Reviews (page 6 of 14)
When you watch the videos, you can't help but marvel at how young they all were. But, man, that sound is so polished and amazing. Foo Fighters are the one truly great thing to come from the tragedy of Kurt Cobain's suicide.
Truthfully I cannot claim to be that familiar with Foo Fighters beyond their smash hit in 'Everlong'. I am perhaps more attracted to Nirvanna's grunge than the post grunge era. But I certainly enjoyed this album. It feels like something I would gain much more from if I was able to give it more time as opposed to the album a day method. Standout tracks: Exhausted
Energy
Impressive that Dave did this by himself. However every song sounds almost the same
Really good album 👍
Aggressively mid, but with some spotlight moments. Was fascinated to learn that Grohl played everything. But seems kind of stuck on neutral and in need of an editor.
This was the album that the world discovered the drummer from Nirvana was actually Dave Grohl, super musician. It’s rumored that he recorded every part on this album by himself. I have mixed feelings in this album, well, Foo Fighters in general. On one side this is a kick ass rock album with key tracks being Exhausted and Wattershed, and Weenie Beenie is a ballbuster too. The problem I have with Foo Fighters is it’s all a strumming wall of sound, and after a while the Fortissimo constant In-Your-Face audio assault leaves you…no pun intended… Exhausted by the end. This album deserves to be here, but I think I need a little Alt-J or Simon and Garfunkel
Random thoughts: * I like and respect Dave Grohl and his musicianship a lot but for whatever reason I never really got into the Foo Fighters. * I listened to the audiobook version of his autobiography(The Storyteller) a few years ago and was enraptured by his stories. * He talked about this first Foo Fighters album and how he was so lost after Nirvana and the loss of Kurt that he just poured everything into this Foo Fighters album as a purely artistic and emotional experience. * I was blown away to learn everything was all Dave. Writing, instruments, vocals. * I listened to this one several times yesterday. It never really grabbed me but my favorite tracks are: I’ll Stick Around and Big Me. * I do remember the video for Big Me. I recall it being a fake Mentos commercial and found it quite humorous in the 90s. * While Dave is the musician that best represents the 90s, this album is solid but not spectacular. I’ll listen again but I doubt it will ever be one of my faves.
It's amazing to me that Foo Fighters is one of the biggest rock bands of all time. I hear the grunge and the alt and the rock influences in this album, but I don't think that it rocks. I've been reading up on the lore of this album: Grohl recorded every vocal and instrument, it was his therapy after Cobain committed suicide, he didn't expect it to be commercially successful but it was, and then he hired musicians, and launched into the stratosphere. I just don't really care because it doesn't rock. It doesn't move me. It doesn't make me excited or want to dance or want to cry or scream or anything. It's just sound with no heart or soul.
This was fine, a bit monotonous I think, nothing stood out as particularly interesting
This is a great album and I remember fondly the time the singles were on the radio and they were a breath of fresh air for that time. I don't have anything novel or interesting to say about this album and I think it's trite to constantly call things underrated but 'Alone + Easy Target' and 'Good Grief' are incredible songs that weren't on the radio at the time. 'Alone + Easy Target' could almost be a Nirvana song and I don't mean that in a negative way, it would have been awesome to have a separate Albini/In Utero version of it kind of like how New Order had an Ian Curtis/Joy Division 'Ceremony'. Not that it could have happened but I can hear how great it would sound in my head. Good Grief also just defied the era it was coming out in and it did it in the best way. It's just a driving track and I love that kind of stuff.
Om ikke anna e det her prosjektet en evig øvelse i å skrive variasjoner av setninga «det hørtes ut som forventa og det va helt ok men æ kommer neppe til å lytte mye mer til det i framtida.» Så også her. Helt ok, æ like lyden, sjøl om æ brukte litt tid på å huske ka det va Dave Grohl e en drittsekk på (va det han/dem som støtta nokka anti-AIDS greier i sin tid, kæm kan huske ka slags problemer problematiske menn har ført med sæ). Gøy med musikkhistorie, altså.
