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Too noisy for me.
Not my favorite Foo Fighters album but there is good energy and is a solid post-grunge record. 6/10
Ehh I don’t know. It’s decent.
# Album Name: The foo fighters # Artist: The foo fighters # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: I can see why Cobain didnt think Grohls music was fit enough for Nirvana. The album starts with a very solid three song intro. This is a call, ill stick around and big me are good tracks. it drops off after that. obviously the foo's turn into a good band as they go on. sadly this album is just ok. # Top Tunes: This is a call / ill stick around / big me # Would I listen to it again? singles only
IDK its not terrible, but its just totally average, worse than his previous band in every way, there's not really any riffs, or catchy parts whatsoever, even though this is more pop music. Some of the more emotive bits are really good, and the songs which I like the most, but the bits where he's just yelling are painful to listen to imo, he has a nice singing voice when he doesn't yell so hard, which is quite I common pitfall I find. There are some rhythm guitar parts which are good, but I think as he made this on his own mostly, there's no variety in the guitar parts. Favrouite songs: I'll stick around, alone+easy target, good grief, floaty, exhausted. Overall around 6/10
I think myself to be a Foo Fighters fan, but this is my first time hearing their debut album. There's a clear and strong presence of Nirvana coursing through this album and that takes it down a few notches for me. I've learned that I'm just not a fan of garage grunge; the singing into a tin can, lyrics that go nowhere (if you can understand any of them), and just thrashing turn me off. I want to like them and I want to hear more, so hopefully that'll happen. Favorite song: I'll Stick Around
Gut. Haut aber auch nicht vom Hocker. Im Hintergrund trotzdem sehr angenehm.
I found this album a bit boring when it came out in 1995. It hasn’t really got better with time. I’ll admit it’s impressive that Dave Grohl managed to become an entire rock band almost by himself to create this album... but apart from that, there’s not a lot to be excited about. There's a few nice moments here and there, but it often sounds like a parody of Nivana. I rated this album a 2* at first, but I think it was a bit harsh. Despite its lack of originality, it was not unpleasant to listen, and it's clearly a honest effort. There are so many far worse albums on this list, I'll add 1 star.
I didn't really like Foo Fighters when I first heard them in high school. Almost every song I heard sounded the same as the other ones. In the back of my mind I thought I at least liked Big Me. Listening to this album more than 20 years later I feel the same and don't even like Big Me that much. The story of how Dave Grohl created this album is cool though.
the sound isn't terribly unique, nor memorable
Yep !
Foo Fighters is an okay alt-rock/grunge album, and as such, entirely forgettable. It delivers exactly what you’d expect from its era and genre, but nothing more. The songs are very samey. There's nothing to be surprised by, or excited about, it's just ok. Maybe growing up on alternative rock desensitized me to it. When a band brings nothing spectacular, it’s like listening to nature sounds - just swap birds and rain for distorted guitars and gravelly male vocals. Foo Fighters is the quintessential example of that effect.
So Foo King Boring, Boring name, boring band, yawn... Insert last line here.
Recht eingängig und gut für den Hintergrund, mir ist aber kein Song besonders in Erinnerung geblieben.
This is the call
Not my genre but pleasant
AMAZIN
Mijn favoriet: Big Me Het liedjes Big Me heeft opeens een veel rustiger tempo en geluid ten opzichte van de eerste twee en geeft een soort van rust. Weenie Beenie was gewoon bijna alleen maar distorted schreeuwen. Veel liedjes lijken best veel op elkaar, waardoor het lijkt alsof je een lang liedje aan het luisteren bent. Niet helemaal mijn album
Initially somewhat underwhelming but elevated by a surprisingly dynamic and energetic second half. Highlights are Alone/Easy Target, Good Grief, For All the Cows, This is a Call, Big Me.
Bunch of good crunchy songs with pop sensability. Not overpowering but smart and fun.
Sounds like the Foo Fighters. Fav tracks were ‘Big Me’ and ‘For All The Cows’. An aggressive sound, but still a lot of warmth in it. Thought this would be a three at first, maybe rating this higher for nostalgia and context, and because I like Dave Grohl. Great band name, great album cover.
The Foo Fighters are exactly what I picture when I think of "rock music." Not necessarily the best at it, not the worst, but a straightforward, paint-by-numbers version of what rock music is. This album still sounds very Foo Fighters-y to me, but with a Nirvana-y hardness that I didn't expect. It's a 3/3.5 for the music, bumped up to a 4 with the context of it serving as a therapy album for Grohl.
Solid. No complaints.
Listened whilst running!
It’s fine
I’m not sure how many stars I should give to this album - some songs are super cool but some I wouldn’t listen for the second time so maybe a 3?
Excellent debut album
As I listen to this, I am still deciding on what I will rate it, but whatever it is, it will get a bump, for no other reason than the David Grohl and Taylor Hawkins inducted Rush into the RnR HoF. Okay, I'm done. I wanted to like it more than I did. 2.5 bumped to 3.
First half is perfection, the rest is pretty meh.
Never really listened to them on my own (surprise surprise) but I could get into this, makes me think of driving around in the car with bella
Colour and the shape is better but this is cool. Especially given the circumstances of its recording. Band and Dave Grohl both suck now.
This is a decent generic US rock album from the mid-90s. It sounds exactly like you'd expect. I had heard maybe three songs before and the rest of the tracks were unsurprising. Does this mean it's a bad album? No. It's slightly too long but it's fine. Better than Soundgarden and not as good as Hole. If there was a way of giving a 2.5 - right in the middle of the ratings system - I would. It's just .. there.
My favorite album is the color in the shape but this is objectively a better album
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Big Me I like the Foo Fighters later stuff better: In Your Honor, Echos, Silence, Patience & Grace. That being said, I really don't think I ever knew or truly appreciated that this is solely a Dave Grohl album. He created the entire album virtually by himself: vocals, guitar, drums (bass too I assume) with only the help of a producer to put it together into a consumable format, and so soon after Nirvana disbanded with Cobain's suicide. Crazy to think about. Not out of this world crazy (you still have people like Jack White and Billy Corgan who can do it) but it's nonetheless still incredible talent. As for the music itself. It's fine. Like I said, I like their more refined, mature sound in the mid 2000s more so than the post grunge stuff he threw together. I also really need to be in the mood for this kind of music, because it can get a bit monotonous.
I’ve always been quite “eh, they’re ok” about Foo Fighters and this album just confirmed that.
Standout tracks: Alone + Easy Target, Good Grief
Dave Grohl why is there Star Wars knock off blaster on the cover? (I didnt know what to say about the album)
Pretty good album, some of it was real bad tho
I enjoyed this one without being blown away by anything on here. There isn’t that absolute banger of a song that will stick in my memory. Foo Fighters are a band I always feel I should like more than I do. I enjoy them whenever I hear them but they aren’t a band I ever go out of my way to listen to. Top Track - Exhausted
Listen to this and then listen to a range of the music over their discography. You can see their polish over time. Interested to see how this album broke the mold back in the day
No brainer 5 from me
It's a five.
