Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Damn he did that alone
First two songs were really good. Then all the songs started to sound the same. But I did enjoy this album. Downloading it!
I support this band being in the list, but this album... I think The Colour And The Shape; There Is Nothing Left To Lose or One By One lay more claim to these titles imo. Not to say this is a bad album but it doesn't capture the spirit of what was to come.
Nothing negative to say about this but also kinda forgettable
It is a perfect rock/pop album that doesn’t miss. Really enjoyable.
Aika voimallinen! Grunge kuuluu, vaikka 2000-lukua lähestytään. B-puolella jopa Nirvana (no shit). Tykkään kyllä, asenne on hyvä eikä ole liian kieli poskessa tehtyä, vaikka taitoa ja selkeää visiota halutusta suunnasta ja estetiikasta ei yhtään piilotella.
Huolellista, jopa kekseliästä rockia, jonka esteettiset ominaispiirteet (kevyen hämyilevät sointuvaihdokset ja rytmitajuton Biitti isolla B:llä) heikentävät lopullisen tuotoksen tehoa.
Listening to this now just makes me depressed thinking of how far the Foo have drifted from this. I had to listen to Color and the Shape after this just to see, and yeah its good, but it loses some of the fuzz and grunginess that's in this album and you can start to hear hints of the arena rock future of the band. Maybe a new Foo album that is just Dave could sound like this one again? Or perhaps everything he felt at the time and put into this album is gone, so its magic can never be recreated?
I’ve underrated this album. Always loved the shape and the colour, but haven’t listened much to this one previously. No big hits but some really nice riffs and an emotional undercurrent I appreciate. New fave: floaty
Not my favourite foo fighters album. A bit too grungy rock for me.
Ai tämä on näin puuduttava? Samanlaisia kappaleita pötkössä. Jotenkin ankeaakin soundeiltaan, joka selittynee sillä että Grohl taisi soittaa kaikki soittimet itse.
I would give it 3-1/2 stars if I could. It's better than most of the other stuff around but yet not as good as most other Foo Fighters records. Regardless, it's an mportant lo-fi predecessor to what was to come from Dave Grohl
My favorite of the Foo Fighter albums, still really had that 90s sound that I've always been very partial to. Much less there sound but you can still hear where they would later reach. Next album was more theirs but more polished and I really like the rougher edges here.
Very formidable album, definitely going to listen to this one again. Better than I expected. I also didn't know the Foo Fighters backstory, so that was cool.
I’ve heard this one before. Better than I expected but my expectations were low. Wouldn’t say many songs stuck out to me but it was an okay listen overall. Not my favorite from them.
All timer, second favorite foo album
Big respect for Dave Grohl...the ultimate rock fan and its best advocate. This first album is a tour de force, as Grohl played all instruments, finding his own voice and sound. But I just do not really dig it. I prefer the man's work behind the drum kit.
This is so far from In Utero, a bit too cheesy to me. An ok follow-up to Nirvana with some really good songwriting. Foo Fighters (actually Grohl alone) have proved they could last 30 years and keep winning people over long after the grunge era faded away… and that’s already saying something. Seen them live back in the 90s and it was really boring, so I am not very enthusiastic.
Aw I'm so torn between 4 and 5, as I'd give Colour Shape a solid 5, and this isn't quite the same level to me? But then it's one human pouring lots into a short record and I'm a sucker for that sort of activity. Fiiiiiiine 5* life is too short to think too much on this! :)
Decent Album
I think I thought this album was slow and chill because of Big Me. Not at all.
Goodish.
Very nice. knew some songs but don't know enough of their catalogue.
A solid mid 90s american rock album with a lot of bangers and beauty. David Grohl's musicianship has to be commended(he wrote and recorded the whole album by himself, played the guitars and drums all by himself). It's said to have started the post grunge era , which is basically grunge but less abrasive and more melodious. This Is A Call, I'll Stick Around, Alone + Easy Target, Good Grief were all great rocking bangers. The tracks Floaty, Oh George and X- Static(ah those descending haunting chords) had a shoegazy vibe. The emotional intensity of these songs becomes even more powerful when heard in the context of David Grohl's depressive phase after Cobain's suicide and making this album was a cathartic therapy for him. Although lyrically, I have no idea what any of it actually means I love the songs that end by fading towards the end. Exhausted was a perfect closer for a near perfect album.
The production was goofy but thay added to the charm imo
Good in parts. Could be better if Kurt sang it
Half of the songs just sounded like whining to me
I really didn’t like Foo Fighters when this came out. But I have grown to appreciate Dave Grohl over the years. In the “drummer from band goes on to solo career” I’d rank him above dingo, Collins and Henley
Cool riffs in Weenie Beenie. Love the Foo Fighters & Dave Grohl but didn’t really love this album. Not much that stood out, seems like the same song rewritten for the most part.
It's a one-man band record that checks all the boxes, and it's honestly quite original and not intensely derivative like other records on the list. Grohl never intended for it to continue his career; he made it to cope with the loss of a close friend and bandmate. Writing and recording this record is what kept Grohl in the music industry, and the album is honestly quite the achievement, and it is essential.
Very listenable.
Meh- it's ok for what it is. It does what it says on the tin.
Great debut album
Pretty straightforward album, without much surprises. This is as generic as it gets, pure radio rock. There is not much of interest on the album, the chord progressions are simple, the lyrical themes are fine, nothing new, there are no solos or fills of any kind. Only every now and again there is a semi interesting song, but they also tend to repeat the same ideas and the simple song structure throughout. The whole album was written and recorded by Grohl, which is impressive before you listen to the album, since it does genuinely sound like it was written by a single person. There are no interesting parts on any of the instruments, they just do the same thing throughout the song, there is no special musicianship skills which every individual artist which is a master of their instruments brings to the table. Having in mind, this is not the only "one man" album out there, and there are some great ones, some work from Price for one, so this is no excuse. Was between a 2 and a 3, some of the songs are not complete filler, and the fact that the whole album was performed by Grohl himself, weren't enough to pull me to a 3.
Solid album that is exactly what it needs to be and does it extremely well.
Фу
I loved this - I faintly remember some of these songs from when I was a child but I am glad to have listened to the album in its entirety. Standout tracks: - This Is a Call (4/5) - Weenie Beenie (4/5) - For All the Cows (4/5) - Exhausted (4/5)
By halfway through I was bored as hell. All the songs are at a similar tempo and the vocals are sleepy. There are some good moments that sound very Nirvana-y, when the tempo picks up and the sounds get janglier. It’s a good reminder that Nirvana wasn’t all Kurt Cobain and that Dave Grohl has talent too. But this has aged into dad rock at this point.
Great record written and recorded by one single guy who was known as a drummer. You like him or not, this is quite an achievement.