First foo fighters album, transforming nirvana's front man to a frontman in the band. Nearly all songs in this album are performed and recorded by Dave Grohl. picks: this is a call, big me, i'll stick around, easy target, floaty
more like the Boo Fighters
Much has been said about the “foo” that was to be fought by this band. Was it a colloquial shortening of the word “fool?” Was it a bastardizatipn of the martial art “kung fu?” Probably that one. It’s not a big mystery. Uhhh I don’t really like this kind of music. This is the end of grunge and the beginning of Nickelback. It’s somewhere in between those two entities and I look forward to seeing exactly “how this reminds me” of the great Alberta stink rock outfit that’s we’ve come to know and despise. Ok Foo’s, start fighting. This is a Call - Somebody likes the Beach Boys. No, that isn’t a playful playground tease towards a girl who has a crush on one of the guys who is constantly down on the beach spilling dune buggy motor oil into rare starfish habitats. This is a pretty decent song despite it reminding me of commuting to the my mail delivery job in my early 20’s. I’ll Stick Around - Whoa! Riffs?? Repetitive vocals and that distinctive Dave Grohl vocal that the years have been cruel to, but we’ve got some fire, and some god damned riffs. Incredibly easy folks. Big Me - uhhh what was that? Alone + Easy Target - + ratio. Ugh I hate speaking like the internet. Why do I do it? Learned verbal ticks from endless scrolling that I’m fully sure is as addictive as some drugs. Good Grief - The good kind of grief, or a heart wrenching tribute to one Charles Brown. Floaty - This is strating to “float (y)” by me. Weenie Beenie - We have dumb 90’s megaphone voice everybody. Why was this effect so popular? But hoooo boy that riff. I like the nods to metal in this. Could do without the megaphone, but keep this energy high. Oh, George - This is a nice little break. There are distinct moments here that remind you of the time. This feels more radio friendly, except for the rare guitar 90’s solo which you’d never hear back then. Well, some bands were moving away from it. Whatever. If you’re reading this, youre probably not looking for a music historian’s take on the record. You’re probably the most bored you’ve ever been because you’re like 16 reviews deep on the Foo Fighters debut “about” page in this website. For All the Cows - Finally, a song for our bovine friends. It’s pretty catchy too. X-Static - Isn’t this another band. No, that’s Static-X. Don’t they suck pond water? I don’t have time for that. One bad record a day please. All I can handle. This one isn’t even so bad! The song is kind of a snoozer, but you know. Wattershed - Uhhh. I kind of forgot to type anything. That happens a lot. Exhausted - Atmospheric black metal intro into a sad 90’s indie song??? YES! Great way to close this thing. This had more art to it than I expected. I’m still not in love with his vocals, but they were less obnoxious here than they would get on future releases. In many ways, this is a meat and potatoes rock record, but it has enough interjections of uniqueness and excitement to take it past that into the territory of intrigue. This was not an incredible album, but considering I expected a monster energy soaked ozzfest ticket in audio form, I was pleasantly surprised. Now, hand me alien blaster, I need to experience a psychotic episode during laser tag. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: This is a Call, I’ll Stick Around, Weenie Beenie, Exhausted
2, 3, 5, 10. Rather boring overall; a safe debut. Rating: 2.7/5
Very good use of the sound of the room. Songwriting was intense but thoughtful and the overall tone of the album was very introspective. I know it was written in the wake of Kurt Cobain’s death. So it is special.
mind numbingly mid. the raw sound of the record as a whole can be appreciated in some aspects, but i found myself struggling to even reach the end.
Always a good listen. Very lo-fi compared to subsequent releases, and full of some raw energy. Grohl is a great songsmith.
I’m insanely impressed that this is essentially a Dave Grohl solo project. I knew he was talented, but not this talented. The album sounds like a bridge between Nirvana and what becomes the actual Foo Fighters band. I liked everything about this album: the musicianship is great, the lyrics are introspective and interesting, and I’ve always found Dave Grohl’s voice to be soothing. The drums are my favorite part of the album, as I’m percussion-obsessed and have always wanted to be a drummer. I will definitely revisit this album in the future.
Not a big fan of the Foos. It is a fairly decent rock album
only one track that was meh everything else is to be expected from Foo Fighters, none of the big hits but still a great album
Solid 4, pretty damn good
I'm always going to have a soft spot for this album. It came out of nowhere because people had no clue that Dave Grohl was anything more than a drummer. The songs are raw. Even completed for an album, they feel unfinished in the good way. I also will never forget seeing Foo Fighters on their first tour. 5/5
Genre: Alternative Rock Sort of like Dave Grohl’s “McCartney”, except with a lot more trauma (bandmate of his had recently committed suicide), and honestly a bit more impressive. Grohl plays all instruments across 12 tracks that have little sonic connection to the heavy grunge sounds of Nirvana, but contain the same energy and passion as his former project. Some really great songs on here, and some decent licks and riffs. Will revisit for sure. 4/5
Good but I never think that they got near to Nirvana levels of brilliance more grunge light.
Meh. 7/10.
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.
Good hard rockin', but I'm baffled as to why none of their later albums are on here. Oh well. I'm not a critic.
The first music festival I ever got to go to at 17 was specifically to see the Foo Fighters. I didn't get to enjoy their show that night as that would become known as the pukkelpop disaster. I nearly died. A year later the Foo Fighters would come back. It was a great show, something of legend in my country. But something had happened by then: I learned that most of the lyrics were actually nonsense. And somehow knowing that made those great rock songs lose their punch. And so we arrive at a "fun but not transcendant" assessment, which in my book translates to this score.
No. 318/1001 This is a Call 3/5 I'll Stick Around 3/5 Big Me 3/5 Alone + Easy Target 3/5 Good Grief 3/5 Floaty 3/5 Weenie Beenie 3/5 Oh, George 3/5 For All the Cows 3/5 X-Static 4/5 Watershed 2/5 Exhausted 3/5 Average: 3,0 Just an average album. Kinda disappointing that they didn't include „The Colour and the Shape“ over this album.
I bought this album just before my wedding when it first came out. Loved it then and love it now.
As it turned out later, Dave Grohl was the artist making the most impact after Nirvana. However, this wasn't on display on this recording yet. Pretty uneven, very few good tunes, pretty hard rocking, it sounds as if he's still finding his way.
Kadett, HDH - Aalen, Deutschland. Okayes Album, aber halt die Foo Fighters.
I tend to prefer the early Foo Fighters albums they’re raw, scrappy, and grungy, with less of that commercial sound even though I enjoy their later commercial sound too. I already knew a few tracks from this album but hearing it all together opened my eyes to how solid their debut album was. Grohl here really shows how impactful he was to the ‘90s grunge and rock movement. He was the drummer of one of the most iconic bands in the genre, but this album also shows he’s a complete musician and a class act songwriter for Foo Fighters too. The whole album overall feels like a burst of emotion being let loose, a mainly a response to the wreckage of Nirvana and the loss of Kurt. Some of my favourites are I’ll Stick Around, Weenie Beenie, Oh George, For All the Cows, and Wattershed.