Repeat listen
First 5 songs are good and the rest is so-so.
It's a strange feeling to know that Grohl played everything on here. It takes away all of the power behind any one instrument, or even his voice. Knowing this doesn't make the album worse, but it makes it a weird experience.
Maybe it’s the Seattle in me, but Foo Fighters have always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Yes, they are generic, but they reinvented the word generic. The fact that Dave Grohl played and recorded every instrument on this album makes it that much more special. Although, I probably would have picked a different Foo Fighters album myself. Weenie Beanie is still one of my favorite tracks.
Real 90s nostalgia. Glad to be re-introduced to this one. Docked a star (and a half, tbh) for some of the songs in the middle of the album that did not vibe.
Solid, not the best Foo Fighters album but a good one
This is one of a very few freshman albums that open with a 1-2-3 combo of songs that some bands could wish for in a career. “This is a Call”, “I’ll Stick Around” and “Big Me” are fantastic. The rest of the album is fine. You can tell this is Dave Grohl still using his Nirvana brain when it came to writing songs as there are several, especially later in the album, that sound like his previous band.
I didn’t expect to rate this so highly, but it was better than I remembered. It's not distinctive or original, but it's a series of tight, well-played, exciting songs.
You can tell this was Dave trying to write nirvana songs, hadn't really come into his own yet. Definitely the sound of someone finding their feet, not that I'm the biggest foo fighters fan ever but they for sure got better after this.
A Dave Grohl solo album in all but name but this set the tone for FF and all that followed. I liked the singles on this one, This I A Call, I'll Stick Around, Big Me and For All The Cows. Likeable album but the Foos went on to write better
Idk man it’s got some fun moments. I like how raw it sounds compared to other Foo Fighters records, so that’s a plus. Big me has a fun music video as well so there’s that I guess. I think if I was being critical I’d give it a 3 but I’m biased to the ‘90s.
Dave Grohl attempts to make his very own Nirvana album and instead makes a middle of the road radio rock album. It's aggressively fine.
Not a bad effort though it does very much sound like a demo.
Eh. Not my cup of tea.
I may regret giving this a 5, as I'm really floating between a 4 and 4.5, but I do think this album is still really great in a lot of ways. The "bedroom music" feel along with some of the great distorted and fuzzy tones and songs that felt very fresh at the time - and that I still appreciate. While I don't like any Foo Fighters past their second album, I do think this one and the second album are classics in Alternative Rock.
Disappointing and generic, doesn’t have the same emotional conveyance as some of the other songs I’ve heard from the foo fighters
Als Foo Fighters een nieuw album uitbrengt dan luister ik dat meestal even. Vaak zit ik dan met een soort gevoel van ik vind het wel goed maar toch verveel ik me en zet ik zo'n album daarna nooit meer aan. Met wat geluk zit er één track bij die in een playlistje terecht komt. Het begin van dit debuut album (eigenlijk een Dave Grohl solo album) heeft dat ook een beetje dat generieke. Vrijwel elk Foo Fighters nummer klinkt als het eerste nummer van dit album zeg maar. De track Floaty en Weenie Beenie vormen het experimentele middenstuk van het album en die vind ik echt veel leuker dan de overige tracks die wel erg geschikt zijn voor op de radio. Ik had graag meer tracks in die rauwe stijl gehad. Uiteindelijk voelt dit niet echt als huiswerk natuurlijk. Vergeleken met wat ik hier allemaal tegenkom wordt dit redelijk eenvoudig een 3,5 afgerond naar 4.
Favorite: Good Grief I either hate 90s grunge (Alice in chains, soundgarden), or love it (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins). Very enjoyable rock album. 3.5 Stars
This was really bland and somewhat grating.
Solid song writing. Very very tight. Inspired performances of all musicians. Literally nothing about this album not to love. Sets the stage to an incredible body of work.
Fine. New rock noise.
Incredible DIY record by Dave Grohl. Laid the foundation for a band that still had to be formed, with tremendous success. A bit rough at the edges, this may have needed some polish before release.
Generic rock music
God damn, didn’t know he recorded the whole album by himself. Respect
Grohl”s first post-Nirvana album. Doesn’t exactly break new ground, but not a bad listen. At times sounding a bit like Nirvana, at other times hinting at the new direction he would go.
Well ... I had this first Foo Fighters album on cassette when it first came out. I was a fan of Nirvana and so of course I had to hear Dave Grohls new project. I wore that cassette out, but have not listened to it in many years. I am not a fan of any Foo Fighters album after this as I feel they just became commercialized processed crap. So the big question was did I love this, what is pretty much a solo effort from Dave. It starts off great and then just ends up playing out like a tired 90s album. I still admire it as it's all done by Dave, even it if was just for fun while he was still grieving for his bandmate Kurt. So I give it 3 stars for that. It was fun to revisit, but I doubt I will ever come back to it.
The dad rock album to end all dad rock albums.......... Have not heard this. Know a couple Foo Fighters songs. Not too excited, but not dismissive either. We shall see. This is a Call starts things off aggressive and noisy, as expected. Really like the drums! I like what I can understand of the lyrics. I like this. Next track sticks with the exact same sounds, but it isn't as exciting. It sounds angrier, which is something, but not better by any means. Big Me slows things down, which is a very welcome change of pace. Nice, but very short. Aaaaannnddd we're back to the noisy noisy "look how much noise my guitar can make". This is just notttt my thing. This album is very repetitive. Same drums, same guitar, same vocal delivery throughout. Just nothing that feels all that inspired. Not even halfway through, damn. Floaty at least changes the sound a bit, even if it's still in the same palette Yeah, these tracks are just going by without leaving any mark. Just waiting for it to end at this point. For All the Cows is great! My favourite since the first track. X-Static is the most interesting thing that's happened so far. Reminiscent of shoegaze. More songs like it would have been nice. Of course that change of course couldn't last long. Feel like I'm gonna go deaf from this. What an absolute waste of always worsening my hearing habilities. The closer's a bit interesting too, but not much is done here either. Each song in this album is indistinguishable from the next. There are no build-ups, no developments, every song starts and ends the same way. I don't know, maybe the genre is just really not for me, but this was yet another miss from the heavy rock crowd. But this is just noise for the sake of it. Nothing feels earned. I'm sure this album was important for the time, and I can understand its inclusion here, but this does absolutely nothing for me. There are no subtleties, virtually no developments. Just nothing of note. For me. Bye
Not much to say about this one.
the birth of a whole wave of modern alternative, made especially impressive by the fact that Grohl played all of the instruments on this album. Hard to believe it’s already 30 yrs. old. first album on the list where i’ve already heard all the songs
2 stars I’ve known Foo Fighters for over 25 years but don’t think I’ve listened to a full album. While I was familiar with some songs on this, it’s mostly a blind spot. I can appreciate that this is an impressive recording by Dave Grohl alone. However, taking a step back and comparing with all albums, I don’t know that this fits with a must listen. It has some good tracks, some inoffensive but not memorable tracks, and forgettable things. There is no pull to return to it. Foo Fighters ended up making much better music from here, making this more of a historical document than something you have to experience.