One of the best albums by the foo fighters even better when you discover that grohl did everything on this album
This album takes me back.
Genre that defined my childhood but I didn't really get into Foo Fighters until after High School (2005)
rnr
Underrateds: -Good Grief -For All The Cows
Cinema, un gran recordatorio, hacia tiempo que no escuchaba el album
10/10
Songs like This is a call and Big me are great power pop tunes. Bit like Nirvana, but without the angst. These first few Foo fighters albums had the relaxed and innocent atmosphere of just enjoying making music, before Foo fighters turned into stadium machine. I quite like this album, although it gets bit monotonic towards the end
Some songs more pop than I assumed. As positive/neutral comment would be that somehow lukewarm album.
Foo Fighters have a special place in my heart, even though this might be the album I’ve listened to the least. Still, there’s something about Grohl’s singing voice and drumming that really hits my tastebuds in a good way. The fact that he did it all by himself doesn’t diminish the significance of the album.
Never was really into Foo Fighters and listening through this didn't sway me one way or another. I guess this was rougher around the edges than their latter music, but didn't really hit a nerve of any kind.
Just don’t get them. Average at best
5.0 - Awesome
As a Nirvana, Foo Fighters and big Dave Grohl fan I probably have a biased opinion, I mean it was a 5 before I even bothered to think about it. I don't usually write more than 2 or 3 lines for a review, but... This is an epic debut album, considered to have started post-grunge. Not only did Dave write all the tracks, play all the instruments and (along with the help of Barrett Jones) produce the album, but he did so in just 6 days, most of the songs being recorded in around 45 minutes. To do this on the back of a heavy and tragic loss is nothing less than empowering and incredible. The success from an album born from insecurity, depression and bereavement. How rock n roll! Not surprisingly, the drums are truly magnificent. Dave's musicianship really shines throughout. It really opened everything up for Dave and Foo Fighters. I'd give it more than 5 if I could, but hey ho.
Foo Fighters, cool! But very mediocre first album. Their sound is good but not a great mix and meh songs.
Great side project
Nope
Good album, there are quite a few better Foo fighter albums tho
Wish I paid a little more attention when listening. Just feels like classic foo fighters stuff which is very good at bringing the hype! I would rate this higher than all 3 star ones but lower than 4 star ones
Примітивний альбом. Нічого особливого
I like it overall. Foo Fighters are not my favorite band to listen to - I don't know why. They just always felt soft to me. Even on this album, when they are objectively not being soft. I think it's stems from my prenotion of industry favoritism because of nirvana's. It is a really solid rock album though. More intense than some of foo fighters other stuff which I enjoyed.
Fair play to the man for doing this all alone, for fun, post-Nirvana. Some saves too: This Is a Call Good Grief Exhausted
Meh
Awesome. Know it well
Totally get why this record is on this list and it 100 percent belongs given the history of nirvana and on the heels of Cobains suicide. This is raw, and I always thought it was so cool that Groel played every instrument. The guy gets music, he loves metal and writes really catchy songs. Using my best Borat impersonation, “I like!”
Completely bonkers that he just did this himself. I wonder if he would have gotten up the courage to start sharing these songs with Kurt if he had not died. They kind of sound like Nirvana songs, but don't 'feel' like Nirvana songs. It's hard to get past the first 4 brilliant tracks and hear the rest of the album as inferior because they are just that good. The rest of the album doesn't quite meet those tracks, but is still a fun listen. I think shaving a couple of tracks off might have helped--there are a couple that sound similar to other songs on the album.
Early Foo is good goo. Faves: - I'll Stick Around - Good Grief - Floaty - Wattershed
Never listened to this album before but I can see that Foo Fighters have basically always been the same since inception. It's a guitar and Dave Grohl repeating the same line over and over. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. My favourite song was "Big Me" which sounds very Beatles inspired to my ears.
Interesting sort of footnote almost to the Foo Fighters experience as it continues today. On some tracks, ol' Dave seems to have found his voice and vibe, and others I find to be more generic '90's Rock' fodder. Very interesting that this made the list of must listens for me, as the Sophomore effort has all the big tracks.
Very heavy sounding album. Love the riffs and drumming from Grohl. Some good melodies also. Can definitely hear his influence from Kurt Cobain
Cool I guess
Dreary, tuneless dishwater stodge. Unless you have run out of melatonin I don’t understand the appeal at all.
It's okay, you can listen to it sometimes when you want something more energetic. 6.5 out of 10.
Cool post grunge crunchiness, a couple tracks are nice but overall a bit tiresome.
I didn't know how much I'd like them. This first album was slightly more mellow which of course I'm a fan of.
This album felt like a large wave of noise, with just 1 song to allow for breathing room. Sounded decent overall.
Good vibes, Solid 8/10, not my taste for repeated listening tho
Good grief, Good Grief is amazing Oh, George = banger
Wow, they really haven’t changed even remotely since their first album. While I still like Dave better as a drummer overall, his iconic voice is always a delight to listen to. 2 songs in and I’m starting to realize this is one of those albums where I’ve heard a lot of these songs before but can’t name any of them off the top of my head. "I’ll Stick Around" and "Alone + Easy Target" are an absolute bop. Peculiar that this is the album they chose for the Foo Fighters, but I’m not complaining. This is a STRONG first album to get. Absolutely screams 90’s. Get used to seeing a lot of Grunge adjacent albums at the top of my list.
Eh, it’s really not my thing. It is the epitome of that thing, though.
Could take or leave the Foos, I like some stuff but I'm not really into them as such. This wasn't too bad as first albums go and it was cool to learn that Dave did this all by himself. Some decent songs but not life-changing
I owned this album and listened to it a TON when it came out. Still love it but don't reach for it as often today as I did when I was an angsty teenager.
Definite the start of something great.....but a little thin on this one.
Generic 90s rock band music
The best FF album.
This is probably the best of their albums, probably because of the proximity to their time in Nirvana. I hate that somehow Dave Grohl is the face of rock and roll now; all FF music sounds more or less the same to me.
It's good, but I'm trying really hard to find something specific to cling onto. The Foo Fighters debut is that prototypical alt rock album everyone would go on to copy in the 00s. ⭐⭐⭐
It’s good but I also found it a bit samey after a while
Good for a debut but not their best album. Fairly raw and distant feel compared with their later works.
Lots of great songs, I'm biased though.
I mean no denying this was a strong debut. Some solid fun tracks. And cool that Grohl had this so ready to go after Niravana. But to consider this one the greatest albums of all time is pretty odd to me
There is a Chuck Klosterman quote about the first Van Halen album being the perfect average rock record - anything worse than it is bad, anything better is good. Foo Fighters are the embodiment of the Hagar-era of that metric.