So so average. It turned out I'd been hearing Foo Fighters songs for years and just never noticed cause it blends into the background so well.
Best Track - "Big Me"
This was OK, but nothing really grabbed me. Some nice moments, but then it got a bit repetitive. I’m sure it was super influential, and obviously Grohl did an amazing job producing this single-handed, but not really my thing. Not horrible, but it just dragged a bit and seemed longer than it is.
Fantastic it is and was one of my favorite Food Fighters albums, I loved every minute of it in the early 2000s and still enjoy it today
To be honest, very generic. Having recently had Nirvana's MTV Unplugged album, the contrast is huge and shows how much of their creative distinctiveness was via Cobain. For me this just doesn't have that special thing that sets it apart.
Great album and introduction to a hard rock group with a profound sound that only got better over time.
My colleague and I like to play a game with this site, where we make each other try and guess an album based only on 1 star reviews. I thought this might be a good candidate, but alas even the reviews are extremely generic.
aHHHHHHHH I'm bummed this is the first foo fighters album I'm getting. Not my favorite, but gotta start somewhere.
Ok, vaikka tyylillisesti ei ihan mun makuun. Taattua Foota.
Top rock!!!!
Ihan kelpo rokkilevy mutta ei nyt mikään megaklassikko. Kauheesti ei jäänyt käteen muuta kun kannen grafiikka. 2/5
Ihan kelpo debyytti!
It was ok. Inoffensive 90s rock.
i like this! I've heard "big me" before from my ex so it means to me so much lol. I added almost all the songs in my playlist and gonna listen to it again later.
Gd
started strong, fizzled out towards the end
Good old classic. Straightforward Rock. They are legends.
I miss this Foo Fighters. The record comes out of the gate with strong songwriting and arrangements. I do wish he had hired the band to record this instead of doing it all himself though, it misses a little bit of the "band in a room" energy that the songs deserve. Energy lags a bit through the back half.
A 3 or 4.
Good. Im familiar with this genre, but had never heard this before. You can really hear Nirvanas influence on Dave Grohl in the song compositions. Solid album
I didn't expect it to be so good, I liked I think it's gonna be one of my favourites
A bit surprising that this made it into the book rather than The Colour And The Shape, as their second album to me is more what the Foo Fighters sound like, and Grohl's characteristic vocals were more confident by that point. In any case this is great too, it's a noisier and rawer offering than their later work with Grohl doing everything himself, but still with a lot of merit. The first four tracks in particular stand up there with the rest of their discography albeit with a slightly less arena-rock sound. Considering he wrote the whole thing in the wake of the suicide of one of his best friends, it's a pretty great achievement really
Ewig nicht gehört. Wie geil chaotisch das war. Vor dem Balkantrip gehört
Surprised how much I like this, after finally giving it a good chance. Great hooks! The Foos would become more and more formulaic and “chromed out” from here, but the debut rocks with the best of them. Great drumming, too.
definitely a nostalgia trip. good post grunge album. a good listen but not something i would necessarily return to over and over
Always thought of Foos as kind of like a band that lands 70% for me. Love some of their stuff. This EP is solid.
Laying out the Foo's blueprint. I like that this is before he got way too shouty. Overdoing the shouting really detracts from the songs but I guess that's what the hitmakers require.
An exceptional debut album with rifs galore. Gets the blood flowing!
Maybe I haven’t spent enough time with this album, but I’m struggling to figure out why I should want to return to it. I’ve never loved the highly distorted grunge sound, but I can appreciate what Cobain and Nirvana were doing artistically. In that case, there’s a point to the ugliness of the music. Here it feels like that point gets lost in too much of the album. There are certainly highlights in the first few songs, but this album generally retains the low points of grunge and discards a lot of what makes it worth listening to. The album is at its best when Grohl is working through the demons that remained after Cobain's suicide. This Is a Call, I'll Stick Around, and Good Grief offer hints of the anthemic power rock that Foo Fighters would grow into. While it might be more pop-forward than anything Nirvana would have put out, Big Me serves as a nice reprieve from the relentless distortion we get through most of the remaining tracks. The album takes a downward turn on the second side, lacking the standout tracks that keep the first side interesting. The only true point of departure from uptempo power chords are the verses of For All the Cows, which makes for one of the more interesting songs on the album, despite the puzzling lyrics. The rest of the side falls into a pattern of uptempo, highly distorted power chords that become fatiguing, at least to my ear. Weenie Beenie and Wattershed were particularly difficult listens for me, and by the time I came to the album's closer, "Exhausted" was how I felt. This is by no means a bad output from someone trying to right the ship after tragedy struck, but it doesn't have the qualities I usually look for in great albums. The best songs don't hit the same highs, and the deeper cuts aren't interesting enough either musically or lyrically to keep me engaged. While a technically impressive achievement for Grohl to produce this by himself, the album just doesn’t stand out to me relative to what Nirvana had released previously or what Foo Fighters ended up becoming. It's certainly noteworthy as a response to Cobain's death and in light of what Foo Fighters would become, but I'd almost always rather be listening to something else.
Plenty of decent/good songs, but didn't speak to me. Dave Grohl is pretty dope though
Fine
Not gonna listen to this one. A couple fine tunes. I was huge into foo a decade ago but the shine has washed off. I’m glad this is guitar riff focused instead of the chorded nothing they’ve devolved in to.
Really good rock-ish music, not much to say other than I like it.
Average didn't grab me
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.