Grohl wrote every song and recorded every instrument as therapy following his loss. Enough said.
Fresh off In Utero and the tragedy of Cobain's death, Grohl serves us a substantial helping of the heavy, meaty alt rock sounds he helped develop in a slightly brighter key. There's fun, there's melancholy, and it's refreshingly trim for a 90s record.
I have never been a Foo Fighters fan but this record shows me that I may have been wrong. It’s nice and noisy like I like it. So it was a nice surprise.
Oh...
Maravilloso lo que puede hacer una persona cuando solo se refugia en la música
Pretty ok album, not amazing production, but fun to see the genesis of Foo Fighters
As a 90s kid this gives me a very nostalgic feeling. I makes me want to pick up a skateboard and feel the wind in my hair. Great rock album, definitely can hear the grunge influences compared to their later songs, has more of that 90 pessimistic vibe. ‘Big me’ and ‘floaty’ are my favourite song on this album. I like the second part of the album over the first half, it’s a little harder. It’s a little one note for me, found myself zoning out while listening to it. I think I’d listen to some songs individually but probably won’t listen to the album as a whole again.
Very solid 1st album. I enjoyed most of the cuts even though some of them seemed sonically similar to Nirvana tunes. But is that a bad thing?
This was a nice little project. Good energy. Kind of interesting to hear some similarities in Grohl's vocals to Cobain's.
Not sure if it’s a criticism or compliment, but for an album I’d never heard, I felt like I recognized a lot of the songs.
Ah man. I don't hate them by any stretch, but I've never been a big Foo Fighters person. I'm trying to give this album an honest go. But ultimately, most of this just isn't doing anything for me. At least it has Big Me on it, a song I do legitimately like.
Rating: 3.8 I had the greatest hits CD when I was younger so I had only heard Big Me and This is A Call before today. I was pleasantly surprised by how clear-cut and cohesive this album was. Foo Fighters came out of the womb a fully-formed band.
It's a good album, but not a landmark record. The post-grunge feel is there, you can hear the influence of Grohl's work with Nirvana and he delivers well on the heavy/soft technique too. But for me, it's a lighter record, it lacks the edge and raw aggression of better Grunge albums. The songs themselves also aren't as catchy. The context of the record adds more nuance and makes it a more worthy listen, as Grohl wrote and performed almost the whole album by himself when he was trying to get back to making music after Cobain's suicide. It's remarkable that he wrote and performed a pretty consistent and good rock album all by himself. The album could've used a bit more polishing in the songwriting department, but since he didn't even mean for it to be such a big project, it makes sense. Overall, it's a good listen, he delivers high quality rock and it's also the beginning of what would later be Foo Fighters as a band.
This Is a Call to give this album a listen. I’ll Stick Around if you want to listen again, but I’m Exhausted so don’t take too long to make up your mind. Good Grief.
Three decent tracks - the rest is filler
Great high school band!
You can definitely tell that the front man was in Nirvana for years, and that that certain front man's best friend deadened himself recently
This is such a strong debut, especially the opening tracks.
I've just never liked the Foo Fighters
I really like the Foo Fighters, but havent listened much to this album, which was their first. It is quite heavy, which is the reason it turned me away in the past. Still not the biggest fan though. Love their later work a lot more.
I forgot how raw and DIY early Foo Fighters was. It makes sense given when it was made and where Dave Grohl came from. Enjoyable album - the hits are still classics.
Not an album/band I have listened to but enjoyed my listen
This Is a Call is such a great album opener. I think it's easy to rag on Foo Fighters for becoming such a formulaic arena rock band over the years, but that first 10 years was, mostly, very good. I came to this album late as was a little too young at release but with the wider context of knowing where Dave was and what he had experienced I think this is a really great little solo project. Not sure many would have predicted it growing into the biggest rock band in the world.
Oh my goodness. Tedious, bland, sophomoric. Sometimes it sounded like boring Nirvana. Terrible guitar work. Almost gave up during ‘Exhausted’ and I thought it was finally getting good… but it was just Spotify auto-playing Blink-182.
It’s giving high school talent show
Good rocky album.
No es el álbum de foo fighters que más me gusta pero está muy bien. I'll stick around y Weenie Beenie para mi las más destacables
File under "American rock music". As other reviews have said this is pretty generic. I kind of think it's what people who don't like rock music think all Rocky music sounds like. It's the first FF album I've ever heard but I know and like more from the later albums. It's fine but I doubt I'll ever listen again. Best song probably Good Grief followed immediately by the worst Floaty. Exhausted, the closer was quite good. Didn't expect a song about cows.
Surprised this is the Foo Fighters album that made the cut. It's decent rock but not ground breaking or particularly memorable. Just straight middle of the road. Kind of like of like the ITV comedy of music. It's there.
I dunno. I've never really been into the food, I thought maybe the first album would be exciting and more raw than the later stuff, but it was a bit forgettable. I think their second album is where he hit his stride. It's fine, but I feel like the hype around the band isn't really justified and certainly not with this album.
Dave Grohls solo album. The best foo album and closest to punk/grunge while being able to understand the lyrics. Forgot how good it was.
Such an odd time for post grunge as it moved from late 90s good feeling pop rock like Goo Goo Dolls. These guys tried to bring back the musicality and hard guitar sound and were effective, but really it's just pop. Not that it is a bad thing, it just is what it is.
Great songs.
It’s fine. I kinda like it but there are better albums from this time - including from the Foo Fighters
I’ve loved Foo Fighters for many years. This first album started me off.
Not for me but good
Solid self made album. Catch melodies. Proved himself a major talent right off the bat. So impressed by this. Will need to check out more foo fighters.
I like the weenie beenie harder direction alongside the indie/ballad-y sounding stuff, nice breadth. Never got real into foo fighters, might come back for some of these
I'm a notorious Foo Fighters hater. I was surprised by how much I liked this album. I guess I dislike the pop-rock radio version of this band.
Music for sophisticated white men with latin tattoos or something like that. It's like Coldplay but not on ritalin, very wicked.
Foo has always been too generic rock for me, but this first album is still raw enough to hold my interest.
Straight money
its ok
I don't always appreciate the foo fighters. Some of their music I like and some of it seems repetitive and not always my kind of music.
I enjoyed this, solid album.
