Good Grief and Floaty. Lost it towards the end again.
Sure sounds like childhood. It's simple, flat and in your face but it's not bad. Leaning 3 or 4.
I am pretty amazed that Dave Grohl did 99% of this album himself. And in my opinion, it’s a pretty good album, with only a song or two that I didn’t care for (e.g. Weenie Beenie). I was not very familiar at all with the Foo Fighters, but this makes me want to look into them further. It’s four stars for me.
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.
Rock. A decent album but just okay.
I was 14 when this album came out. Grunge was everywhere. Me and my friends passed this tape around. The Big Me music vid was a cultural touchpoint. I don’t really like much Foo Fighters past this album - nostalgia only takes you so far - but I still love the raw energy of a man who felt compelled to keep making music. Some filler tunes bring it down to a 3/5
S’alright I guess
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.
Listenable but it feels like music meant to be forgotten about: background music.
done
A couple of filler songs kept it from a 5
It's much less polished than their later work but I love the raw, grungy sound on this album and especially Dave's heavy hitting drumming style. It's not quite in 5/5 territory but I do really like this album and come back to it every now and then.
Loistava levy, muttei FF:n paras. Silti: 4,75/5.
Absolutely storming debut. One of the first albums I listened to all the way through; luckily, it's pretty much killer from soup to nuts. An easy 5.
May not be the greatest album of all time but it’s damn good and the guy plays every instrument himself…
2,5
I bought a copy of this years ago, and I've probably listened to this and the first three albums, stopping after that. Foo Fighters songs just became something that came and went after Nothing left to lose. I will say that while they(he) probably wrote better songs after this one, this outing has a lovely vulnerability. It's heavy in all the right places and he's not quite comfortable with his voice yet - something I quite enjoy. There is a lot more harmony which seemed to disappear when it came more about 'the rock'. 5 stars.
This album is like being dumped by your high school girlfriend because you are both moving to different towns, and trying to move on while still feeling sad. You're devasted, as your relationship was amazing, and seemed destined to go the distance. But now here you are in a new town, surrounded by new people, flung into an environment where you need to meet new people and forge new friendships. You're having a great time, getting drunk and making friends. But in the back of your mind is still this sadness that you cling on to, as you desperately miss your ex-girlfriend.
A great album. Has the base what what Foos would become while also having a heavy Nirvana Influence. Almost a "what could have been" for that group.
There is nothing especially interesting in the Foo Fighters but for some reasons this album works very well : it's raw, it's energetic, it's a blend of college & garage rock at its finest. Favorite songs: This is a call ; Big Me There isn't a song that shouldn't be there, which is very nice!
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.
I liked it
3*, can see the bones of what was coming but not my bag
Some headbangers here classico metal though
One of my favourite all time albums. Not a duffer on it.
I was a big Foo Fighters fan in high school, but I can’t say my affinity for the band has carried over to my adult life. I hadn’t ever listened to their (or his, I suppose) debut, but it’s a very enjoyable album. Has the hooks and energy that made Foo Fighters one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, but has enough edge to be engaging throughout. Not every song is a hit, but I really enjoyed overall and will probably return to it.
Way to go Foos!
Fine, but not really for me. A bit to loud but has some fun songs.
Absolute blast from the past. Fun, rock and pop vibes, much better than more recent Foo Fighter albums in my opinion. However, is it top a 1001 album, nope. It's not pushing the boundaries, nor is it leaving a legacy that stands the rest of time. At best, it's more fun than Nirvana, but the Foo's evolved from here with Colour and the Shape, as well as Nothing left to lose. I enjoy the album, but it's not worthy of this list.
this is fine, none of it caught my attention but it wasn't offensively bad or anything. diet nirvana.
Not my vibe good nontheless i like the energetic parts but they can be few and far between and repetative
Grunge clásico, sigue la linea parecida a nirvana con buena voz de dave grhol. suena bien y tiene buenos temas.
Primer disco de los Foo, tiene temazos y recuerda a Nirvana
Generic butt rock album. Not bad, just not something I'd listen to.