Enjoyed this one more than I expected to, and it turns out I already knew most of the songs. Dave Grohl clearly picked up a lot of songwriting cues from Kurt Cobain — "Alone + Easy Target" sounds like a Nirvana B-side. His talent at marrying loud, distorted guitars with catchy melodies recalls his former band, Husker Du and Weezer's Green Album. And the riffing on "Weenie Beanie" (what is it with these song titles tho) foreshadows his later collaboration with Queens of the Stone Age. But as the song titles suggest, it's probably best not to focus on the lyrical content.
I think this is an important album to include on the list, because it marks an important turning point for rock music. When Foo Fighters was released in 1995, it was clear even to my teenaged self that "alternative rock" was cooked: there was nothing alternative about the sound anymore. Crunchy guitars no longer signified anything subcultural or rebellious. This is just what rock music sounded like circa 1995. And it's pretty much what most non-hyphenated rock music has sounded like since. It's inoffensive, occasionally catchy, but mostly boring as fuck.
This was fine, but nothing that wowed me. Not sure why this is on the list.
From one huge debut (The Cars) to another...both with gigantic hits as their first three tracks. The big difference is the format era...The Cars being released at the height of vinyl, and this one at the height of CDs. I think the Cars win out here being forced to whittle down their output to a nice-sized 9 tracks, while the Foo Fighters had the need to fill up much more of a 80 minute CD. As such, this albums starts out great but tires soon after and I had to struggle a bit to get through all 12 tracks. To be fair, part of that is likely just due to the amount of times I heard this all through the latter half of the 90s. Maybe this is one of those albums that I just got burnt out on. All that said, no doubt this is an iconic and important album of the era. Signaling that transition from 100% grunge into a more pop-song direction.
Not bad. Heard enough of it on the radio at the time of release, don’t think I need to go back and listen. Cheers though.
6,83
da fehlte noch so einiges
Really good debut. Dave played everything himself and also co produced it. Under the circumstances in which Nirvana came to an end and him being only known as a drummer, this was one of the surprise examples of a really talented guy hiding in plain sight.
Groupe connu de nom uniquement. Je suis impressionné par le fait que D. Grohl ait composé tous les morceaux, et joué tous les instruments seuls. Le résultat est bon, en particulier sur les morceaux les plus dynamiques. On retrouve un peu l'esprit Nirvana. J'ai particulièrement apprécié 'This is a Call' et 'I'll Stick Around', un peu moins les morceaux plus calmes comme 'Big me' et 'X-Static'. Il ne rejoindra donc pas ma collection, mais j'ai bien apprécié l'écoute. =>3/5
Good
pretty cool, so many bangers
Gelungenes Debüt Album, in der Zeit nach Cobain. Rockig, fresch und fetzig. Tolle Songs in diesen Grunge Ableger sind "This is a call“, "I'll stick around“ & "Big Me". Gutes Rockwerk.
i enjoyed myself throughout the runtime and didn't get bored. sometimes, that's high enough praise.
Dave solo - großartig!
The Good: We’ve got Dave Grohl The Bad: the Foo Fighters are a band, not a one-man piece of entertainment… The Ugly: you guessed it… another album named after the band, which in this case, isn’t a band… When this album came out, I did not really pay much attention to it, though I did enjoy the music video a lot! Just listening to the drumming on this album, it is so basic, and many of the songs just kind of exist to fill space. I really appreciate Dave Grohl, for all he did with Nirvana, the Foo Fighters, or just in general. This album, I could have skipped it, which makes me sad… I do hope that The Color and The Shape is included in this list, because that album is an easy 4* This one, hardly a 3*
Oh man, I love this album. It's so raw, and you can just feel the emotion in Dave Grohl's play and lyrics. You get the sense that he's just trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces after Nirvana. Maybe not as refined as later albums, this was a great bridge into The Color and the Shape. I think the music is actually more creative than a lot of Foo Fighter's later stuff. Everything after the first two albums always felt kind of flat and like crack jack rock pumped out for sales. But this album is the real thing. (Side note: I'm a huge sucker for debut and sophomore albums) It also came out when I was just getting into my own music, so it has a special spot for me there. I spent a lot of my teen years trying to figure out my place in life, which hardly makes me unique, but this was one of those albums that made me understand that maybe everyone else is just trying to figure out what to do next too.
Goed rock album, maar niks bijzonders
Transitional album with lots of Nirvana influences.
This is #day220 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... Foo Fighters will always be Dave Grohl's band. This album makes sense as a way of dealing with grief, and it holds significance as one that helped shape the post-grunge era. The Colour and the Shape, huh? But still... Foo Fighters will always be Dave Grohl's band. "Big Me" is a standout, of course. I have a favorite record in the band's back catalog, though—arguably their best one: Wasting Light (released April 12th, 2011), featuring the incredible "I Should Have Known" with Krist Novoselic on bass. But that’s a story for another day. Wait, this appears to be the only Foo record on the list, so… end of the story. Alright, the moment "Exhausted" started playing, I got goosebumps. I've known this song for a while, like 10-15 years, I guess, but I always thought it was a B-side. Placing it as the album closer? Chef’s kiss. It’s one of Foo’s greatest songs and my all-time favorite. I was initially going to rate this a 3, but hearing "Exhausted" floored me. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day221.
Average album that deserves a 3 in a vacuum, but Grohl did the entire thing by himself in 6 days so I'm adding a star for that.
Solid but not overwhelmingly groundbreaking, enjoyed it. Good Grief was maybe my favorite on here
Amazing guitar and drums on this get this album up to a 4 star for me. Enjoyed the softer rock songs like "I'll Stick Around" and "Big Me." Did not like the more scremo songs like "Weenie Beenie." Overall, enjoyed it but not one I will seek out again probably. Would be 3.5 stars if that was an option.
alright
I forgot what I wanted to say so I give this an A
A band I like but do not love and this is one of their most mediocre efforts. Plodding and samey. All at one level. 2.something if I had the choice.
Meh!
Any single track was an enjoyable, if formulaic, rock track but altogether the album became an amorphous chain of "rock noise". Quite enjoyable but nothing special. Floaty was a highlight in that it had more variable rhythm and vocals. It struck me during the guitar solo in Oh, George that there were very few instrumental breaks or guitar solos in the album, further adding to the feeling of simplicity. Not a bad album but lacking depth in my view.
guter alter grungerock. ich wusste nicht, das alles als one-man-show begann.
War mir nicht bewusst, dass Foo Fighters ein Einmannbetrieb war und von Nirvana stammt. Aber man hört es gut und gefällt.
Dave fought the foos!! This is so cool !! Very awesome to hear that this is a solo album, super duper cool omg. Raw tracks with some that sound a little shoegazey
For a grunge band, they are precisely what Nirvana isn't but in the best way. This authentic rock sound for their opening album is neat.
Good album. I’ve always liked the Foo Fighters.