A record like this illustrates why Kurt Cobain was so important to the band Nirvana. Grunge didn't just mean simple and bastardizing the majority of the work of mainstream rock over the 70s and 80s, but a feeling of angst and frustration by a group of people growing up in a time that needed a release. This album shows that not everyone can capture that and why Cobain was such a loss to the world. They would go on to make some better tunes, but this is a collection of moslty slop. Generic, but loud and better than some. 3/10
Good album enjoyed it
Im not sure if this is the best to offer for an album but its still pretty solid. 3.5 goin up to a 4 for fan boost.
Q: What do you call it when grunge is all cleaned up and well produced by people who have their shit together? A: The Foo Fighters They’re talented and this sounds fine. But it’s not something I’ll come back to again and again. It’s a 3 (maybe a 2).
I never liked the Foo Fighters and this album changed nothing about that. They're a soulless, mediocre rock group that have long since overstayed their welcome. No track on their debut has any flair, nor any personality. Just some screeching guitars and distortion. Nothing interesting. With tracks sounding so similar, I even found it hard to distinguish between songs
Better than Coldplay
Bangers
I haven't heard that album for a long time. It's pretty timeless. It rocks. 100%. 5 out of 5.
felt like a necessary listen, although not their most popular. don’t know if i enjoyed it as much as i should have
• 4/5 • No monster single, but several playlist worthy and every track is good • A testament to Cobain’s talent that Grohl was overshadowed in Nirvana, and a testament to Grohl’s talent that he was able to credibly define a post-grunge sound of his ownp
4.5 al grunge mas beatlero
Hay mejores de los foo
By itself it's kind of a by the numbers grungy rock album. There are a few highlights, Big Me being the biggest one. As one dude pouring out some music in response to his friend dying, it carries a lot more weight. In general the Foo Fighters hit me like fast food rock and roll. It's easy and not terrible, but nothing special.
I hate it.
A really good album that I already own, so didn't really need to listen to. There are better FF albums, in my opinion, but that shouldn't take away from what a strong debut this was.
Not a fan of the Grohl, cringe Dad rock
Overall: 8/10 The most impressive thing about this album to me is that it was all written and performed by one guy. Dave Grohl has become a slightly controversial figure lately, and I totally get it, but he truly is an incredibly talented musician. Foo Fighters were actually one of the first bands I remember being my FAVOURITE band so I have a very soft spot for them despite not enjoying their music as much as I used to. They're still fun to me and this album is especially nostalgiac. The second half isn't amazing compared to the first half though. Fav Song: Alone + Easy Target Least Fav Song: Wattershed
Not my favorite but I can appreciate the album a lot. Again, an album my Dad would love to hear that I listened to. Favorites are Alone + Easy Target, Good Grief, and X-Static
Not yet at the heights of the following couple of albums. I know he played all the instruments himself but I could do that. A later track came on after this and I was like OH YEH HERE WE GO so while FF deserve to be on this list, not with this album.
I probably resisted this at the time because it seemed like Nirvana-lite? That doesn’t seem so much like a bad thing now. Really like: “I’ll Stick Around” and “Big Me.” The album is about 15 minutes too long, though. This is really closer to 3.5 stars.
Не мой стиль, но музыка в общем-то неплохая и заводная!
83/100. A strong and well-produced introduction to Dave Grohl’s post-Nirvana career. The album carries a raw, gritty energy with dark grunge undertones and punchy alternative rock riffs. It’s impressive how much Grohl achieved solo on this project, handling nearly all instruments and vocals himself. While it may not be as polished as later Foo Fighters releases, its rough charm and strong songwriting make it a compelling and memorable debut.
This was alright didn't love anything but it was solid all around. I like it a little less then. The colour and the shape
Very boring mostly
While post-grunge has to be one of the WORST musical successors of all time, spewing out shit bands like Bush, Nickelback, Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Shinedown, Seether, and Matchbox Twenty; I have to give this album sine street cred for it's historical significance. Dave Grohl creating this entirely on his own and finishing within a month is insane. Makes me a proud Seattleite to see how for the FF have gone, even having their own stand in Jojo. While the movement they created is one of the worst, I appreciate this album as a relic of the time. 3/5
4/5 great album!! would recommend to anyone who likes rock. favourite song: floaty
Pretty good, with the listening!
Probably their second best album!
Not really my thing although I like this kind of music.
This album was a bit too heavy for me but I still dug it. I really liked Dave Grohl’s vocals throughout. Strong album.
Many hits and reliably rockin tunes, but it got a bit tired towards the end
Definitely 'Foo Fighters' enough to be a self-titled album. I enjoyed hearing some songs that, showing what I don't listen to a lot of, I'd not heard before. Great range across the album with a mix of very hard, almost metal, sound with some lower down and more mellow songs, too.
Full of rock bangers. Not bad for Grohl's first album after Nirvana.
Pretty solid album. Seems like hard work was put into each song. Consistent feel throughout but not boring.
One guy, one week and thus begins the second big band of Dave Grohl’s career. Solid pop rock.
Pretty good. Typical 90s alt-rock that makes for good background music.
Some bangers, not as good as their later stuff tho
Great album. 3-4 massive hits. I'm not really into the non hits as much because they tend to get a little metal adjacent, but it's still great. Somehow very heavy, but also not dark.
Very cool rhythms and some great songs.
A couple good tracks, but overall not enough melody for me.
Fuck i love this album. Eye opening, makes me feel like im 13. Baby baby baby. 5/5
Sounded a lot more raw and unpolished than their other albums, gave it a gritty feel that I appreciated. There weren't a ton of songs that stood out as amazing but also none that were weak, overall very solid rock album. 8/10
I've actually never listened to a Foo Fighters album. For some reason I had a really positive association with their name, but this album didn't really do it for me. Not unpleasant but didn't pull me in or make me want to listen to any of their other albums.
Still sounds great
Pretty cool that Dave wrote and recorded the album by himself and later formed the band
I have never listened to this album in its entirety before but I know almost every song on here, entirely against my will. Just derivative beige song after derivative beige song after derivative beige song. I hate it so so much.
One of those albums where I basically know every song already. It just never feels small. There’s such a punch to it. Like someone finally let the sun shine through the grunge clouds, it was perfect post Nirvana music. Just a rad album. No notes. Dave Rocks. Spins: a lot Playlist Additions: - This Is a Call - I'll Stick Around - Big Me - Alone + Easy Target - Good Grief - Floaty - For All The Cows
I’ve heard it way too many times. I mean it launched a juggernaut right so, can’t be terrible. There’s some good tunes, but I’m pretty tired of it.
Good stuff.
This album is very much a product of its time. It’s weird to me people complain it sounds like Nirvana. Aside from being a principal of that band, it is also grunge of the era. As I am not a big fan of grunge, this album didn’t make me swoon, but it was good enough and I definitely didn’t hate it.