2/10 Foo Fighters have always left me cold - listening to them just makes me feel like an old man baffled by how this music could be popular with anyone, despite it being a product of a year before I was born. Only the slightly slower numbers really demonstrated any semblance of musical merit to me: 'Floaty' and 'Big Me'. Even then, I'd happily never listen to any of these songs again. Listens: 1
Came out hot right out of the gate... Probably my favorite Foo Figh
Formative. Dubbed it off my high school heartthrob in grade 10.
Imagine if Foo Fighters stuck with this Dinosaur Jr adjacent sound. Would have been awesome.
Man this one takes me back to the good ole days. Not a care in the world except impressing girls and playing music and this album was one of the soundtracks to that time for me.
Love this one, for sentimental reasons. He did this by himself!
electrifying
It is a great album, although imo not the best of Foo Fighters, it starts off too weak and ends with some absolute bangers
This is exactly what I thought it would be. My mom and my uncle and a bunch of other adults in my family really liked the Foo Fighters because they were kinda funny. The singles on this album were such staples of late 90s rock radio, but I don't really love any of them. 3.5 overall.
i think this is the most boring offering the foo fighters have, but it's still got some high points
I like the kind of rough cut sound of these, I like that it's short, and I like that so many of them have a pretty catchy hook.
Couple of good tracks at the start then becomes rather boring
Great album
This was good, Foo Fighters quickly established a very strong sound and identity in this album. However, it does feel a little samey
The individual songs are great to listen to, the album felt a little samey though. Other Foo Fighters will certainly rate better, but this is a solid listen anyways.
Cool album, but not a big fan of their first album
This album wavers between being so incredibly bland to borderline unlistenable. All songs sound the same.
I used to absolutely love Foo Fighters when I was younger, and I still think their first 3 records are their 3 best, this one obviously included. They obviously dont have the same impact today as they did when I was into them. 14 year old me wouldve given this an easy 5, but as much as I still have that nostalgic feeling for this, a chunk of their songs occasionally float by. And I dont know why, it’s just a very Foo Fighter thing for me. That said, this does at times sound like a natural move from the poppier Nirvana songs while still being different enough to put his own stamp on things. Definitely more straightforward rock, but still sounds like theyre enjoying it. No rock ego about it, and I like that. It’s quite raw at times too, unlike their more polished sound of today. I think my Foo Fighters days are well behind me so I probably wont return, but this is still very good.
Knew the singles but definitely haven't heard the album before. Can tell they are finding their feet and I like the slightly more authentic garage rock sound but the songs aren't as strong as colour/shape, except cows maybe. Even here you can hear them bridging the gap between classic rock to something more modern though. Very enjoyable but not flawless.
Not a patch on their next album, The Colour and the Shape, but fine to listen to. I don't think I recognised any songs; perhaps Floaty, which was my favourite. Dave Grohl is a great drummer.
I haven't heard this in a long time. Must have listened to it a lot back in the day as I still knew every song really well. Had a good old foo fighters phase, as did most people my age. Not sure I really knew them until after "there is nothing left to lose" was released though. Remember my dad having that album, probably the first album I pinched off him to listen to. This was good though, he knows how to write a catchy pop rock song, does old Dave Grohl. I hope colour and the shape is on the list, as it's better than this imo. But still very good The first half is the strongest but still all good. 4.5
An interesting historical curio as a side project that grew to arguably be a bigger deal than the band that spawned it. Has it's charms as a scrappy little one-man project, and Grohl is a great performer, but it gets a little samey and lacks that extra energy that comes from a bunch of people playing in a room together.
An all time great. Rising from the aftermath of the untimely end to Nirvana, Dave gives the world this masterpiece.
Kudos to Mr Grohl playing every instrument on the album. I am totally on board with this cathartic experience for him in the wake of Kurt Cobain's death. I don't really have one outstanding track from this album but as a whole it's solid and well produced.
Very much a “hey I used to be in nirvana album” Which was the zeitgeist for the 90s era this album was produced. There were pockets of future Foos coming through which I enjoyed. But felt more like a what could have been album for nirvana than a stamp of full independence. 3/5
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 ! ⭐️⭐️
What a great album! Nearly every song is fantastic.
Et ret fedt rockalbum der nok ikke ville være det som essentielt hvis ikkebandet blev mere succesfuldt senere
Fanger FF på et tidspunkt hvor de ikke lyder som et band der spiller kæmpe stadionner men mere som et band fra en alternative rock scene. Det er sgu ret fedt faktisk.
Great rock album, post-Nirvana. The foundation for their awesome career. (But not as good as the albums after this)
🛸
LO QUE ME GUSTO ESTE ALBUM POR FAVOR no me lo esperaba!!! Justo estaba getting into los FF y me había escuchado The Color and the Shape pero no me había fascinado. Este, al contrario, me pareció que tiene tremendos temazos (aunque destaca más la primera mitad) y representa más la esencia grungy de la banda. Mi única crítica es que la producción flaquea un poco, hay instrumentos que les bajaria/subiria el volumen y a veces la saturación deja de quedar bien. Se los perdono por ser el debut
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 :_
Definitivamente el disco me gusta mucho más cuando Dave Grohl le mete caña, pero fuera de esos momentos, tiene canciones que se alargan demasiado y que no me vuelan mucho la cabeza. Es muy interesante el deje a Nirvana que tienen algunas. Props a Dave por tocar todos los instrumentos del debut. Lo hizo él solo y después fue que formó la banda, loquísimo. A la playlist: I'll Stick Around, Good Grief, Weenie Beenie
Best Song: This Is a Call. You can see glimpses here of what went on to become the Foo Fighters recipe for success: starting soft and continuously raising the musical stakes of the song until it ends in a much louder, more blistering place than where it started. Worst Song: X-Static. I'm very glad that the Foo didn't go in this mumble-rock direction for the rest of their career. Overall: As someone who went through a bit of a Foo Fighters phase when they were younger, I expected to like this more. It turns out I mostly listened to stuff from later in their career. Here, it feels like Dave Grohl is still stuck a bit in the past, making a sort of Nirvana-lite (especially in the vocal department). It's not bad, but also not so exciting. Just generic.
