Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits - Music & Performance - CD

2009 collection from Dave Grohl and the Foo's including two brand new tracks, 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward', both recorded with producer Butch Vig (who also produced Grohl's former band, Nirvana!). This excellent collection features some of the finest melodic Rock released in the last 15 years including 'The Pretender', 'All My Life', 'Learn to Fly', 'Best of You', 'Times Like These', 'My Hero', 'Everlong', and many more.

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, All Music Guide

Performer	Foo Fighters
Music genre	Alternative
Music subgenre	Rock
Media format	CD
Original release date	2009
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	All My Life, Best of You, Everlong, The Pretender, My Hero, Learn to Fly, Times Like These, Monkey Wrench, Big Me, Breakout, Long Road to Ruin, This Is a Call, Skin and Bones, Wheels, Word Forward, Everlong (Accoustic)
Record label	RCA
Songwriter	Foo Fighters
Music producer	Butch Vig
Track name	All My Life\nBest of You\nEverlong\nThe Pretender
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N