• Artist: Foo Fighters
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
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• Styles: Post-Grunge, Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock
• Track Picks: "Big Me," "I'll Stick Around," "This Is a Call"
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Review

Essentially a collection of solo home recordings by Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters' eponymous debut is a modest triumph. Driven by big pop melodies and distorted guitars, Foo Fighters do strongly recall Nirvana, only with a decidedly lighter approach. If Kurt Cobain's writing occasionally recalled John Lennon, Dave Grohl's songs are reminiscent of Paul McCartney -- they're driven by large, instantly memorable melodies, whether it's the joyous outburst of "This Is a Call" or the gentle pop of "Big Me." That doesn't mean Grohl shies away from noise; toward the end of the record, he piles on several thrashers that make more sense as pure aggressive sound than as songs. Since he recorded the album by himself, they aren't as powerful as most band's primal sonic workouts, but the results are damn impressive for a solo musician. Nevertheless, they aren't as strong as his fully formed pop songs, and that's where the true heart of the album lies. Foo Fighters has a handful of punk-pop gems that show, given the right musicians and songwriters, the genre had not entirely become a cliché by the middle of the '90s. [This Japanese release includes two bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
This Is a Call		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(3:54)
I'll Stick Around		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(3:53)
Big Me		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(2:12)
Alone + Easy Target		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(4:05)
Good Grief		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(4:01)
Floaty		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(4:30)
Weenie Beenie		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(2:45)
Oh, George		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(3:00)
For All the Cows		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(3:29)
X-Static		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(4:13)
Wattershed		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(2:15)
Exhausted		Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(5:45)
Winnebago [*]	...	Dave Grohl, Gregg Turner	Foo Fighters	(4:14)
Podunk [*]	...	Dave Grohl	Foo Fighters	(3:03)

Credits

Greg Dulli (Guitar), Stephen Marcussen (Mastering), Charles Peterson (Photography), Jeff Ross (Photography), Tom Rothrock (Mixing), Rob Schnapf (Mixing), Foo Fighters (Producer), Steve Culp (Engineer), Barrett Jones (Producer), Jaq Chartier (Paintings), Curt Doughty (Photography), Tim Gabor (Art Direction), Tim Gabor (Design), Jennifer Youngblood (Photography), Jennifer Youngblood (Cover Photo)