Amazing & nostalgic! I love how rough around the edges it is.
Love this album! Everlong is truly amazing.
Hey, it's that band from that movie Studio 666. I liked their 2nd album more. Go have another kid outta wedlock Dave, that'll save your career. For real, I've kept politics out of this except maybe a few jabs. This was a solid debut. Not the best, but got the band where it needed to go. Some catchy hooks and grooves and riffs. Good album overall. I just wish the band could have a much better later discography cause it's not like these early albums.
לדעתי האלבום הכי טוב שלהם שיר מועדף - Oh, George
Heard it before. Best Foo Fighters album, they went downhill after this. This one is good because you can still hear a bit of a Nirvana influence here and there. Dave became deeply uncool not long after that 3/5
Smacked with a nostalgia wave. I bought this when it came out from Our Price in Carlisle and it took me right back to being 15 again. The first tracks were burned into my memory and i grinned like an idiot. Ill be honest and say towards the end it did drag and i think it may not be a classic, but it was a lot of fun
Felt sort of like a bland rock album. This gets bumped to a 3 after reading a little about it, pretty cool that Grohl did all the instruments for the recording.
This is a rare case where I really like several songs on the album a bit more than I like listening to the whole album.
Sounds just like Nirvana minus Kurt Cobain. Cool, if that's your thing.
I hated this when it came out, just because it wasn’t Nirvana. I thought it was an insult to the memory of Cobain. That was way too harsh. I don’t hate it anymore and I now realize something that the much younger version of me didn’t: Grohl had more grief than I did about Cobain and at least he did something creative and productive with his. But it’s not a great album. It’s amazing what Grohl could do all alone but too much of this winds up sounding generic. Foo Fighters would get better when they became an actual band.
Great album that started it all for the Foos. Say what you want about Dave Grohl, but I submit that he’s very talented. He may not be a musical genius, but he knows how to write a catchy song.
While you can definitely hear some of the remnants of Nirvana in the album brought from Dave Grohl, you can also sense the lack of Cobain in the style which made the album a little "more to be desired". This will get a 3.5 which is bumped down to 3 as it didn't really hit the heights to be closer to 4.
I thought the album was decent but not particularly remarkable or exciting. Definitely got Nirvana vibes as expected throughout (esp on 'I’ll Stick Around').
Initial reaction was it's good to see a Foo Fighters album I've never listened to. I then checked what other Foo Fighters albums made the list. None. The creator picked this over 'The Colour and the Shape'...the first album with actual band members and not just Dave Grohl. Anyway this is a decent debut album but no songs worth revisiting. Supposedly a lot of lyrics were written 15mins before recording. 3/5.
Not familiar with old Foo Fighters. Considering Dave Grohl did the whole album on his own is extremely impressive. Easy listening with a few heavier tracks. Will definitely listen to this regularly moving forward. Listened to with my headphones whilst cleaning the kitchen.
Favorite track: I'll stick around. Overall score 6.8/10.
Cover: 8 Starts with the familiar songs. The first two are slower than I remember but still decent. I liked Weanie Beanie and Watershed. Fun sons. Lyrics are nonsense but fun.
3/5 generic rock
Non il mio genere 2
Overall, good album. I started it thinking I was going to hear hit after hit, because the first 3 songs were all nearly instantly recognized. It did tail off a bit after that, but I enjoyed all the songs I heard. The most interesting track for me was Alone + Easy Target, simply because that *felt* like a Nirvana song minus Kurt. From the singing style to the instrumentation, it had all the hallmarks of being a Nirvana song that might have been left on the cutting room floor before Kurt's untimely passing.
I once called The Foo Fighters the “Nickelback of alternative rock” and got reprimanded for it. Of course, Nickelback is the Nickelback of alternative rock but my point is that Foo Fighters is bland and uninspired radio rock slop and more deserving of the reputation Nickelback is actually much better and Foo Fighters should have gotten all that hate instead. 2.42
I really like Kurt Cobain here.
A great debut from these guys. I say 'guys' but it's really just Dave. Still tinged bit with a bit of the Nirvana sound, before they went to soft (although it does have Big Me on it). Starts strong with tracks like 'This is a call' and 'I'll stick around' still one of their top albums.
Punk rock feel Definitely 90s +3 Weenie Beenie +1 for naming Ps. I'm called a cow
Didn't know this was a solo project after Kurt Cobain died I knew it sounded close but never put them together.
best foo record imo 5 stars has a lot of nirvana leftovers not a bad thing
mweh. Too little grunge, too straight forward rock.
primera vez que escucho foo fighters. tendría que haberlos escuchado antes. sólido
You can really hear that Grohl is coming fresh out of Nirvana here. There are more mellow moments that don’t have the raw power that Something in the way has, but convey a bittersweet feeling. The loud and grungy sounds are really nice on here as well.
It was solid, no stand out hits. The Foo Fighters hit their stride more in works after this I think.
I've never been into Foo Fighters, and I'm still not. Their music is fine, but not particularly interesting to me.
I'm not a fan of the Foo Fighters. I can't think of any song they have had out I think is worthy of a listen. It isn't they are bad, it's just I find them average. I forgot Grohl recorded this entire album on his own playing. It's too long, sounds like rehashed Nirvana, and generally fairly bland. I suppose there could be a great FF album to be on this list, but I definitely don't think it's this one.
Not my cup of tea at all
It’s okay. I think 13 year old me would have loved it.
this album is so nostalgic to me for no reason
Wonder why I never listened to this before..
I’d never listened to an album of theirs in its entirety. This one was a treat from start to finish 👍
My day is upon us. I can’t believe this is the album they picked over Colour and The Shape, arguably a top 100 album all time. This album still rules and is the best example of sad dude alone in his garage making an album by himself. I am a big nirvana fan but this album really lays the groundwork to fix everything wrong with Nirvana while still having the same energy and stronger songwriting (further expanded on in colour and the shape!!!) This is a 10/10 (colour is a 15/10) and then the third album is like an 8 and then nose dive into oblivion except wasting light was really good. This album has sick rock, radio friendly jams, screamo elements, hardcore songs, and a couple shoegaze esque selections, I’ve got no complaints on anything here except his lyrics are a little weak at times (i heard he fixes this on the colour and the shape!!!) Great album, go listen to colour and the shape
Definitely a Food Fighters album. I liked this more than I thought I would. They certainly have a sound. There are some bangers on here, some good ones, and some that I'm not a fan of. Overall a much stronger album than I anticipated. Besides the obvious hits, Weenie Beenie is a fun one for me. I also really like Exhausted. Good 4
I didn't want to hear this, I feel that I've had enough second hand foo fighters for a lifetime and the opener did not help at all with casting off post-nirvana cash grab accusations. I was pleasantly surprised by most of it though. There's a world where Grohl played way more Big Me and For All the Cows type songs and I really wish we got to see that before the descent into xl102.1 arena rock mega-hits. It was Pavement-y and I liked that jangly geetar. Also felt some kyuss/early QOTSA on a song or two in here, another high note. I see now how this side-project turned into his main gig, it's a solid record that's as unfocused and rushed as it probably should be - he didn't know this was gonna blow up like it did, but the songs don't overstay and are pretty catchy. 4/5 that's as high as I can go for any foo fighters record, but this just might be my 2nd favorite one now (behind wasting light, shout out steve)
It's the Foo Fighters. Pretty good debut album. Pretty same-y all the way through. I did start to zone out near the middle. A fun listen, but not something I would return to a lot. This is a Call is definitely the stand out track.