This is not the best Foo Fighters' album. And cannot really be considered a true Foo Fighters album, either. Following the end of the Nirvana era, Dave Grohl embarked on a new chapter with an album he entirely recorded on his own. Stripping away most grunge elements, Grohl delves into a more pop-influenced approach ("Big Me"), along with predominantly alternative hard rock songs. This album is a billboard announcing the need move on from the sadness of Kurt Cobain's death. The opening track, "This is a Call", is an honest greeting of gratitude to the people and experiences that have shaped his life. The rest of the album is a fairly autobiographical and intimate and personal journal of the rediscovery for his passion for music, from the self-empowering "I'll Stick Around", to dealing with public perceptions and managing the absurd moments of life in "For All The Cows", to the guttural expression of anger and frustration found in "Weenie Beenie." This album highlights Grohl's ability to craft engaging songs and lays the groundwork for the more dynamic follow-up album, "The Colour and the Shape, " - an evolution likely due to Grohl's increased confidence and also engaging in the collaborative process with a full band. TLDR: The Foo Fighters' debut album is a solid entertaining effort featuring several outstanding tracks. However, as a complete work, it lacks much of the greatness of future albums.
This surprised me for a Fooeys album - it’s more raw and more grunge and to be honest, more like nirvana than the shiny stuff that came later. A bit repetitive though and nothing reached out and grabbed me in the way that grunge can when done well.
2.5
Sick album
6/10
1 This Is a Call - decent 6 2 I'll Stick Around - lite 6 3 Big Me - lite 7 4 Alone + Easy Target - decent 6 5 Good Grief - decent 7 6 Floaty - decent 6 7 Weenie Beenie - decent 6 8 Oh, George - lite 6 9 For All the Cows - lite 6 10 X-Static - strong 6 11 Wattershed - decent 6 12 Exhausted - decent 6 Favourite 3 Tracks - 1. Good Grief 2. Big Me 3. X-Static - NOTE RATINGS ARE FROM A FIRST LISTEN - SCORE - 6.2/10
Dave Grohl started Fighting Foo like a boss on this album all by himself
echt slecht is dit niet, maar wel eentje van dertien in een dozijn... had dave grohl niet meegespeeld, dan was dit regelrecht in de vergeetput geraakt...
Months after Kurt’s death Grohl decided it was time to leave the house and record some music. That’s how the Foo Fighters were born. Grohl recording an entire album alone and deciding it was too good to not release. He truly is one of the greatest music ever. His ability to create dynamics, melodies are elite. 9.1/10
Sucked!
Dave Grohl made this in a cave with a box of scraps
Great
Great one
Hell of a debut. 4.5 stars
Foo fluff meh
starke 3 bis schwache 4
A mix of grunge, alternative, hard rock. Good album, i'll give a four, but its a 3.5 closer
This is actually kinda embarrassing, I had no idea that the Foo Fighters had a self titled debut album. For some reason I genuinely thought the colour and the shape was their debut album. So I was excited to learn there was FF music I hadn’t heard yet. But like all wildly successful radio rock bands, I actually was already familiar with a few songs on the album. “Big me” is an all time classic rock song. I love that track as well as floaty and watershed. However I thought as a whole the album was underwhelming. It definitely peaked 3 songs into the album and only just recovered with 2 more songs of note. They do sound like they are trying to discover themselves which is fascinating to listen to, and they definitely have a strong garage rock sound on this album. My biggest complaint is there wasn’t enough variety on the album, which made some of the songs forgettable. But I still think, despite this not being one of FF best albums, that this is a solid modern rock album.
OK, not great. some tracks a bit jarring compared to others. 3/5.
Really liked it more than expected. A little like Shoegaze?
Cooles Album, ein bisschen wie Nirvana manchmal
The Foo Fighters have come a long way since this album, and the decision to include this but not The Color And The Shape is yet another example of how sloppy this list actually is. This album is very rough around the edges, which makes sense. It was all recorded in only a few days all by Dave Grohl himself. But it's still really solid, showing a lot of potential that would soon be met in future albums.
Me: Mom, can we have nirvana tonight? Mom: we have nirvana at home. Nirvana at home is this just this album.
Washed out, dragging, boring Garage Rock.
This album rocked.
It’s cool, they rock. Not great
Great alternative rock album. Might be Grohl’s best.
ahhhh 1995 :) This album had a ton of bangers didn't it. 5 stars maily for nostalgic reasons.
Not bad.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes (5)
I had never heard this the whole way through. Pretty rocking. Obviously sounds like Nirvana at parts but still its own thing.
não foi dessa vez foo fighters
mamae compra nirvana pra mim? nao filho ja temos nirvana em casa a porra do nirvana em casa:
This is ok in a mildly boring sub-Nirvana sort of way, nothing to dislike but doesn’t really stand out for me either.
All in all not bad, but not great either. Impressive that he did this by himself though.
never incompetent, but never particularly interesting either.
Not the biggest fan of this album honestly, much preferred the color and the shape. had some good moments but largely fell flat.
meh
Phenomenal album. I was fortunate to see them in 2023!
Big nostalgia trip. I was 14 when this came out and it sounds EXACTLY like 1995 to me. I don't think I ever owned this album, and I lost track of the Foo Fighters after The Color and the Shape, but I knew most of these songs. I have not heard them in 25 years and I probably won't hear them again for another 25, but this album just rips. It's great. Great job guys.
great album but I can't give everything 4-5 stars
Hér erum við komin í rokkið sem ég ólst upp við. Ég fíla Foo Fighters meira en Nirvana bara svo það sé sagt. Mér finnst það persónlega mun betra band og það sannast alveg á þessari plötu. Ég er samt ekki alveg til í að gefa henni fimm stjörnur, því ég veit hvað þeir eiga mikið inni.
🤘🏼
just a great rock album. has more variety to the moods and lyrics than later foo releases
None of the songs on this have cracked the top 10 of their songs on Spotify. I mean it is a fun debut but "This Is a Call" is maybe the only thing worth hearing on it.
Great album, I came to be a fan of them many years after they hit it big so I'm glad I've got a discography of there so that I still need to get through
Cool and admirable that Grohl recorded everything himself. Emotionally interesting that he used the recording to cope with Cobain’s suicide. You can hear echos of Nirvana’s grunge and the roots of Foo Fighters stadium rock. But really it’s a guy playing some demos. Echos and roots are cool but they’re not fleshed out in either direction.
Banger
ok
Good music
this album bridges what was left of the grunge movement after the death of nirvana guitarist/vocalist kurt cobain and the modern rock movement of today. while i have never really been a dave grohl fan (i think he is a massive attention whore), it’s hard to ignore how important this album was at the time. highlights: “this is a call” “big me” “for all the cows”
Started with the hits, got sorta generic the longer it went on.
