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Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape (CD 2003)

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Track Listing
1. Doll
2. Monkey Wrench
3. Hey Johnny Park
4. My Poor Brain
5. Wind Up
6. Up In Arms
7. My Hero
8. See You
9. Enough Space
10. February Stars
11. Everlong
12. Walking After You
13. New Way Home

Details
Number of CDs:1
Producer:Gil Norton
Recording Type:Studio
Distributor:Sony BMG/Arvato Services
Recording Mode:Stereo

Album Notes
Foo Fighters: Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar, bass, drums); Pat Smear (guitar); Nate Mendel (bass); William Goldsmith (drums).Additional personnel: Lance Bangs, Chris Bilheimer, Ryan Boesch (handclaps).Recorded at Grand Masters Ltd., Hollywood, California; Bear Creek Studios, Woodinville, Washington; WGNS Studios, Washington, D.C.THE COLOUR & THE SHAPE was nominated for a 1998 Grammy for Best Rock Album. "Monkey Wrench" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.Now that Dave Grohl has gotten through the intense scrutiny leveled at the Foo Fighters' debut, this follow-up finds him flexing his creative muscles a little easier. Forgoing the autocratic approach of FOO FIGHTERS, THE COLOUR & SHAPE allows the other members of the band a greater amount of influence, which quickly becomes evident. The punk-pop nuggets outnumber the thrashier moments on this record. Nevertheless, Grohl's time on the D.C. hardcore scene is never far from the creative process, whether it's the first squeals and squawks that pop up around the hooks and screaming vocals of "Hey, Johnny Park" and "My Poor Brain" or the alternating, Nirvana-like dynamics of "Enough Space." Elsewhere, the dreamy pop of "Walking After You" (recorded in one take by Grohl at Washington, D.C. radio station WGNS) and "Up In Arms" rubs shoulders with the Catherine Wheelish sheets of guitar flowing through "My Hero."

Editorial Reviews
Ranked #21 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's Albums Of The Year.
Melody Maker

Ranked #46 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.
NME

3 Stars (out of 5) - ...COLOUR has a big, radio-ready, modern-rock sound....gives the impression that Grohl is working out some romantic issues--there are lots of relationship tunes both about breaking up and about a new love...
Rolling Stone (05/29/1997)

6 (out of 10) - ...That's Dave Grohl, a simple rock guy in a simple rock band who occasionally manages to write some really good songs. He'll probably never come up with a godhead masterpiece, but then again, he already played drums on one.
Spin (07/01/1997)

...The band heard on THE COLOUR & THE SHAPE is not a ragtag slacker unit but a bunch of confident, powerful pros--brawny, metallic, able to shift gears and tempos on a dime....In fact, the album often feels like the new-wave metal Metallica should have but didn't concoct with LOAD... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (05/23/1997)

Included in Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever
Q (01/01/2003)

Ranked #21 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's Albums Of The Year.NME (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79) - Ranked #46 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.Q (1/03, p.54) - Included in Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums EverRolling Stone (5/29/97, pp.47-48) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - ...COLOUR has a big, radio-ready, modern-rock sound....gives the impression that Grohl is working out some romantic issues--there are lots of relationship tunes both about breaking up and about a new love...Spin (7/97, p.113) - 6 (out of 10) - ...That's Dave Grohl, a simple rock guy in a simple rock band who occasionally manages to write some really good songs. He'll probably never come up with a godhead masterpiece, but then again, he already played drums on one. Entertainment Weekly (5/23/97, pp.62-63) - ...The band heard on THE COLOUR & THE SHAPE is not a ragtag slacker unit but a bunch of confident, powerful pros--brawny, metallic, able to shift gears and tempos on a dime....In fact, the album often feels like the new-wave metal Metallica should have but didn't concoct with LOAD... - Rating: B
Melody Maker

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  colour and shape foo fighters
Review created: 01/03/08
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one of their best.
A good mix of different paced songs , superb melodies.
worth getting just for Everlong, the rest is just bonus.
if you like em , buy it.


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  Foo Fighters the colour and the shape
Review created: 15/02/08
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definately one of the better foos albums any album with a song like monkeywrench on is worth getting,not just that song but the whole album is full of good songs.If you like foo fighters this is one of the best you can buy.


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