There’s no polish, no ego trip, no band machine yet — just one guy playing his heart out like he’s got nothing to lose. And that honesty blasts through every riff and drum hit. It’s messy, it’s loud, it’s cathartic, and it’s perfect. This record isn’t just the start of Foo Fighters — it’s proof that music can save you when everything else collapses. I fucking love it.
Nowhere near their best but hints of what the Foo Fighters would become in a few years time. For the reviewers slagging off Dave's vocals on this, he was very much still growing as a singer and a songwriter after stepping out from behind his drum kit. He also played all the instruments himself as he didn't have a band yet.
It’s a 4 star album getting a 5 star rating because it’s the only Foo Fighters on the list and they are better than all the Elvis Costello, Strely Dan and Nick Cave shite this list has served me up. It should be The Colour and the Shape though - that’s a 5.
Could only listen to half of it. They are fine, just not my cup of tea.
Classic
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.
I’d like to give this a passing score, but I just can’t. This seemed sloppy, and disjointed. Vocals were completely drowned out on many of the tracks. If the production was better I would consider this more. Since it’s not, I’m giving it a
6/10
Didn't feel much from this album. Just felt like regular rock.
Decent album. Definitely something to listen to, but nothing that grabbed me and made me listen.
This album is like a warm hug from the 90s. Didn't appreciate the harder songs with the screaming though.
Most of this album sounds like Nirvana which sort of surprised me. However the promise of greatness to come is there in tracks like Floaty and Exhausted. Well worth listening for these 2 alone.
my fave
I was somewhat surprised by how good this album was on release, I guess I had very low expectations. It's not quite great, but it's certainly very good.
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
Uit nostalgie luister ik toch wel graag naar Foo Fighters. Al heb ik deze plaat eigenlijk nooit helemaal gecheckt. Bijzonder wel dat Grohl binnen een jaar na Nirvana deze plaat in elkaar flanst. Alle instrumenten speelt hij zelf in, zonder band. Het slaat aan en één van de grootste post-grunge rockbands is geboren. Gaaf verhaal. De kwaliteit van de muziek zal later nog wel toenemen, want de echte bangers ontbreken op dit album. Prima, wel leuk om naar te luisteren. 7/10 Highlights This is a Call
Estuvo interesting
It was really nice. At times it felt kinda same-y, but there were some really good songs here
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.
It's ridiculous that one person has this much talent. Favourite track: Floaty Least favourite: Weenie Beenie
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.
Hats off to Dave Grohl for this album. This was a one man project and it only ups my respect for Dave. Great songwriting, singing and as far as all instruments go, great playing. It's not perfect, but still a magnificent debut. 4/5
good listen
Boy album
high 4, might edit later to a 5
It has some hoooks and moments but overall a bit to rough round the edges, not sounding finished
Impressive album with some killer tracks. The first quarter of the album feels more like their next release, 'Color & Shape'. The rest of the tracks are gungier and less polished but are prime examples of where they came from and how their sound evolved.
Återigen ett konstigt val. Debuten är ojämn och trevande, kommande plattor mycket mer helgjutna. Men det är bra! Tungt, ibland hårt, välspelat och mycket (för mycket) varierat. En fyra.
I forgot how much the Foo Fighters tried to sound like Nirvana at the beginning. This is a good record for sure, but I couldn’t help thinking they were desperately trying to continue Nirvana… except it’s poppier and lacks the raw emotion and angst of Nirvana’s music. Torn between 3&4. 4 for listenability, but 3 for musical quality/originality.
So when this first came out I listened and went OK. Today I listened and went OK. I've seen them live, they are fun live. I do enjoy them, but they are pretty generic rock overall. It's not bad, it's not great, it's good. No new ground will be broken. You won't hear something that will change your life. You'll find out you know more of their tunes than you realized and maybe have some fun. They are a band that if there was a greatest hits album I would 100% buy it. It would be the only Foo Fighters album I would own.
Decent enough background noise
They get better, but a solid debut otherwise. 3.5/5
**An ok album, some tracks easy listening, some are not!
I already liked this album but weirdly wasn't in the mood for it today. Maybe it was the listen straight through?
There are some classics on here for sure. I’ve never heard the album in full, but appreciate learning that their first release is maybe the most gritty I’ve ever heard Foo Fighters sound. Songs like Weenie Beenie still go hard. The guitar on this album is just a straight wall of sound. I can see how this is an important album, especially since it’s one of those projects where it’s literally a one man band situation. There are some guitar parts on this album that just sound fun to play. I’m not too high on the album as a whole, but it’s a fun listen and definetly worth listening to once and I appreciate it for what it is
Made me want Wendy’s in yellow packaging real bad
I love the Foo Fighters, this is an easy 5/5.