Not a huge listener of rock, but this album felt quite generic. A lot of songs feel like an extension of each other.
suprised me i thought it was gonna be unc shit but i forgot how foo fighers osunded and it was reminiscenet of nirvana and i realised it has the same drummer so like yeah. it sounded older than nevermind tho
This is fine. Foo Fighters have some absolute bangers, but most of it is just fine
This is just a great album of catchy rock tunes, that has plenty of the musical flavor of the mid 90s on it. It is not groundbreaking, it is not musically unusual, but it is really enjoyable to listen to. And it had cultural meaning to us at the time. It was something none us expected. Dave Grohl? A whole album? And he played every instrument? And...pretty much every song is a good listen? This was never seen as something that would "replace" or continue Nirvana. But it still manage to fill some part of a hole that a lot of us felt, and it made us happy. The snobbery in the reviews is hilarious. It is ok to like rock music played well that is fun to listen to.
FF is simply everything a girl needs
I never got into Foo Fighters despite being a huge Nirvana fan. It’s impressive that Dave Grohl wrote and recorded every song on this album, and I appreciate that it’s less polished than later Foo Fighters albums. But I just can’t connect, even though musically, it’s a perfectly serviceable album.
It's quite good but nothing groudbreaking or outstanding. I think I liked the last track best where it turned a bit shoegazey
Joa ist schon gut
3,5 Highlights: This Is a Call, Big Me
One of these albums where I know I am wrong but I just did not enjoy.
Definitely not their best work, but it was decent enough.
Fav Songs: Big Me, I'll Stick Around, This Is A Call, Alone + Easy Target Least Fav: X-Static 6.4/10
Turn up distortion and slam drums & cymbals (repeat) Exhausted is the perfect ending song.
This album is fucking ass
Not good.
Great rock album but made even better by the back story surrounding the album. I was going to give this a 3 star, but after learning that Grohl composed the whole album and played all the instruments throughout, as well as producing, I had to increase to a 4. All this in the wake of the tragic passing of his friend. Listening to this album, you're listening to a man's therapy.
Love the foo
Highest 4 I've got so far. I've listened through this 5 times. It's prompted me to learn a lot more about Dave Grohl & Nirvana. I didn't even know Dave was in Nirvana before this album, I only knew him as Foo Fighters. I like this a lot. It doesn't get a 5 from me for a couple pedantic reasons - 1. I'm not super familiar with a lot of alternative rock from this scene, so I don't have a strong foundation to compare this too. Once I roll a few albums from Nirvana and Radiohead's (etc.) discographies for example, maybe I'll have a better idea. 2. The only track I don't like is For All the Cows. It's just a little annoying to me. That being said, these are nitpicks at the end of the day because I really liked this. If I had a nickel for every time I've really resonated with an album this generator has given me that was produced in an untraditional fashion and/or in a very short timeframe as a way to process a personal loss, I'd have two nickels! (the other being Funeral)
Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters (1995) On Day 67, the Foo Fighters' debut was an all-around good listen, especially considering it was entirely a one-man job. Dave Grohl's production capability is impressive here; he managed to make a solo project sound like a full, high-energy band. While I caught some visible shades of Nirvana in the sound, the album ultimately didn't do enough to pull me off my feet. There were definitely some good tracks, with Big Me and For All the Cows standing out as personal highlights. However, as a body of work, it feels a bit too "decent" without having enough to consistently bring me back for more. It’s a well-executed start to a new chapter, but for me, it sits at a solid 3/5.
Album 21/1001. Listened 3/6/2026. It's ok, but one of those albums that didn't age particularly well for me. I love 90s grunge rock, but this didn't quite hit it for me.
Hadn't listened to this as an album since it first came out, surprising how the vast majority of foo fighters songs I know and enjoy are from this album.
Yyyy no me generó nada. Le pondría un 2.5 por eso mismo, pero como no me deja va 2
Not bad but not really much to write home about. It felt a tad repetitive after the first 30 minutes. I'd gladly listen to its songs as standalones in a playlist or sorts. But as an album I didn't really enjoy it that much.
Nirvana but happy. Very good 90's rock
This is, for better or worse, just fine. Nothing really special, but nice to listen to. So, it's kind of average for me. It may grow if I kept listening, but I don't think I'll find the time.
