BREAKING: 1997 Foo Fighters Record Ranked Among the Best Rock Albums of All Time.
Their first album as a full band still holds its popularity decades later.
Out of the 11 studio albums released by Foo Fighters, there’s one album that still holds its weight after 29 years. Their first full-band album that released in 1997, was ranked as one of the top Rock Albums of all time.
Last year, ShortList released its extensive 50-entry list of the best rock albums. It included obvious rock legends like Metallica, Def Leppard, The Cure, Aerosmith, and more, with Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon ranking in at No. 1.p
Among the list was none other than Foo Fighters, with their album The Colour And The Shape landing the No. 48 spot. ShortList reviewed the album as “a classic record, packed full of great songs, both heavy (the peerless Everlong) and gentle (Walking After You).” They also commented, “turned out the drummer’s songs were pretty good after all, then.
The said drummer is none other than Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, with the album’s creation having a unique storyline behind it, giving its ranking more significance.
The Colour and the Shape was Foo Fighters’ first full-band album, featuring guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Nate Mendel, drummer Taylor Hawkins, who replaced William Goldsmith, and Grohl on lead vocals and guitar. Smear left the band soon after due to touring exhaustion and was replaced by Gil Norton.
Grohl had previously released the 1995 self-titled debut under the Foo Fighters name, writing and recording it entirely on his own before assembling a full band.
Foo Fighters’ first self-titled album was released after the demise of Nirvana, where Grohl was the lead drummer. Grohl has previously explained he did it as a cathartic experience after the death of Nirvana icon Kurt Cobain.