A bit too overstimulating for me but i can understand why it’s iconic
good album nice melodys
Thoughts before listening: The first Foo Fighters album and a very important album for me as a kid. The Foo Fighters had the aggression of the grunge and punk rock I loved at the time, but with a real focus on melody and catchiness. This is a pop record with loud guitars, and it contains some of my favorites from that era. Review: This album really frontloads the hits. "This is a Call", "I'll Stick Around", and "Big Me" are 3 of the Foo fighters most well known and loved songs. The rest of the album stays in a similar lane of poppy rock with crunchy guitars although I can admit the songs for the most part just aren't as good as tracks 1-3. There is definitely a strong nostalgia for me with this album that I can tell is missing from the negative reviews on this site. If I had not been obsessed with the Foo Fighters when I was 15 I would probably be more likely to point out that its a fairly generic 90s alt rock album, but the familiarity wins out for me. Still though, the weaker middle and end of this record only gets 3-stars.
A strong derivative of Nirvana, but less unhinged and more hinged. strong but not stellar like its predecessor. 3.8
Been a while, still a banger after 30 years. For all the cows is still my fave.
Feels way less campy and/or abrasive than you'd expect for an album with what looks like Marvin the Martian's gun on the cover. Every time I listen to Foo Fighters, I think that I could easily get into them, but then I never actually keep it up. Sorry Dave, but Nirvana's the only one keeping my attention!
Well... at least I know they get good later.
They're not my favorite band but I like them...especially a certain handful of songs that are not present here. This isn't my favorite album by them but it's solid classic 90s rock. I enjoyed hearing it again.
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.
Very 90s. Very alternative. Very not for me.
Boring album
alt-rock redelijk
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.
This album was fun. Felt very "Nirvana" but less angry. Pretty cool that Dave Grohl did the entire thing himself. There are some great songs here. I HATED how static-you "Exhausted" sounded tho. I restarted it like 5 times because I thought there was something wrong with my speakers. "Big Me" is a CLASSIC. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "This Is a Call" , "I'll Stick Around" , "Big Me" , "Alone + Easy Target" , "Floaty" , "Weenie Beenie" , "Oh, George"
Very good. 4.25
Distinctly Grohl. I’m surprised I didn’t recognise any songs, I must have got into them later.
I love Dave Grohl but I never loved this band. I always thought they were too poppy. Maybe I just didn’t like the singles. After listening again I like Alone+Easy Target, Floaty, Weenie Beenie, Oh George, X-Static and Exhausted. Oh shit! I just realized I misjudged this album and now I have to give it 4 stars. Well done Dave!
I had a big Foo Fighters phase in high school, but haven't listen to them much in the ten~ years since. If I had to pick an album that was my favorite, it might be this one. I love the simplicity of it and it has some really catchy songs. I like This is a Call, Big Me, Good Grief, and I think Floaty is one of the most underrated Foo Fighter songs, that chorus gets stuck in my head all the time. High 4.
To me it just kind of blends together. Not bad but not distinct
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
*Solid 90s rock album, especially for its time *Tempos were a little bit slow for my taste, but its a great group of songs
Rough and ready sound, but the genius is in there.
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.
Definitely hear the Nirvana in this one. Good album, but not their best yet.
BEST SONGS: - For All the Cows - Exhausted
Fantastic. No notes
Gotta love Foo Fighters!!!
the foo, they came back and played a show in slo the day i had this album so that's pretty cool. not my favorite of theirs tho. 6/10
Just never a foo fighters fan. Music always seemed bland to me.
good grief больше всего зашла в альбоме
Some really great songs on here. Not quite all the way to a 5, but super close
Good
decent but i took more notice of the music when spotify started playing the colour and shape album afterwards
Good 90s rock album paved the way for some awesome later on Dave Grohl albums
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".
Better than I remembered. Could probably be happy with it on repeat for awhile
Good energy, good quality. Clearly some of the songs were written with Kurt's death still affecting Dave.
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
I probably should've listened to this when I was younger. I'm not going to lie, it's pretty damn good. There's a lot of influences here, but I'm hearing quite a bit from Bob Mould and Sugar. That said, I will probably never choose to put this on. 90s alternative radio absolutely killed this band for me.
Great debut from Dave
There's only one Foos album on the list and it is their debut? What Grohl did in making this album largely solo is a marvel. But to not have The Colour and The Shape on the list is a big misstep. This album set them on the way and was still excellent but not the 5 that their follow up was.
A mixed bag. Some songs feel like leftover discarded Nirvana songs, others are less derivative and much more enjoyable. In all this record is neither a high- or a lowlight in its genre or this list.
9/10. love the energetic music feels, definitely something you would hear at the movies when the character starts getting busy doing something.
It's Foo Fighters, its aight. Maybe back in the day it was way cooler but it doesn't really do much anymore, some songs sound like they had some big Elliot Smith influences which is kinda fun.
Really enjoyed this album. It's a bit raw in a good way.
super different from how i think of them. not my fav
It's a good album but not as good as The Colour and the Shape
Dull
just doesnt hit like it used to
hell yeah
Meh.
assez chill
I feel like if I was born in the 80s I’d love this. Some I loved, some too harsh. More please.Grohl…amazing
Nice guys making nice music. Barf.
Eihän tää nyt ihan Learn to fly:n tasoinen ole mutta asiallista musaa! 4/5.
Ei kai tätä oikeon voi määritellä kun että perusrock. Ei erityisemmin säväytä nää laulut mut ei mitään vikaakaan
En ole koskaan ollut mikään foo fighterssien suurkuluttaja mutta onhan tämä ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️arvoista rock soitantaa.
Kovaa kamaa. Ei silti parasta Foo Fightersia.
Better than I remembered.