Jeg har hørt ett Foo Fighters-album, og det er deres nyeste (som er overraskende bra, må sies). Dette er deres første. Dave Grohl måtte ty til noe etter bandkompis Kurt Cobain sin død, og dette er resultatet. En solid alt-rock-debut. Oppleves likevel som noe ordinært og uinteressant, i tillegg til å være kraftig “frontlastet”. Top 3: This Is a Call, Exhausted, Good Grief
Not FF's (Grohl ig here) best work. Genreric sounding rock, tho I enjoy Dave's vocals. Standout: Good grief and Big me
Soft 3
my lovely lovely band, not my fav album tho
Great album. The long drawl mid-song in Exhausted is annoying but the rest is just solid rock.
ehhh, nothing bad, but not particularly impressive either.
3.5 rounded up. It's impressive that Grohl performed all the parts himself, the songs are tuneful and it's refreshing to listen to an album that has a pulse. Hard to believe that the Foo Fighters have been around for over 30 years now.
Pretty good debut album. Clearly Dave likes loud noise, and some of these weren't so good, but good to see this rebirth from the ashes of Nirvana.
Started strong but a bit repetitive toward the end.
I remember when this came out it was so different from what was around at the time. Classic rock feel without being classic
It sounds like Nirvana without Kurt, which is exactly what it should be. No amazing songs but a good stepping stone to their later material.
I like it - brings me good memories
Como empieza el disco me parece genial... primer disco de mis amados Foo, no están los himnos de estadio clásicos de sus conciertos, pero me parece genial!
def not their best album. Decent radio rock, that's it
I mean it’s cool and iconic
i remember when Taylor Hawkins died, i lived in Bogotá at the time, awful news to hear.
Töissä. Oli ok
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
Yeah pretty good but classic rock isn’t really my thing anymore
Some good songs on this debut. I like the Foo Fighters.
I enjoyed it but you can feel the after effects of nirvana and you just find yourself comparing it to nirvana
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
Great blend of grunge and pop. Dave Grohl stays winning
Meh
no
why did I think the foo fighters were gonna be really good????
Good like ambient music for this vibe but nothing really tickles the amygdala
Starts incredibly strong. The first six tracks had this on course for a 5-star rating. The back half is a bit too noisy / industrial for me. I still enjoyed it, even if it was a drop-off in quality for me.
bom album de rock com excelentes baterias
Favourite tracks - This is a Call, Big Me, I’ll Stick Around
Sounds like a debut album. There's some interesting moments but it didn't really grab me in any direction. Big Me almost sounds 1950s rock in some places.
I do not care for the music of the Foo Fighters. Just so mediocre. They belong in the same category as U2. Just a waste of resources. The same way AI making music is a waste of resources. They are a fine bar band that no one outside of a 50km radius needed to hear about.
Disappointed in this one. Not bad, but kind of bland.
I listened
I’m way more of a Nirvana fan than Foo Fighters. It’s hard to believe this album came out 14 months after Kurt died. This album has some well known FF songs. Their music is just too blah for me.
No skips
Surprised by the low scores on this one. I think it’s a really enjoyable lofi rock album with some great riffs and choruses. Dave has a great ear for harmonies. It’s a nice change from the grunge that preceded it
Favorite Track: This Is A Call
Foo Fighters self-titled is a great album that I didn't listen to as I was -5yrs old when it came out, fantastic sound, lyrics, and feel to really capture the best parts of 90's grunge 4/5 fav song: Alone + Easy Target
It was ok, got very monotonous tbh but knowing that one single dude (Grohl) wrote and performed the whole damn thing, how could it not? If it had more variety I’d wonder if he was schizophrenic.
It’s fine rock music. I think I do agree a bit with some other reviews that there is something generic about it but tbh this feels very approachable for someone who isn’t a rock fan for the most part (that’s me).
This was a big album for me in my team years. Still raw after the death of Kurt Cobain, this new Dave Grohl band (although he ran solo on this one) hooked me early. I have vivid memories of listening to Exhausted in a dark car with the rain making rivers of light on the windshield, tripping out to the music. I love this band, and even if The Colour is the stronger album, I love their debut album.