Patrick loves it
Fav tracks: Big Me; Good Grief (except the "Hate it" parts).
Pretty good, pretty good. I don't like it enough to own a hard copy of it but it's more interesting than I remember. Best solo album by a drummer since Ringo's 'Beaucoups of Blues'.
Man, I never could get on board with the Foo Fighters thing. I’m trying to listen with open ears, but I remember hearing Marigold (the In Utero outtake) way back in the day and I kind of thought Grohl was just trying to cash in. (Everybody with any sense did and it felt like a shitty and very un-punk thing to do.) And then came this album. It’s very mid. I didn’t like Sunny Day Real Estate then and I don’t much care for them now and that’s half of the band. I don’t know. Maybe I was just jealous of the man’s success and (at the same time) too chickenshit to go out there and try to make a name for myself. It’s easy to criticize. I’ll say that I’m sure Grohl would have faced a lot of criticism and bullshit from people like me (falling into the trap of comparing him and his songwriting to Cobain’s) and it’s admirable that he kept putting himself out there despite all of that. But, without any of that baggage, I really don’t think this music is for me. The lyrics and the vocal stylings are uninteresting, the guitar work is mostly barre chords and they don’t have any real verve. The hooks don’t really get you. The harmonic structures don’t imply or reveal any melodic information that’s compelling at all. Big Me is okay, but it’s really just a basic 50’s 101 rock ballad with really lame guitar work. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to listen to this whole thing.
Very 90s, it was a good time I liked a few tracks but for some reason it didn’t click with me as much as I wanted it too. Some songs went a little too long and the lyrics were a tad too repetitive and those little nitpicks I had added up for me. Favorite Tracks: This Is A Call, I’ll Stick Around, Wattershed.
I like how 90's grunge this sounds, it even has some shoegaze vibes which I was not expecting. I don't mind the production either, it has some similarities to Hüsker Dü and Pixies. I wish the angry parts were sung even more angrily though, lol.
Great album!
Solid debut album. Nothing particularly stands out here but that’s not a bad thing
Justice for half stars!
Rounding up for the cows
Only three stars because it’s not my favorite Foo but Dave Grohl’s musicianship cannot be denied
Never heard this before and pleased that I liked it so much, it’s cool that Dave Grohl did this all himself. The exuberance behind it is very Dewey Finn but I’m not mad at it.
There is something so special about this album compared to the rest of the Foo's discography. Once Dave got an actual band with him I think it lost a lot of the charm. There are still a lot of great songs and albums (hell musically I think that The Color and the Shape is probably their "best" and I'm surprised that isn't on this list) but this project is different and special. It comes down to me to the context surrounding it. Knowing that this is all just one guy doing everything as a way to cope with the suicide of a close friend and band mate, probably thinking that the biggest and best thing he probably would ever be apart of was over, adds an extra layer here. 10/10. Foo's were very important to me back in high school and while I overlooked this one at the time as "the one before the rest of the band got there" looking back at it; it just might be there best.
Not as bad as I expected.
I can see this album probably only makes this list on the fact it's the drummer from Nirvana and ended up being the debut of one of the biggest rock bands out today, but that shouldn't take away from the fact that it's actually a great rock record performed entirely by Grohl with the lone exception of some extra guitars on X-Static. A lot of people probably talking ill of this record are too young to remember a time before the Foos were just some generic arena rock band, but there was a time when they were putting out music that was exciting and it's probably this to One By One (man, was that a killer 4 album run). I'd give this album a full 5 stars, but it only gets 4 because the follow up is probably one of the greatest alternative rock albums of all time.
Never really got into Foo Fighters and it always seemed to me as this kind of generic, radio-friendly rock music. Listening to it I realized that in fact it is exactly what I thought but it's still pretty enjoyable! I added a few tracks to my favorites. My rating is raised by the excellent drumming (duh!) and the back story - the album being recorded by Dave on his own as a sort of catharsis after Kurt's passing.
Pretty lackluster in my opinion, a really redundant sound that while a lot heavier and grungier than what they'd eventually morph into later down the line, just doesn't provide the stimulation I needed to enjoy this
Pretty good, but I always considered them gunge light
A very cool album, with a song I really like (Big Me), but I can't grade it with more than 3 stars. I like it, but I don't love it.
What a great album to pull on a friday. This was fun rocking out to before the weekend!
I've never been a huge fan of Foo Fighters outside of their hits that I saw the music videos for on Much Music. Considering the recent Dave Grohl events I don't see myself becoming a fan or supporting them. This album is good though, especially when you consider Grohl did it almost completely on his own...kinda wild.
I appreciate that there are some unique sounds and chord progressions here, but DG manages to take those assets and make them sound as generic as possible.
A solid mid 90s formation for a new act for a new era.
I’ve always found FF to be a bit generic for lack of better word, but there is catharsis here for Dave Grohl in getting out of the shadow of Nirvana. This album overstayed its welcome a tiny bit for me with a lack of diversity in songwriting. However, I believe that this is another case of fatigue due to Dave’s outsized influence on what would later be considered generic, radio friendly accessible songwriting. While this may not be a master work, it showcases a talented musician who changed the face of mainstream rock in the 90s and 00s. The album is solid with some standout cutting edge radio rock tracks. Rating: 3.25
I don’t get the people who say this is generic, like if you’re gonna levy that against some of Foo Fighter’s biggest songs, yeah I get that 100% but this album is interesting! The songs sound different from one another, there’s one where Grohl is screaming, the opening track has a power pop-y chorus. it feels like it takes in a bunch of different genres and puts it into one emotional and excellent package.
A true banger, such a great early alternative metal classic
OG fucking foo fighters!
never actually listened to this one, but it rips tbh. the first couple songs i was a little indifferent to but once it hits good grief it settled in for me.
Finally some rock & roll!!! Dave Grohl's big debut. Wildly impressive he did it all himself and love how raw it is. Also found the lyrics to hit a little deeper with the full album listen. Every song is kind of a banger but loved Big Me, This is a Call and X-Static. Could listen all day. Hope to see more of the Foo Fighters on the list. No notes beyond the fact that it's a shame that Dave Grohl cheated on his wife :(
I saw the Foo Fighters last year at the Jazz Fest. We left after about 25 minutes, bored by their repetiveness. This disc is a good reminder of why.
I actually don’t think I’ve ever listened to foo fighters. This was more 90s grunge than I expected even though I shouldn’t have been surprised based on the time and artist. A decent listen but nothing really grabbed me. Heavy 3.
Very good debut from what was to become a great band. Didn't realize that Dave Grohl did this entirely by himself, writing everything and playing all instruments. That makes it even more impressive. Generally follow the FFs formula of songs that start softly before taking off and rocking hard. Big Me is the standout. You can tell he loved the Beatles and other 60s music.