Their best album
Didn't like it then, don't like it now. Never got the hype
It has some good musics like big me, but other than that it's the same thing
Tragedy turned into rock joy. I wonder if me and Dave would get along. He seems like the kind of person I'd want to hang around with. This album rules.
Ikke et kjempebra album. Men det er jo imponerende at gutten har alle instrumenter og vokal. Flink type. Bra album til at det ikke var planlagt utgitt en gang. Liker spesielt Big Me og Weenie Beenie. Hva er greia med pistolen? Solid 3,5/5.
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 was ok with about half of the songs, but none of them rose to a level of enjoyment that could have made this a 4 for me. Kind of bland, middle of the road, songs that filled the airwaves without much distinction.
Even though the Foo Fighters are not one of my generational bands the sound which they created started with this LP. A very good debut LP. I can see why they became so popular with their generation.
Never have been a foo fighter fan. My brothers say I should listen to them with an open mind,so I did. The talent is definitely there. And it was much better then I expected.
Was expecting a bit more
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.
Impressive debut by Dave Grohl, that still carries the sound that Foo Fighters has today. Great vision and execution although the mixing could’ve been better. Not many songs that I can recall by name.
two good songs and a lot of boring ones
Dude why is this album so long?
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:)
Respect to the recording process.
Fine I guess.
nothing was that great I’m afraid to say
One of my favorites. Still great all these years later.
this is not as good as i remembered as a kid
Nostalgic of my childhood. Mentos! Great pretty much all the way through.
Some people really like foo fighters. I am not one of them. Knockoff Christian sounding nirvana
Good jams. Not their best album imo but good nonetheless. 3
fine maybe i didnt actually listen to it. but thats only because i forgot and plus ive heard it before, albiet like 2 years ago. still i do remember enough to say that its a decent album, yet only decent, not spectacular.
Very energetic and loud with slow and winded down moments. 5/5
Enjoyable, not exceptional
This is just Loud noise.
classic foo fighter!
Phenomenal album. Especially when considering that Dave Grohl wrote, played, and produced the whole thing. It is at times post grunge, 90’s rock, and other times gives hints of the radio friendly songs to come from this band.
Crazy showing from Dave Grohl. Writing and recording all instruments while being a pivotal member of Nirvana.
What a debut!! Dave single handedly created the new post-Nirvana sound and it is amazing. One of the best.
Impressive that it’s just Dave writing and performing everything. He made some hit songs on here. It’s a good rock album, not great. It’s a spark of things to come.
Großartig
Very enjoyable, nothing stood out but it was a nice mix of rock music
"Mum, can we listen to Nirvana?" "We have Nirvana at home." Decent three star record, this!
Foo fan.
A proof of concept for what the Foo Fighters would be. An interesting album for the drummer of Nirvana to put out on his own, with a nice variety of different styles on display here. Big Me is the only song I remembered from this album and it’s still the best thing on here.
They can do better
Tufft och hårt, jag är lite av en sucker för aggressiv musik om den har melodier.
Heavier tracks are better, forgettable in parts
Good album
A very charming debut from a band who on the whole like a poppier Nirvana, which is no bad thing. They do deviate into more shouty territory on Weenie Beenie which I particularly like. I suspect I probably would have checked in with this band sooner had I been exposed to songs like these, rather than the more radio friendly stadium rock they are now better known for.
Giving Foo Fighters a solid 3, will keep three of these songs and it was all pretty good but nothing special
Enough Foo to really establish the sound signature but not enough Fighters to really drive it in. Even though I planned on giving this a soft 5, this is one of the albums where I sought some context and found that its merit was more impressive than what can be gleaned from the album. 'For All the Cows' is like hearing an old friend for me. A true deep cut, a song which I can only faintly recall having enjoyed so long ago.
This Is a Call is in the running for best first track off a debut album. Big Me was the big hit. People's minds must have been blown when the drummer from Nirvana became the guitarist of Foo Fighters. I was never really got into Foo Fighters but I'm kind of regretting that. This is pretty good. Good album tracks, I really like For All the Cows. Surprisingly good, Exhausted is a great finish.
Just some hard rock, a bit bland I guess, average. 3 stars
Perhaps not surprising as it was recorded in the wake of Cobain’s death, this sounds pretty much like Nirvana. Some pretty good punk / grunge tracks on here. Not entirely my thing but it rocks enough to get a thumbs up from me
2.8 I was shocked how mid that was
Nah. Some good moments are good, but bad moments are all over the place and so annoying and neutralizing anything good about listening experience.