2/1001 Primer álbum de foo fighters, y es la primera vez escuchandolos además de Everlong, me gusta ese estilo bien rock? Que era algo que definitivamente necesitaba, Canción favorita: Floaty
I guess this is how I found out the Foo started this early... damn. They definitely found their sound between this and their second album. Some tracks on this stood out, including Big Me and For All the Cows, but it's not at all what I'd call Foo Fighters. Everyone's gotta have a debut album, I guess. I just don't think this is one with much replay value. 5/10
Well, it's pretty obvious that a drummer recorded this album; that's pretty neat. That's about all I have to say on this one, it's pretty mid.
Another album where the backstory and production are more interesting than the music itself. Grohl pretty much single-handedly creating this is very impressive and admirable on a technical level even if I find most of the music quite dull and it was the inception behind what would eventually become an incredibly overplayed and only occasionally entertaining music group. I think that's another tough part, it's really hard to have too much of a strong reaction to something like the Foo Fighters other than exhaustion with how much air time they get. While this was only 45 minutes I felt like it stretched every last second out of that runtime, with a fairly monotonous style of sound permeating the whole album. Alongside some very repetitive lyrics to compliment it.
i've never been a huge fan of foo fighters. they're a bit too derivative mall-punk to me, with some admittedly good hits but the standouts have always been their music videos. great music videos, some say they have the biggest, most beautiful music videos. fortunately big me is the first music video to feature dave grohl in braids therefore elevating this album to a 3 for me. i think the most dissapointing part was that grohl's drumming was so good in nirvana and it's so middling in this release. standouts for me are good grief, exhausted and x-static. if every track carried the same grungy depressed tone i'd probably like it more, but you can hear him starting to lean into the pop-rock mall-punk sound that foo fighters would eventually adopt which just isn't for me.
I thought I had some sympathy for THE FOOIES despite their one note music being overplayed on every commercial rock station on every jobsite in australia, but it seems that the stuff i'd heard that was an enjoyable listen came from later albums. Never heard the debut album by this famous group of AIDS denialists and secret family havers but interesting to note that their sound hasn't evolved AT ALL in THIRTY YEARS.
This album has been a dark shadow stalking the corner of my vision since we started this list. I got it early on when I first started it on my own. I gave a scathing review and at the time gave it a 4/10 and with hindsight it should have been a 3. I've dreaded this album. Here's what i wrote the first time Every song sounds so washed out, thid is a call gets interesting towards the end but goes nowhere with it and then the song ends. Nothing on the album sounds as hard, sharp or punchy as it should. Instead of a hearty stew of hard it is the auditory equivalent of dirty dishwater. Weenie Beenie is definitely the best track by a mile as it doesn't sound like milquetoast watered down hard rock and actually has a little edge and punch. Cool album cover though. An album from an artist at a time it couldn't fail. The fact that this is even remotely compared to anything Nirvana put out is a joke. Listen to Milk by Nirvana and then anything off this album and tell me it's even remotely comparable. Mid production at best. Didn't help that after this album finished a them crooked vulture track came on and immediately shat on everything in this album. I feel mostly the same only that it wasn't nearly as bad. Maybe the better headphones made all the difference. Just really mid this time. 5/10
A well-performed novelty. The lyrics, according to Dave Grohl, were written 20 minutes before the week-long recording of this album, of which only one instrumental track is played by someone other than him. In terms of industriousness I suppose this album gets top marks. In all honesty, it would have been more fair to review The Colour and the Shape as this album feels overshadowed by the loss of Cobain and feels more like a coda to Grohl's career in Nirvana, whereas his sophomore effort feels like he's come into his own. Music serves a purpose, some music is designed to make you cry, self-reflect, be happy, run, pine for something long gone. This album is designed to pine for another garage beer, this is music to drink mid-strength lager to on a Saturday afternoon with 4-5 other people. The kind of music for conversations that begin with "Remember when..." and "What happened to X?". Highlights: Oh, George, X-Static, Exhausted
Foo Fighters is music for people who don’t actually like music. Genericore. And this isn’t even the kind of music that Dave Grohl listens to. He likes Pantera or Gwar or some shit. This is just pablum he made to sell records to normies. Well I ain’t buying.
I like a lot of Foo Fighters songs but the album on the whole is just fine I suppose. The first half of the album has some bangers but it loses steam halfway through. "I'll Stick Around" still rocks 30 years later. But I'll be honest I don't know how this one made a 1001 albums list. Maybe it's to show post-Nirvana Dave Grohl but it's not the band's best work. Grohl played all the instruments and sang on this album so you don't even get Taylor Hawkins, whose drumming was really integral to the band for years before his untimely death. I'm surprised they didn't go with The Colour and the Shape (which has "Everlong" and "My Hero," two timeless songs) or There Is Nothing Left to Lose (first full album with Hawkins). Missed opportunity here to showcase the band here.
The kind of album most bands will never even come close to making in their entire career, and this was just the first one Dave released. Still grunge but with a Foo flair.
i have always loved this album and sometimes wish the foos still sounded this raw. can be hard for me to distinguish nostalgia from how good this really is admittedly. 4.5 stars
Great album
One of The Best debuts of all times
3.75
Wow, this brought back a lot of memories. I've never loved the Foo Fighters, but I've always liked them - just fun to listen to, solid music.
Crazy this was all Dave Grohl, definitely had some nirvana influences and it really felt like there was a lot of emotion to the songs. Favourites: this is a call, I’ll stick around, good grief, floaty, weenie Beenie and oh George. Overall 7/10.
For some reason, even though they are quintessential rock, and I'm a big fan of rock music, I find Foo Fighters incredibly boring. I feel bad because I know they're not a bad band. I feel like they're like the average of all the rock music in the 90's, which in theory sounds good but you actually just end up with something uninspiring (to me!)
I'm really not a fan of the extremely fuzzy and blown out recording quality of the album. I find that the songs all sound very similar in style and substance to me, both in lyrical content and in actual melodies and rhythm. I would prefer to listen to any Nirvana album over this ten times out of ten. I don't mean to disregard the value of this album to Dave, but it's certainly not for me.
