Greatest Hits [LP]

by Foo Fighters

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/2009
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0886973692110
Rank:	4008

Tracks

Disc 1

1. All My Life
2. Best of You
3. Everlong
4. The Pretender
5. My Hero
6. Learn to Fly
7. Times Like These
8. Monkey Wrench

Disc 2

9. Big Me
10. Breakout
11. Long Road to Ruin
12. This Is a Call
13. Skin and Bones
14. Wheels
15. Word Forward
16. Everlong

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Foo Fighters   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Steve Culp   Engineer
Chris Sheldon   Mixing
Barrett Jones   Producer
Dave Grohl   Composer,Liner Notes
Foo Fighters   Composer,Producer
Geoff Turner   Engineer
Rob Schnapf   Mixing
Jim Scott   Mixing
Nick Raskulinecz   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Mike Terry   Engineer
Adam Kasper   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Tom Rothrock   Mixing
Gil Norton   Producer
Rich Costey   Mixing
Butch Vig   Producer
Charles Peterson   Photography