Ait
generic easy listening rock…. but nostalgia holds it together
I like the Foo Fighters a lot. I recognise that this album was made for fun all alone in a small studio. But I just can’t like it. Dare I call it boring? A couple of highlights in big me and for all the cows.. but the album tracks are middling. The voice had matured by colour and the shape, but isn’t quite there yet on FF. 3.5 stars.
YES This isn't my favorite Foo Fighters album, but still 5 stars. For me, "There Is Nothing Left to Lose" is their best.
meh
¿Esto hubiera sido Nirvana si Kurt no nos hubiese dejado? Probably not. Dave Grohl enseguida supo ver por dónde tenía que tirar si quería distanciarse sustancialmente de su grupo y, al mismo tiempo, mantener cierta esencia de lo que fueron Nirvana. Todo un acierto de canciones, de sonido contundente y con el punto comercial exacto para llegar al gran público y seguir sonando a anti establishment. Siempre me cayó bien el bueno de Dave. “Good Grief”, “Floaty”, “I’ll Stick Around” mis favoritas.
Reasonable rock album, very good for a debut.
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.
Love the Foo Fighters. Not their best album tho.
The music I spent my 20s with.
This is the Foo Fighters debut album, and it’s mostly hard rock. I did not like the screaming in “Weenie Beenie”, so a downgrade for that. Also the heavy metal on some tracks annoyed me slightly. Otherwise it was acceptable, so all in all it ends up with three stars.
A guy in my middle school who was big into Mormonism was also BIG into the Foo Fighters. But that isn't why I never got into them* (except for that one music video); it's because the vocals are soooo uninteresting. I guess to be fair they do have a distinct sound, but for whatever reason I don't care for it. Maybe because like Nickelback, all the songs sound the same. This album is just 'Learn to Fly' x12. Better than Led Zeppelin though. *I say "them" but it turns out this is a bit of a Nine Inch Nails situation; it's really just Dave Grohl. Kudos to him (but also that makes a lot of sense). Lowlight: 'Weenie Beenie'
Still a good 'un
Blast from the past. It’s good but there are other FF albums that are much better, but it’s impressive what Dave Grohl did on this album
Soft in the knee Nirvana
A good debut that is instantly recognisable as Foo Fighters. A solid three stars.
Pleasantly surprised by this one. It doesn’t have the highs of the Color and The Shape but arguably is a more consistent album overall, and it’s a hell or a lot stronger than later life dad rock Foo Fighters. Good album
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
Amazing that Dave made this all on his known. By far the most Nirvana like album of this band's work. Favorite track: For All the Cows
Review posted 20/10/26 Note before the review, I shuffled some numbers so my order is still correct on my list but may retroactively look weird for some old reviews. I've never much listened to Foo Fighters, probably because I've never much listened to Nirvana. Of course, I've heard the hits and I otherwise enjoy them but I went into this as neutral as possible. I then left, as neutral as possible. I think this album is pretty solid, good okay. It's not exactly incredible or pushing the boundaries of rock but it's not trying to be. Made entirely by Dave Grohl, also playing every instrument, he made this following the death of Kurt Cobain as a vent project to get back into music and it seems to have worked out quite well for him and ultimately I'm glad it did. But even then, he made it for fun with no real intentions and that's how it comes across. It's a good listen, worth a listen and otherwise fine but not sure it's a "1001 albums you MUST hear" contender. I do with a little more of the album was like "Big Me" which has undeniable DNA for the bigger hits from Foo Fighters I've heard more often in my life. Best songs: Big Me Worst Songs: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 56/72 (above Back to Mystery City *which is now a 3*, below Coat of Many Colors)
Nice!
I wasn't feeling it yesterday, but I came back to it this morning for the second half and had a great time.
It's ok, heavy enough at times, catchy enough at times
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.
Hard rock just isn’t really my thing
380/1089 - This might be "Boss-Baby-ish" of me but I hear a slight trace of The Police. The first track has drum references to "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" and "Driven to Tears."