Doesn't leave much of an impression.
Solid album, there's not a song I don't like. I do think One By One is a better album all around though and more worthy of inclusion than this one.
Growing up, everyone liked the Foo Fighters, but nobody listened to the Foo Fighters. My punk friends never had a Foo Fighters CD in their disorganized piles of music covering the floor. My goth friends just didn’t think Grohl was dark enough, despite playing the devil in Tenacious D. My preppy friends serenaded girls by playing Everlong on their acoustic guitars, but otherwise only rocked out to Dave Matthew’s. I knew the core Foo Fighters songs from the radio, but I always wondered, who is this for? Who’s listening to this? Yet, here we are, thirty years on, and these guys are still selling out shows, playing SNL, spitting out records. Who’d have guessed it? This debut album is impressive considering it was composed solely by Grohl in a state of grieving. I always marveled at how different the Foo Fighters were from Nirvana, how cheerful, triumphant, and poppy. This album is sort of like the missing link from how we got from Nirvana-state to Foo-state. Glad I listened to it for that bit of education, but doubtful I’ll put it on again.
The album cover is a gun. That's pretty cool
Amazing. I still love The Colour And The Shape and especially There Is Nothing Left To Lose much more, but there're lots of awesome songs on this debut, Alone + Easy Target is just soooo damn great
Très grunge, ça me fait un peu chier. Mais c’est plutôt cool dans son genre.
Meh. Fine, but I`ve heard better FF albums
Excellent debut, self-titled album. It was always going to be tough for Dave Grohl to follow up on his Nirvana success but he didn't seem to have a problem doing so and Foo Fighters is still a household name and selling out stadiums to this day, 30 years later. Solid album from a solid band, led by a great guy.
A fun debate is “which is the greater band: Foo Fighters or Nirvana?” It’s not an overly important debate and you could argue that it’s not necessary and better to just enjoy them both. That said, it’s hard to think of another situation where a member or members of a famous band had such incredible success after the first band ended. New Order comes to mind but I don’t think they have near the popularity of the Foos, certainly not in the States. Anyway, the Foos debut isn’t a perfect record, but it’s definitely a fun one. This Is A Call is a fantastic opener, and Big Me may be my favorite song of Dave’s. Dave may never escape Nirvana’s shadow, but he doesn’t have to.
you can definitely tell dave grohl is the frontman because there are HEAVY nirvana influences (see “i’ll stick around”). i also really liked “alone + easy target”! the instrumentation was really well done and the chorus is super catchy (but not in an annoying earworm way). “floaty” was another standout and was the perfect rock ballad! “weenie beenie” started getting into screamer rock (which i lowkey mess with). i am also gonna glaze the electric solo in “oh, george”. HUGE fan of the electric guitar. so it’s no surprise that i loved “x-static”. cannot believe i haven’t tried foo fighters before this. 5/5.
Jag gillar 90s slop har jag insett denna veckan. X-static är den bästa låten OCH jag föredrar Foo Fighters framför Nirvana. Jag vet att det inte är den åsikten man "ska" ha men 🤸🤸🤸🤸gillar inte alla deras album men gillar detta
Rockin
Are you a commercial pop-orientated radio station that wants to occasionally play something "edgy"? Presenting the Foo Fighters. Whilst admiring Grohl's "fuck it, I'm just going to play everything", it's hard to believe this would have got any traction at all if it hadn't been Grohl. If I'd gone into the only bar in town in Nowheresville USA on a Friday night in 95 (a) I would have been underage and (b) had this been playing, I wouldn't have thought - these guys are gonna make it.
Enjoyable listen.
Those Foos better watch their backs
Rock on
for my surprise its good
Have you ever heard of Hüsker Dü? I bet Dave Grohl has! At least this is better (with the exception of The Colour and Shape) then all the shite that came after.
Dave Grohl seems to have the (insecure?) impulse to make these songs heavier than they need to be. Most of these songs, that he himself wrote, have emotionally resonant and/or candy-ass melodies, but they are trapped in confused arrangements that are signaling you to head-bang. It’s like he’s soulfully uncomfortable not pummeling the shit out his drums or tossing basic hard rock distortion on his guitar even when that guitar is playing pretty intricate chord shapes. It is true that Dave is a great punk/grunge drummer whose forceful style elevated Nirvana, but Foo Fighters ain’t really that type of band. There’s a hollowness in the heavy here. This is why “Big Me” ends up being the best and bravest song by far, because it is allowed to be its true self: a gentle and self-reflective/confessional ditty with nicely strummed guitars and softly played drums. The self-restraint pays off.
very good debut but lowkey all the songs sound very familiar and found it kinda repetitive at some point but I really enjoyed the rawness of the voice and guitar recordings
This has to be the most bland set of Foo Fighters songs I have listened to. It doesn’t really have the highs and lows of their later catalogue so you’re left with the uninspiring middle. It was an ok listen but left me disappointed.
You can feel the emotion behind the rock in this album. Lots of feeling, lots of yelling, lots of rocking. Was good for keeping me awake at work today. 3 stars
I much preferred Nirvana from earlier this week.
good in the background, not an album I'd put on to really listen to tho
First Foot Fighter's album in this list.
For background: I have a complex relationship with the Seattle music scene of the 90s. Grunge remains one of my favourite genres overall, and as the motherland, Seattle and its music scene provided me with a wealth of listening material, inspiration for my own music career, and a relatable atmosphere. Having said that, and as a drummer myself, Dave Grohl doesn't occupy any sort of pedestal on my so-called music shrine. A vagabond, he found himself in Seattle after doing hard time touring the globe with East-coast punk band Scream, and to my ear, this background features prominently in his approach to music. With respect to my own propensities at the kit, I don't rank him amongst the most influential drummers of 90s Seattle. Heck, I don't really like Nirvana, and I don't enjoy Foo Fighters all that much. Onto the album review: On its face, this album broadcasts Dave's slant towards punk. My enjoyment of punk faces a natural limitation because that's the purpose of the genre itself, but deeper inside this material, I can sense the impact that Dave's time with Nirvana manifested in his own creativity. It pops out in different ways track-to-track, whether it's the songs with a more overall acoustic approach, or the punk-flavoured tracks with uncharacteristically-extended riffs. For me, there's enough lurking beneath the surface to make an active listen worthwhile. Based on the background I wrote above, I didn't expect to find any value in listening to this, and I can admit now that this album surprised me. In a vacuum: This is an interesting and somewhat diverse garage-rock album, and it's worth a listen to anyone with an interest in that style. For Grohl fans: This is an interesting and somewhat diverse slice-of-life at a pivotal point in Dave's life and career, and it's worth a listen to anyone with an interest in his transition from Nirvana to what comes next. 3.5/5 -> 4/5, I think it's a must-hear *if* you have historical context for what makes this album important.
