.date Jul-06-2007

.genre rock

Release Notes:

As strange as it may seem now, there was a time when
Foo Fighters weren’t a household name; when they
weren’t a staple of every rock playlist on the
planet and when Dave Grohl was a drummer with a
knack for hooks, not the leading man of American
rock and roll.
The release of 'The Colour And The Shape' in May,
1997 changed all that. The Colour And The Shape was
the first Foo Fighters’ album recorded as a band.
Bassist Nate Mendel and guitarist Pat Smear had
toured with Grohl following the 1995 release of
eponymous debut, 'Foo Fighters', but hadn’t
contributed to the recording. Gil Norton - already
legendary for his work with the Pixies, among others
- elevated the 'The Colour And The Shape' sessions
from the DIY approach of 'Foo Fighters' - and the
arrival of drummer Taylor Hawkins, following the
recording of the album, completed the group’s
evolution from “project” to “band”.
Most important were the songs. 'Monkey Wrench' , 'My
Hero', 'Everlong' &, latterly, 'Walking After You'
were all UK hits. It was this parade of hits that
put Foo Fighters’ on the path to becoming the
Grammy-winning, festival-headlining, indiscriminate
ass-kicking machine that we know – and love - today.
Now in 2007, Foo Fighters’ celebrate the tenth
birthday of this landmark album with the release of
a special anniversary digipack edition featuring new
liner notes along with SIX bonus tracks. Gil Norton
took a break from production of the Autumn release
of the new Foo Fighters’ studio album to help
supervise the audio remastering of the disc, and the
Foos are proud to present this glimpse at their -
make that our - rock and roll past.
The bonus tracks include some UK-centric covers,
including Killing Joke’s 'Requiem', Gary Numan’s
'Down In The Park' and Gerry Raffety’s 'Baker
Street'.

.tracks

01. Doll                                       01:24
02. Monkey Wrench                              03:51
03. Hey, Johnny Park!                          04:08
04. My Poor Brain                              03:33
05. Wind Up                                    02:32
06. Up In Arms                                 02:16
07. My Hero                                    04:20
08. See You                                    02:27
09. Enough Space                               02:37
10. February Stars                             04:49
11. Everlong                                   04:10
12. Walking After You                          05:04
13. New Way Home                               05:44
14. Requiem                                    03:33
15. Drive Me Wild                              03:14
16. Down In The Park                           04:09
17. Baker Street                               05:37
18. Dear Lover                                 04:32
19. The Colour And The Shape                   03:24

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