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Detailed item info Album FeaturesUPC:886973692110Artist:Foo FightersFormat:VinylRelease Year:2009Record Label:RCA Records (USA)Genre:Grunge, Rock & PopNumber Of Discs:2 Discs
Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. All My Life
2. Best of You
3. Everlong
4. Pretender, The
5. My Hero
6. Learn To Fly
7. Times Like These
8. Monkey Wrench

DISC 2:
1. Big Me
2. Breakout
3. Long Road To Ruin
4. This is a Call
5. Skin and Bones
6. Wheels
7. Word Forward
8. Everlong (Acoustic Version)

DetailsDistributor:Sony Music Distribution (Recording Type:StudioRecording Mode:StereoSPAR Code:n/a
Album Notes
Dave Grohl formed Foo Fighters with ex-Germ Pat Smear and the rhythm section of early-emo-warriors Sunny Day Real Estate shortly after the sudden tragic end of Nirvana. That what was seemingly an overshadowed drummer's side project became one of the leading alternative rock bands for over a decade is one of the more impressive stories of the post-grunge era. A deft mix of emo's pomp, punk rock's kick, and power pop's hooks, Foo Fighters scored a run of hits, from the playful "This is a Call" to the brooding "Everlong" to the wistful "Learn to Fly." GREATEST HITS collects all of the band's many hits on one disc.
Almost 15 years on from their debut, Foo Fighters deliver their first Greatest Hits, a 15-track (16 if the double dip on "Everlong" counts) retrospective covering their six albums from 1995 to 2007. Greatest Hits isn't arranged chronologically, which isn't a detriment; if anything, skipping through the years emphasizes just how consistent the Foos have been, always delivering oversized rock & roll where the hooks are as big as the guitars. The only exceptions to the rule are the two lo-fi cuts "Big Me" and "This Is a Call," with "I'll Stick Around" qualifying as this comp's inexplicable omission ("Walking After You," "DOA," "Stacked Actors," and "No Way Back" all also didn't make the cut), plucked from their 1995 debut, where the band was only Dave Grohl recording at home. Apart from this pair of tunes, this is all muscular, melodic modern rock, the kind that Foo Fighters almost patented, and if their consistency has occasionally made their albums blend together, it does result in one strong hits collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- The acoustic version of 'Everlong,' Grohl's finest and most endearing composition, ends the set on a pleasingly low-key note.
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