This album is fine. It’s rough around the edges, and DG shows off his musicianship and grunge roar adequately. I like the songs for the most part. They have a decent energy and catharsis. However, there isn’t much variety on there, and the beat is relentless. It sounds very much like the cheap band you booked because Nirvana were too expensive. It’s pretty front loaded and drags a bit towards the end, but on the whole it’s a decent listen. I like it well enough, and it’s probably the best offering from the Foos. It’s just not that innovative or inspiring.
very nostalgic
klimacik 7/10, znałam jedna piosenkę, dla mnie za dużo się tam dzieje więc na dłuższą metę męczy
Dave est un super mec, mais alors qu’est ce que cet album est chiant N’apporte rien de plus à ce qui existait déjà, un ersatz de nirvana
Rompish
Some nirvana influences but generally much happier and hopeful music
The blandest band to ever be the world's biggest rock band. Maybe their least bland album. Still pretty bland though.
Yeah good stuff
Love em. All their albums. It’s just good honest harmless 90’s rock. Don’t ever change Dave Grohl.
My least favourite of Dave Grohl's side project. +1 for low
high energy and non-Stop garage punk diy sort of vibe
Another one from my teenage years, but didn’t find that this one held up as well. A few stand out tracks, but found myself struggling to connect.
Where it all began again. Dave Grohl delivers a catchy and scratchy solo debut, picking up where his last band left off but adding even more big radio sensibilities. Tight bangers abound. Favourite tracks: This Is a Call, Big Me, Alone + Easy Target, Good Grief
Top notch rock, the whole album. 4.5/5
Great album.
Right off the cusp of Kurt murdering Dave Grohl and wearing his skin so that he could leave the spotlight of Nirvana to pursue other ventures. This is the other venture. You can hear the early forms of the Poo Attackers greatest hits that didn’t quite turn out to be a greatest hit. There were multiple times where a line delivery made me think Kurt was going to burst from the Grohl seams and start destroying a guitar in the sound booth. But he kept his cool and produced some really mediocre songs that I almost instantly forgot and then went home to cheat on his wife with someone half his age. 4/10
One good song.
Not my thing
Fantastic debut album. I’m not a Foo Fighters fan, but in this debut Dave shows off his grunge / punk roots, by writing all the songs, playing all the instruments, and singing. This is FF before they became a dad rock band. I love every song.
Haven't been able to get in the Foo Fighters that much, but this was pretty great overall.
It is good alt-pop-rock with wide appeal, but a little to ho hum sounding for me with no hook. I don't think the vocals are super strong on this album either.
I really like this. Catchy songs. Drums are brilliant, obviously. Guitars turned up to 11. Might've been nice to have a little more variety, but sometimes you just want to rock.
Starts strong with a lot of fondly remembered Foo Fighter songs, like This Is A Call, I'll Stick Around, and Big Me. Lots of repetitive phrasing. Alone + Easy Target and Good Grief are obnoxious listens. Good Grief is a generally good song but annoying way "Hate it" is repeated is very grating. Floaty is a step up from Good Grief, but isn't a song I'd come back to. It seems to be attempting a "floaty" vibe, which I enjoy in songs that execute it well, but this just sounds like the same song but less intense. Weenie Beenie starts pretty annoying. The vocals are intentionally made to be extremely grating. I think that can work but it doesn't seem like they've mastered song writing at this point in order to make that work. Oh, George sounds like a "Foo Fighters" song, but kind of a boring one. It lacks the energy of some of their more well-known classics. For All the Cows was a nice positive spot in a part of the album that's started to drag. Not good enough to warrant further listens, but I wouldn't be unhappy to hear it again. X-Static puts me to sleep. That being said, it could definitely find its way on a more lowkey, chill playlist with the more whispered vocals. I vibe with this. Wattershed is meh. Tries to be a high paced, heavy metal joint but it doesn't work. Exhausted is a quiet "exhausted" song. Honestly, a pretty good way to close off the album. Overall, after my initial listen, probably a 2-2.5 for me.
Definitely not a bad album, but for me it's a bit too basic and repetitive. Songs like "Big Me" and "Floaty" and "X-Static" are my favourites. I really disliked "Weenie Beenie" and "Wattershed". All the other songs are good but nothing special. 7/10
Where it all started, love the raw, minimal approach on this one a lot and glad some of these songs are still in live rotation.
love love love this record. ❤️ dave playing all the instruments.
Decent general rock music. 8.0/10
Not exactly an essential album, but perfect if you want to chart out the exact middle of the road
It sounds like a Foo Fighters album, everything in there is an instant classic and I can hear clearly how it inspired the rest of their discography. Not their best of course considering Dave Grohl did everything in the album but you can learn how much impact that gave to the band.
Really like the driving sound and the fact that he recorded the album himself. Handmade and authentic and still touring thirty years later.
Took me to a good place. 4/5
As a big Nirvana fan, I’ve tried to get into the Foo Fighters. Obviously they both make different types of rock music but I like Dave Grohl. Something about the Foo Fighters has just never clicked with me so I was surprised to find myself enjoying this album. Although this album is mostly Grohl, it has a raw almost grunginess to it that I find a lot of later Foo Fighters albums lack and that made this a lot more enjoyable!
I was very skeptical at the time when the drummer from nirvana was releasing an album. But I loved its rawness and sound and I was at Reading festival to see them in one of their first gigs. Colour and the shape is the best album foos made but, to me, this is second
Not a HUGE Foo Fighters fan, but respect the hell out of them, and just genuinely love Dave Grohl's story. I really enjoyed this and thought it was maybe even almost kinda great. 4.5
Dave Grohl seems like an all around awesome rock and roll dude. Which the world needs more of. However, outside of Everlong and Best of You I gotta say the Foo Fighters have never really done it for me.
3/10…grunge / 90er rock
I like the foos
really boring
Older Foo Fighters is not what I'm used to. Definitely grittier and grungy. Pretty decent
Sometimes this felt like the 4th Nirvana album which makes alot of sense given that it's Dave Grohl in 1995. Not a huge fan of FF, but this album was pretty good. I may have to visit some of their other stuff.
Never listened to this all the way through before — really interesting cultural relic of the transition from grunge to here in 1994/95.
7/10
A solid rock album that threads the needle between grunge, punk, and metal. It felt like a Dave Grohl solo album, but a fantastic start to what was to come.
This is 'OK'. It didn't grab me on first listen. Didn't offend me either. It might grow on me... bit 'porridge made with salt and water'; OK but you really want to add some taste. Oh yeah, 'bland', that's the word. 3/5.
Pretty good first album, nothing too special on this album.
hell yeah, its like baby foo fighters, you can hear where "the sound" cam from but it hasnt been polsished yet
Does what it sets out to do, but not in a particularly exciting way - this has none of the magic of Nirvana. I like it well enough, but can't see myself seeking it out.