Foo Fighters

~~bass_girl~~ · 11-13-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Unrelenting

I think their best work was on In Your Honour

I definatly agree with you

Tusken Raid · 11-14-2009, 01:23 AM

One of my mates got it , he said its really good so ill be looking out for it .
because its a "best of" album , does that mean theyre not gonna make anymore music?

mr dave · 11-14-2009, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tusken Raid

One of my mates got it , he said its really good so ill be looking out for it .
because its a "best of" album , does that mean theyre not gonna make anymore music?

not necessarily. more often than not 'best of' albums are contractual obligations. how long has it been since the last time they put out an album? when is the next one planned?

if the answer is more than 2-3 years it's compilation time. just to keep the name out there and the revenue moving. plus it's a great stocking stuffer. that. or they want to change labels and are just filling out their obligations to their old one. the chili peppers did this in the mid 90s and released a 'best of' and a 'b-sides collection' at the same time to switch from emi to warner or something like that.

scottsy · 11-14-2009, 09:01 AM

I would say it is more of a contractual obligation thing... I really hope it's not otherwise, and I'd highly doubt it anyways... I'm not a Greatest Hits album sorta guy so I won't be buying it.... but I am excited to see what they do next...

TheBig3 · 11-14-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

I would say it is more of a contractual obligation thing... I really hope it's not otherwise, and I'd highly doubt it anyways... I'm not a Greatest Hits album sorta guy so I won't be buying it.... but I am excited to see what they do next...

I'm hoping for the contract option because "Wheels" is a terrible song and I don't think its indicitive of their best work.

I do fear that they are moving toward bland, pat glory-rock though. "hero," "best of you," and "wheels" are all kinda that same big, boring, hollow riffs.

They need a return to form like REM had.

Anteater · 11-14-2009, 02:31 PM

It's kind of a shame that Grohl wastes his talent in an outfit like The Foo Fighters when he could be kicking ass in a prog. group somewhere.

Then again, some of the projects he's worked with are quite solid, so I forgive him for starting the FF.

mr dave · 11-14-2009, 04:20 PM

the third option is the label doesn't want people to forget the Foo Fighters while Grohl is going around with Them Crooked Vultures too, but my money is totally on stocking stuffer.

jackhammer · 11-14-2009, 05:53 PM

I do like a couple of Foo Fighters songs such as: My Hero, Everlong, In Your Honour, All My Life but generally I think they are dull as ditchwater.

TheCunningStunt · 11-15-2009, 08:30 AM

Their greatest hits is a great album. Except for a few songs they put on that were previously unreleased (I hate it when bands do that.)

But I can't listen to one of their studio albums start to finish, but I love their hits.

- Everlong, My Hero, Monkey Wrench, Times Like These etc.

scottsy · 11-15-2009, 10:02 AM

Maybe this is the closing chapter of the first era of the band and next they'll go all prog on us.... hehehehehe... probably not likely...

11-14-2009, 01:23 AM	#192 (permalink)
Tusken Raid Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11	One of my mates got it , he said its really good so ill be looking out for it . because its a "best of" album , does that mean theyre not gonna make anymore music? __________________ "Don't cross the road, If you cant get out of the kitchen"

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I would say it is more of a contractual obligation thing... I really hope it's not otherwise, and I'd highly doubt it anyways... I'm not a Greatest Hits album sorta guy so I won't be buying it.... but I am excited to see what they do next... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I do like a couple of Foo Fighters songs such as: My Hero, Everlong, In Your Honour, All My Life but generally I think they are dull as ditchwater. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Their greatest hits is a great album. Except for a few songs they put on that were previously unreleased (I hate it when bands do that.) But I can't listen to one of their studio albums start to finish, but I love their hits. - Everlong, My Hero, Monkey Wrench, Times Like These etc. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

11-15-2009, 10:02 AM	#200 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Maybe this is the closing chapter of the first era of the band and next they'll go all prog on us.... hehehehehe... probably not likely... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.