Amazing debut album, especially since Dave Grohl said this was supposed to be a one off experiment, nothing permanent. Well, they stayed around and here we are. 3.63 / 5 stars = 4
Stable debut from post-nirvana Grohl, historically and culturally significant but not much replay value. Favorite track: I'll Stick Around
I love thr ray gun but something about the Foo Fighters always felt off. For every learn to fly there's an album I don't like. The Alt Rock version of Guns n Roses
Surprisingly garage yet sounds like muzak
YES
banger album. banger vibes. needed this this morning 🤘
What an album and in terms of Foo Fighters Discography one that doesn't get spoken about very often overall, with that being said let's get on with this as I type this out on my work computer instead of doing my job. The album kicks off in what would become typical Foo Fighters fashion, beginning with Dave Grohls soft vocals before the track kicks in, blasting distorted guitar, heavy hitting drums and the bass is certainly there. One thing that I think needs to be said about this album is that Dave Grohl wrote it all and recorded it in 6 days, which I think adds to the sheer amount of fucking awesome of this album. This is a Call is the perfect introduction to the Foo Fighters sound, with hints of blues hidden within the powerful rock n roll sound. I'll Stick Around, follows a similar formula but here we really get to hear Dave's vocal range with screams and a more aggressive vocal style, each track of the album introduces little bits of Grohl's style that will eventually see consistently in albums to come. Big Me is the lighter track on the album, the distortion is toned down for rough sounding chord progressions, with Grohl's vocals returning to a softer tone, with lyrics that'll now be stuck in your head for a week, a lovely little 2 minute ditty. Tracks like Floaty and X-Static have a grungy almost punk like sound to them, with Grohls clear vocals sailing through beautifully, showing hints of his beginnings at Nirvana, aggressive music with clean vocals is a personal favourite of mine. Overall class album, not one of my favourites but its an album bigger than the sum of its parts, what we see in this album is a few of Grohl's ideas that blossomed into arguably one of the most fun rock bands of the 2000s and onwards. 3/5 MTW I think it would be fair to say that any work by the Foo Fighters past 2011’s Wasting Light
I remember when this album came out, a lot of us teenagers at the time kind of turned our noses up at this since it wasn't Nirvana. Especially due to the poppier single "Big Me," which was played all the time on heavy rotation with the Menthos commercial. Obviously that was just a product of the time. In retrospect, this album definitely bangs. It's super high energy, hard alternative rock with a lingering grunge edge. It kind of pushes the grunge sound forward in a way consistent with bands like Stone Temple Pilots at the time. I'll definitely go back to this one, and perhaps have to listen to some more Foo Fighters albums to see if more of them are this good. 5/5
6/10
Grunge, mas ao mesmo tempo rock de pai divorciado
2.5 top 3: - big me - good grief - exhausted
Classic du rock post grunge, assez varié dans les rythmes et les moods Chanson préférée : Big Me Mentions honorables : For all the cows, Exhausted
Pas mon style habituel, j'écoute très peu de rock, mais j'ai quand même apprécié. J'avais déjà entendu parler d'eux mais j'avais jamais écouté donc bonne découverte. 3/5
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
It was pretty good, i like foo fighters, but i feel like some of their other albums have more in them
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.
Was surprised. When this came out, I was still listening to grunge. The radio hits that came out, I found a bit cloying. In hindsight and in context of the whole album, that definitely contains some more grungy songs, I quite like it. Fun, energetic. I love the drums, his style is so recognizable. Recordings a bit flat?
POWER CHORDS! Post grunge was a weird time in music and I feel like this album would have been forgotten if Dave Grohl wasn’t behind it. A couple of staple PopRock songs prevented it from fading into obscurity.
Pretty nice alt rock. low 4/5.
Meh, Big me is good all others are ok
Starts off strong but kind of peters out towards the end. I liked it at the time and it still is pretty good but not great
Crazy to think that this was only a year after Kurt's death. He has obviously been developing his ideas and thoughts on the sound for a long time. So many bangers and so confident, fresh out of the gate. Great album.
Solid e/5
My brother was visiting from out of town when this one came up. I remember being 14, really into music, and trying to get him, not just into music, but into a band I was lukewarm on. I wanted us to have distinct taste and not just have his taste be a copy of mine. I bought him One By One as a Christmas gift. Decades later, we're listening to the Foo Fighters s/t album, discussing our favorite albums and songs (I'm a casual fan now). Highlights: Most of the album actually. It's very impressive that Dave Grohl did this all on his own. Lowlights: occasionally, songs don't really go anywhere and feel like filler. "For All the Cows" "All Alone + Easy Target" are among these. I'm already fairly familiar with the Foo Fighters discography up to In Your Honor, but this listen has convinced me to revisit FF.
Fine, very experimental.
A great debut album by the Foos! Not my favourite of theirs though, but you can’t deny Dave’s talent to be able to record all the instruments, even if he is a cheating little liar 🤷🏻♂️
i actually thought this was pretty good. but not good enough and i'm in a good mood so 3
Fine
Gorgeous music, vocals on pointz huge grunge influence. Just a work of art. Weird ass lyrics tho, not a perfect album by any means but definitely great.
still not really into rock. like the name foo fighters tho - always knew the name, never heard a song. checked out songs from other albums, like those more.
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”.
1 sounds like an outro, I like it def not the foo fighter sound im used to 2 love the transition between tracks 3 I like 4 rock on 5 I like how you can still hear the nirvana influence 6 experimental in vocals, almost deftones esque, me likey 7 weenie beenie 8 jam!! 9 I like the changes in tempos 10 this is a jam too, I like the dissonant and lazy harmony 11 😛😛😛😛 12 distortion and good vocals I likey Album cover: it looks pretty cool Overall enjoyment: There weren’t many notable songs besides the first and last but overall I enjoyed it as well as the genre!!
Considering this was one of the firsts tastes of 00s rock, it should be firmly on this list. Really strong debut from a band entering with extremely talented musicians. The hits are strong, production value is ehhh, and the alt rock is flowing. It drags on a bit near the end, but what doesn’t?
very strong debut
This is a great album. It was one that I have not listened to in over 20 years but this listening brought it all back. I still knew all the songs and many of the lyrics. I won’t let 20 years pass again.
Hard to believe that the drummer on Nirvana, after being part of such wonderful music, could go on to be so goddamn average…
It’s alright
Honestly, I wasn’t a big Foo Fighters fan until I caught them live like 10 years ago. Holy shit, were they great. The energy was insane. Been a fan ever since. Solid album.
30 years later and it all still holds up. 4.5
Again this isn’t my favorite genre but the songs were pretty fun and easy to listen to.