Amy and I saw Foo Fighters do a july 4th concert in 2015. It was an awesome 2.5 hours of pure rock and roll. The idea that is started with a depressed Dave Grohl making songs alone in his room is pretty amazing. This is not the album I'd use as their entry to the list since none of the other band members are involved but it hinted at what he'd accomplish later on.
.. uh
That rocked, the drums were up front.
I think the most notable thing about this album is that it's 100% Dave Grohl. It really shows what a great musician he is - regardless of what you feel about the music, there weren't a lot of rock stars at that time that could have written and produced an entire album on top of playing all the instruments and singing. I remember when this album came out, or shortly after anyway since I was still pretty little, hearing the songs on the radio and having no clue that this was the drummer for Nirvana. I don't think that was really a secret but at least the kids my age never put two and two together. I think the music still holds up pretty well. One of the criticisms of Foo Fighters in general is that they are a little 'generic alternative' sounding. I think that's fair, but it doesn't make it bad. I like this music. I saw the Foo Fighters live a few years ago during the Dave Grohl-broken-foot-guitar-throne era, and it was one of the most fun shows I've been too. I was very happy to have seen Taylor Hawkins perform before he died. And they were fantastic performers, Grohl especially. Personally, I really enjoy this album and I think the fact that it was literally a solo project that evolved into one of the most popular bands of the era goes to show what a great musician Dave Grohl really is. 4/5
Pleasantly surprised. A bit more too it than just pub rock. Reminded me of Sebadoh in places.
Surprisingly charming in parts, maybe reflecting the one man nature of this album, and the circumstances in which he made it.
Too soon after Nevermind. Put the album quality in context and allowed my to justify my long held view that the Foo Fighters simply aren’t that good. Was torn between a two and a three but felt it deserved the extra star for the opening track.
I like Foo Fighters but this one is pretty forgettable
A tepid first album, far from the bangers they've had later on. It has its moments and starts off well, but becomes bland by the end.
love it
No creo mucho ese cuento, pero, en fin si Grolh dice que fue así, le daremos el beneficio de la duda. No me seduce
Dave Grohl is a very talented musician, but overall, I am not really a fan of the Foo Fighters. I was never much of a fan of Nirvana or the grunge scene. It's okay.
Brought back a lot of memories, I was there in the tent at reading to see the foo fighters in one of their very first concerts. I really enjoyed listening to this, when it first came out I judged it too much against Nirvana. Time has been very kind to this album easily 5*
Good Grief
A good listen. Before they became the big deal they are today. A fun listen.
gotta be one of the worst albums i ever heard
Not for me.
booooooo
This is a completely biased opinion, but this album is a seminal part of my taste in music and the debut album of one of my favorite bands of all time. With that said, I do think it is a solid 90s alternative rock album. I'm pretty sure that, in an hypothetical world in which I do not love the Foo Fighters already, I'd rate it as a four star album.
4 out 5, I didn’t remember the foo fighters like this, a great album with ups and downs
Learning about the origin and history of music is so important to contextualizing the sounds. I did not know that Foo Fighters was Dave Grohl—Nirvana drummer—creating music for catharsis after Kurt Cobain had ended his life. I didn't know Nirvana only had a 13-year run. That framing gives the alt-rock sound a bittersweet and personable undertone. Gritty sound that is honestly hard to dislike.
Good memories of this album when it came out but doesn't hold up to its peers or some of their later work. My personal favorite of theirs is the second album. I do still enjoy "Big Me" and "Exhausted".
solid
Il y a des disques qui arrivent comme une évidence, portés par une attente, un buzz, une logique commerciale implacable. Et puis il y a les autres. Ceux qui naissent de la douleur, du chaos, du silence assourdissant qui suit une déflagration. Le premier album des Foo Fighters, c'est ça. Ce n'est pas un disque, c'est une thérapie. Un cri primal déguisé en power pop. Une nécessité vitale. Pour comprendre ce disque, il faut se remettre dans le contexte. Et quel putain de contexte. Avril 1994. Le Grunge, ce mouvement qui avait mis un grand coup de pied dans la fourmilière laquée des années 80, venait de se prendre une balle en pleine tête. Littéralement. Kurt Cobain, le prophète réticent de toute une génération de gamins paumés en chemises de bûcheron, avait décidé que le jeu en valait plus la chandelle. Rideau. Fin de la partie. Je me souviens de l'ambiance à la radio et au magasin de disques. Un silence de mort, on passait du Nirvana en boucle, non pas pour célébrer, mais pour pleurer. C'était la fin d'une époque, on le sentait tous. Le "Smells Like Teen Spirit" qui nous avait réveillés trois ans plus tôt sonnait désormais comme une oraison funèbre. Et après ? Le vide. Le néant. Krist Novoselic se perdait dans des projets politiques et musicaux qui n'intéressaient personne. Courtney Love, elle, capitalisait sur le deuil avec une indécence qui forçait presque le respect. Et puis il y avait Dave Grohl. Le batteur. Le mec sympa, toujours souriant derrière ses fûts, celui qui cognait comme un sourd mais qui semblait être le seul type à peu près équilibré de toute cette clique de Seattle. Personne, je dis bien PERSONNE, n'attendait quoi que ce soit de lui. Un batteur qui se lance en solo ? L'histoire du rock est pavée de ce genre de catastrophes industrielles. On s'attendait au mieux à un album anecdotique, au pire à une bouse infâme. Alors, quand les premières rumeurs ont commencé à circuler... "Grohl a enregistré un truc tout seul", "Il joue de tous les instruments"... On a haussé les épaules. Ouais, et alors ? Un exutoire, sans doute. Une façon de ne pas sombrer. On respectait la démarche, mais musicalement, on n'en attendait rien. Et puis le disque est arrivé, en juillet 1995. Pochette sobre, un pistolet laser de Buck Rogers. Titre éponyme. Foo Fighters. Le nom d'un projet, pas encore celui d'un groupe. On a posé le vinyle sur la platine du magasin. Première écoute. Et là... Ce n'était ni une révolution, ni une révélation. C'était... du rock. Efficace, carré, puissant. Le fantôme de Nirvana planait partout, évidemment. Comment aurait-il pu en être autrement ? Cette dynamique "calme/explosion", ces guitares saturées qui vous décollent le papier peint, cette mélancolie latente dans les mélodies... Tout était là. Mais le spectre était différent. Là où Cobain hurlait sa douleur existentielle avec la voix d'un écorché vif, Grohl, lui, chante. Et il chante bien, très bien même. Mais il n'a pas cette fêlure, cette urgence désespérée qui faisait de chaque morceau de Nirvana un possible dernier testament. Grohl, c'est le type qui a survécu à l'accident et qui essaie de réapprendre à marcher. Cobain, c'est le type qui s'est jeté volontairement de la falaise. La nuance est de taille. Musicalement, c'est un mur du son, un déferlement de guitares. C'est brut, direct. On sent que le mec a tout enregistré en six jours, seul dans son coin. C'est l'urgence de celui qui doit expulser quelque chose, sans trop réfléchir. C'est un grand "Fuck" à la mort, au destin, au silence. Mais voilà le problème. À force de vouloir tout expulser, l'album devient monolithique. Les morceaux s'enchaînent, solides, bien foutus, mais aucun ne sort véritablement du lot. Il n'y a pas de "Lithium", de "Come As You Are". C'est une collection de très bons titres de rock alternatif, mais ça reste une collection. C'est un album que j'ai beaucoup vendu à l'époque. Facile à conseiller. "Tu aimais Nirvana ? Tu vas aimer ça." Et ça marchait. Avec le recul de mes 55 balais, je le vois clairement pour ce qu'il est : un album de transition. La chrysalide. Dave Grohl devait tuer le fantôme de son ancien groupe pour pouvoir exister. Il l'a fait avec cet album. Ce n'est pas un disque de Foo Fighters, le groupe. C'est le disque de Dave Grohl, le survivant. Le papillon, magnifique et coloré, viendra plus tard, avec "The Colour and the Shape". Là, on assistera à la naissance d'un vrai groupe, avec une identité propre, capable de pondre des hymnes interplanétaires. Mais ce premier effort, aussi louable et nécessaire soit-il, reste ce qu'il est : un exutoire. Un album ni vraiment bon, ni vraiment mauvais. Un document sonore qui témoigne de la résilience d'un homme face à la tragédie. C'est déjà beaucoup. Mais ce n'est pas suffisant pour en faire un chef-d'oeuvre. Un 3 sur 5. Pour la démarche, pour le courage. Pas pour la postérité.
