24-11-2011, 06:54
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FOO FIGHTERS "one by one" cd, 2002.
probably the worst Fooies album IMO, its far too polished and over produced...far too glossy and shiny for a band so heavy into good raw rack n roll,
not many of Grohl's raw growling vocals here...sounds a lot like a mellow Nirvana in places..plenty of little digs at Courtney Love hidden in the lyrics apparently, but i aint worked them out as to where they are.maybe the overproduction work is because Brian May plays on this album...and we all know how well/over produced Queen's albums were!
although the album is reasonable and a lot of bands would be happy with these songs( and i would be too if they were left alone with instead of studio suits twiddling too many knobs), only one here really stands out as a great FF track and that is the worldwide smash hit "times like these"...one of their best songs ever IMO, just a shame its surrounded by tracks without 'balls'!...thank god the boys got their mojo back after this one as i gav up on them after this album until Corey reignited my foo-fires a couple of years ago!
I LIKE THIS ALBUM....but only just!
tracks:
1. all my life **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-UB9hpmneU live
2. low *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwwU_CvS8NA audio
3. have it all *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fT7FOvk58w live
4. times like these ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rdB9ng-saM live
5. disenchanted lullaby *
6. tired of you **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-lYykbx5Iw live (intimate at the Chapel)
7. halo **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JHcfMxXskY audio
8. lonely as you *
9. overdrive **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh8GqaSosOI audio
10.burn away **
11.come back **
3s=1
2s=6
1s=4
rating: 1.7
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.