Coming straight off of Metallica's Black album, this sounded a little rough around the edges and like it was recorded in a bedroom in a week. And hey presto it appears it was! This is an impressive album for, literally, a one man band. Credit to Mr. Grohl for taking a punt. It paid off.
хороший альбом очень легко слушается, очень классные мелодии и необычные. нестандартное видение структуры и куда идет песня 40/50
My earliest memory of this was going to try to buy it at release from Best Buy. Their weekly Sunday circular showed it out that week, so I had my parents drive me there with whatever little money I had scrounged up to buy it. Well, new release day was Tuesday or Wednesday at that point, so they didn't have it. Never ended up buying it, for whatever reason, and it would be years before I actually listened to it in full. It's a good album. Not great, and I don't think we'd be talking about it too much today if it was from someone other than The Drummer from Nirvana right after Kurt killed himself. Dave shows a lot of range as both a guitarist (musician as a whole, really), and a vocalist, neither of which I would have expected at the time. I won't pretend I was super tapped into music in middle school, though. Solid record, and worth a spin now and then, but nothing particularly ground breaking.
Big me is such a timepiece
Pretty decent, I think the story behind the album is very poignant but the music itself didn't really stand out to me much.
6/10 Fav: Big Me
Never really listened to the Foo Fighters, but I enjoyed this album and can see myself retuning. Maybe I should listen to them some more.
ganz gut, wieder mal nix besonderes
hab nicht aufgepasst, aber nicht schlecht
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.
I thought this album was fine. Sonically it’s good, but there weren’t a lot of songs that stood out to me. The handful that did, however I thought were excellent and am definitely going to be adding in rotation. The majority of the album just felt like this is cool but i wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this.
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
Never really taken to the Foo Fighters and this album has not helped change my views. First track sounds like a nirvana track that failed to make the cut and does not improve from then on.
Used to be a massive foo fighters fan, have seen them live twice yet was in a way surprised to see this album make the list as I believe The Colour and The Shape is much superior, with this album pretty much being put together by a one-man band in Dave Grohl. First half of the album is strong and the closer Exhausted is a very underrated song in the FFs catalogue. Having said that there is a fair bit of material in the second half of the album that I find inferior to what the Foos would put out 2 years later. I’ll Stick Around and This is A Call remain great tracks but this album is lacking a truly massive single that the band would consistently churn out at least one of with every album following this for 20 years. Overall a decent listen and an album pretty reflective of the mid-90s alt rock era that was coming out of grunge’s peak, nothing game changing.
Feeling pretty neutral
Retroactively saying that Abbey Road was 4 stars so this makes sense.
I mean he did record this basically all by himself, and that deserves an extra star
Gefühlt noch nie gehört, gibt bessere Alben von ihnen.
Den so starken Grunge-Bezug hatte ich gar nicht im Kopf, aber ergibt historisch natürlich Sinn und das Debüt hatte ich nie so intensiv gehört. Das Album hat hier und da seine Längen und überzeugt mich nicht so sehr wie spätere Werke, es kann sich allerdings noch haarscharf zu 4 Sternen retten.
Kratzt knapp an der 5. Dafür geht mir nach der Hälfte etwas die Dringlichkeit verloren. Sehr rohes Debüt, was noch mit mehr als einem Fuß im Grunge verankert ist. Die Nirvana-Legacy ist hier noch sehr präsent. Gleichzeitig deuten sich auf den ersten Songs schon die Foos als künftige Hitmaschinen an.
Ich hatte das Debut schlechter in Erinnerung. Finde aber den Nachfolger auch noch besser. Alles in allem ein solider Start einer Band.
Das ist noch sehr roh und grungy für die Foo Fighters. Aber die Band existiert hier als solche ja auch noch nicht und im Gegensatz zu vorallem den letzten paar Alben bei denen alles zu sehr hinter 4829 Gitarrenspuren und Perfektion verschwimmt gefällt mir das ganz gut. Kommt natürlich nicht an die Großtaten der späten 90er und 00er Ran aber sehr ordentlich
I love an album where one musician did it all, or nearly all, and this album is no exception. This album isn’t Dave Grohl’s first outing, so his first solo (technically) is quite well done. The album’s sound is grunge on the side of garage rock because of how raw it sounds. Usually raw means unrefined and unedited, but I find the rawness to be honest, powerful, and well-crafted. The outcome is admirable, and Grohl’s talent is clear, even if you don’t know his contributions to Nirvana. An album worthy of its placement, with multiple songs that keep you coming back for more.