I didnt know that big me was a foo fighters song so that’s something. I added it to my playlist which is the first time I’ve done that so far but also I think that was the only song I liked off of this album. Oh George was alright as well but the rest weren’t for me. Which is something I’ve been saying often in these notes I think. But I’m determined to keep listening because I think I will find something I’ll really like. At least this one was a bit more modern.
Older stuff is more raw than their biggest hits, which I think is a bit more interesting to me
eh, def feels like 90s grunge, though this was a bit lacking in punch and depth - like a c-tier nirvana
Exhausted = <333333
The comparison with Nirvana is obvious. Liked it a lot.
Solid gold 5. Great debut. The kind of crossover between Nirvana and what the Foos would become. Holds a very special place.
Classic 90s grunge rock sound. Most popular songs up first, with a few hidden gems etc. as the album goes on.
great album, i like almost all of the songs. simple lyrics, yet has so good instrumental and easy listening
It’s okay. Nothing spectacular, just an average rock album. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
Sounds more like smth I would listen to. The guitar and drums are insanely cool
4/10
The best Foo Fighters
I love the Foo Fighters! So pleasantly surprised to see this.
Wasn't too gone on this one. A lot of samey tracks, and shouting which was annoying over time. Exhausted is a good track. Foo Fighters improved enormously for the Colour and the Shape
Such a great album. Love it.
Very nice. Thanks for reminder.
Very good
I'm impressed that Dave Grohl wrote and recorded this thing by himself, but I don't know that I'd ever pull this one up to listen to it again.
I can appreciate that Grohl did everything here, but this thing bled together into one big 90s rock soup. Gave me the snoozes. That said, I enjoyed "For All the Cows" a lot. It was distinguishable from the rest of the tracks.
This sounds like a Nirvana album. It’s a Grohl album. Dave on vocals, sounding a lot like Kurt. Dave on bass, sounding a lot like Krist. Dave on drums, sounding just like Dave. These are good songs. Great production. This is a Nirvana album made by a single member of Nirvana. And it stands up alongside Bleach, Nevermind, & In Utero. It’s post-grunge pop-punk, and it’s a pristine example at that. You can hear The Beatles in here, as well. (Could hear it with Kurt as well, but it bears mentioning.) Apparently, Grohl wrote and recorded demos for all of these songs while or before a member of Nirvana. It’s obviously why it fits in that canon so seamlessly. Anyway, I dig it. It accesses and triggers regions of my brain connected to a critical period circa high school.
I forgot how awesome this album was. IT was a great blast of the past.
It's quite nice to receive this album just a few days after Unplugged in New York. It's amazing how quickly the world moves; in 1994 Dave Grohl is softly drumming along to About a Girl, while in 1995 he's playing every instrument on 'Foo Fighters' and ushering in a new Post-Grunge age. So yes, this album is seminal, marking a turning point in rock history. But it's also not *that* great to my ears now. I just feel it doesn't have enough great memorable songs to give this a super high star rating. I also feel that the rushed production really shows. These songs sound muddy and blurred, and the vocals are low in the mix making them inaudible in places. Compare this with The Color and the Shape, released just two years later. It's like Dave Grohl (and his production budget) suddenly grew into his new role as rock frontman; on the latter album his vocals are clear, loud, front and centre. It's a shame none of the later Foo Fighters albums are included in this list as some of those might well be 5*. There's a superb little video of Dave on YouTube (search for oojzmjJ3ugE) where he describes his songwriting techniques to Kyle Gass, with nuggets like "think about [your song] like it's a bumper sticker" and "don't bore us, get to the chorus!". The video is from 2009, and on reflection I feel his songwriting abilities were something Dave really honed between his first two albums. Best tracks This is a Call Big Me Wattershed
Just don’t love the Foo Fighters but glad I finally listened to one of their albums which verified my opinion
Freshman effort. Still getting out of Cobain’s shadow.
Not the best Foo Fighters album, but a decent one.
Opening track is great, rest a bit mediocre for me…
Foo Fighters - Self Titled I’m a HUGE Foos fan and have been since I bought an album of theirs when I was 13. I think I remember this album a little better than it actually is but that being said, it’s still a really solid one.
It’s fun listening to their first album and how much Dave Grohl already has that Foo Fighters signature sound the first time around. You can definitely hear Kurt’s influence on this
Some catchy tunes, but I would have put The Colour And The Shape on the list instead.
Dave Grohl solo really, and it's a pretty impressive effort to play all the parts. Lots of quality songs, really strong opening tracks.
Jävligt solitt debutalbum, gitarrerna är on point och trummorna lika så, saknar kanske lite bas. Dave var väl också en oväntat kapabel sångare här även om man kanske "gömmer" hans röst lite avsiktligt. Låtskrivandet är inte på topp än jämfört med deras bästa album men det finns samtidigt en "rå" kvalitet här som sedan kommer gå lite förlorad tycker jag. Har jag någon slags nostalgisk koppling till den här skivan, säkert, även om jag inte började lyssna på FF fören långt senare. Jag känner nog att det ligger någonstans mellan en 3a och en 4a för mig men kanske snarare en svag 4a.
