If there should be only one this would be it. After an eponymous album built from demos assembled at the time of Nirvana, which featured some nice songs, full of passion, but with guitars up all in the same direction, Dave Grohl has applied here and as so although the title, put the color and shape ... And yet, he had to play man orchestra given the abrupt departure of the drummer during the recording ... Pat Smear also left the group shortly after ... What is immediately striking is the quality of production. The sound is clear, overpowering the guitars, the voice just sometimes screaming, sometimes melodious. Grohl later criticized the lack of spontaneity of the disc. Questionable, when we see that the album that will follow is paradoxically the most annoying of the group and "One by One", seeking to make a return to the less relevant. The second remarkable thing compared to the first album, the wealth of compositions. More complex songs also more progressive, more varied and much better arranged. Thus, the album opens with "Doll", the fragile quiet song singing, squarely hit by the flying start in the tube power that is "Monkey Wrench". The contrast is striking and represents a good summary of the content of the disc and, more generally, what we propose Foo in the future. What follows is just as innovative and quality: 2 monsters songs "Hey, Johnny Park" and the now classic "Hero" .The very upset and pixisiens "Wind up" and "Enough space" .The rock'n'roll "In your arms ".The two nuggets and melodious acoustic" See you "and" Walking After You ".The big ambitious melody of" Star February. " And then the now cult "Everlong" which even Placebo confessed he was inspired the guitars. Finally the album closes with the epic New way home "aurythme tonitruant.En big one of the best pop-rock albums of all time, the missing link between Nirvana and the Pixies. A balance between calm and violent pieces and inventiveness Foo will be hard to repeat in the future.