Grief is a hell of a thing. And in this case, Dave Grohl's grief for Kurt Cobain produced a hell of a raw debut album (Foo Fighters' rawest album, in my opinion). This album would essentially usher in alternative rock in the post-grunge age. It's a fascinating parallel to me that Grohl's new band would mark the end of the grunge era, whereas his work with Cobain in Nirvana most certainly ushered grunge into the mainstream. Grief aside, Grohl's talent for being pretty much a one man show on this album really shines through. All of the songs clearly have a "vibe", and it makes for a cohesive album. The incredible guitar hooks that Nirvana was known for seeped right into Dave's work on this Foo Fighters album. Kurt would have been proud of Dave's work here. This is probably around a 3.5 for me, and one that I'll happily round up.
7/10 – Good
Kind of boring
Makes you appreciate how important Kurt Cobain was to Nirvana as a creative force. This is perfectly servicable, if fairly generic, 90s grunge. But it seem to be to Nevermind or In Utero what one of Ringo or George's solo albums was to Revolver.
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.
I really like this record.
It's fine. It's just so vanilla.
This was definitely setting the stage for every other foo fighters album. It’s so raw and so good at the same time
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.
We're supposed to rave about the Foo Fighters, but they don't do it for me. This album better than I expected, a couple of ok tunes, but it doesn't go anywhere. Just gets a bit dull after a while.
Dope
Weird that this is the only Foo Fighters album. Would prefer Color and the shape. But solid album nonetheless Standout songs: This is a call Alone + Easy Target XStatic
Raw and very consistent energy throughout the album. Crazy to think that every part album was written by Dave Grohl, really showcases his ability as a musician. Peaks early with the best tracks right at the front, but still a lot to enjoy. Top tracks: This Is a Call, I'll Stick Around, Big Me
Classic mate
Great album
I little bit of harder rock trending toward emo. Like green day. More my generation of 90s rock. I do like some FF songs but this album isn't doing it for me.
Used to love this, now have a hard time bc of Dave. Hard to separate the art from artist behaving badly
"Nicest guy in rock" Yep, yep, we're on the worst timeline folks
Excellent 90s rock - post-Grunge? Is that a thing? There are times where Dave seems to be channeling Kurt's songwriting, and he does an incredible job. Then there are times where Dave seems to be going in a completely different direction, and hints at where he'll be going next. The three big singles start the album off and are excellent. The rest of the album doesn't quite meet that level of quality but it never dips below "really good" for me. FOUR STARS
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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
Weenie Beenie riff is cool
This was ok. Never really listened to this band before. First half was better than I expected, second half kinda blended together. For a one man show, it sounds pretty good, but it’s not really my genre. Torn on how to rate it. I think for my taste it’s more of a 2.5/5, guess I’ll round up cause I didn’t hate it?
They're not all bangers, and certainly not their best album. But it's still pretty good.
Solid album.
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good album
I had the good fortune of seeing these guys early in a general admission show at a hockey rink in Fitchburg Massachusetts. Great show! This record shows a lot of promise. They only got better from here.
Just hootin’ and hollering at this point. I’m sure there’s probably lore and what nots but I just wanted to listen to something nice to start the day. ya maybe I’ll be in mood to listen to this type beat some other time but yes drums obv, and repetitive lyricism, and some songs do got cool wavy sounds.
Budget Nirvana. And given that Nirvana were a budget version of US hardcore and heavy rock, this sounds like a bit of a race to the bottom.
You need to listen to this album LOULDY. Despite the racket, it's also tuneful in places. Big Me has always been a personal fave. This Is a Call great calling card to kick start all things Foos. A rare example of me liking something that feels like I ought to be wearing double denim to truly appreciate.