Det här är ett bra album. Men jag tycker inte det hör hemma på listan. Det hänger lite Grunge över soundet och det är dem bästa stunderna. Men inte tillräckligt. Det är snarare kontexten runt det med att Dave Grohl spelade in den helt själv (i stort sett) väldigt snart efter Cobain’s död. Jag tycker This Is A Call inte är en så särskilt stark låt. Gitarren på flera låtar är ganska utblandad i mixen. Det här är inte Foo Fighters bästa skiva, kanske inte ens topp 3 IMO. Bra saft men för mycket vatten.
Bra album, men inte deras bästa
Strong album. Clearly hear the foo fighters signature that goes through later work. Mix of songs between harder rock and grunge style to more slow like all the cows.
More interesting to me as a historical alt/pop rock artifact than an album as a whole. I liked the poppier songs more than the hard rock ones.
Meget fint. nok godt noget jreg kunne finde på at æytte til fr
Fun
This feels rather generic and unmemorable to me. I don't think it's bad, it just doesn't stand out from the rest of the crowd.
Some great songs (I'll Stick Around) and some annoying ones (Good Grief), but overall a 90s pop grunge guilty pleasure
First FF album, you can feel the raw energy and composition but it's still good. The guitar sound is very garage/distorted
I've listened to this album before. Great album with some classics. Has the classic Foo Fighters sound that just hits. But I imagine everyone else mentions this, why put this album on the list and not The Colour and the Shape? Everlong alone puts that album above any other Foos album. Really feels like a "We know Foo Fighters belongs on the list, but don't know them well enough to pick an album, so we'll pick the debut" pick. Which is insane to me because Foo Fighters seems like an inescapable band.
they have a few decent songs. none of them are on this album
Foo Fighters debut album. Wasn't sure if I knew these songs from the titles but right into "This Is a Call" which I always liked. Then "I'll Stick Around" another good one. Fun to hear the very mid 90s influence in this early stuff. "Big Me", Ok I didn't realize I knew all these tracks hah. Then several I didn't know. Getting a little metal/punk with "Weenie Beenie" - not my fave. Couple other heavy ones, some more melodic. Really enjoyed this. Crazy to think it came out only a year after Kurt died. Calling it 3.8/5
First of all the fact that this album is all written and recorded by Dave makes this that much better. Not many people can make this good of an album by themselves. There’s not a ton I really want to say about it, I like Dave’s voice and the power he sings with. Instrumentally, the album is solid through and through. It’s the start of the Foo Fighters sound that they’ve continuously delivered on for decades now. I’m giving this album a 4, it is rock solid from start to finish, a very enjoyable listen, and cool to see the start of foo fighters, knowing how they’ve evolved from here through the years. Dave is kind of a piece of shit for constantly cheating on his wife for years but damn he is so talented.
I was sick as a dog the day this album was given to me, so it's possible that it never got a chance to truly shine the way it maybe could have. That being said, after listening to it I still feel like there are other Foo albums I like more and that this is more of a "pick and choose songs" album instead of a "front to back listening" album. I still enjoyed it but the songs began to feel a bit same-y and didn't give me all I was hoping for.
Mehr foo fighters, leider auch mehr mid Sehr vergesslich
Disappointing really. Starts off with a tune but then it's a long set of tonally similar songs. All great energy, but not really that engaging.
It's good. I like it. I enjoy the Foo Fighters and put them on when I just want to listen to rock without much more thought of what kind. This album and the story are incredible misically, the sound and rawness are on point, and it's a great kick off to what F.F. would grow into. But it's not rock out loud incredible for me like other albums and bands.
It’s fine very 90s
8/10
Foo Fighters first album is a classic
I remember hearing this in 1995 and it didn't grab me at first but their second and third efforts became favourites. And eventually I came back to the debut and enjoyed it more. It's quite rough around the edges, where the Foos quickly became a lot more polished, but that's not entirely a bad thing. The layers of polish have reached such exorbitant levels by this point in time that I've taken no enjoyment from anything they've made in about 20 years now. There are some absolutely brilliant moments here but too many forgettable ones to really consider it for anything higher than a 4.
Rock isn't my genre, and this album did nothing to change my mind. None of these songs sounded nice. I heard some truly awful sounds in a few of them. In some of the songs, the music was too loud to hear the lyrics. It was just all over the place. To be honest, I was expecting more from the Foo Fighters. Unpleasant.
Didn’t love this and wasn’t the best road trip music! There were a few more melodic songs I enjoyed, such as Big Me, which I thought was the best song on the album.
Impressive knowing that Grohl did most of this solo but a little too raw for me - still great vibes tho
Can we suss a good one soon please
Not bad but lacking real creativity in my opinion. Some songs, in particular “Floaty”, reminded me a lot of Weezer’s blue album, which was released the year before and is far better. Best track: Floaty
Ok I missed this one but having a cursory listen it’s not for me!
I have listened to the Foo Fighters before, but not this album. Listening conditions: Driving to work for the first few songs. The rest gardening on a Saturday morning. Ngl all the songs kinda just merged together for me. Very background drown out the thoughts vibe. This is the only review I have written fully after I finished listening to the album, and that made me realise how forgettable every song was. I’m a little surprised because I have some Foo fighters songs on my playlists. I wish I could give it a 2.5. Feeeling annoyed to this shit is getting a 2
Kurt died for this.
It’s the Foo Fighters, for the most part. You know if you’ll like it or not. Some thrasher cuts on here are pretty dope too though.
meh, a bit of a snooze
Very pleasantly surprised by this album. Coming into it, I expected a very heavy alternative experience, but the shoegaze-y elements along side with some of those driving heavy alt songs made for a pretty good album. Even though some songs fell short, still give it a 4 star
In the immortal words of Christopher Walken: foo FIghters! I don't care if Dave Grohl has a million extramarital children, he is the absolute bees knees musically.
In the context of this list I'm a little tempted to give this one 3 stars because the songwriting isn't amazing beyond a few songs. But with the context - coming out a year after Kurt died/In Utero, Dave doing everything on it, and a lot of the sound working to define the next decade of alternative music, makes it a landmark release. And the sound and feel of everything is so so good.
nothing great
I've always thought I should like Foo Fighters more. They release good singles, they're a great live band and Dave Grohl is a legend, but I've never been tempted to dive into their albums. This isn't the album to change my mind. Sure it's really impressive that it was recorded in 6 days by the guy everyone thought was "just" the drummer from Nirvana, but ultimately it's a pretty mediocre grunge/rock album without any particularly memorable songs.
A super generic rock album where every single song sounds the same. Also the Foo Fighters best album.
I didn't like it even though I wanted to